1、8B U5单元测试卷一、听力部分（共计20分）本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍，在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后你将有5秒钟的时间选择最合适的备选、( ) 1. Where does Mr. Robin live now? ( ) 2. What does the girl need to change? ( ) 3. What did Simon do in the winter holiday? ( ) 4. Which book is Peter reading these days? ( ) 5.When will the plane tak
2、e off?A. 7:15. B. 7:00. C. 7:30. ( ) 6. What kind of weather doesnt the man like?A. Cloudy days.B. Hot days.C. Rainy days.( ) 7. Why is the boy still in the library? A. Because the book is interesting. B. Because he forgets the time. C. Because the bad weather prevents him from leaving.( ) 8. How lo
3、ng has the woman been here?A. For 5 minutes.B. For 20 minutes.C. For 15 minutes.( ) 9. Why are they having a party? A. Because one of them was just married. B. Because they dont want to go to sleep early. C. Because it was New Years Eve. ( ) 10. What does the man think of the film?A. Wonderful.B. Bo
4、ring.C. Interesting.B.听对话和短文回答问题听第1段材料，回答第11-12题。( ) 11. How many times has the boy read the novel?A. Never. B. Twice. C. Three times. ( ) 12. What will the girl probably do?A. Shell borrow the novel. B. Shell go to buy the novel.C. Shell work in the bookshop.听下面一段短文，完成信息表。Joe ReedEducation backgrou
5、ndstudied in school for fourteen yearsalready 13 years old when he finished schoolFathers advicego to town and get a good jobsome clever people are needed to work 14 Hunting for a joba man took him into 15 Joe answered the questions quickly( )13. A. eighteen B. sixteen C. seventeen( )14. A. in a com
6、puter company B. in the bank C. in the office( )15. A. a small roomB. a big office C. a small hotelC.听短文，选择正确答案，听两遍。( )16.Why was Fathers Day started? A. Because there was a Mothers Day. B. Because few countries have a Fathers Day. C. Because people liked their fathers very much.( )17. Where was Fat
7、hers Day started? A. In China. B. In Australia. C. In America.( )18. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Fathers Day has a long history. B. Fathers Day has a short history. C. Mothers Day has a shorter history than Fathers Day.( )19. Whats the writers idea? A. Fathers Day is getting popular. B. Fathe
8、rs Day is a public holiday in China. C. Fathers work harder than mothers.( )20. What is the real meaning of Fathers Day? A. To buy presents for fathers. B. To tell children what to do. C. To show love for fathers.二、单项选择 （共15小题；每小题分，满分15分）( ) 21.- Would you please not speak so loudly in public place
9、around us? - Sorry. I will remember to speak in lower voice. A. the; a B. /; a C. the; the D. /; /( ) 22. Millie is _clever a girl that she has worked out_ many difficult math problems.A. so; so B. such; such C. so; such D. such; so( ) 23. How _ the wind sounds ! Why not stay at home _ such a windy
10、day?A. terrible; inB. terrible; on C. terribly; on D. terribly ; in( ) 24.He_the way of doing things, so he_ it like that.A. has been used to, cant stop doingB. has been used to, cant stop to doC. used to, cant stop doingD. used to, cant stop to do( ) 25. -Do you drink much coffee as before?-No,_ at
11、 all. My sleeping problem is getting worse.A. none. B. little. C. nothing D. anything( ) 26. -Didnt you see people were waiting in line? Dont _!-I am sorry, sir. A. push in B. pull out C. put in D. carry out( ) 27. -How long have you lived in this district? -Let me see. I was ten years old, I moved
12、here. A. Since B. Until C. When D. For ( ) 28. - Its clever_ you to help me work out the difficult math problem. Thanks!-You are welcome. Now its easier _ you to understand it.A. of; of B. of; for C. for; of D. for; for( ) 29. Dont on me when I am _ at the meeting.A. cut down, speakingB. cut off, te
13、llingC. cut up, talkingD. cut in, speaking( ) 30. -What do you want to eat for lunch? I will prepare earlier for you today. -Honey, you . Lets go out to have something different.A. mustntB. cantC. shouldnt D. dont have to( ) 31. Simon was impatient listen carefully to my question.A.so; thatB. too; t
14、oC. such; that D. enough; to( ) 32.- She _. Please be quiet! -What? Its seven a.m. I _ for an hour.A. has just fallen asleep; have got up B. has just slept; have got upC. has just fallen asleep; have been up D. has just been asleep; have been up.( ) 33. The film is_ difficult for me_.A. so, that und
15、erstand B. too, to understand it C. not enough, to understand it D. too, to understand( )34. He_ Thailand for business since he_ Mary two days ago.A. has gone to, married with B. has been in, married C. has gone to, got married to D. has been to, married( ) 35.- Lisa, I know youre confident about ge
