八年级英语下册第四单元测试题
(时间:90分钟 满分:100分)
一.听力部分(15分)
第一部分 听对话,回答问题。
本部分共有5道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话.在听每段对话前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目;听完后,你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听两遍。 1. What's the weather like today?
2. What happened to Meimei's brother?
3. Where did the boy go?
4. How is Mary going to Sydney?
5. How long has Mrs. Green had the watch? A. More than three years. B. Less than three years. C. Just three years.
第二部分 听对话和短文,回答问题。
听下面一段材料,回答第6-7题。听两遍。 6. Where are the two speakers talking?
A. In the street. B. At the restaurant. C. On the phone. 7. What time will they arrive?
A. At 5:00 p.m. B. At 5:30 p. m. C. At 6:00 p. m.
听第一篇短文,回答第8-10题。请根据短文内容,选择正确答案,完成信息记录表。听两遍。
A Camping Trip When to meet What to take What to do At 8:00 on Monday morning Warm clothes and 8 tents Monday: go in the mountains and camp by a 9 Tuesday: go through the national park Wednesday: visit the 10 8. A. two B. three C. four 9. A. lake B. river C. forest 10. A. school B. museum C. zoo 听第二篇短文,填入所缺的单词。听两遍。
According to a new survey(调查),student safety (安全)has become a big problem. Now in many big cities of China, many schools 11. a new lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or 12. classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop 13. before it really happens. For example, if a car 14. you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle,15. to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt.
二.单项选择(15分)
16. 一Do you know which book doesn't belong to the four great classical Chinese novels 一Of course I know, it's . A. Journey to tree West
B. A Dream o f Red Mansions
C. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms D. Madame White Snake
17. 一Would you please tell me to deal with all the problems, Mr. Chen? 一No problem.
A. how B. why C. what D. which 18. 一Why are there many books on the ground?
一Her arms aren't long enough to the books on the desk.
A. reach B. come C. take D. carry 19. Although my ideas, he didn't come up with his own.
A. against B. on C. for D. in 20. Aren't you tired doing the same work all the year round?
A. of B. with C. from D. across
21. He is businesslike(认真的)and is often . I hope he will have more at his
business.
A. success; successful B. successful; success C. successfully; successful D. successful; successful 22. He always gets angry if he is kept for five minutes.
A. waiting B. wait C. to wait D. waiting 23. They decided after dinner.
A, have a broke B. have a break C. to have a broke D. to have a break
24. The sun was shining brightly, everything there more beautiful. A making; look B. to make; looked
C. and made; looking D. and making; be looked 25.一Dad, can I go to the movies tonight?
一Sure, but you come back home before 9 o'clock.
A can B. must C may D. might
26. We don't know it next. Let's go and ask Mr. Li.
A. what to do B. to do what C. whether to do D. to do whether 27. We can't work out the physics problem. Can you tell us ? A. how to do B. what to do it
C. how to do it D. what should to do 28. 一Can you come to have dinner with me this evening?
一I'm afraid not. I take care of my grandmother. She is ill.
A. can't B. have to C. may D. could 29. 一Don't give up, my children. Keep and you will be successful. 一Thank you, Mr. Wang. We'll try our best.
A. working on B. working off C. for working D. to work 30. 一Lucy, let me help you fix your computer. 一 . I can manage it myself.
A. That's UK B. No, thanks C. Perhaps not D. Not at all 三.完形填空(15分)
As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring(凝视) 31 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 32 一beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn Mountain climbers had 33 the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared(敢)to try a winter climbing up the 34 side. But now one man was daring to try the 35 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously(焦急地).Now they were waiting to see his signal(信号).If he planned to 36 the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was turning back.
A tiny green light 37 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 38 .
The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 39 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the 40 light.
In the morning, Bonatti 41 . He couldn't see the top, but he knew he was 42 there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months 43 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his 44 was radioed to the world.
