2019年度8年级上学期英语Unit7单元检测

8A Unit 7 Seasons 单元测试卷（时间：90 分钟总分：100 分）一、词汇。

（15 分）A ．根据句意和提示写出单词。

1. Look! The sun is ______ （升起）in the east.2．She often ______ （咳嗽）．She must be ill.3. What a strong ______ （风）!4．What can you do on ____ （下雨）days?5. I can see litter ______ （到处）in the park.6．His _____ （突然的）arrival surprised us all.7．Today is about 28 ______ （度数）．It's hot.8．Do you have a high _____ （发烧）?9．They _____ （主要地）come from the country.10. There are many _____ （云）in the sky.B •用所给词的适当形式填空。

11. What a _____ （sun） day it is today! Let's go to the park.12. Jack is busy preparing for a party to celebrate his sister's _____ （twelve） birthday.13. The wind is blowing _______ （strong）.14. Many ____ （butterfly） have round marks on their wings that look like eyes.15. There is a beautiful _____ （paint） on the wall in each room of my house.二、单项选择。

（10 分）（）1. Let's get into the house _______ the heavy rain.A. hide fromB. to hide fromC • hide offD • to hide off（）2. Look! The king is having nothing _______ • Where are his clothes?A. in B • forC • fromD • on（）3.1 want to buy _______ milk.A. a bit B • a little ofC. a bit ofD. a little from（）4. No one knows ______ next.A. how to do B • what to doC • when to doD • why to' do（）5. Lucy is stronger than _______ in her class.A. any other boyB. any boyC. the other boyD. other boy（）6. -Could you please ________ your shoes on the floor?-Sorry. I won't do it any more.A. not dropB. not to dropC. not dropp ingD. no dropp ing（）7. -Why are you drivi ng so slowly, Dad?-It's so ______ and I can't see clearly.A. foggyB. sunnyC. frostyD. cloudy（）8. Choose the correct structure of thissentence "He gave Laura a prese nt."A. S+V+OB. S+V+IO+DOC. S+V+PD. S+V+DO+OC（）9. -There is an ______ l ook on his face. What for?-Because he heard the _____ n ews about his stude nts just now.A. excited; excit ingB. excit ing; excitedC. excited; excited ,D. excit ing; excit ing .（）10. She is new here, so we know _____ about her.A. nothingB. someth ingC. anythingD. everyth ing三、句型转换（10分）1. Shanghai is in the eastern part of China.（改为同义句）Shan ghai is ____________________________ China.2. I find he's very clever.（改为同义句）I find _______ very _______ .3. Let's buy her a pen.（改为同义句）Let's buy a pen _____________ .4. Remember to call me as soon as you get there.（改为同义句）_____________ to ______ me _______ as soon as you get there.5. I like spring best.（对画线部分提问）____________ do you like best?四、完形填空。

（10分）The umbrella is a very com mon object. It keeps the 1 a nd the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up（折叠）so it is 2 to carry them.However, the umbrella has not always bee n as 3 as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importa nee. Some Africa n coun tries still use umbrellas in this 4 . “ Some onecarries an umbrella and walks behind the kin g or important person. ”Umbrellas are very old. People in differe nt parts of the world bega n to 5 umbrellas atdifferent times. The Chinese had them more than 3, 000 years ago. From there, umbrellas _6 to In dia and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 7 would n't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for wome n.En gla nd was 8 the first country in Europe where com mon people used umbrellasaga inst rai n. The weather there is very 9 a nd umbrellas are very useful.Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 10 one, thinking that for centuries only great men and wome n used them, you'll feel you are importa nt people too.( )1. A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water( )2. A. .lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy( )3. A. light B. heavy C. com mon D. special( )4. A. way B. size C. reas on D. place( )5. A. discover B. use C. exam ine D. discuss( )6. A. walked B. travelled C. .rode D. flew( )7. A. childre n B. pare nts C. men D. wome n( )8. A. probably B. already C. sudde nly D. immediately(立刻)( )9. A. sunny B. rai ny C. snowy D. windy( )10. A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry五、阅读理解。

