初中英语牛津译林版八年级下册Unit1 Past and present单元测试

试卷更新日期:2017-04-10 类型:单元试卷

一、单项填空。

  • 1. There have been no buses _______ half an hour.    

    A、after B、for C、in D、since
  • 2. I can't get into my room now because I _______ my key.

    A、lose B、will lose C、have lost D、am losing
  • 3. Our teacher is very kind _______ us and it is very kind of him _______ us.

    A、to; helping B、to; to help C、of; to help D、of; helping
  • 4. -- When did you study in Japan? 

    -- _______.

    A、Two years before B、Two years ago C、For two years D、Since two years ago  
  • 5. Simon _______ up yet because he _______ to bed very late last night.

    A、didn't get; went B、hasn't got; has gone C、doesn't get; went D、hasn't got; went
  • 6. This is the most beautiful park I have_______ visited.

    A、never B、not C、ever D、yet
  • 7. —_______ has he been like this?

    —For two years.

    A、How long B、How soon C、How often D、How much
  • 8. Don't feed the gold fish _______ food. It's bad for them.

    A、to many B、many too C、too much D、much too
  • 9. I have_______ heard of the surprising news.

    A、just now B、just C、now D、yet
  • 10. He _______ his homework already and now he is watching TV.

    A、has finished B、finishes C、will finish D、finished
  • 11. I used to_______ after 8:00, but now I'm used to _______ before 7:00.    

    A、getting up; getting up B、get up; get up C、getting up; get up D、get up; getting up
  • 12. Mr. Green has worked in Shanghai since his family ______ to China three years ago.

    A、moved B、move C、moves D、has moved
  • 13. He paid a visit to his English teacher as soon as he _______ home.

    A、returned back to B、came back to C、returned D、returned to
  • 14. -- Tom, will you go to see the film Lost In Thailand this evening?

    -- No, I won't. I _______ it already.

    A、saw B、will see C、see D、have seen
  • 15. John's never flown to Canada, _______?

    A、is he B、isn't he C、has he D、hasn't he
  • 16. -- Li Ming said he would come here, _______ he hasn't arrived.

    -- Don't worry. He is on the way. ______, there is much traffic, so it will take more time.

    A、but; But B、however; But C、but; However D、however; However
  • 17. I have lived here _______ I was born.

    A、before   B、when C、for D、since
  • 18. He lives _______, but he never feels _______, because he likes reading.

    A、lonely; alone B、alone; lonely C、lonely; lonely D、alone; alone
  • 19. The old city_______ a lot since ten years ago.

    A、changed B、changes C、change D、has changed
  • 20. -- I haven't seen Jack for three days. Is he ill?

    -- _______. His mother told me that he was in hospital.

    A、I am afraid so B、I hope not C、I hope so D、I am afraid not

二、完形填空。

  • 21. 根据短文理解, 从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

        Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father  1  him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 2with his father's idea." That isn't my job. I have3school work to do." Hearing this, his father said, "I promise(许诺)to give you the best present if you 4  finish one year's work." Tom thought for a while and 5 .

        Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 6  till evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops grew well.  7   the last day of the year, the father said, "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me 8     you want."     The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat." I've already got the   9present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted   10  to know." His father was quite pleased to hear that.

    (1)
    A、asked    B、let  C、made    D、stopped
    (2)
    A、happy    B、unhappy  C、excited  D、sorry
    (3)
    A、much too  B、so little C、too much D、a lot
    (4)
    A、shall    B、must  C、need D、can
    (5)
    A、said    B、answered C、agreed  D、began
    (6)
    A、hard    B、hardly C、slowly  D、difficult
    (7)
    A、At     B、On  C、In   D、By
    (8)
    A、where  B、which   C、how  D、what
    (9)
    A、least B、worst  C、best D、fewest
    (10)
    A、mine   B、I C、my D、me

三、阅读理解。

  • 22. 根据材料内容,选择正确答案。

        Jim was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, "If I work hard, I will make a lot of money. But I want an easy job and a lot of money. That's the best."

        So he could only be a thief (小偷). But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and how to get money from others.

        One day Jim sent one of his friends into a very large and beautiful house. He told him to steal some money from that rich (富有的) family.

        It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl in the room. They were playing duet(二重奏) on a piano. The thief left the house.

