八年级英语下册 unit 6 an old man tried to move the mountains检测题 （新版）人教新目标版

Unit 6 I. 单项填空 1. I think Song Zuying has a good _. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. news2. The house is made _ wood. It looks beautiful. A. of B. from C. in D. by 3. The old photo reminds me _ my childhood. A. for B. with C. to D. of 4. Im a singer is _ an interesting TV show _ many people like watching it. A. so; that B. such; that C. so, as D. such; as5. -Will you please tell her about the news? -Sure, Ill tell her about it as soon as she _ back. A. come B. will come C. came D. comes 6. The boy often cheats his friends _ money. A. for B. from C. out D. of 7. Tigers wait _ it is dark, then go out to find their food.A. since B. until C. as D. because 8. -What did you do last night? -I stayed at home _ going to a movie. A. instead B. instead of C. rather than D. better than9. -Dad, why must I stop _ computer games?-For your health, my boy. A. play B. to play C. to playing D. playing10. Shes not strong enough _ walking up mountains. A. to go B. going C. go D. went11. The little boy is _ young _ he cant go to school. A. enough; to B. too; to C. so; that D. such; that12. Mr. Green speaks very loudly _ all the people can hear him clearly. A. when B. so that C. because D. but13. Sometimes ads may lead us _ something that we dont need. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought14. -Your aunt often walks a dog in the morning. -Yeah, _ bad weather stops her. A. when B. unless C. because D. since15. Vocabulary is important to language learning. Therefore, youd better try different ways you can think of _ words and expressions A. remember B. to remember C. remembering. 完形填空 The water problem may be the most serious problem in the world. You may think it is 1 because nearly 70% of the earths surface is covered 2 water. Yes, it is true. But about 97% of it is sea water or salt water, and it cant be drunk People can only drink and use the 3 3%. The water comes only from rivers, lakes and the underground. And we cant even use all of that, because the iceberg covers some of it. Even 4 , some of the water has been polluted.Of course, the little water is still 5 for us if no more water is wanted and some of it can be recycled. But today more and more water is 6 by more and more people, more and more factories. We must take steps to solve these problems. One of the first steps is to develop 7 of reusing water. Another way is to use sea water by 8 the salt out, and this has begun in many countries, but it 9 too much. 10 at the end of the next century, there will be drinking water only.1. A. hard B. strange C. easy D. interesting2. A. with B. in C. across D. far3. A. other B. another C. one D. more4. A. more B. worse C. better D. harder5. A. clear B. good C. well D. enough6. A. left B. saved C. needed D. kept7. A. rules B. roads C. ways D. problems8. A. getting B. taking C. coming D. moving9. A. gives B. costs C. spends D. pays10. A. Nearly B. Although C. Of course D. MaybeIII、阅读理解AThe Internet is becoming more and more important in our life. How much do you know about it?What is the Internet? The Internet is a large, worldwide collection (聚集) of computer networks (网). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different networks from all over the world. Once you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest in the World Wide Web.What is the World Wide Web? The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. The Web is like a big electronic book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music. What is e-mail? Electronic mail (E-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. Its much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots and an “” (meaning at ). This is what an address looks like: Emily star. net. Write a message, type in the persons e-mail address, and then send the message across the Internet. People dont need to use stamps, envelopes (信封) or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting thats the Internet!1. The Internet is _.A. a big computer B. a small group of computersC. lots of computer networks D. the World Wide Web2. What is a network? A. A net to catch fish. B. A net with electricity. C. A small group of computers put together. D. A computer with nets around it.3. What does the underlined part “talk to your friendson the pages mean? A. You can talk to your friends face to face. B. You go to your friends houses to talk to them. C. You talk to your friends through the same computer. D. You type and send words through the Internet.4. What must you have if you want to use e-mail? A. An address. B. Some stamps. C. An envelope. D. An e-mail address.5. People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends and family mainly because _. A. they dont need to have stamps, envelopes or addresses. B. they dont have to pay any money C. sending e-mail is interesting D. its faster and cheaperBPut an ice cube (冰块) from your fridge into a glass of water. You have a piece of string of 10 centimeters (厘米) long. The task is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string, but you must not touch（接触）the ice with your fingers. You may ask your friends to try doing that when you are having dinner together. There is a saltcellar(盐瓶) on the table. You must use salt when you do this experiment. First you put the string across the piece of ice. Then put same salt on the ice. Salt makes ice melt(融化). The ice round the siring will begin to melt. But when it melts, it will absorb（吸收）heat. The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze(结冰) again. After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice! This experiment can be very useful to you. If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use much salt to melt all the ice. If you dont put enough salt, the water will freeze again.6. We must use _ when we do this experiment. A. a fridge B. some food C. a table D. some salt7. How long will it take to do this experiment? A. About two minutes. B. About twenty minutes. C. Less than one minute. D. About ten minutes.8. What is the task of this experiment? A. To put the ice cube into the glass of water with the help of the string. B. To take out the ice cube in the glass of water with the help of the string. C. To take out the ice cube in the glass of water with your fingers. D. To put some salt on the ice cube and then put the string across it.9. How many things are at least used in this experiment? A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 710. We can learn something about _ from the passage. A. physics B. biology C. chemistry D. mathCThe Turning of the EarthIt seems to