Unit 7【能力培优】-学年八年级英语下册单元过关与提升测试（人教版）

1、Unit 7能力培优测试卷I.单项选择。（每题1分，共15分）一Why dont you get yourself a job?一 Thats said than done.A.easyB.easierC.the easierD.the easiestMr. Wang is very friendly to us. He is of all the persons I know.A.patientB.less patientC.more patient D.the most patientIt is well known that the speed of light is sound.A.

2、many times faster thanB many times slower thanC many times as fast as that ofD. many times as slow as that of一Do you know the of the stone?Yes.It about 200 kilos.A.weight;weighsB. weights;weighsC.weigh;weighsD. weigh;weights一 Its smoggy these days. Thats terrible!Yes, I hope to plant trees.trees, ai

3、r pollution.A. The more； the fewerB. The less； the moreC. The less； the fewerD. The more； the lessThe soldier succeeded the boy in the river.A. saveB. in savingC. to saveD. saves7.Our head teacher is always the first_and the last _.A. come； leave B.to come； leaveC. to come; to leave D. came; leftthi

4、nk the phubbers（低头族）are supposed to the time they spend their smart phones.A.cut off;inB.cut down;onC.cut up;onC.cut up;onC.cut up;onD.cut down;in【解析】句意为“我认为低头族应该减少他们花在智能手机上的时间。飞ut down的意思 为“减少;缩短”;spendon sth.在某事上花费应选为C.cut up;onD【解析】由语境可知,两个空都表示泛指;European以辅音音素开头,其前用不定冠词时,用a;Asian以元音音素开头，其前用不定冠词时，

5、用an。应选DoC【解析】由常识可知,当接近山顶的时候吸入空气会比拟困难。表示“吸入”的take in符 合句意;而fall over“绊倒”、pick up“捡起”、put away收起来”均与语境不符。完形填空。C【解析】根据第二段第二句中的When people came to live in Hong Kong可知选C项。C【解析】根据 though there are still some small areas covered with trees 可 知现在 已经没 有森林了。应选C项。A【解析】根据空前的many和空后的animals可知此处应选形容词other。many ot

6、her animals意为“许多其他动物”，应选A项。B【解析 1根据语境可知此处指动物的数量开始减少，应选B项。D【解析】grow意为“种植；make意为“制作”;get意为“得到；到达”;keep意为“保持; 饲养根据空后的pigs and chickens可知此处 指饲养猪和鸡。应选D项。A【解析】根据后面提到的取暖、做饭和驱赶危险的动物可知此处指他们需要火。应选A 项。A【解析】“So +助动词+主语产意为“某人/某物也是如此。”这里表 示大局部狼和老虎也 是如此。应选A项。B【解析】根据上文中的disappeared可知此处指猴子和许多其他动物以同样的方式死去 了。应选B项。B【解析

7、】分析句子结构可知句中缺少介词，在A项和B项之间选择。besides意为”除 了 其后所接宾语包括在整体范围之内；except意为“除了”，其后所接宾语不包括在整 体范围之内。此处表示除了在动物园以外，其他地方没有动物了。应选B项。D【解析】“therebesb./sth.doingsth.”意为“有某人/某物正在做某事”。应选D项。C【解析】分析句子结构可知句中不缺少谓语动词，而缺少介词，故从B项和C项之间选择。介词with可表示“带有;具有“，符合语 境，应选C项。A【解析】句意为：它缺乏两英尺高。“基数词+计量单位+ high”意为“.高，应选A 项。C【解析】shout意为“喊叫”;c

8、ry意为“哭喊”;bark意为“吠叫；talk意为“交谈”。 根据上文中的the barking deer和空前的dog可知 选C项。B【解析】根据下文提到人类非法猎杀吠鹿，可知，只有人类才是吠鹿真正的敌人，应选 B项。B【解析】uIt be +adj.+ for/of sb. + to do sth/9意为“对某人来说做某事是的”,当形 容词修饰所做的事情或物时介词用for,当形容词表示人的性格、品德等时介词用of。此处 表示对人类来说保护野生动物这件事是重要的，应选B项。III.阅读理解。AA【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The book named Variety in the A

