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My mother was a ballet dancer and I wanted nothing more than to be like her, but after messing up during my first class, I felt like I wanted to _ right away. As it was only my first day, however, I told my mom I couldnt wait to _ again.Weeks passed and my dancing didnt get any better. So when my dance teacher announced that we were to perform in a show, I feared_over in front of hundreds of people, and disappointing my mom. Even though I practiced hard, I never quite got the hang of it. Finally, feeling _ and ashamed, I went to my mom for help. As I cried, I told her how _ dancing was for me. My mother simply laughed and told me that she would teach me all she knew about ballet. She wiped my tears, and I smiled. My mom quickly discovered how bad at ballet I was, but she still taught me with the greatest _, love, and understanding. When I jumped and fell, she was there to _ me. When I lost my balance, she held me up.By the time the show arrived, I was as_ as I could be. Then, the music started. I began moving to the music without _ a step. After the show, my mom gave me a huge hug, telling me how proud she was. I looked my mom in the eye, and told her that nothing could have happened _ her. Through this all, I realized that my mom will always be there to catch me if I fall.1 . Agive upBmake upCpick up2 . AdropBsucceedCdance3 . AstandingBfallingCacting4 . AlonelyBsatisfiedCnervous5 . AimportantBdifficultCinteresting6 . ApatienceBimaginationCability7 . AbelieveBcatchCpush8 . AprepareBexcitedCconfident9 . AwatchingBtakingCmissing10 . AtoBwithoutCfor二、阅读单选If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?Dont listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. Its not true at all. More and more young people in the U.S.A. volunteer(志愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they dont do it for money. Here are some of their stories.Alice Hamilton,17Im going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. Its going to be terrific（极好的） Ill spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. Im going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and Ill be able to do something good at the same time.Jason Moore,18This summer, Im going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost(低成本的) houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. Theyll teach me what to do, so Ill help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.Trish Anderson,16Im going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. Ill work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, Im going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.11 . Young people in the U.S.A volunteer to spend _ helping others.Aschool holidaysBweekdaysCevery morningDevery afternoon12 . What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?ATo sleep under the stars.BTo breathe the clean mountain air.CTo spend the whole summer living in the tent.DTo help build new hiking paths in the mountains.13 . From the passage, we know that Jason Moore _.Alikes readingBis 18 years oldCisnt very richDis good at sport14 . _ wants to be a teacher.AAlice HamiltonBJason MooreCTrish AndersonDNone of them15 . Which is the most possible title(标题) for this passage?AReading for LifeBA Special House ProgramCThe Forest CenterDYoung American VolunteersMy name is Maria. Im 13. I live in New York City. I often go to school by bike. Riding a bike is good exercise for me. I like watching NBA matches on TV very much. I watch them every week. Its real fun for me. I like pop music a lot, too. My favorite singing star is Michael Jackson. At school, music is my favorite subject. I have a good voice and I play the violin well. I have a dream of being a singer like Madonna.Im Linda. Im 12. I live in Los Angeles. I like playing football and basketball. I play football or basketball every day with my friends after school. I like animals and I also like animal stamps. I have panda stamps from my pen pal. They are very good. On weekends I often go to the mountains to paint pictures. I have painted some very nice pictures. Painting is my life, so I want to be a painter when I grow up.Im Sophia. My home is in Washington D.C. I like reading and watching programs about travel and history. I often stay at home reading on weekends. At school, I like French very much and Im good at it. Id like to be a guide. I can go around the world and meet a lot of people. That would be great fun.16 . Maria goes to school _.Aon footBby bikeCby busDby car17 . Linda wants to be _ when she grows up.Aa singerBa guideCa painterDa player18 . _ likes animal stamps very much.AMariaBSophiaCLindaDLindas pen pal19 . Sophia is good at _ at school.AFrenchBhistoryCmusicDEnglish20 . Which is NOT true according to the passage?AMaria lives in New York City.BLinda likes ball games very much.CSophia often reads at home.DSophia can play the violin well.When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his present. Finally he came to the checkout counter and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money! Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “ You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help.When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house to collecting blankets and clothes foe the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.21 . When did the story probably happen?AOn Christmas Day.BBefore Christmas Day.COn New Years Day.DAfter New Years Day.22 . What happened to Mark in the supermarket?AHis gifts were stolen.BHe broke his basket.CHe lost his money.DHe lost his way.23 . Which is RIGHT according to the passage?AWhen they got to the supermarket, Mark went in with the woman.BMarks family has no money.CFinally Mark accepted the womans help.DThe woman asked Mark to collect the clothes and blankets.24 . Why did the writer want to say “thank you ” to the woman?ABecause she bought Mark a nice gift.BBecause she always paid money for others.CBecause she collected clothes for the