牛津上海版八年级上英语Unit 7单元练习题

八年级上英语U7单元练习
Ⅰ.选择最怡当的答案
( ) 1. Which of the following is right?
A. Would you like some tea?
B. You’re welcome.
C. How are you?
D. Thanks a lot.
( ) 2. Speak louder,_________we can’t hear clearly.
A. and
B. then
C. or
D.so
( ) 3. New York is the largest cities in the______world.
A. about
B. through
C. between
D. among
( ) 4. You’d better not go out now, ___________you?
A. didn’t
B. would
C. hadn’t
D. had
( ) 5. _______a cold morning，Eddie saw a wallet lying on the ground on his way to school.
A. In
B. At
C. About
D. On
( ) 6. I have two brothers.____of them likes maths.
A. none
B. neither
C. all
D. both
( ) 7. I often hear him______in his own room.
A. singing
B. sings
C. sing
D.is singing
( ) 8. You’d better keep the door because____________the room smells stuffy.
A. closed
B. open
C. close
D. opened
( ) 9. He felt ____________nervous when he was interviewed.
A. little
B. a little
C. few
D. a few
( ) 10. He wants to win a race______ he can be the fastest kid in his school.
A. after
B. as soon as
C. in order to
D. so that
( ) 11. I can’t remember the details, but it was_____l ike this.
A. something
B. anything
C. somebody
D. anybody
( ) 12. He shouted loudly,“We are_______ !”
A. did for
B. done for
C. do for
D. done with
( ) 13. Have you________ the time of the train?
A. make sure of
B. make sure that
C. made sure of
D. made sure that
( ) 14. Her slamming the door suddenly_______ us.
A. frozen
B. freezed
C. freezing
D. froze
( ) 15. I meet lots of troubles. I have to deal with them one after________.
A.the other
B. another
C. others
D. the others
Ⅰ．根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案
Britain’s smallest school was shut down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous British newspaper reported in May.
The newspaper said the six-year-old girl’s parents were unhappy with a teacher who was newly hired to teach the only youngster.
The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former teachers retired and the only other pupil moved on to secondary school. The new teacher, Ms. Puckey, was to start teaching the girl and reopen the school.
But the girl’s mother is keeping her daughter at home.
“I was not consulted (商议）about the appointment (任命）”the mother said. “I mentioned to
the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms. Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school.”
The school is located on an island of the northeast coast of Scotland. Despite having just one pupil, the school is well-equipped (装备良好的）and has a secretary, three computers, a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.
( )l. How many pupils did Britain’ s smallest school have?
A．One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four
( )2. It was shut down because_________________
A. the pupil didn’t go to class
B. the teachers were fired
C. the pupil was sick
D. the school was well equipped
( )3.The girl didn’t turn up for class because_________
A. the new teacher didn’t know how to teach children
B. her parents weren’t satisfied with the new teacher
C. the school asked for too much money
D. the girl was not interested in learning
( )4.Why did the schools former teacher leave school?
A.Because he died.
B. Because he went abroad.
C. Because he retired.
D. Because he was fired.
( )5.Where is the school?
A in a village. B. in a town.
C On an island. D. Near the mountain.
( )6.What can we learn from this passage?
A. The only youngster didn’t like her school at all.
B. The school had been closed since the only other pupil moved on to secondary school.
C. The girl’s mother didn’t agree with the new appointment.
D. The school is not equipped-well because of having just one pupil.
Ⅰ.选择最恰当的单词完成短文
A friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After visiting Ellis Island, he went into cafeteria in Lower Manhattan to get 1 to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his 2 Of course nobody did. In the end, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.
“Start at the end，，，she said. “Just go along the line and 3 what you want. At the other end they will tell you 4 you have to pay.”
I soon learned that if 5 everything works in America，the grandfather told his grandson.
“Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you will not get it if you only wait for someone to 6 it to you. You have to stand up and get it yourself.”
()1. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
()2. A. food B. table C. money D. order
()3. A. prepare for B. make out C. pick out D. look at
()4. A. how many B. how much C. how soon D. how often
()5. A. where B. why C. when D. how
()6. A. bring B. buy C. choose D. help
Ⅰ. 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

