Unit 1 Past and present 单元测试卷

8B Unit 1 Past and present单元测试卷
班级 姓名___________
一、听力部分 （共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
第一部分：听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话读一遍。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
( ) 1. What’s Mike busy with
A. B. C.
( ) 2. Where are the two people talking
A. B. C.
( ) 3. What did the boys and girls do last Sunday
A. B. C.
( ) 4. What does Nick’s cousin often do after school
A. B. C.
( ) 5. Where are the two people talking now
A. At Simon’s home. B. On the phone. C. At school.
( ) 6. How much will the woman pay for the apples and oranges
A. Eight yuan. B. Ten yuan. C. Twelve yuan.
( ) 7. Why doesn’t Tom go to see the film
A. Because Tom doesn’t like the film.
B. Because Max doesn’t let Tom go.
C. Because there is only one ticket.
( ) 8. How long will the two people stay there
A. All the morning. B. All the afternoon. C. All day.
( ) 9. Which country will Mr. Green visit on Monday
A. Japan. B. Russia. C. Thailand.
( ) 10. How did Lily go to school this morning
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.
第二部分：你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。
听一段对话，回答第11---12小题。答题完毕，请等待"嘀"的信号，进入第一篇短文。
( ) 11. What is the father doing at the beginning of the conversation
A. Watching TV. B. Doing housework.
C. Reading a newspaper.
( ) 12. What time of the day is it in the conversation
A. In the evening. B. In the early afternoon. C. In the late morning.
听第二段对话,回答第13～15题。
The changes in my hometown
Past ● poor and dirty● 13 visitors
Present has many buildings and modern 14
Future will become 15
( ) 13. A. few B. some C. lots of
( ) 14. A. shopping markets B. cinemas C. machines
( ) 15. A. bigger and bigger B. cleaner and cleaner C. better and better
听一篇短文,回答第16～20题。
( ) 16. What does John Brown do
A. An office worker. B. A volunteer worker. C. A charity organizer.
( ) 17. How much money did he give to a charity
A. $1,000,000. B. $10,000. C. $ 200.
( ) 18. How old is John now
A. 23. B. 30. C. 36.
( ) 19. Where does the little girl come from
A. Washington. B. Africa. C. China.
( ) 20. Why did he say that meeting with girl was exciting
A. Because the girl is hard-working and thanks him a lot.
B. Because he makes good use of money for a good plan.
C. Because he buys food and clothes for the poor child.
二、单项选择题（本题共15小题, 每题1分，共15分）
( ) 21. —Have you ever seen _____ one-eyed old man I hear he plays _____ chess and Erhu quite well.
—No, never. And you
A. a; / B. an; / C. any; a D. some; the
( ) 22. He’s never watched such an interesting match, ___________
A. isn’t he B. hasn’t he C. is he D. has he
( ) 23. —Excuse me, does Mr Smith’s son live here
—He _________ live here, but he has moved.
A. has to B. used to C. tried to D. happened to
( ) 24. —Have you written anything on Chinese traditional food so far
—______, but I have a plan for it.
A. Ever since B. None C. Not yet D. From now on
( ) 25. I can’t buy this coat, because it is_____ expensive.
A. much B. a few C. few D. a bit
( ) 26. —Has your sister finished watching the new film_____
—Yes, she has finished it ________.
A. yet; yet B. already; already C. already; yet D. yet; already
( ) 27. Thomas Kate two years ago, and they have had a child.
A. got married with B. married
C. married to D. has been married to
( ) 28. He ________ a worker in a factory, but he________ a pop star two years ago.
A. used to be; has become B. used to be; became
C. was used to be; becomes D. was used to being; has become
( ) 29. My son _______ up yet because he _________ to bed very late last night.
A. hasn’t got; has gone B. didn’t get; went
C. doesn’t get; went D. hasn’t got; went
( ) 30. Jim, don’t give up. Work harder, and you will _______ yourself in your English.
A. help B. improve C. encourage D. interview
( ) 31. From the present situation, the changes is good ________ but not in others.
A. on the way B. by the way C. in some ways D. in any way
( ) 32. —Why not go to see the dolphin show with me
—Sorry, because I _______ it.
