人教版英语八年级下册-Unit 6 单元测试卷

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. 单元测试

一、单项选择（共10分）

（ ）1. A tourist will easily lose his way in Beijing ________ he has a map or a guide.

A. if

B. because

C. unless

D. when

（ ）2. Mary said she ________ to school the next Sunday.

A. didn’t go

B. doesn’t go

C. wouldn’t go

D. won’t go

（ ）3. —Can you finish ________ these books before 10 o’clock?

—Yes, I can. A. to read

B. read

C. reads

D. reading

（ ）4. —I didn’t hear you come in just now.

—That’s good. We tried ________ any noise, for you were sleeping. A. not make

B. not to make

C. to make

D. making

（ ）5. I’ll go to visit my aunt in England ________ the summer holidays start.

A. while

B. since

C. until

D. as soon as

（ ）6. —Let’s go swimming ________ staying at home.

—Sounds great. A. instead

B. instead of

C. because of

D. out of

（ ）7. —Is Mr. Smith at home?

—No, he isn’t. He will not come back ________ eleven. A. from

B. since

C. until

D. about

（ ）8. —When did your sister ________?

—Two months ago. A. marries

B. married

C. get married

D. been married

（ ）9. We started ________ early that we caught the first train to our hometown.

A. so

B. too

C. enough

D. quite

（ ）10. —Yesterday’s meeting didn’t have a happy ending.

—________ Did they have an argument? A. Are you sure?

B. It doesn’t matter. D. What happened?

C. I’m glad to hear that.

二、完形填空（共20分）

There once was a farmer who lost a watch in his barn. The watch was very cheap but it was very 1l to （谷仓）him because it was a gift from his father.

After 12 the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for 13 from a group of children playing

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nearby.

He 14 them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn 15 . They searched everywhere but still could not find the 16 . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another 17 .

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer 18 the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he 19 while the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.” This shows us that sometimes a 20 mind can think better than an excited one. （ ）11. A. important （ ）12. A. finding （ ）13. A. money （ ）14. A. promised （ ）15. A. angrily （ ）16. A. rule （ ）17. A. way

B. expensive B. searching B. danger B. taught B. slowly B. book B. chance B. sent B. knew B. smart

C. useless

D. interesting D. studying D. help D. believed D. hardly D. watch D. smile D. caught D. suggested D. quick

C. watching C. work C. warned

C. immediately C. child C. lesson C. gave

（ ）18. A. threw （ ）19. A. came （ ）20. A. beautiful 三、阅读理解（共25分）

C. succeeded C. peaceful

One day, the father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived. They spent a few days and nights on the farm. After they came back from their trip, the father asked his son, “How did you like our trip?”

“It was great, Dad.”

“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked. “Oh, yeah,” said the son.

“So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.

“I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden, and they have a river that has no end. We have beautiful lights in our garden, and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have large fields. We have servants（仆人） to serve us, but they serve others. We have fences（栅栏） to protect us, and they have friends to protect them.”

The boy’s father was speechless. “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are,” said the son. （ ）21. Why did the father take his son to the countryside?

A. He wanted him to enjoy the beauty of the countryside.

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B. He hoped that his son could help those poor people.

C. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived in the countryside. D. He hoped that his son could get a new idea of the countryside.

（ ）22. After the trip, the son thought ________.

A. what a poor life he had B. how great his father was

C. he should take good care of his rich life

D. he should thank his father for giving him a happy life

（ ）23. From the passage, we know the people in the countryside ________.

A. often went on a trip in the city

B. had more beautiful lights in their gardens

C. had smaller land to live on than the people in the city D. must be happy because of having friends to protect them

（ ）24. How did the father feel after he heard his son’s answer?

A. Happy.

B. Surprised.

C. Sad.

D. Angry.

（ ）25. What does the story tell us?

A. The rich and the poor are the same. B. The rich and the poor should help each other. C. The real rich is those who are rich at heart. D. The people in the countryside live a hard life.

四、从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话（有两项多余）（共10分）

A. It’s a great book written by an English writer. B. When did it come out? C. What’s up? D. It’s written by my favourite writer, Lu Xun. E. Why are you so busy? F. Go on, please. G. Sounds like a good idea. A: Hello, Daming! 26 B: I’m looking for a book called Robinson Crusoe. A: What’s it about?

B: 27 The hero in the book is a castaway（乘船失事的人）. A: 28 Tell me more about it.

B: He lives on the island for twenty-eight years. In the end he is saved and comes back home. A: 29 3

B: It first came out in 1719. It’s really a great book. A: It’s a pity that I haven’t read it.

B: Oh, here it is. If you like, after I finish it, I can lend it to you. A: 30 Thanks a lot. B: You’re welcome.

26. ________ 27. ________ 28. ________ 29. ________ 30. ________ 五、根据汉语意思完成下列句子（共15分） 31.孙悟空能把自己变成不同的物体。

Sun Wukong can ________ himself ________ different objects. 32.这对新人结婚时，他们是如此高兴以至于他们禁不住微笑。

The new couple were ________ happy ________ they couldn’t stop smiling when they ________ ________. 33.我认为愚公应该想个好办法来解决问题而不是移山。

I think Yu Gong should find a good way ________ solve the problem ________ ________ moving the mountains.

