8. ---Have you heard of　　　　　　 　about MH370?

　 ---Yes. The latest news is that a Chinese ship discovered the signals(信号) by the black box..

　 　　A. something new　　　　　　 　B. new something

　 　　C. anything new　　　　　　 　D. new anything

7.You had better _________ wine because you have to drive back home.

　 　　A. not drink　　　 　B. don’t drink　　　 C. not to drink　　 　D. won’t drink

6.----How many tourists are there in Yancheng during the holiday?

----_________ the tourists is about 2,000,000.

A. A number of　　 B. The number of　　 　 C. Any number　 D. Number of

5.The weather in China is different from ______ in England.

A. it　　　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. weather　

4.----_______ do the birdwatchers do a bird count?　　 ----Once a year.

　　　 A. How many times　　　 B. How long　　 C. How soon　　　 D. How often

3. Every year natural disasters kill ________ people.

　　 　A. three thousands　　 B. thousands of　 C. thousand of　　 D. three thousands of

2. It’s said that the poor man died 　　　　　　the morning of January 12th..

　　　　 A. on　　　　　 　 B. at　　　　　 　 C. in　　　　　　 D. by

一、单项选择

从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

1. He advised that I should buy ______ iPad for my son as a birthday present. Young people are dreaming about owning______.

　 　　A. a; it　　　 B. a; one　　　 C. an; one　　　 D. an; it

七、书面表达

学校英语社团在举办英语征文比赛。请你根据下表所列要点，用英语以“Learn to smile”为题写一篇短文参赛。

注意：

词数80左右。短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

短文须包括所有内容要点，不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Learn to smile　　　　　　　　　　　　

We should often wear a smile. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

2014届初三毕业班第二次调研测试

85.我花了一天半时间读完这本小说。

　 　_____________ me _____________________ this novel.