最新人教版八年级下册英语UNIT 8 达标测试卷

时间：100分钟 满分：120分

一、听力理解(20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，每段对话读两遍。 1. What will Mary bring to the boy? A. Pop music CDs. C. Jazz music CDs.

2. How long has Mark practiced his English? A. For 5 years. C. For 15 years.

3. What does the boy think of Little Women? A. Wonderful.

B. Boring.

C. Exciting.

B. For 10 years. B. Country music CDs.

4. How much did the woman pay for the dress? A. $19.

B. $29.

C. $39.

5. What are the two speakers talking about? A. A writer. 第二节

听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7两个小题。 6. Who is still reading Journey to the West? A. Anna.

7. Where are Nick and Anna now? A. In the library. C. In Daming's school.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至9两个小题。 8. What has Rose been busy with these days?

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B. A movie. C. A book.

B. Nick. C. Daming.

B. At Anna's home.

A. Her trip plan. C. Her summer report.

B. Her exam.

9. Who will go camping with Rose? A. Her friend, Lily. C. Her cousin, Lily.

听下面一段独白，回答第10至12三个小题。 10. Where did country music first appear?

A. In the south of the United States. B. In the east of the United States. C. In the west of the United States.

11. When did country music become more popular than ever?

A. In the late 1930s. C. In the late 1950s.

12. Which feeling is NOT mentioned in country music in this material?

A. Feeling alone. C. Missing the good old days.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至15三个小题。 13. When did Mike finish reading the book?

A. A week ago. B. Two weeks ago. C. Three weeks ago.

14. Where does Mike want to go this afternoon?

A. To the bookstore. B. To the beach. C. To the museum.

15. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Father and daughter. B. Mother and son. C. Friends.

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B. Her mother, Lily.

B. In the late 1940s.

B. Loving the city life.

第三节

听下面一篇短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。

16. ______ 17. ______ 18. ______ 19. ______ 20. ______ 二、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分) 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

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A Little Princess Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥12. 7 (online) Captain Crewe sends his young daughter Sara to Miss Minchin's boarding school in London. Sara lives a very comfortable life there. But after her father dies, Sara loses everything she ever has. She has to learn to deal with her hard life. Her strong character makes her able to fight successfully against her poor life and the scorn(嘲笑)of her friends around her. It's an excellent book for children. The Secret Garden Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥20. 8 (in bookstores) ￥11. 4 (online) Mary Lennox, a sickly girl without parents, finds herself in her uncle's house. Why is the garden locked? Who is crying at night? Through the power of 3

hope, friendship and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and the garden back to life. If you read this book, you will find it is very interesting. Gone with the Wind Writer: Margaret Mitchell ￥57. 6 (in bookstores) ￥33. 9 (online) Gone with the Wind is a bestseller in the world. It tells a story that happened in the American Civil War (内战). The main woman character in the story is Scarlett O'Hara. She is full of energy all the time. She is very strong and saves her family, but she is very selfish (自私的) at the same time. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

21. How much should you pay if you buy A Little Princess and The Secret Garden

online? A. ￥33. 5. C. ￥24. 1.

B. ￥32. 2. D. ￥45. 3.

22. Who wrote the book Gone with the Wind?

A. Frances Hodgson Burnett. B. Margaret Mitchell. C. Sara Crewe. D. Mary Lennox. 23. What is Scarlett O'Hara like?

a. Strong. c. Polite. A. abc

b. Selfish. d. Energetic. B. acd

C. abd

D. bcd

24. Which of the following is right?

A. Sara can't fight successfully against her poor life. B. Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote Gone with the Wind. C. Gone with the Wind is an excellent book for children. D. Gone with the Wind is a bestseller in the world. 25. Why did the writer write the passage?

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A. To encourage us to read books. B. To tell us how to write books.

C. To introduce some famous writers to us. D. To introduce some books to us.

B

Du Fu Happy Rain on a Spring Night Good rain knows its time right； It will fall when comes spring. With wind it steals in night； Mute, it moistens each thing. O'er wild lanes dark cloud spreads； In boat a lantern looms(显现). Dawn sees saturated reds； The town's heavy with blooms. Translated by Xu Yuanchong This famous poem, with four couplets, was written by Du Fu(712770, Tang Dynasty)when he was living and farming in Chengdu. His farming experience taught him to be thankful to nature.

