牛津译林版八年级英语下册8B Unit2单元提优测试卷

1、8b unit2 单元提优测试卷一、单项选择(每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)( )1.tomorrow is sunday. how do you spend it?i want to go on trip to great wall.a. a; the b./; the c. the; a d. the; /( )2.what do you think of the movie the fate of the furious? 8it is ! i enjoy it very much.a. friendly b. fantastic c. awful d. noisy( )3.alice

2、, would you like to go hiking with us?what a pity! i am free every day today.a. for b. except c. besides d. among( )4.you have a nice car.thank you. i it for less than one month.a. bought b. have bought c. had d. have had( )5.its easy to travel from urumqi to lanzhou by taking high-speed railway.yes

3、. its only .a. eight hours ride b. eight hours ridec. eight-hours ride d. eight hours ride( )6.have you given the books back to the library ?yes, i have given them back.a. yet;yet b. ever; already c. already;yet d. yet;already( )7.we will have a sports meeting of this month.a. at the end b. in the e

4、nd c. by the end d. to the end( )8.how long you lilys english-chinese dictionary?for two weeks.a. did;borrow b. have;borrowed c. have;kept d. did;keep( )9. toms parents have bought a large house with a swimming pool. it be veryexpensive.a. must b. can c. mustnt d. can t( )10.where is your father, je

5、nny?he isnt at home. he to shanghai on business.a. has been b. has gone c. went d. will go( )11.did you enjoy the animal show?yes. we just couldnt stop when the monkey began riding a bike.a. to laugh b. laughin c. laugh d. laughed( )12.mr smith, together with his two sons, shanghai for about five mo

6、nths.a. has left b. have leftc. has been away from d. have been away from( )13. have you studied in this school?for nearly three years.a. how often b. how far c. how much d. how long( )14. most of my friends, sandy, millie and allen, are all very kind to me.a. for example b. such as c. in some ways

7、d. moreover1( )15.im going on a trip to japan after the exam.really? !a. have a nice time b. congratulations c. ok d. its nice of you二、完形填空(每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)as a foreigner， its hard for me to tell what chinese people are， like but my 1 in beijing said somethinga couple of weeks ago， i went to buy fou

8、r big suitcases（行李箱） for travel 2 i was going down the street ， it suddenly rained ， heavily a stranger called me into his little shop he 3 me a cup of tea and a chair when the rain got 4 ， i thanked him and rushed to a 5 nearby to buy my suitcasesif youve ever tried to push four big suitcases by yo

9、urself， you may understand my 6 i looked silly， for the suitcases were dancing wildly across the floor then i got a 7 on the shoulder it was the seller he signed that i should wait a few minutes later， he 8 in a car ， and put the suitcases inside then we went driving 9 along the road to my home i of

10、fered him some money， but he 10 in broken english he said， feel good . help younow， you can see chinese people are always ready to help you1 a friend b teacher c invention d experience2 a if b as c although d because3 a found b bought c made d offered4 a harder b lighter c thicker d faster5 a store

11、b hall c lab d school6 a language b sentence c situation d advantage7 a wing b coin c scarf d touch8 a lay down b drove up c fell behind d went away9 a happily b lazily c bravely d poorly10 a missed b nodded c refused d failed三、阅读理解(每小题 2 分，满分 24 分)awhere is the university?this is a question that ma

12、nyvisitors to cambridge ask. but no one can give them anexact answer, for there is no wall to be found around theuniversity. the university is the city. you can findclassroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of theuniversity all over the city. and most of its members arethe students and tea

13、chers of the thirty-one colleges(学院).cambridge was already a town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. it grew up by the river granta, and the river was once called the cam. a bridge was built over the river as early as 875. so the town got its name cambridge.in the fou

14、rteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. the town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. many young students in other countries expect

15、 to study at cambridge. a large number of people from all over the world come t$ visit the university. it has become a famous place all around the world.2( )1.according to the passage. cambridge university is made up colleges.ofa. 31 b. 15 c. 875 d. 800( )2 .from the passage, we know that .a. the to

16、wn grew much faster before 1845b. the city had a population of 100, 000 in 1951c. many young students dream of studying at cambridge universityd. cambridge university has a history of more than 1,000 yearsbpracticing yoga(喻伽)is a helpful, popular way to keepit hasfit.manyfollowersaround the world.th

17、ere are many kindsof yoga.you may haveheard of hot yoga before. now, in india, a new kind of yoga, water yoga, isbecoming more and more popular among the local people.in the city of agra, people practice yoga in water. it is more difficult topractice yoga in water than on land. but practicing yoga i

18、n water can be goodfor your flexibility(灵活性).harish chaturvedi, a lawyer, teaches people water yogaevenforfreethepoorpeople canlearn from him. water yoga can become more popular than other kinds of yoga, because the bodydoes not get tired so quickly, he said. everybody can learn to swim, but if they

19、 learn yoga atsame time, they will never feel tired.the levelof oxygen(氧气)isvery high in water，and you willnot have any breathing problem, he added.harishbelievesthatwateryoga reallyhelpspeopleto keep away from illness.he mainly trainschildren.he has classesat the swimming pool of a localsportsroom

20、regularly.many children are interested in it and come to learn from him.harish is very good at performing yoga in water, said sudhir，awaternarayanyogastudent. he is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.( )3.why is water yoga more popular than others?a. because you can learn t

21、o swim at the same time.b. because you dont get tired so quickly.c. because it can keep people fat.d. both a and b.( )4.the underlined phrase for free in the passage means.a.快乐地 b.自由地 c.免费地 d.规律地( )5.what can be the best title of the passage?a. ways to keep fit b. water yoga in indiac. hot yoga in t

