八年级（上） Units 5—6Ⅰ. 单项选择。
1. I’m so happy that Tom and Cindy enjoyed ______ at my birthday party last night.
A. myself B. himself C. themselves D. yourselves
2. To avoid gathering (聚集), neither the students nor their headteacher ______ to the party tomorrow evening.
A. went B. had gone C. will go D. has gone
3. —Would you ______ opening the window Get more fresh air.
—Of course not. I’ll do it right away.
A. consider B. practice C. suggest D. mind
4. —I feel bored with working all day.
—Why not ______ some sports to relax yourself
A. make up B. stay up C. take up D. grow up
5. Someone broke a window of our classroom and Mrs. White is trying to ______ who did it.
A. find out B. dress up C. bring out D. stay up
6. The policeman took away Tom’s driving license ______ he broke the traffic rules of no-drunk driving.
A. but B. because C. though D. so
7. Our country is famous ______ many things such as paper cutting, clay art and lion dancing. They are all great culture heritages (遗产).
A. as B. about C. with D. for
8. All of us are proud of the progress he’s made during the past few years. We’re sure he will be even ______.
A. more successful B. the most successful
C. more strict D. the most strict
9. Although this may sound like a ______ process, great care is needed.
A. stupid B. similar C. simple D. serious
10. —Look! There come the dark clouds. I’m afraid it ______.
—Take an umbrella with you.
A. is raining B. is going to rain C. rained D. rains
11.—Deirdre, why do you enjoy reading
—One ________ is that reading brings me joy and happiness.
A. report B. reason C. question D. purpose
12.Before you set out on a long journey, you’d better ________ that your car is in order.
A. find out B. think of C. make sure D. try out
13.Please come to join our sports club. I’m sure you ________ it.
A. enjoy B. enjoyed C. will enjoy D. are enjoying
14.My parents ________ to buy me a new bike if I pass the final exam.
A. promise B. remember C. forget D. expect
15.As the art festival is coming, they are preparing everything by ________.
A. yourselves B. ourselves C. themselves D. himself
Ⅱ. 完形填空。
When I was eight, I wrote my first poem. My mother read and cried, “Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful poem! ”
Shy but 1 , I said yes. “What time will Father be home ” I could 2 wait to show my work to him. I put it on my father’s plate on the dining table to 3 he could see the poem.
At almost 7 o’clock, my father came back and sat 4 the table. “What’s this ” He saw and held my poem. “Ben, Buddy has written his first poem. It’s beautiful and fantastic,” my mother said.
After what seemed a long time, he said, “I think it can’t be more terrible.”
I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting 5 . “Ben, it is the first poem of his. He needs 6 .”
“Aren’t there enough 7 poems in the world already ”
My father’s words really 8 me a lot at that time. But I didn’t realize how lucky I had been 9_ I grow up. “I think it’s wonderful” and “I think it’s awful”, those two voices of my childhood, 10 in the name of love, get me improved in my later life in different ways.
1. A. tired B. proud C. brave D. nervous
2. A. easily B. nearly C. hardly D. usually
3. A. make sure B. take up C. find out D. think about
4. A. on B. under C. over D. beside
5. A. wet B. wide C. dark D. bright
6. A. disagreement B. introduction C. encouragement D. information
7. A. awful B. beautiful C. harmful D. wonderful
8. A. excited B. hurt C. praised D. touched
9. A. until B. since C. after D. when
10. A. either B. all C. neither D. both
Ⅲ. 阅读理解。
A
Summer vacation is coming. However, many kids are given books to read during the period. Should reading be required, or should kids have the chance to choose between Yes and No Tell us here:
You’re on break. But that doesn’t mean you should stop learning. It helps children develop language skills as well as social skills. You can learn new words or get inspired to create your own book. Post: Alex
Summer vacation is usually three months long. This means there is a long learning gap before the next school year. This time can be used to read. And it can stop learning loss. Post: Sam
Of course! Reading is something fun that can replace screen time. It can help us get all of the knowledge of humans, and get all of the great minds and ideas of the past and present. It is truly magic! Post: Rose
I don’t think so. Kids have read long in school. Why not give them some freedom to relax and go outside After all, summertime is a time for kids to enjoy just being a kid. Post: Paul
I agree with Paul. More kids will spend most of their time playing outside. That’s a very healthy lifestyle to develop. So they won’t have time for extra reading. Post: Andy
