江苏省丹阳市后巷初级中学八年级英语下册 Unit 12试卷 （新版）牛津版.doc

units1-2class: name: marks： （满分100分）一. 单项选择 (每小题1分，共15分)( ) 1. did you enjoy the movie tiny times 4? well, it is a terrible film. i just think it waste of time to watch it.a. a b. the c. / d. an( )2. do you enjoy your new life near the airport? well, i enjoy my life here except for (除了) the pollution. the planes make it hard for me to sleep well sometimes.a. air b. water c. noise d. light( ) 3. more and more are interested in shopping on the internet. they believe they can save much money by shopping online. a. houses wivesb. houses wife c. house wifed. house wives( ) 4. the museum is only bus ride from here. there is no need to take the underground.a. a ten minuteb. ten minutesc. a ten-minuted. a ten-minutes ( ) 5. it seems to be to reach the top of the mountain before lunch. what about having some food right here?a. impatientb. importantc. uncomfortable d. impossible( ) 6. someone is knocking at the door. is it ann? it be her. she has gone to the theatre.a. may b. mustc. cantd. mustnt( ) 7. i just feel like stopping my project halfway. why? youd better cheer up and keep trying. , the situation is becoming better.a. thereforeb. moreoverc. anywayd. somewhere( ) 8. many fish in this lake died because of pollution. a. too much b. too many c. many too d. much too( ) 9. everybody here except tom and jim a bike. tom and jim cant ride bikes at all.a. have gotb. has got c. had got d. get( )10. a report says that we over 10 hazy (雾霾的) days in our city until this month.a. have hadb. had got c. have d. will have( )11. your shoes are so old. why dont you buy a new pair? because i all my money on the books. a. spend b. have spentc. am spendingd. was spending( )12. guess how long it is we met last. it is half a year! really? time flies.a. when b. before c. since d. till( )13. lets turn on the tv and watch the basketball match. its too late. it for an hour. and the result was that my favourite team won.a. has finishedb. has been overc. has been ond. has begun( )14. which of the following is not a fact but an opinion? a. our town is 20 kilometres south of nanjing.b. our town had few high buildings in the past.c. our english teacher is hard-working and we like him.d. there is a railway running past the town.( )15. how was your stay in hong kong? _ and it was a pity that i couldnt stay there longer.a. nothing could be worse. b. it was fantastic.c. far from a wonderful trip. d. what a hard time we had!二. 完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）a tourist was visiting times square in new york when she saw the act of kindness. she, and thousands of other people, will never 16 .a homeless man was begging (乞讨). he had no shoes or socks on, on the 17 november evening. then a 18 came up to the beggar. he said, “i have these size 12 shoes for you, and they are warm.” the officer helped the man 19 the new shoes.the policeman is larry deprimo, 25. when he saw the homeless man 20 on his heels (脚后跟), he went into a 21 store and bought a pair of shoes with his own money. deprimo said that his grandfather often told him, “if you are going to do something, do it 100 per cent (十足). do it, 22 dont do it at all.” that good 23 stayed with him.deprimo still has the bill 24 the shoe store.he wants to tell himself that no matter how 25 things are, some people have it harder.( )16. a. knowb. seec. want d. forget( )17. a. cold b. warm c. cool d. hot ( )18. a. policeman b. visitor c. girl d. grandpa ( )19. a. get on b. put on c. take on d. pass on ( )20. a. sleeping b. playing c. eating d. walking( )21. a. food b. clothingc. shoe d. book ( )22. a. if b. but c. or d. because ( )23. a. news b. advice c. decision d. information( )24. a. to b. on c. about d. from( )25. a. difficultb. strange c. dangerousd. surprising三. 