江苏省苏州市振华中学2020-2021学年八年级英语下册(Unit+5-6)月考卷（无答案）

English Test for Grade 8(Unit 5-6)
一、单选（15%）
1. ----Is your father a teacher ---- Well， he _________ .
A. used to B. was used to C. used to be D. is used to be
2. The tent is _________ for a family of three _________ .
A. big enough; to live B. enough big; to live in it
C. big enough; to live in D. enough big; live in
3. Andy won't watch TV _________ his homework.
A. until he finishes B. after he finishes
C. until he will finish D. after he will finish
4. The sun was shining brightly, _________ everything there _________ more beautiful.
A. making; look B. to make; looked
C. and made; looking D. and making; be looked
5. Mr. Jiang, as _________ elderly man, took part in the Special Games for _________ elderly, and finished _________ second in the race.
A. a; the; the B. an; the; / C. an; an; the D. the; an;
6. ----Mrs. Green. Do you think I can get an “A” in the final exam if I start working hard now
---- Of course! .
A. Better late than never
B. Many hands make light work
C. You cannot burn the candle at both sides
D. Action speak louder than words
7. He came _________ and stopped to look at the works of art _________ .
A. close; closely B. closely; close C. close; close D. closely; closely
8. It was _________ weather that they decided to go out for a picnic.
A. such fine B. such a fine C. so fine D. so fine a
9. If you are _________ , they won't touch you or push past you.
A. in your way B. on your way C. on their way D. in their way
10. You two live in the same community now. It's too hard _______ you to avoid _______ her.
A. of; meeting B. for; to meet C. for; meeting D. of; to meet
11. You always leave the tap _________ . It's a bad habit.
A. run B. to run C. running D. runs
12. Do you feel like _________ to a film or would you like _________ at home
A. to go; stay B. going; staying C. going; stay D. going; to stay
13. I'm afraid that no one knows _________ .
A. when will the English party begin B. where has our maths teacher gone
C. how long did the English party last D. what makes her so happy
14. Mary, as well as her classmates, _________ some reading every morning.
A. do B. is doing C. does D. to
15. ----It’s really kind of you to give me so much help. ---- .
A. Never mind. B. It's my pleasure.
C. Thanks a lot. D. Do you really mean it
二、完型（10%）
Although I am in my seventies, I still want to share my life experience with people.
If I could tell one thing to the 1 people of today, it would be this: Never give up. Keeping trying and 2 , even if you don't know what your goal is or why you would want to 3 it.
As you walk down the street, do not give up, and 4 your head high. People will 5 you as someone who won't give up, and they will get out of your 6 . Some of them will even hide from you far away.
Some won't encourage you, and they'll say that what you're doing is 7 . They may even stop you from pushing forward. They will say, “Please 8 what you're doing! ”
If you are in the terrible situation in life, please keep 9 . You are sure to succeed at last. You have a higher goal. Remember: Nobody liked Van Gogh’s work when he was 10 in the world, and if nobody likes yours, it's probably a sign that you're a talent.
1. A. crazy B. young C. old D. lucky
2. A. pushing B. succeeding C. smiling D. listening
3. A. plan B. trust C. discuss D. achieve
4. A. hold B. shake C. nod D. turn
5. A. choose B. believe C. remember D. consider
6. A. way B. height C. goal D. life
7. A. unwise B. useful C. ideal D. true
8. A. start B. stop C. finish D. continue
9. A. dancing B. going C. moving D. jumping
10. A. alive B. dead C. ill D. proud
三、阅读理解（24%）
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Poem 1
From hill to hill no bird in flight;
From path to path no man in sight.
A lonely fisherman afloat,
Is fishing snow in a lonely boat.
Poem2
Before my bed a pool of light,
Can it be hoarfrost on the ground
Looking up, I find the moon bright;
Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned.
Poem3
A great wind rises, oh! The clouds are driven away.
I come to my native land, oh! Now the world is under my sway.
Where can I find brave men, oh! To guard my four frontiers today!
1. Which word can best describe the mood of the poet in Poem 1
A. happy B. lonely C. sad D. proud
2. The best title for Poem 2 in Chinese is _________
A.《江雪》 B.《静夜思》 C.《秋思》 D.《大风吹》
3. The best title for Poem 3 in English is _________
A. Homesickness B. Fishing in snow
C. Deep Night D. Song of the Great Wind
B
When should a child start learning to read and write This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike, and it would be wrong to set a time when all should start being taught to read and form sentences.
If a three - year - old wants to read (or even a two - year - old for that matter), the child has the right (权利) to be given every encouragement. The fact that he or she might later be “bored” when joining a class of non - readers at child school is the teacher's affair. It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more difficult reading material.
Similarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age go seven should be given help by teachers and parents.
Although parents should be careful not to force youngsters aged two to five to learn to read (if badly done it could put them off reading for life), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition of letters by labeling various items in their rooms. For instance, tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written in neat, big letter.
Should the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable
of doing so, such an attraction should not be ignored. But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag.
4. This passage is mainly about _________ .
A. what qualities people teaching children reading should have
B. different age groupings of children to be taught reading
C. when and how children should be taught reading
D. various problems of children who start learning to read
5. In the writer's opinion, children start learning to read _________ .
A. early and fast B. at different times
C. by a certain rule D. from word games
6. A three - year - old child who wants to read should _________ .
A. be encouraged B. go to an infant school
C. start from fun stories D. join a class of non - readers
7. The purpose of labeling items in the room is to _________ .
A. make it more colorful
B. teach children to write neatly
C. help children recognize simple letters
D. force children to develop the habit of reading
C
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a young single mother. We lived a hard life, but my mom gave me a lot of love. She always spoke, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man. You can do anything in life if you work hard enough. ”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. However,
my mother told me I could walk again if I badly wanted to. Day after day, her words were so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school ---- walking on my own!
