新目标英语八年级下册Unit 9单元达标检测题一、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 1. We should solve the problem ______ a good way.A. forB. onC. inD. at( ) 2. ––I really want to go to the . How about you?–– So do I. We can swim in it.A. water parkB. aquariumC. zooD. space museum( ) 3.— Are all these model cars Tom's?—Yeah, one of his hobbies is to _________old cars.A .introduce B. collect C. borrow D. develop( ) 4. In_____, grass comes out and trees begin to turn green.A.winterB. springC. summerD.autumn( ) 5. –– _______ have you been studying English? –– Since last year.A. How farB. How soonC. How longD. How often( ) 6. The Smiths have lived here with us ________ 1999.A. forB. sinceC. beforeD. in( ) 7. My sister is very shy. She_______ to speak in front of so many people.A. wondersB. promisesC. offersD. fears( ) 8. —He's good at a lot of things but you can't say he's_________.—I agree. In fact, no one is.A.awakeB. perfectC. braveD. nervous( ) 9. Is the rope quite________? Are you sure it won't break?A. cheapB. safeC. shortD. weak( ) 10. Everyone knows that too much stress can ______physical illlness.A. take inB. cut outC. fix upD. lead to二．完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项.Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started painting when he was 3 years old, and when he was 5, he was already very 11 at it. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people 12 his pictures. They said: “This boy is going to be 13 when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to14 these pictures for a lot of money.” Jimmy’s pictures were different from other people’s. 15 he never painted on all of the paper. He painted on half of it, and 16 half was always empty(空的).“That’s very17 ,” everybody said. “No other painters have ever done that!” One day,18 asked him: “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom(底部的) half of your pictures, 19 not on t he top half?”“Because I’m 20 ,” Jimmy said. “And my brushes(画笔) can’t reach very high.”( ) 11. A. poor B. well C. good D. sad( ) 12. A. bought B. brought C. waited D. took ( ) 13. A. special B. common C. different D. famous ( ) 14. A. give B. sell C. show D. ask( ) 15. A. once B. if C. though D. because ( ) 16. A. other B. the other C. the other’s D. another ( ) 17. A. clever B. foolish C. enough D. impossible ( ) 18. A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. anybody ( ) 19. A. and B. or C. so D. but( ) 20. A. high B. shaort C. weak D. fat三．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项.ADear Li Ming,I’ve been in England for two months now. I hopeyou don’t think I have forgotten you. There are somany places to see and so many things to do that I’venot had much time to write letters.I will soon be starting my studies at King’sCollege. So far I’ve been learning about England andBritish ways of living. I will tell you about London.One great thing about it is that it has lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at. I am sure you’ll be more interested to know what I think about the life here.I find some of the customs(风俗)new and int eresting. People here don’t shake hands as much as we do in Germany. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people didn’t put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.Yours,Wang Gang ( )21. The writer came London from.A. GermanyB. IndiaC. South AfricaD. America( )22.The writer.A. will come to England in two monthsB. came to England just nowC. came to England two months agoD. has never been to England( )23. The writer has.A. not written any lettersB. no time to write lettersC. a little time to write lettersD. much time to write letters( )24. The writer came to England to.A. make a livingB. studyC. learn about life thereD. learn British ways of living( )25. The writer.A. enjoys the life thereB. doesn’t like the life there at allC. knows nothing about the life thereD. says nothing about the life the reBI had to make a decision. While cleaning the house, I found my 13-year-old sister’s diary. I picked the book up from the floor and opened it, searching for my name. I thought that I would find something bad. As I read, the blood ran from my face. It was worse than I thought. I sat down on the floor. There was nothing bad there at all. There was a short description of herself, her goals and her dreams, and of the person who had encouraged her most. I started to cry.I was her hero. She admired me for my personality, my achievements and, strangely, my honesty. She wanted to be like me. She had been watching me for years. I stopped reading. I felt ashamed of myself. I had put so much energy into pushing her away that I missed out on being her friend.I wasted years hating someone---and now I had violated(违背) her trust. It was I who had lost something beautiful, and it was I who would never allow myself to do such a thing again.Reading the words my sister wrote warmed my heart, and I wanted to know her again. I was finally able to put away the silly things that kept me from her. That afternoon, I decided to go to her---this time to experience, but not to judge, to welcome, not to fight. After all, she was my sister.