1、人教版英语八年级下Unit 6 单元测试题 Unit 6 How long have you been collecting shells?A卷注意事项:本试题分第卷和第II卷两部分。第卷8页为选择题,65分;第II卷4页为非选择题,55分;共120分。听力填表题为第II卷的第四大题。 第卷(选择题,共65分)一、听力选择(共15小题,计15分)(每小题约有8秒钟的答题时间)(一) 录音中有五个句子,每个句子听一遍,然后从每小题A、B、C中选出能对每个句子做出适当反应的答语。( )1. A. Five hours ago. B. For five hours. C. At five ocloc
2、k.( )2. A. Yes, I do. B. Yes, I was C. No, I skated in a marathon last year.( )3. A. Yes, we really do. B. Yes, well buy a car. C. Not until the wind stops. ( )4. A. I went shopping by car. B. Yes, you may give me a hand.C. Id like to make a reservation for next Monday.( )5. A. I have about 35. B. Y
3、es, Ive been collecting them for five years. C. I like the panda best. (二)录音中有五组对话,听对话两遍后,从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。( )6. How many boys are skating?A.Six. B. Four. C. Two.( )7. What did Bob do after lunch? A. Did homework. B. Cleaned the room. C. Mended the bike.( )8. How many players does Tom know i
4、n the football team?A. Twenty. B. Twelve. C. Ten.( )9. What is Lucys favorite sport ?A.Baseball. B. Basketball. C. Volleyball.( )10. How long has Sam been collecting CDs?A. Seven years. B. Six years. C. Seven hundred.(三)录音中有一段对话,听对话两遍后,从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。( )11.What does Bob like collecting? A.
5、 Coins. B. Kites. C. Stamps. ( )12.How many kites has Bob got ? A. 200. B. 135. C. 220.( )13.How long has Marcia been collecting coins? A. For about five years. B. For about ten years. C. For about eight years.( )14.What does Jim collect ? A. Kites. B. Stamps. C. coins.( )15. How long has Jim been c
6、ollecting ? A. Seven years. B. Eight years. C. Ten years.(注意:请同学们翻到第卷第四大题,继续做听力填表题。)二、单项选择(共20小题,计20分)从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。 ( ) 16. Cartoons are very _, so I am very _ in them.A. interested, interesting B. interesting, interested C. interested, interested D. interesting, interesting( ) 17.
7、Sam _ coins since he was eleven years old, and now he has hundreds of them.A. collected B. had collected C. has been collecting D. had been collecting( ) 18. They are singing to _ money for poor children in rural areas.A. have B. raise C. take D. collect( ) 19. Sally has been swimming _ four hours.
8、A. for about B. since C. about D. /( ) 20. I first met him a week ago while I _ along Bridge Street.A. walked B. has been walking C. was walking D. has walked( ) 21. He said he_ to my home in a week.A.would comeB.cameC.comesD.will come( ) 22. - _ have you been skating ? -In the park.A.How long B.How
9、 farC.How ofter D.Where( ) 23.The ship was full of people. There was no_ for Elen.A.room B.rooms C.a room D.any room( ) 24. -How long have you been running ? -Since _ .A.two hours B.two hours agoC.I am ten years oldD.for two hours( ) 25. -How long can I keep the book? - _ .A.half days B.two and half
10、 a days C.half a day D.a half day( ) 26. I got some books_ my_ birthday. A.in / nineth B.on / ninth C.in / nineteen D.on / nineteen( ) 27. -What is_ interesting hobby? -It is _ coinsA.the most/collected B.your most/collectingC.the most/collect D.your the most/collecting( ) 28. He didnt finish his wo
11、rk because he_ time.A.run out B.ran out of C.have D.had( ) 29. They want to_ the car, but the car cant work.A.move B.carry C.start D.begin( ) 30. I found it _ to work out the problem. A.is easy B.was hard C.hardly D.difficult( ) 31. Although Im Australian, _ my family is Jewish.A.but B.because C.so
12、D./( ) 32. _ people died in the war.A.Two thousands B.Thousands ofC.Two thousands ofD.Two thousand of( ) 33.The more you_ hard, the more you will learn about history.A.will work B.worked C.work D.is working( ) 34.My grandpa enjoyed_ in the country.A.to live B.live C.living D.to living( ) 35.We live_
13、 far_ the school. A.quite/away B.quite/from C.quiet/away D.quiet/from三、阅读理解(共20小题,计30分)阅读下列短文,然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。ANearly all our food comes from the soil(土地). Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no mea
14、t. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter(粪)from animals also falls on it.All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers foun
15、d that animals waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers(化肥)are also very useful. The same crop(庄稼)should not be grown in the same place every year, its better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.( )36. Which of the
16、following is true? A. All our food comes from the soil. B. Most of our food comes from soil. C. None of our food comes from the soil. D. All our food comes from animals.( )37. What would happen first without plants? A. People would have more crops. B. Animals would die. C. There would be more food.
