2008学年第二学期中学单元练习试卷
八年级英语中段检测
班别 姓名 学号
一、听力测试 （25%）
二、语言知识与运用（15%）
第一节：单项选择（10%）
1．The park is _____ an amusement park _____ a film studio.
A. not, but also B. both, and C. both, but D. not only, and
2．I asked them whether _____ the film Kung Fu Panda.
A. did they see B. they did see C. they saw D. they see
3．The door is not ______. Open it.
A. opens B. opening C. open D. to open
4．Tom and his father ______ making a bookcase when we got there.
A. was B. were C. is D. be
5．______ is a fine day.
A. It B. This C. That D. What
6．That Educational Organization was set up ______ April 16th, 1987.
A. at B. of C. in D. on
7．Can you tell me ______ yesterday?
A. what they did B. what did they do C. what do they do D. what they do
8．It he _____, then I _____.
A. agree, will come B. agrees, will come C. agrees, come D. agree, come
9．Please don’t make so much _____.
A. noise B. sound C. voice D. talk
10．Lang Lang is one of _____ in the world now.
A. the finest pianist B. the finest pianists C. finest pianist D. finest pianists
11．The house standing _____ the river was an artist’s studio.
A. lonely on B. alone by C. lonely by D. alone on
12．He thought the vase _____ 10,000 dollars.
A. is worth B. worth C. is worthy D. was worth
13．This shelf is used _____ books on.
A. keep B. to keeping C. to keep D. keeping
14．He lent her a hand since the suitcase was _____ heavy for her _____ carry.
A. so, that B. to, for C. too, to D. so, to
15．If he works harder, he _____ pass the English exam next time.
A. is able to B. will is able to C. be able to D. will be able to
16．He has told us his _____ about the subject.
A. think B. thinks C. thinker D. thought
_____ it was getting dark, _____they decided to walk a little longer to the next village.
A. Although, but B. If C. Since, / D. Although, yet
18．Reading more books can help you _____ more and _____ your imagination.
A. thought, improved B. to think, improve C. think, improve D. thinking, improving
19．My aunt is going on _____ to .
A. an change B. change C. an exchange D. exchange
20．We learnt about our table tennis team’s success ____ radio this morning.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
第二节：语法知识（5%）
By Marilyn Christiano
Broadcast: Monday, December 31, 2008
Now, VOA(美国之音) Special English presents special program for New Year’s Eve
That is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is 1 Auld Lang Syne（友谊地久天长）. It is the traditional music played 2 the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish（苏格兰） poem. It tells about the need to remember old 3 . The words “auld lang syne” means “old long since”.
No one 4 who wrote the poem first. 5 , a version（版本） by Scottish poet Robert Burns（苏格兰诗人罗伯特·彭斯） was published in Seventeen Ninety-Six. The words and music we know today first a songbook three years later.
The 7 is played in the mainly 8 New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet (萨克斯四重奏). As we 9 our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like 10 all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Shep O’Neil.
1．A. call B. calling C. called D. to call
2．A. during B. to C. of D. on
3．A. friend B. friends C. friendship D. a friend
4．A. know B. knows C. knew D. knowing
5．A. However B. Forever C. Never D. Ever
6．A. appearing B. appeared C. appears D. appear
7．A. sing B. sang C. sung D. song
8．A. on B. in C. to D. of
9．A. ending B. ends C. end D. ended
10．A. wish B. wish C. wishing D. to wish
三、完形填空（5%）
It is well-known that English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? 1 the weather in often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to 2 long.
Spring can be rainy or windy, 3 the weather is getting warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact there 4 as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is 5 time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season, 6 trees in the woods and parks changing color. During autumn it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on high land and in the north. There are 7 very high winds in this season.
January and February are the coldest 8 of the year, while the warmest 9 often July and August. The difference 10 temperature between winter and summer is not so great in . The average temperature for winter is about .
1．A. For B. As C. Because D. Since
2．A. make B. stay C. change D. take
3．A. but B. and C. or D. for
4．A. can B. may be C. have D. can have
5．A. the earliest B. the latest C. the worst D. the best
6．A. with B. like C. without D. from
7．A. also B. too C. either D. as well
8．A. seasons B. weather C. months D. months
9．A. is B. are C. was D. were
10．A. for B. on C. by D. in
四、阅读理解（20%）
（A）
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He invented over 1,200 things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in , , on February 11, 1847. He went to school for only two months. His mother taught him a few things, but most of the time Thomas taught himself. His natural curiosity(好奇心) led him to make all kinds of experiments at a young age at home.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He set up a laboratory in a baggage car(行李车厢) of the train. However, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas lost his job when he set fire to the floor of the baggage car.
Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator(电报员), but he continued to spend much of his time on the job doing experiments. He got his first patent (专利权) in 1868.
Thomas Edison was deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing(好事) in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. Every day he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931. He left a lot of inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
1．Thomas Edison did things in this order:_____.
he became a telegraph operator, a news boy, and then got a, and then got his first patent
he became a newsboy, got his first patent, and then became a newsboy
he got a patent, became a telegraph operator, and then became a newsboy
he became a newsboy, a telegraph operator, and then got a patent
2． considered his deafness _____.
A. a disadvantage B. an advantage
C. something from a priest(牧师) D. a necessary thing
3．What does the word “intensely” in the passage mean in Chinese?
A. 狂热地 B. 精益求精地 C. 懒散地 D. 粗心大意地
4．Of all the inventions, _____ was probably the most important for the world.
A. the recorder B. the telegraph C. the light bulb D. the motion picture camera
5．What’s the main idea of this passage?
Thomas Edison was interested in science and invented many important things.
Thomas Edison could not keep a job.
Thomas Edison worked day and night on his experiments.
Deaf people make good inventors because they can have more time
(B)
The English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. Our language is always changing. We need new words for new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way.
English can change by borrowing words from other languages. Tomato was borrowed from and Pajamas from . The word coffee came from , and tea came from . Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too.
New words are also made by adding two words together. Strawberry, popcorn, and grandfather are words made up of two parts.
Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word. Plane was made by cutting off the front part of airplane. Smog was made by using only the first two and last two letters from the word smoke and fog.
The names of people and products can become new words. Our sandwich was named after, a man named . Scotch Tape, Band-Aid, and Jello were names made up by the companies that first made the products.
6．Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way because _____.
people need new words for their new ideas and inventions
older ones are useless
the world is changing too fast
the ideas are changing
7．Which of the following isn’t a borrowed word?
A. tomato B. tea C. coffee D. Turkey
8．Which is/are the word(s) made by adding two words together?
A. photograph B. popcorn C. strawberry D. Both A and C
9．The product that was named after its company is _____.
A. sandwich B. Band-Aid C. airplane D. pajamas
10．We can infer from the passage _____.
the change in language is caused by the borrowed words
the alteration of English is due to blending
the development of the society leads to the change of language
the change of language is the power to advance the world.
（C）
In the , millions of women work outside their homes. Some of these women must work to support their families. However, many have children too young to go to school. Who looks after these children all day while the mothers work?
In the past, grandmothers or other relatives often lived with the family. The older relatives stayed at home and took care of the children. But young parents began to move into their own small houses or apartments, and there was no room for relatives. Some mothers could hire baby-sitters to look after their children, but many could not pay for it.
Today, our cities are filled with more than 500,000 young children who are alone all day. These children are called “latchkey kids,” for around their necks hang the keys that open their empty rooms. Nobody waits for them inside.
Mothers need a place to leave their children while they work, and children need better care. They need someone who is interested in caring for them. To meet this need, public day-care centers are being built in different parts of the country. These day-care centers are supported by tax money. Mothers who leave their children pay only as much as they can.
Some public day-care centers do more than just look after children. They provide medical services and educational training. In the future, there will be more day-care centers. They will open a new kind of door for “latchkey kids”.
11．The passage tells us something about a _____ in the .
A. phenomenon(社会现象) B. story C. child D. family
12．One of the reasons why some children hang the keys around their necks is that _____.
A. they have grown up
B. they have to go home alone
C. no one looks after them when their mothers are at work
D. they have no parents
13．The day-care centers get their expenses from _____.
A. the rich mothers B. tax C. the relatives of the children D. the local government
14．In fact, the day-care centers are great help to _____.
the mothers who needn’t go out to work.
the grandparents who are unwilling to look after the children
the mothers who have a job and need someone to take care of her children
he grandparents who are ill
15．The “They” in They will open a new kind of door for “latchkey kids” in the last paragraph means _____.
