人教版八年级下册英语 Unit8 测试卷

1、Unit 8测试卷(100分, 90分钟)题 号一二三四五六总 分得 分听力部分(25分)一、听力(共15小题, 满分25分)第一节: 听小对话, 从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确选项。对话读一遍。(每小题1分, 满分5分)()1. Which book did the boy choose to read? A. Robinson Crusoe. B. Treasure Island. C. Oliver Twist. ()2. What did John drink? A. Some coffee. B. Some water. C. Some tea. ()3. What does Rob

2、ert think of Harry Potter? A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Tiring. ()4. On which day is the library closed? A. Sunday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday. ()5. What kind of music does Alice like best? A. Light music. B. Rock music. C. Country music. 第二节: 听长对话, 从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确选项。对话读两遍。(每小题2分, 满分10分)听下面一段长对话, 回答67小题。

3、()6. How many kinds of music does the boy know? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. ()7. Why does the boy like pop music? A. Its soft and exciting. B. Its sweet and interesting. C. It is interesting and exciting. 听下面一段长对话, 回答810小题。()8. How long has Sam kept the book? A. For a month. B. For half a month. C.

4、For two months. ()9. What kind of book can Sam borrow this time? A. The history book. B. The science book. C. The storybook. ()10. Where is the science book? A. On the floor. B. On the desk. C. In Roses room. 第三节: 听独白, 从A、B、C三个选项中选正确选项。独白读两遍。(每小题2分, 满分10分)()11. Where are the monkeys from in the zoo?

5、 A. Australia. B. China. C. Canada. ()12. What animals can play with balls for people? A. Elephants. B. Giraffes. C. Pandas. ()13. The lovely dogs want to _ you. A. play a game for B. sing songs forC. talk to()14. How much will Miss Green have to pay if she goes to the zoo with her three students? A

6、. 6. B. 9. C. 15. ()15. You can visit the zoo at _. A. 6: 00 in the afternoonB. 10: 00 in the morningC. 9: 00 in the evening笔试部分(75分)二、完形填空(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分)Do you worry about exams? How would you feel _16 you had the entrance exam to senior high school(中考)tomorrow? “I was surprised at _17 I coul

7、d get angry so easily with my parents before a big exam,” said Junior 3 student Wang Yangqian from Hefei, “I couldnt _18 even after Id been in bed for two hours.”Not only exams but also other things, like a big game, can also make you a bit _19 from how you usually are. You may be acting differently

8、 _20 you are stressed out. Stress is what you _21 when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. Usually your hands get wet and your _22 beats faster. You feel stressed because you might ask too much of yourself sometimes. Or, your parents, teachers or classmates put too much _23 on you. Thi

9、s can make you worried. But being stressed is not always a big _24. Everybody, even sports stars, can get a little worried before a big game. Some kinds of stress are good. Good stress might show up when youre called on in class or when you have to give a report. This kind of stress can _25 you get

10、things done. You may do a _26 job in your book report if the anxiety pushes you to do more work before you read it to the class. Sometimes stress can turn into something _27 if you keep having the stressful feeling over a long time. This kind of stress isnt going to help you. It can make you _28. Yo

11、u may have trouble _29 attention at school and forget things easily. So, remember to stay relaxed. It wont be the _30 of the world, even if you dont pass the exam. ()16. A. althoughB. unlessC. if D. as long as()17. A. when B. whereC. how D. what()18. A. do my homework B. solve problemsC. stop workin

12、g D. fall asleep()19. A. angry B. differentC. anxious D. the same()20. A. so B. whyC. how D. because()21. A. feel B. lookC. sound D. seem()22. A. head B. heartC. breath D. friends()23. A. homeworkB. lessonsC. hopes D. pressure()24. A. problemB. questionsC. courage D. mistake()25. A. allow B. askC. o

13、rder D. help()26. A. worse B. betterC. harder D. fewer()27. A. helpful B. badC. wonderful D. useful()28. A. happy B. comfortableC. sick D. strong()29. A. making B. findingC. paying D. showing()30. A. part B. sideC. future D. end三、阅读理解(共10小题, 每小题2分, 满分20分)AFilmsTwo films will be on this Saturday afte

14、rnoon at Andersen Cinema. See Life of Pi at 2: 30 pm. The Smurfs will be on at 4: 45 pm. For more information, call us at 66328801. International PicnicAre you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to City Park this Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive

