泽林牛津版八年级下周测试卷(8B Unit1)

（ ）42. We can heat water，produce electricity or create fresh air for the home .

A. with the root of a leaf B. with the energy from sunlight C. with the soil under the ground D. with the tree built at home

（ ）43. What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?

A. It will turn white. B. It will produce energy. C. It will produce light. D. It will turn dark.

（ ）44. The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future .

A. will be more delicious B. need more cooks C. will be greener D. will be easy to cook

（ ）45. A chimney can be a useful air-conditioner but it used to cause .

A. pollution B. accidents C. noise D. change

C

My hometown is a very beautiful town near the sea. It has a long history. Its old town center was built in 1500s. It’s a place where visitors can go back in time to a different world.

Many of the local people are farmers. However, farming is not the only business here today. Tourists all over the world are coming to learn about the town and its history— and spend money. This has brought hope and money to the town. Many people think that tourism will decide the future of the town.

“This is an easier way to make money. Now we have a very good chance to develop(发展) tourism and help our economy,” some people say. However, tourism has also caused problems. The local environment has become worse because of pollution.

The local people want a business that makes money, but they know they have to be careful. They have to make some important decisions. Will they be able to take action to improve the situation? Will they further develop tourism? No one knows. The future of their beautiful town may develop on the decisions they make today.

( ) 46. Which is NOT RIGHT about my hometown?

A. It’s near the sea. B. It’s an old town. C. It’s a new city. D. It’s a very beautiful town.

( ) 47. What are the main businesses here? A. Fishing and farming. B. Farming and tea. C. Farming and tourism. D. Fishing and tea.

( ) 48. What does the word “economy” in the third paragraph mean?

A. 经济. B. 政治. C. 社会. D. 交通.

( ) 49. What problems has tourism caused?

A. The local people wouldn’t like to do the framing any more. B. The local people don’t know how to spend their money.

C. There aren’t enough hotels and restaurants for the tourists. D. The environment is not clean as before.

( )50. Put the best sentence into the blank in the last paragraph.

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A. It’s a good chance to develop tourism B. They shouldn’t develop tourism at all. C. Everyone wants to make money.

D. They can’t let tourism grow without any control (控制).

四、根据句意及首字母或所给词适当形式填空。（共18小题，每小题1分，共18分） 1. Have you heard from your sister in the USA r__________, Jack?

2. I think it’s i___________ for me to do so much work in such a short time.

3. The college students will face a difficult s ___________ when they graduate (毕业).

4. The radio says it will be rainy in most of the ___________ (north) part of my hometown tomorrow.

5. More and more people have ___________ (realize) the importance of learning English well. 6. When I passed the driving test, I thought I was the_________(luck) person in the world. 7. The little girl is _________(kind) to his classmates, so nobody in her class likes her. 8. What do you think about the air_________(pollute) in your hometown? 9. Things _________(change) a lot in the past years.

10. My grandfather has been crazy about ______ (play) cards since he retired from a clothes factory.

11. The old man doesn’t have any children, so these days he is not happy because of _________(be) alone .

12. The Greens are busy ___________(move) house . Their old flat is too small.

13. You should spend as much time as you can ___________ (improve) your spoken English. 14. Millie always gets used to _________ (share) everything she owns with her best friends. 15.They ____________ (write) 15 songs so far.

16.We hope you _______ (have) a happy holiday in Hong Kong. 17.He __________(know) me since then..

18. He __________(come) to our school last year.

五、根据汉语意思完成句子

1. 这部电影有助于帮你了解中国的过去和现在。

This film helps you ____________________ China’s ___________________________. 2. 在过去的一个世纪中，中国已发生了巨大的变化。

Great changes________________________China ______________________________. 3. 政府已经采取措施把部分镇中心转变成一个新公园了。

The government __________________________to __________________into a new park.. 4. 对于他们来说，像以前一样经常见面已经变得很难了。

It_______________ for them to see each other _______________________________. 5. 实际上，自从我来这儿这部电影我已经看过好多遍了。

____________, I __________________ the film many times since I came here.

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6. Amy以前常乘公车往返于这个城镇。但现在不乘了。

Amy _____________________________________the town by bus. But now she doesn’t.

六、任务型阅读（共10 分）

You may love to see tigers at the zoo. But what if you had to stay with one on a boat on the open sea for over 200 days? Life of Pi<<少年派的奇幻漂流》 the movie from American Chinese director , Li An, tells an amazing story.Pi is a boy. He lives happily with his family in a beautiful Indian town. His father has a zoo, so Pi knows a lot about animals.

But one day, his father decides to move to Canada. He will sell all his animals there. The family begin to sail on the Pacific with all the zoo animals. But a big storm (暴风雨) hits their ship at night. Finally, Pi finds the only survivors ( 生存者) are himself and a large tiger called Parker on an 8-meter boat.

To keep himself alive, Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he himself is not eaten. He tries to get on well with the tiger during a 227-day sail on the sea. The movie is from a Canadian writer Yann Martels book of the same name. The book has sold 7 million copies worldwide. It discusses not only hope but also relationship(关系) between humans and nature. It took Li An four years to make the movie. He also used 3D for his first time. He hopes the movie will make the people think.

Life of Pi opened in Chinese theaters on November 22, 2012. （答题不超过10个字）

1: Where does Pi’s father decide to move?

2:What happens when they sail on the Pacific at night?

3:Why does Pi have to keep feeding the tiger?

4:What does the movie discuss?

5: How long did it take Li An to make the movie?

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II部初二英语周作业调研 NO.1

答题纸 第Ⅱ卷

一、用所给单词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，满分18分）

1. _______________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ______________ 5. ________________ 7. _______________

6. ________________

8. _______________ 9. ________________

10. ______________ 11. _______________ 12. _______________

13. _______________ 14. _______________ 15. ________________ 16. _______________ 17. _______________ 18. ________________

二、根据汉语意思完成句子（每小题2分，满分12分）

1. ______________________________ _______________________________ 2. ______________________________ _______________________________ 3. ______________________________ _______________________________ 4. ______________________________ _______________________________ 5. ______________________________ _______________________________

三、任务型阅读（每题2分，满分10分）（答题不超过10个字）

1._____________________________________________________________ 2.____________________________________________________________ 3._____________________________________________________________ 4.____________________________________________________________ 5.____________________________________________________________

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