江苏省无锡江南中学八年级英语9月检测试题（含答案）

第第页江南中学8AUnit1-2随堂练习Class________Name________正确率________一、完形填空（10%）ItwasawarmmorningwhenIrantothesea.Idroppedmythingsonthebeachandwasjustsogladto__1__in.Iswamtoarock.Iclimbedontoitcarefully.I__2__myheadtofacetherisingsun.Therewasa__3__inmethatburnedforthedeepblue.ItwastheonlyplacewhereIfelttrulyfree.Ijumpedbackandquicklywentdeeper,withmyeyesopen.Amongagroupoffishandotherseaanimals,Inoticed__4__special.Itwasabigshell.Itookitandswamtothesurface.Iputitontherockandswambackin.ThistimeIwentevendeeper,butIwasn’t__5__.Itwasbeautiful.AndthenIsawsomethingmovingtowardsme.Itwasa__6__!Ihadneverseensuchabigoneinthewild.Iwascaughtby__7__.AllI’dlearnedaboutsharksrushedintomyhead.IknewIshouldslowlybackaway,butmycuriositygotthebestofme.Iswam__8__toit,andwhenitwasaboutfivefeetaway,IgottoknowitwassimplyaCaribbeanreefshark.Theyaren’tdangerous,soIdecidedto__9__itquietly.Thenitslowlyswamaway.Now,morethanever,IunderstandwhyIlovethesea—itisfullofunknowndanger,yet__10__.Everydive(潜水)bringsanewadventure,andeverywavewhispersasecret.Theoceanteachesmecourageandwonder,andthat’swhyI’llalwaysreturn.1.A.fallB.lookC.walkD.jump2.A.noddedB.shookC.liftedD.closed3.A.fireB.windC.lightD.sound4.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything5.A.excitedB.afraidC.tiredD.bored6.A.dolphinB.turtleC.whaleD.shark7.A.angerB.joyC.fearD.sadness8.A.fasterB.closerC.slowerD.deeper9.A.watchB.listenC.leaveD.touch10.A.peacefulB.powerfulC.beautifulD.fearful二、阅读理解（26%）(A)WelcometoGreenLandZooOpening&ClosingHoursWeekdays:9:00a.m.—6:00p.m.Weekends&Holidays:8:30a.m.—7:00p.m.ZooMapSpecialActivitiesKeeperTalks(atEducationArea)Learngreatfactsaboutanimalsfromexperiencedzookeepers!Eachday,weintroduceadifferentstar,fromlionstogiantpandas!AnimalFeeding(atKid’sFarm)Getclosetofarmanimalslikegoats,rabbitsandducks!Ourstaff(员工)willguideyouonhowtosafelyfeedthem.!WARNING1.Don’tfeedanimalswithyourownfood.2.Don’tuseflash(闪光灯)whentakingphotosoftheanimals.3.Youcanonlytouchanimalswiththehelpofzookeepers.11.Whencanvisitorsgetintothezooonweekends?A.8:00a.m.B.8:30a.m.C.7:30p.m.D.8:30p.m.12.WhereistheBirds’House?A.NexttotheElephantArea.B.IntheEastofthezoo.C.BetweentheMonkeyandBearArea.D.IntheSouthofthezoo.13.Whatcanvisitorsdointhezoo?A.Learnfactsaboutpandas.BFeedlionswiththeirownfood.C.Takephotosusingflash.D.Touchrabbitswithoutkeepers.14.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?A.Anovel,B.Astorybook.C.Aguidebook.D.Asciencemagazine.(B)Doyouhavetruefriends?Doyouwanttoknowbetterbetweenyouandyourfriends?Therearethreedifferentkindsoffriends:“pestfriends”,“guestfriends”and“bestfriends”.Thefirstkindoffriendsisalmostanacquaintance(熟人).Allyouusuallyknowaboutthemistheirnames.Youmaymeetthiskindoffriendsatschool,atwork,oronthebus,butyoudon’tmissthemwhenthey’renotaround.Whenthiskindoffriendsdoessomethingbad,youdon’ttellthem.Thatiswhytheyarecalled“pestfriends”.Thesecondkindoffriendscouldalsobecalled“socialpartners”.Theyarecloserthanacquaintances,butnotascloseastruefriends.Youknowtheirnames,alittleofwhattheylikeordislike,andalittleoftheirfamilyhistories.Youmayhavethesameinterestandoftendosomethingtogetherinyourfreetime,butyoudon’ttalkaboutanythingdeep,suchasyourwishesordreams,andtheydon’topenuptoyouhowtheyreallyfeel.Thelastkindoffriends,the“bestfriend”istheoneyouknowthedeepest.You’relikefamilymembers,andknoweverythingabouteachother.Youhavenoproblemstayingateachother’shouses,andyoushareyourdeepestfeelingsandthoughts.Theywillhelpyouwhenyou’rewrong.Sometimestheymaynotbeperfect,butatleasttheywillalwayscareaboutyou,andneverdoanythingonpurpose(故意地)tohurtyou.Weallhaveourpest,guestandbestfriends.Weshouldvalueallfriendshipsandremember.allbestfriendsstartoutasjustacquaintances.15.IfyouandJohnareneighborsandclassmates,anddothingstogether,butdon’tshareyourfeelings,youare“______”.A.pestfriendsB.guestfriendsC.bestfriendsD.truefriends16.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.howtomakeabestfriendB.howtolearnfromyourbestfriendsC.whatabestfriendisD.whenabestfriendcanhelpyou17.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph4⑤=Paragraph5A.①/②③④⑤B.①/②③④/⑤C.①/②/③④⑤D.①/②/③/④/⑤18.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Pestfriendsaremoreimportantthanguestfriends.B.Wemissourbestfriendswhenwe’renotwiththem.C.Abestfriendhardlydoesanythingbadtoyou.D.A“pestfriend”willneverbecomeyourbestfriend.(C)Ourvillagecarpenter(木匠),John,cameonedayandmadeadiningtableformywife.Hemadeitjusttherightsizeforthespace(空间)betweenthetwowindows.WhenIgothomethatevening,Johnwasdrinkingacupofteaandwritingouthisbill(账单)forthejob.Mywifesaidtomequietly,“That’shisninthcupofteatoday.”Butshesaid,inaloud(响亮的)voice,“It’sabeautifultable,isn’tit?”“I’lldecideaboutthatwhenIseethebill.”Isaid.Johnlaughedandgavemehisbillforthework.Iread:Onediningtable10,November,2014Costofwood$17.00Paint$1.50Work,8hours($1anhour)$8.00Total$36.50WhenIwaslookingatthebill,Johnsaid,“It’saniceday,isn’tit?Quitesunny.”“Yes.”Isaid.“I’mgladit’sonlythetenthofNovember.”“Me,too.”saidJohn.“Youwait—it’llbealotcolderbytheendofthemonth.”“Yes,colder—andmoreexpensive!Adiningtablewillbe$20moreexpensiveonNovember30,won’tit,John?”Johnlookedhardatmeforhalfaminute.Wastherealittlesmileinhistwoblueeyes?Igavehisbillbacktohim.“Ifthereisn’ttoomuchtrouble,John,”Isaid,“pleaseadditupagain.Youcanforgetthedate.”Ipaidhim$26.50andhewashappytogetit.19.Whatwastheweatherlikethatday?Itwas______.A.ahotdayB.afinedayC.arainydayD.awindyday20.ThewriterthoughtJohnwouldaskfor______ifhemadeadiningtableonthelastdayofNovember.A.$20.00B.$46.50C.$56.50D.$26.5021.WhenthewritergaveJohnthemoney,Johnwashappybecause______.A.hegotwhatheshouldgetforhisworkB.hegotmuchmoremoneyforhisworkC.hegotthemoneyeasilyD.hedidn’thavetoaddupthecostagain22.Fromthestoryweknowthat______.A.JohnmadeamistakeinthebillB.JohnhelpedthewritercheckthebillC.JohnwrotethebillcorrectlyD.Johnstillwantedtoget$36.5forhisworkintheend23.