广州版2012年初二1-3单元测验题.doc

广州版2012年八年级第1-第3单元测验题I Choose the best answer.( )1._they have opposite views, they all think Chinese medicine is helpful? A. Although B. Until C. Since D. But( )2. -Can you catch what the speaker said at the meeting?. -Sorry, I can _ understand it. A. hardly B. almost C. nearly D. never ( )3. If people _ cutting down the forest, they will have nowhere_. A. keep; to live in B. will keep; to live in C. keep; to live D. will keep; to live( )4. -Mary dances best in our school. -I agree. Ill never forget_ her dance for the first time. A. seeing B. to see C. see D. seen( ) 5.The mother has her son _all homework before sleeping? A. to finish B. finishing C. finish D. finished( ) 6. The oil _ the seed. How wonderful! A. is made of B. is made from C. is made into D. is made at( )7. The old man feels _at home. He hopes his son can come to see him soon. A. along B. alone C. lonely D. lonelily( )8. I read_the book in a _night. A. all; all B. whole; whole C. all; whole D. whole; all( ) 9. Our football team won the game and all the _ fans are celebrating it in the bar. A. exciting B. excited C. excite D. being exciting( ) 10. -You_ smoke so much, Dad. Its bad for your health. A. couldnt B. had better not to C. neednt D. oughtnt to( ) 11. -Would you like _ a film with me? -Id love to, but I like _ dinner first. A. to see; to have B. to see; to having C. seeing; to have D. seeing; having( ) 12. On my way _, I saw a thief _ a womans purse. A. home; to steal B. to home; to steal C. home; steal D. to home; steal( ) 13. Its very nice_ pictures for me. A. of you to draw B. for you to draw C. for you drawing D. of you drawing( ) 14. I dont like meat_ potatoes. A. with B. into C. in D. to( ) 15. -At the meeting, we all elected Liming_ the Cheer-leader? A. as B. for C. to be D. as being( ) 16. -What do you want to be when you grow up? -I hope _an engineer. A. to be B. being C. as D. is( ) 17. iPad is a smart machine; the policemen can even listen to it_where the suspects are. A. telling B. to tell C. tell D. that tell( ) 18. After losing his job, he has to make a living _ cupcake on the streets. A. by selling B. to sell C. for selling D. with selling( ) 19. _ the time being, we have to make a good plan and then go for it. A. As B. For C. At D With( ) 20. Tom studies much harder than before, and he is better_maths now. A. with B. to C. at D. thanII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms1. These young boys_ (pay) a lot for what theyve done.2. Whats the _ (mean) of the word?3. It was so dark that they could _(hard) see anything in the room.4. After a long time of work, he _ (suggestion) going out to walk.5. This old man is very _ (health) as he jogs(慢跑) around the park for one hour everyday. III. Rewrite the following sentences as required1. The little girl was frightened in the darkness. She began to cry for help. （合并为一句）The little girl was _ frightened _ she began to cry for help.2. Mr. Smith washes his car twice a month. (对划线部分提问) does Mr. Smith wash his car.3. We have been good friends since we met at school. (对划线部分提问) have you been good friends?4. Please smile politely when someone talks to you, _ _ （改为反意疑问句）5. Tommy says that drawing comic strips is very easy. (保持句意基本不变)Its very easy _Tommy _draw comic strips. IV. Choose the best answer.There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live. The first great 1 was the one that is still very important todaythe wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance. For hundreds of years after that there were 2 inventions that as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s the world started to change 3 . There was little unknown land left in the world. People didnt have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 4 them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new 5 was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again. The earth was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking 6 ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, 7 their own steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.( ) 1. A scientist B. artist C. musician D. invention( ) 2. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little( ) 3. largely B. differently C. greatly D. freely( ) 4. A. Between B. Among C. Before D. After( ) 5. A. mistake B. product C. world D. material ( ) 6. A. for B. out C. after D. around( ). 7. A made B. were made C. have made D. hade madeV. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper wordsBritish girl Daisy Raffan not o 1 can speak fluent (流利的) Chinese, but also runs a website to teach kids Chinese.The 17-year-old girl established (创建) the website on January 26, 2009. She had the idea after her mum took her to lessons to learn the l 2 when she was just five.On Daisys website, kids can log on and read Daisys lessons whenever they like, e 3 at home or in the classroom. Each lesson has four different parts: Language: Kids will learn new words. Writing: Kids will learn to write new words and numbers. Culture: In this part, Daisy will tell you something about Chinese c 4 , such as the people and the food. Practice: Kids can hear, repeat, and then practise the words theyve learned. Each week, “Kids Chinese Club” will choose its “Stars of the Week” the kids w_5 have done a good job in the past week. The website is fun, and it also helps British kids learn C 6 . British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has already praised Daisy and said that learning Chinese was important for Britains future generations (子孙后代). 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _VI. Answer the questionsLinda enjoyed listening to the gossip(闲话) at the water fountain(饮水处 ),and then passed it to others. Sometimes people got a little hurt. Patty decided that Linda should be taught a lesson. After the second class, Patty was at the water fountain. As she took a drink, Abel passed by. Whats up? he asked her. Patty said, Nothing much, the usual. Today is sure an interesting day. But its not good for Linda. What do you mean? What happened? “Abel asked. Patty said sadly, I heard that Linda got below an A on her history exam. You know her parents want her to get straight As. I think theyll keep her at home for a whole week to study. Before he could ask anything else, Patty walked on. Abel caught up with Emily. Did you hear, he asked, not waiting for her to answer, Linda failed on a history exam and her parents will keep her at home for a whole month? Emily looked at him in surprise, But Linda is a straight A student. This is terrible. Dont tell anybody, and I wont either. At lunch, the gossip was flying fast. Tim asked Bob, “Did you hear about poor Linda? She failed in history, and her parents are going to get her a tutor (家庭教师). By three oclock, everybody knew it. All day, Linda had a strange feeling. People were looking at her. She asked Dana what was going on. He said, I dont know who found out, but were really sorry.” Sorry about what?” Linda asked. Dan