八年级下学期Unit 8 单元测试卷一、单项选择(每小题1 分，共15 分)( )1. —Finland is famous as island country.—Yes, and I want to go there one day.A. aB. theC. /D. an ( )2. —After getting off the bus, Tim began running his house.—Oh, he wants to see his favorite cartoon as soon as possible.A. forB. towardsC. fromD. with ( )3. —How did you find your way in the forest?—By watching the on the trees.A. toolsB. marksC. sandsD. fictions ( )4. —His life has changed a lot he moved to another city.—Yes, he became happier and healthier than before.A. as soon asB. whenC. ever sinceD. while ( )5. —Do you think computers are important?—Yes, they are a symbol of technology.A. modernB. magicC. wildD. ancient ( )6. —of the three books will you choose to read?—This one.A. WhichB. WhereC. WhyD. When ( )7. —Would you like to watch Harry Potter with me t onight?—No, I it many times.A. watchB. have watchedC. will watchD. was watching ( )8. —Have you washed your clothes?—Not .A. stillB. yetC. everD. once ( )9. —Would you please yourself to your new classmates?—OK. My name is Susan and I’m fourteen.A. introduceB. freeC. recordD. enjoy( )10. —What do you expect to do in America?—I hope to see Taylor Swift live one day!A. to singingB. to singC. singsD. sing( )11. —What did you find in that bag?—I found it was snacks.A. same asB. interested inC. full ofD. along with ( )12. —! Or we will miss the match!—Don’t worry. We still have 15 minutes.A. Grow upB. Look upC. Give upD. Hurry up( )13. —May I speak to Mr. Smith?—Sorry, he to Shanghai.A. has beenB. has goneC. will goD. goes( )14. —He listened carefully while we the question.—Yes, he didn’t want to miss any information.A. discussB. discussedC. are discussingD.were discussing( )15. —Wow, you’ve finished reading the book. ?—It’s fantastic.A. What’s it likeB. What’s it aboutC. What’s the matterD. What’s wrong三、完形填空(每小题1.5 分，共30 分)AOnce upon a time, an old man lived on a farm with his 16 . Every day, the farmer got up early to 17 his Bhagavat Geeta (薄伽梵歌).One day, the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I don’t 18 Bhagavat Geeta. What good does reading it do?”The grandfather said, “Take this coal basket (装煤的筐子) to the river and bring back some 19 .”The boy did so, but all the water leaked ( 漏) out. The grandfather said, “You’ll have to walk 20 next time”. This time the boy ran quicker, but again there was no water 21 he returned home. But he wanted to show his grandfather that 22 he ran fast, the water would leak out. The boy tried it again but was no water left again. He said, “See, Grandpa, it’s useless!” The old man said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket. It was 23 . The basket was 24 , inside and out. “That’s what happens when you read Bhagavat Geeta. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, 25 will be changed, inside and out.”( )16. A. son B. daughter C. grandson D. granddaughter ( )17. A. read B. write C. sing D. listen to( )18. A. break B. understand C. forget D. change( )19. A. water B. food C. flower D. sand( )20. A. faster B. slower C. farther D. nearer( )21. A. until B. since C. unless D. before( )22. A. because of B. as soon as C. ever since D. even if( )23. A. common B. different C. similar D. important ( )24. A. dirty B. full C. old D. clean( )25. A. we B. it C. you D. TheyBIt was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was 26 English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, 27 into the classroom.To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, and asked “Who 28 it yet”. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood 29 the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me 30 an essay on that subject.After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students had to 31 a play to understand it. “Don’t just read it,”he said.As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a 32 in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing,Tony, and one day you ’ll come to realize how 33 it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.” 