江苏省扬州市江都区五校联谊20xx-20xx学年八年级12月月考英语试卷

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D. iPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4. B Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提 ), He was very humorous. One day he had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相 ). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once. When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “ Effendi, since (既然 ) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.” Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “ But how can I know? I’ ll die two days earlier than you.” Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go. 54. The story tells us _____________ A. how Effendi fooled the king B. when the king would die C. why the Minister died D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’ s death 55. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death? A. In this way the king would know when he would die B. He wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’ s death D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die 56. The king let Effendi go because ____________ A. he hoped to live a long life B. he was afraid of Effendi C. he didn’ t believe Effendi’ s words D. he knew he would die two days later 57. Which of the following is not true? Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him. B. The king was afraid of death C. Effendi didn’ t know when the king would die D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later. C Animals have the ability to make people understand them, especially(尤其 ) when they are in serious danger and hope to get help from man. And they often go together to help one another. One day, I visited my friend Jack on a sheep farm in North America. Suddenly one sheep came to cry in front of us. She made the most painful(痛苦的 ) cries. Jack said ,Something must be wrong. Come on, Mike. Let39。 s follow her. Together we followed the sheep back to where she was feeding on the farm. She rushed forward and kept on looking back to see if we were ing. She finally took us to an old well (井 ) , and we heard the sad voice of her young baby that had fallen into the well. As the well had no water and was only six feet deep, we took a ladder(梯子） and climbed down. After a few minutes, the baby sheep was saved. The mother sheep looked happy with the successful (成功的 ) result of the accident. She came to tell us her trouble and got help. How amazing! 58. The mother sheep came to Mike and Jack because_______. A. she needed their help B. she had no food C. she had no water D. there was a hunter 59. What does the underlined word accident mean in Chinese? A. 机会 B. 演出 C. 玩笑 D. 事故 60. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. There was no water in the well. B. At last the baby sheep lost its life. C. The story happened in North America. D. Animals can make people understand them. D Can dogs and cats get along well in the same home? People who are thinking about getting a dog as a friend for their cat are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found that if the cat is taken back home before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. In twothirds of the homes cats and dogs have a good relationship. However, it wasn’ t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression(好斗 ) and fighting were found in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body languages are just different. For example, when a cat turns its head away it means aggression, while a dog doing the same means submission(顺从 ). In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers found a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other’ s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “ Dog” , and dogs can learn how to talk “ Cat” . What’ s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to bee smarter. They can learn to read each other’ s body languages, suggesting that the two may have more in mon than was expected. Once familiar with each other’ s body language, cats and dogs can play together, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. The importance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets — to people who don’ t get along well, including。