八年级（上） Units 1—2Ⅰ. 单项选择。
1. He looks worried. I wonder ______ he has already known about the result.
A. where B. whether C. why D. when
2. It’s lucky we booked a room; otherwise we’ll have ______ to stay now.
A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
3. —Is the weather still hot and dry these days
—Yes. It will ______ rain this week.
A. hardly B. actually C. mostly D. recently
4. Helen sings every day. It ______ that she likes music very much.
A. looks B. seems C. smells D. tastes
5. —Have you ever seen the 3D film
—Yes. It can make you ______ being in the real situation.
A. grow up B. look over C. show up D. feel like
6. When I face difficulties, I always say to ______, “Never give up! ”
A. yourself B. herself C. himself D. myself
7. _______ English has a history of over 2,500 years, the first English dictionary didn’t appear until the 17th century.
A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. But
8. —Mom, I feel a little bit ______ now.
—These cakes are filled with chocolate. Have some, please.
A. tired B. hungry C. thirsty D. worried
9. The sun shone ______ the window and left a tiny rainbow on the wall.
A. beyond B. along C. through D. across
10. —Where does Bill live
—He ______ me his address, but I can’t remember it now.
A. tells B. told C. is telling D. will tell
11.—You never give up in difficult situations.
—I believe ________ is impossible to a hopeful heart.
A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
12.—Would you like some coffee
—No, thanks. I ________ drink it. I think water is the best.
A. Often B. hardly C. usually D. always
13.You can only achieve success ________ hard work.
A. Across B. above C. through D. into
14.It’s raining heavily. Please take the ________.
A. Stone B. flower C. Umbrella D. postcard
15.________ Yuan Longping , the Father of Hybrid Rice, has passed away, he is forever in my mind.
A. If B. Unless C. Before D. Although
Ⅱ. 完形填空。
It was a terrible day for Mr and Mrs Lin. The old couple was on holiday at a mountain resort (度假村). When they were taking a walk in the early afternoon, suddenly the ground started to 1 . In just two minutes, 2 changed completely! There was a very strong earthquake!
The Lins tried to find some other people first. One by one, they found 23 other people. Many were tourists, young and old. Soon it was dark and it started to rain 3 .
At that moment, Mr Lin decided to take the lead. He called for everyone’s attention and said,“The roads are too 4 .We can’t go down the mountain until tomorrow. We must stay here tonight.” Then Mr Lin and a few young men went back to the ruins (废墟) to 5 food and blankets. They found some, but not enough for everyone. The young people gave theirs to the 6 ones.
After that, Mr Lin divided the people 7 five groups. Each group had a leader. He also collected all the mobile phones and made sure each group had one. They used them as flashlights (手电筒). Every 30 minutes, the group leaders flashed their mobile phones, and the 8 in the dark rainy night made everyone feel safe.
Early the next morning, the groups started to go down the mountain. It was a difficult journey, but the group members encouraged and 9 each other. After twelve hours’ walking, they finally got out safely. By then, it was 30 hours 10 the earthquake happened. Everyone was tired but they felt lucky because they were part of a special team. This special team gave them hope for life.
1. A. hide B. shake C. wave D. rush
2. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
3. A. slowly B. softly C. heavily D. bravely
4. A. dangerous B. straight C. smooth D. serious
5. A. wait for B. look for C. care for D. long for
6. A. older B. younger C. richer D. poorer
7. A. in B. for C. into D. with
8. A. phone B. leader C. star D. light
9. A. supported B. agreed C. argued D. fought
10. A. unless B. since C. before D. after
Ⅲ. 阅读理解。
A
Last week, some German parents who took their kids out of school early were stopped by the police at the airport. The police were making reports on students who didn’t have permission (许可) to miss school.
Like many places, it is against the law to skip (不参加) school in Germany. Children over the age of 9 can’t miss classes without permission from the school. But during busy travel times, some parents take their children out of school early to save money on vacations. People can often save a lot of money on flights and hotels by going at a different time than others.
Last weekend was the beginning of an important holiday period in Germany. People in charge of the schools asked the police to check and make sure that students weren’t leaving for vacations before they were allowed to.
