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Unit 8 单元检测一、选择填空( ) 1. The floor is so dirty. Would you please _________?A. mop it upB. mop up itC. to mop it upD. to mop up it( ) 2. -–Dad, look at the building. It is on fire. ---Call ______ using mobile phone right now.A. 110B. 120C. 119D. 122( ) 3. The man was badly hurt. We must send him to the hospital ________.A. at firstB. at lastC. right away.D. at times( ) 4. There was a heavy storm ______.A. with thunder and lightingB. had thunder and lightingC. had thunder and lightningD. with thunder and lightning( ) 5. They _____for help and then people heard exciting ______.A. shout, shoutB. shouted, shoutsC. shouted, shoutedD. shouts, shouts( ) 6.—Do you know how to _____ a crying baby? ---Sorry, I don’t know. I think it’s too hard.A. fall downB. cut downC. break downD. calm down( ) 7. ---Why did you come back home so late?---A _____thing happened. _____my car broke down, I was on the halfway.A. terrible; WhenB. good; whileC. terrible; WhileD. good; When( ) 8. ---- Where was your brother at this time yesterday evening?--- He was writing an e-mail ______ I was watching TV at home.A. as soon asB. afterC. whenD. while( ) 9.When the meeting is _______, I will wait ______you outside the gate.A. ended; /B. finishes; forC. end; forD. over; for( ) 10.---I called you at half past nine this morning, but there was no answer.---Oh, sorry. I ________ with my cousin in the supermarket.A. shopB. was shoppingC. shoppedD. will shop( ) 11. Jin Yong is one of the greatest writers. He is stillA. living, livingB. living, aliveC. alive, living D alive, live( ) 12. There are ______ books in the library, and about ______ of them are in English.A. thousands of; two hundredsB. thousand of; two hundredC. thousands of; two hundredD. thousand of; two hundreds( ) 13. As soon as I opened the door, the feeling of coldness went ________ my body.A. acrossB. throughC. overD. in( ) 14. --- Can’t you sing the song in English?---_______. Let me sing it for you.A. Yes, I canB.No, I can’tC. Yes, I can’tD. No, I can( ) 15.— Kitty fell off her bike and hurt her left leg?—_______.A. That’s too badB. She is carelessC. She is not tall enoughD. I am sorry to hear that.二、完形填空When I was young, my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in __16__.One hot summer afternoon, I was __17__down the highway to New York when another car suddenly __18__ into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane, so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) __19__ driver, I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident. I was __20__ with that driver, but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he _21___ did not do that on purpose故意). The car ran away ___22__ after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while, I came around a curve(弯道) and found the __23 __car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked __24_. With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to __25__ and see what the problem was.The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire, he had nothing to work with. I decided to __26__ him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my Air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later, I __27___ the work. I was hot and tired, but I really felt __28___after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier __29___ my car ran off the road.You can really enjoy great __30___from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.16. A. need B. school C. danger D. summer17. A. walking B. riding C. running D. driving18. A. fell B. floated C. came D. climbed19. A. active B. experienced C. frightened D. energetic20. A. unhappy B. satisfied C. familiar D. friendly21. A. even B. certainly C. almost D. simply22. A. quickly B. quietly C. politely D. carefully23. A. new B. red C. same D. other24. A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. worried25. A. stay B. research C. stop D. hide26. A. punish B. train C. help D encourage27. A. began B. finished C. took D. continued28. A. good B. sorry C. angry D. shy29. A. noticed B. made C. watched D. heard30. A. friendship B. success C. excitement D. happiness三、阅读理解（30%）AMr Johns went into his tea shop again one morning, and sat on one of the seats at the counter . Many other people came in also, but most of them did not stay long. After fifteen minutes, a young man and a young woman came in. There were only two empty seats at the counter, one on Mr Johns' left, and the other on his right. The young man sat on one, and the young woman on the other, but Mr Johns immediately asked to change places with him so that the man and the woman could be together. "Oh, that isn't necessary ," the young woman said, but Mr Johns insisted . When the young man and the young woman were side by side, the young man said to her, "Well, this kind old man wanted us to sit together, so may I introduce myself? My name's Jack. What's yours?"1. One morning Mr Johns came into the tea shop and ____.A. sat close to the counterB. found no seat for him to sit on because many people came alsoC. seemed to stay longer than all the other peopleD. gave his seat to the young man and the young woman2. After the young man and the young woman came in, ____.A. Mr Johns thought they came too earlyB. Mr Johns thought they were friends or husband and wifeC. the young man asked Mr Johns to change placesD. they wanted to be together3. When the young woman said, "That isn't necessary.", Mr Johns ____.A. didn't understand herB. knew well what she meantC. was afraid not to change places with herD. decided to stay a little longer4. before Mr Johns met them in the tea shop.A. The young man got to know the young woman outsideB. The young man and the young woman didn't know each otherC. The young man and the young woman knew each other wellD. The young man and the young woman wanted to have some tea together5. Which of the sentences is true?A. Mr Johns came to this tea shop for the first time.B. Most of the people didn't leave the shop until it was closed.C. There were no other empty seats at the counter except the two beside Mr Johns.D. It seemed that the young woman wanted to change places with Mr Johns.BMost people have flown a kite or have seen one ride and dip in strong spring wind. Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing.A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed o that they made strange sounds. Men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish. The Chinese use sticks, strings and paper for their kites.Some of these kites look like animals or trees. Others look like birds or houses.1. The main idea of the first paragraph（段落) is that__________A. kites were first made in ChinaB. most of us have flown or seen a kiteC. the ancient Chinese were making kites before they were writingD. the ancient Chinese were good at making kites2. In ancient China kites could be used for ___.A. catching fishB. helping people flyC. watering the cropsD. helping people walk in the dark3. The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites ____.A. could bring good luckB. looked like animalsC. could help them win a warD. could fly high4. The Chinese usually use ____ for their kites.A. sticks, strings and grassB. strings, hair and woodC. paper, strings and sticksD. paper, ropes and hooks5. What is the best title (题目) of this passage?A. Lucky Kites.B. Strange Kites.C. Beautiful Kites.D. Chinese Kites.CGreat changes have been made in family life because of science and industry.In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. And large families cannot be moved from place to place as smaller families can. So, at present people tent to have smaller families.In the future, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consists only of a man and a woman. A small number of families may take raising children as their chief work. At the same time they may also raise other people's children, leaving those families free to move from job to job.1. Which of the following topics is discussed in the passage?A. Development of science and industry in AmericaB. Influence of science and industry on American familiesC. The harmful effect of industrializationD. Social problems resulting from the highly developed science and industry in America2. What kind of families is described in the passage?A. Families of the pastB. Families of the present and of the futureC. Families of the past and of the futureD. Families of the past, the present and the future3. According to the writer, what is one of the reasons why families are getting smaller in America?A. children tend to leave their parents and grandparents when they grow upB. People no longer want to have childrenC. The need for workers who are able to move at any time has been increasingD. Both old and young people prefer to live by themselves4. Who will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future?A. Parents themselvesB. GrandparentsC. Social workersD. A small number of families5. What can you infer from the passage?A. Science and industry have caused thousands of families to splitB. Children do not like to live with their parents or grandparentsC. Large families can hardly survive in a highly industrialized societyD. Americans are very choosy with their jobs四、单词拼写-1. In which _____________________ are you going, north or south? （方向）2. Though he has got a bad _____________________(牙痛), he keeps working hard.3. His father couldn’t fall __________________ after drinking much black tea.(睡着的)4. We will go on a trip to Shanghai. The three ______________(长途汽车) will take us there.5. Don’t be ___________________(紧张的) when you face danger.6. I saw Sandy _____________ the floor alone in the classroom just now. (mop)7. He ____________ hands with me warmly when we met each other last time. (shake)8. Unluckily, the plane couldn’t land ________(safe) and some students died.9. When the fire happened, they were ___ __ and can’t get out. (trap)10. The heavy rain kept _______(beat) against the window.6._____________7._____________8._____________9.______________ 10._____________六、缺词填空（10%）The snow lasted nearly a week. The ground turned white and the wind blew in through the b__1___ window. Old Jack looked outside and it seemed the sun was shining b___2___. He got up and tried to get some food in the kitchen but f___3___. He remembered he had eaten up the l___4___ piece of bread yesterday. He wanted to get a little from the store nearby, but the shopkeeper had said he would n___5___ sell him anything on credit(赊).Now Old Jack went out. There were few walkers in the street and most shops were closed. He tried to beg some food but nobody felt s___6__ for him. He got even h___7___ and didn’t know where to go. At last, he n___8___ a woman at the bus stop, with a bag on the ground.―It must be full of food..‖ he thought to himself. Th en he walked towards the bag gently. But before he took it away, the woman found it and called out. ― Thief! Stop him!‖ He tried to run fast but couldn’t . He fell over and he stood u p, he found h___9___ between two policemen.―What were you thinking of when you stole the bag?‖ asked a policeman.― I’ll be full for a week if I’m succe ssful and the prison will o___10___ me some food if I’m caught.1._____________2._____________3._____________4.______________5.______________6._____________7._____________8._____________9.______________ 10._____________七、书面表达（10%）1. 由于地震,人们惊恐地彼此看着对方。