八年级英语下册第六单元测试题

1、I .基础练习(共 1 5 题，每题 1分，满分 1 5 分) )1. I read story about Shennong. Do you know who he was, Tony He wa emperor in ancient (古代的)China. A. a; / B- a; an C. an; a D. an; / )2.Why do you like the music Because it reminds me my best friend. A. with B. for C. to D. of )3.Don t give up. Things will be fine so

2、on. Y es. We should lear n to be _ whe n we are in trouble. A. brave B. quiet d D. angry )4. I m a little _ these days. I thi nk you should eat more healthy food and do more exercise. A. silly B. weak C. careful D. smart )5. Have a cup of tea _ you like a cold dr ink. A. since B. if C. unl ess )6. T

3、he medici ne is dan gerous. You must _ A. buy B. hide )7. Does that sweater _ A. hit B. keep )8. I really want to get into that school. But I think _ is not right. You should work hard. A. cheati ng B. telli ng C. provid ing )9. Must I give up _ , Doctor For your health, you have to. A. smoke B. smo

4、king C. smokes D. to smoke )10. Tan Ji ngs _ is so sweet. Y es. Her songs _ very beautiful. D. because it from the childre n. C. bri ng D. carry her Sure. She is really beautiful in it. D. fit D. givi A. so B. so a C. such D. such a ( )13 Wow! How cool your cup is! Really I it when it was on sale A.

5、 buy B. will C. bought D. am buying ( )14 When will we start -As soon as your un cle . A. arrives B. will arrive C. was arrivi ng D. to arrive ( )15 What do you think of this book A. It s ten yuan B. It s my brother s. It s interesting D. It s for n .语法练习（共 15题，每题 1 分，满分 15 分) ( )16 We didn t catch

6、the train we got up late. A so B. C. un til .before C. as if D. ever since that B. eve n though )20. John fell asleep _ he was listening to the music. A. after B. before C. while D. as soon as )21. The book was so interesting that he had read it for three hours _ he realized it. A. unl ess B. if C.

7、after )22. You will be able to get good marks _ . D. before C. fix ( ( a gift )17. The poor man ate a big breakfast _ he said he was not hun gry. A. since B. because C. though D. for )18. Mary was _ ill _ she got the disease that her mum had to stop work ing to look after her. C. such; whe n D. so;

8、whe n ishstyket still loks perfect _ it has gone out this I .基础练习(共 1 5 题，每题 1分，满分 1 5 分) A. sound; taste B. voice; smell C. voice; sound D. noise; sound )11. Do you know _ they found their way to the village By following the bird. A. what B. why C. where D. how )12. This is _ difficult problem that

9、 few students can work it out. A. such ;if B. so; if ( )19. This dress is in last year year. A. while you are doing your homework by yourself C. before you beg in to study hardB. if you do some revisi on every day D. un til you follow your teachers advice ( )looked at Jenny,tears filling his eyes,an

10、d shouted out the words_in his heart for years. A. To hide B. hides C. hidde n D. hidi ng ( )海盗】 used to hide gold there, they always do they still do they still do sometimes s what would do ( ),s go _ a message. C. am sending D. have sent ( )38. -Lily has a silk , she is singing in the next room! -

11、 How nice!. A. look B. no ise C. voice ( ).Li regards Korea as his second _ because he has bee n here for over twenty years. A. family B. house C. room D. home ( )had a hard time with math and I was not _to get the bad report from my math teacher. A. sure B. surprised C. excited ( )41. I m going to

12、a job in terview. I feel a little _ . Take it easy. Liste ning to music can help you relax. ( )42. What do you thi nk of TV play you watch last night -It s so _that I want to watch it again. A. excit ing B. bori ng C. tiri ng ( )43. It s very sill? us not to make a plan before a new term. Yes. You m

13、ust try to make it carefully. A. of? B. for? ?C. to ( )dislikes people_ talk much but n ever do anything . A. who B. whom C. they ( )45. What do you think of this skirt- It s beautiful and it fits we well, _I like it very much. )23. It looks _ to wash the clothes. A. as if the water is dirty eno ugh

