八年级英语单元练习试卷

1、2014-2015学年度第二学期教学质量调研八年级 英语（ 满分：100分；答卷时间：85分钟）第卷 选择题 （满分50分）一、单项选择 （共15小题； 每小题1分， 满分15分）()1. It is_ useful book! I have learnt a lot from it.A. an B. a C. the D. /()2. Its bad manners to laugh _others when they are _trouble.A. at; in B. over; at C. with; on D. to; with( )3. -It is reported that mo

2、re than two hundred passengers on Ferry Sewol which sank off in South Korea are still missing. -_sad news it is! A. What aB. WhatC. HowD. How a ( )4. Today Chinese is becoming more and more popularIt _in many schools around the world A. teaches B. is teaching C. has taught D. is taught()5. -Kate did

3、n't go to the party yesterday, did she? - _. She was ill in bed. A. Yes, she did B. Yes, she didn't C. No, she didn't D. No, she did( )6. My father gave me a new pen. I think the pen_.A. writes well B is written well C wrote well D was written well()7. The factory_its waste into the rive

4、r, but now it deals with the waste in a new way.A. used to throw B. is used to throw C. used to throwing D. is used to throwing()8. They were _pleased to see each other that they forgot to pay for the meals.A. too B. so C. such D. very()9.Danny did all kinds of things to make the baby_. A. to stop c

5、ryingB. stop cryingC. to stop to cryD. stop to cry( )11.Dr Li _the sick girl as his own daughter. He tried his best to_ her of the illness.A. cured; treat B. cured; cure C. treated; cure D. treated; treatment()12. -_did your uncle leave his hometown? -Let me see. He_ for nearly twenty years. A. When

6、; has left B. When; has been away C. How long; has left D. How long; has been away()13. -Did the doctor save the boy? -Yes. He _on the morning of May 10th. And now he is out of danger. A. was operated B. operated C. operated on D. was operated on()14. - I often have hamburgers for lunch. - Youd bett

7、er not. Its bad for you _ too much junk food. A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate()15. -The radio says that it will rain hard next Sunday. -_. Were planning to go boating that day. A. I dont think so. B. I hope so C. Im afraid not. D. I hope not二、完形填空:（共15小题，计15分）Dear Li Lei,How are you these days? Id

8、 like to tell you something 16 my trip. My parents and I have 17 in Guilin for three days. We are having a good time here. We came here by 18 . After a long trip, we 19 Guilin Railway Station. Unluckily, it was raining 20 when we arrived. Then we went to a famous park that day. I thought the view wa

9、s much more beautiful in the 21 than usual. On the 22 day of the trip, we went to Lijiang River. We saw many different mountains 23 the river. Some were like people and some were like a few animals sitting together. The most interesting thing was a big rock. You may think 24 a horse if you look at i

10、t carefully enough. 25 wonderful! The mountains around were green and the water was clear. I was so 26 that I couldnt stop taking photos. Today we went 27 . We bought some souvenirs and beautiful clothes 28 silk. We are busy picking our bags 29 we will get things ready before we leave. We will be ba

11、ck home this time on Sunday. Im looking forward to 30 Guilin again. I hope you are enjoying your trip to the World Park too! Yours Jim ( )16. A. for B. about C. by D. with ( )17. A. been B. come C. gone D. become ( )18. A. bus B. plane C. train D. ship( )19. A. come B. got C. arrived D. reached( )20

12、. A. easily B. heavily C. hardly D. quickly ( )21. A. sun B. snow C. rain D. wind( )22. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth ( )23. A. in B. on C. along D. under ( )24. A. over B. of C. for D. out ( )25. A. How B. How a C. What D. What a( )26. A. excited B. boring C. tired D. interesting ( )27. A.

13、swimming B. boating C. hiking D. shopping ( )28. A. make of B. made of C. make from D. made from ( )29. A. because of B. instead of C. such that D. so that ( )30. A. seeing B. getting C .visiting D. taking三、阅读理解（共20小题，计20分）ASome stories of honesty:Taxi driver returned Brazilian soccer players World

14、Cup Gold Medal and $60,000. He was given $1,000 and souvenirs.Businessman returned owner $750,000 and was thanked only with a phone call.Homeless mom and 3 kids returned lost $400 check to owner. Owner helped the family moved into the house of their own. They got the new house by their virtue.A stud

15、ent returned owner lost cash, credit cards, airline tickets, and jewelry. “Im an honest man,” the student told the owner.（ ）31. Who lost his World Cup Gold Medal and $ 60,000? A. A Brazilian soccer player. B. A businessman. C. A Brazilian basketball player. D. A taxi driver.（ ）32. Who found the airl

16、ine tickets and jewelry? A. A mother. B. A taxi driver. C. A student. D. A businessman.（ ）33. How many stories of honesty are mentioned here? A.6 B. 5 C. 3 D. 4（ ）34. The underlined word “virtue” means _. A . 奋斗 B. 美德 C.渴望 D. 耐心（ ）35. Which of the following is true? A. All the honest men got a rewar

17、d. B. The taxi driver got $1,000 as a reward. C. The businessman lost $750,000. D. The student found the owner with his teachers help.BIt is time to pack your bags and get ready to go on a summer holiday! Ever thought about what Europeans do for their holiday. Maybe travel to other countries, visit

18、friends and family. Well, they do all of these! Most people in Europe get about three or four weeks of paid holiday time a year. So lots of people choose to go away in the summer when it is warmer. In Sweden, many companies close down for the whole of July and nearly everyone takes their holiday the

19、n! It is common for many Swedish families to go the coast or go walking in the hills and eat special food. Some British people like to go to the seaside when the weather is good. The queen birthday is really in rainy April, but she celebrates it in June when the weather is better! Most British peopl

20、e like to go abroad to places like sunny Spain and France. Europeans often travel abroad for their holiday now because it is cheap.The EU makes is easy for Europeans to travel. They do not even need a passport to get from one European country to another. Lots of Europeans like to buy "package h

21、olidays". This means they can get their flight, hotel and even their food all included for a very cheap price. Lots of families also like to go camping too. ( ) 36. The Europeans usually go on holidays in_. A. spring B. summer C. autumnD.winter( ) 37.What Europeans do for their holidays does No

22、t include_. A .travelling to other countries B. visiting their friends C. visiting their families D. packing their bags ( ) 38. In_, many companies close down for the whole July and nearly everyone takes their holidays.A. Europe B. Sweden C. Britain D. Spain( ) 39. In_, they celebrate the Queens bir

23、thday.A. Europe B. Sweden C. Britain D. Spain ( ) 40. Europeans often travel to another country for their holidays now because_. A. they dont need a passport in EU.B. it is cheap. C. they can get flight, hotel and food at a cheap price. D. both A and B. CJames Michener, a famous American writer dona

24、ted at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away US 117 million.Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good (行善). He usuall

25、y follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of Americans top 25 philanthropists (慈善家). He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college-US72million to Swarth

26、more. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the college made me from darkness into light.Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific was inspi

27、red （改编)）by his first book，Tales of the South Pacific, written when he was 40. ( )41.Michener died in _.A. 1991 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2000( )42.Michener cared about _ after he donated.A. how much money he gave away B. how the money was usedC. when the money was given back D. how much fun he had( )43.Mi

28、chener came from a _ family.A. rich B. poor C. big D. small( )44.Whats the name of the college which Michener went to?A. Austin B. Texas C. Oxford D. Swarthmore ( )45.He wrote his first book _.A. when he moved to Austin. B. in his last 15 years.C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the ag

29、e of 40. DJack is an Englishman. He likes travelling around the world. He has visited many countries. He knows few foreign languages, but he can always find someone who knows enough English to understand what he says. Last summer he went to China. He enjoyed himself in China and liked Chinese food v

30、ery much.One day he went into a restaurant in a small village. He knew the Chinese word “rice”, so he ordered some rice. The village was famous for its mushrooms, and Jack thought they must be very fresh and delicious. He asked the waiter in English. However, the waiter couldnt understand at all, so