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?Heis______.A.carelessB.carefulC.foolishD.afraid三、信息还原（10%）阅读下面的短文，从所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（选项中有两项为多余选项）StephenHawkingsaid,“Oncewestepintospace,ourfutureshouldbesafe.”NowmanycountriesliketheUSA,RussiaandChinaarebuildingspacestationsandsendingastronautstheretoday.__24__Robert,arocketscientist,thinksitisarightthingforthecountriestodoso.Humansshouldmovetootherplanetsandbuildnewhomesthere.__25__Intheend,wecouldworkandliveonotherplanets.Anyimprovementwemakeinscience,technology,medicineandhealthwilldogoodtopeoplehereonEarth.SpaceXisacompany(公司)thatbuildsrockets.TheCEOElonMuskalsoagreestosendhumanstoMars.Hislong-termplanistoputonemillionpeoplethereifsomebadthingshappentoushereonEarth.__26__Manypeoplesayit’stooexpensive.Also,mostspacetripsarenotshort.Aone-waytriptoMarswouldtakeatleastsixmonths.__27__What’smore,thefirstpeoplewouldfindlifeterriblydifficultinspace.Onthemoon’ssurface,thesun’sraysareverydangerous.Peoplewouldhavetostayinsidemostofthetime.__28__Asthesayinggoes,“Myconquest(征途)istheseaofstars.”Wemightseecitiesorevennewhumanculturesonotherplanets.A.Noteveryoneagreeswiththem.B.Thiscouldmaketheircountriesstronger.C.It’simpossibleforustorealizethedream.D.Peoplemightfacemanyhealthproblemsontheway.E.Inthefuture,sendingpeopleintospaceseemscertain.F.Thiswillhelpuslearntoliveinaverydifferentenvironmentfirst.G.Thesestationswillpreparehumanstovisitandliveonotherplanets.四、词汇运用（9%）29.Theplandoesn’tseemsogood.Youneedtobe______(深思的)aboutit.30.Weshouldtryourbesttoprotectour______(环境)toavoidpollution.31.These______(外国的)magazinesseemveryinteresting.32.Beforetraveling,myfatheralways______(搜索)someinformationaboutthehotelonline.33.Milliedidmuchbetterthanyoubecauseshelistenedtotheteachersmuchmore______(仔细地).34.Weshouldanswerquestions______(active)inclass.35.ZhangGuimeihopesallparentsknowthe______(important)ofeducationtokids.36.Canyoutellafew______(different)betweenthetwopictures?37.Idon’tthinkheistellingusthewhole______(true)aboutwhathappened.五、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次（5%）humoroushonestgetalongwithkeepsecretsfriendshipWhenIstartedGrade8,IworriedIwouldhavetrouble__38__mynewclassmates.Iwasquietandalittletooshytotalkwithothers.ThenIsatnexttoEmma.Shehadsuchasenseof__39__thatherjokesmadeboringschoolworkfun.Moreimportantly,shewas__40__—shealwaystoldthetruth.Soonwebecameclosefriends.Shewasthoughtfulandpatient.WhenIfailedatest,sheencouragedmeinsteadoflaughing.IsharedmyfeelingswithherbecauseIknewshewasableto__41__.Our__42__taughtmewhattrustmeans:atruefriendislikeamirrorwhohelpsyouseeyourbestself.六、短文填空（10%）Hello,everyone.I’dlike__43__(share)somethingaboutmysummervacationwithyou.Itwasthe__44__(good)vacationIhadeverhad.Mylastsummervacationwasfullofpleasantmemories.Iwenttomy__45__(grandparent)farmandhadagoodtimewiththem.Theaveragetemperatureduringthesedayswashigh—above30__46__(degree),butitdidn’tstopmefrom__47__(have)fun.Inthemorning,Iwouldgetaroundthefarm,exploringeverycorner.Thefreshairandbeautifulscenerymademefeelsosatisfied.Oneday,Iwasworkinginthefieldwhenaheavyrain__48__(