Unit 8 单元测试题
Written test part (共95分)
Ⅴ. 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
( )21. Ten children had a picnic near the lake. Li Yun was the only girl _______ the picnic.
A. with
B. for
C. at
D. in
( )22. —What’s the _______ of this v isit?
—To learn about the local custom.
A. period
B. problemb
C. purpose
D. process
( )23. —_______ new suit is this?
—I think it may be Bob’s. He bought one last week.
A. Who
B. Which
C. What
D. Whose
( )24. —Jenny, you’re wanted on the phone. It’s from Beijing.
—You’re joking. I don’t know _______ in Beijing.
A. anybody
B. somebody
C. nobody
D. everybody
( )25. —Linda seems very sad.
—Of course. She lost her mobile phone and it is _______ for her.
A. enjoyable
B. comfortable
C.available
D. valuable
( )26. I didn’t go to bed until 11:30 last night. That’s why I’m so _______ now.
A. wonderful
B. awful
C. sleep
D. lively
( )27. There isn’t _______ about this book. You don’t need to buy it.
A. something special
B. anything special
C. special anything
D. special something
( )28. Every year Jiuzhaigou _______ tons of visitors from all over the world.
A. allows
B. introduces
C. accepts
D. receives ( )29. —Why did Ruth’s mother _______ her going out to play?
—Because she hasn’t finished her homework.
A.advise
B. promise
C. keep
D. prevent
( )30. —Look at the man beside the black car. Is he Mr. Jackson?
—No, he _______ be Mr. Jackson. He has gone to China.
A. can
B. can’t
C. must
D. mustn’t
( )31. —Nancy, will you go to the movies with me on Saturday?
—I’m not sure, Joe. I _______ watch the tennis match on TV.
A. must
B. need
C. might
D. should
( )32. Karen likes English very much. She has great fun _______ it.
A. learning
B. to learn
C. learn
D. learned
( )33. _______ Mr. Wang asked me to answer his question, I felt very nervous.
A. Though
B. After
C. Since
D. As
( )34. Look, there are so me fallen leaves on the ground. Let’s go to _______.
A. pick them up
B. look them up
C. give them up
D. cut them up
( )35. —Gina, you look sad. _______?
—I failed my Chinese exam.
A. Guess what
B. What’s wrong
C. What about you
D. What’s next
Ⅵ. 完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
On November 5th, 1872, the ship Mary Celeste left New York for Italy. The captain (船长), his wife and daughter and seven sailors (海员) were on this ship. But something 36 happened. The captain of another ship found Mary Celeste floating (漂浮) in the sea on December 4th, 1872. The captain, his family and the sailors were not on the ship and were never 37 .
What happened? Why did the captain, the sailors and the 38 leave the ship? Mary Celeste was not 39 . Everything was good. There was no fighting, no fire and no smoke sign. There was enough 40 and drinking water. There were signs that the captain, his family and the sailors had 41 the ship in a hurry. We could tell all these because there was half-eaten food on the table. The sailors also left all 42 clothing behind.
How and when did the people leave the ship? Some people said that the lifeboat (救生艇) was still on the ship 43 others said it was missing. The captain’s diary was found on the ship
and the last passage was written on November 24th. So, we could only 44 that something happened between November 24th and December 4th.
A man went aboard the ship several times to 45 the answers to all these questions. But he could not find any. No one else has solved the mystery yet.
( )36. A. stupid B. terrible C. fantastic D. similar
( )37. A. found B. protect C. introduced D. visited
( )38. A. workers B. engineers C. patients D. passengers
( )39. A. bright B. wide C. broken D. expensive
( )40. A. time B. food C. energy D. space
( )41. A. sold B. left C. pushed D. controlled
( )42. A. his B. her C. their D. your
( )43. A. so B. but C. unless D. because
( )44. A. advise B. regret C. report D. guess
( )45. A. search for B. pay for C. prepare for D. care for
Ⅶ. 阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
A
Many animals in Australia are not found anywhere else in the world. Because the island continent (大陆) was divided from other continents for many years, these animals developed in different ways.
