听力材料
听力部分
I.信息获取
听三段对话，选择正确的答案。
听第一段对话，回答第1-3两个问题。
M: Do you know anything about our brain?
W: No, I don’t. Can you tell me something about it?
M: Certainly. As an adult, our brain weighs 1.4kg. Inside our brains are billions of
cells.Each cell is a thousand times more powerful than a computer!
W: That’s amazing! Can you tell me something more?
M: Yes. The active part of our brain is called the grey matter. The non-active part is called the white matter.
听第二段对话，回答第3 - 4两个问题。
W: Have you got anything to wear for the New Year’s party?
M: Yes. I will wear a blue shirt. How about you, Betty?
W: I haven’t decided what to wear.
M: OK. Let’s look for something together.
W: Oh，look at this amazing overcoat. Where’s the assistant?
M: Well，I think we’re going to be here for some time.
听第三段对话，回答第5 - 6两个问题。
M: Excuse me, I want to buy the house here. Could you please tell me some rules?
W: Certainly.
M: Where can I park my car?
W: Hmm, there is some parking space in front of each building for the people living here.
M: OK. What about the rubbish?
W: You can throw it into the dustbin near your building and the cleaner will collect it every day.
M: All right. Thank you very much.
II.回答问题
听下面一段独白，请根据所听内容回答第7 - 10四个问题。
(M): There was a concert in the Town Theater. The tickets were expensive, but Susan bought one. She went there early and listened to the singers carefully. She likes music very much. Every day she gets up early and sings by the lake behind her house. Miss Smith, her music teacher, often teaches her how to sing well. Susan hopes to be a singer. Miss Smith thinks she will succeed if she works hard.
Question 7: Was there a concert in the Town Theater?
Question 8: What does Susan do every day?
Question 9: What is Miss Smith?
Question 10: What does Susan hope to be?
III.信息转述
请根据所听到的内容，选择思维导图中的正确信息，用5 - 6句话进行复述。 (将复述内容写下来）
现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读思维导图。
(W): My sister is an English teacher in a middle school. She is tall and thin with a pair of glasses. She works hard and often helps the people in need. She loves and cares about her students. She sings and dances well. She is good at ping-pong. This year, she will go to Sichuan, as a volunteer, to teach English in a middle school. I love my sister.
牛津深圳版八年级上册Unit 4 Inventions 单元测试卷
听力部分（15% )
I.信息获取（6分）
听三段对话，选择正确的答案。
听第一段对话，回答第1 - 2两个问题。
( )1. What does our brain weigh?
A.1.2kg. B.1.4kg. C.1.6kg.
( )2. Which is the active part of our brain?
A.Grey matter. B.Cells. C. White matter.
听第二段对话，回答第3 - 4两个问题。
( )3. What is Tony going to wear for the party?21·cn·jy·com
A.A white shirt. B.A T-shirt. C. A blue shirt.21教育名师原创作品
( )4. Has the girl decided what to wear for the party?
A.Yes, she has. B. No, she hasn’t. C. We don’t know.
听第三段对话，回答第5 - 6两个问题。
( )5. Where can the man park his car?
A.On the street.
B.Behind the building.
C.In front of the building.
( )6. How often is the rubbish collected?
A.Every day. B. Every two days. C. Twice a week.
Ⅱ.回答问题（4分)
听下而一段独白，请根据所听内容回答第7- 10四个问题。
7.Was there a concert in the Town Theater?
Answer:
8.What does Susan do every day?
Answer:
9.What is Miss Smith?
Answer:
10.What does Susan hope to be?
Answer:
III.信息转述（5分）
请根据所听到的内容，选择思维导图中的正确信息，用5-6句话进行复 述。（将复述内容写下来）
现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读思维导图。
你可以这样开始：The speaker’s sister works in ...
Answer:
笔试部分（85% )
I.词汇测试（共15小题，每小题1分）
i.从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。
( )1. This painting was painted a century ago.
A.a thousand years B.a hundred years C.fifty years
( )2. 一Lily will go to the party instead of Betty.21教育网
一Oh, I see.
A.in front of B.in place of C.in need of
( )3. At the same time. I will prepare dinner for you.2·1·c·n·j·y
A.Meanwhile B.At the time C.Sometimes
( )4. —When did the factory develop the new machine? 21*cnjy*com
—Last year.
A. wanted B.ordered C.produced
( )5. —Would you like to go shopping with me now?【出处：21教育名师】
—Sorry, I have to finish my homework before supper.【版权所有：21教育】
A. might B.must C.can
( )6. At the start of the 20th cenrury, cars became popular.
A. beginning B.end C.middle
( )7. All the people on the bus got excited when they arrived at the Great Wall.
A. got B.reached C.left for【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
( )8.1 don’t suppose that my friend can finish the work.
A. agree B.imagine C.think
ii.根据句子意思，从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词汇完成句子。
( )9. We were amused at his movements in doing morning exercises.
