8A Unit8 Natural disasters 单元测试卷(C)
班级：_________ 姓名:___________ 得分: ___________
―、单项填空（15分）
( )1. —Linda, I ca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lled you this morning, but nobody answered the phone.
—I’m sorry. I ______ football with my friends then.
A. play B. played C. am playing D. was playing
( )2. The birds ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) flew away ______every direction as soon as they found themselves ______.
A. in; in danger B. to；dangerous
C. to；in danger D. in; dangerous
( )3. If you ______，I’ll ______ by myself.
A. don’t come; mop up it B. won’t come; mop it up
C. don’t come; mop it up D. won’t come; mop up it
( )4. Mr Su was d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )riving in the snowstorm ______his car crashed into a tree.
A. when B. as C. while D. as soon as
( )5. —I’m sorry I ______my exercise book at home.
—Don’t forget ______ it to school tomorrow, please.
A. forgot； to take B. left； to bring
C. forgot; to bring D. left； to take
( )6. —I’m really ______before the competition.
—Take it easy. Sure you are the best.
A. cool B. serious C. nervous D. patient
( )7, The earthquake ______when I ______some cleaning,
A. starts；was doing B. started; was doing
C. was starting; was doing D. starts; were doing
( )8. —My br ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )other hurt his legs when he rode his bike on the way back home. —______.
A. That’s too bad B. He is very careless
C. Be careful next time D. Tm sorry to hear that
( )9. The government ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of Linyi is building _____cheap and good houses for the people.
A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of
( )10. —______will the film begin —_______ half past seven.
A. How long； Not until B. How soon； Until
C. How long； Until D. How soon； Not until
( )11. —What should I do when the earthquake happens, Dad
—First of all，it’s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )important to _____ and hide yourself in the corners of the room.
A. calm down B. put down C. get down D. fall down
( )12. It may be dangerous ______a car _____ a snowy day.
A. to drive； in B. to drive; on C. drive；in D. drive； on
( )13. We all got ______ when we heard the _____ news.
A. excited； excited B. exciting； excited
C. excited； exciting D. exciting； exciting
( )14. The weather w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )as very_______ in the morning and it got _______ at night
A. bad; bad B. bad; worse C. worse； bad D. worse; worse
( )15. Millie was re ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ading a magazine _______, Eddie was playing computer games
A. when B. as C. while D. before
二、完形填空(10分）
Carson was haying d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )inner with his mother and sisters one evening. Suddenly his younger sister asked, “ ___1___ does it look like that outside ” Everyone looked out of the window on the north side of the kitchen. They saw the sun in a blue sky. Then, they looked out of the window on the south side of the kitchen. They saw a dark sky ___2___ big，grey clouds. Next，they heard the tornado siren(龙卷风报警）.That meant a tornado was coming. They all knew that during a tornado，the ___3___ place to be is underground. ___4___ ，they had a basement (地下室）.They all ran quickly into the basement. Suddenly, Carson remembered the pet cat, Pete. "Mum, we ___5___ Pete!” Carson yelled, “ I will go upstairs and find him!” But his mother said, “No, Carson! It’s too dangerous. The tornado is coming, you have to stay down here.” All at once they ___6___ the very loud noise of a very strong wind. It was ___7___ loud that although they were screaming, they could not even hear their own screams. Everyone was very scared.
Just ___8___ seconds later，it was finished. The tornado went away and everyone was safe. Carson ran upstairs and found that the house was ___9___ damaged and Pete was gone. He began to cry went outside. He saw that all the trees were knocked down ___10___ one. And at the top of the tree, there was Pete, looking at Carson and waiting for him to help him down.
( )1. A. How B. What C. Why D. Where
( )2. A. with B. have C. has D. having
( )3. A. safe B. safest C. safely D. safety
( )4. A. Lucky B. Luck C. Luckily D. Unlucky
( )5. A. forgot B. left C. leave D. forget
( )6. A. heard about B. heard C. listened to D. heard of
( )7. A. very B. such C. too D. so
( )8. A. a few of B. a little C. a few D. a little of
( )9. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. worst
( )10. A. besides B. except C. expect D. beside
三、阅读理解(30分）
A
A 7-magnitude(震级）ea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rthquake hit Ya’an，Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013，and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11,000.
