2019-2020学年新华初八上英语单元测试Unit_4_

1、初二英语测验初二英语测验 8a unit 4. translate the following. 1. 最强大的计算工具之一 _2. 平方根 _3. 5乘以7 等于35. _4. 问题会在两周内解决。_5. 这个有着神奇大脑的女子能像闪电般计算。_。6. 用分数，我们可以写出各种各样数字。_。 7. 南浦大桥是在1991年建成的。 _。 . choose the right answer. 1. - what should we do now, mr. clark? - please turn to page _ and look at the _ picture. a. twelve; fi

2、fth b. twelfth; fifth c. twelve; five d. twelfth; five 2. he didnt help me. _ he laughed at me. a. instead b. but c. so d. because 3. you will be late for school _ you dont get up early. a. but b. if c. and d. or 4. jacks hobby is to play _ chess. a. a b. an c. the d. /5. the theater is _ to hold 50

3、0 people. a. enough big b. enough small c. small enough d. big enough 6. i will meet jane at the station. please _ what time she will arrive. a. count b. choose c. check d. catch 7. youd better take a map with you _ you wont get lost. a. as long as b. as soon as c. now that d. so that 8. we all like

4、 my english teacher because he always makes his classes _. a. interested b. interest c. interesting d. interests 9. _ man in the picture is my brother. he is working in _ computer company. a. a, a b. the, a c. the, the d. a, the 10. - _ do ou practise swimming? - twice a week. a. how soon b. how lon

5、g c. when d. how often 11. he would like _ in shanghai for two weeks. a. stay b. to stay c. staying d. stayed 12. they can take care of _. you neednt worry. a. them b. their c. themselves d. they 13. did you _ the meeting yesterday?a. take part in b. join c. attend d. attend in 14. among all the tea

6、chers in this school. miss tao is one of _. a. young b. younger c. the youngest d. the most young 15. - would you please read the text louder? - i _ hear you. a. cant b. mustnt c. neednt d. may not 16. i am keen _ chess but not very good at it. a. to b. in c. of d. on 17. _ beautiful flowers they ar

7、e!a. what b. how c. what a d. which 18. there are many _ in our school and they very well. a. woman teacher b. women teacher c. woman teachers d. women teachers 19. i love my school _ my classmates are friendly and my teachers are very kind.a. because b. as c. since d. but 20. youd better _ out at n

8、ight. a. go b. to go c. not go d. not to go 21. i have _ to do. please give me _ to read. a. something, anything b. nothing, something c. nothing, everything d. anything, nothing 22. we seldom see snow in hainan, _?a. is it? b. dont we? c. do we? d. does it?23. _, you can work out the maths problem

9、easily. a. in this way b. on the way c. in the way d. on this way 24. look! the rest of apples _ bad. a. is b. was c. are d. were . complete the following passage with the words in the box. each word can only be used once. a. kinds b. countries c. little d. useful e. one of f. convenient a person ri

10、ding a bicycle uses _1_ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. even so, in developed _2_, most people cant travel to work by bicycle. it is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel tired if they ride to work. its because all _3_ of cars on

11、 the roads becomes larger. it certainly becomes _4_ to ride a bicycle. as a result, more people put their bicycles away and to work in their cars and in this way, the situation is made more seriously. _5_ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths only for bicycles, and ma

12、ke it so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles. . fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. 1. there are a lot of things on _ (sell) during the holidays in the big supermarket. 2. he worked as a _ (repor

13、t) after he left university. 3. later john will tell us some things about _. (he)4. one of the things i want to know about my pen-friend is this _. (high)5. _, john failed the exam and he will have to take another one next week. (luck)6. these _ were taken during my trip to hong kong. dont you think

14、 they are beautiful? (photo). change the sentences as required. 1. they told her the news two days ago.（否定句） they _ _ her the news two days ago. 2. my father usually goes to work by bus.（特殊疑问句） _ _ your father usually go to work?3. sidney has go only one brother. _ _ brothers has sidney got?4. wendy

15、 is not old enough to drive a car.（句意不变） wendy is _ _ to drive a car. 5. he hurried to an ice-cream shop.（保持句意不变） he _ to an ice-cream shop _. . reading a. choose the best answer people have been trying to predict earthquakes for over a thousand years. but can earthquakes be predicted? many scientis

16、ts would probably answer. “not yet.” earthquakes give very little warning before they hit. around 500,000 detectable（可察觉的）quakes occur in the world each year. of those. 100,000 can be felt by humans, and 100 cause injuries（受伤）and deaths. scientists have no way of knowing exactly when or where the ne

