深圳市初中英语八年级上Unit 4单元测试题（含答案）

八年级(上)Unit 4能力测试题

笔试部分(85分)

第一卷 选择题(60分)

I.词汇测试(15分)

i.根据句意，选择与划线部分意思最接近的选项。(共8小题，每小题1分)

()1. — What are you doing, Sam?

— I am trying to find out the distance between my home and school.

A. how much it is B. how long it is C. how far it is

()2. — Thanks for giving me the practical advice to solve this problem.

—You’re welcome. I am very happy that can help you.

A. useful B. harmful C. cheerful

()3. — What do you know about that old chair in your father’s room?

—I only know that it was from three centuries ago.

A. million years B. hundred years

C. thousand years

()4. — There was a car accident near your home yesterday, right?

—Yes. The car went straight to a tree. Two passengers broke their legs.

A. animals on the bus

B. drivers on the bus

C. people on the bus

()5. — I hear your brother developed a new kind of car.

—Yes. He is good at making new things.

A. produced B. compared C. trained

()6. — When did you meet last time, Sally?

—In 2000. Since then, we’ve lived far and never seen each other again.

A. From then on B. In fact C. In the future

()7. — What is his life like in England?

—In the daytime, he stays in his room. At night, he goes out to play with his friends.

A. In the evening B. During the day C. In a way

()8. — Which dress should I buy?

—I think the red dress is less beautiful than the yellow one.

A. as beautiful as

B. more beautiful than

C. not as beautiful as

ii.从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。(共7小题，每小题1分)

()9. When someone _________ a new thing, he or she invents it.

A. connects  B. includes  C. creates

()10. Someone or something _________ is very different from other people or things.

A. special  B. tiny  C. popular

()11. — What are you looking for, Mom?

—Jim’s birthday is about to begin. But I still don’t get enough ________ for the cake.

A. lamps  B. candles  C. wings

()12. — Can you tell me the meaning of the word “_________”?

—It is a part of the book coming in the beginning.

A. introduction B. direction

C. instruction

()13. —Do you still _________ your best friend?

—Yes. We often talk on the phone about our lives.

A. make fun of B. provide with

C. keep in touch with

()14. — Can I talk with you now?

—Sorry. I’m too busy now. But after Thursday, you can come _________.

A. suddenly B. anytime

C. anywhere

()15. — How do I keep healthy?

—Do some exercise and _________ the coffee _________ yourself.

A. keep ... off B. depend ... on

C. turn... off

II.完形填空(15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25 各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。(共10小题，每小题1.5分)

Mr Swales was talking about different kinds of jobs. He also wanted to know his students’ dream 16. He called Billy Mitzer first.

“My daddy works in a bank,” Billy Mitzer said. “I 17 I want to work in a bank too. There’s much 18 in the bank.”

“My parents have a store,” Emmy Disalvo said, “but I want to be a teacher.”

Mr Swales was about to call Jodie when the girls in the back started 19.

Shirley Danes shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbage man! Pee-yoo!”

Everybody in the class laughed out 20. Jodie’s face turned red. She looked around the whole classroom. Everyone was laughing.

Jodie looked at Mr Swales. He was a very 21 man. He almost never made his 22 up, but now he did.

He shouted, “Be 23!”

They stopped laughing soon. “You should be ashamed (惭愧的) of yourselves,” Mr Swales said. “Being a garbage man is a difficult and 24 job. We should all thank Mr Harris. He tries his best to 25 us with a clean school. In addition, I think you all should say sorry to Jodie.”

()16. A. lives   B. jobs   C. clothes

()17. A. discuss  B. think   C. teach

()18. A. energy  B. furniture  C. money

()19. A. laughing  B. running   C. sleeping

()20. A. usually  B. slowly  C. aloud

()21. A. ordinary  B. clean   C. funny

()22. A. smell  B. voice   C. sound

()23. A. important B. nervous  C. quiet

()24. A. popular  B. convenient C. useful

()25. A. provide  B. show   C. agree

III.阅读理解(30分)

阅读下列短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。(共20小题，每小题1.5分)

A

Brian forgot to close the door on Homer’s cage (笼子) before leaving. Homer knew it was time for him to run out.

