江苏省永丰初级中学八年级英语下册 Units 78综合测试 （新版）牛津版.doc

unit 8 a green world一、单项选择（15分） ( )1. -how do you like new classmates? -theyre great. we _ friends since i came here.a. were b. have made c. have been d. have become ( )2. its wise _ people to choose public transport or ride bicycle.a. of b. to c. for d. on ( )3. if we drop litter in _ place, we _ by the police.a. a public; are fined b. public; were fined c. a public; will be fined d. public; will fine ( )4. -have all the students known that our class will visit the science museum next week? -yes, every student _ about it.a. tells b. told c. was told d. has told( )5. -do you mind my turning on the tv to watch “im a singer!”?-_, im doing my homework, my younger brother.a. no, of course not b. yes, please c. not at all d. better not ( )6. -must we finish the project now?-no, you _. you _ do it this evening. a. neednt; may b. cant; must c. mustnt; can d. neednt; must( )7. -can i use your dictionary, please?-sorry. my dictionary _. i have looked for it everywhere but still _ it.a. is missing; dont find b. has lost; dont find c. is missing; havent found d. has lost; havent found( )8. we plant _ trees around. i think our town will look _ with _ trees around.a. many; nice; many b. more; nicer; more c. more; nicer; more d. many; nicer; many( )9. trees can help _ soil _ during storms. a. keep; in place b. keep; in a place c. make; in place d. make; in a place( )10. not only the students but also the teacher _ to the farewell party.a. are invited b. is invited c. will invited d. invite( )11. _, it is very important for us to use them _.a. as a result; wisely b. as a result; wise c. as result; wisely d. as result; wise( )12. -do you mind carrying some books for me? -_. im glad to help you. a. its a pleasure. b. of course not c. yes, please d. sorry, i do( )13. if some natural resources are used and thrown away _, finally some of them will _.a. careless; run off b. careless; go off c. carelessly; run out d. carelessly; go out ( )14. -excuse me. is the museum open every day? -_. its only open from monday to friday. a. yes, of courseb. thats rightc. im not sure d. im afraid not. ( )15. -i must be off at once. im late. -you_ to the school because is sunday. a. neednt to go b. dont need go c. dont need going d. neednt go 二、完形填空 (15分)whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the developing world. but in fact, the truth is that homelessness is everywhere. for example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a wealthy(富有的), developed country like germany?kurt muller and his _1_ rita have spent eleven years making meals for the homeless of berlin, germanys capital. _2_ first began to do that in a hot summer when most germans were away and enjoyed themselves on holiday. kurt and his wife stayed at _3_, made sandwiches and some delicious food by themselves, set up a table in the street and gave the _4_ to the homeless. the mullers soon realized that food wasnt _5_. most of the homeless people are lonely, they have no friends or relatives. “_6_ these people also need is warmth and caring,” says rita. the mullers gave their phone number to the street people _7_ thinking and told them to phone anytime. rita made sure there was _8_ at home to answer the phone and their home was _9_ open to anyone who couldnt face another night on the street. the couple were soon _10_ all their time and money, so kurt visited food and clothing companies to _11_ donations. today, over thirty companies donate food and other goods and volunteers _12_ to give them away to the homeless. the public also give clothes and money and a backpack producer(生产者) donates new backpacks. kurt and rita put their love to good use by helping homeless people in berlin, they didnt receive any payment for their hard work. “ we feel like _13_,” says rita, “and parents shouldnt expect money for helping their children. the _14_ that we get on the streets is our salary（薪水）.” rita says she often gets tired, _15_ she feels good about helping other people. they will go on with their work because they like the feeling of having made a difference in the world.( ) 1. a. friendb. wifec. sisterd. mother( ) 2. a. theyb. hec. shed. we ( ) 3. a. schoolb. hospitalc. homed. factory( ) 4. a. foodb. moneyc. booksd. clothes ( ) 5. a. enoughb. necessary c. helpfuld. expensive ( ) 6. a. howb. whyc. whend. what( ) 7. a. withoutb. withc. befored. for( ) 8. a. nobodyb. anybodyc. somebodyd. everybody( ) 9. a. neverb. alwaysc. sometimesd. hardly( ) 10. a. spendingb. losingc. savingd. lending( ) 11. a. pay forb. ask for c. wait ford. fight for ( ) 2. a. letb. makec. helpd. get( ) 13. a. teachersb. parentsc. brothersd. doctors( )14. a. successb. love c.sadness d. confidence( ) 15. a. andb. otherwisec. butd. so 三、阅读理解（40分）a do you want to know something about the history of weather? dont look at the sky. dont look for old weather reports. looking at the tree rings is more important. some weather reports go back only one century, but some trees can show us an exact record(记录) of the weather even further back. it is clear that a tree would grow best in a climate(气候) with lots of sunlight and rainfall. it is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would