A. valuable B.harmful C.funny
( )10. A is a person going from one place to another in a public or private
vehicle (交通工具).
A. passenger B.musician C.winner
( )11. An artist should beautiful things.
A. create B.improve C.pollute
( )12. —Edison the electric light.
一What a great man he is!
A. invented B. discovered C. bought
( )13. —You think studying English well is difficult, but we know interest can
be any way.
一Thank you for your advice.
A. found B. showed C. developed
( )14. 一Air pollution is one of the most serious problems in the world.
—We must take actions now.
A.ordinary B. valuable C. practical
( )15. —The summer holiday is on the way. We’ll have more freedom.
— . But we should learn to manage ourselves.www-2-1-cnjy-com
A.I’d love to B. I agree with you C. I’m afraid I won’t
Ⅱ.完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分）
Some day little cars may take the place of today’s cars. If everyone 1
such a little car in the future, there will be less 2 in the air. There will be more parking places in the cities, and the street will be 3 .Now the space for one car of the usual size can 4 more than one such little cars. Driving will be
5 ,because these little cars can go only 50 kilometres an 6 . The future cars will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be 7 for going far away. The little cars 8 only two batteries, one battery for the motor, and the other for the horn (汽车喇叭) and the lights. If we still 9 the big cars along with the small ones; we will need to 10 two kinds of roads. That is, there will be some roads for the big fast cars and other roads for the smaller and slower ones.21世纪教育网版权所有
( )1. A. sits B. drives C. sells
( )2. A. noise B. pollution C.space
( )3. A. less crowded B. poorer C. dirtier
( )4. A. hold B. sit C. sell
( )5. A. better B. faster C. safer
( )6. A. day B. minute C. hour
( )7. A. careful B. useful C. bad
( )8. A. runs B. makes C. needs
( )9. A. think B. park C. use
( )10. A. build B. put C. open21cnjy.com
III.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分）
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One day, I was cooking with my friend Sandy in the kitchen. Suddenly, Sandy cut her finger. I went to her quickly. But to my surprise, I saw computer chips in her finger.
“Now you know my secret，you have to die!” Sandy said and picked up the knife. “No, please，Sandy. Aren’t we good friends?” I shouted. But before Sandy could say anything, she fainted.
“Oh，Sandy!” I took her to hospital in a hurry. After a doctor checked her，he said，“I’m afraid we can’t help her. Why don’t you take her to a robot centre?”
I hurried to a robot centre. A few days later，Sandy was well. She asked，”Mary, why did you save me even after I tried to kill you? ”【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
“Because I’m sure you are my friend. Can you tell me where you are from?” “I’m from another planet. It’s far from here. Thank you，my friend Now I see
how friendly people are on the earth.”
Two days later, a UFO came and picked her up. Since then I’ve never seen her.
( )1. What was Sandy doing when she cut her finger?www.21-cn-jy.com
A.She was watching a film named UFO.
B.She was cooking in the kitchen.
C.She was getting ready for the coming party.
D.She was doing some shopping with her friends.
( )2. What did Sandy want to do when her friend knew her secret?
A. She wanted to kill her friend.
B. She wanted to run after her friend.
C. She wanted to go to the hospital.
D. She wanted to play with the knife.
( )3. Who saved Sandy’s life in the end?
A.The writer and the police.
B.The doctors in the hospital.
C.The doctors and the robots.
D.The writer and experts in the robot centre..
( )4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.Finally, Sandy told the writer her secret.
B.At last, Sandy thought the people on the earth were friendly.
C.Sandy went away by UFO.
D.Sandy has returned to the Earth several times.
B
Mobile phones are very popular with people. They are becoming smaller and more convenient.
Now the scientists in Canada made a smartphone (智能手机）from electronic paper. The PaperPhonc is flexible. People can control it by bending it or writing on it with a pen.
Though the PaperPhone is only millimeters (毫米）thick, people can do many things with it. For example, people can use it to make phone calls, read books, watch movies and play music. So many people use it as a computer.
The scientists think there will be no paper in the office. And people can store what they want in the PaperPhone.
The scientists from Queen’s University in Kingston，Canada said the PaperPhone would be in style in the future. It may be the end of paper and printers.
To make people be interested in this kind of mobile phones, the scientists will make it more beautiful. People will see the PaperPhone on May 10 this year.
( )5. Now mobile phones are becoming.
A.bigger and bigger B. smarter and smarter
C. smaller and more convenient D. bigger and more beautiful
( )6. Which of the following doesn’t the passage mention?
A.The PaperPhone is flexible.
B.People can bend the PaperPhone.
C.People can use the PaperPhone to read books.
D.The PaperPhone is very expensive.
( )7. The underlined word “flexible” means “ ”.
A.people can bend something easily
B.people can see something clearly
C.people can buy something easily
D.people can hear something clearly
( )8. Which of the following is TRUE?
A.There will be no computers in the future.
B.The PaperPhone is very thin.
