1、八年级（上）八年级（上）英语第五单元测试卷英语第五单元测试卷 班级 姓名 一、选择题一、选择题 ( )1You will find_ useful to learn even a little English Ait Bthat Cthis DThey ( )2Is there_ in todays newspaper? Aeverything special Bspecial nothing Canything special Dspecial something ( ) 3Lets enjoy the song yesterday once moreIt sounds_ Awell Bsa
2、dly Cbadly DWonderful ( )4I am going to the post office this Sunday _you go there，please buy some stamps for me AWhile BIf CBefore DWhat ( )5When Xi Wang was a_ panda，she started to eat bamboo shoots Asixmonthold Bsixmonth old Csix。monthsold Dsix month old ( )6. I will go to the countryside to see m
3、y grandmother this afternoon, so I cant go swimming with you. _. A. It s my pleasure B. You are welcome C. That s a pity D. Sure, I am ( )7. Would you please _to each other before you hand in your examination papers? A. not talk B. dont talk C. not to talk D. not talking ( )8. Dont go too far away o
4、r youll _. A. get lost B. get lose C. lose way D. lost your way ( )9. The lady in this photo be over fifty! She looks so young! A. can t B. must C. mustnt D. can ( )10. Amy, I hear youre got many foreign coins. _I have a look? -Of course, 111 fetch them for you. A. May B. Must C. Should D. Need ( )1
5、1. Do you enjoy _a volunteer? If you want _this，youd better join us. A. being； knowing B. to be； knowing C. being； to know D. to be； to know ( )12. The cakes are quite delicious! Can I have one more? Sorry, there is _left What about some biscuits? A. no one B. none C. nothing D. nobody ( )13. I am a
6、fraid of getting fat. So I _ eat ice cream. A. usually B. seldom C. always D. sometimes ( )14. My pen friend John found it difficult _Chinese well. A. learning B. to learn C. learn D. learned ( )15. Thanks for lending me money. _，I couldnt afford(付得起）this trip to Beijing. A. Also B. So C. Otherwise
7、D. Because ( )16. The exam paper isnt useful now. Please _. A. take off it B. take away it C. take it off D. take it away ( )17. His dream is the same _ my fathers. A. with B. to C. as D. from ( )18. -Jack looks so unhappy, do you know why? Yes. He _ his new mobile phone yesterday. A. was lost B. wa
8、s losing C. lost D. losed ( )19. They will protect their families if theres _. A. dangerous B. in danger C. danger D. in dangerous ( )20. -I think our basketball team will win the match this Sunday. - _, but the other team is also very strong. A. I hope so B. I dont think so C. Really D. I hope not
9、二、完形填空二、完形填空 In the United States，“hitting the books” means studying a subject with great effort. One of the great challenges for students _1_ taking tests. Students _2_ long hours preparing for a test They read all their books carefully, and then them _3_and a third time. They prepare for _4_ possi
10、ble question. They study every night They are “hitting the books”. In the United States, most children go to school _5_ they are five years old. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes. School in these early years is _6_The children learn to read and write, but they
11、 also play games and go on trips. There is no reason _7_ch an early age for them to hit the books. This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become more difficult. Students must _8_world history， algebra(代数） and the life sciences. Jests become more common. Pressure _9_ to hit the
12、 books，study hard，and advance(升级）. _10_, most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school. Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain. ( )1. A. are B. is C. were D. was ( )2. A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay ( )3. A. a first time B. a second time C. a th
13、ird time D. a fourth time ( )4. A. all B. no C. few D. every ( )5. A. when B. since C. for D. that ( )6. A. boring B. difficult C. fun D. strange ( )7. A. at B. on C. in D. for ( )8. A. look for B. learn about C. set up D. hear of ( )9. A. is growing B. is disappearing C. is falling D. is going ( )1
14、0. A. Although B. Even C. Whatever D. However 三、阅读理解三、阅读理解 (A) Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animal? He looks like a bear. But he is not a bear. Hes a KOALA. People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live s
15、afely. No one can kill them for their pretty fur(毛皮). When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe(脚趾)! The mother koala has a pocket m the front of her body. The baby goes into this warm pocket .There he stays for six months. The koala could not live without a specia
