新人教版初中英语八下Unit 4 单元检测卷（无答案A4）

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八年级下册英语单元检测 Unit 4·培优卷 学校:___________班级：___________姓名：___________分数：___________ （时间：100分钟，满分：100分） I．听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。听每段对话前，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。（共5小题，计5分） 1．How high is Qomolangma? A．8,744.43 meters. B．8,844.43 meters. C．6,844.43 meters. 2．How long is Park River? A．50 miles. B．80 miles. C．82 miles. 3．How wide is the bridge? A．99 feet. B．19 feet. C．90 feet. 4．What is the second longest river in the world? A．The Nile. B．The Yangtze River. C．The Amazon River. 5．How high is Huangguoshu Waterfall? A．About 80 meters high. B．About 100 meters high. C．About 180 meters high. 第二节 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听材料，回答以下各小题。 6．Where is the Nile? A．In Asia. B．In Africa. C．In Europe. 7．How long is the Nile? A．It’s about 6,400 kilometres long. B．It’s about 6,500 kilometres long. C．It’s about 6,600 kilometres long. 听材料，回答以下各小题。 8．How large is the biggest desert in the world? A．900 thousand square kilometres in size. B．9 million square kilometres in size. C．900 million square kilometres in size. 9．How many times has Peter been to the Sahara? A．Twice. B．Three times. C．Four times. 10．How is the weather in the Sahara at night? A．Cold. B．Dry and windy. C．Hot and dry. 听材料，回答以下各小题。 11．Where is the Nile? A．In Asia. B．In Europe. C．In Africa. 12．How long is the Nile? A．More than 6,671 kilometers long. B．More than 8,070 kilometers long. C．More than 7,661 kilometers long. 13．How many countries does the Nile pass through? A．7. B．8. C．9. 听材料，回答以下各小题。 14．How heavy is an ordinary cat? A．A few kilos. B．As heavy as a butterfly. C．As heavy as a man. 15．Which is the longest living animal in the world? A．A butterfly. B．A man. C．A giant turtle. 16．How long can a butterfly live? A．A few years. B．A few days. C．A few months. 听独白，回答小题。 17．Mike lived ________ when he was young. A．in the country B．in the city. C．in the town 18．Mike saw animals in the zoo ________. A．before he was ten B．after he was ten C．when he grew up 19．Mike thought the animals in the zoo must feel ________. A．lonely B．lovely C．happy 20．Mike thought the animals ________ every day. A．played with their friends B．sat there for food C．waited for their parents II．阅读（共三节，满分30分） 第一节 （共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分） 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A                                                                        Four Poems 21．Which of the following can be the best title for Poem 1? A．Fishing in Snow B．Return to Nature C．Beauty of the Quiet Hill 22． Which poem rhymes (押韵) differently from the other poems? A．Poem 1. B．Poem 2. C．Poem 3. 23． Match the pictures with the poems. Which of the following is RIGHT? A．1-a; 2-c; 3-d; 4-b B．1-b; 2-a; 3-d; 4-c C．1-b; 2-d; 3-a; 4-c B Do you know what the world’s highest waterfall is? You may say that it is Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls are really very beautiful. But in terms of height, the highest falls in the world are Angel Falls. They are deep in the jungles of Venezuela. Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. It’s very hard to get there. If you went by land, you would have to travel for weeks through thick jungles. If you went by plane from Caracas, a capital city of Venezuela, it would take about four hours. The amazing falls are God’ s gift to nature. One of the most interesting facts about Angel Falls is how they were found. They were named after an American pilot. His name was James Angel. In 1937, he was forced to come down on the top of the mountain near the falls. That’s how he found them. Angel Falls drop nearly a kilometer (about 979m) from a table-top mountain. The water seems to be dropping straight out of the clouds. The height of the falls is so great that by the time the water reaches the ground, it has already turned into fog. If you have a chance to visit them, you’ll never forget them! 24．Why have few people ever seen Angel Falls? A．Because it is not easy to get there. B．Because the tickets are very expensive. C．Because there is no hotel or restaurant. 25．If you want to visit Angel Falls, how long will you spend getting there by air from Caracas? A．For about 2 weeks. B．For about 4 hours. C．For about 4 days. 26．Who found Angel Falls according to the passage? A．A woman in Caracas. B．An American visitor. C．An American pilot. 27．新考向 篇章结构 Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A．①/②③④/⑤ B．①/②③④⑤ C．①②③④/⑤ C Qomolangma, at 8,848.86 meters, is the highest mountain in the world. Do you know how Qomolangma started to form? Qomolangma’s rocks once sat at the bottom of the ocean. Around 45 million years ago, the Indian plate (板块) moved and hit the Eurasian plate. It made the land rise up and Qomolangma formed. Do you know that Qomolangma keeps growing? According to a new study by scientists from University College London (UCL), Qomolangma grew by 15 to 50 meters because of a geographic event about 89,000 years ago. However, the UCL team found that Qomolangma is growing faster these years. They estimated (估计) this to be between 0.16 and 0.53 millimeters each year! Now the height of Qomolangma rises a little bit every year because of big forces (力量) under the ground. It is also affected by weather conditions such as ice and snow. And rivers also affect it. The Arun River, which runs close to Qomolangma, has been cutting through rocks and washing away the land over time. This makes the mountain lighter, allowing it to rise like a boat when weight is taken away. The process of this rising is isostatic rebound (地壳均衡回弹). This means the Earth’s surface moves up or down when something heavy is taken away or put on. Qomolangma is not the only mountain that changes. The UCL team said that nearby mountains, Lhotse and Makalu, the fourth and fifth highest in the world, are also growing a little bit each year. How amazing nature is! 28．How does the writer start the passage? A．By showing a fact. B．By telling a story. C．By asking a question 29．What is Paragraph 1 mainly about? A．How high Qomolangma is. B．Where Qomolangma is. C．How Qomolangma formed. 30．What is the structure of the passage? A． B． C． 31．What would be the best title for the passage? A．