Unit 1 Past and Present單元檢測牛津譯林版八年級下冊

八下第一單元檢測卷一、單項選擇(共10小題；每題1分，滿分10分)()1.Therewasinterviewwiththefamousscientistyesterdayevening.ButitwasapitythatImissedthebeginning.A.theB.aC./D.an()2.Bothhisparentslooksad.Maybetheywhat'shappenedtohim.A.knewB.haveknownC.knowD.willknow()3.—Who'sthewomaninred?IsitMrsWhite?—Itbeher.ShewenttoChinayesterday.A.mustn'tB.can'tC.shouldn'tD.must()4.—haveyouwenttoBeijingzoo?—Onlyonce.Iremember.A.HowmanytimesB.HowoftenC.HowsoonD.Howlong()5.—Whendidyoubegintoplaythepiano?—WhenIwas5yearsold.Ithepianoforabouttenyears.A.playedB.wasplayingC.playD.haveplayed()6.Itisalmostthreeyearsourschoolbasketballteamwonthechampionlasttime.A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when()7.Mygrandfatherlivesinavillagebyhimself,butheneverfeelsA.aloneB.aliveC.lonelyD.lively()8.—haveyouhadthiscar?—Sincefiveyearsago.A.HowlongB.HowmanyC.HowmuchD.Howoften()9.AmyJeffwhentheywereboth25yearsold.A.gotmarriedB.marriedC.marriedwithD.marriedto()10.—Haveyougotanyinformationaboutyourmissingcat?—.Wearestilllookingforit.A.NotyetB.IhopenotC.IthinksoD.Ofcourse二、完形填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)Longlongago,therewasaswan(天鵝)withgoldenfeathers(金羽毛).Shelivedinalake.Awomanlivedinasmallhouse11thelakewithhertwodaughters.Theywereverypoor.Theyworkedhardallyearround,12still,theylivedahardlifeandsometimestheyevendidn'thaveenough13tobuyfood.Theswanwas14toseethat.Shesaidtoherself,“I'llgiveoneofmy15tothemeachday,thentheycanliveahappylifewiththemoneysellingmyfeathers.”Thatevening,she16tothepoorwoman'shouseandleftagoldenfeatheronthetablewithoutsaying17.Fromthenon,theswancameeverydayandgavethemafeather.Thewomanwasveryhappybecausetheirlifewasmuch18thanbefore.Butdayafterday,thewomanbecamegreedy(貪婪).Shesaidtoher19.“Theswanmayflyawayoneday.Ifso,wewillbepooragain.Weshouldtakeall20featherswhenshecomesnexttime.”“Oh,no,Mom!”criedthedaughters,“Thiswill21theswan.Shehelpsusalot!”Butthemotherwouldn'tlisten.Whenthe22cameasusual,themothercaughtherandtookallherfeathers.Butsuddenly,thegoldenfeathers23chickenfeathers.Then,theGoldenSwansaid,“PoorMother,Icameto24you,butyouwantedtokillme.Now,Iamleavingandwill25comeback.Neverbegreedy!”Withthesewords,theswanflewaway.()11.A.aboveB.overC.nearD.under()12.A.andB.butC.soD.or()13.A.moneyB.timeC.roomD.energy()14.A.happyB.surprisedC.sadD.scared()15.A.presentsB.goldencoinsC.feathersD.collections()16.A.flewB.ranC.climbedD.walked()17.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything()18.A.higherB.betterC.busierD.harder()19.A.brothersB.sistersC.sonsD.daughters()20.A.hisB.herC.theirD.our()21.A.hurtB.saveC.protectD.refuse()22.A.womanB.daughterC.chickenD.swan()23.A.heardofB.changedintoC.lookedforD.camefrom()24.A.troubleB.helpC.teachD.invite()25.A.sometimesB.alwaysC.usuallyD.never三、閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)；每題2分，滿分30分)AWhenIwasalittlegirl,myfamilylivedinthecountryside.Therewasabeautifulrivernearmyhome.Thewaterwascleanandcool.Ilikedtogofishingtherewithmymother.Wewouldcatchfish,lookforclams(蛤)andplayinthewater.Therewerealsoalotofbirdsneartheriver.Wewouldspendalldaywatchingthebirds.Nowmyfamilyliveinthecity.LastSunday,mydaughteraskedmetotakehertoseetheriverIwasalwaystalkingabout.