牛津譯林版八年級下首字母專項測試（偏難）（含答案）

8年級首字母專項測試（偏難）1DoyourememberhowyougetyourEnglishname?YourEnglishteachergaveittoyouoryoulookedupinthed______1________togetit?Haveyoueverthoughtw_________2_____yourEnglishnamewillbringyougoodluckorbadluck?Anewstudyfoundanamethatothersfeltdifficulttopronouncemighti_______3_______aperson'sfuture.Thestudyshowsthatthee________4______yournameistopronounce,themoretrustworthypeoplewillthinkyouare.Theresearchalsoshowsthatpeoplewithmorefamiliarnamesareprobablytoholdhigherpositionins____5_____.Inotherwords,aweird(古怪的)namemaypreventsomeonefrombeinga____6_____oraboss.Youmaythinkaboutyournameagain.Ifyourfirstnamesoundsstrangeandyoucan'tc____7_____it,youcanfollowthefollowings_________8_____.Tryusingamiddlenameifit'snothardtopronounce.Ifyoudon'thaveamiddlename,Andwhenyougettotheinterview,youcane________9______thatyouoftenuseanicknamebecausepeoplefindyourr____10_____namedifficulttopronounce.Yournamemaymeanmorethanyouthink.2Frankwasacuriousboy.Thefirsttimehesawanhourglass(沙漏),hewonderedwhatitwas.His

mother

said,”An

hourglass

is

made

in

the

s______1________of

8.

The

sand

is

put

in

at

one

end,and

runs

through

a

small

hole

in

the

m____2_____

.

It

takes

the

sand

exactly

an

hour

to

run

through.”Frank

w______3________

the

little

stream

of

sand.

He

was

i______4________,because

it

would

not

run

faster.

‘Let

me

shake

it,mother,”

said

he,”it

is

lazy,and

will

never

get

through.”“It

will,Son,”

said

his

mother,

“The

sand

moves

little

by

little,but

it

moves

all

the

time.

When

you

look

at

the

hands

of

the

clock,

you

think

they

go

very

s______5________,

but

they

never

stop.

While

you

are

at

play,the

sand

is

r______6_______,

grain

by

grain.

The

hands

of

the

clock

are

moving,second

by

second.

At

night,the

sand

in

the

hourglass

has

run

through

twelve

times.

The

hour

hand

of

the

clock

has

moved

a______7________

its

great

face.

That

is

because

they

keep

working

every

minute.

They

do

not

stop

to

t______8________how

much

they

have

to

do

and

how

long

it

will

take

them

to

do

it.”Now,

Frank’s

mother

wanted

him

to

learn

a

little

poem,but

he

said,‘Mother,I

can

never

learn

i

______9________

,”

His

mother

said,”Study

all

the

time.N______10________stop

to

ask

how

long

it

will

take

to

learn

it.”Frank

followed

his

mother’s

advice.

He

studied

line

after

line,very

busily;

