冀教版八年级下册英语 Unit 8 测试

1、Unit 8 测试限时: 60分钟满分: 100分一、单项选择(每小题1.5分, 共15分) 1. _ is our duty to pass down Chinese culture.A. That B. This C. It D. One2. Im _ hungry. Could I have something to eat?A. a bit B. a little of C. a bit of D. a lot of3. The box is _. Lets fill it with the books.A. full B. emptyC. dangerous D. brave4. T

2、he shop assistant showed her several mobile phones and she chose _ expensive one.A. less B. least C. the less D. the least5. Dont _ the paper. It can be used again.A. put up B. throw awayC. look for D. use up6. The golden rule is not to waste time _ for opportunity.A. wait B. waited C. waiting D. to

3、 wait7. His mom _ for 2 hours _ at the school gate yesterday.A. has waited; to pick up him B. waited; pick him upC. waited; to pick him up D. waiting; pick him up8. Lots of rubbish _ by volunteers every day.A. divides B. was dividedC. will divide D. is divided9. Please remember to _ the electricity

4、and water before you leave the laboratory.A. take off B. shut off C. go off D. put off10. Stephen Hawking _ for more than 3 years. He will be remembered by the world.A. died B. has diedC. has been dead D. has been died二、完形填空(每小题1.5分, 共15分) Daisy was in the bathroom. She was brushing her teeth and th

5、e tap(水龙头) was on. Water was running.“Turn that tap off,” a voice said loudly. Daisy was shocked. She _11, but saw no one. “Turn that tap off. You are wasting water!” Someone shouted _12.This time Daisy turned off the tap and asked, “Who.who are you?”“I am a drop of water. Its not _13 for me to get

6、here. Do you know where Im from?”“From the tap?” said Daisy.“No. A few days ago, I was flying comfortably in a cloud, enjoying the view from the sky. Then I _14 into a river and that river carried me to a lake. Then it was time for me to get cleaned up.” “Really?” Daisy doubted. “Yes. I was _15 afte

7、r my journey. So in order to make me safe to drink, people gave me a complete _16. After that, I travelled in the pipes(管道) under the streets. I waited there _17 you called me, and here I am.”Daisy said, “So this is the end of your _18 ?”“No. When youve finished with me, I will be back in the sea ag

8、ain. Thats where I came from in the first place. Remember not to waste me or pollute me. Im _19, like gold. See you.”“Wait a minute. What do you mean by gold? But there was no _20. The water had gone.11. A. looked out B. looked upC. looked around D. looked back12. A. impatiently B. impolitelyC. happ

9、ily D. kindly13. A. lucky B. comfortable C. easy D. fast14. A. moved B. stepped C. broke D. dropped15. A. pleased B. dirty C. dangerous D. tired16. A. training B. check C. holiday D. cleaning17. A. until B. though C. because D. if18. A. history B. life C. chance D. journey19. A. expensive B. importa

10、nt C. valuable D. different20. A. gold B. reply C. noise D. time三、阅读理解(每小题3分, 共15分) Its 2050. The Earth is dying, and moving to Mars seems to be the only way out for humans. A team of American astronauts(宇航员) begin to search on Mars. This is what the movie Red Planet begins with. Known as the Red Pl

11、anet, Mars is the favourite of writers and filmmakers.Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the next planet beyond the Earth. Mars is the only planet whose surface can be seen from the Earth. It is about half size of our planet.The surface of Mars is more like the Earth than any other planet. B

12、ut it is further from the Sun than the Earth, so temperatures on Mars are much lower. Plants and animals can not live now on Mars. But many scientists still believe that such life may have been on Mars since long ago.On 6th August, 1996, scientists discovered a piece of rock from Mars, which fell to

13、 the Earth 13, 000 years ago. 10 years later, some scientists still didnt accept that there was life on Mars. People may not be sure about life on Mars until a sample(样本) of life is brought back. Some further researches are being done in many countries. If you want to know more, please click www. sp

14、ace .21. Why is the movie Red Planet mentioned?A. To introduce the topic.B. To advise readers to go to Mars.C. To compare Mars with the Earth.D. To tell stories about American astronauts.22. What do we know about Mars?A. Mars is as big as the Earth in size.B. Mars is the fourth planet from the Earth

15、.C. The surface of Mars is similar to that of the Earth.D. Mars is one of the planets whose surfaces can be seen from the Earth.23. No life exists on Mars because _.A. it is too soft B. it is too farC. it is too small D. it is too cold24. What did scientists find from Mars in 1996?A. Some plants. B.

16、 Some animals.C. A piece of rock. D. Some water.25. The passage is most probably taken from _.A. a notice B. a websiteC. a diary D. a tour guide四、(荣德原创) 任务型阅读(每小题3 分, 共15 分) Xinxing was a panda. She died at the age of 38. She was the worlds oldest panda in captivity (圈养) . She was more than 114 year

17、s old in terms of human years. Xinxing was brought to the Chongqing Zoo when she was just one year old. There, she spent the rest of her life. She ate seven meals a day! Xinxing had made several achievements in her life. Fewer than 30 captive pandas have lived beyond the age of 30. Wild pandas have

18、even shorter lifespans (寿命) 14 to 20 years on average. Xinxing, however, lived for over 38 years. Whats more, breeding is not easy for female pandas in captivity. They can get pregnant(怀孕) for only around one to three days a year in the spring. Xinxing had given birth to at least 10 babies. She is a

