人教新目标英语八年级上册 Units 5—6单元测试卷

人教新目标英语八年级上册 Units 56单元测试卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空It was a Sunday afternoon. It was very _ and nobody was happy to stay at home. Mike wanted _ in the river. His brother, little Jim, wanted to go with him.“_ him with you, Mike,” said his father.They arrived _ the river soon. A lot of people were swimming in it. Mike_ Jim to play in the bank(岸), then he jumped into the water. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank _ a fish in his hand. Jim was very _. He found a bottle(瓶) and put the fish in it.That evening little Jim did _ except(除了) watching the fish. Suddenly(突然) Mike heard Jim _ in the room. He ran to him and asked,” Whats wrong with you(你怎么啦), Jim?”“The fish died(死了),” Jim said in tears(眼泪). “I thought it was _. So I brought it out of the bottle and put it on the chair. I only wanted it to have a rest(休息).”1 . AwarmBhotCcoolDcold2 . Ago swimmingBto go swimmingCwent swimmingDwent to swim3 . AMoveBBringCTakeDPut4 . AatBinCtoDon5 . AsaidBspokeCtalkedDtold6 . ApickedBtookChadDwith7 . AhappyBunhappyCscaredDsorry8 . AeverythingBsomethingCnothingDanything9 . AsingingBcrying(哭)CshoutingDlaughing10 . AdifferentBfreeCtiredDbusy二、阅读单选What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope for about the future? Scientists think that life will probably be very different in 2050.First of all, it seems that people wont use TV channel(频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly(直接地) to the television.Water will become a very serious problem. Well need much more water, but there wont be enough. Some scientists think that water would be the cause of war(战争).Cars will run on new clean energy and they will go very fast. And there wont be any accidents with the help of computer. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.Robots will works in the factories instead of people. Many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots-they do not ask for money, and they work for 24 hours a day-In a word, by 2050, our life will change a lot and our future will be quite different from now.11 . Maybe people wont useany more by 2050.AcomputersBTV channelsCrobotsDspace planes12 . Scientists think will take people around the world in.Atwo secondsBtwo daysCtwo yearsDtwo hours13 . Scientists think thatwould be cause of war.AwaterBcarsCrobotsDTV channels14 . Will work in big companies and wont ask for money.AWorkersBCarsCRobotsDPeople15 . According to the passage, our life in the future will be .AgoodBbetterCthe sameDquite different from nowClara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight en route from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: “Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?”Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane whos blind and deaf,” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldnt understand what he needed. Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia（诵读困难症）and knew shed be able to finger spell into the mans palm. So she unfastened her seat belt, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she signed, “How are you? Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water. When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while. “I could just feel it when he reached out for me,” said Clara. So for the next hour, thats what they did. She talked about her family and her plans for the future（she wants to be a politician）. Cook told Clara how he had gradually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. “Even though he couldnt see her, she looked attentively at his face with such kindness,” a passenger said. “Clara was amazing,” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Tim was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel.”Cooks reaction: “Best trip Ive ever had.”16 . What can we infer from the passage?ACook was nervous when he was talking to Clara.BClara studied ASL for many years because of her illness.CClara was staying with Cook all the time during the flight.DThe attendants found it difficult to communicate with Cook.17 . What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?ACook was hopeless and needed help.BCook was lonely and desired to talk.CCook was upset and wanted to give up.DCook was confused and couldnt understand her.18 . Why did Cook think it the best trip he had ever had?ABecause he had a pleasant talk with Clara.BBecause the flight service was satisfying.CBecause the passengers thought he was kind.DBecause the attendants took good care of him.19 . Which of the following words can best describe Clara?AActive and funny.BBrave and clever.CHelpful and gentle.DDetermined and positive.“The brat（捣蛋鬼）！” Said Alice. She ran into her house with her kids.Every time Gina walked down the street, her neighbors ran away. Gina was the only child of her parents. Her parents never refused her anything. And Gina, in turn, always made sure that she would gets whatever she wanted.One day Ginas mother noticed that her daughter didnt have any friends. Every child knows that Gina is clever but they just dont want to play with her.Things changed when Rita joined Ginas class. Rita was new to the city and too shy to make any friends. Gina bossed her around as she always does. But Rita doesnt mind.“Rita cried today in front of the class. Rita went to do her math exercises on the blackboard. She wasnt able to do them although the teacher had explained carefully. Everyone laughed at her.” Gina told her mother after school. “Why dont you try to explain to her simply,” asked her mother.“Mommy, I dont want to waste time.”