八年級下冊英語unit8單元測試卷一.根據句意及首字母或漢語提示完成句中單詞。1.Therearenopeoplelivingonthati___________.2.Wecan’tdevelopournationaleconomywithoutscienceandt______________.3.Canyoui____________theboytous?Wewanttoknowhim.4.Thenationalheroeswillliveinourheartsf______________.5.Theroadtosisveryhard,wemusttryourbest.6.Several______________(日本人)visitedourschoollastweek.7.IcomefromShandong__________________(省)．Whataboutyou?8.Mybrotherhas__________________(進步)inEnglishthisterm.9.Two_________________(德國人)arevisitingtheGreatWall.10.The__________(迅速的)developmentofscienceandtechnologyhasalreadychangedourlife.二.用所給單詞的適當形式填空。1.—Howabout__________(visit)theGreatWallthisSunday?—Soundsgreat.2.ThemovieissomovingthatI__________________(see)ittwice.3.Mr.Wang__________(go)toZhengzhoulastSaturday.Hewillcomebacktomorrow.4.—Doyouwant_____________(take)arideontheboat?—Yes，Ido.5.—Whereisyourmother?—She__________(go)toShanghaiwithUncleLi.She______________(come)backinthreedays.6.Wesewadog__________(lie)onthegroundatthattime.7.Hehasthe___________(little)moneyofall.8.Hedecidedtotelephoneratherthan______________.(write)三.閱讀理解。閱讀兩篇短文，根據要求完成文后的題目。AWhatdoyoudotorelax?DoyouwatchTV?Doyoureadabook?Ordoyoulistentomusic?Howmanyofusplayamusicalinstrument(樂器)?Howmanyofusgotoconcerts?Howimportantismusicinourlives?Whatkindofmusicdowelike?Thesurvey(調查)aboveshowsthemusicalhabitsofafewofourreaders.Interestingly(有趣地),fourteenpeopleoutofthetwentyquestionedactuallyplayamusicalinstrument,andonlysixpeopledon't.Outofthese,tenpeoplepractisetheirmusicalinstrumentbetween0-3hoursaweekandtheotherfourbetweenthreeandsixhoursaweek.Thebestinstrumenttoplayistheguitar.Eightpeoplesayitistheirfavouriteinstrumenttoplay.Anotherfourpeoplelikeplayingthepianoandtwolikeplayingtheviolin.Twopeople,however,don'tlikeplayingtheviolinorthepianoastheythinktheyaretoodifficult.Popconcertsarealwayspopular,butinthissurveyonlyeightpeoplesaytheylikegoingtoconcerts,sixtopopconcertsandtwotojazz(爵士)concertsarealwayspopular,butinthissurveyonlyeightpeoplesaytheylikegoingtoconcerts,sixtopopconcertsandtwotojazz(爵士)concerts.Ahighernumber,eighteen,saytheylikelisteningtomusicastheyfinditrelaxing.Onlytwopeopledon'tlikelisteningtomusicatall.Theseresults(結果)seemtosuggestthatwearemoreactivelymusicalthanwethink.1.（）peoplearequestionedinthesurvey.A.SixB.TenC.FourteenD.Twenty2.Thebestinstrumenttoplayis（）accordingtothepassage.A.theguitarB.thepianoC.thedrumsD.theviolin3.Twopeopleinthesurveydon'tlikeplayingtheviolinorthepianobecause（）A.theythinkitboringB.theythinkitinterestingC.theythinkitexcitingD.theythinkitdifficult4.Theunderlinedword“suggest"probablymeans（）inChinese.A.建議B.指導C.表明D.預示5.Themainideaofthepassageis（）A.differenthobbiesofpeopleB.asurveyaboutpeople'sloveformusicC.whypeoplelikemusicD.peopleliketoplayinstrumentsBIsthereaconnectionbetweenmusicandlanguage?Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswerisyes:musicimprovescertainlanguageabilitiesinthebrain.Here,welookattwoexamples.MusicandHearingArecentstudybyresearcherNinaKrausshowsthatplayingamusicalinstrumentcanimproveaperson'shearingability.Asapartofthestudy,twogroupsofpeoplelistenedtoapersontalkinginanoisyroom.Thepeopleinthefirstgroupweremusicians,whilethoseinthesecondgrouphadnomusicaltraining.Themusicianswereabletohearthetalkingpersonmoreclearly.Musicianshearbetter,saysKraus,becausetheylearntopayattentiontocertainsounds.Thinkaboutviolinistsinanorchestra(管弦樂隊).Whentheviolinistsplaywiththegroup,theyheartheirowninstrument(樂器)andmanyothers,too.Buttheviolinistsmustlistencloselytowhattheyareplaying,andignoretheothersounds.Inthisway,musiciansareabletoconcentrateon(集中注意力于)certainsounds,eveninaroomwithlotsofnoise.MusicandSpeakingGottfriedSchlaug,adoctoratHarvardMedicalSchool,workswithpatientswhohavestroke(中風).Becauseoftheirillness,thesepeoplecannotsaytheirnames,addresses,orotherinformation.However,theycanstillsing.Dr.Schlaugwassurprisedtofindthatsingingwordshelpedhispatientstofinallyspeak.Whydoesthiswork?Schlangisn'tsure.Musicseemstoactivate(激活)differentpartsofthebrain,includingthedamagedparts.Thissomehowhelpspatientstousethatpartofthebrainagain.UnderstandingtheResultsMusicimprovesconcentration,memory,listeningskills,andouroveralllanguageabilities.Itcanevenhelpsickpeoplegetbetter.Playinganinstrumentorsinging,saysNinaKraus,canhelpusdobetterinschoolandkeepourbrainsharpaswegetolder.Music,sheadds,isnotonlyenjoyable,it'salsogoodforusinmanyotherways.6.WhattwogroupsdidNinaKrausstudy?（）A.Noisypeopleandquietpeople.B.Violinistsandothermusicians.C.Musiciansandnon-musicians.D.Peoplewithhearingproblemsandpeoplewithouthearingproblems.7.WhatdoestheyrefertoinParagraph3?（）A.Orchestramusicians.B.Instruments.C.Thesoundsoftheorchestra.D.Violinists.8.HowdoesGottfiedSchlaughelpstrokepatientsspeak?（）A.Bygettingthemtoplayaninstrument.B.Byaskingthemtosingwords.C.Byplayingmusicforthem.D.Byrepeatingtheirnamesandotherinformation.9.WhichtypeofimprovementisNOTmentionedinthereading?（）A.Memory.B.Sleep.C.Listeningskills.D.Languageability.10.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?（）A.HowtoBeaMusician.B.PlayinginanOrchestra.C.ThePowerofMuD.Trainedtolisten五、完形填空french,rock,another,southern,hurried,treasures,line,millions,forever,success,laughter,tools閱讀下面短文，從方框中選擇適當的詞語填空,其中有兩個單詞為多余詞匯。french,rock,another,southern,hurried,treasures,line,millions,forever,success,laughter,toolsLetmeintroduceasciencefictionnoveltoyou.It'swrittenin1.It'snotaclassicactually,butonrecord,ithas2offansathomeandabroad.Hereissomethingaboutit.Itissaidthattherewasanislandinthe3partofAsia.ItbelongedtoIndia.Thoughtheislandwasfullof4.duetomanycannibalsontheisland,noonelivedthere.Oneday,abandgottherebyshipwithmanythings,suchasfoodanddrink.5,knivesandguns.First,theyplantedmanytreesin6withmoderntechnologyalongthesand.Thentheyplayedpopmusic,7andcountrymusicthere.Theirhardworkbroughtagreat8.Thebeautyofthesongsleftagoodmarktocannibals.Theygaveaburstof9andforgottoattackthebandforever.Eversincethen,cannibalsandpeoplehadplayedwithoneanother.Thecannibals10tomovetowardsthemodernlifeandtheirlifeturnedanewpageinhistory.六、閱讀表達。閱讀短文，回答文后的問題。WaltDisneywasbornin1901.TheMickeyMousewascreatedin1927whichmadehimveryfamous.Hediedin1966,buthisworkandhisdreamsdidnotdie.NowpeopleallovertheworldenjoyhisMickeyMouseandothercartoons.WaltDisneywasamanwhodidnotgiveupeasily.Onesummer,Waltwantedajobinapostoffice,buttheytoldhimthathewastooyoung.Hewenthome,drewsomelinesonhisface,andputonhisfather'ssuitandhat.Thenhewentbacktothesamepostofficeandtoldthemhewas18.Hegotthejobfinally.Laterinhislife,Mr.Disneyhadadream,thatwas,tobuildanewkindofamusementpark.Itwouldbecleanandbeautiful.Therewouldberidesforchildrenandnicehotelsforadults.Itwouldbefunforpeopleofallages.Mr.Disneydrewaplanforthispark.ItwascalledDisneyland.Engineerstoldhimitwasanimpossibledream.Hisfamilyandfriendsthoughthewasmad,butMr.Disneydidnotgiveuphisidea.In1955,DisneylandopenedtothepublicandbecamethemostsuccessfulamusementparkintheUSA.WaltDisney'sdreamcametrue.根據短文內容，回答下列問題。WhendidWaltDisneycreatehisMickeyMouse?WhatjobdidWaltDisneyapplyforonesummer?WhydidWaltDisneyfailtogetthejobatfirst?WhatwasWaltDisney'sdream?WhatdidtheotherpeoplethinkofWaltDisney?七、寫作假如你是sally，是一名中學生，經常收聽音樂節目(program)，請你用英語給節目主持人寫一封信，信的要點如下：1.你聽這個節目已經3年了，很喜歡這個節目，特別(especially)是英文歌曲節目，到目前為止已學了10首英文歌曲；2.當你有空或疲勞時，你常會打開收音機(radio)收聽這個節目；3.你自己也寫了一首英文歌曲，并寄到了這個節目；4.你最喜歡YesterdayOnceMore這首歌，希望能得到歌詞(lyrics)；5.你在英語學習上已經取得了巨大進步，感謝這個節目。要求：語意連貫，語法正確2.注意時態，80詞左右。Dearsir,