14、 C. that the water is not dirty eno ugh )24. He _ back un til the work A. is nt; will be B. is nt; is )m sure hell come to see me before he A. will leave )26. May I sit nearer A. as if )27. There are A. both; and B. as if the water is not clea n eno ugh D. that the water is clea n eno ugh done. C. w

15、ont be; will be Beiji ng. D. wont be; is B. is leav ing C. leave can see more clearly B. so that C. eve n if many league members in class 2 _ B. so; that C. either; or you study hard. D. leaves D. so in Class 4. D. as; as )28. You are sure to pass the exam A. if )she is very old, A. Because; so B. T

16、hough; but C. As; yet )30. Please an swer the questio n in a loud eno ugh voice _ A. so, that B. or C. in order that 川.词汇练习(共 30题，每题 1分，满分 30分) ( )Jorda n has failed over and over aga in in his life. And that A. what B. whe n C. why ( )are many people dow nstairs. What do you thi nk _ A. to happe n

17、B. happe ning C. is happe ned )is made _ ? wood. A. by? B. from? C. of? D. i n )kind of machine is made _America, but it can also be made _ Chinese. A, in by B, by in C, in of D, by for B. though C. that she can still work eight hours a day. B. Though; but D. since D. Though; yet all the class may h

18、ear. D. and s D. where he succeeds D. has happe ned A. since B. so C. but ( ),we don t know how important something is _ we lose it. A. or B. un til C. as soon as ( )47. A tourist will easily lose his way in Beijing _ he has a map or a guide. A. if B. because C. uni ess D. whe n ( )48. A new book on

19、 how to lose weight is Mr. Li can t wait to read it. A. giv ing out B. coming out C. work ing out D. selli ng out ( )49. Are you going to Tibet for vacati on Yes. I want you to _ me with some information about it. A. offer B. give C. show D. Provide ( )are lots of things _ I n eed to prepare before

20、the trip. A. who B. that C. whom D. they ( ) are all look ing forward to _ more tha n $6,500 for the sick girl. A. raise B. rais ing C. be raised D. being raised ( )52Many students don t know how to _ pressure and become worried. -I think they d better ask their teachers for help. A. argue with B. d

21、eal with with D. come up with ( )53Meat isn t really dangerous, is it Oh! _ ! It fsrnjutrateriltgiood A. Yes, it isn B. No, it is C. Yes, it is D. No, it isn t ( )you please? ?the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes -Of course I will. A. look around B. look through C. look up D. l

22、ook in to? ( )were all so tired that they could _ . A. do nothing but sleep B. do anything but sleep C. do nothing but to sleep D. do anything but to sleep ( ) _ a big cake and many can dies at the party yesterday. A. was B. were C. is D. are ( )57.How would your family like to travel It s a problem

23、 in my family. Mother prefers to take a bus to travel, while father always sticks_ to travel. A. to drive B. to driv ing C. driv ing D. drive ( )hills _ of great help to our health. A. was B. were C. is D. are ( )is _ difficult problem that few stude nts can work it out. A. so B. so a C. such D. suc

24、h a ( )60.David has bee n away for more tha n 25 days. -I miss him very much. You know, 25 days _short. A. is B. isn t C. are D. aren t IV .完形填空(共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20 分) A Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的) 1 he was no rmal in every other way. Mr. and

25、Mrs. Gree n tried everyth ing to get him to 乙 but with no success. When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the tow n _3 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he _4 spoke. There might be someth ing wrong with his 5_, and he does nt know hes a

26、ble to speak, one doctor said. But he can read and write, said Mr. Green. Weve written him notes, telling him that he can speak. Its certa inly very 6_7 ano ther doctor said. Perhaps hell be able to speak some day. 7 passed. Leo went to uni versity. But he did not speak a_8 word. Then one day, Leo w

27、as hav ing a meal with his pare nts. Without any warning, he looked up from his 9_ and said, Pass me the salt, please. Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. You spoke! You spoke! they cried, Why have you 10 so long to speak I did nt have anything to say, he said. U ntil now everyth ing was perfect. But y

28、ou forgot to put salt in these potatoes. ( )1. A. because B. whe n C. though D. before ( )2. A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh ( )3. A. taught B. found C. exam ined D. asked ( )4. A. n ever B. often C. usually D. always ( )5. A. back B. hair C. face D. mi nd ( )6. A. un fair B. stra nge C. no isy D.

