人教八年级下册unit 6单元拔高测试题

八年级下册Unit 6 单元拔高测试题

一. 选择填空（25分）

1. Once upon a time, there _________ emperor in Europe.

A. is an B. were an C. lived an D. was a 2. They tried _________the mountain away in their life.

A. to finish moving B. to finish taking C. finishing to move D. finishing to take 3. —_________does the story begin?

—Well, once upon a time, there was a man called YuGong in China.

A. When B. How C. What D. Where 4. It took a long time for them to get to _________side of the mountain.

A. another B. any other C. other D. the other 5. There is an object in the hole! Look! ________ strange it is!

A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 6. — Tan Jing’s ________ is so sweet.

— Yes. Her songs ________ very beautiful. A. sound; taste B. voice; smell C. voice; sound D. noise; sound 7. —Don't give up. Things will be fine soon.

—Yes. We should learn to be ________ when we are in trouble.

A．brave B．quiet C．sad D．angry 8. ________the mountain, Yu Gong and his family kept working on it.

A. Move B. Moving C. Moved D. To move

9. ________the TV program came out, children all over the country became interested in it at once. A. Unless B. As soon as C. If D. Until 10. The children showed________ in “Journey to the West”.

A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests 11. Some people think he is_______ silly.

A. a kind of B. a little bit C. a bit of D. a little of 12. He tried his best ________ the baby ________ crying.

A. to make, to stop B. to make, stopping C. make, to stop D. to make, stop 13. Neither of the books ______ interesting . I won’t buy _______ of them.

A. is; either B. are ; neither C. is; any D. are; either 14 The medicine is dangerous. You must_________ it from the children. A. buy B. hide C. bring D. carry 15．Here ______some advice in the box. Don’t open it ______ you get into trouble.

A. are; until B. are; after C. is; until D. has; unless 16. It took her _______afternoon to check out ________information.

A. the whole; the all B. the whole; all the C. whole; all the D. whole; the all 17. I often hear her _______this song. I heard her ______it when you phoned me a moment ago.

A. sing; sings B. singing; sing C. sing; sing D. sing; singing 18．His sister ______last year. She _______a handsome man from Shanghai.

A. got married; married B. married; got married C. got married; married with D. married; got married with 19．The moon ______bright that night, so he could see anything_________.

A. shined; clear B. shone; clearly C. shine; clearly D. shone; clear 20．The little boy did _______well in the game that he ______all of us.

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A. such; surprised B. so; surprises C. so; excited D. such; is surprised 21．You can’t leave the little boy _______here alone, or he can’t find the _______ home.

A. to stay, way to B. staying, way to C. staying, way D. to stay, way 22. — I’m a little________ these days.

— I think you should eat more healthy food and do more exercise.

A. silly B. weak C. glad D. smart 23.【扬州】—The air pollution is terrible.

—It will be worse ________ we take action to protect（保护）the environment. A. if B. when C. until D. unless 24.【安徽】What a nice day! We should go sightseeing _________ watching TV in the hotel. A. because of B. instead of C. instead. D. out of

25.【呼 和 浩 特】My husband always ______ me flowers every week before we got married, but now he never

________.

A. sent; does B. sends ; does C. was going to send; do D. sent; do 二. 完形填空（10分）

When you’re thirsty, what do you like to drink? Coca-Cola maybe? People have been drinking it since 1886, when Dr. Pemberton 1.______ the first Coca-Cola in America.

By the late 1890s, Coca-Cola was one of the most 2.____ drinks in America. The sales 3.____ from one million to one hundred million between 1890 and 1900. Then it was sold to some bottling companies. These companies put it 4._____ bottles(瓶子) and then sold them.

Now, you may buy a bottle of Coca-Cola at 5.____ shop, but before the 1960s, people in any places, small towns 6.____ big cities, had to sit down in their local soda fountains (冷饮柜台) for it. 7.____ , the soda fountain was inside a grocery (杂货店), and people of all 8.______ would come and meet there. Maybe you have seen this kind of 9.____ in old movies or on old TV shows.

Next time when you have some Coca-Cola, 10.____ your friends about the story of the popular soft drink. They will think you are amazing.

( )1. A. worked B. bought C. sold D. tried

( )2. A. popular B. expensive C. delicious D. unhealthy ( )3. A. went off B. went out C. went up D. went to ( )4. A. on B. inside C. out D. into ( )5. A. some B. any C. several D. few ( )6. A. or B. so C. but D. as ( )7. A. Hardly B. Usually C. Luckily D. Finally ( )8. A. ages B. years C. colors D. kinds ( )9. A. drink B. story C. bottle D. place ( )10. A. advise B. listen C. tell D. write 三. 阅读理解（30分）

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Long ago, the Emperor Yao saw a large dragon flying through the clouds. It had a beautiful girl on its back. Wondering who she was, he sent his archer (弓箭手), Hou Yi after them. Hou Yi flew after them until he reached a mountain.

A dangerous animal stood in front of the mountain. Hou Yi quickly killed it with his bow. He then went into the mountain and saw a beautiful woman with many lovely fairies (精灵).

When asked the reason for his visit, he explained it. And the woman told him that the girl was her daughter. And she served him lots of delicious food. To show his thanks, Hou Yi helped them build sixteen palaces and a gate.

