Unit 1 What’s the matter?单元测试题（无答案）

2014年八年级下册英语竞赛题
命题人：彭春燕
单项选择（每小题1 分 ，共 15分）
1 . –How does Jack usually go to work
—He ______ drive a car, but now he ______ there to lose weight.
A. used to; is used to walk B. was used to; is used to walking
C. was used to; is used to walk D. used to; is used to walking
2 . —Do you know Lin Shuhao
—Yes. He is one of _______ basketball players in the NBA.
A. popular B. more popular C. the most popular
3—When did the earthquake in Lushan happen
—It happened ____ 8:02 ______ the morning of April 20, 2013.
A. on; in B. at; in C. at; on D. on; on
4. ----I can’t find my dictionary _________ .
　　------Oh, I forgot to tell you. Jenny ______ yesterday.
　　A. somewhere; gave it back B. anywhere; returned it
C. anywhere; took it away D. everywhere; borrow it
5. She doesn’t talk to me. I’m_______ and don’t know what _____.
　　A. disappointing , to do B. upset; to do
　　C. disappointed ; to do it D. amazed; should I do
6. This time yesterday the police _________ for the lost kid outside the city.
　　A. were thinking about looking B. was thinking about looking
　　C. thought to look D . found out
7. He ________ theatre tickets ______ he was 11 years old.
　　A. have collected; for B. has been collected; since
　　C. has been collecting; when D. has been collecting; since
8. What did the teacher say 　　He said that light______faster than sound
traveled B. travels C. travel D. traveling
9.I have been skating _______ nine o’clock.
A. for B. since C. at D. from
10.The teacher encourages her students _____ English as much as possible.
A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. spoke
11.His father _____ to Nanjing. He _____ back next week.
A. has been, is B has been, will be　C. has gone, is D. has gone, will be
12.They have never been to New York, _______
A. have they B. haven't they C. don't they
13. ________ interesting book the girl has! A. How B. What a C. What an
14.My grandpa lives in a small village _____ ,but he doesn’t feel____ .
A. alone , lonely B. lonely, alone C. alone, alone
15.They are good friends now. They _____ each other.
A. get on B. get along with C.get on well with
二 、完形填空 (20分)
（1）
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be
dumb( 哑的） 16 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 17 ,but with no success.When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 18 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong.
And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he _19 spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his 20 ，and he doesn’t know he's able to speak，’，one doctor said.“But he can read and write，，，said Mr. Green. “We’ve written him notes, telling him that he can speak. ”“It’s certainly very 21 ，” another doctor said. Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day. ”22 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not say a 23 word. Then one day,Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 24 and said，“Pass me the salt,please. ”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “ Why have you 25 so long to speak ” “I didn’t have anything to say，he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in potatoes. ”
16. A. because B. when C. though D. before
17.A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh
18. A. taught B. found C. examined D. asked
19. A. never B. often C. usually D. always http://w w w.xkb1. c om
20.A. back B. hair C. face D. mind
21. A. unfair B. strange C. noisy iet
22. A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. Years
23. A. good B. right C. single D. new
24. A. chair B. meal G. hands D. books
25. A. slept B. walked C. served D. waited
（2）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次，使短文通顺正确连贯，将答案填写在题后的横线上。
easily, pass, job, spend, will, expensive, other, marry, interest, city Young People in Britain
Life used to be fun for "teenagers". They used to have money to spend, and free time to while away (消磨).
They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos. Some of them still do. But for
many young people, life is harder now.26. are difficult to find. There's not so much money around.
Things are 27. , and it's hard to find a place to live in. Teachers say that students work harder than they
used to. They are less28. in politics, and more interested in 29. exams. They know that good
exam results may bring them better jobs.
Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try 30.
less and save more. They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.
For some, the answer to unemployment (失业) is to leave home and look for jobs in one of Britain's big
31. . Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs.
Some find jobs and stay. 32. don't, and go home again, or join the unemployed (失业者) in London.
When you read the newspapers and watch the news on television, it's 33. to get the idea that British
young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble. But that's not true. Three quarters of them do more or
less what their parents did. They do their best at school, find some kinds of jobs in the end, and get 34.
in their early twenties. They get on well with their parents, and enjoy their family life. After all, if they don't, they
35. be British, will they
三、阅读理解（每小题2 分 ，共 30分）
A
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker (虚弱) than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.
( ) 36. The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________.
A. he didn’t have enough sleep B. it wasn’t time for him to get up
C. he didn’t want to go to school D. he wanted his mother to wake him up
( )37. In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________.
A. become too weak to sleep B. not work well in class
C. go to bed early D. be weak in English
( )38. In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________”
A. get up early B. get up late C. sleep less D. don’t want to sleep
( )39. “Stay up late” here means “_____________”
A. study late B. watch TV late C. not go to bed until late D. stay outside
( )40. According to the passage, which of the following is right _________
A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.
B. Sleeping less means working hard.
C. Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.
D. Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.
B
　In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the USA, Spain and Australia. After more than a century the Games returned to its hometown in 2004.
　　When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem(会徽). The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games that year was a white circle of olive branches(橄榄枝) in the sky.
　　Athens developed a spirit(精神) of peace. An officer said, “ While in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from Athens Games to help countries come together and solve(解决) their problems.”
