南京市2016最新牛津译林版八年级上英语Unit5单元测试卷含答案

八年级（上）英语第五单元测试卷班级姓名一、选择题( )1．You will find________ useful to learn even a little English．A．it B．that C．this D．They( )2．Is there________ in today’s newspaper?A．everything special B．special nothingC．anything special D．special something( ) 3．Let’s enjoy the song yesterday once more．It sounds________．A．well B．sadly C．badly D．Wonderful( )4．—I am going to the post office this Sunday．—________you go there，please buy some stamps for me．A．While B．If C．Before D．What( )5．When Xi Wang was a________ panda，she started to eat bamboo shoots．A．six—month．old B．six—month oldC．six。

months—old D．six month old( )6. —I will go to the countryside to see my grandmother this afternoon, so I can’t go swimming with you. —______.A. It s my pleasureB. You are welcomeC. That s a pityD. Sure, I am( )7. Would you please ______to each other before you hand in your examination papers?A. not talkB. don’t talkC. not to talkD. not talking ( )8. Don’t go too far away or you’ll ______.A. get lostB. get loseC. lose wayD. lost your way ( )9. The lady in this photo be over fifty! She looks so young!A. can tB. mustC. mustn'tD. can( )10. —Amy, I hear you’re got many foreign coins. ______I have a look?—-Of course, 111 fetch them for you.A. MayB. MustC. ShouldD. Need( )11. —Do you enjoy ______a volunteer?—If you want ______this，you’d better join us.A. being；knowingB. to be；knowingC. being；to knowD. to be；to know( )12. The cakes are quite delicious! Can I have one more?—Sorry, there is ______left What about some biscuits?A. no oneB. noneC. nothingD. nobody ( )13. I am afraid of getting fat. So I _____ eat ice cream.A. usuallyB. seldomC. alwaysD. sometimes ( )14. My pen friend John found it difficult _______Chinese well.A. learningB. to learnC. learnD. learned( )15. Thanks for lending me money. ______，I couldn’t afford(付得起）this trip to Beijing.A. AlsoB. SoC. OtherwiseD. Because( )16. The exam paper isn't useful now. Please _______.A. take off itB. take away itC. take it offD. take it away( )17. His dream is the same _______ my father's.A. withB. toC. asD. from( )18. -Jack looks so unhappy, do you know why?Yes. He _______ his new mobile phone yesterday.A. was lostB. was losingC. lostD. losed( )19. They will protect their families if there's _______.A. dangerousB. in dangerC. dangerD. in dangerous( )20. -I think our basketball team will win the match this Sunday.- _______, but the other team is also very strong.A. I hope soB. I don't think soC. ReallyD. I hope not二、完形填空In the United States，“hitting the books” means studying a subject with great effort.One of the great challenges for students ____1___ taking tests. Students ____2___ long hours preparing for a test They read all their books carefully, and then them ____3___and a third time. They prepare for ____4___ possible question. They study every night They are “hitting the books”.In the United States, most children go to school ____5___ they are five years old. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes. School in these early years is ____6___The children learn to read and write, but they also play games and go on trips. There is no reason ____7___ch an early age for them to hit the books.This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become more difficult. Students must ____8___world history，algebra(代数）and the life sciences. Jests become more common. Pressure ____9___ to hit the books，study hard，and advance(升级）.____10___, most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school. Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain.( )1. A. are B. is C. were D. was( )2. A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay( )3. A. a first time B. a second time C. a third time D. a fourth time ( )4. A. all B. no C. few D. every ( )5. A. when B. since C. for D. that( )6. A. boring B. difficult C. fun D. strange ( )7. A. at B. on C. in D. for( )8. A. look for B. learn about C. set up D. hear of ( )9. A. is growing B. is disappearing C. is falling D. is going ( )10. A. Although B. Even C. Whatever D. However三、阅读理解(A)Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animal?He looks like a bear. But he is not a bear. He’s a KOALA.People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live safely. No one can kill them for their pretty fur(毛皮). When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe(脚趾)! The mother koala has a pocket m the front of herbody. The baby goes into this warm pocket .There he stays for six months.The koala could not live without a special kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala sleeps m the tree.At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it. He likes only the bark(树皮) and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night!How lovely the koalas really are!