The very first word, “Good”， shows the poet's joy and love for the spring rain. The rain is good because it “knows” the proper time to come. Here the poet uses personification(拟人化), as if(好像) the rain was smart enough to come in time for the farmer's busy season.

When the rain comes, it appears during the night without making any noise. Unlike the summer storms, the spring rain finishes its task without being known.

In the third couplet, the poet describes(描述) a peaceful scene to us. In the night sky, the clouds look dark and heavy. It's a sign that there will be enough rain during the night. The light from the riverboat makes the dark scene a bit livelier.

Lastly, the poet starts to imagine. Tomorrow morning, he thinks, the city of

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Chengdu will become beautiful when all of the flowers bloom after the rain. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

26. What's the Chinese title of the poem Happy Rain on a Spring Night?

A. 《春望》 C. 《夜雨寄北》

B. 《早春呈水部张十八员外》 D. 《春夜喜雨》

27. Which of the following rhymes are right for this poem?

A. aa—bb—cc—dd. C. ab—cd—ab—cd.

B. ab—ab—cd—cd. D. aa—bb—cd—cd.

28. Which word can be used to describe the rain in this poem?

A. Busy. C. Quiet.

B. Dark. D. Noisy.

29. Which of the following uses personification?

A. With wind it steals in night. B. It will fall when comes spring.

C. The town's heavy with blooms(blooming flowers). D. In boat a lantern looms.

30. What does Du Fu want to show in this poem?

A. He's thankful to nature. B. He loves and enjoys farming. C. He expects the flowers to bloom. D. He loves spring.

C

People read books less often these days. With the invention of radio, television and most recently, mobile phones and computers, it seems that reading books is no longer a popular activity. However, I believe that books are an important part of our lives.

Books offer an outstanding wealth of learning and at a lower price than taking a course. Books can make people cleverer, because heavy readers have greater knowledge of how things work and who or what people were.

Everything in today's society requires reading. Imagine trying to do something as

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simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills. Someone could not understand them and become very sick or even die.

Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous without enough reading. Sometimes, you must be able to understand what is written and explain the meaning of them.

Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time. Even if we don't read books, we still read every day, and reading books can strengthen(加强) our abilities. Reading is one of the greatest things we can do in our spare time.

With a book, you can travel anywhere you want, do anything you want, and talk to anyone you want. Reading is very important in our lives, no matter your age. So I think people should read books. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

31. What activity is less popular these days than before?

A. Reading books. B. Listening to the radio. C. Watching TV. D. Surfing the Internet.

32. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. Reading can improve your memory.

B. Reading can make you interesting and attractive. C. Reading can make you smarter. D. Reading can reduce stress.

33. What does the underlined word “them” in the third paragraph refer to?

A. The books they are reading. B. The directions on a medicine bottle. C. The good reading skills.

D. The words a doctor tells a sick person. 34. Why do some people disagree to read books?

A. Because they think walking in the city also needs reading skills.

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B. Because they think driving along the road is dangerous. C. Because they think reading books is very helpful for our abilities. D. Because they think reading books just wastes their time. 35. What's the best title of the passage?

A. People Should Enjoy Themselves B. How We Improve Reading Skills C. Why People Should Read Books D. What We Love Doing in Spare Time

D

Science fiction is a popular kind of writing. Many people think of Jules Verne as “the father of science fiction”. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer. __36__ At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories, such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth (18) and From the Earth to the Moon (1865).

In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. __37__ As a result, they were very popular. Verne's writing included many predictions (预言) for the 20th century and many of them came true. __38__ These books were very successful and they made Verne rich.

__39__20，000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney. It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of cartoon drawings. __40__ The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always on time!

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A. Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne's books. B. But from his early twenties, Verne decided to become a writer. C. Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories. 8

D. Jules Verne's books have been the subjects for many movies. E. He described space flights, movies and air conditioners a long time before they appeared. 36. ______ 37. ______ 38. ______ 39. ______ 40. ______ 三、完形填空(15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Have you read the story A Magic Box? It's an educational story and you should try to find time to read it even though you are very __41__.

A wizard (男巫) gave a magic box to a young queen. The box would bring __42__ to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place __43__ the spirit of generosity (慷慨).

