八年级英语第一单元测试卷
一 单项选择（每小题1分）
( )1.---A person’s life is like a road lots of difficulties. ---Yes,so we need positive energy.(正能量)
A. by B. with C. along D. during ( )2.---- _________ ? --- He is funny and friendly. A.What does he look like B. What`s he like C. What is he D. What is he doing ( )3. RT-Mart is one of____________in our hometown—Jianhu.. A. the big supermarket B. the big supermarkets C. the biggest supermarket D. the biggest supermarkets
( )4. Nowdays many young people are____________in the game “World of Warcraft”. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. more interesting ( )5. Of the two coats, I’d like to buy one to save money for a book. A.the cheaper B.the cheapest C.cheaper D.cheapest
( )6. May’s hair is __________longer than mine.
A. very B. much C. quite D.more
( )7. Yesterday Xiaohua told his parents a lie and this made them_________.
A. angrily B. angy C. happy D. happily
( )8.Jack is as as his best friend. A.more hard-working B.hard work C.most hard-working C.hard-working ( )9.Tom is stronger than in his class.
A.any other boy B.any boys C.any boy D.other boy ( )10. Let’s wait for Simon for minutes.He is on his way here.
A.a little more B.more a few C.more two D,a few more ( )11. What honest boy! And he is best student of all. A .a; a B .an; the C. a; the D. the; the ( )12.Angela speaks good English. I hope us with our English.
A.her to help B.she to help C.she’ll help D.to her help ( )13. The smile on his face makes him _______ really ______.
A. looks, kind B. look, kindly C. to look, kindly D. look, kind
( )14.Last night I searched the Internet for a long time, but I couldn’t find .
A. useful something B. something useful C. useful anything D. anything useful
( )15.The pleasant trip to Korea us about ￥30,000. A. spent B. cost C. took D. paid 二 完形填空（每小题1分）
My friend Mr. Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to __1__ all over the world. And he’s been to a lot places of interest. He likes to __2__ children and has a lot of little __3__. They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he __4__. It makes them happy and his room is always full __5__ children when he’s free.
It was my little son’s seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to __6__ his old friend Mr. Smith to the party. He __7__ Mr. Smith himself and told him about it. The doctor accepted his __8__ happily. At half past seven the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate. __9__he saw his car, he ran towards him. Mr. Smith __10__ on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to __11__ them some funny stories. Mr. Smith agreed and his stories made them __12__ again and again. At last he told them the funniest story. He said, “ Once I reached a city __13__a foggy day. The fog was the thickest in the world …”
Please wait a__14__,Mr. Smith,” said my son, “ It’s said the fog in London is the thickest in the
world.”
“You’re __15__, my clever boy.” said the funny doctor. “ The city had much fog that day …” “ What’s it, then?” the boy couldn’t wait to ask again.
“ The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see it at all,” the funny doctor said with a smile. ( ) 1. A. work B. fight C. live D. travel ( ) 2. A. wait for B. look over C. play with D. look after ( ) 3. A. friends B. brothers C. workers D. classmates ( ) 4. A. read B. wrote C. thought D. saw. ( ) 5. A. with B. for C. of D. by ( ) 6. A. send B. ask C. carry D. get ( ) 7. A. knew B. caught C. taught D. called ( ) 8. A. invitation B. things C. car D. money ( ) 9. A. Before B. As soon as C. Until D. Since ( ) 10.A. came B. answered C. said D. played ( ) 11.A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk ( ) 12.A. think B. laugh C. cry D. fear ( ) 13. A. with B. in C. at D. on ( ) 14. moment B. day C. week D. year ( ) 15.A. sorry B. sad C. wrong D. right 三 阅读理解。（每题2分）
A
Once Mr King had a cat, and he loved it very much. He called it “Sky”, because he thought “Sky” was the strongest name in the world.
One day he had a meal at a restaurant with his cat. He met his old friend. He told him about his lovely cat and its name. His friend said, “How foolish you are! Sky is not the strongest thing in the world. My cat is called ‘Cloud’ because cloud is stronger than sky.” After hearing this, Mr King called his cat “Wind” because he thought wind was stronger than cloud. After a few days he suddenly（突然）thought that “Wall” was stronger than wind. And “Mouse（老鼠）” was stronger than wall. So he went to his friend to ask for an idea. His friend said, “Don’t you think ‘Cat’ is stronger than mouse？” “Yes, but...”
The man thought and thought and then decided his cat’s name had better be “Cat” because a mouse was always afraid of a cat. Don’t you think Mr King is very silly（傻的）or funny？ 1. Mr King ________ his cat very much. A. didn’t like B. loved C. hated D. hit 2. His cat’s first name was ________ . A. Sky B. Cat C. Wind D. Cloud 3. He decided his cat’s last name was ________ . A. Mouse B. Wall C. Cloud D. Cat 4. Mr King called his cat “Cat” because he thought ________ .
A. a cat was always afraid of a mouse B. he liked this beautiful name
C. the name had more meanings D. a mouse was always afraid of a cat 5. Mr King gave his cat ________ names in all（总共）and at last he called it “Cat”. A. six B. five C. four D. two
B
Joe Brown had a shop . He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one .“I’m sorry I’m late,” she said.“I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”“That piece is too small.,”the woman said,“haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his
shop, ,put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.” ( )6. Joe Brown was_______________.
A. a waiter B. a runner C. an actor D. a shopkeeper ( )7. When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?
A. Early in the morning. B. Early in the afternoon.
C. Late in the morning. D. At about one o’clock at night. ( )8. Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
A. Because she had no money. B. Because it was bad. C. Because it wasn’t big enough. D. Because it was too big ( )9. How many pieces of meat were there in the fridge?
A. Only one piece of meat. B. Two pieces of meat. C. Several pieces of meat. D. Many pieces of meat. ( )10. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
A. Of course not. B. Certainly. C. He would try his best D. Yes, he could. 四 阅读短文，回答问题（不超过6个词，每空1分）
Mr Smiths has two sons. One is seven years old, and the other is five. One morning during the holiday, when Mr Smiths is cleaning the car, his younger son came and asks him for some money for sweets.“Sweets are bad for your teeth,” Mr Smiths said, “Take these two oranges, and give one to your brother.”
One orange is even bigger than the other, and as the small boy likes oranges very much, he keeps the bigger one and gives his brother the smaller one. When the other boy saw that, he said, “It is selfish(自私的) to take the bigger one for yourself. If father gives me oranges, I will give you the bigger one.”
“I know you will,” answered his brother, “That’s why I take the bigger one.”
1.When does the story happen? 2.What is Mr Smiths doing then(那时)? 3.What does the younger boy ask for? 4.Does the younger boy get what he wants? 5.Who got the bigger orange, the younger boy or his brother? ______________________________________________________________. 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（每空1分）
There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.
It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities, and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain（大脑）to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.
An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.
Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.
In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally keeping fit and
牛津译林版英语八年级上册unit1单元检测
