unit 1测试卷

八年级英语上册Unit 1单元练习

二、单项选择。（共15分，每小题1分）

(     ) 21. His friend is ________honest boy. He is _______best student in their class.

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

(     ) 22. Nancy and Lucy are twins. In some ways they look the same, but Nancy is ________ than Lucy.

          A. tall     B. taller     C. tallest     D. the tallest

(     ) 23. We have a lovely room. It’s one of _______ in the hotel.

          A. nice     B. nicer     C. nicest     D. the nicest

(     ) 24. I think Billy is as ________ as I am.

          A. fater      B. fatter    C. fat      D. fattest

(     ) 25. Don’t believe ________ he says. He’s just telling a lie.

          A. how       B. when      C. what       D. where

(     ) 26. My friend Simon often ______ funny stories after class and makes us ______.

          A. tells; laugh          B. says; to laugh    

C. talks; laughed       D. speaks; laughing

(     ) 27. The film is ________ of all the three. I like it best.

          A. more interesting        B. more excited  

C. the most exciting       D. the most excited

(     ) 28. Which does Jimmy like _______, Chinese or Art?

          A. well      B. best      C. better      D. much

(     ) 29. I’m very________. Could you please get me some water?

          A. hungry B. happy   C. ill    D. thirsty

(     ) 30. When something ________ me, I can always go to her.

          A. comes      B. worries      C. meets       D. votes

(     ) 31. — Mum, my little sister is crying all the time.

          — Mary, be _______! She feels sick. You should take good care of her.

          A. lazy       B. patient      C. polite     D. fair

(     ) 32. She sings very well, because she has a good ________.

          A. voice     B. noise     C. sound  D. face

(     ) 33. Mother always has a smile _______ her face and looks happy.

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

(     ) 34. Tom is taller than _____ in his class.

A. any other boys       B. any other boy

C. any boys            D. any of the other boy

(     ) 35. —What’s your best friend like?              

—He___________.

A. likes playing computer games     B. is helpful and friendly

C. is a teacher                    D. would like to be a singer

三、完形填空。（共10分，每小题1分）

Making friends by seeing them is harder than meeting people online. Many of them are friendly, but some aren’t. If you want to have a good user name and be________, read this passage.

If someone has the same________ as yours, you should talk with him or her more often. It’ll be________ to make friends with him or her. Think of a good user name. Try not to have numbers at the end of your user name because it looks tacky and is difficult to________ If you really want to use numbers, they should mean________, like the year you made the user name.

Many people are not________, so it may be dangerous for you to give out your information. Try to visualize the person you are talking to by________ they are saying. If it’s strange, ________ this person. Be careful about how you’re choosing your friends. Do not plan to meet anyone you________ online by yourself. ________ a friend or a family member with you or choose somewhere and make sure someone else knows.

(    ) 1. A. quiet   B. pretty   C. safe   D. kind

(    ) 2. A. age    B. height  C. weight  D. hobbies

(    ) 3. A. easy    B. hard   C. glad   D. sad

(    ) 4. A. believe   B. remember  C. forget  D. solve

(    ) 5. A. everything  B. anything  C. something D. nothing

(    ) 6. A. bad    B. healthy  C. well   D. honest

(    ) 7. A. how    B. what   C. who   D. why

(    ) 8. A. love    B. miss   C. leave   D. catch

(    ) 9. A. tell    B. meet   C. train   D. join

(    ) 10. A. Take   B. Keep   C. Call   D. Make

四、阅读理解。（共15分，每小题1分）

(A)

To me, music is food and water. I can't live without it. I know this is not true for everybody. Many people don’t listen to music and they can get along quite well. But music is everywhere in our life. For example, when you watch films or TV plays, do you find them interesting if there is no music? You would find them boring. And when you are waiting for the train or the plane, you would like music because it makes the time seem shorter.

It is true that music is everywhere in our life. Some people like to sit by the sea and listen to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds. Those sounds are some kinds of music. So music has meanings for everyone in some way or other. Of course, it has a special meaning for people like me. We spend our lives playing or writing music.

Someone said, “Through music a child goes into a world of beauty, learns to take care of others and makes his mind and body strong.” Music is an important part of our lives.

(     ) 46. According to the passage, the writer can’t live without__________.

A. water      B. food     C. air        D. music 

(     ) 47. Music is important to            .

A. some people   B. everyone    C. nobody       D. the writer only

(     ) 48. The underlined word “boring” means          .

A. interesting     B. tiring      C. not interesting   D. funny

(     ) 49. Listening to music while waiting for the train or the plane__________.

         A. makes time fly        B. help you to save time

C. makes time short      D. makes you feel as if time passes more quickly

(     ) 50. From the passage we know __________.

A. the writer becomes strong through music

B. the writer likes writing music every day

C. most people enjoy listening to the sound of the sea

D. music has some kinds of meanings for everybody

(B)

Do you like telling jokes in your English study? Jokes can make your words colourful and interesting. If you make people laugh, you can know that people are interested in your topic.

In order to get jokes, you can watch comedies or talk shows on TV. When you hear David Letterman’s jokes in his programme, you’d better write them down. Then you can have more jokes to tell when you talk with others. If your English is good enough, you can also write your own jokes to tell at a party or to break the ice before a speech.

How to make your jokes more interesting? Not all the English words sound funny. Some English words sound funny by themselves, while others can get a laugh only in phrases and sentences. You have to choose. Different people may have different feelings on a joke. So don’t be sad if others don’t laugh after you tell a joke. After all, telling English jokes is just a way to help you with your English study.

