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1、8A Weekly Paper 4Name: Class: I. Choose the best answer. ( ) 1. Walt Disney is famous _ his cartoon character-Mickey Mouse. A. toB. forC. ofD. from( ) 2. Shanghai is a big city and more than _ people are living here. A. 16 millionsB. 16 millionC. 16 millions ofD. 16 million of( ) 3. A car accident h
2、appened _her this morning. A. onB. withC. atD. to( ) 4. More and more people think _necessary for us to learn English well. A. itB. thatC. thisD. one( ) 5. Her family celebrates Christmas _ the same way every year. A. atB. toC. inD. for( ) 6. We heard the little boy _ the piano on the way to school
3、yesterday morning. A. playedB. playsC. to playD. playing( ) 7. After he created Disneyland, he became _ richer. A. quite B. very C. even D. more( ) 8. How many syllables does the word encyclopaedia have? A. two B. threeC. fourD. five( ) 9. I dont like this pair of jeans. Would you please show me_ pa
4、ir? A. otherB. the otherC. othersD. another( ) 10. _ useful advice he has given us! A. What a B. What an C. What D. How( ) 11. Boys can do their homework as _ as girls. A. carefulB. carelessC. carefullyD. careless( ) 12. I dont _ Walt Disney, but I _ him. A. knowknowB. know aboutknow about C. know a
5、boutknowD. know know aboutII. Fill in the blanks with proper words. 1. Lions are one of the f_ animals. They live on meat.2. T_ it is dark now, the workers are still working hard.3. Walt Disney created many cartoon c_ in his whole life.4. The air pollution in this area c_ the death of many trees.5.
6、Smoking is h_ to your health. Youd better give it up.6. Tommy looked through the m_ to see if there were any letters for him.7. The writer c_ a clever detective for his story called Dr. Sly.8. Many animals that e_ long ago can no longer be seen today.9. The plant is usually h_ to people, so dont be
7、afraid.10. Monkey King was not c_ by Walt Disney. 11. All Diogenes o_ was a big jar that he lived in, a coat, a purse and a cup.12. My cousin is a postman. He sells newspapers and d_ letters and parcels.13. We can learn about the l_ of ancient animals from their fossils(化石). 14. Everyone was a_ by f
8、athers joke. 15. Dinosaurs sudden d_ has been puzzling the scientists these years.16. These people are so c_ that they have a lot of new ideas. 17. The womans muddy (多泥的) shoes left f_ on the rug.18. Some _ came to our school yesterday. (Greece)III. Rewrite the sentences as required. 1. We know abou
9、t him from his writing and paintings. (对划线部分提问) _ _we know about him? 2. Walt Disney lived from 1901 to 1966. (对划线部分提问) _ _ _ Walt Disney live?3. The meeting began after all of us arrived. (保持原意) The meeting _ begin _ all of us arrived.4. His brother went to the supermarket by bike this morning. (保持
10、原意) His brother _ _ the supermarket this morning.5. Jack doesnt know when Mrs White is coming, and Helen doesnt know, either. (保持原意) _ Jack _ Helen _ when Mrs White is coming.IV. Reading comprehension. A. Choose the best answer. Miguel gathered his guitar and all the Ernesto de la Cruz albums he cou
11、ld carry and rushed down from the rooftop. His family surrounded him when he reached the yard.Abuelitas eyes darted from the guitar to the albums. “What is all this?” she said. “You keep secrets from your own family?”“Its all that time he spends in the plaza,” Tio Berto said. “Fills his head with cr
12、azy fantasies,” Tia Gloria added.“Its not a fantasy(幻想)!” Miguel protested. He handed his father the old photograph of Mama Imelda, Coco, and the unidentified (未知身份的) man and pointed to the guitar. “That man was Ernesto de la Cruz! The greatest musician of all time!”“Weve never known anything about
13、this man. But whoever he was, he still left his family,” Miguels father said. “This is no future for my son.”“But, Papa, you told me to look to the ofrenda (灵坛). You said my family would guide me! Well, Ernesto de la Cruz is my family! Im supposed to play music!”“Never! That mans music was a curse(诅
14、咒)! I will not allow it!” Abuelita said, raising her voice.“You will listen to your family. No more music,” added Miguels father.“Just listen to me play ” “End of argument,” Papa said.Miguel thought theyd change their minds if they heard him play. He lifted his guitar and prepared to strum, but Abue
15、lita snatched it from his hands. She pointed to the photo. “You want to end up like that man? Forgotten? Left off your familys ofrenda?”“I dont care if Im on some stupid ofrenda!” The words burst out before Miguel could stop them. He couldnt take them back, even though he wanted to.The family gasped