34.这个故事是关于一个喜欢新衣服的皇帝的。

This story is about ________ emperor ________ ________ new clothes. 35.你一到上海就给我打电话。

Please call me ________ ________ ________ you get to Shanghai. 六、书面表达（共20分）

古力娜扎是颇受广大观众欢迎的女演员，她有着亮丽的外表。请你根据以下提示，写一篇70词左右的英语短文，向大家介绍一下这位女演员。 Name: Gulnazar From: Xinjiang Date of birth: May 2nd, 1992 Favorite color: black Hobbies: dancing, acting 2008: became a part-time model 2011: became a student of Beijing Film Academy（北京电影学院） 2012: acted in the TV play The Sword of Xuan Yuan（《轩辕剑》） ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. 单元测试

答案解析

一、【答案】1.C 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.D 二、 11.【答案】A

【解析】important“重要的”；expensive“昂贵的”；useless“无用的”；interesting“有趣的”。由第一段第二句中的“because it was a gift from his father”可知，前文应该是指这块表不贵，但对他来说很重要，故选A。 12.【答案】B

【解析】根据上下文情景可推知，这位农民要寻找自己的表。find“找到”；search“在……中搜寻”；watch“观看；注视”；study“研究”。空格后the barn作宾语，所以search符合题意，句意为“在搜寻谷仓许久之后……”。 13.【答案】D

【解析】由上下文情景可知此处表示“这位农民向在附近玩耍的一群孩子寻求‘帮助’”。ask for help 是固定搭配，意为“寻求帮助”。 14.【答案】A

【解析】promise“承诺，许诺”；teach“教”；warn“警告”；believe“相信”。由后面“the person who found the watch would be rewarded”可知，promise（承诺）符合题意。 15.【答案】C

【解析】angrily“生气的”；slowly“慢慢地”；immediately“立即，马上”；hardly“几乎不”。由此句中的hurried（赶紧，赶快）可推知，孩子们马上冲进了谷仓，因此immediately符合题意。 16.【答案】D

【解析】本文主要叙述了找表的过程，因此watch符合题意。句意为“他们到处搜寻，但仍然没能找到那块手表”。 17.【答案】B

【解析】way“方法”；chance“机会”；lesson“功课，教训”；smile“微笑”。由下文“After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand!”可知，这个小男孩又进去找那块表。因此可推知，一个小男孩让这位农民再给他一次找表的机会。 18.【答案】B

【解析】throw“丢，扔”；send“送”；give“给”；catch“抓住”。根据后面的came out可知该句表示“因此农民又把那个小男孩送回谷仓找表”，故选B。 19.【答案】C

【解析】come“来”；know“知道”；succeed“成功”；suggest“建议”。由前句“After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand！”和句末“while the rest had failed”中的关键词failed可推知，succeed符

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合题意。 20.【答案】C

【解析】beautiful“美丽的”；smart“聪明的”；peaceful“安静的，平静的”；quick“迅速的”。由than可知空格处与后文中的excited（兴奋的，激动的）相比较，故peaceful符合语境。句意：这告诉我们相对于在兴奋的心态下，有时在平静的心态下人们能够更好地思考。 三、 21.【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第二句，父亲带儿子去乡下，是为了让儿子看看穷人的生活，故选C。“欣赏乡村美景”“帮助穷人”和“希望儿子有关于乡村的新想法”都不是父亲的意图，故排除A、B和D。 22.【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，孩子认为他们自己才是穷人，故选A。“父亲有多伟大”“好好珍惜富裕的生活”和“感谢父亲给了他幸福的生活”都不是儿子的想法，故排除B、C和D。 23.【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。本题适合用排除法，A项“乡下人经常进城旅行”文章没有提到；B项“花园里有更多漂亮的灯”与原文事实不符，孩子是说他们夜晚有星星；C项与原文事实相反；另外，文章倒数第二段中提到they have friends to protect them，故选D。 24.【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。父亲带孩子去乡下是为了让他看看穷人的生活，结果孩子认为他们自己才是穷人，父亲听了孩子的话之后说不出话来，因此父亲应该感到很吃惊，故选B。 25.【答案】C

【解析】主旨大意题。孩子在比较了乡下人的生活之后，得出结论：他们自己才是穷人。因此本文的主旨应为C项“真正的富有是心灵上的富有”。

四、【答案】26.C 27.A 28.F 29.B 30.G

五、【答案】31.turn into 32.so that got married 33.to instead of 34.an who loved 35.as soon as 六、【答案】One possible version:

Gulnazar is a new star from Xinjiang. She was born on May 2nd, 1992. Her favorite color is black. She likes dancing and acting very much. In 2008, she became a part-time model. At that time, she was just 16 years old. In 2011, she became a student of Beijing Film Academy. Her dream of being an actress came true in 2012. She acted in the TV play The Sword of Xuan Yuan.

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