us that the earth stands quite still. But it is really moving all the time. It turns around a make-believe line through its center. We call this make-believe line the earths axis(地轴). The two ends of the earths axis are called its poles. It makes the earth travel twenty-four hours around its axis once. We look at the sun and say it rises and travels across the sky, but the sun doesnt really do so. It is the turning of the earth which makes us feel as if the sun were moving across the sky. We cant see that the earth is moving because everything else on the earth is turning with us. As the earth turns around every twenty-four hours, first one half faces the sun and then the other half. When our half of the earth is facing the sun, we say it is day. When our half is away from the sun, we say it is night. It is the turning of the earth that tells us when to go to bed and when to get up.11. Whats the meaning of the phrase “a make-believe line? A. Its a line that we cant believe. B. Its a line that we cant see. C. Its a line that anyone can make. D. Its a line that we can make and believe.12. The meaning of the word “poles is _. A. the north and the south points of the earth B. a tall piece of wood or metal that stands in the ground C. either of the two ends of a line D. either of two complete different opinions13. Usually we say, The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. In fact, the sun _. A. does not move B. stands still C. is motionless D. all of the above14. We cant see the earth moving because _. A. we live on the earth B. everything else on the earth is turning with us C. the earth is smaller than the sun D. both A and B15. When do we have day and “night?A. When the part of the earth where we live faces the sun, we have “day, and when the part of the earth where we live turns away from the sun we have night.B. When the earth faces us we have day, and when the earth runs away from us we have night.C. When our part of the earth turns to the sun we have night, and when our part of the earth turns away from the sun we have day.D. When the sun turns to us we have day, and when the sun turns away from us we have night.D Will you spend two days in Tokyo? Are you moving to Melbourne? No matter where youre going or how long youre staying, keep reading! These suggestions will help you make the most of any city adventure. Before you arrive, read a city guidebook. If you dont want to buy one, just look through the guidebooks in a store. They can give you some advice on how to plan your trip.Search the Internet. Websites such as Citysearch. com and Economist. com provide free information on cities around the world, including the city map. Blogs (博客) can give you a chance to learn from others travel experiences. Some companies, like National Geographic, offer audio walking tours, which can be downloaded from the Internet. Once you arrive, they will turn your MP3 player into a tour guide! They will help you explore the city on foot. Doing research before you arrive will help you experience the citys famous places. Whether a shopping area, or a river-you should see it.16. What should you do before you get to a city? A. Get a city map. B. Ask a local person. C. Read a city guidebook. D. Go to a tourism office.17. Where can we get others travel experiences from the passage? A. On the blogs. B. On the city maps. C. In the local newspapers. D. In the city guidebooks.18. Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “audio? A. 语音的 B. 书面的 C. 公开的 D. 热心的19. Where can we find a free city map according to the passage? A. At the airport. B. On the Internet. C. At a bookstore. D. In a shopping area.20. What does this article give us the advice on? A. How to read a guidebook. B. How to plan a city adventure. C. How to search for information. D. How to write blogs. 根据汉语完成句子 1. 很久以前，这儿有一个村庄。_ _ _ _ there was a village here.2. 他一见到她，就爱上了她。He _ _ _ _ her as soon as he met her.3. 这个男孩太渴了，他吃掉了整个西瓜。 The boy was so thirsty that he ate _ _ watermelon.4. 你在森林里睡的时间是多么长！What _ _ _ you slept in the forest?5. 他太忙了，没有时间帮助我。 He is _ busy _ he doesnt have time to help me. 情景交际 根据对话内容，从AG七个选项中选出五个能补全对话的最佳选项。（有两项多余）Lily: Hi, Jim! How was your party?Jim: Its wonderful! 1 Lily: Im sorry. I had planned to, but I had a high fever that day.Jim: Sorry to hear that. Are you all right now?Lily: Yes, thanks. 2 Jim: Well, we had many different kinds of food, such as chicken, pizza, salads Lily: Did you have a birthday cake?Jim: 3 Lily: What about music?Jim: It was great! As you know, Lindas brother is a famous DJ, so she brought lots of good CDs with her. _4 we had an unforgettable time. Lily: What time did the party end?Jim: 5 I couldnt get up the next day. Lily: Well, it sounds as if you enjoyed yourselves.Jim: Yes. I like having parties because they can make us happy and relaxed.A. Yes, a big chocolate one. B. Why didnt you come?C. At half past two. D. Its raining today.E. What time did they get up? F. We danced till two oclock in the morning.G. What did I miss at the party, anyway?VI. 短文填空 用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空， 使短文完整正确。 ask, thank, happy, remember, kindness, good, drive, he, sixth, poorI took the bus to school every day when I was in primary school. Alvin, our bus 1_, picked us up every morning. We were all from 2_ families. My parents could hardly support the family with 3 _ Children.Once a month, Alvin stopped at the local bus stop. Then someone came out and 4_ each of us if we wanted an ice cream or a drink. Alvin paid for it. At the end of the school year, he took us to 5_ home for dancing. The 6 _that he showed was amazing. We didnt get treats like that too often, so what he did for us was 7_ remembered.Twenty years later, I called him and 8_ him for all he did for us. I told him that he probably couldnt remember me, but I sure 9_him! And I could hear the smile in his voice when he said he was happy that I called.He is the reason why I do my 10 _ to show kindness to everyone I meet. He has had a big influence on my life. And I am very pleased that I was able to tell him.VII、任务型阅读阅读短文，按要求完成下列各题。 As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small, you may just want to become the best student in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer tells us that making our dreams real is lifes biggest challenge. You may think youre not very good at some school subjects or is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream. In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Dont let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is made up of many small dreams. You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficu