单元检测卷8 (2)

1、(学生用书见P255).单句填空根据句子的意思，用本单元所学的单词的适当形式填空。1.English which is used in many countries serves as the language in the world. 2.The 1980s witnessed a r in economy in China.3.Try to your explanation for children. Otherwise they won't understand what you say.4.It is impossible to what effects the haze（霾

2、） will have on our life. 5.I don't care what you say; I'm going to do it .6.Should the need for extra explanation, we'll contact you.7.He pushed his plate away and s for coffee. 8.I don't know Jay p , but I am familiar with his reputation.9.Students learned the practical of the theor

3、y they had learned in the classroom. 10.If it continues to rain so heavily, then the l conclusion is that a flood will occur. .阅读理解Whether its a carol(圣诞颂歌)service or an evening of karaoke in the pub， many people will enjoy a good old singsong this Christmas. Singing aloud will not just lift the spi

4、ritsits good for your physical health as well. Filling the lungs with air， increasing the heart rate and getting blood pumping round the body faster can all help our physical health. For the past few years Heart Research UK has been running a Christmas campaign aimed at getting people singing， simpl

5、y for the benefit it can bring. The organizer of the campaign says singing is a safe， simple and social activity that everyone can enjoy. “Singing is linked to long life， stress reduction， and general health protection. It also brings a great amount of happiness. It is impossible to sing well with a

6、 long face because it affects your pitch(音高). ” Professor Graham Welch， who leads the International Music Education Research Centre at the University of London， has spent more than 30 years studying the effects of singing. He says that singing is a form of exercise. It means were also having a stron

7、g aerobic activity(有氧运动) when were singing， which results in increasing the feeling of pleasure while decreasing that of stress. “And communal singinglike in a singing group， a church service or even a singsong in the pubhelps improve our sense of self-respect. It increases our sense of satisfaction

8、 with ourselves， a greater sense of feeling included. ” Helen Astrid， a singing teacher， also sees the great effects that singing brings. “It lifts us up on a spiritual level， it helps our self-respect， and its great for all ages from small kids to granniesyou can have a good sing and let your hair

9、down. ” But she warns people not to have too many beers or glasses of wine， though a glass may help them gather courage before taking to the stage during the holidays.1.Heart Research UK holds a campaign to_.A.encourage people to sing for God at ChristmasB.study the effects of singing on peopleC.get

10、 people to sing and improve their healthD.bring happiness to people during holidays2.The underlined part“let your hair down” probably means_.A.feel at ease B.protect yourselfC.dress casually D.cover your nervousness3.What can we infer from the passage?A.Singing at Christmas is good for health.B.In a

11、 low mood one is not able to sing well.C.Experts have disagreement on singing.D.Singing is the same as other aerobic activities.4.Which is the best title of the passage?A.KaraokeBest Place for SingingB.ChristmasBest Time for SingingC.SingingHealthy but DifficultD.For HealthLets SingLast weekend, 20,

12、000 people gathered in the state of Georgia to watch students from 28 countries compete with robots they built. More than ten thousand students and more than five hundred robots took part in the competition.The students and their robots competed at the FIRST Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlan

13、ta. FIRST is the short way of saying the organizations complete name： For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.Almost 1,700 high school teams entered a level of competition called LUNACY.In January, the organization sent supplies for robots to each team. The teams had six weeks to b

14、uild robots that could compete in the LUNACY game. The playing area had six robots, three on each team. Each robot had another vehicle, or trailer(拖车)， connected to it. The robots had to pick up large balls and throw them into the trailers of opposing robots. The robots were moving on a surface wher

15、e they could slide. An alliance(联盟) of teams from California， Illinois and Michigan won the LUNACY competition.A second competition involved building a robot that could travel on uneven surfaces, move objects with unusual shapes and resist physical stress.Another competition was for younger students