34 has passed. Now every time I sit down to write 35 , I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught meuseful lessons in life. 26. A. boring 27. A. walks 28. A. reads B. bored B. walked B. read C. interesting C. was walking C. have read D. interested D. is walking D. had read 29. A. if B. when C. what D. how 30. A. wrote B. writing C. to write D. written 31. A. work out B. act out C. put out D. come out 32. A. teacher B. actor C. waiter D. writer 33. A. useful B. beautiful C. careful D. thankful 34. A. A year B. Some year C. Years D. Every year 35. A. anything new B. something newC. new anythingD. new something四、阅读理解(一) (每小题 2 分，共 44 分)A NoticeMay 23rd will be the 30th anniversary (周年纪念) of our school, and there will be no classes. All teachers, school workers and students are expected to celebrate the anniversary together. It will be held in the multifunctional hall (多功能厅) on Friday, May 23 at 9:00 a.m. After that, the whole school will have aweekend. Classes will go on as usual next Monday. The president ’s office Zhongshan Middle SchoolMay 20, 2014 ( )36. When was Zhongshan Middle School set up? A. In 1969. B. In 1974. C. In 1978. D. In 1984. ( )37. How many classes will the students in Zhongshan Middle Schoolhave on May 23? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. None. ( )38. Where will they celebrate the anniversary? A. In the dining hall. B. In the playground.C. In the multifunctional hall.D. In the president ’s office. ( )39. When will Students have lessons?A. On May 26.B. On May 25.C. On May 24.D. On May 23. ( )40. Where can we see this passage? A. In a history book. B. On a school website. C. In a life magazine. D. On a newspaper. BMore and more students are interested in becoming good writers. Then how can they make their dreams come true? The following tips are helpful.Learn from good writers. Reading lots of books is helpful in your writing. This is because when you are reading, you are learning different skills of English. For example, you are learning new words and sentences to use in your own writing. And at the same time, you are learning how to spell correctly. You are also learning English grammar.Practise your writing. You can improve your writing, like any other skill, by practicing it. Of course, you have to do many different kinds of writing given by your teachers, but you can try to write other things at least once or twice a week. Here are some ideas:●W rite a diary or a story every day.●D escribe a beautiful place you visited, or an interesting person you met.●W rite about a scared or funny thing that happened to you.●J oin an Internet chat (聊天) room.( )41. What can we learn while we are reading?A. New words and sentences.B. Spelling.C. English grammar.D. All of the above.( )42. How often should we do other writing practice?A. Once or twice a year.B. Once or twice a week.C. Once or twice a month.D. Every day.( )43. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Write about your special experience.B.Practise what the teacher tells you to do.C.Write English diaries every day.D.Chat with someone on the phone.( )44. Where can you find this article?A. In a tour guide book.B. In a school magazine.C. On TV or radio.D. In a lost and found notice.( )45. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to write a book.B. How to be a good writer.C. How to improve your English.D. How to become a famous writer.CFar away, in a forest outside Oslo, Norway, 1,000 new trees have been planted. After ninety-nine years, some of them will be cut down and used to make paper. The paper will be used to make an unusual book. The book will include 100 stories by 100 writers written over the things of 100 years. In fact the inside of the books will keep the secret until 2114.The forest and the book are parts of the Future Library. Scottish artist Katie Paterson started the program two years ago. “From 2014 to 2114, we’re asking one writer a year to write a story,” Paterson told TFK. The writers can decide what they want to write. However, Paterson has two very important rules. First, each writer has one year to write the story. Second, they mustn’t publishthe story in any books, magazines, newspapers or even on the Internet.“The program is a lot about the imagination (想象),”Paterson says. “It’s about thinking about the future and developing an art work that’s not just for now but is for the future.”Paterson got the idea while drawing tree rings (年轮) in a notebook. Each ring in a tree means one year of growth. That made her create the program.( )46. When can people read the book?A. In 2018.B. In 2020.C. In 2101.D. In 2116.( )47. If a writer wants to write for this book, what should he do?A. Finish his story in two years.B. Write three stories for the book.C. Publish the book by himself.D. Decide what he wants to write.( )48. When did Katie Paterson come up with the idea?A.While writing a story on the notebook.B.While imagining the future.C.While drawing tree rings.D.While making the writing rules.( )49. What does the underlined word “publish” mean in Chinese?A. 背诵B. 设计C. 出版D. 