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八年级下册英语单元检测题
Unit1 单元检测题
分数：100分 时间:90分钟
一 、 单项选择 (15分）
（ ）1. He is happy that he _____in a tall apartment next year。
A. live B。 lives C. will live D. will living
（ ）2。—Will there be more people in 100 years, do you think? —____，I hope.
A。 No， there isn’t B。 No, there aren’t
C. No， there won’t D. No， they won't。
（ ）3. I hope I have _____free time。 I don’t like to keep busy.
A。 more B。 less C。 many D。 much
( ）4.-Do you like the city life or the country life？
—It's hard to say。 In the city there is _____interesting， but in the country there is _____ pollution.
A。 less； more B. more； less C. more； fewer D。 much； much
（ )5. My life will be _____better than it is now.
A。 a lot B. a lot of C。 a few D。 more
( ）6。 I _____rockets to the moon when I grow up。
A。 will put B。 will fly C. will take D。 will be fly
（ ）7. If there are _____trees, the air in our city will be ___ cleaner.
A. less； more B. more； more C. more; much D。 much； more
（ ）8。 I predict he will be an engineer _____ten years because he is so interested in making things。
A。 in B。 after C. later D. for
（ )9。There were many famous predictions that never_____.
A. come true B。 came real C. came true D。 be true
（ ）10。It ______ that everyone _______ to laugh.
A。seems; loves B。seem； love C。seems； love D.seem; loves
（ )11。Margot_______computer science last year.
A。 studies B。 studied C。 will study D.is studying
( ）12.In ten years, John _______an astronaut。
A. is B. will be C。 was D. will
（ ）13。How many people _______there fifty years ago.
A. will B. were C. are D. will be
（ ）14。In AD 2020，what_______the world be like?
A。 is B. will C. was D. are
（ )15。There is_______ meat but______ cakes on the plate。 Please have one。
A。 a little; a few B. a few; a little C。 few； little D. little; a few
二、 完形填空 （10分）
Today more and more families have their own computers. Parents buy computers 16 their children。 They 17 computers can help them improve their studies in school。 However， many of their children 18 computers to play games, to watch videos 19 to sing karaoke instead of(而不是) studying。 So many teachers and parents complain（抱怨) that computers can not help children study 20 make them fall behind. So computers are put away 21 parents。
In 22 countries, even some scientists also 23 computers。 They say computers let many people 24 their jobs or 25 them a lot of trouble(麻烦)。
（ )16。 A. to B。 on C。 with D。 for
( )17. A. hope B. want C. thinks D. let
( ）18 A。 make B。 get C。 use D. have
( )19 A. and B. or C. but D. so
（ ）20. A. and B. or C. but D。 so
( ）21。 A。 for B。 by C. with D. in
（ ）22. A。 other some B. some else C。 else some D。 some other
( )23. A。 like B。 want C。 hate D. buy
( )24. A. to lose B。 lose C。 have D. to have
（ ）25。 A。 take B. get C。 bring D。 find
三、 阅读理解 （30分）
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A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today’s cars. If everyone drives such cars in the future，there will be less pollution in the car。 There will also be more space for parking cars in cities，and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size。
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer，too，as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city,but they will not be useful for long trips。 Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline.
If big cars are still used along with the small ones，two sets of roads will be needed in the future。 Some roads will be used for the big，fast cars and other roads will be needed for the slower,small ones。
（ ）26。There is much pollution in the car today because________.
A。 people drive big cars B。 people drive little cars
C。the cars go 65 kilometers an hour
D.the cars can go 450 kilometers an hour
（ ）27. The usual size of cars today are that of future cars。
A。 much smaller than B。 much the same as
C. three times as large as D. a little larger than
（ ）28。 We can learn from the passage that________。
A. big cars cost less to own and to drive
B。 big cars are not useful for long trips
C. the cars of the future will be much smaller than today's cars
D。 small cars are faster than big ones
( ）29。 The street will be less crowded because______.
A。 there will be fewer cars in the future
B. there will be fewer passengers in the street
C。 driving future cars will be safe D。 future cars will be much smaller
（ ）30。Two sets of roads may be needed in the future because____.
A。 there will be too many cars in the future
B。 more and more people will get around a city
C. big cars and little cars may be used along with each other
D。 it looks more beautiful to have two sets of roads
B
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 kind of money was shells(贝壳）.
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 （岛)。 Some animals were used as money, too.
The first copper coins（硬币） 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.
（ )31.People usually use money 　    .
A。 to buy gold        B。 to get something they want
C。 to buy shells     D. to buy something expensive
（ ）32. Long, long ago people all over the world used s money．
A。the same metalB。the same paperC.the different metals D。all kinds of things
( )33.In the past， the ancient(古代的） Chinese used to have cloth and knives 　    .
