人教新目标八年级下册英语Unit1单元测试题.doc

Unit 1 What’s the matter?测试题
一、单项选择（共15分）
(   )1. No one can help you all the time. You should be ______ control of your life.    
A. for    B. at C. on    D. in
(   )2. I was eating in the dining hall when I ______ the news that Li Na said good-bye to her fans.
A. hear           B. heard C. am hearing              D. was hearing
(   )3. Linda was unlucky. She cut ______ on some broken glass.
A. myself          B. yourself C. herself         D. himself
(   )4. Tom, put the keys on the table ______ I can remember to take them with me when I go out.
A. as long as      B. unless C. so that   D. because
(   )5. The boy didn’t get an education so he has problems ______ a job.
A. to find         B. finding C. find         D. found
(   )6. After dinner, Dale’s father is used to ______ on the bed for a rest.
A. lie        B. lying C. risk       D. risking
(   )7. I found myself in a difficult ______. I must do something to get out of it.
A. competition     B. discussion C. prediction      D. situation
(   )8. One of his fingers was ______ in the accident. A. made up     B. taken on C. put up     D. cut off
(   )9. If you eat all that chocolate in a day, it’ll make you ______.
A. sick     B. hungry C. tired   D. creative
(   )10. A dictionary tells you what words ______. A. wonder      B. choose C. mean       D. solve
(   )11. On my way home, I saw more than 100 women ______ in the square.
A. to dance    B. are dancing C. to dancing      D. dancing
(   )12. —Why does Sue look upset? —She went to the bookstore by bus but she ____ the bus at the wrong stop.
A. got off       B. got up C. turned off                D. turned up
(   )13. You ______ drink and drive. It’s too dangerous.
A. should       B. shouldn’t C. need     D. needn’t
(   )14. The climber hurt himself ______ the mountain.
A. climb B. to climb C. climbing D. climbed
(   )15. —Alice, my head feels hot now.—______.
A. Not at all B. You should go to a doctor C. I’m sorry D. You shouldn’t tell it to your mother
二、 完形填空（共15分）
Do you know who played the role of Superman in the film Superman? He was Christopher Reeve, a(n)   16  , and he was famous for his performance in the movie.
Like Superman, Christopher Reeve was afraid of nothing. He was good at flying planes, riding horses and many other activities. But   17   changed in 1995. When riding a horse, he fell and   18  himself badly. The doctors thought it was   19   for him to live long. Reeve even thought of   20   his life to end everything.  21  , when he thought of his family, he knew he couldn’t. From then on, he began to   22   for his life.
      At the end of 1995, he left hospital. Soon after that, he felt he was ready to face the world again. He wanted to tell people no matter  23   problems they had, they shouldn’t give up. He began to make speeches, and they helped lots of people   24   body problems.
He also went back to work and made his first film, In the Gloaming. Although he lost control of his body, he still had his   25   and his dream. He was, and would always be Superman!

(   )16. A. expert   B. actor C. reporter  D. visitor
(   )17. A. something B. anything
C. everything   D. nothing
(   )18. A. hurt  B. lost C. turned   D. sent
(   )19. A. available B. serious C. difficult D. useful
(   )20. A. looking up  B. coming up
C. making up  D. giving up
(   )21. A. However B. Certainly C. Hardly D. Again
(   )22. A. look    B. fight C. serve        D. wait 
(   )23. A. when  B. which C. that          D. what
(   )24. A. in      B. for C. with           D. of
(   )25. A. reason  B. culture C. trouble   D. spirit
三、阅读理解（共20分）
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One cold Sunday, Mariko and her dad were walking to the store.
“I’m tired of winter,” said Mariko.
Dad waved (挥手) at their neighbor. “I know Mr. Hill hopes spring will come too.”
Mr. Hill was sitting and enjoying the sun in his garden (花园). He waved, and Mariko waved back.
“Mr. Hill loves his garden,” said Mariko. Mr. Hill had the most beautiful spring flower garden. It was full of daffodils (黄水仙).
Dad said, “Yes, he does. And because he is old, it is hard for him to go outside in winter.”
At the store, Mariko helped Dad choose milk, bread and carrots.
“You may choose something for yourself, Mariko,” said Dad.
At first Mariko thought apples would taste good. But then something else caught her eye, “Oh, Dad, look, daffodils!”
“Is that something you want?” asked Dad.
“Yes!” Mariko said happily.
Mariko couldn’t stop looking at her daffodils all the way home. But when she got to Mr. Hill’s house, she stopped, “Maybe I could ...”
“Wait here, Dad, please,” she said. “I’ll be right back.”
Mariko ran to Mr. Hill and gave him the daffodils.
“What a wonderful winter surprise!” said Mr. Hill. “You have brought me spring!”
(   )26. What did Mariko and her father do on Sunday?
A. They did some shopping.  B. They worked in the garden.
C. They visited their neighbors. D. They helped Mr. Hill pick flowers.
(   )27. What did Mariko and her father NOT bring home?
A. Apples.          B. Carrots.  C. Milk.             D. Bread.
(   )28. Mariko chose daffodils probably because ______.
A. they were colorful B. her mother liked them
C. her garden needed new flowers D. the flowers made her think of spring
(   )29. From the story, we know that Mariko ______.
A. disliked shopping B. liked daffodils best
C. was popular with her neighbors D. was kind and thought of others
(   )30. What is the best title of the story?
A. A shopping day              B. A winter surprise C. Beautiful flowers           D. Spring and winter
四、词汇运用（共10分）
31. Leo has a t              . I advised him to see a dentist.
32. The bus stopped to let the p               off.
33. People in the western countries often eat with k               and forks.
34. The bag of rice weighs about 50 k              .
35. His daughter is a n              . Her job is to look after the sick.
36. We have to make a ________(decide) about where to go on vacation.
37. His ________(foot) are too big. We don’t have the right size of shoes for him.
38. Parents should tell children the ________(important) of doing the housework.
39. Flora has a ________(stomach), so she doesn’t want to eat anything.
40. All of us are surprised at the ________(die) of the man because he is too young. 
五、完成句子（共10分）
41. 这辆小汽车跑了10英里就没汽油了。The car ____________ petrol after ten miles．
42. 使我惊讶的是，我爸爸同意让我玩电脑游戏。
____________, my father agreed to let me play computer games.
43. 你应该现在量一下体温。You should ____________ now.
44. 哪怕是个有经验的登山者也能陷入困境。Even an experienced climber can ____________.
45. 人不冒险不富。You can’t get rich without ____________.