牛津英语8B培优试卷

1八年级英语培优试卷班级______________姓名______________学号_____________一、短文首字母填空。IhavebeenafriendofBillGatesforalongtime.IknewhimwhenhewasastudentatHarvardUniversity(哈佛大学).WeweresurprisedwhenheleftUniversitytos____1____uphisowncompany“Microsoft”andmakehisownsoftware(软件).Buthewasthecleverone!HeisverygoodatwritingcomputerlanguagesandalmostallcomputersnowuseMicrosoftsoftware.Theprogram“Word”isu____2______fromBritaintoChina!Ofcoursealotofmoneyhasbeenm___3____andthatmakespeopleveryjealous(嫉妒的).Theywanttostophiss____4____.E____5___thegovernmentisagainst（反对）himandhastriedtobreakhiscompanyintotwoparts.Theysaythatheisunfair(不公平的)tootherpeoplewhowanttosellsimilar(类似的)software.Becausehefitshisnewsoftwarefreeineverynewcomputer,thegovernmentsaysheisstoppingothercompanyesfroms____6___theirprograms.Thisisnotfair.Everyoneshouldbeabletodowhattheycantomaketheircompanybigger.BillGateshasonlydonewhathecantostopothercompetitors(竞争对手).Heisveryrich,butheisg____7_____.Hehasgivenmillionsofdollarstohelpthee____8_____andhealthofmanychildrena____9_____theworld.Youcouldnotmeetab_____10____manthanBillGates.1._____________2.____________3.____________4.______________5.____________6.___________7.____________8.____________9.______________10.____________二、阅读理解。LendingaHelpingHandCanyoulendahelpinghand?HaveyouheardofthestoryofDaiQian?Sheisa16-year-oldgirl.Shehasleukaemia(白血病).Sheneedstohaveaveryexpensiveoperation(手术)orshewilldie!Herfatherfoundherinafieldwhenshewasaone-month-oldbaby.Sincethenhehasbeenlooingafterheralone.Butnowtheyareoutofmoney.Theyneedourhelp.Wouldyouliketodosomethingforher?Thereispowerinnumbers.Howmany2studentsarethereinyourschool?HowmanystudentsarethereinNanjing?AndhowmanystudentsarethereinJiangsu?Thenumberislarge,right?Caneachofyoudonateoneyuan?Justoneyuan!ThiswillsaveDaiQian’slife,andmayvethelivesofothers,too.Ofcourse,youcandonatemore.Howdoyoucollectthemoney?Maybeeachclasscanhavea“DaiQian’sfund-raisingcaptain”.Heorshecanworkwiththeteachertomakeaplan.Makeabox.PutDaiQian’snameonit.Thentalktoyourclassmatesaboutit.TellthemthatDaiQianneedstheirhelp.Putallthemoneytogether,takeittothebankandputitintoDaiQian’sbankaccount(帐户).Maybeeachofyoucanhelponlyalittle.Btuyoutogethercanmakeabigdifference!TOchangeone’slifeistochangetheworld.1.Theunderlinedphrase“lendahelpinghand”means“__________”.A.putahandinfrontofone’seyesB.helpC.pullsomebodyupfromthebadD.shakehands2.Accordingtothepassage,ifDaiQiandoesn’thavethatveryexpensiveoperation,________.A.shewillreturntoschoolB.shewilldieC.herfatherwillleaveherinafieldD.shewillstayinbedforever3.Thewriterhopes___________.A.eachofthereaderswilldonatesomemoneyB.everyonewillputhisorhermoneyintoabankaccountC.everyonewillsendthemoneytoDaiQian’shomeD.teacherswillcollectthemoneyandsendittoDaiQian’shome4.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’simpossibletosaveDaiQian.B.DaiQianwasfoundinafieldwhenshewasababy.C.DaiQianneedshelp.D.DaiQianisbadlyillandherfatherhasnomeneyforheroperation.35.Thearticleisprobablya(n)_________.A.businessletterB.planofacharityshowC.proposay(倡议书)D.bookreview(书评)三、任务型阅读。AColoursandGenders(性别)Boyslikeblue,andgirlslikepink.Why?Genderisthoughttobethemainreason.Reserchers(研究人员)findthesedifferencesmayhavesomethingtodowithevolution(进化).Sowomenalwayspreferreddish(微红的)colours.Thesecoloursmeangoodfruitandhealthyfaces.Atthesametime,recentstudiesshowthatbothgenderslikeblue.Inthestudy,agroupofmenandwomenarechosen.Theyareaskedtolookatabout1,ooopairsofcolouredpicturesonthecomputerinadarkroom.Thentheypicktheonestheylikebestasquicklyaspossible.Theresultshowsthatmensurelypreferblue.Andwomenpickpinkfirst,bluish(接近蓝色的)redsecondandthenblue.任务一：根据短文将句子补充完整。xkb1.com新课标第一网1.Becauseof_______reasons,menandwomenlikedifferentkindsofcolours.2.Forwomen,pinkmaymean_______and_______.任务二：将划线的句子改写成主动句。___________________________________________________________________.任务三：根据短文提供的信息将可能的选项用线连接起来。orange.Menblue.maylikered.pink.Womenpurple.BSavetheChildrenDearreaders,4Imagine(设想)an11-year-oldchildwhosedaysareoftenspentwashingclothes,lookingafterababyandworkinghardinthefields.Imaginealittlegirlwhoknowstherewillneverbeenoughfoodfordinner,whocan’tfill(填饱)herstomachwithwaterbecauseit’spolluted,andwhohaswatchedlifeslipaway(消失)formherfatherandlittlebrotherandsisterbecausethefamilyistoopoortoseeadoctor.Isithardtobelieve?ForMaria,thisisthereallife.Mariawouldgladlywalkmiles(英里)toschool,buthermother,nowalone,needsherathome.Chancesaregone.Mariawillgrowupwithoutanyeducation.Whatwillherfuturebelike?Inmanyways,itwillbedisastrous(灾难性的).Butwithjust52pennies(便士)aday,youcansupportachildlikeMaria.Showherthatsomewhere,someonecaresabouther.ThroughSavetheChildren,youcanhelpMaria’sfamily.Shewillgetthetools(工具)sheneedstoturntheirpoorfoodintoagooddinner.Shewillgetthemoneysheneedstobuyclothesandschoolthings.TohelpMariamost,yourmoneywillbeputtogetherwiththatfromothersupporters.Withthemoney,schoolsandhospitalscanbebuilt.Cleanwatercanbebroughtin.ThisiswhatSavetheChildrenhasbeendoingsince1932.Foryoutherearemanyrewards.You’llhavethechancetowritetoandhearfromthechildy