A. saw B. will see C. see D. have seen
( ) 33. Timmy goes to school ___ every day. It’s 5 minutes’ walk from his home to school.
A. in a bus B. by BRT C. on foot D. by tram
( ) 34. The old man lives ____ in a _____ house, but he doesn’t feel_____.
A. alone, alone, lonely B. lonely, lonely, alone
C. alone, lonely, lonely D. alone, lonely, alone
( ) 35. The football match is very important this year. I think you must get a ticket for it for me __________.
A. otherwise B. moreover C. however D. anyway
三、完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共12分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered (覆盖) by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 36 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, though (尽管) there are still some small areas covered in trees．We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many 37 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 38 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 39 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. Most of the wolves and tigers did, too. Monkeys and many other animals soon 40 in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong in the zoos. _41 , there are still about 36 different animals 42 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 43 a rich brown coat and a white patch（补钉） under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet 44 . They make a noise rather like a dog 45 . In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy (敌人)— 46 . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal(违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 47 people to protect wild animals.
( ) 36. A. work 　 B. study 　 C. live 　 D. enjoy
( ) 37. A. other 　 B. others 　 C. the other 　 D. another
( ) 38. A. people 　 B. animals 　 C. plants 　 D. things
( ) 39. A. fire 　 B. hotness 　 C. heat 　 D. stoves（炉子）
( ) 40. A. lived 　 B. died 　 C. came 　 D. left
( ) 41. A. However B. So C. Anyway D. Because
( ) 42. A. live 　 B. to live 　 C. lived 　 D. living
( ) 43. A. have 　 B. without 　 C. with 　 D. get
( ) 44. A. high 　 B. higher 　 C. short 　 D. shorter
( ) 45. A. shouting 　 B. crying 　 C. barking 　 D. talking
( ) 46. A. tigers 　 B. men 　 C. wolves 　 D. elephants
( ) 47. A. to 　 B. for 　 C. like 　 D. of
四、阅读理解。从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（本题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
A
Helen is an American. She used to live in New York. In October, 2011, she moved to China with her family and they have been in China for over two years. Now Helen is living in Nanjing and has worked in a computer factory for eighteen months. The factory is in the southern part of the city, and her flat is in the north. But she has never been late for work.
Helen is very popular in the factory. She is kind to everybody and gets on well with the Chinese workers. After work, in the evenings Helen and her Chinese friends visit each other and talk about almost everything.
However, Helen has decided to leave the factory. She wants to find a job in a travel agency (旅行社). “If I work in a travel agency, I’ll be able to meet more people and I can learn more about China,” she told her friends.
One day last week, she had a talk with the manager (经理) of the travel agency. He seemed pleased with her Chinese. At the end of the talk, he said, “I’ll call you in a week and tell you the result.” Now Helen is waiting for the answer.
( ) 48. Helen has lived in Chin for _________.
A. one and a half year B. more than two years
C. two and a half years D. just two years
( ) 49. Helen is _______ late for work when she works in the compute factory.
A. always B. seldom C. never D. usually
( ) 50. Helen wants to work in a travel agency because _________________.
A. she is not happy in the computer factory
B. a travel agency will provide more money for her
C. she can travel around China with her friends and family
D. she wants to know more about China and meet more people
( ) 51. From the passage, we can know that Helen’s ________ must be quite good.
A. Chinese B. Maths C. Japanese D. Physics
( ) 52. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Helen lives in the southern part of Nanjing.
B. Helen is unwelcome in the computer factory.
C. Helen had an interview in a travel agency last week.
D. Helen has got the job in the travel agency.
B
Are you surprised to see one or two twins in your class What about 28 sets of them
Andover High School in Minnesota, USA, has applied for (申请) the Guinness Book of World Records (吉尼斯世界纪录大全), because it has 28 sets of twins among its students.
“Having 28 sets of twins at any school is really uncommon,” said Dr. Nancy Segal, a twins researcher (研究者) at the University of Minnesota. “There is no good explanation (解释)…. Maybe their parents eat well.”
Peyton Zapzalka, one of the twin sisters, said the twin students had their own way of life. “We think nothing of the finishing each other’s homework,” she said.
