2020-2021学年下学期七年级英语第八单元测试卷(C)
(满分:100分)
一、单项选择(每小题1分,满分10分)
( )1. --- I want to keep a pet. I think it's interesting to keep a pet.
--- But it may bring you much _________ .
A. problem B. fun C. money D. trouble
( )2. When I go out in the evening, my dog never goes to bed _________ I come back.
A. after B. when C. till D. if
( )3. My cat likes to _________ under the bed. He doesn't want anyone to find him.
A. hold B. catch C. carry D. hide
( )4. --- Would you please _________ the number I wasn't listening.
--- OK. That's 15235171386.
A. remember B. repeat C. report D. reply
( )5. --- Who lives together with your grandmother
--- _________ . She lives alone. I often go to see her.
A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody
( )6. --- Who _________ your pet dogs while you were out for a holiday
--- My neighbour, a warm - hearted woman.
A. put on B. looked after C. gave up D. turned off
( )7. --- What do you think of my new pet dog
--- It is quite _________ . It never barks at anyone or bites anyone.
A. gentle B. rude C. interesting D. noisy
( )8. --- Where is Mr Wu, do you know
--- Well, it's hard to say. But I saw him _________ a football game just now.
A. was watching B. watching C. had watched D. watched
( )9. --- _________ goldfish you keep! --- Yes. They are my good friends.
A. How lovely B. What lovely C. What a lovely D. How a lovely
( )10. --- I think students can have computers to search information for their studies.
--- _________ . They play games with them most of the time.
A. I think so B. I don't agree C. No problem D. That's a good idea
二、完形填空(每小题1分,满分10分)
Charlotte's Web is popular with readers of all ages. It is a story about two 11 : a little pig
called Wilbur and a spider(蜘蛛) with the name of Charlotte.
One day, the pig Wilbur is sold to a farmer. Wilbur has no friends there, and other animals dislike
him. He is 12 and sad. But his 13 turns around when he meets the spider Charlotte and Charlotte becomes a great friend to him.
There is 14 news for Wilbur. He is going to be killed. It seems that there is no hope for him
until Charlotte 15 a clever plan to help him. She uses her web to 16 messages of praise(赞扬) about Wilbur. People in this town never 17 messages in a spider's web. So they think that the messages must come from God! Wilbur becomes 18 enough to go to a big game. He doesn't win (赢得) the game, but the famous web makes sure(确保) that he will never be killed. The sadness of the story is the spider Charlotte herself. Helping Wilbur makes her very 19 . And after giving birth(生) to her babies, she dies(死). When Wilbur thinks he will have no friends again, three young and small baby 20 come and become his new friends.
( )11. A. readers B. animals C. students D. farmers
( )12. A. unhappy B. hungry C. afraid D. glad
( )13. A. way B. hobby C. taste D. life
( )14. A. late B. early C. bad D. good
( )15. A. talks about B. finds out C. looks for D. thinks of
( )16. A. read B. write C. find D. learn
( )17. A. see B. show C. send D. listen
( )18. A. old B. clever C. big D. famous
( )19. A. happy B. strong C. tired D. excited
( )20. A. pigs B. spiders C. monkeys D. ducks
三、阅读理解(每小题2分,满分24分)
A
One day, a fisherman went fishing. He spent the whole day fishing, but he didn't get any fish. He
felt sad. He thought he was unlucky.
It got dark. It's time for him to go home. The fisherman decided to have the last try before he went
home. He threw his net into the river. Ten minutes later, he tugged(用力拉) at the net. He was happy to see a fish inside. The fish was not very big.
The fish wanted to run away from the net, but it failed: It came up with (想出) an idea. It smiled at
the fisherman and said, "Please let me go. I will grow bigger in a few days and then you can catch (抓住) me again. "
The fisherman said, "I'm not silly(愚蠢的). Now I have caught: you, and I won't let you go. If I let
you go, I may never see you again. "
( )21. The fish said some words to the fisherman because _________ .
