1、UNIT 8 学情评估时间：100分钟满分：120分一、听力理解(20小题， 每小题1分， 共20分)第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题， 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。()1. Who is the owner of the toy panda?A. Peter. B. David. C. Frank. ()2. What color does John like best?A. Black. B. Blue. C. Brown. ()3. Whom was Jacks rabbit from?A. His sister. B. His mother.
2、 C. His father. ()4. Why is Ben unhappy?A. Because his best friend didnt lend him money.B. Because he cant go to his best friends birthday party.C. Because he doesnt have enough money to buy his best friend a present.()5. What may Mr. Hayes be?A. A scientist. B. A policeman.C. A pilot.第二节听下面几段对话或独白。
3、每段对话或独白后有几个小题， 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话， 回答第6至第7两个小题。()6. What did Linda find?A. A pen. B. A storybook.C. An English book.()7. Who does it belong to?A. Linda. B. Amy. C. Toby.听下面一段对话， 回答第8至第9两个小题。()8. Where did the strange thing fall?A. In the house. B. In the lake. C. Into the fore
4、st.()9. What did the mans father think the strange thing was?A. A bird. B. A UFO. C. A plane.听下面一段独白， 回答第10至第12三个小题。()10. How did Lucy feel when she heard the knock at the door?A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Scared.()11. Where did Lucy hide?A. Under the bed. B. Under the table.C. Under the chair.()12. Why
5、 couldnt Lucys mother open the door?A. Because Lucy locked the door inside.B. Because Lucys mother had the wrong key.C. Because there was something wrong with the door. 听下面一段对话， 回答第13至第15三个小题。()13. Why did Kate come to Bobs home?A. To return a book. B. To teach Bob Chinese.C. To have dinner with Bob
6、.()14. What are on Bobs bed?A. A book and a card.B. A scarf and a book.C. A dictionary and a scarf.()15. What will Linda do this evening?A. Visit Betty Brown.B. Look after her cousin.C. Have a party.第三节听下面一篇短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。A. B. C. D. E. 16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _20. _二、阅读理解(20小题， 每小题2分， 共
7、40分)阅读下面四篇语言材料， 然后按文后要求做题。AThere are many unsolved mysteries in life, even though science, technology and research have experienced a very long way. Lets enjoy the following unsolved mysteries.The Bermuda Triangle(百慕大三角区)Located in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Bermuda Triangle i
8、s a looselydefined(宽松定义的) area. There a number of planes and ships are said to have disappeared. Pilots say their instruments cant work there. With explanations from gas bubbles(气泡) to aliens, no one is sure what is behind the strange things. The Loch Ness Monster(尼斯湖水怪)For ages, people have been he
9、aring about the Loch Ness Monster. Over the years photos and videos of actual footprints have been checked and watched over and over again to find out if it could be a sea snake or a dinosaur. Even today, it may still exist and swim under the water. Nazca Geoglyphs(纳斯卡地画)Nazca Geoglyphs are located
10、in southern Peru and cover about 50 square kilometers. There are huge numbers of things from the natural world to the human imagination such as spiders, monkeys, sharks, flowers and so on. But the exact meanings of many of the geoglyphs remain unknown. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()21. Where is the Bermuda Triang
11、le?A. Its in the east of the North Atlantic Ocean.B. Its in the west of the North Atlantic Ocean.C. Its to the west of the North Atlantic Ocean.D. Its to the east of the North Atlantic Ocean.()22. Why do people check the photos and videos of the Loch Ness Monster repeatedly? A. Because the monster i
12、s very beautiful.B. Because they are not interested in the living thing.C. Because they want to know if it is real.D. Because the monster will disappear soon.()23. Whats the size of Nazca Geoglyphs?A. They are about 150 square kilometers.B. They are about 1，500 square kilometers.C. They are about 1，
13、700 square kilometers.D. They are about 50 square kilometers.()24.What can we learn about Nazca Geoglyphs?A. Ships get lost there from time to time.B. There used to be large numbers of aliens.C. The instruments of the planes cant work there.D. People dont know the true meanings of many geoglyphs.()2
14、5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?A. The Loch Ness Monster must be a special dinosaur.B. Nazca Geoglyphs include pictures of some animals.C. There will not be unsolved mysteries in the future.D. People have found a reasonable explanation of the lost ships.B创新题One day, when th
15、e sun went down, two blind men were going home from work. “I need to buy some socks，” said one of them suddenly. “Lets stop at the shop on the corner.” “OK，” replied the other. “I think Ill buy two or three pairs for myself, too.”In the shop, the shop assistant asked them, “What size do you wear, si
16、r, and what color would you like？”“Size 11.Give me one pair of black socks and two pairs of white one, please，” answered one of them.“And you, sir？” the shop assistant asked the other customer.“The same for me. I wear Size 11, too. So, the same color, and the same number，” said the second blind man.
