2020-2021学牛津译林英语苏州振华中学八年级下学期 Unit1&2 阶段测验卷（含答案）

苏州市振华中学校
2020 - 2021学年第二学期单元测试
Test of English for Unit1 - 2 (Grade 8) Mar. 16, 2021
一、单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）
1. This interesting cartoon film _________ for a week and many children like it.
A. begins B. has begun C. began D. has been on
2. 一This car is Mrs White's. She _________ it for over 5 years.
一Really? It looks like a new one.
A. has had B. has lent C. has bought D. has sold
3. 一When did your parents _________ ? 一 They .
A. marry; got married B. get married; have got married
C. marry; have got married D. get married; have been married
4. 一What's your hobby, Diana?
一Well, I have many hobbies, _________ dancing, singing and water sports.
A. instead of B. because of C. such as D. for example
5. 一I heard you went to London last year. How long _________ you _________ there?
一For two months.
A. have, stayed B. do, stay C. did, stay D. has, stayed
6. 一Did you enjoy the animal show?
一Yes. We just couldn't stop _________ when the monkey began riding a bike.
A. to laugh B. laughing C. laugh D. laughed
7. _________ this term, I'm sure I'll get better grades because I study very hard.
A. In the end B. At the end C. In the end of D. At the end of
8. John has _________ the Bird watching Club for two months.
A. joined B. been a member of
C. take part in D. joined in
9. The photos will show you _________
A. what our village looks like B. how does our village look like
C. what is our village look like D. what is our village like
10. Mr. Smith, together with his two sons, _________ Shanghai for five months.
A. has left B. have left
C. has been away from D. have been away from
11.The new supermarket in our town _________ for two weeks, but I _________ there yet.
A. has opened; haven't gone B. has been open; haven't been
C. has been open; haven't gone D. has opened; haven't been
12. Tom _________ very fat in the past because he _________ eating too much meat.
A. was used to be, used to B. used to be, is used to
C. used to be, was used to D. is used to be, used to
13. _________ great fun it is _________ tricks on those children!
A. What; to playing B. What; to play
C. How; playing D. How; to play
14. 一He's never been to Jeju Island(济州岛) before, _________ he?
一 _________ . It's the third time he has been there.
A. hasn't; Yes, he has B. hasn't; No, he hasn't
C. has; Yes, he has D. has; No, he hasn't
15. 一I'm going on a trip to Singapore after the exam.
一 Really? _________ !
A. OK B. It's nice of you
C. Congratulations D. Have a fantastic time
二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
A video of a man complaining about his child's teacher recently caused a heated discussion.
After a 34-year-old father in Jiangsu province left a parent-teacher WeChat group, he posted a short video in which he said that the teacher, 1 checking his child's homework, had given the job to him through the group. “Isn't checking homework a teacher’s job? If you can't do it well, then 2 a teacher,” the father said. This raised a heated discussion online. WeChat groups between parents and teachers is an easy communication channel. 3 many said that some teachers are transferring (转移) their work to the parents. Some parents said they've even been asked to help their children clean the classroom and help with food service in the school canteen.
In fact, many teachers are 4 happy about the chat groups as well because they have to answer questions from parents at any time.
One teacher surnamed (姓) Liu from a middle school in Beijing told CGTN that he felt “ 5 ” of WeChat because there were always a lot of unread messages from parents. Local government and educational institutions have come up with some ways to deal with it. On Nov. 11, education authorities in Liaoning province 6 teachers asking parents to grade their students'home work, People's Daily reported. Lin Lei, a 35-year-old father, agreed that teachers, parents, schools and education authorities need to make some changes. “Everyone feels tired . . . Teachers are already overworked and don't want to 7 their free time being bothered(打扰) by parents, ” he told China Daily. He said such groups have increased the 8 of parents and teachers.
“Parents should 9 their kids finish their homework on time-and that's enough, ” Wang Yu, a high school biology teacher from Jilin province, told the Global Times. However, Wang added that parents 10 need to join in some school activities with their kids to better understand their children's education.
1. A. by B. instead of C. because of D. through
2. A. begin being B. stop to be C. stop being D. keep being
3. A. While 　　 B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise
4. A. less than B. more than C. a little D. little
5. A. sure B. terrible C. afraid D. worried
6. A. kept B. prevented C. ordered D. suggested
7. A. take B. use C. spend D. devote
8. A. worries. B. happiness C. interest D. sadness
9. A. believe. B. hope C. find out D. make sure
10. A. never B. always C. still D. already
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共24分）
A
Ye Xiaogang is known as one of the most famous modern Chinese composers.
He learned to play the piano at the age of four. His father was a composer who wrote
a lot of music for films. But when his father was sent to a farm to work. Ye was only 11 at that time.
Ye had to work on another farm for a year before entering a factory. He worked in the factory
