最新版鲁教版八年级上册英语Unit5单元测试题及答案解析

Unit 5 What’s the highest mountain in the world？I. 单项选择。

1．The baby is about 52 centimeters tall _______ birth．A．in B．at C．on D．for2．The young man is _______ more famous than his father．A．a lot B．many C．pretty D．quite3．We shouldn’t _______ the trees in order to protect the environment．A．write down B．put down C．take down D．cut down4．The boy was badly ill．He had to drop out of school because of _______．A．darkness B．illness C．history D．excitement5．I can see some children _______ basketball on the playground now．A．play B．played C．playing D．to play6．—Do you know the ______ of the stone?—Yes．It ______ about 200 kilos．A．weight；weighs B．weights；weighsC．weigh；weighs D．weigh；weights7．The fans shouted with ______ when they saw the famous singer．A．exciting B．excited C．excite D．excitement8．I think the best way to ______ us against illness is to exercise more．A．protect B．stop C．take D．have9．The Great Wall is one of ______ man-made objects in the world．A．famous B．more famous C．the most famous D．the famous10．He used his ______ money to buy a book．A．remain B．remained C．remains D．remaining11．_____ is the population of the city?A．What B．How much C．How many D．How big12．The _____ book has so many pages．I can’t finish reading it in a few days．A．wide B．deep C．thick D．difficult13．Work hard and I am sure you can succeed ______ the report by six clock．A．finish B．to finish C．finishing D．to finishing14．—Do his pets ______ the cat?—Yes．He has three pet cats _______ this one．A．include；include B．include；includingC．including；including D．including；include15．For most people，it’s very difficult to _______ air on the top of Qomolangma．A．take out B．take off C．take up D．take inII. 完形填空。

My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. ___1___I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with ___2___to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why don’t you translate(翻译)it into Chinese? It will be better than ___3___computer games all day.” I promised (许诺) to do 2000 words each day. But ___4___I found it was hardto keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn’t go out. Those 2000 words were still ___5___me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. How I ___6___I could just go outside and play football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting ___7___my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard and you’ll do well!”But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be more ___8___than translating. Do your work tomorrow. I stood up and would ___9___the computer. But then I remembered ___10___my parents had told me: “Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway. ” So I sat down and went on with it.1. A. Because B. Until C. Since D. When2. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything3. A. be played B. playing C. played D. plays4. A. just then B. right now C. soon D. suddenly5. A. talking to B. looking at C. smiling at D. waiting for6. A. thought B. felt C. wished D. decided7. A. in B. with C. about D. for8. A. fun B. important C. useful D. dangerous9. A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. close10. A. how B. where C. which D. whatIII. 阅读理解。

AThe coldest and most difficult place in the world in which to live is Antarctica. Antarctica is the land of snow and ice near the South Pole. Most people do not think there is much life in the icy waters around it. They are wrong.Antarctica’s seas are full of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water birds, seals and whales. They eat the thick plant life in the sea and the smaller water animals. Some whales, for example, eat more than a ton of food every day.The most famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin. It struts around the icy as if it were a movie star walking down the street.1. The best title is ____________.A. Thick Plant LifeB. Life Around AntarcticaC. Tons of FoodD. Penguins2. The most famous animal of Antarctica is the ____________.A. whaleB. sealC. penguinD. fox3. Antarctica has ____________.A. much iceB. warm weatherC. flocks of geeseD. warm water4. Around Antarctica there ____________.A. are many peopleB. is little plant lifeC. are many animalsD. is little snow5. The word “struts” in the last paragraph means ____________.A. swims gracefullyB. walks proudlyC. runs swiftlyD. jumps happilyBHundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep.The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few peoplelike it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.6. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ____________.A. Roman army and North EnglandB. Roman army and the ScotsC. England and ScotsD. A brave people and the Scots7. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ____________.A. the Scots were not braveB. the Roman army was so strongC. the Romans had the support from the ScottishD. the Scots were afraid of the enemy8. “We must win or we will die. ”What the leader of the Scots said means ____________.A. they were sure to winB. they couldn’t escape from deathC. they would win and then they would dieD. they must try hard to win, otherwise they will lost their country9. The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ____________.A. they didn’t want to wake the ScotsB. they wanted to reach the topC. they wanted to catch the four guards firstD. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle10. The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ____________.A. it is a beautiful plantB. it is fresh and lovelyC. it had so many sharp needles all over itD. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battleIV. 书面表达。