八年级(下)英语第一单元测试题

Unit 1 Helping those in need

一. 选择填空（共20分）

i 选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。 ( )1. The old woman is ill these days. A. worried B. in good health C. in bad health D. nervous

( )2.Our village is holding a meeting to raise money for building the new hall. A. create B. hide C. steal D. collect ( )3. Could you give me a hand? A. teach me B. visit me C. help me D. call me ( )4. All I want is to have some peace with my grandchildren. A. quiet B. war C. noise D. energy ( )5. We should always help those who are in need. A. in fact B. in trouble C. in addition D. in public ii 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )6.--- Mom, Peter_____ to teach me to play table tennis.

--- How lucky you are! He is good at teaching and playing table tennis. A. provided B. offered C. took D. spent ( )7.--- You’d better stop smoking, or you’ll _____various illnesses. --- OK, I’ll listen to you.

A. suffer from B. learn about C. look like D. look out ( )8. Her son died in her arms. She felt so much _______that she cried aloud. A painful B. break C. pain D. sound ( )9.--- Where does your grandfather live?

--- In the countryside. He lives ____ in a big house and often feels____.

A. alone: alone B. lonely; alone C. alone; lonely D. lonely; lonely ( )10.--- ________ is your new bike? --- I ________about 900 yuan for it.

A. How many paid B. How much; paid C. How many; took D. How much; took ( )11.---______catch the train, we have to get up early tomorrow morning. --- OK. Let’s ______to bed now.

A. So that; go B. In order to; to go C. In order to; go D. So that; to go ( )12. Colors can change our moods and make us___ happy or sad, energetic or sleepy.

A. feel B. to feel C. felt D. feeling

( )13. The doctors did what they could do ____ the girl who was badly hurt in the car accident.

A. save B. saving C. saves D. to save ( )14.— What’s wrong with you? You look unhappy.

— Well, the work is too difficult. I really don’t know _____.

A. how finish it B. how to finish it C. what finish it D. what to finish it

( )15. — Would you like _______ basketball with us with us this afternoon?

— Sorry, I have much homework to do.

A. playing B. to play C. played D. plays ( )16. — I didn’t hear you come in just now.

— That’s good. We tried ______ any noise, for you were sleeping. A. not make B. not to make C. to make D. making ( )17. —My brother has difficulty ________ the words correctly. —Practice makes perfect. I think she will do better_____. A. to spell, so far B. to spell, at once C. spelling, in the future D. spelling, just now ( )18. —I am tired and can’t go any further. —Let’s stop _______ a rest.

A. has B. have C. to have D. having ( )19. —_____________? —To help the poor students.

A. Why do you help the poor students B. What do you use the money for C. When would you like to help them

D. Where are you going for your holidays ( )20. —I heard Jim ______ his leg in the accident.

— __________.

A. hurt, I am sorry to hear that B. hurt, Really

C. injured, Is that true D. was injured, I am sorry to hear that

二．完形填空（10分）

Americans always choose the best way to go to work or travel. Most Americans go to work by 21 . Most families have two cars, one for the husband and 22 for the wife. Usually they also 23 two garages.

But in large cities; many people 24 a bus or a subway to work. That is because 25 they drive their cars, they have to. pay a lot of money for parking cars in the city. In some cities, some workers come by train. To 26 from city to city, most Americans take the plane. A plane is very 27 , so they don't need to spend too much time 28 . In a few cities that have rivers, people can go to work by boat. People use the boat to 29 the rivers.

The right use of transportation improves Americans' life and gives them 30 time for family life.

( ) 21. A. boat B. car C. bus D. train ( ) 22. A. other B. others C. the other D. another ( ) 23. A. have B. find C. sell D. show ( ) 24. A. grow B. tell C. discuss D. take ( ) 25. A. though B. if C. or D. before ( ) 26. A. ride B. run C. travel D. provide

( ) 27. A. expensive B. comfortable C. easy D. fast ( ) 28. A. come B. coming C. travel D. traveling ( ) 29. A. build B. cross C. make D. clean ( ) 30. A. little B. few C. less D. more 三. 阅读理解。（每小题1分，共25分）

阅读下列语言材料，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A Business Services : Newspaper Advertisements Tutor Early hour wake-up service English,Math,Physics,Computer Tel. 800-0780 Call Miss Smith, 800-3594 Wedding invitations Call 800-0942, anytime Baby-sitter (保姆) My home: care for a school-age child. Please call Gayle Moore days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-49 Editor Call Jean, 800-3535, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Waitress Wanted 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Apply in person. Curtis Restaurant. Guitar teacher wants students. Folk /jazz. Call Bob, 800-7535 Telephone receptionist (接线员) No experience necessary. Good pay. Tel. 800-2817. After 9 a.m. ( ) 31. Which phone number can you call to have services about wedding invitations?

