2016.2-2016.7深圳市初中英语八（下）Unit8 Life in the future 单元测试题

2016.2-2016.7深圳市初中英语八（下）Unit8 Life in the future 单元测试题
笔试部分(85分)
第一卷选择题(60分)
I.词汇测试(15分)
i.根据句意，选择与划线部分意思最接近的选项。(共8小题，每小题1分)
( )1. — Do you still remember that accident? —Of course. It happened recently.
A. not long ago B. a long time ago C. at last
( )2. — Tom, why did you not answer my call? —I was watching TV while you called me.
A. when B. after C. before
( )3. — What do you think of Lei Feng?
—Although he has been dead for many years, he would forever live in our hearts.
A. never B. always C. seldom
( )4. — How can I solve this problem?
—You can ask Peter. He always knows a lot.He certainly knows how to deal with it.
A. surely B. suddenly C. hardly
( )5. — I broke your vase just now. I have to make an apology to you. —That’s all right.
A. say hello B. say sorry C. say thanks
( )6. — I don’t think computers are better than human brains in the present. —I agree with you.
A. in the future B. on the past C. now
( )7. — How long does it take you to prepare for the competition? —About three weeks.
A. decide on B. take part in C. get ready for
( )8. — Lucy, hurry up, please, or we’ll be late for the trip. — OK. I，m coming in a second.
A. at the front B. right away C. in the future
ii.从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。(共7小题，每小题1分)
( )9. To _________ people is to make them pleased by giving them what they want.
A. hold B. touch C. satisfy
( )10. When things are _________, they are put together.
A. mixed B. confused C. lost
( )11. A(n) _________ is a reason that you give to explain why you did something.
A. notice B. report C excuse
( )12. — There is a new________ in the town. Let’s go to drink some coffee there. —Let’s go.
A. cafe B. theater C. library
( )13. — Why did he park his car out of the yard?
—Because the door is not_________ enough for his car to come in.
A. long B. wide C. short
( )14. — How can you cut the paper in the______ of a bird? —I followed the tips from a post on the Internet.
A. shape B. cycle C. name
( )15. — I am sorry that I have broken your cup. —_________
A. I can’t agree with you. B. That’s too bad. C. Never mind.
II.完形填空(15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25 各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 (共10小题，每小题1.5分)
Life in 30 years will be different because many changes will take place. But what will the 16 be?
The population is growing fast. There will be 17 people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. 18 will be much smaller and more useful. And the study on the Internet will be one of the important learning 19 at home.
People will work fewer hours than they are doing now and they will have more free time. Travelling will be much cheaper and more exciting. And many people will go to other countries for 20.
There will be changes in our 21 too. More 22 will be used for building new cities. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be 23. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, and they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be 24.
Work in the future will be different too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people won’t have enough 25 to do. This will be a problem.
( )16. A. questions B. chances C. changes
( )17. A. fewer and fewer B. less and less C. more and more
( )18. A. Computers B. Telephones C. TVs
( )19. A. subjects B. rules C. ways
( )20. A. walks B. holidays C. work
( )21. A. health B. food C. family
( )22. A. trees B. land C. money
( )23. A. more expensive B. more delicious C. cheaper
( )24. A. stronger B. fatter C. healthier
( )25. A. time B. money C. work
Ill.阅读理解(30分)
阅读下列短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。(共20小题，每小题1.5分)
A
Last year, Tom and his I cousin took a trip by boat. When they got on the boat, every passenger should answer the captain’s questions. If the passenger answered “yes”, he or she got one present; if the passenger answered “he”, he or she got two presents. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn to answer the questions. The captain came up to them and asked, “Are you a good sailor?” Tom wanted to get two presents, so he answered “no” loudly. At the same time he said, “l have never been a sailor, so how could I be a good sailor?” The captain gave him two presents. His cousin gave the same answer, so he got two presents too.
The boat started off. All the passengers began to open their presents. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two presents was a small bottle of drinking water, and the other was a seasick tablet (晕船药). Tom had a look at a “yes”-passenger’s present. His was a piece of chocolate. Tom shouted at the captain, “We are never seasick. Why do you give us seasick tablets?”
( )26. When did the captain ask the passengers questions?