阅读理解 （每小题2分，共20分）amoney-saving tips for disney worldevery time you visit disney world, theres something new to see. the magic kingdom (王国) now includes the high-tech, movie-made disney and animal kingdom. the park is becoming bigger, and you may need to spend more money, too. how can you save? ive been to the park more than 25 times with my kids, and ive found a few money-saving tips for you.eat out at lunchtime: the prices at some of the nicer restaurants are much lower at noontime than at any other time. its clever tomake reservations (预定) before you leave home. call 407-w-disney.become a gold card member: with $65, you can get a magic kingdom club gold card (call 1-800-56-disney). cardholders get up to 20% off disney hotel rooms, theme park tickets and things from disney stores.dont pay extra (额外) to see a character: character-theme dinner shows are expensive, costing a family of four about $140, and even a character breakfast can set you back $50. try to meet the characters inside the theme parks and at free in-park shows. wait until the end of your trip to buy souvenirs: at that time, the kids will really know what they want, and you wont waste money on expensive things.( )26. what is animal kingdom? a. a part of the magic kingdom. b. the disneyland. c. a place for eating.d. a kingdom with a disneyland.( )27. if a disney hotel room costs $400 a night,then a gold card member needs to pay at least for a night.a. $65b. $320c. $183d. $229( )28. which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “set you back”?a. offer you.b. save you. c. cost you.d. return you.( )29. if you dont have enough money, the writer suggests you should not .a. buy things for the kids from disney storesb. buy souvenirs at the beginning of the tripc. become a gold card member d. have your meals out at noontime( )30. the writer of the passage must be a(n) .a. guide in disney worldb. character in a theme parkc. newcomer to disney worldd. experienced visitorb“sesame street” is a childrens educational programme in the usa. the show first ran on oct. 10, 1969.now, cookie monster has changed a lot. sometimes he even eats fruits and vegetables. another change is that, now, millions of kids watch the show on phones and computers instead of on tv.in 1973 “sesame street” was one of the two tv shows for little children. now its competing with 84 kids shows on tv. yet “sesame street” still holds its own. it is popular among kids aged 2 to 5 with 850,000 viewers per tv episode (集).half the viewers watch it in digital formats (数码格式). they can watch it on sesames, pbsk, netflix, amazon, itunes and some 50 apps. “sesame street” also has a high “co-viewing” experience. that means parents can watch the show with kids. nearly half of “sesame street” viewers are over age 18. “sesame street” was one of the few shows in the 1970s about allraces (种族). today the show also has shows for children with disabilities.newer seasons have real human characters. they make it more popular with children.all the changes help “sesame street” compete with many other kids shows.( )31. cookie monster seems to be .a. a child watching “sesame street” b. a character in “sesame street”c. a designer of “sesame street” d. parents watching “sesame street”( )32. “sesame street” has a history of .a. nearly half a century b. less than a quarter of a centuryc. nearly a whole century d. more than half a century( )33. the underlined word “yet” may mean .a. but b. so c. because d. since( )34. which of the following is true about “sesame street”?a. parents seldom watch it. b. it has no real human characters.c. it has to compete with many other shows for children.d. most people watch it on tv only.( )35. the report mainly talks about .a. how “sesame street” has changedb. why “sesame street” is not popular nowc. what “sesame street” is about d. who “sesame street” is popular with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. (旅行) is my favourite hobby. it makes me learn while relaxing myself.37. i havent found any time for a talk with jim (最近).38. hello kitty is a famous japanese (卡通) character. 39. there have been (直接) flights between taipei and nanjing since july, 2008.40. some of our (亲戚) will come to my grandpas sixtieth birthday party.b. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。41. we must move away the (die) trees in this area. 42. the greens have been (marry) for thirty years.43. with more (communicate), children and parents can understand each other better.44. we were all amazed at the (beautiful) of the sunrise.45. his listening skills (improve) a lot in the past few months. c. 从方框里选择合适的词组，填空完成下面的对话。such as, from time to time, a couple of, used to, over the yearsa: mr lee, is this your first time to come back to your hometown?b: no, it isnt. i have been back (46) times since 2005. but i havent got much time to walk around.a: is the town what it was like when you left?b: of course not. i remember the town (47) be much quieter than it is now. a: there are more places for fun here now, (48) the wanda cinema and the amusement park. there are changes here every year.b: and people have changed greatly (49)_. i can hardly recognize (几乎认不出) my buddies. a: so do you miss your buddies when you are away?b: of course, (50). you know, we grew up together.