八年级英语上册《Unit 8 Natural disasters》综合测试 （新版）牛津版

1、Unit 8 Natural disasters 第I卷 (共60分) 一、听力(计20分) （省略） 二、单项选择(计10分，每小题1分) ( )21. - Where are your keys? - Oh, I lost it _ the wind. A. at B. in C. to D. of ( )22. - Why didnt you go to school today? - Because my school caught _ fire yesterday. A. a B. an C. the D. / ( )23. They are in a hurry _ the bus

2、 every morning. A. catch B. caught C. to catch D. catching ( )24. - They didnt know what to do so they ran _ on the big square. - It was too bad. A. quick B. wild C. quickly D. wildly ( )25. The weather will become _ today than it was yesterday. A. better B. best C. worse D. worst ( )26. Millie walk

3、ed happily in the _ of the train station to meet her father. A. way B. road C. direction D. street ( )27. - What did you see _ you came in Simons room? - I saw him searching the Internet. A. when B. but C. and D. or ( )28. - How was the storm? - Very bad. It _ my home town suddenly. A. came B. hit C

4、. started D. happened ( )29. _ Simon _ a model plane right now? A. Did; make B. Is; making C. Does; make D. Was; making ( )30. - When did the match began? - _. A. I could only hear the rain B. I was frightened then C. It was cloudy and windy D. It was 8 oclock in the morning 三、完形填空(计10分，每小题1分) On a

5、stormy day, a man walked into a restaurant. Then he ordered a _31_, but he just looked at his drink. He stayed with that for half an hour. Then, a _32_ man came in and sat next to him. The young man took the drink from the man and _33_ it up. The poor man started _34_. The young man said, I was just

6、 joking. Here, Ill buy you _35_ drink. I really dislike seeing a man cry. No, its not that. This day is the _36_ of my life. First, this morning I was late for work because of the _37_ weather, so I lost my job. When I left my office and would drive home, I found my car _38_ and I couldnt find a pla

7、ce to repair (修理) it. So, I had to go home by taxi, _39_ I left my mobile phone there. When I got home, I found my wife went away without saying a word. Finally, I left home and came to this _40_. Just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, you came in and drank my poison (毒药). ( )31.

8、A. dish B. drink C. pie D. cake ( )32. A. rude B. kind C. strange D. young ( )33. A. ate B. drank C. threw D. woke ( )34. A. laughing B. shouting C. crying D. smiling ( )35. A. another B. other C. the other D. others ( )36. A. best B. busiest C. freest D. worst ( )37. A. bad B. good C. cold D. hot (

9、 )38. A. broke off B. broke down C. broke in D. broke out ( )39. A. or B. if C. but D. so ( )40. A. office B. centre C. shop D. restaurant 四、阅读理解(计20分，每小题2分) A 难度： Do you like eating something sweet? Try a fruit salad. It is easy to make and it only takes ten minutes. When you make a fruit salad, pl

10、ease remember the following advice. Remember that fruit salads are often creative (创造性的). You can decide what kind of fruit to use and how much you will need each kind of fruit. Pears, apples, bananas and oranges are all delicious. Dont forget to wash all the fruit before you make the salad. Put all

11、 the fruit in water for a few minutes and then wash it. When you cut the fruit, cut it into small pieces. Cut (切碎的) bananas and apples turn brown quickly. You can put some lemon juice on them or put them in the fridge before you make the salad. What can you put into the fruit salad? You can put some

12、 sugar, but not too much. You can also add some cream. You can put the fruit salad in the fridge for some time after you make it. Then it will taste better. 根据材料，选择最佳答案。 ( )41. In which part of a newspaper can you read this passage? A. DIY. B. Health. C. Advertisement. D. Shopping. ( )42. You cant _

13、 according to the passage. A. use any fruit you want B. use as much fruit as you want C. cut the fruit into small pieces D. put as much sugar as you want ( )43. If you want to stop cut bananas from turning brown, you can use _. A. apple juice B. lemon juice C. pear juice D. orange juice ( )44. If yo

14、u want the fruit salad to be better, you can _. A. cook it before eating B. put it in the fridge C. wash the fruit for a long time D. taste the fruit before cutting it ( )45. What is the best title for the passage? A. Creative Fruit Salads B. What You Can Do with Fruit C. Advice on Making a Fruit Sa

15、lad D. How to Try Something SweetB 难度： Most scientists around the world use some of the most advanced equipment (先进的设备) to bring you the forecast every day. However, some people think that predicting (预测) nature is as easy as watching the animals. Once in South Asia, some elephants and other animals

