牛津譯林版無錫外國語八年級下學(xué)期U1-2單元測試(無答案)

無錫外國語學(xué)校初二英語試卷8BUnit1-2 Class:____________ Name:_____________ Score:_____________詞匯運用(11’)Lookathis_________(excite)face!Hemusthavewonthegame.Nowhe’s_________(realize)theimportanceoflearningEnglishPM2.5_________(pollute)hasbecomeaseriousproblemwhichdoesharmtoourhealth.Theboyjustwantedtokeephisdreamandhandedin_________(exact)thesamepaper.IttakesmeanhourtogettoschooleverymorningbecauseIliveinthe________(south)partofthecity.It’sChinesepeople’straditiontovisitour_________(親戚)duringtheSpringFestival.Themanwent__________(直接)intotheprincipal’sofficewithoutanappointment.People’sliving_________(環(huán)境，條件)arebetterthanbefore.Iwalkfour__________(街區(qū))southtoseeGrandmaandGrandpaonSundays.Thediseaseisstillinits__________(初級的)stage.Youonlyneedtotaketherightmedicine.It’saboutthirtyminutes’bus__________(短途旅行)frommyhometoschool.單項選擇(20’)---IsCentralPark________largestcityparkintheUSA?---Yes.Itis________perfectplaceforpeopletorestafter_________hardday’swork.A.a;the;a B.a;a;the C.the;a;the D.the;a;aTheoldmanlives_______ina________house,buthedoesn’tfeel________.A.alone;alone;lonely B.lonely;lonely;alone C.alone;lonely;lonely D.alone;lonely;aloneI’mnotsurewhen________thebook________thelibrary.A.toreturn;backto B.returning;backto C.toreturn;to D.willreturn;to---She_______.Pleasebequiet. ---What?It’ssevena.m.I________foranhour.A.hasjustfallenasleep;havegotup B.hasjustslept;havegotupC.hasjustfallenasleep;havebeenup D.hasjustbeenasleep;havebeenupThere_______greatchangesinourhometowninthepastfifteenyears.A.were B.havedad C.hasbeen D.havebeenLook!_______highspeedthesportscaris________!A.How;movingat B.Whata;drivingat C.How;moving D.What;runningat---Myfather______Shanghaiwithmygrandparents.---Really?______willtheycomeback?A.hasbeento;Howsoon B.hasbeento;Howlong C.hasgoneto;Howsoon D.hasgoneto;HowlongThere_______inspringinSuzhou,buttheweatherisusuallyniceatthistimeofyear.A.mayhaverain B.mayberainy C.mayberain D.musthaverainMyfamily_______5yearsago,sowemissourneighbors_______.A.movedhouse;attimes B.movedaway;atatime C.movedaway;atonetime D.movedthehouse;fromtimetotime---Canyoulendmesomemoney? ---I’mshortofmoneymyself,but_______,I’llgiveyousome.A.moreover B.anyway C.however D.therefore---Ithinkcommunicationbyemailisbetterandeasier.Doyouthinkso?---_______,Iagreewithyou.A.Insomeway B.Intheway C.Insomeways D.BythewayTheLaLaLand(愛樂之城)has________forfiveminutes.Wemust_______tothecinema.A.began;hurry B.begun;hurried C.beenon;hurried D.beenon;hurryWouldyoupleasegiveme________myEnglishstudy?A.someadvicesin B.anyadviceon C.anyadvicesin D.someadviceon_______thebeginningofthetrip,we________veryhappy.A.In;hasbecome B.At;became C.At;hasbecome D.By;became---WhatgreattroubleIhave________myEnglish! ---Don’tworry.I’llshowyouhow________itwell.A.improving;learning B.toimprove;tolearn C.improving;tolearn D.toimprove;learningWhatwillthecomputer_______inthefuture?A.lookslike B.look C.belookedlike D.belikeShe________for15years,yetshestilldoesn’tknowwhatkindofmanshe________.A.hasbeenmarried;hasmarriedwith B.hasgotmarried;marriedtoC.hasbeenmarried;married D.hasmarried;hasmarriedtoThechemicalfactory________thewasteintotheriver.Butnowtheriverismuchcleaner.A.gotusedtoput B.usedtoput C.isusedtoputting D.wasusedtoput---Idon’tthinktheoldman’sbeenusedtothecitylife,________?---________.Heevendoesn’tknowhowtousethepublictoilet.A.doI;Yes B.hashe;No C.hasn’the;Yes D.don’tI;No---Hello,Jack!Howareyoudoing? ---________.Readingamagazine B.That’sallright C.Notbad D.It’snice動詞填空(12’)Whatdoyouthink_____________(change)hismindtheotherday?Iwouldlovetodoanythingyouaskmetoexcept___________(taste)thespicybar.Ididn’treplytoyouremaillastnightbecauseI___________(write)anarticlethewholenight.I’mnotsureifshe_____________(accept)myinvitationtomybirthdaypartythisSaturday.Thepolice_____________(take)actionactivelytopreventpeopledrivingafterdrinkinginthelastthreemonths._____________(noturn)onthelightsuntilyouareaskedto.Thepicturemustbeprintedindimlight.Uptonow,moststudents______________(know)thatit’sbadforthemtoplaycomputergamestoomuch.Theharderyouwork,thebettermarksyou______________(get).I’msure.Iamafraidthelifeweareusedto______________(change)alotinafewyears’time.Sincehe______________(stop)smoking,hishealthhasimprovedalot.It’sthethirdtimethatyou_______________(forget)tobringyourEnglishbook.TheJapanesethinkthatit’simpolite_____________(nottake)offyourshoesbeforeenteringyourfriend’shousewhenyouvisityourfriend.