2017年9月深圳市海旺中学八年级英语unit1单元测试卷（答案版）
We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay(产）eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. （ )5.“Mosquito” means ______
A.a fly in one's house B.a little bird
C.a small animal that can catch mice
D.a small flying insect that sucks the blood of people and animals
( )6.If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________.
A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one
( )7. The mosquito bites you _________.
A. when you’re asleep B. because you have chosen it C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesn’t like you
( )8. Which of the following sentence is WRONG?
A. The itch begins after the mosquito bites you. B.You feel temble when the mosquito bites you.
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C. Mosquitoes need blood to lay eggs.
D. Not all the mosquitoes like to bite people for blood.
C
Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton,Columbia and Dartmouth all came after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, and Greek.At that time people knew little about science,and one kind of school could teach everything about the world.When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer it all. ( )9.Which university is the oldest in the USA?
A. Yale B. Harvard C. Princeton D.olumbim
( )10.What language couldn't students in Harvard learn in 1825? A.Japanese B.Latin and Greek C.Ftonch D.German
（ ）11.What does the underlined word “graduated” mean? A.Found a job B.Got a degree at a university C.Got married D.Took an exam ( )12.What's the best title of the passage? A.The Development of University
B.Subjects in.Universities
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C.Universities in the USA D.Harvard Universities.
D
Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?
To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That's why there are almost no trees or grass in dry deserts
Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built(被建立） on hard land. The plants here can only grow in the soil between the cracks of the stones to grow in.
Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food. What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won't. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.
( )13.According to the passage plants need______things to grow well.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
( )14..The underlined word “cracks” means “_________” A.long narrow openings B.the surface of something C.small plants on something D.the bottom of something
( )15.From the passage, we can know it is _______ for plants to grow in dry places.
A．easy B．difficult C．impossible D．important
( )16.The passage can most probably be found in a ______ book.
A．science B．history C．travel D．Math
E
Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child .
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When he grew up , people always said “How handsome Narcissus is！” Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be any more handsome than he already was. But as years passed Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty grew and became so great that he was known all over country of Greece.
As he grew ,Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.
“Oh! You are so handsome ,Narcissus!” Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool.”There’s nobody more handsome in the whole world ! I’d love to kiss you . And that’s just what I’ll do!”
He leaned closer to the water . Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool . Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and he drowned.
( )17..When Narcissus came out in the street,_____.
A. there were always many people to see him B. everyone went home in a hurry C. some people would take photos of him D. no one would like to talk to him
( )18.The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph
is _______.
A. to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed B. to show Narcissus was more and more handsome C. to show Narcissus was too proud to see himself
D. to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not himself
( )19.From the paragraph we can infer that______.
A. Narcissus was talking to one of his friends B. one of Narcissus’ friends wanted to help him C. Narcissus was talking to himself. D. Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl.
( )20.The story is mainly about_______.
A. a poor man who didn’t want to do anything
B. a man who thought himself to be better than he really was
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C. how to teach children to learn better D. what to do when you met a handsome boy
Ⅳ语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
The polar bear is a very big white bear.We call it the polar bear 1. _______it lives in the Arctic Circle near the North pole.
The polar bear lives in snow and ice. At the North Pole there 2.______(be) only snow, ice and water. There is not any land. The polar bear has a very3._______(warmly) coat because the weather is cold in Arctic Circle.
You can’t find the polar bear easily in the snow because 4.______ coat is white. A grown-up polar bear is usually about three meters long and weights about 450 kilos. It can stand up on its back legs because it has very wide 5.______(foot). It can use its front legs like arms. The polar bear can swim very 6._______(good) It catches fish and sea animals for food. It goes into the sea when it is afraid. People kill the polar bear 7._____ its beautiful white coat. The governments of Canada and 8.______United States call on that people should stop 9.______(kill) polar bears. They don’t want these beautiful animals to 10._____ (death)out. V.书面表达（15分）
根据下列四幅图画的内容，写一篇英语短文。
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2017年9月深圳市海旺中学八年级英语unit1单元测试卷（答案版）
