八年级英语第6单元练习题.doc

八年级英语Unit 6练习题
命题人：张美贺 时间:2017-11-24
一、单项选择
( )1. Jack dreamed to be______engineer when he was young, but now he's_______ university teacher.
A. an; a B. an; an C. a; an D. a; a
( )2. I'm not sure _________ the meaning of the word. I want to look it up in a dictionary.
A. on B. about C. for D, with
( )3.--Do your friends have any resolutions in the new year?
--Yes. They tell ________ that they'll get better grades.
A. yourself B. herself C. himself D. themselves
( )4.--What does your uncle do?
--He's a(n) _______ . He often flies the plane to different countries.
A. actor B. singer C. pilot D. reporter
( )5. --Do you know the _________ between the man and the boy?
--I'm not sure. Maybe they are the father and the son.
A. information B. character C. example D. relationship
( )6. Now more and more people work on their______computers at home.
A. personal B. similar C. important D. successful
( )7. The English newspapers come out_____,so we can read them once a week.
A. weekly B. cheaply C. beautifully D. comfortably
( )8. --How will you tell Susan the news?
--By _______ her an e-mail.
A. reaching B. sending C. telling D. asking
( )9. --. Why are you going to join an English club this year?
--Because I plan to_______ my English.
A. question B. choose C.improve D. win
( )10. --There aren't enough tickets left for today's concert. Can you _________that you can get one?
--No, I can 't.But I will have a try.
A. cut down B. write down C. make sure D. find out
( )11. When my sister was only four years old, she ___________dress herself.
A. need B. was able to C. would D. has to
( )12. --Tom,if you promise________ quiet in my office, you can stay here.
--OK, Dad.
A. keep B. to keep C. to keeping D. keeping
( )13. Rosa studied French for two years before she________ Chinese.
A. put up B. made up C. took up D. woke up
( )14. These movies have one thing ___________ : a great beginning.
A. in common B. in fact C. in time D. in danger
( )15.-- Which of the following sentences is correct?
A. There's going to have a tennis game in our school this evening.
B. Students always have a study plan for the beginning of the new term.
C. Though he's tired, but he keeps on to practice the violin.
D.My brother is going to learn to act when he finishes high school next
year.
二．完形填空
Many people begin each year with New Year's resolutions. A resolution is a promise that you 16 to help you live a better life. You plan to do something good and to stop doing something 17 in the coming year. Here are some children's New Year's resolutions.
My name is Eric. I'm going to improve my Chinese and get better 18 . How am I going to do that ? I promise to work harder than before.
I'm Tina. I have many 19 , like singing, dancing and swimming. This year, I'm going to 20 a new hobby - taking photos. I'll learn it 21 my uncle. 'He takes photos for some magazines and is very good at it.
I'm Lisa. I hope to be 22 . I usually watch TV a lot at night and only sleep six hours a day. I plan to sleep more. I also 23 to run for half an hour every morning. I know the saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", 24 I'm going to eat some fresh fruit every day.
It's OK for you to have a big or small resolution. What's important is that you should take it 25 and try to keep it. Don't let it work only for a few weeks or months.
( )16. A. lose B. make C. move D. show
( )17. A. bad B. short C.slow D. small
( )18. A. languages B. messages C. services D. grades
( )19. A. prizes B. examples C. hobbies D. activities
( )20. A. put up B. take up C. ask for D. wait for
( )21. A. like B. about C. from D. under
( )22. A. healthier B. friendlier C.happier D.lazier
( )23. A. question B. wonder C. decide D. discuss
( )24. A. though B. because C. but D. so
( )25. A. quietly B. carefully C. clearly D. seriously
三、阅读理解
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These are winners of the first short story competition! Now this is the first prize winner. And another competition will be in December. You can find the stories on our website www. . The winners will get their certificates(证书 ) and prizes soon.