17、xt one will hit. can animals be used to predict earthquakes? as early as 2,000 years ago. greek writers wrote that animals, including rats and snakes, left a greek city before a quake destroyed the place. it has been reported that before earthquakes fish move wildly, chickens stop laying eggs and be

18、es leave their homes and dogs dark for no reason. in the 1970s, american scientists did several studies on animal prediction, but nothing came out of it. they believe there is no connection between animal behavior and quakes. animals react to so many things - being hungry, defending their territorie

19、s（领地） - so its hard to get that advanced warning signal. anyway, as long as earthquakes remain destructive, we will dream of being able to predict the next “big one” before it this. 1. what have people been trying to do in the past 1,000 years?a. make good use of animals b. predict earthquakes. c. f

20、ind the main cause of earthquakes. d. protect people during earthquakes 2. how many earthquakes can be felt by humans every year?a. 500,000 b. 100,000 c. 100 d. 20003. it was said that animals reacted strangely before earthquakes. which of the following is not mentioned?a. fish jumped out of the riv

21、ers b. chicken stopped laying eggs c. dogs bark without any reason d. rats left their homes4. in the 1970s, _ did several studies on animal prediction. a. greek scientists b. scientists all over the world c. ordinary people d. american scientists5. what does the last paragraph mean? it means _. a. p

22、redicting earthquakes is so difficult that people will give up. b. people will be able to predict the next earthquake. c. though it is hard, people will never given up the hope to be able to predict earthquakes in the future. d. earthquakes are to destructive, predicting them can only be a dream. 6.

23、 we can infer from the passage that _. a. earthquakes are too dangerous b. its easy for people to predict earthquakes. c. its difficult for people to predict earthquakes. d. predicting earthquakes is interesting b. choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. pizza hut is the worlds lar

24、gest pizza restaurant chain（连锁店）. it _1_ in 1958 by two american brothers - dan and frank carney from kansas. _2_ $600 from their mother, the two college students took a family pizza recipe（制作法）and opened a restaurant. the restaurant was so _3_ that it had only enough room for 25 seats. the restaura

25、nt sign only had space for nine letters. frank and dan wanted to have “pizza” in the name, and it left space for just 3 more letters. because the building looked like a hut（小屋）. pizza hut was born. the small restaurant, _4_, was a big success. it became so popular that the two brothers soon opened s

26、everal other restaurants. _5_ 1970, there have been over 300 pizza hut restaurants in the us. today, pizza hut can be seen all over the world. the first pizza hut restaurant in china was opened on december 1, 1990 in beijing. pizza hut has grown so fast that it has _6_ 200 restaurants in more than 5

27、0 chinese cities. 1. a. found b. was found c. was founding d. was founded 2. a. borrowing b. lending c. borrow d. lend 3. a. big b. small c. great d. expensive 4. a. however b. but c. though d. so 5. a. in b. since c. on d. by 6. a. at most b. at last c. at least d. less than c. read the passage and

28、 fill in the blanks with proper word. if you think declan galbraith is an ordinary 15-year-old boy, you are wrong. the british boy is a singing genius. he released（发行）his first album at 10. he is one of the most popular young singers in the world. last week, declan had a news conference（新闻发布会）in bei

29、jing. he will do a concert t_1_ in china next may. declans chinese fans must be very happy about this. declans singing gift was found when he was a child. his grandfather was a musician. he often brought declan along with him when he played music. declan would sit for hours just watching and l_2_. a

30、t the age of 8, he started taking part in competitions. he w_3_ 16 of them in 14 months. soon emi, a big record company, paid him 15,000,000 yuan to make records. his first album declan came out in 2001. it was a big h_4_ and declan become well-known. people said he has a powerful voice that really

31、soars（飞翔）”. in 2006, declan put out a_5_ album, called “thank you.” declan work hard at his singing. every day he practices for two hours. when he is not singing, declan is l_6_ most other 15-year-olds. he likes computer games, swimming, cycling, football and harry potter. d. answer the questions. d

32、o your parents ever say, “act like a lady” or “be a gentleman” to you? but in the eyes of todays teenagers, what qualities（品质）should a lady or a gentleman have? lets take a look. what is a gentleman?the girls have their opinion: huang xiaoyu of guizhou: a gentleman is not a strong, stupid guy. he do