A. they centers B. the government officer C. the mothers D. the grandparents
(D)
In many western countries people do not bathe every day. Sometimes they bathe only once a week. Sometimes they bathe two or three times a week. They do not bathe often because the weather is cold or because hot water is expensive. They use electricity or wood to boil the water. Electricity and wood cost a lot of money. In cold countries people usually do not feel they are dirty if they do not have a bath.
In people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling. They believe that these very hot baths also stop them from falling ill.
Each house has its own bath but there are also big baths for everybody. They are found everywhere in . In the bath-house there is one part for men and one part for women. The bath is usually three meters wide, three meters long, and about one meter deep: half-way down there is a narrow seat which goes all the way around the bath. Many people use the bath but it is not dirty. Before a person gets into the big bath, he washes himself first, then he gets into the big bath. He stays there for a short time. When he gets out of the bath, he washes his body with soap and water. After he washes all the soap away, he gets into the big bath again. Soap is not used in the big bath.
The water in the big bath is changed very often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They do this to make the water cooler. Then the men get into the bath very slowly and carefully. When a person gets into a bath, he says, “Excuse me.” He does this because, when the hot water moves, it may hurt other people. In some places the hot water comes out of the ground. In other places people boil the water with a big fire. In a small bath at home sometimes people light a fire under the bath. When the water is hot, people in the family take a bath one by one.
16．In western countries, people bathe _____.
A. every day B. only once a week sometimes
C. four times a week D. once a month
17．In , it is generally believed that _____.
hot baths can keep them away from illness
it’s better to bathe in one’s own bathroom
there shouldn’t be big baths
it is not a good habit to bathe in big baths
18．In order to make water cooler, people _____.
wait for a moment then go into the bathroom
get into the bathroom slowly and carefully
get into the bathroom quickly
hit the water with sticks first
19．In many people use the bath in bath-house but it is not dirty, because people _____ in it.
must wash themselves first before going in and soap is not used there
must wash themselves first before going in and soap is used there
needn’t wash themselves first before going in and soap is not used there
needn’t wash themselves first before going in and soap is used there
20．The people get into the bath very slowly and carefully because they _____.
A. don’t want to be hurt by the hot water
B. don’t want to hurt other people
C. they are too old
D. they think the water there is dirty
五、写作（35%）
第一节：根据首字母的提示完成句子（5%）
1．A_____ the government has done much, the situation is still needed to improve.
2．He was d_____ affected by the condition of the poor there.
3．F_____ is so important that friends should keep in touch often.
4．Every year millions of v_____ from all over the world come to see the Great Wall..
5．His parents often e_____ him to try his best to study
第二节：句子翻译（10%）
1．那里的人非常感谢全国人民的支援。
People there _____ _____ _____ the people from all over the country _____ their support.
2．你父母经常对你严格要求吗？
____ your parents _____ _____ _____ you?
3．虽然这汤闻起来不错，但吃起来不怎么样。
_____ the soup _____ _____, it tastes really _____.
4．Tommy 说他会来帮我。
Tommy said _____ _____ _____ _____ help me.
5．你知道他什么时候去北京吗？
Do you know _____ _____ _____ _____ to ?
第三节：同意转换（10%）
1．My father said to my sister, “Can you help me wash the car?”
My father _____ my sister _____ _____ _____ help him wash the car.
2．“Please sit down and have a rest,” she said to us.
She _____ us _____ _____ _____ and have a rest.
3．“How much money did you pay for the driver?” Mary said to him
Mary _____ him how much money _____ _____ _____ for the driver.
4．The famous pianist, Li Yundi began to learn musical instrument at the age of four.
The famous pianist, Li Yundi began to learn musical instrument _____ _____ _____ _____.
5．We play not only basketball but also football when we have time.
We play _____ _____ _____ _____ when we have time.
第四节：书面表达（10%）
假如你是Jerry, 正在澳大利亚城市Alice Springs 度假。请给你的朋友Jay 发一封100字左右的E-mail, 根据所给的资料简要介绍澳大利亚和你所在城市的情况。
1) 澳大利亚面积：7，600，000平方公里；语言：英语
2) 澳大利亚位置：位于南半球，太平洋和印度洋之间
3）澳大利亚气候：各地差异根大，北方属热带气候，哪方凉爽潮湿，中部干燥。
4）Alice Springs 位于澳大利亚中部，人口: 23,000, 有大的畜牧农场
参考词汇： 1. climate (气候) 2. the southern hemisphere（南半球）
3. vary（变化） 4. tropical（热带的）
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