英语人教版八年级下册单元测试题

单元测试题

I、完形填空(10分)

It was Sunday and the five little monkeys had nothing to do、“Why not help me tidy up the house, kids?” Mom found they were 1________ and said、“Your grandma is coming for lunch、We must keep the house 2________ 、”

The little monkeys were glad to do 3________ 、They cleaned their bedrooms, swept the floor and then 4 ________the rubbish、After everything was done, Mom asked them to go and 5________ strawberries in the forest、Their grandma loved strawberries best、The kids came back with big and delicious strawberries, 6________ they also brought lots of mud(泥) back、Mom looked at their dirty clothes and said, “Go and clean7________ up, kids、Your grandma will come any minute now、” The monkeys 8________ the living room and ran to the bathroom、They 9________ their clothes here and there and made the mud everywhere、Oh, no, the house was in a 10________ 、And just at that moment, the door bell rang、( )1、A、lonely B、sick C、excited D、bored ( )2、A、warm B、clean C、small D、quiet

( )3、A、exercise B、shopping C、chores D、homework ( )4、A、took out B、gave out C、put out D、got out ( )5、A、eat B、sell C、pick D、borrow ( )6、A、and B、because C、so D、if

( )7、A、yourselves B、yourself C、themselves D、ourselves ( )8、A、cleaned B、repaired C、changed D、passed ( )9、A、provided B、threw C、folded D、showed

( )10、A、difficulty B、situation C、trouble D、mess

II、阅读理解(30分)

A

Dear Mom,

I want to have a talk with you、You’re a good mother and you always take good care of me、You think study is the most important to me, so you never let me help you at home、Every time I try to give you a hand, you refuse、You think that’s good for me, but I don’t think so、As a member of the family, I want to do something、I don’t want to see you and Dad being busy while I sit in front of the desk and do nothing、Do you know that doing chores can help me become more independent? I’m sure you want me to be a person like that、

Here is a chore list for kids aged 13-16、

I feel sorry that I’m 15 and I’ve done none of them、So, could you please let me try? I’m sure it won’t take me much time、And I promise I will study as hard as before、

Lots of love,

Kathy

( )11、Mom thinks is the most important to Kathy、

A、study

B、money

C、health

D、love

( )12、Kathy thinks she can become more by doing chores、

A、hard-working

B、careful

C、independent

D、talented

( )13、Jack is a 14-year-old boy、He should beable to 、

A、make money for the family

B、repair the car

C、take care of a sick person

D、look after his little brother

( )14、What can we learn from the passage?

A、Kathy is 16 years old、

B、Kathy’s parents don’t love her、

C、Kathy can cook meals、

D、Kathy always studies hard、

( )15、Why does Kathy write this letter?

A、She wants her mom to have a rest、

B、She thinks she studies too hard、

C、She wants to help with housework、

D、She doesn’t think her mom is good、B

Today more and more English people are working to an older age、Around 10 percent of people in their early 70s still work in England、That means over a quarter of a million (百万) 70 to 74-year-olds now have jobs、This is the highest number in history、In 2005, the number was just around 100,000、

A report says people are working to an older age for different reasons、

Some people don’t want to retire because they love their jobs、Although they are old, they are healthy and they can do their jobs very well、So they decide to stay in work、

There are also some people who are not so lucky、They are working to an older age because they have to、They don’t have enough money to live on、The third part is people who retired and started their own businesses、These are usually

something they dreamed of doing when they were still young、

The report also says old people should be given more care so that they can decide whether (就是否) to stay in work by themselves、

( )16、Today there are about 70 to 74-year-old people in England、

A、250,000

B、2,500,000

C、100,000

D、1,000,000

( )17、The underlined word “retire” means “ ” in Chinese、

A、任职

B、加班

C、退休

D、请假

( )18、Which is NOT the reason for some old people to stay in work?