Many of the animals in Australia are marsupials. Marsupials are animals whose babies are carried in a pouch (育儿袋) on the mother’s body until they are able to care for themselves. The kangaroo is perhaps the best known of the marsupials.
There are over forty kinds of kangaroos, and they come in different ______. The smallest is the musky rat kangaroo. It is about 20 to 30cm long and has a tail without any hair. It weighs between 330 and 680g. The largest of the kangaroos is the red kangaroo. A large red kangaroo can weigh up to 90 kilos. The height of a large red kangaroo is 2 meters. When moving quickly, a red kangaroo can move at 70km an hour!
A baby kangaroo, called a joey, is totally helpless at birth. It is only about 2cm long. The newly born joey immediately makes its way into its mother’s pouch. It remains there unt il it is old enough to be independent — which can be as long as eight months.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( )46. Why are there many unusual animals in Australia?
A. Because of the island continent’s warm weather.
B. Because of the island continent’s clean environment.
C. Because the island continent was kept apart from other continents for so long.
D. Because the animals can only find the food they need on the island continent.
( )47. Which of the following words can be put into the blank in Paragraph 3?
A. Colors.
B. Sizes.
C. Forms.
D. Shapes.
( )48. What can we know from the third paragraph?
A. The tiniest kangaroo’s tail has no hair.
B. Most kangaroos can move at 70km an hour.
C. A red kangaroo jumps the highest of all kangaroos.
D. The musky rat kangaroo can weigh over 90 kilos.
( )49. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Joey is a kind of small kangaroo.
B. A baby kangaroo can walk at birth.
C. Marsupials are born fully developed.
D. It may take a joey 8 months to be independent.
( )50. Where shall we most probably read this passage?
A. In a novel.
B. In a guidebook.
C. In science fiction.
D. In a nature magazine.
B
Most scientists agree the Great Sphinx of Giza (吉萨狮身人面像) was built around 2,500 B.C. But John Anthony West says that it’s much older. If he’s right,“everything anybody has
learned about ancient civilizations (文明) would have to be completely revised,” he told a magazine.
West, a writer and film-maker, first got interested in ancient history after studying the work
of a French researcher. The researcher said Egyptian civilization could have developed as early as 30,000 years ago, rather than 4,500 years ago, as most experts believe.
West joined a scientist to do research together. Their research suggested that the Sphinx had been worn down (磨损) over the years by water, rather than by sand and wind.
Wait a minute? Water? How could that be? The Sphinx is in the Sahara Desert, which has been dry for 12,000 years! However, before that time, it was very green. If it’s true that water wore down the Sphinx, West thinks that it must have been built centuries earlier.
Whether West is right or wrong, it’s important to challenge accepted ideas. That’s how science progresses.
West gave some advice for kids: If you are interested in a topic, read everything you can on it. Do your own research. Don’t always believe everything your teachers tell you. Ask lots of questions, and find your own answers.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( )51. What does the underlined word “revised” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Connected.
B. Created.
C. Changed.
D. Controlled.
( )52. Most scientists believed Egyptian civilization developed _______.
A. 4,500 years ago
B. 6,000 years ago
C. 12,000 years ago
D. 30,000 years ago
( )53. From West’s research, we can know the Sphinx was worn down by _______.
A. sand
B. water
C. wind
D. heat
( )54. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A. The place where West did his research.
B. The period when the Sphinx was built.
C. The reason why West holds his opinion.
D. The technology which was used to build the Sphinx.
( )55. Which of the following may the writer agree?
A. Science progresses through giving different opinions.
B. Egyptian civilization should be earlier than we thought.
C. One should do some research before giving their opinions.
D. Kids should ask lots of questions and believe what their teachers say.
Ⅺ. 综合填空（每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每词限用一次。
When I see a child’s face light up because he has discovered he can do something new with his violin, I get a special warm feeling inside. Then I look at the (76)_________ mom. I can tell that she feels proud. Warmth and pride are the (77)_________ I get when I teach violin.
