2014八年级下英语测试卷(unit3-4)

八下测试卷(Unit3-4)一、单项选择：（20分）( )1. Could you please _________ your room?A. cleanB. to cleanC.cleaningD.cleaned( )2. ----Can I use your computer? ----Sorry. I am going to work _____ it now.A.inB.forC.onD.by( )3. My mother didn‟t say _______ and walked away.A.somethingB.nothingC.thingD.anything( )4. For one week, she didn‟t do any housework and __________.A.so did IB.so I didC.neither did ID.neither I did( )5. He made me ________ housework.A.helpB.to helpC.help withD.to help with( )6. They should _______ time on schoolwork in order to get good grades.A.spendB.costC.takeD.pay( )7. There is _____ use ______ them to do it now.A.no; ofB.not; forC.no; forD.not; of( )8. I don‟t mind ______ chores.A.to doB.doC.doneD.doing( )9. It‟s important for children to learn ______ to do chores.A.whatB.howC.whyD.where( )10. __________, he often fell ill and his grades dropped.A. As the resultB. As resultC. As a resultD. As his result( )11. ----I‟m sorry I broken my neighbor‟s window. What should I do?----I‟m afraid you have to _______ it.A.look forB.pay forC.cut upD.get back( )12. Don‟t ______ it. Let‟s have a try again.A.argue withB.cut outC.get onD.be angry with( )13. ----______________? ----My car doesn‟t work.A. Why are you hereB. How do you doC. What‟s wrongD. What‟s this( )14. The boy is ______ because he argued with his best friend just now.A.happyB.upsetC.tiredD.excited( )15. She looked ______ when she heard the _______ news.A.surprised; surprisedB.surprising; surprisedC.surprising; surprisingD.surprised; surprising( )16. Little Tom is an orphan（孤儿）. He now feels ______ without his only friend the dog.A.even more lonelyB.very more lonelyC.still more aloneD.far more alone( )17. If you don‟t go, I won‟t go _______.A.tooB.alsoC.eitherD.neither( )18. After the death of their parents, the sisters _______ well and never argued.A.got upB.got onC.got downD.got to( )19. Could you please help me ______ when the planes arrive?A.askB.look forC.findD.find out( )20. He used to ______ very late, but now he is used to ______ early.A.get up; getting upB.get up; get upC.getting up; get upD.getting up; getting up二、完形填空：（10分）Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two 21 and one or two children each.Children in the U.S will 22 their parents‟ home when they grow up. They usually live 23 their parentsbecause they want to find good jobs. The often 24 to their parents or telephone them. and they often go to visit their parents on 25 .Parents usually let their children choose their 26 jobs. Americans think it is 27 for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.Children are asked to do some work 28 their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some 29 so that they can learn 30 to make money for their own use.( )21. A. uncles B. aunts C. parents D. grandparents( )22. A. leave B. reach C. love D. hate( )23. A. near B. far from C. next to D. close to( )24. A. come B. drive C. move D. write( )25. A. Monday B. weekdays C. Saturday D. vacations( )26. A. own B. first C. last D. best( )27. A. bad B. possible C. important D. wrong( )28. A. outside B. around C. except D. near( )29. A. housework B. homework C. reading D. homeworks( )30. A. how B. what C. where D. why三、阅读理解：（20分）AThere is a bar (酒吧) in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr Webster‟s. few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now .There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead（代替）.”“But the name of the bar is …The White Horse‟ .” Mr Webster said.“Y es, but do it.” The man said. Then he went out of the bar.Mr Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said, “There‟s a mistake（错误）on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name.” The man looked, sat down and d rank something.Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr Webster‟ bar.( )31.The stranger told Mr Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew .A. a picture of a black horse showed good luckB. the picture of the white horse wasn‟t good for the barC. people would understand the picture different from the nameD. people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name( )32. Mr Webster agreed with this stranger .A. though he wasn‟t ready to do it like that at firstB. though he didn‟t like the black horseC. because he knew he was an artistD. because he also wanted to change the picture( )33. More and more people came to the bar because .A. it had changed its nameB. the black horse was better than the white oneC. the bar had a black horseD. they wanted to show the mistake( )34. The stranger .A. was smarter than Mr WebsterB. didn‟t like the white horse at the beginningC. knew Mr Webster and the artistD. got much money by teaching Mr Webster( )35. From the story we have learnt that .A. if your business is not good, you‟d better change the name or the pictureB. if you are in trouble, you should take others‟ ideasC. when you have difficulty, don‟t give u pD. when a good name is given, it can be successfulBDear Mum and Dad,We have some good news for you, Maria is going to have a baby! We didn‟t tell you right aw ay(马上). At first the doctor said she might have some trouble with the baby. Now he says she is just fine. She‟s very healthy and happy—and large! She still works on her paintings every day. But she stopped teaching art classes. She gets tired more quickly now.There is going to be another big change in our lives. We‟re moving back to New Y ork! We want to be closer to you and Jane. It‟s much nicer to be near the family for something important like a baby. Maria grew up in Mexico, and she doesn‟t have a fami ly here. So that makes you even more important to us.Maria is a little worried about working in New Y ork. She will have to start again there. In Italy(意大利) her paintings are already popular. But I‟m sure people will like them in New Y ork, too. There won‟t be any problem with my job. I‟m still working for The New York Times.I‟ll be writing about the United Nations in New Y ork.We‟re panning to move next week. See you then!Love,Ted( )36. The passage is about .A. New Y orkB. Maria‟s jobC. changes in Ted and Maria‟s lifeD. having a baby( )37. Maria .A. works at the United NationsB. is an artistC. is a doctorD. is a writer( )38. Maria and Ted are .A. planning to stay in ItalyB. living in New Y orkC. planning to move to New Y orkD. not sure about their plans( )39. Ted .A. works for the United NationsB. is an artistC. works for The New Y ork TimesD. is a doctor( )40. Maria is worried about .A. her familyB. working in New Y orkC. Ted‟s jobD. teaching art四、单词拼写（10分）A)根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。