“IwanttogofishingtheresomuchwithyouandGrandma,”shesaid.Whenwewenttotheriver,weonlysawafactoryandamountainofwaste.Mymotherwassurprised,mydaughterwasdisappointed,andIwassad.Theriverwasmybestfriend.Igrewupwithit.Nowtherearenofishinit,andthebirdshavegonetoo.Ihearthemcryingforhelp.ButwhatcanIdo?()26.Whenthewriterwasyoung,shelived.A.inabigcityB.nearamodernfactoryC.nearacleanriverD.nearamountain()27.Whenthewriterwentbacktoseetheriver,shefound.A.thepollutionintheriverwasseriousB.theriverwasagoodplaceforchildrentoplayC.birdwatchingwasmoreandmorepopularalongtheriverD.therewerenofishbecausetoomanypeoplewentfishing()28.Whoisthe“Grandma”inthispassage?A.thewriterherselfB.thewriter'smotherC.thewriter'sdaughterD.thewriter'sgrandmother()29.Whenthewriter'sdaughterwas“disappointed”,shewas“”A.excitedB.freshC.angryD.unhappy()30.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatA.thewriterhelpedcleantheriverbeforeB.thewriterwantedtolivebytheriverforeverC.thegovernmentwillacttosolvetheproblemD.thewritermissedhernicechildhoodmemoryBWhatwillthehouseofthefuturelooklike?Couldithavegardensonitswalls,orapoolwithfishfordinner?Architects(建筑師)believethattheyareallpossible.Theonlythingforsureisthatthehouseswillbeasgreenaspossible.ThetreehouseManyarchitectsintheworldwouldliketobuilda“treehouse”.Likealeaf,thesurfaceofthehousecollectssunlightduringtheday.Theenergycanbeusedtoheatwater,produceelectricity,andevencreatefreshairforthehome.The“root”(根)ofthehouseisdeepundertheground.Itusesthesoil(土壤)tokeepthehome'stemperature.Thelizard(蜥蜴)houseLikealizard,changingcolorwiththeweatheristhemostimportantdesignofalizardhouse.Whenit'sinthebrightsun,thecoverofthehousewillturndarktoprotectitfromstrongheat.Duringdarkdays,itturnswhiteandtakesinasmuchlightandheataspossibletoproduceenergy.MealsathomeThisdesignisperhapsasmuchaboutthefutureoffoodproductionasarchitecture(建筑風(fēng)格).Ithasgardensontheoutsidewallofthehouse.Peoplecanplanttomatoes,carrotsandgreenteaonthem.Soeverydayinthemorning,youjustneedtowalkoutsideandcollectyourmeals.LearningfromthepastLookingtothefutureisn'ttheonlywaytobegreen.Sometimes,ancienttechniques(古老的技術(shù))canalsohelpcutdownenergyuse.Forexample,achimney(煙囪)canbeausefulairconditioner(調(diào)節(jié)器)becauseitiseasierforhotairtoflowoutatthechimney.()31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.GreenHousesoftheFutureB.DifferentkindsofhousesC.TheGreener,theBetterD.HowtoBuildGreenHouses()32.Wecanheatwater,produceelectricityorcreatefreshairforthehome。A.withtherootofaleafB.withtheenergyfromsunlightC.withthesoilunderthegroundD.withthetreebuiltathome()33.Whatwillhappentothecoverofthelizardhousewhenit'sinthebrightsun?A.Itwillturnwhite.B.Itwillproduceenergy.C.Itwillproducelight.D.Itwillturndark.()34.Thepassageseemstotellusthatmealsathomeinthefuture.A.willbemoredeliciousB.needmorecooksC.willbegreenerD.willbeeasytocook()35.Achimneycanbeausefulairconditionerbecause.A.ithelpshotairflowoutatthechimneymoreeasilyB.itusedtocausealotofairpollut?onlongyearsagoC.ancienttechniquescanalsohelpcutdownenergyuseD.ithasgreengardensontheoutsidewallofthehouse第二節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，使短文通順連貫，其中有兩項是多余選項。