八下英语Unit5单元测试题带答案

Unit 5 单元测试题

Written test part (共95分)

Ⅴ. 单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

( ) 21. The room is not big enough. Why don’t we put the bed _______ the wall?

A. from

B. to

C. at

D. against

( ) 22. He felt there was something wrong and asked many times what had happened but nobody told him the _______.

A. meaning

B. truth

C. promise

D. resolution

( ) 23. That’s _______. I was sure Jude was right here one minute ago and yet she said she was in Shanghai.

A. fair

B. strange

C. simple

D. useful

( ) 24. Be quiet! A bird _______ something on the window.

A. ate

B. eats

C. is eating

D. was eating

( ) 25. When she got an education in America, she _______ how important her family was for her.

A. imagined

B. wondered

C. realized

D. hoped

( ) 26. The radio _______ that about 200 people died in the traffic accident.

A. guessed

B. discussed

C. spoke

D. reported

( ) 27. She worked _______ hard _______ everything was ready by 6 o’clock.

A. too; to

B. so; that

C. enough; to

D. such; that

( ) 28. —Did you hear the news of the famous writer’s death?

—Yes, just now. He died very _______.

A. suddenly

B. successfully

C. clearly

D. completely

( ) 29. _______ I passed by Linda’s house, she was playing with her dog.

A. While

B. Until

C. After

D. When

( ) 30. While my mother was sweeping the floor, I _______ Nothing Gold Can Stay on the sofa.

A. will watch

B. was watching

C. watch

D. am watching

( ) 31. Why are the lights still on in our classroom? I remember _______ when I left.

A. turning them off

B. to turn them off

C. turning them on

D. to turn them on

( ) 32. I _______ a lot about American culture while I _______ America.

A. learned; went to

B. was learning; went to

C. learned; was staying in

D. was learning; was staying in

( ) 33. Robinson woke up too early, and then he was just lying in bed waiting for the alarm to _______.

A. work out

B. go off

C. get off

D. run out

( ) 34. At the meeting they sat _______, without talking to each other.

A. in common

B. in surprise

C. in need

D. in silence

( ) 35. —Lucy, I plan to drive to Qinghai by myself.

—Really? _______! You are still a new driver!

A. No problem

B. Good idea

C. Have a good time

D. You’re kidding

Ⅵ. 完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

In 2011, Henry and I took our children to London to watch the wedding (结婚庆典) of Prince William and Kate Middleton. We 36 Buckingham Palace at nine o’clock in the morning. The wedding was at eleven o’clock, but the streets were 37 crowded.

There were big screens around Buckingham Palace and we watched the wedding service at Westminster Abbey 38 the screens. Kate looked beautiful. She wore a nice white dress. Prince William wore a smart red uniform.

39 the wedding service, Prince William and Kate left for Buckingham Palace. We waited 40 . Everyone was shouting and cheering. Even the policemen were happy and making 41 . Suddenly we heard the sound of music and drums. A group of soldiers

(士兵) were 42 along the street. They were walking and playing music. After them we saw a beautiful carriage (四轮马车).

43 the carriage came close to the place where we were standing. People around us were cheering loudly. My 44 were shouting excitedly. Henry was taking photos. Prince William smiled and waved at (向……挥手) us. He looked so happy and friendly. It was a fantastic experience and I will never 45 it.

( ) 36. A. looked for B. arrived at C. dreamed of D. cleaned up

( ) 37. A. even B. also C. already D. still

( ) 38. A. with B. of C. on D. for

( ) 39. A. After B. Until C. During D. Since

( ) 40. A. luckily B. seriously C. quietly D. excitedly

( ) 41. A. rules B. decisions C. jokes D. plans

( ) 42. A. standing B. coming C. waiting D. riding

( ) 43. A. Certainly B. Commonly C. Finally D. Probably

( ) 44. A. children B. parents C. brothers D. sisters

( ) 45. A. refuse B. change C. miss D. forget

Ⅶ. 情景交际(每小题1分，共5分)

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。

A: Hi, Jim. You’re from California, right?

B: That’s right, Rob. I’m from Los Angeles.

A: Did you hear about the earthquake (地震) there this morning?

B: Yes, I did. California has a lot of earthquakes. (46) _______ No one was hurt.

A: I’m glad. (47)_______

B: Yes, they can kill people or leave people homeless.

