八年级下Unit1单元提优试卷
一、单项选择
1.There was________ interview with the gold medal winners of the Olympics Yesterday evening. But it was a pity that I missed________ beginning.
A. an; a B. an; the C. a: the D. the; the
2.-__________my dictionary -Yes. I saw it on your desk a moment ago.
A. Have you seen B. Do you seen C. Had you seen D. Would you seen
3. --- Have you finished your homework ________ --- Yes. I ________ it 5 minutes ago.
A. yet, have finished B. already, have finished C. yet, finished D. just now, finished
4. ---_________has your grandpa lived here 一Since last year.
A. How 1ong B. How often C. How soon D. How far
5. The reporter's already back from Ukraine safely, ________ he
A. is B. hasn't C. has D. isn't
6. We must try our best to stop the pollution________ a happy life.
A. from live B. from living C. living D. to live
7 --- When ________ your mother ________ you that blue dress, Mary
--- Sorry, I really can't remember.
A. did; buy B. has; bought C. does; buy D. had; bought
8. He likes playing tricks on others, but ________, he is a good boy. He is willing to help others.
A. in this way B. in some ways C. in that way D. in a word
9.There __________ great changes in our hometown in the past fifteen years.
A has been B have been C was D were
10.---Please give my best wishes to your parents! ---____________.
A. No, don’t say so. B. You’re welcome. C. It doesn’t matter. D. Thanks, I will.
二、完形填空
Thirty years ago, I fell in love with a dog called Cookie. It was hard for me to add another mouth to feed, 1 I never gave it a second thought.
Cookie could 2 connect(联系) seeing my bags spread(分散) across the bed with my leaving on a trip. She was also good at showing unhappiness with her tail, trying to make
me 3
When I came home and wrote my stories, she 4 sat next to my desk and we had conversations about where I’d been and what I'd seen. We 5 with each other as only animals and those who love them can.1often read to her what I'd written. If she turned away to start cleaning a paw, I knew I had to improve my story. 6 , she didn't understand what l was really writing. But this kind of communication with her was my 7 of pushing a story to a higher level(水平).
She inspired(激发)me to make up many stories and became my partner in my travels. In this way, we travelled together. Some readers may think it 8 to have such a relationship(关系),but dog owners like me will know it's true and understand.
Today I am still a travel writer. My heart is broken because my friend Cookie left me forever. Like many old friends, she and I 9 much over the years. I miss her so much and I am
also 10 to her for being at my side for all those years, listening and simply loving.
It doesn't matter if she never understood a word I said or that she never left our home. She was my travel partner and always will be.
( ) 1.A.but B. because C. if D. while
( ) 2.A.carefully B. slowly C. quickly D. suddenly
( ) 3.A.laugh B. cry C. stay D. leave
( ) 4.A.always B. seldom C. sometimes D. never
( ) 5.A.worried B. shouted C. complained D. communicated
( ) 6.A. Above all B. Of course C. First of all D. As a result
( ) 7.A.skills B. ways C. results D. problems
( ) 8.A.incorrect B. clever C. easy D. impossible
( ) 9.A.paid B. shared C. threw D. forgot
( ) 10. A. generous B. helpful C. thankful D. friendly
三、阅读理解
Elsie Eiler is the head of Monowi, a tiny town in northern Nebraska, USA, and that isn’t her only job. She is also the town secretary, the town treasurer, the librarian, and she works in the cafe. Why has she got a lot of different jobs Because there’s nobody else to do them. Monowi has got a population of one Elsie.
Monowi is an unusual sight. There are about twelve old wooden houses there. They are all empty and are surrounded by a few trees, several old cars and lots of rubbish. The town is silent. An old yellow school bus, with no wheels or seats, stands next to the small school. The school closed 40 years ago. Opposite Elsie’s cafe is an old building, filled with rubbish. It was a shop but it closed in the 1950s.