A。 as a tool B。 as money C. as a gift D。 as a kind of goods
（ ）34. 　     was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands．
A。 Gold 　B. Animals C. Rice 　D. Knives
( ）35。 The first paper money .
A。 looked like the same as the paper money used today
B。 looked interesting
C. looked like a note
D. had a square hole in the center
C
Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone somewhere in the world without a stamp on it？ Using a computer you can send e-mails quickly and easily. The post is much slower than e-mail. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in seconds。
E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. The differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter when sending e—mail。 It’s twenty-four-hour service that you can send e—mail at any time of the day or night。 No one has to be there to get e—mail。 It does not matter if your friends are in beds when you send e-mail to them, or you are seeing a movie at the movie theater when they send e-mail back。
( ）36.We can use a ___ to send e—mail.
A. robot B. video C. computer D。 letter
（ ）37。 E-mail is the post.
A。 faster than B. as fast as C. much slower than D. not so fast as
（ ）38.It takes to send e-mail to the other side of the world。
A. minutes B. seconds C。 seven days D. hours
（ ）39。You can send e-mail at any time .
A。in the daytime B.at night C。on weekends D。of the day or night
( ） 40。 send e—mail to your friends when they are sleeping.
A. You can't B。 You must C。 You can D。 You shouldn’t
四、任务型阅读 (10分)
In the west， there can be some abbreviations（缩略词) in some advertisements（广告） of the newspaper. Here’s an advertisement for an apartment(公寓套房）. Most of the words in it are abbreviations， for example， Lrg。 apt， i。e.(即） Large apartment; lrg. lvrm, i。e。 Large living—room.Now， please read the advertisement carefully， and then fill in each blank with ONE word.
For Rent(出租)
Lrg. apt Fourth flr. Very quiet building
No pets。 Two bedrms. lrg。 lvrm,
Ut1。 pd。 Unfrn。 Gd. 1ctn。
＄220 per month Call 662—3940
41. The apartment is on the floor of the building.
42.If you rent(租用) the apartment, do（千万) remember not to bring any ， like dogs, cats， birds and so on。
43. There is a large living-room and two in the apartment。
44.The location（位置）of he building is very .
45. If you rent the apartment， you must pay(付） dollars every month。
五、 词汇 (20分）
（一）根据句意、所给单词首字母或汉语提示填词。(5分）
46。 You will f in love with the city of Beijing as soon as you see it。
47. This book （花费)him twenty yuan.
48。 When you become famous， your fans will follow you e
49. It is s that he is very angry with you。
50. He will f from New York to London tomorrow。
（二）综合填空：根据短文内容，用文框中所给词汇的适当形式填空。（其中两项多余）（15）
friend，have，until，but,invite，in，mother，beautiful，because,put, on ， and
We are going to have a party in our house this evening。 It is my（51) ______ birthday, and she（52)______ my uncles and aunts and some of her（53）______. Mother and I are asked to cook most of the food for the party， and father is getting the drinks。 The living-room looks very pretty。 Balloons of all colours are hanging from the lights and we have taken the carpets away（54）______ we are going to dance there after dinner。
    In the dining-room we（55）______ out the best plates and glasses and tablecloths， and it all looks（56)______. We are going to have soup, fish,chicken，fruit and cheese。 We are going to dance（57）______ midnight，and after that,we will have more food，because we will be hungry after all that dancing.
Last year my mother（58）______ her birthday party in a restaurant，（59)______ it is cleaner and cheaper at home.
When it is my birthday,I am going to invite my friends and have a party in the garden。 I will hang pretty lights(60）______ the trees and we will grill our food in the garden and dance on the grass。
六、 书面表达 （15分）
以 Students' life in 50 years为题写一篇80词左右的文章，畅想一下未来的学习生活。
八年级下册英语单元检测题答案
Unit 1
1-5 CCABA 6—10 BCACA 11-15 BBBBD 16-20 DACBC
21—25 BDCBC 26—30 ACCDC 31-35 BDBCC 36—40 CABDC
41。fourth/4th 42 。 pets 43。 bedrooms 44。 good/quiet 45。 220
46。fall 47。 cost/costs 48。 everywhere 49.said 50. fly
51。 mother’s 52 invited 53.friends 54。 because 55. put
56。 beautiful 57. until 58 had 59 .but 60. in
六、书面表达
Students’ life in 50 years
I think the students’ life in 50 years will be quite different from ours today. They won’t go to school to have classes. They will stay at home to study on computers. They will ask their teachers or classmates for help by chatting on the Internet。 They won’t use paper, pens or exercise books。 They will go to school to do sports together。 For example， they will go to school to play ball games。 I don’t like that kind of life。 I like to meet my teachers and classmates every day