外研版八年级下M5单元练习
班级__________ 姓名___________ 学号__________
1、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题2分 ,共30分)
A little girl heard her parents talking about her brother. All she knew was that he was sick(生病的)and they had no money. Only a very 1 operation(手术)could save him but there was no one to 2 them the money any more.
When she heard her daddy saying to her sad mother,“Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now,”the little girl went to her bedroom, took out her money and 3 it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the 4 in her hand.
“What do you want ” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “ 5 ” asked the salesman.
“A miracle! My brother Andrew has something bad 6 inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much is a miracle cost ” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m 7 ,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it 8 .”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother 9 ”
“An operation!” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “But my daddy can’t 10 it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have ” asked the gentleman. “$1.11, but I will 11 to take more,” she answered.
“Well, what a piece of 12 !” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brother.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to your 13 . I want to see your brother and your parents. Let’s 14 if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Carlton Armstrong, a famous 15 . The operation was successful. And it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
( ) 1. A. careful B. interesting C. surprising D. expensive
( ) 2. A. sell B. hand C. lend(借) D. send
( ) 3. A. mended B. counted C. lend D. send
( ) 4. A. money B. flowers C. food D. medicine
( ) 5. A. What B. How C. When D. Where
( ) 6. A. playing B. thinking C. running D. growing
( ) 7. A. tired B. sorry C. poor D. happy
( ) 8. A. costs B. gives C. owns D. keeps
( ) 9. A. know B. like C. need D. hope
( ) 10. A. afford B. refuse C. believe D. decide
( ) 11. A. take exercise B. study hard C. do homework D. try my best
( ) 12. A. news B. paper C. bread D. advice
( ) 13. A. school B. house C. hospital D. hotel
( ) 14. A. see B. guess C. wonder D. imagine
( ) 15. A. artist B. teacher C. scientist D. doctor
二、阅读理解(本题有10小题,每小题2分 ,共20分)
A
The cartoon movie Bolt is an interesting movie. All the characters are very lovely. The movie is about a dog and his name is Bolt. Bolt is a dog star. He always thinks he is very strong. He often plays in TV programmes. Many people love him. So he is a little proud.
One day people take him to New York, but the poor dog is lost there. The place is far from his home town. It’s about 2,000 miles away. Bolt wants to return to his world. He has to face all the danger all by himself. He begins to go across the USA.
On his way he meets Mittens, a lonely cat. Then they meet a mouse. His name is Rhino. He likes watching TV very much. They become friends. They meet many strange animals and people on their way. Bolt never forgets a very smart boy like a monkey, but he’s quite friendly.
At last Bolt feels that he can be a hero both in TV programmes and in real life. The movie is very instructive.
( ) 16. What is Bolt
A. He likes watching TV. B. He lives in New York.
C. He is a lonely cat. D. He is a dog star.
( ) 17. Bolt has to go _________ miles to go back to his world.
A. 2,000 B. 1,000 C. 20,000 D. 10,000
( ) 18. What is Rhino
A. It is a cat. B. It is a pig. C. It is a mouse. D. It is a rabbit.
( ) 19. Bolt meets many animals and people except _____________ on his way.
A. a cat B. a monkey C. a mouse D. a boy
( ) 20. What’s the meaning of the word “instructive” in Chinese
A. 滑稽的 B. 有趣的 C. 好看的 D. 有教育意义的
B
Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant.
It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it. The old man couldn’t come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he said to the waiters, “Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said, “A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter, “This horse is very funny. It can sing, dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.” So the waiter brought the horse some fish. All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter came back and said. “Your horse didn’t eat any fish.”The old man said, “All right, take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”
( ) 21. The old man felt very cold because ______.
A. it was a cloudy and windy day B. it snowed
C. he had travelled in the heavy rain D. he was hungry
( ) 22. The people in the restaurant all ran out because ______.
A. they wanted to see the old man B. they wanted to see the horse
C. the old man couldn’t come near the fire D. there was no fire inside
( ) 23. Indeed, the horse can neither ______ nor ______nor ______.
A. walk ... speak ... eat B. sing ... dance ... sleep
C. speak ... walk ...sit D. sing ... dance ... eat fish
( ) 24. Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse Because ______.
A. his horse liked eating fish B. he was cold
C. he wanted to sit by the fire, but wasn’t able to do so at first
D. he himself also liked to eat fish
( ) 25. Which can be the best title for this passage
A. Seeing the Horse Eat Fish B. Seeing the Horse Sing and Dance
C. A Funny Horse D. A Kind Old Man
三、单词拼写(本题有15小题,每小题2分,共30分,每空一词)
26. Edison ______________________ (发明) many useful things.
27. The teacher has won the ______________________ (心) of his students.
28. Most of us students like ______________________ (幽默的) teachers.
29. I think Superman and Spiderman are my favourite ______________________ (英雄).
30. They ______________________ (与......战斗) bad people bravely two days ago.
31. We couldn’t help ______________________ (笑) in class when our English teacher told a joke yesterday.
32. We can learn lots of ______________________ (教训) from the accident.
33. Most families have had a ______________________ (私人的) car so far.
34. The man was very smart and often ______________________ (创造) something new when he was young,.
35. Our homework always ______________________ (使满意) our teachers because we have never copied others’ homework.
四、选词填空(本题有5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
用下面所给单词的适当形式填空,每个词只能用一次。
36. Superman is a hero.
37. I didn’t that you would get there so soon.
38. The man risked his life in trying to save the child.
39. Shanghai is one of the cities in the world.
40. Finally Snoopy celebrated his birthday in 2010.
五.语法填空(本题共有10 小题,每小题2分,共20分)
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Long long ago there lived many mice in an old house. They were free to do anything. They ate up a lot of food. So the 41 (own) of the house wanted to stop them from 42 (eat) food. He got a cat. After that, some of the mice were killed. One day one of the oldest mice said, “All the mice must come to my hole tonight, and we 43 (decide) what to do next about the cat.”
Each of the mice arrived. They 44 (think) hard and did what they could 45 (find) a way to save their lives. They spoke, sitting face to face, but 46 of them had an idea. Finally a young 47 (mice) stood up and said, “Why not 48 (tie) a bell round the cat’s neck Then, 49 the cat comes close, we will hear the bell and run away. Then the cat won’t be able to catch any more of us.”
“It sounds good! Who can do so here ” the oldest mouse asked. At this very moment the hole was quiet and no one answered.
At last he said, “It’s 50 (easy) to say than to do.”
Dear boys and girls, have you learned any lessons from this story yet
41. ____________ 42. ____________ 43. ____________ 44. ____________ 45. ____________
46. ____________ 47. ____________ 48. ____________ 49. ____________ 50. ____________
参考答案
一、1-5 DCBAA 6-10 DBACA 11-15 DABAD
二、16-20 DACBD 21-25 CBDCA
三、26-30 invented hearts humorous heroes fought
31-35 laughing lessons private created satisfies
四、36-40 real expect brave most modern sixtieth
五、41-45 owner eating will decide / are going to decide thought to find
46-50 none mouse tie if / when easier
modern brave sixty really expect