1、1Unit 8 单元测试题Written test part (共 95分). 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. When Anna heard someone call her name, she stood up and walked _ the door.A. from B. towards C. around D. against( )22. I have seen two foreign films. One is made in Canada, and _ is made in the USA.A. an
2、other B. the other C. other D. the others( )23. When you play games with other teams, remember that believing in yourselves is the first step on the road to _.A. satisfaction B. fairness C. development D. success( )24. When I first came to the class, the teacher asked me to _ myself.A. report B. ser
3、ve C. introduce D. explain( )25. The machine is too old. We have to buy a(n) _ one.A. primary B. modern C. famous D. expensive( )26. Dont go to the hall _ people. Its very crowded.A. full of B. close to C. made of D. similar to( )27. Joe doesnt mind lending you his iPad.He neednt. I have _ borrowed
4、one.A. already B. ever C. yet D. never( )28. Its reported that Harbin has got ready for the 2017 Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.Really? I cant wait _ the city.2A. to show B. showing C. to visit D. visiting( )29. This is the second time I have come to Taiyuan. It _ a lot. Yeah,
5、it is becoming more and more beautiful.A. changes B. will change C. was changing D. has changed( )30. _ the students in my class is fifty, and _ them go to school by bus.A. The number of; a number of B. The number of; the number ofC. A number of; the number of D. A number of; a number of( )31. Your
6、skirt fits you well.Thank you. My sister _ it for me as my birthday gift. A. buys B. has bought C. bought D. is buying( )32. I cant say _ I want to visit my grandma. I havent met her for a long time.A. how much B. how far C. how long D. how often( )33. Kate is so funny that she often makes us _.A. l
7、aughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed( )34. Jane, _ and get ready. Were waiting.Im coming. A. run away B. hang out C. lie down D. hurry up( )35. Eric, you have seen the movie. _?Its interesting. You can watch it.A. How do you know that B. What do you think of itC. What does it look like D. How doe
8、s it begin. 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。Im Dave. Im from the west of Ireland. When I finished university, I 36 to leave Ireland to find work. Although I 37 home, I enjoyed living in London for two years. But after that, I felt I needed a 38 , so I bought a 3ticke
9、t to Ecuador, a country that many of my friends were talking about. Two months later, 39 was in Quito, a beautiful city high up in the mountains. First, I explored (考察) the city. Next, I decided to walk on the Camino Real, the most important lnca road. It was hard work, 40 the views (景色) were really
10、 wonderful. During the walk, there were more and more clouds and it was 41 to see. Suddenly I heard some magical Irish music. It 42 me of home. “How could it be?” I just 43 believe it. I thought I was dreaming. The next day, when I came down for breakfast at my hotel, I 44 found out the truth. 45 wa
11、s practicing Irish music at the hotel garden (花园). It was an American tourist who was making the magical music of my home!( )36. A. chose B. forgot C. answered D. refused( )37. A. stood B. built C. missed D. challenged( )38. A. reason B. result C. prediction D. change( )39. A. I B. it C. he D. she(
12、)40. A. or B. but C. if D. because( )41. A. hot B. free C. clear D. difficult( )42. A. reminded B. talked C. described D. heard( )43. A. mustnt B. neednt C. couldnt D. shouldnt( )44. A. again B. always C. unluckily D. finally( )45. A. Anybody B. Somebody C. Everybody D. Nobody. 情景交际(每小题 1分，共 5分)根据对话
13、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: Hey, Susan! (46)_ B: No. Whats it like? A: (47)_ Its my favorite.B: Can I listen to it on your CD player? 4A: (48)_B: Its really a good jazz (爵士) piece. But I still like rock music best. A: Who is your favorite singer?B: Cui Jian. (49)_A: Why do you like him?B: (50)_A:
14、I see.A. Of course.B. Have you read the article about him?C. I went to his concert last week.D. I agree.E. Have you listened to the song called “Take Five”?F. Because his music is exciting.G. I think its amazing. 阅读理解(每小题 2分，共 20分) ABenedict Allen was born in England in 1960. His dad was a pilot, an
15、d Benedict dreamed of traveling around the world like his dad. His dream came true Benedict became an explorer. But he doesnt travel the world in a plane. He finds a place he wants to explore, and then he lives with the local (本地的) people. He learns important skills from them, and then uses those sk
16、ills to explore the place hes visiting. He doesnt use modern things like cellphones (移动电话), and he likes to travel alone.Benedicts explorations are often dangerous, but he likes them. One of his favorite explorations was in 2001. He wanted to be the first person to travel alone across the ice from S
17、iberia to Alaska. So he went toSiberia and lived with the Chukchi people. He learned how to live like the Chukchi people and drive a dog team. He traveled 622 miles with only a dog team. The weather was really bad. There was a lot of snow, wind and ice, so the journey was very 5difficult. Benedict a
18、lmost lost the dog team, and he almost died, so he ended his journey early. It was scary, but he learned a lot.根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。51. What did Benedict dream of?_52. Does Benedict use a cellphone when traveling?_53. When did Benedict go to Siberia?_54. What did Benedict learn from the Chukchi people?_55
19、. What made Benedicts journey from Siberia to Alaska difficult and dangerous?_BDear students,After all your hard work on the homework on the history of this city, we have decided to visit the Maritime Museum. Here we are going to have a tour and learn about the sea and river in our city. We are goin
20、g to meet a guide who will show us around the museum. Please make sure you read the information I have given you for homework, as our guide will ask you some questions. We will also get the chance (机会) to go inside a 200-year-old trading boat. This boat is very famous. After visiting the museum, wel
21、l enjoy a beautiful boat trip along the river near the museum.The trip is from 10:00 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. on May 25th. And you can return home as soon as we get back to school. Here is the days timetable (时间表):10:00 a.m.: Meet at the front of the school.10:15 a.m.: Walk to the station to catch the trai
