牛津深圳版八年级上册Unit 1 Encyclopaedias 单元测试

试卷更新日期:2017-01-03 类型:单元试卷

一、词汇测试。每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以以替换划线部分的最佳选项。

  • 1. The list includes many British guests.

    A、gives B、gets C、contains
  • 2. — Do not write more than 200 words.

    — OK, I won't.

    A、less than B、over C、under
  • 3. —— Do you know about Snow White?

    —— Yeah, it is a(n) famous fairy tale.

    A、well-known B、good C、interesting
  • 4. —— I called last night, but nobody answered.

    —— All the people went out and try again now.

    A、somebody B、anybody C、no one
  • 5. —— What will you do this weekend?

    —— Perhaps I will take part in the sports meeting.

    A、Maybe B、Soon C、Later
  • 6. An encyclopaedia often consists of a number of books.

    A、is made up of B、is made from C、is made of
  • 7. No one has come up with all exact answer of why dinosaurs died out.

    A、discovered B、disagreed C、disappeared
  • 8. However, we can learn about them from their fossils.

    A、know about B、talk about C、think about

二、根据句子意思,从下面每小题的A、B、C二三个选项中选出恰当的词汇完成句子。

  • 9. If something happens        , it happens quickly and unexpectedly (意料之外的).

    A、immediately B、quickily C、suddenly
  • 10. He is the last of the family; after his death the name will die         .

    A、out B、in C、away
  • 11. —— How many students are there in your class?

    —— There are twenty students in our class,          five Americans.

    A、including B、improving C、discussing
  • 12. —— Why do you want to be a(n)        ?

    —— Because I'm very interested of science.

    A、inventor B、musician C、scientist
  • 13. —— The          of modem xerography (复印) has made our work much easier.

    —— I agree with you.

    A、invention B、discovery C、experiment
  • 14. —— Who        the 400-meter race yesterday?

    —— David.

    A、won B、heated C、missed
  • 15. —— It's raining hard        , I still want to go there.

    —— You'd better take all umbrella.

    A、So B、Perhaps C、However

三、完形填空。

  • 16. 根据短文理解,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳的一项填空。

        Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. But in fact, very few of them will 1 a man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion or an elephant, I guess you will 2 away; but even a lion will avoid (躲避) a man if it is not very 3. Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too 4 and too weak to catch their usual 5, such as deer and other small animals. If you see a wild elephant, perhaps you will be 6. However, elephants usually run away at once if yon don't attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man, some 7 and look at him for a moment before they ran away, some take no notice at all but walk away 8 in another direction. Wild animals only attack 9 when they are afraid that people want to harm (伤害) their 10, or when the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.

    (1)
    A、hide              B、attack          C、protect
    (2)
    A、take            B、put              C、run
    (3)
    A、thirsty            B、hungry        C、tired
    (4)
    A、full           B、friendly          C、old
    (5)
    A、food             B、fish           C、plants
    (6)
    A、excited    B、angry   C、frightened
    (7)
    A、stand       B、eat             C、kill
    (8)
    A、luckily           B、loudly         C、quietly
    (9)
    A、dogs            B、people          C、children
    (10)
    A、neighbours        B、friends            C、young babies

四、阅读理解。

  • 17. 根据短文理解,选择正确答案。

    Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770.

    In his childhood Beethoven didn't have a happy life. His father was a singer. When he was only four, his father began to make him practise hour after hour on different musical instruments (乐器). If he did not put his heart into it, his father would beat him or make it hard on him.

    Beethoven loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts, when he was only a boy of eleven. At the age of seventeen, lie won high praise from Mozart, the greatest musician at that time.

        Beethoven was often poor and in during his life. After one illness, lie suddenly found he couldn't hear at that time, he was only thirty-one. It was a great blow (打击) to him.

        But he still went on working and writing music pieces. To people's surprise, he wrote some of his best pieces after he lost his hearing.

    In 1827, the great musician died. He leer more than 300 pieces. But people still remember his name today.

    (1)、Beethoven was a              musician.

    A、American B、French C、German D、British
    (2)、Why didn't Beethoven have a happy life in his childhood?

    A、Because his family was poor. B、Because he had to practise a lot of musical instruments. C、Because his father was strict with him. D、Both B and C.
    (3)、Beethoven lived in the world for only          years.

    A、43 B、70 C、57 D、60
    (4)、According to the passage, Beethoven wrote some of his best pieces                     .

    A、when he was only four B、at the age of 11 C、at the age of 17 D、after he lost his hearing
  • 18. 根据短文理解,选择正确答案。

        We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They are almost all over the world, and there are more than 2, 500 kinds of them.

