牛津版八上英语Unit8Naturaldisasters综合测试（有答案）
详细内容
es after lighting.
9 . Taking a short rest at noon is good for your body and m__________.
10. Listen! We can hear the strong wind b________ outside.
Ⅱ. 用所给词的适当形式填空
1. I hope this information will help you understand the ________ (important) of study.
2. If more and more wetlands disappear, there will be ________ and ________(little) space for plants and animals.
3. Milk is the ________ (nature) food for young babies.
4. Animals ran ________ (wild) everywhere.
5. He always tells lies to me. I think he is a ______ (honest)boy, so I can’t believe him.
6. It was very clear that he was very angry because he looked at me __________ (angry).
7. I_______ (read) at 9:00 last night. What ________you________(do) at that time?
8. While Mrs. Smith______ (wait) in line last evening, Mr. Smith (stand) beside her.
9. My mother (cook) when I (arrive) home yesterday.
10. _____ Amy ____ (visit) the Science Museum from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. yesterday?
Ⅲ. 单项选择
( )1. ―________ is the weather like today?
―It’s _________.
A. How; windy B. What; windy C. How; wind D. What; wind
( )2. Last night I heard a n oise _________ thunder.
A. as B. like C. so D. from
( )3. My school is about twenty ________ walk from here.
A. minute B. minutes C. minute’s D. minutes’
( )4. The snowstorm killed _________ people.
A. over eight hundred of B. hundreds of
C. more than eight hundredsD. eight hundreds
( )5. The cleaners rolled ________ their trousers and were in a hurry ________ the snow.
A. up; to remove B. up; removed C. /; to remove D. /; removed
( )6. The headmaster _________ the students to leave school early.
A. made B. let C. ordered D. had
( )7. You will find _________ useful to learn even a little English.
A. that B. it C. this D. they
( )8. Which of the symbols means “ per cent”?
A. @ B. $ C. & D. %
( )9. You felt unhappy yesterday, __________?
A. didn’t you B. did you C. don’t you D. do you
( )10. Shanghai is _____the east of China. Japan is ______the east of China.
A. in; in B. at; on C. in; to D. at; to
( )11. There ______ a large number of students in our school. The number of the students _______ over three thousand.
A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is
( )12. I don’t know if Tom _________ here tomorrow. If he ________, I’ll tell you.
A. es; es B. will ; es
C. es; will e D. will e; will e
( )13. The teacher told me _________when I left the classroom.
A. lock the door B. to lock the door
C. to knock at the door D. knock at the door
( )14. The wetland can ________ food and shelter ______ plants and animals, including different kinds of birds.
A. provide; for B. provide; with C. make; for D. provides; for
( )15. When I was working on a Maths problem, a good idea went ______my head.
A. over B. in C. about D. through
Ⅳ. 句型转换
1. He was doing his homework at eight last night.（改为否定句）
______________________________________________________________
2. My brother is watching TV now.（用 this time yesterday改写句子）
________________________________________________________________________
3. My father was searching the Inter at that moment. (对画线部分提问)
____________________________________________________________________________
4. I was surfing the Inter. Andy came in. (合并为一句)
____________________________________________________________________________
Ⅴ. 根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 我们领居的房子着火了，因为闪电击中了他的房子。
Our neighbour’s house _________ _________ because the lightning __________ his house.
2. 他的到来使我们很惊讶。
__________ ___________ made us ____________.
3. 坏天气有时会引起自然灾害。
Bad weather can sometimes _________ _________ __________.
4. 大火没有持续多久，消防员在五分钟之内赶到并扑灭了大火。
The big fire didn’t ________ _________. The firemen arrived _________ __________ _________ and _________ __________ the fire.
Ⅵ. 完形填空
We cannot stop earthquakes, but we can do things to make sure they do not destroy (破坏) whole cities. First, it is not a __1__ idea to build houses along the lines where__ 2__of the earth’s plates join together. Second, if you think there __3__ be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rock, not on __4__. Third, you must make the houses as __5__ as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may __6__.
Scientists are __7__ that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around S an Francisco. They call it “The Big One”. But people today are still building more __8__. The population in and around San Francisco __9__ is ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that __10__ there is another earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed.
（ ）1. A. bad B. good C. poor D. new
（ ）2. A. one B. most C. two D. none
（ ）3. A. may B. should C. can’t D. won’t
（ ）4. A. sea B. land C. space D. sand
（ ）5. A. high B. big C. strong D. low
（ ）6. A. keep up B. set up C. stay up D. grow up
（ ）7. A. sorry B. pleased C. afraid D. wondering
（ ）8. A. walls B. stories C. cities D. houses
（ ）9. A. now B. still C. always D. never
（ ）10. A. before B. if C. or D. until
Ⅶ. 阅读理解
Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have start ed to bark(吠). Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.
In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.
People want to know when an earthquake is ing. Then they could get aw ay safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best idea is watching the animals.
( )1. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. how animals act before an earthquake B. how an earthquake starts
C. how mice leave their homesD. how animals live every day
( )2. Before the earthquake in Italy, quiet dogs _____.
A. ran away B. started to bark C. climbed trees D. jump into the water
( )3. Before the earthquake in Italy, the frogs _____.
A. sang B. jumped into the waterC. died D. jumped around a lot
( )4. There have been earthquakes in _____.
A. most countries B. England, France
C. Italy and San FranciscoD. Chicago and Spain
( )5. People want to _____.
A. be in earthquakeB. find out early about an earthquake
C. run around in circlesD. follow the animals to run quickly
Ⅷ. 书面表达
2008年初，我国南方遭遇了50年来最大的雪灾。在这场雪灾中，政府积极采取措施向灾区提供援助，人们自发参与，共同抗灾。Linda拍摄了一些相关照片，Linda的澳大利亚的笔友Jack想了解一些中国南方的雪灾情况。结合所给5幅图的信息，请你以Linda的名义给Jack写封e-mail，描述灾情和人们抗灾的情况。
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Hi, Jack
A heavy snow hit most parts of South China. It brought people lots of trouble. In our city________
____________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Linda
A test for unit 8
Ⅰ. 1. true 2. caused 3. directions 4. covered 5. crashed 6. earthquake
7. flood 8. Thunder 9. mind 10. blowing
Ⅱ. 1. importance 2. less, less 3. natural 4. wildly 5. dishonest 6. angrily
7. was reading, were, doing 8. was waiting, was standing
9. was cooking, arrived 10. Was, visiting
Ⅲ．1―5 BBDBA 6―10 CBDAC 11―15 DBBAD
Ⅳ．1. He wasn’t doing his homework at eight last night.
2. My brother was watching TV this time yesterday.
3. What was your father doing at that moment?
4. When Andy came in, I was surfing the Inter
Ⅴ．1. caught fire, hit 2. His arrival surprised 3. cause natural disasters
4. last long, in five minutes, put out
Ⅵ．1―5 BCADC 6―10 DAB
Ⅶ．1―5 ABDCB
Ⅷ．略