八年级第一学期英语第五单元测试 (含答案)

八年级第一学期英语第五单元测试Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)A. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)22. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the othersA, They left some footprints in the woods.B, He is good at drawing cartoon characters.C. Some dinosaurs only ate grass or leaves as food.D. Soon Mickey became a star and it made Walt rich and famous.23. Scientists know about the lives______ the skeletons, eggs and footprints they left behind.A, from B, in C, for D, at24. About _______ films were shown during the 6th Shanghai international Film Festival.A, two hundred of B. two hundreds of C. two hundred D. two hundreds25. I am going to read _______ encyclopedia about animals and visit_______ European century with my parents this summer holiday.A. a, aB. an, anC. a, anD. an, a26. ——Did you hear someone shouting ?——No, I didn’t . I ________ to music.A. listenedB. have listenedC. was listenedD. had listened27. Though he was having a bad cold, he studied as _______as other students.A. hardlyB. harderC. hardD. hardest28. After Jane heard the news, she became even___________.A. excitedB. more excitedC. excitingD. more exciting29. When you do your homework, you must be__________.A, as carefully as you can B, as careful as you canC. as you can as carefulD. more carefully than before30. The poor old man had to make a living by _______ newspapers.A, deliver B. delivers C, delivered D. delivering31. ---Look at the ad. I believe this kind of computer works well.---It _____ be like that. I bought one and it stopped working the next day.A. can’tB. may C, must D. mustn’t32. If you want to know the meanings of the words, you can ______in the dictionary.A, look it up B, look up them C, look them up D, look up it33. I have a coin in my right hand and a ticket in my _____ hand.A. otherB. others C, the other D, another34. Linda will return to the small village after _____her studies.A. finishB. finishedC. finishingD. finishes35. I find _____in the small wooden box, it is empty. How disappointed I am!.A. something B, anything C. nothing D. some things36.---- Would you mind my using your electronic dictionary ?. ---- _________.A. Never mindB. Of course notC. You are welcomeD. My pleasureAACDC CBBDA CACCBB. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. (4分)Africa hunters know how to easily trap monkeys? They simply leave brightly colored beads(珠子) to heavy glass jars where the monkeys can spot them. Curiosity and a desire for the beads lead the monkeys to reach inside the small openings to 37 them. But the jar’s neck is too small for them to 38 their newly found wealth. The monkeys face an apologizing(痛苦的) choice. Let go of the beads and escape, or continue to hold on and be captured. They usually39 to be captured. They acquired their treasure, but only for a moment. In the end, their greed causes them to lose their freedom and ,finally, 40 ,their When it comes to wealth, humans can be just as foolish.DBECC. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)46. We had a lot of ________at the party last night. (amuse)47. The _______criminal asked to pray to the Father for the last time and kiss the Cross. (death)48. The smell of this plant is ________to our health. So you needn’t be nervous. (harm)49. I think I should be responsible for ______(sale) the products in the near future.50. No one knows how the universe first came into __________. (exist)51. Just now the wind blew _______(fierce) , now it has become a little _______(gentle).52. Dad’s birthday is coming. Why not give him a _______(surprise) party ? (surprise)amusement dying harmless selling existence fiercely gentler surpriseD. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。

每空格限填一词): (共13分)53. Encyclopedias are composed of a number of books called volumes. ( 保持原句意思)Encyclopedias ______ _______a number of books called volumes.54. Drinking too much really does harm to our health. (保持原句意思)Drinking too much _____really ______ for our health.55. Betty speaks French best in our school. (保持原句意思).foa______ _______speaks French as_______as Betty in our school56. Lin Dan played badminton very well. He won the Thomas Cup again. (合并成一句)Lin Dan played badminton very well______ to ______ the Thomas Cup again.57.The answer is wrong. That answer is also wrong (合并成一句)._______ of the two answers _______right.58. success, is , the secret, perhaps, to ,his, this(连词成句).____________________________________________________________________________.consist of, is bad, Nobody else well , enough win, Neither isThis is perhaps the secret to his success.Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)E. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)：（12分）More than two thousand years ago, in 360 BC, the Greek writer, Plato, described a beautiful city. He said that it was lost somewhere under the ocean. He called this city Atlantis. This was the start of the legend (传说)of Atlantis.Plato said that the people of Atlantis had been rich and happy. There were amazing palaces and ports in the city. The houses had fountains with hot and cold water, and the walls were covered with silver and gold. Outside the city, farmers grew food for all the people. It was sad to think that no one would go there again.For two thousand years, everybody thought that Atlantis was just a fantastic story. They thought that Plato had invented it. But then in 1882 an American called Ignatius Donnelly wrote a book about Atlantis. He believed that there really was a beautiful lost city under the ocean. Thousands of people read his book and wanted to find the lost city.A lot of people believed that Atlantis was on an island in Greece called Santorini used to be much bigger than it is today. About 3,500 years ago, a huge volcano (火山) erupted（爆发）and most of the island sank under the ocean. Some people say it was in Spain. Asia or even in England. People have been looking for the lost city for more than a hundred years, but nobody has ever found it.59. Plato thought that Atlantis was_______.A) in Spain B) in Santorini C) under the sea D) on a volcano60. According to the legend, people in Atlantis_______.A) were rich and happy B) were beautiful and cleverC) lived under the sea D) lived in palaces near the fountains61. The famers of Atlantis grew food_______.A) inside the city B) outside the cityC) under the ocean D) on an island62. Who wrote a book about Atlantis in 1882?A) The people in Atlantis B) A writer from EnglandC) An American D) A Greek writer63. When did many people begin to search for the lost city? _______.A) About two thousand years ago B) Since 360BCC) About 3,500 years ago D) More than one hundred years ago64. Why is Santorini much smaller than it used to be? Because _______.A) there was not enough food B) Santorini is no longer richC) the people made it smaller D) some of it went under waterCABCDDF. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（14分）I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.I just wanted to see how it ended while I was stillin the middle of it. This habit annoyed first my mom，then my friends, and __65__ even my own daughter. Often my patience wouldn't be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were reading as well.Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one _66__ at a time like everyone else！”At times I didn't limit this bad habit to just books either.I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and figure out what to do months and even years from now __67____ enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the book of my life wasn't done yet and that I had many pages __68____to go, I still couldn't control my burning desire to write the ending of it halfway through.Time and again, I would foolishly jump ahead andtry to solve every potential problem before it happened. Life. However，doesn't work like that.It loves to surprise us，and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will ___69___.Recently when I found myself living in the future again，I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time”. When I heard those words, I smiled，turned the book of my life back to the __70__ page, and thanked God for today.Each of us has to write the book of life line by line，moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.65.A,usually B,obviously C,accidentally D,finally66.A,page B,copy C,chapter D,edition67.A,on the part of B,other than C, instead of D, on the basis of68. A,forgotten B, left C, kept D, regretted69.A,make B,bring C,take D, award70.A,exciting B,hopeful C,favorite D,rightDACBBDG. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（12分）Sue and Jim were neighbours for five years but they were never interested in each other. Then one day, Sue saw Jim’s music collection. She noticed a rare punk rock CD that she also o___71___. At that moment, she realized that they both had the same i___72___ in music and they started talking. Sue said, “I thought we had nothing in common（相同）until I saw his CD by the New York Dolls.”They are now married and living with each other.Some psychologists (心理学家) think that your taste in music is related to (有联系的) your personality. As part of a test at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, volunteers created a CD of their favourite songs. The volunteers then listened to each other’s CDs and made guesses about the CD creator’s personality—outgoing, adventurous, happy, and so on. These strangers correctly g__73____ much more about each others’personalities through their CDs than through their clothes or taste in films. For example, Sue and Jim love punk music, which m___74___ they have outgoing personalities.The psychologists who did the t__75____ found Snoop Dogg (hip-hop) fans are likely to be energetic and talkative. People who like U2 (rock/pop music) are generally independent and adventurous.The psychologists also found that Louis Armstrong(jazz) fans tend to(倾向于) be serious and intelligent While fans of classical music are also likely to enjoy jazz music and tend to be s__76____. The psychologists were surprised to find that rap and heavy metal fans were also shier and quieter than many other music lovers. owned interest guessed means test shyH. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 14分)Recycling is one of the best environmental success stories of late 20th century. Recycling means using thing again, and not wasting things like plastic, paper, and glass. But we could do more. It should not just be a popular thing to do--we need to do it.The Japanese are very good at recycling because they live in a very small place with a lot of people in it. They do not want to share that small amount of space with rubbish. But even so ,the Tokyo area alone is thought to have three million tons of rubbish right now.In Japan, some cities give children recycled paper in return for collecting newspapers for recycling.In Rockford, a city in Illinois, US, the government chooses one house each week and checks its rubbish. If the rubbish does not have any newspapers or mental drink cans, then that house gets a prize of at last $1,000.In one year British recycling✓ 1 out of every 3 newspapers:✓ 1 out of every 4 glass bottles and jars✓ 1 out of every 4 shirts, trousers and other types of clothesIn China, Hong Kong transported 1.3 million tons of rubbish to the mainland for recycling in 1999. And around 535,000 tons of rubbish were recycled in Hong Kong of China itself.Over half the things we throw away could be recycled. That means we could recycle 10 times as much as we do now.However, recycling needs a lot of planning and special machines .Also, there is not much use for some recycled things. People need to think of more ways to use things they recycle.77.According to the passage, what can be recycled? (give two examples)______________________________________________________________________78.Why are the Japanese good at recycling?______________________________________________________________________79.Where can people get a big prize if they do well in recycling?_______________________________________________________________________80.Which things get recycled most in Britain?_______________________________________________________________________81.People in Hong Kong recycled 1.3 million tons of rubbish in 1999, didn't they?_______________________________________________________________________82.According to the writer, what should we do in the future?_______________________________________________________________________77.plastic, paper, and glass78. because they live in a very small place with a lot of people in it.79. In Rockford, a city in Illinois, US80. newspapers81. No, they didn’t82. We need to think of more ways to use things they recycle.。