Police officers at three German airports looked for families with school -aged children. When they found them, the police pulled the families out of lines to talk with them. They wanted to find out if the parents had permission for the children to be out of school. If the children did not have permission, the police reported the families to their schools and to the government. In all, the police reported about 20 families.
These families will have two weeks to show that it was okay for their children to miss school. If they can’t, they may have to pay as much as $1,200 as a fine (罚款), or receive some other punishment.
Germany is not the only place where parents have to pay fines if their children miss school. Many other countries and many of the states in the US have similar laws.
The good news is that the families were allowed to go on vacation after they talked to the police. But they might have a big bill waiting for them when they get back.
1. Why do some German parents take their children out of school early during busy travel times
A. They can spend more time with their children.
B. Their children will study by themselves.
C. They want to save money.
D. Their children can take online courses.
2. In Paragraph 4, police officers at three German airports wanted to ______.
A. find students who skipped school without permission
B. give punishment to the students there
C. take students back to school
D. wait for school managers
3. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Laws on Vacations in Germany
B. Give Your Family a Perfect Vacation
C. Don’t Skip School in Germany
D. Punishment Goes to Families
4. Where does this text probably come from
A. A newspaper. B. A science report.
C. A travel guide. D. A textbook.
B
Last summer holiday, Aunt Emily took us to a safari park (野生动物园), not far from Liverpool. I was very happy to go as I had never been to a safari park before. It’s a very interesting park, full of wild animals running freely.
When we got there, we bought our tickets and drove into the park. We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions. But to get to the lions’ place we had to go through the monkeys’ land first. And that was an experience because they climbed all over the car, ate apples and bananas, and threw all kinds of things at us. They seemed very unfriendly.
Anyway, we went on our way to the lions’ place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew
lions could be dangerous. A lion came up very close to us. The next thing we knew, it was on the bonnet (车盖). It looked calm but we felt terrified. Aunt Emily, who isn’t very brave, started to call for help. The kids started crying. Only my brother, George, stayed cool. I sounded the horn (喇叭) but nobody heard us.
In the end a guard arrived in his car, and the lion just got off our car and started smelling the guard’s hand as if nothing was the matter.
1. Which animal did the writer want to see the most
A. The lions. B. The elephants.
C. The monkeys. D. All of them.
2. Why did they lock themselves in the car
A. Because the monkeys might steal things.
B. Because they were afraid of being robbed.
C. Because the lions might be dangerous in the park.
D. Because something was wrong with the car.
3. What does the underlined word “terrified” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Excited. B. Bored.
C. Interested. D. Scared.
4. Who stayed calm among the visitors when they met the lion
A. Aunt Emily. B. George.
C. The guard. D. The writer.
IV.词语运用。
As a Grade 9 student, I have to face a big challenge, the P.E. test. I call it a big challenge because I don’t do well 1. ________ sports. I know it is very strange that a healthy boy like me doesn’t like P.E. But 2. ________ (unlucky), it’s the truth. I have got bad 3. ________ (grade) in P.E. since the 4. ________ (one) day I went to school. I can’t run more quickly or throw a ball 5. ________ (well) than the other students. I spend the time 6. ________ (read) books while other students are playing games. However, I can’t help admiring my classmates who look so cool when playing football or basketball. They enjoy 7. ________ (they) so much.
But now the P.E. test 8. ________ (give) me a chance to start exercising. I exercise every day. Sometimes I feel tired and want to give up, but I think the P.E. test is just like 9. ________ enemy and I must beat it. And then I feel full of energy and this keeps me going. Though I don’t know whether I will 10. ________ (success) or not, I will always try to do it. I’m sure I will win in the end.
V. 连词成句。
1. lovely, Mary, a, is， girl
___________________________________________________________
2. she, hardly ever, others, laughs, at
___________________________________________________________.
3. quite a few, she, has, friends
___________________________________________________________.
4. am, I, them, of, one
___________________________________________________________.
5. what, we, spend, together, wonderful time, a
___________________________________________________________!
VI. 书面表达。
近年来中学生身体健康越来越受到重视。假定你是李华，你校英语校报正在开展主题为“我运动，我健康”的征文比赛。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文，向校报投稿。
提示：1. How do you exercise in life (at least two sports)
2. What do you think of sports
注意：1. 短文须包括所有提示要点，可适当发挥；
2. 文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名；
3. 词数 80 个左右。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案
Ⅰ.