17、A minute later they were back in the dark street, each man with the socks he had bought. But just then, a boy riding a bicycle bumped_into them. The blind men dropped all the socks on the ground! The six pairs all mixed up. The boy quickly said sorry and left. The two blind men picked up all the soc
18、ks, but could not tell which were black and which were white. They tried to ask for help, but there was no one else in the street.At last, they separated (拆开) each pair of socks and both took one sock from each pair.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()26. The story happened _.A. in the morning B. at noonC. in the after
19、noon D. in the evening()27. The second blind man wanted to buy _.A. one pair of black socks and two pairs of white socks, Size 7B. two pairs of black socks and one pair of white socks, Size 7C. one pair of black socks and two pairs of white socks, Size 11D. two pairs of black socks and one pair of w
20、hite socks, Size 11()28. The underlined phrase “bumped into” means “_”. A. 撞到 B. 遇到 C. 找到 D. 踩到()29. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The two blind men were going to work.B. They went to the shop on the corner.C. The boy left without saying anything.D. People in
21、 the street helped them.()30. Finally, the two blind men got socks as Picture _ shows.A. B. C. D. CCrop circles(麦田怪圈)are patterns in fields that appear overnight. At first they were just some simple circles, now the patterns have become very complicated. From a plane, crop circles can look like a wo
22、rk of art outdoors. Since the first crop circles were found in Britain in 1978, it has become a great mystery. How are these crop circles made? Who makes them? What is the purpose of making them?Some scientists think that some of the crop circles might be manmade. They believe that thanks to modern
23、technology, it is possible to create such complicated patterns in a short time.However, others think that crop circles might be the work of some aliens. Because they often appear in areas shortly after there have been UFOs to be seen. They also think that the circles are so complicated that nobody o
24、n the earth is able to make a true crop circle.Although different opinions about these crop circles have been expressed, there is one thing that everybody agrees on. That is these crop circles are valuable to the local economy (经济). Thousands of visitors come here to see crop circles every year.()31
25、. What are the crop circles ?A. They are patterns in fields that appear overnight.B. They are patterns in fields that appear in the daytime.C. They are styles that are very complicated at first.D. They are now simple styles.()32. When and where were the first crop circles found?A. In Brazil in 1978.
26、 B. In Britain in 1987. C. In Britain in 1978. D. In Brazil in 1987.()33. What does the underlined word “complicated” mean?A. Difficult to understand. B. Easy.C. Complete. D. Comfortable.()34. What does everybody agree on about these crop circles? A. They are valuable to the local economy.B. They ar
27、e not valuable to the local economy.C. They are bad for the environment.D. They are good for the visitors.()35. What can we infer (推断) about the crop circles?A. They are manmade.B. They receive thousands of visitors every year.C. They are valuable to economy.D. Both B &C are correct.DIs there a stra
28、nge thing high up in the worlds tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?No one knows. _36_In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. _37_In 1906, another climber saw more footprints.
