八年级英语第二单元测试卷满分:100分时间:90分钟班级姓名得分一、单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)1.---There will be ____ 8-day art exhibition(展览)in Dazhou next month. We can enjoygreat works like Mona Lisa by DaVinci.---Wow!It must be ______ most unusual exhibitionA.a:theB.a:an C an;/ D.an:the2.We have a geography lesson ______ three o’clock _____Thursday afternoon.A.at;inB.in:inC.on:onD.at:on3.You've done a good job,and I’m sure you can do ____.A.worseB.worstC.betterD.best4.- --Look!How _____ Nancy is writing!---Oh,she is the _____ girl in my class.A.carefully;most carefulB.careful:most carefulC.carefully;carefulD.careful;careful5.You'd better leave _____ , or trouble will come to you.A.livelyB.friendlyC.heavily D quickly6.Is Shanghai much _____ than _________ cities in China?A.bigger;the otherB.bigger;any othersC.the biggest;the otherD.the biggest;any other7.The radio says there will be much _____ next week.Maybe we will have ____ off.A rainiest ;two days B.rain;two days' C.rainier:two days’ D.rain;two days8.Jimmy and Timmy are both 50 kg, that is to say, Jimmy is ______ Timmy.A. so heavy asB. as heavy asC. so heavier asD. as heavier as9.I like the TV programme Readers best.I think we should spend as much time as we can ______ in our spare time.A.readB.to readC. readingD.reads10. _____ great fun we have _____ kites on windy days!A.What,to flyB.What a:flying C,What,flying D.What11.The subjects students study in America are different from ______ in China.A.thoseB.thatC.itD.one12.--- _______ is it from your home to school?---It’s nearly ten minutes’ walk.A.How longB.How farC.How oftenD.How soon13.The little girl kept _____ the house because she wanted to keep it ______.A cleaning;clean B.cleaning;cleaning C clean:clean D.clean;cleaninglie ____ after she chatted with her close friends on WeChat.A.seems be happyB.seemed happilyC.seems to happyD.seemed happy15.---Andy,please don’t tell others my secret. --- ___ . I'll keep it for you.A.OK,I willB.Yes,I won'tC.No,I willD.OK,I won’t二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)A few weeks ago,John went to a new school.He likes it better than his__1__school.The classrooms are big and clean.Every classroom has a computer in it.The2is also really great!There are lots of books and newspapers.It also hasthe most comfortable chairs and students can sit on them when they 3 .Thefood in the school dining hall is delicious and not_4.All the students like to eatthere.The beef noodles are John’s favourite.The 5 he likes best is the schoolhall.The students often go there to listen to st week John wentthere for an interesting speech and he 6 it.The school has all kinds of activities. 7 , there is a music festival everyJune.The students like their school band very much.The sports meeting is8 one of the most popular activities in the school.It is in September every year.John is happy that he can9 in this school.He enjoys his school life here10he has the best teachers and the friendliest classmates.1.A old B.new C.big D.small2.A classroom B.library C.dining hall D.sports centre3.A.sing B.dance C.read D.sleep4.A.expensive B.popular C.healthy D.enough5.A time B.place C.person D.subject6.A.forgot B,.waited C.stopped D.liked7.A.Of course B.At last C.For example D At first8.A.only B.almost C.never D.also9.A study B run C.swim D.travel10.A.but B.because C.so D.or三、阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)AMr Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QRcode(二维码).“We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生) the codes, and in the end everything gets easier,” said Guo. “When students finish their homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then each student makes his or her own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work everywhere by using my computer or cell phone.”The QR codes can be sent to Mr Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans(扫描) his students' QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative, with many pictures, music and even videos.Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun," said Tingting, a student of Guo's. 1U0“The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share,” Guo said. “It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times.”However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it's unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the codes when they hand in their work,which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students' work at any time. And it's al so an easy way to share homework with other students.( )1.According to the passage,students can keep their homework on ______ .A.WeChat B QQ C.email D.blog( )2.Guo's students think the new way is _____ .A.strangeB.boringC.interestingD.unnecessary( )3.The underlined word“It”in Paragraph4refers to“_____”.A.The paper is not easy to keepB.Keeping and sharing the code easilyC.Trying to use new technology in educationcation itself is a kind of creation( )4.Some parents are worried because they think their children will _____ .A.talk with teachers face-to-faceB.spend too much time on computers or phonesC.not like the new way of handing in their homeworkD.find the QR codes too difficult to use( )5.What's the main idea of the passage?A.Teachers needn't check homework any moreB.Students needn't hand in homework any moreing QR codes makes checking homework easier.D.Some parents are worried about their childrenBWhen you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!( )1. ______ is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.A. A shooting starB. A falling leafC. A cheerful wish from friendsD. A rabbit’s foot( )2. From Paragraph 3, we know that ______.A. shooting stars can often be seenB. people can see a shooting star on a rainy nightC. your wish may come true if you see a shooting starD. people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star( )3. British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______.A. the leaves fall in autumnB. there are so many leaves to catchC. they want to have a whole year of good luckD. the leaves can bring them a lucky month ( )4. In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to（指）______.A. treesB. peopleC. leavesD. years( )5. The passage is mainly about ______.A. how to wish upon a starB. things that bring good luckC. British people love leavesD. which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiestC.七选五(每小题1分，共5分)Page design网页设计You might not realize it, but you're looking at a work of art right now.That's right. 1____ The way the paragraphs are laid out, the fonts(字体) that are used, the graphics(图画) that are chosen.. all of these are done according to rulesthat you've probably never heard of.It's called page design—the science of laying out a page in a way that makes it attractive(吸引人的) and easy to read. Whether it's a newspaper, a book cover, or achapter in one of your school textbooks, 2____.3____ All of my school's journalism majors(新闻专业) had to take a design class. Most of my classmates didn't care for it, but I very much enjoyed learning about things like negative space(the empty space around an image or block of text),kerning(the spacing between letters), and the difference between serif(衬线) and sans serif fonts(无衬线字体).Although I didn't end up becoming a page designer, 4 ____When I pick up a magazine or look at a website for the first time, I think about how it's designed. I sometimes use my designknowledge when I'm working on the newspaper you're reading right now.5________.A. I dreamt of becoming a page designer when I grew up.B. it's something that has still stuck with me in other ways.C. Even something as simple as a newspaper page takes a lot of thought and creativity.D. It's an interesting subject that I think more people should learn about.E. good page design makes reading more enjoyable.F. I spent much time learning page design when I was free.G. I first developed an interest in page design when I was in college.1. _____2. _____3. _____4.______5._____四、词汇(每小题1分，共20分)A.根据提示完成单词。
