英语人教版八年级下册unit9 1a- 2d.docx

一、单项选择。( )1. In the factory, _ of the workers _ women. A. three quarter; are B. three quarters; are C. third quarters; is D. third quarter; is【 ：21 】( )2.I havent seen the film Pirates of the Caribbean: On stranger Tides._.A. Neither have I B. So have IC. Neither I haveD. So I have( )3. You can improve your English quickly in a(n) country for years.A. spoken French B.spoken English C. English-speaking D.French-speaking( )4.Stay away from junk food, please. Its bad for us，_ for children! A. recently B. especially C. probably D. nearly 5( )5. - Have you ever been to Tibet? .I went there last year.A. Yes, I did B. Yes, I have C. No,I havent D. Not yet( )6How well do you know the Opera House?I know the place very well. I _ Sydney many times.1A. have been in B. have been to C. have gone to D. have arrived in( )7. I found it not easy for me_ English well.2A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned( )8. It was _ I could speak French that I got the job.A. whyB. soC. becauseD. when( )9.I spent a lot of time _ English last weekend.A. to practice speaking B. practicing to speak C. practicing speaking D. to practice to speak( )10. We dont know _ the meeting will be held soon.A. when B. what C. whether D. since ( )11. My grandmother _ a lot of changes in Tianjin since she came here.Asees B. can see C. will see D. has seen2( )12.We didnt have any problem _ the library. A. find B. finding C. to find D. found( )13. Li Huas house is very far. She _ the subway to school every day. A. takesB. takeC. will takeD. by( )14. Neither I nor she _ been to the USA.A. is B. amC. haveD. has( )15. _ is the population of China? Its about 1,300,000,000.A. How manyB. How much C. How long D. What二、完形填空Do you like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck? Do you _1_ the story about the father of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney? Walt Disney was a(an) _2_ filmmaker. He was famous _3_ his animal cartoon films and Disneyland. He was born _4_ December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, USA. Walt enjoyed _5_ and he even sold pictures to his neighbors at the age of seven. As a teenager, Walt spent most of his time on drawing and photography.7After the World War, Walt began working _6_ an advertising cartoonist(漫画家). He _7_ producing cartoons in his studio, but he didnt succeed _8_ he had the idea of a cartoon mouse that could talk and sing. Mickey Mouse was born on November 18th, 1928. He became a star soon. On July 17th, 1955, Walt Disney got a(n) _9_ greater success when he opened his first theme park in California. He called it Disneyland.Walt Disney _10_ on December 15th, 1966. Flags flew half-staff at Disneyland and everyone mourned (悼念) this great man.( )1. A. seen B. knowC. told D. dreamed( )2. A. AustralianB. AmericanC. EnglishD. Chinese( )3. A. forB. asC. ofD. from( )4. A. inB. at C. forD. on( )5. A. writingB. singingC. drawingD. studying( )6. A. asB. onC. atD. out( )7. A. startedB. continuedC. stoppedD. changed into( )8. A. afterB. sinceC. whileD. until( )9. A. more B. lots of C. evenD. most( )10. A. has diedB. diedC. deadD. death三、阅读理解。（共30分，每小题2分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 (A) Mrs Black lived in a town. Her husband had a few shops there and they wore nice clothes and ate the best food. She had some servants (佣人) and never did anything at home. In the evening she often watched TV and went to bed late at night. She never took any exercise. And she was getting fatter and fatter. It worried her and she had to see a doctor one day. The doctor looked her over carefully and said, “Im sorry, madam. Nobody can help you! Im sure youll die in a month!”Hearing this, the woman was very sad. She got home and ate or drank nothing. She cried and cried and couldnt sleep at night. Nobody could comfort (安慰) her, and she didnt listen to them and refused to see the other doctors. A month later, she didnt feel well but didnt die. She became angry and went to the doctors again. “You said I was going to die, didnt you?” said the woman. “Yes, madam.” answered the doctor. “You were wrong, sir! Look! Im here again!” “But I cured (治愈) you.” said the doctor. “Arent you thinner now?” ( ) 1. Mrs Black did nothing at home because _. A. she was very busyB. the servants did all for her C. she often felt unwellD. her husband did all instead ( ) 2. Which of the following is wrong? Mrs Black got fatter because _. A. she wore the nice clothesB. she ate the best food C. she never took any exerciseD. she never did anything at home ( ) 3. The word “die” in the story means “_”. A. 渴望 B. 被遗忘C. 死 D. 殉职 ( ) 4. Mrs Black was sad because _. A. she was often tiredB. she always wanted to rest C. she couldnt be thinnerD. she believed the doctor ( ) 5. _, so she was thinner. A. The doctor helped Mrs Black B. Mrs Black thought she shouldnt eat or drink and she did it C. Mrs Black refused to see the other doctors D. Nobody could comfort Mrs Black (B) Napoleon Was Ill Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor (教授) failed him in his exams, and Jack would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge (强烈要求) him to let Jack go on his studies the following year. “Hes a good boy,” said his father, “and if you let him pass this time, Im sure hell improve a lot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well.” “No, no, thats quite impossible.” said the professor at once, “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, and he didnt know!” “Please, sir, give him another chance (机会).” said Jacks father. “You see, Im afraid we dont take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.” ( ) 6. Jack would have to leave the university because _. A. he didnt like historyB.