15、. Noon to 5: 00 pm. Football GameNov. 16 this Saturday night (7: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm), is your last chance to watch the football game in our city this year. Buy your tickets at the gate of the gym. It might be coldDont forget to wear a sweater or a jacket. Concert “The Only”, a popular rock band (摇滚乐队

16、)from America, will give their first concert this Saturday night, at 8: 00 pm at Golden Hall. ()31. The food for the international picnic is _. A. expensiveB. not deliciousC. only from AmericaD. from the whole world()32. We can infer( 推断) from the third advertisement that _ this year. A. the weather

17、 will be very hot on November 16B. no football game will be held after November 16C. the tickets for the game will be free on November 16D. another football game will be held after November 16()33. The rock bands first concert will be given at _. A. Andersen Cinema B. City ParkC. Golden Hall D. the

18、gymBAre you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. Its the spirit(精神) of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.

19、Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops(庄稼) or death. The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played

20、 the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records. When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change

21、and became popular across America. John Denver was one of Americas most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is wellknown and people still play it today. ()34. Country music is usually about _. A. students feelingsB. everyday life and feelingsC. the lives of wo

22、rkersD. crops()35. Country music developed _. A. in John Denvers cityB. in the Southern United StatesC. in the Northern United StatesD. in the Western United States()36. Why did country music become popular in America? A. Because city people liked the music. B. Because people in the city moved to th

23、e countryside. C. Because country music talked about city peoples lives. D. Because people in the countryside moved to cities with their music and it continued to change. CWhen the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book, and a poor man

24、got it. The book wasnt very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum (羊皮纸) on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”. The touchstone was a small pebble (鹅卵石) that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing ex

25、plained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold. So the man sold his house, bought a tent, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if

26、 he picked up normal pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebbles hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick

27、up a pebble. Coldthrow it into sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. The days stretched into months and the months into years. One day, however, about midafternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He was used to throwing eac

28、h pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up. So when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away. So it is with opportunity(机会). Unless we are vigilant, its easy to fail to realize an opportunity when it is in hand and its just as easy to throw it away. ()37. The man threw the touchsto

29、ne into the sea because _. A. it was coldB. it was a normal pebbleC. he was too tired to hold itD. he had formed a habit()38. How did the man probably feel when he realized it was the touchstone? A. Excited. B. Moved. C. Interested. D. Regretful. ()39. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “vigil

30、ant” in the last paragraph? A. Brave enough. B. Hardworking enough. C. Careful enough. D. Strong enough. ()40. What does the writer want to tell us? A. Opportunity knocks but once. B. Use it or lose it. C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. Practice makes perfect. 四、词汇运用(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分)A

31、)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。yearboringhurryoneselfthree41. Peter is going to enjoy _ during the May Day holiday. 42. Go along the road and turn left at the _ street on the left. 43. In twenty _ time, maybe there wont be any schools! 44. I want to go out for a walk. Im _ with staying at home. 45. She jumped out

32、 of the bed and _ out of the house without her basket. B)根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式。(每空限填一词)What will life be like if you look very different from others? Most of us are_46(幸运的) to be born with “normal” faces. Recently, the movie Wonder has become a great _47(成功的事物). It shows us that there is no s

33、uch thing as being normal and the _48(真的) beauty is more than skindeep. The movie is about a boy named Auggie. When he was born, the _49(护士) was afraid to show him to his mother because of his serious facial problems. He spent most of his life being homeschooled. But later, his parents _50(送) him to

34、 a school. There, Auggie had to learn to get on with his classmates and accept _51(他自己) as he was. But actually it was difficult for many kids to accept him. At first, he really had _52(麻烦) making friends. So he felt _53(孤独的) all the time. However, as Auggies classmates got to know him better, they

35、came to realise that he was nice and _54(幽默的). They started to change their attitude towards him. In our daily life, it may take _55(更久) to see such changes happen. But if we give people a chance, they may change in the end. 五、任务型阅读(共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分)_56 Mary lives in town. She likes wearing new co

36、ats. But she doesnt have much money. _57 Listening to the radio can give you a different feeling from watching TV. Many people still like listening to the radio. Xiaoming is one of them. He wants to find a good radio program. _58 Jack is the monitor of his class. He wants the whole class to have a m

37、eal after graduation. Now he is looking for a restaurant. _59 My mother says that she doesnt want to go shopping in the supermarket near our home, because there are only a few kinds of goods(商品)to choose from. _60 Lana likes dancing very much. Her dance often makes us excited. We believe she is the

