8A牛津英语寒假作业（5）一、单项选择( )1. He never tells lies, so he is _ honest boy. Its not good to be _ dishonest one.A. a , anB. an , aC. /, aD. an ,the( )2. When his father London, he went to see the Big Ben.A. arrivedB. reachedC. gotD. arrived to( )3. Lets enjoy the song “Yesterday once more”. It sounds A. badB. sadlyC. wellD. wonderful( )4. _ nature reserves _ us learn more about protecting animals.A. Studying , helps B Studies , to help C. Study , helping D. Studying, help( )5. Red-crowned crane is a kind of bird.A. endanger B. danger C. endangeredD. dangerous( )6. I am in places of in Nanjing.A. interesting, interestB. interested, interestC. interested, interestingD. interesting, interested( )7. “X plus Y is more than Fifteen percent.” This sentence can also write as “_”A. X+ Y15% B. X+Y15% C. X+Y=15% D. X+Y15%( )8. The floor is quite wet, my teacher asked us _ quickly.A. to mop up itB. mopped it upC. to mop it upD. mop it up( )9. If we keep the land, giant pandas will have to live.A. to take, anywhere B. taking, anywhere C. to take, nowhere D. taking, nowhere( )10. If someone shows good manners to others, he is a _ person.A. impoliteB. politeC. rudeD. dispolite( )11. He wears small, round glasses and they make him _ smart.A. to lookB. to beC. looksD. look( )12. He was all wet when he got home, because he his umbrella in the underground.A. tookB. forgotC. leftD. brought( )13. The number of cranes in the world is getting these years.A. lessB. muchC. littleD. smaller( )14. The Taiwan Earthquake killed people.A. two thousandsB. two thousands ofC. thousand ofD. thousands of( )15. Which of the following is not a natural disaster?A. A car crashed into the treeB. A big floodC. A stormD. The Taiwan earthquake二、完形填空While Tom and Mary were on holidays at the seaside, they enjoyed _1_ the seagulls. They _2_ a lot about these lovely birds.They will often come close to you on the beach when they are eating something. If you _3_ a piece of bread to them, they will soon catch it.Seagulls swim well, but they dont often dive for fish. They are also good at flying _4_ their large wings. When a seagull is flying, he puts his legs _5_ his body.Tom often watched them _6_ close to the ground because he liked the way they _7_ the air with their wings and brought down their feet before they _8_ the ground.Mary liked to see them sliding over the _9_ as they often did, without their _10_ moving. But she said she didnt like the noise they made.( )1.A. watchB. to watchC. watchingD. watched( )2.A. understoodB. learnedC. foundD. thought( )3.A. throwB. takeC. sendD. pull( )4.A. withB. toC. forD. of( )5.A. belowB. aboveC. on D. in( )6.A. to comeB. cameC. comingD. comes( )7.A. helpB. beatC. putD. kept( )8.A. hitB. arrivedC. gotD. touched( )9.A. waterB. landC. skyD. ground( )10.A. eyesB. feet C. legsD. wings四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，总分15分）(A)Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to bark. Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They make loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best idea is watching the animals.()1. This passage is mostly about . A. how animals act before an earthquakeB. how an earthquake starts.C. how mice leave their homes.D. how animals live every day()2. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs .A. ran awayB. started to barkC. climbed treesD. jump into the water()3. Before an earthquake, the frogs .A. sangB. jumped into the waterC. left their homesD. jumped around a lot()4. There have been earthquakes in .A. most countriesB. Taiwan, China C. Italy and San FranciscoD. Chicago and Spain()5. People want to .A. be in earthquakeB. find out early about an earthquak