1、Unit 8It must belong to Carla.一单项选择(共10小题,计10分)()1. He lost himself in watching National Day Parade so that he didnt hear knocking at the door at all. A.somebodyB.nobodyC.anybodyD.everybody()2. The of the meeting is to help teachers and parents achieve better communication.A.positionB.progressC.peri
2、odD.purpose ()3.Lily looks down these days.She has lost a watch which is for her.A.enjoyable B.valuable C.availableD.comfortable()4.I love this painting. It the painters love for nature. I agree.A.examinesB.expectsC.expressesD.educates()5.Is the lady at the school gate your English teacher?No, it my
3、 English teacher. I saw her in the library just now.A.cant beB.can beC.mustnt beD.must be()6.I think one of things in the world is reading.I also think so. Reading can bring people fun and knowledge (知识).A.interestingB.more interesting C.most interestingD.the most interesting ()7.Mary to the party.
4、She enjoyed herself with us.A.invitesB.is invitedC.was invitedD.has invited()8. Its hard for us to say goodbye we have so many happy days to remember.A.unlessB.becauseC.althoughD.until()9.The man be a doctor in this hospital, but Im not sure.A.must B.would C.can D.might()10.Must I wear the school un
5、iform on school days? . Its one of the school rules.A.Its beautifulB.I dont think soC.Im afraid soD.It fits you well二完形填空(共15小题,计15分)A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down.He 11 warm milk.It would not come down.The tree was not 12 enough to climb,
6、so the man decided that if he tied a rope to his 13 and pulled it until the tree bent down, he could then 14 and get the kitten.Thats what he did, all the while checking his progress in the car. He then thought if he went just a little bit 15, the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the k
7、itten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.The tree went boing! and the kitten was nowhere to be found.The man felt 16.He asked people he met if theyd 17 a little kitten. No. Nobody had.A few 18 later he met a neighbor at the store.He happened to look into her shopping b
8、asket and was 19 to see cat food.This woman was a cat 20and everyone knew it, so he asked her, 21are you buying cat food? She replied,You wont believe this, and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, 22she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again,
9、so the mom finally 23 her little girl,Well,Ill let you keep a cat if it falls from the 24.She told the man, I watched my child go out in the yard,and look straight into the sky.And really, 25 wont believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying through the air, and landed
10、right in front of her.()11.A.leftB.offeredC.threwD.drank()12.A.tallB.oldC.closeD.strong()13.A.carB.bodyC.doorD.window()14.A.pick upB.look upC.reach upD.climb up()15.A.fasterB.higherC.nearerD.further()16.A.sickB.boredC.funnyD.terrible()17.A.seenB.lostC.raisedD.bought()18.A.hoursB.daysC.weeksD.years()
11、19.A.happyB.sorryC.worriedD.surprised()20.A.loverB.haterC.keeperD.trainer()21.A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.Where()22.A.soB.orC.butD.until()23.A.toldB.warnedC.advisedD.ordered()24.A.skyB.treeC.wallD.building()25.A.heB.youC.sheD.they三阅读理解(共17小题,计34分)AThe Name of This Book Is SecretReaders will love following Max
12、-Ernest and Cass as they solve the mystery (谜)of a missing magician! Filled with word games, this is a book that wont stay secret for long.An amazing story full of puzzles (不解之谜)! It will certainly win your heart and will make you never want to stop turning the pages!Alex Smith, 13Buy now! $13.90 (h
13、ardcover), $8.20 (e-book)The London Eye MysterySalim suddenly disappears.No one knows where he has gone.How on earth could he have disappeared? His cousins, Ted and Kat, have to follow clues (线索)around London and find him before it is too late.Can they make it?Its a great book! I had my nose in it a
14、ll the time! This must be the coolest book in the world!Sarah Andrew, 12Buy now! $12.60 (hardcover), $7.10 (e-book)()26.Who is missing in The Name of This Book Is Secret?A.Salim.B.A magician.C.Max-Ernest.D.Cass.()27.What does Sarah mean by saying I had my nose in it?A.She liked the smell of the book
15、.B.The book was very hard to understand.C.The book was so interesting that she read it carefully.D.The content of the book is very strange.()28.How much money can you save if you buy an e-book of The London Eye Mystery instead of a hardcover of it?A.$5.50. B.$5.70.C.$7.10.D.$19.70.BIts a common beli
16、ef that fish cant remember anything for longer than seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that every moment in their lives would be like seeing the world for the first time. But dont be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have much better memories than we used to think
17、.In the study, researchers from Grant MacEwan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food.They took the fish out and then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again. They found that after such a long break t
