1、兴国县 20112012 学年度第一学期八年级英语单元检测题(六)(Units 910)一、听力测试（10 分）A) 请听对话 , 根据其内容在下列句子的空白处填写一个适当的词。对话读两遍。1. Mabel talked with a _ just now. 2. Charlie received the e-mail _ evening. 3. Lindas father is a _. 4. Michaels brother is an _ skater. 5. Ann broke the school _ of the girls 100 meters at the sports mee
2、ting.B) 请听对话, 从 A, B, C, D 中找出能回答下列问题的选项。( )6. What does Sandy want to be? A. A teacher. B. An engineer. C. A writer. D. An athlete. ( )7. Who wants to be a pilot? A. Jill B. James C. Bill D. Bruce( )8. What does Helen like? A. Music B. Economics C. Physics D. Computer science( )9. What does Peters
3、sister do? A. A journalist B. An editor C. A college teacher D. A programmer( )10. Why does Mays grandpa often do morning exercises? A. Because he always eats healthy diet B. Because hes friendly to everyoneC. Because he wants to keep fit D. Because he has a lot of friends二、单项填空（10 分）( )11. Some par
4、ents want to communicate better _their kids.A. with B. on C. in D. for( )12. There _a match this afternoon.A. will have B. are going to have C. is going to have D. is going to be( )13. What he said made her_.A. happily B. happy C. happiness D .sadly( )14. _ are you going to get good grades. Im going
5、 to study harder.A. How B. Where C. What D. Why( )15. There are _ people in the street. Its raining heavily.A. a little B. a few C. little D. few( )16. Tom wants to find his lost dog for _.A. a week or two B. a week and two C. one and two weeks D. one or two weeks( )17. Hes going to practice _ baske
6、tball every day.A. play B. to play C. playing D. the( )18. He is going to be a computer programmer when he _ college.A. finishes B. start C. left D. begins( )19. Im going to move _.A. interesting somewhere B. somewhere interesting C. anywhere interesting D. interesting anywhere( )20. Hes going to bu
7、y a new house_ the money.A. by B. for C. with D. in三、完形填空（20 分）A) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。O. Henry was a pen name used by an American 21 of short stories. His 22 name was William Sydney Porter. He was 23 in North Carolina in 1862. 24 a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go t
8、o school for very long, but he tried to teach 25 everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different 26 . He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a 27 . When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have st
9、olen it. Because of that, he was 28 to prison. 29 the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went to writing.O. Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because they were 30 to u
10、nderstand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers surprise.( )21. A. clerk B. teacher C. writer D. doctor( )22. A. pen B. old C. first D. real( )23. A. bore B. born C. bored D. boring( )24. A. To B. For C. As D. Because( )25. A. myself B. himself C. his D. itself( )26.
11、A. food B. clothes C. work D. jobs( )27. A. newspaper B. hospital C. school D. bank( )28. A. send B. sent C. sending D. to send( )29. A. On B. For C. In D. During( )30. A. hard B. difficult C. easy D. creativeB) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框所给的词中选出最恰当的 10 个，用其适当形式填空。heavy, loud, find , so, I, near, go, get,
12、come, for, thick, decideA dog and a cock were great friends. One day, they 31 to travel together. At nightfall, they took a rest in a 32 forest. The cock flew up and slept on the branches of a tree, while the dog 33 a hole（洞） in a hollow trunk（树干）. When the morning 34 , the cock, as usual, crowed（报晓
13、）very 35 . A fox heard the sound and wished to have him 36 breakfast. He went out and stood under the branches, saying to the cock, “How beautiful your voice is! I really like your voice. I want to kiss you, dear friend. Can you 37 down?” The cock knew the fox wanted to eat him, 38 he said to the fo
14、x, “Sir, I wish you would help 39 go to the hollow trunk below me and wake my porter（看门人）, so that he may open the door and let you in.” When the fox went 40 the tree, the dog came out, caught the fox and ate him.31._ 32._ 33._ 34._ 35._36._ 37._ 38._ 39._ 40._四、阅读理解（40 分）A A boy who was cleaning sh
15、oes in the street said to a young man passing by, “Let me clean your shoes.“ The young man said, “No, thank you.“ “You may pay me only a pound, sir.“ said the boy. But the young man refused（拒绝）again. Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man agreed to this, and s
16、oon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put the other shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless（除非）he was paid two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But the dirty one looked so bad that he couldnt walk away. He had to turn back and gav
17、e the boy two pounds. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.( )41. The boy was a shoes _.A. cleaner B. maker C. repairer D. seller( )42. At first the young man refused to clean his shoes, because _.A. he couldnt pay B. he had not enough moneyC. he didnt think it necessary D. he had just clea
18、ned his shoes( )43. Then the young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for _.A. two pounds B. one pound C. nothing D. few money( )44. The boy refused to clean the second shoe, because _.A. it was very dirty B. the young man paid only one poundC. it was difficult to clean D. he asked
19、 to be paid two pounds( )45. The boy said he would clean the young mans shoes for nothing just in order to_A. show his kindness B. help the young manC. get more money from him D. let everyone seeBThe summer vacation is over. Its true that time flies fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and
20、 I could not do much work, but I lived happily.As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning, I used to (习惯于)get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After that, I began to read English and Chinese and did some math exercises. Those took me three hours or more. I worke
21、d very hard and made good progress(进步).I spent the afternoon outside. I went swimming and it was funny. I would not go home until it was five or six oclock. Sometimes a friend would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not onl
22、y studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits(精神).( )46. What did the writer think of his vacation?A. It was sad. B. It was boring. C. It was great. D. It was not fun.( )47. The weather was very _ during the vacation.A. cool B. hot C. warm D. cold( )48. How
23、long did it take the writer to have a walk?A. Three hours B. Half an hour C. Only one hour D. One and a half hours( )49. The writer spent most of the afternoon _.A. visiting his friend B. doing homework C. swimming D. listening to music( )50. Which of the following is wrong?A. The writer was not hea
24、lthy. B. He was good at swimming.C. He studied very well. D. He spent his vacation happily.CDo you know how blueberries（蓝莓）grow? They grow on bushes（灌木）. Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries can grow on one bush. At first, the blueberries are green. You can not eat the green berries.
