沪教牛津版(五四制)八年级上册（新版）Unit 2 Work and play优秀一课一练

Unit 2 Work and play

选拔卷

（考试时间：90分钟  试卷满分：100分）

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）

1．-I'm sorry for being late.

- ________ . But don't be late for school again.

A．All right B．Don't worry C．That's all right D．Thank you

2．Every morning we discuss the business ________ breakfast.

A．to B．for C．over D．in

3．I didn't bring any money with me today. So the money you have found isn't ________ .

A．me B．I C．mine D．my

4．Wendy ________ early every morning to do some exercise.

A．is getting up B．gets up C．got up D．will get up

5．My friend ________ me from my home for his birthday party yesterday.

A．discussed B．expected C．assisted D．collected

6．（上海位育中学八年级月考）Some children like to see monkeys in the zoo and ________ like tigers.

A．others B．the other C．the others D．another

7．（上海位育中学八年级月考）Though it was dinner time, the little boy continued ________ games on his iPad.

A．play B．plays C．playing D．played

8．Wendy ________ goes to bed early, and she doesn't need much sleep.

A．always B．usually C．seldom D．sometimes

9．________ lovely Mickey Mouse looks!

A．What B．What a C．How D．What an

10．Which of the following words matches the sound /'sImpl/ ?

A．example B．simple C．similar D．silly

11．Peter often gives his seat to the old ________ his way to school every day.

A．in B．for C．on D．to

12．Shopping online is really ________ useful and convenient way for us to buy what we want.

A．a B．an C．the D．/

13．Paul puts on his school uniform and Wendy puts on ________ too.

A．her B．she C．herself D．hers

14．-Which do you prefer, black coffee or milk tea?

- ________ .I'd like some hot milk.

A．Both B．Either C．Neither D．None

15．There is ________ in the classroom. You can lock （锁上 the door now.

A．somebody B．everybody C．anybody D．nobody

16．（上海位育中学八年级月考）Judy is a top student in our class. She ________ achieves D grades.

A．usually B．always C．sometimes D．never

17．I ________ Mr Li the good news as soon as he comes back.

A．tell B．told C．will tell D．am telling

18．The manager of the hotel looks ________ and he smiles all the time.

A．carefully B．happily C．friendly D．angrily

19．-May I ask you a rather personal question?

- ________

A．Please go ahead B．Never mind C．Good idea D．That sounds great

20．Cathy has to do the same thing every day. She ________ be very bored with her job.

A．can B．must C．ought D．need

二、短文选词填空（每小题1分，共20分）

When Jane was a little girl, she liked keeping pets. She often said that she would work in a zoo when she 21． . Most of Jane's pets were quite small--parrots, cats, dogs and so on. But one day she met something quite big.

That afternoon, Jane's mother was 22． to see a big gorilla with long hair sitting in the kitchen. Jane told her mother, "I found him in the city square. He seemed so lonely. I talked to him. We became friends at once and he followed me home. "

"Well, you know you can't keep him," her mother said. " You must send him back to the Zoo. You'd better 23． the police. "

Soon a policeman came and also a truck from the zoo. Nobody was angry with Jane when she told her story. The policeman knew Jane loved animals. And the zookeeper said, Thank you for your 24．. I can see the gorilla likes you, but we need him back." Jane agreed, she hugged the gorilla and said that she would go and see him 25．.

These days Jane has stopped 26． animals, but you can still find her, with her friend gorilla at the zoo on Saturdays and Sundays!

三、用所给单词的正确形式填空（每小题1分，共6分）

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms （用括号中所给的单词的适当形式完成下列句子）

27．The ________ businessman used half of his money to help the poor. （success）

28．Tom ________ plays the computer games three hours a day. （usual）

29．I hope you will do your homework by ________ . （you）

30．We all elected Bob ______________ of our computer company at last. （manage）

31．When I entered, I found them having a hot ________ . （discuss）

32．Many children like the ________ story in the book. （five）

四、句型转换（每小题1分，共4分）

Complete the following sentences as required （根据所给要求，完成下列句子）:

33．John seldom goes to school on foot at weekdays. （改为反意疑问句）

John seldom goes to school on foot at weekdays, ________ ________?

34．The Grade Nine students will graduate from middle school in two months. （对划线部分提问）

________ ________ will the Grade Nine students graduate from the middle school?

35．Teenagers should learn how they will manage their business. （改为简单句）

Teenagers should learn ________ ________ manage their business.

36．me, a bike, as, my father, a present, gave （连词成句）

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五、阅读单选（每小题2分，共12分）

Dmitri is a 12-year-old student in Russia. We asked him about the things he does in a typical day. What time do you usually get up?

I usually get up at 7:30 a.m. for school. In winter, it's still dark and cold. You can see the vapour from your own breath! I am reluctant（勉强的）to get out of bed.

My family lives in a small flat. Every morning, I fold up the bedclothes and mattress（床垫）and store them in the cupboard.

What do you have for breakfast?

We have substantial breakfast in the school canteen. I like hot milk, bread with jam, or cheese and biscuits to keep me from being cold. And I felt quite satisfied after I have the breakfast.

How do you get to school?

My brother and I go to the same school. We either go by bicycle or we walk. Why do you walk if you have bicycles?