The queen travelled all over the country, __44__ for the most generous people. If she found them all, she would open the magic box. However, the queen felt upset because __45__ special happened.

One day, she saw a poor little boy begging (乞讨) when she decided to __46__ her palace (宫殿). She wanted to give the boy some money, but she didn't bring any __47__ her. Then the boy asked her __48__ she would like to give him the old box so that he could __49__ it for some money. The queen hesitated (犹豫) at first，__50__ she knew the box had magical powers. But seeing how __51__ the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it.

__52__， all the most wonderful things started flying out of the box and a voice said, “__53__ do you look for it in others? Goodness always starts in __54__. ” While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box, the queen learned to set a great __55__ to others. And she finally became the best queen ever in history. 41. A. busy 42. A. business

C. illness 43. A. similar to

B. funny B. fairness D. happiness B. full of

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C. happy D. friendly

C. popular with 44. A. paying 45. A. everything

C. anything 46. A. clean up 47. A. with 48. A. when 49. A. keep 50. A. though 51. A. small 52. A. Suddenly 53. A. How 54. A. yourself

C. ourselves 55. A. plan

D. interested in B. caring B. something D. nothing B. set up B. on B. whether B. open B. when B. poor B. Actually B. Why B. himself D. themselves B. dream

C. example

D. way

C. stay in C. for C. how C. sell C. unless C. lovely C. Heavily C. When

D. return to D. to D. why D. make D. because D. terrible D. Recently D. Where

C. looking

D. waiting

四、语篇填空(15小题，每小题1分，共15分) 第一节

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

since happy hard-working become true how read lucky they remember I like reading. I love many different kinds of books, because they not only open my mind but also give me courage.

Up to now I have __56__ a lot of books. But one of the books that I like best is The Story of My Life. It was written by an American writer Helen Keller. In the book, she wrote that she had not been able to see, hear or speak __57__ she was one year and seven months old. This unusual thing made her very sad. __58__， she met her good teacher Miss Sullivan at the age of seven. Helen was getting much __59__ every day. Miss Sullivan helped her learn __60__ to write English words. At first, Miss

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Sullivan wrote some words on Helen's hands with her own fingers again and again. Helen was a very __61__ girl. She tried as much as possible to __62__ words. After that, she wrote many famous works. The Story of My Life is one of __63__.

The Story of My Life describes her hard struggles(奋斗) to ____ a good writer and educationist of the world. It shows us an important __65__; Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. That is why I like it best.

56. ________ 57. ________ 58. ________ 59. ________ 60. ________ 61. ________ 62. ________ 63. ________ . ________ 65. ________ 第二节

阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。 Music is good for us. According to the new study from the World Health Organization(WHO), music can make us happier __66__ healthier. For example, when I feel tired, listening to some classical music helps me relax. When I'm down, I prefer pop music full of hope and energy. __67__ is easy for me to fall asleep with soft music. Some doctors have found a fact—people who love music may live longer. I think __68__ most moving music is Chinese folk music. It not __69__ reminds us of the old days but also brings us sweet memories. Every one of us, rich or poor, young or old may have __70__ least one favorite song. Music will be together with us forever.

66. __________ 67. __________ 68. __________ 69. __________ 70. __________

五、补全对话(5小题，每小题2分，共10分)

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个恰当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: How heavily it rained last night. What were you doing then?

B: 71. ______________________________________________________________. It is one of the four famous works in China. A: Mm. . . Let me guess. Is it Journey to the West? B. Yes. You got It.

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A: 72. ____________________________________________________________? B: I have read it for a week

A: 73. ____________________________________________________________? B: I think it's really interesting. 74. _______________________________________? A: Yes, I have. I started reading it when I was ten.

B: Great! 75. _______________________________________________________? A: Yes. I often spend my free time in reading. B: So that's why you are the best in our class. A: Thank you. 六、书面表达(20分)

学校网站英语栏目将组织读书分享征文活动，请根据提示，以My favourite book为题写一篇短文投稿。

提示; 1. What's the name? 2. What's it about? 3. Why do you like it? 注意事项;

1. 词数; 80左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总词数)； 2. 文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；

3. 文章必须包含所有提示要点，可适当发挥，以使短文连贯、通顺。

My favourite book

Good books are valuable treasures. Among all the books I've read，_________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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听力材料: 一、第一节

1. M: Mary, do you have any new CDs?

W: Yes, I've got three pop music CDs. I'll bring them to you tomorrow. 2. W: Mark, your English is pretty good. How long have you practiced it? M: I have learned English since I was five. I have kept on practicing it for ten years.

