2011年人教新课标八年级英语（下）第一单元检测试卷

My work is interesting, but _____ dangerous.

There is______elephant in the zoo._______elephant is from Africa.

We are tired.  Let’s________. 

Why not _______a taxi to go home?

---James is good at sports. He plays ______ basketball well,
and he plays ______ piano well, too.
--- Wow, he’s so great!

---You see, there are a lot of cars and people on the street.
---Yes, it’s very______.

There are many buses running in the street. Don’t go ______ it now.

—Are there any animals in the zoo?—      

He likes talking to people and ___________stories.

完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Do you like to visit the zoo in our city? Zoo is a good place ___(16)____. There is a zoo ____(17)___a river and a small mountain. It’s very big and there are a lot of tall trees in it. We can see a lot of golden fish(金鱼) in it, they have all kinds of ____(18)_____ . Some are red, some are yellow, some are white and some are black. They are swimming in the water. And they are very _____(19)_____.
We can see a hill. About twenty ____(20)____ are playing on it. Some are asking people for ____(21)_____. The little monkeys are in their mothers’ arms. They are very interesting and children_____(22)_____ them very much. We can also see the elephants. They are very strong(强壮的). The ____(23)_____are very tall. The pandas’ house is next to the monkey hill. There are ____(24)___ pandas ---one is sitting in the trees and the other is sleeping on the grass. They look very shy and cute. What ___（25）___ animals do you like？
A has fun     B. have fun     C. have a fun      D. to have fun

A．across B．next to C．between D．near

A．colors B．ages C．clothes D．books

A．ugly B．smart C．beautiful D．red

A．monkeys B．monkeies C．elephant D．elephants

A．food B．books C．paper D．belp

A．watch B．like C．read D．play

A．penguins B．lions C．tigers D．giraffes

A．one B．two C．three D．four

A．other B．the other C．another D．others

Mr. Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer in New York. Mr. Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well. Now, he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble（麻烦） with his Chinese, but the Chinese have a lot.
Mr. Smith works in ______.
　　   

Mr. Smith is good at ______.
　　   

He learns Chinese ______.
　　   

Where does he learn Chinese?
　　   

Does he study very hard?
　　   

SUNNY SCHOOL

We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach(教练) and a language teacher.
根据招聘启事，选择最佳答案。
Which of the following can’t go to Sunny School？

.Who is not wanted by Sunny School?

Which of the following may not be able to(能) speak English?

The coach must major in _________.

Which is right?

阅读表达。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列各小题。
Han Mei is a Chinese girl .She is a student .She gets up at six o’clock, then she runs . After that ,she brushes her teeth . She eats breakfast at home .She takes the bus to school every day .She likes Monday because she has music .(A) She likes music best . (B) She thinks it’s relaxing .And she really likes her teacher .(C) She doesn’t like documentaries because she thinks they’re boring .
What time does Han Mei get up ?
____________________________________________________
写出句子（A）的同义句：
____________________________________________________
写出句子(B)的否定句
______________________________________________________
翻译句子（ C ）
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选出与短文内容相符的一项。(   )

首字母填空
Kunming is a beautiful place in the s_____ of China.
Friendship is a bridge between two c___________  .
— What l_______ does the man speak?
— English.
Koalas sleep d        ______   the day, but at night they get up to eat food.
.Molly is a repoter . She is working for a m____________.

用所给词的适当形式填空 ( 5分 )

Tonny’s work is interesting but kind of dangerous. Thieves______him
and he  _________  six  hours every day. He wants __  an actor.  He enjoys______  to the music. At the _ _____  of this month,she is in France.

句子转换(10分)
1. My aunt is a reporter. (就划线部分提问)
________ _______ your aunt _________?
2．The pay phone is across from the library.(对划线部分提问)
________  _______ the pay phone?
3. Let me tell you how to get to my house.（同义句）
Let me tell you the_______ _______ my house.
4. Jim’s mother speaks English.(变一般疑问句)
________Jim’s mother  _______  English？
5. Linda does her homework after school every day. （变为否定句）
Linda ________ ________ her homework after school every day.

完成句子(10分)
1. 附近有邮局吗? _________ _________a post office near here?
2. 向右转,然后沿着这条路一直走下去。
_________ _________and go straight down this road.

