人教版八年级下册英语第八单元测试题附答案.doc

人教版八年级下册英语第八单元测试题附答案
听力部分（25分）
Ⅰ.听句子，选择最佳答语。(5分)
(　　)1.A.Sure.Here you are.　 B．It's an English book.　 C．It's mine.
(　　)2.A.Yes，I did. B．No，I haven't. C．It's great!
(　　)3.A.Pop music is my favorite. 　　　　B．I like listening to music.
C．Music can help me relax.
(　　)4.A.I read it in the library 　　　　B．I have read it before.
C．It's interesting.
(　　)5.A.Yes，I will. 　　　　B．No，I don't like it.
C．Yes，it's The Eagles.
Ⅱ.听短对话及问题，选择正确答案。(5分)
(　　)6.A.Tom Sawyer. B．Harry Potter. C．Robinson Crusoe.
(　　)7.A.French. B．English. C．German.
(　　)8.A.8：15. B．8：00. C．7：45.
(　　)9.A.Because he had a bad cold and had to see the doctor.
B．Because he felt cold and went to buy a coat.
C．Because he had to go to see his sister.
(　　)10.A.At school. B．In the hotel. C．At home.
Ⅲ.听长对话，选择正确答案。(5分)
听第一段对话，回答第11－12小题。
(　　)11.What is coming?
A．National Day. B．The teacher's birthday. C．Teachers' Day.
(　　)12.What will they buy?
A．Some flowers. B．A new CD. C．A bag.
听第二段对话，回答第13－15小题。
(　　)13.What is the girl worrying about?
A．She can't invite her friends to the party.
B．She can't go to her friend's party.
C．She can't find a good place for the Thanksgiving dinner.
(　　)14.How long will the party last?
A．For four hours. 　　　　B．For five hours.
C．For six hours.
(　　)15.Who can help the girl?
A．The boy. B．Kevin. C．The boy's father.
Ⅳ.听短文，完成下面的表格。每空一词。(10分)

About the __16__ Harry Potter

The writer
A __17__ woman，J.K.Rowling.
The place she got the idea
On a __18__ to Manchester.
The way she got the idea
She saw a boy dressing up like a magician with __19__ glasses.
When did this writer's first book come out？In __20__

16.________　17.________　18.________　19.________　20.________
笔试部分(95分)

Ⅴ.单项选择。(15分)
(　　)21.—Is Finland _____ island country?
—Yes，it is.
A．a B．an C．the D．不填
(　　)22.—I have just finished reading half of the book.
—You should hurry up.It is due ________ two days.
A．for B．after C．at D．in
(　　)23.If we work hard，our future will be ________ hope.
A．because of B．full of C．instead of D．proud of
(　　)24.—What happened at the end of the story?
—A policeman shot and killed the dangerous animal with his ________.
A．gun B．treasure C．knife D．stick
(　　)25.Sally hasn't finished her homework.________ she didn't write a word at all.
A．Suddenly B．Hardly C．Actually D．Truly
(　　)26.Frank is a creative boy.He had a great ________ in yesterday's speech competition.
A．succeed B．success C．successful D．successes
(　　)27.—I don't know your friend.Can you ________ her to me?
—Sure，I can.
A．introduce B．lead C．let D．meet
(　　)28.The storybook ________ Lucy.Don't take it away without telling her.
A．is B．belongs to C．was D．belongs with
(　　)29.________！The train is coming!
A．Wake up B．Get up C．Turn up D．Hurry up
(　　)30.I have read Robinson Crusoe ________，but I haven't read Tom Sawyer ________.
A．already；already B．yet；yet
C．yet；already D．already；yet
(　　)31.Allan was born in America，but he ________ in England.
A．went back B．grew up C．picked up D．turned down
(　　)32.The movie is so interesting that ________ people have seen it in the past few days.
A．two million B．two millions C．two million of D．two millions of
(　　)33.—________ has he stayed in that mountain?
—For a week.
A．How often B．How soon C．How long D．How many
(　　)34.—Has Lucy ever been to Beijing?
—No，________.
A．she has B．she isn't C．she hasn't D．she didn't
(　　)35.Finally，the girl ________ to realize how much her mother loved her.
A．went B．came C．had D．has
Ⅵ.完形填空。(15分)
Every student in America likes pop music.They carry small radios__36__ earphones (耳机)and listen to music before class，after class and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they __37__ on the street.Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work.They also listen to the __38__ about sports，weather，politics (政治) and activities of American people.
Pop music singers__39__ much money.They make CDs or tapes which radio stations use in every state.Once the pop singer is heard all over the country，young people buy his or her tapes.Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes，some young people want to __40__ him or her.Now singers have become national stars.
There are other kinds of music that are__41__ to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common life of Americans.__42__ is called western or country music.This was started by cowboys __43__ would sing at night to the cows they were watching.Today，any music about __44__ life or the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music.Music for instruments is called orchestra music (管弦乐)，__45__ the symphonies (交响曲) of Beethoven.
(　　)36.A.to B．for C．with D．at
(　　)37.A.drive B．ride C．walk D．run
(　　)38.A.songs B．news C．classes D．English
(　　)39.A.take B．make C．meet D．write
(　　)40.A.meet B．listen C．send D．give
(　　)41.A.interested B．important C．different D．surprising
(　　)42.A.Another B．Other C．Others D．The other
(　　)43.A.what B．where C．why D．who
(　　)44.A.city B．rich C．poor D．country
(　　)45.A.such as B．look like C．instead of D．as far as
Ⅶ.阅读理解。(20分)
A
Name：John Lennon
Born：9 October 1940，Liveipool，England，UK
Died：8 December 1980，New York，US
Occupations：Musician，singer，songwriter，artist，writer，actor
Music types：Rock and pop
Honor：In 2002，a BBC survey on the 100 Greatest Britons reported that he was the eighth.In 2008，Rolling Stone ranked (将……列入)him the fifth greatest singer of all time
John Lennon was famous as the founder member of the Beatles，a successful popular music band.He got his first guitar at 16 and wrote his first song at 18.In his short life，he wrote so many songs.
John Lennon was killed by a fan that had mental illness in 1980 in front of his apartment.But he will stay in our hearts for ever.