16、， aged from 9 to 14.They had to design, build and program robots to explore the Earths climate.American inventor Dean Kamen started FIRST in 1989. The organization holds robot competitions around the world. It offers programs that help young people learn more about science， technology， engineering a

17、nd mathematics， which build life skills. Many companies provide support to the organization.Mister Kamen says the goal is about more than building robots. He says the student competitors showed they could deal with difficult technological problems. And he says that is good news because the world nee

18、ds creative thinkers to help with increasingly complex problems in the future.5.The Robot Competition was organized by_Athe state of GeorgiaBan organization named FIRSTCAmerican inventor Dean KamenDsome companies from California6.The robots in the LUNACY game are able to_Atravel on uneven surfacesBe

19、xplore the Earths climateCthrow balls into the trailersDmove objects with different shapes7.The main purpose of FIRST is to_Aattract more companies to support themBhelp students under 8 to be interested in scienceCteach students how to build robots on the spotDhelp young people learn science as well

20、 as life skills8.The underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refers to_.Athe goal of building robotsBthe studentsability to deal with technological problemsCthe goal of the student competitorsDsomething about technological problems.短文改错It was a busily day at the grocery store. Two girls were in

21、 line before me with balloons. They appeared to be in hurry so I asked if they wanted to go ahead of me. They were very thankful. One girl said she had a nephew and something badly happened to him at birth. The balloons were for his birthday. They were chatting together with their rush to get all th

22、e things done for the party because everybody offered to help. I offer to pay for the balloons. They refused at first and I insisted, I said，“Tell your sweet nephew that therere still nice people leaving in this world.” They thanked to me again and again. That little acts of kindness made them feel

23、good and it also brightened my day!.书面表达 假设你是李华，请你给笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会，并带去他想要的那幅中国画，同时询问他是否可以接机。信中还需说明：李明：高个子，戴眼镜,穿蓝夹克航班号：CA985到达：8月6日上午11:30注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。答案.单句填空1.【答案】universal2.【答案】revolution3.【答案】simplify4.【答案】calculate5.【答案】anyhow6.【答案】arise7.【答案】signaled8.【答案】personall

24、y9.【答案】application10.【答案】logical.阅读理解A语篇导读：音乐陶冶情操，唱歌有益健康，请放开歌喉，纵情歌唱吧!1.C细节理解题。根据第二段第1句中的内容可知举办该运动的目的是让人们唱歌，享受其中的益处，再结合本段引号中的内容可判断C项正确。2.A词义猜测题。上文提到歌唱可以振奋精神，增强自尊，对各个年龄阶段的人都适用，由此可推断唱歌能够让人“放松”。3.B推理判断题。第二段最后1句提到耷拉着脸不可能把歌唱好，因为会影响音高，由此可推测当一个人情绪低落时不能把歌唱好。4.D主旨大意题。文章第一段开门见山地指明了唱歌对健康的益处，下文则比较详细地进行了叙述，所以本文意在

25、倡导大家为健康而纵情歌唱。B语篇导读：在美国的佐治亚州举办的机器人比赛吸引了来自不同国家的众多选手的参与，组织者希望通过这样的比赛提升年轻人的科学知识，培养生活技能，为未来攻克复杂问题做准备。5.B细节理解题。根据第二段后半部分中的内容可知机器人比赛是由一个名叫FIRST的组织举办的。6.C细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第3句中的内容可知这次比赛中的机器人要能够把球扔进对抗机器人的拖车中。7.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第3句中的内容可知这个组织的主要目的是帮助年轻人学习科学和生活技能。8.B代词指代题。此处承接的是上一句中的内容，根据上一句后半部分中的内容可知此处that指的是学生处理技术问题的

26、能力。.短文改错It was a busily day at the grocery store. Two girls were in line before me with balloons. Busy behindThey appeared to be in hurry so I asked if they wanted to go ahead of me. They were very thankful. One girl said she had a nephew and something badly happened to him at birth. The badballoons were for his birthday. They were chatting together with their rush to get all the things done for the party because