初中英语沪教牛津版(五四制)八年级上册（新版）Unit 1 Penfriends同步训练题

Assessment for Module 1

年级:         姓名:        班级:       

Part 1 Listening ( 共 25分)

I. Listening Comprehension.

A. Listen and choose the right picture.( 5分)

1.    2.    3.    4.     5.    

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(7分)

(  ) 6. A. Wendy.         B. Sam.          C. Sandy.        D. Cindy.

(  ) 7. A. The eggs.                         B. The fish.

C. The chicken wings.             D. The meat.

(  ) 8. A. A policeman.     B. An engineer.   C. A doctor.      D. A teacher.

(  )9. A. 6:00.           B. 6:55.         C. 5:50.         D. 5:55.

(  ) 10. A. Next Friday.   ) B. Next Saturday. C. Next Sunday.   D. Next Tuesday.

()11.A.Inamarket.          B. In a library.   C. In a post office. D. In a shoe shop.

(  ) 12. A. Because she didn't know it.

B. Because she hurt her leg.

C. Because she was ill.

D. Because she had to look after her grandma.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(5分)

(  ) 13. In some countries, people thought the sun to be a god, riding a golden horse.

(  ) 14. It is a day for the Earth to move around the sun once.

(  ) 15. People can't live in the sun, because it is too far away.

(  ) 16. Perhaps someone will get to the sun in a spaceship in the future.

(  ) 17. The Earth is much smaller than the sun.

D. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences.(8分)

18. In class, Mr. White always gave the students             to speak English.

19. At first, I could               Mr. White.

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20. Our new teacher Mrs. Smith also     us        .

21. Now I am English and I am sure I will learn a lot.

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (共 41分)

II. Choose the best answer. (15分)

(  ) 22. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?

A. baseball     B. probably       C. assistant      D. attend

(  ) 23. Which of the following is wrong?

A. Could you tell me your address?

B. Shall I have another piece of cake?

C. You should turn left at thesecond crossing.

D. What food do you like best?

(  ) 24. Sweden is     European country.

A. /          B. a             C. an           D. the

(  ) 25.     important piece of news he has told me!

A. What       B. What a       C.Whatan        D.How

(  ) 26. —— Excuse me. Do you have a table for two?

—I'm sorry, but there aren't any seats now. Would you mind    fo r a while?

A. waiting     B. wait           C. waited         D. to wait

(  ) 27. Oh, what a     speech! I really get     to death.

A. bored, bored B. boring, boring C. bored, boring  D. boring, bored

(  ) 28. Jack seldom fails the English exam because he works     .

A. successfully  B. slowly        C. hard          D. hardly

(  ) 29. After a three-day heavy rain, the lake rose     .

A. two feet and a half            B. two and a foot

C. two and half feet              D. two foot and a half

(  ) 30. The book cost me 10 yuan,     ?

A. does it      B. didn't it      C. is it          D. doesn't it

( )31. —— ha ve you been here? ——Sincetheendoflastmonth.

A. How long   B. When         C. How soon      D. What

(  )32. My parents usually let me     a lot of outdoor activities at weekends.

A. did         B. do           C. doing         D. to do

(  ) 33. My brother was writing an e-mail     I was watching TV last night.

A. after       B. until         C. while         D. as soon as

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( )34. With the development of transportation, it’s convenient to go anywhere  underground.

A. by            B. on               C. with             D. in

(  )35. I wonder     .

A. who will go with me to the bank

B. how will you go to the bank

C. how far is it from the bank to the school

D. when does the bank open

(  ) 36. —— Excuse me, you're in the way. ——    .

A. That's all right                    B. OK. Please say it again

C. Please go ahead                     D. I'm sorry

III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once.(8分)

A. poor        B. popular         C. secret          D. win        E. story

Believeitornot,sometimeswemeetpeoplewhochangeus.Theybringmagicintoourlives.

   Bridge to Terabithia, the movie from the US, tells us such a  37  . Jess Aarons is a boy who is a little bit different. He's not  38  at school or with his family. Jess spends all summer training himself to run. He wants to  39  a race so that he can be the fastest kid in the school.

    But something goes wrong. Jess is beaten by a girl called Leslie. You won't believe that Jess and the girl become friends, but they do. The two come to share a  40  world with each other. Leslie loves to tell stories of fantasy and magic.

37.    38 .   39.   40. 

A. is full of       B. across         C. death       D. imagine        E. likes

    Jess has a passion for drawing, but he has never told anyone about it! Together they find another world by using a rope to swing  41   a river. They  42  a whole new fantasy world to escape reality. They rule this world, fighting with their enemies, from the Dark Master to school bullies.

    This movie  43  heart and everything about it is shown from the eyes of a child. Life is not a pretty thing and more than the magical kingdom of Terabithia. This is a tale of a young kids’ coming to terms with matters of being bullied, being loved, having a true friend and even trying to understand  44  . See this exciting new movie and find out.

41.    42.   43.     44.   

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IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.(6分)

45. Could you tell me the        of the Tai Mountain?(high)

46. This machine can be        used. (simple)

47. My parents are always aboutme.(worry)

48. Do you know who was the        to come to school yesterday morning?(one)

49. His aunt is the         of the medicine company. (manage)

50. Sandy is talking about a/an        thing that happened to her yesterday. (usual)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.(12分)

51. My sister has violin lessons every Friday. (改为否定句)

My sister                violin lessons every Friday.

52. Alice succeeded in writing a beautiful poem. (改为反义疑问句)

Alice succeeded in writing a beautiful poem,             ?

