八年级英语单元检测卷
八年级英语单元检测卷
一.单项选择(选择最佳答案,共25小题,每小题1分,计25分) ( )1. I think kids will study at home on computers ____ ten years.
A. at B. for C. after D. in
( )2. I think that England ____ next time.
A. will win B. won C. is winning D. wins
( )3. Do you think ____ a football match tomorrow?
A. there will be B. will there be C. there will have D. there are going to be ( )4. ____ a basketball player he wants to be a person ____ Yao Ming.
A. Like, like B. As, as C. As, like D. Like, as
( )5 A dog robot could help ____ the room.
A. cleaning B. getting C. clean D. get
( )6.I argued with my best friend.
You _______ say _______ to him. A. should;hello B. should;sorry C. cangood bye D. could;hello
( )7.— What’s wrong?
— My car is broken. What _______ I do? A. will B. should C. may D. must
( )8.The weather is good today,_______ the southeast.
A.except B.in C.except in D.on
( )9.If you don’t go,I shall not _______.
A.too B.also C.either D.neither
( )10.After the death of their parents, the sisters ______ well and never argued.
A. got away B. got in C. got on D.got through
( )11. Everyone except Bill and Jim ____ there when the class began.
A. was B. is C. are D. were ( )12. What the life in the future? A. is; like B. will; be like C. will; is like D. will; like ( A. is able to B. be able to C. can D. could ( ) 14. ——Will there be a basketball game this Sunday? ——. It’s between Class 4 and Class 3. A. Yes, there be. B. No, there won’t. C. Yes, there will. D. No, there isn’t. ( )15. -----I predict Brazil will win the next World Cup.
. The Brazilian team is becoming stronger and stronger. A. I don’t think so. B. Why do you think so. C.I agree. D. I disagree.
( ) 16. The boy is because he argued with his best friend just now. A. happy B. upset C. tired D. excited
( )17. He is unhappy because he has no money to summer camp. A. take B. spend C. pay for D.cost
( ) 18. What _______ you _______ when your mother came back?
A. are; doing B. were; doing C. was; doing D is doing
( ) 19. When I got to the station , I saw Mike _______ the bus.
A. geting on B. getting out of C. got on D get on
( )20 Mr Brown________ a newspaper at 9:00 yesterday evening.
A.is reading B.was reading C.were reading D read
( )21.He was watching TV________ his son was doing his homework.
A.while B.when C.during D but
( )22 I looked for my dog _______ ,but I can’t find it _______
A anywhere /somewhere B everywhere / anywhere
C somewhere /anywhere D anywhere / everywhere
( )23. Look, the birds are singing ______ the tree and there are so many apples ______ the tree. A. in/ in B. on/on C. in/on D.at in
( )24 The UFO was ______ Many people were very ______ when they saw it.
A .amazed; scared B. amazing ; scaring C. amazing; scared D scare amaze
( )25 The woman________ her pen at home the day before yesterday.
A.left B.lost C.forgot D. leave
二、阅读理解(每小题2分,共40分 )
(A)
.Read the paragraph and tell which sentence is true or false.(读短文判断句子正误。)(正确写A,错误写B)
The police in a big city were looking for a thief.At last they caught him.But while they were taking photos of him—from the front,from the left,from the right,with a hat,without a hat—he suddenly hit the policemen and ran away.They tried to catch him,but he got away.
Then a week later,the telephone rang in the police office,and someone said,“You are looking for Bill Cross,aren’t you?”
“Yes.”
“Well,he left here for Waterbridge an hour ago.”
Waterbridge was a small town about 100 kilometers away from the city.The city police at once sent for different photos of the police in Waterbridge.
“We have caught three of the thieves to the men.”They said proudly,“and we think we’ll catch the fourth this evening.”
( )26.The police in the city took five photos of the thief.
( )27.The police was told that the thief had gone to Waterbridge a week before. ( )28.Bill Cross was the name of the policeman. ( )29.The town police caught three people.
( )30.From this story we know that the police in Waterbridge did a good job.
(B)
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020.“ What will our world be like in the year 2020?” “I don't know, ” says Fred.“What do you think?” “Well, no one knows, but it's interesting to guess.” “In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer.The computer will give people the answers to all their problems.We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we'll be able to talk to our friends all over the world.Perhaps we'll be able to see them at the same time.” “A lot of people will live and work
under the sea.Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too.” “Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they'll work only two or three days a week.They'll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.” “I'm looking forward (期待)to the year 2020.I hope to go to tile moon! ” “And 1 hope I'll be able to live under the sea.” says Fred.“Won't that be very interesting? Just like a fish! ”
( )31.Tom and Fred talked about .
A.their school life B.some interesting news C.their life in the past D.their life in the future ( )32.Machines will . A.do most of the work instead of people B.do some of the work instead of people C.do as much work as people D.do as little work as people
( )33.From their talk, we know that . A.only Fred hopes to fly to the moon B.both of them hope to fly to the moon C.one of them hopes to fly to the moon D.neither of them hopes to fly to the moon ( )34.Fred said . A.he liked fish very much
B.he would like to live under the sea like a fish C.he would go fishing under the sea
D.he would spend a few days on the moon
( )35.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned? A.People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. B.People will have more holidays.
C.Many people will live and work under the sea.
D.All the factories and farms will be built under the sea.
(C)
People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need.When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper.But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money.One of the first kinds of money was shells.