The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s. Then, the population was 150, and was made up of mostly farmers and their families. There was a railway too. However, the farmers couldn’t compete (竞争) with the large industrialized (工业化的) farms, and left the town to look for other work. In 1971, the railway closed and the town began to die. Three years ago, the last people that lived there, except Elsie’s family, moved away. Then, Elsie’s husband died, and then her son and daughter left to find work in bigger towns, leaving Elsie the only person in the town.
___4___ Her food is good, her beer is cold, and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her cafe. “One day Monowi will just be memories, and it will probably turn to dust,” she says. “But I like it, and as long as I can take care of myself, I will stay here.”
1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Elsie Eiler
A. She is the only person living in Monowi. B. She has a good time living in Monowi.
C. She can do different kinds of jobs. D. She will leave Monowi soon.
2. Mostly ______ and their families lived in Monowi in the 1930s.
A. railway workers B. shopkeepers C. truck drivers D. farmers
3. The article tells us about Monowi EXCEPT ______ .
A. what it looks like B. whether there is train there
C. when people first lived there D. why people started to leave it
4. Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph
A. Elsie believes Monowi will have a bright future. B. Now Elsie wishes her kids to return to Monowi.
C. Elsie will leave Monowi in a couple of years. D. Now Elsie lives alone but she isn’t lonely.
四、词汇运用
1. His fever is still in the _________________ (初级)stage(阶段). Don't be too worried.
2. Later we______________ (意识到) the importance of protecting wild animals.
3. Some husbands care less about their ________ (妻子) feelings and don’t want to share housework with them.
4. This idea probably won’t work, but let’s try it _____________ (即使这样).
5. The girl will travel _________________ (到国外) to learn more about art.
6. Now there are plenty of _______________ (factory) workers in our hometown.
7. There is a modern cinema in the (north) part of town.
8. Without the volunteers’ hard work, it would be (possible) for us to hold a great ceremony.
9. We have little time left. It's _____________ (possible) to finish the project in such a short time.
10. The Blacks go to some _________________ (north) cities to ski every winter
五、信息匹配
A poster(海报)uses pictures and words to send messages to people._____1____So we usually see posters in the halls of schools, outside stores or movie theatres.
People who design posters work very hard to make their posters noticed. They want to make people stop and look at their posters and read them.____2____
First, make a plan for your poster. Then, make a draft(草稿) and check it carefully. And you can ask your friends for advice. ____3____
How can you make your poster special and interesting Remember your poster should have:
★A title. Make sure everyone knows what the poster is about before they start to read it.
★Information. What is the message What is this poster for ____4____ Why is this important Why should others pay attention to(关注)it
★Decorations(装饰)and pictures. In order to attract people's attention, your poster needs to
look nice, be easy to read and have some pictures.
★Who makes the poster Place your name in the lower right corner.
Now it is time to practise! Think of a topic and create your own poster to share with your school or community.
A. What should I do B. Last, paint your poster and add something else. C. Don't begin till you have decided what to do. D. What do you want to tell others E. Here are some ideas about how to make a poster. F. Often, posters try to make people do or buy something.
六、首字母填空
China says no to super-tall buildings
Think of the landmark (地标) buildings in your city. Are most of them skyscrapers (摩天大楼) People can see tall buildings in a 1 every big city in China. The c 2 is home to the world's tallest skyscrapers. The C 3 mainland (大陆) has five out of the world's 10
tallest skyscrapers.
But there will be f 4 new tall buildings like these in the future. According to (根据) a recent guideline
released by the government, China has banned (禁止) all cities from b 5 new super-tall skyscrapers except (除了) in s 6 circumstances ( 情况), China News Service reported.
"This will help p 7 the country's historical and traditional buildings and make buildings in cities more representative (有代表性的) of the country's c 8 ," experts said.
"High-rise buildings will damage (破坏) cities' original(原始的) s 9 ," Li Naichao, head of the Beijing Residential Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, told China Daily.
There are also many other disadvantages (弊端) of skyscrapers, such as h 10 maintenance ( 维护) costs, fire risks and marring (破坏) city skylines, Global Times reported.
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