八上年级英语U5-6单元测试

镇江三中2013—2014学年第一学期八年级英语第二次学情调查试卷2013.12.答案必须写在答卷纸上,否则答案无效！一、听力部分（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分。

）A）请根据你所听到的对话，选出合适的图片(每小题1分，共4分)() 1.Which bird does Amy like most?A B C()2. What is Sally drawing?A B C( )3. What does Bob’s father do?( )4. What does the boy do after class?B）听对话,选择正确的答案。

(每小题1分，共6分)( ) 5 . How many hectares does the nature reserve have?A. 320,000 .B.32,000 .C. 3,2000,000.( ) 6. Is the woman glad to look after the dog?A. No, she hates the dog.B. Yes, she is glad to help the man.C. We don’t know.( ) 7. Where are they probably?A. In a cinemaB. In a zooC. In a market班级____________座位号__________姓名___________----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------( ) 8. Will David go birdwatching with the girl?A. He can’t decideB. Yes, he willC. No, he won’t( ) 9. What’s the girl’s favourite bird?A. SparrowB. SwanC. Swallow( ) 10. What day is it today?A. Sunday.B. Saturday.C. Monday.C）根据听到的短文，选择最佳答案，听两遍。

(每小题1分，共5小题，满分5分) ( ) 11. What do tigers and lions like eating?A. Fruit.B. Meat.C. Vegetables.( ) 12. How many elephants are there in the zoo?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.( ) 13. What colour are the bears in the zoo?A. Black.B. Brown.C. Over two colours. ( ) 14. Bears stand on their _______ legs and lift their ________ legs to ask for food.A. front; backB. back; backC. back; front( ) 15. What’s Lingling like?A. Brave and interesting.B. interesting and lovelyC. shy and boringD）听一篇短文，回答16—20题。

听两遍。

(每小题1分，共5小题，满分5分) ( )16. How old is my grandmother?A. 79.B. 92.C. 80.D. 81.( )17. What did the family members do yesterday?A. They celebrated my grandmother’s birthday.B. They did some shopping.C. They made a cake.D. They blew out the candles.( )18. What is true about my grandmother’s cake?A. It cost a lot of money.B. It is big.C. It is chocolate.D. It is not very good.( )19. What is my grandmother like?A. She looks young.B. She can’t see very well.C. She is older than my grandfather.D. She can’t hear very well but can see well. ( )20. What do I hope?A. I hope to live as my grandmother.B. I hope to have a birthday party next year.C. I hope to make a big birthday cake.D. I hope to have a large family.二、单项选择（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分。