29、Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. _38_Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snowman”walk slowly across the snow, far from him. He said it looked like a very large man. _39_But not until 1951 did a mount
30、ain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. _40_Could it be an ape man (猿人)? The mystery grew! Someday we may find out just what it that makes the large footprints is. 根据材料内容， 从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项， 使短文意思通顺、内容完整。A. But men dont walk without shoes in the snow!B. From then on, more and more
31、 people had stories to tell.C. The pictures showed clearly that the “snowman” walked on two legs.D. This mystery has puzzled(困惑) the world for years.E. As he watched, it ran very quickly.36. _37._38._39._40. _三、完形填空(15小题， 每小题1分， 共15分)先通读短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 Jack worked in th
32、e local police office. One day three_41_ men went to compete for the last position in the police office. Jack made a_42_for them. He looked at the young men and said, “You all want to be a policeman？”They all nodded. Jack then pulled out a folder(文件夹), and took out a_43_.Then he showed it to the fir
33、st young man and said, “Tell me what you have_44_ about this man.”The young man said without thinking, “He only has one eye！”Jack_45_his head and said, “Of course he only has one eye in this picture! This is the profile (侧面像) of his_46_！ Youre out！”The police officer then turned to the second young
34、man, showed him the_47_photo and said, “What about you? Anything_48_ about this man？”The young man said loudly, “Yes! He only has one ear！”Jack shouted, “Didnt you hear what I_49_said to the other man? This is the profile of the mans face！_50_ can you see the other ear? Youd never be a good policema
35、n！”Jack turned his attention to the last young man and said, “This is probably a_51_of time, but I want to try.”He gave the photo to the last young man_52_said, “Did you notice anything unusual about this man？”The young man said, “Yes, I did. He_53_ contact lenses(隐形眼镜). ”Jack took another look at t
36、he picture and began looking at some of the paper_54_the folder. He looked up at the young man in surprise. “Youre clever! His brother says he is wearing contact lenses when I get the picture from him. How could_55_tell that by looking at this picture？”The young man smiled and replied slowly, “He ha
37、s only one eye and one ear, so he certainly cant wear glasses！”()41. A. old B. youngC. strange D. weak()42. A. report B. productC. test D. decision()43. A. paper B. postcardC. passport D. photo()44. A. cared B. talkedC. askedD. noticed()45. A. shook B. roseC. usedD. held()46. A. arm B. noseC. leg D.
38、 face()47. A. right B. cheapC. sameD. free()48. A. common B. simpleC. special D. crazy()49. A. even B. justC. quite D. still()50. A. Where B. HowC. What D. When()51. A. rule B. matterC. competition D. waste()52. A. and B. orC. but D. so()53. A. loses B. wearsC. takesD. carries()54. A. beyond B. over
39、C. in D. about()55. A. he B. youC. they D. I四、语篇填空(15小题， 每小题1分， 共15分)第一节阅读短文， 从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空， 使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词， 每词限用一次。yearsomethingonetestwithdevelopwarnnewseemlaterThere are a lot of interesting expressions used in American English. Some of them are old. Some are_56_.Together, they form the
40、living speech of the American people. Some popular expressions are a mysteryno one is sure how they_57_.One of these is the expression “carry a chip(碎屑) on your shoulder”. A person with a chip on his shoulder is a problem for anybody who must deal with him.He_58_ to be expecting trouble. Sometimes h
41、e seems to be saying, “Im not happy about anything, but what are you going to do about it？”A chip is a small piece of_59_ like a chip of wood. How did this chip get on a persons shoulder? Well, some experts say the expression was probably_60_ used in the United States more than 100_61_ ago.One write
42、r believes that the expression might have come from an old saying. The saying_62_ people not to go up high to cut wood. If you go up high to cut wood _63_ an axe(斧子), a chip of wood that is cut off will fall into your eyes. The saying becomes a warning about the dangers of attacking(攻击) people who a
43、re in more important positions than you are._64_， in the United States, some people would put a real chip on their shoulder as a_65_.They wanted to start a fight. They would wait for someone to be brave enough to hit the chip off. 56. _57._58._59._60. _61._62._63._64. _65._第二节阅读短文， 根据语篇要求填空， 使短文通顺、意
44、思完整。每空限填一词。A very new, young officer was at a railway station. He was going to visit his mother, and he wanted to telephone her_66_ tell her the time of his train. He looked in all his pockets(口袋)，_67_ he found he did not have the coins for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for som
45、eone to help him._68_ last, an old soldier(士兵) came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Have you got change for ten pence？”“Wait_69_ moment，” the old soldier answered, beginning to put_70_ hand in his pocket. “Ill see whether I can help you.”“Dont you know how to speak to an officer？” t
46、he young man said angrily. “Now lets start again. Have you got change for ten pence？”“No, sir，” the old soldier answered quickly.66. _67._68._69._70. _五、补全对话(5小题， 每小题2分， 共10分)根据下面的对话情景， 在每个空白处填上一个恰当的句子， 使对话的意思连贯、完整。Bob：Look, Cindy. Heres a schoolbag! Nobody is here except us.71. _？Cindy：I have no idea. It is pink. So it might belong to a girl.72. _？Bob：Let me have a look. Yes, there is an English book, a notebook and a CD.Cindy：Look, here is a name Lucy in the notebook.73. _