( )1. People in Australia ______.A. keep koalas in their homesB. put koalas in the treeC. set up places for koalas to live safelyD. raise baby koalas in their pockets( )2. After he is born, the baby koala lives in his mother’s pocket ______.A. for six daysB. for six monthsC. for a nightD. all his life( )3. How big is a koala after it is born?A. It’s as big as a cat.B. It’s as big as a bear.C. Ifs bigger than your little toe.D. It’s smaller than your little toe.(B)The elephant is the largest of all animals that live on land. An elephant’s trunk is rather like an arm and a hand. It is used to pick up and pull things in its mouth. It is also used to pull up trees when the elephant wants to make path through the forests.The African elephant is usually larger than the Indian elephant. It often stands 10 or 11 feet high, and weighs over 6 tons. Both males and females grow trunks. But only male Indian elephants have tusks.The elephant lives mostly on grass，leaves and fruits. It has been easy for men to train elephants. They are used to carry heavy things. Elephants can live for about fifty years or more. ( )4. Elephants are ______.A. not found in the forestsB. only found in AfricaC. larger than any other animal on landD. the largest animal in the world( )5. Elephants use their _______.A. trunks to do things as men use their hands toB. trunks to pull up trees only when they want to make paths through the woodsC. tusks to do what men use their hands toD. tusks to eat up trees( )6. Which of the following is NOT right?A. Female Indian elephants have tusks.B. All African elephants have tusks.C. The Indian elephant is usually smaller than the African elephant.D. The African elephant usually weighs more than 6,000 kilograms.( )7. The food for the elephant is _______.A. grassB. leavesC. fruitsD. all of the above(C)More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing(鞠躬) before him.One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lion’s huge paws. Lion wokeup with a start. “How dare you wake me up! ” he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. “On the second thought, I’m in the mood for the snack, and you’ll make a delicious meal.”, he said.Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饶恕）me! If you let me live, I’ll always remember yo ur kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you.”“ How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?” That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his f avourite tree when he stepped onto a hunter’s net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldn’t escape.When Mouse heard Lion’s frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed （咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. “Thank you for saving my life,” said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!”( ) 8. What did Lion do each day?A. He stepped onto a hunter’s net.B. He bowed before weaker animals.C. He showed kindness to animals in the jungle.D. He had a good sleep under his favourite tree.( ) 9. How did Mouse wake up Lion?A. He made a hole in the net.B. He shouted at Lion angrily.C. He tripped over Lion’s paws.D. He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.( ) 10. Why did Lion let Mouse go?A. Because he was trapped in the net.B. Because he took Mouse as his good friend.C. Because he believed Mouse could save him.D. Because he doubted if Mouse could be of any help.( ) 11. What do you think of Mouse?A. Clever and honest.B. Silly and lazyC. Humorous and stubbornD. Proud and selfish.(D)Newtown is a good place to travel. There are a lot of sights now.But many years ago there were millions of rats(老鼠）in Newtown. They even attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats were very big and many people felt they were dangerous.The city office asked everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office said they would pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official(官员) put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in a day.After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people ,still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing(偷) the dead rats. He asked his man to put all the dead rats in a hole. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn't pay any more money.Now Newtown is clean and a lot of visitors come to visit it.( )12. The word "attacked" means“_______”A．攻击B．抨击C．打击 D．攻打( )13. If you visit Newtown, you can_______.A. see many places of interestB. see millions of ratsC. meet the city officeD. see the cats and dogs( )14. Many years ago, the rats in Newtown were_______.A. small but dangerousB. lovely and bigC. big and dangerousD. friendly and helpful( )15. Most people didn't kill many rats because they were_______.A. busyB. badC. illD. lazy四、词汇检测根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。