19、lso the ancestor of over 150 pandas. They are now living throughout the world.2627 题完成句子; 28 题简略回答问题; 29 题找出并写下全文的主题句; 30 题将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。26. Xinxing came to the Chongqing Zoo at the age of _.27. When Xinxing died she was _.28. How many meals did Xinxing eat a day?_29. _30. _五、词语运用(每小题1 分, 共10 分) My f

20、ather lost his job. Then he bought _31 used truck to make money. He had it for _32 (recycle) rubbish. The truck can carry several _33 (ton) of rubbish. It is big and has two _34 (seat) . Sometimes I sit in it with my father _35(collect) garbage. I find there are a large number _36 plastic bags. Too

21、much garbage _37(pollute) the environment seriously. Its bad for health. I think it should draw _38 (people) attention. After all, its everyones duty _39(protect) the environment. Im sure if everyone makes a change, it can make a big _40(different) to the environment.六、基础写作 (30 分) A) 连词成句(每小题2 分, 共1

22、0 分) 41. do with, you, what, garbage, do, the_?42. important, is, how, for, it, environment, the_!43. cleaning, the, they, schoolyard, up, are_.44. the, forget, dont, turn off, computer, to_!45. to, work, reduce, they, pollution, together_.B) 书面表达(20 分) 根据下面要求写短文: 目前, 我们周围环境遭到严重破坏, 污染随处可见。某学校将以“How

23、to Protect Our Environment”为题举行一场演讲比赛。要求: 1. 提出2 3 个保护环境的建议, 如: 步行或骑自行车上学, 不要使用塑料袋, 节约用水等。2. 词数80 左右。How to Protect Our Environment_参考答案一、1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. C 点拨: 句意为“昨天他妈妈为了开车接他在学校门口等了2 个小时”。题干中yesterday 表示昨天, 故用一般过去时, 则第一空应用waited, 表示等待, 其次在学校门口等了2 个小时的目的是为了接他, 则第二空应用动词不定式表目的; 最后pick

24、 up sb. 表示开车接某人, 但当某人是代词时, 则应置于短语中间, 故第二空为to pick him up。故选C。 8. D 9. B 点拨: 句意为“在你离开实验室之前请记得关掉电源和水”。take off 起飞, 脱下; shut off 切断, 关掉; go off 离开; put off 推迟。根据句意可知选B。 10. C 二、 11. C 点拨: 句意为“她环顾四周, 但一个人也没看到”。look out 当心; look up 查阅; look around 到处寻找; look back 回头看。根据语境提示, 黛西到处寻找声音, 故选C。12. A 点拨: 句意为“有

25、人很不耐烦地喊着”。impatiently 不耐烦地; impolitely 无礼地; happily 开心地; kindly 善良地。小水滴喊了两遍要黛西关上水龙头, 可知它是不耐烦地喊。故选A。13. C 点拨: lucky 幸运的; comfortable 舒服的; easy 容易的; fast 快的。联系下文可知, 小水滴在后文讲述了它所历经的旅途, 十分不容易。根据语境提示, 故选C。14. D 点拨: 句意为“然后我掉入了河里, 然后小河把我带到了湖里”。moved 移动; stepped 走; broke 打破; dropped 掉进。根据语境, 故选D。15. B 点拨: pl

26、eased 开心的; dirty 脏的; dangerous 危险的; tired 累的。联系上下文可知, 小水滴经过不断的旅途变得很脏, 由此引出下文的净化水。根据语境提示, 故选B。16. D 点拨: training 锻炼; check 检查; holiday 假期; cleaning 清洁。联系上下文可知, 水变脏了, 需要彻底地清除杂质, 以方便人们安全饮用。根据语境, 故选D。17. A 点拨: 句意为“我一直都在那里等, 直到你叫我”。until 直到; though 尽管; because 因为; if 如果。根据语境, 故选A。18. D 点拨: history 历史; li

27、fe 生命; chance 机会; journey 旅途。联系上下文可知, 小水滴还是会继续进行漫长的旅途。根据语境, 故选D。19. C 点拨: expensive 贵的; important 重要的; valuable 珍贵的; different 不同的。因为后面说“like gold”可知, 小水滴很珍贵。根据语境, 故选C。20. B 点拨: gold 金子; reply 回复; noise 噪音; time 时间。联系上下文可知, 黛西在小水滴走之前问了它问题, 根据语境可知, 小水滴没有回复她, 而是流走了。故选B。 三、 21. A 点拨: 推理判断题。根据第一段中的最后一句“

28、Known as the Red Planet, Mars is the favourite of writers and filmmakers.”可知, 提到红色星球这部电影的目的是为了介绍火星。故选A。22. C 点拨: 推理判断题。根据第三段中的第一句“The surface of Mars is more like the Earth than any other planet.”可知, 火星的表面比起其他星球来, 更像地球的表面。故选C。23. D 24. C 点拨: 细节理解题。根据最后一段中第一句“On 6th August, 1996, scientists discovere

29、d a piece of rock from Mars,” 可知, 在1996 年的8 月6 日, 科学家们发现了来自火星的一块石头。故选C。25. B 点拨: 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话可知文章有可能来自某一网站。故选B。四、26. one 27. over/more than 38 (years old) 28. Seven/7. 29. Xinxing was a panda. 30. 新星至少生了10 个幼崽。五、31. a 32. recycling 33. tons 34. seats 35. to collect 36. of 37. pollutes 38. peoples

30、 39. to protect 40. difference 六、A) 41. What do you do with the garbage 42. How important it is for the environment 43. They are cleaning up the schoolyard 44. Dont forget to turn off the computer 45. They work together to reduce pollution B) 范文: How to Protect Our EnvironmentThe environment is important for everyone. As students, we should try our best to protect our enviro