江苏省泰州师专附属实验中学八年级英语下册 Unit 34试卷 （新版）牛津版.doc

units3-4试题class: name: marks： （满分100分）一. 单项选择 (每小题1分，共15分)( ) 1. is berlin european city? yes. it is one of the most beautiful cities in germany.a. a; the b. a; / c. an; the d. an; /( ) 2. i was very tired, so i lay down and fell asleep with my back a tree.a. against b. over c. through d. around( ) 3. could you tell me who was the ruler of america in the 1750s? sorry. but i have knowledge of american history.a. a few b. a little c. little d. few( ) 4. some people think chinas first moon rover (月球车) is about the size of a toy car. but in fact, it is a(n) machine. it weighs up to 140 kg.a. tiny b. huge c. light d. empty( ) 5. i cant click on the icons. whats wrong with my computer? maybe you havent connected your to the computer. ( ) 6. if i were you, i would take a cooking course to kill time. what good ! thanks.a. habit b. advice c. informationd. knowledge( ) 7. jim invited me to his party. however, i him because i had no spare time.a. received b. returned c. repeated d. refused( ) 8. may i keep the book for a few more days? yes. but you renew it. a. could b. can c. may d. must( ) 9. what do you think of xu kes new film, the taking of tiger mountain? wonderful. it was the most exciting 3d movie i last year.a. watch b. have watched c. was watching d. watched( )10. the restaurant will be full this evening. never mind. tom has a table for four.a. ordered b. bought c. sold d. booked( )11. in our class, students can their homework online. it saves a lot of time and paper.a. hand inb. give up c. give awayd. hand out( )12. tom has worked for the american company for a month. but he working with foreigners.a. hasnt used to b. isnt used to c. didnt use to d. doesnt use to( )13. i have a plan to save money and i havent bought anything online . a. in the past few months b. last month c. in the following month d. in the next few months( )14. tom didnt finish his work midnight. poor thing! but he is really pushing himself too hard.a. while b. until c. since d. as( )15. would you please show me how to start the game? sure. .a. youre welcome b. never mind c. have a nice time d. with pleasure二. 完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）many people like to use computers now. they are 16 in many ways. first, they are very 17 . they can work with information more quickly than a person. second, computers 18 work with quite a lot of information at the same time. third, they can keep information for a 19 time. they do not often 20 things in the way people do. also, computers are almost 21 correct. they are not perfect, of course, but they usually do not 22 mistakes.these days, 23 is important to know about computers. there are a number of ways to learn 24 to use them. some companies have classes at work. also, most universities offer day and night lessons in computer science. another way to learn is from a book, or from a friend. 25 a few hours practice, you can work with computers. you may not be an expert (专家), but you have fun working with them.( )16. a. interested b. helpfulc. delicious d. fresh ( )17. a. slow b. heavyc. light d. fast ( )18. a. can b. mayc. need d. should ( )19. a. shortb. goodc. long d. small ( )20. a. keep b. forgetc. remember d. write ( )21. a. always b. neverc. sometimes d. usually ( )22. a. hearb. takec. tell d. make( )23. a. thatb. thisc. itd. there ( )24. a. when b. whyc. how d. where ( )25. a. beforeb. afterc. while d. when三. 阅读理解 （每小题2分，共20分）awhen your great-grandparents (曾祖父母) were young, the world was very different. people did not have the kind of technology that we have today to communicate (交流) with each other. things such as mobile phones and computers were not yet invented. it took longer for people to get news about each other. long ago, people wrote letters to stay in touch. in the 19th century, letters were carried by horses. then trains began to carry letters from city to city. by the early 1900s, planes were a faster way to carry letters across the country and around the world.as times change, new inventions have made it easy to contact (联系) friends and family in seconds! people began to use telephones in the late 1800s. modern phones can do many things. some phones can even let you take nice pictures. these images can be sent to other phones. computers have made some of the biggest changes in communication. the internet sendse-mail messages around the world in seconds!although new technology helps us stay in touch with each other, many people still enjoy sending and getting letters. with so many ways to communicate, its easy to find your favourite way to stay in touch.( )26. when your great-grandparents were young, .a. the world was the same b. people didnt communicatec. it was slower to communicate d. mobile phones were invented( )27. from the passage, we know that were used to carry letters over two centuries ago.a. horses b. buses c. trains d. planes( )28. when did people begin to use telephones?a. in the early 1900s. b. in the 18th century. c. in the 21st century. d. in the second half of the 19th century.( )29. what does the underlined word “images” mean?a. pictures. b. messages. c. telephones. d. letters.( )30. which is the best title for the passage?a. the best way to communicate b. how we keep in touch c. please communicate more d. no letters any morebi work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly.this year, a very sweet old lady that i cared for, alice, has gone through a difficult time. shes got dementia and she has been in the hospital twice. in november i was finally able to get her back to her “home”.alice used to think her daughter was coming to visit her on christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days.when she finally realized that happy moment was not going to happen, she was very . knowing that her daughter was coming after christmas was not enough to make her feel happy,i hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday! on christmas eve, i gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church (教堂) that night. instead of taking her to my church, i took her to