33、esnt get angry. he cares about others feelings. hes always ready to help. there is a boy in my class who i think is a gentleman. i didnt do well in the mid-term english exam. he comforted（安慰）me by saying i would do better next time. his words made me feel happier. chen tingting of shenzhen: a gentle

34、man always says, “ladies first”. when it comes to cleaning up the classroom, he does the heavy work. he lets girls go into rooms first. there arent any gentlemen in my class. when there are snacks, the boys in my class are always the first to grab them!boys tell us what they think a lady is: wu yifa

35、n of dalian, liaoning: a ladylike girl is gentle and quiet. but shes not shy: shes not afraid of expressing（表达）herself. she is kind and beautiful. to me, actress dong jie is a lady. she is pretty and gentle. she also has a kind heart. she does a lot for charity. wang lichao of tianjin: a lady is not

36、 just pretty-looking but wise too. she never says rude（粗鲁的）words. she is not noisy. she is always calm and at ease. i dont think there are any real ladies in my class. most of the girls are of a style i call “wild beauities.”. 1. what are the boys and girls talking about in this passage? they are ta

37、lking about _?2. what does huang xiaoyu think a real gentleman should be like? she thinks a real gentleman should _. 3. according to wu yifan, what is also important for a lady besides beauty and gentleness? _. 4. what does the boy from tianjin call most of the girls in his class? _. 5. boys and gir

38、ls have different opinion on ladies and gentlemen, dont they? _. 6. if you are a boy/girl, what do you think a lady/gentleman should be like? _. 附加卷附加卷read the text below. use the word given in the brackets to form a word what fits in the space: with the significant rise in mobile phone users around

39、 the world over the last ten years, its no wonder that many people are concerned about the potential health risks. for some time, scientists have been studying the (1) _ (possible) that mobile phones use electromagnetic radiation（电磁辐射）that could be (2) _ (harm) to us if were exposed to large amounts

40、 of it. but so far, there is no (3) _ (convince) evidence either way. two new studies released this year concluded that there was no link (4) _ (find) between mobile phone radiation and cancer. regardless of this, many frequent users of mobile phones claim to experience headaches, (5) _ (dizzy) and

41、even feeling sick from to much usage. some longer-term studies have also reported (6) _ (grow) numbers of tumors（肿瘤）appearing on nerves that connect to the ear and brain. most (7) _ (significant), in october, a court case in italy ruled that heavy mobile phone usage had led to a brain tumor in one m

42、an who had used a mobile phone up to six hours a day for 12 year. indeed, the (8) _ (big) problem with current research is that it is too premature（不成熟的）. some researcher papers on the health risks of mobile phones have warned that it is (9) _ (possible) to make any definitive conclusion as mobile p

43、hones have only been in widespread use since the 1990s - cancers can take decades to develop. there is also still a strong argument that mobile phones are a particular risk to children. this is because their brains take many years to develop, and the radiation waves from a mobile phone could be (10)

44、 _ (particular) harmful to smaller skulls. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _what would happen?what if neanderthals never went extinct? neanderthals were a type of early human that lived between 40,000 and 400,000 years ago. they disappeared some 10,000 years after modern humans appe

45、ared. c_1_ between the two species was likely a factor, but what if neanderthals were still a_2_? these guys didnt react well to change, so theyd probably find it hard to fit in and would find todays technology difficult to m_3_. and since animals arent as plentiful. neanderthals would need to add m

46、ore plants to their plates. theyd be more likely to live in remote, c_4_ areas of the world because their stockier（敦实的）bodies were better s_5_ for life in an ice age environment. its unlikely youd ever see a neanderthal sunbathing!what if the sun suddenly disappeared? light from the sun takes about

47、eight minutes to reach earth. so, if the sun suddenly disappeared, its final rays would r_6_ in eight minutes. then, darkness. the moon would go black o_7_ sunlight stopped reflecting off its surface, and the only light on earth would be starlight and artificial（人造的）light - e_8_ light, gaslight, and

48、 campfires. to s_9_ the below - freezing temperatures, humans would need to move their cities deep underground near the earths internal heat（内热）. luckily the sun disappearing is impossible. but its core will r_10_ out of hydrogen fuel . in about a billion years. what if columbus never landed in the

49、americas? christopher columbus didnt “discover” the new world. people already lived there, after all. but columbus, exploring on b_11_ of spain, was one of the first europeans to set foot on the americas. so what would the world be like if he hadnt set sail in 1492? well, eight years after columbus began his v_12_, a po