八年级英语Unit7--12单元检测题

一、选择填空。（15’）

1. My job is ________.

   A. teaching you English   B. teaching your English

   C. to teach you English    D. to teach your English

2. __ you ____ a good time in the park last Sunday?

   A. Were…have  B. Was…have  C. Did…have   D. Did…had

3. He ______ down and broke his leg.

   A. feels   B. falls   C. felt   D. fell 

4. There is a bridge _______ the river.

   A. over  B. on   C. above  D. below

5. Japan is ______ the east of China.

   A. to  B. in  C. on  D. at

6. Which colour do you like ______, white, red or yellow?

   A. good  B. better  C. well   D. best

7. It’s cold outside. _______  putting on your sweater?

   A. Shall we   B. Will you  C. Why not   D. What about

8. I’m busy. I have ______ time to watch TV.

   A. much   B. any    C. little   D. few

9. We’ll go there _____ the morning of September 20.

   A. on   B. in   C. at  D. of

10.There ______ a football match in our school next week.

   A. will have  B. will be  C. is going to have  D. are going to be

11. _____ of the boys has a new bike.

   A. Each        B. All         C. Every        D. Both

12. We started out _____ two weeks.

   A. in        B. after       C. later      D. for

13. After a short rest, I ______ working.

   A. began on       B. went on       C. start to        D. go to

14. ______ beautiful flower!

   A. What      B. How      C. What a      D. How a

15. I ______ her _____ in the next door at eight last night.

   A. heared…sing                   B. heared…singing

   C. heard…sing                    D. heard…singing

二、完形填空。(共10小题, 每小题1.5分; 满分15分)

     One day two brothers went fishing. They had a __16__ with them. When they come ___17__ the river, they threw down their hats on the ground and went to the river to look __18___ fish. It was so _19__ that day, and soon they wanted their _20__. They told the dog to go __21__ for them.

When the dog got there, he tried to take __22__ hats together in his __23__at the same time. It was not very easy. Then the dog found that _24__ of the hats was smaller __25__ the other. He put the smaller one in the larger one, then he could carry both hats.

（  ） 16. A. child   B. boat     C. duck   D. dog

（  ） 17. A. out    B. near     C. from     D. into

（  ） 18. A. after     B. at     C. like    D. for

（  ） 19. A. cold      B. cooler    C. hot     D. warm

（  ） 20. A. shoes   B. hats      C. trousers     D. clothes

（  ） 21. A. over      B. by     C. back     D. out

（  ） 22. A. all     B. some     C. both     D. many

（  ） 23. A. arms     B. hands    C. foot   D. mouth

（  ） 24. A. each     B. one     C. few      D. any

（  ） 25. A. than      B. as     C. like       D. with

三、阅读理解。（20’）

A   

Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century. Sandwich was rich, but he liked to play cards for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn’t even stop to have his meals. He ordered（命令）his servants to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between the two pieces of bread and held the food in hid left and while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich’s idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food “sandwich” today.

（    ） 26. Sandwich was ________.

         A. America  B. an American C. an English woman D. English

（    ）27. He didn’t stop to have his meals because he ________.

         A. liked to go on playing cards  B. like some meat and bread

         C. didn’t like his meals      D. didn’t like playing cards

（    ）28. “Sandwich ”was made of ________.

         A. bread and chicken        B. fish and bread

         C. two pieces of bread with meat in between

         D. some bread only

（    ）29. Why did people begin to eat sandwiches from that time on? Because________.

        A. they liked Sandwich  B. they liked Sandwich’s idea

        C. sandwiches were very delicious     D. they liked cards

（    ）30. How do we have the word of the food “sandwich” today? We have it _____.

        A. from the name of meat and bread

        B. from the name of the man, Sandwich.

        C. from the names of cards

        D. from the name of a place

B

    We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five．  Before we moved，we took him to spend half a day at his new school．There he saw his new classmates and teachers．He enjoyed the visit．During the almost l50-kilometer drive home，he told US that he had told some of the students the date when we would move there．And he had also invited them to visit us.

The moving day，a Saturday，was a busy day．But we arrived at our new house at noon．About an hour later，kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon．By the time he returned，he knew where most of the kids lived and all of their family histories．On Monday morning，the door bell rang just before the time he would leave for schoo1．Then it rang again and again．．By the time he was ready，we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day．They all lived near US .I asked them if their parents had sent them．The answers surprised and pleased me，“No，we just came so that he would have people to walk with．’’and “It is the right thing to do．’’The startings of lasting(持续的)friendships were formed(形成)that day．We have lived here nearly six years and the same group of kids still plays together，goes to parties on weekends together，and surfs together．I still get thinking how welcoming and kind those kids were．And how lucky my son is to have them as friends！

31  Before the family moved to the new area，the son was taken to his new schoo1-----------．

A．to invite the teachers to visit them    B．to play with his classmates     C．to see if the school was far     D．to get to know it

32．What did the son know about other kids after they played for the afternoon?   

