八年级下册英语牛津版Unit7 The unknown world（B卷提升能力）原卷版

八年级下U7Theunknownworld测试卷（B卷·提升能力）【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________考号：___________温馨提示：本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。第Ⅰ卷选择题语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分。)Everymorning,yougetup,washyourface,brushyourteeth,eatbreakfastandgetreadyforyourday.Thesedailyactionsare____1____commonthatyoudon’tthinkaboutthemmuch.Butwhatifyouwereinspace?Thereisnogravitythere,sothingsarenotas____2____astheyareonEarth.Whenyoudropsomething,itfloatsawayslowlyintheair.Thismeansthatastronauts____3____justputdownatool.Theyneedtotieitdown.Inspace,waterbreaksintosmalldropsandhangsintheair.And____4____doastronautsdrink?Well,astronautseatanddrink____5____inspace.Theyhavespecialplatesfortheirfood.Besides,specialbags____6____fortheirdrinks.Sleepisalsodifferentinspace.Astronautstie____7____tothewallsothattheydon’tfloataroundwhentheyaresleeping.Sincetheyhavetoworkhard,theyneedtoget____8____rest.Thesunrisesandsetssooftenthatitcanbeconfusing（令人困惑的）.Theastronautsusealarmsandsometimesmusic____9____themselvesup.Exerciseisimportantforastronauts____10____.Sincethereisnogravityandastronautsfloatinsteadofwalkingor____11____,theyhavetoexerciseonspecialmachineseverydaytokeephealthy.Noone____12____tobecomeillinspaceandexercisehelpsthemalot.____13____,lifeisnotcompletelyfullofhardworkinspace.Whentheyarenotworkingorexercising,thereisalittletime____14____fun.Theywatchmovies,readthenewsandcontactfamilymembersandfriends.Theastronauts____15____workontheInternationalSpaceStationcanevenconnecttotheInternet.1.A.very B.too C.quite D.so2.A.heavy B.heavily C.heavier D.moreheavily3.A.mustn’t B.can’t C.shouldn’t D.needn’t4.A.why B.when C.how D.where5A.different B.differently C.difference D.differ6.A.use B.uses C.areused D.isused7.A.they B.theirs C.their D.themselves8.A.many B.alot C.plentyof D.few9.A.wake B.wakes C.towake D.waking10.A.aswell B.aswellas C.neither D.either11.A.running B.run C.ran D.torun12.A.want B.wants C.wanted D.wanting13.A.Therefore B.Still C.Instead D.However14.A.to B.for C.without D.in15.A.what B.which C.whom D.that二、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）Onedayaprofessor（教授）enteredherclassroomandtoldherstudentsaboutasurprisetest.Thestudentstooktheirseatsandwaitedforthetesttobegin.Theprofessorputatestpaperoneachstudent’sdeskwiththetextfacingdown.Shethenaskedthemtobeginthetest.Soeveryonestartedto____16____thepaper.Thestudentswere____17____toseenoquestions,butjustasingleblackdot（圆点）inthecenterofthepage.Theprofessorsaid,“Ijustwantyoutowritedownwhatyouseeonthispaper.”Thestudentswereconfusedanddidnotknowwhy,butstill____18____astheyweretold.Attheendoftheclass,theprofessortooktheirtestsandstartedreadingtheiranswersaloud.Eachstudenttriedto____19____theblackdot—itssize,itspositiononthepaper,andsoon.Aftertheprofessorfinishedreading,theclasswassilent.Shestartedto____20____.“Don’tworry.Iwillnotbegradingthistest.However,Iwantyoutothinkaboutsomething.Allofyoucouldonlyseetheblackdotandwroteaboutit,butnobodywroteaboutthe____21____areaaroundthedot.”“Imaginethatthispaperisyourlife____22____.Theblackdotjuststandsforthebadthingsyou’vegonethrough.Lifeprovidesuswithmanyotherthings—lovedones,____23____moments,andevenmiraclesfromtimetotime.However,wealwaysworryaboutthebadthings.Ourproblemsanddifficultiescanbeatus.”“Fromnowon,Iwantyoutothinkaboutthebig____24____moreoften.Don’tjustpayattentiontotheblackdotsinyourlife.Remindyourselfhow______25______youaresometimes.”16.A.thinkabout B.turnover C.writedown D.lookup17.A.bored B.excited C.interested D.surprised18.A.painted B.discussed C.did D.talked19.A.draw B.think C.describe D.write20.A.explain B.complain C.wonder D.ask21.A.black B.white C.dark D.light22.A.difficulties B.problems C.happiness D.experiences23.A.sad B.terrible C.enjoyable D.hard24.A.person B.picture C.text D.dot25.A.lucky B.unhappy C.clever D.foolish三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AWegottoanotherplanetandwewereonourwaybacktotheearth.

Suddenly,aUFOappearedanditmadeourspacecraftlandonanotherplanet.Ontheplanet,averystrange-lookingalienmetus.Hetookmyfriendsandmetoseeitsmaster.Allthealienshadfoureyes,twoheadsandsixlegs.Theyhadawhitebodyandnohair.

