翠苑中学八下英语Unit3-4 随堂检测
卷I
一 听力(30分)
第一节听下面5段对话并回答问题。(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
1. What is the girl afraid of
A. The dark. B. The snake. C. The exam.
2. Why did the boy feel upset
A. Because he had a fight with his father last night.
B. Because he argued with his brother last night.
C. Because his brother didn't say sorry to him.
3. What are the girl's parents like
A. Strict B. Understanding. C. Friendly.
4. How does the boy feel now
A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Nervous.
5. What does the girl advise the boy to do
A. To follow his dream.
B. To talk to his parents.
C. To ask a teacher for help.
第二节 听下面3段对话或独白,回答问题。(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
听下面一段对话,回答第6至第8三个小题。
6. What did the boy do this afternoon
A. Did his homework.
B. Went to the music club.
C. Played football with his friends.
7. What subject is probably the boy interested in
A. History. B. English. C. Music.
8. How does the girl feel when her mother compares her with others
A. Angry. B. Exited. C. Normal.
听下面一段对话,回答第9至第11三个小题。
9. Why does the girl look unhappy
A. Because her mother was il.
B. Because she didn't pass the exam.
C. Because she argued with her friend.
10. Where was the girl's friend yesterday
A. In the cinema. B. In the hospital. C. In the library.
11. What is the girl going to do
A. To give Cathy a surprise.
B. To call Cathy up.
C. To write Cathy a letter
听下面一段独白,回答第12至第15四个小题。
12. What does the speaker think of Tom
A. Clever and hard-working.
B. Clever and warm-hearted.
C. Hard-work and warm-hearted.
13. What does the boy do at the class party
A. He sings beautiful songs to the class.
B. He draws beautiful pictures for the class.
C. He teaches the way of learning math to the class.
14. What is the boy's bad habit
A. He always forgets to say "thanks" to other students who help him.
B. He always forgets other students' names and calls the wrong name.
C. He always forgets to give back things he borrowed from other students.
15. What should Tom do next time when he finishes using Susan's dictionary
A. He should wait for Susan to come and take her dictionary.
B. He should give back the dictionary to Susan right away.
C. He should buy a new dictionary for Susan the next time
二 阅读理解(40分)
A
What problems do the teenagers probably have Here is a survey showing their main problems.
16. What problems are caused by too much homework
A. Feeling stressed and fight. B. Feeling tired of study and getting fat.
C. Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted. D. Getting stressed and getting fat.
17. If Simon is feeling stressed, he should .
A. do much more homework B. buy some snacks
C. be crazy about computer games D. make a plan for study and hobbies
18. is a good way for the teenagers to stop fights.
A. Learning how to make friends
B. Not caring for each other.
C. Trying to find time to relax.
D. Use pocket money to do something meaningful.
B
Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home?How about the teenagers in big cities
Here is a survey.We asked 4,000teenagers in China several questions.Half of them come from big cities like Beijing,Shanghai and Guangzhou.The others are from small villages.We made a diagram of the result of our survey.Let's have a look at it.
We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities.Maybe it is because they live a harder life.Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do.Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
19. They surveyed ____ teenagers from small villages.
A.1,000 B.2,000 C.3,000 D.4,000
20.There are 1,000 teenagers from the cities who ____.
A.take out the trash B.do the dishes
C.make the bed D.fold the clothes
21.Fewer than ____ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor.
A.500 B.1,000 C.1,500 D.2,000
22.Why did they make the survey?
A.Because they don't want teenagers in China to do chores at home.
B.Because they thought it'll help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores
at home.
C.Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home.
D.Because they thought it's not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves.
C
Chinese President Xi Jinping has advised young people not to stay up late or become too stressed at work when meeting the country's country officials. The advice has got heated
response(响应) from Internet users on microblog--Weibo, after the video was online. In the video, Xi talked about the huge pressure country officials must face, speaking from his own experience as a country official in his early years. “I wanted to do my job well so much that I often stayed up, and fell ill quite often," he said. He came to know that even if there was too much work to do, one could only do one piece of work a time. Later, Xi changed his schedule, making it a rule to go to bed before midnight every day, and started over the next day. The video has received more than 8,000“thumbs- up(点赞)”by micro bloggers. User Lily agreed with Xi's advice and said itis true that "we should leave whatever is unfinished by midnight to the next day." A micro blogger "Mengxie" said in discontent with her own job, "No one wants to stay up late working, but it happens if you choose the wrong job.