A．Their living places and family histories．

B．Their family stories and their life．

C．Their school life and family histories．

D．Their living places and family members．

33．In the story，the son went to school—— on his first day   

A．in his father’s car    B．on a school bus

C．on foot with other kids D．in another kid’s car

34．Which of the following is Right according to the story?   

A．The family moved to the new house on Saturday afternoon．

B．The kids visited the house before the family arrived．

C．The son knew the kids well before he got there．

D．The son was invited to play in a kid’s house later that afternoon．

35．The passage shows US that———．   

A．it’s easy to move to a new place

B．it’s kind of people to help a new comer

C．it’s difficult to make new friends

D．it’s better to live in the same place

四、任务型阅读（10分，每小题2分）

   It was December 25. Marie,  a 13-year-old Australian girl,  was happy. It was Christmas,  and Marie' s mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake,  and then she baked (烤) it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth coin? It was missing,  but Marie's mother didn't notice.After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed,  and she couldn' t speak. After six weeks she felt better,  but she still couldn't speak. Marie's parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over,  and then said,  "We are sorry,  but we can't help her. "For 12 years Marie didn't speak. She grew up,  she got a job,  and she got married. But she never spoke. One day,  when Marie was 25 years old,  she got a sore throat ( 嗓子疼 ) at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said,  "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie,  "I think you can speak again. " Marie went to a special doctor,  and soon she could talk.

根据短文内容，回答问题。（10分）

36. What did Marie's mother make on Christmas?

  _________________________________________________________

37. What did Marie's mother put some coins in the cake for? 

   _________________________________________________________

38. How many coins did Marie's family find after eating the Cake?

  _________________________________________________________

39. Why did Marie's parents take her to hospital after Christmas?

   ______________________________________________________

40. Could Marie speak at last?

___________________________________________________________

  五、词汇（25’）

（一）单词拼写（5’）

41. Jim has lived in Australia for two years.  He is used to _____(驾驶) on the left.

42. The lazy boy often _______(睡过头).

43. It's r______ heavily outside . You had better wear a raincoat.

44. What a pity! I missed the two basketball m_____because of the exam.

45. I want to be a r__ because I like to talk with people and write stories.

（二）选词填空（20分,每小题2分）

从下面方框中选择适当的选项填入短文中，使短文通顺、完整。选项中有两个选项是多余选项。

On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her ___46___ had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.

   The lady wondered, “Is the man going to help me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her ___47___, he stopped and said with a smile, “What’s wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.

   After forty minutes, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.

“No, that’s __48__, madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in need. If you really want to pay me back, I hope ___49_ you see someone in trouble, please give him a hand.” A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby(破旧的) house by the road. She __50__ Robert’s words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was a ___51__ family and they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady __52__ 500 dollars on the table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how hard their life was. Their ___53___ was to be born the next month but there wasn’t ___54__ money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’s going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out.”

Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping _55____.

六、书面表达（满分15分）

现在环境变得越来越差。环境问题影响着人们的工作，学习，生活。而我们的工作，生活，生产又使环境污染越来越严重.....如何保护我们的环境?请以“ How to protect/save our environment/world? ”为题写一篇短文。

提示: 存在问题: 1.水污染和大气污染越来越严重

 2.森林被破坏和砍伐

3.白色垃圾随处可见

要求 : 如何改善/保护环境? 至少3---4个方面， 80词左右

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Unit 12

一、1-5.CCDAB    6-10CCCDD    11-15CCCAA

二、16-20DBABC   21-25BBBAB

三、26-30BCBAA     31-35 FTFFF

四、36. 1963   37. beganstarted to learn kung fu  38. National Kung Fu Competition  39. 1982   40. 32

五、

(一)41.Province  42.theater 43. easy  44. quality  45. radio 

（二）46. to   47. wrong   48. that   49. with  50. few  

  51. what   52. by   53. than   54. use  55. example

六、范文

Dear students,

     The Students’ Union has decided to hold a music week. It will hold in the first week of July.

There you can sing pop songs and play classical and folk music. Take your own musical instruments, please. A music contest will be included, too. The students joining the contest will listen to a part of song or a piece of music , and then guess where does it comes from. If you’d like to join the music week , please comes and sign up for it before June 20th. The place for the party will hold later . come to the great fun!

   Students’ Union take part in.