1. What does Alex mainly talk about in his post
A. Reading skills. B. Benefits of reading.
C. Creating books. D. Healthy lifestyle.
2. Who thinks reading has the power of magic
A. Alex. B. Sam. C. Rose. D. Paul.
3. What can we know according to Paul’s ideas
A. Summer reading can stop learning loss.
B. Kids have to continue reading outside school.
C. Kids prefer going outside to reading.
D. Parents should allow kids to enjoy their freedom.
B
What surprises us most It is that there are still couples who keep doing things to show each other love. A Japanese farmer is famous for his act of love. He has spent nearly two years planting flowers for his blind wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Kuroki live in a large flower garden. The garden has turned into a tourist attraction (旅游胜地) recently. Around 7,000 visitors come here each year, not only for the beautiful scenery (景色), but also for the special story behind the two old farmers.
In 1956, the newly married couple first moved into the house. The house would be their home for the rest of their lives. They had two children and lived happily for years. However, as years passed, Mrs. Kuroki’s health began to decline. Her vision (视力) problems were so serious that she became blind in the end. She hid herself in her home for a long time, refusing to leave unless it was necessary.
Mr. Kuroki got an idea. He wanted to give her gifts—flowers. So he got to work on his big surprise. Mr. Kuroki took advantage of the hills around their house and he began to plant a kind of flower with strong fragrance (芳香). He wanted to see if the fragrance would make her come outside. When he realized that his idea was going to work, he worked for nearly two years to completely cover his garden with the flowers.
Now Mrs. Kuroki goes out every day with her husband to enjoy the fragrance of the flowers and the fresh air of a new day.
1. After Mrs. Kuroki became blind, she ______.
A. managed to go out
B. hid herself in her home for a while
C. planted the flowers with her husband
D. refused to leave unless it was necessary
2. Mr. Kuroki planted the flowers to ______.
A. get more visitors’ attention
B. make his wife love flowers
C. enjoy the fragrance of the flowers
D. make his wife come out and enjoy the fragrance
3. Which is the best title of this passage
A. A Famous Japanese Farmer
B. A Beautiful Act of Love
C. A Large Flower Garden
D. A Kind of Flower with Strong Fragrance
C
Li Zixuan is a junior middle school student. He is now studying in Grade 9. He has had many dreams since he was little. But as time goes by, some new dreams have appeared and some old ones have disappeared. However, only one dream is still in his mind.
Li Zixuan says that when he was a child, he heard about rockets and spaceships. At first, he didn’t know what they were. From his father, he knew that scientists make rockets to carry things into space, and spaceships are used to carry people through space. From then on, he has had a real interest in space. Every time he sees beautiful stars and the moon in the sky at night, he gets very excited. He is always dreaming that he can fly to space to look at the earth one day. His mother knows about his dream and often encourages him.
In school, Li Zixuan learned that the first man flew into space in 1961 and later, more astronauts succeeded in traveling into space. Some astronauts even landed on the moon. His teacher always encourages him to learn more. He knows not everyone has a chance to travel into space. More importantly, before he can fly to space, he must be trained specially.
Li Zixuan knows it’s not easy to achieve his dream, but he decided to try his best. He says, “I’ve had this dream for many years. It has brought me a lot of joy and always gives me power. Even if it doesn’t come true in the end, I won’t be sorry.”
1. What does the boy want to be when he grows up
A. A scientist. B. A pilot.
C. An engineer. D. An astronaut.
2. Who told the boy something about rockets and spaceships
A. His father. B. His mother.
C. His teacher. D. His friend.
3. What must the boy do before he can fly to space
A. Study very hard. B. Get a driving licence.
C. Do exercise every day. D. Get some special training.
4. What’s the best title for the text
A. Dream of a Boy B. The Love of a Father
C. An Excellent Hobby D. An Unusual Experience
Ⅳ. 任务型阅读。
Do you often e-mail Do you like chatting online Are you interested in computer science Let me tell you something about computer science.
