苏教版牛津英语2019-2020八年级下册Unit1 Past and Present 单元测试题(含答案)
一、单项选择。
( )1.-How long does it take us to go to your hometown from here!
-It takes us hour or more to go to my hometown by train.
A.an;a
B.a;an
C.an;/
D.a;/
( )2.Have you seen a real plane? -No,never.
A.already
B.yet
C.still
D.ever
( )3.Where's my maths book?It was on my desk minutes .
A.before
B.ago
C.after
D.later
( )4.Nothing is for you if you always do your best.
A.possible
B.impossible
C.important
D.careful
( )5.Mr Wu has worked in this school since his family to Nanjing five years ago.
A.has moved
B.moved
C.moves
D.move
( )6.A lot of fish in the river because of the water pollution.
A.has died
B.have died
C.dead
D.is dead
( )7.Our school invites good teachers from other schools to give us talks .
A.from time to time
B.from one to another
C.from past to now
D.from day to night
( )8.Have you realized the seriousness(重性)of the present ?
A.situation
B.dictionary
C.interest
D.performance
( )9.-Mike,why are you playing computer games again? -I my homework.
A.finish
B.finished
C.have finished
D.has finished
( )10.They have studied in this school .
A.three years ago
B.since three years ago
C.for three years ago
D.since three years
( )11.-Have you got any information about your missing dog?- .We are still looking for it.
A.Not yet
B.I hope not
C.I think so
D.Of course
( )12.There great changes in this village in the past ten years.People are richer and the sky is bluer.
A.has had
B.have been
C.has been
D.have had
( )13.-When will Diana arrive? -Oh,she .She is in the meeting room now.
A.arrives
B.is arriving
C.arrived
D.has arrived
( )14.Dick in America,but he has been Chinese food since he moved to China.
A.used to live;used to eating
B.is used to live;used to eat
C.is used to live;used to eating
D.used to living;used to eat
( )15.-I have just got an A in English.- .
A.You've done a good job
B.It can't be worse
C.It's too good to be wrong
D.You're always welcome
答案:1-5CDBBB 6-10BAACB 11-15ABDAA
二,完形填空。
The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策)and instead let families have two children.People knew the 1 after an important meeting in Beijing.It's reported that there are many reasons 2 the change in policy.One of them is to 3 population development.
China has the world's 4 population.It carried out the one-child policy in 1980.But the government 5 only a small number of couples to have two children.For example,at rural(农村的) areas, 6 the first-born is a girl,couples can have a second child.
In 2013,the Chinese government 7 other couples a chance to have two children.Families could have two if one 8 was an only child.However,too many young people in the cities are probably no longer 9 in having a second child.
At the end of 2014,China had a population of 1.37 billion people.A total of 800
10 of them are employed(雇佣)。With the two-child policy,an increase in births will change the labor shortage(短缺)。
( )1.A.matter B.news C.object D.thing
( )2.A.for B.about C.with D.of
( )3.A.watch B.stop C.balance D.plan
( )4.A.smallest B.largest C.most D.least
( )5.A.permitted B.made C.had D.let
( )6.A.unless B.though C.because D.if
( )7.A.took B.missed C.gave D. stood
( )8.A.sister B.brother C.aunt D.parent
( )9.A.excited B.interested C.bored D.relaxed
( )10.A.million B.millions C.million of D.millions of
答案:1-5 BACBA 6-10DCDBA
三、阅读理解。
A
"Three apples have changed the world.one is for Eve;one is for Newton.The third is in the hands of Steve Jobs,"said someone.
Steve Jobs was the former CEO of the Apple computer company which was set up in his parents' garage($1)on April Fool's lay,1976.Through many years' hard work, Jobs and his Apple products were a great success.People believe he has made the world a better place.Many young people also think of Apple products as a fashion icon.
Because of his great achievements in this area,he was honoured with a number of awards,including the National Medal of Technology in 1985,the Time cover character(封面人物)and the Most Successful Manager in 1997.
Jobs road to success wasn't an easy one.He experienced several ups and downs,but he was still
standing.Just as Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea said,"A man can be destroyed,but not be
defeated。"So he was considered as an American hero.
What did Jobs' workers and family members think of him?