“Yippee!” cried Homer, throwing his little arms into the air. “I’m free at last!” lie ran through the gate and onto the road. Then a big dog was running after him. Homer ran away by hiding (躲藏) behind a tree.

He stayed there for a while. Then he walked on the road again. He looked here and there. Nothing was on the road, so he ran happily along the road again. Then He saw a big black car. It was coming to him. He almost got under the car! So he ran to someone’s garden quickly. But a boy was cleaning it. Homer had to jump out of the way again.

Back on the road, he decided to have a rest. He climbed into a rubbish bin (垃圾桶) and fell asleep. Later, he heard the sound of a big car. He felt himself going high up into the air. The rubbish bin turned upside down and Homer was falling ...

()26. Why did Homer throw his little arms into the air?

A. To show his feelings.

B. To get something from the air.

C. To make him fly high.

D. To run away quickly.

()27. How did Homer run away from the dog?

A. By fighting against it.

B. By getting people’s help.

C. By jumping into a car.

D. By staying behind a tree.

()28. Where did Homer fall asleep?

A. In his cage.

B. In the big car.

C. In a rubbish bin.

D. In a boy’s garden.

()29. What kind of trip did Homer have?

A. Funny. B. Exciting.

C. Boring. D. Comfortable.

()30. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Brian and his pet.

B. A big dog and Homer.

C. Homer and his friends.

D. Homer’s trip.

B

()31. How did Henry Ford help us?

A. By making cheaper and better cars.

B. By becoming a famous inventor.

C. By selling flying cars.

D. By building a car company.

()32. What does the underlined word “failed” mean in English?

A. Weren’t famous.

B. Didn’t believe.

C. Didn’t invent.

D. Weren’t successful.

()33. What did the writer think of copying books by hand?

A. It was very easy.

B. It was very expensive.

C. It was very interesting.

D. It was very cheap.

()34. What can we infer (推断) from the above information?

A. In 1908, the Model T was first made.

B. About 15 million Model Ts were sold in all.

C. Wilbur and Orville Wright were brothers.

D. Before the 15th century, books might not be popular.

()35. What is the main idea of the above infor­mation?

A. To show us how to become inventors.

B. To show us how to get money.

C. To show us stories about inventions.

D. To show us some famous movies.

C

The son of a soap maker, Benjamin Franklin came into the world on January 17, 1706. There was only enough money for Ben to attend school for two years. At the age of 17, he made his way to Philadelphia. In 1741, the famous Franklin stove was invented by him.

Before Ben’s invention of the Franklin stove, people heated their homes with a fire in an open fireplace. Using a fireplace for heating was not good because most of the warm air came up to the chimney (烟囱) and was dangerous because the fire in the fireplace could set the house on fire. Ben built a box-shaped stove for having the fire itself. After the metal warmed up, the heat was out into the room. The Franklin stove used less wood and was a safer way to heat buildings.

What’s more, Ben was already interested in electricity. After many years of hard work, he finally had a plan to prove (证明) that lightning was electricity and he was successful at last with his son’s help. Although he had many inventions in life, he never kept them himself. He wanted to share them with people all over the world.

()36. What can we know from the first para­graph?

A. Ben’s mother was a soap maker.

B. Ben was born in a poor family.

C. Ben went to England when he was 17.

D. Ben was not interested in inventing.

()37. How did the invention of the Franklin stove help us?

A. It helped us buy more warm houses.

B. It helped us read more books.

C. It helped us save money and be safer.

D. It helped us save some time to heat.

()38. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Ben and his stove.

B. Ben and his family.

C. Ben’s hard life.

D. Ben and electricity.

()39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Ben was the only son in his family.

B. Ben went to school for only a year.

C. Ben bought a house in Philadelphia.

D. Ben did the lightning experiment with his son.

()40. Why did the writer write the passage?

