牛津译林版英语八年级上Unit 8 Natural disasters单元提高测试卷（含答案无听力题）

11823700110490008A Unit8 Natural disasters单元提高试卷
一.单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)
1.—Did you hear the cries the boy?
—Yes, when I arrived there, I found the boy looking at the snake fear.
A. from; in B. at; with C. from; with D. in; in
2. I'd love to go to the English evening. But I'm a little , because I will be asked to sing an English song in front of the whole school.
A. tired B. sad C. nervous D. pleased
3. —I didn't see you at the party yesterday.
—Oh, I for an important call from my brother.
A. waited B. will wait C. waiting D. was waiting
4. I have no idea if he if it tomorrow.
A. will come; rains B. comes; rains C. will come; will rain D. comes; will rain
5. you never met your new workmates before, I will introduce you first at the party.
A. While B. So C. But D. Since
6. Judy for help when the police .
A. called; was coming B. called; came
C. was calling; came D. was calling; was coming
7. The terrible earthquake hurt people and them got badly hurt.
A. thousands of ; two hundreds of B. two hundred; two hundreds
C. thousand of ; two hundred of D. thousands of; two hundred of
8. —Many people in Tangshan earthquake.
—That's terrible. I hope everything every day.
A. lose their life; go well B. lose their lives; go well
C. lost their lives; goes well D. lost their lives; go well
9. Every thing needs air. Without it, nothing can keep .
A. living; living B. living; alive C. alive; alive D. alive; living
10. —Didn't you see the lightning?
— . It was 'so bright.
A. Yes, I did B. No, I did C. Yes, I didn't D. No, I didn't
11. —Where were you playing football ?
—On the football field.
A. tomorrow B. next Monday C. at 4 yesterday afternoon D. right now
12. The old lady didn't know when the house caught fire.
A. how to do B. where to do C. what to do D. what to do it
13. —Are you of the dark?
—Yes, so I always go to sleep with my bedroom lights .
A. worry; on B. worried; off C. afraid; on D. fear; off
14. from the smoke, you should stay low to the ground while running out of a burning house.
A. To keeping away B. To keep away C. Keep away D. Keeping away
15. —How would you like your tea, Amy?
— .
A. Green, please B. I like it very much C. It tastes good D. Thank you
二、完型填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
Earthquakes are common (普通) because earthquakes nearly happen every day. But most of them are very l . We can't even feel them During a strong earthquake, 2 , there is often a great noise. Then the earth 3 terribly and many houses fall down. Railway tracks break and trains go off lines. A large number of houses are destroyed(毁坏). Thousands of people lose their 4 , even lives. Besides the great damage (损害) and deaths caused by the earthquake itself, other accidents such as fires and rains often 5 . More buildings are destroyed and more people are killed.
We all know the 6 of an earthquake. For hundreds of years, man 7 studying earthquakes. More than 2, 000 years ago, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng 8 a wonderful machine. It could point (指向) at the 9 where he earthquakes happened. Scientists are still working hard to improve(改进) these machines today. Now although(虽然) we know much more about earthquakes and 10 they happen, sometimes we still can't tell when an earthquake will happen. We still have a long way to go.
( ) 1. A real B. weak C. big D. large
( ) 2. A at first B. at last C. above all D. in all
( ) 3.A moves B. shakes C. jumps D. breaks
( ) 4. A money B. clothes C. food D. homes
( ) 5. A follow B. copy C. go D. enter
( ) 6. A information B. question C. danger D. importance
( ) 7. A enjoyed B. kept C. stopped D. liked
( ) 8. A.invented(发明) B. invited C. bought D. destroyed
( ) 9.A, sky B. direction C. time D. weather
( )10. A where B. when C. what D. why
三、阅读理解（每空2分，满分20分）
A
Many animals do strange 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 lot 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, cats 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 when 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.
( )1. 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
( )2. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs _______.
A. ran away B. started to howl C climbed trees D. raced down streets
( )3. Before an earthquake，the frogs ______.
A. sang B. left their homes C. jumped around a lot D. become quiet
( )4. There have been earthquakes in ______.
A. most countries B. Italy and San Francisco
C. Chicago and Spain D. all the western countries
( )5. People want to _______.
A. be in earthquake B. get away from earthquakes
C run around in circles D. find out early about an earthquake
B
People travel a lot with Bel Air because they know they will get what they want. They want to go quickly and safely across the country, across the sea or right across the world, and they know Bel Air will take them where they want to go, when they want to go. Bel Air flies all the newest and fastest planes to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world than any other airline (航空公司). Do you want to go to Paris, Washington DC and Tokyo（东京）? Bel Air will take you there, at all times of the day and night, right through the week. But Bel Air flies not only to the biggest cities, in the rich counties—we fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the centre of Asia, Africa（非洲）and South America. People who travel a lot fly with Bel Air, because they know they will leave on time and arrive on time. They know that they will receive the best food and watch the best films. Bel Air is second to none. When you fly, fly with Bel Air.
( )6. Bel Air is ______.
A. the name of a plan B. the name of an airline
C. an air lab(实验室) D. a radio programme
( )7. Bel Air’s planes ______.
A. are fast, but not safe B. fly safely but slowly
C. are safe, but not quick D. fly fast and fly safely
( )8. The airline flies planes to cities like Paris___________ .
A. day and night, through the week B. two or three times a week
C. at any time of the day D. at any time of the night
( )9. The reasons why people fly with Bel Air are the followings except（不包括）______ .
A. they provide best food B. people can enjoy best films
C. they can arrive on time D. the price is not high
( )10. “Second to none” may mean ________.