）( ) 21. ---How old is ______ baby boy?---He is _______ 8-month-old boy.A. the; /B. a; theC. a; anD. the; an ( ) 22. Yesterday Sandy talked to me on the phone and she ________ happy.A. lookedB. soundedC. smelledD. tasted( ) 23. There are many fish in this area, and the birds can catch _________ food.A. it ;asB. they ;forC. them; forD. it ;for( ) 24. The number of the students in that school ________ three thousand.A. areB. isC. haveD. has( ) 25. —If farmers keep taking the land, there will be ________ space for wild animals.—I agree. Then there will be ________ wild animals in the world.A. less; moreB. fewer; lessC. less; fewerD. fewer; fewer ( ) 26. My brother is an animal lover. He does everything he can ________ animals.A. to protectB. protectC. protectsD. protecting( ) 27. The teacher told him late for school again.A. not beB. don’t beC. not toD. not to be( ) 28. -- Is there any _______ in the car? – Yes. You can sit beside me.A. roomsB. placesC. spaceD. time( ) 29. --- __________does the baby mouse weigh? ---About 20 grams.A. HowB. WhatC. How manyD. How much( ) 30. Please give me a piece of paper _________.A. to writeB. to write itC. writingD. to write on( ) 31.He _________ know the answer, but I’m not sure.A. may beB. maybeC. mayD. must( ) 32. If you don’t know the answer, please call me 5637 8930 or email meniujin2013@.A. on; atB. on; inC. at; onD. at; in( ) 33. Giant pandas will have to live if farmers keep ________ their living areas.A. somewhere; takeB. nowhere; takingC. everywhere; takeD. anywhere; taking( ) 34. Would you please __________ the children __________ with snake?A. to ask; not to playB. ask; not to playC. ask; not playD. ask; don’t play( ) 35. ---May I go home now, Miss White?---No, you __________. You __________ stay here.A. needn’t; mustB. can’t; mustC. mustn’t; mayD. needn’t; have to ( ) 36. The man in the house was in ________ just now, but now he is _________.A. dangerous; safeB. dangerous; safelyC. danger; safetyD. danger; safe ( ) 37. –What makes John look so ______?--He won first place in the drawing competition. He is looking ____ at his drawing now.A. happy, happyB. happy, happilyC. happily, happilyD. happily, happy ( ) 38. I know there is a toy in his left hand but I do not know what is in his _______ hand.A. anotherB. the otherC. othersD. other( ) 39. __________ nature reserves _________ us learn more about protecting animals.A. Studying , helpsB. Studies , to helpC. Study , helpingD. Studying, help( ) 40. It is _______ of us to shout loudly in the reading room.A. impossibleB. impoliteC. unusualD. irregular三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Many kinds of birds live in the United States, but the number of the birds is becoming 41 every year. One of the important reasons is the 42 number of cats. By keeping your pet cats in your home, you can give birds a 43 place to live in.Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two thirds can’t go outside. 44 these cats kill hundreds of millions of birds each year, 45 millions of small animals such as rabbits and field mice. They can also bring 46 to the animals that live in people’s yard, further weakening the health of the natural population.（人口）Allowing（允许）pet cats to go outside is not just 47 for birds and wildlife, it’s also bad for the cats themselves. Outdoor cats can get sick very 48 . They are 49 because of traffic and attacks（袭击）from other animals. In fact, outdoor cats usually don’t live 50 the age of five, while indoor cats often live to 17 or older.Keep your pet home inside! If you keep a cat as your pet, it’s your duty to let it play inside. ( ) 41. A. less B. bigger C. smaller D. larger ( ) 42. A. falling B. growing C. dropping D. turning ( ) 43. A. quieter B. cleaner C. better D. worse ( ) 44. A. Because B. Before C. So D. After( ) 45. A. also B. too C. either D. as well ( ) 46. A. enjoyment B. happiness C.fun D. illness ( ) 47. A. good B. bad C. nervous D. healthy ( ) 48. A. badly B. sadly C. easily D. luckily ( ) 49. A. in danger B. in need C. for help D. in attack ( ) 50.A. until B. under C. over D. below四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分））( A )Long long ago, a donkey fell into a well(井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so he decided not to save the donkey.The farmer invited his neighbors to help him. They began to shovel(铲) dirt into the well. The donkey cried harder. But a few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw.While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbors.The lesson we get from this story is that if life shovels some dirt on us, we must get out thewell and not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up!( ) 51. The farmer is ________________.A. carelessB. kind to the donkeyC. ready to give up the donkeyD. friendly ( ) 52. When we are in trouble, we have to learn from _______ in the story.A. the farmerB. the neighborsC. the donkeyD. all of them ( ) 53. the story tells us _____________.A.never to give up even if we’re in great troubleB.the donkey is a clever animalC.the man has to be kind to the animalD.the man is the most cruel(残酷的) animalDo you know why different animals or pests(昆虫) have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same browncolour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the trees.Have you ever found an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.( ) 58. From the passage we learn that locusts________.A.are small animalsB.are easily found by birdsC.are dangerous to their enemiesD.change their colours to protect themselves( ) 59. How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?A. They run away quickly.B. They have the colours much like their enemies.C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night.D. They have to move quietly.( ) 60.Which is the best title for this passage?A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests.B. Colours of Different Animals and pests.C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests.D. Some Animals and Pests.五、词汇(共l5小题；每小题l分，计l5分)A) 根据句意及括号中所给汉语提示，写出单词，使句子完整。