HOUSE FOR SALE

Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living room, kitchens, dining room, bathroom. Offers over $35,000.

ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSY RESTAURANT

Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.

JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM

Boys and girls wanted to play in a local football team. Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.

ROOM TO RENT

Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.

Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy. She has to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but gets other days off. It’s not very well-paid. But who cares about money?

Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.

Jack, Mr Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.

1. Why didn’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1?

A.It was on the north side of town.

B.There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C.There was no dining room.

D.The garden was too big.

2. Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

A.It’s an easy job.

B.The place is good and the food is free.

C.She thinks it will be interesting.

D.She can get long holidays.

3. Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

A.He’s not old enough.

B.It’s in a different village.

C.School stops too late.

D.He has to do his homework.

4.What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4?

A. It’s too small

B. The walls are the wrong color.

C. The man likes old furniture better.

D. It’s too noisy.

5.What does the sentence “All meals free.” mean?

A.Assistants can have the meals at any time

B.Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.

C.Customers（消费者）can have the meals freely.

D.Assistants need to pay for their meals.

词汇运用 根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（本大题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

1.My cousin is a little shorter than me , about 170cm in ________________(高).

2.Jim is so _______________ (幽默的) that he is always making us laugh.

3.You can _________ (信任) her because she never tells lies.

4.Maybe that girl’s drawing is the ____________(最差) of them all.

5.When Andrew finishes decorating the house, it looks so _______________ (可怕的).

6.We should keep writing diaries about our ________ (day)life.

7.He plans to go abroad for ___________ ( far )study after he finishes his college .

8.The boy is too young to look after ___________ ( he).

9.We should try to learn English well because it is so _________ ( use )in the world.

10.Susan fell off her bike yesterday. ________ ( lucky ), she didn’t hurt herself badly.

动词填空 根据句子意思，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共10小题；每小题0.5分，共5分）

1.When the bus came, all the people couldn’t wait _____________ (get) on it.

2.If you _________(not be) careful enough in the test, you will not get a good grade.

3.—Hey, Ann. Let’s go swimming.

—Just a moment. I ______________ (send) a message.

4.—Why are you in such a hurry?

—There ________ (be)a basketball match between Class 3 and our class in ten minutes.

5.You should finish all your homework first instead of _____（join）their QQ group to chat.

6.Last week we _______________ (win) the singing competition.

7.Girls had better __________(not go) outside alone at night . Maybe it is not safe.

8.—When was Han Han crazy about _________ (write) novels(小说)?

—Sorry, I’ve no idea.

9.My elder sister often spends as much time as she can ___________ (study) French.

10.Finally he _____________(choose) to stay at home and looked after his sick younger brother.

短文填空 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（本大题共10空；每空0.5分，共5分）

Life in the 2100s will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place. W 1. will the changes be?

The population（人口） is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live l 2. than people live now.

Computers will be seen smaller and more useful, and there will be at l 3. one in every home. And c 4. studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools then.

People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more f 5. time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be even e 6. and cheaper. And more people will go to other countries on v 7. __ . There will be changes in our food too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people . Then there will be less room f 8. cows and sheep. So meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. I 9. , they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the f 10. will be different too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will have less work to do. This will be a problem.

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共6分，每小题1分）

1.世界杯每四年举办一届。

The World Cup ___________________________________ every four years.

2.你花了多少时间浏览这个主页？

How much time did you _______________________________the home page?

3.中国学生暑假比英国学生多休息几周。

Chinese students ______________________________ for the summer holiday than British students.

4.你想游玩几个景点？

How many _______________________________ would you like to visit?

5.医生建议那位妇女不要过分关心自己的体重。

The doctor advised the woman ____________________________________ her weight.

6.你重复犯同样的错误很不好。

It’s not good for you to ___________________________________________________.

书面表达（本大题共10分）

假设你是阳光外国语学校的一名初二学生，名叫马克斯。你在主页上写了一篇介绍学校生活的文章，内容要点如下：

1. 所有的学科中，最喜欢物理。学习物理有乐趣。

每学期学校都举办外语节。我们可以参加各种与外语相关的活动。这对我们的外语学习帮助很大。

每周二下午，我参加DIY俱乐部。……

在学校有时可能很忙，但我们都很开心。

注意事项：

须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

第3要点省略部分必须用1-2句话围绕“俱乐部”话题展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

词数在80个左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

My name is Max. I am in Grade 8 at Sunshine Foreign Language School.

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单词辨音 （本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）

在A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出划线部分发音不同的一个选项。

1.A. grandfather B. match C. chat D. gate

2.A. else B. never C. seldom D. enjoy

3.A. life B. bring C. slim D. picnic

4.A. phone B. over C. hello D. front

5.A. club B. just C. cute D. fun

6.A. her B. member C. letter D. quarter

7.A. cook B. noon C. noodle D. food

8.A. ball B. walk C. always D. talk

9.A. thank B. uncle C. orange D. English

10.A. hopes B. looks C. needs D. wakes

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1.________(每人) in my class is very nice to me.

2.The new building in our school looks very ________(现代的).

3.Of all the subjects, I likes ________(生物) best.

4.The ________(主人)of these two little dogs often take them for a walk.

5.My father is________(real)a good cook.

6.Good ________(lucky)to you in the game!

7.Writing English ________(diary) is a good way to learn English.

8.This pair of shoes is the basketball ________(play).

9.Please give my best ________(wish) to your friend for me.

10.Lucy goes to the Computer Club _________(two) a week.

句型转换 （本大题共5分，每空0.5分）

1.Simon goes to school on a bus every day. (改为同义句)

Simon _______ a bus _______ school every day.

2. Millie does well in dancing. (改为否定句)

Millie _______ _______ _______ in dancing.

3.I am ready for breakfast. (改为一般疑问句)

_______ _______ ready for breakfast?

4.He looks quite tall and strong. (对划线部分提问)

_______ _______ he ______?

--- Do you know _______ girl over there?

--- Yes, she is my best friend.

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