上海牛津英语八年级8A unit 5 英语试卷.doc

2016学年第一学期八年级英语 unit 5 综合练习 第14周1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）(7分)( )6. A. In the street.B. At home.C. In the park.D. In the zoo. ( )7. A. It will be fine.B. It will be rainy.C. It will be snowy.D. It will be windy.( )8. A. Excited. B. Terrible.C. Happy. D. Nervous( )9. A. To Disneyland in America. B. To Disneyland in Japan. C. To Disneyland in France.D. To Disneyland in Hong Kong.( )10. A. Dinosaurs. B. Cartoons.C. Skeletons. D. Crocodiles.( )11. A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.D. Three.( )12. A. At 7:10. B. At 8:10.C. At 10: 37. D. At 7:40. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（5分）( )13. Tom didnt like his new job because it was not exciting.( )14. When he saw the robbery, he drove the bus away.( )15. The robber with the money got frightened and dropped the bag.( )16. When their car was damaged, the robbers tried to run away without their car. ( )17. The police found the robbers car easily and caught the robbers at last. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences（听短文，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）（8分）18. Walt Disneys birthday was on _ _,1901.19. Walt showed great interest _ _ when he was young.20. At the age of nine, he _ _ to make money.21. Walts company created a lot of popular _ _ for children.Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)( )24. Im glad that Father bought me _ encyclopaedia about science for my birthday. A. aB. anC. theD. /( )25. A well-known school should be famous _ its teaching, its sports and games, and its strict discipline (纪律).A. withB. asC. forD. to( )26. We dont have much homework now and our school bags are not as _ as they used to be.A. lightB. heavierC. lighterD. heavy ( )27. During the summer holidays, some students travel to other places for sightseeing, while _ do homework at home.A. otherB. othersC. anotherD. the others ( )28. Doctor Philp was very clear that _ would understand most of the poems because the handwriting was really difficult to recognize (辨认).A. somebodyB. anybodyC. nobodyD. everybody( )29. Smoking can also do _ to those who dont smoke. If all the smokers give up smoking, we can enjoy clearer air.A. goodB. harmC. useD. damage( )30. You can see that culture difference can _ misunderstanding between the British and the Chinese.A. happenB. preventC. createD. cause( )31. Will you please _ a phone call to me after you get to Guangzhou by train?A. makeB. makesC. to makeD. made( )32. When he walked past a pool, he saw a poor man _ water from it.A. drankB. drinkingC. to drinkD. drinks( )33. If you want to know more about giant pandas, you can _ it _ in this book.A. look; upB. take; awayC. give; backD. put; up( )34. _ your hometown is only a small city, the number of foreigners living and working here is growing fast.A. WhileB. IfC. ThoughD. Because( )35. What did Mr Smith do in England before he came to China? He _ in a car factory.A. worksB. workedC. is workingD. will work ( )36. Generally speaking, the species (物种) that are able to adapt (适应) to the change of the environment will survive, while the others will _.A. die ofB. come outC. die outD. stand up ( )37. Billy lost his bike yesterday and had to walk home from his school. _.A. Thats all rightB. It sounds greatC. It doesnt matterD. Oh, Im sorry to hear that. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次）（共5分）A. signsB. solvedC. showedD. lookedE. hundreds ofF. teachingJean Champollion was very good at languages. He learnt twelve languages in his life. When he was eighteen, he began (38)_ history at university. He was younger than many of his students!Jean was very interested in ancient Egypt and in 1821 he began to study the Rosetta Stone (罗塞塔石碑). A group of soldiers found the stone at Rosetta when Jean was still a young boy. It was under the sand for (39)_ years before the soldiers dug it up (挖出来). There was a lot of strange writing on the stone. The writing was a message in three languages. One of the languages was ancient Egyptian. No one could read it at that time. But Jean (40)_ its secret.The ancient Egyptian was not a language with letters and words like English. It was full of (41)_. According to many experts (专家), these signs showed things and ideas. Jean did not completely agree. He thought some of them (42)_ sounds. He found fifteen signs of this kind in his study of the Rosetta Stone. Today, it is possible to understand ancient Egyptian from 4,000 years ago because of Jeans discovery (发现). Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)（8分）43. Their ball doesnt fall down as _as the balloon. (gentle)44. Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse were _ for those who like cartoons by Walt Disney. (create)45. You can see most of the buildings in the Bund were built after a(n) _ style. (Europe)46. After his _ birthday, Tom will go abroad to further his study and never come back. (twenty)47. It is known to all that lions are _ than any other animal on the Earth. (fierce)48. _ and rats are commonly used to test new medicines by scientists. (mouse)49. It is very _ to your health to eat too much sugar and few vegetables. (harm)50. Disneyland is a famous _ park all over the world, and it is the most popular among the children. (amuse). Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。51-54题, 每空格限填一词。55题注意句首大写)(10分)51. He ran as quickly as possible. He ran as quickly as _ _. 52. The children hardly have any eggs for breakfast every morning. (改为反意疑问句)The children hardly have any eggs for breakfast every morning, _ _?53. Jeff cut down the expenses on clothes in order to save more money. (对画线部分提问)_ _ Jeff cut down the expenses on clothes?54. Messi plays football best among all the members on our school team. (保持句意不变)Messi plays football _ _ any other member on our school team.55. how much, have, in your school, Chinese, you, history, learnt about (连词、词组成句)_?Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分 读写). Reading Comprehension(阅读理解）（共26分）A. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)(6分)(词数：253)There is nothing like chocolate. Just thinking about it can make your mouth water. September 13 is the International Chocolate Day, which gives us a good reason to celebrate the worlds most popular sweet.Chocolate comes from a civilization (文明) called the Maya. They had a special food called cocoa. The word cocoa means “gift from God”. About five hundred years ago, the Europeans found the Mayans and used cocoa to make chocolate.For centuries, only the rich could enjoy chocolate, and normal people could not get hold of it. All this changed when European companies started to produce chocolate bars in the 19th century.Chocolate comes in different colours and sizes. People often eat white, dark and milk chocolate. The biggest chocolate bar was ever made in Italy in 2011 and weighed almost six tons! Thats as big as an elephant.There are also different shapes of chocolate and people often take them as holiday gifts. Chocolate bunnies (小兔子) and eggs are popular on Easter, chocolate coins are common on Christmas Day, and chocolate hearts are great gifts for Valentines Day. At certain parties and wedding ceremonies (结婚庆典), chocolate fountains always surprise guests.Lots of people say chocolate is bad for your health. Not necessarily so! Scientists now say it is good for peoples heart and can make the body release chemicals that actually make us happy and make us feel better. But dont eat too much of it.( )56. Only _ could enjoy chocolate for hundreds of years in the passage.A. the MayansB. the richC. the poorD. the Europeans( )57. What does the underlined word “normal” in paragraph 3 mean?A. specialB. famousC. commonD. strange( )58. Chocolate has different _. A. colours onlyB. sizes onlyC. shapes onlyD. colours, sizes and shapes( )59. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. The Mayans made chocolate by using cocoa.B. The word “cocoa” means “gift from God”.C. September 13 is the International Chocolate Day every year.D. Normal people started to eat chocolate in the 19th century.( )60. From the passage we can know that _. A. chocolate is the sweetest food in the worldB. the biggest chocolate bar was made in FranceC. people never take different shapes of chocolate as holiday giftsD. guests are always surprised to see chocolate fountains at certain wedding ceremonies( )61. Now scientists think _.A. chocolate is bad for our healthB. chocolate is good for our healthC. chocolate is good for peoples heart, but wed better not eat too much of itD. chocolate can make people feel good and we should eat as much as possibleB. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）（7分）（词数：290）Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 62 .Here is a story of a man who did a lot of bad things, but his promise to tell the truth saved him.Once the man came to a prophet (先知) and said, “Oh, I have 63 bad habits. Which one of them should I give up first?” The prophet said, “Give up telling lies first and 64 tell the truth.” The man promised to do so and went home.At night the man was ready to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the promise he made with the prophet. “ 65 the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out stealing? No, I cannot say that. But I cannot tell a lie, either. If I tell the truth, everyone will start 66 me and call me a thief. I would be punished (惩罚) for stealing.” So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit. The next day, he wanted to drink 67 . When he would like to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth, people will hate me, because a Muslim is not allowed to drink wine.” And so he gave up the idea of drinking wine. 68 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very good person.( )62. A. timeB. moneyC. troubleD. fun( )63. A. manyB. fewC. littleD. much( )64. A. sometimesB. hardlyC. alwaysD. never( )65. A. BecauseB. BeforeC. AfterD. If( )66. A. missingB. praisingC. lovingD. hating( )67. A. waterB. wineC. juiceD. milk( )68. A. In this wayB. By the wayC. In some waysD. On the wayC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给） (7分)(词数：280)Your parents might not realize (意识到) how important their health is to you. Now its your chance to let them know!Think about it before starting.Before you talk with your (69)p_, it helps to get clear on what you want them to do. Do you want a parent to eat better? Get more exercise? Get more sleep? If you want a parent to lose weight, youd better find out the disadvantage (缺点) of being (70)h_ and how great they will feel after eating healthy food or exercising more.Talk to parents the same way youd like them to talk to you.Pick a moment when everyones relaxed and theres (71)t_ to talk. Say something like: “Dad, I care about your health and I worry youre so busy that you dont have time for exercise.” Let parents know you are willing (愿意的) to make the change yourself. For example, say youd be willing to walk (72)t_ after dinner.Come up with a plan together.Has your mom or dad agreed to your ideas? Well done! Lets say the change your mom or dad agreed to is eating healthier food. Work together to plan (73)w_ they and you will do. Examples are: Ill eat five fruits every day. Ill eat breakfast every morning.Show your encouragement (鼓励) and understanding.Its normal if your parents (74)f_ at first. If parents want to give up, encourage them to keep going. If youre making a change together, you can say, “Well, Im sorry. Lets start fresh and go on with our plan tomorrow.” Offer (提供) your praise (赞美)! Let your parents know you love and care about them for what theyre doing and that it (75)m_ a lot to you.69. _ 70. _ 71. _ 72. _ 73. _ 74. _ 75. _D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题)(6分)(词数：272)Do you know anything about the Akuapem people? They live in eastern Ghana (加纳), where the sunshine hugs all the time. They are very friendly. Now lets have a look at how the Akuapem people receive a visitor.A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, for the host (主人) thinks that the visitor must have come from a very long trip and is in need of water. Then the host family greet the visitor by saying “Akwaaba.” More interestingly, if there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because the left hand is regarded (视为) dirty according to the Akuapem people.Next, the visi