Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends
考试时间:60分钟 满分:100分
一、选择题(共20题,共20分)
(1分)A person with _____ is usually not afraid of something dangerous or difficult.
A.spirits B.courage C.joy
(1分)It's _____ for them to swim in the river. They should leave at once.
A.rich B.dangerous C.simple D.sad
(1分) The pigeon (鸽子) is a _____ of peace.
A.symbol B.word C.way
(1分)So far, every new student _____ not to drop litter or make noise in the school library.
A.warned B.was warned
C.has warned D.has been warned
(1分) —Could I ask you _____ questions
—Yes, sure.
A.much B.a little C.some D.any
(1分) We need some _____ for the fruit salad.
A.banana B.apple C.honey D.salts
(1分) —What do people say "holiday" in the USA
—_____.
A.Soccer B.Vacation C.Eraser D.Movie
(1分) He always tried to face any _____ and met some _____ things.
A.danger; dangerous B.danger; danger
C.dangerous; dangerous D.dangerous; danger
(1分) —Why are you late for work again
—The _____ is that I lost my keys to the car.
A.reason B.rule C.result D.question
(1分)Could you please buy _____ drinks and snacks _____ me
A.some; to B.any; to C.some; for D.any; for
(1分) Audrey Hepburn, one of the greatest actresses, was _____ to take on challenges in her life.
A.enough brave B.brave enough C.stupid enough D.enough stupid
(1分)—Mr Lee is an animal-lover. He always does everything he can _____ animals.
—Oh, he is a true friend of animals'.
A.to hunt B.hunting C.to protect D.protecting
(1分) —It's _____ for you to play football on the street.
—Sorry, we won't. Thank you.
A.wonderful B.dangerous C.understanding
(1分)The haze (雾霾) is even worse these days, so we need to _____ ourselves from the danger.
A.protect B.produce C.provide D.prevent
(1分) —Why are you carrying an umbrella It's not going to rain.
—To _____ myself from the sun.
A.protect B.save C.stop D.prepare
(1分) —Why did Mike do that
—I don't know, either. But I'm sure he had his _____.
A.facts B.diaries C.meals D.reasons
(1分)—Would you like _____ vegetables
—No, thank you. I didn't want _____.
A.some; some B.any; any C.some; any D.any; some
(1分)Look! How happy Dennis is! He must have got _____ good news.
A.a B.many C.some D.a lot
(1分)—Why did Tom do that
—I don't know. But I think he had his _____.
A.rules B.habits C.messages D.reasons
(1分)—Computers play a part in _____ people's everyday life nowadays.
—Yeah, I agree with you.
A.improve B.improving C.improved D.to improve
二、完形填空(共1题,共15分)
(15分) One morning, my Dad asked me to drive him to a faraway village and pick him up at 4 p.m. I parked our car at a nearby garage (修车厂). With several hours in between, I to a . However, when the movie finished, it was already six. I was I late!
I guessed Dad would be really angry if he that I was late because I watching a movie. So I not to tell him the truth. When I picked him up, I said for being late, and told him that the car had some . I'll never forget the look he me. "I'm disappointed (失望的) that you feel you have to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked a . "When you didn't come, I called the garage to ask if there were any problems, told me that you hadn't been there." I felt ashamed as I told him the real . After listened to me, Dad said, "I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now think about where I've gone all these years to make you lie to me."
"But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My apologies (道歉) were , Dad walked home that I drove while following him, begging him all the way, but he walked anyway. Seeing Dad so much pain was an unforgettable experience. , it also taught me an important lesson. Since that time, I have never lied to anyone.
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A.supermarket B.museum C.park D.theatre
(2)
A.one B.two C.three D.four
(3)
A.thought B.thought about C.found D.found out
(4)
A.agreed B.decided C.advised D.prepared
(5)
A.repairs B.cleaning C.stops D.changes
(6)
A.too B.finally C.again D.often
(7)
A.result B.plan C.message D.reason
(8)
A.bad B.wild C.wrong D.crazy
(9)
A.useful B.useless C.hopeful D.hopeless
(10)
A.However B.Instead C.Otherwise D.Later
三、阅读理解题(共4题,共40分)
(10分)
Mrs. Jackson is a reporter (记者) at www. australian-labradoodle-. Her hobby is taking photos. Now she writes a new book with a lot of pictures of her dog. The book tells about her dog—Harley.
When Harley was born, he only had two healthy legs. What happened to the other two legs Mrs. Jackson was very sad at this.
In fact (事实上), Harley also had two back legs, but they were deformed badly. When he was 8 weeks old, the owner took him to a nearby hospital. The doctors said they had no way to save (救) them. At last, they had to cut his back legs when he was just 12 weeks old. Later the poor dog had to practice running. Now he can run as fast as a usual dog.