for six years until he was 22.
The workers in the factory were friendly and helped him a lot, but he could not play the piano
any more. No matter how hard he worked on the farm or in the factory, he never left music. He just wailed for chances. He dreamed of becoming a pianist.
When Ye could play the piano again, he practiced hard every day in order to go to the Central
Conservatory of Music in 1978, but the school would not recruit(招收)piano students that year. In the end. Ye chose composition as his major(专业) although he was not familiar with it.
In 1980, he studied at Cambridge University. Then he went to a famous school of music in
the US in 1987 to take more courses.
As a famous composer in China, Ye worked for many organizations. He wrote many
symphonies(交响乐). He also wrote film and TV music which traditional composers hardly ever worked on.
1. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
A. Ye Xiaogang didn’t get along well with the workers in the factory.
B. Ye Xiaogang often practiced playing the piano after work.
C. Ye Xiaogang never gave up his dream.
D. Ye Xiaogang wanted to be a composer.
2. Why didn’t Ye Xiaogang choose the piano as his major at the Central Conservatory of Music?
A. Because the school was more famous for the major of composition.
B. Because his father wanted him to study composition.
C. Because he was more familiar with composition.
D. Because the school wouldn't recruit piano students that year.
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Ye Xiaogang?
A. He never worked on the farm.
B. He used to study in the UK and the US.
C. He hardly ever wrote film and TV music.
D. He mainly worked for schools instead of other organizations.
4. The writer mainly tells us.
A. the experiences of a famous musician B. how to learn the piano
C. the history of a famous music school D. how to write music.
B
Gina was surprised to find that it was not raining in London. She stepped down from the train that had brought her from Dover to Victoria Station and put her heavy suitcase on the platform(站台). People were hurrying everywhere: through the entrances and exits, up and down the steps, along the other platforms and over to the ticket counters(柜台) where there were already queues forming. The porters(行李员) seemed to be busy helping other passengers. In Milan everyone told her that it was always raining in England. Today, however, they were wrong. It was warm and dusty just like at home. She could even hear someone speaking her native language somewhere near the station bookstore. She walked slowly towards the gate at the end of the platform where a railway official was collecting the tickets. She handed him her tickets and walked through. She looked up the station clock. Its hands were pointing to 3:15 p.m.
A young woman was sitting on a bench reading an English magazine. She looked friendly so Gina went up to her.
“Excuse me.” she said. The young woman glanced(瞥一眼) up with a smile. “Can you tell me the way to circus?”
“The circus?” The young woman looked puzzled. “What circus do you mean?”
Gina shook her head. “I’m sorry. I have just arrived from Italy to attend a school for foreign students in London. It is near the circus. “
“Do you have a letter with the school’s address on it?”
“Oh, yes. Now I remember.” Gina opened her handbag and found a postcard with a British stamp on it. “Ah,” said the young woman. “It’s Oxford Circus that you want. It’s the name of an area in the middle of London. You must go down these steps and take the Tube(地铁). Follow the colors. That’s the easiest way. ” She showed Gina on the colored map of the underground railway the route from Victoria to Oxford Circus. “Good luck,” she said. “And by the way, I come from Italy, too.”
5. From the passage we know Gina was .
A. expecting a friend to meet her
B. attending to school matters
C. going to study English
D. late for her studies
6. “There were already queues forming,” implies(表明) .
A. there were too many people waiting
B. people were beginning to wait in line
C. people were already to form queues
D. people were told to form up in lines
7. Oxford Circus is .
A. a famous circus
B. a place in London
C. a railway station to Oxford
D. another name for the middle of London
8. The young woman was puzzled because she .
A. had never been to a circus
B. didn’t know the word “circus”
C. didn’t know what circus Gina was looking for
D. didn’t know where Oxford Circus was
C
Louise Gluck has been no stranger to awards over her long and storied career, since her first publication in 1968. In 1993, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poems, The Wild Iris. And on Oct 8 she became the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature with the Nobel prizes first awarded in 1901.
Gluck was honored “for her unmistakable poetic voice that, with austere beauty, makes individual existence universal”. Often said to be an autobiographical poet, drawing from the inner parts of her life, “she is not to be regarded as a confessional poet. Gluck seeks the universal,” Nobel Committee Chair Anders Olsson said in a statement.
Gluck, 77, the author of 12 poetry collections, has been able to turn her life experiences into universal themes covering life, loss, and isolation. Because of this, readers have often found her poetry to be “dark”. However, there is much more than darkness in her voice, as noted by Olsson. “It is candid and … also a voice full of humor and biting wit,” he said.