9、nimal Kingdom simply introduces the huge variety of the animal kingdom. It features some of the most unusual animals in the world and includes key data on each species and their habits in the wild. 可矢口这本 书介绍了世界上的一些最特殊的动物。应选A项。B【解析】词义猜想题。根据画线词所在句的下一句It sleeps in the day and eats at night.H 可知这种动物白天睡觉

10、晚上吃东西，因此 画线词意为“夜行的”。应选B项。A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第三句t is a bid but it cannot fly.”和第三段第一句 “The kiwi is another bird that cannot fly.可 知文中提到了两种不会飞的鸟。应选A项。B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It is one of the ugliest bird in the world. But the kiwi is the most romantic bird in the world.可知 B 项正确。C【解析】推理判断题。根据文章内容可知本文介绍了几种特殊的动物

11、，因此我们可能 会从一本科学杂志上读到这篇文章。应选C项。B【解析】细节理解题。由第一段中的Jake liked having a picture that said something important; that showed he cared”可知他关注环境问题，故答案为B。C【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中的“when the newspaper first reported the whales coming” 以及All the local people rushed out lo the beach to see them. They were expecting a beaut

12、iful show”可知答案为CoB【解析】词义猜想题。根据上下文可知，一只鲸鱼伴随着海浪一起游过来了,当海浪”退回 去”的时候,鲸鱼还留在那里，它被搁浅在沙滩上，故receded的含义是went back outoC【解析】细节理解题。由第五段中的Back al the beach, they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see （hat it was needed”可知答案为 CoA【解析】细节理解。通读第三段到第五段可知,正确的顺序是A项。CC【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的前两句Have you ever hea

13、rd of Angel Falls ? It 7 s the highest waterfall of the world , deep in the forests of Venezuela （委内瑞拉）.（你听说过天使 瀑布吗？它是世界上最高的瀑布，在委内瑞拉的森林深处）可知，天使瀑布在委内瑞拉，根 据常识可知委内瑞拉在南美洲，应选C项。C【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句四句Few people have ever seen Angel Fais . It 9 s very hard to get there .（很少有人见过天使瀑布。人们很难到达那里。）”可知，人们 去天使瀑布并不

14、容易，应选C项。A【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段的最后两句 If yougo there by land , you will have to travel for weeks through thick forests . If you go by plane from Caracas , the capital city of Venezuela , it wil take about four hours .（如果你从陆路去那里， 你将不得不在茂密的森林中待几个星期。如果你从委内瑞拉首都加拉加斯乘飞机去，大约需 要四个小时。）”可知，从陆路去那比坐飞机更困难，应选A项。B【解析】细节理解

15、题。根据第三段的前两句Suddenly you would see a silver thread far away .Then as your plane flew closer , you would see the waterfal more clearly . You would see water falling over half a mile straight down the cliff （悬崖）.（突然，你会看到远处有一条银 线。然后，当你的飞机飞得更近时，你会更清楚地看到瀑布，你会看到水从半英里以上的悬 崖上直落下）”可知，silver thread是用来描述瀑布，应选B项

16、。A【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段Finally,you would fly toward a de叩canyon（峡谷）with steep,rocky side.可推知，瀑布在峡谷，A句表述错误，应选A项。D 42. B 43. E 44. A 45. CIV.用所给词语的适当形式填空。includingmost popularachievethe most tectionincludingmost popularachievethe most believablewidely51.succeeded52.climbing53.illness54.excitementV从方框中选词并用其适

17、当形式填空完成短文，使短文内容完整、通顺。56. find57. desert58. enough59. useful60. make61. carrying62. moving63. another64. friendly65. troubleVI .书面表达。Dear Editor,Fve just read an article on the Internet about saving tigers. It says that the number of tigers is becoming smaller in our country. Ifs terrible. I saw a fe

18、w people selling bones of tigers by the roadside the other day. I also learned that some people killed tigers in order to make money. And too many trees have been cut down. The places where tigers used to live have been destroyed. Tigers are in danger of dying out.To save tigers, our government shou

19、ld punish the hunters. At the same time, we should try our best to make our earth pleasant and peaceful, not only for human beings but also for animals. Yours faithfully,Lihua. France is European country while Thailand is Asian country.A.an;anB.an;aC.a;aD.a;an.一Did you meet any problems while you we

20、re climbing the mountain?Yes.As you know,its hard to air as you get near the top of the mountain.A.fall overB.pick upC.take inD.put away.完形填空。（每题1分，共计10分）A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 11 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt

21、. Now there is 12 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods. Elephants, tigers and many 13 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the number of 14 began to decrease. Early farmers grew rice and 15 pigs and ch

22、ickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 16 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. 17 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many

23、 other animals soon 18 in the same way.You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 19 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different kinds of animals 20 there. One of the most interesting of Hong KongA animals is the barking deer. It isa beautiful little animal 21 a rich b

24、rown coat and a white patch under the tail. It looks like a deer but it is much smaller. It is less than two feet 22 It makes a noise rather like a dog 23 In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy 一 24. Peoplehunt these little animals though it is illegal.There are now not many barking dee

25、r left. So it is important 25 people to protect wildanimals.11.A. workB. studyC. liveD. enjoy12. A. manyB. a fewC. noD. much13. A. otherB. othersC. the otherD. another14. A. peopleB. animalsC. plantsD. things15 A. grewB. madeC. gotD. kept16. A. fireB. iceC. waterD. nature17 A. SoB. SuchC. AsD. Nor18

26、 A. livedB. diedC. cameD. went19. A. besidesB. exceptC. andD. or20. A. liveB. to liveC. livedD. living21. A. haveB. withoutC. withD. get22. A. highB. higherC. shortD. shorter23 A. shoutingB. cryingC. barkingD. talking24 A. the tigerB. manC. the wolfD. the elephant25. A. toB. forC. likeD. ofIII.阅读理解（

27、每题2分，共计40分）AThere are about 10 million different kinds of animals on earth and they come in all shapes and sizes. The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom simply introduces the huge variety of the animal kingdom. It features some of the most unusual animals in the world and includes key data on

28、each species（物种）and their habits in the wild.Some of the strangest animals in the world live in Australia and New Zealand. There is the kakapo parrot. It is a bird but it cannot fly. It is a nocturnal animal. It sleeps in the day and eats at night. There are only 131 kakapo parrots in the world.The

29、kiwi is another bird that cannot fly. Some birds are very beautiful, but the kiwi is not. It is one of the ugliest birds in the world. But the kiwi is the most romantic bird in the world. Male and female kiwis live together for 30 years.Australia has many strange animals. The most surprising Austral

30、ian animal is the platypus. It has the face and feet of a bird, the body of a rat and the tail of a beaver（河狸）.It is a mammal（哺乳动 物）but it lays eggs.The smallest mammal in the world lives in Asia. It is the bumblebee bat. It lives in Thailand. It is only 2. 5 cm long and it weighs 3 g. There are onl

31、y 2,000 bumblebee bats left in Thailand because people burn the forest where they live.The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom mainly talks about .special animals in the worldbirds in New Zealandanimals in AustraliaThe underlined word “nocturnal“ in Paragraph 2 means “ in Chinese.A.嗜睡的B.夜行的C.贪吃

32、的kinds of birds that cannot fly are mentioned in the passage.A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourWhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A platypus has the body of a beaver.A kiwi is romantic though it is ugly.The number of kakapo parrot is larger than that of bumblebee bat.We can most probably rea

33、d the passage from .A. a history bookB. a medical reportC. a science magazineBnSave the whales!n Thats what the picture on Jake Smithes bedroom wall said Jake liked having a picture that said something important; that showed he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale, one

34、right in his own neighbourhood.It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales* coming. A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jakes hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show, better than a movi

35、e, but nothing theyd have to do anything about.Then one whale swam in their direction, directly towards land. It came in with the waves, and when the waves receded, it stayed. Its huge body rested on the sand. Suddenly, Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers （观光者）.They had

36、to become rescuers （救援 者）.A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water, but it was no use.An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery （升降机械）, to help move the animal. Jake and his family couldnt do much on th

37、e beach, so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At least, Jake thought, they could help in some way.Back at the beach, they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark. Some people lined up their cars alon

38、g the beach and shined the headlights on the sand The rescuers would not give up. After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looke

39、d like a jump of joy, it rose high above the water - a thank-you to those who had worked so hard to save its life.What does the picture on Jakes wall tell us about him?A.He lived near the ocean.B.He cared about the environment.C.He worked as an animal rescuer.D.He thought whales were the most beauti

