深圳牛津8AUnit1测试题

1、Unit1 Encyclopaedias 考试试题By WangI 请默写下列短语（ 10 分）1.灭绝 _2.多于 _3.在乡村 _4.例如 _5.人类 _6. 在世界上 _7. 了解， 弄清楚 _8. 从很小年龄开始 _9. 去散步 _10.艺术能力_11.通过 了解，得知 _12.学会做某事_13.出生于 _14.长大 _15.查阅（字典等） _16.最著名的画 _17.爬出来 _18.在 中心 _19.大智慧 _20.许多 _II 单项选择。 （每小题 1 分，共 25 分）A) 从下面每小题的 A 、 B、 C、D 四个选项中选出可以替代划线部分的最佳选项。() 1. - A goo

2、d British breakfast always includes sausage, butter and bread.- You mean they will eat them every morning?A.hasB. identifiesC. locks() 2. - Doctor Smith warmly invited Mary to his hometown this summer.- Perhaps she will pay a visit to London.A.MaybeB. SuddenlyC. Finally() 3. - There are still a few

3、pandas in the world, but we cannot find any dinosaurs at all.- Of course. They died out hundreds of millions of years ago.A.appearedB. disappearedC. made up() 4. - They have the ability tocomplete the difficult work on time. You don t need to worry about them.- I hope everything goes well.A.are conn

4、ected toB. want toC. are able to() 5. -From an early age, she could help her mother do some housework.- I think I should learn from her.A.When she was illB. When she was very youngC. When she was born() 6.-The baby was born on a cold winter night.A.lefts its parentsB.came out of its mother s bodyC.w

5、ent to see a doctor.()7. -My grandparents prefer living in the countryside.A.Outside the cities and townsB. in the contre of the cities and townsC. Inside the cities and towns()8. As a wise lady, she made a correct choice.A.IntelligentB. beautifulC. well-dressed()9. A library is a place to find out

6、about anything.A.knowB. talkC. think()10. The dog barked at the man suddenly.A quickly and surprisinglyB. excitedlyC. in a low voiceB) 从下面每小题的 A 、 B 、C、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。() 11. - To the game means to be successful in the game.A.winB. playC. join() 12. - If yousomething such as a machine or a process, y

7、ou are the first person to think of it ormake it.A.inventB. imagineC. develop() 13. - Do you know why we cannot find any dinosaurs in the world now?- Oh, it is a mystery( 迷 ) to science. knows why.A.SomebodyB. EverybodyC. Nobody() 14. - I like reading historical stories because I canthings which hap

8、pened many years ago.- That is very interesting.A.care aboutB. learn aboutC. look after() 15. - Ithave a dictionary at hand when you learn new words.- Yes, I agree with you.A.is used toB. is bad toC. is useful to() 16. A(n)_is a person who plays a musical instrument as a job.A, inventorB. musicianC.

9、 scientst() 17. A(n)_is a book or set of books that has information on a wide variety of topics.A. inventorB.dinosaurC. encyclopaedia() 18. _refers to the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about thingsA.RespoonsibilityB. dutyC. intelligence() 19. - Peter, would you likecookies?

10、- No, thanks.A.anyB. anythingC. somethingD. some() 20. - I thinkcan make Andy change his mind. He is such a person who never gives up easily.A.somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything() 21. - Mike comes from Australia. , he can speak Chinese very well.- Oh, he learnt Chinese when he was only five

11、.A.And; spokenB. However; to speakC. Or; speakD. So; speaking() 22.- Thomas great interest in learning when he was very young.- Yes. He knew how tonew words in the dictionary at the age of 6.A. showed; look upB. showed; look forC. gave; look atD. gave; look out() 23. -Mike can run asas Sam.- Yes, bu

12、t Tom runs faster.A.fast; evenB. faster; stillC. faster; alsoD. fast; too()24.We learn quite a few subjects, _English and Maths.A.includedB. incldingC. include()25. It is nearly nine o clock and our teacher will _walk in at any moment.A.is possibly toB. maybe toC. probablyD.perhaps toIII 语法填空 (10 分

13、)Last Saturday, we went to the Beijing Museum of Natural History. We were very 1. (interesting) indinosaurs, so we visited the Dinosaur World first. There we2. (see) many big dinosaur eggs. A group ofscientists found3. (this) eggs in the Gobi Desert in the 1920s. Dinosaurs laid( 产卵 ) 4. (they) long

14、long ago. From an encyclopaedia, we have learned that dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human5. (being). They lived everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. 6. were as big as ten elephants .They lived on Earth7.more than 150 million years. Then they all

15、 died outsuddenly.In the museum, we saw a very special dinosaur. People found it in Liaoning Province, 8. it was coveredwith feathers( 被羽毛所覆盖). It looked 9.a big bird. Many scientists believe (相信 ) that dinosaurs havenot died out. They 10. (think) dinosaurs have become birds.IV. 完形填空。(共 15 分 )Jack o

16、pened a shop and made lots of money. But he had few friends because he1. shared his things withothers.One day, Jack had a bad headache. His wife2.about him and took him to the hospital. A woman doctor3.Jack over and asked him to go back home. After a week, the doctor told Jack he had cancer (癌症 ). T