A. it wanted the fisherman to let it go
B. it wanted to make friends with the fisherman
C. it wanted to show it was a clever fish
D. it wanted to help the fisherman catch more fish
( )22. What does the underlined word "unlucky" mean in Paragraph 1 in Chinese
A.幸运的 B.可恶的 C.不幸的 D.快乐的
( )23. What can we know from the passage
A. Never offer(提供) to teach fish to swim.
B. It's never too late to learn.
C. Well begun(开始) is half done.
D. A bird in hand is worth(值得的) two in bush.
B
Nie Xiangbo lives in a village(村庄) in Shandong Province.
Years ago, when his wile was cooking, a fire happened. Nie's wile lost her life and Nie got hurt.
"The fire bunt down my house and burnt my body badly, " he said. "I wasn't able to work and my family was quite poor. "
After the fire, Nie stayed at home all day by himself and seldom talked to others. One day, one of his friends sent him two parrots as pets. He looked after the parrots carefully and soon knew their lifestyle. One year later, the parrots had more than 10 little parrots.
Village officials(村官)got a good idea. They went to the pet market and found that parrots were
quite popular pets, so they helped Nie build a breeding base(饲养基地)of parrots. Nie was happy and worked hard. He bought books on parrot raising and asked some experts for help.
At his breeding base, Nie has 11 buildings full of 2, 000 parrots. Last year, Nie sold more than
3, 000 parrots and made over 100, 000 yuan.
"I'm living a happy new life. I'm helping others in my village raise parrots, " he told the reporter.
( )24. Which is the right order of what happened
① Nie got two parrots.
② Nie helps others raise parrots.
③A fire made Nie lose his family.
④Village officials helped Nie to raise parrots.
A.②①③④ B.①②③④ C.③④①② D.③①④②
( )25. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "experts"
A.专家 B.渔民 C.作家 D.画家
( )26. The best title of the passage is _________ .
A. Parrots can be better pets B. Raising parrots helps Nie out
C. Fire is dangerous to our life D. We should help people in need
C
The next day they set off(出发) again very early. They walk a few miles and then come to a big
ditch(壕沟). It's very wide. There are a lot of rocks(岩石) in the ditch.
"How can we cross the ditch "Dorothy asks her friends.
"We can't fly over it, " the Scarecrow says. "And we can't jump over it. So we must stay here. "
The Lion looks at the ditch and says, "I can jump over it. "
"Can you " the Scarecrow says. "That's good! You can take us across on your back, one by one. "
"Who wants to go first " the Lion says. He's a little afraid but he wants to help his friends.
"Me! " the Sarecrow says and he gets on the Lion's back. The Lion jumps across the ditch easily.
Then he jumps back and takes Dorothy and Toto. Finally he takes the Tin Woodman across the ditch.
The Lion is tired after his five big jumps.
"Let's have a rest before we start walking again, "he says.
Later in the afternoon they come to a wide river. They can see a beautiful country on the other
side of it. There are green fields and a lot of flowers. They can also see the yellow brick(砖)road.
( )27. How many characters(角色) are mentioned(提到) in the passage
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.
( )28. How do they cross the ditch
A. They jump over the ditch.
B. They just stay where they are.
C. They fly over the ditch.
D. They make it on the Lion's back.
( )29. What will they do next according to the passage
A. They will try to go across the wide river.
B. They will walk past the beautiful country.
C. They will go along the yellow brick road.
D. They will pick flowers on the green fields.
D
Americans love pets. Many pet owners treat their pets as a part of the family. They treat their pets
as their children --- sometimes even better.
In America, there are more families with pets than those with children. 43 percent of the USA
homes have pets. Some of the pets are exotic, such as monkeys, snakes, butterflies and even wolves. Those animals come from other countries, especially China, Thailand, South Africa and so on. More common pets include fish, mice and birds. However, their favourites are cats and dogs. They sometimes have strong feelings about whether dogs or cats make better pets. "Dog people" and "cat people" often have friendly arguments about that.