(　　)46.When was John Lennon born?
A．On 8 December，1980. B．On 9 October，1980.
C．On 8 December，1940. D．On 9 October，1940.
(　　)47.What kind of music was John Lennon good at?
A．Country. B．Rock and pop.
C．Jazz. D．Classical music.
(　　)48.What honor did John Lennon win in 2008?
A．The fifth greatest singer of all time.
B．One of the 100 Greatest Britons.
C．A successful band singer.
D．The greatest member of the Beatles.
(　　)49.What did John Lennon do in his short life?
A．He helped others. B．He gave a lot of concerts.
C．He wrote many songs. D．He acted well.
(　　)50.Which of the following is right?
A．John Lennon used to be a host.
B．John Lennon was an Englishman.
C．John Lennon got his first guitar at 18.
D．John Lennon died of illness.
B
This is a talk by a London taxi (出租车) driver.
“I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years.Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”
“It's a nice job most of time.You meet a lot of people.I always work at night，because there is too much traffic during the day.I live twenty miles (英里) outside London and I go to work at 5：30 in the afternoon.”
“I usually go home between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock in the morning.”
“Some very strange things happened late at night.One day I was taking a woman home from a party.She had her little dog with her.When we got to her house，she found that she had lost her key.So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window.”
“I waited and waited.After half an hour of ringing the bell，I decided to find out what was happening.I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.The next thing I knew was that the police came.They thought I was a thief (小偷)．”
“Luckily the woman came downstairs (下楼)．She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog！”
()51.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to ________.
A．drive B．make money
C．climb in through the window D．meet a lot of people
()52.The woman climbed in through the window because ________.
A．she wanted to have a sleep
B．her husband didn't open the door for her
C．she didn't want to pay the driver
D．she couldn't find her key
()53.The story happened ________.
A．in the evening B．late at night
C．20 miles outside London D．near the police station
()54.The driver climbed in through the window to ________.
A．get money from the woman
B．return the dog to the woman
C．see what was happening in the house
D．phone the police
()55.Which of the following is RIGHT?
A．The driver worked until between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
B．The police made a mistake.
C．The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D．The driver left the dog in the car.
Ⅷ.情景交际。(10分)
根据对话内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
W：Excuse me，sir.
M：Yes，what can I do for you，madam?
W：I have been here for an hour to meet my father.__56__
M：Are you sure of the time his flight arrives?
W：__57__ He told me he would reach the airport at about 1：00 this afternoon.
M：That's true.Flight BA506 has just arrived.
W：What？BA506？Well，I don't think it's his flight number.
M：__58__
W：Yes，it's VA407.I think… Oh，just a minute，please.Here __59__ Sorry，it's VA408.
M：VA408？I see，madam，the flight should arrive at 1：00，but it will be two hours and twenty minutes late because of the bad weather in New York.
W：OK.__60__ Thank you very much，sir.
M：Good luck！Madam.
A．But I saw all the passengers come out except him.
B．Do you remember his flight number?
C．Then I will have to wait longer.
D．Yes，I think so.
E．I wrote it on my notebook.
56．________　57.____　58.________　59.________　60.________
Ⅸ.词语运用。(10分)
A)根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
61．Taiwan is the largest i________ in China.
62．Sanya is a beautiful city in s________ China.
63．There are lots of f ________at Yang Kun's concert.
64．Let's i________ a new book to you.
65．She is from France.She can speak F________.
B)用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
66．Her ________(succeed) in helping the homeless people will encourage more and more people to join her.
67．________(million) of birds are flying to this green land for food.
68．Have you ever ________(write) a novel?
69．They have ________(build) two factories in their hometown.
70．Many people didn't know the ________(important) of health until they got seriously ill.
Ⅹ.任务型阅读。(10分)
The Ways to Carry Messages
When you speak，write a letter and make a telephone call，your words carry a message.People communicate with words.(1)Do__you__think__can__you__communicate__without__words? (2)A__smile__on__your__face__shows__you__are__happy__or__friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you're sad or unhappy.When you put up your hand in class，your teacher knows you want to say something or ask some questions.You shake your head in China，and people know you are saying “no”．You nod in China，and people know you are saying “yes”．Other things can also carry messages.For example，a sign at the bus stop helps you know which bus to take.A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library.(3)Signs__on__the__door__tell__you__where__you__go__in__or__out There are a lot of signs around you.You can receive messages from them all the time.
People can communicate in many other ways.An artist can use his pictures to tell about the beautiful mountains，the blue sea and many other things.Books can tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.
Books，letters，TV，radio，films and the Internet all help us to communicate with others.They all help us know the news in the world and what other people are thinking about.
71．画线句子(1)是含有宾语从句的复合句，句中有一处错误，请改正。
______________________________________________________
72．show(v.) 在词典中有以下解释：
①把……给人看；②表明，说明；③演出，放映；④展出；⑤显现。
在画线句子(2)中，show的意思是______。
73．将画线句子(3)改为简单句。
Signs on the door tell you where you go in or out.
________________________________________________________________________
74．从短文中找出符合释义的单词。
(1)________ get (something)
(2)_ move your head up and down to show agreement
(　　)75.According to the passage，which of the statement is NOT true?
A．You can know someone's feeling from his face.
B．Artists can use pictures to communicate with people.
C．People only use words to communicate with others.
D．You can get messages from TV，films，books，pictures，etc.
Ⅺ.书面表达。(15分)
当前，全市各学校正开展“好书伴我成长”活动。请你根据活动主题并结合表格信息，以“Growing up with Good Books” 为题，用英语写一篇100—120个单词的倡议书，向全校同学发出倡议。