and

in

one

and

a

half

hours

he

knew

the

poem

perfectly.3

Moreandmorefamiliesgoonacartripeachyear.H____1__,thethoughtoftroubleontheroadmaypreventyoufromgoingout.Toavoidtrouble,youneedtomakeacarefulp_____2__foryourtrip.Firstofall,chooseaproperrouteforyourtrip.Considerw_______3_youaregoingandfindseveralpossibleroutestoit.Trafficandthet_____4___thatyouwillspendontheroadmustbeconsideredwhenyoudecideone.Consideryourluggageneeds.B______5__youbeginpackingyourthings,thinkabouthowmanypeoplewillbeinyourcarandhowmachspacetheywillneedinordertot______6__comfortably.Trytoavoidbusytimes,UsuallyhighwaysarebusieronFridaysandSundays,sogoingonTuesdayorT_______7__willhelpyoutoavoidtrafficjams.Drivingatnightisalsoagreatwaytomissthetrafficandthekidscansleepd____8___thetrip.F___9___,donotforgettocheckyourcarcarefullybeforeleavingsothatyoucanhaveas______10__trip.4Whetheritisachild,ateenager,amiddle-agedpersonoranoldperson,everybodyneedsgoodfriends.Duringchildhood,f_______1__helpsusunderstandtheimportanceofsharingandcaring.Smallc______2___developitfasterthanadultsandtheyenjoythecompanyoftheirfriends.Theyplayandl______3___together.Makingfriendsisi______4___fortheirgrowthanddevelopment.Asteenagers,friendsbecomemoremeaningfulforus.Wegot_______5__manychangesduringourteenagelife.Manyoftheproblemsfacedduringthisagecannotbediscussedwithourparentsandotherf_______6__members.However,weareq_____7____comfortablecommunicatingwithourfriends.Havinggoodfriendswhocanlistentoourproblemsano______8________usadviceandsupportisindeedaluckythingduringthisage.Moreandmorepeoplethesedaysaresufferingfrommid-lifecrisis(中年危機).Theirfamily,job,kidsandalmoste______9________begintoappearasaburdentothematthisage.Havinggoodfriendsatthistimecanhelpthemalot.Friendsareimportantforthee______10___too.Iftheyhavefriendsaround,therestoftheirliferemainsjoyfulandinteresting.5Themostimportantdayinmylifewasthe9thofApril,1987.ThatwasthedayIpassedmydrivingtest.Iwasveryworriedanddroveveryb______1___onthewaytothetestcentre.Mydrivingteachersaid,"Ifyoudrive1______2________thisduringthetest,youwillfail.Don'tbeafraid."Butthatjustmadememoreafraid!Thetesterwasverystrict.Hedidn'ts______3___oncesincewegotintothecar.IdrovequitewellduringthetestandbegantofeelthatIwass______4________topass.Then,thetesterbeganaskingmeq______5________aboutdriving.Heaskedme,"Whatwillyoudoifadogrunsoutinfrontofyourcar?"Ianswered,andhesatthere,unhappily,forawhileandsaid,"Yes,maybethatiswhatyouwilldo…butwhatwillagoodd_____6____do?"Bythen,IthoughtIhadfailedthetest.WedrovebacktothetestcentreandasIgotoutofthecar,thetesterhandedmeapieceofp______7________.Ithad"PASSED"writtenonit.Iwassos______8___.Istartedtolaughbutthetesterstilldidn'tevensmile.Iwastoohappytocare.Now,Ihavemyo______9________carandeverySundayIdrivetoafriend'shouseorintothecentreofthecity.Istillgetalittlea______10___,though,whenIthinkofmydrivingtestandthetester'sface.6

EnglishpeoplelikeDIY.Alotofpeoplealwaysspendtheirholidaymakingtheirhomesmoreb______1________.Ifthereisanythingthatneedsrepairingordecoratingaroundtheirhomes,suchasp______2________

thewallsorputtinginanewshower,theywilldothejobsthemselves.Theys

______3________DIYexperiencewiththeirfriends.Moreandmorepeopleshowani______4________inDIY.SometimespeoplealsoDIYinordertos______5________

money.

Theyaretryingtofindwaystomaketheirhousebetterwhentheycan'ta______6________thecost.So,itisnotsurprisingthatDIYisverypopular.DIYcanbedifficult.Peopleoftenfinditnote______7________tobuildapieceoffurniturebecausetheycan'tunderstandtheinstructionswell.Sometimestheinstructionsaresimpleandclear,butthefurniturei______8________isdifficulttobuild.DIYcanalsobed______9________.PeopleshouldlearnmuchaboutDIYworkbeforedoingit.Unluckily,manypeopledon'tcareaboutthat.Sotheymaybeindanger.Itisr______10________

thatinjustoneyearthousandsofpeoplewerehurtwhiledoingDIYintheUK,includingthosewhofelloff

