北师大版英语八年级下册Unit 5 Memories单元检测（含答案及部分解析无听力部分）

北师大版八下英语 Unit 5 Memories 单元检测
一、单项选择（共10小题；共20分）
1. The debate on whether to keep pets _____ forty minutes yesterday afternoon.
A.last B.lasted C.will last D.has lasted
2. —Anna's spoken English is improving greatly.
—Hard work always makes a _____.
A.situation B.difference C.mess D.plan
3. We often play table tennis _____ our friends at school.
A.to B.of C.for D.with
4. Shanghai is one of _____ cities in the world.
A.large B.larger C.the largest D.largest
5. —To lose weight, I have to be on a diet.
—You'd better not. _____, you should take exercise.
A.Instead B.However C.Therefore
6. —What can I do for you
—_____.
A.I'd like a sweater B.All right
C.That's all right D.Have fun
7. Our English teacher is very funny. He often makes us _____ in his class.
A.laugh B.laughing C.to laugh
8. Sandy _____ the book Journey to the West for two weeks.
A.borrowed B.has kept C.has borrowed
9. Susan's mother was very happy today, because Susan _____ her little brother when she wasn't at hone.
A.agreed with B.depended on C.worked on D.took care of
10. I used to _____ a cup of coffee in the afternoon, but now I'm used to _____ tea.
A.drinking; drink B.drink; drink
C.drink; drinking D.drinking; drinking
二、完形填空（共1小题；共20分）
The Phone Call
It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and sighed (叹气). Dad said he would come home by 5:30 p.m., but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn't be much fun playing _____11_____ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn't.
The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad—"Paul, I'm _____12_____, but I couldn't play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work in the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend…"
Paul couldn't understand why Dad was so _____13_____. He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.
The next day at school, Paul didn't hand in his homework and _____14_____ a test. Mrs Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. "Paul, you didn't do your homework. You didn't pass the test and only got a D. It's not you. What's wrong "
Paul just sat there _____15_____."Paul, if you don't want to talk, I will not ask. I know that something's worrying you, but you have to get over it.You need to tell someone."
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs Green said. Maybe he didn't do his homework because he wanted to get his dad's _____16_____. He knew Mrs Green was right. He decided to take her advice.
When Paul got home, he _____17_____ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking, "Dad, I can't play with you next weekend. I've got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don't want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you _____18_____ our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It's not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my _____19_____ sometime. Dad, I love you."
As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different, but it didn't matter. He himself _____20_____. He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head was doing his homework that evening.
11. A.baseball B.cards C.chess D.toys
12. A.lucky B.sorry C.surprised D.pleased
13. A.famous B.helpful C.lazy D.busy
14. A.made B.missed C.failed D.chose
15. A.cheerfully B.comfortably C.hopefully D.quietly
16. A.attention B.message C.praise D.trust
17. A.saw B.thanked C.called D.greeted
18. A.prepare B.break C.follow D.question
19. A.choice B.homework C.speech D.decision
20. A.regretted B.complained C.insisted D.changed
三、阅读理解-阅读选择（共4小题；共37分）
It is a bright sunny morning. A man is loading a sack of salt onto his donkey. He is going to sell the salt at the market. The man is very happy, but the donkey is not. The salt on his back is very heavy.
The two keep walking. There is a stream ahead. They must cross it. The donkey said, "Oh no! A stream! I am tired and weak. The stream will be hard to cross." Just then, the ass slips and falls into the river.
The man shouts, "Oh, no! Get up, donkey! Get up quickly! Get up before the salt melts!" The man keeps pulling at the donkey. After a while the donkey finally gets up and they cross the stream.
Suddenly, the donkey feels his back is light. He is so happy.
However, the next day, the master loads more salt onto the donkey and heads for the market again. This time, the donkey comes up with an idea. He falls down into the stream on purpose. The man pulls at the donkey, but it doesn't get up for a long time. Afterwards all of the salt is melted.
The man is so angry that he decides to teach the donkey a lesson.
The next day, the man loaded the donkey's back again. It's very light. After a while, the two reach the stream once again. The man tells the donkey, "Don't fall down again today. If you do, you will be sorry." But the donkey doesn't think so. This time, the master doesn't help the donkey get up. Instead, after a while, the donkey tries to get up by himself. But this time, his back feels so heavy. The donkey can't understand the reason now.
21. How many times does the donkey fall into the stream in all
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
22. Why does the donkey's back become light after falling down into the stream
A.Because the salt is taken away by the water.
