牛津译林8A-Unit8-Natural-disasters-单元测试卷(C).doc

8A Unit8 Natural disasters 单元测试卷(C)
班级：_________ 姓名:___________ 得分: ___________
―、单项填空（15分）
( )1. —Linda, I called you this morning, but nobody answered the phone.
—I’m sorry. I ______ football with my friends then.
A. play B. played C. am playing D. was playing
( )2. The birds flew away ______every direction as soon as they found themselves ______.
A. in; in danger B. to；dangerous
C. to；in danger D. in; dangerous
( )3. If you ______，I’ll ______ by myself.
A. don’t e; mop up it B. won’t e; mop it up
C. don’t e; mop it up D. won’t e; mop up it
( )4. Mr Su was driving in the snowstorm ______his car crashed into a tree.
A. when B. as C. while D. as soon as
( )5. —I’m sorry I ______my exercise book at home.
—Don’t forget ______ it to school tomorrow, please.
A. forgot； to take B. left； to bring
C. forgot; to bring D. left； to take
( )6. —I’m really ______before the petition.
—Take it easy. Sure you are the best.
A. cool B. serious C. nervous D. patient
( )7, The earthquake ______when I ______some cleaning,
A. starts；was doing B. started; was doing
C. was starting; was doing D. starts; were doing
( )8 —My brother hurt his legs when he rode his bike on the way back home. —______.
A. That’s too bad B. He is very careless
C. Be careful next time D. Tm sorry to hear that
( )9. The government of Linyi is building _____cheap and good houses for the people.
A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of
( )10. —______will the film begin? —_______ half past seven.
A. How long； Not until B. How soon； Until
C. How long； Until D. How soon； Not until
( )11. —What should I do when the earthquake happens, Dad?
—First of all，it’s important to _____ and hide yourself in the corners of the room.
A. calm down B. put down C. get down D. fall down
( )12. It may be dangerous ______a car _____ a snowy day.
A. to drive； in B. to drive; on C. drive；in D. drive； on
( )13. We all got ______ when we heard the _____ news.
A. excited； excited B. exciting； excited
C. excited； exciting D. exciting； exciting
( )14. The weather was very_______ in the morning and it got _______ at night
A. bad; bad B. bad; worse C. worse； bad D. worse; worse
( )15. Millie was reading a magazine _______, Eddie was playing puter games
A. when B. as C. while D. before
二、完形填空(10分）
Carson was haying dinner with his mother and sisters one evening. Suddenly his younger sister asked, “ ___1___ does it look like that outside?” Everyone looked out of the window on the north side of the kitchen. They saw the sun in a blue sky. Then, they looked out of the window on the south side of the kitchen. They saw a dark sky ___2___ big，grey clouds. Next，they heard the tornado siren(龙卷风报警）.That meant a tornado was ing. They all knew that during a tornado，the ___3___ place to be is underground. ___4___ ，they had a basement (地下室）.They all ran quickly into the basement. Suddenly, Carson remembered the pet cat, Pete. "Mum, we ___5___ Pete!” Carson yelled, “ I will go upstairs and find him!” But his mother said, “No, Carson! It’s too dangerous. The tornado is ing, you have to stay down here.” All at once they ___6___ the very loud noise of a very strong wind. It was ___7___ loud that although they were screaming, they could not even hear their own screams. Everyone was very scared.
Just ___8___ seconds later，it was finished. The tornado went away and everyone was safe. Carson ran upstairs and found that the house was ___9___ damaged and Pete was gone. He began to cry went outside. He saw that all the trees were knocked down ___10___ one. And at the top of the tree, there was Pete, looking at Carson and waiting for him to help him down.
( )1. A. How B. What C. Why D. Where
( )2. A. with B. have C. has D. having
( )3. A. safe B. safest C. safely D. safety
( )4. A. Lucky B. Luck C. Luckily D. Unlucky
( )5. A. forgot B. left C. leave D. forget
( )6. A. heard about B. heard C. listened to D. heard of
( )7. A. very B. such C. too D. so
( )8. A. a few of B. a little C. a few D. a little of
( )9. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. worst
( )10. A. besides B. except C. expect D. beside
三、阅读理解(30分）
A
A 7-magnitude(震级）earthquake hit Ya’an，Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013，and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11,000.
Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried(埋）in the teaching building.
What can we do when an earthquake happens? In fact, there’s a little we can do to stop natural disasters(自然灾害）such as earthquakes happening. But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause. The American Red Cross introduced the “Drop, Cover &Hold on”method.