Together with ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried(埋）in the teaching building.
What can we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )do when an earthquake happens In fact, there’s a little we can do to stop natural disasters(自然灾害）such as earthquakes happening. But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause. The American Red Cross introduced the “Drop, Cover &Hold on”method.
Drop down ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from failing.
Cover your head unde ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall, and cover your head with your arms and hands.
Hold on to(守住，抓牢） ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )your shelter(遮蔽物）until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the snaking continues.
Schools can normally t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ake the earthquake drills（演练）to help student stay alive.
( )1. How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya’an
A. At least 196. B. More than 11,000
C. Less than 196. D. About 11,196.
( )2. When the earthquake happened in Ya’an, Yang Xuelan was ______.
A. at home B. at school
C. on her way to school D. playing on the playground
( )3. What does the underlined word “reduce” mean in Chinese
A.提高 B.阻止 C.增加 D.减少
( )4. Accord ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing to the writer, we can ______ to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.
A. do nothing B. stay at home
C. take some methods D. run out of the house
( )5. Which ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake
A. Dropping down onto your hands and knees.
B. Covering your head under a strong table or desk.
C. Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops.
D. A, B and C
B
Many animals do strang ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl(吠).Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.
In a town in Italy, c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco，a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday， the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises. like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.
People want to know w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hen an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.
( )6. This story is mostly about ______.
A. how animals act before an earthquake B. how an earthquake starts
C. how mice leaves their homes D. when an earthquake begins
( )7. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs _______.
A. ran away B. started to howl
C climbed trees D. raced down streets
( )8. Before an earthquake，the frogs ______.
A. sang B. left their homes
C. jumped around a lot D. become quiet
( )9. There have been earthquakes in ______.
A. most countries B. Italy and San Francisco
C. Chicago and Spain D. all the western countries
( )10. People want to _______.
A. be in earthquake B. find out early about an earthquake
C run around in circles D. get away from earthquakes
四、词汇检测（10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上卞文，写出空缺处斧单词的正确形式。
1. Uncle Wang teaches English in a small ______ (村庄）.
2. He didn’t go to school yesterday because he had a bad ______ (头痛）
3. My grandma is i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n her ______ (八十多岁) ,but she can still take care of herself .
4. His grandparents are still______ (活着的）.
5. John was ______ (困住）in a small wooden house.
6. What a ______(可怕的）snowstorm!
7. My parents need to work on ______ (工作日）.
8. This area is much ______ (潮湿）than my hometown.
9. —Sorry, my car______ down on the way. So I’m late.
一It doesn’t matter. The meeting began just now.
10.—If it keeps on raining; there'll be a _______.
—I hope not.. Beca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )use if it happens, many people will have no home to live .
五、动词填空（5分）
1. We should ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )do something to prevent people_______ (throw) litter into rivers.
2. Little Tom often feels sleepy while_______ (see) films.
3. —What a bad accident! How did it happen
—I couldn't see the road clearly because it ______ (rain) hard.
4. _______you _______ (frighten) to see the wild elephant at that time
5. My sister spends a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s much time as she can _______ (practice) drawing.
六、句型转换(5分）
1. Look! What a heavy snow!(改为同义句）
Look! ____ _____ it is snowing!
2. We didn’t go fishing because the weather is terrible. (改为同义句）
_________________________________________________________________________
3. They often play ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )basketball after school. (用 at this time yesterday 改写句子）
_________________________________________________________________________
4. They were doing something shopping at that moment. (对画线部分提问）
_________________________________________________________________________
5. snow，with，ground，thick，covered，the，was (.)(连词成句）
_________________________________________________________________________
七、句子翻译(5 分）
1. 我们应该遵守(obey)交通规则来防止交通事故的发生。
___________________________________________________________________________
2. 上周，洪水沖走了好几辆汽车。
___________________________________________________________________________
3. 昨天下午我在画画的时候，他们正在堆雪人。
___________________________________________________________________________
4. 让我们尽最大的努为来帮助贫困地区的孩子们。
___________________________________________________________________________
5. 人们赶紧把砖块、石头移走并救起了海伦。
___________________________________________________________________________
八、书面表达(20分)
根据表格中的记录,写一篇不少干80词的小短文。
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参考答案
一、1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8.D 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C
二、1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. B
三、（A)ABDC D (B)A B C B B
四、1. village 2. headache 3.eighties 4. alive 5. trapped
6. terrible 7.weekdays 8. wetter 9. broke 10. flood
五、1. throwing 2. s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eeing 3. was raining 4. Were; frightened 5. practising
六、1. How heavil ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y 2. We didn’t go fishing because of the terrible weather. 3. They were playing basketball at this time yesterday. 4. What were they doing at that moment
5.The ground was covered with thick snow.