“But Rita is your friend and if you dont help her, who will?”Very unhappy, Gina helped Rita. Gina has the gift(天赋) of explaining things simply. Rita understood the math questions and the teacher praised her in front of the class. Rita told everyone what a good friend Gina is. From that day Gina and Rita became good friends. And no one called Gina “the brat” any more.20 . We can infer(推断) from the passage that Alice was .AGinas motherBGinas classmateCa woman Gina dont knowDone of Ginas neighbors21 . One day Ginas mother found out that her daughters problem. What was the problem?AThey bought her too many things.BGina was not good at her lessons.CGina had no friends and no child wanted to play with her.DGina was too shy to make any friends.22 . The underlined word “bossed” means in Chinese.A听从B指挥C佣人D老板23 . According to the passage, which is the right order?a.Rita cried in front of her classmates.b.Rita didnt under the math question.c.The teacher explained the question to Rita.d.Ritas classmates laughed at her in class.Ac-b-d-aBd-b-c-aCa-d-c-bDb-a-d-c24 . No one called Gina “the brat” any more because .AGina had the gift of making friends easilyBthe teacher praised Gina in front of the classCRita told everyone Gina was a good friendDRita wasnt as clever as Gina.Now machines are widely used all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary（必要的）for us? Because they can help us to do things better and faster.A washing machine helps us to wash clothes fast. A printing machine helps us to print a lot of books, newspapers, magazines and many other things fast. Bikes, cars, trains and planes are all machines. They help us to travel faster than on foot.The computer is a wonderful machine. It was invented not long ago. It not only stores（贮存） information (信息）but also stores numbers millions of times as fast as a scientist does.Lets study hard and try to use all kinds of machines to build China into a modern country.25 . Machines can help us to do things better and faster, so they _.Aare difficult to makeBare expensiveCare important but not necessaryDare very helpful26 . We have to travel on foot without _.AbikesBmachinesCplanesDtrains27 . Computers can store information and numbers _ a scientist does.Aa little faster thanBas fast asCmuch faster thanDmuch more slowly than28 . If we want to build China into a modern country, we must _.Astudy hardBtry to use all kinds of machinesCinvent many machinesDA, B and C29 . A printing machine can help us _.Aprint a lot of booksBread more booksCinvent many machinesDwash clothes fast三、用单词的正确形式完成句子用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次(每空一词)。everywherespellbluetomatounder30 . I think the book _ the desk is Jennys. You can ask her.31 . _ are red fruit. We can eat them in salad.32 . Excuse me! Can you _ the word “mess”？33 . I look _， but I cant find my lost key.34 . I think _ is good on you. You can take this shirt.四、单词填空Moving out, moving back.In the countries all over the world, people are leaving the countryside in huge numbers to find jobs in the cities. They leave b35 . the countryside is much poorer than the city and often there isnt much work there. S36 . such as transport, entertainment, hospitals and schools are usually much better in cities than they are in the country. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.But in the big cities of Europe and AmericaLondon, Paris, New York, people are moving out of the city. These are usually families who have some money, and want to live a quieter life. They get t37 . of the noise and dirt of the city, the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They dont want to sit in traffic any more. They want a house with a garden, and clean air that isnt p38 . .So they move out. Some dont go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. O39 . people move to the real countryside, with sheep and cows and green fields! There, they start their new lives and try to make new friends.Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are h40 . . After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They dont make as much money and there isnt much to do. Country people are very different and arent always very friendly.As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “Its w41 . to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights” they say. “Im so glad Im back in the city!”五、语法填空首字母填空On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except Tom Sawyer. Toms aunt said he had to paint the fence(围栏). It was thirty yards l42 . and three yards high! When he was working, some boys came along and made fun of him.Ben was the first one who came h43 . with an apple in his hand. “Im going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to come? Oh, you have to w44 . , dont you?”Tom got a little angry, but soon he had a w45 . idea. “Work?” he said. “I dont think this is work. Its fun. Does a boy get a chance like this every day?”Ben t46 . about this. He was watching Toms every move and was getting more and more interested. After a w47 . , he said, “Tom, will you let me do some painting?”“No way. You see, Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly. Im the only one that can do it right.”“Oh, please, Tom,” begged(恳求) Ben. “Ill be really careful. Let me t48 . ! Ill give you my apple in return.”“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “But you must be careful.”He gave Ben his brush with w49 . on his face but joy in his heart. He started to eat Bens apple.All day, boys p50 . by and wanted to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy began to paint. He gave Tom his favorite kite. Then Johnny gave him twelve marbles(弹珠), and so on.That afternoon, Tom got many t51 . , and the fence got three coats of paint. Aunt Polly was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave him a large cake!六、信息匹配根据下面的叙述找出正确的图片。ABCDE52 . It lives in Australia. Its not a bear. But it looks like a toy bear. Its short and fat. It lives and sleeps in the eucalyptus (桉树). It only eats eucalyptus leaves.53 . It is from Africa. It has a very long neck (脖子) and long legs, so it can reach the leaves on a very tall tree.54 . It lives in China. Its white and black. It likes eating bamboo. It is very shy and its very fat. People love it a lot.55 . It lives in a cold world. Its also black and white. Its a bird, but it cant fly. It can walk on the ice (冰) and swim in the sea.56 . Its a kind of sea animal. It can swim very fast. We can see it in the pool of a zoo. Its very smart and can play with a ball.七、材料作文57 . 假如你是玲玲，刚转学去美国留学，根据下面表格提示做自我简介以及周末的计划安排，写一篇不少于100词的短文。开头已给出，不计入总词数。可适当发挥。个人情况1. 学生；13岁；来自中国；英文名Cindy2. 爱好：唱歌、跳舞；会弹钢琴；喜欢骑行，不会踢足球；3. 性格品质： 友善，学习很努力，功课很好（适当发挥）职务班长；助于助人，与同学们相处融洽，（适当发挥）周末计划1. 周六上午，和同学一起去看电影；下午做作业，帮妈妈做家务；晚上和父母去散步，然后复习功课。2.周日，与朋友一起去观光；并在海滩上野餐。（适当发挥）要求:1. 短文应包含表中所有要点，可适当发挥。2. 语言通顺，要点齐全，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；3. 文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称；4. 文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。Introduce myself and plans for weekendsHello everyone! Im your new friend-Lingling. Let me introduce myself to you.第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、完型填空1、二、阅读单选1、2、3、4、三、用单词的正确形式完成句子1、四、单词填空1、五、语法填空1、六、信息匹配1、七、材料作文1、