( )26. How old was the writer’s sister?A. 3B. 13C. 15D. 18( ) 27.In Paragraph 1, the writer’s blood r an from his face because __________.A. he became angry about his sister’s diaryB. he felt ashamed of himselfC. he was a fraid of being found reading his sister’s diary.D. he thought of him as a bad person( ) 28.What was NOT in the diary?A.A short description of the girl.B.B. The girl’s goals and dreams.C. A mention of her hero who encouraged her.D. Something bad about the writer.( ) 29. The writer wouldn’t _______ again after reading the diary.A. fight with his sisterB. talk with his sisterC. welcome his sisterD. like his sister( ) 30. Through the story, the writer wants to tell us that ____________.A. reading others’ diaries is bad behaviorB. reading others’ words can warm one’s heartC. we should trust others and be friendly to themD. we should forgive others when they make mistakesCNews 1Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.News 2Have you ever got angry at books that are ful l of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.News 3People w ill see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!News 4Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.( )31.The satellite sent by China will move around ________.A. the moonB. the earthC. the sunD. the mars( ) 32.The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.A.1.4 kilometers per secondB.43 kilometers per minuteC.1,270 kilometers per hourD.8,000 kilometers per hour( )33.The checking of textbooks, dictionaries a nd children’s books will _______.A. make a lot of moneyB. make the children sadC. make sure there are no mistakes in themD. make sure the books are not too expensive( )34.Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?A. It will go around the moon.B. It will stay in space for two years.C. It costs a lot.D. It will go into space by December 2006. ( )35.Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.A. he likes to eat hybrid riceDWhen Tom brought his lunch to her table,Cindy was unhappy."Your friends are over there."she said, pointing to the other side of the dining hall."I would sit here today," Tom replied. He cut a piece of pizza(比萨饼), took a mouthful of it and looked around the dining hall."So. what's new?" Tom asked. Cindy said nothing, pretending(假装) that she hadn't heard him.“Look, Cindy,I' m sorry," Tom said.“I was just joking about your shoes.""I can't believe you said that in front of everyone, Cindy said. Anger rose inside her, but she kept control of herself. "My mom bought me those shoes because she thought I would like them. Now everyone's going to call me 'Sparkle Toes' forever."She put her schoolbag on her feet. She tried her best to hide her new white shoes and their shiny pink laces(鞋带).“I t hought we were friends,"she said, looking down."We are friends, "Tom said. "I was just trying to be funny. What can I do to stop you being angry?"Finally Cindy realized that Tom was serious.She had an idea. She began to untie(解开) her laces." Give me your laces. You wear mine," she said .Then she had a look at the second piece of pizza on Tom’s plate."And give me your other piece of pizza. Then we’ll be even."Tom smiled."That seems fair," he said, pushing his plate towards Cindy with one hand and reaching down to untie his laces with the other.( )36. Why did Tom sit at Cindy's table?A. Because he wanted to share his pizza.B. Because he wanted to say sorry to Cindy.C. Because he was interested in Cindy's shoes.D. Because he couldn't find anywhere else to sit.( )37. Which of the following is a fact about Cindy's shoes?A. They were black.B. They were broken.C. They were from her mother.D. They were popular at school.( ) 38. What does the underlined word"even"mean in Chinese?A.成功的B.清楚的C.独立的D.扯平的( )39. How might Tom feel at the end of the story?A .Nervous. B. Excited. C .Relaxed. D. Sorry.( )40. What would Tom do next?A. Give his laces to Cindy.B. Go shopping with Cindy.C. Color his shoes with a pen.D. Buy Cindy another piece of pizza.四、任务型阅读（10分）阅读短文，并按要求完成41-45题。