A. the second B. the last C. the best D. the worst
四、词汇检测（每小题1分，满分10分）
A.根据中文及上下文语境写出单词
1. Kitty suddenly (尖叫)because she saw a mouse running in front of her.
2. They spent (将近)two hours doing their their homework every day.
3. He pointed to the _ _ (方向)of the smoke and said "There must be a fire".
4. —This shop is only open on ____________ .
—So you mean it is closed on Saturdays and Sundays?
5. —Judy seemed badly hurt in this car accident.
—The doctor said there was nothing serious. Her heart was still_______strongly when 120 came.
B.根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空
6. What do you think of ______________(yesterday) talk, Simon?
7. It was very clear that he was very angry because he looked at me______________(angry).
8. Three years _________(late )，Mr Wang had his own company and became a businessman.
9. I couldn't fall __________(sleep) last night because of the exciting news.
10. —Are you feeling better now? —No, I feel much ___________ (bad).
C.根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空
11. They ____________(plan ) their trip the whole night so they couldn't get up this morning.
12. Try ______________(not think) too much of your points. Just do your best
13.___________( hide ) under a strong desk to protect yourself when an earthquake starts.
14. We learnt a lot about_____________(drive) cars on the highways from the DVD.
15. Daniel cleaned the table and _____________(mop) the floor after lunch.
五、翻译句子(每小题3分，满分15分)
1.飞机起飞的时候天正下着大雨。
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2.米莉的自行车坏了，因此今天早上她不得不步行去学校。
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3.不要四处乱跑，我们应该保持镇定。
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4.昨晚我爸爸看报时，我在看电视。
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5.积雪覆盖了整个马路，几个工人正在尽力清除积雪。
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六、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词)
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible(负责的) for their own education, The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules.
But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, if there are few rules they will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. a few rules will help them . The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. So it may not get support from those teachers
You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They will not study those subjects if they don’t have to.
Meaning
Open education is a way of teaching which allows students to learn subjects they are_____1____ in .
Good points
◆Open education make students realize they are learning for? _____2___, not for others.
◆In open classrooms, many students don’t need to be_____3___ about grades or rules.
◆Some students feel __4___ in open classrooms than in traditional classrooms.
_____5__ points
◆Many students may not do as _____6___ in open classrooms as in traditional classrooms.
◆It’s _____7___ for students to make many choices so they can’t make use of open education
◆Some teachers do not ______8____ such way of teaching.
The writer’s _____9___ about open education
◆Open education is just a good idea, but it may not work well in a _____10___ class or school.
七、缺词填空（共10空，每空1分，计10分）
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完善.
One morning as Mary was skipping slowly along the long path, she thought about old Ben Weatherstaff. He was often c_____1___ but she liked him. At the end of the path there was a gate. She made a d ______2___to go through it and explore the wood on the other side. She opened it and went through. S______3_____, she heard the sound of music. It was coming from the trees. W_____4__ was it? She was very curious and went to find out.
A boy of about twelve was s______5___ under a tree. He was playing music. He had b____6___eyes and red cheeks. A squirrel and two rabbits were watching him and listening to music. When he saw Mary he said “I’m Dickon. I know who you are . you are Miss Mary ”He took out a parcel then a_____7___ “Here are the garden t______8__. There is a little spade, a fork, a hoe and a trowel. I bought some packets of seeds ,too”
“Please s____9____ them to me!”said Mary.
“If you like ,I can plant them for you ,where is your garden?” Dickon asked suddenly. Mary said nothing about the garden , i____10___, she took him to the unlocked door after Dickon agreed to keep it secret .
八、书面表达（满分10分）
上周末南京遭遇了可怕的暴雨。你正在户外，亲历了此次暴雨。请根据下表，用英语描述你所看到的情景，并谈谈你的感想。
发生时间
上周六
发生时间当时情况
狂风暴雨，寸步难行，天变得很黑，路上发生了多个车祸；
其中有一个驾驶员的左腿严重受伤，幸运的是，……
你的感想
……
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答案：
单选：1-5 ACDAD 6-10 CDCBA 11-15 CCCBA
完型：BABDA CBABD
阅读：1-5 ABCBD 6-10 BDADC
词汇检测：1. screamed 2. nearly 3. direction 4. weekdays 5. beating
6. yesterday's 7. angrily 8. later 9. asleep 10. worse
11. were planning 12. not to think 13. Hide 14. driving 15. mopped
翻译：
1.It was raining heavily when the plane took off.
2. Millie's bike broke down, so. she had to walk to school/go to school on foot this morning.
3 Don't run in all directions.We should keep calm.
4. While my father was reading newspapers, I was watching TV.
5.The road is covered with/in snow，and some workers are trying their best to clear it.
任务型阅读（每小题1分，计10分）
1interested 2.themselves 3.worried 4. happier 5 Bad
6 well 7.difficult 8.support 9.opinion 10 real
缺词填空（每小题1分，计10分）
1.cross 2.decision 3.Suddenly 4.What 5.sitting
6.blue 7.added 8.tools 9.show 10.instead
阅读表达
1．Recycle means"change things into something else"．
2．We should take care of them．
3．No，I won't．because I think they will pollute the environment．
书面表达：Last Saturday, a terrible storm hit Nanjing It was blowing hard and raining heavily outside People couldn't walk at all. It was getting dark And there were several accidents because of this.
A driver's leg was badly hurt in a traffic accident. Luckily, someone called 110 for help. The police took the driver to hospital.
I think when we are in trouble, we must calm down first. Then we should think about who to ask for help and what to do to make things better.