29、 quiet ( )7. A. Hours B. Weeks C. Mon ths D. Y ears ( )8. A. good B. right C. si ngle D. new ( )9. A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books ( )10. A. slept B. walked C. served D. waited B It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of 11 In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too, 12

30、. If he notices that he is being looked at, he mayJ3 uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. When you are looked at for several more times, you will look 14up and down in order to 15 if there is anything wrong with you. If 16 goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you

31、. 17can speak, right Look ing too long at some one may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are _18. If you wish to draw some on es 19 , you may look at him or her for more tha n ten sec on ds. For lovers, they enjoy look ing at each other Ion ger to show the love that words cannot 20 . Clearly

32、, eye com muni cati on should be done accord ing to the relati on ship betwee n the two people and the certain situation. Many people say that they are work ing too many hours. They dont have eno ugh time to relax or to stay with their family. Work hours are differe nt from one country to ano ther.

33、In Fra nee, people spe nd about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japa n, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That mea ns a Japa nese worker works 513 more hours a year tha n a French worker. Why do people work so many hours Some people work extra hours because they want to make more mon ey.

34、 However, many compa nies dont pay overtime. Their workers dont get more pay for more work. Some people think its their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they dont work more hours. Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of

35、paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的)boy. If that is true, there must be a lot of du

36、ll people in the world. ( )1. A Japa nese worker works _ more hours a year tha n a Fre nch one. A. 513 B7,646 C. 2,159 D. 3,805 ( )2. The word extra in Paragraph 3 means . A.正常的 B.额外的 C.有用的 D.少量的 ( )3. People in _ get only two weeks of paid vacatio n a year. A. Fra nee B. Germa ny C. the Un ited Sta

37、tes D. Great Britain ( )4. Which of the follow ing is true accord ing to the passage )11. A. future B. fear )12. A. late B. long )13. A. feel B. smell )14. A. itself B. himself )15. A. see B. guess )16. A. somethi ng B. nothing )17. A. Ears B. Eyes )18. A. differe nt B. difficult )19. A. direction B

38、. less on )20. A. write B. print 阅读理解（共 20小题; 每小题 2分，满分 C. experie nee C. low C.sound D. exercise D. loud D. taste 40 分) A A. No compa nies offer vacati ons to their workers. B. Many people say they have eno ugh time to relax. C. Not all compa nies pay their workers for more work. D. More tha n half

39、 of workers use all their vacati on days. ( )5. What can we infer from the passage A. Many workers have to work long hours. B. Many people have vacati ons long eno ugh. C. Work hours are the same around the world. D. There are a lot of dull people in the world. B The human brain weighs about kilogra

40、ms, but it can, hold much more information than most computers. However, there is ano ther differe nee betwee n huma ns and computers. Computers dont forget in formati on they are give n, but huma ns ofte n do. No one remembers everyth ing, and luckily we dont usually have to. But every one can impr

41、ove their memory if they want to. Here are some suggestio ns. Try to use new in formati6 n immediately. For example, if you meet some one who says Hi! Im Carlos, dont just say Hello. Repeat the pers ons n ame. Say _ Write out what you need to remember ever and over again. This will help you keep it

42、in mind Ion ger, especially for memoriz ing formulas ( 公式)or facts. Always review information. If you bring what youve learned back to your mind, they become easier to remember. For example, before you go to sleep, it s a good idea t new things you lear ned that clay. Discuss with a frien d. It is a

43、lways easier to remember things through discussi ons. You can have a discussion about whats right and whats wrong, and it will lead to the right answer. Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory. You can always do something to help improve your memory. And every on es memory gets better if they