七、
1. We should o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bey the traffic rules to stop the accidents ( from) happening.
2. Last week, the flbod washed away several cars.
3. They were making snowmen while I was drawing yesterday aftemooa
4. Let’s try/do our best to help the children in poor areas.
5. People quickly moved away the bricks and stones and saved Helea
八、One possible version:
On April 20 th, 2013, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) an earthquake hit Ya’an，in Sichuan, China. The earthquake was strong and killed hundreds of people. Li Mei was one of the victims. At that time, Li Mei and her parents were doing some cooking in the kitchen. Suddenly, the house began to shake, and then the windows broke and the house fell down. All her family members were trapped in the house. Everyone was in fear and screamed for help. Soon, the police arrived, and they found Li Mel She was OK. Unluckily, her parents were badly hurt. The police sent them to the hospital at once. At last they were all safe.8A Unit8 Natural disasters 单元测试卷(B)
（时间：90分钟 满分：100分）
一、单项填空(15分）
( )1. There was a big noise _____ thunder outside the door.
A. likes B. is like C. is alike D. like
( )2. His car _____the bad weather on his way home, so he couldn't come back for dinner.
A. broke down because B. broke down because of
C. was broken down because of D. was broken down because
( )3. The floor is wet. Who’s going to _____
A. mop up it B. mop up them
C. mop it up D. mop them up
( )4. It _____heavily when I left school yesterday,
A. was snowing B. is snowing C. snowed D. is snowy
( )5. —Did you hear the shouts _____the boy
—Yes. When I arrived t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )here, I found the boy looking at a snake ______ fear.
A. from; in B. at; with C. from; With D. in; in
( )6. _____ you know English is important, you should learn it well.
A. Since B. For C. Because of D. But
( )7. The litt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )le girl cried out ______when she heard the terrible noise.
A. in fear B. in danger C. in fact D. in trouble
( )8. Yesterday he _____ the bike, but he wasn’t hurt badly.
A. fell down B. felt off C. felt down D. fell off
( )9. The terrible ea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rthquake hurt______ people. _____them got seriously hurt.
A. thousands of； Two hundreds of B. two thousand； Two hundred
C. thousands of； Two hundred of D. thousand of； Two hundred of
( )10. There will be a heavy storm _____this evening.
A. with thunder and lighting B. had thunder and lighting
C. had thunder and lightning D. with thunder and lightning
( )11. —Kate, I m going to America tomorrow. —______!
A. Have fun B. Best wishes C. Never mind D. Cheer up
( )12. —Did you watch the football match yesterday
—Yes, I did. You know, my brother _____ in the match.
A. is playing B. will play C. has played D. was playing
( )13. The boys made_____, so their neighbors got very ______.
A. much noise； angry B. much noise； angrily
C. many noises； angry D. many noises； angrily
( )14. What _____ it is to fly kites in _____weather!
A. a great fun； such fine B. great fun； such fine
C. a great fun; such a fine D. great fun; such a fine
( )15. I don ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’t know if it ______ tomorrow. If it_____, I _____ stay at home.
A. rains；does；will have to B. will rain；does；will have to
C. will rain；will do；have to D. rains；will do；have to
二、完形填空(10分)
Jack worked i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry __1__ anew clock. But Harry, __2__ lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.
“__3_ need a clock ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ),” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up ”
“My landlord Mr. Smi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )th turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens __4__ the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”
“OK. But how do you know when to go to work ”
“By the time I __5__ my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nine o’clock. That’s __6__ time I start work.”