I teach violin in a project. My violin teacher directs (指导) the project and (78)_________ me feel really good at my teaching. I find teaching violin to be an adventure. I help children while I get to learn more about (79)_________ to teach.
The most important thing I teach is that when a skill seems hard (80)_________, you can make it simple by breaking it apart into smaller steps. When each smaller step is understood, you repeat it over and over (81)_________ your muscles (肌肉) feel comfortable doing that step. Then you put the steps (82)_________. In this way, I can teach anything.
Sharing with others and helping them learn are (83)_________ watching yourself in the mirror. By (84)_________ others, you can see how you learned.
My teacher has written up all the small steps of how to play the violin. By following her ways, I know I’m teaching violin (85)_________. I also know that now I have a teaching skill that I can use for the rest of my life. I feel good about myself because I can help others.
Ⅻ. 书面表达（15分）
今天下午你在学校操场跑步的时候捡到一个红色的MP4，你认为它是罗伯特(Robert)的，于是你去找他。请据此展开合理的想象，用英语写一篇短文叙述你从发现这个MP4到将它物归原主整个事情的经过。
要求：1. 词数90左右；2. 至少使用含情态动词表示推测的句子两处。
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译林版八年级下册英语Unit7 Comic strip课文翻译 1. Eddie,more money is needed for charity. You have some pocket money left. Let's go and donate it. 埃迪，慈善机构需要更多的钱。你还剩下一些零花钱。让我们去把它捐了吧。 2. Now? It's time for lunch. 现在吗？到吃午饭的时间了。 3. Don't worry. We can have a big lunch after that. 别担心。捐钱之后我们可以吃一顿丰盛的午餐。 4. Hobo，let me have lunch first. I'm too weak to walk any further. 霍波，让我先吃午饭吧。我太虚弱，走不动了。 Come on，Eddie. We only have five kilometres left. 加油，埃迪。我们只剩下五千米了。 How charities help people 慈善机构如何帮助人们 The Class 1,Grade 8 students want to learn about international charities. They want to find out how these charities help people around the world. 八年级一班的学生想了解关于国际慈善机构的一些情况。他们想调查出这些慈善机构如何帮助世界各地的人们。 Task Write a report on the work of an international charity． 任务写一篇关于一个国际慈善机构的工作的报道。 Welcome to the unit A 部分翻译 Charities around the world 世界各地的慈善机构 Amy has collected some information about international charities. Help her match the logos with the charities. Write the correct names in the blanks. 埃米已经搜集了一些有关国际慈善机构的信息。帮助她把徽标和慈善机构的名字连接起来。在横线上写出正确的名字。 ORBIS 奥比斯 Oxfam 乐施会 UNICEF 联合国儿童基金会 WWF 世界自然基金会 2B 部分翻译 Mr Wu is asking the students about international charities. Work in groups and say what you know about charities. Use the conversation below as a model. 吴老师正在问学生关于国际慈善机构的事。分组练习，并且说说你所知道的关于慈善机构的事。用下面的对话作示范。 Mr Wu: Do you know about any international charities，class? 吴老师：同学们，你们知道一些关于慈善机构的事吗？ Daniel:Yes.I know about a charity called UNICEF. 丹尼尔：是的，我知道一个叫联合国儿童基金会的慈善机构。 Mr Wu:How does UNICEF help people? 吴老师：联合国儿童基金会是如何帮助人们的？
Unit 8 Section A Animals or children?—A scientist's choice 动物还是孩子？——一位科学家的选择 1 I am the enemy! I am one of those cursed, cruel physician scientists involved in animal research. These rumors sting, for I have never thought of myself as an evil person. I became a children's doctor because of my love for children and my supreme desire to keep them healthy. During medical school and residency, I saw many children die of cancer and bloodshed from injury — circumstances against which medicine has made great progress but still has a long way to go. More importantly, I also saw children healthy thanks to advances in medical science such as infant breathing support, powerful new medicines and surgical techniques and the entire field of organ transplantation. My desire to tip the scales in favor of healthy, happy children drew me to medical research. 