江苏省沭阳县怀文中学八年级英语上册 Unit 8 Natural disasters单元过关练习 （新版）牛津版.doc

unit 8 考试时间：45分钟 分值：100分 一、单项选择（本大题共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）( ) 1. what _ terrible weather it is! yes, but i love _ air after it rains. it smells so fresh. a. the；a b. a；the c. /；the d. /；a( ) 2. there was a big noise _ thunder outside the door.a. like b. likes c. liked d. is like( ) 3. that house _ fire because lightning hit it. a. started b. caused c. caught d. began ( ) 4. the floor is quite wet, my teacher asked us _ quickly. a. to mop up it b. mopped it up c. to mop it up d. to mop up it( ) 5. my mother often tells me to _ when i am in trouble. a. calm down b. slow down c. come down d. fall down( ) 6. we all got _ when we heard the _ news.a. excited；excited b. exciting；excitedc. excited；exciting d. exciting；exciting( ) 7. there are _ books in the library, and about _ of them are in english.a. thousands of；two hundreds b. thousand of；two hundredc. thousands of；two hundred d. thousand of；two hundreds( ) 8. it may be dangerous _ a car _ a snowy day. a. to drive；in b. to drive；on c. drive；in d. drive；on( ) 9. i was going shopping _ my uncle came to see me. a. while b. as c. when d. so ( ) 10. we should drive as _ as_.a. careful, possible b. carefully, possible c. careful, can d. carefully, can( ) 11. id like to go out to play, but i dont know _. you can go to the park. a. where to go b. when to go c. what to do d. how to do it( ) 12. i called you at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, but no one answered. sorry, i with my parents _ at that time.a. was shopping b. were shopping c. are shopping d. went shopping( ) 13. _ you know english is important, you should learn it well. but i found it hard for me _ it well. a. since；to learnb. for；learn c. because of；learning d. because；learned( ) 14. i want to know if mr green _ here tomorrow. if he _, ill tell you. a. comes, comes b. will come, will come c. will come, comes d. comes, will come ( ) 15. can i have a look at you photos? _. here you are. a. sure b. thanks c. keep calm d. dont worry二、完形填空（本大题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）about five hundred years ago, an earthquake happened in a small village. 1 for them, nothing was destroyed（毁坏）and no one was hurt. but a huge stone 2 from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road. 3 the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. some of the 4 men tried to lift the stone out of the road. but they couldnt move it. they tried to push it 5 failed. they tried to pull it with ropes but nothing 6 . “well, they said sadly, “theres nothing we can do about it. well have to change the way.at this time a boy about 12 years old said, “i think i can help you to move the stone away. “you? they shouted. “what are you talking about? the men all 7 the boy. the next morning, some people came into the road. one of them shouted, “the stone is gone. more people ran out to see 8 happened. it was true. the stone wasnt on the road any longer. it wasnt even near the road. the boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, “i buried it. the people looked very 9 .“you see, he said, “i dug a deep hole next to the stone and i dug a small incline（斜坡）up to the stone and the stone rolled（滚）down into the hole 10 . then i covered it with earth. the villagers shouted, “clever boy! clever boy! and some of them said, “why didnt we think out this good idea?( ) 1. a. unluckily b. luckily c. suddenly d. sadly( ) 2. a. fell b. rose c. raised d. felt( ) 3. a. while b. until c. after d. before( ) 4. a. weakest b. strongest c. oldest d. cleverest( ) 5. a. and b. or c. but d. so( ) 6. a. did b. worked c. made d. followed( ) 7. a. looked at b. shouted at c. laughed at d. pointed at( ) 8. a. what b. why c. how d. which( ) 9. a. excited b. bored c. interested d. surprised( ) 10. a. myself b. themselves c. itself d. it三、阅读理解（本大题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）akim bogue, a keeper in california, worked overtime to save money for a trip to thailand to visit her family and friends. she saved over 900 dollars and was planning to buy a ticket but she lost her purse with all her money and credit cards.kim looked through the garbage and all the buildings where she worked but came up empty-handed. she went home heartbroken. she believed that she lost her money forever(永远). while kim was at home, sad and depressed, a homeless man was searching through the garbage looking for things to sell. as he was looking through a garbage bag, he found something in a plastic bag.the homeless man took the purse to sherry wesley, because sherry wesley knew him from her volunteer(志愿者) work at a homeless shelter. the homeless man came to sherry wesley with the money and said, “this probably belongs to someone that you work with, can you find the owner?”sherry wesley works in one of the buildings that kim cleans and she knew kim had lost her purse.kim was amazed when she heard the good news. “i couldnt believe it when they called me,” she said.