1、Unit 8检测卷(总分:120分 时间:90分钟)一、单项选择(共18分,每小题1分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。( ) 1.Please find out the _ words and then put them in the blanks. A. lostB. missingC. goneD. losing( ) 2.Through the reform (改革), the economic situation of China _ much better than it used to be.A. turned intoB. turned offC. t
2、urned toD. turned out( ) 3.A graduation ceremony (仪式) is a custom _ takes place _ students graduate from a school.A. which; whenB. that; whoC. which; whoseD. that; which( ) 4.Do you know the old man to _our head teacher is talking in the office? Yes. He is my grandfather. A. whomB. whoseC. whoD. whi
3、ch( ) 5.How are you getting along with your studies these days? _. A. Excellent B. Very goodC. Very wellD. Very bad ( ) 6.In France you _ put the bread on the table. You shouldnt put it on the plate. A. shouldnt B. are supposed toC. would like toD. will( ) 7.The light in his office is still on. Do y
4、ou know _? In order to prepare for the coming exams. A. if he works hardB. when he will stop workingC. why is he so busyD. why he stays up so late( ) 8.We often _ our old head-teacher, and he usually offer us some valuable advice on how to get on well with our work.A. look atB. look upC. look around
5、D. look through( ) 9.Did the _ see the mans face? No. He said he was attacked from behind. A. attackerB. victimC. suspectD. witness( ) 10.Do you have your summer plan, Bill?Well. I want to go _ to relax with my family. A. interesting somewhereB. nowhere interestingC. somewhere interestingD. anywhere
6、 interesting( ) 11.Remember to lock your door and close all the windows before leaving. _. A. Dont mention itB. OK, I rememberC OK, I willD. Thats all right( ) 12.How long does it take to get to the airport? Forty minutes. But its foggy today. Im not sure _ the highway will close soon. Lets set off
7、earlier. A. whetherB. whenC. howD. that二、 完形填空(共12分,每小题1分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate(使发生联系) red with a strong f
8、eeling like 13 . Red is used for signs of danger, such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 14 in autumn. People say orange is a lively color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of 15 . People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too
9、, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in 16 . People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people 17 two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and 18 . Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be 19 . Those who li
10、ke to be with 20 like red. The cool colors are 21 and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to 22 more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good 23 for a living room or a restaurant People who are having a rest
11、 or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. 24 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.( ) 13.A. sadnessB. angerC. administrationD. smile( ) 14.A. landB. leaves C. grass D. mountains( ) 15.A. moonlight B. light C. sunlight D. stars ( ) 16.A. summ
12、er B. spring C. autumnD. winter ( ) 17.A. speak B. say C. talk about D. tell ( ) 18.A. green B. yellow C. white D. gray ( ) 19.A. calm B. sleepy C. active D. helpful ( ) 20.A. the other B. another C. other one D. others ( ) 21.A. black B. green C. golden D. yellow ( ) 22.A. go round B. go by C. go o
13、ff D. go along ( ) 23.A. one B. way C. fact D. matter ( ) 24.A. Different B. Cool C. Warm D. All三、 阅读理解(共26分,每小题2分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。(A)Detectives are very important because they help the police with their investigations (调查). When the police arrive at a crime scene, it is not ofte
14、n obvious (明显的、明确的) what happened and who did the crime. It is normal for the police to search for fingerprints and other clues so that they can understand what happened and whether there is a criminal that needs to be arrested. However, they must be careful to wear gloves when they check the scene
15、for evidence so that they do not leave their own fingerprints there. If they were not careful, it could cause problems for detectives. The detectives might think that the police are suspects. The detectives job is to look at the clues and to try to understand how they are connected and what story th
16、ey tell. Often, detectives are experts at seeing unusual patterns in the clues that other people might not see. By speaking to witnesses, detectives can discover new clues that will hopefully lead to the missing person or criminal. Sometimes detectives will expect to get more information about the e
17、vidence they have. For example, an expert on blood can tell the detective how old the blood is. If a witness says that he saw Mr. Brown at the crime scene at the same time, the detectives know that they need to speak with Mr. Brown. Without detectives, there would be many crimes that remained unsolv