44、 use it ofte n eno ugh. All of the suggestions are helpful. If you follow them, you are certain to improve your memory. ( )6. How many suggestio ns are men ti oned in the passage A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. ( )7. Which should be put in the blank (空格)in Paragraph 2? A. Hello, Carlos. B. How d

45、o you do C. Hello, I am Sophia. D. Glad to meet you! ( )8. What can help memorize a big nu mber more easily accord ing to the passage A. To store it in a computer. B. To break it into stunner parts. C. To discuss it with a friend. D. To review it before you sleep. ( )9. Which of the follow ing is tr

46、ue accord ing to the passage A. Discuss ing with friends can help you remember thin gs. B. Always reviewing information can help you fall asleep. C. Formulas and facts can help you lear n about your bra in. D. Huma n beings can improve their memory by computer. ( )10. What does the sentence Never te

47、ll yourself that you have a bad memory ” mean A. You should tell others about your bad memory. B. You should believe in other people all the time. C. You should ask others to improve their memory. D. You should ho con fide nt in your memory ability. C Read ing is a good hobby for all kinds of reas o

48、ns. First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if like reading. You will never feel bored or tired. Next, you can read a book any where- i n a car, on a pla ne, or eve n in the bathroom. All you n eed is a book! Ano ther good reas on for read ing is that it is useful. If you read as a

49、 hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better. Some people say that reading is out of date 过时的).This is not true. You can read on comput

50、ers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Good readers may become writers, too. They always have more things to write about. Read ing is a won derful hobby. Why not start read ing right now )11. Read ing can always keep yourself _ A. bored B. happy )12. You can read a bo

51、ok _ . A. any where B. only on a pla ne car ( )13. You can read faster _ . A. after you read a book B. if you are a stude nt ( )14. It is _ that reading is out of date. A. true B. not true ( )15. What does the passage mainly tell us A. Read ing is a good hobby. B. You can read on computers. C. Good

52、readers must be good writers. D In the 1920s and 30s the airli nes were just beg innin g. It was unu sual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men ,or “ stewards ” helped the passengers

53、onto the airplane carried the passengers 行李 g)ge(they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930, a woman called Ellen Church inv ented the “ stewardess ”. Elle n Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a differe nt child. She did n to work on a farm or marry a farmer she wan ted a

54、 more adve nturous 冒 险的)life. Elle n studied to be a n urse at the Uni versity of Minn esota and the n got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot Elle n was twen ty-five years old whe n she first got in touch with Boe ing

55、 Air Tran sport. She loved flying but she un derstood that airlines were a man s world. Although women like Emelia Earhea were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was

56、still an unreliable(不可靠的)way to travel. There were often delays(延误),many crashes and the bad weathe The young woma n from Iowa and seve n other nu rses became the first air stewardesses. At first pilots were un happy because they did not want stewardesses on airpla nes, but passe ngers loved the ste

57、wardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them work ing for differe nt airli nes. The early “ stewardesses ” had to be un cfir/tw-yeiiy-old, sin gle and slim. When a woma n joined an airli ne, she had to promise not to get married or have childre n. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked

58、long hours and earned $ 1 an hour. In the 1970s, stewardesses were un happy in their job and airli nes had to make some cha nges. Since the 1970s, “ stewardesses ” calM ftieetiattendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours tha n in the past. ( )last sentence of the first paragraph suggests that

59、 _ . A. the word “ stewardess ” was made up by Ellen Church B. Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a plane C. Ellen Church was the first woman who worked on a plane D. Ellen Church was the first woman passenger on a plane ( )the sec ond paragraph, we lear n that _ . A. Elle n did not behave in

60、 the same way as most as other girls B. Elle n s family was not rich eno ugh to support her educati on C. Elle n was fond of work ing as a nurse in the hospital C. tired C. whe n you are driv ing a C. if you read as a hobby C. sure D. Elle n has an un happy childhood that cha nged her completely ( )