17、he4.that Jack had cancer spread( 传播 ) soon. Jack decided to 5. home and travel around the world withhis wife. He gave his car to his neighbor. He even gave his houses to the workers in his shop. People were very6. to Jack. AndJack made some good friends and became very happier. On the day7. Jack fle

18、wtoAmerica, he got a callfrom the8. . The doctor said9. to Jack on the phone because she made amistake. Another10 with the same name as Jack got cancer. There was nothing wrong with Jack.Jack lost money, but he got other important things - friends, love and happiness.() 1. A. sometimesB. neverC. usu

19、ally() 2. A. lookedB. worriedC. thought() 3. A. checkedB. thoughtC. talked() 4. A. dreamB. questionC. news() 5. A. comeB. startC. leave() 6.A. thankfulB. carefulC. helpful() 7.A. butB. beforeC. around() 8.A. factoryB. farmC. hospital() 9.A. thanksB. helloC. sorry() 10. A. doctorB. patientC. nurseV 阅

20、读理解。 (15 分 )AWhat is the largest animal in the world? Where is Denmark? Who made the first pizza?To answer these questions, you may need an encyclopaedia. An encyclopaedia is a book with facts on topics in every field of knowledge. Which one should you choose? Encyclopaedia Britannica is a good choi

21、ce(选择 ).It is the oldest and largest English-language encyclopaedia in the world. It was first published in the 18th century in Scotland. Many people think it is the best encyclopaedia.From the 18th century to the early 20th century, articles in Encyclopaedia Britannicawere long and hard tounderstan

22、d. It soon became the favorite encyclopaedia of scholars ( 学者 ). But later, more and more common peoplebegan to use Encyclopaedia Britannicabecause the articles became shorter and easier to read.Today people still think articles inEncyclopaedia Britannicaare reliable( 可靠的 ) and well-written. In 2004

23、, it hadabout 120.000articles, with 44 million words.To buy the Encyclopaedia Britannica , you have to spend around 1,400 dollars (about 11,200 yuan). It also has aCD-ROM version( 版本 ) which costs about 50 dollars.In 1994, Encyclopaedia Britannicawas first put online. You can read short introduction

24、s of articles for free fromthe website. But for the full articles for free from the website, but for the full text, you have to pay about 12 dollars amonth or 70 dollars a year.() 1. Which of the answers to the questions may be found inEncyclopaedia Britannica ?A.What is the largest animal in the wo

25、rld?B. Who made the first pizza?B.Where is Denmark?D. All of the above.() 2. Why did Not common people like to use Encyclopaedia Britannica at first?A. Because it was too expensive.B. Because they didn t have computers.C. Because the articles in it were not easy to understand.D. Because they didn t

26、have any questions.() 3. How much do you pay if you want to buy anEncyclopaedia Britannicaand itsCD-ROM version?A.About $ 1,400.B. About $1,450.C About $11,200.D. About $70.() 4. How long was the Encyclopaedia Britannicaput online?A. For 21 years.B .For 12 years.C.For one century.D. For 18 years.()

27、5. What is the best title for the passage?A. Encyclopaedia Britannica.B.How to find answers.C. Useful websites.D.Knowledge is power.BAt first David McConnell sold books door-to-door. Housewives were not interested in the books. Usually before he had some time to say something about his books, the wo

28、men closed their doors. But he never gave up. McConnell decided to give each of them a present, a bottle of perfume ( 香水 ) made by himself. He soon found that the women liked the perfume better than the books. He stopped selling books and began to sell perfume. He opened his own company "Avon&q

29、uot;, and it was a great success. When you do nothing, you learn nothing. But when you try, even though(即使 )you are not successful, you will learn what doesn't work and what puts you closer to success. It doesn'tmatter that you will be successful one day. Edison is not on the way to success

30、until people bought his first invention. Success once is enough for Edison. And the same for you success once is enough.() 6. David McConnell was finally successful asA. a book sellerB. a perfume sellerC. a workerD.a teacher() 7. Where did the gifts of perfume come fro() 8. What did David McConnell

31、find after sending the perfume?A. McConnell bought them in the store.B. McConnell made them by himself.C. McConnell's friend sent him as gifts.D. McConnell's parents bought them.(A. The women didn't like the perfume at all.B. The women didn't have money to buy books.C. The women like

32、d the perfume better than the books.D. The women wanted to sell perfume instead ofbooks.) 9. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. David McConnell sold books in a book store.B. David McConnell sold his books successfully.C. David McConnellnever gave up selling books.D. DavidMcConnellopened his o

33、wn company"Avon".) 10. The writer wants to tell us _.A. never to do anythingB. to give up something easilyC. never to stop trying hardD. never to try hardVI 用所给单词的适当形式完成句子。(10 分 )1. The light bulb is a very important _ (invent) in history.2. I have three classes to attend _ (include) an En

34、glish class.3. Fortunately, my cousin _ (win) a big prize the day before yesterday.4. Rose showed high_ (intelligent) from an early age.5. Lily is able _ (speak) English well.6. The man over there was_ (bear) in a poor family in 1971.7. They come from _ (Italian), maybe they are Italians.8. My dream is to be a _ (science)9.His mother is an_(art) .10. The studentd over there have different kinds