上海市华育中学2018——2019年八年级下学期Unit 1 测试(无听力,Word版)

1、PartVocabularyandGrammar(56%).Choosethebestanswer:25%26.Choosetheunderlinedpartwiththedifferentpronunciation.A.talentB.gatherC.dramaD.balance27.Whichofthefollowingunderlinedpartsisdifferentinpronunciationfromothers?A.waveB.lendC.exclaimD.label28.Samwasappointed_manageroftheengineeringdepartmenttotak

2、e_placeofGeorge.A./,/B.the,/C.the,aD./,the29.Decadesago,he_Austriaand_theresincethen.A.hasvisited,hadbeenC.hasgoneto,livedB.fliedto,haslivedD.leftfor,hasstayed30.Thismachineisveryeasy_.Anybodycanlearntouseitinafewminutes.A.operatingB.tobeoperatedC.tobeoperatedonD.tooperate31.Thetight,thinskincalledt

3、he_canvibratewhenhitbysoundwaves.A.eardrumB.fluidC.hearingD.bud32.Itistheresponsibilityofthegovernmentto_.A.providehomestooldpeopleC.supplyhomesforoldpeopleB.providehomesforoldpeopleD.offerhomesforoldpeopleA.BelieveB.TobelieveC.BelievingD.BelievedC.chemistrychemicalD.chemicalchemical33._,studentsare

4、takingmoremathematicsandsciencecoursesthaninthepast.A.OnaverageB.AtaverageC.InaverageD.Ofaverage34._oftreescanproduceenoughoxygentokeepyourwholeclassaliveandhealthyforawholeyear.A.OneandahalfhectareC.OneandhalfhectareB.OnehectareandahalfD.Onehectaresandhalf35.Theboyalwaysdreamsofhimself_onthemoon_th

5、esky,withhishands_behindhishead.A.lying,over,lainB.lying.above,layingC.laying,over,laidD.lying,above,laid36.Couldyoutellme_?A.howmanystudentsbelieveitB.whoseitbelongstoC.howmanystudentsarethereintheauditoryD.whichplacehehasbeen37.Thiskindofwesternmedicineworks_.A.notsoquicklyasherbalmedicineC.quickl

6、ierthanherbalmedicineB.asquicklyasherbalmedicineD.notasquicklyasherbalmedicine38._theend,theherodisappearedwithoutleavinganytrace_theendofthestreet.A.On,onB.By,inC.In,atD.In,until39.Look,thecake_,andweallwantasecondpiece.A.istastingdeliciousB.tastesdeliciousC.istastingdeliciouslyD.tasteswell40.-Ihea

7、rthatyouraunt_toFranceonce.-Yes.She_therelastmonth.A.wenthasbeenB.hasbeenhasbeenC.goeswentD.hasbeenwent41.Thismorning,mymommademe_myshoesbecausetheyweretoodirty.A.cleanB.tocleanC.cleanedD.cleaning42.Cookingbreakfastisan_job.A.everydayB.everydayC.everydaysD.everydays43.Thewriterhascollected_factsforh

8、isbook._theplaceshehasbeentoisimpressive.A.alargeamountofAnumberofC.alargenumberofTheamountofB.alargenumberofThenumberofD.alargeamountofThenumberof44.Who_thispaintbrush_?A.does,belongtoB.is,belongedtoC.is,belongingtoD.has,belongto45.Pleasehelp_tomakeorangejuice.Ourguestsarecomingsoon.A.yourselvesB.m

9、eC.youD.yourself46.Theserulesaremade_accidents.Everybodyshouldobeythem.A.preventingB.preventC.topreventD.prevented47.Jerrytoldmehe_onanoldmanseyesinthehospitalthisSunday.A.willoperateB.wouldoperateC.operatedD.hasoperated48._itornot,hisdiscoveryhascreatedastirinscientificcircles.A.BelieveB.TobelieveC

10、.believingD.believed49.ThedoctorsuggestedthatMr.Malan_anoperationrightawaysoastosavehislife.A.hadB.wouldhaveC.haveD.wasgoingtohave50.-CouldIusethedictionary?-_.Itsaspareone.A.Whatashame!B.Justgoahead.C.Imsorry.D.Youdbetternot.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.7%A.answerB.defin

11、edC.shareD.guiltyE.vanishF.creativeG.beliefH.certaintyI.identifyJ.idealsWhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?Welovetoeat,butwefeel_51_aboutitafterward.Wesaywewantonlythebest,butwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.Wereobsessedwithhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesity.Perhapsthe_52_tohisambivalence

12、(矛盾情结)liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinentsearchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop(经济作物)wasnteatenbutsmoked.ThentherewasProhibition,intendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactuallyencouragingmore_53_waysofdoingit.Theimmigrantexperience,too,hasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRomansdomeanseati

13、ngwhat“realAmericans”eat,butournationsfoodhascometobe_54_byimports-pizza,say,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountrysmosttreasuredcookingcomesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenationsdefiningstruggles,whetherattheBostonTeaPartyorthesit-insatsouth

14、ernlunchcounters.Itisintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpoliticalreasons.Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought_55_.Americansareambivalentaboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Wehavebecomesuspiciousofourfoods,especiallyaswelearnmoreaboutwhatth

15、eycontain.The_56_infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.Itsnocoincidence,then,thatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericanimaginationinsuchbondage(束缚)Itswhatweeat-andhowwe_57_itwithfriends,family,andstrangersthathelpdefineAmericaasacommunitytoday.Fillintheblankswiththegivenwordswithproperform

16、s:7%(每空格限填一词)58.Better_canleadtoanenjoyablecooperation.(communicate)59.ProfessorZhangwillmakeseveral_onChineseartduringhisstayintheUSA.(speech)60.Hebehaved_onthestageafterfollowingtheteachersinstructions.(natural)61.Statisticstoldushowmanypeoplebuyfoodinanorganized,_way.(science)62.Manypeoplethinkof

17、_asbeingwhite-coatedscientistsmixingstrangeliquidsinalaboratory.(chemistry)63.Warsofferednothingbuthatredand_.(destroy)64.Coffeemakeshismindmuch_whenwriting.(alive)IV.Fillintheblankswiththeverbsintheirproperforms:6%65.Thezookeeperwarnus_onestepclosertothenewbornpanda.(notgo)66.Hestoodthere,_deeplyan

18、devenly.(breathe)67.Moreandmorepeoplecometoknowtheimportanceofstoppingthenaturefrom_byhuman.(pollute)68.TheU.S._againstGermanyinWorldWarsIandII.(fight)69.Whenhegothome,thethief_behindthecurtainforfiveminutes.(hide)70.Canyoutellmewhen_themeetingtomorrow.(hold)V.Rewritethesentencesasrequired:6%71.Idon

19、tsupposehesbeengoodtoeveryone,_?72.Computerswillnevertaketheplaceofhumanimagination.（句意相同）Humanimaginationwillnever_bycomputers.73.Ihavemethardlyanyofmyoldfriendsduringthetriptomyhometown.（句意相同）Ihavemet_ofmyoldfriendsduringthetriptomyhometown.74.Hefelttheirbackswithhishandstomakesurewewerenotridingo

20、nthem._he_theirbackswithhishands_?75.Whatsthegoodofbuyinganewcomputer?（句意相同）_buyinganewcomputer?76.WhatwilllifebelikeinShanghai?Judywasnotsure.（合并句子）Judywasnotsure_belikeinShanghai.VI.TextandTranslation:4%77.Theyarenaturalairconditioners.Threetreescan_.78.Forexample,wheninsectsattackatree,itcanwarni

21、tsneighbors.Thetreescanthen_.79.现在每种植一棵树的同时，就有30棵树正在被砍伐。For_.80.树木减少声音污染并为城市增添美丽。_.PartIIIReadingComprehension(25%)I.Choosethebestanswer:5%Today,NewYorksEmpireStateBuildingisoneofthemostfamousstructuresintheworld.Itstandshundredsoffeettallerthantheskyscrapersthatsurroundis,andisvisiblefromfarawayinN

22、ewJerseyandLongIsland.Butitisntthetallestbuildingintheworld.Infact,sincetherecentcompletionofOneWorldTradeCenter,itisnteventhetallestbuildinginNewYorkCity.ButwhentheEmpireStateBuildingwasconstructed,itwasmorethanjustanotherskyscraper.Itwasthetallest,mostremarkablebuildingontheearth-anditstayedthatwa

23、yforclosetofortyyears.TounderstandwhatpeoplethoughtabouttheEmpireStateBuildingwhenitwasfirstconstructed,wecanlookatoriginalnewspaperreportsfromTheNewYorkTimes.Thesearecalledprimarysources,becausetheywerewrittenbypeoplewhowitnessedhistoryfirst-hand.TheEmpireStateBuildingwasbuiltatthesiteofthefamousWa

24、ldorf-AstoriaHotel,alavishstructurethat,by1929,wasnolongeruptothedemandsofthemodernworld.Atthistime,therewasfiercecompetitiontoseewhocouldbuildthetallestbuildingontheearth.ThenearbyChryslerBuildingwassettoclaimthetitle,butAlfredE.Smith,formerNewYorkgovernor,andhiscompanywantedtostealitfromthem,bybui