31、 he could do nothing for Jack. Jack thought hard. When he saw a piece of paper on the table, he had a good idea. He took out a pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom carefully. The waiter looked at the picture for a long time, then he smiled and left. A few minutes later, he came back with a black

32、umbrella in his hand.( )46. What does “mushrooms” mean?A.洋葱 B. 花菜 C. 洋伞 D. 蘑菇( )47. The waiter didnt help Jack because _.A. he had no mushrooms in the kitchenB. he thought the mushrooms were poisonousC. he didnt know English wellD. he disliked the mushrooms( ) 48.Jack asked the waiter for _. A. a pe

33、ncil B. a picture C. an umbrella D. some mushrooms( ) 49.The waiter smiled because _.A. the picture was beautiful B. he was very happyC. Jack gave a gift to him D. he thought he understood Jack( ) 50. At last the waiter came back with an umbrella, because _.A. it is raining outside B. it is going to

34、 rainC. Jack was good at drawing D. the mushroom Jack drew looked like an umbrella第卷 非选择题（共55分）五、词汇运用（共20小题，计20分）A）根据句意、音标或中英文提示完成单词。51. My father loves sports, _(特别) walking and jogging.52. They walked because they couldn't _ (have enough money to pay for sth) to take a taxi. 53. -What do you t

35、hink of the doctors in the hospital? -They are very kind. All the _here are taken good care of by them.54.All the Chinese felt very _（自豪） when they watched Yutu land on the moon successfully on TV.55. When we talk to the _(not able to hear) man, wed better use sign languages.56. The two houses are _

36、  'sml in size .57. Is there any _  tns of getting tickets for tonights performance?58. When we talk with ladies, we should _  'vddiscussing their age or weight.59. Whats the _  'pps of his coming?60. They hoped to_  'tiv their dreams by the end of the y

37、ear.B）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。 / medicine far close three educate/61. I am so weak that I cant walk any _ .62. I think _ is very important for poor children.63. I believe _ level(水平) in the city is better than that in the countryside.64. The nurses worked_ with the doctors and saved the old man successfully

38、.65. Both of the two pens are broken, I want to buy a _ one.C）用方框中所给动词的适当形式填空。/ listenreachgoeatchat /66. All the snacks_ before the party ended.67. -Would you please show me your new radio? -Sorry. I _ to music. I didnt catch you.68. Hell write to me as soon as he_ Xian.69. - Sam, come downstairs,

39、please. I need your help. -Just a minute, Mum. I_ with Lily on the phone now.70. - Where is Kate? -She_ to the library. 六、按要求改写句子。（共5小题，计5分）71. We noticed him eating snacks in class. (改为被动语态) He _ _eating snacks in class by us. 72. Sandy really doesnt know how she can deal with this problem. (同义句) S

40、andy really doesnt know how_ _ with this problem.73. He has to walk to school every day. （改为否定句）He_ _to walk to school every day. .74. He has been ill since last month.(对划线部分提问) _ _has he been ill?75. The room is too dirty to live in. (同义句) The room isnt _ _ t

41、o live in.七、任务型阅读 阅读短文，按照要求完成短文后的各项任务（共5题；计10分）Do you feel lonely when your best friend isnt around? Of course, yes. Heres our advice to youand to all kids who feel lonely sometimes. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime when a best friend isnt aroundmaybe because he or she moved to a diffe

42、rent school or a different class. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems everybody else already has his or her friends. But remember, theres always room for more friends.Start by looking around your classroomthink about which kids youd like to play with at break. Look

43、 for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation (欣赏) to them. Invite someone to play with you or say, “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When youre at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, ca

44、n I play, too?” or just join in. If you have trouble doing this or if youre feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to

45、 help -and pretty soon, youll have one, or two, or even more new friends.You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didnt have before he or she left. You can introduce him or her to your new friends!76. How do you feel when your best frien

46、d isnt around you according to the passage? 77. Why do some kids feel lonely at break according to the writer? 78. What is the best way to make friends according to the writer? 79. Why do some kids need help from teachers to make friends according to the writer? 80. What should you do if you wan