On one hand.some workers described him as a strange,bad-tempered(坏脾气的)boss.They said he was impatient with those who disagreed with him or didn't understand his ideas.On the other hand.his family members thought of him as a home-loving dad with each of his four children.He worried about all the things of them,such as their boyfriends,travel,safety and even skirt length.Though he was quite busy,he still attended his daughter's graduation party.
( )1.Where did Steve Jobs set up the Apple computer company?
A.In his own house.
B.In his friend's house.
C.In his friend's garage.
D.In his parents' garage.
( )2.What do you think of Steve Jobs according to(根据)the passage?
A.Home-loving.
B.Honest.
C.Jealous.
D.Humorous.
( )3.What award did Steve Jobs achieve in 1985?
A.The Most Successful Manager.
B.The Top Richest Man.
C.The National Medal of Technology.
D.The Time cover character.
( )4.Why was he considered as an American hero according to the passage?
A.Because he developed lots of Apple products.
B.Because he set up the Apple computer company.
C.Because he devoted himself to the area of computer.
D.Because he wasn't defeated after several ups and downs.
( )5.From the passage,we know that
A.Steve Jobs was very famous only in the USA
B.Steve Jobs was too busy to care about his children
C.Steve Jobs changed the world a lot with his Apple products
D.Steve Jobs never got into any trouble on his way to success
B
On a warm day in 2050,Frank and Mary Smith wake up in the morning and turn on the bedroom computer to get the latest news.They used to read The Times.but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
Frank reads some usual news about space:another space flight has returned from Mars.Then they turn to business news:the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai.one of the world's leading business centres.
As they watch the screen,Mary orders one of the household robots(机器人)to make coffee for them.Frank is an office worker.working for three factories.Mary also has a job and she studies
medicine.Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London.but in 2024 they decided to move to the seaside and work at home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter,Louise.She goes to school only one day a week.mainly to play with other students.Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them:the Internet has made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise,now thirteen,is studying Chinese at present,which has become a world language as
important as English.Louise has many Chinese friends.They share many things by computer.
According to the family doctor,Louise will live to at least 130.Her wish is to work for a few decades(十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
( )6.What is The Times most likely to be?
A.A TV station. B.A newspaper. C.A book. D.An e-newspaper.
( )7.Frank reads news about first.
A.sports
B.business
C.Mars
D.space
( )8.How many people are there in the family?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Four.
D.Five.
( )9.Which is NOT true about Louise?
A.She is a teenager.
B.She is a student.
C.She doesn't go to school often.
D.She goes to school to study.
( )10.We can infer(推所)that in 2050 according to the passage.
A.there are not many classrooms in schools
B.robots are people's friends
C.more people work in offices
D.China plays an even more important part in the world
C
A famous study was done in a school by a professor from a university.At the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children.They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class.But the fact was that these students were only average,and they were not the best students at all.Well,guess what?At the end of the year,all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.
What made these average students change so much to become top students?The only difference was the change in their teachers' attitudes.Because the teachers believed that these five kids were top students,they expected more from them.And so these five average students became to believe and expect more from themselves.So they worked harder to do as well as they could.
Do you know?If you expect the best from people,they'll usually want to give you their best.A great leader said,"Treat a person just how he appears to be on the outside,and you 'll make him even worse.But treat a person like he's already a success,and you'll help make him the best he can be."
Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny,his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said,"Johnny,you're the naughtiest(最调皮的)boy in this class.I'm sure you'll never change."The next year Johnny had a new teacher.And on the first day of class.she met with Johnny after school and said,"Johnny,I've heard a lot about you!But do you know that I don't believe a word of it."And every day after that,this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things.Later on,Johnny became a school leader,because that's the power of our belief and attitudes towards children.
( )11.The professor started his research by
A.telling the five students to work harder than ever before
B.teaching the five children himself
C.telling the teachers that the five students were the best in the class
D.asking the five children to find a new teacher
( )12.The five average students became top students mainly because of .
A.the professor's study
B.the change in the professor's attitudes
C.the teachers' hard work
D.the change in the teachers' attitudes
( )13.Why did the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old Johnny?
A.To show the importance of encouragement.
B.To show that the boy was clever enough.
C.To let us know the famous boy.
D.To let us know how good his teacher was.
( )14.According to the story,we can learn that .