A. 800-0942. B. 800-7535. C. 800-3535. D. 800-0780. ( ) 32. Gayle Moore wants someone to _______. A. take care of his sick child in the hospital B. wake him up early in the morning C. help his child with his lessons D. take care of his child at home

( ) 33. What does the Curtis Restaurant say in its advertisement? A. A telephone receptionist is wanted.

B. Help is wanted for housework. C. Waitresses are wanted. D. Math and English can be taught.

( ) 34. What will you do if you want to find someone to help your child with math? A. Call Gayle Moore days 800-1111. B. Call Miss Smith, 800y3594. C. Call 800-2817.

D. Call Jean, 800-3535, 10 a.m.

( ) 35. Who probably (可能) wants to teach students to play the guitar? A. Steve. B. Jean. C. Bob. D. Moore.

B

It was a cold Christmas night, and little Clara was helping her family prepare for their holiday party. All of their closest friends were invited! Clara and her brother Fritz were so excited, and they danced and played around the beautiful Christmas tree. As guests began to arrive, the local toymaker, Godfather Drosselmeyer, arrived to bring gifts to the children. Godfather Drosselmeyer was a mysterious (神秘的) man, but all the children knew he was a good and kind person. He brought gifts for everyone — including a beautiful nutcracker(胡桃钳) for Clara.

The party guests danced and sang happily into the morning hours. The children began to grow tired, and soon they were sent to bed. Clara fell asleep under the Christmas tree with her new nutcracker in her arms.

Clara was woken up by the sound of the clock. When she opened her eyes, she was surprised the room seemed to be growing! Suddenly, all the toys under the Christmas tree began coming to life, including Clara's nutcracker.

As the toys came to life, the room was filled with a lot of mice dressed as soldiers. They were led by Mouse King. Clara watched as her brave nutcracker led a group of toy soldiers against the mice.

( ) 36. When did the party begin? A. On a cold Christmas night. B. On a hot summer night. C. On a Saturday night: D. On a Monday morning.

( ) 37. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? A. The party guests. B. Clara and the party.

C. Godfather Drosselmeyer. D. Clara and her nutcracker.

( ) 38. How did Clara feel when she woke up?

A. Excited. B. Surprised. C. Bored. D. Tired. ( ) 39. How was Clara's nutcracker?

A. Funny and beautiful.

B. Hard-working and beautiful. C. Beautiful and brave. D. Clever and exciting.

( ) 40. The -writer wrote the passage to ______. A. make fun of someone B. encourage us to make toys C. show us a dream D. show us a story

C

One winter, three rich men were travelling around the world in the same helicopter (直升机). They were a German, an Australian and a Mexican. Soon they started their talk with each other.

\"Why not play a game to spend the boring time?\" One man suggested. \"Let's tell where we are flying by putting our own hands out of the helicopter.\" The other two were interested in it and agreed.

After some time, the first man put his hands out and said, \"We are high over Germany now. \"How do you know?\" the other two asked. He said, \"Because it's so cold.\"

Another a few hours later, the Australian put his hands out and shouted, \"We are high over Australia now.\" The others asked, \"Why did you say so?\" He replied,” Because it's so warm.\"

Finally, the Mexican put his hands out but got them back immediately. He said, “We are high over Mexico.\" \"What's the reason?\" The other two asked. \"Because my golden watch has gone.\" He cried.

( ) 41. How did the three rich men spend the boring time? A. By playing a game. B. By playing cards. C. By talking to each other. D. By sleeping.

( ) 42. What does the underlined word \"tell\" mean in this passage? A.告诉 B.辨别 C.讲述 D.断定

( ) 43. The first speaker should be a (n) ___________. A. German B. Australian C. Mexican D. Canadian

( ) 44. It was ___________ in Australia when they flew over it. A. cold B. hot C. cool D. warm

( ) 45. The first two men told where they were by the ___________ of the two countries.

A. weather B. language C. geography D. population

D

In 1998, Ryan Hreljac's class in Kemptville, Ontario, was raising money to dig wells in Africa. The teacher explained that although getting water for most Canadians

was as easy as turning on the TV, many children in Uganda had to walk over three miles each day to collect water for their families. Some children walked up to six hours every day to get water, leaving little time for school - not to mention anything fun!

Ryan's teacher explained that even after the kids put in all those hours of work, the water was often unsafe to drink. Many children died from drinking unclean water. The teacher explained to the first-grade class that $70 was enough to dig a new well that could provide water for a whole Ugandan village. Remember, to a six-year-old child, that is a lot of money.

Ryan hoped it wouldn't seem like that much money to his parents. When he got home from school that day, he told his mom and dad that he needed $:70 for a well in Africa. At first his parents didn't take him seriously (认真地)，but the next night, Ryan brought it up again. And when his parents refused again, he brought it up one more time the next night. Finally his parents agreed.