Luckily, Harley is a happy dog. He never thinks he is different from other dogs. He is now 16 weeks old. He tries to run every day. The other day, a warm-hearted man gave him a wheel-chair. Now he can go out easily with the help of his wheel-chair. You see, Harley is a dog that never gives up.
(1) According to Paragraph 1, we know Mrs. Jackson likes _____.
A.taking photos B.playing computer games
C.reading books
(2) The underlined word ''deformed'' here in Chinese means _____.
A.消失的 B.灵活的 C.畸形的
(3) How old is the dog now
A.8 weeks old B.12 weeks old C.16 weeks old
(4) From the passage, we know _____.
A.Mrs. Jackson was sad because she lost her dog
B.Harley is a happy dog and can run as fast as a usual dog
C.A warm-hearted woman gave Harley a wheel-chair
(5) What's the best title for the passage
A.A Famous Reporter. B.A Special Wheel-chair.
C.A Dog That Never Gives Up.
(10分) The seahorse is a very strange fish. Do you know what its head looks like It looks like a horse. Of course it is not as big as a horse. You can pick it up with one hand. It swims with its head up and tail down.
This strange looking fish often remains still. It will hang on to a bit of weed (海草) with its tail. Then when a small fish swims by, the seahorse will suddenly jump and eat it up.
Mother seahorse lays eggs (产卵). These eggs are kept in Father's pouch (育儿袋). When the eggs hatch, the babies pop out of the pouch into the sea.
(1) The seahorse is _____.
A.a small horse B.a fish C.an egg D.a sea
(2) The seahorse swims with _____.
A.its tail up high B.its head down C.its tail down D.its nose down
(3) Baby seahorses are _____.
A.hatched from eggs B.born in mother's pouch
C.born in father's pouch D.hatched from horses
(4) A seahorse eats _____.
A.sea weed B.small fish C.water D.nothing
(5) A seahorse is _____.
A.bigger than a horse B.the same size as a horse
C.as big as a horse D.much smaller than a horse
(10分) If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest.
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we'd better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it's better to use binoculars.
But how to make a bird nest A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these.
a) Each nest must have six boards (木板). Don't make the boards too slippery (滑).
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a "door". The "door" is big enough. So birds can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater can't go into the nest.
d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.
e) Don't forget to colour the nest.
(1) The most important thing in watching birds is to _____.
A.look for a place near the bird nest
B.climb up to the trees
C.catch a bird
D.kill a bird
(2) We have to hide ourselves to _____, when we're watching birds.
A.take better care of them
B.use the binoculars
C.make them do everything as usual
D.kill them at last
(3) If we make the nest too slippery, _____.
A.it won't be very beautiful
B.it won't be easy to make
C.it won't be strong
D.It's very difficult for birds to hold or stand on it
(4) What's the best title of this passage
A.Birds are man's friends
B.How to catch birds
C.Watching birds and making bird nests
D.How to keep birds
(10分) Trees are useful to human beings in three important ways. The first important way is that they provide us with food, wood and other products. Trees provide not only people, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on Earth. It's not easy for people to live on Earth, either.
The second important way is that trees give us shade. On a hot summer day, people and animals like to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to people and animals.
The third important way is that trees help to stop droughts and floods (旱灾和火灾) coming. However, in many parts of the world, people don't pay attention to the third important way. They have cut down a large number of trees. Some day they will find that they have lost their best friends.
(1) According to this passage trees are important to human beings in _____ ways.
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
(2) What can trees do They can _____.
A.give food to both people and animals
B.only provide animals with food
C.give no food to people or animals
D.only provide people with food
(3) On a hot summer day, _____.
A.people like to have a rest in the open air
B.people usually walk a long way
C.animals don't need any shade
D.the shade of a tree is very important to people and animals
(4) In many parts of the world, people don't pay attention to the fact that trees help to _____.
A.give us food B.give us shade
C.stop droughts and floods coming D.give us wood
(5) In this passage the underlined word "friends" means "_____".
A.people B.trees C.animals D.ways
四、填空题(共1题,共10分)
(10分) People often remember what they were doing when they (hear) the news of important events in history. In America, example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was (kill). Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. "I was at home with my parents," Robert remembers. "We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, 'Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.' My parents were (compete) shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence."
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by (terrorist). Even the date—September 11, 2001—has (mean) to most Americans.
This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers (work) in her office near, the two towers. "My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn't believe him at first, but then I looked out of the window and realized that it (be) true. I was so (scare) that I could hardly think clearly after that."