完成句子(12’)我父母已經(jīng)習(xí)慣用電子郵件和我聯(lián)系了。Myparents___________________________________________________byemail.我的爸爸已經(jīng)去成都出差兩天了。Mydad_________________________________________________fortwodays.我們在“太空山”過山車上玩得很高興，乘坐全程忍不住尖叫和大笑。WhenwehadfunonSpaceMountain,we______________________________________.在過去的幾年，無錫發(fā)生了很大的變化。There___________________________________________________________________.現(xiàn)在飛機以光速飛行是不可能的。_________________________________________isimpossibleforplanesnowadays.---我已經(jīng)有好幾個小時沒有看到經(jīng)理了。他去哪兒了？ ---他已經(jīng)乘直飛航班去巴黎了。---Ihaven’tseenourmanagerforhours.Where_________________________________?---He___________________________________________________Paris.完形填空(10’)Itbeganayearago,aroundChristmas.EverytimeIdrovedownourstreet,Inoticedanoldmansittinginhisfrontyard.Hewasusuallysmokingordrinking,andlookingratherunhappy.Oneday,whileIwasdrivingpasthimwithmy1,Idecidedtowaveathimwithalotofexcitement.2,whenhenoticedmewavingathim,helookedabitsurprised.Then,Isawhishandgoupandhewavedback.“3didyouwaveathim?”mydaughterasked.Itoldherit’sjustanactofkindnessthatdoesn’t4anything.Itgivesbothhimandmeafeelingofjoy.Mydaughterrepliedthatshefeltabituncomfortabletowavetoastranger,butnexttimeshewouldtryitaswell.Welivedclosetotheoldman,5wesawhimratheroften.Wheneverwedroveby,bothofuswouldstartwavingathimand,prettysoon,theoldmanstarted6ateveryonewhopassedbyhishouse.Onetime,mydaughter’sfriendcametovisitandshetoldmydaughterthatshesawthisstrangeoldmannearourhomewaveathervery7.Shementionedthatshewavedback,althoughshedidn’tknowhim,anditfeltreallygood.Assoonasmydaughterheardthis,shetoldherfriendthe8ofhowallthewavingbegan.Herfriendanswered,“Tellyourmomthat’sreallycool!”O(jiān)therfriendshadsimilar(類似的)9.Thistaughtmydaughterthatanactofkindnesscanbenaturaland10,ifyoureallywanttodoit.Itshowedushowgivinghappinesscandogoodtoboththegiverandthereceiver.A.husband B.son C.daughter D.friendA.Justnow B.Ontime C.Intheend D.InthebeginningA.Why B.How C.When D.WhereA.buy B.cost C.hide D.guessA.or B.but C.so D.yetA.shouting B.waving C.laughing D.lookingA.angrily B.excitedly C.loudly D.carefullyA.lesson B.accident C.news D.storyA.gifts B.notes C.thoughts D.booksA.easy B.funny C.unusual D.special閱讀理解(30’)ADifferentgestures(手勢)meandifferentthingsindifferentcountries.Sometimesagesturethatispoliteinonecountryisnotpoliteinanotherandshouldnotbeused.Differentmeaningsofgesturescanalsocauseproblemsinunderstandingwhatanotherpersonistryingtosay.Agesturethatmanypeopledonotunderstandisonethatusesthethumb(拇指).Mostwesternerswillsometimesshowthattheylikesomethingbyholdingoutaclosedhandwiththethumbliftingintheair.Thisiscalledgivesomeoneorsomething“thethumbup”.Often,onlyonethumbisused,soitshouldbe“thethumbup”.Theusualexplanationfortheorigin(起源)ofthisgestureisnotreallycorrect.Itsaysthatinancient(古代)Romantimes,whenpeoplewerepleasedwiththewayagladiator(角斗士)handfought,theyshowedtheirthumbsup.Whentheywerenotpleased,theygavethethumbsdown.Whenagladiatorwasgiventhethumbsup,theemperorallowedhimtolive.Whenagladiatorwasgiventhethumbsdown,theemperororderedhimtobekilled.Thetruthis,however,itwastranslatedintoawrongmeaningbymistake.Ifpeoplewantedtosavethegladiator,theyputouttheirhandsandhidtheirthumbsintheirhands.Iftheywantedthegladiatortodie,theypointedtheirthumbsstraightathim.Westernslifttheirthumbswhenthey__________.A.wantsomeonetodie B.wanttogotoaplaygroundC.likesomething D.wantsomeonetoliveMostpeoplethinkthatinancientRome,“thumbsup”meantthat__________.A.theemperorcoulddie B.thepeoplewantedthegladiatortoliveC.thefightingcouldcontinue D.thepeoplewerenotpleasedInfact,ifpeoplewantedagladiatortolive,they_________.A.hidtheirthumbs B.pointedtheirthumbsdownC.liftedtheirthumbsup