　　4 years later, the Olympic Games was held in China. And China made a seal as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a Chinese character on a red seal and means “Chinese seal—dancing Beijing”. Below it, there are the words “Beijing 2008”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means “capital” of China, and it is also like a runner or a dancer. The running figure(人形) of the emblem shows the spirit if the Olympics—faster, higher and stronger.
　　( )41. Which country held the first modern Olympic Games
　　A. Greece B. China C. Australia D. France
　　( )42. What do people always make when they hold the Olympic games
　　A. A picture. B. An emblem. C. A flag. D. A map.
　　( ) 43. What message did the Athens Olympic Games want to give
　　A. War(战争). B. Luck. C. Danger. D. Peace.
　　( )44. What does the character in the emblem of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games look like
　　A. A singer and a dancer. B. A runner and a dancer.
　　C. An actor and a singer. D. A runner and an actor.
　　( ) 45. The spirit of the Olympic Games is __________________.
　　A. history and friendship B. faster, higher and stronger
C. running and dancing D. peace, friendship and development
C
Fred,a young man of twenty-five, was an able worker. He worked in this factory since he finished middle school six years ago. (48)At first he spent much time in studying all machines in his workplace and learned to repair them. His boss Mr dick liked the clever young man and paid him more than any other worker.
Four years later the young man got into the habit of (养成……习惯)drinking and was often drink. He couldn’t go to work on time and didn’t work so hard as before. Sometimes he slept when he was on duty. It made Mr Dick angry and told him not to drink. He agreed but soon forgot it. His friend Henry often helped him and tried to stop him drinking, but he failed. And one afternoon something was wrong with an expensive machine. The workplace had to stop working. Fred was found in a bar(酒吧)but he was drunk. He broke the machine when repairing it. Henry had to take him home. The next morning, as soon as he got up, the telephone rang and Henry said,“Two pieces of news for you, Fred. One piece is good and the other is bad.”
“Tell me the good one first, please,”said Fred.
“(49)You’ll be given double pay next month.”
“Oh, wonderful!” called out Fred.
“Mr Dick told me to take your place.”
根据短文内容回答下面的问题。
46.Why did Mr Dick pay Fred more than any other worker
_____________________________________________________________________
47.Why was Mr Dick angry with Fred later
_____________________________________________________________________
将文中的划线句子翻译成汉语
48．___________________________________________________________________ 49.___________________________________________________________________
50.What’s the main idea of this passage
四、用动词的正确形式填空（5分）
51. I think there _________ (be) fewer trees next year.
52.He _________ ( collect) 300 pictures since 5 years ago
53.Sam always ________ (help) his classmates last term.
54.Would you mind ________ (play) games after school
55.My father came into the bedroom while I _______ (dance)
五、句型转换。（5分）
56. Mr. Fat has few good friends. (改为反意疑问句)
Mr. Fat has few good friends,
57 My home is about twenty minutes by bike. (改为同义句)
It me twenty minutes there from my house by bike.
58. It’s a good idea.（改为感叹句） How is!
59. “Can I copy your homework ” he asked me.（改为同义句）
He asked me ______ ______ ______ copy ______ homework.
60.They built a bridge between the two islands last year. （改为被动句）
　　A bridge ______ ________ between the two islands last year.
六、短文选词填空（10分）
But、become、go、and、wok、meet、wake、watch、copy、wear、lie、do

Mr Beckman 61 in a company for nearly twenty years. His job is 62 all the documents the manger writes. His office is on the first floor and the light in it is always poor unless it’s fine. So his sight 63 shorter several years ago. He has to wear a pair of glasses when he’s working. Of course, it brought him a lot of trouble. He can’t see anything clearly without glasses. Sometimes he can’t recognize his wife when they 64 with each other in the street.
The man looked tired this evening. After supper he 65 to bed while his family 66 TV. Mrs. Beckman didn’t turn off the television until the interesting TV play was over. She came into their bedroom in the dark at half past ten. As soon as she 67 down, there was a great noise under the bed. She understood a mouse came in again. She jumped off and had to turn on the light and tried to beat it with a stick. She made some noise and it made her husband 68 up.
“You have never worn glasses when you were sleeping before,” the woman said in surprise. “But why___you ____69_ them this time ”
“Well,dear,” said the man. “I had a lot of dreams last night. I saw my late parents, but I couldn’t see them clearly. So I have 70 so!”
61.__________ 62.___________ 63.____________ 64.____________ 65.___________
66.____________ 67.____________ 68. ____________ 69. ______________ 70.___________
七．写作（15分）
你是怎样过春节的？一位外国朋友想了解中国过春节的风俗。请根据下面的提示内容写一篇80词左右的短文。（开头已给出，不计入总词数）
1. 春节是中国最重大的节日，是全家团聚的时刻；
2. 春节前大家忙着买春节礼物，打扫卫生；
3. 昨天你和你父亲买了一些年画（New Year’s Pictures），明天将去买年货（do some Spring Festival shopping）；
4. 孩子们在新年会得到压岁钱（gift money）；
5. 大年初一穿新衣服，探亲访友，互道吉祥（wish each other good luck）；
6. 新年每个人都很开心。
Spring Festival is the most important holiday in China.