1、.2020學(xué)年第二學(xué)期中學(xué)單元練習(xí)試卷八年級英語中段檢測班別 姓名 學(xué)號 題 號一二三四五總 分得 分一、聽力測試 25%二、語言知識與運用15%第一節(jié)：單項選擇10%1The park is _ an amusement park _ a film studio.A. not, but also B. both, and C. both, but D. not only, and2I asked them whether _ the film Kung Fu Panda.A. did they see B. they did see C. they saw D. they see3The d

2、oor is not _. Open it. A. opens B. opening C. open D. to open4Tom and his father _ making a bookcase when we got there. A. was B. were C. is D. be5_ is a fine day. A. It B. This C. That D. What6That Educational Organization was set up _ April 16th, 1987. A. at B. of C. in D. on7Can you tell me _ yes

3、terday?A. what they did B. what did they do C. what do they do D. what they do8It he _, then I _.A. agree, will come B. agrees, will come C. agrees, come D. agree, come9Please dont make so much _.A. noise B. sound C. voice D. talk10Lang Lang is one of _ in the world now.A. the finest pianist B. the

4、finest pianists C. finest pianist D. finest pianists11The house standing _ the river was an artists studio.A. lonely on B. alone by C. lonely by D. alone on12He thought the vase _ 10,000 dollars.A. is worth B. worth C. is worthy D. was worth13This shelf is used _ books on.A. keep B. to keeping C. to

5、 keep D. keeping14He lent her a hand since the suitcase was _ heavy for her _ carry.A. so, that B. to, for C. too, to D. so, to15If he works harder, he _ pass the English exam next time.A. is able to B. will is able to C. be able to D. will be able to16He has told us his _ about the subject.A. think

6、 B. thinks C. thinker D. thought17 _ it was getting dark, _they decided to walk a little longer to the next village.A. Although, but B. If C. Since, / D. Although, yet18Reading more books can help you _ more and _ your imagination. A. thought, improved B. to think, improve C. think, improve D. think

7、ing, improving 19My aunt is going on _ to Auckland.A. an change B. change C. an exchange D. exchange20We learnt about our table tennis teams success _ radio this morning.A. in B. on C. at D. to第二節(jié)：語法知識5%By Marilyn Christiano Broadcast: Monday, December 31, 2020Now, VOA美國之音 Special English presents s

8、pecial program for New Years EveThat is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve. It is 1 Auld Lang Syne友誼地久天長. It is the traditional music played 2 the New Years celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish蘇格蘭 poem. It tells about the need to remember old 3 . The words “auld lang

9、 syne means “old long since.No one 4 who wrote the poem first. 5 , a version版本 by Scottish poet Robert Burns蘇格蘭詩人羅伯特彭斯 was published in Seventeen Ninety-Six. The words and music we know today first 6 in a songbook three years later. The 7 is played in the United States mainly 8 New Years Eve. The ve

10、rsion you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet 薩克斯四重奏. As we 9 our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like 10 all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Shep ONeil.1A. callB.callingC.calledD.to call2A. duringB.toC.ofD.on3A. friendB.friendsC.friendshipD.a friend4A.

11、knowB.knowsC.knewD.knowing5A. HoweverB.ForeverC.NeverD.Ever6A. appearingB.appearedC.appearsD.appear7A. singB.sangC.sungD.song8A. onB.inC.toD.of9A. endingB.endsC.endD.ended10A. wishB.wishC.wishingD.to wish三、完形填空5%It is well-known that English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? 1 the weather

12、in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to 2 long.Spring can be rainy or windy, 3 the weather is getting warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact there 4 as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is 5 time for visitors to go to the seaside an

13、d other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season, 6 trees in the woods and parks changing color. During autumn it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on high land

14、 and in the north. There are 7 very high winds in this season.January and February are the coldest 8 of the year, while the warmest 9 often July and August. The difference 10 temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 15.5. 1A.ForB.A

15、sC.BecauseD.Since2A.makeB.stayC.changeD.take3A.butB.andC.orD.for4A.canB.may beC.haveD.can have5A.the earliestB.the latestC.the worstD.the best6A.withB.likeC.withoutD.from7A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.as well8A.seasonsB.weatherC.monthsD.months9A.isB.areC.wasD.were10A. forB.onC.byD.in四、閱讀理解20%AThomas Edison l

16、it up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He invented over 1,200 things. About every two weeks he created something new.Thomas Edison was born in Ohio, America, on February 11,

17、 1847. He went to school for only two months. His mother taught him a few things, but most of the time Thomas taught himself. His natural curiosity好奇心 led him to make all kinds of experiments at a young age at home.When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He se

18、t up a laboratory in a baggage car行李車廂 of the train. However, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas lost his job when he set fire to the floor of the baggage car.Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator電報員, but he continued to spend much of his time on the job doing exp

19、eriments. He got his first patent 專利權(quán) in 1868.Thomas Edison was deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing好事 in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. Every day he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes h

20、e worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931. He left a lot of inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.1Thomas Edison did things in this order:_.A. he became a telegraph operator, a news boy, an

21、d then got a, and then got his first patentB. he became a newsboy, got his first patent, and then became a newsboyC. he got a patent, became a telegraph operator, and then became a newsboyD. he became a newsboy, a telegraph operator, and then got a patent2Edison considered his deafness _.A. a disadv

22、antage B. an advantage C. something from a priest牧師 D. a necessary thing 3What does the word “intensely in the passage mean in Chinese? A. 狂熱地 B. 精益求精地 C. 懶散地 D. 粗心大意地4Of all the inventions, _ was probably the most important for the world. A. the recorder B. the telegraph C. the light bulb D. the mo

