牛津英語8B培優(yōu)試卷

1、八年級英語培優(yōu)試卷班級_ 姓名_ 學(xué)號_一、 短文首字母填空。I have been a friend of Bill Gates for a long time. I knew him when he was a student at Harvard University(哈佛大學(xué)). We were surprised when he left University to s_1_ up his own company “Microsoft” and make his own software(軟件). But he was the clever one! He is very good

2、at writing computer languages and almost all computers now use Microsoft software. The program “Word” is u_2_ from Britain to China! Of course a lot of money has been m_3_ and that makes people very jealous(嫉妒的). They want to stop his s_4_. E_5_ the government is against（反對） him and has tried to bre

3、ak his company into two parts. They say that he is unfair(不公平的) to other people who want to sell similar(類似的) software. Because he fits his new software free in every new computer, the government says he is stopping other companyes from s_6_ their programs. This is not fair. Everyone should be able

4、to do what they can to make their company bigger. Bill Gates has only done what he can to stop other competitors(競爭對手). He is very rich, but he is g_7_.He has given millions of dollars to help the e_8_and health of many children a_9_ the world. You could not meet a b_10_ man than Bill Gates.1._ 2._

5、3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._二、閱讀理解。Lending a Helping HandCan you lend a helping hand? Have you heard of the story of Dai Qian? She is a 16-year-old girl.She has leukaemia(白血病). She needs to have a very expensive operation(手術(shù)) or she will die! Her father found her in a field when she was a one-mo

6、nth-old baby. Since then he has been looing after her alone. But now they are out of money. They need our help.Would you like to do something for her? There is power in numbers. How many students are there in your school? How many students are there in Nanjing? And how many students are there in Jia

7、ngsu? The number is large, right?Can each of you donate one yuan? Just one yuan! This will save Dai Qians life, and mayve the lives of others, too. Of course, you can donate more.How do you collect the money? Maybe each class can have a “Dai Qians fund-raising captain”.He or she can work with the te

8、acher to make a plan.Make a box. Put Dai Qians name on it. Then talk to your classmates about it. Tell them that Dai Qian needs their help.Put all the money together, take it to the bank and put it into Dai Qians bank account(帳戶).Maybe each of you can help only a little. Btu you together can make a

9、big difference! TO change ones life is to change the world.1. The underlined phrase “l(fā)end a helping hand” means “_”.A.put a hand in front of ones eyes B.helpC.pull somebody up from the bad D.shake hands 2. According to the passage, if Dai Qian doesnt have that very expensive operation, _. A.she will

10、 return to school B.she will dieC.her father will leave her in a field D.she will stay in bed forever 3.The writer hopes _. A.each of the readers will donate some moneyB.everyone will put his or her money into a bank accountC.everyone will send the money to Dai Qians homeD.teachers will collect the

11、money and send it to Dai Qians home 4.Which is NOT true according to the passage? A.Its impossible to save Dai Qian.B.Dai Qian was found in a field when she was a baby.C.Dai Qian needs help.D.Dai Qian is badly ill and her father has no meney for her operation. 5.The article is probably a(n) _. A.bus

12、iness letter B.plan of a charity showC.proposay (倡議書) D.book review(書評)三、 任務(wù)型閱讀。A Colours and Genders(性別)Boys like blue, and girls like pink. Why? Gender is thought to be the main reason. Reserchers(研究人員) find these differences may have something to do with evolution(進(jìn)化). So women always prefer redd

13、ish(微紅的) colours. These colours mean good fruit and healthy faces. At the same time, recent studies show that both genders like blue.In the study, a group of men and women are chosen. They are asked to look at about 1,ooo pairs of coloured pictures on the computer in a dark room. Then they pick the

14、ones they like best as quickly as possible. The result shows that men surely prefer blue. And women pick pink first, bluish(接近藍(lán)色的) red second and then blue.任務(wù)一：根據(jù)短文將句子補(bǔ)充完整。新課標(biāo)第一網(wǎng)1. Because of _reasons, men and women like different kinds of colours.2. For women , pink may mean _and _.任務(wù)二：將劃線的

15、句子改寫成主動(dòng)句。_.任務(wù)三：根據(jù)短文提供的信息將可能的選項(xiàng)用線連接起來。 orange.Men blue. may like red. pink.Women purple.B Save the ChildrenDear readers,Imagine(設(shè)想) an 11-year-old child whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby and working hard in the fields. Imagine a little girl who knows there will never be

16、 enough food for dinner, who cant fill(填飽) her stomach with water because its polluted, and who has watched life slip away(消失) form her father and little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. Is it hard to believe?For Maria, this is the real life.Maria would gladly walk

17、miles(英里) to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her at home. Chances are gone. Maria will grow up without any education. What will her future be like? In many ways, it will be disastrous(災(zāi)難性的).But with just 52 pennies(便士) a day, you can support a child like Maria. Show her that somewhere, some

18、one cares about her. Through Save the Children, you can help Marias family. She will get the tools(工具) she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner. She will get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things. To help Maria most, your money will be put together with that from other sup

19、porters.With the money, schools and hospitals can be built. Clean water can be brought in. This is what Save the Children has been doing since 1932.For you there are many rewards. Youll have the chance to write to and hear from the child you are supporting. Youll receive his or her photos and progress(進(jìn)步) reports. Youll know you are reaching out to another person. Thats how Save the Children works. But without you, it cant work. Please take a