1、牛津译林版八年级下册英语 Unit 8 单元测试卷（时间：90分钟 满分：100分）班级：_ 姓名：_ 得分：_一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）( )1. Linda, you_ too much at night. A. shouldnt to eat B. had better not to eat C. had better not eat D. ought to not eat( )2. People should_ forests. A. stop from cutting down B. be prevented from cutting down C. keep
2、 from being cut down D. be kept from being cut down( )3. Helen wont attend Tims wedding unless she_. A. wasnt invited B. was invited to C. invites D. is invited( )4. David, get up early, _ youll catch the early bus. A. but B. after C. and D. or( )5. Millie keeps on exercising every morning_ she can
3、keep healthy. A. in order to B. so that C. such that D. in order not to( )6. Not only Amys parents but also Amy_ great interest in soccer. A. are B. is C. show D. shows( )7. Will the patient_ when the doctor_? A. operate; reaches B. operated arrives C. be operated on; arrives D. be operated; gets to
4、( )8. Smart phones can be used to_ for information. But I am not used to_ information on such a small screen. A. search; read B. searching; reading C. search; read D. search; reading( )9. This pair of trousers_ cotton. And it_ very comfortable. A. is made with; is felt B. are made from; is felt C. a
5、re made of; feels D. is made of; feels( )10. The school sports meeting_ next Saturday. A. will hold B. will be held C. will be taken place D. takes place( )11. _ go to the cinema with us? -Good idea. A. Why do you B. How about C. Why not D. What about( )12. We must act now because time is_. -Yes. Le
6、ts start. A. coming out B. giving out C. cutting out D. running out( )13. Not only Jims parents but also Jim_ interested in football. A. are B. is C. has D. have( )14. Jim doesnt like drawing. _, he likes playing tennis. A. But B. Moreover C. Instead of D. Instead( )15. Youd better not eat too much
7、salt. Its bad for your health.-_. A. Not at all B. Youre welcome C. It doesnt matter D. Thanks for your advice二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） Natural resources are things that we use that come from Earth. Out natural resources are limited. This means that they will not 1 forever. Some are renewable, like
8、when you plant a new tree when you 2 one down. Others are not renewable, like when you dig coal out of the 3 . Once it is used, it is gone. People realize the 4 that Earths natural resources are limited, and can do things to help conserve(节约) those resources. 5 you try to conserve a natural resource
9、, you try to use less of it so it does not get used up so 6 . One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the 7 is short instead of driving everywhere. Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay 8 . We can conserve water 9 m
10、aking sure that our pipes and taps do not leak(漏). We can also make 10 choices to conserve water, like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.( )l. A. Last B. spread C. burn D. change( )2. A. turn B. cut C. put
11、 D. move( )3. A. station B. building C. ground D. brick( )4. A. news B. plan C. decision D. fact( )5. A. When B. Although C. Whatever D. Whether( )6. A. slowly B. hard C. regularly D. fast( )7. A. money B. space C. place D. distance( )8. A. alive B. alone C. asleep D. awake( )9. A. about B. for C. b
12、y D. with( )10. A. generous B. funny C. wise D. surprising三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A Julia Hill, an American woman, was born in 1974. She was 23 years old when she discovered that a company wanted to cut down part of a forest in California. In the forest there were lots of redwood trees. One of the
13、trees was 70 meters tall and l, 000 years old. Julia wasnt happy about this. She travelled to California and climbed up the tree. If I sit in the tree, she said, the company cant cut it down. At the beginning, Julia planned to stay in the tree for two weeks. She lived in a small tree-house and her f
14、riends were very helpful-they cooked food for her every day. She used her mobile phone to talk to her family and to news reporters. She stayed in the tree day and night. Environmental organizations supported her, but other people werent on her side and they tried to stop her. The company used a heli
15、copter that stayed near her tree- house for a long time. The helicopter was very noisy and there was a lot of wind. Julia didnt like it, but she stayed in the tree. In the end, Hill and the company finally reached a settlement. The company agreed not to cut down the redwood. Finally, after two years
16、 and eight days in the tree, Julia Hill climbed down and walked on the ground again She and her friends were very happy.( )1. Julia kept in touch with others while staying high up in the tree by_. A. writing letters B. watching TV C. using mobile phone D. nothing( )2. Julia climbed down the tree_. A
17、. after the company got to the forest B. after she saw the helicopter C. after two weeks D. after the company agreed not to cut down the redwood( )3. Julia stayed in the tree_. A. with her friends B. with her family C. for two weeks D. for two years and eight days( )4. In this article, the word sett
18、lement means_. A. a phone call B. a fight C. an agreement D. a meeting( )5. Why did Julia Hill stay in the tree? A. Because she liked living in the tree. B. Because she wanted to protect the trees. C. Because environmental organizations supported her. D. Because she wanted to buy the redwood trees.B
19、 All my friends at school smoked. My dad smoked, he didnt want me to smoke, but my friends kept saying I was stupid. They asked when I was going to grow up. So I started to smoke when I was sixteen and after a month I couldnt stop. But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me. I cou
20、ldnt run far, and I coughed every morning. I got very ill and decided to stop. It wasnt easy, but now Ive done it, and I feel better. Now I have money for other things. If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack. And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to
21、 be. For example, a 50-year-old person who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age. What does smoking do to the heart? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure. The cigarette smoke als