1. B 根据“He looks worried.”可知，不知道“是否”他已经知道结果，用whether 引导宾语从句，故选 B。
2. C 根据句子中的关键词 lucky 和 otherwise 可知，应用 nowhere，故选 C。
3 A hardly “几乎不”；actually “事实上”；mostly “主要地”；recently “最近”。根据语境可知，这几天天气炎热干燥，几乎不会下雨，应用 hardly，故选 A。
4. B it seems that. “看起来……”，固定句型，故选 B。
5. D grow up “成长”；look over “检查”；show up“露面”；feel like “感觉像”。结合语境可知，它能让你感觉像是身处真实的环境中，故选 D。
6. D 结合语境及主语I可知，此处应用 myself。故选D。
7. B because 因为；although尽管；unless 除非；but 但是。根据句意可知，前后分句之间构成让步关系，故选B。
8. B
9. C beyond超过，越过；along 沿着，常用于狭长的东西；through 表示从某个空间内部“穿过”；across表示从某物的表面“横过”。这里指“光线透过窗户”，从物体中间穿过。故选C。
10. B 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D
Ⅱ.
1. B 根据“There was a very strong earthquake! ”可知，发生了地震，因此是地面摇晃。 故选 B。
2. D 结合语境可知，在两分钟内，地震让一切发生了变化。故选D。
3. C 根据下文可知，地震后人们面临的是天黑和大雨。形容雨下得大用 heavily。 故选 C。
4. A 根据“We can’t go down the mountain until tomorrow.”可知，地震后的路很危险，因此要等到天亮 再下山。故选 A。
5. B 此处指林先生和几个年轻人去废墟中寻找食物和毯子。 故选 B。
6. A 结合语境可知，找到的东西不够分，年轻人把自己的东西给了老人。 故选 A。
7. C divide... into...意为“把…… 分成……”，为固定搭配。故选 C。
8. D 结合语境可知，每隔 30 分钟，组长们就打开手机的手电筒，黑暗 408中的光让每个人都感到安全。 故选D。
9. A 根据 but 表转折可知，这是一段艰难的旅程，但小组成员相互鼓励和支持。 故选 A。
10. D 根据故事情节可知，地震发生之后已经 30 个小时了，大家都安全了。 故选 D。
III.
1. C 根据第二段中“...some parents take their children out of school early to save money on vacations.”可知，是为了省钱，故选 C。
2. A 根据第四段中“They wanted to find out if the parents had permission for the children to be out of school. If the children did not have permission...”可知，警察是为了找到未经允许逃学的学生，故选 A。
3. C 通读全文可知，本文介绍了在德国，逃学是违法的，故选C。
4. A 根据第一段第一句“Last week, some German parents who took their kids out of school early were stopped by the police at the airport.”可知，是最新发生的事，故选 A。
B
1. A 根据第三段中“We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions.”可知，作者最想见到狮子，故选A。
2. C 根据第四段中“Anyway, we went on our way to the lions’ place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew lions could be dangerous.”可知，他们把自己锁在车里去看狮子，是因为狮子是很危险的动物。故选C。
3. D 根据第四段中“It looked calm but we felt terrified. Aunt Emily, who isn’t very brave, started to call for help.”可知，作者的姑姑看到狮子后开始求助。 由此推断，作者及同行的人感到害怕。故选D。
4. B 根据第四段中“Only my brother, George, stayed cool.”可知，只有乔治保持冷静。 故选B。
IV.
1. in 2. unluckily 3. grades 4. first 5. better 6. reading 7. themselves
8. gives 9. an 10. succeed
V.
1. Is Mary a lovely girl
2. She hardly ever laughs at others
3. She has quite a few friends
4. I am one of them
5. What a wonderful time we spend together
ⅤI. One possible version:
I like sports. I usually run and play basketball. I run for at least half an hour every morning. I usually play basketball with my friends for half an hour after school every day. So I’m healthy now. I think sports are not only good for our health, but also can make us feel relaxed. For example, when we are not happy, playing ball games can make us forget our troubles. Besides, sports can also help us make more friends. In a word, exercise is a good habit and we should keep doing it every day.
