英語八上-Unit1測試卷

1、八年級上冊Unit 1測試卷(時間：80分鐘滿分：85分)第一部分選擇題(60分). 詞匯(15分)i. 從下面每小題的A、B、C三個選項中選出可以替換畫線部分的最佳選項。(共8小題,每小題1分)()1. Why do many people like to go on holiday in the countryside？Because there is fresh air and beautiful scenery.A. park B. village C. town ()2. You should not go out because it is raining outside now！

2、Perhaps I should listen to you.A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Maybe()3. Do you think tigers will die out if we dont protect them？Yes, I think so.A. remain B. disappear C. appear()4. I dont like to do this work.Me too, I wish someone would invent a new machine to help us with this work.A. produce for the

3、first timeB. discoverC. work()5. The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.Thats so great. A. gave B. took C. contained ()6. Why do you always stay in the library.The library is a place to find out about something.A. know B.talk C. think()7. Look at that boy. He is so young. He is young, but h

4、e has the ability to move the heavy box. decides to B.is able to C. comes over to ()8. Human beings cannot live without water. I agree with you.A. Animals B. Plants C. Peopleii. 根據(jù)句子意思,從下面每小題的A、B、C三個選項中選出恰當?shù)脑~語完成句子。(共7小題,每小題1分)() 9. What should I take to attend the meeting.A pen. In addition, you sho

5、uld take a(n) to make notes on it. A. schoolbag B. notebook C. umbrella() 10. Linda is a good student and she has the to finish the work by herself. I agree with you. She can do it without anyones help. A. ability B. time C. chance ()11. What do you think is the most important of Steve Jobs？Of cours

6、e the Apple computer.invention B. programme C. experiment()12. Do you know why we cant find any dinosaurs now？Oh, it is a mystery(謎). knows the reason. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Nobody()13. Have you what time the meeting will start？Yes, it will start at 2：30 p.m. tomorrow.talked about B. found outC.

7、 asked for()14. Lets before it gets dark. The view is very beautiful here.Wait a moment, please. I must take a shower first.A. take a break B. go on holidayC. go for a walk ()15. Mr Smith didnt feel well yesterday. , he still went to work on time. Besides B. While C. However.完形填空(15分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的A

8、、B、C三個選項中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項。(共10小題,每小題1.5分)Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n)16. He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping, 17 was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(農(nóng)業(yè)) University in 1953.

9、 Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid (雜交的) rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品種).In 1973, together with other people, he 18 in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. Fo

10、r this, he was called “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was 19 to the United States. 20 Professor Yuans hard work, China now produces enough rice to 21 her people every year.In his spare time, he loves playing 22 violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads 23

11、half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the 24 people in China. And he cares about 25 but his research.Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.()16. A. ideaB. dreamC. thought()17. A

12、. whoB. whomC. which()18. A. success B.succeededC. successfully()19. A. givenB. introduced C. showed()20. A. According to B. Thanks forC. Because of()21. A. feed B. offerC. send()22. A. anB. /C. the()23. A. onB. inC. for()24. A. richest B. poorestC. oldest()25. A. everything B. anything C. nothing.閱

13、讀理解(30分)閱讀下列短文,從下面每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。(共20小題,每小題1.5分)A The Water World Swimming Pool is open every day from eight oclock in the morning until half past seven in the evening. It costs two dollars sixty to enter the pool. There is a special cheap price for students with a student card. The price is

14、 one dollar forty. But you must bring your student card with you.On Wednesday morning the pool is only open to mothers and babies. So mothers can enjoy themselves in the water with their babies. Please leave your older children at home on Wednesday morning.The new Water World Cafe will open on 22nd

15、June. From the cafe you can watch the swimmers or enjoy a drink after you swim. Please call 2105369 for more information. We look forward to seeing you at the Water World Swimming Pool.()26. How long is the Water World Swimming Pool open every day？A.Eleven hours. B.Seven hours. C. Eleven and a half

16、hours. D. Seven and a half hours.()27. What is the price for students with a student card to enter the pool？A. Two dollars. B. One dollar forty. C. Two dollars sixty. D. One dollar.()28. A tenyearold boy cant go to the Water World Swimming Pool .A. on Saturday B. on Sunday C. on Wednesday afternoon

17、D. on Wednesday morning()29. This passage is a(n) .A. advertisement B. note C. story D. sloganBNow QQ coins are popular among Chinese teenagers. People use real money to buy Web money. Then they buy clothes for their online characters or services for their online pets with it. And these fancy things

18、 will cost QQ fans more in the future.According to the latest policy from the government, it will put a tax of three percent on online sales. For example, if QQ users pay 100 yuan for 110 QQ coins, they will have to spend 103 yuan in the future. The extra three yuan is tax.The capital of China was t

19、he first city to carry out the policy. Online games have to pay the tax, too. A number of players make money by spending a lot of time on the games to gain powers, and then selling them.Experts said that online trade grew fast. There is more than 10 billion yuan of real money in online trade a year