16、. Abuelitas brow hardened. She raised the guitar in the air.“No!” Miguel cried.“Mama,” Miguels dad said just as Abuelita smashed(撞击) the guitar against the ground.“There! No guitar, no music,” she said.The whole family was silent as Miguel stared at his guitar, shattered into a hundred pieces on the
17、 ground. Miguel couldnt move he felt like someone had smashed him to pieces.( ) 1. This passage would most likely be found in a book of . A. travel B. history C. nature D. novel( ) 2. What does “it” in the passage refer to?A. photographB. guitar C. music D. curse( ) 3. How did Miguels feelings chang
18、e in the passage?hopefulexcitedhopefulhopeless A. B.excitedhopefulhopefulhopelessC. D.( ) 4. Why did Miguels father say “This is no future for my son.”?A. Because he thought his son Miguel was crazy about fantasies because of a curse.B. Because he thought it impossible for Miguel to be a great music
19、ian like his hero.C. Because he thought Miguel shouldnt only dream for music after leaving his family.D. Because he thought music couldnt guide Miguel to a bright future instead of family. B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend so
20、me time shopping with her. He waited patiently for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became _1_. When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had an idea . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not difficult in the situation. In a
21、few moments, he was holding four small photos that shocked even him.He wrote his wifes name on the back of the photos and handed them to a clerk behind the desk in the booth. “If you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, _2_ looking for someone, would you please give h
22、er this?” he said. He then _3_ his office in Morrison Building, satisfied that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good _4_! He sat down with a smile.His wife kept those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married
23、.How are you with patience? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are waiting for. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important e
24、xperience of a happy and rewarding life. _5_ , some things are worth waiting for. Everyday presents many opportunities for wait-training.We can hate waiting, _6_ it or even get good at it! But one thing is certain we cannot avoid it. How is your wait-training coming along?( ) 1. A. angry B. hungryC.
25、 frightened D. thirsty( ) 2. A. hopefully B. obviouslyC. confidently D. frequently( ) 3. A. called backB. returned to C. visited D. left( ) 4. A. descriptionB. introductionC. excuse D. lecture( ) 5. A. For exampleB. After allC. Despite D. However( ) 6. A. accept B. controlC. changeD. improveC. Read
26、the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.Facts you dont know about animalsPeople have already known a lot about animals. However, there are still some things about animals that may s 1 you. Here are some facts about animals you probably didnt know. A. CowsCows do have best friends and fe
27、el stressed (焦虑的) when they are separated. Sometimes they even a 2 humans when they are too nervous and angry. However, scientists also found that cows are very social animals and a cow always makes friends with other cows in the herd (兽群). When a cow is with its friend, its heart rate is reduced co
28、mpared with when it is a 3 or with a cow from another herd. B. CrocodilesWhen crocodiles eat something, they always swallow their prey. U 4 other animals, they dont chew their food. To help with digestion (消化), they swallow stones which grind up the food in their stomachs. But these stones can h 5 b
29、e defecated (排泄掉), so they may stay in their stomachs all their lives. C. ElephantsElephants use plants to get rid of p 6 or other illness. Scientists once found a pregnant (怀孕的) elephant in Kenya who kept eating a kind of plant for a few days, while this kind of plant was not part of her regular d
30、7 . Four days later, she could give birth to a baby elephant quietly. The same plant was used by the local women to help with labor (分娩).Do you find these facts a 8 ? Maybe you can introduce some of them to your friends and see how surprised they are when they know the facts! 1. s 2. a 3. a 4. U 5. h 6. p 7. d 8. a 6学科网（北京）股份有限公司