8 A Unit 8 测试卷一、选择题( )1. The earthquake in Yushu took away _________lives.A. hundreds ofB. five hundredsC. hundred ofD. five hundreds of( )2. When the flood was washing the village, people screamed and ran all directions.A. in fear, withB. with fear, inC. in fear, inD. with fear , with( )3. He kept telling himself ________. He knew he could do well if he tried.A. not to nervousB. don’t be nervousC. not to be nervousD. didn’t be nervous( )4. The earthquake ______ when I _______some cleaning.A. happened, was doingB. was happened, was doingC. was happening, didD. happens, did( )5. When I _______at his office, he _______on the phone.A. arrive, was speakingB. arrived, was speakingC. was arriving ,spokeD. was arriving, was speaking ( )6. The floor is very dirty. Will you please______?A. to mop up itB. mop up itC. to mop it upD. mop it up( )7. My mother often tells me to ____when I am in trouble. A. come down B. slow down C. calm down D. get down ( )8. After the natural disaster, we should do everything we can the people in danger .A. protectB. protectingC. to protectD. protected( )9.Simon ________while he _______his bicycle and hurt himself.A. fell down, was ridingB. fell down ,rodeC. was falling down, rodeD. was falling down, was riding ( )10--I saw Mr Smith in the office at ten yesterday morning.---That’s impossible. H e ___an English party with us then. A. has B. had C. was having D. has had ( )11.Eddie was sleeping _______Millie was reading a magazine. A．until B. while C. before D. after ( )12. People will _________ their houses _________ the terrible earthquake..A. lose, becauseB. lose, because ofC. lost, becauseD. lost, because of( )13. ---We couldn’t find you anywhere around 8:00 yesterday evening.--- I’m sorry for it. My mother and I _______ on the square.A. dancedB. will danceC. were dancingD. are dancing( )14. We should do exercise as _____ as possible to keep ______.A. more, healthyB. much, healthC. more, healthD. much, healthy( )15.My sister bought me a new camera, but I don’t know _________.A.what to useB. where to use itC. how to use itD. how to use( )16.---Sam, what will the weather be like tomorrow?---Sorry, Mum. I didn’t watch the weathe r forecast just now. I _______a football match.A.was watchingB. am watchingC. would watchD. will watch( )17. ---TV says there will be a storm tomorrow.---______. I planned to go climbing with my classmates.A.I hope soB. I ‘m afraid soC. Sounds goodD. Bad luck( )18.Many people were waiting the bus station their family or friends.A. at; forB. for; atC. at; atD. for; for( )19.I don’t know if it _________tomorrow. If it _______tomorrow, we won’t go there.A.rains, rainsB. will rain, rainsC. rains, will rainD. will rain, will rain( )20. It was very cold, he picked up sticks , but sadly the house .A. to make a fire, caught a fireB. to make a fire, caught fireC. to make fire, caught fireD. made a fire, caught fire( )21. The boy fell over and his umbrella in the wind.A.Near; losesB. nearly; losedC. near; lostD. nearly; lost( )22. At first, the woman felt a slight shake________ her body.A. fromB. acrossC. throughD. though( ) 23. His car ____ because of the cold weather. A. was broke B. broke C. broke down D. was broken down ( ) 24. We should drive as______ as ______ on a snowy day.A. more careful, possibleB. carefully, possibleC. careful, they canD. more carefully, I can ( )25. ___you know English is important，you should learn it well. A. Since B. For C. Because of D. But二、词形变换1. The man rushed into the house and saved those women’s _________ ( life ) .2. Would you please _____________ (not prevent) me from becoming a member of the Birdwatching Club?3.. Listen! I can hear an old lady________(scream) for help in the next door.4. Luke spent as little time as he could ____________ (play) computer games.5. The _________ (excite) people all stood up and cheered for Liu Xiang.6. Jack said he ___________ (mop) the water up at that time.7. The travelers were__________(trap) on the top of the mountain. They called 110 for help.8. I hope you (not make) the same mistake again.9. The earthquake happened and many people were ___________ (bad) hurt.10. Laura ____________ (learn) another language next year, isn’t she?11. Listen! I can hear an old woman __________ (scream) for help in the next door.12. I was playing computer games while my father____________ (read) newspapers.13. Keep __________ (work) on the problem, you will work it out soon.14. I am sorry I didn’t answer your phone. I (listen )to music and didn’t hear the ring.15. We don’t know if it ________(rain) this weekend.三、完形填空It was almost 9:00 p. m. when Mia Jameson left her office to go home. It was 1 . She started her car and she 2 down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She 3 the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater (暖气机) wasn’t working, and singing helped to k eep her 4 .The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small 5 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control (失去控制). Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness (知觉).When she 6 , her head was bleeding (流血), and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know7 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the 8 river! She felt very 9 . She knew the ice wouldn’t10 her car for very long. She 11 to walk up the hill several times, but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried 12 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that13 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t14 . Mia closed her eyes and 15 die.Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck,” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”( )1. A. raining B. cool C. snowing D. late( )2. A. ran B. drove C. walked D. rode( )3. A. turned on B. turned over C. turned off D. turned down( )4. A. happy B. not alone C. warm D. not lonely( )5. A. bridge B. village C. town D. farm( )6. A. got up B. came back C. looked up D. woke up( )7. A. how B. what C. why D. where( )8. A. deep B. frozen C. wide D. cold( )9. A. angry B. sad C. surprised D. afraid( )10. A. keep B. pull C. take D. hold( )11. A. tried B. wanted C. would like D. seemed( )12. A. one B. one more C. other D. the other( )13. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one( )14. A. feel B. hear C. move D. go( )15.A. waited to B. had to C. was able to D. decided to四、阅读理解AA little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake？If you are inside：•Quickly move under a stron g desk，a strong table or along a wall. You can also go into a small room like the bathroom. This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into a lift.•Don’t stand near windows，large mirrors (镜子)，heavy furniture of fireplaces.If you’re outside：•M ove away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you.•Squat (蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.After the earthquake：•Check，take care of injuries（受伤）and help make sure people around you are all right.•Watch out for aftershoc ks.•Protect yourself by wearing long pants，a long-sleeved (长袖的）shirt and strong shoes.•Listen to the radio for the latest（最新的）information.( )1. If you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens，you’d better ________.A. run into a liftB. not stay in the bathroomC. stand near large mirrorsD. not stand near windows ( )2. If you are outside during an earthquake，________.A. you must move into a buildingB. you cannot squatC. you have to stop the shakingD. you must move away from streetlights( )3. After the earthquake, you should ________.A. look after injuriesB. not help the others around youC. protect yourself without wearing shoesD. not listen to the radio for the latest information ( )4. The underlined word “aftershocks” in the passage means“________” in Chinese.A. 震感B. 震源C. 余震D. 防震( )5. The passage is mainly about _________.A. what to do before an earthquake takes placeB. how to predict （预言）an earthquake in the open airC. how to escape form an earthquake when you’re at homeD. what to do if you are in an earthquakeBLast Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.“I was eating with my wife and children,”he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.“There was no time to take anything,”she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.( )6. How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?A. FourteenB. Twenty-oneC. Twenty-nineD. Thirty-six( )7. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?A. He was in bed.B. He was inside the house.C. He was outside the house.D. He was on the roof. ( )8. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.A. her husband knew there would be a stormB. they were all outside the house when the storm became worseC. she felt the house was movingD. the welfare department helped her( )9. The underlined word “shelter”in this passage means ______.A. something to eatB. something to wearC. somewhere to studyD. somewhere to stay ( )10. Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?A. A Terrible StormB. A Lucky WomanC. Good SoldiersD. Clever People五、缺词填空Do you live in a big city? Do you like the traffic in your city? There are too m 1 accidents in big cities. Accidents often h 2 when people are not careful, especially when they want to c 3 the road. Why does it happen sometimes? Let me tell you. When it rains, people are in a h 4 because they don’t want to get w 5.They often go across the road q 6. Often they can't see c 7 because they hold umbrellas in front of them. Then accidents may happen at that time. Everyone knows that cars take m 8 time to stop when it's raining. So we must be more c 9 if we want to be safe. Remember everyone has only one 1 10 and we must protect ourselves well.六、书面表达请你根据下面提示,以A landslide（山崩）为题，写一篇70词左右的短文。