People can get many benefits from pets. Pets stay with people, make people happy and help
people get rid of loneliness. Therefore, most of Americans like pets. They think pets should be treated well. At least 75 animal welfare(福利) organizations have been set up in America. They provide care and good services for homeless animals. Some pets can help people live a better life. For example, researchers(研究者) have discovered that getting on with animals can help lower(降低) a person's blood pressure. Dogs can offer protection from strange visitors. Cats can play games with the children. Some kinds of pets can provide love for their owners. In fact, to keep a pet can help a young couple have the responsibility to raise children. Pets are as basic to the USA culture as hot dogs or apple pies.
( )30. The underlined word "exotic" in the passage means " _________ "in Chinese.
A.本国的 B.异国的 C.当地的 D.外地的
( )31. What can we learn about the pets from the passage
A. More than half of Americans have pets.
B. Pets are family members to all the Americans.
C. Pets are all treated well in America.
D. Getting on with pets is good to people's health.
( )32. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Americans like keeping pets.
B. "Dog people" often argue with "cat people".
C. Young couples should keep pets in the USA
D. People get many benefits from pets.
四、信息还原(每小题1分,满分5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Once upon a time, there was a strange(奇怪的) bird. He lived in a tree near the bank of a river. 33 .
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, " 34 "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. 35 "
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, " 36 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. "
37 In the end, both of them lost their lives.
33. _________ 34. _________ 35. _________ 36. _________ 37. _________
五、词汇检测(每小题1分,满分10分)
根据句意及所给汉语注释或通过上下文,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
38. Would you like to _________ (重复) your question, Mr Brown
39. He _________ (同意) to let me go early. But I still didn't catch the last bus.
40. --- Did you see my sweater I can't find it _________ (任何地方).
--- Maybe your mother took it.
41. Don't stand so near to the dog. It might _________ (咬)you.
42. _________ (鹦鹉)are the favourite animal of many children.
43. I think my dog is the _________ (最聪明的) animal in the world.
44. --- Should I give the dog anything to eat --- No, I _________ it just now.
45. --- Are your new classmates _________ to you --- Yes, they are nice.
46. --- What is the weight of the little rabbit --- It _________ about 150 grams.
47. --- What a hot day it is!
--- So it is. I think we should sleep with all windows _________ .
六、句子翻译(每小题3分,满分15分)
48.这汤闻起来很鲜美,尝起来却很糟糕。
49.学生们正在学习怎样照顾宠物。
50.杰克认为他的狗是所有的狗中最聪明的。
51.做眼保健操时不要把眼睛睁得大大的。
52.我们刚才经过时,看见那个女孩正在给她的狗刷毛。
七、阅读表达(共3小题;第53题1分;第54题2分;第55题3分;满分6分)
Sharks frighten most of us, but Daniel Weaver, swims with them for a living! We asked him
some questions about this unusual job.
So Daniel, what's it like to be a shark scientist
Well, it's a great job. I often travel to faraway places like South Africa and Fiji to study sharks.
On the other hand, a shark scientist sometimes does boring desk work, like writing reports.
So do you think it's dangerous work
Well, sharks have up to 15 rows(排) of sharp teeth. However, sharks don't like to attack (攻击)
people. There are over 350 kinds of sharks in the world and only about 10 are dangerous to us. In fact, dogs kill more people every year than sharks! People kill over 12 million sharks a year for food and sport!
How do you start your work as a shark scientist
A shark scientist usually studies animals at school. It's also good to get some work experience(经
验) in an aquarium(水族馆). I just think I have the best work in the world!
53. What does Daniel think of his job
54. What do people kill sharks for
55. Do you want to be a shark scientist in the future Why or why not
八、书面表达(满分20分)
你的美国网友米莉想养金鱼,但又不太了解它们,她知道你的宠物是金鱼,因此希望你能给她提供一些帮助。请根据以下提示,用英语写一篇文章。
要求:1.内容必须包括以上提示,可适当发挥;
2.要点齐全,语言通顺,意思连贯,条理清楚,书写规范;
3.词数80左右,文章标题和开头已经给出,不计入总词数。
My pet goldfish
Goldfish are my favourite pet. I like them very much.
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