23. What did President Xi advise young people to do
A. They don't have to work hard.
B. They shouldn't go to bed late.
C. They can often leave the things do today till tomorrow.
D. They should never become stressed out at work.
24. What happened to President Xi when he was a country official in his early years
A. He got heated response from Internet users.
B. He often fell ill.
C. He didn't stay up late at all.
D. He never became too stressed out.
25. The underlined word “discontent" probably means ____.
A. enjoyment B. disagreement C. dissatisfaction D. pleasure
What's the passage mainly talking about
A. The opinions about the video. B. The “thumbs-up" for President Xi.
C. The discussion about staying up late. D. The advice for President Xi.
D
My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced:“Get up.You’re going with me to cut grass.”
The idea that my father actually thought I was big enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited.From sunup to sundown my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large yards in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia.By the end of the day I was tired out, but I felt good.I had put in a hard day’s labor and had earned $6.
One day my father found some leaves I’d missed and pulled me aside.“Clear away these leaves, ” he said firmly, “and don’t make me have to do it again, ” The message was clear.Today I value the importance of doing a job right the first time.It will never fail to impress the person you are working for.
After two years my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to do lawns(草坪)on our own.Every Saturday during our last two years of high school, we set out early in the morning with the same desire and drive we had gained while working under our father.
Taking care of lawns was not exciting or high-paying, but that didn’t matter.It taught me that any job is a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If you’re only thinking about hard work and money, you probably won't do any better," I answered. In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I have learned something that helped me in my next job.
If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.
27. The writer feel proud and excited when he was asked to cut the grass because he thought____.
A. he could cut the grass himself B. he could make much money
C. he could enjoy sunrise and sunset D. he could help his family
28. What does the underlined word “message” in the third paragraph mean
A. Not leaving leaves behind. B. Giving no excuse for your mistakes.
C. Doing a good job at the very beginning.D. Missing things can be found out.
29. When the writer finished high school, he might be _______ year old.
A. 14 B. 18 C. 20 D. 22
30. The writer probably thinks his father is ____.
A. lazy B. helpful C. careless D. funny
任务型阅读(共5小题,计10分)
A. Get a good night's sleep. B. Get to know optimistic people C. Good meal is necessary. D. Have a happy attitude(态度). E. Listening to music.
How to lower your pressure
A pressure itself is not a bad thing, everyone needs challenges (挑战). But too much pressure is bad for health. Luckily, there are some things we can do to make ourselves relax.
31. _____ After a busy day's study or work, enjoying some delicious and healthy food makes you comfortable and relaxed. But make sure not to eat too much every time.
32. _____ Beautiful music can bring peace to your soul (灵魂). It can make you think of something great happened to you. Then you'll feel happy and relaxed. The best time to do it is before going to bed or after work. It can help you sleep well, too.
33. _____ This way will help you keep your body and mind in the best condition. If you stay up late and need to get up early for school the next day, you may not be able to pay attention to the things you need to do.
34. _____ Some people are optimistic (乐观的) while others are not. Choose such people as your friends and spend more time with them. This way, you'll be as happy as them. Stay with
optimistic friends, and then you’ll feel relaxed.
35. _____ This decides the way you see things. When you face problems or have stress, keep cool, learn to think more positively and ty your best to find out he way to solve the problems. A person who is happy always gets himself out of being tired of stressed.
三 完形填空(15分)
After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I noticed a note―it was stuck to my monitor. It read, "Don't 36 your computer. You stayed up until midnight doing your homework last night. ―Mom." I 37 the note into the wastebasket. "Why do they care " I thought. "They're 38 here anyway."
Right after middle school started, I almost lost contact with my parents. Because of all their business trips, they asked the 39 to look after me. Of course, the neighbors didn't do such a (n) 40 job, as they had kids of their own to worry about. The only way of 41 between my parents and me was through the notes.
