1、1 2020 年八年级下册年八年级下册 Unit 8 单元拔高测试题单元拔高测试题 一选择填空（20 分） 1Are these books _ ? No，they are not mine.They belong to _. Ayour；her Byours；her Cyou；hers Dyour；hers 2The man has lots of _ in his house.He can buy anything he likes. Abuildings Bexperiences Ctreasures Dapartments 3. A good knife is probably the
2、 most useful _ for a cook in the kitchen. Askill Bmachine Ccommunication Dtool 4. Frank is a creative boy. He had a great in yesterdays speech competition. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successes 5There are several _ in the middle of the lake. Aland Blands Cpiece of lands Dpieces of land 6.
3、 Sally havent finished her homework. _ she didnt write a word at all. A. Suddenly B. Actually C. Hardly D. Luckily 7 .Mary was walking _ the bus stop to catch the bus when I saw her. Afrom Bagainst Cabove Dtowards 8 What do you think of mobile phones? They are important in the _ world. Amodern Bmagi
4、c Cwild D. wonderful 9.Why are so many boys and girls here on this cold night? Because Jay Chou will give a concert here. They are all his_. Afriends Bstudents Cfans Drelations 10. -The poor man wasnt _ to the danger he was faced with. - Luckily, he wasnt seriously hurt. A. clear B.awake C. asleep.
5、D. hurry 11. -You should hurry up. The book report is _ in two weeks. -I know, Ill read quickly. A. usual B.true C. due D. fit 12. - Our country has already turned a new _ in its history - Yes. We should study harder and make it more powerful. A. copy B.page C. event D. time 13. - Look! The children
6、 have left dirt _ all over the living room floor. - It doesnt matter. Ill remove them right away A. marks B. signs C. symbol D. points 14. The movie is so interesting that people have seen it in the past few days. A. two millions of B. two millions C. million of D. millions of 15What _can you see in
7、 the picture? _. A. other; Nothing else B. else;Nothing others C. else;Nothing else D. other;Other nothing 16_the teachers in their school is about 200 and _ them are women teachers. 2 AA number of, a number of BA number of, the number of CThe number of, a number of DThe number of, the number of 17M
8、y grandma has two dogs.One is white and _ is black. Athe other Banother Cother Dothers 18I like Lin Junjie .I hope to see him _one day. A. sang live B. singing living C. sings living D. sing live 19. - Your article _ good memories in the mountains for me. - Im glad it helps. A. brought out B brought
9、 back C. brought down D. bought up 20Look! My mother _ a new dress for me. Wow, it looks very nice on you. Ais making B. made Cwill make D. has made 二. 完形填空（15 分） Everyone has hobbies. But some people are not satisfied with normal ones such as _1_ stamps or taking photographs. Theyre inspired (鼓舞) b
10、y doing things that most people would never do. My friends uncle has a _2_ hobby like that. He spends his retirement time travelling to see some of the oldest things_3_ the earth. You may not believe, but its true. That is his hobby. Last year, he went to see the worlds oldest _4_. Or at least, that
11、s what he thought. Its in California. It is called Methuselah with a history of 4，770 years. You might expect this to be a really big tree. But thats not the case at all. In fact, its quite small. Its only 15 meters tall, and its trunk is not really that big either. It _5_ only a few centimeters a y
12、ear. Why does it live so long? You might think that it would need perfect _6_ to live so long, such as plenty of _7_ and rich soil. But to your surprise, just the opposite is _8_. There is no enough water, _9_ the soil had almost no nutrients. In fact, this trees difficult life makes it_10_. Thats w
13、hy it has lived so long. Want to hear something funny? When my friends uncle_11_ from his trip to see Methuselah last year, he read an article about the worlds _12_ tree in a newspaper. He was surprised _13_ that a tree was recently discovered in Sweden that is 9，550 years old. It is said that tree
14、is_14_ twice as old as Methuselah. My friends uncle doesnt give up. Next year, hes going to Sweden to see this tree. And he will continue his trip to see more old things. Just like he said “Thats the way _15_ work. You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them.” 1. A. finding B. colle
15、cting C. picking D. watching 2. A. strange B. new C. same D. famous 3. A. in B. at C. by D. on 4. A. tree B. flower C. forest D. river 5. A. cuts B. grows C. heats D. cleans 6. A. achievement B.protection C. technology D. conditions 7. A. sunshine B. air C. water D. rain 8. A. true B. wrong C. good
16、D. same 9. A. but B. so C. and D. or 10. A. strong B. weak C. tall D. large 11. A. borrowed B. returned C. canceled D. forgot 3 12. A. old B. older C. oldest D. the oldest 13. A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. heard 14. A. certainly B. nearly C. normally D. perfectly 15. A. travels B. choices C. hobb