38、most talented dancer in our school. A. Do you want to have a meal? Welcome to our restaurant! The dishes here are very delicious and our service is very good. Dont worry about the price. Its very cheap. B. If you like dancing, you can come to join us. There are many dance lovers in our club. We can

39、help you dance better. Please us call at 0765332. C. The Millers is pretty bad. The clothes there are not good enough. And they are quite expensive. I will never go to buy clothes there. D. I think 97. 9 AM is pretty good. The DJs choose beautiful songs. So its the most popular radio station among y

40、oung people. E. Do you need a new coat? Do you need a sweater? Welcome to the Best Clothes and they are very cheap. And youll get good service here. F. Welcome to our supermarket! Our supermarket is new. We have many different kinds of goods with reasonable(合理的)prices. And we will offer you the fine

41、st goods and the best service. 六、书面表达(满分15分)假如你是一位名叫Sally的中学生, 你在课余时间经常收听一档音乐节目, 请你用英语给节目主持人写一封信介绍一下你和这档音乐节目的渊源, 信的要点如下: 1. 你听这个节目已经3年了, 很喜欢这个节目, 特别是英文歌曲节目, 到目前为止已学会了10首英文歌曲；2. 当你有空或疲劳时, 你常会打开收音机收听这个节目；3. 你自己也写了一首英文歌曲, 并寄到了这个节目；4. 你最喜欢Yesterday Once More这首歌, 希望能得到歌词；5. 多亏了这个节目, 你在英语学习上已经取得了巨大进步。要求:

42、语意连贯, 语法正确, 注意时态, 80词左右。参考词汇: program, especially, radio, lyricsDear sir, _Yours, Sally参考答案听力材料: 第一节: 一、1. W: I havent finished reading Robinson Crusoe yet. Which book did you choose?M: I chose Treasure Island, but I havent finished reading it yet. 2. W: Would you like something to drink, John?M: No

43、, thanks. I drank some tea just now. 3. W: What do you think of Tom Sawyer and Harry Potter, Robert?M: Well, I think Harry Potter is exciting, but Tom Sawyer is a bit boring. 4. M: Id like this book about Chinese history. Can I return it next Wednesday afternoon?W: Sorry. Our library is open every d

44、ay except Wednesday. 5. M: Alice, do you like light music, rock music or country music?W: Let me think. Well, I like country music best. 第二节: Dialogue 1: W: How many kinds of music do you know?M: I know classical music, pop music, country music and rap. W: What kind of music do you like?M: I like po

45、p music. W: Why?M: I think it is very interesting and exciting. It can make me feel very happy. Dialogue 2: M: Hello, Rose. Here is the book Huckleberry Finn. I borrowed it from you a month ago. Thank you very much. W: Oh, youre welcome, Sam. Do you like it?M: Very much. Its very interesting. Im sor

46、ry to have kept it so long. I didnt have much time for reading these days. W: Thats all right. I dont mind how long you have kept it. M: Have you got any more books by the same writer?W: Yes. I have a book called Tom Sawyer, but Bob has borrowed it. Would you like to borrow it, too?M: Yes, please. C

47、an I ask Bob to pass it to me when he has finished it?W: No, youd better let him return it to me and then Ill let you have it. M: Do you have anything else I can borrow now?W: Do you like science books? I have a good one. M: Ive never read any and Id like to try it. W: Lets go and get it. Its in my

48、room. M: OK. 第三节: Text: Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from the northeast of China. The beautiful birds from Canada are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to see you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to play a game for you. Sichuan pan

49、das can play with balls for you. The giraffes from Africa are waiting for you. Business hours: From 9: 00 in the morning to 5: 00 in the afternoon. The ticket price for adults is 6 yuan. For students its only 3 yuan. 听力答案: 一、15: BCABC610: BCABC 1115: BCACB笔试部分二、1620: CCDBD 2125: ABDAD 2630: BBCCD三、A

50、【语篇解读】本文为四则广告, 分别介绍电影, 野餐, 足球赛和音乐会的有关信息。3133: DBCB【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文, 介绍了乡村音乐在美国的发展历程。34. B点拨: 细节理解题。根据原文“Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.”可知, 乡村音乐通常谈及日常生活和感情。故选B。35. B点拨: 细节理解题。根据原文“Country music developed in the Southern United States.”可知, 乡村音乐在美国南部发展起来。故选B。36. D点拨: 细节理解题。根据原文“When people