B.Because the master helps the donkey to share the burden.
C.Because the salt is melted.
D.Because the donkey gets strength after having a rest.
23. What does the donkey carry at the third time
A.Cotton. B.Wood. C.Salt. D.Sugar.
A few days ago, Simon left school. He wanted to find a job in a big city. So he came to London. He went from one company to another but none wanted him. At last he only had a little money for the train ticket, so he had to go back to his hometown (家乡). He came to the train station. He felt sad and tired. It was late at night. There were many people in the train station waiting to buy tickets for the last train. Simon was happy because he bought the last ticket for the train.
He went to a bench to wait for the train. Just then a woman came over and she had a crying baby in her arms. She said to Simon that her baby was ill, so she hoped to take the train home quickly. But she couldn't buy the ticket. She looked very worried and sad. After hearing this, Simon took out his ticket and gave it to the woman.
After the train left, Simon sat on the bench and didn't know what to do. Just then, an old man came and said, "Young man, I saw what happened just now. I have a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me "
24. Why did Simon go to London
A.To travel. B.To have a holiday.
C.To look for a job. D.To visit his friend.
25. Why did Simon have to go back to his hometown
A.Because he didn't find a job.
B.Because he didn't like the big city.
C.Because no one wanted him.
D.Because he didn't find a job and he only had a little money.
26. How did the woman feel when she got to the train station
A.She felt sad and tired. B.She felt sad and worried.
C.She felt tired and worried. D.She felt unhappy and hungry.
27. Which is TRUE according to the passage
A.Simon got to the train station in the morning.
B.The woman wanted to take the train home because her baby was ill.
C.The old man was sitting on the bench to wait for Simon.
D.Simon didn't get a job at last.
28. What do you think of Simon
A.He is hard-working. B.He is kind.
C.He is brave. D.He is lazy.
Dan's class know Dan is in the hall before they see him. He raps (说唱) when he passes in the hall. He raps when he comes into class. And he raps when he sits at his desk. He raps when he can and he raps about almost everything.
Dan joined in a rap competition at school. When Dan rapped, his friends clapped (鼓掌) for him. The kids thought his rapping was great. But could Dan win
Dan did win! Dan got the top place! All his classmates gave him a big hand. "Now Dan is a star in our school!" Mal said. Ben stood up and shook Dan's hand. "That was cool, Dan. You are a hero!"
Miss Mills said, "Dan did win! His next step is to rap on National Rap Star on TV. We can all give Dan a big hand." The class clapped and cheered for Dan. Miss Mills smiled.
Miss Mills and his classmates were excited, but Dan threw himself onto his chair, silent. Dan could not rap on TV. In class, Dan could not do his physics. He could not think. Dan was not a kid who got nervous a lot, but he did not wish to rap on TV. Could he be lucky again Anyway, who wanted to lose Dan thought perhaps he would not attend the national competition. Then he would not have to rap on TV.
Dan's friends sensed something was going on his mind. They planned to give him some help. When Dan got to class the next day, he saw a sign on the wall. It said, "Dan, Just rap like in our classroom!" Dan smiled. "Perhaps it's not that hard to rap on TV," he thought.
29. How do Dan's classmates know he is in the hall before they see him
A.They hear him rap.
B.They see a sign on the wall.
C.They hear him clap hands.
D.They see the things on his desk.
30. Why didn't Dan want to rap on TV
A.He got nervous a lot.
B.He was afraid to lose.
C.He had to improve his physics.
D.He planned to cheer for others.
31. What do you think happened later according to the story
A.Dan hated his friends for their push.
B.Dan forgot what he should rap on TV.
C.Dan attended the national competition.
D.Dan stopped rapping after the competition.
Mr. Swales wanted to find out what his students' parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, "Jodie's daddy is a garbage man (垃圾清理工)!"
Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.
"Silence!" Mr. Swales said, "Being a garbage man is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie's father."
Jodie's father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn't run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.
Her father came into her room, "What happened, Jodie Why are you so sad "
Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn't seem angry or hurt. "Well," he said, "they are right. Being a garbage man is a dirty job. Tomorrow is Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie."
The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. "Don't worry, kid. In five minutes you won't smell a thing." said her father.
Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie's father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.
It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie's arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.
"Garbage is disgusting (令人厌恶的), but when we clear it away, everything's nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That's why I like being a garbage man so much."
Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbage man daddy a big kiss (吻). She said, "When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!"
Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, "He's a garbage man! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!"
32. Which of the following is Not True according to this story
A.Jodie didn't run up to her father the way she always did.
B.Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home.
C.Jodie gave her father a sweet kiss as usual.
D.Jodie told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father.
33. Why did Jodie's father take her to his workplace
A.To make Jodie cool down.
B.To prove how dirty his job was.
C.To help Jodie learn about his job.
D.To keep Jodie away from her classmates.
34. How does Jodie feel about her father now
A.Sad. B.Dirty. C.Angry. D.Proud.
四、阅读理解-阅读回答问题（共1小题；共10分）
Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something good for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out _____35_____ they deserved (值得) his help. So he put a very large stone in the middle of the main road into the town. Then he stood behind a tree, waiting and watching.
Soon an old man came along with his cow. "Who put this stone in the center of the road " said the old man, but he didn't try to move the stone away. He passed around the stone with some difficulties and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained (抱怨) about the stone in the center of the road, but nobody tried to move it.
Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, "It will be dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall over the stone and get hurt." The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road. But to his surprise, under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message, "This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road. The person deserves help."
35. Who put the stone in the center of the road (No more than 3 words)
_____
36. Why did the young man move the stone out of the road (No more than 15 words)
_____
37. When the young man moved the stone, what did he find ( No more than 10 words)
_____
38. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (请将划线句子翻译成汉语)
_____
39. Fill in the blank with one proper word. (在空白处填入一个适当的单词)
But first he wanted to find out _____ they deserved (值得) his help.
五、书面表达（共1小题；共15分）
40. 初中三年，我们都有一些难以忘怀的经历。学校英语俱乐部将组织题为“An Unforgettable Experience”的征文比赛。请根据提示，写一篇短文参赛。
1. What was the experience
2. What have you learned from it
注意事项：
（1）词数：100 词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
（2）文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
（3）文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
An Unforgettable Experience
Looking back on the past three years, everyone had some unforgettable experiences. _____
答案
第一部分
1 . B
【解析】
根据“yesterday afternoon”可知，要用一般过去时。
2 . B
【解析】
考查名词。A 情况；B 不同点；C 混乱；D 计划。根据句意：——安娜糟糕的英语获得了极大的提高。——努力地工作总是可以做出改变。故选 B。
3 . D
【解析】
考查介词。句意：“我们经常和学校里的朋友打乒乓球。”，A. to 介词“向；到；对；”或动词不定式；B. of“……的”；C. for“为了”；D. with“和”，结合句意，故选：D。
4 . C
【解析】
考查最高级固定搭配。根据 one of 可知之后应为 the+形容词最高级+名词复数，英语中 one of+the+形容词最高级+名词复数，是英语中最高级的固定搭配。表示……是……中最……之一。句意：上海是世界上最大的城市之一。故选 C。
5 . A
【解析】
句意：——为了减肥，我准备节食。——你最好不要这么做，取而代之的是，你应该做运动。A 表示“取而代之的是”，B 表示“但是”，C 表示“因此”。故选 A。
6 . A
7 . A
8 . B
【解析】
考查现在完成时和延续性动词。句意：桑迪把《西游记》这本书保留了两个星期。A.一般过去时；B.现在完成时，延续性动词；C.现在完成时，短暂性动词。根据句尾的时间状语为“for two weeks”，意为，（持续的）两个星期，可知本句的时态为现在完成时，且这里应该使用延续性动词。故选：B。
9 . D
10 . C
第二部分
11 . A
【解析】
根据下文 Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. 可知，他是在等着和爸爸打棒球。
12 . B
【解析】
根据下文中的 but I couldn't play baseball with you tonight 可知，爸爸应该感到很抱歉。
13 . D
【解析】
根据上文 Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend… 可知，爸爸很忙。
14 . C
【解析】
根据下文 You didn't pass the test and only got a D. 可知，Paul 考试不及格。fail 失败，不及格。
15 . D
【解析】
根据下文 Paul, if you don't want to talk, I will not ask. 可知，Paul 没有说话。quietly 安静地。