limit(限制) the growth of a tree. the change from a favorable(有利的) to an unfavorable climate can be seen by reading the tree rings in a tree trunk(树干). to find out he weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. if the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then we are sure that lots of sunny and rainy weather happened. if the ring are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree. studying tree rings is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. in a place of new mexico you can find only sand no trees and no people. however, many centuries ago a lot of people lived there. they left suddenly. why? a scientist studied the dead tree rings which had grown there. he decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. trees were used to make fires and buildings. so, after the people cut down the trees, they had to move.( )1. it is understood that in a favorable climate _ .a. tree rings grow close together. b. people can cut down most o the trees in new mexico.c. tree rings grow far from each other. c. trees in new mexico will grow big and tall. ( )2. why did people usually live in the place where there were lots of trees?a. trees could record the change of the weather. b. trees brought lots of sunlight and rainfall.c. trees were used for burning and building houses. d. trees gave them fruit and food. ( )3. the scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell _ .a. whether(是否) in that place the climate was favorable or not. b. whether a tree was healthy or not.c. whether people took good care of the trees or not. d. how old the trees were.( )4. studying dead tree rings shows _ .a. where the people had to go. b. what the people had to eat. c. how the people left. d. why the people had to leave.( )5. the people had to leave the place of new mexico because _ .a. they had cut down all the trees. b. there were many trees there. c. there and no water. d. bad weather stopped the growth of trees.bthe world is not only hungry, it will also be thirsty for water. this may seem strange to you, since about 75 percent of the earths surface(表面) is covered with water. but about 97 percent of this huge amount(数量) is seawater, or salt water. man can only drink and use the other 3 percentthe fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground and other sources. but, unluckily, some of it has been made dirty and is unfit for drinking. however, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. but our need for water increasing(增加) very quickly, almost day by day. only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we keep away from a serious worldwide water shortage(短缺) later on. so we all have to learn how to stop wasting our precious(珍贵的) water.( )6. in the first line of the passage “the world” means _ .a. all the people b. all living things c. the earth d. the universe( )7. according to the passage man can only use _ .a. about 75% of the earths water. b. about 97% of the earths water. c. exactly 3% of the earths water. d. about 3% of the earths water.( 8. all the fresh water _ .a. is good enough to be used. b. is polluted and cant be drunk. c. can not be used by man, as some of it has been polluted. d. comes from oceans, rivers and lakes.( )9. which of the following is true according to the passage? _a. there is a severe worldwide water shortage today. b. nearly 75% of the water covers the whole world. c. more than 3% of the earths water is fit for drinking. d. there is still enough fresh water for people to use. ( )10. at present the supply(供给) of fresh water _ .a. is far from enough for us to use. b. has been already a severe worldwide problem. c. is just sufficient(足够的) for us to live on for he time being. d. is increasing almost day by day.ctwo magazines recently listed the best cities to live inhere are two of the cities listed as the worlds bestsan jose，costa ricathe city has comfortable weather all year round(15 to 26)housing is not very expensive in san josealso，many of the citys older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafes(咖啡馆)beautiful mountains are around the cityyou can visit them easily from san joseso lots of people go sightseeing there every yearbut air pollution is a problem in the city centerhong kong，china this lively city once a small fishing village is today an international business centerit is an interesting mix of east and west，old and newmodern tall buildings are next to small temples(庙宇)popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahousesbusy people fill the streets at all hours of the daybut outside the city，there are parks for walking or relaxinghong kong is famous for its wonderful native dishestheres also food from europe，north america，and other parts of asiahowever，this small city has a large populationnearly seven million people live in hong kong! thats why housing is often very expensivetraffic and air pollution are also problems( ) 11. which of the following is not mentioned about san jose?a. the weather b. the mountains c. the air d. the traffic( )12. the writer thinks housing in hong kong is expensive because _a. it was a small fishing village b. it is a mix of east and westc. it is famous for its wonderful