16、l kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala sleeps m the tree. At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it. He likes only the bark(树皮) and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night! How
17、 lovely the koalas really are! ( )1. People in Australia _. A. keep koalas in their homes B. put koalas in the tree C. set up places for koalas to live safely D. raise baby koalas in their pockets ( )2. After he is born, the baby koala lives in his mothers pocket _. A. for six days B. for six months
18、 C. for a night D. all his life ( )3. How big is a koala after it is born? A. Its as big as a cat. B. Its as big as a bear. C. Ifs bigger than your little toe. D. Its smaller than your little toe. (B) The elephant is the largest of all animals that live on land. An elephants trunk is rather like an
19、arm and a hand. It is used to pick up and pull things in its mouth. It is also used to pull up trees when the elephant wants to make path through the forests. The African elephant is usually larger than the Indian elephant. It often stands 10 or 11 feet high, and weighs over 6 tons. Both males and f
20、emales grow trunks. But only male Indian elephants have tusks. The elephant lives mostly on grass， leaves and fruits. It has been easy for men to train elephants. They are used to carry heavy things. Elephants can live for about fifty years or more. ( )4. Elephants are _. A. not found in the forests
21、 B. only found in Africa C. larger than any other animal on land D. the largest animal in the world ( )5. Elephants use their _. A. trunks to do things as men use their hands to B. trunks to pull up trees only when they want to make paths through the woods C. tusks to do what men use their hands to
22、D. tusks to eat up trees ( )6. Which of the following is NOT right? A. Female Indian elephants have tusks. B. All African elephants have tusks. C. The Indian elephant is usually smaller than the African elephant. D. The African elephant usually weighs more than 6,000 kilograms. ( )7. The food for th
23、e elephant is _. A. grass B. leaves C. fruits D. all of the above (C) More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride. Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker
24、animals bowing(鞠躬) before him. One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lions huge paws. Lion woke up with a start. “How dare you wake me up! ” he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. “On the second thought, Im in the mood for the snack, and youll make a delicious meal.”, h
25、e said. Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饶恕） me! If you let me live, Ill always remember your kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you.” “ How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?” That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, L
26、ion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunters net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldnt escape. When Mouse heard Lions frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole
27、in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. “Thank you for saving my life,” said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!” ( ) 8. What did Lion do each day? A. He stepped onto a hunters net
28、. B. He bowed before weaker animals. C. He showed kindness to animals in the jungle. D. He had a good sleep under his favourite tree. ( ) 9. How did Mouse wake up Lion? A. He made a hole in the net. B. He shouted at Lion angrily. C. He tripped over Lions paws. D. He prepared a delicious meal for Lio
29、n. ( ) 10. Why did Lion let Mouse go? A. Because he was trapped in the net. B. Because he took Mouse as his good friend. C. Because he believed Mouse could save him. D. Because he doubted if Mouse could be of any help. ( ) 11. What do you think of Mouse? A. Clever and honest. B. Silly and lazy C. Hu
30、morous and stubborn D. Proud and selfish. (D) Newtown is a good place to travel. There are a lot of sights now. But many years ago there were millions of rats(老鼠） in Newtown. They even attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats were very big and m
31、any people felt they were dangerous. The city office asked everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office said they would pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official(官员) put