homeless.DBecause she taught Mark to help people in need.25 . Whats the best title for the passage?AA big supermarket.BA kind woman.CA happy holiday.DA wonderful gift.Now， it may be difficult to predict(预言) the future， but many people believe that we will live on Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet， Earth， is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Well， what problems will we need to solve before we prepare to go to Mars?First of all， transport should be much better. At present， humans need to spend months going to Mars by spaceship. However， by 2100， spaceship can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get there!Secondly， humans need food， water and air to live. Scientists should develop plants that can be grown on Mars. These plants will produce the food， water and air that we need. However， there is no answer for all the problems now.There is also a problem for us to live on Mars. Mars attracts us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous because we could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space there. We will have to wear special shoes to make ourselves heavier.In some ways， life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today. Food will not be the same meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also， space travel will probably make many people feel very uncomfortable.26 . According to the passage， by the year 2100， we will possibly live_.Aon MarsBon the moonCin the spaceshipDin the sea27 . So far， how long does it take us from the earth to Mars by spaceship?ATwo or three days.BA few days.CA few months.DA few years.28 . According to the passage， which of the following is wrong?AA special plant which can produce water， air and food should be needed on Mars.BWe may go to Mars when transport is much better and faster.CWe can jump higher on Mars than on the earth.DFood on Mars will be much better to eat.29 . We will have to wear special shoes to _ if we want to live on Mars.Amake ourselves lighterBwalk fasterCmake ourselves heavierDjump higher30 . Why do we want to live on Mars?ALife on Mars is more interesting than that on the earth.BThe earth is becoming dirty and crowded.CThe journey to Mars is very interesting.DThe scientists want us to do that.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mystery，planet，double，worth，shine31 . The earth is one of the _ in the solar system.32 . This film is _ seeing. Youd better not miss it.33 . The sun was _ after days of rain.34 . Our school is _ the size of theirs.35 . The universe is a _四、单词填空根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。Have you ever heard of Dididache? Dididache (嘀嘀打车), a taxi-hailing smartphone app（应用程序）which is believed to be created by Tencent, has recently a36 . in Xiamen, and more than 700 taxi drivers in the city have used the app.The app s37 . the real-time locations of taxis on a map using the GPS technology and makes it possible for users to hail (招呼) a taxi on their smartphones. The u38 . request will be sent to the nearest taxi drivers who will decide w39 . to accept the order or not.Taxi-hailing apps are very p40 . in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users. H41 . , the citys taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may not be s42 . for Xiamen.The app has been criticized (指责) for disturbing market order, and creating d43 . for passengers who do not use the app to hire a cab. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle (空驶), and hiring a taxi can still be challenging during bad w44 . and rush hours. Can this app be in use for long? Technology might make a great d45 . to our life. Lets wait and see.五、语法填空Many children love animals. And Willow Phelps is one of 46 . (they ). In fact, this American little girl not only loves animals, but she also has done really a lot for them. And 47 . (连词) she did these kind things, she won the2016 ASPCA(美国防止虐待动物协会) Kid of the Year.Willows 48 . ( love) for animals started early. When she was about 3 years old, her family took in 49 . (冠词)18-year-old cat. Under the care of Willow, the cat lived for another 3 years. After that, many old pets arrived in Willows home. So, Willow began to make plans to help more50 . (animal).With her mums help, Willow began running, swimming and even sewing(缝制)toys to51 . (raise)money for animals in need of help. In her young life, she has 52 . (successful) completed the three projects. Finally, she raised $ 11,000. She also succeeded in 53 . (stop) the use of live goldfish as prizes at her school party. And what she did for goldfish was 54 . (notice)and rewarded (奖励) by the ASPCA.I will continue to speak up for animals no matter how hard it is, said Willow. Willow dreams of becoming an animal doctor 55 . (介词)the future. Lets hope this little girls dream will come true.六、信息匹配你能根据不同的阅读目的运用简单的阅读策略获取信息吗？ 分类是获取信息的有效策略之一。使用分类策略， 有助于我们理解和记忆。请根据你的理解将下面的阅读内容分类，将序号A、B、C、D或E填入下面五个小题空格处，完成短文后的思维导图。There is a zoo in our city. My parents often take me there on holidays. In the zoo I can see tigers, elephants, monkeys, pandas, bears, snakes and many other animals. Some animals are friendly, but some are not. Tigers, bears and some snakes are dangerous. That is why they have to stay in cages. But I dont think it is good for animals to stay in cages. They should be free. The animals in cages cannot be happy. I think the most interesting animal in the zoo is the dolphin. I like watching dolphins swim and jump. They swim fast and they jump very high. They can play with a ball. They can stand up and “walk” on water! They are very friendly to people. If you fall into the water and cant swim, they may come up to help you. A. Animals on land B. Animals in water C. tigers, bears, snakesD. elephants, monkeysE. Friendly animalsAnimal in the zoo56 . 57 . dolphinsDangerous animals58 . 59 . 60 . , pandas七、材料作文61 . 以“Damings plan for the weekend”为题，写一篇短文，词数在80左右。提示：你的好友Daming的周末计划如下：周六阅读去野餐周日观看足球赛复习功课请根据以上行程安排，写一篇周末计划。_第 14 页 共 14 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、