18、ed and many people who would remain missing. ( ) 25.The police search for clues so that _. A. they have something to doB. they can understand what happenedC. they can tell the detective who the criminal isD. the detective can go home early( ) 26.The job of the detective is _. A. to meet the police f
19、or lunchB. to make sure the police wear gloves all the timeC. to understand what the evidence meansD. to leave their fingerprints at the crime scene( ) 27.Detectives speak to the witnesses of a crime _. A. in order not to feel lonelyB. in order not to miss any important cluesC. in order to have more
20、 to doD. to tell if the witnesses lie( ) 28.If a detective knew that blood found at the crime scene was 10 hours old, _. A. he would know they needed to speak to witnessesB. he would know they needed to find witnesses who were there 10 hours agoC. he would know the blood was more than a day oldD. he
21、 would know where to find the suspect(B)Early in the morning, I was taken into a truck by my owner, Mrs. Johnson. Whats more, I was left in a big bag where it was black. I felt terrible. Why? What would she do with me? She was hardly able to live in the world after the death of her husband. A few mi
22、nutes later, I heard the truck start its engine and move as fast as a plane. I kept making sounds to show my protest (抗议), but failed to make any difference. I didnt know how much time passed before she put me down in a strange place. Maybe she didnt want me to die from the lack of air, so she opene
23、d the bag. This let me breathe well and look around. I looked up, only to see many strange faces. How stupid I had been! I did not realize that my owner meant to desert (遗弃) me until that moment. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away. So I quickly ran in the direction
24、 of the truck. The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran. I saw Mr. Johnson, who suffered serious disease look at me with his sad eyes; I saw myself sit between them and listen to their talk; I saw him lying in his dying bed, and she was in tears I ran as fast
25、 as I could. And the moment I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I couldnt blame her for treating me like this for she was such an unlucky lady. She seemed angry at his leaving her alone. She had tried many ways to forget him and to escape the pain of losing him. She burnt his pictures and clot
26、hes, and she redecorated (重新装修) the whole house. Now I was the only one to remind her of him. But later she realized she was wrong to do this The truck finally stopped when I was almost worn out. She ran up to me and hugged (拥抱) me tightly. I heard her whisper: “I know you are a present he left to m
27、e.” “So let me go through life with you as a witness to his love. Death could not take away true love.” I said to myself.( ) 32. I showed my protest by _. A. keeping making noiseB. making some differencesC. moving as fast as a planeD. starting the cars engine( ) 33. When Mrs. Johnson was going farth
28、er and farther away, _. A. I saw a film at onceB. I went to find Mr. JohnsonC. I ran quickly in the direction of the truck D. I was in tears( ) 34. I thought she was an unlucky lady because _. A. she burnt Mr. Johnsons pictures and clothesB. she redecorated the whole houseB. Mr. Johnson forgot herD.
29、 Mr. Johnson died and left her alone( ) 35. “I” was _ in the passage. A. a childB. a dogC. a manD. a woman(C)Like hundreds of other young people of all countries who take part in our language courses, you can make the most of your holidays by studying French in an interesting way and, at the same ti
30、me, discover one of Frances most beautiful areasNice!Our summer course lasts 3 weeks in July and August. Youre welcome to come at any time between July and August 6.You can choose to stay at a host family, but we suggest you stay at our international summer camp. It makes it easy to meet other peopl
31、e and make new friends. Whats more, you can have your classes in the same building which is close to the beach! A free bus service brings you to and from classes if you are living in a French host family or enables you to get into the centre of town if you are living at the summer camp.Whenever you
32、choose to come, well organize short trips, parties, sports and other activities and motivate you to speak French.Your stay in Nice will therefore not only be an educational one, but also an enjoyable experience. Besides offering you many opportunities to meet other people from different cultures, we
33、 will do everything to make sure your stay will be unforgettable!( ) 36. How long is the summer course?A. Two monthsB. Three weeksC. One monthD. Eight weeks.( ) 37. According to the passage, they suggest the students stay _ during the study.A. at the summer campB. in the hotelC. at their friends hom
34、esD. in the centre of town( ) 38. During the course, students can _.A. travel all over FranceB. never leave the campC. learn French and make friendsD. swim alone in the sea( ) 39. What does the underlined word “motivate” in the third paragraph mean?A.激发B.感谢C.阻止D.妨碍( ) 40. What youve read above is _.