五. 根据所给的汉语意思，完成下面的句子。(每小题2分，共10分)51. 对我来说按时到达似乎是无望的。 it _ for me to arrive on time.52. 因为这个城市的巨大发展，越来越多的海归来到这里工作。 more and more overseas returnees have come to work in this city _.53. 过去二十年以来，这里发生了巨大的变化。 great changes _ here in the past 20 years.54. 我感冒已经好多天了，现在还是感觉很不好。 i _ for days. and i am still feeling bad now.55. 南京长江大桥投入使用已经近45年了。 nanjing yangtze river bridge has _. 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。you must have been to some places. so which place do you think is the most wonderful?zhong rui, 14, from jilin:hainan is the farthest place ive been to. it is a hot but beautiful place. when i stood on the beach, the waves (浪) touched my feet and the wind felt salty. i loved the coconuts (椰子) there. they were really fresh. zhang zhaojie, 14, from shanghai:i went to the uk last year on a camp trip. i fell in love with the place as soon as i landed there. the air smelt sweet. people there were friendly. my english was not so good, but they just tried to understand and made me less embarrassed (尴尬). and the sheep there were cute.they had black heads and white bodies, just like the ones in the cartoons.zhou kefan, 14, from guangxi:inner mongolia (内蒙古) is the farthest place ive been to. the sky is so blue that ive never seen it like that before. wind blew the grass and it looked just like a green ocean. at night, we had a bonfire (篝火) party together. people sang and danced around the bonfire together. i really love the place.wang kaiwei, 15, from zhejiang:about two years ago, i went to tianshan mountain with my father. it is in xinjiang. it was really cold. ice never melts there. but there is a big and beautiful lake on the mountain. standing beside the lake, i felt like i was a fairy (仙女). it is a really amazing place.namesageplaceswhy he or she liked itzhong rui14hainanhe liked standing on the beach and (56) the waves and wind. he also enjoyed the fresh coconuts.zhang zhaojie 14the ukhe liked the sweet air and(57) people there. the sheep there were cute.zhou kefan14inner mongoliahe enjoyed the blue sky and the green (58). they sang and danced around the bonfire. wang kaiwei15tianshan(59)the weather was cold but she felt like a fairy when she(60) beside the lake.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。have you ever told a story about someone but forgotten their names? dont (61) w! in english, we have special names to replace (代替) their (62) r names, so your story doesnt come to a sudden stop.in the us, if a name has been forgotten, simply say the name john doe for a man, (63) o jane doe for a woman. you can use these names for any (64) s where someones name is missing. for (65) e, “did you see that guy who got wet in the rain?” “ah yes, poor john doe.”but (66) w exactly is john doe? the name is not real. it first appeared around the 14th century in the courts (法庭) of the uk. it was used to (67) p the identity (身份) of certain people in court. today, it is not used in the uk. but john doe and jane doe are names used in courts in the us. they are used when the identity of a (68) p is unknown, or must not be revealed (泄漏).(69) h, in the uk, unknown people are called john smith. this is because john has always been one of the most common first names in english. and smith is the most common (70) f name.so, remember the doe family. and next time when you forget someones name, you know who to say.七. 书面表达（共15分）李明收到了美国笔友andrew的来信，他将来中国旅游，请你针对他来信的要求给他回一封信。dear li ming,the summer holiday is coming. i plan to visit china. beijing is my first choice because of its places of interest. then i want to go to nanjing to see my cousin in nanjing university. i wonder how to get there from beijing, by plane or by train. is there any advice youd like to give me? im looking forward to hearing from you soon.yours andrew 要求：1. 回信必须首先根据以下表格内容阐述两种交通方式的利弊，然后提出你的建议；2. 80词左右。信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。advantages(优点) disadvantages (缺点) travellingtimeticket priceby planesave time,comfortableexpensive 2 hours￥600by traincheap, enjoy the beautiful viewsa bit slow 4.5 hou