1、提高卷 Test for Unit 1 of 8BClass Name 一、单项填空（20%）( ) 1. _ the way, my home town is quite different from what it was _ some ways. A. In; in B. By, by C. In; by D. By; in( ) 2. The child isnt _ to go on a trip today.A. good enough B. enough good C. well enough D. enough well( ) 3. This is a no-parking a
2、rea. Cant you see the sign? Oh, sorry. I _ it.A. will see B. didnt see C. havent seen D. wont see( ) 4. _ fun it is _ tricks on those children!A. What; to playing B. What; to play C. How; playing D. How; to play( ) 5. We must try our best to stop the pollution _ a happy life.A. from live B. from liv
3、ing C. living D. to live( ) 6. The poor _ woman lived _ in a _ house.A. lonely; alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely; alone C. alone; lonely; lonely D. alone; alone; lonely( ) 7. Yesterday Andy _ his dictionary to me, and said I could _ it for a week.A. lent; borrow B. borrowed; have C. lent; keep D. gav
4、e; keep( ) 8. Cutting down too many trees _ it _ for people to protect wildlife in the world.A. make, impossible B. makes; possible C. make; possible D. makes; impossible( ) 9. The room is very clean. Who _ it?A. has cleaned B. cleans C. clean D. is cleaning( ) 10.Shes never been to Hainan, _? _. Sh
5、e went there last week for the first time.A. has she; Yes, she has B. has she; No, she hasnt C. hasnt she; Yes, she has D. hasnt she; No, she hasnt ( ) 11. My aunt goes to climb the hill every morning. Oh? But she _ hate climbing hills.A. uses to B. was used to C. is used to D. used to( ) 12. There
6、is nothing for you _.A. worry about B. to worry C. to worry about D. worry with( ) 13. Im fat. But John is _ fatter than me.A. a bit of B. a few C. a bit D. bit( ) 14. Its _ for them to have such a boring sports meeting.A. pleased B. pleasant C. unpleased D. unpleasant( ) 15. _ you _ your homework?
7、Yes, I have. I _ it only an hour ago.A. Did; finish; did B. Have; finished; did C. Are; finishing; did D. Have; finished; have done( ) 16. The teacher is coming. Please stop _ and keep _.A. talking; quietly B. talking; quiet C. to talk; quiet D. to talk; quietly( ) 17. I find _ become more difficult
8、 to see my old friends.A. it is B. it C. it has D. that has( ) 18. Its _ to speak like this to old people. They will be angry.A. necessary B. polite C. impolite D. possible( ) 19. We must stop the hunters hunting pandas. I agree with you. If we _, pandas will disappear (消失) soon.A. wont B. arent C.
9、dont D. mustnt ( ) 20. Good luck with your trip to Hong Kong. _.A. No, Im not lucky B. Youre welcome C. Good luck to you D. Thank you二、完形填空 （10%）Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be 1 to raise (养) worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. S
10、o in the 2 , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he didnt 3 them in a warm place.The next spring Jody 4 again. He bought more worms which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside 5 they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.O
11、ne day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from the state (州) of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who 6 things has to pay taxes (税) !” Jody made only one dollar a day by selling worms. But he still 7 to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what 8 . Soon
12、some people from a television station came to his house. He told them about his problem. They showed a film on TV of their 9 with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letter said that the law (法律) was 10 . Finally the law changed. Children like Jody can now sell
13、 things without paying money to the state.( ) 1. A. boring B. lucky C. fun D. impossible( ) 2. A. autumn B. spring C. winter D. summer( ) 3. A. catch B. find C. hide D. put( ) 4. A. tried B. waited C. failed D. practiced( ) 5. A. before B. until C. though D. so ( ) 6. A. buys B. sells C. keeps D. pr
14、esents( ) 7. A. hoped B. wanted C. had D. remembered( ) 8. A. followed B. appeared C. happened D. continued( ) 9. A. talk B. visit C. quarrel D. work( ) 10. A. common B. unfair (不公平的) C. different D. useless三、阅读理解 （10%）It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told he
15、r father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas was nearer, her desire (愿望) for a bicycle seemed to fade (消退). We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that “I really want a bike more than anything else.” But it was just too la
16、te. With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner, we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. On Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, were sleeping in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment (失望) of
17、 our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade (交换) the clay bike for a real bike?” her dad asked. So he spent the next four hours making a small clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited to wait for Almie to open the little gift box with th
18、e beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud (大声地). “Does this mean that I can trade this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears (眼泪) in her eyes when she replied (回答), “I could never trade this beautiful bicycle th
19、at Daddy made me. Id rather (宁愿) keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth (竭尽全力) to buy her every bicycle in the world.( ) 1. Choose the right order of the following events:a.The girl asked for a new bike. b. The girl opened the little gift box. c. The pa