(30分)ATwo words thyme with each other whe n they have the same ending soun d, like "th ink" and "pin k". The last word in each of the lines of a poem does not have to have a rhy ming sound. But many of them do. Two lines of poetry( 诗歌)that rhyme with each other at the end are called a rhy ming couplet.Writing rhyming poetry can be difficult because you need to choose words that not only rhyme, but have mea ning too. Even though some poems are short, you have to thi nk extra longabout which words to choose. Here is an example of a short poem.He was only a bug, but he was the king.She smiled at him whe n he gave her a ring.He forgot to be careful of one little thi ng.His quee n was a bee, and she could st ing.( )1. What does it mea n whe n two words rhyme?A. They have the same ending sound.B. They have differe nt ending soun ds.C. They must have the same meaning.D. They must have differe nt mea nings.( )2. Which of the followi ng thyme with each other in the short poem?A. Ring and thing.B. Rhyming words with meaning.C. Quee n and king.D. Bee and sti ng.( )3. Rhyming poetry is someth ing hard to write because you n eed to choose _____A. rhy ming words without meaningB. rhy ming words with meaningC. short lines with extra long wordsD. meanin gful words without rhy mingBWhere are the rainforests?Rai nforests cover six per cent of the Earth's surface. There are rain forests in many parts of the world but the biggest forests are in South America, Africa and South East Asia. There aren't any rai nforests in Europe or North America.What's in the rainforests?About 75% of all the types of animals that we know come from rainforests.Thousa nds and thousa nds of ani mals live in rain forests. There are many verybeautiful birds, i nsects and reptiles. Ma ny of them live in the trees, more than 30meters from the ground. There are also thousands of different plantsand lots oftall trees! It is always hot in a rain forest and the ground is always wet. It is alsodark.Why are the rainforests important?The rai nforests are very importa nt for us. We n eed them! The trees and other pla nts in the forest help to make the air that we breathe. They give us wood, rubber, fruits and many of our medici nes.Unfortun ately, in many places, the rain forests are in dan ger. For example, many years ago there was a large rain forest in Java. There were thousa nds of differe nt pla nts and ani mals in the forest, but now there is nothing. People chopped dow n the trees because they wan ted to grow rice. Many animals lived in the rainforest. Some of them went to other parts of Java but many of them disappeared-forever. The same thing is happe ning now in many other parts of the world. The rain forests are in dan ger.( )4.1 n which of the following places can we find rainforests according to Paragraph l?A. I n the UK.B. I n Asia.C. In the USA.D. I n Fran ce.( )5. Which of the following belongs to a kind of "reptile"?A. A sparrow.B. A swallow.C. A sn ake.D. A butterfly.( )6. Which might be the best title for Paragraph 4?A. What's happe ning to the rain forests?B. What can we find in the rain forests in Java?C. Why did people chop down the trees in the rainforests?D. Why did many pla nts and ani mals disappear(消失)in the rain forests?( )7. What is the writer's purpose of writ ing the article?A. To tell us how to survive in the rain forests.B. To help us know some liv ing thi ngs in the rain forests.C. To tell us to care about the protecti on of the rain forests.D. To give us advice on how to make full use of the rain forests.CAutu mn days give us some fan tastic and lively colors. Then, sudde nly,the city is covered (覆盖)with a thick sheet of snow. It is during this specialtime of year that one of the most popular and enjoyed holidays in Americaappears: Christmas. This time is so special that schools ofte n give stude ntsa two-week- break from their schoolwork to enjoy the win ter holidays.My family takes this cha nee to spe nd two weeks together. We build atree and decorate it with many colorful lights. On top of the tree, we put aglow ing star. As ni ght sets in, the dark room is warmly lit up by a bright Christmas tree.Then, on Christmas Eve ( 前夕),our family has all the traditional American foods: turkey, sweet potatoes, vegetables, nuts, pies, and other good dishes. On this very night, there is a mysterious (神秘的)story, named Santa Claus, will fly from the North Pole and give presents to the children under the Christmas tree. However, Santa only gives presents to those who have behaved well the whole year. So childre n across America try to do one last good deed before the night by baking ( 烘烤)Santa some cookies, trying to ask him for presents. This is why Santa is so fat!That night, children are often excited, hope to find presents. The next day, they rushed out of bed very early. Then, the whole family ope ns prese nts and spe nds the whole day relax ing. ( )8. From the first paragraph, we can know that _____________ .A. win ter days give people some lively colorsB. it does n't snow at all in win ter in AmericaC. Christmas is as usual as other festivals .D. childre n will have a two-week-holiday to spe nd Christmas( )9. The un derli ned word "decorate" means _____ .A.装饰B.点燃C.砍倒D.种植( )10. Why is Santa Claus very fat accord ing to the passage?A. Because he takes less exercise.B. Because he ofte n gives the childre n prese nts.C. Because he flies to the Christmas tree in stead of on foot.D. Because he ofte n has some cookies childre n bake.( )11. When does the family ope n the prese nts?A. On Christmas Eve.B. On Christmas Day.C. Whe n childre n see Santa Claus.D. When children bake some cookies.( )12. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. The writer puts a glowing star on the top of the tree .B. The writer's family also has nuts and pies on Christmas Eve.C. Santa Claus gives every child some presents according to the passage.D. Santa Claus is from the North Pole according to the passage.DEvery child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him. Renee's story doesn't end there, however, which is why I think of her as a true hero. She was strong-minded and never gave up, which makes her a good firefighter.Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency ( 紧急情况) , like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who's sick. Other days she is in the driver's seat. Sometimes Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts ( 轮班;值班). She also has a family to take care of. Her husband is a firefighter, too.Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire. She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm. She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do.When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, "Helping people and saving their lives." I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women.I think she's great. We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others. Renee's deed helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope someday to be just like her: to wake up and help people every day.( )13. When her father died, Renee Butts.A. gave up her dreamB. decided to do as her father didC. married a firefighterD. became a child without family( )14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer learns a lot from Renee.B. There are 143 members in the station.C. Renee works 9 to 11 hours every day.D. Renee wants to be famous by doing so.( )15. What's the best title for the passage?A. A True HeroB. A Busy V olunteerC. A Famous WomanD. A Sweet Dream六、翻译句子。