3. W: I will borrow the book, Little Women, from the school library. Have you

read it?

M: Yes. But I think it is boring. I'm more interested in science fiction. It is more exciting.

4. M: Have you ever bought any second-hand clothes?

W: Yes, I have. I bought a beautiful white dress for $19 in a market. It looked nice on me.

5. W: Do you like the writer of the storybook, Sam? M: Yes. The writer is very good and his books are funny. 第二节 Text 1

W: Nick, it's time for us to leave the library. Have you finished reading Journey

to the West yet?

M: No, I'm only on Page 60. How about you, Anna?

W: Well, I read the last page at home this morning. It was exciting.

M: Really? Yesterday my Chinese friend Daming finished reading it at school

and also said so. It seems that I should read it quickly. Text 2

M: Hi, Rose. I haven't seen you for a few weeks. W: Hi, Bill. I have been busy with the exam.

M: Well, this term is almost over. Do you have a plan for the summer holiday?

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W: Yes. My cousin Lily is coming for a visit and we are going camping by the

lake.

M: Oh, have a good trip! Text 3

Have you ever listened to country music? It's a kind of popular music. It first appeared in the southern United States in the early 1920s. During the 1930s and 1940s, country music and western music were often played together on the same radio stations. In the late 1950s, country music became more popular than ever. During the 1990s, song writers of country music were describing how common people were feeling: feeling alone in the modern world, missing the good old days, loving staying with good friends and so on. Text 4

M: Sally, have you read the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? W: No. But it is said that this book is very interesting.

M: I have one and I finished reading it two weeks ago. I can lend it to you. W: Thank you, Mike.

M: You're welcome. By the way, do you have any plans this afternoon? W: No, I don't. How about you?

M: Can you go to the bookstore with me? I want to buy another book. W: OK. Let's go! 第三节

Roald Dahl was born in England in September 1916. As a child, he spent his summer vacations visiting his grandparents. They often read stories to him. Dahl loved the stories! He started writing stories in a diary when he was eight years old. Dahl didn't like the school days very much, but he really liked the school trip to a chocolate factory. That's when he started thinking about his most famous story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The book was a great success. It was popular with both the old and the young. Dahl wrote 19 children's books during his lifetime and many of his books have become famous films, too.

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听力答案

一、1～5: ABBAA 6～10: BABCA 11～15: CBBAC

16～20: EADCB 二、A) 21～25: CBCDD

B) 26. D

27. B 点拨: 推理判断题。根据“right，spring，night，thing，spreads，looms，

reds，blooms”可知，这首诗的押韵为ab—ab—cd—cd。

28. C 点拨: 推理判断题。根据 “Unlike the summer storms, the spring rain

finishes its task without being known. ”可知，诗中介绍的春雨是安静的。 29. A 点拨: 推理判断题。“With wind it steals in night；”表示 “随风潜入夜”，

因此此句中诗人使用了拟人化的手法。 30. A

C) 31～35: ACBDC D) 36～40: BCEDA

三、41～45: ADBCD 46～50: DABCD 51～55: BABAC 四、第一节

56. read 57. since 58. Luckily 59. happier 60. how 61. hard-working 62. remember 63. them . become 65. truth 第二节

66. and 67. It 68. the 69. only 70. at 五、71. I was reading(a book)

72. How long have you read it

73. What do you think of it/How do you like it 74. Have you read this book yet 75. Do you(also) like reading 六、One possible version:

My favourite book

Good books are valuable treasures. Among all the books I've read, the novel The Old Man and the Sea is my favourite. It was written by an American writer. It

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tells a story about a fisherman. He is lucky enough to catch a huge fish, but he finds it hard to take it home. On his way back home, he has to fight against the fish and the sea.

I like the book best because it is such a meaningful story that I can learn a lot from it. The fisherman is brave and he never gives up when he is in trouble. I also learn that nothing seems terrible as long as we have a strong will and a brave heart.

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