25、They need a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and sweet. When the berries turn blue, they are ready to be picked.Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people who live nearby can earn money by helping pick the blueberries. They work fast. They want to get as much money as they ca
26、n. When they are picking the blueberries, their fingers are blue from the juice of the berries!After the blueberries are picked, they are put into boxes and sent to the stores. People buy the blueberries and take them home to eat. Some people like to wash the berries and eat them one by one. Other p
27、eople like to cook with blueberries. They make blueberry pancakes.No matter how you eat them, blueberries are great!( )51. What color are the blueberries when they are ready to be picked?A. Green. B. Red C. Blue D. Brown( )52. Where do the blueberry workers work?A. In a barn（谷仓）. B. In a field. C. I
28、n a forest. D. Near a river.( )53. What happens to the blueberries after they are picked?A. They are put into boxes. B. They need sun and rain.C. Farmers plant them D. They become sweet.( )54. What does the underlined word “earn” mean?A. Sell. B. Get C. Buy D. Share( )55. What is the best title of t
29、he passage?A. All about blueberries. B. How to cook with blueberries.D. Eating blueberries. D. All about strawberries.DWe each have a memory. Thats why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people
30、can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learn
31、s to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear，remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they ar
32、e busy with other subjects, too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.( )56. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _.A. they always sleep well B. they often eat good footC. they read a lot of books D. they have very good memories( )57.
33、Everybody learns his mother language _.A. at the age of six B. when he is a small childC. after he goes to school D. when he can read and write( )58. Before a child can speak, he must _. A. read and write B. make sentencesC. hear and remember the sounds D. think hard( )59. In school the pupils cant
34、learn a foreign language easily because _ .A. they have no good memories B. they have no good teachersC. they dont like it D. they are busy with other subjects( )60. Your memory will become better and better _ .A. if you have a lot of good food B. if you do more and more exercisesC. if you do mornin
35、g exercises every day D. if you get up early五、句型转换（10 分） 61. She is so short that she cant reach the apple. (改为同义句)She is _ short _ reach the apple.62. He hiccupped for five months. (就划线部分提问)_ _ did he hiccup?63. Whats the matter with her sister? （改同义句）_ _ with her sister?64. He went to school at th
36、e age of seven. (改为同义句) He went to school _ he _ seven years old. 65. My sister goes to a movie once a week. (就划线部分提问)_ _ does your sister go to a movie?六、书面表达（10 分） 根据提示，以“My dream job”为题写一篇短文，可发挥自己的想象，要求语言通顺、流畅。提示：1. 想成为一名记者。 2. 打算给报纸杂志写文章。 3. 高中毕业后想去北京上大学。4. 想为一家电台工作并环游世界。My dream job听力材料A) 请听对话
37、, 根据其内容在下列句子的空白处填写一个适当的词。对话读两遍。1. M: Whom did you talk with just now, Mabel? W: With a pianist. 2. W: When did you receive my e-mail, Charlie? M: Yesterday evening. 3. M: What does your father do, Linda? W: Hes a violinist. 4. W: Your brother is an outstanding skater, Michael. M: Thank you. 5. M: An
38、n broke the school record of the girls 100 meters at the sports meeting. W: Wonderful! Well done! B) 请听对话, 从 A, B, C, D 中找出能回答下列问题的选项。6. M: What are you going to be when you grow up, Sandy? W: Im going to be an engineer. 7. W: Do you want to be a pilot, Bill? M: Yes. Im very strong, you know. 8. M:
39、Did your father buy a new computer for you, Helen? W: Yes. I like computer science very much. 9. W: When did your sister become a journalist, Peter? M: After she left college. 10. M: Your grandpa often does morning exercises, May? W: So he does. He tries to keep fit. 参考答案1. pianist 2. yesterday 3. violinist 4. outstanding 5. record610 BCDAC 1115 ADBAD 1620 ACABC2125 CDBCB 2630 DDBDC31. decided 32. thick 33. found 34. came 35. loudly 36. for 37. get 38. so 39. me 40. near 4145 ACCDC 4650 CBBCA 5155 CBABA 5660 DBCDB61. too, to 62. How long 63. Whats wrong64. when, was 65. How, often书面表达 略