sudden)came.Atfirst,Iwasabitworried,butitturnedouttohaveapositiveeffect.Therain__49__(stop)afteraboutanhour,andafterthat,theplantsinthefieldsgreweven__50__(fast),whichwasasignofagoodharvest.Duringmystay,Ihelpedmygrandparentswiththefarmwork.Isawhowthevegetablesandfruitgrewdaybyday.Itwasnotonlythegrowthoftheplantsbutalso__51__(I).Ilearntalotaboutfarmingandbecamemuchmoreindependent.Whenautumnarrived,wehadarichharvest.Pickingfruitandvegetablesmademefeelthejoyoflabour.Iamlookingforwardto__52__(visit)thefarmagainnextsummer!七、阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过5个单词。（10%）Nanjing,thecapitalofJiangsuProvince,isacitywithalonghistoryandrichculture.Ithasahistoryofmorethan2,500yearsandwasoncethecapitalofsixdynasties.Today,Nanjingisamoderncitythatcombinestraditionandinnovation(创新).OneofthemostfamoushistoricalsitesinNanjingistheMingXiaolingMausoleum(明孝陵).Builtinthe14thcentury,itisthetombofEmperorZhuYuanzhang,thefounderoftheMingDynasty.Themausoleumcoversanareaofover170hectaresandisfamousforitsbeautifulsceneryandexquisitearchitecture(精美的建筑).Everyyear,millionsoftouristsvisittheMingXiaolingMausoleumtoadmireitshistoricalandculturalvalue.AnotherpopulartouristattractioninNanjingistheConfuciusTemple(夫子庙).LocatedalongtheQinhuaiRiver.theConfuciusTemplewasbuilttohonorConfucius,thegreatChinesephilosopher.TheareaaroundtheConfuciusTempleisabustling(热闹的)placewithmanyshops,restaurants,andtraditionalbuildings.Touristscanenjoylocalsnacks,buysouvenirs,andtakeaboattouralongtheQinhuaiRiver.Nanjingisalsoacityofeducation.Itishometomanyfamousuniversities,suchasNanjingUniversityandSoutheastUniversity.TheseuniversitiesattractthousandsofstudentsfromalloverChinaandabroad.TheacademicatmosphereinNanjingisverystrong,andthecityhasmadegreatcontributionstoscientificresearchandinnovation.Inrecentyears,Nanjinghasdevelopedrapidlyintermsofeconomyandtransportation.Thecityhasawell-developedtransportationnetwork,includinghigh-speedrailways,airports,andsubways.ThismakesitconvenientforpeopletotraveltoandfromNanjing.TheeconomyofNanjingisalsogrowingsteadily,withindustriessuchaselectronics,automobiles,andsoftwareplayinganimportantrole.Nanjingisacitythathassomethingforeveryone.Whetheryouareinterestedinhistory,culture,education,ormoderndevelopment,youwillfindsomethingtoenjoyinNanjing.53.HowlongisthehistoryofNanjing?____________________________________54.WhatistheMingXiaolingMausoleumfamousfor?____________________________________55.WhereistheConfuciusTemplelocated?____________________________________56.Whichuniversitiesarementionedinthepassage?____________________________________57.WhatindustriesareimportantforNanjing’seconomy?____________________________________八、书面表达（20%）假如你是李华，你校的英国留学生Ben想快速适应中国的校园生活。请阅读他的来信，用英文给他写一封回信。DearLiHua,Iamwritingtoaskforyourhelp.AsanexchangestudentinChina,everythinghereisnewtome.SometimesIfeelworriedbecauseIhavenofriends.Canyoutellmemoreaboutyourschoollifeandgivemesomeadvice?■Whatisyourschoollike?■Whatisspecialaboutyourschoollife?■HowcanImakefriendsa