    No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It's true that the male mosquito doesn't bite and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay (产) eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn't like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember she chooses you. You're different from the others!

        If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites yon so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch (痒) on your body because she put something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itch begins, she has flown away.

    And then what happens? Well, after the delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.

    (1)、"Mosquito" means ________.

    A、a fly in one's house B、a little bird C、a small animal that can catch mice D、a small flying insect that sucks the blood of people and animals
    (2)、If the mosquito doesn't bite you, it will        .

    A、get angry with you B、be afraid of you      C、make a lot of noise D、choose another one
    (3)、The mosquito bites you                 .

    A、when you're asleep B、because you have chosen it C、too quickly to let you know D、but doesn't like you
    (4)、Which of the following sentence is WRONG?

    A、The itch begins after the mosquito bites you. B、You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you. C、Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs. D、Not all the mosquitoes like to bite people for blood.
  • 19. 根据短文理解,选择正确答案。

        Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth all came after Harvard.

    In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. At that time, people knew little about science, and one kind of school could teach everything about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

        In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.

        As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students could choose the subjects that interested them.

    Today, there am many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer all.

    (1)、Which university is the oldest ill the USA?

    A、Yale. B、Harvard. C、Princeton. D、Columbia.
    (2)、What language couldn't students in Harvard learn in 1825?

    A、Japanese. B、Latin and Greek. C、French. D、German.
    (3)、What does the underlined word "graduated" mean?

    A、Found a job. B、Got a degree at a university. C、Got married. D、Took an exam.
    (4)、What's the best title of the passage?

    A、The Development of University B、Subjects in Universities C、Universities in the USA D、Harvard University
  • 20. 根据短文理解,选择正确答案。

        Why do plants grow in some places but not in others? Why does some land have so many plants growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?

        To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That's why there are almost no trees or grass in dry deserts.

        Plants must also have a place to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built (被建立) on hard land. The plants there have only the soil between the cracks of the stones to grow in.

        Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food. What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won't. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.

    (1)、According to the passage, plants need          things to grow well.

    A、two B、three C、four D、five
    (2)、The underlined word "cracks" means              .

    A、long narrow openings B、the surface of something C、small plants on something D、the bottom of something
    (3)、From the passage, we call know it is          for plants to grow in dry places.

    A、easy B、difficult C、impossible D、important
    (4)、The passage can most probably be found in a          book.

    A、science B、history C、travel D、math
  • 21. 根据短文理解,选择正确答案。

    Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child.

    When lie grew np, people always said, "How handsome Narcissus is!" Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be any inure handsome than he already was. But as years passed Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty grew and became so great that be was known all over country of Greece.

    As he grew, Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.

    "Oh! You are so handsome, Narcissus!" Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool. "There's nobody more handsome in the whole world! I'd love to kiss you. And that's just what I'll do!"

        He leaned closer to the water. Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool.

    Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and lie drowned.

    (1)、When Narcissus came out in the street,                .

    A、there were always many people to see him B、everyone went home in a hurry C、some people would take photos of him D、no one would like to talk to him
    (2)、The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph is               .

    A、to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed B、to show Narcissus was more and more handsome C、to show Narcissus was too proud to see himself clearly D、to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not him
    (3)、From the paragraph we can infer that                 .

    A、Narcissus was talking to one of his friends B、one of Narcissus' friends wanted to help him C、Narcissus was talking to himself D、Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl
    (4)、The story is mainly about             .

    A、a poor man who didn't want to do anything B、a man who thought himself to be better than he really was C、how to teach children to learn better D、what to do when you met a handsome boy

五、语法填空。

  • 22. 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的侧或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。

        The polar bear is a vein big white bear. We call it the polar bear  it lives in the Arctic Circle near the North Pole.

        The polar bear lives in snow and ice. At the North Pole there  (be) only snow, ice and water. There is not ally land. The polar bear has a very  (warmly) coat because the weather is cold in the Arctic Circle.

        You can't find the polar bear easily in the snow because  coat is white.

        A grown-up polar bear is usually about three meters long and weighs 450 kilos. It can stand up on its back legs because it has very wide  (foot). It can use its front legs like arms. The polar bear can swim very  (good). It catches fish and sea animals for food. It goes into the sea when it is afraid. People like to kill the polar bear  its beautiful white coat. The government of Canada and  United States call on that people should stop  (kill) polar bears. They don't want these beautiful animals to  (death) out.

六、书面表达。

  • 23.

    根据下列叫幅图丽的内容,写一篇英语短文。

    要求:1词数不少于70词;2短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。

    参考词汇:basin盆