八年级英语下册：Unit-2-Not-Too-Short单元测试(教科版).doc

Unit 2 Not Too Short单元测试I.单项选择( ) 1. She is _Linda, so we _her Linda. A. named, called B. name, called C. named, call( ) 2. Maybe everyone thinks his mother_, but she never helps poor _anything. A. kindly, do B. kind, doing C. kind, do( ) 3. -Was it easy to do the housework? -No. It was hard_ my brother to finish_ the housework. A. for, doing B. of, to do C. to, done( ) 4. -How did Deng Yaping do over the next ten years? -She kept _ and _ over the next years. A. playing, winning B. play, winning C. playing, win( ) 5. -Liu Xing has become one of the greatest athletes in the world,_? -Certainly. He didnt make Chinese disappointed. A. isnt he B. doesnt he C. hasnt he( ) 6. -What did Deng Yaping do after she couldnt join the national team? -_.A. She train harder B. She lost heart C. She was happy( ) 7. -To his_, his favorite team lost the match. -But his sister never became_ because she didnt like that team.A. disappointed, disappointmentB. disappointment, disappointed C. disappointment, disappointing( ) 8. -We watched the opening_ _ the evening of the Olympic Games of August 8th,2008. -So did I.A. ceremonies, on B. ceremony, on C. ceremony, in( ) 9. -Do you know Guo Yue? -Of course. She is a rising star in the table tennis field. She is one of _ on the world now. A. the best female athletes B. the better female athletes C. the best male athletes( ) 10.-Whats wrong with Susan? -She was_ tired_ go any farther. A. too, to B. so, that C. very, to( ) 11.-What did the scientists find in the hole? -They found_ in the hole. A. amazing something B. something amazed C. something amazing( ) 12.-What did they report?-They reported that they found that music_ children to study well.A. can help B. could help C. helps( ) 13. -Deng Yaping is only 1.5 meters tall. -But people never believe shes too short _. A. for something B. for anything C. for everything( ) 14. This building is a _ building. I live on _ floor. A. five-floor, the five B. five- floor, the fifth C. five-floors, the fifth( ) 15. Which stress of the following words is different from the others? A. ceremony B. probably C. awardII. 完形填空“I love this game!” We have heard Michael Jordan and other sports stars tell us about their love for their sport. It is _16_that they do love their game, but what about those who dont make lots of money? _17_unknown athletes work hard every day to become the best in their sport. Many of them train after work and _18_their own trips and equipment(设备). And even if they do become the best , they may never be _19_the big stars. So why do they do it?For many athletes, the Olympic Games is the only time when they will be watched by millions of people. Many medals will be won by these unknown heroes. Fencing(击剑) is one of _20_that we dont hear too much about.Fencing is a difficult and fast sport. Matches will be won or _21_in a matter of seconds. People often think it is difficult to see who scores.”Marie is training hard for the Olympic Games, but she also_22_. “My boss is very nice and helps me work and train at the same time,” Marie says. “I sometimes _23_I could make as much money as Michael Jordan , but I dont mind. I only _24_getting better and about competing for my country. The Olympic Games are a special experience, and I am _25_to be part of the Games. The spirit of the Olympic Games will be shown in our love for the game.”( ) 16. A. probably true B. really wrong C. uncertain( ) 17. A. Hundreds of B. Thousands of C.2 thousand of( ) 18. A. cost B. pay for C. spent much money on( ) 19. A. as famous as B. so more famous C. less famous as( ) 20. A. the event B. the game C. the sports( ) 21. A. lose B. lost C. finishing( ) 22. A. has to work B. studies C. has to study( ) 23. A. hope B. wish C. guess( ) 24. A. want to B. would like C. care about( ) 25. A. the pride B. proud C. lostIII.