A. To encourage us to write.

B. To tell us to learn more at school.

C. To tell us a famous inventor.

D. To encourage us to invent something.

D

What makes you laugh? Maybe it is a good joke or a funny story. People laugh for all kinds of reasons (理由). Most people laugh when they think something is funny, but they also laugh when they are happy, excited and spending time with friends.

People laugh in many different ways. Some­times it’s a quiet chuckle (咯咯笑). Other times it’s a big laugh. How do you laugh? Do you laugh so hard that your body shakes and you have tears miming down your face? Everyone can have a special kind of laugh.

People are born to know how to laugh. Babies start laughing when they are little. Some people can't hear and some people can’t talk, but they all know how to laugh. Even animals can laugh! Monkeys laugh aloud. Dogs laugh and shake their tails. Laughing is a natural way to show someone “I’m happy.”

Scientists do not know what makes people and animals laugh for sure. However, they do know that it is hard to stop. You can try not to laugh when you are being tickled or when you hear a funny joke, but it might not work. When your body really wants to laugh, it does! Life is beautiful, so try your best to laugh.

()41. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A. The reasons why people laugh.

B. The ways people laugh.

C. The feelings when people laugh.

D. The time when people laugh.

()42. Which is TRUE about Paragraph Four?

A. Scientists have found the reasons why people laugh.

B. You can control yourself when you don’t want to laugh.

C. Animals can’t laugh like most of the people do.

D. When your body wants to laugh, it will follow its heart.

()43. What can we know from the passage?

A. People laugh only because of a funny story.

B. All the people laugh in a quiet way.

C. People know how to laugh when they are born.

D. Laughing is a way to show you are tired.

()44. Where do you most likely read this passage?

A. On TV.

B. In a storybook.

C. In an encyclopaedia.

D. In a sports magazine.

()45. What is the purpose (目的) of the passage?

A. To encourage us to laugh more in life.

B. To show what makes people laugh.

C. To show when people laugh.

D. To tell us ways to laugh.

第二卷 非选择题(25分)

IV.语法填空:用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。(共10小题，每小题1分)

If you were a meat-eating animal looking for some delicious food, there is one animal you don’t want to eat at all — the poison dart frog (毒镖蛙)!

Most (46) __________ (kind) of poison dart frogs live in Central and South America. They come in many colors. Their colors tell other ani­mals (47) __________ (watch) out! The poison in them (48) __________ (taste) bad, and can even kill other animals. (49)              __________ (lucky), only some of poison dart frogs can kill people. Of these frogs, the golden poison dart frog from Colombia is the frog with the (50) __________              (much) poison. The poison in it could kill as (51) __________ (more) as ten people! Some people use it to kill other animals (52) __________ food.

The mother poison dart frog puts lots of eggs on leaves. (53) __________ the baby poison dart frogs come out, they swim onto their (54) __________ (father) back. The father carries them to (55) __________ small pond. It takes months for them to change into small frogs.

V.书面表达(共1题，15分)

假设你是John，你们班要开展主题为“我的创意，我的发明”的演讲活动，请你写一篇不少于80词的演讲稿，从名称、外观、特点等方面介绍自己的发明。

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八年级（上）Unit 4 能力测试题

笔试部分

第一卷

I.

1-5 CABCA   6-10 ABCCA 

11-15 BACBA

II.

16-20 BBCAC   21-25 CBCCA 

III.

26-30 ADCBD   31-35 ADBDC

36-40 BCDDC   41-45 BDCCA

第二卷 (One possible version)

IV.

46. kinds   47. to watch 

48. tastes    49. Luckily 

50. most   51. many 

52. for                53. When

54. father’s    55. a

V.

Dear classmates, I’d like to show you my invention — a robot. It looks like a little girl and it is very lovely. The robot can help me do my homework. With my notes, the robot can do my homework without help. After doing the homework, the robot can tell me which question is difficult or easy. For the difficult ones, it gives me advice and asks me to work them out again. It is helpful to my study. Do you like my invention?

    Thank you all for listening.