用合适词的正确形式填空。每空一词。 (每小题1分，共5分)
Animals are our    1 . We can find different kinds of animals in the world.
__2 ____ animals only eat grass, for example, elephants and cows. And some animals only eat  3 _ , for example, tigers and lions. Animals can do many things for people. For example, elephants can help people  _4   some heavy(重) work. Children like animals very much, so they often play    5  dogs. They think dogs are very clever. Boys and girls, what animas do you like?

书面表达。
请根据提示内容，写一篇60词左右的文章，向学校报社推荐自己，可适度拓展。
Name： Li Hua
Age ： 12
Birthday： December 25
From：  Shanghai
Address（家庭地址）：在银行对过
Likes：Koalas 
Reasons（原因）：quiet and lovely
Dream(理想):想做一名记者

Mr. Green asked a lot of questions about the buses. But Sam couldn’t answer them. Here’s a timetable. Friends, after you read it, can you answer Mr. Green’s questions?

1. How many stops are there between the Ferry and the Market?
A. Five            B. Six            C. Seven            D. Eight
2. How often does the bus get to the New Street?
A. Every half an hour  B. Every twenty minutes  C. Every ten minutes D. No answer
3. At what time does Bus Four leave the Hotel?
A. Seven fifty-five   B. Eight o’clock   C. Five minutes past eight   D. No answer
4. I work in the hospital. It is quite near the bus stop. Only three minutes’ walk. I must reach the hospital at eight o’clock. Which bus should I take?
A. The first bus    B. The second bus     C. The third bus    D. The fourth bus
5. I start my work at 8:00. I have breakfast at 7:30. Before breakfast, I must get to the market. Which bus should I take?
A. The first bus.    B. The second bus.   C. The third bus.    D. The fourth bus.

----Tina looks especially pretty tonight .---Yes ,she always looks  ______best in______ dress of that color .
A /,/   B the ,a   C /,a    D the ,the 

Dad, the phone is ringing. I guess either you or Mum        on the phone.

——Do you know everybody ______ came to the party?
——Almost, but I don’t know the one ______ you talked with near the door.

–The book may be a bit thick but it’s written in easy English .
---That’s fine ,______it will be too much for the kids to read .
A and  B  or   C  so   D for 

If you spend 100 yuan in our store this Sunday, you will get a present ________.

–You speak English well.Who teaches you?
--Nobody.I learn it by _________.

–How soon will he come back?
--________.

–There will be more plants and animals.
--I _______.We can’t live without them.

The young man ________ the beautiful girl when he saw her for the first time.

________ a teacher, I think I should teach the students not only how to learn but also how to be a man.

–Do you like staying at home ________?
--No, I don’t. That always makes me feel lonely .

–What does the ________ mean?
--It is a place to live in space.

Don’t give up. I think your dream will ________.

Now the computers are ________ more and more people all over the world.

–What are you going to do in the future?
--I am dreaming of opening up my ________ company.

There are ________ people having lunch at this restaurant every day.

–Why not have a try now?
--OK.It _______ both interesting and exciting.

--There will be _____air pollution if there are_____ people driving.
--I hope the air will be fresher soon.

No one knows ________ in the future.

完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
A little girl went to a hospital. “I want to ___1___ a miracle(奇迹).” “What?” said the doctor. “My brother is badly ill, ___2___ my daddy says only a miracle can save my brother.” “We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m ___3___ but I can’t help you,” said the doctor. “I have the ___4___ to pay for it.” said the girl.
The doctor’s brother asked, “What miracle does your ___5___ need?” “I don’t know,” she answered. “My daddy can’t ___6___ for it, so I want to use my money.” “How much do you have?” asked the man. “A dollar and a half.” “Well,” ___7___ the man, “a dollar and a half can buy a miracle.”
That man was a very good ___8___. The operation(手术) was free and her brother became well. “What’s the price ___9___ the operation?” her mom asked. The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how ___10___ a miracle was—a dollar and a half with the faith(诚意) of a little girl.