40、ful animals.32,Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning?A.To swim with the whales.B.To help rescue the whales.C.To see the whales swimming.D.To watch a movie about whales.The underlined word “receded“ in Paragraph 3 means . A.didnt moveB.went back outC.washed overD.got upHow did Ja

41、ke and his family help save the whale?A.By calling the rescue service.B. By asking their neighbours for help.C.By giving the rescuers food and drink.D.By controlling the people on the beach.n what order did the events of the whale rescue take place?The whale disappeared under the sea.People turned o

42、n the lights of their cars.Rescuers lifted the whale into the water.Animal rescue service brought its truck,People pushed the whale towards the sea.A.e-d-b-c-a.B.e-b-c-d-a.C.d-b-e-a-c.D.a-e-b-d-c.CHave you ever heard of Angel Falls?Ifs the highest waterfall of the world,deep in the forests of Venezu

43、ela（委内瑞拉）.Few people have ever seen Angel Falls.Ifs very hard to get there.If you go there by land,you will have to travel for weeks through thick forests.If you go by plane from Caracas,the capital city of Venezuela,it will take about four hours.What would it be like to take a trip by plane from Ca

44、racas to the falls?For hundreds of miles you would fly southeast over green plains（平原）.Then the land would become higher,and you would see mountains with forests.Soon the land would rise higher.Finally,you would fly toward a deep canyon（峡谷）with steep,rocky side.Suddenly you would see a silver thread

45、 far away .Then as your plane flew closer,you would see the waterfall more clearly.You would see water falling over half a mile straight down the cliff（悬崖）.It is the sight you would never forget.No one knew about this high waterfall until 193O.In that year,James Angel,an American pilot,flew over the

46、 area.As he was flying over the mountains and canyons,he suddenly saw a waterfall.lt was an impressive sight:the water seemed to be dropping straight out of the clouds. 36.Angel Falls is a waterfall in .A.Southeast AsiaB.North AfricaC.South AmericaD.North Europe.Not many people have ever seen Angel

47、Falls because .A.it is the highest waterfallB.it is deep in the forestsC.it is not easy to get thereD.theyve never heard of it.According to Paragraph 1,which of the following is true?A.To get to Angel Falls by land is much more difficult than by air.B.it takes much less time to get to Angel Falls by

48、 land than by air.C.Most people in the world like to go to Angel Falls by land.D.It is much too expensive to get to Angel Falls by land.39.In Paragraph 3,the writer used a silver thread to describe the .A.canyonB. waterfallC.forestsD.mountains40.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT

49、 true about Angel Falls? A.It is located in the jungles near Caracas.B.People knew nothing about it until 1930.C.Once you see it,youUl never forget it.D.An American pilot first saw it on the plane.DCan you imagine having a cheetah（猎豹）as a pet in the house? Does it sound scary to you? But for a famil

50、y in South Africa, one cheetah is treated as a VIP （Very Important Person） in the house.The big cheetah is named Jolie, after the film star Angelina Jolie.41.She can often be found eating from the kitchen table, taking a short sleep on the sofa, or even sleeping on Lucy and Jeffs bed. The big cat al

51、so sleeps and plays with another pet, the more usual onea sheepdog（牧羊犬）.42.Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual. At first, Mrs. Brown wasnt willing to keep a cheetah as a pet. She said, 43.But we are now happy that we did itshe is part of the family.Just like her name, four-year-old Jolie has achiev

52、ed a celebrity status（名人地位）in the Browns* hometown. Fans often come to their home to take pictures of her. 44.However, a cheetah is always a cheetah.45.She always makes a mess in the house, urinating（小便）everywhere and chewing everything. Its her wild instincts（本能）,“said Mrs. Brown.There might be som

53、e problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house, but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead.Interestingly, Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her.An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.Though Jolie is now a pet in the house, she still has some w

54、ild habits.She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Browns home.T was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet.IV用所给词语的适当形式填空。（每题1分，共计10分）一How much should I pay?一18 yuan in all,（include） the pen you picked out just now.Tom is one of the（popular） students in the class.You will（achievement）

55、 your dream if you work hard.Whose research is (believe),Ann,s, Lucys or Lauras?The new system is now(wide) used by IT companies all over the world.Junko Tabei (success)reaching the top of Qomolangma in 1975.1 have no problem (climb) the mountain,which is not too high.His (ill)was more serious than the doctor first thought.When they heard the good news,they jumped u