2015-2016学年牛津译林版初中英语八年级上册_Unit6_Birdwatching_单元测试卷

2015-2016学年牛津译林版初中英语八年级上册

8A Unit6 Birdwatching单元测试卷(A)

一、单词拼写(10分)

1. My mother says she wants me to buy some vegetables at the_______(市场) before I come back home.

2. Millie seems not happy. She needs a _______ （改变) of air.

3. Selina likes chicken_______(翅膀) best, but her mother doesn't let her eat too many.

4. The poor man couldn't_______(描述) what he saw because he was very afraid that time.

5. He_______(带领) this old woman across the road and left.

6. The_______(政府) says it will try its best to lower the housing price.

7. My cousin enjoyed her_______(停留) in Shanghai very much. She said she wanted to visit it again.

8. -What's you father?-Oh, he is a ._______. He drives very well and people like to sit in his car.

9. -I need your_______ to post something to you.-20, Downing Street, London.

10. -We should let the parents know the _______ of this meeting.

-Yes. It is about the food their children shouldn't eat. It's really important.

二、单项填空（20分）

( ) 1. Yancheng Nature Reserve is home ___ different kinds of plants and rare birds.

A. at

B. to

C. on

D. in

( ) 2. The bad weather yesterday morning prevented all the planes _______ off.

A. to take

B. take

C. taking

D. to taking

( ) 3. We went to watch a bird show in the wetlands _______ a rainy Sunday morning.

A. at

B. in

C. on

D. /

( ) 4. Shandong is _______ the east of China, and Japan is _______ the east of China.

A. in; to

B. to; in

C. in; in

D. to; to

( ) 5. He is very strong. He has _______ shoulders.

A. large

B. big

C. wide

D. broad

( ) 6. There is not enough _______ for birds here because people build too many houses.

A. ground

B. food

C. area

D. space

( ) 7. Tom is watching TV, his father is busy working in the study.

A. after

B. while

C. before

D. so

( ) 8. I heard your daughter _______ in the next room at ten last night.

A. sang

B. sing

C. singing

D. sings

( ) 9. You must clean the room every day _______ keep it as good as new.

A. in order as

B. so that

C. so to

D. in order to

( )10. -What's that bird called in English?-Which one? There are two. Do you mean the one with ____ neck?

A. long

B. longer

C. a longer

D. a longest

( )11. -Why are you so excited? -Peter invited me _______ on a trip to Yunnan.

A. to go

B. go

C. going

D. went

( )12. -What do sparrows look like? - _______.

A. They are really cute animals

B. They like eating insects

C. They are fine

D. They are small ( )13. The woman keeps _______ the house because she wants to keep it _______.

A. cleaning; clean

B. to clean; clean

C. clean; cleaning

D. cleaning; cleaning

( )14. The worker asked the _______ not _______ down their names in this form.

A. writer; to write

B. writers; writing

C. writers; to write

D. writer; write

( )15. I think _______ important for us to help people learn more about protecting animals.

A. that

B. that's

C. its

D. it

( )16. Sixty per cent of the cranes live in _______ parts of the world.

A. the other

B. other

C. others

D. the others

( )17. The girl is very smart. The problem is _______ for her to work out.

A. easy enough

B. enough easy

C. easily enough

D. enough easily

( )18. There will be _______ food for wildlife in the wetlands because of fishing.

A. fewer and fewer

B. less and less

C. fewer and less

D. less and fewer

( )19. Julia is fat, so her father always makes her _______ a walk after supper.

A. taking

B. take

C. to take

D. took

( )20. -You can make beautiful sounds like birds. So wonderful! - _______.

A. That's OK

B. Thank you

C. That's all right

D. I'm afraid not

三、动词填空（10分)

1. Let the little boy_______(watch) TV for a little time. He needs a rest.

2. My sister_______(be) crazy about Zhou Huajian when she was a little girl.

3. We_______(decorate) the room and waited for our parents.

4. Don't worry. The police_______(pull) the rock away tomorrow.

5. I need two more students_______(count) the birds.

6. We should do something to prevent him from_______(speak) out our secrets.

7. My cat_______(catch) a mouse for food last night. How clever it is!

8. He_______(not go) swimming if Tom doesn't go with him.

9. Let ladies go first_______(show) your politeness.

10. Look! How wonderfully the children_______(dance) in the art class.

四、完形填空（10分）

It was too late l when an old man came to a small town. He found a hotel and wanted to stay there for the night. After he 2 his room, the owner said to his wife(妻子), "Look at his bag. There must be 3 money in it. Let's 4 when he is sleeping."

"No," said the woman. "If he can't find his bag tomorrow morning, he'll telephone the police. "

They thought for a few minutes. Then the woman had 5 . "We have forgetful grass(健忘草). Why 6 some forgetful grass into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away."

The old man had the food 7 the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning when the owner got up, he found the old man went away with the bag. He said to 8 , "Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all."

"No, I don't think so! He 9 forget something," his wife said.

"Oh! I 10 now!" said the man. "He forgot to pay for the night."