22、he world d. harish chaturvedi and his classescone day a lonelygirlfound two weak birdswhile she waswalking in the woods. she took them home and put them in a smallcage. she fed them with love and the birdsgrew strong.everymorning they greeted her with a beautiful song. the girl loved themvery much a

23、nd wanted their singing to last forever.one day the girlleftthe cagesdoor open. the largerandstronger one of the two birds flew out of the cage. the girl watched worriedly as it circled hig3above her. she was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. so when it flew close, she

24、grasped(抓)at it wildly. she was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. she opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. her love for the bird killed it.she noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. she could feel

25、that it wanted to be free. it hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. she lifted it from the cage atad flew it into the air. the bird circled once, twice, three times.when the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. it sang t

26、he sweetest song she had ever heard.the fastest way to lose love is to hold it tightly; the best way to keep love is to let it fly!( )6.one day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and one of the two birds flewout of the cage.a. the sick b. the femalec. the larger and stronger d. the white

27、and blue( )7. the girl felt that the other bird when it was jumping in the cage.a. wanted to see what happenedb. wanted to be freec. wanted to sing a beautiful song againd. wanted to eat something( )8. what does the story want to tell us?a. the cage is used to keep birds.b. we should protect the end

28、angered birds.c. the birds are easily killed.d. to keep love is to let it fly.dlast week，i visited my friend pete in his new home ， where he lives with his wife and daughter pete used to spend his holidays traveling around the world visiting the pyramids in egypt or scuba diving （水肺潜水） in the caribb

29、ean nowadays， he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more beautiful like hundreds of thousands of other british people， hes found the joy of diy （do it yourself） home repairs this means that if theres anything that needs fixing around the house， he will try to do the job

30、 himselfpete showed me his new kitchen， which he put together himself， and his newlypainted walls i asked him where he got the idea to do these things he told me that his favourite source （来源） of ideas is a diy program on tvthis got me thinking about how popular diy programs are in the uk each main

31、channel（频 道） has at least one home or garden makeover show there are even channels totally on the subjecti suppose its not really surprising that diy programs are so popular there are two common sayings in britain an englishmans home is his castle （城堡） and theres no place like home which show how im

32、portant our houses are to uswith the social changes of the last ten years or so， many people cant afford to buy bigger houses so they are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money diy， clearly， is the perfect choice( )9.what do most british people enjoy doing no

33、wadays？a finishing their work at home4b doing everything on their ownc spending their spare time at homed doing the home repairs themselves( )10.how did pete manage to make his house more beautiful？a he asked house builders for adviceb he got help from a diy tv programc he called some of his friends

34、 for helpd he paid workers to do the house work( )11.what does the underlined word makeover in paragraph 3probably means？a修建 b交换 c修饰 d化妆( )12.diy programs have become popular because a other programs are too boring to watchb people are spending more time watching tvc people cant afford new houses an

35、y mored people are spending more time fixing their houses四、词汇(每小题 l 分，满分 10 分)据所给汉语注释或通过上下文写出单词。1. young people often go out for a picnic in the (高山).1. take the teachers advice, and you will (感到)better soon.2. how are you going to chengdu tomorrowwere going to take a (直达)flight to chengdu.4. i was

36、glad when it was (结束)and done with.5. the workers in this factory have to work every day (除了)some important festivals. 6. to our audience, liu qian seems to have (魔法)because he can make somethingimpossible possible.7.there will be an in our city.really? we can take planes there soon.8. one of my fav

37、ourite characters is snoopy.9. my brother was a little afraid through the (乘坐)when he was at space mountain. 10.people in the city would like to live in the because the air is much fresher there. 五、句子翻译(每小题 3 分，满分 15 分)1. 这部电影八点钟开始，已经放映两个小时了。2. 那些粉丝不停地和 tfboys 拍照。3. 我和海伦在伦敦已经两天了。3. 他匆匆回到学校把这个令人兴奋的消息

38、告诉了我们。4. 他用两周半的时间读完了这本书。六、阅读表达(共 3 小题;第 1 题 1 分;第 2 题 2 分;第 3 题 3 分，满分 6 分)marco polo was born in italy in 1254. when he was 17 years old, he travelled across europe and asia with his father, who wanted to do trade with the chinese. finally they arrived in beijing. they were guests at the emperors p

39、alace. although marco was young, he was very clever and could speak four languages. the emperor was impressed by him and they became friends. he asked, marco to serve in his court and sent him to do many important tasks across the country.marco was amazed by how beautiful and powerful china was. he

40、was impressed by beijing and the emperors palace, especially the summer palace which he described as the greatest5palace that ever was.the walls were covered in gold and silver and the hall was so large that it could easily seat 6,000 people for dinner.there were inventions and developments in china

41、 which couldnt be found in europe at that time. marco was surprised to see chinese people using paper money in the markets. in europe, people paid for goods with gold or silver. he was also confused by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. the black stones were coal, but marco had ne

42、ver seen coal beforein 1291, after 17 years of service to the emperor, marco returned to italy. he was now a very wealthy man. a writer wrote down all the stories that marco told him in a book called the description of the world, which became one of the best-selling books in europe.although people e

43、njoyed reading the book, many of them thought that marcos stories about china were too fantastic to be true. but marco always stood by his tales. just before he died, aged 70, marco was asked the question,was it all true? and this was his answer, i have only told a half of what i saw!”根据短文内容回答下列各题。1

44、. what does paragraph 2 mainly tell us?2. marco polo saw that there were inventions and developments in china which couldnt be found in europe at that time. give two examples.3. what does the last sentence i have only told a half of what i saw! mean?七、书面表达(满分 20 分)请根据下列要点提示写一篇短文。提示：1、 秋天是去香港旅游的最佳时节。今年秋天，你