16、 were running for the hills before the tsunamis that killed thousands of people. So, is it possible that some animals can sense a thing that man cant? I think the elephants knew that something was coming? But exactly (确切地) how, is something I cant answer, said Denver zookeeper Dale Leeds. Leeds thou

17、ght elephants have special feet that may feel a light shaking in the earth, and elephants can hear sound that is too low for man. In fact, the elephants that are behind us may be talking to us right now and were just not hearing it because its below our ability to hear, said Leeds. So, the next time

18、 your pet does something unusual, it just might show that a natural disaster will start. But for now, no one can be sure that animals can know it. Scientists said they would continue to study animals and this could help man better predict disasters like earthquakes and thunderstorms. 根据材料，选择最佳答案。 (

19、)46. Where may Dale Leeds work? A. In a school. B. In a zoo. C. In a pet shop. D. In a science park. ( )47. According to Dale Leeds, how do the elephants knew that the tsunamis were coming? A. By watching other animals. B. By running for the hills. C. By talking behind people. D. By their special fe

20、et and good hearing. ( )48. What does the underlined word it mean? A. Peoples ability. B. Elephants talk. C. Low sound. D. Peoples hearing. ( )49. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Bad scientists use the most advanced equipment to get forecasts. B. Some scientists know exactly how animals know natu

21、ral disasters will come. C. Some people would go on studying the animals to help predict disasters. D. If animals do something strange, there must be a natural disaster. ( )50. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. What animals do before natural disasters come. B. How elephants know natural di

22、sasters will come. C. If animals can really predict natural disasters. D. Some strange elephants and natural disasters. 第II卷 (共40分) 五、词汇(计10分，每小题1分) A) 根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。 51. Nick stayed _ (活着的) during the car accident. 52. I hope there are no _ (沙尘暴) in the world. 53. - Sorry, I didnt know the

23、_ (到达) of the mail this morning. - Never mind. But be careful next time. 54. He didnt agree with us by _ (摇动) his head. 55. - Can you tell me what _ (导致) the fire? - Maybe lightning. B) 根据对话意思和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。 (D = Daniel; K = Kitty) D: Hi, Kitty. Did you (56)h_ about the accident? K: No. What happe

24、ned? D: This morning Peter went to visit his grandparents with his mother. The snow (57)c_ the whole street. Their car crashed into a big stone when they were driving on the road. K: That sounds (58)t_. Was anyone hurt? D: Yes. Peters mother hurt her arms, but not serious. K: What is Peters (59)c_?

25、D: He is OK but (60)f_ very frightened. K: I hope they will get better soon. 六、任务型阅读(计5分，每小题1分) 请认真阅读下面短文，在短文后表格的空白处填上适当的单词。注意：每空一个单词。 When there is a tornado (飓风) warning, move to a tornado shelter quickly - even if you dont see it. Most people arent so lucky to have it, but luckily there are other

26、 places for them. If you are in a building with a basement (地下室), go to the basement. Make sure that there are no dangerous things, like the stove, fridge or television, on the floor above you, because they may fall through a destroyed floor. If you are in a building without a basement, get to the l

27、owest floor. Look for shelter in a bathroom or in a small room at the center of the flat. If you are in a car, get out of it and find right shelter. Tornados can easily destroy cars and remember not to take shelter under a bridge.If you are outside and arent near a shelter, find a stationary object

28、(精致的物体) and watch the tornado. If it moves left, head to your right. If it moves right, head to your left. Please stay there until the storm passes. (61)_ to Hide During the TornadoMove to a shelter before the tornado (62)_.If you are in a building with a basementdont stay under the floor where ther

29、e dangerous things above youIf you are in a building without basement (63)_ a small and lowest room to stayIf you are in a carget out of it and dont hide under a bridgeIf you are out and have (64)_ to hidefind a stationary object and head to the (65)_ direction of the tornado 七、完成句子(计10分，每小题2分) 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。 66. 闪电引得这座楼房燃起了大火。 Lightning _ in the building. 67. 老人很危险。请立刻送他去医院。 The old man is in danger. Please _ at once. 68. 我看到朱莉正站在马路边上。 I saw Julie _. 69. 地震发生时，孩子们正在睡觉。 _ the earthquake started, the children _. 70. 从我身后过来一阵强风。 _. 八、书面表达(计15分) 今年，云南省发生了严重旱灾