广东省深圳市2012-2013年八年级英语下册 Chapter 1 Memory基础测试题 牛津深圳

Chapter1Memory基础测试题
笔试部分（80分）
I．词汇。

（每小题1分，共10分）
A．根据汉语提示，写单词。

1. The___________ (文章) is on how to remember well. You should read it.
2. All of them think that Lisa's suggestion is very ___________ (合理的).
3. Later, we knew the___________ (主题) of the speech was "Be a brave person".
4. Lisa seemed a bit___________ (奇怪的) today. What happened to her?
5. In November, 2012, Obama became the ___________ (总统) of the USA again. B．根据首字母提示写单词。

6. Though the old man cannot read or write, he has a good m___________.
7. Whenever you are in danger, try to keep your m ___________ clear.
8. This film has a d ___________ ending.
9. Can you i ___________ what our school will be like in fifty years?
10. Everyone felt sorry for thed___________ of that young man. He was only 20. II．句子。

（每小题1分，共10分）
A．根据汉语提示，用正确的词组填空，完成句子。

11. When we___________ (变老), we can't remember so many things.
12. Three months ago, my father's old car started ___________ (出毛病) again.
13.I often forget to wash hands before meals, so my mother___________ (生……的
气) me.
14. Lisa got very excited when she ___________ (听说) that piece of good news.
15. Not all boys___________ (擅长) playing soccer, but most of them like playing
games.
B．根据所给汉语和英文提示，完成句子。

16.如果你感觉累，应该停下来休息一下。

___________ you feel tired, you should ___________.
17.有些动物能记住一个人长达十多年。

Some animals can ___________ a person for ___________ ten years.
18.有时侯我们糟糕的记忆力和不健康的生活方式有关。

Sometimes our bad memory___________ our unhealthy lifestyle.
19.她想知道为什么自己的记忆力那么差。

She___________ she has such a poor memory.
20.杰克吃惊的发现他办公室的门开着。

Jack was surprised to ___________ his office door___________.
III.从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。

（每小题1分，共1 0分）
() 21. ---- Pansy,Iwant to write ___________ article about western music. Can you help me?
---- Sorry. Iknow nothing on ___________ topic.You may ask Jane instead.
A. an; a
B. an; the
C. the; a
D. the; the
() 22. ---- ___________ can you remember new words quickly, Sue?
---- Because I have a good___________
A.Why; advice
B.Why; memory
C. How; thought
D.How; opinion
() 23. ---- Did you visit your grandparents last week, Lisa?
---- Yes,I did. You may ___________ how happy they ___________ when they saw me!
A. think; are
B. consider; were
C. discuss; will be
D.imagine; were
( ) 24. ---- Oh, my dear! The fridge has gone___________ again.
---- Stop mending it, Mom. It has___________ us too much money.
A. ill; paid
B.bad; taken
C. wrong; cost
D.wrong; spent
() 25. ---- What's the matter, Bill? You looksleepy.
---- Last night ___________ happenedto me, _________ I didn't sleep well.
A. strange something; but
B. strange something; so
C. something strange; so
D. something strange; because
( ) 26. ---- ___________ someone needs help, what will you do?
---- I ___________ him or her a hand in time.
A. If; give
B. If; will give
C. When; give
D. When; am giving
( ) 27. ---- How can I remember something __________?
---- You may make a picture ofit ___________yourmind.
A. better; in
B. better; at
C. worse; with
D. worse; among
( ) 28. ---- What kind of food is good for _________ memory?
---- Much ___________, milk, fish and eggs are all helpful.
A. changing; However
B. developing; By the way
C. increasing; In my opinion
D.improving; For example
( ) 29. ---- Dad, I've solved one ofthe three problems. Can you help me with __________ two?
---- Jane, I'm busy working. But I suggest ___________ your mother for help.
A. other; to ask
B. another; asking
C. the other; to ask . the other; asking
( ) 30. ---- Judy, I can memorize twenty words in a minute.
----___________. I think I should learn from vou.
A. That's nothing
B. What a pity
C. How great you are
D. I'm sorry to hear that IV. 完形填空。