18、he fish still went to the same place where they first got food.In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory.But there was no clear evidence until the latest findings.Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important pa
19、rt when a fish is trying to survive in the wild.If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains(容纳) safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives in danger, lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.So next time you are watching your pet fish from
20、 outside the tank, perhaps you should feel close to them they may remember who you are.()29.We often feel sorry for fish because .A.they have no memoriesB.they can only remember things for a short timeC.they are often used for researchD.they see the world for the first time()30.Researchers carry out
21、 the research .A.to know if fish can find food easilyB.to find out if fish have better memoriesC.to tell us fish can live for days without waterD.to show fish can live long without eating things()31.What does the underlined word tank in Paragraph 2 mean?A.A kind of fish food.B.A kind of hiding place
22、.C.Something used to keep food.D.A container for keeping fish.()32.Which is true according to Trevor Hamilton?A.Fish know where to get food.B.Its easy for fish to live in the wild.C.A good memory can make fish safer in the wild.D.Fish are often in danger when they look for food.()33.Where does this
23、article probably come from?A.A storybook.B.A science magazine.A news report.D.A travel book.C(2021浙江杭州萧山区六校联考)A snow maze(迷宫)in Western Canada has broken the record for the worlds biggest. According to Guinness World Records, the huge 2,789.11 square meters of maze beats the previous Canadian record
24、 holder at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay. For years, farmers Clint Masse and Angie Masse would be busy building a corn maze on their farm just outside of the small town of St Adolphe. Knowing there would be a long, cold winter in Canada, they decided to make a big snow maze instead.But
25、 it was not an easy thing, Clint Masse told AFP. He said building the maze required weeks of planning, tens of thousands of dollars and 370 trucks of snow. Making snow is really expensive, he said, pointing to the cost of renting generators, tractors and other equipment, fuel and weeks of labor(劳动).
26、 There were design challenges too. Youre not designing a path. What you are doing is designing walls and every wall has a double duty: its got a path on this side and a path on that side, Masse said.The couple used computer-aided design software.Although temperatures dropped to a low of 40 degrees b
27、elow zero in January, people kept coming in droves. Inside the maze, visitors walked between walls of snow that were 1.8 meters high. It was fun, one of the visitors Crooks said.We just kept turning every possible way. It took us a while. We didnt time it; we should have. Maybe half an hour? Yep! If
28、 cold temperatures hold,the maze could stay open for a few more weeks, and Clint Masse said he hoped to have more than 10,000 visitors. ()34.We can infer from the passage that .A.Clint and Angie changed their ideas about what to make because of the weatherB.it was easy to build the snow mazeC.few vi
29、sitors came when the temperatures dropped to a low of -40D.Clint and Angie were farmers who grew cotton()35.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The only difficulty of making the maze was the high cost.B.The maze has already received 10,000 visitors.C.The winter in Canada is al
30、ways long and cold.D.Its very expensive to build this maze.()36.What do Clint and Angie Masse need to make their snow maze? a.tens of thousands of dollarsb.370 trucks of snowc.some corn puter-aided design softwaree.generators, tractors and other equipment A.a, b, c, eB.a, b, c, dC.a, b, d, eD.b, c,
31、d, e ()37.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?A.B.C.D.D(2021原创)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中,使短文意思通顺、结构完整。In one area of the Atlantic Ocean, strange things have happened for many times. Boats and planes have suddenly disappeared without a trace(踪迹). People have s
32、een strange things in the sky. 38. This area is called the Bermuda Triangle(百慕大三角).Every day, scientists learn more about the world.They are always interested in the world mysteries and wonders. With high technology nowadays, they have known a lot of them. 39. In the 1940s, the United Fruit Companys
33、 workers were clearing land in Costa Rica for a banana plantation. Suddenly, the workers stopped.40. The smallest ones were two centimeters across. The largest ones were two meters across. The society that made them is gone, and no one knows why they were made. Because people have moved the balls, i
34、t is difficult to study them. 41.In June of 1908, there was a large explosion(爆炸) over Russia.The explosion gave off about 1,000 times more energy than the atomic bomb dropped in Japan. It knocked down about 60 million trees over 2,000 square kilometers. People call the explosion The Tunguska Event.