16、tting that job but remember _. So why dont you take part in more job interviews? - Sounds good!A. dont put all your eggs in one basket B. the early bird catches the wormC. actions speak louder than words D. every dog has its day三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分） Have you heard of the term “etiquette” (礼仪，规矩)a
17、nd do you know that etiquette is not only a useful word 36 very useful to understand? Etiquette is not the same in every culture 37 in every situation. For example, standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries. However, if you do this in Europe, some
18、 38 people might feel 39.Even in China, we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own homes is fine, but there are other places where talking loudly is 40 .For example, most people would agree that talking loudly in a library, a museum,
19、 or a movie theater is 41 .Even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice 42 in public places. In fact, we should also 43 not to cough or sneeze loudly in public.If we see someone 44 the rules of etiquette, we may politely give them some suggestions.Perhaps one of the most polite
20、 ways 45 ask someone, “Would you mind doing this?” or “Would you mind not doing that?”For example, if someone cuts 46 you in a line, you could ask them, “Sorry, would you mind 47 the line?” If someone is smoking on the bus, you could ask, “Excuse me, could you please 48 that cigarette?”People dont u
21、sually like to be criticized, so we have to be careful 49 we do this.Although rules of etiquette can often be different, some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world! For example, 50 is almost never allowed. If you see someone you know doing this, you can ask them, “Would you mind picking
22、it up?”( )36. A. however B. although C. nor D. but also( )37. A. or B. but C. as D. and( )38. A. Asian B. American C. European D. African( )39. A. comfortable B. uncomfortable C. happy D. excited( )40. A. not allow B. not asked C. not allowed D. allowed( )41. A. polite B. rude C. impossible D. commo
23、n( )42. A. off B. Small C. loud D. down( )43. A. try B. make it C. take care of D. care for( )44. A. following B. breaking C. obeying D. broken( )45. A. are B. are to C. is D. is to( )46. A. in front B. in front of C. in the front D. in the front of( )47. A. waiting B. jumping C. cutting D. joining(
24、 )48. A. put on B. put off C. put out D. put up( )49. A. what B. whenC. how D. why( )50. A. dropping litterB. chopping trees C. smoking D. picking litter up四阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）AIf you go shopping in any toy store, you can see clearly the different games and toys for boys and girls: there are a lo
25、t of pink toys on one side of the store for girls; and dark-colored cars, guns, and soldiers for boys. Some big stores with toys may even have a pink floor for girls and a blue floor for boys. In fact, it is difficult to buy a toy for a girl that is not pink.Some people think that too much pink is b
26、ad for girls. Sue Palmer, writer of Toxic Childhood, is very worried that most girls over the age of three are crazy about the color. According to some scientists, this happens for two reasons. Firstly, most companies offer too many products in pink. Also, many parents think their little daughter lo
27、oks cute in pink. Sue Palmer says that girls at this age cannot make proper decisions by themselves, but the pink can affect (影响) the choices and the decisions they will make in the future.Some parents are worried too, for example, Vanessa Holburn, thirty-two, who has two girls under the age of four
28、. Their bedrooms are a sea of pink and Vanessa is not happy. “Pink says that you are soft and gentle. Blue says that you are strong and powerful. I want my daughters to be strong and powerful. Im worried that pink will not help them with that,” she says.But not everyone thinks theres something wrong
29、 with pink. Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he isnt worried at all. “People forget that things change all the time,” he says. “My girls used to love pink when they were little, but as they get older, they change.” Turner explains that his twelve-year-old daughter never wears pink cloth
30、es any more. “This love of pink is just a fashion and all fashions change,” he adds. “Its only since the 1940s that people have stated dressing girls in pink-before that it was a color for boys.”( )51. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?A B. C. D. ( )52. The underlined wo
31、rd “that” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. being soft and gentleB. being strong and powerfulC. being gentle but powerfulD. being cute and beautiful( )53. According to Grayson Turner, _.A. parents neednt worry about pink toysB. all little kids love the color pinkC. pink has always been a color for girlsD. h
32、is girls now prefer the color blue( )54. The purpose of this passage is to _.A. explain why girls are crazy about the color pinkB. make parents less worried about the color pinkC. encourage girls to give up playing with pink toysD. show peoples different opinions about the color pinkBMany people mig
33、ht think that if they had more money then they would he happier in life. For example, people might look at what others have, like expensive clothes or nice cars, and wish they could have the same. But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long._ But is that really tru
34、e? Studies have found that money can, in fact, make people happier. _ Instead, its giving money to others that makes people happy. _ It could be buying a present for a friend or a family member. _ It could he buying a homeless person food to eat. It could he giving money to a person in need. Just th
35、ink about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else. How did you feel? Whether it is a small or large amount of money. People feel happier when they give. This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.This idea of connecting your happiness to the h
36、appiness of others is described as a ubuntu in an African language. There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree. The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat. Surprising, all the children held hands and ran together. They all touched th
37、e tree at the same time. The man asked why they had done this. The children simply said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one.( )55. The writer says that buying things _.A. can make people worriedB. can make people nervousC. may lead to sadness for longD. may lead to happiness f
38、or a short time( )56. Where can we best put But its not having money that brings happiness. in Paragraph 2?A. B. C. D. ( )57. Why does the writer quote(引用) a story in Paragraph 3?A. To explain Africans like sweets.B. To show examples are not enoughC. To make the writers opinion clearer.D. To express
39、 happiness is from children.( )58. What does the writer try to tell us?A. Buying new things can make people happy.B. The key to happiness is making others happy.C. If you want to be happy, you can visit Africa.D. People who have a lot of money might not be happy. CMark Zuckerberg, who starts the soc
40、ial network Facebook, often wears jeans and a T-shirt to work, including to important business meetings. Not everyone agrees with him. Some people say he doesnt look serious this way.Harvard Business School researcher, Franccsca Gino, has a different idea. While most people seem to think that dressi
41、ng differently from those around you generally has a bad influence, she believes it can actually have a positive(积极的) effect. And shes done experiments to support her idea. When her researchers, wearing sportswear, visited the expensive shops in Italy, they were usually viewed as wealthier and more
42、important people than those who were well-dressed in designer clothes.Do people always view less formal(正式的) clothing more positively? Researchers in France took their research out into the street, to the general public. The video they made shows an actor dressed in a well-cut suit and shiny shoes.
43、While walking along the road, he begins to cough badly, stops to catch his breath and falls down. Before he even calls for help, people rush to help him. In another video, the actor appears at the same crowded place and repeats the actions in exactly the same way. But this time, no one comes to help
44、. Whats the difference? Hes wearing untidy clothes and looks like a homeless person. In a situation like this, the clothes youre wearing could mean the difference between life and death.It seems that our clothing doesnt only change the way others view us, but also the way we see ourselves. In an experiment testing students ability to pay attention to details(细节), the group wearing white lab coats did the best. Why? Researchers told them that they were wearing the doctors coats. The experiment didnt show whether such influences would last long. M