阅读理解 （A）The Chinese table tennis team began to make another start on Saturday. The world championship opened in Shanghai and China wants to win everything. The competition is held every two years runs until May 6. At the championship in 2001,China took all the titles( 冠军 ) in Osaka, Japan. But it lost the mens singles at the next championship in Paris. More disappointment followed at the 2004 Olympic Games: South Korean Ryu Seung Min beat Chinas Wang Hao in the mens singles final. So this time the Chinese table tennis team makes up their minds to get this title again. Cai Zhenhua, head of the Table Tennis and Badminton Administration Center (乒羽管理中心), has set Chinas goal: “We must win the mens singles title at any cost.” World No.1 Wang Liqin is widely expected to take the event. Wang, from Shanghai, first won in 2001. China will face little challenge in winning the womens singles and doubles, mens doubles and mixed doubles titles this time again. There will be 574 players from 140countries. Thats record for the world championships.( ) 26. China won the mens singles at _.A.the championship in 2001B. the championship in 2003C. the 2004 Olympic Games.( ) 27. What does “took all the titles” mean?A. Took part in all the games at the championship.B.Took all the player of the Chinese table tennis team there.C.Won the womens singles and doubles, mens singles and doubles and mixed doubles.( ) 28. What does the phrase “make up their minds” mean?A.选择 B.决定 C.考虑 ( ) 29. The championship in 2003 was held in _.A. Japan B. China C. France( ) 30. China will face great challenge in _ this time.A. the mens singlesB. the mixed doublesC. the womens singles and doubles. (B)APPICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT(求职申请)Name: Harry Smith Address: 4224 Maple Avenue Oakland, CaliforniaTelephone Number: 5551660Work ExperienceCompany Greenfield High School Ames BookstorePosition English teacher BooksellerWork you didTaught English Sold booksDates you worked20002003 19971999Yearly pay$27 500 $10 400Reason for leavingGot a job in California Got a job teaching in Massachusetts根据表格信息选择最佳答案。( ) 31. What did Harry Smith do in 1997? A. An English teacher. B. A bookseller. C. A secretary.( ) 32. If you want to know more about Harry Smith you can call _.A. 42241660 B. 42241666 C. 5551660( ) 33. Where does Harry Smith live now? A. In New York B. In California C. In Massachusetts( ) 34. In 1998, the yearly pay Harry Smith got from his work was _. A. $27 500 B. $10 400 C. $20 800( ) 35. Harry Smith left Ames Bookstore to work in _ in Massachusetts.A. a high school B. a bookstore C. a company(C)I remember many interesting things when I was a doctor. But there was one terrible thing always staying in my mind.One evening, when I was preparing medicine for some sick people, the doctor, who was also my teacher, asked me to take his stethoscope for him. It was in the room at the end of that building. The lamps gave poor light. I opened the door. To my horror, there were two dead people lying on both sides, with white clothes on their faces. I was very much frightened. My hair stood on end. I thought if one of them came back to life, he or she would catch hold of me and would say, “Im not dead.” What would happen? But I had another thought. I should be brave enough. I had to take the stethoscope for my teacher. So I shut my eyes and walked quietly towards the desk. I took the stethoscope in my hand and rushed out as fast as I could. When I handed it to my teacher, he said I had brought him the wrong one. I had to go back again. This time I was not as frightened as before. When my teacher saw the stethoscope, he smiled and said, “You have passed your examination.”判断正（A）误（B）( ) 36. When the story happened I was a medical student. ( ) 37. My teacher wanted his stethoscope because he wanted to use it.( ) 38. “My hair stood on end.” Means the end of my hair could stand.( ) 39. My teacher looked at me with a smile because I was brave enough. ( ) 40. You know that I hadnt thought that was an examination. (D)This is the recycling summary of Harbin last year. RECYCLING SUMMARYconcrete 混凝土 compost堆肥 asphalt 沥青 pavement人行道（ ）41.Whats the number if recycling scrap steel? _ A.12.1 million tons B. 70 million tons C.2.9 million tons( ) 42. there were _metals recycling in Harbin last year. A.6.5 million tons B.3.3 million tons c.34.9 million tons( ) 43.People recycled most _ in Harbin last year. A. compost B. Asphalt pavement c. paper( ) 44.Recycling concrete pavement is _ more than glass. A 1.8 million tons B. 3.2 million tons C. 0.4 million tons( ) 45. The least number of recycling is _. A. plastic B. glass C. metal.