A．sell B．make C．buy D．take

A．or B．so C．then D．and

A．glad B．sorry C．worried D．sure

A．money B．illness C．time D．house

A．mom B．daddy C．brother D．sister

A．pay B．spend C．give D．have

A．asked B．smiled C．cried D．talked

A．friend B．parent C．teacher D．doctor

A．to B．of C．with D．at

A．little B．few C．much D．many

Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020．"What will our world be like in the year 2020?""I don’t know."says Fred．"What do you think?""Well, no one knows, but It’s interesting to guess.""In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time.""A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too.""Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.""I’m looking forward(期待) to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon!""And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea."says Fred."Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish!"
根据Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020．及下文描述,可知他们谈论的是将来的生活,故选D
根据"Machines will do most of the work,可知选A
根据""I’m looking forward(期待) to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon!"描述,可知选C
根据"And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea."says Fred."Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish!"可知选B
D
Tom and Fred talked about          ．

Machines will          ．

From their talk, we know that          ．

Fred said          ．

Which of the following statements is Not mentioned?

People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.
In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.
The first copper coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the
first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.
People usually use money          ．

Long, long ago people all over the world used           as money.

In the past, the ancient Chinese used to have cloth and knives          .   

        was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands.

The first paper money          ．

阅读下面短文，将文后的个句子还原到文中适当的位置。
In a class in Japan, a robot teacher Saya called out the names of the students, smiled at them and told them off. _________  So the students liked her very much. But the scientists say she is not going to take the place of human teachers.
__________  They are surprise, fear, dislike, anger, happiness and sadness. She can also say simple phrases such as “Thank you” and “Sorry”.
“__________  Robots that look like humans have an important influence(影响) on children and older people,” said Kobayashi, the maker of Saya.
___________  After being invented, she was tested in a classroom with many fifth and sixth grade students. “She still can’t do much more than call out names and shout ‘Be quiet’, but the children had great fun,” Kobayashi said. “They were very happy when Saya called out their names. We invented Saya to help people, but we cannot have too high hope for her. __________  She is just a tool(工具).”

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示补全所缺单词。
1. I like the s____________ of the coat, but I don’t like the color.
2. Now e____________ bikes have become more and more popular.
3. Do you think the robots in the future will do everything instead of h____________?
4. My father works in a big foreign ____________ (公司).
5. This ____________ (工厂) makes all kinds of televisions.

用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. It is ____________ (possible) for me to finish the work today. I need another day to do it.
2. this is our new classroom ____________ (build). There are eighteen classrooms in it.
3. The famous ____________ (science) Qian Suesen died of illness on October 31, 2009.
4. I ____________ (think) he could come to my party, but now I know I was wrong.
5. No one taught me. I learnt it all by ____________ (my).

短文填空（每题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。（注意：①每个单词只能用一次。②其中有两个多余选项。）

In one hundred years everyone will carry a small computer. The computer will give people the ①____________ to all their questions. We will all have ②____________ at our homew. So we’ll be ③____________ to let robots do most of the ④____________. While making a telephone call, we’ll also be able to see the people on the ⑤____________ end at the same time.
A lot of people will live and work under sea or in ⑥____________ because there will be big towns and ⑦____________ there. Robots will do most of the work, and people will just ⑧____________ two or three days a week. They’ll be able to ⑨____________ to the moon in a spaceship and ⑩____________ their holidays there.

补全对话（每题2分，共10分）
根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。
A: Look at this picture. What’s it?
B: Oh, it’s a robot!
A: You’re right. it’s the newest robot in the world.
B: ①______________?
A: It can help with housework.
B: ②______________?
A: Of course. Besides(除了) sweeping the floor, it can also take care of kids and old people.
B: ③______________?
A: No, I won’t. I can’t afford it.
B: ④______________.  Is it very expensive?
A: Yes. It’s 50,000 dollars. But we can have a look at it tomorrow. it is on show in the Science Museum.
B: Sounds great. ⑤______________?
A: What about at my home at 9:00 am?
B: OK. See you then.

书面表达
光华中学准备采取一些措施减轻学生的负担，于是向学生广泛征集意见。假如你是李华，请根据下面要求向学校提交一份减负的建议。
要求：1.所提措施有理有据，能确实起到减轻学生负担的作用；
2.能适当地、正确地运用一般将来时和形容词的比较等级；
3.80个单词左右。开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Headmaster,
I am glad to hear that you will lighten(减轻) the burden(负担) of us students. ______________________________
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Yours 
Li Hua