The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “ 45 ” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
31. A. back B. forward C. down D. up
32. A. flowers B. rocks C. ice and snow D. green trees 33. A. watched B. passed C. reached D. climbed 34. A. western B. eastern C. southern D. northern 35. A. difficult B. strange C. same D. easy
36. A. turn back B. on C. rest D. stop
37. A. raised B. appeared C. turned on D. turned off 38. A. cheered B. laughed C. jumped D. shouted 39. A. sleepy B. excited C. tired D. happy 40. A. yellow B. blue C green D. red
41. A. woke up B. turned up C. got up D. looked up 42. A. already B. almost C. hardly D. surely 43. A. training B. looking C planning D. asking 44. A. victory B. thing C. climb D. courage 45. A. necessary B. important C. useless D. impossible 四.阅读理解(20分)
Bookstores are second homes for readers. Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch(触摸)the books and smell the print.
In China, there are many special bookstores. Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing at the beginning of April. Popular Holdings in Shanghai is a film-themed bookstore. It has film books and posters. Eslite Bookstore in Taiwan often has activities like talks with famous writers.
At the same time, bookstores outside China can be very colorful, too. Scarthin Books is a small bookstore in the UK. It sells new and second-hand books. There are more than 10, 000 books lying on the shelves of the store's 12 rooms. Bart's Books in the US is a good place to enjoy the sunshine(阳光)while reading books.
It's an outdoor bookstore. Bookshelves are on the street. When the store is closed, people can still buy books. They just put money into the door's coin box. Where can you find a cafe, bar and bookstore in just one places? The answer is probably El Pendulo in Mexico. Books line(排列成行)the walls of the store. On the second floor, visitors can order everyday meals in the cafe and drinks from the bar. In order to keep cool, there are green plants and trees inside. Does it look like a park?
46. special bookstores inside China are mentioned(提到)in the passage. A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6 47. Scarthin Books is . A. a 24-hour bookstore B. an outdoor bookstore C. in the US D. small 48. People can still buy books at when it's closed.
A. Bart's Books B. Popular Holdings C. Eslite Bookstore D. El Pendulo 49. Readers can at El Pendulo.
A. talk with famous writers B. order meals
C. enjoy the sunshine D. buy film posters 50. There are inside El Pendulo in order to keep cool.
A. 12 rooms B. bookshelves
C. green plants and trees D. coin boxes
B
You eat to stay fit and keep your body working, right? Then reading is food for your mind
and soul. Reading informs you of what's happening around. Reading encourages you to think and imagine, think out of the box and imagine the impossible.
In the past, people just read books, only books. Today, we have books online, which makes reading easy. The web, our new storehouse of information, is just a click away. But this is in no way has stolen the magic of reading books, the sound of their pages fluttering(翻页)and the smells of...You can lie in bed with a book, but with a computer you possibly can't. No matter how you read, reading is important.
Remember those bedtime stories? We read fun facts about animals, plants and the universe. We ask “why” and “how”. In books, we find the answers. Children who are introduced to reading at an early age seem to have a better understanding of phonics(语音学).They master language skills easily, have a richer vocabulary and have greater reading abilities. Children, who grow up reading good books, mostly stand out. The way they think and act is very different from those who have never been introduced to reading. Reading not only adds to their knowledge but also shape their personalities.
The more you read, the more creative you will become. Reading develops vocabulary, improves language skills and sharpens(使敏捷)your problem-solving abilities. Reading gives you knowledge and makes you more confident. The more you read about others' life experiences, the better decision-maker you will become.
Reading about the importance of reading can lead you to read more and more. So choose a book you like and don't stop reading until you reach the end. And even after that read as much as you can.
51. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Children should start reading at a young age.
B. Parents should tell their children stories every day. C. Teenagers should think and act differently from others.
D. Students should find answers to their questions in books. 52. When you read, the books . A. must be storybooks
B. should be only about the importance of reading C. must be paper books
D. should be finished reading
53. The underlined(画线的)sentence in Paragraph 2 means . A. reading books is no longer a pleasure to people B. reading books is less interesting than reading online C. reading online can’t take the place of reading books
D. reading online can't be difficult for people 54. What can we infer from the passage'? A. More teenagers read online now.
B. What teenagers read builds their future. C. What children should learn first is phonics. D. More practice makes reading easier. 55. What's the best title for the passage? A. Why Is Reading Important? B. What Should Teenagers Read