When the Great Depression hit, my mom lost job. Then I left school to support the family and determined to work for a better life.
In 1951, my life greatly changed. Once I spent holiday with my wife and kids. I was not
satisfied with the second - class hotels for families and was angry about the extra $ 2 charge(收费) for each child. I thought that was too expensive and decided to open a motel (汽车旅馆) with no extra charge.
Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk
and even designed the room style. With mother's words deeply in my soul, I never gave up. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world - Holiday Inn.
You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life
worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
8. What Kemmons' mom often told him during his childhood was _________ .
A. caring B. moving C. encouraging D. interesting
9. According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again
A. Doctors. B. Nurses. C. Friends. D. Mom.
10. What does the underlined phrase “the Great Depression” mean in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. the state of feeling very sad and hopeless
B. a period of time with a lot of economic activity
C. the state of feeling happy and hopeful
D. a period of time without enough economic activity
11. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself
A. His terrible experience in the hotel. B. His poor childhood.
C. His mom's support. D. His wife's suggestion.
12. Which of the following led to Kemmons' success according to the passage
A. Self - confidence, higher education and a poor family.
B. Mom's encouragement, clear goals and hard work.
C. Clear goals, a poor family and higher education.
D. Mom's encouragement, a poor family and higher education.
四、阅读表达（6%）
Girl With a Pearl Earring, or a Fake One, or None at All
Girl With a Pearl Earring is one of the most famous paingints
in the world. It was painted by Johannes Vermeer in the 1660s.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors visit the Mauritshuis
Museum, just to see this painting.
Vermeer's painting shows a girl looking over her shoulder,
wearing a yellow dress, a blue turban (包头巾) and a large pearl
earring. A few of its details are worthy of special attention. For
example, the girl's eyebrows. Have you ever noticed that the girl doesn't have any eyebrows
Recent research shows that there are fine bright lines where her eyebrows are supposed to be.
However, they can't really be seen with the naked eye(肉眼).
The most famous detail of the painting is the pearl earring. In the 17th century, there were
only natural pearls. Large pearls were rare and ended up in the hands of the richest people. But the girl in the painting doesn't appear to be rich at all. Some researchers believe that the pearl in the painting was probably a fake (假的) one, perhaps made of glass. At that time, cheaper
glasses pearls were quite common. Maybe the girl was wearing a handcrafted “pearl”.
Some other researchers even believe that there is no pearl earring in the painting at all. The
so - called pearl was nothing but white paint. The artist has tricked us into imagining a pearl from the girl's ear. And if you take a closer look at the painting, you'll find that there is no visible earring hook between the girl's ear and the pearl.
Many people think Girl With a Pearl Earring is one of the most famous paintings in the world
because the mystery behind the artwork.
1. How many visitors go to see Girl With a Pearl Earring every year
2. According to the article, the painter didn't paint the girl's eyebrows, did he
3. Why do some researchers believe that the pearl in the painting was probably a fake one
五.信息还原（5%）
Once upon a time, there was a strange bird. He lived in a tree near the bank of a river.
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One day, one of the two heads saw a delicious fruit on a tree. He picked it and started eating the fruit. “It is one of the most delicious fruits I have ever eaten, ” he said.
The other head said, “ 2 ” The first head laughed and said, “You know that we have only one stomach. It makes no difference whether I eat it or you eat it.
Moreover, I'm the one who found the fruit. 3 ”
Later that day, the other head found a tree having poisonous(有毒的) fruits. He took a
poisonous fruit and told the first head, “I will eat this fruit. ”
The first head shouted, “ 4 If you eat it, both of us will die. ”
The other head replied, “Shut up ! I'm the one who found the fruit. I have the right to eat it. ”
5 In the end, both of them lost their lives.
A. So I have the right to eat it.
B. The first head started crying, but the other head still ate the poisonous fruit.
C. Let me also taste the delicious fruit.
D. The bird had two heads, but they shared one stomach.
E. What do you think of the bird with two heads
F. Please don't eat this poisonous fruit.
G. The bird looks very beautiful and cute.
六.词汇（10%）
1. He is better at _________ (解释) difficult math problems than me.
2. To be an _________ (运动员) is my little brother's dream.
3. The dishes are much better than we _________ (预料)
4. He has _________ (训练)hard for a long time, but he is still not fit for the job.
5. Simon lives in a big family. But he doesn't know all his _________ (亲戚)names.
6. It takes hard work to _________ (实现, 达到) success.
7. ---- What should we pay attention to (注意) at the table
---- To make all the hosts and _________ feel comfortable.
8. ---- Let's have a _________ on where to spend the summer holiday after class.
---- Why not
9. ---- Why are you still waiting in line ---- I've missed my _________ .
10. ---- Does the man need an _________ at once, Doctor Li ---- Yes, as soon as possible.
七.翻译（15%）
1.插队到别人面前是不礼貌的。
2.市运会的这些赛事与奥运会里的相似。
3.和他们在一起时，我们都感觉像是一个大家庭的一部分。
4.一些公共标识警告人们远离危险。
5.盲人独自出国旅游也许会有麻烦。
八.书面表达（15%）
本周末学校将组织一些志愿者开展爱心活动。假如你是西蒙，请根据下列要点写一封80词左右的信,号召大家献爱心。文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。要点如下:
需要帮助的人 小伟，一个个来自华北的贫困生；生来就有血液病；在公共场合或家里都很有礼貌；不够自信和同学们交朋友，感到孤单，且学习成绩不理想。
我们可以做到的 提供帮助（学习，捐款）
我的感想 应伸出援助之手；（自拟一到两点）
Dear sir,
I think it wonderful to help others, so I would like to take part in the activity this weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Simon
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