Climbing to the top B．Qomolangma is getting taller C．Research on Mount Qomolangma 第二节 (共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分) 根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余项。 The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It covers over nine million square kilometres across North Africa. 32 During the day, temperatures rise above 40℃, while nights can be very cold. It is one of the toughest environments on Earth. The Sahara is as big as Canada but has very few people. Less than two and a half million people live there, most of them nomads. Nomads are people who have no permanent homes. They move from place to place, carrying everything they need to live. The nomads of the Sahara are called Bedouin, which means “desert people”. They depend on goats, sheep, and camels for food and transport. Water is the most important for them. They need water to live, so they must carry enough water or know where to find it. 33 A desert is not defined (定义) by sand but by the lack of rain. 34 Surprisingly, only 25% of the Sahara is covered in sand. The rest is rock and gravel (砂砾). 35 Later it turned into grasslands. Over time, it became the desert we see today. Truly, the Sahara is a place of history and change. A．Without water, life is impossible. B．Long ago, the Sahara was covered with ice. C．The Sahara is a huge desert full of sand. D．The weather there can be very different in a day’s time. E．To be a desert, a place must get less than 250 mm of rain each year. III．语言运用（共三节，满分35分） 第一节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Nature has given us many amazing wonders. One of the most famous is the Grand Canyon in the United States. It was 36 by the Colorado River over millions of years. The canyon is about 446 kilometers long and up to 1.6 kilometers deep, with rocks in different 37 . When you stand on the edge of the canyon, you will be shocked by its great 38 . The view changes with the time of day—at sunrise, the rocks turn red, and at sunset, they look golden. It’s hard to believe the great 39 of nature when you see it with your own eyes. Many tourists from all over the world come to visit it every year. They can hike along the trails, take a helicopter tour, or just sit and enjoy the 40 scenery. Some of them even take photos to 41 the beautiful moments. The Grand Canyon is not only a natural wonder, but also a 42 of nature’s power. It tells us how amazing the world is. We should 43 it well, because natural wonders are very precious. We need to make sure that they will stay beautiful for future generations to 44 . Visiting the Grand Canyon is a special experience. It makes us love nature more and realize the 45 of protecting the earth. 36．A．created B．built C．made 37．A．feelings B．colors C．directions 38．A．beauty B．shape C．side 39．A．power B．gift C．change 40．A．peaceful B．noisy C．busy 41．A．keep B．forget C．miss 42．A．symbol B．sign C．mark 43．A．protect B．visit C．watch 44．A．see B．touch C．feel 45．A．way B．importance C．chance 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。 Today, I go to visit Huangguoshu Waterfall with my family. I’m very excited. Before we go there, I learn some 46 about the waterfall from the book. Huangguoshu Waterfall is in Guizhou, China. It’s about 80 meters 47 and about 100 meters wide. It’s the 48 waterfall in China. When we get there, we see water 49 . Huangguoshu Waterfall is so large. The water is falling from a high place and makes big sounds, just like someone is 50 the drums. In the sun, the water looks 51 . It’s really beautiful. While we are in front of the waterfall, I take some photos. I learn that there are many other waterfalls near Huangguoshu Waterfall. They 52 a big family of waterfalls. Near Huangguoshu Waterfall, there is a forest and it 53 a big area. We also pay a visit there. My sister collects some beautiful 54 . Before we go home, we buy some presents for 55 friends from a shop. All of us have great fun today. 第三节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country—it is in the south of the world. June, July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring. The summer is in December, January and February, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south. A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸) has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blow here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer. The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it. 56．Where is Australia? 57．When are winter months in Australia? 58．Which part of the country is hotter, the north part or the south part? 59．Which part of Australia has winter rain? 60．将短文中画线部分翻译成中文。 IV．写作（满分15分） 61．桂林山水甲天下。以其壮美山水而闻名的广西桂林，每年都会吸引大量游客。请根据以下提示写一篇80词左右的英语文章，向游客介绍这座城市。 要求： 1.    句子通顺，语意连贯； 2.    包括表格中所有提示内容； 3.    不少于80词。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Poem 1 ______                     By Liu Zongyuan From hill to hill no bird in flight; From path to path no man in sight. A lonely fisherman afloat①, Is fishing in snow in a lonely boat.Poem 2     To Wang Lun                                                     By Li Bai, Li Bai, sit aboard a ship about to go. When suddenly on shore your farewell② songs overflow. However deep the lake of Peach Blossoms may be, It is not so deep, O Wang Lun! As your love for me.Poem 3       Homesickness Night                                                      By Li Bai Before my bed a pool of light, Can it be hoarfrost③ on the ground? Looking up, I find the moon bright, Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned.Poem 4           On the Stork Tower                              By Wang Zhihuan The sun beyond the mountain glows④, The Yellow River seawards flows⑤. You can enjoy a grander⑥ sight, By climbing to a greater height.(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)NOTES: ①on the river  ②goodbye  ③small pieces of ice  ④shines less brightly  ⑤runs ⑥greater cover   play   form   information   high   large   we   leaf   everywhere   colourLocationin the south of ChinaHistoryover 2,000 yearsWeathernot too hot in summer or too cold in winterPeoplewarm and friendlyAttractiongreen mountains and clean waters, the Elephant Trunk Hill , the Lijiang RiverFoodGuilin rice noodlesCultureGui Opera