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A test for unit 8. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子1. I want to tell you a (真的) story.2. A car crashed into the bridge and fell into the river. The police are checking what _(引起) the disaster.3. The animals ran in all (方向) when they heard the big noise.4. White snow _(覆盖)the land and everything looks white and clean.5. His car _ (猛撞) into a tree, so he called 120 for help.6. In 1976, a terrible e happened in Tangshan in China. 7. Many people had to leave their homes because of the f .8. T always comes after lighting.9. Taking a short rest at noon is good for your body and m_.10. Listen! We can hear the strong wind b_ outside. 用所给词的适当形式填空1. I hope this information will help you understand the _ (important) of study. 2. If more and more wetlands disappear, there will be _ and _(little) space for plants and animals. 3. Milk is the _ (nature) food for young babies. 4. Animals ran _ (wild) everywhere.5. He always tells lies to me. I think he is a _ (honest)boy, so I cant believe him. 6. It was very clear that he was very angry because he looked at me _ (angry). 7. I_ (read) at 9:00 last night. What _you_(do) at that time?8. While Mrs. Smith_ (wait) in line last evening, Mr. Smith (stand) beside her. 9. My mother (cook) when I (arrive) home yesterday. 10. _ Amy _ (visit) the Science Museum from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. yesterday?. 单项选择( )1. _ is the weather like today? Its _. A. How; windy B. What; windy C. How; wind D. What; wind( )2. Last night I heard a noise _ thunder. A. as B. like C. so D. from( )3. My school is about twenty _ walk from here. A. minute B. minutes C. minutes D. minutes( )4. The snowstorm killed _ people. A. over eight hundred of B. hundreds ofC. more than eight hundredsD. eight hundreds( )5. The cleaners rolled _ their trousers and were in a hurry _ the snow. A. up; to remove B. up; removed C. /; to remove D. /; removed( )6. The headmaster _ the students to leave school early. A. made B. let C. ordered D. had( )7. You will find _ useful to learn even a little English. A. that B. it C. this D. they( )8. Which of the symbols means “per cent”? A. B. $ C. & D. %( )9. You felt unhappy yesterday, _? A. didnt you B. did you C. dont you D. do you ( )10. Shanghai is _the east of China. Japan is _the east of China. A. in; in B. at; on C. in; to D. at; to ( )11. There _ a large number of students in our school. The number of the students _ over three thousand. A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is ( )12. I dont know if Tom _ here tomorrow. If he _, Ill tell you. A. comes; comes B. will com; comes C. comes; will come D. will come; will come ( )13. The teacher told me _when I left the classroom. A. lock the door B. to lock the door C. to knock at the door D. knock at the door( )14. The wetland can _ food and shelter _ plants and animals, including different kinds of birds. A. provide; for B. provide; with C. make; for D. provides; for ( )15. When I was working on a Maths problem, a good idea went _my head. A. over B. in C. about D. through. 句型转换1. He was doing his homework at eight last night.（改为否定句） _ 2. My brother is watching TV now.（用 this time yesterday改写句子） _ 3. My father was searching the Internet at that moment. (对画线部分提问) _4. I was surfing the Internet. Andy came in. (合并为一句) _. 根据汉语意思完成句子1. 我们领居的房子着火了，因为闪电击中了他的房子。Our neighbours house _ _ because the lightning _ his house.2. 他的到来使我们很惊讶。_ _ made us _.3. 坏天气有时会引起自然灾害。Bad weather can sometimes _ _ _.4. 大火没有持续多久，消防员在五分钟之内赶到并扑灭了大火。The big fire didnt _ _. The firemen arrived _ _ _ and _ _ the fire. 完形填空We cannot stop earthquakes, but we can do things to make sure they do not destroy (破坏) whole cities. First, it is not a _1_ idea to build houses along the lines where_ 2_of the earths plates join together. Second, if you think there _3_ be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rock, not on _4_. Third, you must make the houses as _5_ as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may _6_. Scientists are _7_ that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco. They call it “The Big One”. But people today are still building more _8_. The population in and around San Francisco _9_ is ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that _10_ there is another earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed. （ ）1. A. bad B. good C. poor D. new （ ）2. A. one B. most C. two D. none （ ）3. A. may B. should C. cant D. wont （ ）4. A. sea B. land C. space D. sand （ ）5. A. high B. big C. strong D. low （ ）6. A. keep up B. set up C. stay up D. grow up （ ）7. A. sorry B. pleased C. afraid D. wondering （ ）8. A. walls B. stories C. cities D. houses （ ）9. A. now B. still C. always D. never （ ）10. A. before B. if C. or D. until. 阅读理解Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to bark(吠). Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best idea is watching the animals.( )1. This passage is mainly about _. A. how animals act before an earthquake B. how an earthquake startsC. how mice leave their homesD. how animals live every day( )2. Before the earthquake in Italy, quiet dogs _.A. ran away B. started to bark C. climbed trees D. jump into the water( )3. Before the earthquake in Italy, the frogs _.A. sang B. jumped into the waterC. died D. jumped around a lot( )4. There have been earthquakes in _.A. most countries B. England, FranceC. Italy and San FranciscoD. Chicago and Spain( )5. People want to _.A. be in earthquakeB. find out early about an earthquakeC. run around in circlesD. follow the animals to run quickly. 书面表达2008年初，我国南方遭遇了50年来最大的雪灾。在这场雪灾中，政府积极采取措施向灾区提供援助，人们自发参与，共同抗灾。Linda拍摄了一些相关照片，Linda的澳大利亚的笔友Jack想了解一些中国南方的雪灾情况。结合所给5幅图的信息，请你以Linda的名义给Jack写封e-mail，描述灾情和人们抗灾的情况。Hi, Jack A heavy snow hit most parts of South China. It bro