“OK. But how do you know when it’s time to go home ”
“The factory bell __7__，” Harry told him.
“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed ”
“The television programs come to end.”
By now Jack was r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eally __8__. “OK,” he shouted. "Now tell me what would happen __9_ you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time."
“That’s easy,” ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Harry said. “I would knock heavily on __10__ wall. Then you would shout at me. What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’ clock in the morning ”
( )l. A. to buy B. buying C bought D. buy
( )2. A. which B. whose C. that D. who
( )3. A. No one B. Neither one C. Everyone D. Someone
( )4. A. at B. to C. in D. on
( )5. A. eats B. have eaten C. ate D. was eating
( )6 A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )7. A. ring B. rings C. was rung D. ringing
( )8. A. anger B. angrily C. angry D. angering
( )9. A. if B. that C. why D. how
( )10. A. his B. their C. her D your
三、阅读理解(20分)
A
Most middle’s s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )chool students find it boring to learn Math. But students in Yat Sen middle school in New York, US, don’t think so. Why Because they are in the school of one program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have Math lessons.
“The program gives ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare with it. We give each lesson according to the students’ interest and their strong and weak points.” said Joel I. Klein, the school’s head teacher, “We’re looking for a new way that interests students.”
Students enjoy the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se Math lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to Math problems to get through the games. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes(迷宫) with their keyboards, some questions come up.
Caleb Deng had to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) answer the question： What is 5+(6×3) He calculated on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play.
“I was right, ”sai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d Deng，14，as he ended the game with a high score(高分). “This really makes Math lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better.”
( )1. Students in Yat Sen Middle School like Math because______.
A. they work in large group B. they can work on computer
C. the teachers are interesting D. math questions are easy there
( ) 2. Which is NOT true of the program
A. It is very successful. B. It is boring to most students.
C. It makes learn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing Math more interesting. D. It gives the students a new way to learn.
( )3. The u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nderlined word “calculated” in Paragraph 4 most probably means _______.
A. worked out B. wrote down C. threw away D. gave up
( )4. Caleb Deng’s story serves as an example to show _______.
A. how students work in small groups
B. how to end a game with a high score
C. how the question 5+(6×3) should be solved
D. how students learn Math through video games
( )5. This article is mainly about _______.
A. how to learn Math well B. an interesting Math lesson
C. a new way to learn Math D. kids in Yat Sen Middle School
B
Kim Bogue, a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )keeper in California, worked overtime to save money for a trip to Thailand to visit her family and friends. She saved over 900 dollars and was planning to buy a ticket, but she lost her purse with all her money and credit cards.
Kim looked throu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )gh the garbage and all the buildings where she worked but came up empty-handed. She went home heartbroken. She believed that she had lost her money forever. While Kim was at home, sad and depressed, a homeless man was searching through the garbage looking for things to sell. As he was looking through a garbage bag, he found something wrapped in a plastic bag.
The homeless man， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )who did not want to be identified, at a homeless shelter. The homeless man came to Sherry Wesley with the wad of money and said, “This probably belongs to someone that you work with, can you find the owner ” Sherry Wesley works in one of the buildings that Kim cleans and she knew Kim had lost her purse.
Kim was amazed whe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n she heard the good news. “I couldn’t believe it when they called me，” she said “He has a very big heart .If someone else had found the purse，the money would be gone.” As a reward, Kim gave the man 100 dollars. The homeless man gave half of the money to Sherry Wesley and asked her to donate it to charity for him.
( )6. Kim worked ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) overtime to save money for _____ her family and friends in Thailand.
A. helping B. visiting C. giving D. getting
( )7. While Kim wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s at home, sad and depressed, a homeless man found _______by accident.
A. the garbage bag B. something to sell
C. the purse Kim lost D. nothing important
( )8. From para ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )graph 3 , Sherry Wesley was a _____ who worked at a homeless shelter.
A. volunteer worker B. homeless man
C. building cleaner D. blindness
( )9. At th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e end of the story, the homeless man gave _____ dollars to charity.
A. 900 B. 100 C. 50 D. 80
( )10. The sentence ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in the last paragraph “He has a very big heart.” means _____ in Chinese.