22、n to the museum.10:45 a.m.: Meet our guide visit the museum and boat.11:45 a.m.: Free time to see the rest (其余部分) of the museum.612:30 p.m.: Lunch (one hour).1:30 p.m.: Meet me at the front of the museum. (Dont be late!)1:45 p.m.: Boat trip on the river.2:15 p.m.: Walk back to school.Please make sur
23、e that you are at school on time. The school is paying for the trip. All you have to bring is your lunch, water, a camera, pencil or pen, good shoes and an umbrella in case it rains.Any problems, for example: you get lost, are sick on the day of the trip or are going to be late for school, please ca
24、ll me at 07993 561992.See you all then!Yours,Andrew根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )56. What do we know about the boat the students will visit?A. It is a trading boat.B. It has a history of 300 years.C. It traveled to a lot of countries.D. It was made by a very famous person.( )57. How will the students go to the Ma
25、ritime Museum?A. On foot.B. By bus.C. By train.D. By boat.( )58. What will the students most probably be doing at 11:00 a.m. on May 25th?A. Having a boat trip on a river.B. Waiting at the front of the school.C. Visiting the Maritime Museum.D. Discussing their homework.7( )59. What does Andrew probab
26、ly do?A. A guide.B. A teacher.C. A reporter.D. A student.( )60. Which of the following is TRUE about the trip on May 25th?A. One student is too sick to go on the trip.B. The trip will end at 2:00 p.m. on that day.C. Students wont need to bring their lunches and water.D. Students can call 07993 56199
27、2 if they have any problems. 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. I enjoy sitting alone on the beach and watching _(船) come and go.62. Look! There are some white _(记号) on the wall.63. They didnt travel _(在国外) when they were kids.64. We have to say _(科技) is changing fast.65. There are differ
28、ent kinds of _(工具) in the box.B) 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。66. How many _(line) have you read of the article?67. For Maria, _(laugh) is the best medicine.68. David left England for the sunnier weather of _(south) France.69. My brother spent a lot of time listening to _(record).70. We swam in the sea and the
29、n lay on the _(sand). 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(含缩略形式)。71. Have you decided which car to buy? (补全肯定答语)Yes, _ _.72. Would you like some more cakes? (作否定回答)_, _.73. Ben has already painted the room. (改为一般疑问句)8_ Ben painted the room _?74. The students have cleaned the park. (改为否定句)The stude
30、nts _ _ the park.75. My sister has received many birthday gifts. (对划线部分提问)_ has your sister _?. 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。promise, room, angry, why, so, lead, with, I, well, appearOnce, there was a young painter who was good at painting birds. His paintings sold (76)
31、_ and he was famous all over his country.The emperor loved collecting (收藏) paintings, especially roosters (公鸡). (77)_ he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best of all his collections.The painter (78)_ to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one
32、year, but did not get the painting. He became (79)_ and asked the painter to come to see him.The painter came. He walked into the palace (80)_ paper, paints and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect (完美的) picture of a rooster (81)_ on the paper. Seeing this, the emperor was all the more angry. “If you
33、 can paint a picture of a rooster in five minutes, (82)_ did you keep me waiting for a year?” he said.“Ill let you know why, Your Majesty,” said the painter. “Could you please come with me?”He (83)_ the emperor to his own study (书房 ). There, paper almost filled the (84)_. On each paper was a paintin
34、g of a rooster.“Your Majesty,” explained the painter. “It took (85)_ one year to improve my skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you.”. 书面表达(15 分)9最近你们班要举办一次英语读书报告会的分享活动。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文为此做准备。提示：1. What book have you read recently? 2. Whats it about? 3. What do you think of it?要求：90 词左右，可适
35、当发挥。_附 加 题 (共 10分)Many musicians meet and form (组成) a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start as a group of high school students and practice their music in someones house. Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can get some money
36、for themselves or pay for their instruments (乐器).However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called the Monkees and was formed in 1965. It began as a TV show. The TV show had planned to find four rock musicians who could act as well as sing. But they could only find one who w
37、as good enough. They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.Since some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to ask for help from other musicians. So at first, the band just pretended (假装) to sing. Anyway, their performances were excellent and they got lots of fans.
38、 Each week on TV, the Monkees would pretend to play and sing songs written by other musicians. After a year or so, they became more serious about their work. They started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they produced (制作) their own records and started touring and playing thei
39、r own music. In the USA they became even more influential and popular than the Beatles and sold even more records.10However, the band broke up around 1970, but happily they reunited (重聚) in the 1980s. They produced a new record in 1996 to celebrate their time as a band. It was very successful. Today
40、 the Monkees are still making music for their millions of fans.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )1. From the second paragraph, we can know that the Monkees _.A. was started by some studentsB. began as a TV showC. was started by fans of the BeatlesD. began as a radio program( )2. At the beginning, the Monkees _.A. had
41、 five membersB. wrote songs for the BeatlesC. had other musicians sing for themD. was not very interested in country music( )3. What does the underlined word “influential” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?A. 有权势的B. 有野心的C. 有争议的D. 有影响的( )4. The Monkees has a history of about _ years.A. thirtyB. fortyC. fiftyD. sixty( )5. The writer writes this passage mainly to _.A. show his love for the MonkeesB. introduce the history of the MonkeesC. ask more people to buy the Monkees records