1 我就是那个敌人！我就是那些被人诅咒的、残忍的、搞动物实验的医生科学家之一。这些谣言刺痛了我，因为我从来没想到自己是一个邪恶的人。我成为一位儿科医生，因为我爱孩子，也因为我的最大愿望是让他们保持健康。在医学院学习和住院医生实习时，我看到了许多儿童死于癌症和受伤流血——虽然对此医学正取得很大进步，但远非完善。更重要的是，我还看到孩子们能保持健康得益于医学的进步，如婴儿呼吸支持器，功效强大的新药物和外科手术技术及整个器官移植领域的发展。我希望孩子们健康快乐，这促使我从事医学研究。 2 My accusers have twisted the truth into a fable and cast me as the devil. They claim that I have no moral compass, that I torture innocent animals for the sole purpose of career advancement, and that my experiments have no relevance to medicine. Meanwhile, an uncaring public barely watches, convinced that the issue has no significance, and publicity-conscious senators and politicians increasingly give way to the lobbying of animal rights activists. 2 控诉我的人把真相歪曲成一则神话，并把我描写成恶魔。他们声称我没有道德界限，我折磨那些无辜动物的唯一目的就是为了自己的职业升迁，而我的实验根本与医药毫不相关。与此同时，无动于衷的公众几乎不闻不问，相信这个议题毫无意义，而具有宣传意识的参议员和政治家们却对动物权利活动家的游说不断作出让步。 3We,in medical research,have also been unbelievably uncaring.We have allowed the most extr eme animal rights protesters to creep in and frame the issue as one of"animal fraud"and hatred. We have persisted in our belief that a knowledgeable public would consent to the importance of animal research for public health.Perhaps we have been mistaken in not responding to the emoti onal tone of the argument.Perhaps we should have responded to those sad slogans and posters of animals by waving equally sad posters of children dying of cancer or external wounds. 3我们这些从事医学研究的人也显得令人难以置信的冷漠。我们允许最极端的动物权利活动家渐渐侵入，任凭他们把此类研究诬陷为“动物欺诈”和对动物的仇恨。我们一直坚信，有知识的公众会赞同动物研究对公众健康的重要性。也许我们的错误是没有对这场争论的感性基调作出反应。也许我们早应该挥动着儿童死于癌症或外伤的同样令人伤心的海报，来回应那些关于动物受害的伤感标语及海报。 4In the animal rights forum,much is made of the volume of pain these animals experience in the name of medical science.Activists deny that we are trying to help and say it is evidence of our ev il and cruel nature.A more reasonable argument,however,can be advanced in our defense.Life i
Test for Unit 8 （时间：120分钟，满分：120分） 听力部分（25分） Ⅰ.听句子，选择最佳答语。(5分) ()1.A.Sure.Here you are.B．It's an English book.C．It's mine. ()2.A.Yes，I did. B．No，I haven't. C．It's great! ()3.A.Pop music is my favorite. B．I like listening to music. C．Music can help me relax. ()4.A.I read it in the library. B．I have read it before. C．It's interesting. ()5.A.Yes，I will. B．No，I don't like it. C．Yes，it's The Eagles. Ⅱ.听短对话及问题，选择正确答案。(5分) ()6.A.Tom Sawyer. B．Harry Potter. C．Robinson Crusoe. ()7.A.French. B．English. C．German. ()8.A.8：15. B．8：00. C．7：45. ()9.A.Because he had a bad cold and had to see the doctor. B．Because he felt cold and went to buy a coat. C．Because he had to go to see his sister. ()10.A.At school. B．In the hotel. C．At home. Ⅲ.听长对话，选择正确答案。(5分) 听第一段对话，回答第11－12小题。 ()11.What is coming? A．National Day. B．The teacher's birthday. C．Teachers' Day. ()12.What will they buy? A．Some flowers. B．A new CD. C．A bag. 听第二段对话，回答第13－15小题。 ()13.What is the girl worrying about? A．She can't invite her friends to the party. B．She can't go to her friend's party. C．She can't find a good place for the Thanksgiving dinner. ()14.How long will the party last? A．For four hours. B．For five hours. C．For six hours. ()15.Who can help the girl? A．The boy. B．Kevin. C．The boy's father. Ⅳ.听短文，完成下面的表格。每空一词。(10分)