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五、写作题(共1题,共15分)
(15分)上周六,八年级三班的学生去郊外(suburbs)远足(go hiking),在回家的路上,李琳在树下发现了一只小鸟,它的翅膀(wing)受伤了,不能飞。李琳把它带回家,细心照顾它。现在小鸟好多了,她打算让它飞回蓝天,因为蓝天才是它真正的家。
请根据上述提示,写一篇 80 词左右的英语短文。
要求:
1. 短文除包括上述提示外,可适当发挥;
2. 语句通顺,不必逐字翻译。
答案
一、选择题(共20题,共20分)
1. 【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。句意:一个有勇气的人是不害怕危险的事情或者有困难的事情。
A. spirits 精神;B. courage 勇气;C. joy 开心。故选 B。
【知识点】courage
2. 【答案】B
【解析】rich 富有的,dangerous 危险的,simple 简单的,sad 悲伤的,此题根据语境:他们在河里游泳很危险,应该马上离开。故选:B。
【知识点】dangerous
3. 【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。句意:鸽子是和平的象征。A.象征;B.单词;C.方法。根据句意可知。故选:A。
【知识点】symbol
4. 【答案】D
【解析】考查现在完成时和被动语态。根据句意:迄今为止,每个新学生已经被警告不要丢垃圾或者是在学校图书馆喧哗。so far,迄今为止,为现在完成时的标志词,排除选项 A、B;且学生与警告之间为被动关系要用被动语态,排除选项 C。
【知识点】warn、现在完成时的被动语态
5. 【答案】C
【解析】由问句中的 questions 可知 A、B 两项不符;some,any 均可译为“一些”,some 常用于肯定句中,any 常用于否定句或疑问句中;但表示客气的请求,或希望得到对方肯定的回答时,疑问句中也要用 some。
【知识点】some
6. 【答案】C
【解析】本题可以用“排除法”做题。句意:我们需要一些蜂蜜来做水果沙拉。some 后跟可数名词复数或不可数名词。
选项 A 和 B 中 banana 和 apple 都是可数名词,前有 some 时要用复数形式,应排除;选项 D 中 salt 是不可数名词,不能加 -s,应排除。
【知识点】名词辨析、some、honey
7. 【答案】B
【解析】考查文化习俗。表示“假日”的时候,英国用 holiday 表达,而美国用 vacation 表达。
【知识点】vacation
8. 【答案】A
【解析】句意:他总是尽力面对任何危险,并且遇到了一些危险的事情。danger 是名词,意为“危险”,any 后跟名词;dangerous 是形容词,意为“危险的”,可作定语修饰名词。
【知识点】dangerous
9. 【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。reason 原因;rule 规则;result 结果;question 问题。句意:——你为什么上班又迟到了?——原因是我把车钥匙弄丢了。
【知识点】reason、名词作主宾表补定
10. 【答案】C
【知识点】some、for/of辨析
11. 【答案】B
【知识点】副词enough、enough、brave
12. 【答案】C
【解析】考查非谓语动词和动词词义。句意:——李先生是一个动物爱好者,他总是尽一切所能去保护动物。——哦,他是动物真正的朋友。根据句意可知,空处应用动词不定式来表示目的,则 B,D 两项错误;hunt 意为“捕杀”,protect 意为“保护”,则 A 项错误。故选 C。
【知识点】protect、作目的状语
13. 【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意:——在街上踢足球对你来说很危险。——对不起,我们不会了。谢谢你!wonderful 精彩的;dangerous 危险的;understanding 能谅解的。根据句意语境,可知 dangerous 符合句意,故选 B。
【知识点】dangerous、形容词辨析
14. 【答案】A
【解析】考查动词辨析。protect 意为“保护”;produce 意为“生产”;provide 意为“提供”;prevent 意为“预防”。句意:这些天雾霾更严重了,因此我们需要保护自己远离危险。故选 A。
【知识点】protect、动词辨析
15. 【答案】A
【知识点】protect
16. 【答案】D
【解析】考查名词辨析。句意:——为什么迈克这么做?——我也不知道。但我相信他有他的理由。fact 表示“事实”;diary 表示“日记”;meal 意为“饭”;reason 表示“原因”;根据句中的 Why 可知此处是表示原因。
【知识点】reason、名词辨析
17. 【答案】C
【解析】句意:——你想要些蔬菜吗?——不,谢谢。我不要。
结合句意,上句是一般疑问句且含有情态动词 would,表达肯定的意思,即希望得到对方肯定的回答,故用 some;any 一些,常用于否定句或一般疑问句;第二空是一个否定句,故用 any。故选:C。
【知识点】some
18. 【答案】C
【知识点】some
19. 【答案】D
【知识点】名词辨析、reason
20. 【答案】B
【知识点】play a/an (adj.)part (in)、介词后接动词-ing形式、protect
二、完形填空(共1题,共15分)
21. 【答案】
(1) D
(2) B
(3) D
(4) B
(5) A
(6) C
(7) D
(8) C
(9) B
(10) A
【知识点】find out、again、reason、家人和亲人 (Family and relatives)、repair、useless、wrong、记叙文、theater/theatre、two、decide、however
三、阅读理解题(共4题,共40分)
22. 【答案】
(1) A
(2) C
(3) C
(4) B
(5) C
【解析】
(1) 细节理解题。根据 Her hobby is taking photos. 她的爱好是拍照。可知她的爱好是照相。
(2) 词义猜测题。根据划线词后面的 badly,严重的,和下文中 the owner took him to a nearby hospital, they had to cut his back legs. 店主把他送到附近的医院,他们不得不割断他的后腿等词,可知描述腿状况不好。Harley 的腿状况很不好,只有畸形的。