20、in China.However, the governments new move has become a hot topic among Internet users around the country. A survey by showed that more than 70% of about 3,000 people were against it. They said that the tax is too much.But supporters said the governments better management of the Internet would help

21、it become healthier. They believe the new move would help keep the Internet users safe from online identity theft (身份盜用).()30. We can learn from the story that QQ coins are .A. a kind of game softwareB. special Web moneyC. some fancy clothes D. some online pets()31. The Chinese government will put a

22、 tax of on online sales.A. 3% B. 10%C. 11% D. 15%()32. We can learn from the passage that .A. online gamers dont have to pay the taxB. many people think the tax is too muchC. all the people support this policyD. the new move will cause online identity theft()33. The new move can help Internet become

23、 healthier and .A. stop online shopping B. stop online tradeC. stop online identity theft D. stop online spending moneyCA man came home from work late, tired and unhappy, to find his 5yearold son waiting for him at the door. The boy asked, “Daddy, how much do you make per hour？” The father was furio

24、us at his sons question. When he said $20 an hour, the little boy asked his father to lend $10 to him. The father was even angrier because he thought the boy just wanted some money to buy a toy. So he didnt answer his son. The little boy quietly went to his room. After about an hour or so, the man c

25、almed down and started to think： Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10. “Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” the man went into the room and said. “Heres the $10 you asked for.” “Oh, thank you, Daddy！” he said. Then, he reached under his pillow, pulled out some crumpled (

26、褶皺的) paper money and said, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time？ Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.” ()34. How much does the man make if he works 10 hours？ A. $100. B. $200. C. $300. D. $400.()35. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” me

27、ans “”. A. quite happy B. very angry C. too excited D. a little nervous()36. At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because . A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself B. he did not have enough money at that momentC. the boy always borrowed money from himD. he though

28、t the boy would buy something of no use ()37. From the passage, we can infer that the boys father . A. spent little time with his son B. often played with his sonC. didnt love his son at all D. often came back home earlyDThomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Withou

29、t him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mo

30、ther taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly selfeducated. He started experimenting at a young age.When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired hi

31、m when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent (專利) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard o

32、f hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a gr

33、eat many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.()38. How often did Edison make a new invention？A. About every fourteen days. B. About every seven days.C. About once a week. D. About twice a week.()39. The underlined word “fired” in the passage means“”.A. gave somebo

34、dy a job B. set fire to somebody C. let somebody down D. forced somebody to leave his job()40. Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage？A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness.B. Edison got his education mostly by selfteaching.C. Edison had his first j

35、ob in 1869.D. Edisons inventions greatly improved the quality of peoples life.()41. What does the passage mainly talk about？A. The function of the electric light. B. Edison and his experiments. C. The importance of inventions. D. The whole life of Edison.EHave you ever read stories of Sherlock Holme

36、sa famous detective？ Here is one of his cases. Stapleton, Charles younger brother, found that he would inherit (繼承) the Baskerville lands if Charles and his nephew(侄子) Henry both died. Charles who had a weak heart believed super natural stories. After knowing this, Stapleton had the idea of buying a

37、 huge hound, and of using the phosphorus(磷) to make it shine like the hound in one story. Then Stapleton asked his friend Laura to write a letter to bring Charles to the moor gate on that sad night. The hound, which was shining with phosphorus, chased Charles down the Yew Alley. Charless fear was so

38、 great that his weak heart stopped, and he died but the animal did not touch the dead body. There was no sign of murder. It was difficult for Holmes to find the murderer. Two weeks later, Stapleton learned that Henry had reached England. He took his wife and the hound with him. He wore a false beard

39、 and followed Henry in London. He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there. He needed something to give the hound Henrys smell, so he paid a woman at Henrys hotel to steal one of his shoes. The first one was a new one, which was no use for the hound, so it was put back. And then another olde

40、r shoe was stolen. Before he was ready to murder Henry, he wasnt sure if his wife would keep his secret, so he did not tell her the truth. He locked her up in their hotel. She knew that he must have some evil plans. She sent Henry a letter which was made of words cut from a newspaper. After receivin

41、g the letter, Henry realized he was in great danger and it must have something to do with his uncle Charles death. So he asked Holmes for help () 42. What does the underlined word “hound” in Paragraph 3 mean？A. 魔獸 B. 獵犬 C. 匕首 D. 獵槍() 43. The first new shoe was not useful for the hound because . A. i

42、t didnt have Henrys smell B. it belonged to Henrys wife C. the hound saw nothing about HenryD. the hound didnt like the smell () 44. Which is the right order of what happened in the story？a. Stapleton stole Henrys shoes. b. Henry asked Holmes for help. c. Charless weak heart stopped.d. Stapleton mad

43、e the hound shine like the one in a story. e. Stapletons wife sent Henry a letter. A. daebc B. dcaeb C. beadc D. baedc() 45. What may happen if Stapletons wife didnt send the letter to Henry？A. It may be easy for Henry to find that he was in danger. B. It may be easy for Stapletons wife to know the truth. C. Henry may be mur