20、rents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one.A. a,b,c,e,d B. a,c,d,b,e C. a,c,b,d,e D. a,b,d,c,e( ) 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The parents wanted the gir
21、l to have the clay bike for ever (永远).B. Tears were in the girls eyes because she didnt like the present at all.C. The girl never lost her desire for a bike.D. The parents cared little about the daughters desire for a bike.( ) 3. Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?A. He wanted his daughter to buy a r
22、eal one. B. He didnt want to make his daughter sad.C. He thought his daughter would like it. D. He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.( ) 4. What can we know from the last sentence?A. The parents were sad about what the girl said. B. The parents felt nervous and shy.C. The parents felt proud (自豪
23、) of the girl. D. The parents felt unhappy for the girl.( ) 5. Which do you think is the best title for the story?A. A Lovely Little Girl B. A Great and Serious Father C. A Clay Bike D. Christmas Shopping四、词形变化 （6%）1. He is a _ (honest) boy. He often tells a lie.2. The doctor followed the _ (develop
24、) of the child closely.3. The air will get much _ (fresh) as you go up to the top of the mountain (山).4. How many _ (dictionary) have you got? Only one.5. _ (pollute) here is more serious than that in Beijing. We see litter everywhere.6. Fujian is in the _ (south) part of our country.五、根据句意和汉语注释，写出单
25、词的正确形式（10%）1. The government has taken actions to _ (减少) the pollution.2. Being tall gave him an _ (优势) over the other players.3. This plan will win the support of many people, _ (尤其) in todays China.4. He _ (扔) an apple to me but I didnt catch it.5. Have you _ (意识到) this serious mistake (错误) now, g
26、uy?6. Have you seen _ (展览) these days?7. You look _ (不健康的). Youd better see a doctor.8. Two hundred years means two _ (世纪).9. My son is studying in a _ (小学教育) school.10. The _ (服务) of this hotel is much better than that of others.六、动词填空 （10%）1. I _ (interview) more than ten business men so far.2. I
27、_ (lose) my key. I cant open the door.3. The old man still_ (feel) lonely from time to time.4. Do you often stay after school _ (chat) with your classmates?5. She _ (go) shopping as soon as she finishes her homework.6. I only come to thank you and return the coat you _ (lend) me.7. _ your father _ (
28、work) as a doctor before?No, never.8. There _ (be) great changes to this place over the past 10 years.9. When I came in, she _ (describe) the appearance of her new friend.10. You look sad. Whats wrong?I _ (not receive) my daughters letter yet. Im worried about her.七、短文填空 （12%）What do you know about
29、the sea? We know that it l_ (1) very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. We a_ (2) know that it can be very rough (汹涌的) when there is a strong wind. What e_ (3) do you know about it?The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big. When you look at the m_ (4) of the world, you will find
30、there is more sea than land. The sea covers three q_ (5) of the world. Some parts of the sea are shallow (浅的). But in some places the sea is very deep. The h_ (6) mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. But the deepest place of the sea is n_ (7) 11 kilometers deep.The sea can be very cold.
31、 At the top, the w_ (8) may be warm. But if you go down, it b_ (9) colder and colder. In most parts of the sea, there are lots of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. O_ (10) live deep down.You know that the sea water is salty (咸的). If you swim in the sea, you can t_ (11) the salt.
32、Some parts of the sea are more salty than other places. For example, the Dead Sea is so salty that swimmers cannot sink (下沉) in it! And fish cannot live in it, either. What a s_ (12) sea!1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5._ 6. _7._ 8. _ 9. _10. _ 11._ 12. _八、完成句子 （12%）1. 这个电脑室已投入使用半年了。The computer room _ for half
33、 a year.2. 爸爸已经把我们的阳台改成了客厅。My dad _ already.3. 他过去常常乱扔垃圾，但现在不了。He _. But now he doesnt.4. 王先生和刘小姐半个月后就要结婚了。Mr Wang and Miss Liu _.5. 学校为学生提供良好的学习环境。Schools _ the students.6. 他已经意识到学习英语的重要性了。Hes _ learning English already.九、书面表达 （10%）为了进一步提高人民的生活水平，政府进行了一次无名调查，了解老百姓对生活的看法和希望。请根据以下信息以第一人称口吻，用英语写一份调查。1
34、. 年龄：16；住址：无锡；2. 最近几年发展很快。比如，很多人已经买了车，搬到新的公寓里；3. 但是还存在一些问题：房价太高，不少人买不起房子; 水和空气污染很严重；4. 相信政府能够解决这些问题，人们会过上更好的生活。注意：1. 短文须包括以上内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯； 2. 词数：80 个左右。_8B U1 一、1-5 DCBBD 6-10 ACDAA 11-15 DCCDB 16-20 BCCCD二、1-5 CBDAD 6-10 BCCAB三、1-5 BCBCC 四、1. dishonest 2. development 3. fresher 4. dictionaries 5
35、. Pollution 6. southern五、1. reduce 2. advantage 3. especially 4. threw 5. realized6. exhibitions 7. unhealthy 8. centuries 9. primary 10. service六、1. have interviewed 2. have lost 3. feels 4. to chat 5. will go 6. lent 7. Has, worked 8. have been 9. was describing 10. havent received七、1. looks 2. al
36、so 3. else 4. map 5. quarters 6. highest7. nearly 8. water 9. becomes 10. Others 11. taste 12. strange八、1. has been in service/ use2. has turned our balcony into a sitting room3. used to drop/ throw/ dump litter/ rubbish carelessly4. will get married in half a month5. provide a good study environmen
37、t for6. realized the importance of 九、 Im 16 years old and I live in Wuxi. There has been great development in the past few years. For example, many people have bought cars and moved into new flats. However, there are still some problems. The price of the new houses is still too high. So many people cant buy them. The air pollution and water pollution are very serious.Im sure that the government can solve these problems and people can live a better life in the future.