Unit 1 Helping those in need Voluntary work Three teenagers offered to do some voluntary work during the school holidays. They wrote the following reports. I did some voluntary work in a children’s hospital . The children there all suffer from serious illnesses. we organized a painting competition for them. I meet a girl called Cindy .She wanted to paint a picture of the park near her home. I went there and took some photos of it. Cindy used them for her painting. Betty There are many children without parents .I met some of these children with my mother .we taught them to tell stories .This helps them express their feelings. One child said ,”My friends don’t understand my pain. We spend time with a girl called Vivien. Her parents died in a car accident, and she is unhappy and very lonely. She needs friendship. My mother and I will continue to visit Vivien. Mark I want to help disabled children. They have difficulty walking or moving. I taught them to sing because music can bring them joy and peace. I met a boy called Tim. He hurt his legs in an accident ,but he has lots of courage. We need to help children like Tim and raise their spirits . I will continue to do voluntary work in the future. Annie 译文： 三名青少年在学校放假期间主动做一些志愿工作。他们写了以下报告。 我在一家儿童医院做了一些义工。那里的孩子都患有严重的疾病。我们为他们组织了一次绘画比赛。 我遇到了一个叫辛蒂的女孩，她想画一幅她家附近的公园的照片。我去那里拍了一些照片。辛蒂用它们来画画。贝蒂 有很多孩子没有父母。我和妈妈认识了一些这样的孩子。我们教他们讲故事。这帮助他们表达他们的感受。一个孩子说：“我的朋友不理解我的痛苦。 我们和一个叫费雯的女孩共度时光。她的父母死于车祸，她很不开心，很孤独。她需要友谊。我母亲和我将继续拜访费雯。作记号 我想帮助残疾儿童。他们行走或行走有困难。我教他们唱歌，因为音乐能给他们带来欢乐和和平。 我遇到了一个叫蒂姆的男孩。他在一次事故中弄伤了双腿，但他有很大的勇气。我们需要帮助像蒂姆这样的孩子，振作起来。今后我会继续做义工。安妮 Unit2 Body language
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精品文档 1.apology n..道歉。 apologize v.道歉。 apologize to sb.向某人道歉。 apologize for sth.为某事道歉。 make an apology to sb.向某人道歉。 Learn to make to others。 I don’t believe their 。 You should to your mother. 2.excuse n.借口；理由 Mike always makes excuses for himself. 3.present n.目前，现在 present vt.赠送，呈现；提出，提交 present adj.出席的；现在的 present n.礼物 at present。现在，目前present somebody with something=present something to somebody.赠予某人某物 They him with a bunch of flowers. 4.wide adj.广泛的，广阔的 widely adv.(=to many places,by a lot of people)广泛地 Our playground is enough for us to play football. It has a window in the front. The young men travel . 5.recently adv.=not long age. 最近 recent adj. Our teacher has changed a lot in years. I haven’t seen you . 6.satisfy v.使满意。 satisfy adj.=pleased满意的 be satisfied with sb./sth.对某人/某事。。。。满意。 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除
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A fable for tomorrow (Rachel Carson) There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields. In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of color that flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines. Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the fields, half hidden in the mists of the fall mornings. 从前在美国中心有一个小镇，那里的万物看上去都与其四周的环境融洽相处。小镇的四周是像棋盘交错的生意盎然的农庄，还有一块块的田地和一座座遍布山坡的果园。春天来了，白色的鲜花云彩般地漂浮在田野上；秋天到了，橡树、枫树和桦树色彩斑斓，在一片松树林间火焰般地燃烧与跳跃。小山上狐狸吠叫，田野间小鹿静静地跃过，所有的一切都在秋天清晨的薄雾中半隐半现。 Along the roads, laurel, viburnum and alder, great ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler's eye through much of the year. Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty, where countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow. The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance and variety of its bird life, and when the flood of migrants was pouring through in spring and fall people traveled from great distances to observe them. Others came to fish the streams, which flowed clear and cold out of the hills and contained shady pools where trout lay. So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers raised their houses, sank their wells, and built their barns. 在路的两旁，一年中许多时候，月桂树、荚莲、桤木、蕨类植物和各样的野花都能让过往的行人赏心悦目。即使是冬天，路边的景色依旧是美不胜收，那里无数的小鸟来觅取浆果莓和露在雪地上的枯枝上的种子。事实上，这乡村正是由于鸟类的数量和种类之繁多而出名的。在候鸟群潮涌而来的春秋季节，人们从大老远的地方慕名前来欣赏。还有的人来这里的小溪垂钓。清冽的溪水从山中流出，溪水中有许多鳟鱼藏身的背阴的水潭。所以，从许多年前开始，第一批居住者就在这里盖房挖井，搭起了自己的谷仓。 Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change. Some evil spell had settled on the community: mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death. The farmers spoke of much illness among their families. In the town the doctors had become more and more puzzled by new kinds of sickness appearing among their patients. There had been several sudden and unexplained deaths, not only among adults but even among children, who would be stricken suddenly while at play and die within a few hours. 后来，一种奇怪的摧毁力悄然袭击了这个地区，所有的一切都开始变了。某种邪恶的符咒笼罩了这个社区：神秘的疾病攻击了鸡群，牛、羊也纷纷病死，到处都有一层死亡的阴影。农夫们谈论
Unit 8单元测试卷 一根据句意及首字母提示完成单词 1.He can’t wait to o_____ the box to see what present it is. 2.He usually d _____to work, but sometimes he takes a bus. 3.We didn’t go swimming yesterday. I____,we went hiking. 4.She s____an English song for us at the party last Sunday. 5.He didn’t m_____what happened to him in the letter. 6.I want to give a _____（特殊的）gift to my father for his birthday. 7.The computer is the best gift Tony has ever _____(收到) 8.Whom shall we _________(挑选) as our team leader? 9.More than twenty singers ________(参加) in the contest. 10.The program _______(建议) ways for students to communicate with their parents. 11. Mr Li told his little son to answer teachers' questions __________(有礼貌). 12. It's ________________(危险) to swim alone in the river. 13. --I want to report a traffic ___________(事故). --Yes，go ahead. 14. --I thought I'd buy James a new bike for his birthday. --That's a _____________(精彩) idea. 15. Harbin is in the ______________(东北) of China. 二单项选择.( ) 1. _______ should I get Mary for her birthday? A. How B. When C. Where D. What ( ) 2. How about ______ to a concert tonight? A. go B. to go C. going D. to going ( )3. I got the gift _____ my ______ birthday. A. on, ten B. on, tenth C. at, ten D. by, tenth ( ) 4. She lives ______ but she doesn’t feel _______. A. alone, lonely B. alone, alone B. C. lonely, alone D. lonely, lonely ( ) 5. They have ____ eight-year-old child _____Ted. A. an, names B. an, named C. a, name D. a, named ( ) 6. Xiaoli doesn’t work ____ Maomao. A. as harder as B. as hard as C. so harder as D. so hardly as ( ) 7. Our English teacher was ill. So Mr Wang gave us a lesson _____ her. A. instead B. instead of C. beside D. except ( ) 8. I think the story is too hard for the boy________. A. read B. to be read C. to read D. reading ( ) 9. ______ working as a doctor, he also writes novels in his spare time. A. Beside B. Except C. Expect D. Besides ( ) 10. “What about seeing movies?”“_____. I’m tired of staying at home.”