( ) 1. A. at night B. in night C. in the evening D. in the afternoon

( ) 2. A. came over B. went to C. came back D. went out

( ) 3. A. little B. no C. much D. a few

( ) 4. A. put it down B. take it away C. ask for it D. put it away

( ) 5. A. a reply B. a road C. a hope D. an idea

( ) 6. A. not put B. not to put C. not putting D. don't put

( ) 7. A. in B. of C. from D. with

( ) 8. A. the man B. his wife C. the police D. the owner

( ) 9. A. must B. doesn't C. never D. can

( )10. A. finish B. need C. remember D. hope

五、阅读理解（20分）

(A)

Jilin is a good place. It is in the north-east of China. On the north of it is Heilongjiang, the south is Liaoning, the west is Inner Mongolia and the east is North Korea(朝鲜).

It has a long and snowy winter. Usually the winter here starts from October and lasts(持续) for six months. Every year people come here for the Ice Lantern Festival and the winter sports.

Changbai Shan is the first mountain in the north-east of China. There is a lot of snow on the main mountain-"Baitou Shan" all the year, so it is named "C. hangbai Shan". It has great forests on it. There are tigers, deer, black bears and many other animals in the forests and there are a lot of hot springs (泉) and more than l,500 kinds of plants. On the very top of the mountain is Tianchi. If you come to the lake, you might see the monster(水怪) in it.

There is also a great waterfall(瀑布) where the Songhua River comes from.

Another place in Jilin is Xianghai in Tongyu County(县). There are more than 100 pieces of wetlands here. And they are of different sizes. There are 170 kinds of birds, some fish that we can't often see and over 250 different herbal(草药) plants and trees here.

( ) 1. Which is the right map?

( ) 2. Winter in Jilin is from _______ to _______.

A. January; April

B. September; December

C. October; April

D. November; May

( ) 3. Which of the following is true?

A. Because of the snow on the top of the main mountain, people named it Changbai Shan.

B. There are tigers, bears and other animals in the hot spring.

C. Tianchi is a lake in the forest at the foot of the mountain.

D. Songhua River comes from the lake of the mountain.

( ) 4. What can we see in the wetland in Tongyu County?

A. Different kinds of birds.

B. All kinds of fish.

C. Huge monsters.

D. North-east tigers.

( ) 5. The writer doesn't tell us _______ in the passage.

A. the neighbors of Jilin

B. the temperature in winter in Jilin

C,. the famous mountain in Jilin D. where there are herbal plants in Jilin

(B)

In ancient times(古代), people thought that their gods(神) lived on the tops of mountains. They believed that anything above them was nearer to their gods than them. They thought that birds were messengers(信使) from the gods. There were many beliefs(信念) about how to treat birds. Some people even believed that killing a bird was an act against the gods and would bring bad luck. In some parts of the United States, people believe that if they hear an owl(猫头鹰) in the early evening, it means death. Another link(联系) with these past beliefs is in an English expression. People no longer believe that birds are messengers of the gods, but when someone knows a secret about another person, he or she might say, "A little bird told me about it."

( ) 6. In ancient times birds were thought to be_______.

A. the ones bringing news from the gods

B. gods, too

C. the ones bringing news from human beings

D. bad

( )7.In some parts of the USA now, people believe that _______ means death.

A. seeing an owl in the morning

B. seeing an owl outside their houses

C hearing an owl in the early evening D. killing an owl in the evening

( )8. Today some people with superstition（迷信）still believe _______.

A. birds live on the tops of mountains

B. birds will act against the gods

C. birds bring them good luck

D. there's a link between birds and gods

( )9. Another link with these past beliefs is _______.

A. in an English expression

B. in an American expression

C. in a Chinese expression

D. in a Japanese expression

( )10. The real meaning of the sentence "A little bird told me about it" is " _______ "

A. The little bird is very clever

B. Someone told me about it in secret

C A little bird told me the good news D. A bird told me the bad news

六、完成句子(10分)

1．工作过量可能会导致严重的疾病。

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2．扎龙自然保护区为野生动物提供了食物和庇护所。

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3．他们正邀请游客来描述这些鸟类。

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4．随身带个笔记本以便你把看到的写下来。

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5．这个新的购物中心覆盖了50平方公里的面积。

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参考答案

一. 1. market 2. change 3. wings 4. describe 5. led

6. government

7. stay

8. driver

9. address 10. importance

二. 1-5 BCCAD 6-10 DBCDC 11-15 ADACD 16-20 BABBB

三.1. watch 2. was 3. decorated 4. will pull 5. to count

6. speaking

7. caught

8. won't go

9. to show 10. are dancing

四. 1-5 ABCBD 6-10 ADBAC

五. 1-5 ACAAB 6--10 ACDAB

六. 1. Working too much may lead to serious illness.

2. Zhalong Nature Reserve provides food and cover for wildlife.

3. They are inviting the tourists to describe these birds.

4. Take a notebook with you(in order) to write down what you see.

5. This new shopping mall covers an area of 50 square kilometers.

七. Dear Mr Lee,

I read your ad in the newspaper last week. I'm writing to tell you I'd like to become a member, of the Bird Guard Club.

I'm a Grade 8 student. I'm 15 years old and in good health. My favourite subject is science. I love nature and J am interested in birds. I go to the wetlands to go birdwatching every year. Last year, I wrote a report about rare birds and I also had a bird show. I'll be glad if I can join your club. You can call me on 0510-******** 0r email me at 87675689@https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2118976162.html,.

Yours sincerely,

Wei Hua