For example, in her poem Snowdrops, she uses the coming of spring after winter to show rebirth of life after death. She leads readers down a depressing path only to reconnect with the light at the near end. At the conclusion of the poem, readers are left to feel the “raw wind of the new world” as they watch a new spring. This is often the case in Gluck’s poetry, being able to feel joy even after not having done so for a long time.
When her work Faithful Virtuous Night received a National Book Award for Poetry in 2014, a judge for the award went on to say, the collection comes from “a world where darkness blurs ordinarily sharp edges around the oppositions … [of] our lives – loss and renewal, male and female, the living and the dead”.
Although she’s already a well-known writer, experienced in exploring trauma and healing, Gluck did feel honored to be given the prestigious Nobel award. However, when asked what the prize means to her, the lyric poet responded by saying, “It’s too new … I don’t know really what it means.” Her only hope is that she can preserve her daily life.
9. Which prize didn't Louise Gluck get during her life?
A. Nobel Prize B. Kafka Award C. Pulitzer Prize D. National Book Award
10. Louise Gluck won the Nobel Prize in literature for the reasons except _________.
A. her easy but clear language
B. her caring for all mankind
C. her idea coming from dally life
D. her beautiful words and drawings
11. What can we learn from the article?
A. Poetry is with Louise Gluck through her life time.
B. Louise Gluck's poems are too dark to read.
C. Louise Gluck hopes to have a long life.
D. People always feel joy when reading Louise Gluck’s poems.
12. Which might be the best title for the passage?
A. Louise Gluck's Career
B. Themes of Louise Gluck's Poetry
C. The 16th Female Nobel Prize Winner
D. America's Most Talented Poet in History
四、信息还原（每小题1分，共5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
M: Do you know who the compass(指南针) was invented by?
W: Of course. 1 It’s one of the four great inventions of ancient China. They have changed the world greatly.
M: 2 And when was it first invented?
W: 3 But I know there were records of the South-pointing Fish in the Sing Dynasty
M: Exactly. People in the 10th century began to use the South-pointing Fish.
W: 4
M: It was simple. When the fish was put into the water, its head would point to the south.
W: It wasn't the first recorded compass, was it?
M: 5 In the Warring States Period(战国时期)，Sinan(司南)was widely used by people.
W:So the history of the compass goes back to over 2,000 years ago?
M: That's ture.
A.No. of course not. B.How was Sinan invented then?
C. How did it work?
D. The South-pointing Fish was invented by accident. right ?
E. I am not sure.
F. It was invented by the Chinese.
G. You've got a point.
五、阅读表达（第1题1分，第2题2分，第3题3分，共6分）
India is the land of festivals. However, none are as fun as Holi, the festival of colors.
Holi is hold on the day after the full moon in March every year. It celebrates the end of
winter the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. It’s also a great chance for people
to play and laugh.
What's so interesting about this day? During the festival, people can enjoy many dance
performances. The best part about the festival is that people can throw colored powder and colored water at friends or even strangers.
At about midday, the festival comes to an end. In areas close to the ocean, most people
end the fun by taking a bath in the water. What a fun and colorful festival!
Here are a few dos and don’ts on Holi:
Keep your mouth shut and protect your eyes as much as possible when somebody throws
colored powder or colored water at you.
Before you go out to play with colors, grease(为…涂油)your body and hair well with
cold cream. and coconut oil. It will make sure that the colors don’t go deep into your skin
and will come off easily later.
☆ Wear long trousers and a long - sleeved shirt to protect your skin.
1. When does the festival come to an end?
2. What is the best part of the festival?
3. If you are in India, would you like to join people in celebrating Hoil? Why or why not?
六、单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
1. I like living in the _________ (农村), because the air is fresher.
2. The restaurant is open every day (除了)Monday.
3. The old man had no head for （生意）.
4. Yon should (返回) the books to the library as soon as possible.
5. Tom and I have been good friends since we were in ________ (小学教育的) school.
6. How many _________ (街区) there in your hometown, Mike?
7. Sally became a member of the company after this job _________(面试).
8. Mr Lin will tell you all the _________(细节) of the film. He enjoyed the film very much.
9. We’d better hurry to the _________
Take it easy. The plane will take off in four hours. We can take a bus there.
10. --- I heard you are _________ for London?
---Yes. I will take a boat there tomorrow morning.
七、完成句子（每小题3分，共15分）
1.对她来说，像以前那样经常与她的老朋友见面就难了。

2.这是我曾经读过最激动人心的书了。

3.参观中式园林最好的时间是在春天或秋天。

4.你和你的朋友们经常用电子邮件彼此保持联系吗?

5.政府已经采取措施阻止这些工厂向河里倾倒废物了。

八、书面表达（共15分）
假如你是林涛，寒假里你和家人回了家乡，看到了家乡变化很大，请你以“My hometown.为题描写一下这次旅行.提示如下:
1、寒假里和家人回家乡，坐长途汽车花了三个半小时。
2、待了一个星期，拜访亲朋好友、吃美味的食物、去公园欣赏自然美景。
3、离开家乡五年了，家乡变化很大（1-2点）。
4、你的感受.






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