(每小题1分,共 10分)
Caitlin is a 13-year-old girl. She put a letter onthe Internet for _____31______ with her problem. Here isher _____32______. "This might sound _____33______ but I have a reallybad ______34_____. Each time after talking to_____35______ friends,
I pletely forget what I ______36_____ and even what Ijust said. Also, I often forget about what I did theweekend before. I wonder why _____37______ is left in mymind
for long. No one in my family has a memory that is as bad as mine. My brother, 10,
has amemory like an elephant. He can _____38______ things 3 or 4 years ago,
______39_____ Ican't. My grandma said she is like that too, _____40_____ I think
it might be family inherited (遗传的). Well, I was going to tell something else but
I've forgotten. Oh, too bad! Thanks for your help."
( )31.A.time B.help C.idea D.money
( ) 32. A. letter B. paper C. question D. picture
( ) 33. A. pleased B. great C. clever D. stupid
( ) 34. A. mood B. memory C.thought D.health
( ) 35. A. his B. her C. our D. my
() 36. A. saw B. told C. heard D. found
( ) 37. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
( ) 38. A. take B. borrow C. forget D. remember
()39.A.but B.or C.and D.yet
( ) 40. A. however B. so C. because D. though
V．阅读理解。

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。

（每小题1分，共10分）
A
One winter, three rich men were travelling around the world in the same helicopter (直升机). They were a German, an Australian and a Mexican. Soon they started their talk with each other.
"Why not play a game to spend the boringtime?" One man suggested. "Let's tell where weare flying by putting our own hands out of thehelicopter." The other two were interested in itand agreed.
After some time, the first man put his handsout and said, "We are high over Germany now."How do you know?" the other two asked. Hesaid, "Because it's so cold."
Another a few hours later, the Australian puthis hands out and shouted, "We are high overAustralia now." The others asked, "Why did yousay so?" He replied,”Because it's so warm."
Finally, the Mexican put his hands out but gotthem back immediately. He said, “We are highover Mexico." "What's the reason?" The othertwo asked.
"Because my golden watch has gone." He cried.
( ) 41. How did the three rich men spend the boring time? A. By playing a game. B. By playing cards.
C. By talking to each other.
D. By sleeping.
( ) 42. What does the underlined word "tell"mean in this passage?
( ) 43. The first speaker should be a(n) ___________.
A. German
B. Australian
C. Mexican
D. Canadian ( ) 44. It was ___________ in Australia when they flew over it.
A. cold
B. hot
C. cool
D. warm
( ) 45. The first two men told where they were by the ___________ ofthe two countries.
A. weather
B. language
C. geography
D. population
B
As a child, I was very fat. I was often worriedabout going to parties or other public places, because I always found myself laughed at there,even by my closest "friends".
Once in the seventh grade, an older boy kept calling me "fatso (胖子)" on the bus. I was hiding in my seat, embarrassed and afraid I might cry.At that time I hoped my best friend, sitting rightbehind me, would jump up to help me. Instead,he made jokes about me as well.
And then I grew up. I was trying to change theway how others could treat me. I lost someweight, though I was still heavy. Slowly, mysense of humor and kindness made me amongthe most popular kids in school. As for my"close friend" on the bus, he no longer walkedaway from me.
Being fat isn't a crime, and it won't let youdown forever. Think more of you besides yourweight and try to turn you into a good one. Then others will treat you with respect (尊敬).
( ) 46. Many kids ___________ the writer so he hated to show up in public.
A. talked to
B. laughed at
C. played with
D. made friends with ( ) 47. Why did the writer bee more popular in school later?
A. He became slim and nice,
B. He might often help others.
C. He had a sense ofhumor.
D. B＆C.
() 48. Which ofthe following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer is no more heavy now.
B. The writer hasalways thought ofhis weight.
C.Many kids might want to make friends with the writer now.
D. The "close friend" on the bus always supports the writer.
() 49. The underlined word “embarrassed”means “_________”in Chinese.
A. 兴奋的
B. 感动的
C. 尴尬的
D. 厌恶的
() 50. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Being fat means nothing.
B. Never bee too fat.
C. A fat kid is a problem.
D. Say "no" to your weight.
VI．情景对话。