16 . A
【解析】
由上文老师的话 It's not you. What's wrong 可知，Paul 会做作业，也可以考试及格，他是故意不做作业并让自己考试不及格的。他是想引起爸爸的注意。
17 . C
【解析】
由下文 But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail. 可知，他给爸爸打了电话。
18 . B
【解析】
由下文中的 it hurts me 可知，爸爸打破计划使他很伤心。break 意为“违背，背弃”。
19 . B
【解析】
根据上文 I've got lots of problems with my homework. 可推断出他希望爸爸可以帮助他做作业。
20 . D
【解析】
根据下文 He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening. 可知，他与之前写不下去作业的状态完全不同了，他自己发生了改变。
第三部分
21 . C
22 . C
23 . A
24 . C
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。西蒙为了找工作选择去了伦敦，但却没找到合适的工作。就在返乡之际，他的一个善意之举却让自己得到了一份工作。
细节理解题。根据短文第一段中的“He wanted to find a job in a big city. So he came to London.”可知去伦敦是为了找一份工作。
25 . D
【解析】
细节理解题。根据短文第一段中的“He went from one company to another but none wanted him. At last he only had a little money for the train ticket, so he had to go back to his hometown.”可知选 D。
26 . B
【解析】
细节理解题。根据短文第二段中的“But she couldn't buy the ticket. She looked very worried and sad.”可知，她没有买到车票，感到焦虑和伤心，故选 B。
27 . B
【解析】
细节理解题。根据短文第二段中的“She said to Simon that her baby was ill, so she hoped to take the train home quickly.”可知 B 项的说法与短文内容相符，故选 B。
28 . B
【解析】
推理判断题。根据短文第二段中的“After hearing this, Simon took out his ticket and gave it to the woman.”可知，Simon 主动把票给了那个妇女，由此可推知他是善良的。
29 . A
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：Dan's class know Dan is in the hall before they see him. He raps (说唱) when he passes in the hall. Dan的同学在见到Dan之前就知道他在走廊里了。他在走廊经过时说唱。
因此，正确答案是A。
30 . B
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：Dan was not a kid who got nervous a lot, but he did not wish to rap on TV. Could he be lucky again Anyway, who wanted to lose Dan thought perhaps he would not attend the national competition. Dan 不是一个容易紧张的孩子，但他不希望在电视上说唱。他还能再次幸运吗？不管怎样，谁想输？Dan认为他可能不会参加全国比赛。
因此，正确答案是B。
31 . C
【解析】
此题是推理判断题。答案出处："Perhaps it's not that hard to rap on TV," he thought. 他想：“也许在电视上说唱并不是那么难。”结合前文推知，Dan在朋友们的鼓励下会去参加全国比赛。
因此，正确答案是C。
32 . C
33 . C
34 . D
第四部分
35 . A rich man.
【解析】
文章主要讲述了很久以前一个富人他想为镇上的人们做些好事，通过把一块大石头放到路中央来检验一个人是否值得帮助的故事。
细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句话“So he put a very large stone in the middle of the main road into the town.”可知一个富人在进城的大路中央放了一块很大的石头。
36 . Because he didn't want other people to fall over the stone and get hurt.
【解析】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句话“It will be dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall over the stone and get hurt.”可知晚上天会变黑的，有些人会在天黑后过来，会被石头绊倒受伤。故可知这个年轻人之所以把石头从路上移开，是因为他不想让其他人被石头绊倒摔伤。
37 . A bag full of money and a message.
【解析】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句话 But to his surprise, under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message, "This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road. The person deserves help." 但是让他吃惊的是，他发现石头下面有一个装满了钱的袋子和这个信息，“这些钱是给把石头从路上移开的人的。这个人值得帮助。”
38 . 然后他站在一棵树后面，等待着，看着。
【解析】
句子翻译题。stood 为动词 stand 的过去式形式，意为“站立”。stood behind 固定短语，意为“站在……后”。句子中的 waiting and watching 做动词 stood 的伴随状语。
39 . if/ whether
【解析】
考查连词填空。根据上下句可知此处表示条件，引导条件状语从句要用连词 if/ whether。根据句意：但首先，他想知道他们是否值得他的帮助。
第五部分
40 . An Unforgettable Experience
Looking back on the past three years, everyone had some unforgettable experiences. I will never forget the experience of being a volunteer for the Asian Games held in our city.
Being one of the three volunteers selected from our school, I felt excited and proud. To make sure that I could provide the best service, I practiced in my spare time, especially my spoken English. When the day finally came, I felt a little bit nervous because I was afraid of making any mistakes. Fortunately, I performed well and was spoken highly of by the volunteer organization.
I learned that we should be confident and hard-working. It was the first time that I had been a volunteer for such an important event, which made me proud ever since.
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