江苏省宿迁市泗洪县育才实验学校八年级英语下册 Unit 4 A good read周测试题（无答案）（新版）牛津版

8B Unit 4 A good read

一、单项填空（每小题1分，满分15 分）

( ) 1. She had to sell the house even though it was __________ her own wishes. A. above B. on C. against D. for

( ) 2. --- Hey, man. You can’t cross the street now. You have to wait _______ the traffic lights turn green. --- Oh, sorry and thank you.

A. when B. after C. until D. while

( ) 3. Try to sing some English songs, you’ll find it interesting ________ a foreign language.

A. learning B. learns C. learn D. to learn ( ) 4. We all ________ how he made such great progress in a short time. A. believed B. thought C. decided D. wondered ( ) 5. We have two rooms _______, but I can’t decide __________.

A. to live; to choose which one B. lived; choose which one C. to live in; which one to choose D. live; which one

( ) 6. I think I sing as _______ as my best friend, Andy. Do you agree? A. good B. well C. better D. best

( ) 7. --- May I go out now, Dad? --- No. You _______ let your mother know first. A. can B. may C. need D. must

( ) 8. He is businesslike (认真的) and is often _______. I hope he will have more _______ at his business.

A. success; successful B. successful; success C. successfully; successful D. successful; successful ( ) 9. --- Dad, can I go to the movies tonight?

--- Sure, but you ________ come back home before 9 o’clock.

A. can B. must C. may D. might ( ) 10. We can’t work out the physics problem. Can you tell us ________? A. how to do B. what to do it C. how to do it D. what should to do

( ) 11. --- Can you come to have dinner with me this evening?

--- I’m afraid not. I _______ take care of my grandmother. She is ill.

A. can’t B. have to C. may D. could ( ) 12. I _______ to bed ________ I finished all my homework last night. A. don’t go, until B. didn’t go, until C. don’t go, before D. went, until

( ) 13. Last week, Mary ______ an amazing gift, but she _______ it. A. accepted, didn’t receive B. received, accepted C. received, didn’t accept D. accepted, received

( ) 14. _______ is easy and convenient for us ________ books online.

A. It; to renewing B. That; to renew C. It; to renew D. That; to renewing

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( ) 15. --- Lucy, let me help you fix your computer. --- _______. I can fix it myself.

A. That’s OK B. No, thanks C. Perhaps not D. Not at all

二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）

This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my 1 , and I had been afraid to do so for a long time! Mom came into the kitchen, asking, “Are you ready, 2 ?” “Yes,” I answered quietly. 3 in fact I wasn’t ready! On my way 4 school, I could feel my heart beating. I hated this! I went into Mrs. Owens’ class. She was smiling, and saying 5 to all her students as she did every morning. “Hi, Sam,” she said to me as I walked 6 the classroom. “Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my 7 I looked at the clock. The time was near. Then Mrs. Owens started,” Sam, it’s time for you to show yourself.” Show 8 ? Oh, no! I got up slowly, 9 the ground as I walked to the front of the classroom. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was 10 , so she came beside me, and put, her hand on my back. She said to the class,” Sam has worked very hard on his 11 , and I know it is a very interesting report. “Then she turned to me and asked,” Sam, 12 did you like best about your report on Hawaii?” I thought about the fun things I 13 about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked 14 the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun that it wasn’t frightening. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens was 15 . In fact, I can do better than I think I can — if I try! I am proud of myself.

( ) 1. A. class B. house C. party D. hometown ( ) 2. A. friends B. classmates C. Owens D. Sam ( ) 3. A. Then B. But C So D. Or ( ) 4. A. on B. from C. to D. in

( ) 5. A. sorry B. hello C. goodbye D. thanks ( ) 6. A. into B. out of C. away from D. far from ( ) 7. A. bed B. seat C. dining- room D. reading room

( ) 8. A. me B. us C. myself D. ourselves ( ) 9. A. looking after B. look for C. looking at D. looking for

( ) 10. A. glad B. nervous C. active D. happy ( ) 11. A. dictionary B. magazine C. newspaper D. report ( ) 12. A. what B. who C. where D. whom ( ) 13. A. will read B. have read C. am reading D. had read

( ) 14. A. in front of B. over C. beside D. near ( ) 15. A. playing B. dancing C. singing D. smiling

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分10分）

J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best—sellers

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J. K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six. After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of l990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn’t know it. In l992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June l997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.

Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in far away lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modem England. He’s also a very normal boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him.

J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success and she has finished the whole series of seven books. She is writing full time and she’s really enjoying life; She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children’s books. ( ) 1. From the passage we know __________.

A. J. K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a train trip

B. J. K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young C. J. K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister D. Harry Potter is J. K. Rowling’s first story

( ) 2. The first Harry Potter book came out in ________________.

A. July l965 B. the summer of l990 C. June l997 D. November 2001

( ) 3. The Harry Potter series is _________________.

A. written for young people B. only enjoyed by children C. only sold in England D. about a young inspector ( ) 4. J. K. Rowling has been successful, and she ___________. A. 1ikes to travel all over the world with her daughter B. is too busy to enjoy her life

C. is excited about her success every day D. is still writing stories for children

( ) 5. How is Harry Porter series different from other magical stories? A. There are magical things B. The stories happened in the modern world C. It has seven books D. It took much time to finish 四、词汇(每小题1分，满分20分)

（A）根据首字母、中文提示或英文解释填写单词

1. He even has to work at the weekend. He has little s_________ time.

2. You may see a huge a_________ of ants transporting their food before raining. 3. If he doesn’t go there, I won’t go e____________.

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4. They invited me to play football, but I had to r____________ because I was very busy.

5. The old man was sitting o____________ me on the train. We were face to face. 6. In ____________ (德国) there are different kinds of high schools.

7. With __________ (知识) we have conquered nature and invented steamers, trains and airplanes.

8. Butler has also written several well-known historical _____________ (小说) under the pen-name of Jerry Melville.

9. Please take turns to _____________ (翻译) the following sentences. 10. This will be an _____________ (经历) I will never foget. (B) 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空

11. Victor Hugo was one of the most famous ___________ (write) in France.

12. --- Are you interested in __________ (read) comic books? --- Yes, I really like them.

13. He continues __________ (work) from morning to midnight every day. 14. The city’s hospitals are ___________ (able) to cope with (处理) growing numbers of patients. 15. It is very exciting to see the famous ____________ (Canada) actress at the party. 16. His aunt used to be a ___________ (library) in Sunshine Secondary School. 17. Alice usually reads some fiction novels before___________ (go) to bed. 18. He lost ___________ (confident) because of his failure (失败).

19. Tomorrow is my birthday, but I don’t know who ____________ (invite). 20. The man managed ___________ (open) the back door, but he failed. 五、句型转换 (每小题1分，满分15分)

1. How will he deal with those desks? (改为同义句)

__________ ____________ he __________ __________ those desks? 2. Must I learn all these words by heart? (作否定回答) No, you __________ __________ __________.

3. Can you tell me when I should finish the book report? (改为简单句) Can you tell me _________ _________ _________ the book report? 4. The man tied the dog to the tree an hour ago. (用now 改写) The man __________ _________ the dog to the tree now.

5. Mary gave me a beautiful notebook yesterday. (改为同义句)

Mary ___________ a beautiful notebook _________ __________ yesterday. 六、根据汉语意思完成句子 (每小题2分，满分10分) 1．你为什么没有按时归还它们？

Why didn’t you __________________________________? 2．长途旅行后你一定筋疲力尽了。

You must __________________________ after a long journey. 3．他的鞋和我的一样尺寸。

His shoes are _____________________________ mine. 4．在写前，你应看看书的一些评论。

You should ___________________________________ the book before writing. 5．让我们在学英语上给她一些建议。

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Let’s give her _____________________________________ how to learn English. 七、书面表达 (满分15分)

假如你的好朋友叫李强，这是他的个人情况, 请根据汉语提示，介绍他。80字左右。 李强今年14岁。他每天花费大约一小时读书。他喜欢阅读各种类型的书，尤其是对科学方面的书感兴趣。在周末他可以花费大部分时间阅读。他最喜欢的书是《时间简史》。

他的大部分书是从他伯父那里获得的，他伯父是一名科学老师，家里有许多关于科学的书。有时他会和朋友们一起讨论他们所读的书，彼此给对方建议。

他非常喜欢读书的原因有：1. 使他学到了许多关于科学的知识；2. 使他也找到了自信，可以制作许多东西。

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