After eight hours away from home, I usually came home to find the house totally(完全地) 42 . It made me sad. I came home from school to be welcomed by someone, 43 I had no one to talk to and was watched over by my neighbors. That was when I started 44 more clubs and staying outside after school more often, though I didn't have to feel so lonely. Luckily, at school, my friends were there 45 me. They were all there to give me a 46 or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt great when I was at school. Yet, something was still missing-my parents.
Now I realize that 47 can take the place of my parents. I hope that they will be there at home, 48 me to come back from school. There are too many things my parents don't know about me. I hope that they will actually have a(n) 49 to understand me. I want them to understand that they're my parents and I'm their kid and I need 50 .
36. A. go through B. depend on C. put up D. turn on
37. A. showed B. threw C. led D. pulled
38. A. always B. often C. never D. only
39. A. parents B. friends C. neighbors D. friends
40. A. free B. easy C. careless D. good
41. A. communication B. introduction C. change D. love
42. A. dirty B. clean C. empty D. crowded
43. A. if B. because C. but D. though
44. A. going B. joining C. finding D. serving
45. A. in B. after C. with D. without
46. A. hand B. wish C. lesson D. reason
47. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody
48. A. getting on with B. waiting for C. take care of D. arguing with
49. A. excuse B. chance C. problem D. place
50. A. them B. myself C. themselves D. me
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四 语法填空(10 分)
Do your parents help you with schoolwork or other events Do you think they are giving you too much help
Du Peng, 18, from Hebei, has a story to share. He said that while in middle school, his mom asked him to join in an English 51. ________ (speak) competition. To help him to win, Du's mom once asked his English teacher 52._________ (help) write a speech draft( 草稿). “ 53________ Although I got good results at last, I didn't get any joy of success." Du said.
Du is not alone. Nearly 90 percent of Chinese parents said that they often helped their 54. ________ (child) too much in school, according to a survey of 1540 parents done by China Youth Daily. The kids, however, want to do things by 55. ________(they). "Doing things ourselves gives us a strong feeling of achievement. We 56. ________ (leave) our parents one day when we grow up. So it's better to develop skills and live 57________ (independent) as early as possible.
Some people think parents have good reasons to help. Jiang Qi,12, is from Beijing. He said that his parents would sometimes help him by making PPT and 58._________(create) handmade works. “If my parents didn't help me 59._________ other students still got help from their parents, I might be criticized(批评) for not doing as well as others, Jiang said. “If school could set better criteria(标准) and stop 60. ________ (fair) competition, the situation would be improved," Jiang's mother said.
五 单词拼写(10分)
61. Though Ms. Green had a cold, she still c________ working in her office.
62. Mike is good at writing and he has quite a few great writing s________.
63. I always help to do some simple c________ at home, such as taking out the rubbish.
64. My best friend borrowed my homework and c________ mine. I didn't know how to refuse her.
65. Don't always eat s________ between meals It's not good for your health.
66. My mom doesn't allow me to play computer games because she thinks it's a w________ of
time.
67. Parents these days p________ their kids so hard. It makes the kids feel quite stressed out.
68. N________ of us arrived on time because we missed the bus.
69. Could you please l________ some money to me I left my wallet at home.
70. Education plays an important role in a country's d________.
六 书面表达(15 分)
下面是Mike写给他朋友Nancy的一封邮件。请你以Nancy的身份给他回一封80词
左右的邮件。
Dear Nancy,
Yesterday afternoon, I had a serious fight with my parents, because they asked me to take an online English training on weekends. I know I need to improve my English, but I already have lots of after- school classes to take. 1 am too angry to talk with my parents. what should I do
Yours,
Mike
Dear Mike,
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Yours
Nancy
参考答案
听力
1-5 ABACC 6-10 CCACB 11-15 AAACB
阅读理解
16-18 CCA 19-22 BBCD 23-26 BBCC 27-30 CADB 31-35 CEABD
完型填空
36-40 DBCCD 41-45 ACCBC 46-50 ADBBA
语法填空
51-55 spelling to help Although children themselves
56-60 will leave independently creating while unfair
单词拼写
61-65 continued skills chores copied snacks
66-70 waste pushed Neither lend development