( ) 46. How far did many children in Uganda have to walk to get water each day? A. More th6an 3 hours. B. More than 6 miles. C. More than 3 miles. D. More than 3 miles.

( ) 47. What do the first and second paragraphs tell us？ A. Why to raise money to dig wells in Africa. B. How to raise money to dig wells in Africa. C. Water is not important to kids in Africa. D. Kids in Africa can't get good education.

( ) 48. Which of the following is NOT true about Ryan?

A. He lived in Canada. B. He was 6 years old. C. He was in Grade One.

D. He told the news to his parents the next night ( ) 49. How did Ryan raise the money at last? A. By selling his old toys. B. By doing part-time jobs.

C. By asking money from his parents. D. By helping his mother do housework.

( ) 50. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Ways to collect water. B. Ryan Hreljac's parents. C. The teacher had a class.

D. Ryan raised money for digging wells.

E

Parents often stop sending their children to school when they are old enough. However, it's not quite safe to go to school all by themselves. Walking with a friend to school is a good idea. If someone gets hurt, the other one will be able to run for help. The following things are important to remember. Take the same way to school, and

always take that one. Don't stop to play, or talk with someone you don't know. If you are at a traffic light, remember to go on crossing the street if the lights turn red while you are crossing. But don't start walking if the red lights are already on. You should cross the street only at corners or crosswalks (人行横道)．(Don't cross in the middle of the street.) Do not cross the street between parked (停着的) cars.

Remember the following words: Look all ways before you cross the street. Use your eyes and ears before you use your feet. ( ) 51. It's safe to__________.

A. take the same way to school every day B. take different ways to school every day C. stop to play on your way to school

D. talk with someone you don't know on your way to school

( ) 52. When you are crossing the street and the light turns red you should ______. A. stop in the middle of the street B. go back to the side you are from C. go on crossing the road D. ask drivers for help

( ) 53. It's dangerous to cross the street_________. A. at corners B. at crosswalks

C. when the lights turn green D. in the middle of the street

( ) 54. What does the underlined sentence mean? A. Eyes and ears are important to you.

B. You should look around and listen carefully before crossing the street. C. If you can see and hear clearly, you don't need to worry about anything. D. It's a good idea to examine your eyes and ears often. ( ) 55. What's the passage mainly about? A. Traffic lights.

B. How to go to school.

C. Children's safety on the road. D. Going to school with a friend.

四. 补全对话（10分）

A．根据对话内容，从方框中的六个选项中选出五个合适的选项补全对话。 A. long B. fun C. amount D. next E. last F. had A: Dr Spitzer! B: Hello, M51.

A: Dr Spitzer, yesterday was my birthday! It was so much (56) ______! We played games and I got a lot of gifts!

B: I'm glad you (57) ______ a good time, M51.

A: Now I have to wait a year for my (58) _______birthday. That's so much away. B: Well, how (59) _______ is a year on the planet you come from? A: What do you mean?

B: A year is the (60) _______ of time. It takes a planet like the Earth to go all the way around the Sun. Different planets take different time. A: Really?

B: Sure. The closer the planet to the sun is, the shorter its year is.

B．从方框中的七个选项中选出五个合适的句子补全对话。 A. What about traveling? B. It's hard to say. C. Do you like traveling? D. But how about your English? E. It seems that you are always very busy. F. But do you think English is important? G. What do you want to be in the future? A: What are you going to do after leaving school? B: I'm thinking about becoming a pilot. That way I would be able to travel. A: 61_____ B: Of course I do. I like to visit different places, make different friends and learn different things. A: That sounds good. You seem to be very healthy. 62 _____ B: It's just so so. I find it difficult to learn it well. A: What can you do if you are not good at English? B: 63_______ I'll try to learn it better. _______ A: Maybe I'll try to be a businessman. I'd like to go into business and make some money. B: 65 ________. A: But I think being busy is better than doing nothing. B: Yes. I agree with you.

五. 根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空。（共5小题，每小题1分）

66.We haven’t decided when _______ (leave) for Hong Kong yet.

67.Every day, I go to a children’s hospital to see a sick boy_____ (call) Eric.

68.Mr Li asks the students not _________(swim) in the river, because it’s too dangerous.

69.Let your mother________(know) what you have decided. 70.The children there all suffer from serious ________(ill).

六. 书面表达（15分）

71. 看图写话，至少用六句话描述下面的图片。（5分）

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 请根据下面的内容提示，写出80个词的英语短文。（10分） 假如你是学生会苏明，你校师生想要为开展环保宣传活动筹集资金。请你根据以下提示，给王校长写一封信，征得他的同意。 提示：

① 活动原因：全校师生打算在超市附近举办环保宣传晚会，但是资金不足。 ② 活动内容：举办一次书展。

③ 时间和地点：下周三下午4点整，学校操场。 ④ 参加人员：全校师生。 要求：语句通顺，条理清晰。 词数：80左右。

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