ladders.7Therearetwomainkindsofsports.Thesetwokindsofsportsareteamsportsandindividual(個人的)sports.Teamsportsaresportssuchasbaseball,basketballandv_____1____.TeamSportsr_____2____twoseparate(獨立的)teams.Theteamsplayagainsteachother.Theycompeteagainsteachotherinordertogetahighs______3___.Forexample,inafootballgame,ifTeamAgets7pointsandTeamBgets3points,TeamAwinsthecompetitivegame.Teamsportsaresometimesc________4___competitivesports.Besidesteamsports,thereisa________5____maintype,orkind,ofsportingactivities.Thisisindividualsports.Inindividualsports,therearen________6____teams.Thereisn'tanycompetition.Peopleplayindividualsportsinordertogetexercise.Theydon'tplayindividualsportsforcompetition.Generally,theywanttogetsomee_____7____,nottowinagame.Individualsportsaresuchsportsasswimming,skiing,andr_____8____.Ofcourse,itispossibletocompeteinindividualsports.Itispossibletokeepascoreinindividualsports.Themaindifference,however,b_______9____teamsportsandindividualsportsisthatindividualsportscanbeperformedalone.Teamsportsneedmorethano________10___person.8Almosteveryonehassomekindsofhobbies:itmaybesomethingfromcollectingstampstom______1___modelplanes.Somehobbiesareverye_____2____,butothersdon'tcostanythingatall.Somecollectionsareworthmuchm_____3____,andothersarevaluableonlytotheirowners.Iknowamanwhohasac________4____collectionworthcollectionworththousandsofdollars.Ashorttimeagoheboughtararefifty-centpiecewhichcosthimAndt_____5____thepricewasallright.Ontheotherhand,myten-year-oldbrotherc______6___matchboxes.Hehasalmost600ofthem,butIw______7___iftheyareworthanymoney.However,tomybrother,theyarequitevaluable.Nothingelsemakeshimh________8____thantofindanewmatchboxforhiscollection.That'swhatahobbymeans,Ithink.Itissomethingweliketodoinourf______9___timejustforthefunofit.Thevalueindollarsisnotimportant,butp________10____itgivesus.9Whenyoulaugh,youwillo________1____yourmouthandshowyourteeth.Thehealthierthoseteethare,thehappieryoulook.Whyisthat?It'sb________2____yourteethareimportantinmanyways.Ifyoutakecareofthem,they'llhelptotakecareofyou.Strong,healthyteethhelpyoueatther_____3____foodtohelpyougrow.Theyalsohelpyouspeakclearly.Youcantakecareofyourteethbydoingthingslikethese:Brushyourteetht________4____adayafterbreakfastandbeforebedtime.Ifyoucan,brushafterlunchoraftereatings________5____cakes.Brusha________6____ofyourteeth,notjustthefrontones.Spendsometimeontheteethalongthesidesandintheback.Takeyourtimewhilebrushing.Spendat1________7____minuteseachtimeyoubrush.Besureyourtoothbrushissoft.Askyourparenttohelpyougetanewtoothbrusheverythreem_____8____.Learnhowtofloss(用牙線消理)yourteeth,whichisaveryimportantwaytokeepthemhealthy.Itfeelsstrangewhenyoudoitatfirst,butsoonyou'llgetu_______9__todoingit.Theflossgetsridoffoodthat'shiddenbetweenyourteeth.Brushingandflossingkeepyourteethhealthy.Youalsoneedtocareaboutwhatyoueatanddrink.Eatlotsoffruitandvegetablesanddrinkwateri________10___ofdrinks.10Truefriendsarehardtofind.Oftenyouthoughtyoucouldbelieveinsomeone,b________1____laterheorshemayletyoudown.Atruefriendissomeonewhowillalwaysbethereforyou.Throughgoodtimesorb________2____times,theywillstandbyyourside.Theywillnot1_____3____youalonewhenthingsgetdifficult.Theywillacceptyouwithouttryingtochangeyou.Afriendwillb______4___newandexcitingthingsintoyourlifeandmakeitricher.Truefriendswillkeepyourworstsecretsasyouwillkeept_____5____.Theywillbehonestandyoucanalwaysbelieveinthem.Ifyoutalktosomeonewhoyoubelievein,youdon'thavetow________6____aboutwhatyoumaysay.Youcanenjoythisfreedomonlywithfriends.Friendshipisatwo-waystreet.Tofindatruefriendandkeepthefriendshipb________7____you,youmustdothesamethingaswell.Bethereforyourfriendswhentheyareinn_____8____andsharethegoodtimeswiththem.Offerthemthesamethingstheygivetoyou.Friendshipwillbreakquicklyifonlyonepersonisgivingandp________9____effortintoit.Youwillfindthatthereisnothingmorevaluablemoret____10_____havingatruefriendbyyoursidetosharelifewith,justassomeonesays,"Thereisnothingonthisearthmoretobeprized(珍惜)thantruefriendship."11Noonewantstooverspendontheirsupermarketshopping.Preparationsstartbeforeyouevengointothestore.