人教版八年级下册英语课文翻译 第一单元 UNIT 1 2d 莉萨，你好吗?我头痛，并且脖子不能动。我该怎么办?我应该量体温吗?不，听起来不像是你发烧。周末你做什么了?我整个周末都在玩电脑游戏。那很可能就是原因。你需要离开电脑休息几次。是的，我想我是一个姿势坐得太久没有移动。我认为你应该躺下休息。如果明天你的头和脖子还痛的话，就去看医生。好的。谢谢，曼迪。 3a 昨天上午九点，26路公交车正行驶在中华路上，这时司机看到一位老人躺在路边。在他旁边的一位妇女在喊救命。公交车司机，24岁的王平，没有多想就停下了公交车。他下了车并且问那个妇女发生了什么事。她说那个人有心脏病，应该去医院。王先生知道他必须快点行动。他告诉乘客他必须送老人去医院。他希望大部分或全部乘客下车去等下一辆班车。但出乎他的意料，他们都同意和他一起去。一些乘客帮助王先生把那个老人移到公交车上。 多亏了王先生和乘客们，医生及时挽救了老人的生命。“许多人因为不想有麻烦而不想帮助别人，这令人难受，”一位乘客说。“但是这位司机没有考虑自己。他只考虑挽救一条生命。”
2b 他失去了手臂但还在爬山 阿伦?罗尔斯顿是一个对爬山感兴趣的美国人。作为一名登山者，阿伦习惯于冒险。这是关于做危险运动的令人兴奋的事情之一。有许多次，阿伦因为(意外)事故几乎失去生命。在2003年4月26日，在犹他州登山时他发现自己在非常危险的处境。 在那天，当阿伦独自登山时，他的手臂被压在落在他身上的一块2000千克的岩石下。因为他的手臂不能自由活动，他在那儿待了五天，希望有人会发现他。但当时他的水喝完了，他知道他将不得不采取措施来挽救自己的生命了。他不愿那天就死去。因此他用刀子切除了他的一半右臂。然后，他用左臂给自己打上绷带以至于他不会失去太多的血。这之后，他爬下山寻求帮助。 在他失去手臂之后，他写了一本名为《生死抉择》(又译作《生死两难》)的书。他的意思是“处于一个你似乎无法摆脱的困境之中。”在这本书中，阿伦讲述了关于做出明智抉择和掌握自己生命的重要性。他对登山如此酷爱以至于即使这次经历之后他还继续爬山。 我们有和阿伦一样的勇气吗?在我们发现自己处于进退两难的处境之 前以及在我们不得不做出生死抉择之前，让我们来想想它。
A fable for tomorrow (Rachel Carson) There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields. In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of color that flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines. Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the fields, half hidden in the mists of the fall mornings. 从前在美国中心有一个小镇，那里的万物看上去都与其四周的环境融洽相处。小镇的四周是像棋盘交错的生意盎然的农庄，还有一块块的田地和一座座遍布山坡的果园。春天来了，白色的鲜花云彩般地漂浮在田野上；秋天到了，橡树、枫树和桦树色彩斑斓，在一片松树林间火焰般地燃烧与跳跃。小山上狐狸吠叫，田野间小鹿静静地跃过，所有的一切都在秋天清晨的薄雾中半隐半现。 Along the roads, laurel, viburnum and alder, great ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler's eye through much of the year. Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty, where countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow. The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance and variety of its bird life, and when the flood of migrants was pouring through in spring and fall people traveled from great distances to observe them. Others came to fish the streams, which flowed clear and cold out of the hills and contained shady pools where trout lay. So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers raised their houses, sank their wells, and built their barns. 在路的两旁，一年中许多时候，月桂树、荚莲、桤木、蕨类植物和各样的野花都能让过往的行人赏心悦目。即使是冬天，路边的景色依旧是美不胜收，那里无数的小鸟来觅取浆果莓和露在雪地上的枯枝上的种子。事实上，这乡村正是由于鸟类的数量和种类之繁多而出名的。在候鸟群潮涌而来的春秋季节，人们从大老远的地方慕名前来欣赏。还有的人来这里的小溪垂钓。清冽的溪水从山中流出，溪水中有许多鳟鱼藏身的背阴的水潭。所以，从许多年前开始，第一批居住者就在这里盖房挖井，搭起了自己的谷仓。 Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change. Some evil spell had settled on the community: mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death. The farmers spoke of much illness among their families. In the town the doctors had become more and more puzzled by new kinds of sickness appearing among their patients. There had been several sudden and unexplained deaths, not only among adults but even among children, who would be stricken suddenly while at play and die within a few hours. 后来，一种奇怪的摧毁力悄然袭击了这个地区，所有的一切都开始变了。某种邪恶的符咒笼罩了这个社区：神秘的疾病攻击了鸡群，牛、羊也纷纷病死，到处都有一层死亡的阴影。农夫们谈论着家中的许多疾病；镇上的医生也越来越因病人中出现的新的病症而感到迷惑。在成人和孩子中发生了好几起突发的不明其由的死亡，那些孩子在玩耍中突然病倒，几小时后就死去了。 