八年级下Unit7 International charities单元测试
一、单项填空??
( )1. — How did you learn to cook this dish?
— I learnt it ______. a video. I have learnt to cook many dishes ______.watching videos. A. on; on B. by; for C. on; by ( )2. — Can you tell me what Tiangong 1 is?
— Tiangong 1 is used ______.a space laboratory (实验室). It has worked well in space for over two years. A. by
B. with
C. as
D. of D. for; by
( )3. — Can you tell me something about ORBIS?
— It is a ______. working for blind people. It has helped over 19 million people in the past 30 years.
A. bank B. school
C. business D. charity
( )4. — Ann is really the apple in her parents’ eyes.
— So she is. And they looked very ______.when Ann got good grades. A. proud B. nervous
C. worried D. sad
( )5. — Because of pollution, many fish here have lost their______. areas.
— Yes. And some even have lost their ______. A. lives; live B. lives; living ( )6.
C. life; living D. living; lives
Do you have________ to say about your study?
special anything B. special something C. anything special D. something special ( )7. You’d better buy some magazines before you get on the train. You know you will
spend 24 hours __________.
A. in board
B. in the board C. on board
D. on the board
( )8. — She’s told to write the report instead of you, ____________? — Yes. She has to hand it in tomorrow.
B. doesn’t she
C. hasn’t she
D. is she
A. isn’t she
( )9. Smart phones can be used to ________ for information. But I am not used to _________
information on such a small screen.
A. search; reading B. searching; reading C. search; read D. searching; read
( )10. The World Cup _______ every four years. Football fans are all looking forward to it
this summer.
A. takes place
B. is taken place C. has taken place
D. is taking place
( )11. Last spring, there were over 100 cases of H7N9. Luckily, most of them _________.
A. were cured
B. cured
C. have cured
D. were curing
( )12. The United Nations has done a lot for the peace of the world since it was ____ in 1945.
A. set off
B. set on
C. set up
D. set away
( )13. Tom by his classmates because he made a careless mistake.
A. laughed at
B. was laughed at
C. laughed
D. was laughed
( )14. — __________ the charity show organized? — We organize it once a year.
A. When is
B. How often does C. When will
D. How often is
( )15. — You don’t look yourself today. ____________?
— Nothing much. It’s just a slight cold.
A. What’s the matter B. How are you going C. Are you serious D. How is the matter ( )16. — What happened to Mrs Lee?
— She was badly hurt in the accident. Luckily, she ________in time. A. operated on B. was operated on
( )17. — Are you getting on well with your project?
— Well, it is hard for me to ________ with it. But I will never give it up. A. carry out
B. carry on
C. carry away
D. carry off
C. was operated on D. was operating
( )18. When the big ship “Titanic” fell down into the sea, there were over 2,200 people
________And only about 700 of them survived. A. in board
B. on the board C. in the board D. on board
( )19. — Must these old people pay for the medicine?
—________. The medicine is offered to them for free.
A. No, they needn’t B. No, they mustn’t C. Yes, they must D. Yes, they need
( )20.-Is your sister ill? -No, _______, only a little cold.
A. serious anything B. nothing serious C. serious nothing 二、完形填空??
Antarctica is in the most ___1___ part of the world. It’s like nowhere else ___2___ the earth.
It’s nearly twice the size of Australia, much ___3___ than Europe. Antarctica is the ___4___and windiest place in the world, even colder and windier than the Arctic. In summer, the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day. 5 in winter, it’s completely dark for about three months. Very 6 plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, like sea lions and penguins (企鹅).
When Captain James Cook traveled around Antarctica by ship 7 , he found nobody living there. Today, a few 8 are studying the Ozone Hole (臭氧空洞) in Antarctica. The ozone layer (臭氧层) is getting thinner and thinner. The biggest “hole” is over Antarctica, and the 9 there is becoming warmer. These scientists are thinking about ways to 10 Antarctica. Maybe they will find some useful methods soon. ( )1. A. southern ( )2. A. over
B. northern B. at
C. eastern
D. western
D. anything serious
C. on D. above
C. smallest D. largest C. wettest
D. driest
( )3. A. smaller B. larger ( )4. A. coldest B. hottest ( )5. A. So B. But ( )6. A. few B. little ( )7. A. in 1770s B. in the 1770 ( )8. A. scientists B. teachers ( )9. A. water B. weather ( )10. A. present ?
三、阅读理解??
C. Because D. Since C. many D. much C. in the 1770s D. in the 1770s’
C. doctors D. policemen C. surface D. area C. increase D. protect
B. tour
(A)
Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to buy. Now thanks to a program in Sydney called \beautiful music and the program also helps them communicate with each other.
Thirty pianos have been placed in different parts of the city including in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. The pianos have the logo \Me, I'm Yours\on them. People arc invited to play music or sing songs with the pianos. Lots of people have been attracted (吸引) to the program and stopped to watch or play the pianos.
\Luck Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and busy with their work all hours and they almost have no chance to enjoy music. So the purpose of the project is to help them relax and make new friends.
The program \巴西) before. It was warmly welcomed there. But its greatest success seems to come at the Sydney Festival. \陌生人) and just have some fun, \said.
( ) 1. According to the first sentence of the passage, your childhood piano lessons may be _______.
A. boring
B. wonderful C. interesting D. meaningful
( ) 2. Thirty pianos are placed in parts of the city except _______. A. in parks B. at a bus stop C. on streets D. in a school ( ) 3. The purpose of the project is to help people _______. A. sing songs
B. play the piano for free
C. relax and make friends D. enjoy beautiful music ( ) 4._______ countries have had the program. A. Two B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
( )5. What can be the title(标题)for the passage? A. Beautiful Music
B. A British Artist, Luck Jerram D. A Program \
C. The Sydney Festival
(B)
Come to Austria(奥地利)
Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20 to 25 in the daytime, but much cooler by evening. Enjoy Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don't miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market just outside the city. There you will find-many kinds of fruit and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don't forget your hat: the sun can-be strong and it may be as hot as 40 at noon. Visit Hawaii!
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don't be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24 to 26 by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. ( ) 6. The advertisements above are about _______. A. shopping B. food C. travel D. hotels ( )7. If you go to Bangkok, you can_______. A.climb mountains
B. enjoy the scenery(景色)of the forests C.live in the Post Hotel
D. buy fruit while sitting in your boat
( )8. _______ is one way to prevent the strong sunshine in Bangkok. A. Going to the sandy beaches B. Wearing a hat C. Climbing up the mountains D. Staying in the forests
( ) 9. Which place will you choose if you wan-t to visit both mountains and beaches? A. Soll in Austria.
B. Bangkok in Thailand.
D. Kauai in Hawaii.
C. The Floating Market.
( )10. According to(根据)the advertisements, we know that _______.