Hereishowtomakesureyouarealwaysgettingyourshoppingforthelowestp________5____.CreateyourlistWriteafulllistwhichincludestwoparts,somethingn________5____foralivingandsomethingforfun.Withastrictlistyouwon'te_________changeyourmindtobuymorethanwhatyouneed.CheckthecupboardsOneoftheeasiestwaystooverspendisbuyingwhatyoudon'tn________5____.Sobeforeyoustepintothesupermarkets,taketimetocheckwhatproductsyouhaveinyourhouse,e________5____inyourcupboards(櫥柜).Onlybuywhatyoureallyneedanditwillhelpyousavemoney.Knowyourbudget(預算)Keepinmindhowmuchyouplantos_____6____.Itispossibletogetyourshoppingdonewisely,andyouneedtowiselypaya________7____totheproductsandbrandsyoubuytosupportsavings.ComparepricesYoushouldmakeacomparisonb________8____thepricesofferedbydifferentsupermarkets.Ifyoutrytodosomeshoppingwithlessmoney,comparethepricesindifferentshops,whichmakessurethatyouarealwaysvisitingthec________9____supermarketforyourshopping.ChoosethebesttimeforshoppingIfyouknowyoursupermarketwell,therewillcertainlybeapreferredtimetoshop.Thiscouldbeatthequietesttimetomakesureyougetpeacewhileworkingoutthetotalc_____10____ofyourshopping.Followthemandyouaresuretomakehugesavingsonyourweeklyshopping.12It'sincreasinglycommontoseepetsatwork,e________1____atsmallercompanysettings(背景)inNewYorkCity.LinkedInhas178resultsfor"dogfriendly"jobsinNY,whichprobablymeanstheyeitherhaveonekindof"officedog"ormanymoreemployeesmayb________2____theirdogsin.BignameslikeGoogle,Mashable,andAmazonhavepet-friendlyplansthatwelcomethesecompanions(伙伴)intotheofficeeveryday.Seeingthisactionasanon-moneyaward,smallercompaniesarefollowingitbyita________3____dogsintotheworkplace.Ithelpsc________4____anenvironmentofworkfriendlinessandarecognitionofjobdevotion.Thebenefitsaresuretobeseen:petshelpreducestressandmayi____5_____communicationandsocializationandthereisplentyofresearchtoshowthisgoodinfluence.About60%ofAmericanso________6____apet.It'snotsurprising,therefore,thatitbringsinaculturalchangetowardallowingfreeaccess(通路)forpetsinspaces.Therehasbeenalotofresearchonthei______7___thatpetshaveonchildren,theelderly,thesick,andprisoners.Forexample,petsmayhelpthefeelingdevelopmentofchildrenbyputtingtheminasituationwheretheylearnh________8____tocareforothers.PetshavebeenshowntohelpelderlyAmericansremainsocialandmovable,andmayr________9____sadnessinthispopulation.Inanotherstudy,itwasfoundthattheappearanceofdogcompaniondogatworkencouragedemployeestobeworkencouragedatm________10____cooperative,communicative,andfriendlytowardeachotherthaningroupswheretherewasnocompaniondog.Thissupportstheopinionthatpetsmayprovideaccesstosocialconversation.13OnMarch14,oneoftheworld'sgreatestphysicistspassedwayp______1___athishomeinCambridge.Sincethen,thousandsofpeoplehaveexpressedtheir(2)s________2____atProfessorHawking'sdeath.StephenWilliamHawkingwaswell-knownforhiscontributiontoscienceandhumanity,andwasthew_____3____ofsomepopularsciencebooks.Hewasbornin1942inOxford,England.Whenhewasyoung,hewasc_____4____aboutbuildingmodelstoseehowthingsworked.However,hewasnotasmartschoolboyatschool.Atthea________5____of17,hebecameastudentofPhysicsatOxfordUniversity.Fouryearslater,hee________6____CambridgeUniversitytostudyCosmology(天文學).TherehegohisPhDdegreeanddidpostdoctoralresearch.Laterincollege,whichdiseaseHawkingsufferedfromabraindiseasewhichmadehimfromu________7___tospeakormove.A_______8____hadtowalkinhiswheelchair,Hawkingnevergaveuphisdreamtounderstandtheuniverse.Hemanagedtoovercomemanyd_____9____inhislifeanddevotedhimselftohisstudy.Meanwhile,hepublishedmanyworksandtravelledaroundtheworldtogivelectures.Nowhemaynolongerbewithus;MrHawkingandhisspiritwillber_____10____forever.14Haveyoueverwantedtofindanewworld,makenewfriendsandhaveanadventure?Well,f______1___AliceinWonderlandandyou'llfindeverythingyouneed.AliceinWonderland,aDisneymovie,openedinChinesecinemasonMarch26,2010.It'sbasedonEnglishwriterLewisCarroll’sbeloved1865storyAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland.Inthemovie,Alicegrowsup.Sheis19yearsold.Oneday,shegoestoapartyandlearnsthatarichmanwantstom________2____her.Shedoesn'tlikehim,soshefollowstheWhit