A: Yeah, all natural disasters (自然灾害) can be pretty scary!

B: (48) _______ There are natural disasters in many places.

A: Yeah. Taipei has a lot of typhoons (台风).

B: Many places in Asia have typhoons in the summer.

A: (49) _______Those are like typhoons, right?

B: They’re similar. (50) _______

Ⅷ. 阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)

A

Speedy Gonzales is my favorite cartoon character. He is funny, smart and brave (勇敢的). Speedy Gonzales is from Mexico, so he can speak English and Spanish. He also runs very fast.

—Sarah Both my cousin Jeff and I like Dexter. Dexter is a young boy. He has a secret laboratory (秘密的实验室). He makes things like robots, time machines, etc. Dexter has a sister called Dee Dee. Dee Dee seems not clever, but she sometimes gives her brother good advice.

—Paul My favorite cartoon character is Snow White. Her stepmother (继母) is very bad. She even tries to kill Snow White. Later Snow White meets dwarfs (小矮人) in the forest. They help her a lot. I like her because she is beautiful and kind.

—Daisy My favorite cartoon character is Doraemon. He gets to a boy’s home by a magic machine. The boy’s name is Nobita and they become good friends. Every time Nobita gets into trouble, Doraemon helps him out. Doraemon is very lovely and he always makes me happy.

—Mark 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( ) 51. How many kinds of languages can Speedy Gonzales speak?

A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four.

( ) 52. Dee Dee is Dexter’s _______.

A. sister

B. aunt

C. friend

D. cousin

( ) 53. Who likes Snow White?

A. Sarah.

B. Paul.

C. Daisy.

D. Mark.

( ) 54. What can we know about Nobita?

A. He is very lovely.

B. He runs very fast.

C. He has a secret laboratory.

D. He is friends with Doraemon.

( ) 55. Which of the following words can describe both Dee Dee and Doraemon?

A. Creative.

B. Brave.

C. Helpful.

D. Funny.

B

One Sunday afternoon, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演). Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the circus show. It was clearly a very important day for them. The father and mother were also very happy.

The ticket lady asked the man how many tickets he wanted.

The man answered, “Eight children’s tickets and two adults’ (成人的) tickets.”

The ticket lady told him the price.

There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady again told him the price.

It seemed that he didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

Seeing what was happening, my father took out a $20 note (纸币) and dropped it on the ground (地面). (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then said to the man, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”

The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the note, looked into my father’s eyes, and replied, “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

A lthough my father and I didn’t go to the circus that day, we were very happy.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( ) 56. What does the underlined word “impression” mean in Chinese?

A. 灵感

B. 责任

C. 印象

D. 目标

( ) 57. How many tickets did the man need to buy?

A. Eight.

B. Ten.

C. Twelve.

D. Twenty.

( ) 58. The underlined words “the bad news” refer to the fact that _______.

A. the man lost his money

B. there were not enough tickets

C. the circus show would start later

D. the man did n’t have enough money

( ) 59. Hearing the writer’s father’s words, the man probably felt _______.

A. thankful

B. satisfied

C. worried

D. angry

( ) 60. What can we learn from the story?

A. Be happy with what we have.

B. Helping others can make us happy.

C. Always ask for help when in trouble.

D. A family should always stay together.

Ⅸ. 词汇运用(每小题1分，共10分)

A) 根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。

61. We need lots of __________ (木头) to make a fire in the winter.

62. I am interested in the first five __________ (章节) of the book.

63. There are no differences between the two __________ (塔).

64. He finished the dinner and then __________ (开始) to play chess with his son.

65. They only __________ (最近) found out the truth of the matter.

B) 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。

66. I found some _________ (match) in the small box under the old bed.

67. It’s dangerous to drive across the bridge because the river is _________ (rise).

68. Listen! Who is _________ (beat) the door and window?

69. After the storm, there were _________ (fall) trees and rubbish here and there.

70. It was so noisy outside that we could hardly fall _________ (sleep).

Ⅹ. 完成句子(每小题2分，共10分)

根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词。

71. We visited the museum just now. (用at that time替换just now改写句子)

We ________ ________ the museum at that time.

72. I was helping on the farm at the time of the strong wind. (对划线部分提问)

________ were you ________ at the time of the strong wind?

73. There was a heavy rain last weekend. (改为同义句)

It ________ ________ last weekend.