A.他很贪心 B.他有野心 C.他很高尚 D.他心胸宽广
四、词汇检测（10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。
1. In yesterday’s games，France _____(打败）Switzerland(瑞士）five-two.
2. The man lost his life in the traffic _____ (事故）.
3. It is said th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at the bad milk powder (劣质奶粉) _____ (引起)the death of over 30 babies.
4. I’ve looked for my money _____(到处），but I still cant find it.
5. Please_____ (覆盖）the table with a paper.
6. She was so _____ (紧张）about her exams that she couldn’t sleep.
7. Milk is the_____ (自然的）food for young babies.
8. —Did you father agree to let you play football after super
—No. Didn’t you see he_______, his head just now.
9. —When was the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) new railway _____ the tunnel built 一Half an hour ago.
10. —What _____ to Linda last night —A car hit her on her way home.
五、动词填空(5分)
1. —When did ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) you see Carl, Tom —I saw him while I _____(get) off the train.
2. Our Maths te ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )acher ______ (prepare) the new lesson with other teachers in the office from 2 to 4 yesterday afternoon.
3. —Your parent ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s are at your home. 一I_______(think) they would come tomorrow.
4. Betty sat ther ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e,_____ (chat) with her friend on the Internet when Sam came in.
5. —Did you notice h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )im come in just now —No，I _____ (type) letters all the time.
六、句型转换(5分）
1. A snowball hi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t him. Peter was hiding behind the tree. (合并成一个句子，不改变意思)
Peter was hiding behind the tree _______ a snowball hit him.
2. I read the book ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )written by Lu Xun last summer. (用 at this time yesterday改写句子）
I _____ _____ the book written by Lu Xun at this time yesterday.
3. It snowed heavily last night.(改为同义句）
There ________________________________________________________________.
4. He drove slowly because it was raining heavily. (改为肉义句）
_____________________________________________________________________.
5. people，the，kill，accident，did，car，any ( )(连词成句)
_____________________________________________________________________.
七、句子翻译(5分)
1. 一场洪水冲走了那位猎人的房子。
2. 当自然灾害发生时，人们开始四处逃散。
3. 那位母亲尽力使婴儿平静下来。
4. 昨天晚上，杰克的车撞到了一棵大树上，幸好没人受伤。
5. 游客们在参观名胜古迹，突然下大雨了。
八、书面表达(20 分）
根据以下提示，报道一起交通事故。词数60 80左右。
1.时间: 昨天;2.地点:市中心大街第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )二拐角处；3.原因:小轿车司机开车前饮酒过量，开车时感到疲劳，以致轿车失控(lose control)，撞翻一辆自行车；4.伤亡人数:骑车人死亡，司机轻伤; 5.影响:市交通中断近一小时，一个完整家庭失去了他们的儿子；6.提醒:人人都要遵守(obey)交通规则(traffic rules)，因为生命是最宝贵的。
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参考答案
一、1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. B
二、1. A 2. t) 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D
三、（A) B B A D C (B) B C A C C
四、1. beat 2. accident 3. caused 4. everywhere 5. cover
6. nervous 7. natural 8. shook 9. through 10. happened
五、1. was getting ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 2. was preparing 3. thought 4. chatting 5. was typing
六、1. when 2. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )was reading 3. was a heavy snow last night 4. He drove slowly because of the heavy rain. 5. Did the accident kill any people
七、
1. A flood washed the hunter’s house away.
2. When the natur ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )al disaster happened, people began to run in all directions.
3. The mother tried to calm the baby down.
4. Jack’s car crashed into a big tree, luckily nobody was hurt.
5. When it beg ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an to rain, the tourists were visiting the places of interest.
八、One possible version:
Yesterday a car acc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ident happened at the second, turning on the center street of the city. The driver drank too much so he felt tired, and his car lost control and then hit a bike. The person on the bike lost his life in the accident and the driver was slightly hurt. The traffic stopped for nearly an hour. The police advised us to obey traffic rules at any time, because lives are so important.8A Unit8 Natural disasters 单元测试卷(A)
（时间：90分钟 满分：100分）
一、单项选择。（每小题1分，计10分）
( ) 1. I was doin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g my homework_______ my mother was cooking some delicious food.