Theplanetlookedlikeaprison(监狱).Wewerescaredandtheygaveussomefood.Nooneatethefood.

Thenextday,theygaveusalonglistofthingstodo,butwecouldn'tunderstandthematall.Theyputusinasmallroom.Afterthat,theydidexperiments(试验)onus.Afewofusdiedandtheyputtherestofusbackintotheroom.

Oneday,thealienwhobroughtustoourroomforgottolockthedoor,soweranaway.Soonweflewbacktotheearthinourspacecraft.Wetoldpeopleaboutourexperiencebutnoonebelievedus!Afterthat,Inevergointospaceagain.26.Whathappenedtothewriterandhisfriendsontheirwaybacktotheearth?A.Theygotlostinthespace.

B.Analiencaughtthem.

C.Theirspacecraftdidn'twork.

D.Theydidexperimentsonaliens.27.Whatdidthealienslooklike?A.Theylookedlikethepeopleontheearth.

B.Theyhadsixeyes,twoheadsandfourlegs.

C.Theyhadfoureyes,twoheadsandsixlegs.

D.Theyhadfoureyes,twoheadsandsixhands.28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriterandhisfriendswerenotaliensonanotherplanet.

B.Thealienswereverykindtothewriterandhisfriends.

C.Thewriterandhisfriendscouldwalkaroundfreelyontheplanet.

D.Thealienswantedtodosomeresearchonthewriterandhisfriends.29.Thewriterandhisfriendscouldrunawayfromthestrangeplanetbecause