35、 42. Scientists are still working to understand it. Some day we may understand these mysteries. But until then, they are still puzzles for us all.A.Some now stand in front of peoples houses!B.And compasses have stopped working properly. C.In fact, strange things happen in the world every day.D.But e
36、ven today, nobody knows what caused it. E.They are too large for people to study.F.They had found almost perfectly round stone balls in different sizes. G.But there are still things that people dont understand.四短文填空(共10小题,计10分)请根据短文内容及首字母提示填空,使短文意思完整、连贯。The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Wonder
37、s of the Ancient World.It was 43.b more than 4,000 years ago in Egypt. It is so 44.p that millions of tourists from around the world come to visit it every year.In Egypt there are over 80 pyramids and the 45.l one is the Great Pyramid.It 46.l on the west bank of the Nile. In fact, all the pyramids a
38、long the Nile are on the west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. That is 47.w their dead bodies were buried(埋葬) on the west bank of the Nile.You can 48.h imagine how huge the Great Pyramid is. It has over
39、 2 million blocks. Some are as heavy as five school buses. 49.A they were heavy, workers were able to put a block into the pyramid every three minutes.The workers, Egyptian men and women, worked in teams. The teams had different 50.t. Some dug up the stones. Others moved them. Another team cut the s
40、tones. The last group put the stones into the pyramid.There were so many different teams, but the pyramid is perfect. No stone is in the 51.w position.But how did the Egyptians move those heavy stones to the top 52.w any modern machinery(机械)? No one knows for sure. Many things about the Great Pyrami
41、d are still a mystery.五补全对话(共5小题,计5分)根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个为多余选项。A: I visited the Museum of Failure last week. B: Museum of Failure? Ive never heard of it. What was on show? A: 53.Some of them were made by the most famous and successful companies. B: 54.Does it make fun of these companie
42、s?A: 55.The companies always encourage young people to try and make mistakes.B: 56.A: Because they believe a person who never makes mistakes never tries anything new. B: I see. Probably this is why the companies dont think its shameful to have a show of their failed products.A: You are right. 57.The
43、 key is whether or not you can learn from your mistakes.A.Of course not.B.Its unbelievable.C.Failure isnt always a bad thing.D.You might change your mind.E.What for?F.Successful stories are all similar.G.More than 100 failed products.六书面表达(共1题,计26分)旅游越来越受到人们的欢迎,而一些游客的不文明行为引起了社会的广泛关注。某英文报社正面向中学生征文,假定
44、你是李华,请你用英语写一篇以文明旅游为主题的短文参加此次活动。要点如下:1.不大声喧哗;2.不乱扔垃圾;3.保护历史古迹;4.提示词:行为behavior;历史古迹historical site注意:1.词数:80100;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.文中不得出现真实姓名及学校名称。Travelling is becoming more and more popular around China. 参考答案一、单项选择1.C考查不定代词的用法。somebody某人,常用于肯定句中;nobody没有人,与题意不符;anybody任何人,常用于否定句或疑问句中;everybody每人,与题
45、意不符。根据题意可知选C。2.D考查名词词义辨析。position 位置,地方;progress进步;period时期,周期;purpose目的。句意:会议的目的是帮助老师和家长实现更好的沟通。故选D。3.B考查形容词词义辨析。enjoyable令人愉快的,有趣的;valuable贵重的,宝贵的;available 有空的,可获得的;comfortable 舒适的,舒服的。句意:莉莉这几天不开心啊。她弄丢了手表,那块表对她来说很贵重。故选B。4.C考查动词词义辨析。examine检查,检验;expect 期盼,盼望;express 表达;educate 教育。句意:我喜欢这幅画。它表现出画家对大自然的热爱。我同意你的看法。 故选C。5.A考查情态动词表推测的用法。cant be不可能;mustnt be禁止,不允许。句意:学校门口那位女士是你的英语老师吗?不,她不可能是我的英语老师。我刚刚看见她在图书馆。故选A。6.D考查形容词的最高级。此处是说,我认为世界上最有趣的事情之一是阅读。one of+ the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数