(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)CIncommonwithmanycountries,Britainhasseriousenvironmentalproblems.In1952,morethan4,000peoplediedinLondonbecauseofthesmog.36Today,Londonismuchcleanerbutthereisanewproblem:smogfromcars.37Asaresult,about160peoplediedfrompollutioninjustfourdays.Partoftheproblemisthenew“outoftown”shoppingcenters.Inthepast,peopleoftenwalkedtoshopsneartheirhomeorwentbybus.Now,manypeopledrivetothenewshoppingcenters.38Critics(評論員)saythatBritainneedsbetterandcheaperpublictransport.39AnearlymorningtraintripfromGlasgowtoLondon(about600km)cancostabout100pounds,forexample.Ashort15-minute'sbustripcancostover1.00pound.40Somecitiesnowhavespecialbicyclepathsandmanypeoplecycletowork.Somepeoplealsotraveltoworktogetherinonecartoreducethepollutionandthecost.A.Serioussmogcanmakepeopledie.B.TransportinBritainisveryexpensive.C.ManypeoplearetryingtoreducetheuseofcarsinBritain.D.ThecostofpublictransporthasaninfluenceonBritishpeople.E.InDecember1991,therewasverylittlewindinLondonandpollutionincreasedalot.F.Asaresult,thesmallshopshavedisappearedandmorepeoplehavetotraveltodotheirshopping.G.Thegovernmentintroducednewlawstostopsmogfromcoalfiresandfactoriesandthesituationimprovealot.四、詞匯運用(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文意思和所給首字母，寫出一個完整正確的單詞。Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmyhometownovertheyears.Ihavelivedhere(41)sIwasborn.WhenIwasyoung,myhometownwasverybeautiful.There(42)utobegreenhillsallaround.Theairwascleanandfreshthen.Nowithasbecomeamoderntownandtheliving(43)carebetterandbetter.Mostpeoplehavemovedintonewflats.Someofmyfriendshavegone(44)aforfurtherstudyandwehaven'tseeneachotherforalongtime.Wealways(45)cbyemail.SoIseldomfeel(46)lHowever,pollutionisalsoaproblemnow.Theairisnotascleanas(47)b.Soit'stimeforustoprotectthe(48)e.Inourdailylife,someofthe(49)wcanbereused,suchasplasticbags,newspapersandoldclothes.Besides,some(50)fhavebeenmovedawayfrompeople'slivingareasintown.Ifeelhappytoliveinsuchabeautifulmoderntown.五、選詞填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~或短語并用其正確的形式填空(每個詞或短語只能用一次)。goabroad;turninto;getmarried;hearabout;playchess;insomeways;fromtimetotime;moveto;possible;takeaction51.Thegovernmenttostopthepollutionsincelastyear.52.Ourliveshaveimprovedalotforthedevelopmentofthescience.53.—Whenthey?—Thirtyyearsago.Nowthey'vegottwochildren.54.It'sforusstudentstofinishallthehomeworkinsuchashorttime.55.Sheforfurtherstudylastyearandshewillbebacknextyear.56.Theoldmanthehousesince1990.57.—Whereisyourgrandpa?—Hewithfriendsinthegarden.58.WethestorymanytimesthesedaysandIfeelsoproudofthebraveboy.59.ImissedmyoldfriendaftermovingtoRussia.60.Whenthetemperaturedropsbelowzero,thewaterice.六、閱讀表達(dá)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容用英語回答問題，每題答案不超過5個單詞。ManypeopleofNanjinggotoDaniancommunityatthefootofLaoshanMountainatweekendstoenjoythefreshairandnaturalbeauty.However,yearsago,Daniancommunitywasonlyapoormountainvillage.Atthattime,villagersmademoneybysellingpeaches,whichwasn'tsuccessfulbecausetherewerenoroadsinthevillage.Seeingnohopeinthevillage,someyoungpeopleleftforcitiestomakealiving.Thingsbegantochangewhenahighwayof5.7kmlongwasconnectedDaniantotheoutside.AndtheYouthOlympicgamesthere,buildinga5.5-kilometre-longroadfor