D.pointedtheirthumbsathimFromthearticleweknowthat__________.A.differentgestureshavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcountriesB.afriendlygestureisalwaysthesameindifferentcountriesC.themeaningof“thumbsup”isthesamebothnowandthepastD.weshouldoftenusethethumbsThemainideaofthisarticleisabout__________.A.gesturesaroundtheworld B.closedthumbsC.gesturesinancientRome D.thethumbs-upgestureBAroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure---thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewhotrytofindanimmediatethrill(毛骨悚然)fromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metersabovethegroundwithanelastic(有彈性的)ropetriedtoyourankles(腳踝).Youfallatupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs(峭壁).Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologists(心理學(xué)家)suggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Life,accordingtomanypeople,offerslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworksafelyandcomfortably.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistotrytofinddangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistest?A.Bungeejumping:adangeroussport B.Bungeejumping:anexcitingsportC.Dangeroussports:whatandhow? D.Dangeroussports:whatandwhy?Whatdoesbungeejumpingmean?A.跳傘 B.跳臺 C.跑酷 D.蹦極Whichofthefollowingshowsthemovementinbungeejumping?Peopletakepartindangeroussportsmainlybecause_________.A.theywanttohaveachangeinsports B.thereisnotmuchworkforthemtodoC.thereisnotmuchexcitementintheirlives D.theyarecuriousaboutsuchsportsItseemedthatthewriterofthetextis_________.A.afraidofdangeroussport B.against(反對)dangeroussportsC.for(支持)dangeroussports D.neitherfornoragainstdangeroussportsCLadiesandGentlemen,thankyou.Well,ni-hao.(Laughter)Itissuchapleasureandanhonortobeherewithallofyouatthisgreatuniversity,sothankyousomuchforhavingme.I’mheretodaybecauseIknowthatourfuturedependsonconnectionsliketheseamongyoungpeoplelikeyouacrosstheworld.That’swhywhenmyhusbandandItravelabroad,wedon’tjustvisitpalacesandparliaments(國會)andmeetwithheadsofcountries.Wealsocometoschoolslikethisonetomeetwithstudentslikeyou,becausewebelievethatrelationshipsbetweencountriesaren’tjustaboutrelationshipsbetweengovernmentsorleaders---they’reaboutrelationshipsbetweenpeople,particularlyyoungpeople.Soweviewstudyabroadprogramsnotjustasaneducationalchangeforstudents,butalsoasanactivepartofAmerica’sforeignpolicy(政策).Throughthewondersofmoderntechnology(科技),ourworldismoreconnectedthaneverbefore.Ideascancrossdifferentcountrieswiththeclickofamouse.Companiescandobusinessandcompetewithcompaniesacrosstheworld.Andwecantext,email,skypewithpeopleintheworld.Sostudyingabroadisn’tjustafunwaytospendatimeoflearning;itisquicklybecomingthekeytosuccessinourtimes.Becausegettingaheadintoday’sworkplacesisn’tjustaboutgettinggoodgradesortestscoresinschool,whichareimportant.It’salsoabouthavingrealexperiencewiththeworldbeyond(超出)yourborders---experiencewithlanguages,culturesandsocietiesverydifferentfromyourown.Or,astheChinesesayinggoes:“Itisbettertotraveltenthousandmilesthantoreadtenthousandbooks.”Wheredidthespeakerprobablygivethetalktotheaudience?A.Inauniversity. B.IntheParliamentHall.C.OntheInternet. D.Intheplaceofinterest.Thepassageshowsthattheworld’sfuturedependson__________.A.gettinggoodgrades B.travelingabroadC.connectionsamongyoungpeople D.textsandemailsWhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“compete”inParagraph3?A.完成 B.比較 C.競爭 D.抱怨Inthespeaker’sopinion,whatisthekeytosuccessinourtimes?A.Goingtoauniversity. B.Doingmoreexercises.C.Studyingabroad. D.GettinggoodtestscoresWheremaythepassagecomefrom?Astory. B.Anewsreport. C.Ascientificmagazine. D.Aspeech.任務(wù)型閱讀(5’)Thesedaystheteenagers’sleepingproblemisgettingmoreandmoreserious.WorldSleepDay,on21stMarch,wascreatedtobringattentiontothegrowingnumberofsleepproblems.Sleepisanaturalpartofhumanlife,butmanypeopleinthemodernworlddon’trealizeit’sveryimportant.Asaresult,sleepingproblemsarequitecommon.In2011,scientistsdidasurvey(調(diào)查)ofover35,000peoplein10countriesaroundtheworld.Thesurveyfoundthatmanypeoplesufferfromthepoorqualitysleep,someevencan’tfallasleepandoftenwakeupinthemiddleofthenight.Themaincausesoftheproblemsare