2019年人教版英语八年级下册-Unit-5-单元检测

新目标八年级下册Unit 5单元检测

I．单项选择

1.The teacher told us a piece of bad news.When we heard the news,we were all _____ silence. A.for B.in C.with D.by

2.The news on TV reported that a heavy _____ /＇reInst?:m/was in the area. A.relation B.recently C.restaurant D.rainstorm

3.My magic books are on the bookcase. Could you please _____ for me? A.take down them B.take them down C.take down it D.take it down

4．Bill,I planned to give you the card on Sunday, but I _____ forgot. A.completely B.recently C.quietly D.clearly

5.Look at the trees on both sides of the streets. They _____ last spring. A.planted

B.were planted C.were planting

6.It was raining _____ outside when he came home. A.completely B.recently C.heavily D.strongly

7.Yesterday,I _____ the subway home when I suddenly found I was on the wrong line. A.took

B.was taking C.had taken

8. _____ were you at the time of the heavy rain? -In the supermarket. A.What B.Where C.How

9.I felt____scared that I couldn't move. A.such B.pretty C.quite

D.so

10.Our team _____ their team by 5:4 yesterday. We _____ the match. A.beat；won B.wins; beats C.beats; wins D.won; beat

11.Some people won't _____ the importance of their health until they lose it. A.forget B.realize C.repair D.reduce

12.Our school has won the football match,2:1 against Xishan School. -_____.

A.That's a pity. B.Not really.

C.That's great news. D.Well, it sounds crazy.

13.The sun rose in the west this morning. -You are _____ .It is impossible. A.kid B.kidding C.a kid D.kids

14.Last Saturday, I got to the station late because of the heavy traffic, but _______ the train was still there. A.exactly B.mostly C.luckily D.slowly

15.Do you remember _____ when you heard about the important event? -Yes, of course ! A.what were you doing B.what you were doing C.what are you doing D.what you are doing II、完型填空

It was a hot summer evening. Kevin and his brother Alan were 16 soccer in the backyard. After a while, they decided to drink some orange juice and watch TV in the house. 17 the TV was off. Alan tried to turn it back on, but 18 happened. They soon realized that there was no electricity(电) . What could they do? Kevin suggested going outside to do some 19 watching. Without streetlights, the stars were bright and 20 to see. Lying on the grass, they saw different kinds of stars 21 they even saw the planet Mars. Kevin and Alan had never realized 22 fantastic the night sky could be.

After watching the stars for an hour, the boys 23 the house. It was very dark except

for a few 24 that their parents had lighted. The family spent the night playing cards and telling stories by candlelight. Kevin and Alan had never thought of having such a night 25 electricity like that before. They really enjoyed watching stars. 16.A.buying B.selling C.playing 17.A.Luckily B.Suddenly C.Certainly 18.A.everything B.anything C.nothing 19.A.flowers B.stars C.birds 20.A. easy B. difficult C .impossible 21.A.or B.and C.but 22.A.what B.how C.which 23.A.went into B.went over C.went up 24.A.matches B.lights C.candles 25.A.without B.with C.throughout Ⅲ、阅读理解

A

I did something wrong today.

While at the beach this afternoon, I met a boy called Bob. We talked a lot. He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs(悬崖). I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place ( Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there). He called me a coward. I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave, so I agreed to go with him.

We wanted to make our way down to explore(探索) the area, so Bob started to climb down and I followed him. Unluckily, some rocks came down after us.One of them nearly hit my head. We could not get back up. We shouted and shouted for help, but for a long time, no help came. was really scared. I wanted to cry. Then, we heard some sounds. Someone had heard us. A woman tied(系) a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope. She made her way down to save us.

My parents were relieved (宽慰的) that I was unhurt, but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing. apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again. 26.Where did the writer meet Bob? A.At school. B.In the park. C.At the beach. D.On the cliffs.

27.In Paragraph 2, \A.a person who is not brave B.a person who is not clever C.a person who is not strong D.a person who is not polite

28.What had the writer's parents always warned him about? A.The wind was very strong. B.The beach was too far away. C.The cliffs were not a safe place. D.Bob was difficult to get on with.

29.Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage. a.Some rocks came down. b.The writer followed Bob. c.The writer wanted to cry.

d.A man and a woman saved them.

e.The writer and Bob heard some sounds. A.a-b-c-d-e B.b-a-c-e-d C.a-c-b-e-d D.b-e-a-c-d

30.How did the writer feel about what he had done? A.Surprised. B.Excited. C.Glad. D.Sorry.

B

On a cold early morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages on her head to the market. She hoped to sell them to people in the town.

The mountain road was narrow (狭窄) and the old woman was walking carefully, because she did not want to lose her cabbages.

Suddenly she heard a loud bell and a bicycle came round. It passed her and went very fast down the hill. The old woman had to jump up to one side of the road so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley(山谷).

She looked up, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was riding on without even looking round to see whether the old woman was all right.

The old woman began to shout,\You dropped something!”

When the boy heard this, he stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he nearly fell off. Then he turned and began to push the bicycle back up to the hill.“What is it？\drop?”“Little boy,\ 31.What was the old woman carrying? A.A basket of eggs. B.A basket of pears. C.A basket of apples. D.A basket of cabbages.

32.Why did the woman go to the town? A.Because she went to see her son. B.Because she went to buy cabbages. C.Because she went to sell her cabbages. D.Because she went to buy a bicycle. 33.What was the mountain road like？ A.The mountain road was wide. B.The mountain road was narrow. C.The mountain road was long.