25、ldingsomethingsobigthatitwouldbeyearsbeforeanyonecouldtopit.Therewasjustonelittleproblem:theGreatDepression.Thestockmarketcrashedattheendof1929,destroyingbanks,emptyingsavingaccountsandleavingmillionsoutofwork.ButthemenbehindtheEmpireStateBuildingwouldnotbestopped.TheyfinishedtearingdowntheoldWaldor

26、f-Astoriabythebeginningof1930,andonMarch17-St.PatricksDay-theworkontheskyscraperbegan.Becauseheightwasoftheutmostimportance,thebuildingwasdesignedfromthetopdown.Attheverytopwouldbea“dirigiblemorningmast.”Themorningmastwasplannedtoreachnearly1300feetaboveFifthAvenue.Belowthatwasthebuildingaswideasaci

27、tyblockonthefirstfloor,butnarrowerasitwentup.Theplaceswhereitgotnarrowerarecalled“setbacks,”andtheystartedatthesixthfloor,adesignthearchitectssaid,“willsavespaceandassurelightandairtoneighbors.”“Webelievewehavesolvedtheproblemoflightandairincongesteddistricts,”saidSmiths.Eachday,thosemenwalkedtowork

28、pastlongunemploymentlines,whichremindedthemhowlucktheyweretohavesuchwell-payingjobs.BuildingtheEmpireStateBuildingwasadangerousjob,performedwithouthardhats,harnesses,oranyofthesafetyequipmentrequiredtoday.Imaginewalkingoutonanarrowsteelbeam,1000feetabovethestreet,andthenhavingtoworkupthereallday!The

29、buildingwasfinishedinjustoverayear.Ofallthewordswrittenafterwards,perhapsthemostinterestingcomefromMrs.AliceLiddellHargreaves,anelderlyEnglishwomenwhovisitedthetowersoonafteritscompletion.Sevenyearsearlier,Mr.HargreaveshadknownaquietcountrypastornamedLewisCarroll,whousedherastheinspirationforhismost

30、famousbook：AlicesAdventuresinWonderland.Nowmucholderthanthecharactersheinspired,Mrs.Hargreaves“seemedalmostasexcitedwithhernewestadventuresinthewonderlandofNewYork.”TheEmpireStateBuilding,shesaid,was“justlikethetumbledowntherabbithole.”81.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheEmpireStateBuildin

31、gwhenitwasbuilt?A.ItwasthetallestbuildinginLondon.B.Itwasthetallestbuildingontheearth.C.ItwasthefirstbuildingbuiltinNewYorkCity.D.Itwastheonlybuildingmadeoutofsteel.82.WorkingontheEmpireStateBuildingwasadangerousjob.Whichevidencefromthetextbestsupportsthisconclusion?A.Therewererestaurantsatvariousle

32、velsofthebuildingdesignedfortheworkers.B.Theworkerswerewellpaid.C.Theworkerswouldthrowapartyatnightwhenthebosseswenthome.D.Themenworkedonnarrowbeams1000feetabovethestreet.83.TheEmpireStateBuildingwasbuiltduringtheGreatDepression.Whymightthishavebeenaproblem?A.Itmighthavebeenmoredifficulttofindenough

33、workerstobuildtheEmpireStateBuildingduringtheGreatDepression.B.ItmighthavebeenmoredifficulttofindalocationtobuildtheEmpireStateBuildingduringtheGreatDepression.C.ItmighthavebeenmoredifficulttofindenoughmoneytobuildtheEmpireStatebuildingduringtheGreatDepressionD.Itmighthavebeenmoredifficulttofindenou

34、ghsteeltobuildtheEmpireStateBuildingduringtheGreatDepression84.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?ANewYorkCityinthe1930sB.HowtobuildskyscraperssafelyCThetallestbuildingsintheworldtodayDTheconstructionoftheEmpireStateBuilding85.WhydidtheauthormostlikelyincludeMrs.AliceLiddellHargreavessquoteabouttheEmpireSt

35、ateBuildinginthepassage?A.toprovethepointthattheEmpireStateBuildingwasnotveryimpressivewhenitwasbuiltBtoshowthattheEnglishweremoreimpressedbytheEmpireStateBuildingthanAmericanswere.CtoprovidetheperspectiveofsomeonewhohadseentheEmpireStateBuildingwhenitwasnewDtomakethereaderthinkaboutLewisCarrollsboo

36、k,AlicesAdventuresinWonderlandIIChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage:8%Myconscience(良心)openeditsmouthandswallowedmeinonebigbite.Icouldntgetoverit.Ijustcouldntgobacktothecashierand_86_formystolenpizza.,IwassoupsetthatI_87_togivemyselfthepleasureofanicecreamfor88_thatsomeonewouldsay“,HeyJe