32、 all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in a day. After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people ,still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing(偷) the dead rats. He asked his man to put all the dead rats in a
33、hole. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didnt pay any more money. Now Newtown is clean and a lot of visitors come to visit it. ( )12. The word attacked means“_” A攻击 B抨击 C打击 D攻打 ( )13. If you visit Newtown, you can_. A. see many places of interest B. see millions of rats C. meet the c
34、ity office D. see the cats and dogs ( )14. Many years ago, the rats in Newtown were_. A. small but dangerous B. lovely and big C. big and dangerous D. friendly and helpful ( )15. Most people didnt kill many rats because they were_. A. busy B. bad C. ill D. lazy 四、词汇检测四、词汇检测 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处
35、各单词的正确形式。 1. If animals stay in the _ (野外） ，they will be free. 2. Maybe someday these animals will be _ (无处）to be found 3. You will get a good _ (结果)if you try your best 4. Doing eye exercises is good for _ (保护）our eyes. 5. Listen to me，_（否则，要不然） ，youll regret(后悔）. 6. I live in the city for a long t
36、ime. I wont get _ (迷路的)in it. 7. Only one of the rooms _(面对）south，so I dont like it. 8. I think he is too young to _the Swimming Club. Youre wrong. In fact, he is over 18 years old 9. I have no idea if I should _her invitation. I think youd better refuse it. She is always dishonest. 10.I am going to
37、 study hard from now on. _speak louder than words. You should do it instead of saying. 五五、动词填空、动词填空 1. The Greens decided_(move) to Canada because Mr Green found a job there. 2. Call me when you_(arrive) in Shanghai. 3. Do you enjoy_(be) with us? they asked me. 4. A tiger_(kill) a small animal if it
38、 is hungry. 5. The soup_(smell) sweet. Im sure its delicious. 6. We failed_(walk) through this mountain. But we will try this summer again. 7. Last week Tom met Sandy in the street and stopped_(talk) with her. 8. The car hurt him. He_(lie) in bed at home now. 9. Linda did well in running and_(swim)
39、when she was at primary school. 10. My computer_(go) wrong again so I bought a new one at last. 六六根据汉语意思完成句子根据汉语意思完成句子 1你的食物看起来很美味。 Your food _ _ . 2如果明天不下雨，我将去游泳。 If it _ _ tomorrow, I _ _ _. 3狼的数量越来越少了。 The number of wolves _ getting _ _ _. 4因为地震，数千人失去了生命。 _ _the earthquake, _ _ people_ _ _ _. 5她发
40、现昨天的考试很简单。 She found _ _ was very _. 七七、短文填空、短文填空 Students who play sports develop their team spirit and learn problem-solving skills. When they are working t 1 with others to win games and reach goals, theyre learning how to be successful in practice. And these skills will be useful to them for stu
41、dy or their future w 2 . Playing sports can also improve confidence（信心）. Students who play sports feel better about t 3 . When they know they can improve and reach their goals by p 4 , it builds their confidence. And sports can also help them communicate（交流，沟通） with o 5 actively and make new friends
42、. 1. 2， 3. 4. 5. 八八、阅读与回答问题、阅读与回答问题 Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels? The answers will probably be Yes. Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we cant live without it. But we can on
43、ly use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing(连接)the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news. A rich, powerful organization （组织） in the USA called the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing (计算)
44、 completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites（卫星） into low Earth orbit(轨道)in 2015. This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the worlds population （人口） have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also b
45、ecause many countries are unable to offer people the necessary infrastructure(基础设施)to access the web. We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future. 1. What do you search for when you are at restaurants or hotels? 2. What is MDIF? 3. How will MDIF change the age of online computing c
46、ompletely? 4. When will they send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit? 5. Do you want to use free Wi-Fi everywhere? Why? (自拟作答) 九九、书面表达、书面表达 假如你是野生动物俱乐部的一名成员，你们的主席非常关注老虎的生存状况，因此他要求俱乐部的所有 成员都写一篇关于老虎的英语短文，发表在各自的英文博客上。70 词左右。 要点如下： 1. 强壮，跑得快，擅长猎食其他小动物，幼虎长到两到三岁时离开父母独自生活。 2. 大量树木被砍伐，森林被开垦成农田，失去生存区域；猎人捕杀老虎，获取毛皮和 虎骨来挣钱。 3. 建立更多的保护区(reserve)。 _