A. Before the trip. B. After the trip. C. During the trip. D. Never.
( )27. Why did Tom and his cousin answer “no”？
A. Because they felt sick on the boat.
B. Because they were not good at sailing.
C. Because they both wanted to get two presents.
D. Because they wanted to have chocolate.
( )28. What does the underlined part “a good sailor” refer to?
A. A person who gets seasick. B. A person who doesn’t get seasick.
C. A person who is good at selling goods. D. A person who is good at boating.
( )29. What were the two presents?
A. A bottle of water and a piece of chocolate. B. A seasick tablet and a piece of chocolate.
C. A bottle of water and two seasick tablets. D. A bottle of water and a seasick tablet.
( )30. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The captain told a lie to Tom and his cousin.
B. Tom and his cousin didn’t want the seasick tablets.
C. All the other passengers answered “yes”.
D. The captain didn’t want to give T6m chocolate.
B
What will the life be like in the future? Maybe no one knows because we never know what will happen in the future. Maybe our life will be like the following.
Languages
English should still be the most popular language, but Chinese should be the second. Now, many foreign people are studying Chinese as their second language. In the future, many other languages will disappear.
Water
Water will become as expensive as oil because many rivers will disappear. We will have to save water and pay more for clean water.
Education and Science
Students won’t go to school. They will stay at home and study online. Students from all over the world may study together on the Internet. We may eat more genetically modified (转基因) food. And more robots will be around us. Lots of dangerous housework will be done by them.
Travel
More people will travel in their own country. Travelling in different countries will be more expensive and will take more time. Travelling by bus, by ship or by train may become very popular. Of course, flying may be the most popular.
Living
People will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea too. Everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answers to all their problems.
( )31. What are many people learning as their second language now?
A. Chinese. B. English.
C. Japanese. D. French.
( )32. Why will water become expensive according to the passage?
A. Because more people will need water.
B. Because there will be more water pollution.
C. Because many rivers will disappear.
D. Because oil will be cheaper.
( )33. Travelling will be the most popular.
A. by bus B. by ship
C. by train D. by plane
( )34. What can we know from the passage?
A. Chinese will be the most popular language.
B. People will pay less for clean water.
C. People may eat more genetically modified food.
D. Fewer people will travel in their own country.
( )35. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How to live a better life in the future.
B. What problems we’ll meet in the future.
C. Some predictions (预测) of the future.
D. A guide for living in the future.
C
Nowadays many people care about natural resources, such as oil. Though there’re many kinds of resources, with the increase of population and the appearance of many factories, the more we use, the fewer will be left. Oil is getting less and less. Though it may be incredible, it’s said that oil on Earth can last for only 50 years. Natural gas perhaps will last about 38 years.
It’s difficult to imagine what the modem world will be like without oil. But oil isn’t easy to find and get out of the Earth. Human beings must study the rocks. When they think the rocks in a certain place may contain oil, a tower is built. A machine in the tower cuts a hole down into the ground. And a steel pipe (钢管) is pushed down to keep out water. At last if human beings are right, usually the oil rushes up by the pressure of the gas in the top of the rock, and it rushes high into the air. If the oil catches a light, there will be a terrible fire. So a kind of cover (盖子) is fixed on the top of the pipe, and the oil can run out through taps (阀门).
If we make a well near the middle of the oil field, we can also get coal gas. Such gas is sent through pipes to towns far away and used in houses and factories.
Today the price of oil keeps rising all the time. In many countries, the governments (政府)encourage people to save oil as much as possible.
( )36. What does the underline word “incredible” mean?
A. Unbelievable. B. Sure.
C. Important. D. Useful.
( )37. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. How the life will be like without oil.
B. Oil is the most useful resource in the future.
C. How to get oil out of the Earth.
D. How to keep safe when looking for oil.
( )38. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Coal gas can’t be used in houses and factories.
B. Oil is very important in the modem world.
C. Many governments encourage people to stop using oil.
D. Today oil is as expensive as before.
( )39. What’s the tendency (趋势)of the amount of oil on Earth according to the passage?
amount 和 time走势图
( )40. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A. We should use less oil in the future.
B. We should make the price of oil down.
C. We should find new resources instead of oil.
D. We should save oil on Earth.
D
Dear consumers (消费者)，
I love sitting in a comfortable chair for a long reading. When I relax into the chair, I also relax into the writer’s words.