74. Yesterday morning I called Linda at eight but no one answered. (改为同义句)

Yesterday morning I called Linda at eight but no one ________ ________ the phone.

75. While I was writing a letter, my friend came. (改为同义句)

I ________ ________ a letter ________ my friend came.

Ⅺ. 综合填空(每小题1分，共10分)

阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。

Thomas Edison is a world-famous inventor (发明家). Here’s a heart-warming (76) ________ about him and his mother.

One day Edison came home with a letter. He said, “My teacher (77) ________ this letter to me and told me to only hand it to you.” After reading the letter, his mother (78) ________ to cry. “What does it say?” asked Edison. “Your son is (79) ________ talented. This school is too small for him and doesn’t have enough good teachers to train him. Please teach him (80) ________,” answered Edison’s mother. Edison was happy to hear that.

Many years later, Edison became one of the (81) ________ inventors in the world. One day when he was going through the old things at home, he (82) ________ a piece of paper. It was the letter from his teacher to his mother. The (83) ________ in the letter was, “Your son is mentally ill (有精神病). We cannot let him (84)

________ in our school anymore. He is expelled (被开除).”

Edison was surprised when he read it. And then he wrote (85) ________ his diary, “Thomas Edison was a mentally ill child. His mother turned him into a talented inventor.”

Ⅻ. 书面表达(15分)

下节英语课上，老师让大家讲述自己难忘的一个重大事件。请你根据以下提示写一篇短文为你的发言做准备。

提示：

1. What’s the event? When and where did it happen?

2. What were you doing when the event happened?

3. Why was the event unforgettable?

要求：80词左右，可适当发挥。

_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

附加题(共10 分)

In 2009 scientists found a flute (长笛) in Germany. It is a very old flute made from the wing bone (翼骨) of a bird. They believe people made it about 35,000 years ago.

A group of scientists from Tuebingen University in Germany found the flute. In fact, they found the broken pieces of it. Scientists put the 12 broken pieces together and made the flute. There are 5 holes along it, just like the holes on flutes we have today. The V-shaped end of the flute is where you put your mouth and blow. Recently

scientists have found more old flutes in Germany. Some are made of bones and some of mammoth tusks (猛犸象牙).

Scientists believe that these old flutes are important. To understand more about them, scientists made their own flutes from bones. These bone flutes have a beautiful sound.

Nicholas Conard from Tuebingen University says that they can learn a lot about prehistoric (远古的) people from the old flutes. Scientists used to think that prehistoric people spent all their time finding food and trying to keep themselves away from dangerous animals. But now they know that prehistoric people also had time to do other things like enjoying music.

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

1. How old is the flute found in Germany in 2009?

_________________________________________

2. When scientists found the flute in 2009, was it in good shape?

_________________________________________

3. What are the old flutes recently found in Germany made of?

_________________________________________

4. Why did scientists make their own flutes from bones?

_________________________________________

5. What can scientists know about prehistoric people through the old flutes?

_________________________________________

参考答案

Ⅴ. 21-25 DBBCC 26-30 DBADB 31-35 ACBDD

Ⅵ. 36-40 BCCAD 41-45 CBCAD

Ⅶ. 46-50 CBAGF

Ⅷ. 51-55 BACDC 56-60 CBDAB

Ⅸ. 61. wood 62. passages 63. towers 64. began / started 65. recently

66. matches 67. rising 68. beating 69. fallen 70. asleep Ⅹ. 71. were visiting 72. What; doing 73. rained heavily / hard

74. picked up 75. was writing; when

Ⅺ. 76. story 77. gave 78. began 79. truly 80. yourself

81. greatest 82. found 83. Message 84. study 85. in

Ⅻ. One possible version:

I will never forget the day of the Great Wenchuan Earthquake. It happened on May 12, 2008 in Wenchuan, Sichuan. When I heard the news of this event, I was taking an English class at school. This event is unforgettable because many people died in the earthquake. I felt very sad. The people there needed help. Lots of people from all over the world came to help them. I gave all my pocket money and some clothes to them.

附加题

1. About 35,000 years old.

2. No, it wasn’t.

3. Bones or mammoth tusks.

4. Because they wanted to understand more about the old flutes.

5. Prehistoric people had time to do things like enjoying music.