A. while B. as C. when D. then
( )2. The car_______ the tree, and the driver_______ his leg.
A. hit; hurt B. hurt; hit C. hurt; hurt D. hit; hit
( ) 3. I_______ my grandparents in Shenzhen at this time last year.
A. visited B. visiting C. were visiting D. was visiting
( )4. It may be dangerous_______ a car_______ a snowy day.
A. to dri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ve; in B. to drive; on C. drive; in D. drive; on
( )5. The travel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lers_______ on the top of the mountain. They called 110 for help.
A. trapped B. were trapped C. trapping D. are trapping
( )6. They_______ for help and then people heard exciting_______.
A. shout; shout B. shouted; shouts
C. shouted; shouted D. shouts; shouts
( )7. When I w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )as working on a Maths problem, a good idea went my head.
A. over B. in C. about D. through
( ) 8. _______ terrible earthquake ! I don't like it at all.
A. How B. What C. What a D. How a
( )9. Since you've spilt the milk, you'll have to_______.
A. mop it up B. mop up it C. mop them up D. mop up them
( )10. They didn't know_______.
A. where go to B. where to go C. go to where D. to go where
二、完形填空。（每小题1分，计10分）
After the ear ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )thquake took place, I found 1 in the dark. I couldn't move. The bottom(底部) parts of 2 my legs and my feet were hurting 3 . All around me was quiet. But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I remembered 4 had happened, I had been in an earthquake.
For about two hour ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s nobody came. 5 I could reach the bag of apples, so at least I had much to eat. Then I heard people 6 to me. A team of people had come to see 7 anyone was under the broken road. I called out "I'm here!" I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to the bridge near my car. "How are you doing " he asked. "Not too bad," I said, "but my feet and legs feel 8 they're broken." "We'll do our best 9 you out of there," he said. They didn't get me out 10 the next morning. I had been in my car for fourteen hours.
( )1. A. me B. mine C. him D. myself
( )2. A. other B. either C. both D. all
( )3. A. well B. bad C. better D. badly
( )4. A. what B. how C. when D. why
( )5. A. Quickly B. Quietly C. Luckily D. Sadly
( )6. A. running B. walking C. climbing D. going
( )7. A. how B. if C. where D. why
( )8. A. which B. because C. as if D. when
( )9. A. to look B. to take C. to put D. to get
( )10. A. that B. until C. since D. as
三、阅读理解。（每小题2分，计20分）
A
Last Sund ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ay I saw the worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.
The stro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ng wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.
When I came bac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k into the house, it was raining harder. I tried hard to close the window. Then I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was-a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room.
( )1. The storm took place _______.
A. in the morning B. in the afternoon
C. while I was in the back room D. while I was in the garden
( )2. Before the storm came, the weather was_______.
A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm
( ) 3. The storm went on for
A. more than three hours B. three hours
C. less than three hours D. two hours
( )4. The wind blew some of paper_______.
A. all over the floor B. out of the door
C. into the back room D. out of the open window
( ) 5. The top of the back room was broken because of_______.
A. the hot air B. the crashing sound
C. the rain D. the falling tree
B
Welcome to the Nati ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onal Zoo ! It is a wonderful place to explore(探索) ,
Learn and relax. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Enjoy your visit! Here are our rules to help you have an
enjoyable and safe experience.
No pets
Don't bring your pet ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s to the zoo. Your pets will disturb the animals here
And they may feel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )worried. If you take your pets to the zoo, we will let you go.
Walk！Don't ride
Only people in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wheelchairs(轮椅) and kids in strollers(折叠式婴儿车) can get to ride around the zoo.
No smoking
If you smoke in the zoo, something may be on fire. Don't do that!
Don't feed the animals
Our animals have healthy diets. Human food may make them sick.
Respect barriers(栅栏)
Barriers be ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tween you and our animals are to protect(保护) you and the animals from harm. Remember that our animals are wild animals.
Don't litter
Put all of your rubbish in bins. Help us to keep our zoo clean.
Photographs
You can take ph ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )otos here and share the great memories with your family and friends.
( )6. The Chinese ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )meaning of the underlined word "disturb" is “_______”.
