新目标英语八年级（下）Ｕｎｉｔｓ　１～３　阶段测试题

2009-03-30张真

中学生英语·外语教学与研究 2009年3期

关键词：内容提要填词测试题

张　真

Ⅰ. 单项选择。

()1. —Will there be less pollution?

—_______.

A. Yes, therell B. No, there will not

C. No, therell not D. No, there wont

( )2. —Do you know where John went, Sally?

—He ________ went skating with his

sister.

A. probably B. may

C. may be D. might

( )3. I think kids will stay at home _______

computers _______ the future.

A. on; at B. in; in

C. on; in D. at; in

( )4. My friend Mary always talks _______

but does ______, so everyone likes her.

A. less; more B. more; less C. more; more D. less; less

()5. —Would you like tea or coffee?

—________. I really dont mind.

A. Both B. Either C. Every D. All

()6. There ________ a new film tomorrow

evening.

A. will be B. will have

C. is going to have D. are going to have

()7. I cant find my dictionary ________.

A. somewhere B. anywhere

C. nowhere D. everywhere

()8. Masha ________ when the doorbell

_______.

A. is cooking; ring B. was cook; rang

C. was cooking; rang D. cooked; rang

()9. —Can you _______ your little sister,

Jack? Im busy now.

—Sure.

A. wear B. put on C. dress D. in

()10. This week, the weather _______ to

change every day: One day is hot, the

next is cold.

A. seems B. looks C. sounds D. feels

()11. Nothing in the world is _______ if

you put your heart into it.

A. impossible B. important

C. interesting D. necessary

()12. Tara is interested in Chinese culture.

She _______ Chinese at Fudan Uni-

versity next year.

A. studies B. studied

C. will study D. had studied

()13. The students go to school every day

_______ Saturday and Sunday.

A. except B. before C. beside D. besides

()14. —What a beautiful sweater!How

much did you _______ it?

—100 yuan.

A. take B. cost C. pay forD. spend

()15. —When did your father come back

last night?

—He didnt come back _______ he

finished all his work.

A. until B. while C. if D. when

Ⅱ. 完形填空。

Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050. “ 16will the world be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom.

“I17know,” said Fred. “What do you think?”

“Well,18knows. But it is19to guess,” said Tom. “In 2050 everybody will carry a pocket20 . The computer will give people the21to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too. And well22to our friends all over the world. Perhaps well be able to see them 23 the same time. Machines will do24of the work, and people will have more holidays. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by25and spend their holidaysthere.”

()16. A. How B. Where

C. When D. What

()17. A. dont B. wont

C. didnt D. hasnt

()18. A. Tom B. Fred

C. no one D. everyone

()19. A. different B. interesting

C. no use D. fearful

()20. A. radio B. TV set

C. computer D. mobile phone

()21. A. answers B. news

C. keys D. ways

()22. A. sayB. talk C. speak D. tell

()23. A. atB. in C. on D. to

()24. A. anyB. some C. mostD. many

()25. A. train B. plane

C. ship D. spaceship

Xiao Qiang, a 12-year-old Chinese boy,hastoomanyactivities.Hisfather

26 him away from school four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice. “I do most of my27in the car when we are28to practice, and I have to do the rest when I get home. I am too tried, I just want to sleep,” he said.

“Moreandmorekids becomeunhappy

29 they have too many activities to do,” said Mr. Wang, an expert(专家) of child development. “4l％of the children aged 9~13 said they felt30most of the time, and more than 75％ of them said that they wished they had more31time to play. ”

“Over-scheduling (过量的课程安排) is a growing problem for Chinese families,” said Mr. Wang. “It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner32or often eat fast food33their way to football practice or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax. If they dont learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get34 . ” Kidsneedtimetorelax.Parentsshould

35about what is right for kids.

()26. A. asks B. takes

C. tells D. makes

()27. A. sports B. business

C. homework D. housework

()28. A. riding B. flying

C. walking D. driving

()29. A. but B. or

C. because D. so

()30. A. excited B. interested

C. worried D. dangerous

()31. A. great B. full

C. right D. free

()32. A. slowly B. quickly

C. quietly D. happily

()33. A. on B. by C. in D. across

()34. A. taller B. stronger

C. older D. better

()35. A. hear B. think C. look D. tell

Ⅲ. 阅读理解。

A young man couldnt sleep well every night. He was very worried. One day he went to see the doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully. But there was nothing wrong with him. The doctor told him to count numbers from 1 to 10 again and again. “Keep doing it until you fall asleep,” the doctor said.