(     ) 51. Jokes can make our words ________.

     A. bad  B. colourful       C. boring    D. easy

(     ) 52. If people laughed after you told a joke, they might be ________ your topic.

     A. bored with   B. sad about     C. interested in D. good at

(     ) 53. From the passage, we can guess that David Letterman may be a(n) __________.

     A. movie actor          B. English writer

     C. language learner        D. host (主持人) of a talk show

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

     A. Almost all the English words sound funny.

     B. Your words can’t be interesting without jokes.

     C. You can write your own jokes to get a laugh.

     D. People always like the same jokes when they listen to a talk show.

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

     A. Colouring Your Life.     B. Making Friends at Parties.

     C. Famous English Jokes.   D. Learning English by Telling Jokes.

(C)

(    ) 56. A fashion show will last _________ on Friday.

         A. for two hours        B. for two and a half hours

         C. for three hours       D. for three and a half hours

(    ) 57. Mr. White has a restaurant. He wants to find some new delicious food for his customers (顾客). He can go to ___________.

         A. Xinhua Supermarket       B. Zhongshan School of Hotel

         C. Silver Sea Hotel           D. Zhanjiang

(    ) 58. According to the ads, a qualification is needed if a person wants to work at ________.

         A. Zhongshan School of Hotel      B. Zhaoyang Primary School

         C. Xinhua Supermarket            D. Silver Sea Hotel

(    ) 59. Maria has a lot of experience working with children. She is looking for a new job. She may call__________.

         A. 0755-8486 9855         B. 0755-8488 9655

         C. 010-2367 8893          D. 010-2376 8893

(    ) 60. Which of the following if NOT mentioned in the four ads?

         A. Show.     B. Fish.      C. Music.     D. Pay.

五、词汇。（共10分，每小题1分）

A) 根据所给汉语提示，用合适的单词填空。

61. Brad Pitt’s _____________ (圆形的) face makes him look so cool.

62. I am sure your son will grow into a _____________ (英俊的) young man in five years.

63. His wife is an ______________ (极好的) dancer.

64. As a teacher, you should be __________ (耐心的) with your students.

65. Don’t be ___________ (害羞的) when you speak English to foreign friends.

B) 用所给单词的适当形式填空。

66. Mr. Lee’s _____________ (smile) eyes make us feel warm.

67. Our English teacher is very ____________ (humour) in class.

68. My father doesn’t want to be the __________ (fat) man in his office. So he is on a diet.

69. Listen to the teacher ___________ (careful) in class.

70. Phelps is one of the best _______________ (swim) in history.

六、根据汉语意思完成句子。（共10分，每小题2分）

71. Millie长大后想当一名教师。

   Millie wants to be a teacher when he __________ __________.

72.他不喜欢和别人交朋友。

   He doesn’t like to __________ __________ with others.

73.这个男孩从不撒谎。

   The boy never __________ __________.

74.他没有时间关心他的孩子。

   He has no time to __________ __________ his children.

75.他乐意在家庭作业方面帮助我。

   He is __________ ___________ help me with my homework.

七、阅读填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）

A) 阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He says that a long summer vacation isn’t liked by most of people in today’s world.

Can American students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic (学业的) futures at risk.

Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn’t need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are important to students’ future success, but such skills are influenced (影响) in the summertime. Many nations don’t give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive (连续的) weeks of vacation. Most American school offer up to thirteen weeks. To take part in the competition in the global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.

Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now two-thirds of American children live in families where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be a burden (负担). Someone must watch the kids.

But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose basic ground in the summertime.

A longer school year does not mean hard boring schoolwork. Instead, it should allow time-pressed teachers to have richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time to devote to sports, languages, music and the arts. Though (虽然) summer vacation can be a great thing, in the 21st century, it may also be out of date.

Title: Summer Vacation

B)  请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填在相应的位置上。

My Teacher

During my school life, I have come across several teachers. None has impressed（给...留下印象）me so m__________(66) as our English teacher, Mr. Leo. He has been teaching me English for the last two years. He is a very lovable person, soft-spoken and good-mannered. He is not big in his shape but it is very well made up by his talents（才能）and a__________(67). He always comes, neatly dressed, and bears a confident look. Naturally,  everyone respects him.

It is a pleasure to listen to him w__________(68) he teaches English, no matter it is prose (散文) or poetry (诗歌). He always uses very simple words in his class so that even an average student could follow him. He would never go on f__________(69) until everyone can understand him. When he finds somebody has difficulty, he will spare no pains to help.

Born a poetry lover, Mr. Leo teaches poetry with passion. He has a way to get into the spirit of the poet, he always c__________(70) the whole class with him in the environment of the poem. Whether it is “Oh! Captain, My Captain!” “The Road Not Taken” or “When We Two Parted”, he m__________(71) us remember the lesson through his attractive way of

teaching. Besides all these things, he has also been a very good coach when it comes to exams, although he thinks that they are not e__________(72).

During his free hours, he can be found in the school library looking through a__________(73) the books and magazines.

We can get close to him e__________(74) and talk to him about our problems, doubts and everything. With his knowledge character and wisdom, he always manages to help us out. He always looks at the bright side of things and also expects the b__________(75) from us. He leaves the lasting stamp of his personality on our characters.

Many people walk into our life, but few have an influence as great at his.

八、书面表达。（共10分）

根据表格提示，以“My best friend”为题，写一篇英语短文。

要求：1.涉及表格中的所有提示，可适当发挥；

      2. 条理清晰，书写规范；

      3.词数80个左右。

My best friend

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