八上Unit8

Unit 8 单元测评

一．单项选择：（20分）

( ) 1.It’s very kind of you __________ this for us.

A. to do B. do C.doing D. done

( ) 2.What about ________ basketball ?

A.to play B. play C. to playing D. playing ( ) 3.He looked___________ that day.

A. happily B. happy C. unhappily D.to happy ( )4.------- I like fish very much.

-------- _________________.

A. So Lucy do . B. So do Lucy. C. So Lucy does . D. So does Lucy. ( ) 5.Why don’t you ___________ boating with us in the park . A. to go B. going C. go D. goes

( )6. Chinese can sing ____________ native speakers of English.

A.as well as B. as good a s C. as well D. interesting ( )7.What should I ________ my mother _______ her birthday? A.get, to B. get , for C. buy, to D. give , for

( )8. In America, it’s polite ______ the gift at once when someone gives it to you. A. opening B. opens C. to open D. open

( )9. Many people in China try to improve their English ______ different ways. A. with B. of C. in D. by

( )10. Tomorrow is Teachers’ Day. _______ give our English teacher some flowers?

A. Let

B. Why don’t

C. How about

D. Why not

( )11. This skirt isn’t right for her. It’s ________large ________wear.

A. so; that B. so; to C. too; to D. too; for

( )12. —What else does your son like doing?

—Besides ______ computer games, he likes chatting online.

A. to play B. plays C. playing D. play

( )13.—It’s Mother’s Day today. I wouldn’t give my mother flowers. I’ll get her a pair of gloves____.

—Good idea.

A. instead B. instead of C. as well ( )14. —It’s never too late ___ learn.

—___. We should learn at any time in our life.

D. too

A. to; I don't agree B. to; I agree C. for; I think so ( )15. —When did your brother get a computer?

—On his _________ birthday. A. twentieth B. twentith C. twentyth ( )16. —How about a handbag? Girls like handbags. —I agree. ____

D. for; I don't think so

D. twenty

A. That’s expensive . B. That’s too boring.

C. That’s not creative. D. That’s special. 17.We’d better ___________ to school .

A. walking B. ride a bike C. to take a plane D. on a train\\ ( ) 18.What ____________ if everyone __________ a small gift ?

A. will happen, brings B. happens, brings C. happen, bring D. will happen, will bring

( ) 19.I __________ I____________ going to stay at home .

A. don’t think, am B. not think , am C. think , am not D. no think , am ( )20. __________ exercise you take, ___________ you will be.

A. The more, the health B. The more , the healthier C．The much , the healthy D. The many , the healthier 答案：

ADBDC ABCCD CCABA DBAAB 二．完形填空：（15分）

The United States is well known for its major highways. These highways are built to help a driver travel from one place to another in the 1 possible time. They are always wide and 2 and are in very good conditions. There are 3 sharp curves（曲线）to make it safer.

However, things have changed. A direct way is not always the most 4 one. Large highways often pass over some interesting small towns. So drivers cannot 5

the beautiful scenery there. What is worse, these highway generally 6 large city centres. It means that they become very crowded with 7 traffic during rush hours. In this way, the fast and direct way become a very 8 one.

However, there is almost always another way to take 9 you are not in a hurry. They are often older and less travelled 10 . They do not connect city 11 . Instead, they often go through the 12 . Some of these are good lane roads; others are narrow roads going 13 the country. On the one hand, it always takes longer time for the drivers to 14 the place they want to go to. On the other hand, through these less direct roads, they generally go to places 15 the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful. What is more, the drivers may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of world. 1. A. nearest B. latest C. shortest D.longest 2. A. modern B. old C. poor D. rich 3. A. little B. few C. much D. many 4. A. terrible B. possible C. pleasant D. useful 5. A. enjoy B. read C. watch D. have 6. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. go 7. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy 8. A. slow B. quick C. good D. wide 9. A. unless B. if C. as D. since 10. A. in B. over C. under D. by 11. A. stations B. bridges C. centres D. stops 12. A. nation B. towns C. countryside D. farmland 13. A. through B. between C. at D. on 14. A. drive B. reach C. go D. arrive

15 A. there B. when C. which D. where

答案： CAＢＣＡ ＢＤＡＢＤ ＣＣＡＢＤ

三．阅读理解：（20分） A

Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of houses in Britain have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of houses have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more.

The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents' home, and they often go to a different city. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.

11. How many houses in Britain have 3 people living in them?

A. 8% of houses. B. 15% of houses. C. 17% of houses. D. 35% of houses. 12. At what age do children in Britain usually leave their parents' home? A. About 18 or 19. B. About 20 or 21. C. About 25 or 26. D. About 30 or 31. 13. What do you think the passage is?

A. An instruction. B. A report. C. A play. D. A joke. 14. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Young people in Britain. B. Old people in Britain. C. Families in Britain. D. The population in Britain.

15. According to the passage, which sentence is right? A. The children visit their parents every month.

B. In Britain most parents have more than two children.

C.Children leave their parents' home, and they often don't live in the same city. D. More than three quarters of houses in Britain have only got one person in them.

答案： C A B C C .

B

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”

“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”

“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.

“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard.

For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired. They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They

went on moving the box.

At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”

“Get it out?” the woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?” 1. Where did this story happen? A. At a bank. C. In the street.

