八年级英语素质测查（一）

Unit 1  Will People Have Robots?

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一、词汇测试（10%）

A.用所给单词的适当形式填空

1.In ourschool there will be many teaching _________________ (build) in the next tenyears.

2.Lastyear my grandma _________________(keep) two cats and three pigs in the village.

  3.I`m surethat our ______________________(predict) will come true in the future.

  4.There will be much more___________________(pollute) than before because more people move into thecity.

  5.This is a_____________________(person) letter, you can`t read it.

B.根据首字母提示完成各单词

1.Lucydoesn`t have much l____________________ time to play football with us.

2.Tomtold us he lived in an a______________________ with his family.

  3.Everyoneknows that the International O________________ Games are held every four years.

  4.One day I really want to fly ar________________________ to the moon and meet the beautiful lady namedChang`e.

  5.Hows____________________ you look today! I fall in love with you as soon as I seeyou.

二、用所给动词的正确形式填空（10%）

1.Lily____________ (write) back to me because she couldn`t come to see me in thisvocation.

2.Tim________________(use)a knife to cut an apple,last year he ________________(use) it to kill a dog,maybe he ________________(use) it to kill a pig next year.

  3.Everyone_____________(take) out the books from their schoolbags after they arrived atschool.

  4.Becareful, or the glass _____________________(fall) onto the ground broken.

  5.If you_____________(try) your best to do everything, your dream _____________(come)true.

  6.I __________________(be) in Chongqing two days ago, now I ___________________(be) in Beijing,I___________________(be) in London in five days.

三、句型转换（10%）

1.There`snothing in the box.(变反意问句) 

There`snothing in the box,__________________________?

2.Tomtold us a funny story.(变一般问句)  

__________________Tom___________________you a funny story?

  3.Henrry nevergoes swimming in the river.（对划线部分提问）

__________________________________Henrry go swimming in the river?

  4.I will flyto the Mars in the future. （对划线部分提问）

 __________________________ you______________________ in the future?

  5.I thinkTom will go skating with us tomorrow.（变否定句）

   I_________________________Tom ________________ go skating with us tomorrow.

四、单项选择（15%）

(    )1. This film The Sound of Music iswell worth________.

A.see           B.seeing            C. to see            D. for seeing 

(    )2. __________some important footballmatches in our school.

A.There willbe                  B.There is going

C. There willhave                D. There is going tohave

(    )3. We have__________ books than you do.

A.few more        B.much more       C.little more         D. many more 

(    )4. We should try to make China have_____moneyand______pollution.

A.fewer,less        B. less,fewer      C. more,much        D.more,less

(    )5.I think Tom is right,___________?

A.don`t I         B. isn`t he        C. is he        D. do I

(    )6.---_____ will you have an exam?

---Once a week.

A.How soon       B. How often      C. How many        D. How long

(    )7. ---I’m sorry I was out when you rang.

--- ______.

A. It’s a pleasure              B. That’s right  

C. It doesn’t matter            D. Really? Where are you?

(    )8. ______ there was something wrong withthe clock.

A. There seems    B. It seemed that    C. He seemed     D. It seem that

(    )9. Could you put______ in this glass,please?

A. a few sugar     B. a little sugar    C. some sugars    D. many sugars

(    )10. A new building will be built ____.

A. after a fewmonths’ time           B. after a fewmonth time

C. in a fewmonths                  D. in a few monthtime

(    )11. He has ______ friends, does he?

A. a few         B. few            C. a little           D. little

(    )12. --- Would you like to see the film? Ihave two tickets this evening.

---___________.

A.Yes,Iwould.                B.No,I wouldn`t.  

C.Yes,I`dlove to.              D.Yes,I`d like

(    )13. The old man left his house_____ a coldwinter morning.

A. in           B. at         C. on         D. of

(    )14. Your coat cost you little money ,_____ it?

A. don’t          B. does            C. did       D. didn`t

(    )15. He didn’t think you were right, _____?

A. didn’t he      B. weren’t you     C. did he         D. were you

五、完型填空（15%）

A school boy wanted to ask for two days off,but he had only learnt the phrase “have a day off”. He thought and ___1__,then he had an ___2___. He came to the teacher’s office and said,“Mother is ill. May I have a day off, sir?” “Of course, you can,” answered theteacher at once. The boy walked away. As soon as he was____3__ the roomhe turned back and knocked ___4___the teacher’s door___5___. “MayI have a day off again,” he asked. The teacher was very ___6___ “Didn’tyou say it___7___?” “Yes, sir. But I can’t be here the day aftertomorrow, either.” The teacher understood him and could not help____8__.He said with a smile, “Why____9__ you say. May I have __10__off?”