There was a strange stillness. The birds, for example - where had they gone? Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed. The feeding stations in the backyards were deserted. The few birds seen anywhere were moribund; they trembled violently and could not fly. It was a spring without voices. On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh 这里是一派奇怪的寂静。就说鸟儿们吧---它们都去哪儿了？许多人说起鸟儿的时候都充满了迷惑与不安。他们后院的饲养站已经没有鸟儿光顾了。随处能见到的几只鸟都奄奄一息。他们猛烈地颤抖，却飞不起来。这是一个无声的春天。曾经是震动着画眉鸟、猫鸟、鸽子、樫鸟、欧鹪和许多鸟儿的黎明合唱声的清晨如今却寂然无声。田野间、树林中和沼泽地里也是一片寂静。 On the farms the hens brooded, but no chicks hatched. The farmers complained that they were unable to raise any pigs - the litters were small and the young survived only a few days. The apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees droned among the blossoms, so there was no pollination and there would be no fruit. 在农庄，母鸡下蛋却孵不出小鸡。农夫们抱怨无法养猪，因为刚生下的猪崽太小了，小猪也只能活几天的功夫。苹果树开花了，可是没有蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地采蜜，没有蜜蜂的授粉，也就没有任何果子。 The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire. These, too, were silent, deserted by all living things. Even the streams were now lifeless. Anglers no longer visited them,
八年级上册英语Unit8 单元测试卷 一、单项选择（共25小题；共25分） ( )1. the medical help first, then make her comfortable and call her parents. A. Getting B. Get C. To get ( )2. oranges do you want and orange would you like? A. How many; how many B. How much; how much C. How many; how much D. How much; how many ( )3. I t is sunny. What weather! A. a good B. an awful C. great D. bad ( )4. T here are two and six in the zoo. A. kangaroos; wolfs B. kangaroos; wolves C. kangarooes; wolves D. kangarooes; wolfs ( )5. S ome visited our school last Wednesday. A. German B. Germen C. Germans D. Germens ( )6. S wimming is in summer. A. a great fun B. great fun C. great funs D. great a fun ( )7. --- What can I do for you? --- I want to buy for my daughter. A. a clothing B. a piece clothing C. a piece of clothing D. the piece of clothing ( )8. I want to buy . A. two bottles of milks B. two bottles of milk C. two bottle of milk D. two bottle milks ( )9. T he room was dark, so she asked me to the lights. A. turn up B. turn down C. turn off D. turn on ( )10. —butter do we need for a sandwich? —Two teaspoons should be enough. A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How far ( )11. --- Maria, the dog, will you? --- Why ask me? Tom is playing there. A. to feed B. feed C. feeding ( )12. “exercise every day, my son. It’s good for your health. ”Dad often said to him. A. Takes B. Taking C. Take D. To take ( )13. Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November. A. in B. on C. at D. for ( )14.—The banana is too big. —You can _______ first. A. cut up them B. cut them up C. cut it up D. cut up it ( )15. Don’t forget to the light when you leave the room. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down ( )16. Don’t _______ the milk into the cup. It’s full (满了). A. peel B. pour C. leave D. drink ( )17. Tom, please add some salt _______ the noodles. A. on B. in C. to D. at ( )18. I had _______ for breakfast yesterday.