17、ies D. difficulties 三. 阅读理解（30 分） A I work in downtown Orlando and have been passing by the same homeless woman every week. She never asks me for money, but always greets me with a smile. I wrote in a Facebook post(帖子), “Each Tuesday，Amy Joe simply says Good morning, sir, have a great day and smiles
18、. I wear a suit to work every day so I get asked for money quite often downtown but never once from Amy.” Every Tuesday Amy and I now have lunch together, during which I get to hear how positive she is even though she really has nothing. Last week Amy dropped a bomb on me she cant read. She told me
19、how hard it was for her to find work without being able to read. She began to use her collected money to check out library books instead of buying food. I have been blessed with a family that has provided me with anything I want. Amy Joe has not. So I started to teach her to read. I borrowed one lib
20、rary book each week and we read it together on Tuesday and she practiced on her own throughout the rest of the week. The aim of this post is not to make anyone feel sorry for Amy or admire me for doing something good. I want to share this because there are a lot of people out there like Amy. You wil
21、l never know what you can do for someone until you try. Who is your Amy Joe? I have also started a GoFundMe page for Amy, and have raised $5,000. The donations will go toward food, clothing, a library card, and much more to help the less fortunate (幸运的）in downtown Orlando. 1. Why do the homeless oft
22、en ask the author for money? A. He used to have a highly-paid job. B. His clothes shows hes a rich man. C. He is friendly to everyone he meets. D. He likes inviting the homeless to lunch. 2. The underlined phrase “dropped a bomb on” in paragraph 3 means _. A. satisfied B. shocked C. frightened D. pl
23、eased 3. How does the author help Amy? A. He is helping her look for a job.来源:学科网 ZXXK B. He is teaching her to use Facebook. C. He buys food for Amy and her family. D. He borrows books and reads with her. 4. For what aim does the author write the Facebook post? A. To raise more money for Amy. B. To
24、 make others feel sorry for Amy. C. To call on people to help those in need. D. To make himself popular on the Internet. 5.What can be the best title for the text? A. Helping Others Makes Us Happy B. Donate What You Have to the Homeless 4 C. Teach a Homeless Woman to Read D. Facebook Is a Useful Too
25、l for the Homeless B. In 1997,12-year-old American girl Caitlin and 14-year-old Zimbabwean (津巴布韦人) Martin became pen friends through their schools. They didnt realize at that time how their handwritten letters would change their lives. It all began as a school task. Everyone in Caitlins class was su
26、pposed to choose a pen friend from another country. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but Caitlin chose Zimbabwe because the name sounded exotic(异国的) and cool. Martin lived with his family in one of Zimbabwes worst slums(贫民窟) where they shared one room with another family.
27、And a bed was their only piece of furniture. When Caitlins first letters reached Martin, they were simple and general. The two kids wrote about their favorite music and what they liked to do. But as Martin gradually revealed more about his life and his letters started arriving written on pieces of t
28、rash, Caitlin realized what the living conditions were like for Martin. Without telling her parents, she began sending money with her letters$ 20 at a time. While the money was not much to Caitlin, it meant more food for Martin s family and enabled him to pay his school fees. It lasted six years fro
29、m their first exchange of letters to Martins arrival in the United States. With the help of the money from Caitlins parents later on, Martin finished his university and got his MBA from Duke University. Today, Caitlin and Martin arent only best friends, but they also share their story in a book call
30、ed I Will Always Write Back. They want to encourage readers to look beyond their own lives and do something kind for others, which might greatly influence their lives. 6. _ is from Zimbabwe? A. Duke B. Caitlin C. Martin D. Frank 7.What does the underlined word “revealed” in the third paragraph mean
31、in Chinese? A. 索要 B. 透露 C. 回顾 D. 检索 8.Which is the correct order of the following events? a. They shared their story in a book. b. Caitlins first letters reached Martin. c. Caitlin chose a pen friend from Zimbabwe. d. Martin got his MBA from Duke University. A. a-b-c-d B. a-b-d-c C. c-b-d-a D. c-d-b
32、-a 9.According to the passage, which of the following is not TRUE? A. Caitlin chose Zimbabwe because the name sounded exotic and cool. B. Martin lived a very hard life in one of the worst slums in Zimbabwe. C. Martins family could get more food with Caitlins money in the letters. D. They had kept wr
33、iting to each other for five years before Martin arrived in the US. 5.Which would be the best title for this passage? A. The Two Pen Friends B. The Power of Writing C. The Special School Task D. The Money in Letters C. When I was a boy my mum used to say I would read the back of a medicine bottle if