17、D. There would be less soil.( )38. What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph(段落)?A. Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other.B. There would be no animals without meat. C. There would be no plants without animals. D. People, animals, plants and soil live on each other( )39. Which
18、is the best food for soil in the field? A. Chemical fertilizers. B. Plants and grass. C. Animals waste. D. Different crops.( )40. Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year? A. Because we can keep the soil rich this way. B. Because we dont have enough land. C. Because we want
19、 to have a different food. D. Because we do this as a habit(习惯). BEvery afternoon, hundreds of thousands of young people go to Internet cafes (网吧) to play computer games. They play Counter Strikes, Diablo, and others. These games can be fun and exciting, but it is bad when this pastime becomes an ad
20、diction (瘾). Computer games are often exciting and great, but students dont learn as much from them as they would by simply reading a book. Spending too much time playing them can take away students study time. If young people spend too much time playing them, they will have little time to study. Be
21、sides, computer games can also be bad for young children, because many computer games are violent (暴力的) and the goals in most of them are to kill the other player(s). This does not send the right message to the children who need to be told that violence is not good. Young people may do the same in r
22、eal life as they do in computer games. Of course, playing a computer games in spare time is not a bad thing. Games can be a great way to rest after studying. However, they should not become the focus of our life.( )41.From the message we know that young people_. A. dont like computer games at allB.
23、like computer games bestC. like computer games very much D. are good at computer games( )42.The writer doesnt think _. A. students can learn as much from computer games as by reading booksB. computer games are excitingC. students can learn more by reading books than playing computer gamesD. games ar
24、e necessary( )43.What does the word “focus” mean here? A. wayB. center C. direction D. wish( )44.Which of the following is NOT true? A. Spending too much time playing computer games can influence students study.B. Violent computer games can make young children follow them in real life.C. Playing com
25、puter games in free time is a bad thing.D. We should break the habit of playing computer games.( )45.The best title for this passage is _. A. Dont play computer games B. Dangerous to play computer gamesC. How to play computer games D. Be away from computer gamesCLong, long ago the Mouse King had a b
26、eautiful daughter. When she was old enough to be married, he called together the oldest and cleverest mice to talk about it. “My daughter,” He said, “is far too beautiful to marry just anybody. I have decided to marry her to the greatest thing in the world. Now, who shall it be?” “The sun,” the firs
27、t mouse said at once, “is the greatest thing tin the world. It shines over the whole world.” “Why, then, I shall marry her to the sun,” said the Mouse King. “But,” said the second, “a cloud can cover the sun.” “Then, she must be married to the cloud.” “But,” said the third, “the rain breaks through
28、the clouds and puts an end to them.” “That is true. I must marry her to the rain.” “But,” cried the fourth, “no matter how hard the rain falls, it cannot wash away the trees.” “Then she must be the trees wife.” “But,” shouted the fifth, “a strong wind can blow down the trees.” “Very true. Then the w
29、ind must be her husband.” “But,” remembered the sixth, “no matter how hard the wind blows, it cannot blow away the earth.” “Then I must marry him to the earth.” “But,” called out the seventh, “the earth is covered by the wooden floors of mens houses.” “Then she shall marry the wooden floor at once.”