.A.akindalienhelpedthem

B.analienwascareless

C.theybeatthealiens

D.thealiensletthemgo30.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe

.A.AnExperienceinSpaceB.AliensonAnotherPlanet

C.ASuccessfulMissionD.APrisonlikePlanetBInmyfreshmanyear,Iaskedmyself,“WhyamIinschool?”IthoughtIwasforcedtobethere,butIdecidedjusttogetalongwithituntilIcouldfinditmeaningful.Onedayitfinallyhitme.WewerestudyingShakespeare’sRomeoandJulietinourwritingclass.Eachofuswasaskedtoplayapart,andIjokinglyvolunteeredtoplaythenurse.Theyalllaughed,thinkingthatI,aboy,couldn’tplayit,butIdecidedIwasgoingtobethebestnurseevertoappearinthewritingclass.Onthedayoftheperformance,Imadeitasuccess,andthenIknewwhatschoolmeanttome.SchoolwasthenaplacewhereIcouldexploreunknownareasinmymind.PerhapsIhadn’trealizedthatbeforebecauseIhadneverbeenbraveenoughtodiscoverit.Tomynew-foundhungerforlearning,IdecidedthatIwouldn’tbeshyanymore.Ibeganraisingmyhandhigherinclassdiscussions.Inoralcommunicationclass,Ichoseunpopularspeechtopicsandmadetheminteresting.InBritishliteratureclass,Ichosetowriteasongforacreativeproject.Throughtheseactivities,Imadeclassesinterestingnotonlyforme,butalsoformyclassmatesandteachers.Inshort,Ihavediscoveredthatlearningisnotsomethingteenagersareforcedtoexperience.Instead,learningisawayteenagersgrow.WhatIwanttotellmyclassmatesisthatIamabraveandcreativeactor,musicianandwriter,whosenameeachofmyteachersknowsbytheendoftheirfirstclass,andwillbereinforced(增强)eachdaythroughmybravebehavior.31．What’sthematterwiththewriterinthebeginning?A．Hedidbadlyinhisstudies. B．Hecouldn’tgetalongwellwithothers.C．Hewonderedwhyhewenttoschool. D．Hisparentsforcedhimtogotoschool.32．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2probablyreferstotheideathat________.A．Iplayedthenurse B．learninginschoolisdisappointingC．westudiedinthewritingclass D．learninginschoolismeaningful33．Whathelpedthewriterchangehisthoughtaboutschool?A．Theperformance. B．Theteachers.C．Theclassdiscussions. D．Thespeechtopics.34．Intheend,thewriterbecame________inlearning.A．serious B．active C．unwilling D．impatient35．Whatcanwelearnfromthewriter?A．Weshouldexplorelearningbravely.B．Weneedtoplayapartinthewritingclass.C．Weshouldmaketeachersknowournames.D．Wecanlearntobeactors,musiciansandwriters.CSuSuisa16-year-oldBeijinger.ShestudiesattheHighSchoolAffiliatedtoRenminUniversity.Shehasjustpublished(发表)herfirstbook,TheEnigmaoftheUniverse.TheEnigmaoftheUniversetellsastoryofagirlcalledApril.OnedayshemeetsanalienboynamedKaka.KakatakesAprilonajourneyintotheuniverse.LaterAprilfindsoutabigsecretaboutKaka...What’sspecialaboutthisbook?It’sabookwritteninbothChineseandEnglish.Suwrotethebookwhenshewas14yearsold.ShewasinfluencedbythebookSophie’sWorldandthemovieTheTrumanShow.Sophieisagirlwhoisinterestedinphilosophy(哲学).Truman’slifeisrunbytelevision.ThesestoriesgaveSuanideaforherownbook.ShedecidedtowriteitinEnglish.“MyEnglishteacheraskedustowritesomething,”saysSu,“IthoughtI’dwriteaboutmyidea.”Suspentawholesummervacationwritingthestory.“SometimesIhadtostopbecauseIcouldn’tfindtherightwords,”saysSu.“Iusedthedictionaryallthetime.”AfterfinishingtheEnglishnovel,Suhadanotheridea.ShedecidedtoturnitintoChinese.Thejobtookherjustafewdays.“ItwaseasybecauseChineseismymotherlanguage,”shesays.Susaysherstoryis“amixtureofphilosophyanddetective(侦探)storyandsciencefiction”.“MyclassmatesandIhaveturneditintoaDVplay,”saysSu.“IwrotetheplayandIplayedApril.Wewillshowitinourschoolsoon!”36．WhatdidSuSuwrite？A．HarryPotter. B．Sophie’sWorld.C．TheTrumanShow. D．TheEnigmaoftheUniverse.37．InWhichlanguagedidSuSuwritethisbook?A．Chinese. B．English.C．French. D．BothChineseandEnglish.38．HowdidSuSuwritethebook?A．ShewroteitinChinesefirstandthenturneditintoEnglish.B．ShewroteitinEnglishfirstandthenturneditintoChinese.C．ShewroteithalfinChinesefirstandthenwroteithalfinEnglish.D．ShewroteithalfinEnglishfirstandthenwroteithalfinChinese.39．Whatdoesherbooktalkabout?A．IttalksabouthowtolearnEnglishwell.B．Itisamixtureofphilosophyanddetectivestoryandsciencefiction.C．IttalksabouthowtolearnEnglishgrammarwell.D．Itisamixtureoflove.40．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Aclevergirl. B．Aninterestingbook.C．SuSuandherfirstbook. D．Ayoungwriter.DWe’veseenaliensinavastvarietyofHollywoodfilms,butwhichisclosertothetruth?Asourunderstandingoftheuniversegrows,scientistsarebeginningtothinkwhatthesealiensmightlooklike.Opinionscanbecertainlydifferent,butscientistsareformingtheiropinionsonthebasisofenvironmentandbiologyratherthansciencenovels.Doesthatmeanwe’reclosertotheanswer?Ofcoursenot!Readonbelowtoseethedifferentformsoflifescientistsarepredicting.DrMaggiethinksaliensmaybejellyfish(水母).ShebasesthisonhowlifebeganintheoceanhereonEarthanddrawstheconclusionthatcreaturesintheoceancouldinteract(相互作用)withwater.Somescientiststhinkaliensmaybebugs.Cockroaches(蟑螂)areamongourplanet’sstrongestcreaturesthankstotheirthickexoskeleton(外骨骼)andtheyareabletosurviveindifferentconditions.Thismakesabug-stylelifeform.Simon,ascientistworkingatCambridgeUniversity,thinksthatalienswouldbe“justlikehumans”,notonlyinappearanceandbiologybutalsoinweakness.Haveyougotanyideasaboutwhataliensmightlooklike?41.Wherehavepeopleseenaliensaccordingtothepassage?A.FromTVs.B.Fromfilms.C.Fromcartoons.D.Frommagazines.42.Wherearescientists’opinionsonaliensfrom?A.Environmentandnovels.B.Biologyandnovels.C.Environmentandbiology.D.Environment,biologyandnovels.43.Howmanykindsofaliensaredescribedinthepassage?A.Three.B.Two.C.One.D.Four.44.Whichofthefollowingcreaturesmaycomefromthesea?A.Cockroaches.B.Creatureslikehumans.C.Bugs.D.Jellyfish.45.Whatdoesthepassagetellus?A.WhenalienswillcometotheEarth.B.Whataliensmaylooklike.C.Howalienslooklikehumans.D.Wherepeoplecanfindaliens.第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据短文内容，将下面AE五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使得补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?It'sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime，wemakepromisestootherpeople.("Mom,IpromiseI'mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.")However,promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear'sresolutions.___46___Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.___47__Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.___48___Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.___49___Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!___50___Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!Howaboutyou-willyoumakeanynextyear?A.Theseareaboutmakingyourselfabetterperson.B.Forexample,astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy.C.Therearegoodreasonsforthis.D.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.E.Thestartoftheyearisoftenatimeformakingresolutions.第2卷写作（共30分）第一节、短文填词（5分）OnemorningIgotupveryearly.1wantedtogotoseemyteacher．IwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenIheardastrangesoundcomingfromthesky．Iheldupmyheadandsawstrangeanimalwithabigheadandsmallbodyflyingaround．It1.l________ugly，itsskinwasblack，itseyeswereasbigasabulb，itsmouthwaslikeapan，anditsnosewastoosmalltobeseen．“Itmustbean2a_________”Isaidtomyself，“Great!Great!”1wasso3.s_________andexcitedthatIstoppedtowatchitcarefully．Thealienwalkedintoashop，theassistantintheshopwasveryscared．Thenshecallthepolice．Thealienheardthepolicewhis