food d. there are too many people in the city( )13. what do the two cities have in common(有共同之处)?a. they both have beautiful mountains b. they both have a large populationc. air pollution is a problem in both d. they are both crowded( ) 14. _ are around the city of san josea. small hotels b. small cafes c. beautiful mountains d. older neighborhoods( )15. nearly _ people live in hong kong!a. 70000 b. 700000 c. 7000000 d. 70000000d three apples have changed the world. one is for eve, one is for newton. the third is in the hands of steve j obs. said someone. steve j obs was the former ceo of the apple computer company in his parents garage (车库) on april fools day, 1976. through many years hard work, j obs and his apple products were a great success. people believe he has made the world a better place. many young people also think of apple products as a fashion icon. because of his great achievements in this area, he was honoured with a number ofawards, including the national medal of technology in 1985, the times cover character(封面人物) and the most successful manager in 1997. jobs road to success wasnt an easy one. he experienced several ups and downs, but he was still standing. just as hemingway in the old man and the sea said, a man can be destroyed, but not be defeated c打败).n so he was considered as an american hero. what did j obs workers and family members think of him? on one hand, some workers described him as a strange, bad-tempered (坏脾气的) boss. they said he was impatient with those who disagreed with him or didnt understand his ideas. on the other hand, his family members thought of him as a home-loving dad with each of his four children. he worried about all the things of them, such as their boyfriends, travel, safety and even skirt length. though he was quite busy, he still attended his daughters graduation party.16.where did steve jobs set up the apple computer company? a. in his own house. b. in his friends house. c. in his friends garage. d. in his parents garage.17.what do you think of steve jobs according to (根据) the passage? a. home-loving. b. honest. c. jealous. d. humorous.18.what award did steve j obs achieve in 1985? a. the most successful manager. b. the top richest man. c. the national medal of technology. d. the times cover character.19. why was he considered as an american hero according to the passage? a. because he developed lots of apple products. b. because he set up the apple computer company. c. because he devoted himself to the area of computer. d. because he wasnt defeated after several ups and downs.20. from the passage, we know that _ _. a. steve jobs was very famous only n_the usa b. steve jobs was too busy to care about his children c. steve jobs changed the world a lot with his apple products四、词汇、根据汉语或英文意思填空（10分）1. smoking is not _(允许) in public places.2. the one who drives cars after drinking will be _(惩罚) seriously.3. driving cars will _(产生) toxic gases. lets ride our bikes to work!4. they started their (谈话) about the hot weather.5. mr. li is too busy (解释) any of the long sentences right now.6. air pollution is _ to our healthy( harm)7. in order to make living area better, more trees need_ (plant)8. factories must stop from_ (pour) waste water into the nearby rivers. 9. though the two girls are twins, there are many _ (different) between them.10. there is an _ (organize) called “green hope” working to protect the environment .五、任务型阅读：（10分）请根据短文内容，用正确的信息填空，完成表格，每空一词。 now students english handwriting gets worse and worse. that makes their teachers feel worried. is your english handwriting beautiful? if not, here are four steps that really work! use paper that has lines using paper that has lines can keep you writing straight when you write english words or sentences. those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. be sure to fill the lined space completely. and make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly. slow down if your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. for some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. if you write too fast, its hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes. hold your pencil right when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. some kids press(按,压) down really hard when they write. that makes the handwriting not nice. try to be relaxed and dont hold the pencil so hard. let your writing appear(显得) nice and clean. if you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit. draw more pictures drawing can improve your handwriting. you need to use the skills to control（控制） your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. even though（即使） you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home. handwriting is very important. imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course！four 1 to make your handwriting beautiful use paper _2_ linesusing paper that has lines can stop you from writing up or _3_ when you write english words or sentences. you 4 fill the lined space completely. and make sure those capital letters are written properly. slow down try slowing down a little. if you write too fast, it isnt 5 for you to stop where you should, and you may make more _6_ .hold your pen