浏览( )50. Which one is the best title for the passage?A. A Small Library for FutureB. The Famous Artist —Katie PatersonC. The Imagination of Future LifeD. The Rules of Writing a BookDLu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people.Born in 1881 to a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money. At the same time, his father became seriously ill. From that time on, his family was no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money.After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing. In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman. It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped make it a great success. This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q(1921), made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer.Although successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China’s future. In 1927, he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devotehimself to what he called “pen warfare”. He only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the government. For this, the government stopped him from publishing any more books. He was forced to write his articles using false names.Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun’s importance and influence have grown. Today, many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions of people around the world.51.Which of the following greatly influenced Lu Xun’s writing according to the passage?A. The people he met in Japan.B. The experiences in his early life.C. Working as a teacher in Beijing.D. His father’s being put into prison.52.According to the passage why was Lu Xun’s story Diary of a Madman so popular?A.It was based on Lu Xun’s diary.B.It was the first novel to use everyday language.C.Its story took place in modern times.D.It was written using a western style.53.The underlined word “This” (Paragraph 4) refers to .A. the success of Diary of a MadmanB. the use of everyday languageC. the first Chinese novelD. The True Story of Ah Q54.After moving to Shanghai, Lu Xun mainly wrote .A. funny storiesB. articles about himselfC. articles against the governmentD. stories about government officialsEHundreds of years ago, Nicholas lived in a town named Myra. He often helped the poor. A man named Diyago once received his help. Diyago’s wife died, so he raised his three young daughters by himself. The daughters reached the age to get married. But Diyago had no money to pay for their weddings (婚礼). Nicholas heard about his condition(情况)and decided to help him. One night, Nicholas went to Diyago’s home and threw something into his house. It was a bag of gold.It was enough for his first daughter’s wedding. Diyago was very happy and his daughter married happily. But he was still worried because he had two younger daughters left. One night, Nicholas returned and threw another bag of gold through the window.Diyago was happy and he decided to find out who was helping him. He had one daughter left. So he locked the windows and watched the door. Nicholas still wanted to help but he didn’t want to let the man know. So he dropped the bag of gold for the third daughter right down the chimney (烟囱).Nicholas helped the poor man and never expected anything in return. It’s best to help others without repayment (报答).55.Why did Diyago raise his young kids by himself?56.How did Nicholas give the second bag of gold to Diyago?57.What’s the passage mainly about?五、单词拼写（每小题1 分，共5 分）58.Bob laughed so loudly that we could hear his l outside the room.59.The message is written in (法语). I can’t understand it.60.If you want to study (到国外), you should firstly learn a second language.61.He picked the (枪) up and killed the bird.62.This (船) went between China and Japan.六．写出下列不规则动词的过去式和过去分词（每小题0.5 分，共6 分）动词原形过去式过去分词动词原形过去式过去分词63.make 64.run65.say 66. see67.sell 68. sing69.sleep 70.speak71.take 72.tell73.think 74. writeUnit 8 参考答案1-5 DBBCA 6-10 ABBAD 11-15 CDBDA三、16-20 CABAA 21-25 DDBDC26--30 ABCCC 31--35 BDACB四、36-40 DDCAB 41-45 DBDBB 46-50 DDCCA 51-54BBAC55.Because his wife died.56.He threw it through the window.57.How Nicholas helped Diyago.ughter 59. French 60. abroad 61. gun 62. ship“”“”At the end, Xiao Bian gives you a passage. Minand once said, "people who learn to learn are very happy people.". In every wonderful life, learning is an eternal theme. As a professional clerical and teaching position, I understand the importance of continuous learning, "life is diligent, nothing can be gained", only continuous learning can achieve better self. 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