(  )1.A. think           B.thought           C. hard          D. thinked

(   )2.A. way            B. ways             C. idea          D. ideas

(  )3.A. out             B. outof            C. away         D. from

(  )4.A. over            B. in               C. to            D. at

(  )5.A. again           B. more             C. second        D. third

(  )6.A. happy           B. glad             C. fine           D. surprised

(  )7.A. now            B. about            C. just now       D. yesterday

(  )8.A. shouting         B.laughing         C. speaking       D. talking

(   )9.A. did             B. didn’t            C. don’t          D. not

(  )10.A. a day          B.another           C. two days       D. three days

六、阅读理解(30%)

A

The earth moves round the sun, and the moonmoves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day.When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night.

The sun is much bigger than the moon. Butsometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it’s much nearer to theearth.

The sun is very bright. It gives a verystrong light. The moon looks quite bright, too. But it doesn’t give any lightat all. It only reflects(反射)the light of the sun.

The moon looks much bigger and brighter thanthe other stars. But actually they are much bigger and brighter than the moon.They look smaller than the moon because they’re much farther away from us.

(  )1. Which is much smaller, the sun or the moon?

A. The sun is much smaller than themoon.    

B. The moon is much smaller than the sun.

C. The moon is much bigger than the sun.     

D. The sun is big but the moon is small.

(  )2. Does the moon give any light?

A. Yes, it is       B. No, it doesn’t.     C. Yes, it doesn’t.      D. Yes, only a little.

(  )3. Why do other stars look smaller than the moon?

A. Because they are really small.         

B. Because they aremuch farther away from us.

C. Because they are smaller than themoon. 

D. Because the moon is much bigger than them.

(  )4. The moon moves round the earth, doesn’t it?

A. Yes, it does.       B. No, it doesn’t.      C.Yes, it is.      D. No, it isn’t.

(  )5. When our part of the earth runs away from the sun, it is day. Isthat right?

A. Yes, it is wrong.    B. No, it’s wrong.    C. That’s right.    D. Yes, it is.

B

Oncethree men got to the Dover Station at about nine o’clock that evening. One of them asked a porter (看门人) what time the next train for London was. The porteranswered, “You have just missed one. The trains go hourly. The next train is atten.”

The three men decided to go off the station.So they went to a bow(拐弯处).A minute or two after ten o’clock they came running into thestation. The porter told them the train had just gone. So they went back to thebow. They missed the eleven o’clocktrain in the same way. The porter said, “Now the next train is the last one; ifyou miss that, you won’t get to Londontonight.”

Twelve o’clock came and the last train wasstarting out when all of the three ran to catch the train as fast as theycould. Two of them got into the carriage (车厢),but the third of them didn’t run fast enough. The train went out and left himbehind. He laughed until tear(眼泪)came into his eyes. Then he caught hold of(抓住)the porter’s hand and said, “Well, I myself have to go to London, and they onlycame here to see me off.”

(  )6. At DoverStation, trains went to London_____.

A. at about nine o’clock every morning    B. only once a day

C. every hour                         D. in a minute or two after ten o’clock

(   )7. The three men didn’tcatch up with the 9 o’clocktrain. So they decided to go off the station and to_____.

A. get the tickets                B. have a drink

C. take a walk in the street        D. make a phone in the bow

(  )8. The last train didn’t start out until it was_____.

A. the next day                      B. time for sleep

C. a minute or two after o’clock         D. the middle of that night

(  )9. _____ missed the last train for London.

A. The third of the three             B. The friends of the third man

C. None of the three men            D. All of the three

(  )10. Which of the following sentence is true?

A.The third man didn’t run as fast as the other two.

B.The third manchanged his mind and didn’t want to leave.

C.The train didn’tstart off on time.

D.The third manlaughed for he was glad to see his friends off

七、翻译（10%）

1.未来每个人都会使用信用卡。

Everyone will have a______________----________________---_-----______inthe future.

2.保龄球在中国很流行。

Bowlinghas_________________________________________in China.

3.请帮助老师清理办公室。

Please help theteacher____________________________________the office.

4.人们将活到200岁。

Peoplewill__________________________________________200 years old.

5.有一天我们会飞往月球度假。

One day we`ll_____________________to themoon______________________vacations.

参考答案：

一、A.1.buildings  2.kept 3.prediction(s)   4.pollution  5.personal

    B.1.leisure    2.apartment     3.Olympic 4.rocket  5.smart

二、1.wrote  2.is using; used; will use  3.took 4.will fall  5.try; will come  6.was; am; will be

三、1.is there  2.Did tell 3.How often does 4.What,will,do  5.I don`tthink,will

四、1--5 BADDB   6--10 BCBBC    11--15 BCCCC

五、1--10  BCBDA  DCBCC

六、A.1--5 BBBAB  B. 6--10 CCDAA  

七、1.credit card (touse)  2. become very popular  3.(to) clean up  4.live to be 5.fly for