江苏省连云港市海滨中学八年级英语上册 Unit 8 English week能力测试题 （新版）牛津深圳版(1).doc

unit 8 english week能力测试题.完形填空。（每小题1分，共10分） on a sunny afternoon, a police officer was walking in the park. suddenly, he saw an old man _1_ on a bench. when he walked near, the police officer found out that the old man was _2_. not knowing why, he walked to him and asked, what happened? and who are you? the old man dried his tears and said, i am a _3_ businessman, and i succeeded in making a lot of money in my life. wow! your life _4_ like a big success! said the police officer. it sure is! and last month, i married a beautiful 25-year old girl, and she _5_ me so much! when i was kissed by her, i felt so _6_! then, you should not cry, you should be _7_ than any other man in the world! said the police officer. i know, and now she must be _8_ and waiting for me at home! i am so _9_ about the dinner shes making for me now!” the old man said with tears. “thats _10_! said the police officer. but the problem is . the old man started to cry again, and he said, i cant remember where i live!( ) 1. a. sitting b. walking c. jumping d. eating( ) 2. a. laughing b. shouting c. smiling d. crying( ) 3. a. bad b. successful c. strong d. weak( ) 4. a. looks b. feels c. sounds d. tastes( ) 5. a. loves b. hates c. watches d. wishes( ) 6. a. old b. young c. fat d. thin( ) 7. a. happier b. sadder c. lazier d. shier( ) 8. a. sleeping b. walking c. cooking d. moving( ) 9. a. sad b. carefulc. angry d. excited( ) 10. a. easy b. great c. hard d. ok. 阅读理解。（每小题1分，共20分）ausa today is an american national daily newspaper published by the gannett company. it was founded by allen al neuharth. the paper has the widest circulation of any other newspaper in the united states with an averaging over 2.11 million copies every weekday. its headquarters (总部) are based in mclean; virginia, united states. heres some information about usa today.language of usa todayenglishcountry of usa todayusaowner of usa today gannett company, incusa today was founded1982headquarters of usa todaymclean, virginiausa today published frommclean, virginiaprovince/ state of usa todayvirginiacity of usa today mcleanfrequency of usa todaydailywebsite of usa today epaper of usa today /epaper-usa-todaycirculation of usa today21,13,725registration required for usa todayyesprice of usa today unknown( ) 11. the usa today comes out _. a. every month b. every week c. every day d. every hour( ) 12. the gannett company publishes the usa today in _. a. chinese b. english c. japanese d. french( ) 13. the underlined word “circulation” means “_” in chinese.a.印刷量 b.发行量 c.环绕 d.复制( ) 14. we dont know the _ about the usa today. a. country b. owner c. founder d. price( ) 15. the year of 2012 is the usa today _ birthday. a. tenth b. twentieth c. thirtieth d. fortiethbit was a dark night. florence kelley walked through a big factory with her father. she was only a little girl. her father wanted to show her something. it was loud and dirty in the factory. the factory was full of workers. many of the workers were children. some were younger than florence. they worked with big, dangerous machines. florences father told her that the children worked many hours every day. they got paid very little. some children had to work when they were sick. a few of the children even died. florences father was very unhappy about all of these things. so was florence. florence knew how sad it was when someone died. she had five sisters. they all died when they were little. florence was the only child to grow up. she wanted to help all children have better life. when florence grew up, she kept her promise (许诺). she worked to give health care to children. she helped make laws against children working. people listened to florence. they agreed with her ideas. thanks to florence kelley and others, children no longer work in dangerous factories.( ) 16. which of these words does not describe workers at the factory? a. cheerful. b. young. c. poorly paid. d. sick.( ) 17. what did florence do when she grew up? a. she owned a factory that treated people well. b. she helped keep children from working in factories. c. she tried to get rid of (摆脱) factories. d. she helped children get better jobs.( ) 18. florences father took her to the factory because he wanted _. a. her to work at the factory b. to show her where he worked c. to make her understand something about factories d. her to meet the children( ) 19. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. children were paid more. b. other people began to help children. c. laws were passed to keep children from working. d. children got health care.( ) 20. florence probably wanted to help children because she had _. a. always wanted to be famous b. made a promise to her father c. worked in a factory d. lost her own sisterscthe water cycle is the way the earth uses and recycles water. its controlled by the sun, which produces energy in the form of heat. this heat energy causes the water in the worlds oceans and lakes to warm and evaporate (蒸发). when water is heated, it changes from a liquid to a gas. this gas is called water vapor, process is called evaporation. when plants give off water vapor, its called transpiration (蒸腾作用). when water evaporates, it rises cooler air, collects and forms clouds. there, the water vapor molecules (分子) cool down and change back into liquid water. this is called condensation (凝结). as more and more water vapor cools into the clouds, the water drops that form the clouds become larger and larger. these drops get so big that the winds in the air can no longer hold them up. the drops fall from the sky. the water thats fallen to the earth runs off into lakes, rivers, streams, and any other body of water. the sun heats the water and the water evaporates, and the whole cycle begins again. ( ) 21. the passage mainly tells us something about _. a. the water pollution b. the water cycle c. usage of the water d. shortage of the water( ) 22. _ controls the water cycle. a. the sun b. the moon c. the earth d. the sky( ) 23. evaporation is the process that _. a. water changes into ice b. water changes into snow c. water changes into dirty water d. water changes into a gas ( ) 24. the process that plants give off water vapor is called _. a. transpiration b. evaporation c. condensation d. recycling ( ) 25. clouds are mainly made up of _. a. sunshine b. solid c. water drops d. gasdthey have done lots of things together, such as camping, swimming and kite flying. they were thinking of their next adventure when hashim had a brainwave. lets go fishing, he suggested. my uncle has a small boat. he loves fishing.maybe he can take us along this weekend. everyone agreed that it was a good idea. hashim called his uncle and immediately gave his friends the good news. on that saturdaymorning, they waited for hashims uncle at the pier(码头) of changi. hashims uncle was a friendly man. he showed them how to bait the lines and throw them into the sea. the boys found it a bit disgusting(恶心的) to hook(钩住) the bait; hashims uncle used live worms! the fun was throwing in the lines and waiting for a bite. the place that hashims uncle brought them to was full of fish. so, it was not long before the boys were busy reeling in their catch. at the end of the day, the boys were totally tired but very satisfied. they caught 40 fish! it is not bad for the first time fishermen! said hashims uncle.( ) 26. the four friends have gone _ together. a. camping, sailing and fishing b. camping, kite flying and swimming c. c