八年级（上）Ｕｎｉｔ１２测试题

Ⅰ. 词汇(15分)

A）根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词，使句子完整、正确。(5分)

1. The wooden chair is hard, but its c____ to sit on.

2. My house is c____ to my best friends. So we can help each other with our housework.

3. ——Why didnt you buy that book yesterday?

——Because I dont have e____ money at that time.

4. There was a heavy s____ last night. And everything is almost white

now.

5. The d____ from the school to the bus station is only 300 meters.

B）根据句意及汉语提示，拼写单词，使句子完整、正确。(5分)

1. This supermarket has the best ____(服务), so many people buy things there.

2. Our English evening party was a great ____(成功). It was very inter- esting.

3. As we all know nothing can live ____(没有) air or water.

4. If you and Danny work ____(共同), you can finish the project in two days.

5. Dennis stood up from his ____(座位) and answered the teachers question quickly.

C）用所给单词的适当形式填空。(5分)

1. This is a ____(music) clock.

2. The young woman is a famous ____(perform).

3. Beijing is in the____(north) part of China.

4. Sanya has ____(love) beaches.

5. Danny has ____(little) milk of the three.

Ⅱ. 单项选择(15分)

1. They finished the plan ____, and got a great ____.

A. successfully, successful B. successful, success

C. successfully, success D. successful, successfully

2. ——The TV program is too boring. Shall we play soccer instead?

——Good idea! Thats ____ than watching TV.

A. really good B. much better C. very well D. more better

3. ——What do you ____ the film?

——Oh, its boring.

A. think about B. think over C. think out D. think at

4. ——Is Yao Ming the best basketball player in China?

——I think ____.

A. it B. so C. this D. that

5. As your friends, we hope we can give you some ____ help.

A. positive B. negative C. healthy D. happily

6. ——Which is ____, the sun, the moon or the earth?

——Of course the moon is.

A. biggest B. the biggest C. smallest D. the smallest

7. ——How far is it from your home to the school?

——Its about ____.

A. 10 minutes walk B. 10 minutes

C. 10-minutes walk D. 10 minutes walk

8. ——I think drinking milk is good ____ our health.

——Yes, I agree ____ you.

A. for, to B. for, with C. with, to D. at, with

9. Canada is the second ____ country in area in the world.

A. strong B. strongest C. large D. largest

10. ——Its ____ colder than it ____ yesterday.

——Thats right. Youd better put on more clothes.

A. much, was B. more, was C. much, is D. more, is

11. The headmaster wanted to know how many students often played

computer games. So he ____the students.

A. did a survey about B. did a survey of

C. does survey about D. does survey of

12. ——____ is your new car?

——Fifty thousand yuan.

A. How many B. How long C. How much D. How far

13. ——Who do you think is the most creative performer?

——____.

A. I think he does

B. I dont think ｓｏ

C. I think Steve is the most creative performer

D. Dont say so

14. ——We spent all our money because we stayed at the most expensive hotel in town.

——Why didnt you stay at ____ one?

A. a cheap B. a cheaper C. the cheap D. the cheaper

15. ——Why do you like traveling in winter?

——Because hotels usually ____ their prices in winter. The price of a hotel room ____only 120 yuan a night.

A. take, is B. take, are C. cut, is D. cut, are

Ⅲ.完形填空（10分）

Mr. Hill works in a factory. There he __1__ a truck. Hes busy all the time and cant look after his three-year-old son. And his wife does all the __2__ and she takes good care of the boy. Bad luck! Once the young man was very __3__ after over twenty hours work. His truck hit a big tree and turned over. He was hurt(受伤) and the policemen sent him to the hospital. The doctors tried their best to __4__ him. After the operation(手术) he couldnt do anything and his wife had to look after him there. She had to __5__ the boy by himself at home in the daytime. And she took him to the hospital at night. When Mr. Hill felt a little __6__, he said to his wife, “Robert may feel lonely at home. Youd better buy him a toy.”

Mrs. Hill __7__ with her husband. But she didnt know what to buy. One afternoon, she saw a farmer __8__ a little dog in the market. Suddenly she remembered her son liked animals very much. So she bought it. Later Mr. Hill came out of the hospital. They thought __9__ of their friends would come to see him. And it would be dangerous for the little dog. So they put a notice at the door. “BE CAREFUL OF THE DOG！”

It frightened(惊吓) the visitors. One of their friends saw the dog and askｅｄ, “Why do you put up the notice since your dog is so small?”

“Just for that. We are __10__ itll be stepped on(被踩).”

1. A. mends B. washes C. drives D. makes

2. A. cleaning B. homework C. exercise D. housework

3. A. tired B. sorry C. relaxing D. exciting

4. A. hear B. watch C. trouble D. save

5. A. take B. leave C. bring D. lose

6. A. bad B. well C. worse D. better

7. A. agreed B. played C. spoke D. was angry

8. A. sell B. selling C. buy D. buying

9. A. some B. few C. none D. every

10. A. sorry B. pleased C. afraid D. happy

Ⅳ.阅读理解（20分）

(A)

一个名为“人口危险委员会”的组织对世界上100个大城市进行了调查。请根据下面12个主要大城市的调查表回答问题。

1. Of the following cities, people live in ____ spend least of their

income on food.

