大庆市双周检测题八年级英语（100分）I. Multiple Choice（15分）（ ）1. I can play violin, but cant play drum. A. the; the B. /; / C. the; / D. /; the（ ）2. The story is Lao She. A. of B. in C. by D. for（ ）3. There is _ water in the glass,will you get some for me? A. a few B. few C. a little D. little（ ）4.You look very tired. Why _ have a rest? A not you B do you C dont you D not to （ ）5.She is a beautiful girl_long hair. A.in B.at C.with D.of ( ) 6. The girl was born _ December 2nd, 1990. A. in B. on C. at D. For（ ）7.Mary made me _ for a long time. A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited（ ）8.She looks _ because she has a _ vacation. A. bored:bored B.boring:bored C.boring:boring D.bored:boring ( ) 9. Ted _ Beijing with his parents yesterday. A. arrived in B. reached to C. got in D. arrived （ ）10.Every year _ people visit the Great Wall. A. thousand of B. thousands of C. two thousands D. two thousands of （ ）11.How long did it _ you to finish the work? A. took B. cost C. take D. spend （ ）12.- _ weather! Its raining! - Bad luck! We have to stay at home all day. A. What fine B. How bad C. What a bad D. What bad （ ）13.Its hard for you _ the work. A.finish B. to finish C. finishing D. finished （ ）14.There was a new movie_last week. A.at B.in C.for D.on（ ）15. - Is this a Chinese car or a Japanese car? - Oh. _. A. Yes, it is. B. A Japanese car C. No, it is a Chinese car D. No, it isnt. II. Cloze test（15分） Choose the best answer to complete the passage.Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. 16 he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a 17 future. When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be 18 his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months 19 , he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company 20 traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to hate it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The 21 thing was that he couldnt make any new friends. Two years later he 2 2 the company.He was so 23 at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept（接受）a part-time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it ! Three years later, he 24 the shop owners daughter. Soon they had their first child. “Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most 25 thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”( )16. A. While B. When C. Until D. If( )17. A. bad B. bright C. boring D. interesting( )18. A. tired of B. crazy about C. afraid of D. interested in ( )19. A. after B. before C. ago D. later( )20. A. hardly B. usually C. seldom D. never( )21 A. worst B. happiest C. best D. strangest( )22. A. reached B. called C. left D. started( )23. A. happy B. fun C. rich D. poor( )24. A. married B. knew C. met D. visited( )25. A. difficult B. important C. amazing D. BoringIII、Communication.（5分）Choose the best answer from A to E in the box. ( )26. What rules do you have at your school? ( )27. What does your father look like? ( )28. Could you tell me what your address is? ( )29. What are you going to be when you grow up? ( )30. Wheres the nearest bookshop? A. He is a little old.B. Go down the street and turn left.C. Im going to be a teacher like my father.D. I live at 36 Bridge Street.E. We have to wear uniforms（校服）E. We have to wear uniforms（校服IV、Reading comprehension（本题共30分， ABC每题2分 ） （A ）Hello, my name is Susan. I come from Australia. Today I want to tell you something about my country. Most people in Australia live along the coast (海岸). Because the middle of Australia is too dry (干燥). But there are many farms. In our country, we also speak English but we say some words in very different ways, like CHOOK is a good chicken; DINKUM means real and good; HOOROO means to see you later; MATE is a good friend, and TAH has the same meaning as thank you. In Australia, there are also lots of schools. But I