We go by bicycle when there -is no snow. When the weather is very bad, it is safer to walk. Where is your school?

We go to Secondary School 27 in Izhevsk. It is about 30 minutes' walk from home, or 10minutes by bike. And cycling is the quickest way to go to school. What time do classes begin?

Classes start at 9 a.m. and finish at 2:30 p.m. We have a break at 11:15 a.m. and lunch break at12:30 a.m.

What subjects do you study?

We study Russian language and history. And we study English, Maths and Geography. Boys have Manual Work classes while girls have Arts' and Crafts. Are you taking part in any after-class activities?

I have football practice on Tuesdays after school. The other days, I stay with my classmates and do homework for two hours because my home is in a very small space.

37．Dmitri finds it difficult to get up for school in winter because ________.

A．it is still dark and cold  B．it is rainy

C．there is water vapour  D．his family lives in a small flat

38．The underlined word "substantial" in Line 8 is closest in meaning to “________ ”.

A．unhealthy B．bad C．rich D．amazing

39．Dmitri feels ________ after breakfast.

A．sad B．satisfied C．hungry D．cold

40．Dmitri thinks cycling is the ________ way to go to school.

A．quickest B．safest C．most exciting D．best

41．The underlined word “it ”in Line 15 refers to ________.

A．Izhevsk B．Dmitri's home C．Dmitri's bicycle D．the distance

42．You can probably find this article in ________ .

A．a comic B．a teen magazine C．a movie review D．an encyclopedia

六、完型填空（每小题2分，共12分）

When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina, something happened to me that made me never put any wild animal in a cage.

We lived near a forest, and every evening the mockingbirds （嘲鸫） would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn't a musical instrument that can make a more beautiful    43    than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own private musician.

Finally I succeeded in catching a baby bird and put it in a cage.    44    , being frightened, the bird fluttered （扑腾） in the cage, but finally it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and    45    : some beautiful singing from my little musician.

On the second day, the little bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate    46    she brought to it. I was happy to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby than I did.

The following morning when I went to see my bird, I discovered it on the floor of the cage,    47    . . I was terribly surprised! What had happened!

Arthur Wayne, my neighbor, who heard me crying over the death of the bird explained to me. Another bird, finding her young baby in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous （有毒的） berries. She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose     48   . What do you think of it?

43．A．voice B．noise C．sound D．cry

44．A．At least B．At last C．Firstly D．At first

45．A．looked forward to B．learned from C．ran out of D．wrote down

46．A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything

47．A．dying B．dead C．bored D．tired

48．A．friends B．parents C．freedom D．happiness

七、短文汉语提示填空（每小题2分，共12分）

John Smith was a high school student. John was a very good math student. He loved his computer. He worked with it every evening a_______ school. But John was not very good at English.

He got an F in his English class. One night, John connected his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in art and music, and the grades in English. John searched t_______ the school files. He found his English grade: an F. Then he c_______ English grade from an F to an A．John's parents looked at his report card and they were very happy.

“An A in English!" said John’s dad. “You are a very smart boy, John. ”

John is a hacker （黑客）. Hackers know how to take information from o_______ computers and put new information in. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. S_______ are the police. In the movie War Games, a high school hacker entered the computer of the United States army.

He almost started World War III! This probably could not h_______ in real life, but hackers can commit crimes （犯罪）. These criminals （罪犯） are called crackers （解密高手）. They take money from bank computer accounts and put it into their personal accounts. And they never even have to leave home to do it!

49．a________

50．t________

51．c________

52．o________

53．S________

54．h________

八、阅读回答问题（每小题2分，共12分）

The Simpsons is an American cartoon television series （连续性） created by GB  Matt Groening. You can buy a lot of different Simpson Books in the book stores. The children of this family are Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie. Bart gets into a lot of trouble and does poorly in school. Lisa is an excellent student and deep thinker, as well as a great music player. Bart Simpson is the son of the Simpson family, Matt Groening has said that Bart is partly himself.

Bart is the eldest child of Homer and Marge Simpson, and the brother of Lisa and Maggie Simpson. In the books, Bart is between the ages of 9 and 11. He is naughty and doesn't always listen to parents' words.

He has yellow hair and wears a red short-sleeved shirt, blue short pants, and blue-white shoes. He would sometimes wear his red baseball cap with the word 'LUCKY'. and carry his skateboard around. His interests include skateboarding, reading comic books and watching TV.

Bart can speak several languages. Since his trip to France as a student, he has been able to speak French very well. Bart can also speak Japanese, Cantonese and Latin.

55．Who created the American cartoon television series, the Simpsons?

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56．The Simpsons have three children in all, don't they?

______________________________________________________________________________________

57．Who is the eldest child of the Simpsons?

______________________________________________________________________________________

58．What is Bart interested in doing?

______________________________________________________________________________________

59．How many foreign languages does Bart speak?

______________________________________________________________________________

60．What do you think of Bart?

______________________________________________________________________________________

九、话题作文（共16分）

61．Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “________is my favorite city.”( 以“         是我最喜欢的城市”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

Following questions for reference.(以下问题仅供参考)

◆ Which city is your favorite city?

◆ Why do you like it ?（至少两个理由）

◆ What will you do to make it better?

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