A. Mexico City B. Buenos Aires C. Calcutta D. Bombay

2. Which city has the most people? ____.

A. New York B. Moscow C. Tokyo D. London

3. The number of the students studying in middle schools in Tokyo out of 100 students in the same as that of ____.

A. Seoul B. Sao Paulo C. Calcutta D. Osaka

4. In which city do all the houses have water and electricity? ____.

A. London B. Lｏs Angeles C. New York D. Bombay

5. It is the most difficult for people in ____ to make a phone call.

A. Sao Paulo B. Mexico City C. Bombay D. Calcutta

(B)

A SCHOOL REPORT

6. After reading this, we know this is ____.

A. a studying plan of Edward Scott

B. a teaching plan of Ivy

C. a school report of Edward Scott

D. a working plan of M. L. Martin

7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提到) in the form? ____.

A. P.E. B. Music C. Mathematics D. History

8. Edwards best subject is ____.

A. science B. English C. geography D. French

9. Edward is not so good at ____.

A. science and geography B. mathematics and history

C. history and French D. music and English

10. According to the form, which of the following sentences is TRUE? ____.

A. Edward cant sing songs very well

B. Edward doesnt do well in science

C. Edward can do better if he works harder next term

D. Edward learns two foreign languages in school

Ⅴ. 补全对话(10分)

A) 选择恰当的句子完成对话，每个限用一次。

Reporter: Hi, Im a reporter. I am doing a survey. __1__

Thomas: Sure.

Reporter: Do you like watching movies?

Thomas: __2__

Reporter: So what do you think is the best movie theater in town?

Thomas: The Peoples Cinema, I think.

Reporter: Why do you think so?

Thomas: __3__

Reporter: Well, what do you ｔｈｉｎｋ about the Town Cinema?

Thomas: __4__

Reporter: OK. Then what about the Movie Palace?

Thomas: It is the cheapest, and the movies are the latest.

Reporter: How far is it from your home?

Thomas: __5__

Reporter: OK, thats all. Thank you.

Thomas: Its my pleasure.

A. A long way, but I can go on the subway.

B. It has the friendliest service, but it is the most expensive.

C. Yes, very much. I watch them once a week.

D. The Town Cinema and the Movie Palace are good, but the

Peoples Cinema ｉｓ the biggest ｏｎｅ.

E. Screens and the most comfortable seats.

F. May I ask you some questions, Thomas?

B) 完成对话，每空一词。

Reporter: Hi, Im doing a survey for the Bedford Daily News. __1__ the best clothing store in town?

Boy: I think Jaspers is the __2__.

Reporter: Why?

Boy: Jeans Corner and Trendy Teens are good stores, but Jaspers has good quality clothes. Its also __3__ than any other store.

Reporter: What do you like about the __4__ stores?

Boy: Well, let me see. Trendy Teens is in a fun __5__ of town, but its expensive. Dont go to Funky Fashions. It has the worst __6__ in town.

Reporter: OK. What __7__ the radio stations in Bedford? Whats the best radio station?

Boy: I guess Jammins 107.9 FM is the best.

Reporter: __8__?

Boy: Because it has the __9__ interesting music. Its __10__ better than the other stations in town.

Reporter: I heard that Easy Listening 97.9 is the most popular.

Boy: Not for me.

Reporter: Why not?

Boy: Just listen to their commercials. Theyre worse than the commercials of All Talk 970 AM!

Ⅵ.任务型阅读（10分）

Tiger Woods is a famous professional golfer. In fact, he is probably the most famous golfer in the world today. Tiger Woods was born in California, the United States, in 1975. His father, Earl, is an African American and his mother, Kultida, comes from Thailand. Earl Woods played golf, and Tiger learned how to play it from him. Earl Woods said that Tiger could hit a golf ball when he was only 6 months old!

Tiger Woods started to become famous when he was very young. In 1978, when Tiger was 3 years old, he was on his first TV show. He played golf with some famous people and he surprised them. Between the ages of 8 to 16, Tiger Woods learned a lot about playing golf. He won his first championship in those years. In 1994, Tiger became a student at Stanford University, but he didnt stop playing golf. He won 10 golf championships while he was studying at Stanford. In 1996, the sports magazine Sports Illustrated named him the Sportsman of the Year. In the same year, Tiger became a professional golfer. In the next few years, he won many more golf championships. As Tiger became more and more famous, he got rich at the same time. In 1999, he won more prize money than any other golfer—over six and a half million dollars.

根据短文内容，完成表格。

Ⅶ. 选择恰当的词，并用其适当的形式填空，每词限用一次（10分）

（is, success, for, to, take, both, of, win, name, go）

The results of the 14th China Golden Rooster Awards(金鸡奖) came out yesterday. The award show __1__ quite __2__. Zhang Ziyi and Zheng Zhenyao __3__ __4__ the Best Actress Award. Zhang got it for her role in Jasmine Women (Moli Huakai), in which she plays a mother __5__ three daughters, __6__ Mo, Li and Hua. The prize __7__ the best actor __8__ __9__ Liu Ye. To many peoples surprise, Zhang Yimous House of Flying Daggers (Shimian Maifu) only __10__ the best Art Award.

Ⅷ. 写作（10分）

假设你叫王萍，是某电视台英语频道“School English”栏目的忠实观众。请根据下列信息给该栏目的主持人Cathy写一封英文信，并表达你对这个栏目的良好祝愿。

要求：1.语句通顺，合乎逻辑。

2.字数80－100词（信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

优点内容丰富（有故事、游戏、英文歌曲等），有利于提高英语水平（词汇量、听说能力）；能了解更多的外国文化

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June 26th, 2008

Dear Cathy,

I like your program very much. _______________________________

Yours Sincerely,

Wang Ping

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