Unit 8 We're trying to save the earth单元测试题（无答案）鲁教版五四学制九年级英语全册

初四英语U8检测（满分50分）
一、阅读选择（5小题，共10分）
I’m sure you all know how important recycling is. Recycling is when you take old things and turn them into new things. It sounds like magic. But it’s actually very scientific.
Materials The first thing you have to do is collect items that can be recycled. Only certain materials can be recycled. These include things made out of paper, metal, glass and plastic.
Daily things Can you think of everyday items made of these materials Soda cans are a good example. They are made out of metal. Magazines and newspapers are made out of paper. So are cereal boxes. Some bottles of juice are made out of glass. Bags and yogurt containers are made out of plastic. There are many things that can be recycled.
Loop These things are usually stamped with the recycling loop. It has 3 arrows that go in a triangular (三角形的) circle. This shows that the cycle (循环) continues. Items are thrown away but continue their lives as something else.
Process Let’s go back to the process of recycling. ①The items are put in a recycling bin. ②A truck carries the items to a recycling plant. ③The materials are separated and squashed into square cubes. ④Companies buy and turn them into new products.
（ ）1．What is “recycling” according to the passage
A．It’s a magic performance. B．It’s a way of burning old things.
C．It’s a way to make old things useful. D．It’s scientific research.
（ ）2．Which material is not mentioned in the passage
A．Rubber. B．Metal. C．Glass. D．Plastic.
（ ）3．You can put your old things into a recycling bin EXCEPT _________.
A．soda cans B．magazines C．cereal boxes D．all bottles
（ ）4．The “3 arrows” shows that the items _________.
A．have some valuable stamps B．are in a triangular circle
C．are recycled and reused D．are thrown away
（ ）5．The passage is mainly about _________.
A．recyclable materials B．recyclable daily things
C．the recycling process D．recycling in a scientific way
二、单词（13分）
1. Don't throw l______everywhere. It’s bad for our environment.
2.1n fact, I can't a______to travel in foreign countries.
3.The fewer p_____ bags we use , the more beautiful our earth will be.
4.So far, no s_______studies have shown that shark fins are good for health.
5.There are other_______(优点) of bike riding.
6. To protect the environment, it's important for us to_______(回收) used books .
7.________(国家主席) Xi Jinping made a successful visit to Europe last month,
8. The knife is made of_________(金属).
9. This is turning beautiful places into________(丑陋的) ones.
10. To protect the environment, we should find more _______(可重复利用的)things.
11.With the development of _______(工业）， it will cause some pollution.
12.Don’t play a joke on him about his weight--it’s______(残忍的）.
13.We should stop using the w______chopsticks to protect the forest.
三、综合填空（10分）
How did we help to save our earth this week？Let me tell you.
First，my family tried 1._______ (save) electricity. We never left the lights on when 2.______ (leave) the rooms. We turned off the TV when nobody was watching it. Mum only used cold water in the washing machine.
Second，we started recycling this week. We tried to write on both sides of our paper，not just on one side. We also divided our rubbish 3._____different bags for bottles，paper and food. Mum kept the plastic 4._______( shop) bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags.
Third，my family started to save water. We stopped taking long baths and took short showers instead .We washed the toilet with 5.______（use）water. Mum and dad used less water 6.______ (do) the washing. My sister and I didn't leave the water 7.______（run）when we brushed our 8. （tooth）.
At last，mum and dad began to save gas（汽油）. Mum used to drive us to school，but now my sister and I started riding our bikes to school. It's hard work 9.___ good exercise！This week dad and a few of the people in his company also started to go to work in one car and share the cost.
These are great ways 10._______( help) save our environment.
四、选词填空（7分）
根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每词只用一次。
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As you may know, coral(珊瑚) Is not a plant, but an animal. However, coral reefs(珊瑚礁)around the world are in danger. Here is a piece of bad news. Thailand will close one of its beaches to protect its coral 1 business activities for tourists. The beach is so famous that 2 of tourists put it on their wish lists. More than 5,000 visitors visit it a day. They arrive by boat. This does 3 harm to the coral reefs. Most of the coral has died. The beach will be closed between June and September to let the coral come 4 to life.
Experts(专家)say that 80% of Thailand's coral reefs have been killed.Too many tourists 5 a lot of pollution to these beaches. An expert said the biggest problems were hotels by the beaches, boats, and plastic waste in the sea. He believed the best choice was to close the beaches forever. He said, "I hope the 6 can take steps to protect the coral reefs. At the same time, I also hope all of us should try our best _______the environment around us.”
阅读表达（10分）
There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.
·Plant flowers, grass or trees.
·Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag before you can put it in a dustbin.
·Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.
·Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
·Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.
·Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.
·Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
·Use both sides of paper.
·Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.
·Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.
1.Where can you put the rubbish when you visit a park (No more than eight words)
2.To save paper, can you use a glass cup or a paper cup (No more than six words)
3.How to deal with your old clothes （No more than five words)
4.将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
_____________________________________________________________________5.请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
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