Today, we at Amazon are excited to show Kindle, a wireless，convenient reading machine with instant access (即时访问) more than 90,000 books, magazines and newspapers.
We’ve been working on Kindle for more than three years. We want the Kindle to appear in your hands, so you can enjoy your reading. We also want to go beyond those heavy books. Kindle is wireless, so whether you’re lying in bed or on a train, you can think of a book, and have it in less than 60 seconds. No computer is needed for you to do your reading from the machine.
We choose the same wireless technology used in mobile phones. But unlike phones there are no monthly wireless bills, no service or data plans, and no yearly contracts (合同)，and there is no software to install (安装). We want you to get lost in your reading but not in the technology.
Kindle uses a new kind of screen called electronic paper. Natural with no strong light, reading on Kindle is nothing like reading from a computer screen. Kindle weighs only about 290 grams — less than paperwork — but can carry two hundred books. Enjoy learning about Kindle and thank you!
Jeff Bezos Founder &GEO
( )41. What is Kindle according to the passage?
A. A machine which has neither wires nor weight.
B. A machine which is operated by a computer.
C. A machine which will disappear while reading.
D. A machine which can find a book within one minute.
( )42. What can readers do with Kindle?
A. They can enjoy reading when driving cars.
B. They can improve their reading skills.
C. They can install software for free.
D. They can get free from heavy paper books.
( )43. What is Kindle different from mobile phones?
A. It has a much friendlier screen.
B. It can work without electricity.
C. It doesn’t need to install software.
D. It is wireless and can be used anywhere.
( )44. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A Kindle with instant access nearly 90,000 books.
B. The workers have been working on Kindle for more than three years.
C. There is no software to install in the Kindle.
D. Jeff Bezos is the CEO of Amazon.
( )45. What is probably this passage?
A. An instruction for use.
B. A business contract.
C. An advertisement.
D. A complaint letter.
第二卷非选择题（25分）
IV.语法填空（10分）
根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。(共10小题，每小题1分)
A little boy wanted to find God. On his way he saw (46) _________ old woman in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked hungry, so she (47) _________ (offer) a cake by the boy. She accepted it and smiled (48) _________ him. Her smile was (49) _________ pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her some juice. She smiled again. The boy (50) _________ (be) very happy! They sat there all the afternoon, (51) _________ they never said a word. As it was getting dark, the boy got up (52) _________ (leave). Before he left, he gave the old lady a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy got home, he said to his mother, “I had lunch with God. She’s got (53) _________ (beautiful) smile that I’ve ever seen!” The old woman returned to her home (54) _________ (happy) too. She said to her son, “I enjoyed (55) _________ (eat) cakes in the park with God. You know, he was much younger than I thought.”
V.书面表达(共1题，15分)
随着科技的发展，未来生活将会发生很大的变化。请以“Life in the future”为题，用英语写 一篇80词左右的短文。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
内容提示：
1. 在机器人的帮助下，人们工作和学习会更轻松；
2. 人类可以在其他星球上居住；
3. 未来生活将会更加美好。
Life in the future
Have you ever imagined what our life will be like in the future? I have.
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笔试部分
第一卷
I. 1-5 AABAB 6-10 CCBCA 11-15 CABAC
II. 16-20 CCACB 21-25 BBACC
III. 26-30 ACBDB 31-35 ACDCC 36-40 ACBAD 41-45 DDCAC
第二卷 (One possible version)
IV. 46. an 47. was offered 48. at
49. so 50. was 51. but 52. to leave 53. the most beautiful 54. happily
55. eating
V.
Life in the future
Have you ever imagined what our life will be like in the future? I have. We will be so happy to live in the future. Robots will be part of our life and with their help we can finish our work more easily. As time goes by, scientists will find new homes in space for human beings. We can fly and live there. Because of fewer people on Earth, the environment will be better. The world will be just like a big family. No one knows our future for certain, but I hope the future will be better.
【书面表达写作指导】
本次写作任务主要是描述人类的未来生活，所以确定时态应该用一般将来时。写作时不能遗漏要点，可根据提示适当发挥。另外，注意句与句之间衔接自然，语言流畅。写完之后要检查文章的拼写、语法、标点是否正确。