35、A. A travel diaryB. An advertisementC. An introduction to FranceD.A piece of news四、 阅读表达(共5分,每小题1分)阅读下面短文,并根据所读短文内容在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。The following is from a survey of girls at the age of fifteen over Britain. Girls of this age have different lives these days because hey change their lifestyles. Joa
36、nne Kelly from Birmingham has talked about the survey. 1. The survey says that the average fifteen-year-old girls get 5.26 pocket money every week. Joanne: I dont get that much! I get only 3 every Saturday.2. The survey says that average fifteen-year-old girls favourite subjects at school are drama
37、(25%), then maths (19%), cooking (18%), English (17%) and music (13%). Joanne: Who are these average fifteen-year-old girls! I hate them. And I do not like maths either. 3. The survey says that the favorite sports star for fifteen-year-old girls is David Beckham. He gets 3% more than the number two
38、star, Tim Henmen. Two more football players are on the list, Jamie Redknapp and Alan Shearer. Joanne: Oh yes! Beckham is my number one. Even if he is married to Victoria. 4. A usual evening activity, 14% of fifteen-year-old girls watch TV in the evening. 9% tell us that they telephone their friends
39、and talk to them and the same number listen to music. Joanne: Yes. Most of my friends watch TV or videos or use a computer in the evening. A (38) _ of fifteen-year-old girls in BritainAverage pocket money every week5.26The most favourite subject(39) _Other favourite subjectsMaths, cookery, English,
40、musicThe most favourite sports star David BeckhamOther favourite (40)_ starsTim Henma, Jamie Redknapp and Alan SheaterThe number of girls who usually watch TV in the evening14%The number of girls who usually watch videos in the evening(41) _The number of girls who usually listen to music in the even
41、ing8%The number of girls who usually use a computer in the evening5%In conclusion, these days (42)_ girls in BritainHave different lives五、 词汇(共10分,每小题1分)。A)根据句子意思,用括号中所给词的正确形式填空,每空填一词。43. I must tell him the _ (true) about this business because he will leave here in a minute. 44.He was sent into pri
42、son for _ (steal). 45.Our teachers and parents often warn us to pay attention to _ (safe). 46.He wrote dozens of books, but this is _ (probable) his best-known novel.47.I feel really _ (guilt) at her birthday again. B)根据句意及汉语提示,写出各单词的正确形式,每空填一词。48. Why is he _ (穿衣) like that today? 49. Work in pairs
43、 and discuss who you think is most _ (可能) to be the murderer.50. It rained so _ (大) last night that the lake is full of water now. 51. There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of _ (财富).52. It is well-known that no _ (指纹) are the same in the world. 六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空(共6分,每小题1分)。53. I saw Li
44、 Ming _ (play) near the river on my way home yesterday. 54. I will do everything that I can _ (help) the poor children. 55.Agatha Christie was a female writer who _ (consider) the queen of crime novels.56.The gate _ (guard) by soldiers, and you cant go without a pass. 57. You had better _ (not go) o
45、ut alone at night. It can be dangerous. 58.The doctor has warned him not to move, or his cut _ (blood). 七、首字母填空。根据所给短文内容以及首字母完成短文(共5分,每小题0.5分)。Tom was a poor boyHe made a living by cleaning leather(皮革) s 59 for others in the streetTom was also a b 60 boyOne day,a rich man n 61 Miser appeared in fron
46、t of Tom. He watched his d 62 shoes for a while,and then,looked at TomTom knew this kind of people wellThey love money but hate to spend itTom said, “Let me b 63 your shoes, sir. Only two pence(便土), sir.”MrMiser shook his head and walked awayTom thought for a second and then called out, “ I d like to clean it for nothing.” This time Mr. Miser agreedAnd soon one of his sho