英语人教版八年级下册单元测试题.doc

单元测试题I. 完形填空 (10分) It was Sunday and the five little monkeys had nothing to do. “Why not help me tidy up the house, kids?” Mom found they were 1_ and said. “Your grandma is coming for lunch. We must keep the house 2_ .” The little monkeys were glad to do 3_ . They cleaned their bedrooms, swept the floor and then 4 _the rubbish. After everything was done, Mom asked them to go and 5_ strawberries in the forest. Their grandma loved strawberries best. The kids came back with big and delicious strawberries, 6_ they also brought lots of mud (泥) back. Mom looked at their dirty clothes and said, “Go and clean7_ up, kids. Your grandma will come any minute now.” The monkeys 8_ the living room and ran to the bathroom. They 9_ their clothes here and there and made the mud everywhere. Oh, no, the house was in a 10_ . And just at that moment, the door bell rang.( )1. A. lonely B. sick C. excited D. bored( )2. A. warm B. clean C. small D. quiet( )3. A. exercise B. shoppingC. chores D. homework( )4. A. took out B. gave outC. put out D. got out( )5. A. eat B. sellC. pick D. borrow( )6. A. and B. becauseC. so D. if( )7. A. yourselves B. yourselfC. themselves D. ourselves( )8. A. cleaned B. repairedC. changed D. passed( )9. A. provided B. threwC. folded D. showed( )10. A. difficulty B. situationC. trouble D. messII. 阅读理解 (30分)ADear Mom,I want to have a talk with you. Youre a good mother and you always take good care of me. You think study is the most important to me, so you never let me help you at home. Every time I try to give you a hand, you refuse. You think thats good for me, but I dont think so. As a member of the family, I want to do something. I dont want to see you and Dad being busy while I sit in front of the desk and do nothing. Do you know that doing chores can help me become more independent? Im sure you want me to be a person like that. Here is a chore list for kids aged 13-16.I feel sorry that Im 15 and Ive done none of them. So, could you please let me try? Im sure it wont take me much time. And I promise I will study as hard as before.Lots of love,Kathy( )11. Mom thinks is the most important to Kathy.A. study B. money C. health D. love( )12. Kathy thinks she can become more by doing chores.A. hard-working B. careful C. independent D. talented( )13. Jack is a 14-year-old boy. He should beable to .A. make money for the family B. repair the carC. take care of a sick person D. look after his little brother( )14. What can we learn from the passage?A. Kathy is 16 years old. B. Kathys parents dont love her.C. Kathy can cook meals. D. Kathy always studies hard.( )15. Why does Kathy write this letter?A. She wants her mom to have a rest. B. She thinks she studies too hard.C. She wants to help with housework. D. She doesnt think her mom is good.B Today more and more English people are working to an older age. Around 10 percent of people in their early 70s still work in England. That means over a quarter of a million (百万) 70 to 74-year-olds now have jobs. This is the highest number in history. In 2005, the number was just around 100,000. A report says people are working to an older age for different reasons. Some people dont want to retire because they love their jobs. Although they are old, they are healthy and they can do their jobs very well. So they decide to stay in work. There are also some people who are not so lucky. They are working to an older age because they have to. They dont have enough money to live on. The third part is people who retired and started their own businesses. These are usuallysomething they dreamed of doing when they were still young. The report also says old people should be given more care so that they can decide whether (是否) to stay in work by themselves.( )16. Today there are about 70 to 74-year-old people in England.A. 250,000 B. 2,500,000 C. 100,000 D. 1,000,000( )17. The underlined word “retire” means “ ” in Chinese.A. 任职 B. 加班 C. 退休 D. 请假( )18. Which is NOT the reason for some old people to stay in work?A. They feel happy to do so. B. They dont have enough money to live on.C. They want to become richer. D. They want to make their dream come true.( )19. 73-year-old John is a doctor. He still works in the hospital because he likes to help sick people. John is .A. the first type (类型) of old people B. the second type of old peopleC. the third type of old people D. none of the above( )20. This passage is mainly about .A. how to stay in work when you are oldB. who would like to stay in workC. whether people should work to an older ageD. why some old English people are still at workC A sunflower is a big, round, yellow flower that looks like the sun. Sunflowers also need a lot of sun to grow. Sunflowers are made up of lots of very small flowers. The center part is made of one kind of flower, and the other part around it is another kind. We use sunflowers in many ways. First, we can enjoy them. Many people add them to gardens because they are so big, bright and colorful. They can also be cut and brought inside. They will last a long time in a vase (花瓶).Sunflower seeds (种子) are also good to eat. People, birds and many animals love to eat sunflower seeds. Eating some sunflower seeds is good for health, but remember not to eat too many at a time. Sunflower seeds also have a lot of oil (油) in them. Many people use sunflower oil for cooking. Sunflowers are pretty flowers, and they give us and other animals food. Do you like them?根据短文内容，完成下列句子。21. Sunflowers need _ to grow.22. The small flowers in the center part are_ those around them.23. People plant sunflowers in their gardens because sunflowers are big, bright and_.24. Its_ for peoples health to eat too many sunflower seeds at a time.25. People can get_ from sunflower seeds.III. 单词拼写 (10分)A. 根据句意及汉语提示，填入恰当的单词。26. To make a paper plane, first you should_(折叠) the paper in half.27. The kids made a terrible _(杂乱) of the living room.28. There was a ring on one of her _(手指).29. The examination put a lot of_ (精神压力) on him.30. You cant wash the _(衬衫) in hot water.B. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。31. Could you please_ (sweep) the floor after the party?32. “Its _(fair) to say that Im lazy,” his daughter said angrily.33. They will_ (provide) food and drinks for us. We only need to take some clothes.34. The cup_ (drop) down from the table and broke.35. When can you finish_ (read) the book, Tina?IV 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。(10分)36. 今早离开的时候我忘记倒垃圾了。I forgot to_ _ _ _ when I left this morning.37. 为了在天黑前到达，我们很早就动身了。We set off early_ _ _arrive before dark.38. 他摔断了腿，不得不一直躺着He broke his leg and had to lie_ _ _.39. 别担心。我会照顾这只小狗的。Dont worry. Ill_ _ _ the dog.40. 我们一到那儿，电影就开了。The movie began _ _ _we got there.V 情景交际 (10分)从方框中选择恰当的句子补全对话，其中有两项多余。Luke: (41) _Daisy: I looked after my brother, swept the floor, cooked and did the dishes.Luke: Wow. You are so great. (42)Daisy: They went to Beijing. My aunt was ill and they went to visit her. (43)Luke: Yes, I did.Daisy: What chores do you usually do?Luke: (44) What do you think of doing housework?Daisy: Its tiring and boring but I think we should help our parents do chores often.Luke: (45) We should understand how difficult it is to be a good parent.A. I usually wash clothes and make the bed.B. What are you doing?C. Where did your parents go?D. It doesnt matter.E. What did you do last weekend, Daisy?F. Did you help your parents do any chores?G. I think so.VI 书面表达 (15分)你在家里做家务吗？就此问题，崇文中学校报的小记者李硕在他的同学中做了一次调查，下图是他的调查结果。假如你是