8A Unit8 Natural disasters 单元测试卷含答案

8A Unit8 Natural disasters 单元测试卷含答案班级：_________ 姓名:___________ 得分: ___________ ―、单项填空（15分）( )1. —Linda, I called you this morning, but nobody answered the phone.—I’m sorry. I ______ football with my friends then.A. playB. playedC. am playingD. was playing ( )2. The birds flew away ______every direction as soon as they found themselves ______.A. in; in dangerB. to；dangerousC. to；in dangerD. in; dangerous( )3. If you ______，I’ll ______ by myself.A. don’t come; mop up itB. won’t come; mop it upC. don’t come; mop it upD. won’t come; mop up it( )4. Mr Su was driving in the snowstorm ______his car crashed into a tree.A. whenB. asC. whileD. as soon as ( )5. —I’m sorry I ______my exercise book at home.—Don’t forget ______ it to school tomorrow, please.A. forgot；to takeB. left；to bringC. forgot; to bringD. left；to take( )6. —I’m really ______before the competition.—Take it easy. Sure you are the best.A. coolB. seriousC. nervousD. patient( )7, The earthquake ______when I ______some cleaning,A. starts；was doingB. started; was doingC. was starting; was doingD. starts; were doing( )8. —My brother hurt his legs when he rode his bike on the way back home. —______.A. That’s too badB. He is very carelessC. Be careful next timeD. Tm sorry to hear that( )9. The government of Linyi is building _____cheap and good houses for the people.A. thousandB. thousandsC. thousand ofD. thousands of ( )10. —______will the film begin? —_______ half past seven.A. How long；Not untilB. How soon；UntilC. How long；UntilD. How soon；Not until( )11. —What should I do when the earthquake happens, Dad?—First of all，it’s important to _____ and hide yourself in the corners of the room.A. calm downB. put downC. get downD. fall down ( )12. It may be dangerous ______a car _____ a snowy day.A. to drive；inB. to drive; onC. drive；inD. drive；on ( )13. We all got ______ when we heard the _____ news.A. excited；excitedB. exciting；excitedC. excited；excitingD. exciting；exciting( )14. The weather was very_______ in the morning and it got _______ at nightA. bad; badB. bad; worseC. worse；badD. worse; worse ( )15. Millie was reading a magazine _______, Eddie was playing computer gamesA. whenB. asC. whileD. before二、完形填空(10分）Carson was haying dinner with his mother and sisters one evening. Suddenly his younger sister asked, “___1___ does it look like that outside?” Everyone lo oked out of the window on the north side of the kitchen. They saw the sun in a blue sky. Then, they looked out of the window on the south side of the kitchen. They saw a dark sky ___2___ big，grey clouds. Next，they heard the tornado siren(龙卷风报警）.That meant a tornado was coming. They all knew that during a tornado，the ___3___ place to be is underground. ___4___ ，they had a basement (地下室）.They all ran quickly into the basement. Suddenly, Carson remembered the pet cat, Pete. "Mum, we ___5___ Pete!”Carson yelled, “I will go upstairs and find him!”But his mother said, “No, Carson! It’s too dangerous. The tornado is coming, you have to stay down here.” All at once they ___6___ the very loud noise of a very strong wind. It was ___7___ loud that although they were screaming, they could not even hear their own screams. Everyone was very scared.Just ___8___ seconds later，it was finished. The tornado went away and everyone was safe. Carson ran upstairs and found that the house was ___9___ damaged and Pete was gone. He began to cry went outside. He saw that all the trees were knocked down ___10___ one. And at the top of the tree, there was Pete, looking at Carson and waiting for him to help him down.( )1. A. How B. What C. Why D. Where( )2. A. with B. have C. has D. having( )3. A. safe B. safest C. safely D. safety( )4. A. Lucky B. Luck C. Luckily D. Unlucky( )5. A. forgot B. left C. leave D. forget( )6. A. heard about B. heard C. listened to D. heard of( )7. A. very B. such C. too D. so( )8. A. a few of B. a little C. a few D. a little of( )9. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. worst( )10. A. besides B. except C. expect D. beside三、阅读理解(30分）AA 7-magnitude(震级）earthquake hit Ya’an，Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013，and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11,000.Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried(埋）in the teaching building.What can we do when an earthquake happens? In fact, there’s a little we can do to stop natural disasters(自然灾害）such as earthquakes happening. But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause. The American Red Cross introduced the “Drop, Cover &Hold on”method.♦ Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from failing.♦ Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall, and cover your head with your arms and hands.♦ Hold on to(守住，抓牢）your shelter(遮蔽物）until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the snaking continues.Schools can normally take the earthquake drills（演练）to help student stay alive.( )1. How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya’an ?A. At least 196.B. More than 11,000C. Less than 196.D. About 11,196.( )2. When the earthquake happened in Ya’an, Yang Xuelan was ______.A. at homeB. at schoolC. on her way to schoolD. playing on the playground( )3. What does the underlined wor d “reduce” mean in Chinese?A.提高B.阻止C.增加D.减少( )4. According to the writer, we can ______ to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.A. do nothingB. stay at homeC. take some methodsD. run out of the house( )5. Which of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake?A. Dropping down onto your hands and knees.B. Covering your head under a strong table or desk.C. Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops.D. A, B and CBMany animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl(吠).Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco，a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday，the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises. like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Rightnow, there is no sure way to know of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals. ( )6. This story is mostly about ______.A. how animals act before an earthquakeB. how an earthquake startsC. how mice leaves their homesD. when an earthquake begins ( )7. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs _______.A. ran awayB. started to howlC climbed trees D. raced down streets( )8. Before an earthquake，the frogs ______.A. sangB. left their homesC. jumped around a lotD. become quiet( )9. There have been earthquakes in ______.A. most countriesB. Italy and San FranciscoC. Chicago and SpainD. all the western countries( )10. People want to _______.A. be in earthquakeB. find out early about an earthquakeC run around in circles D. get away from earthquakes四、词汇检测（10分）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上卞文，写出空缺处斧单词的正确形式。