C.People will see the PaperPhone on May 10 next year.
D.The PaperPhone looks very beautiful.
C
George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen，he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took one engine into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.
He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work，he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.21*cnjy*com
On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man—George Stephenson.
( )9. In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?
A.In 1781. B. In 1789. C. In 1795. D. In 1798.
( )10. He learned about the engine .
A.through reading and writing
B.by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
C.at lessons from a young teacher
D.by asking a lot of questions
( )11. He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon became .
A.a great man B. a good maker
C. a good worker D. a good student
( )12. From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest
in the world.
A. workers B. writers C. learners D. inventors
D
Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.
What’s going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s the life like in the deepest parts of the sea?
If you want to answer these and many other questions, just turn on the TV and watch it. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. With TV, however, they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch.
TV helps us a lot. TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing things.
( )13. Some people say the world is smaller than before because.
A.TV makes the earth smaller and smaller
B.all people like watching TV
C.watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day
D.TV brings the outside world closer to people
( )14. We can when we watch TV.
A. go to live in the other countries B. answer many questions
C. get a lot of information D. ask TV some questions
( )15.TV can .
A. teach us a lot of things B. learn a lot of things
C. give us what we want D. help us do our homework
( )16. This article tells us .
A.it’s good to watch TV
B.not to watch TV any more
C.students should not watch TV at any time
D.to watch TV instead of reading books
E
Long long ago, there was a spider. She found a beautiful farm. She liked the farm and decided to live there for ever.
One day，the spider caught a little bug. When the spider ate it，the bug said, “If you let me go, I will tell you an important thing. The thing will save your life.” The spider stopped and listened.
The little bug said，“You’d better get out of the farm. The harvest is coming! If you stay here，you will be killed by the farmer’s machine.”
But the spider didn’t listen to the bug and ate it for lunch. The next day when she was sleeping, the farmer came to have a harvest. The spider was killed by the machine.21·世纪*教育网
( )17. The bug tried to get free by .
A.running in the web
B.telling the spider some important news
C.playing against the spider
D.turning to his friend for help
( )18. The bug asked the spider.
A. to catch the farmer B. to stay at home
C. to leave the farm D. to move to the farm
( )19. After reading the passage, we know that the spider.
A. let the bug go B. thanked the bug
C. lived with the bug D. ate the bug
( )20. What’s best title for the passage?
A. A Silly Spider B. A Brave Bug
C. A Kind Farmer D. A Beautiful Farm
IV.语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
We can use cameras to take photos. Can cats do it? Believe it or not, there is a cat that can use cameras 1. (take) photos. Read on and find out more information.
The name 2. the cat is Cooper. He is a five-year-old cat and he 3.
(live) in Seattle, America. He is very special because he is the only cat who has his own camera.
At the 4. (begin)，Cooper’s owner puts a camera on his neck. He just wants to learn about the 5. (cat) life from the camera.
When Copper 6. (bring) the camera home at the end of the first day, the photos that he took surprised his owner. Many 7. (beauty) pictures filled Cooper’s day.
It is 8. (real) interesting to be able to see the world from a cat’s eye. Cooper’s owner says that these photos let people see into a cat’s world，9.
also help them to learn more about their pets.
Cooper now has more than 12,000 fans on 10. Internet and has even
made TV shows in America.
V.书面表达（15分）
未来生活中，一定有许多发明会给人们带来方便。请根据下面的英文提 示并结合自己的想象，以“A New Transporter (—种新的运输机）”为题，写 一篇英语短文。2-1-c-n-j-y
要求：1.语句通顺，语义连贯，不少于70词。
2.短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。
提示: transporter, small, light, ride, drive, fly, summer, cool, winter, warm
A New Transporter
参考答案
听力部分
I.BACBCA
II.7. Yes, there was.
8.She gets up early and sings by the lake (behind her house) every day./Get up early and sing by the lake.
9.She is a music teacher.
10.She hopes to be a singer./A singer.
III.One possible version (答案不唯一，包含五个要点即可)：
The speaker’s sister works in a middle school as an English teacher. She is tall and thin with a pair of glasses. She is hardworking and helpful and she always cares about her students. She is good at ping-pong. She will go to Sichuan as a volunteer this year to teach English in a middle school.
笔试部分
I.i. BBACB ABC ii. CAAAC CB
II.BBAAC CBCCA
III.A. BADD B.CDAB C.CBCD D.DCAA E.BCDA
IV.1. to take 2. of 3. lives 4. beginning 5. Cat’s 6. brought 7. beautiful 8. really 9. and
10.the
V.One possible version:
A New Transporter
When I grow up，I want to invent an amazing transporter. It’s small and light. We can ride it to go to school, so it is like a bicycle. We can also drive it, so it is also like a car. If we want to go to a farther place, we can fly it. Then it is just like a plane. In summer, it makes us cool and in winter it makes us warm. It can play popular songs at any time. Do you like it? I hope I’l1 present it to you in the future.