After a few days, the young man came to the doctor again. But to his surprise, the doctor found the young man was even worse than before! “Didnt you count numbers as I told you?” the doctor asked. “Yes, I did,” the young man answered, “But every time when I reached eight, I couldnt help jumping from bed.”

“But why?” the doctor wanted to know. The young man said, “I am a boxer (拳击运动员).”

(注：拳击运动员在赛场上倒地后，若裁判数到十仍未能起身，则为之“输”。)

根据短文内容完成下列句子。（10%）

36. The young man had to go to see a doctor

because _________________________

________________________________.

37. Was there anything wrong with the

youngman?

________________________________.

38. The doctor told the young man to _____

________________________________.

39. The young man came to the doctor again

because _________________________.

40. What is the young man?

________________________________.

One day an Australian farmer Joe saw a bright light in the sky. The light came nearer and nearer and suddenly Joe saw that it was a spaceship. The spaceship landed in the field quickly.

The door of the spaceship opened and two strange beings got out. They seemed to be half man and half bird. Joe was afraid of them. He tried to run away. But the spaceship walked towards him, picked him up and carried him into the spaceship. They put wires(电线) from a machine onto his head and then they could speak to him in English.

They asked him questions about the earth. “We are from Venus(金星),” they said, “But it is getting very hot there. A lot of our people are dying and we havent much time left. We are trying to find a new home.”

After some time they freed(释放) Joe and at last the spaceship took off.

Joe told his friends about the spaceship, but no one believed his story. “You will believe me one day.” Joe told them.“ The spacemen will come back ...”.

阅读短文，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。

()41. The bright light in the sky was

Venus.

()42. The strange beings came to the

earth to visit Joe.

()43. The spacemen seemed to be half

man and half horse.

()40. The strange beings took Joe to

their home.

()45. People did not believe Joe.

A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already mid-night. But what could the doctor do? He had to put on his coat and go downstairs. When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do, sir?” said the man, “Can you go to a place out of town at once? Its quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”

“Certainly,” said the doctor, “Im quite ready. I can come at once.” In a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got on the doctors car. And they drove off.

They drove on for a long time, and then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”

“But I must see the patient (病人),” the doctor said, “How can I go back without seeing the patient? Where is the patient?”

“There is no patient.” answered the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here. You see. And one must go home from a town, mustnt he? There are no taxis at this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”

()46. When the doorbell began to ring,

the doctor __________.

A. was sleeping downstairs

B. was working downstairs

C. was sleeping upstairs

D. was working upstairs

()47. The man asked the doctor _______.

A. to go to a patients house

B. to go downstairs

C. to see a friend

D. to go to a place out of town

()48. They left __________.

A. at once B. after a few minutes

C. on foot D. on a horse

()49. What the man wanted to do was

only __________.

A. to fool the doctor

B. to give the doctor money

C. to get home in the doctors car

D. to play a joke with the doctor

()50. The doctor must be _________ at

last.

A. happy B. sad C. angry D. ill

Ⅳ. 阅读理解填词。

Many people today like reading stories about UFOs. Many people in d51countries are studying the UFOs. But w 52are UFOs?

There are some different ideas about UFOs. The most p 53one is that UFOs carried visitors coming from other stars. They seem to fly much f 54than planes on the earth.

Scientists and many other people believed it. Some people said that they sawa few UFOs

l 55on the earth. Some people said they saw some s 56visitors coming out of the UFOs. Some even said they were carried away(被带走) in the UFOs, and then were sent back by the strange visitors.

Some people make mistakes when they say they have s57UFOs. Perhaps they see a plane, or the light in the sky comes from the ground.Sometimesitisthelightfromthe

m 58 .

But there are a lot of other things we cant u 59 . Now people still cannot understand UFOs clearly. It may take many years to get a clear a 60 . Then people will give the UFO another name.

51. ________52. ________53. ________

54. ________55. ________56. ________

57. ________58. ________59. ________

60. ________

Ⅴ. 书面表达。

假如你叫Sally, 用下面所提供的信息告诉你最好的朋友Nicole关于你的烦恼。

内容提要：这几天，你发现同学们对你不太友好。上个星期日，你们班上的一位同学举行生日聚会，她邀请了班上的很多同学，但没有邀请你。你为此感到很烦恼，于是向她述说此事，并向她求助。

注意：词数50~60左右，要求内容连贯、叙述清晰。

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