30、 “But,” the last said slowly, “no matter how strong the wooden floor is, a mouse can bite his way through it.” “It is clear that a mouse is the greatest thing in the world,” the happy Mouse King said, with a smile on his face. And that was why the Mouse kings daughter married a mouse at last.( )46.
31、How many mice are mentioned in the passage? A. Eight B. Nine C. Ten D. Three( )47. Which mouse had a beautiful daughter? A. The old one B. The cleverest one C. The first one D. The Mouse King( )48. Who thought the wind should be the daughters husband? A. The second mouse B. The fourth mouse C. The f
32、ifth mouse D. The A and C( )49. What was the result? A. There was no result. B. All those would be the daughters husbands. C. The daughter would be married to a mouse. D. The daughter would live alone.( )50. Why was the result so? A. Because all the mice agreed. B. Because all the mice wanted to hav
33、e a rest. C. Because the Mouse King thought a mouse was the greatest thing in the world. D. Because the daughter was glad.DSome people have very good memories,and can easily learn quite a long poem by heart.There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them again and again.
34、The famous English writer,Charles Dickens,said that he could walk down any streets in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed.Many of the great men of the world have had wonderful memories.A good memory is of great help in learning a language.Everybody learns his own language b
35、y remembering what he learns when he is a small child.Some children like boys and girls dont live in their own country,and they seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one.In school,it is not so easy learn a foreign language because students have so little time for it and they are busy with
36、other lessons,too.A mans mind is rather like a camera,but it takes photos not only of what we see but also of what we feel,hear,smell and taste.When we take a real photo with a camera,there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends.In the same way,there is much work
37、 to be done before we can keep a picture for ever in our minds.Memory is the diary we all carry about with us.( )51.Some people are good at _.A.learning long poem B.remembering thingsC.taking photos D.keeping a diary( )52.Other people can only remember things by _.A.saying again and again B.hearing,
38、smelling and tastingC.learning a foreign language D.keeping a picture( )53.Charles Dickens _.A.didnt live in his own country B.had a very poor memoryC.spoke two foreign languages as easily as English D.had a very good memory( )54.A good memory helps you_.A.keep a picture for ever B.tell others the n
39、ame of every shop in LondonC.learn a language D.hear,smell and taste( )55.Remember things is rather like _.A.learning poems B.taking photos C.learning English D.feeling things第卷(非选择题,共55分)四、听力填表(共5小题,计5分)录音中有一篇短文,听短文两遍后,根据所听内容完成下面的表格。 NameWhat are they doingWhyHas been skating for Alison58._59._ 60.
40、_. 56._ 4 hours 57._ 1 hour五、动词填空(共10空,计10分)阅读下面短文,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。 Mr Edison was a professor. He 61._ (work) in a university. He was busy with his research work all the time. But his wife whose father was a rich businessman had nothing 62._ ( do )at home and spent a lot of time 63._ (dance). It was
41、 the womans birthday one day. There 64._ (be) a birthday party in their house. All their friends 65._(invite) to watch it. That afternoon, when everything was ready, Mr Edison came back from his lab, being tired. As soon as she saw him, she called out, “Oh dear! Our guests will soon come, but you 66
42、._ (wear) the old clothes! 67._ ( go ) to change the best ones!” Mr Edison had to go upstairs. The party had been on for half an hour, but he didnt come downstairs. The woman felt sad. She looked out a few times and then told her girl servant 68._ ( go ) to find out what had happened to him. To the
43、girls surprise, the professor was asleep in a bed. For Mr Edison, it 69._ ( be ) time to go to bed after he came upstairs and 70._ (take) off his clothes.六、综合填空(共10空,计10分)阅读短文,根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处填入一个适当的单词。American actor Sean Penn had his car and two guns 71.s_while he was 72.h_lunch near the Universit
44、y of California at Berkeley last Friday.Penn,42, 73.w_lives north of San Francisco,was 74.d_a black 1987 Buick Grand National,a collectors favorite.Penn had permits for the 75.g_.Later on Sunday,police said that the car was 76.f_nine miles (14.4 kilometers) from where it was stolen.But they are still 77.s_for the guns.The police