Mails, games, music, news, chatting rooms and shopping! The Internet is part of our life today. It’s easy to get onto the Internet. The only thing we need to do is to use a modem (调制解调器) which is used for connecting a computer to a telephone line. The Internet is changing and growing all the time. More and more people have computers and use the Internet. Using the Internet means surfing the World Wide Web (That’s the“WWW” you always hear about). The Internet has a large number of websites. They are the places where you go to get information and do things.
Where do these websites come from They are made by web designers. What happens when you click on a word or a picture You are sent to another page. It’s all because of the web designers. Web designers do a lot of work by using a computer programming (程序编制) language.
Is web design all about computer programming No, it’s about making something new. Web designers must imagine a lot when they are making a website. It must look good and be fun to use. A big part of web design is art. They choose the best pictures and colors to make the website look good. They also write the things that you see on the website. An important part of their job is to share ideas with the website manager about how to design the website well.
1、2 题完成句子；3 题简略回答问题；4 题找出并写下全文的主题句；5 题将画线句子译成汉语。
1. More and more people are using the Internet because it’s _____________ all the time.
2. When we click on a word or a picture,we can be sent to another page because of ___________.
3. What do web designers choose to make the website look good
________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________
V.词语运用。
I’m Li Hua. I’m in Los Angeles now, a beautiful and modern city in America. It is famous 1. _________ Hollywood. I come here to learn 2. _________ to make films. I live in a small but very comfortable 3. _________ (build). And I live on the 4. _________ (nine) floor. There is a beautiful garden with a lake around the neighborhood. I often go for 5. _________ walk along the lake after supper. Michael, an Australian student, lives next to 6. _________ (I). He is a clever and 7. _________ (help) boy. I used to be poor in English. He often 8. _________ (help) me with my English. Now I can speak English much 9. _________ (well). In our free time, he likes taking 10. _________ (photo) about all kinds of flowers and animals in the nature parks. At weekends, we usually go to see a film together.
VI. 连词成句。
1. interested, painting, am, I, in
__________________________________________________________.
2. painting club, I, the, to, go, often
__________________________________________________________.
3. painter, hope, I, a, be, to
__________________________________________________________.
4. hard, try, to, work, I, best, my
__________________________________________________________.
5. come true, will, my, I believe, dream
__________________________________________________________.
ⅤII. 书面表达。
假如你是李明，打算向 ABC English 投稿，谈你的英语学习计划。 请根据以下内容提示用英语完成稿件。
提示：1. What are you going to do to improve your English
2. What do you think of this plan
注意：1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
2. 词数 80 个左右（文章标题及开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：develop（培养），sense（感觉），western（西方的）
My English Study Plan
I will put more time and energy into English study. _______________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案
Ⅰ.
1. C 2. C
3. D 结合语境可知，说话人询问对方是否介意把窗户打开，mind 符合题意，故 D。
4. C make up “补偿”， “组成”， “编造”；stay up“熬夜”；take up“学着做”，“开始做；grow up“长大”。答语句意为“为什么不学着做些运动来放松你自己？”，结合句意可知 C 项符合题意。
5. A find out “找出；查明”；dress up“打扮”；bring out “使显示”；stay up“熬夜”。根据句意可知，有人打破了教室的窗户，怀特老师正在查找是谁干的，故选 A。
6. B but但是；because因为；though虽然；so所以。根据“... he broke the traffic rules of no-drunk driving.”可知，前后句之间是因果关系。故选B。
7. D be famous as作为……而出名；be famous for 因为……而出名。根据题干可知，我们的国家因为许多文化遗产而出名。故选D。
8. A 根据语境可知，他会更成功，even 修饰比较级，故选A。
9. C stupid愚蠢的；similar 类似的；simple 简单的；serious 严肃的。根据语境可知选C。
10. B 当有某种迹象表明要发生某种事时用一般将来时。故选B。
11. B 结合语境可知，Deirdre 喜欢读书的一个原因是阅读给她带来了快乐和幸福。
12. C find out 查明；think of 想起；make sure 确保；try out 尝试。句意：在你开始长途旅行之前，你最好确保你的车况良好。
13. C 根据题干中“I’m sure”可知，对方还未加入体育俱乐部，因此此处应用一般将来时。
14. A 15. C
Ⅱ.