A.使高兴 B.使兴奋 C.使不安 D.使悲伤
( )7. We can't feed the animals in the zoo because_______.
A. the animals may be fat
B. the animals may be sick
C. the animals may attack(攻击) children
D. the animals may be angry
( )8. What can we do in the zoo
A. Smoke. B. Play with our pets.
C. Ride bikes. D. Take photos.
( )9. "Reme ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mber that our animals are wild animals." wants to tell us that_______.
A. the animals ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )are very strong B. the animals are very dangerous
C. the animals ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )are very clever D. the animals are very friendly
( )10. Who are the main readers
A. Visitors. B. Scientists. C. Babies. D. Animal trainers.
四、根据首字母、汉语或英语提示写出单词，完成下列各句。（每小题1分，计15分）
1. They went in the_______(方向) of the post office,
2. The film was_______ (结束) at ten o'clock last night.
3. The man lost his life in the traffic_______(事故).
4. _______ (自然地) he won the prize because of his hard work.
5. I've looked for my money_______ (到处) , but I still can't find it.
6. I told myself to calm down s_______ I was still alive.
7. She heard a loud noise of t_______ at first.
8. When the child is in trouble, he often s_______ for his mother.
9. I began to say to m_______, " Can I go alone "
10. I was reading a story about a person s_______ an earthquake.
11. When you_______ (knock) at the door yesterday, I( do) some washing.
12. Last night a c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oach_______ ( crash) into a tree. The people in it were badly injured.
13. After a day's work, he is too tired to fall_______ (sleep) soon.
14. The beating of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the rain broke the_______ (silent) during that night.
15. I felt_______ (terrible) sad about not passing the driving test.
五、写出下列句子的同义句。（每小题2分，计10分）
1. It rained heavily last week,
_______ _______ a _______ rain last week.
2. We walked to the bus stop.
We_______ to the bus stop_______ _______.
3. The earthquake killed thousands of people.
Thousands of people_______ _______ _______ in the earthquake.
4. I was doing my homework when Mr Wu told us to go home.
_______ I was doing my homework, Mr Wu told us to go home.
5. We should get out as soon as possible when a house is on fire.
We should get out ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) as soon as_______ _______ when a house_______ _______.
六、根据汉语提示完成下列各句。（每小题3分，计15分）
1．我的汽车在我回家的路上坏了。
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2．掠过我头脑的惊恐片刻使我害怕，但是我告诉自己要冷静。
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3．三天前一场暴风雪袭击了北京，整座城市被白雪覆盖了。
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4．坏天气有时会导致自然灾害。
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5．我们在风中丢了伞，只好慢慢地在暴风雪中行走。
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七、书面表达。（20分）
请你根据下面的要点写一篇70词左右的报道。
1.8月14日（星期六）发生了一次山崩( landslide)；
2．连续两天大雨后，早晨山崩发生；
3．那天有个女孩与她母亲在家，父亲在下午到家，并叫她们赶快离开；
4．雨大，父亲劝告她们带好雨伞；
5．这时房子开始摇晃，她们非常害怕，迅速跑开了；
6．第二天上午回家时，女孩发现房子没有了，到处是玻璃和砖块，女孩感到很悲伤。
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参考答案
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二. DCDAC BBCDB
三. BCADD CBDBA
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8 screams 9. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )myself 10. surviving 11. knocked; was doing 12. crashed 13. asleep
14. silence 15. terribly
五、1. There was; he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )avy 2.went; on foot 3 lost their lives 4.While 5 we can; catches fire
六、1. My car broke down on my way home．
2．A moment of fear ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down.
3．Three days ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ago a snowstorm hit Beijing and the whole city was covered with snow．
4．Bad weather sometimes causes natural disasters．
5．We lost our umb ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rellas in the wind, so we had to walk slowly in the snow.
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A girl was at ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) home with her Mum that day. Her Dad came home in the afternoon and told them to leave the flat. Because of the heavy rain, he advised them to bring umbrellas. They got out quickly.
Suddenly the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) building started shaking. People were frightened and ran away quickly. The weather was really terrible. The following morning, they went back home. The girl found there was no house at all. There were only pieces of glass and bricks everywhere. The girl felt very sad.