“he has a very big heart. if someone else had found the purse, the money would be gone. ”as a reward(报酬), kim gave the man 100 dollars. the homeless man gave half of the money to sherry wesley and asked her to donate it to charity for him.( ) 1. kim worked overtime to save money for _ her family and friends in thailand. a. helping b. visiting c. giving d. saving( ) 2. while kim was at home, sad and depressed, a homeless man found _by accident(偶然). a. the garbage bag b. something to sell c. the purse kim lost d. nothing important( ) 3. from paragraph 3, sherry wesley was a _ who worked at a homeless shelter. a. volunteer worker b. homeless man c. building cleaner d. blindness( ) 4. at the end of the story, the homeless man gave _ dollars to charity. a. 900 b. 100 c. 50 d. 80( ) 5. the sentence in the last paragraph “he has a very big heart.” means _ in chinese. a. 他很贪心 b. 他有野心 c. 他很高尚 d. 他心胸宽广四、任务型阅读（本大题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）how to beat (战胜) sadnesswe all have days when we are down (情绪低落), tired and unhappy. thats ok. you need days like this, or how would you know you are happy? youll enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. even if (即使) sadness is a part of life, lets try to make it small. here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad.1. stand up straight and this helps your energy flow(流动). when your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too.2. smile! its easy to do and have good results. this way can not only leave you in a good mood(情绪) but also bring others a good mood.3. listen to music. it can be your favorite music. some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out what kind of music works the best for you.4. take some “me” time. you can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise or having a hot bath, or something like that.5. exercise. even something as simple as taking a walk will get your blood(血) flowing. it is a great way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad.these ways will cheer you up (使你振作) when you are down, but dont just use them when you are sad. try and practice them every day to make them a habit. you will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away. but if you are in a deep depression(沮丧), go to see a doctor.根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。title: how to beat sadnessopinionsit is ok to feel down, 1 and unhappy.it is possible to make sadness a small part of life.simple 2 to cheer you upstand up straight so that your energy can flow freely. 3 at others because it can bring you and others a good mood.listen to your favorite music because it works the best.find pleasure in everyday life, such as watching a sunrise.take a walk and you can clear your 4 of sad things.suggestionstry to make these simple ways a habit .go to see a 5 when you are in a deep depression.1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5._五、词汇（本大题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） a. 根据所给汉语意思、首字母提示或英文解释，写出单词的正确形式。1. when you are in danger, it is important to make you not _ (紧张) and calm down.2. they come from small but beautiful _ (村庄，乡村).3. they went in the _ (方向) of the post office,4. ive looked for my money _ (到处) , but i still cant find it.5. i shared an _ (雨伞) with millie when we went home. 6. before you take the medicine, you should s _ the bottle first.7. what h _ to linda last night? a car hit her on her way home.8. she is n _ sixty now, but she looks very young. 9. please keep _ (quiet).the baby is sleeping.10. they successfully ran out of the house. now they are _ (not in danger). b. 用括号中所给词的正确形式填空11. there are many _ (coach) to that station. 12. if the man is still _ (live ), we need to ask for a doctor at once.13. the girl said to _ (she), “im the prettiest girl in the world”.14. mum _ (listen) to music when i got home yesterday. 15. my car _ (break) down on my way to nanjing last week. 16. it was too cold, so they made a fire _ (keep) warm .17. little tom often feels sleepy while _ (see) films.18. i saw you _ (stand) on the side of the road when i was walking to the bus stop. 19. i called you a moment ago, but you were not in. oh, sorry. i _ (watch) a football game with my friends.20. im sorry i _ (leave) my exercise book at home. dont forget to bring it to school tomorrow, please. 六、句子翻译（本大题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）1. 数以千计的人在洪灾中丧生。 the flood _ people. 2. 为了免受交通事故的侵害，我们应该遵守交通规则。we should _to protect _ traffic accidents.3. 那两个小孩惊恐地