22、o reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood. Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen. Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke. So if you want to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy, not to smoke. Dont copy your friends and other people
23、 who smoke. If you smoke, find out how to stop. Stopping isnt easy, but youll be healthier, and. . .( )6. Who is more likely to have heart disease? A. A smoker. B. A non-smoker. C. A 50-year-old person. D. A sick man.( )7. What does the writer think of smoking? A. It is good for his health. B. Smoki
24、ng is bad for him. C. It is neither good nor bad for his health. D. Smoking can help us relax.( )8. What happens after the writer stopped smoking? A. He becomes rich. B. He has more friends. C. He becomes healthier and has money to do other things. D. He has nothing to do.( )9. Which is TRUE accordi
25、ng to the passage? A. The writer started smoking when he was twenty. B. Smoking makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure. C. The writer thinks stopping smoking is easy. D. Smoking isnt harmful to our health at all.( )10. Whats the writers purpose to write the passage? A. To persu
26、ade people not to smoke. B. To tell us his story at school. C. To tell us the harm of a heart attack.D. To tell us more and more people will stop smoking.CWhen you want to call a shop or an office that you dont call often, you will look in the telephone book for the telephone number. You dial the nu
27、mber and then you forget it! Because you use your short-term memory to remember the number.Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds. However, you dont need to look in the telephone book for your best friends number because you already know it. This information is stored in your long-term memory
28、. Your long-term memory stores everything that you have remembered through the years.Why do you forget things? Is there a reason for it? Yes, there are several. An important reason for forgetting things is that you did not learn it well at the beginning. For example, you meet some new people and soo
29、n you will forget their names. You hear the names but you dont learn them, so you forget them. You can help yourself remember better. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. You can do this if you practice learning and remembering the new information.( )11. According t
30、o the passage, you forget the telephone number that you dont call often because _ .A.the telephone number is too longB.the telephone number is too differentC.you use your short-term memory to remember itD.you look it up in the telephone book( )12. Why dont you look in the telephone book for your bes
31、t friends number Because _.A.the telephone number is too shortB. the telephone number is too easyC.you store the information in your long-term memoryD.you look it up in the telephone book ( )13. In the article, a persons short-term lasts about _.A. half a second B. half a minuteC. half an hour D. ha
32、lf a day( )14. One important reason for forgetting things is that _.A. your didnt learn it well at the beginningB. you dont write it downC. you store it into your long-term memoryD. it is too difficult( )15. According to the passage, if you want to remember things better, you should _.A. write them
33、down onto a piece of paperB. forget other things first and then remember themC. move information from short-term memory to long-term memoryD. ask someone to help you四、词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。1. Drinking water with_（塑料）cups affects our health.2.He worked hard and work
34、ed out a_（认真的）plan for this project.3. Living a green life can help_（减少）pollution.4. Coal is_（挖掘）up from the ground. It provides energy for us.5. The_（调查）is made to find out how much pressure teenagers are suffering at present.6. What do you know about our_（组织）?7. John does everything_（粗心）, so his m
35、other is always worried about him.8.-How can we learn a lot about Johns school life?-By_ with him as often as you can.9.-If you do something against the law, you will be_.-I hope everyone can obey the law.10. -Making money isnt easy, so we should spend money_.-I quite agree with you.五、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3
36、分，满分15分）1校长的报告对约翰的未来影响很大。_2学生不应该被允许在课堂上玩手机。_3我可以听见周围的笑声。_4刷牙的时候，你可以关掉水龙头来节约用水。_5大多数垃圾可以被分成不同的组，然后再回收利用。_六、书面表达（共1题，满分20分） 从2008年6月1日起，国家禁止商家免费提供塑料袋。假如你是李华，准备以“What Can We Do for the Environment”为题，写一篇保护环境的80词左右的英语演讲稿。 1在购物时使用布袋子(cloth bag)代替塑料袋； 2尽可能地再利用使用过的书本； 3离开教室应关灯； 4最好走路或骑自行车上学； 5简述理由：保护环境，减少污
37、染，节约能源等。Hello, everyone. Im Li Hua. Its nice to speak about what we can do for the environment, and I think each of us can do a little bit to help with this problem._ Thank you for your listening!参考答案一. 1 - 5 CBDCB 6 - 10 DCDDB 11 15 CDBDD 二. 1- 5 ABCDA 6 -10 DDACC三. (A)1 - 5 CDDCB (B)6 - 10 ABCBA (
38、C)11 15 CCBAC四. 1. plastic 2. serious 3. reduce 4. dug 5. survey 6. organization 7. carelessly8. chatting 9. punished 10. wisely五. 1. The headmasters report made a big difference to Johns future.2. Students shouldnt be allowed to play mobile phones in class.3. I could hear laughter all around. 4. Yo
39、u can turn off the tape when brushing teeth to save water. 5. Most rubbish can be separated into different groups and then recycled.六 . One possible version:Hello, everyone. Im Li Hua. Its nice to speak about what we can do for the environment, and I think each of us can do a little bit to help with
40、 this problem. The first thing we can do is to use cloth bags instead of plastic bags when we go shopping. It helps to protect the environment. The second thing we can do is to reuse the old textbooks as possible as we can. We should also never forget to turn off the lights when we leave the classro
41、oms in order to save energy. Whats more, it would be better if we walk or ride a bike to school. We should try our best to reduce pollution and waste. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. believe we can make the world a better place to live in.Thank you for your listening!第 11 页 共 11 页