读书的益处
获取知识，增长见识，使人快乐。
存在的现象
听音乐，看电视，上网，占用了大部分业余时间。
发出倡议
多读书，读经典好书。向世界传播中国传统文化。让读书成为我们生活的一部分。
　　要求：1.倡议书应包括所有要点；
2．倡议书的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Growing up with Good Books
My dear friends，
Reading is very important __________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Test for Unit 8
Ⅰ.听句子，选择最佳答语。
1．Can you lend me your English book?
2．Have you read Treasure Island yet?
3．What kind of music do you like best?
4．How do you feel about my new book?
5．Do you have a favorite band?
Ⅱ.听短对话及问题，选择正确答案。
6．W：Have you read Tom Sawyer and Harry Potter yet?
M：Yes，I think Harry Potter was exciting，but Tom Sawyer was a bit boring.
Q：Which book does the man think was exciting?
7．M：When did you start taking French classes，Li Qin?
W：Last week，but I have learnt 50 French words already.
Q：What class has Li Qin taken?
8．W：Ted is late again.Why?
M：He didn't get up until a quarter to eight this morning.
Q：What time did Ted get up this morning?
9．W：Bruce! You were away from school yesterday，weren't you?
M：Yes，Mrs.Green.I had a bad cold and had to see the doctor.
Q：Why didn't Bruce come to school yesterday?
10．W：Come in，please! Make yourself comfortable.
M：Wow! Your bedroom is really nice.
Q：Where does the conversation happen?
Ⅲ.听长对话，选择正确答案。
听第一段对话，回答第11－12小题。
M：Teachers' Day is coming.I don't know what to buy for our head teacher.
W：How about some flowers? Women like flowers.
M：But flowers are not special enough，and they're not practical.
W：Oh，she loves listening to music.Why not get her a new CD?
M：A new CD? Good idea!
听第二段对话，回答第13－15小题。
M：Why are you so worried?
W：I need to find a good place to have the Thanksgiving dinner.
M：What kind of place do you want? What about a restaurant?
W：I called one restaurant，but they said we must finish the party before 4 pm.
M：How long will your party last?
W：From 1 pm to 6 pm.
M：I have a friend called Kevin.He may be able to help you.Here's his phone number.
W：That's very kind of you.Thank you.
M：My pleasure.
Ⅳ.听短文，完成下面的表格。每空一词。
J．K.Rowling，a British woman，is the writer of the book Harry Potter.She first got the idea of Harry Po