8B Unit4 A good read 单元检测
（满分:100分时间:90分钟）
一、单项选择(每小题1分,共15分)
( )1. (2013 重庆) - Excuse me, where did you get the book?
- I borrowed it from the _______.
A. cinema
B. library
C. park
D. station
( )2. (2013 临沂)Mr Wang is strongly _______ keeping animals in the zoo, because he thinks animals should also enjoy freedom.
A. up
B. for
C. against
D. down
( )3. (2013 临沂)Please hold on to your dream _______ one day it comes true.
A. if
B. until
C. unless
D. though
( )4. - You mean the old woman is only forty years old? You _______ be joking!
- I'm not joking. It's her ID card,
A. can't
B. can
C. need
D. must
( )5. - It's too late. I have to _______ now.
- Oh, it's raining outside. Don't leave until it stops.
A. gone
B. going
C. went
D. go
( )6. (2013 牡丹江)Nick is never late for work He always gets to the office _______.
A. on time
B. in time
C. at times
D. at a time
( )7. (2013.河北)The children decide _______ their school yard this Friday afternoon．
A. clean
B. to clean
C. cleaning
D. cleaned
( )8. (2013.衡阳)My parents asked me _______ computer games.
A. not playing
B. not to play
C. not play
D. not to playing
( )9. - Excuse me, Could you tell me _______ arrive at the City Museum?
- Sorry, I am new here.
A. how can I
B. how l could
C. how to
D. what I can
( )10. (2013.孝感)- What _______ can you give me on learning English?
- I think you could join an English club.
A. advice
B. news
C. messages
D. information
( )11. - Excuse me, could you tell me how _______ to Beijing Zoo?
- Well? you may take Bus NO. 27．
A. get
B. gets
C. getting
D. to get
( )12. He told us that where _______ a picnic was not decided yet.
A. having
B. to have
C. have
D. had
( )13. - Are you going to have a sports meeting tomorrow?
- Yes, but I'll call Kate to make sure _______.
A. why to start
B. when to start
C. what to start
D. when start
( )14. I live far from the market. So I _______ drive to buy vegetables and fruit.
A. can
B. should
C. have to
D. may
( )15. - Oil is everywhere in this store, so you know smoking is forbidden here.
- I'm sorry.
A. can
B. may
C. must
D. should
二、完形填空(每小题1分,共10分)
Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15 years old, his father 1 him to work on the farm for one year in his free time. Jim was 2 with his father's idea. "That isn't my job. I have 3 schoolwork to do. " On hearing this, his father said, "I will promise(答应) to give you the best present if you 4 finish one year's work. " Jim thought for a while and 5 .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 6 until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed 7 . Jim's crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year," said the father. "Now, tell me 8 you want."
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. "I've already got the 9 present. No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to 10 ."
His father was very pleased to hear that.
( )1. A. asked B. invited C. promised D. helped
( )2. A. happy B. unhappy C. excited D. familiar
( )3. A. a few B. so little C. too much D. too many
( )4. A. shall B. must C. need D. can
( )5. A. refused B. answered C. agreed D. began
( )6. A. hard B. hardly C. easily D. difficultly
( )7. A. fast B. quickly C. slowly D. immediately
( )8. A. that B. which C. how D. what
( )9; A. least B. worse C. best D. smallest
( )10. A. decide B. like C. take D. know
三、阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)
(A)
Today it is found that school students hardly pay much attention to sports. Is it because they aren't interested in sports? No. They often say they have other more important things to do.
What are these important things? Examinations! Students have to spend much time on all kinds of examinations at school. So many of them almost become bookworms（书呆子）, Books stop them from doing sports. Because of the pressure from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for(就…而言) the students, they want to get good results so that they can improve their studies. So it is necessary