23、tion picture camera5Whats the main idea of this passage?A. Thomas Edison was interested in science and invented many important things.B. Thomas Edison could not keep a job.C. Thomas Edison worked day and night on his experiments.D. Deaf people make good inventors because they can have more time BThe

24、 English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. Our language is always changing. We need new words for new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way.English can change by borrowing words from other la

25、nguages. Tomato was borrowed from Mexico and Pajamas from India. The word coffee came from Turkey, and tea came from China. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too.New words are also made by adding two words together. Strawberry, popcorn, and grandfather are word

26、s made up of two parts.Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word. Plane was made by cutting off the front part of airplane. Smog was made by using only the first two and last two letters from the word smoke

27、 and fog.The names of people and products can become new words. Our sandwich was named after, a man named Sandwich. Scotch Tape, Band-Aid, and Jello were names made up by the companies that first made the products.6Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way because _.A. peop

28、le need new words for their new ideas and inventionsB. older ones are uselessC. the world is changing too fastD. the ideas are changing7Which of the following isnt a borrowed word? A. tomato B. tea C. coffee D. Turkey8Which is/are the words made by adding two words together? A. photograph B. popcorn

29、 C. strawberry D. Both A and C9The product that was named after its company is _. A. sandwich B. Band-Aid C. airplane D. pajamas10We can infer from the passage _.A. the change in language is caused by the borrowed wordsB. the alteration of English is due to blendingC. the development of the society

30、leads to the change of languageD. the change of language is the power to advance the world.CIn the United States, millions of women work outside their homes. Some of these women must work to support their families. However, many have children too young to go to school. Who looks after these children

31、 all day while the mothers work?In the past, grandmothers or other relatives often lived with the family. The older relatives stayed at home and took care of the children. But young parents began to move into their own small houses or apartments, and there was no room for relatives. Some mothers cou

32、ld hire baby-sitters to look after their children, but many could not pay for it.Today, our cities are filled with more than 500,000 young children who are alone all day. These children are called “l(fā)atchkey kids, for around their necks hang the keys that open their empty rooms. Nobody waits for them

33、 inside.Mothers need a place to leave their children while they work, and children need better care. They need someone who is interested in caring for them. To meet this need, public day-care centers are being built in different parts of the country. These day-care centers are supported by tax money

34、. Mothers who leave their children pay only as much as they can.Some public day-care centers do more than just look after children. They provide medical services and educational training. In the future, there will be more day-care centers. They will open a new kind of door for “l(fā)atchkey kids.11The p

35、assage tells us something about a _ in the United States.A. phenomenon社會現(xiàn)象 B. story C. child D. family12One of the reasons why some children hang the keys around their necks is that _. A. they have grown up B. they have to go home alone C. no one looks after them when their mothers are at work D. th

36、ey have no parents13The day-care centers get their expenses from _. A. the rich mothers B. tax C. the relatives of the children D. the local government14In fact, the day-care centers are great help to _.A. the mothers who neednt go out to work.B. the grandparents who are unwilling to look after the

37、childrenC. the mothers who have a job and need someone to take care of her childrenD. he grandparents who are ill15The “They in They will open a new kind of door for “l(fā)atchkey kids in the last paragraph means _.A. they centers B. the government officer C. the mothers D. the grandparentsDIn many west

38、ern countries people do not bathe every day. Sometimes they bathe only once a week. Sometimes they bathe two or three times a week. They do not bathe often because the weather is cold or because hot water is expensive. They use electricity or wood to boil the water. Electricity and wood cost a lot o

39、f money. In cold countries people usually do not feel they are dirty if they do not have a bath.In Japan people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling

40、. They believe that these very hot baths also stop them from falling ill.Each house has its own bath but there are also big baths for everybody. They are found everywhere in Japan. In the bath-house there is one part for men and one part for women. The bath is usually three meters wide, three meters

41、 long, and about one meter deep: half-way down there is a narrow seat which goes all the way around the bath. Many people use the bath but it is not dirty. Before a person gets into the big bath, he washes himself first, then he gets into the big bath. He stays there for a short time. When he gets o

42、ut of the bath, he washes his body with soap and water. After he washes all the soap away, he gets into the big bath again. Soap is not used in the big bath.The water in the big bath is changed very often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They do thi

43、s to make the water cooler. Then the men get into the bath very slowly and carefully. When a person gets into a bath, he says, “Excuse me. He does this because, when the hot water moves, it may hurt other people. In some places the hot water comes out of the ground. In other places people boil the w

44、ater with a big fire. In a small bath at home sometimes people light a fire under the bath. When the water is hot, people in the family take a bath one by one.16In western countries, people bathe _.A. every day B. only once a week sometimes C. four times a week D. once a month17In Japan, it is gener

45、ally believed that _.A. hot baths can keep them away from illnessB. its better to bathe in ones own bathroomC. there shouldnt be big bathsD. it is not a good habit to bathe in big baths18In order to make water cooler, people _.A. wait for a moment then go into the bathroomB. get into the bathroom sl

46、owly and carefullyC. get into the bathroom quicklyD. hit the water with sticks first19In Japan many people use the bath in bath-house but it is not dirty, because people _ in it.A. must wash themselves first before going in and soap is not used thereB. must wash themselves first before going in and

47、soap is used thereC. neednt wash themselves first before going in and soap is not used thereD. neednt wash themselves first before going in and soap is used there20The people get into the bath very slowly and carefully because they _.A. dont want to be hurt by the hot waterB. dont want to hurt other peopleC. they are