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Before he left, he got a pill of immortality (长生不老药). When he returned home, his wife, Chang’e, found the pill and ate it. Then she rose in the air and disappeared (消失)on the moon.

The gods felt sorry for Hou Yi, so they sent him to the Palace of the Sun. There they gave him a golden bird. It was this bird that woke up the people on earth with its crowing (啼叫) every day. 1. Why did Hou Yi fly after the dragon?

A. He was interested in the dragon. B. The Emperor Yao let him do it. C. He wanted to try his bow. D. The Emperor Yao asked him to kill the girl. 2. What does the underlined word “bow”in the second paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 斧头 B. 剑 C. 弓 D. 拳头 3. How many palaces did Hou Yi build for them?

A. Seventeen. B. Sixteen. C. Fifteen. D. Fourteen. 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The woman served Hou Yi to thank him.

B. The Emperor Yao sent Hou Yi to the Palace of the Sun. C. Hou Yi got the pill because he found the girl in the palace.

D. People would get up when they heard the golden bird’s crowing. 5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A funny joke. B. A news report. C. A fairy tale. D. A terrible event.

B.

Are fables (寓言故事) and fairy tales (童话故事) different or the same? They are both stories for kids, but fables are stories for adults as well.

A fable is a story, passed down from grand-parents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from it. The characters are mostly animals and nature. They can talk and act like the man. The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop(伊索). There are around 600 fables in Aesop’s Fables. The Fox and the Grapes and The Tortoise and the Hare are two examples.

Fairy tales are usually stories for children, often about magic characters such as fairies (仙女) and giants (巨人). Sometimes the characters are animals. We are able to enjoy these fairy tales because about 200 years ago, Brothers Grimm traveled all around Germany and collected these stories before people forgot them. There are many fairy tales in Grimm’s Fairy Tales, such as Cinderella and The Frog Prince. 6. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Famous fables and fairy tales. B. The skill at reading fables.

C. The reason why adults can read fables. D. Differences between fables and fairy tales. 7. The underlined phrase “passed down” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 流传 B. 分享 C. 编辑 D. 记录 8.____________ are always the main characters in fables. A. Humans B. Gods C. Giants D. Animals and nature 9. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People can learn nothing from fables.

B. There are about 60 fables in Aesop’s Fables. C. Children usually love fairy tales.

D. Aesop collected fairy tales before people forgot them. 10. Which of the following are fables? ① The Lion and the Mouse ② Snow White ③ The Tortoise and the Hare ④ The Fox and the Grapes ⑤ Cinderella

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B. ①③④ C. ①②④ D. ②③④⑤

C.

On 22nd January, 2007, Dave Cornthwaite from the UK became the first person to skateboard across Australia. He made a new world record, by skating a total of 5, 823 kilometers. Jack Smith, the previous(前任的)champion, had skated a total of 4, 830 kilometers across the US in 2003. Dave’s journey started in Perth and ended in Brisbane traveling about 60 kilometers a day. It took him five months and 13 pairs of shoes. He had great physical pain and he got really sore feet.

If Dave hadn’t believed in making his dreams come true, none of this would have happened. Dave left his job two weeks after he had bought a skateboard and decided to go on a journey. He wanted this journey to be about something more than him, so he created a club that would raise money for charities. “If people follow my journey and donations, then I’m doing many people a lot of good, ”said Dave. This journey had plenty of challenges. He travelled across the Australian desert(沙漠)where temperatures reached 48℃in the day and 0℃at night. He had a serious accident in Adelaide when he jumped on a piece of metal that cut through his foot.

Dave helped raise more than￡50, 000 for children’s charities(慈善机构）, wrote a book and encouraged others to follow in his footsteps. I wish we had more people like him leading the way! 11. Where is Dave from?

A. The US. B. Australia. C. England. D. France. 12. What can we get from the passage?

A. Dave skated a total of 4, 830 kilometers across Australia. B. Dave spent 5 months skating from Perth to Brisbane. C. Dave was the first person to skateboard across the US. D. Dave traveled at the speed of 600 kilometers a week. 13. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 2?

A. Set up. B. Fixed up. C. Put up. D. Cleaned up. 14. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Dave got hurt during his journey. B. Everyone can help others if he wishes.

C. The environment of Australia is terrible. D. Dave challenged himself to achieve his dreams. 15. Where may the passage come from?

A. An art book. B. A story book. C. A science book. D. A medicine book. 四.选词填空（10分）

A.阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空（每词限用一次）。 ground careful idea wrong glad

Once a lion saw a fine young horse and wanted to eat it. But the horse was very 1.________and he could not catch her. Then the lion had an 2.________ .He told the animals that he was a good doctor and could do something for them. The horse was clever She understood what the lion wanted to do.

So one day when the lion was near the horse, she told him that there was something 3.________ with one of her feet and asked him to look it over Of course, the lion was very 4._______ to do so. Then the horse raised one of his legs from the 5._______ when the lion looked at her foot, she kicked (踢)him on the head The lion fell down. The horse laughed and ran away.

B．阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定 式符号（每词限用一次）。

draw feel stand help raise Mac Macpherson, a nine-year-old girl, was looking forward to a trip to Disney World. Her mother promised her the trip if she could raise $500 for charity (慈善机构).

The mother thought it would take her little girl a few weeks 6.________ $500. However, to her surprise, Mac

A. ①②③④⑤

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