34、 I didnt have a book in my hand. It was true, and even now that reading habit has been with me. I always 5 have at least one book being read, sometimes I might have two or three. And Im talking about real books, books made out of paper, books that you can hold in your hand, to read, at the table, on
35、 the subway or my favorite place to readin the bath. But the number of people reading books is dropping. A recent survey tells us that Chinese people only read 4.77 printed books a year on average(平均) and in the US, 25 percent of the population say they didnt read a book last year! So whats stopping
36、 people from reading? The answer of course is the huge influence that technology has had on our life. Why read a book when you can watch a movie or TV play on your smart phones or iPads? For younger people, books may not be as exciting as online games. With stories you have to work at it, closely fo
37、llow the turns of the plot(情节). There are no shortcuts with a book. You have to turn page after page. But you can still get lost in a book. We all have this thing called imagination. Its much more powerful than any computer; in fact, its worth remembering that any online game was first written in wo
38、rds as a story by its writer. Its all about his or her or their imagination. So we need to readif we do not read, it will be hard for us to improve our ability to think widely, to have an imagination. Reading is a process in which we need to compare and connect other things we have read and seen in
39、the past. If you do not read, this will not only influence your study, but also your social life in the future. So why not follow me from now on? Run a hot bath, or find a comfortable chair and read a good book for a few hoursthere are quite many, for free, in your local library. 11. Whats the main
40、idea of Paragraph 1? A. The writer used to enjoy playing with a medicine bottle. B. The writer has had the reading habit since his childhood. C. The writer always has two or three books in his hand. D. The writer often reads books at a table on the subway. 12. The number of people reading books is d
41、ropping because _. A. books are becoming less interesting B. technology has greatly influenced our life C. 25% of Americans dont read books D. there arent enough printed books to read 13. What does the word “shortcuts” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean in Chinese? A. 捷径 B. 理念 C. 缺点 D. 短文 14. Accordi
42、ng to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Reading can help to develop our imagination. B. All online games were first written in words. C. We need to think a lot while reading a book. D. Younger people prefer books to online games. 15. In the last paragraph, the writer mainly suggest
43、s that we should _. A. run a hot bath to read books B. borrow books from the library C. read more books in our life D. read books in a comfortable chair 四.选词填空（10 分） A.阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空（每词限用一次）。 signs camera behind different important When I was 14, life was boring for me. But this changed when my
44、parents bought me a 1. _. Although I didnt know anything about photography, I kept taking photos for 2._ people around me and plants in the field. 6 During the summer vacation, I went for a walk on the railroad track 3. _ my house with my camera. When I was walking on the train tracks only nature ar
45、ound me, I realized how 4._ it was to look at the details of things. I didnt worry about creating something beautiful. Instead，I just took photos of the beauty already around me. After several months, I was finally able to create beauty on my own. So far, my works have been published in two magazine
46、s and shown in two art galleries. They are important to me because they are the 5. _ of how much my artistic abilities have grown. And my photos have become something I am proud of. B阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定 式符号（每词限用一次）。 try give teach grow bring When Robinson first arrived on the isla
47、nd，he had nothing. But he has found the ship and made a small boat. He 6._ back many things he can use，such as food and tools. Although he has lost everything，he has not lost his life. So he 7._ up and he will wait for another ship. He has already built a house.For food， he eats animals that he kill
48、s with his gun. He has even learned 8._ fruit and vegetables. He has found the marks of another mans feet on the sand a few weeks ago. He wondered who else was on his island and how long they were here. One day，he saw some cannibals 9._ to kill two men from a broken ship. He helped save one of them. Then he named him Friday because that was the day he met him. Friday is smart and Robinson 10._ him some English. 五.改写句子（10 分） 1.Hes already been to Beijing twice（改为否定句） He _ been to Beijing twice _. 2. She has written some wonderful songs.（就画线部分提问） _ has she _? 3. The m