（每小趣1分，共10分）
A: Bill, Mrs Smith called you today. Why didn't you hand in your homework?
B: Sorry, mom. I (51) _________ my schoolbag at home when I went to school.
A: What's wrong? You always forget (52) _________ these days.
B: Mom, my (53) _________ memory is poor. Don't you know?
A: Your memory is poor? But you (54) _________ forget to ask me to buy you ice-cream. B: That's right. However, don't you think my (55) _________ memory is very good? A: Oh, no!
B．从方框中所给的七个选项中选出五个合适的句子补全对话，有两项多余。

A: Sally, you look angry. (56) _________
B: A friend borrowed ten dollars from me a month ago. (57) __________.
A: He might have forgotten about it. Why not wait for another day?
B: Oh, no, I can't stand it. (58) _________
A: I see. If this happens to me, I will have a talk with him.
B: (59) _________ However, I am too shy to tell him about it.
A: (60) _________
B: Thank you very much.
Ⅶ. 用所给单词的适当形式完成句子。

( 10分,共 10小题)
61. Sorry, I've _________ (forget) when your birthday is. Could you tell me?
62. It is not easy for me to remember _________ (everyone) name at the party.
63. Luckily, I found several _________ (article) about improving memory on the
Internet.
64. As his illness became more serious, his memory got _________ (bad).
65. Don't worry about your _________ (injure) hand, Jane. The doctor will do hisbest.
66. An easy way _________ (memory) English words is to learn to sing English songs.
67. My younger sister can remember a long phone number after seeing it just _________
(one).
68. If someone _________ (help) us in some way, we should do the same in return.
69. The sudden _________ (die) of Lisa's pet dog made her sad for a long time.
70. Dad, you should stop _________ (smoke) at once. It's bad for your health. Ⅷ．书面表达。

(10分)
一个好的记忆力可以给我们提供各方面的帮助。

而提高记忆力的方法也很多。

几个年轻人正在谈论提高记忆力的方法。

下表内容是他们谈论的要点，请根据相关提示，以Ways to
Ways to improve memory
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
参考答案：
1. article
2. sensible
3. topic
4. strange
5. president
6. memory
7. mind 8. dramatic 9. imagine
10. death
II. (One possible version)
11. get old 12. to go wrong
13. is angry with 14. heard about
15. are good at
16. If; stop to have a rest
17. remember; longer than
18. is connected to
19. wonders why
20. find; open
III. 21-25 BBDCC 26-30 BADDC
IV. 31-35 BADBD 36-40 CDDAB
V. 41-45 ABADA 46-50 BDCCA
VI. 51-55 CAFBE 56-60 BFDAG
VII. (One possible version)
61. forgotten 62. everyone's
63. articles 64. worse
65. injured66. to memorize
67. once 68. helps
69. death 70. smoking
VIII. (One possible version)
Ways to improve memory
Some teenagers are talking aboutthe ways to improve memory. Here
is what they are discussing.
Mandy says a good way to improvememory is to eat more healthy foodsuch as fruit and vegetables because our brains need rich food towork well. Robert thinks we shoulddo more sports and have enoughsleep so that we'll be healthy andkeep our mind clear. Katherinesuggests talking more with friends.If we have fun with friends, it willhelp improve our memory. As forAnthony, he says we should findthe most suitable way. And a goodway usually works better.
Of course, there are some otherways to improve memory. What'syour idea?
【书面表达写作提示】
这是一篇中英结合提示性的作文，内容是阐述提高记忆力的方法。

根据相关要点，逐一介绍每个年轻人对提高记忆力的看法即可。

文章的时态以现在时和将来时为主，适当运用含if 的条件句以突出本单元语法重点。

可能用到的词汇：talk about, healthy food, such as, work well, so that, suggestdoing, have fun with…,the most suitable way等。