her old neighbourhood church where all her friends were. we got there early and i got her a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. then soon some of her friends came to the church and they rushed over to greet her and sit beside her. the candlelight service was beautiful and alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there.the truth of the story is that i am the one who got the best gift: the smile on alices face. ( )31. the underlined word “dementia” in paragraph 2 probably is .a. an illness b. a letter c. a house d. a plan( )32. what might the missing word in paragraph 3?a. off b. away c. up d. down( )33. what was the best gift that the writer got on christmas eve?a. the candlelight service. b. praise from alices friends.c. thanks from alices daughter. d. alices happiness. ( )34. who made the old woman feel glad in the story?a. her daughter. b. her grandchildren. c. her new neighbours. d. her old and new friends.( )35. what is the best title for this passage?a. my candlelight christmas eveb. the dream of an old, lonely ladyc. a real present d. my dream四. 填空（每小题1分，共15分）a. 根据所给汉语意思，用合适的单词填空。36. you are nice and friendly; he is just the (对立的人).37. youd better (打印) the file and ask your teacher to check it for you.38. the love story in this film really (感动) us.39. i dont think jiang wens film gone with the bullets is a (成功的事物).40. my (经历) in nanjing was like a dream.b. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。41. jim managed (translate) all the sentences into english with the help of google.42. the greens (return) from america already.43. i cant decide which book (pick). can you choose one for me?44. i hope you wont mind (send) this email for me on your phone.45. james (not have) to be so worried because there is plenty of time left. c. 从方框里选择合适的单词或词组，填空完成下面的对话。relax, dream of, be made up of, dollar, open up andy: mary, do you have many hobbies?mary: yes. i have many hobbies. they can help me (46) after a days hard work.andy: whats your favourite hobby?mary: reading. i think reading (47) a new world for me. how about you?andy: well, i like reading, too. and i also like travelling. i always (48) travelling around the world when i grow up. mary: really? and what place would you like to visit most?andy: singapore. you know, it (49) about sixty islands. it is a place where chinese culture and western culture mix (混合) together. mary: do people there use renminbi? andy: no, they use singapore (50).五. 根据所给汉语意思填空，完成下面的句子。(每小题2分，共10分)51. 我的报告还没有完成，但是我肯定能准时上交。 my report isnt finished yet. but i am sure i can .52. 他们累坏了，需要好好休息。 they and needed a good rest. 53. 到目前为止，我还没有收到他的任何信件。 i any of his letters .54. 自从20世纪初以来，这里的人就开始靠打渔为生。 the people here have made a living by fishing .55. 这种小型飞机一次能飞行几千公里。 this type of small plane can fly thousands of kilometres .六. 任务型阅读（每小题1分，共15分）a. 阅读下面的材料，根据其内容填空，完成后面的表格。lets take a look at families in the east and west.usually, a family has parents and children. but the structure (结构) is not the same in different cultures.in many asian countries, families usually have three generations (一代人) living together. when parents are busy with work, grandparents help do the housework and take care of the children.while in most western countries, families usually only have parents and children. during the daytime, working parents send their children to grandparents houses or daycare centres. and after work, they take the children back home. some families even become dinkdouble income (薪水), no kids. a report says one in five american couples dont want a child.the responsibility (责任) of parents to their children is also different.for example in china, many parents do a lot for their children even when they become adults. they pay for their childrens college tuition (学费). many parents also help children to find jobs, or help them buy houses.in western countries, however, children try to be independent (独立) when they reach the age of 18. most parents will not pay their childrens tuition. young people find part-time jobs or turn to the government for help. if they can find a job after leaving college, parents usually wont pay for their daily expenses (开销).families may be different in the east and west, but every family is a warm place to teach us how we can love and care.families in the east and westdifferencesthe structurein asia: three generations live together. grandparents help to do housework and look (56) children when parents are at work. in western countries: families only have parents and children. parents (57) children to grandparents house or daycare centre in the daytime. about 20 percent of couples in the usa go dink. the responsibilityin china: parents do much for children, (58) paying for their college tuition, finding jobs for them or even buying them houses. in western countries: when children are (59) 18, they find part-time jobs or get help from the government. similarities (相同点)every family is a warm place to teach us (60) to love and care.b. 阅读下面的短文，根据所给首字母提示，用合适的单词填空。if you like travelling but youre feeling lazy, visit the odyssey. on this website, you can (61) f a group of students who are travelling across west africa. every day you can read (62) w theyve done, see pictures of where they are, and (if you like) send messages to them.perhaps youre planning to visit a (63) f country yourself, and need some help with the language. a site called foreign languages for travelers is an (64) o phrasebook (短语手册).you can choose among 35 languages and 20 topics, and you can see the phrases on your screen and (65) h them at the same time.maybe you just want to stay at home and watch tv. if (66) s, you can use a site called digiguide to help you find whats on. it lists all the programmes on 80 channels. just type in the (67) n of the programme and it will tell you what channel its on and at what time.there are also lots of websites which are linked to video cameras in different places (68) a_ the world. one site, (69) c v care, is linked to a model car in san diego, california. you can sit at your computer and drive the car (70) y, using the controls on your