(3) 细节理解题。根据 He is now 16 weeks old. 他现在 16 周大了。可知,他 16 周大了。
(4) 细节理解题。根据 Now he can run as fast as a usual dog. Luckily, Harley is a happy dog. 现在他能像往常一样跑得快了。幸运的是,哈利是一只快乐的狗。可知 Harley 是只快乐的狗,并且和普通狗跑得一样快。
(5) 主题大意题。根据 Harley is a dog that never gives up. 哈雷是一只永不放弃的狗。结合文章可知主要讲了一只永不放弃的狗。
【知识点】细节理解、最佳标题、动物、植物与其他生物 (Animals and plants and other creatures)、记叙文、猜测词义
23. 【答案】
(1) B
(2) C
(3) A
(4) B
(5) D
【解析】
(1) 根据 The seahorse is a very strange fish. 可知海马是一种鱼。
(2) 根据 It swims with its head up and tail down. 可知海马游泳是尾巴向下。
(3) 根据 When the eggs hatch, 可知小海马是从蛋里孵出的。
(4) 根据 Then when a small fish swims by, the seahorse will suddenly jump and eat it up. 可知海马吃的是小鱼。
(5) 根据 Of course it is not as big as a horse. You can pick it up with one hand. 可知能用手捡起来,因此一定比马小的多。
【知识点】细节理解、动物、植物与其他生物 (Animals and plants and other creatures)、记叙文
24. 【答案】
(1) A
(2) B
(3) D
(4) C
【解析】
(1) 细节理解题。根据第一段“If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest.”。你必须在鸟巢附近找到一个好地方。可知观察鸟类最重要的事情是寻找一个靠近鸟巢的地方,故选 A。
(2) 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“we'd better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it's better to use binoculars (双筒望远镜)”,我们最好把自己藏在靠近巢穴的地方,最好使用双筒望远镜,可知我们最好把自己藏在靠近巢穴的地方,最好使用双筒望远镜,故选 B。
(3) 细节推理题。根据倒数第五行句子“Each nest must have six boards (木板). Don't make the boards too slippery.”,每个巢必须有六块木板,不要让木板太滑,可知板子太滑就会站不稳,故选 D。
(4) 主题归纳题。根据第一段句子“If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest (巢)”,如果你想要观察和了解鸟类,你必须在鸟巢附近找到一个好地方,和第三段“But how to make a bird nest ”但是如何制作一个鸟巢呢?可知本文讲了如何观察鸟和如何做鸟巢两个问题,故选 C。
【知识点】细节理解、最佳标题、动物、植物与其他生物 (Animals and plants and other creatures)
25. 【答案】
(1) B
(2) A
(3) D
(4) C
(5) B
【解析】
(1) 事实细节题。根据最后一段的“the third important way is that...”可知道一共书目以三种方式对人类很重要。故答案选 B。
(2) 事实细节题。根据第一段第二句“The first important way is that they provide us with food”以及第三句的“not only people, but also many animals with food”可知树木给人和动物都提供食物。故答案选 A。
(3) 事实细节题,根据第二段的“On a hot summer day, people are eager to (急于) have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way.”可知在炎热的夏天动物和人在走了很长一段路后都喜欢在树荫下乘凉,所以树荫很重要。故答案选 D。
(4) 事实细节题。根据第三段第一句和第二句“The third important way is that trees help to prevent droughts and floods. However, in many parts of the world, man has not realized the third important way.”可知树木是帮我们抵抗了干早和洪水的,但是却有很多人没有意识到这一点。故答案选 C。
(5) 词义猜测题。根据根据前文的“He has cut trees down in large numbers.”可知人类砍伐了很多的树木,在不久的将来他们就会发现失去了树木。故答案选 B。
【知识点】细节理解、猜测词义、动物、植物与其他生物 (Animals and plants and other creatures)
四、填空题(共1题,共10分)
26. 【答案】
(1) heard
(2) for
(3) an
(4) killed
(5) completely
(6) terrorists
(7) meaning
(8) working
(9) was
(10) scared
【知识点】completely、作主语、一般过去时的被动语态、remember doing sth.、for example、kill、a/an的区别、不规则变化、terrorist、作表语
五、写作题(共1题,共15分)
27. 【答案】略
【知识点】动物、植物与其他生物 (Animals and plants and other creatures)、提纲作文