        When he got back, Jim asked him what he got. But he said, "I didn't take anything. That family can't have much money. You know, two people were playing only the same piano there. They didn't have enough money to buy another one."

    (1)、Jim wanted _______.

    A、a lot of money without working hard B、to study hard and make lots of money C、to do little work with little money D、a lot of money after doing hard work
    (2)、One day, Jim sent his friend to _______ for him.

    A、get a beautiful house to live in B、look for a job from a rich family C、get some money from a large house D、buy a piano from a shop
    (3)、The underlined word "steal" in this passage may mean "            ".

    A、 B、 C、 D、
    (4)、Jim's friend got nothing because_______.

    A、he saw two people in the room B、he thought the family was poor C、he found two people playing music D、he thought the piano was too heavy
    (5)、Jim's friend didn't _______.

    A、like a piano B、leave the house C、know music D、want money
  • 23. 根据材料内容,选择正确答案。

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

        To grow, plants need some 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 dry deserts(沙漠)almost don't have trees or grass.

        Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots(根)and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is on hard land. The plants here can only grow in the soil(土壤)between the cracks of the stones.

        Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.

        What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy(有沙的)beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won't. Even if(即使)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)、What does the underlined word "cracks" mean in the text?

    A、缝隙 B、表面 C、上面 D、底部
    (3)、From the passage, we can know it is _______ for plants to grow in dry places.

    A、easy B、difficult C、impossible D、important
    (4)、The reason why most plants can't grow on the sandy beach is that _______.

    A、there isn't enough sunlight B、there is too much water C、it has too much food there D、it has little food for plants
    (5)、We may find the passage in a _______ book.

    A、science B、history C、travel D、math

四、单词拼写。

  • 24. 根据句意和汉语注释,写出单词的正确形式。

    (1)、The (采访)lasted about four hours and made all the people very tired.

    (2)、You can't let your past affect(影响)your (现在).

    (3)、My son is studying in a (小学教育的)school in the town centre.

  • 25. 根据句意和汉语注释,写出单词的正确形式。

    (1)、I didn't (意识到)what happened until he told me about it.

    (2)、Many Chinese people who worked (在国外)have come back to China to find jobs.

    (3)、Snow has prevented (沟通)with the outside world for three days.

    (4)、Water (污染)is one of the most serious problems we are facing now.

  • 26. 根据对话内容,写出句中所缺单词.

    (1)、-- Why do the Smiths have to move from time to ?

    -- Because of debts(债务).

    (2)、--They told me that Julie came first in the running race.

    -- . She didn't even join the race,

    (3)、-- This film is too boring. I can't stand it.

    -- But in some , it is OK.I like the clothes.

五、动词填空。

  • 27. The bowl is empty. Eddie (eat) all the food.

  • 28. Look! The boy (throw) some bones at the dog.

  • 29. I (learn) a lot of English words over the years.

  • 30. I didn't answer your phone last night because I (write) an article the whole night.

  • 31. After two weeks' training, the dolphin got used to (communicate) with the visitors.

  • 32. -- the train (arrive) yet?

    -- Yes, it arrived ten minutes ago.

  • 33. -- It seems that you know a lot about the story.

    -- Well. I (read) it many times.

  • 34. Can you tell me how (improve) my English? I'm not good at it.

  • 35. -- Where is your MP4, Kitty?

    -- Oh, I lent it to Tony yesterday, but he (not give) it back yet.

  • 36. This is the first time I (see) such a beautiful sea since I was born.

六、完成句子。

  • 37. 完成句子。

    (1)、你以前曾经听说过这个人吗?

    (2)、你们是通过发邮件相互保持联系的吗?

    (3)、他们已经把那些开阔的空地变成了一个公园。

    (4)、在过去的几年中,苏州发生了巨大的变化。

    (5)、他们一辈子都住在这个小镇上。

七、书面表达。

  • 38. 假如你是报社的一位记者,你对陈先生进行了采访,想了解一下阳光镇的变化。根据以下信息写一段采访稿,要点如下: 1. 阳光镇过去是个破旧的小镇,但是现在已经变成了一个现代化的镇。2. 镇上的钢厂过去常常把废料扔进河里,政府已经采取行动改善了这个情况。3. 他的大多数朋友已经搬走了,所以他常常感到孤独。4. 即使这样,他仍然很高兴能看到这些变化。