学年上海建平远翔中学八年级上册英语Unit1单元测试含答案.docx

1、学年上海建平远翔中学八年级上册英语Unit1单元测试含答案八上英语单元测试8A Test for Unit OnePart One Vocabulary and Grammar. Complete the sentences according to the phonetic symbols. 1. The rich old man _ quite a few companies across the country and lives a happy life. /nz/2. I would like to be an _ after graduation just like my moth

2、er. /kantnt/. Choose the best answer. 1. Which phonetic symbol is correct for the word “height”?A. /het/ B. /het/ C. /hat/ D. /hi:t/2. Mr. Cooper works _ a physics lab assistant in _ European university. A. in; a B. in; an C. as; a D. as; an 3. With night falling, the policemen are still _ work keep

3、ing the traffic order in the street. A. for B. in C. at D. on 4. Every kid is supposed to be _ honest person, always _ the truth. A. a, telling B. an, telling C. a, speak D. an, speaking 5. For better air quality, the old couple decided to buy a house _ $2,000,000 near the seaside. A. by B. in C. at

4、 D. for 6. You _ be in hurry as we have more time left for preparation. A. neednt to B. dont need C. needed not D. dont need to 7. - How tall is your little brother? - He is only _. A. three foot tall B. three feet tall C. three-foot-tall D. three-feet-tall 8. The Chinese team will stay in America f

5、or _ to receive more training. A. two and half monthes B. two and a half month C. two months and half D. two months and a half 9. The serious air pollution made many people _ masks in haze weather. A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wore 10. The sportsman suddenly _ down while he was running the 1500-

6、meters race. A. would fall B. fell C. was falling D. had fallen 11. Susan _ while the rest of the family were talking happily in the car. A. drove B. was driving C. has driven D. drives 12. - _ do you think of the film “Kong Fu Panda” youve just seen? - Its funny. A. How B. What C. Why D. Who 13. -

7、_ can these students finish designing a plan for the appreaching 930 activities? - In less than an hour, I think. A. How fast B. How often C. How many times D. How soon 14. Peter asked the teacher_. A. when will the scientist give them a talkB. where would the scientist give them a talk C. whether t

8、he scientist would give them a talk D. what topic the scientist will give them a talk on 15. _ will the exhibition on Einstein stay in Shanghai? Id like to see it with my own eyes. A. How often B. How soon C. How far D. How long 16. - _? - He is an architect. Which of the following questions is WRON

9、G?A. Whats your fathers occupation? B. What is father like?C. What does your father do? D. What is father?17. Every Monday morning the whole school are required to _ the flag-raising ceremony to express our love and respect to our nation. A. take part in B. join C. attend D. participate 18. The writ

10、er should write down the _ at the end of the whole letter. A. signature B. date C. enclosure D. receivers address. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once. A. part B. realize C. stations D. For example E. events F. unusual G. receive H. al

11、l over I. In addition Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to _1_ news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news, stories of

12、 their own country and _2_ the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers. Newspapers have been an important _3_ of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they p

13、rint some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story? Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV _4_ can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely differ

14、ent stories to those on TV. Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and _5_. People dont want to read stores about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. _6_, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead, they pri

15、nt stories about plane accidents. _7_, many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stores about people, places and _8_ in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and Ame

16、rican newspaper. . Complete the sentences with the given verbs in their proper forms. 1. Students of Grade 8 were asked to read a book _ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in September. (entitle)2. _ involved in varied extra curricular activities will ensure students all-round development. (be)3. Students

17、 had better learn _ their time so that they can maintain a balance between learning and entertainment. (manage)4. Mikes parents hope he _ gradual progress in English learning this semester. (make)5. Bike-sharing has made it more convenient for us citizens _ around since its emergence. (travel)6. In

18、the past, people _ in touch with others by writing letters. (keep)7. The horse was so tough that the man spent much time _ it to the tree. (tie)8. - What did the doctor suggest to you to keep you healthy? - She suggested _ (work out锻炼) for an hour every day. 9. Many boy students enjoy _ basketball a

19、fter lunch to relax themselves. (play)10. So far thousands of movies have been available on the Internet to filmgoers who prefer _ (watch) films at home rather than _ (go) to the cinema. . Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. After a period of study in junior high sc

20、hool, I sent my former teacher a photo of _ wearing the new school uniform. (I)2. His _ strength came back after a whole weeks rest. (physics)3. Students in Yuan Xiang are encouraged to cultivate varied _ whether they are relaxing or creative. (hobby)4. Every pet _ knows clearly their animal has its

21、 own personality. (own)5. Anyone who knows Tom will describe him as hardworking, _ and competitive with a promising future in the company. (ambition)6. The elders are _ to the respect of the young owing to their age and experience. (title)7. Green _ which can be gardens, planted with grass and flowe

22、rs are valued as people can gain psychological comfort there. (roof)8. Van Gogh is _ the best-known painter in the world. (probable)9. The whole family gathered together and celebrated the little boys _ birthday. (twelve)10. _ Yuan Xiangers have left a deep impression on all visitors to the school.

23、(friend)11. Last term, several _ came to Jianping Yuanxiang School for cultural exchange activities. (Germany)12. Zhaoxin, who made great progress in his English, was _ praised by his teachers. (high). Rewrite the following sentences: 1. Joe hasnt got any information from Kitty since she left school

24、 ten years ago.（对划线部分提问） _ _ hasnt Jon got any information from Kitty?2. It is about 10 minutes walk to Wenfeng Square.（对划线部分提问） _ _ is it to Wenfeng Square?3. My father rarely talks with me about my study, _ _?（反义疑问句）4. The boy is strong enough to lift his luggage without any help.（保持句意不变） The boy

25、is _ strong _ he can lift his luggage without any help. 5. It is great fun to ride a horse in the park.（改为感叹句） _ _ it is to ride a horse in the park!6. The newly born giant panda is only 247 grams heavy.（保持句意不变） The newly born giant panda is only 247 gram _ _. 7. I got a letter from my bosom friend,

26、 May, telling me about her new school life.（保持句意不变） I _ _ my bosom friend, May, telling me about her new school life. 8. To help protect the environment, he chooses to walk to school every day.（保持句意不变） To help protect the environment, he chooses to go to school _ _. 9. You need to be fluent in Engli

27、sh and be good at using computers.（保持句意不变） You need to be fluent is English and _ _ _ using computers.10. Nobody else studies harder than Mary in her class.（保持句意不变） Mary studies harder than _ _ _ in her class. . Translations1. 我小时候的兴趣爱好是集邮和下棋。My hobby _.2. Tom热衷于打篮球，有时候甚至忘了吃饭。Tom is keen_.3. 老师要求我们与

28、同学分享暑假经历。Our teacher asked us to share _.4. 我的目标是拥有一家自己的咖啡店。(own n.)My_.5. 志愿者的任务是给予有困难的人及时的帮助。Volunteers task _.6. 这个女孩可能是唯一的幸存者(survivor)。 (may be/ maybe)_. = _.Part Two Reading ComprehensionA. Choose the best answerAdvice to the Younger SelfGame of Thrones（权利的游戏）star Emilia Clarke recently had ti

29、me to look in the rearview mirror. She gave her younger self some advice. Dear Emilia You just turned 18. As your future self, here is some advice Id like to give you. This particular journey that you are on is unlike that of any of your friends. What they are doing is going to bring them joy and happiness. What you are doing is going to bring you perhaps a little more struggle, but some joy and happiness, too. There are going to be times when someone says the dreams youve had are not possible. But they are. I know y