（每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
An artist ( 画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a h_____ and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes(颜料和画笔) and painted to e_______.
When it got d_____ he went back to the farm and had a good d______ before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to p__ the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I don't want money. But give me one of your pictures. What's money? In a week it will all be f________, but your picture will s________ be here."
The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It's not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become all artist. When he comes home next month, I'll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
V.根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案
Linda enjoyed listening to gossip (闲话）at the water fountain (饮水处），and then passing it to others. Sometimes people got a little hurt. Patty decided that Linda should be taught a lesson.
After the second class, Patty was at the water fountain. As she took a drink, Abel passed by. “What's up?” he asked her. Patty said, “Nothing much, just the usual. Today is surely an interesting day. But it’s not good for Linda.”
“What do you mean? What happened?” Abel asked. Patty said sadly, “I heard that Linda got below an A in her history exam. You know her parents want her to get straight A’s. I think they’ll keep her at home for a whole week to study.” Before he could ask anything else, Patty walked away.
Abel caught up with Emily. “Did you hear, ”he asked, not waiting for her to reply，“Linda failed her history exam and her parents will keep her at home for a whole month?”Emily looked at him in surprise, “But Linda is a top student. This is terrible. Don’t tell anybody, and I won’t either.”
At lunch, the gossip was flying fast. Tim asked Bob, “Did you hear about poor Linda? She failed history, and her parents are going to hire her a tutor(家庭教师）
By three o’clock，everybody had known it. All day, Linda had a strange feeling. People were looking at her. She asked Dana what was going on. He said, “I don，t know who found out, but we’re really sorry.
“Sorry for what?” Linda asked.
Dana said, “Everybody knows you failed all your subjects, and your parents are taking you out of school.” Linda stared at him, with mouth open. “How did this gossip start? It’s not true!” Linda began to shout. In a moment, most of her friends were around her. They asked if there was anything they could do. “Look，，，she said, “I got an A in my history exam. Who started a gossip like this?”Nobody seemed to know, but they did know that it began at the water fountain.
( )l. Who started a gossip about Linda?
A.Abel.
B. Patty.
C. Emily.
D. Dana
( )2. Where was the gossip about Linda
A. At the water fountain
B. In the classroom
C. in the History Museum.
D. In the dining room.
( )3. What kind of student was Linda?
A.She was not a top student.
B. She liked drinking water.,
C. She enjoyed listening to gossips.
D. She often hurt others.
( )4.When everybody looked at Linda because of the gossip, Linda felt.
A. happy
B. strange
C. excited
D. sad
( )5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Nobody liked Linda.
B. Linda failed all her subjects.
C. Linda failed her history exam.
D. Almost all her friends were sorry for Linda.
( )6. What’s the main idea of the story?
A. Linda enjoyed listening to and passing gossips.
B. Patty started a gossip about Linda.
C. Linda was taught a lesson about gossip.
D. The gossip began at the water fountain.
VI. 选择最恰当的单词完成短文
Can you imagine what life would be like if there were no telephones? You could not call up your friends on the phone and talk to them. If fire 1 out in your house, you couldn’t call the fire department. If somebody was sick, you could not call a doctor. In our daily life we need to communicate with 2 We do this 3 by speaking to other people and listening to what they have to say to us，and when we are 4 to them we can do this very easily 5 , our voices will not travel very far even when we shout，and thanks to the invention of the telephone, we are 6 able to communicate with each other and hold talks when we are far apart. We can hear each other as clearly as if we were in the same room.
( )1.A.broke B. took C. set D. put
( ) 2.them B. another C. others D. the other
( )3.A.only B. mostly C. quickly D. well
( )4,A.speaking B. listening C. close D. friendly
( )5.A.However B. Of course C. Although D. Because
( )6.A.not B. already C. yet D. still
VII. 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

