八年级英语下册8B Unit1 Past and present单元试卷（牛津译林版附答案）8B Unit1 Past and present单元综合卷 Class _______ Name _______ 一、单项填空(20%) ( ) 1. There have been no buses _______ half an hour. A. after B. for C. in D. since ( ) 2. I can't get into my room now because I _______ my key. A. lose B. will lose C. have lost D. am losing ( ) 3. Our teacher is very kind _______ us and it is very kind of him _______ us. A. to; helping B. to; to help C. of; to help D. of; helping ( ) 4. --When did you study in Japan? -- _______． A. Two years before B. Two years ago C. For two years D. Since two years ago ( ) 5. Simon _______ up yet because he _______ to bed very late last night. A. didn't get; went B. hasn't got; has gone C. doesn't get; went D. hasn't got; went ( ) 6. This is the most beautiful park I have_______ Visited. A. never B. not C. ever D. yet ( ) 7. -- _______ has he been like this? --For two years. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How much ( ) 8. Don't feed the gold fish _______ food. It's bad for them. A. to many B. many too C. too much D. much too ( ) 9. I have_______ heard of the surprising news. A. just now B. just C. now D. yet ( ) 10. He _______ his homework already and now he is watching TV. A. has finished B. finishes C. will finish D. finished ( ) 11. I used to_______ after 8:00, but now I'm used to _______ before 7:00. A. getting up; getting up B. get up; get up C. getting up; get up D. get up; getting up ( ) 12. Mr. Green has worked in Shanghai since his family ______ to China three years ago. A. moved B. move C. moves D. has moved ( ) 13. He paid a visit to his English teacher as soon as he _______ home. A. returned back to B. came back to C. returned D. returned to ( ) 14. -- Tom, will you go to see the film Lost In Thailand this evening? -- No, I won't. I _______it already. A. saw B will see C. see D. have seen ( ) 15. John's never flown to Canada, _______? A. is he B. isn't he C. has he D. hasn't he ( ) 16. --Li Ming said he would come here, _______ he hasn't arrived. --Don't worry. He is on the way. ______, there is much traffic, so it will take more time. A. but; But B. however; But C. but; However D. however; However ( ) 17. I have lived here _______ I was born. A. before B when C. for D. since ( ) 18. He lives _______, but he never feels _______, because he likes reading. A. lonely; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone ( ) 19. The old city_______ a lot since ten years ago. A. changed B. changes C. change D. has changed ( ) 20. --I haven't seen Jack for three days. Is he ill? --_______. His mother told me that he was in hospital. A. I am afraid so B. I hope not C. I hope so D. I am afraid not 二、完形填空(10%) Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father 1__ him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was _ 2 _ with his father's idea." That isn't my job. I have 3 school work to do." Hearing this, his father said, "I promise(许诺)to give you the best present if you 4 finish one year's work." Tom thought for a while and 5 . Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 6 till evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops grew well. 7 the last day of the year, the father said, "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. 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 pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted 10 to know."His father was quite pleased to hear that. ( ) 1. A. asked B. let C. made D. stopped ( ) 2. A. happy B. unhappy C. excited D. sorry ( ) 3. A. much too B. so little C. too much D. a lot ( ) 4. A. shall B. must C. need D. can ( )5.A. said B. answered C. agreed D. began ( )6.A. hard B. hardlyC. slowlyD. difficult ( ) 7.A. At B. On C. In D. By ( ) 8. A. where B. which C. how D. what ( ) 9. A. least B. worst C. best D. fewest ( ) 10. A. mine B. I C. my D. me 三、阅读理解(20%) (A) Jim was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, "If I work hard, I will make a lot of money. But I want an easy job and a lot of money. That's the best." So he could only be a thief (小偷). But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and how to get money from others. One day Jim sent one of his friends into a very large and beautiful house. He told him to steal some money from that rich (富有的) family. It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl in the room. They were playing duet(二重奏) on a piano. The thief left the house. When he got back, Jim asked him what he got. But he said, "I didn't take anything. That family can't have much money. You know, two people were playing only the same piano there. They didn't have enough money to buy another one." ( ) 1. Jim wanted_______. A. a lot of money without working hard B. to study hard and make lots of money C. to do little work with little money D. a lot of money after doing hard work ( ) 2. One day, Jirn sent his friend to _______ for him. A. get a beautiful house to live in B. look for a job from a rich family C. get some money from a large house D. buy a piano from a shop ( ) 3. The underlined word "steal" in this passage may mean ( ) 4. Jim's friend got nothing because_______. A. he saw two people in the room B. he thought the family was poor C. he found two people playing music D. he thought the piano was too heavy ( ) 5. Jim's friend didn't _______. A. like a piano B. leave the house C. know music D. want money (B) Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so many plantsgrowing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on at all? To grow, plants need some things. One is warmth. In very cold places, almost nothing grows, Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth, only a few unusual plants can grow. That's why dry deserts(沙漠）almost don't have trees or grass. Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots（根）and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is on hard land. The plants here can only grow in the soil（土壤）between the cracks of the stones. Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food. What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy（有沙的）beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won't. Even if（即使）the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants. ( )6. According to the passage, plants need_______ things to grow well. A. two B. three C. four D. five ( )7. What does the underlined word "cracks" mean in the text? A．缝隙 B．表面 C．上面 D．底部 ( )8. From the passage, we can know it is_______ for plants to grow in dry places. A. easy B. difficult C. impossible D. important ( )9. The reason why most plants can't grow on the sandy beach is that_______. A. there isn't enough sunlight B. there is too much water C. it has too much food there D. it has little food for plants ( )10. We may find the passage in a_______ book. A. science B. history C. travel D. math 四、单词拼写(10%) A)根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式 1. The_______（采访）lasted about four hours and made all the people very tired. 2．You can't let your past affect（影响）your _______（现在）． 3．My son is studying in a_______（小学教育的）school in the town centre. 4.I didn't_______（意识到）what happened until he told me about it. 5. Many Chinese people who worked_______（在国外）have come back to China to find jobs. 6. Snow has prevented_______（沟通）with the outside world for three days.7. Water_______（污染）is one of the most serious problems we are facing now. B)根据对话内容，写出句中所缺单词 8.--Why do the Smiths have to move from time to _______？ --Because of debts（债务）． 9.--They told me that Julie came first in the running race. -- _______. She didn't even join the race, 10. --This film is too boring. I can't stand it. --But insome_______, it is OK.I like the clothes. 五、动词填空(10%) 1. The bowl is empty. Eddie_______ (eat) all the food. 2. Look! The boy_______ (throw) some bones at the dog. 3. I _______ (learn) a lot of English words over the years. 4. I didn't answer your phone last night because I_______ (write) an article the whole night. 5. After two weeks' training, the dolphin got used to_______ (communicate) with the visitors. 6. -- _______ the train _______ (arrive) yet? --Yes, it arrived ten minutes ago.7. --It seems that you know a lot about the story. --Well. I _______ (read) it many times. 8. Can you tell me how_______ (improve) my English? I'm not good at it. 9. --Where is your MP4, Kitty? --Oh, I lent it to Tony yesterday, but he_______ (not give) it back yet. 10. This is the first time I _______ (see) such a beautiful sea since I was born. 六、完成句子(15%) 1．你以前曾经听说过这个人吗？___________________________________________________________ ___________. 2．你们是通过发邮件相互保持联系的吗？___________________________________________________________ ___________. 3．他们已经把那些开阔的空地变成了一个公园。
