Unit 1 Encyclopaedias 基础知识练习题牛津深圳版（广州沈阳通用）八年级英语上册（无答案）

1、牛津深圳版八年级上册Unit 1 基础知识练习题同义句( ) 1. The list includes many British guests.A. gives B. gets C. contains( ) 2. -Do not write more than 200 words.-OK, I wont. A. less than B. over C. under( ) 3. -Do you know about Snow White?-Yeah, it is a(n) famous fairy tale.A. well-known B. good C. interesting( ) 4. -

2、 I called last night, but nobody answered.-All the people went out and try again now.A. somebody B. anybody C. no one( ) 5. -What will you do this weekend? -Perhaps I will take part in the sports meeting.A. Maybe B. Soon C. Later( ) 6. An encyclopaedia often consists of a number of books.A. is made

3、up of B. is made from C. is made of ( ) 7. -Then, suddenly, they all died out-Thats a pity.A. discovered B. disagreed C. disappeared( ) 8. However, we can learn about them from their fossils.A. know about B. talk about C. think about单项选择( ) 9. If something happens_, it happens quickly and unexpected

4、ly (意料之外的)A. immediately B. quickly C. suddenly ( ) 10. He is the last of the family, after his death the name will die_.A. out B. in C. away( ) 11. -How many students are there in your class?-There are twenty students in our class, _ five Americans.A. including B. improving C. discussing( ) 12. -Wh

5、y do you want to be a _? -Because Im very interested in science.A. inventor B. musician C. scientist( ) 13. -The _ of modern xerography(复印) has made our work much easier.-I agree with you.A. invention B. discovery C. experiment( ) 14. -Who_ the 400-metre race yesterday?-David.A. won B. beated C. mis

6、sed( ) 15. -Its raining hard._, I still want to go there. -Youd better take an umbrella.A. So B. Perhaps C. However完形填空Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. But in fact, very few of them will _1_ a man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion or an elephant, I guess you will _2_

7、away; but even a lion will avoid(躲避) a man if it is not very _3_. Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too _4_ and too weak to catch their usual _5, such as deer and other small animals. If you see a wild elephant, perhaps you will be _6_. However, elephants usually run away a

8、t once if you dont attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man, some _7_and look at him for a moment before they run away, some take no notice at all but walk away _8_ in another direction. Wild animals only attack _9_when they are afraid that people want to harm(伤害) their

9、 _10_, or when the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.( ) 1. A. hide B. attack C. protect( ) 2. A. take B. put C. run ( ) 3. A. thirsty B. hungry C. tired( ) 4. A. full B. friendly C. old( ) 5. A. food B. fish C. plants( ) 6. A. excited B. angry C. frightened( ) 7. A. stand B. eat C. kill ( )

10、 8. A. luckily B. loudly C. quietly( ) 9. A. dogs B. people C. children ( ) 10. A. neighbors B. friends C. young babies阅读理解Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770.In his childhood Beethoven didnt have a happy life. His father was a singer. When he was only four, his fa

11、ther began to make him practise hour after hour on different musical instruments. If he did not put his heart into it, his father would beat him or make it hard on him.Beethoven loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts, when he was only a boy of eleven. At th

12、e age of seventeen, he won high praise from Mozart, the great musician at that time. Beethoven was often poor and ill during his life. After one illness, he suddenly found he couldnt hear. At that time he was only thirty-one. It was a blow (打击) to him indeed. But he still went on working and writing

13、 music pieces. To peoples surprise, some of his best pieces were written after he lost his hearing. In 1827, the great musician died. He left more than 300 pieces. But people still remember his name today.( ) 1. Beethoven was a _ musician.A. America B. French C. German D. British( ) 2. What happened

14、 when he was thirty-one?He couldnt see. B. He couldnt hear. C. He gave concerts D. He won high praise( ) 3. Why didnt Beethoven have a happy life in his childhood?Because his family was poor B. Because he had to practise a lot of musical instrumentsC. Because his father was strict with him D. Both B

15、 and C( ) 4. The great musician lived in the world for only _ years.A. 43 B. 70 C. 57 D. 60( ) 5. When were some of his best pieces written?At the age of 11 B. At the age of 17 C. Before he was deaf D. After he became deafWe know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found a

16、lmost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. Its true that male mosquito doesnt bite (咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking f

17、or things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesnt like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. Youre different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she land

18、s on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch (痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.

19、And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.( ) 1. Mosquito means _ in Chinese.A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓 C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子( ) 2. We know mosquitoes very well be

20、cause _.A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and thereC. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly( ) 3. If the mosquito doesnt bite you, it will _.get angry with you B. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one( ) 4. The mosquito bites you _.A. when youre asleep B. be

21、cause you have choose itC. too quickly to let you know D. but doesnt like you( ) 5. Which of the following sentences is wrong?A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.D. All the mosquitoes dont like to bit

22、e people for blood.Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard. In the early years, these schools were much similar. Only young men went to colleges. All the students studied t

23、he same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers. In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for you

24、ng men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvards law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history. As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges b

25、egan to teach many new subjects. Students were all owed to choose the subjects that interested them. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities . Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with (涉及) special fields of learning . Theres so much to learn that one kind

26、 of school cant offer it all .( )1. The oldest university in the US is .A. Columbia B. Harvard C. Princeton D. Yale( ) 2. What did most students do when they graduated from Harvard before 1782?A. Engineers B. Teachers C. Scientists D. Doctors( ) 3. What languages couldnt students in Harvard learn in

27、1825?A. Japanese B. Latin and Greek C. French D. German( ) 4.What does the underline word “graduated” mean?Found a job B. Got a degree at a university C. Got married D. Took an exam( ) 5.Whats the best title of the passage?A. The Development of University B. Subjects in Universities C. Universities

28、in the USA D. Harvard UniversityWhy do plants grow in some places but not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all? To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also ne

29、ed water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. Thats why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass. Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land

30、. The plants here can only grow in the soil between the cracks of the stones. Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food. What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants wont. Even if the weathe

31、r is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.( ) 1. According to the passage, plants need _ things to grow well.A. two B. three C. four D. five ( ) 2. The underline word “cracks” means”_”.A. long narrow openings

32、 B. the surface of somethingC. small plants on something D. the bottom of something( ) 3. From the passage, we can know it is _ for plants to grow in dry places.A. easy B. difficult C. impossible D. important( ) 4. The reason why most plants cant grow on the sandy beach is that _.A. there isnt enough sunlight B. there is too much waterC. it is too crowded there D. it has little food for plants.( )The passage can most probably be found in a _ book.A. travel B. History C. Physics D. science语法填空The polar bear is a very big white bear. We call it the polar bear _ i