每空格限填一词，首字母已给
When teenagers ask for cell phones (手机) or MP3 players, schools say they cause cheating (作弊) and make students listen less c____1____ in class. So some schools in UK drive these things out of schools. I____2____ students bring them to school, the teachers will take these things away if they are found. Some other schools let students bring cell phones, but they must t____3____ them off and don’t let teachers see them during school hours, even lunch time or b____4____ classes.
School officials say it is to keep students focusing on (集中注意力于…….) studies and to make cheating less. “We know that parents want their children to have cell phones after school or as they go to work. We just don’t want students to use them to district (使…...混乱) the c____5____,” said Terry Locke, from Chandler Unified District.
Many teachers are happy about this and they agree to this idea. “I think this idea is very good. In my class before, I often told my students to turn the phone off and put the MP3 players away. I said many times every day. So I am h____6____ about this idea,” Chris Campbell, a teacher from Phoenix, said.
But some parents are angry they can’t get in touch with their kids if they don’t take cell phones with them. Students also have different ideas. Some agree, and o____7____ don’t. What do you think?
VIII. 根据短文内容回答下列问题
Late in the nineteenth century. people were excited to see flashes of light coming from Mars, the red planet. What could they be? On the following nights strange lights moved through the sky. Something was happening, but no one knew what. The large me objects landed around London.
When they hit the ground, they made deep holes, but they were too hot to get close to. Were they spacecraft? Was there life on Mars? Thousands of people gathered near the strange objects. Policemen and soldiers watched carefully. Little markets opened with people selling food and drink. Then noises started coming from some objects, Strange mirrors rose from them, They looked around and then, suddenly, a laser gun burnt everything it touched. Hundreds were killed. IT he Martians(火星人）were here and they were not friendly.
Soon huge machines with three legs were towing around. The government brought up" guns. But the Martians were too strong. Then they started moving around in flying shines-something that they bad never seen before. Everyone left London. It looked as Martians world easily rake diver(占据)Earth. Mars was an old dying planet, the Martians looked at the Fart and decided to come and live here. They had very big very small bodies. They did everything with machines. For food they needed food, and they really liked human blood. They would keep humans as farm animals.
Then suddenly the Martians all started.so die. "The Earth's bacteria(细菌）were new to them
and killed them ,Humans were saved. This is the story of the famous old book by H. G. Wells: The War of the World.
1．What were people excited t see coming from Mars?
2. What landed around London?
3.What happened after the Martians landed and looked around London?
4:Why did the Martians come to the Earth?
5.What killed the Martians?
6What kind of story is it? Scientific story or detective story?
IX.作文
situation: Nowadays many students go to school by bike, by car, by underground.
w do you go to school? What do you think of it?眼下不少学生骑自行车、乘私家车、乘地
铁等方式上学。

你是怎么去学校的？你觉得你的方式如何?谈谈你的想法并简述其理由。

Words and patterns for reference: choice, convenient, save time, stop...from
参考答案
I. 1-15ACDDD BCBBD ABCDB
II. AABCCC
III. BDCBDA
IV. 1.holiday 2.evening 3.dark 4.dinner 5.pay 6.finished 7still
V. 1.B 2.A 3.C 1.h 3.D 6.C
VI. 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6D
VII. 1.carefully 2.keep 3.bur4.1ess 5.class 6.touch 7.different
VIII.
1.Flashes of light.
2.The large metal objects.
3.A laser gun burnt everything it touched, and hundreds were killed.
4.Because Mars was an old dying planet and they
decided to come and live here.
6.Science fiction,
IX.作文
Students choose different ways to go to school, such as by car, by underground, and by bike. As
for me, I usually go to school by bike1think that going to school by bike is best for me. First, it is very convenient for I can avoid heavy traffic jams. Using bikes actually saves time
and money. Besides, compared with other ways of transportation, it is a good way to protect the environment, Last but not least, going to school by bike help some to build up my body and keep healthy.。