任务型阅读 （A） wonderful make use hard be The computer is fast, and _46_makes a mistake, while people are too slow and full of mistakes sometimes. Thats what people often say when they talk about computers. For over half a century, engineers have been making better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs_47_. It is widely _48_in factories, hospitals and banks. A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of _49_the computer think like man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voice, translate languages and so on. Perhaps one day computers can really think and feel. Do you think that people will _50_afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve people. （B）The elephant is the only animal in the world with a trunk. It used its trunk in many ways. It pulls leaves off the trees and then put them into its mouth. It can even use its trunk to pull up trees. It also gets water with it.When the elephant becomes angry, its tusks(长牙) are very dangerous. The tusks are really its front teeth. People pay a lot of money for the ivory(象牙) of the elephants tusks. In Africa each year a great number of elephants are killed for their tusks.Once, the king of Siam often gave white elephants to people he did not like. These white elephants were looked as sacrament and they could not be killed or made to work. When a person had a white elephant, he had to pay a lot to keep it well. After some time, he usually became very poor. Today people in England call a useless thing a white elephant.任务1：用方框里所给单词的正确形式填空， 使文章通顺， 连贯，合理。46._ 47._ 48._ 49._ 50._任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。51. p_ to give money for52. k_ to own and take care of in order to use or make money from任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。It also gets water with it.It also _53_ it_54_ get water.任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。55. What do people in England call a useless thing?_.交际应用(A)从A-G 选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话（选项中有两项是多余的）。A: Hello, Sue! Congratulations! B: _56_A: you used to be shy when you talked to others. Why did you take part in the speech contest?B: Yeah, I used to be shy. _57_. She told me I must have confidence in everything. She encouraged me to do that.A: How could you do such a good job? .B: _58_ In order to make it good, I had practiced it hundreds of times.A: How did you feel when you won the prize?B: At first, I could hardly believe I was the winner. _59_ I couldnt help crying.A: What do you think of the speech contest?B: It changed me a lot. _60_ Im very thankful to all the people who helped me.A: Thanks for answering my questions.A. By practicing the speech every day.B. Thank you.C. And my mother was really worried about itD. Thats all right.E. But when I realized it was true, I got excited.F. It made me feel confident.G. I really must go now.56 . _ 57 . _ 58 . _ 59 . _ 60. _(B)在下面对话的空格内填上一个适当的词，使之意思完整，语句正确。A: I _61_ my mother with her housework last night. What did you do?B: While youre helping your mother, I was _62_ TV. Why were you helping your mother?A: Well, she was doing the housework, and she looked very tired, she needed a good _63_. How _64_ did you watch TV last night?B: About 2 hours. It was about the basketball match between China and Japan.A: Oh, I see. Which team _65_ the match?B: Can you guess?A: I think our Chinese team beat the Japanese team.B: Yes, you are right. 61. _ 62. _ 63. _ 64. _ 65. _. 阅读表达（A）阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格,每空一词Liu Xiang became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic gold medal in the mens 110m hurdles. He made history when he crossed the finishing line in 12.91 seconds at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on August 25, 2004.It is the first gold medal a Chinese mens athlete has ever won the track and fields event in Olympics history. China has won over 100 gold medals from the summer Olympic Games since1984 but their male athletes only got medal from Olympics most popular sport. That was won by high jumper Zhu Jianhuas bronze in the 1984 Los Angeles Games.Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. He is 189cm tall and 74 diagrams, and a university graduate. Liu Xiangs hobbies are