2. Who got in the car to move the box? A. The woman. C. Both of them. A. 精疲力竭的 C. 充满希望的

B. The man. D. Neither of them. B. 激动的 D. 沮丧的 B. In a shop.

D. In the woman’s car.

3. The underlined word “exhausted” means “________” in Chinese.

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the story? A. The man stuck in the car door. B. The woman asked the man for help. C. The man refused to help the woman. D. The woman tried to get the box into the car. 5. What do you think of the man? A. He is a helpful man.

B. He looks very strong. C. He is funny and stupid.

D. He likes to play jokes on others. CBADA

C任务型阅读：

The undersea world is very beautiful. (1) Now more and more people want to dive in deep sea to find the secrets there. Diving is a new sport today. It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.

You will find many strange animals in the sea. Some are as large as a school bus. Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.

In the daytime, there is much light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. However, you can’t dive too deep. And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water.

(2) 深海并非易居之地。It is cold, and it is dark, too. The 3 it is, the less sunlight there is. At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is dark in the sea. Many fishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.

Besides the cold and darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger--other animals.

Like human---beings, sea animals also eat. 4 Some of them eat plants. However, some eat meat. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals’ meal.

根据文章内容完成下列任务。

◆将划线部分英语句子译成汉语，将汉语句子译成英语。

1. 2 ◆根据要求选择正确答案。

3. 为文章空白处选择合适的词汇。

A. deep B. deeper C. deepest D. more deep 4. 为文章空白处选择合适的句子。

A. They have to live alone. B. They cook by themselves.

C. They must find food to eat. D. They are starving（饥饿）all day. ◆根据短文内容回答问题。

5. How many dangers do the deep---sea animals have to face? And what are they? ____________ ______________________________________________________

答案：1. 现在越来越多的人想去深海潜水以求探索那里的秘密。

2. The deep sea is not (an) easy (place) to live in. / It’s not easy to live in the deep sea. 3. B 4. C

5. Three. They’re cold, darkness and other animals. / Deep-sea animals (have to) face the .cold, the darkness, and a third danger ---other animals.

四. 词汇（10分）

1. I’m going to give my brother a football as a birthday _________（礼物） 2. With his help, I have made great ________（进步） in my subjects.

3. My grandma is _______ （几乎）eighty years old, but she is very healthy. 4. It’s too __________(私人的).

5. Could you hear me ________（清楚）?

6. There are a lot of __________ (mouse) in the house.

7. My father made the _________ (suggest) that I go there by bike. 8. Many people in China have _________ (person) computers at home.

9. The little baby fell _________ (sleep) soon after the music began to play. 10. Who is the _________ (win) of the game?

答案： 1.gift 2. progress 3. nearly 4. personal 5.clearly 6. mice 7. suggestion 8. personal 9. asleep 10 winner 五 . 完成句子（10分）

1. 星期天动身去加拿大怎么样？

_______ _______ leaving for Canada on Sunday? 2. 安娜对唱英语歌感兴趣。

Anna _______ _______ _______ _______ singing English songs. 3. 会议室足够大，能容纳200人。

The meeting room is _______ _______ for 200 persons. 4. 很多人不是把钱留给自己而是捐给了慈善机构。

Many people give money to charity _______ _______ leave it to themselves. 5.这个想法不够有创意。

The idea isn’t _______ ________. 6.我没有足够的时间陪她度过。

I don’t have enough time to ________ ________ her. 7.他们会捐赠一条长椅或一棵树来帮助纪念一个人。

They will ______ for a park bench or a tree to help _____ a person. 8.你为什么不给她买条围巾呢？

______ ______ buy her a scarf? 9.学习英语帮助她获了奖。

_______English helped her ______ the prize.

答案：1.how about 2.takes great interest in 3. big enough 4. rather than 5. creative enough 6. spend with 7. pay ,remember 8.Why not 9. Learning win 六．综合填空：（10分）

Nowadays we can see that many people are cutting down the trees in the forests. A lot of rich land ______1____(become) deserts already . If we read newspapers, we___2_____(learn) that the forests on the earth are getting smaller all the time. People are ______3____(cut)cutting down large numbers of trees because they need wood and farmland. Some_____4____(science) say that there will not be any great forests in 20 or 30 years.

What ______5___(happen) if the forests disappear? A lot of plants will die and animals will lose their home. In many places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts. Crops will not grow there. There won't be enough rain, and the weather will get hot and dry . If the climate（气候）of the earth___6____(change), life will be hard for everyone. Our____7___(live) environment will become even ___8_____(bad). More and more rich farmland will disappear. We will suffer（遭受）a lot from both floods and droughts.

It’s our duty _____9____(protect) the forests well. Everyone should try his best________(make) a contribution to taking care of the forests. Let’s stop cutting down the trees and make the world greener!

1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. ______________ 6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. _____________

1. has become 2 will learn 3. cutting 4 scientists 5 will happen 6 changes 7 living 8 worse 9 to protect 10 to make

七.写作（15分）：以下是你们小组有关”最好的礼物”的调查。请根据表格内容写一篇报告：

Lucy Linda Mike I The best gift Photo album bike English-Chinese dictionary Computer When he /she Tenth birthday got it Who gave it uncle Seventh birthday Twelfth birthday Fifteenth birthday Mother father grandma

The best gift

What’s the best gift ? Different people have different ideas. The best gift Lucy has ever received is a photo album . Her uncle gave it on her tenth birthday.Linda thinks the best gift she has ever received is a bike. Her father bought the bike for her on her seventh birthday . As for Mike , the best gift he has ever received is an English-Chinese dictionary . His grandma gave it to him on his twelfth birthday. The best gift I have ever received is a computer. My mother gave it to me on my fifteenth birthday. I like it very much.