37、ff，whydontyouusethechangefromthepizzainsteadofthatnicenew$20bill?“Iwasnotso89_ofmycashnow.Forthenexttwoyears,wheneverIwas90_ofthe“pizzaincident”Iwouldsaytomyself“Dontthinkaboutit.Ihavelearnedtwothingsfromthisexperience,MaybeIwasafoolfor91_intomyconscience,andbeingtoostupidtoenjoyafreepizza.Buttherea

38、llessonisthatevenifyougetawayfromwhatyouhavedone,yourconsciencewill_92_upwithyou.Thisreflectsthesaying.“Acoward(懦夫)diesathousanddeaths,aherodiesone“Iwasacowardandhavefeltterribleaboutthatincidentatleastathousandtimes.IfIhadbeena“93_“andgonebacktopayforthepizzaIwouldhavefeltalittleuncomfortableabouti

39、tonlyonce,ormaybetwice.86.A.askB.payC.apologizeD.send87.A.refusedB.wantedC.hopedD.meant88.A.hopeB.surpriseC.angerD.fear89.A.sureB.upsetC.proudD.pleased90.A.warnedB.remindedC.thoughtD.told91.AturningB.takingC.handingD.giving92.A.makeB.wakeC.catchD.put93.A.cowardB.foolC.loserD.heroIII.Rendthepassagean

40、dfillintheblankswithproperwords:7%Afascinatingh_94_makesitshomeintheArctictundra(冻士地带).Thefluffywhitemammalisknowntoleaphighintheairbeforepouncingontheburrow(洞穴)ofitssuspectedprey.Afterafewsecondsoffuriousdigging,thesmallhunteremergesfromthesnow-coveredgroundwithatastysnack-alemmingWhatanimalusessuc

41、hacrobatichurtingtechniques?Thearcticfox.ArcticfoxesliveinallregionsofthenorthernArctic.Youmightbes95_tolearnthatarcticfoxesdonthibernate,eventhoughtheirhabitatisverycold.Theyliveinu_96_burrowsandareactive.Pawskeepthemfromslippingwhentheyrunacrossice.Aswintera_97_,Arcticfoxesincreasetheirbodyfatbyea

42、tingasmuchastheycan.Thisfatp_98_thefoxwithextrainsulationandenergy.Whatdoarcticfoxeseat?Sincetheseanimalsareomnivores,theyeatotheranimals(lemmings,hares,smallbirds,fish,aswellaseggs)andplants(berriesandseaweed).Whenfoodisscarce,theyeatthescrapsl_99_behindbypolarbearsandwolves.Arcticfoxescanfindpreya

43、bovegroundorbeneaththesnowbecauseoftheirexcellentsensesofhearingandsmell.Arcticfoxesusuallymateforlife.Themothergivesb_100_tofive,ten,orevenmorepups.Bothparentsraisethepupsinundergrounddensthatoftenincludeanetworkofmanytunnels.IV.Answerthequestions:5%Whenyoupicturetheblackboardfromyourschoolyears,wh

44、atcolorisit?Chancesare,theblackboardwasgreen.Sowhatsupwiththename?Originally,blackboardsreallywereblack.Beforewall-sizedchalkboardsexisted,late18th-centurystudentsusedtheirownminiboardsmadeofslateorpaintedwood,accordingtoConcordiaUniversity.Thosefirstboardswere,infact,black,andtheypavedthewayforthel

45、argerones.Themassive,wall-sizedchalkboardsarrivedin1800,whenaScottishheadmasternamedJamesPillanswantedhisstudentstodrawmaps,accordingtoSlatesexcerptofBlackboard:APersonalHistoryoftheClassroom.Thestudentscouldntfitthemapstheirteacherwantedontheirtinyboards,soPillansputabunchofslatestogethertocreateas

46、ingle,largeboard.Problemsolved!Fromthere,theideaspreadquicklyasteacherscouldfinallyshowaconcepttothewholeclassatonetime.By1815,themassivewritingspaceswerecommonenoughtoearntheirownname:blackboard.Manufacturerssawhowimportanttheywereandby1840,giantpiecesofslatewerebeingshippedtoAmericanandEuropeansch

47、ools.Thecolorchangecameinthe1960s,whencompaniessoldsteelplatescoatedwithgreenporcelain-basedenamelinsteadofthetraditionaldarkslate.Thenewmaterialwaslighterandlessfragilethanthefirstblackboards,sotheywerecheapertoshipandmorelikelytosurvivethejourney.Teacherswerentcomplainingeither.Afterall,thenew“greenboard”madethe