Brent and Nathan Strong are another pair of twins. The brothers have already won something. They were given two tickets by a school to a twins game this year. Brent and Nathan will go to university on baseball scholarship (奖金)。
“Brent and Nathan’s Mon is our little sister’s fifth-grade teacher,” said Peyton Zapzalka. “We’re all connected (联系), one way or another.”
One example: the Zapzalkas were born on July 221, 1994—the same day their twin classmates Matt and Mike Schultz were born—in the same hospital.
( ) 53. What makes Andover High School so different
A. Many students in it go to university on baseball scholarships.
B. There are 28 sets of twins there.
C. It can’t go into the Guinness Book of World Records.
D. It is a special school that does research on twins.
( ) 54. What is Dr. Nancy Segal’s explanation for so many twins at this school
A. He doesn’t think there is anything uncommon.
B. At least, one of their parents is a twin.
C. There is no clear reason why it is this way.
D. Their parents eat the best food.
( ) 55. When Peyton Zapzalka said “We think nothing of finishing each other’s words,” she meant __________.
A. twins had their own way of life
B. twins could understand each other well
C. twins couldn’t finish each other’s sentences
D. Twins could finish nothing of each other’s sentences
( ) 56. What does Brent’s mother do
A. An astronaut. B. A twin researcher.
C. A doctor. D. A teacher.
( ) 57. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Brent and Nathan got tickets for a baseball game.
B. Brent will go to university on a baseball scholarship.
C. Peyton will go to college on a scholarship.
D. Peyton is Brent and Nathan’s fifth-grade teacher.
五、任务型阅读。（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
Many changes have taken place in Nanjing over the years.
In the past, there were green trees on both sides of the narrow roads and the tallest building in the city was Jingling Hotel. But now there are wide roads and tall buildings everywhere. You cannot see Jingling Hotel from a distance now because it is surrounded (包围) by much taller buildings.
Years ago, most people lived in buildings with only four or five floors. They used to watch TV in their free time. But now most families have computers. They surf the Internet. Moreover, a lot of people like to go out after dinner and enjoy the latest films in the cinema.
In the past, people usually traveled around the city by bicycle or bus. But now people are richer. A lot of families have their own cars.
People in Nanjing are living a happy life.
Topic There have (58) _______ great changes in Nanjing over the years.
Facts Environment Jingling Hotel is not (59) _____ tall as before, and you can’t see it from far away.
Life People used to live in small buildings, but now they live in much taller buildings. Moreover they can get the (60) _________ they want from the Internet.
(61) ______ People used to travel around by bicycle or bus, but now many families even have their own cars.
Opinion Their lives are getting richer and richer, and they are (62) ________ a comfortable life.
58._________; 59._________; 60._________; 61._________; 62.__________
六、词汇。（本题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
A. 根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
63. 54. What does VIP mean ___________ （确切地）
64. The city has a lot of parks and____________（开阔的)spaces．It’s a good place to live.
65. There are twelve____________ (街区)in the famous city.
66. The streets here are wide and clean with many green trees and flower on _______ (两) sides.
B. 根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。
67. 49. We should learn to have a ________ (communicate) with different people in different fields.
68. They all think it’s____________ (possible) to finish the work in such a short time.
69. It will be colder in the____________ (east) part of China next week.
70. In some ways, the environment is much ________ (clean), and there are more and more wild birds flying among trees.
七、用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空（本题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分）
71. 59. The government _______ already ________ (take) action to reduce the pollution.
72. They used _________ (help) me.
73. They ________ (come) here four years ago.
74. Great changes ____________(take) place in China over the years.
75. I won’t go to see the film this evening because I __________ (see) it twice.
76. —Do you know Hong Kong
—Yes，it ____________ (return)to China in 1997.
八、根据所给中文，完成英语句子（本题共6小题，每小题1分，共9分）
77. 这儿的人以前经常骑车上班，但现在，他们中许多人已有了自己的车。
People here _________________________, but now many of them ____________.
78. 我还没有完成我的作业。
I _________________________________________.
79. 家长应该与孩子的老师保持联系。
Parents should ___________________________________________.
80. 从那时，我们一直没有见过面。
We _________________________________________.
81. 这儿曾经有一条河流，但现在已经变成了一座现代化的超市了。
There ____________________ a river here, but now it _______________ a modern shopping mall.