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根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
( )26. There are _______short story competitions in all.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
( )27. What can we know about Avighna?
A. She is a girl from America.
B. She's not interested in drawing.
C. She likes to be with her farmily and friends.
D. She wants to be a dancer when she grows up.
( )28. Where can we find Avighna's story?
A. In a newspaper. B. In Avighna's certificate.
C. At her school. D. On the website com.
( )29. Avighna writes this story to ___________．
A. ask people to protect trees B. show the mango tree to us
C. show the love of her family D. ask people to plant a mango tree
( )30. The text may show ___________next.
A. the mango tree B. Avighna's family
C. something about Dubai D. the second prize winner
B
A man often forgets. a lot of things, so his wife (妻子) always has to say to him, "Don't forget this."
One day the man was going somewhere by himself. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now I've prepared（准备） all the things you need for you. Be careful with them during your trip."
After saying goodbye to his wife, the man went to the train station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it. About an hour later, the train conductor began to check the tickets. He came to the man and said, "Could you please show me your ticket?" The man looked for his ticket in all his bags but he couldn't find it. He was very worried. "I can't find the ticket. I really bought one before I got on the train," said the man.
"I believe you bought a ticket. Please find it and show it to me later," said the train conductor kindly. The man still looked worried and said sadly,"You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket, I can't remember where I am going.”
( )31. What's wrong with the man?
A. He often forgets things. B. He often loses his tickets.
C. He doesn't feel well in his arms.
D. He doesn't have money to buy a ticket.
( )32. Who prepared the things for the man's trip?
A. His son. B. His daughter. C. His wife. D. Himself.
( )33. How did the man go traveling?
A. By subway. B. By car. C. By bus. D. By train.
( )34. Why was the man so worried?
A. Because he got on the wrong train.
B. Because he needed to buy another ticket.
C. Because he didn't know where to get off.
D. Because he lost many things besides the ticket.
( )35. What do you think of the story?
A. Serious. B. Surprising. C. Exciting. D. Funny.
C
Have you ever heard of animal tour guides? Do you' know there are monkey tour guides in India? Dressed in shirts, these cute monkeys are always ready to serve you. If you are hungry, you only need to point to your stomach and they'll lead（带领） you to the nearest restaurant. If you're tired, put both of your hands behind your head and they will take you to the nearest hotel. After that they will put out their hands to ask for tips. Then they'll wave to you as if they are saying goodbye to you.
Can you guess where these guides come from? Yes, school! People feed them carefully and they are trained for one year to get their diplomas (文凭). There used to be a three-year-old monkey named Alice. She even could turn on and off the lights, open doors and windows when she was told to next time you may meet the monkey tour guides when you travel in India.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案
( )36. What kind of animals work as the animal tour guides in India?
A. Horses. B. Pandas. C. Monkeys. D. Cows.
( )37. When you are tired, the animal tour guides will take you to ________
A. the nearest restaurant B. the nearest hotel
C. the nearest park D. the nearest zoo
( )38. What does the underlined word "tip" mean in Chinese?
A. 小费 B.尖端 C.窍门 D.步骤
( )39.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. The animal tour guides in India wear shirts.
B. The animal tour guides are trained for one month.
C. Alice could turn on and off the lights,open doors and windows.
D. The animal tour guides will wave you goodbye after they help you.
( )40. What's the best title for the text?
A. Traveling in India B. A Monkey Named Alice
C. Animal Tour Guides in India D. How Moneys Work as Your Guides
D
Roger lived in,Kentucky. He grew up in a poor family. of seven children. 41 0ne day, his 8-year-old son, Mike, promised him that he would buy him the car on his 57th birthday. Many years passed and Roger forgot Mike's promise.
Then the day came.
On Roger's 57th birthday, he was watering flowers in the garden. Mike asked him to go into the garage(车库). 42 The old man was very surprised.
Mike said "happy birthday" to him, and he gave Mike a big hug (拥抱). Mike then gave his father the key and Roger got into his new car after touching it and giving'it a kiss. 43
Mike worked very hard to get enough money. __ 44 He bought it two months ago and put it in the garage. Then he waited to give his father the surprise.
Children can make great promises and make dreams come true. 45 what's your promise and how are you going to keep it ?
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，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。
A.When he looked inside,he saw his dream car was there.
B.Mike kept his promise and Roger’s dream came true.
C.And in the end,he was able to buy the car.
D.He always dreamt of having a Chevy car, but he didn’t have enough money to buy it.
E.He didn’t remember Mike’s promise and never thought he would have this car.
41.____42.________43.____44.____45._________
四、词语运用
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词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。方框中有两个词是多余的。
article,difficult,able,exercise,hobby,resolution,
schoolwork,own,simple,weekly,down,improve
New Year's Day is coming.I believe that most of you have your 46 New Year's resolutions. But what kind of resolutions should you make?
First, your New Year's 47 should be good for you.Be sure that they can 48 your studies or make you healthier. "Going to bed later 。 is not a good resolution. It is not good for your health. You should make resolutions like "49 every morning". The resolution "taking up a new 50 " is also a good one. "Finishing 51 on time" and "spending less time watching TV” are also good ones.
Second, your New Year's resolutions should not be very 52 to keep. Be sure that you are 53 to keep your resolutions. Don't make resolutions that are impossible to keep. Flying to the moon is a difficult resolution for anybody. You should make small and 54 resolutions so that you can keep them.
After you make some good and realistic(现实的 ) resolutions, don't forget to make a plan. Write 55 what you need to do every day, and then do it.
46._________ 47.________48._________49._________ 50. _____________
51.__________52.________53.________54.__________55._____________
五、补全对话
根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A: Hi, Zhao Lei! What are you doing?
B: Hi, Peter! I'm reading a book.
A：56．_____________________________________？
B: It's about computers.
A: Isn't it boring?
B: No, it isn't.57.___________________________.I want to be a computer programmer when I grow up.
A: Really? 58.________________________________？
B:I'm going to study computer science at university. What about you?
A:I like playing basketball. 59. ____________________________________.
B: How are you going to do that?
A: 60._________________________________________________
B: Yeah. Practice makes perfect. It's the best way to become a basketball player.
六、书面表达
本周你所参加的英语角活动要求大家填写一份表格。该表格内容是关于自己梦想的工作。假如你是张海，请根据下表内容，以My Dream Job为题谈谈你梦想的工作。

要求：1．语意通顺、逻辑连贯；2.词数80左右。
My Dream Job