1. B 根据“you didn’t really write this beautiful poem”可知，听到母亲的夸赞作者很自豪。故选 B。
2. C 结合语境可知，此处指作者迫不及待地想给父亲看自己的作品。could hardly wait to do sth.表示 “迫不及待地做某事”。故选 C。
3. A 结合语境可知，作者把它放在父亲的盘子上，是为了确保父亲能看见。故选 A。
4. D 结合语境可知，父亲回来了，坐在桌子旁边。故选 D。
5. A 根据“I think it can’t be more terrible.”可知，听到父亲的评价，作者的眼睛湿润了。故选 A。
6. C 根据“it is the first poem of his”可知，母亲认为作者需要鼓励。故选 C。
7. A 结合语境可知，父亲认为作者写的诗很糟糕，可知他是说“难道世界上糟糕的诗还不够多吗？”。 故选 A。
8. B 结合语境可知，当时父亲的话伤害了作者。故选 B。
9. A not... until...意为“直到……才……”。 故选 A。
10. D 结合语境可知，这两种声音都是以爱的名义，在不同的方面促使作者在今后的生活中提升自己。故选 D。
Ⅲ.
A
1. B 根据 Alex 的回帖中“It helps... You can learn...”可知，他主要在讲述阅读的益处。故选 B。
2. C 根据 Rose 的回帖中“It is truly magic! ”可知选 C。
3. D 根据Paul的回帖中“Why not give them some freedom to relax and go outside After all, summertime is a time for kids to enjoy just being a kid.”可知，他认为在暑假父母应该给予孩子一定的自由。故选 D。
B
1. D 根据第三段最后一句“She hid herself in her home for a long time, refusing to leave unless it was necessary.”可知，黑木夫人失明后，除非有必要，否则她拒绝离开家，故选 D。
2. D 根据第四段第五句“He wanted to see if the fragrance would make her come outside.”可知，黑木先生种花是为了让他的妻子走出来享受花香，故选 D。
3. B 通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一位日本的农夫因为妻子种花而闻名的爱情故事，故选 B。
C
1. D 根据第二段中“He is always dreaming that he can fly to space to look at the earth one day.” 可知，当他长大后，他想成为一名宇航员。故选D。
2. A 根据第二段中“From his father, he knew that scientists make rockets to carry things into space, and spaceships are used to carry people through space.”可知，这个男孩是通过他的爸爸了解了关于火箭和飞船的一些事情。故选A。
3. D 根据第三段中“More importantly, before he can fly to space, he must be trained specially.”可知，在飞往太空前，他必须接受特殊的训练。故选D。
4. A 通读全文可知，本文讲述了一个初中男生的航天梦。故选A。
Ⅳ.
1. changing and growing
2. the web designers
3. They choose the best pictures and colors.
4. Let me tell you something about computer science.
5. 网页设计师在制作网站时必须有很多想象。
V.
1. for 2. how 3. building 4. ninth
5. a 6. me 7. helpful 8. helped/ helps
9. better 10. photos
VI.
1. I am interested in painting
2. I often go to the painting club
3. I hope to be a painter
4. I try my best to work hard
5. I believe my dream will come true
ⅤII. One possible version:
My English Study Plan
I will put more time and energy into English study. I made an English study plan.
First of all, I am going to read as much as possible in order to develop a good sense of language. Second, I am going to watch English movies, which is considered to be the best way to understand western culture. Thirdly, I think keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve my English writing ability. Fourth, I am going to learn from others and try to improve my learning methods. What’s more, I will often practice oral English and communicate with my classmates in English.
This is my English study plan, I believe I will make greater progress.