A、They feel happy to do so、

B、They don’t have enough money to live on、

C、They want to become richer、

D、They want to make their dream come true、( )19、73-year-old John is a doctor、He still works in the hospital because he likes to help sick people、John is 、

A、the first type (类型) of old people

B、the second type of old people

C、the third type of old people

D、none of the above

( )20、This passage is mainly about 、

A、how to stay in work when you are old

B、who would like to stay in work

C、whether people should work to an older age

D、why some old English people are still at work

C

A sunflower is a big, round, yellow flower that looks like the sun、Sunflowers also need a lot of sun to grow、Sunflowers are made up of lots of very small flowers、The center part is made of one kind of flower, and the other part around it is another kind、

We use sunflowers in many ways、First, we can enjoy them、Many people add them to gardens because they are so big, bright and colorful、They can also be cut and brought inside、They will last a long time in a vase (花瓶)、

Sunflower seeds (种子) are also good to eat、People, birds and many animals love to eat sunflower seeds、Eating some sunflower seeds is good for health, but remember not to eat too many at a time、Sunflower seeds also have a lot of oil (油) in them、Many people use sunflower oil for cooking、

Sunflowers are pretty flowers, and they give us and other animals food、Do you like them?

根据短文内容,完成下列句子。

21、Sunflowers need ______________ to grow、

22、The small flowers in the center part are_________________ those around them、

23、People plant sunflowers in their gardens because sunflowers are big, bright and_________、

24、It’s____________ for people’s health to eat too many sunflower seeds at a time、

25、People can get_______________ from sunflower seeds、

III、单词拼写(10分)

A、根据句意及汉语提示,填入恰当的单词。

26、To make a paper plane, first you should____________(折叠) the paper in half、

27、The kids made a terrible _______(杂乱) of the living room、

28、There was a ring on one of her ___________(手指)、

29、The examination put a lot of__________ (精神压力) on him、

30、You can’t wash the ________(衬衫) in hot water、

B、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

31、Could you please_________ (sweep) the floor after the party?

32、“It’s _________(fair) to say that I’m lazy,” his daughter said angrily、

33、They will_________ (provide) food and drinks for us、We only need to take some clothes、

34、The cup__________ (drop) down from the table and broke、

35、When can you finish__________ (read) the book, Tina?

IV. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空一词。(10分)

36、今早离开的时候我忘记倒垃圾了。

I forgot to________ ________ ________ ________ when I left this morning、

37、为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

We set off early________ ________ ________arrive before dark、

38、她摔断了腿,不得不一直躺着

He broke his leg and had to lie________ ________ ________、

39、别担心。我会照顾这只小狗的。

Don’t worry、I’ll________ ________ ________ the dog、

40、我们一到那儿,电影就开了。

The movie began ________ ________ ________we got there、

V. 情景交际(10分)

从方框中选择恰当的句子补全对话,其中有两项多余。

Luke: (41) ________

Daisy: I looked after my brother, swept the floor, cooked and did the dishes、Luke: Wow、You are so great、(42)

Daisy: They went to Beijing、My aunt was ill and they went to visit her、(43) Luke: Yes, I did、

Daisy: What chores do you usually do?

Luke: (44) What do you think of doing housework?

Daisy: It’s tiring and boring but I think we should help ou r parents do chores often、Luke: (45) We should understand how difficult it is to be a good parent、

A、I usually wash clothes and make the bed、

B、What are you doing?

C、Where did your parents go?

D、It doesn’t matter、

E、What did you do last weekend, Daisy?

F、Did you help your parents do any chores?

G、I think so、

VI. 书面表达(15分)

您在家里做家务不？就此问题,崇文中学校报的小记者李硕在她的同学中做了一次调查,下图就是她的调查结果。假如您就是李硕,请根据调查结果写一篇70词左右的短文,介绍同学们做家务的情况。

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参考答案

1-5 DBCAC 6-10 AADBD 11-15 ACDDC 16-20 BCCAD

21、a lot of sun 22、different from 23、colorful

24、not good / bad 25、oil 26、fold

27、mess 28、fingers 29、stress

30、shirt 31、sweep 32、unfair

33、provide 34、dropped 35、reading

36、take out the rubbish 37、in order to

38、all the time 39、take care of 40、as soon as

41-15 ECFAG

One possible version:

Hey, I’m Li Shuo、This week I asked my classmates a question about doing chores at home、Here are the results、Twenty percent of my classmates don’t do chores at home、Eighty percent do the housework every day、Some of them help to take out the rubbish、Some of them help to do the dishes、And some of them help to sweep the floor、They think doing chores can help to develop their independence and they like doing chores、