53. I hope you will write to me soon. (保持句义不变)

I hope to                you soon.

54. Tony wrote an article for his school newspaper last week. (对画线部分提问)

               Tony write for his school newspaper last week?

55. Mr. Chen is in charge of our company. (保持句义不变)

Mr. Chen is                ourcompany.

56. every year, Shanghai, Disneyland, a lot of, come, to, to, tourists, visit (连词成句)

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Part 3 Reading and Writing ( 共 34分)

VI. Reading comprehension.( 共 24分)

A. Choose the best answer.(6分)

   3D printers might be the size of a suitcase, or even a small room, depending on the object they are made to produce. You make a 3D design on your computer and send it to the printer. Inside the machine, the object you have designed is made as one object.

    So how is this being used? In medicine, 3D printing is often used to make teeth. The dentist takes a 3D image, something like a photo, of the real tooth and a new one is

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“printed”inthatexactshape.Thenyoumightalsowanttoprintamobilephonecoverora special pair of shoes.

   Scientists are taking this even further. They have made a bicycle that just needs a chain and two tyres(轮胎). Car parts have been made for a while, and now they are even making a body of a whole car!

   But imagine how printing a whole house might help people build houses. A Chinese company has made houses using a giant 3D printer. They use a mixture that includes concrete(混凝土) and recycled building waste. This is a good thing as it helps the environment. They believe that their method of printing houses is cheaper, faster, less dusty and less noisy than the ordinary way that houses are built.

It seems that 3D printing technology will change our world, and China is leading the way.

(   ) 57. 3D      enables you to“print” out many objects you design on your computer.

A. screen         B. product        C. paper         D. technology

(   ) 58. The size of a 3D printer might be      according to the object they design.

A. changeable      B. always small    C. seldom big     D. the same

(   ) 59. In medicine, 3D printing is often used to print      in the exact shapes.

A. dentists                         B. teeth

C. photos                           D. mobile phone covers

(   ) 60. Scientists are taking this even further. Here“this” probably means      .

A. a pair of shoes   B. the printing     C. a new bicycle    D. a whole car

()61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaccordingtothefifthparagraph?

A. A Chinese company has made houses using a giant 3D printer.

B. 3D printing technology helps the environment while building houses.

C. It's believed to be cheaper and faster to use the method of printing houses.

D. The ordinary way to build houses is less dusty and noisy than 3D printing method.

(   ) 62. The best title for this passage is      .

A. Use the 3D printing technology to build houses

B.Chinaisnowreadytoproduce3Dprinters

C. The 3D technology will change our world

D. 3D printing technology protects the environment

B. Choose the words to complete the passage.(6分)

   Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Compton Street, he had looked after it very carefully. Before he left the house in the morning, he carefully closed all the doors downstairs, opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front gate.   63 

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   He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for a few minutes, but he could hear nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan thought about it carefully,  66  if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had never forgotten before. He looked inside the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the evening sunlight. He had been standing  67  the door since Jonathan's return. Jonathan shut the door quickly and turned the key. Then he picked up the telephone in the hall and called the police.

   The thief tried to climb through a window to get out, but Jonathan had expected that. He  68  him with his umbrella, holding it as a sword. Three minutes later the police arrived there. Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual, but on thewholehefeltquitepleasedwithhimself.

(  ) 63. A. Nothing         B. Something      C. Anything       D. Everything

(  ) 64. A. as usual          B. all the time      C. right away       D. as soon as

(  ) 65. A. always          B. never          C. often           D. seldom

(  ) 66. A. knowing        B. guessing        C. wondering      D. surprising

(  ) 67. A. at               B. in front of       C. beside          D. behind

(  )68. A. caught          B. attracted        C. attacked        D. pulled

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words.(6分)

   A bald man has little or no hair on his head. Once there was a clerk n  69  Young. When he was about thirty-five years old, his hair stopped growing. Soon the top of his head was bald. He did not like this because people t 70  he was fifty or sixty years old.

   Mr. Young went to a barber’s shop. He asked the barber for something to make his hair growagain.Thebarbershowedhimatinofbrowncream.

   “Put some of this on your head every night,”he told Mr. Young. “Rub it in well. Then your hair will soon start to grow again.” Mr. Young bought two tins and took them home.

Three weeks 1  71  , he returned to barber’s shop. He looked worried.

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“Never mind,”said the barber.“I've got some m 73 tins here.”

   “I'm not worried about that,” said Mr. Young, “but can you come to my home this evening, please?”

   “Why?” asked the barber. He was surprised at the i  74  . “I want you to give our table and chair a haircut,” said Mr. Young.

   The barber looked at Mr. Young with wide-open eyes to see whether he was serious or not.

69. n 71.1  70. t 72. m

73. m         74. i     

D. Answer the following questions.(6分)

   Zhang Wei, an expert on teenagers’ financial study, suggested that teenagers should learn to make a budget. A budget is a plan of how money will be spent. It helps make decisions about money. To make good use of your money, you can also set a limit(限制). Learn to balance your wants and needs. When choosing gifts for friends, let them know that you care. Sometimes a handmade gift is much better than an expensive one.

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75. Were there only three cities in China taking part in the study?

76. According to the results, how do students spend most of their pocket money?

78. Why did Xiao Hao spend much money on his birthday meal?

79. How much does a meal usually cost among the young students?

VII. Writing. (写作)(10 分)

   Write at least 60 words on the topic“My life at weekends”. ( 以“我周末的生活”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)

Suggested questions:

1. What do you think of your life at weekends?

2. What do you often do at weekends?

3. How do you feel after doing the activities?

My life at weekends

(60)

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