♦ Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from failing.
♦ Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall, and cover your head with your arms and hands.
♦ Hold on to(守住，抓牢）your shelter(遮蔽物）until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the snaking continues.
Schools can normally take the earthquake drills（演练）to help student stay alive.
( )1. How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya’an ?
A At least 196. B. More than 11,000
C. Less than 196. D. About 11,196.
( )2. When the earthquake happened in Ya’an, Yang Xuelan was ______.
A. at home B. at school
C. on her way to school D. playing on the playground
( )3. What does the underlined word “reduce” mean in Chinese?
A.提高 B.阻止 C.增加 D.减少
( )4. According to the writer, we can ______ to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.
A. do nothing B. stay at home
C. take some methods D. run out of the house
( )5. Which of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake?
A. Dropping down onto your hands and knees.
B. Covering your head under a strong table or desk.
C. Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops.
D. A, B and C
B
Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl(吠).Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.
In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco，a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday， the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises. like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.
People want to know when an earthquake is ing. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.
( )6. This story is mostly about ______.
A. how animals act before an earthquake B. how an earthquake starts
C. how mice leaves their homes D. when an earthquake begins
( )7. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs _______.
A. ran away B. started to howl
C climbed trees D. raced down streets
( )8. Before an earthquake，the frogs ______.
A. sang B. left their homes
C. jumped around a lot D. bee quiet
( )9. There have been earthquakes in ______.
A. most countries B. Italy and San Francisco
C. Chicago and Spain D. all the western countries
( )10. People want to _______.
A. be in earthquake B. find out early about an earthquake
C run around in circles D. get away from earthquakes
四、词汇检测（10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上卞文，写出空缺处斧单词的正确形式。
1. Uncle Wang teaches English in a small ______ (村庄）.
2. He didn’t go to school yesterday because he had a bad ______ (头痛）
3. My grandma is in her ______ (八十多岁) ,but she can still take care of herself .
4. His grandparents are still______ (活着的）.
5 John was ______ (困住）in a small wooden house.
6. What a ______(可怕的）snowstorm!
7. My parents need to work on ______ (工作日）.
8. This area is much ______ (潮湿）than my hometown.
9. —Sorry, my car______ down on the way. So I’m late.
一It doesn’t matter. The meeting began just now.
10.—If it keeps on raining; there'll be a _______.
—I hope not.. Because if it happens, many people will have no home to live .
五、动词填空（5分）
1. We should do something to prevent people_______ (throw) litter into rivers.
2. Little Tom often feels sleepy while_______ (see) films.
3. —What a bad accident! How did it happen?
—I couldn't see the road clearly because it ______ (rain) hard.
4. _______you _______ (frighten) to see the wild elephant at that time?
5. My sister spends as much time as she can _______ (practice) drawing.
六、句型转换(5分）
1. Look! What a heavy snow!(改为同义句）
Look! ____ _____ it is snowing!
2. We didn’t go fishing because the weather is terrible. (改为同义句）
_________________________________________________________________________
3. They often play basketball after school. (用 at this time yesterday 改写句子）
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4. They were doing something shopping at that moment. (对画线部分提问）
_________________________________________________________________________
5. snow，with，ground，thick，covered，the，was (.)(连词成句）
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七、句子翻译(5 分）
1. 我们应该遵守(obey)交通规则来防止交通事故的发生。
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2. 上周，洪水沖走了好几辆汽车。
___________________________________________________________________________
3. 昨天下午我在画画的时候，他们正在堆雪人。
___________________________________________________________________________
4. 让我们尽最大的努为来帮助贫困地区的孩子们。
___________________________________________________________________________
5. 人们赶紧把砖块、石头移走并救起了海伦。
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八、书面表达(20分)
根据表格中的记录,写一篇不少干80词的小短文。

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参考答案
一、1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8.D 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C
二、1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. B
三、（A)ABDC D (B)A B C B B
四、1. village 2. headache 3.eighties 4. alive 5. trapped
6. terrible 7.weekdays 8. wetter 9. broke 10. flood
五、1. throwing 2. seeing 3. was raining 4. Were; frightened 5. practising
六、1. How heavily 2. We didn’t go fishing because of the terrible weather. 3. They were playing basketball at this time yesterday. 4. What were they doing at that moment?
5.The ground was covered with thick snow.
七、
1. We should obey the traffic rules to stop the accidents ( from) happening.
2. Last week, the flbod washed away several cars.
3. They were making snowmen while I was drawing yesterday aftemooa
4. Let’s try/do our best to help the children in poor areas.
5. People quickly moved away the bricks and stones and saved Helea
八、One possible version:
On April 20 th, 2013, an earthquake hit Ya’an，in Sichuan, China. The earthquake was strong and killed hundreds of people. Li Mei was one of the victims. At that time, Li Mei and her parents were doing some cooking in the kitchen. Suddenly, the house began to shake, and then the windows broke and the house fell down. All her family members were trapped in the house. Everyone was in fear and screamed for help. Soon, the police arrived, and they found Li Mel She was OK. Unluckily, her parents were badly hurt. The police sent them to the hospital at once. At last they were all safe.