82. 在过去的几年里，我们的学校已经发生了很大的变化。
Our school ______________________________________________.
九、书面表达（10分）
请你写一篇作文，用90字左右描写你的家乡尧塘镇近几年来的变化。
1. 过去，我的家乡是个贫穷的小镇，但是镇上空气新鲜卫生。人们住在低矮的屋子里。人们常常步行或骑自行车去镇里。
2. 在过去的几年中，我的家乡发生了很大变化。多数人搬进了公寓。马路变宽了，有了超市，人们也有了可疑体育锻炼的地方。3.人们可以坐公共汽车、打的或开上私家车去城里了。但是空气不如以前新鲜了，树也没以前多了。
4. 对家乡变化的感受。（要求用1-2句话）
Changes in My Hometown
8B Unit 1综合测试卷
听力材料
（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
第一部分：听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话读一遍。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
1. W: Are you busy these days, Mike
M: Yes. I have too much homework to do. I have no time for my hobbies, and I don’t get enough sleep.
2. W: What can I do for you
M: I’m looking for a handbag for my mother. Mother’s Day is coming.
3 W: What did you do last Sunday, boys and girls
M: We had a picnic in the park.
4: W: Nick, I hear your cousin is good at drawing.
M: Yes, she usually learns to draw after school.
5: W: May I speak to Simon
M: This is Mr. Brown, Simon’s father. I’m afraid he is still at school.
6. W: How much are the apples and oranges
M: The apples are ten yuan a kilo and the oranges are three yuan a kilo.
W: I want to buy half a kilo of the apples and a kilo of the oranges.
7. W: Why don’t you go to watch this film, Tom
M: I like this film very much. My brother, Max, likes the film too. But there is only one ticket. So I let Max go to the cinema.
8. W: Shall I leave early this morning
M: I think so. We should be there at 8:30 a.m. to enjoy the full day.
9. W: May Day is coming, Mr. Green. Where are you going
M: I’m going to visit Bangkok, but my son wants to go to visit Tokyo.
10: M: How do you usually go to school, Lily
W: I usually walk to school, but I took a bus this morning.
第二部分：你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。
听一段对话，回答第11---12小题。答题完毕，请等待"嘀"的信号，进入第一篇短文。
W: Dad, will you read to me
M: Uh, let me finish the newspaper first.
W: You’ve always been saying that! How long have you read your newspaper
M: It has been for an hour. What about reading the business part of the newspaper together
W: That’s boring!
M: Would you like to watch TV for a while
W: Oh, no. I watched TV ten minutes ago.
M: Well, it’s bedtime right now. so, let’s begin our story. Here we go…
W: That’s great!
听一篇短文,回答第13～15题。
My hometown is a small town. It lies in the countryside.
In the old days, it was poor and dirty. People lived in old and small houses. Pollution was here and there. Few visitors came here.
There have been great changes here now. People have a better life. We can see many buildings and modern shopping markets. Many people have their own cars. There are trees, flowers and grass everywhere. Every year many tourists come to visit our town.
I’m sure our hometown will become richer and more beautiful in the future.
听二篇短文,回答第16～20题。
John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. When he was 23, he got a million dollars when his father died. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. John decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave away $100,000 of his money to help poor children to live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now, John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by s ending them each $200 a month. The money was for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothes. This year, John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good plan. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
参考答案
1—5: BCCAB 6—10: ACCCA 1—15: CAAAC 16—20: ABCBB
21—25: ADBCD 26—30: DBADB 31—35: CDCCD 36—41: CABABA
42—47: DCACCB 48—52: BCDAC 53—57: BCBDB
58—62: been; as / so; information; transport; enjoying / living
63—66: exactly; open; blocks; both
67—70: communication; impossible; eastern; cleaner
71—76: has…taken; to help; came; have taken; have seen; returned
77. people here used to be o to work by bike, but now many of them have their own cars.
78. I haven’t finished doing my homework yet.
79. Parents should keep in touch with children’s teachers.
80. We haven’t seen each other ever since then.
81. There used to be a river here, but now it has turned into a modern shopping mall.
82. Our school has changed a lot over the years.
书面表达
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