A.the research began at the end of the school year
B.the students scored highest only because they worked hard
C.if you expect the most from people,you'll get the least
D.little Johnny liked his new teacher very much
( )15.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.If you want to get more,you should have new teachers.
B.The attitude and belief can change a person.
C.A professor's study can help you score highest.
D.Only teachers can make you a top student.
答案:1-5DACDC 6-10BDBDD 11-15CDADB
四、任务型阅读。
We dislike too hot days.Luckily,we have air conditioners and fridges.How did Chinese people stay cool in the hot season before they have air conditioners and fridges?
` The most common way people in old China kept cool was to use fans.Many fans had poems or drawings on them.
Beginning in the Sui Dynasty(朝代),Chinese people started to use porcelain pillows(瓷枕)。These pillows felt cool,so people could sleep well on them.
People in these old times didn't have fridges to make ice.Instead,they collected ice in winter and kept it underground,sometimes in wells(P).When summer came,they got the ice out and put it in their living rooms to cool them down.
Rich people and members of the king family had more expensive ways to keep cool.As early as the Han Dynasty,some people used a tool like modern electrical fans.It was made of a wheel and some fan blades(片)。A person would pull a rope to make the wheel spin(转)and then the blades would spin around fast.
In the Tang Dynasty,people found a way to make their whole house cool.They built their houses
next to the water,used some machines to carry water to the top of the house,and made it flow down from the eaves(屋檐)。This man-made waterfall brought cool air into the house.
How people kept cool in the past
Different 1in different times Fans:It was very common for people to use fans with 2 or drawings on them.
Porcelain pillows:In the Sui Dynasty, 3 people began to sleep on porcelain pillows 4 these pillows were cool.
Ice:In winter,ice was collected,and then in 5 people got the ice out and put it in houses to make the temperature 6 .
7 fans:In the Han Dynasty,a tool like modern electrical fans was used by only a small number of people,for it was 8 .
Water:In the 9 Dynasty,people kept their houses cool by making 10 waterfalls.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. .
6 .7. 8. 9. 10. .
答案:1.ways 2.poems 3.Chinese 4.because 5.summer 6.drop
Advanced 8.expensive 9.Tang
单词拼写
根据首字母或中文提示完成单词。
1.The little girl will travel (在国外)to learn more about art.
2.Oh.my god!You haven't finished your homework (还。仍)。
3.We should provide a good living (环境)for ourselves.
4.We began (小学教育的)school at the age of seven.
5.Lucy and Tom have been in love for many years and they'll get (结婚的)next month.
B.用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.It will be colder in the (south)part of China next week.
7.The air (pollute)makes me feel sick.
8.-you (receive)any letters from him recently? -Not yet.
9.-Turn off the radio,dear.The baby is sleeping.-There is no need.He (wake)up already.
10.A big storm made it (possible)for us to go out.
答案:1.abroad 2.yet 3.environment 4.primary 5.married
southern 7.pollution 8.Have;received 9.has woken 10.impossible
六、根据中文提示完成句子。
1.在过去的几年里,苏州发生了很大的变化。
In the past ,great changes in Suzhou.
现在有更多新的道路。Now there are more .
3.“你的家乡过去几年改变了很多吗?”“当然。”
- your hometown in the past few years?-Of course.
4.现在老人们过着舒适的生活。Now the old are living .
5.我们需要更多开阔的空地来建学校。 We need to build schools.
七、书面表达。(15分)
你最近去了一个湿地。请你根据下面的提示,写一篇80词左右的短文,介绍当地的变化并简要表达自
巴的想法。
Place:The wetlands in the south of the city
Before it was opened to the public(公众):clean,peaceful Now:noisy,fewer birds,dirty water
Reasons:...
Your opinions:...
I have been to the wetlands in the south of the city recently.And I find great changes have taken place.
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答案:七,One possible version:
I have been to the wetlands in the south of the city recently.And I find great changes have taken place. Before this area was opened to the public,it was a clean and peaceful place.Many birds flew here tor winter.But now,as it is an attraction for tourists,more and more people come here.The place is often full of noise and waste.The water is dirty.There are fewer
birds now. I think people should realize that birds need a peaceful and clean environment.They should do something to make the wetlands a better place for both man and birds.