In China, cloth and knives were used as money.Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world.Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands.Some animals were used as money, too.
The first copper coins were made in China.They were round and had a square hole in the center.Different countries have used different metals for their money.Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver (银).But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive.The Chinese were the first to use paper money.The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.
( )36.People usually use money .
A.to buy gold B.to get something they want C.to buy shells D.to buy something expensive
( )37.Long, long ago people all over the world used as money. A.the same metal B.the same paper C.the different metals D.all kinds of things
( )38.In the past, the ancient Chinese used to have cloth and knives . A.as a tool B.as money
C.as a gift D.as a kind of goods
( )39. was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands. A.Gold B.Animals C.Rice D.Knives ( )40.The first paper money .
A.looked like the same as the paper money used today B.looked interesting C.looked llke a note
D.had a square hole in the center
(D)
One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) came out and ask the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe,” he said. “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.” The fairy showed him a gold (金的) axe and asked, “Is this yours?” “No,” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver(银的) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?” “No,” again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, that is mine,” called out the happy man.
“I know it well enough,” said the fairy.“I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.”
( )41. One day when the man was cutting something, . A.he fell into the water
B.his axe dropped into the river C.his axe fell into the river D.he saw a beautiful fairy
( )42. The man was sad because . A.he was poor and had no other axes B.he could not go on working C.he liked his axe very much D.his axe was a gold one
( )43. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe , but he didn’t take them. Because he . A.did not like them
B.did not know they were made of gold and silver C.was very rich
D.knew these axes were not his
( )44. At the end of the story the man had .
A. only one axe B. two axes C. three axes D. many axes
( )45. The fairy helped the man because he was man. A. an old B. a young
C. a poor D. an honest(诚实的) 三.综合填空(每小题1分,共5分)
A.
46.Lucy, what should I do? I need some money _____ presents for my best friend. 47.I find it difficult ____ the future.
48.She is old enough _____ herself.
49. He could get a tutor ______ to his home.
50.I’m very upset and don’t know what___
51. We know the two kids _________ us now.
52.He got on his bike and _________ slowly down the road. III. There are many people in the world now. There(53)_____a lot more people next century. (世纪) The earth will be very crowded(54)_____there will be little room for each person. Maybe there will be(55)_____room only on the earth 600 years later. That will be a very serious problem.
So man is _____(56) out a way to solve the problem. The moon is the satellite(卫星) of the earth. Maybe man will go to (57)_____on the moon one day. But there is no air, no plants, no life there. So(58)_____are doing experiments in many ways. They(59)_____solve many problems before man can live on the moon. I’m sure our dream will (60)_____in the next century.
八年级英语单元检测答题卷
满分120
选择题(1——25每小题1分;26——45每小题2分,共65分)
三.综合填空(15分)
48 51 55 60
四.阅读表达(15分)
A
I have a lot of problems recently. First, I'm not happy in class. I'm so shy that I'm afraid of speaking in class. Second, I argued with my best friend. I'm very worried because I have few friends. I don't want to lose her. Third,I feel nervous as the middle exams are coming. And even I can't sleep well at night.
Yesterday, my mother took me to the doctor. I told the doctor my problems and he gave me some advice. He asked me to make more friends who look friendly and play games in my free time, so that I'm not so shy. He also said, “If you don't want to lose your best friend, you should talk with ber. Tell her what you think and you are the best friends again.”Because I can't sleep well, he asked me to eat some foods gook for sleep. And he asked me to relax. I'm trying to follow his advice.
根据短文内容,完成表格(每小题1分)。
Toto was a baby elephant. Her trunk was only one meter long. When she heard her father making a noise, Toto raised her trunk, too. The only noise that she could make was very little, like a toy whistle(哨声).
She tried to reach(够到) the lowest , but she couldn’t. So her father and mother had to help her to break the branch and it fell down to the ground. Toto was happy that she could eat the leaves.
As it was a hot day, flies (苍蝇) sat in the corners of her eyes. She saw her mother pulling some grass with her trunk to drive off the flies.
③Toto 发觉这样做很容易。When the elephant walked to a river, her father would help her have a bath, He put the water in his trunk and poured it onto Toto’s back. She was very happy and cool.
根据短文内容回答下列各题(每小题2分):
6.How long is the baby elephant’s trunk?________________________________ 7将①译成汉语:_________________________________________________ 8.猜测②的词义( ):A 象鼻 B枝杈 C 花朵
9.将③译成英语:_________________________________________________ 10.How did the father help the baby elephant to have a bath?
________________________________________________________________.
五.句型练习(10分)
1.十年后将会有更少的汽车和更少的污染。
2.我需要一些钱来支付夏令营。
3.疲惫的孩子们直到7pm才到家。
4.现在我发现与同学相处好很简单。
5.当UFO起飞时,男孩正沿街散步。
6.He was sleeping late when it arrived.(同义句)
7.She bought a newspaper just now.(用at that time 替换just now)
8.S就划线提问)
9.It will be rainy tomorrow, too.(改否定句)
10.就划线提问)
六.书面表达(15分)
假如你的朋友Alice 与她的一个好朋友吵架了,而刚好她上周的英语测试也没有及格,所以她心情很沮丧,请给Alice 写封信安慰她,不少于80词。
提示单词:argue with,fail , English test,upset,should ,could.
Dear Alice,
I'm sorry to hear that you have some