七年级下Unit 8 单元测试

Unit 8 单元测试
Ⅲ. 完形填空。

（10分）
People celebrate Mother’s Day in the USA. It’s also a holiday in some 21 countries. It is on 22 Sunday in May. It’s a day 23 mothers. On this day mothers usually get flowers and cards 24 their children. On the cards children will 25 “Thanks, Mom”，“To my dearest mother”,“Best wishes for Mother’s Day”and so on.
How does the 26 for this holidays come? It was from Miss Anna M. Jarris. She 27
in Virginia(弗吉尼亚). Her mother loved her very much. And she loved her mother very much, too. But her mother died(死) 28 she was young. After that, she wrote letters to some important people. In her letters she asked them 29 a day for all mothers. Then the first Mother’s Day 30 on the second Sunday in May, 1913 in the USA.
( )21. A. else B. other C. others D. the other
( )22. A. second B. two C. the second D. twice
( )23. A. to thank B. for thanks C. for thank D. to miss
( )24. A. to B. for C. from D. with
( )25. A. say B. write C. talk D. speak
( )26. A. sound B. area C. service D. idea
( )27. A. is born B. were born C. born D. was born
( )28. A. because B. before C. when D. after
( )29. A. to decide B. decided C. decide D. deciding
( )30. A. falls B. falling C. fell D. fall
Ⅳ. 阅读理解。

(30分)
(A)
Dear Kangkang,
How is everything?
The weather in Cuba is nice and fine. The sun shines and it is hot. It’s the best time to swim. I go swimming a lot. I’m learning to surf (冲浪), too. It sounds great! Right? Tell me something interesting about you.
Hope you’re having a good time!
Yours,
Maria
Dear Maria,
How are you?
Everything goes well. It’s snowing in Harbin. We are making snowmen. I am so glad I can ski（滑雪）now. It’s very interesting. I’m having a good time here! I’m looking forward to your e-mail.
Give my best wishes to your family.
Yours,
Kangkang
根据上面电子邮件的内容，选择正确答案。

( )31. What’s the weather like in Cuba?
A. Nice and fine.
B. Sunny.
C. Hot.
D. A, B and C.
( )32. What is Maria doing?
A. She is learning to swim.
B. She is swimming
C. She is learning to surf.
D. She is singing.
( )33. Who can ski now?
A. Maria.
B. Kangkang.
C. Both A and B.
D. We don’t know.
( )34. What does Kangkang think of Harbin?
A. It’s very interesting.
B. It’s boring.
C. It’s just so-so.
D. We don’t know.
( )35. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Maria is in Cuba.
B. Maria doesn’t like swimming.
C. It is snowy in Harbin.
D. Kangkang is making snowmen.
(B)
In America, Thanksgiving Day is an important festival. It comes on the fourth Thursday in November. On this day, people walk or drive cars full of flowers on the streets and eat turkey and pumpkin pies at home. They have different kinds of activities to celebrate it. It’s a day to remember the history and to show their thanks.
People usually come back home on that day. All the family members get together with some friends. Everyone is glad to see each other. At about four o’clock the family and their friends sit down to dinner. They give thanks for the good things they got, and then start to share the turkey. People always have a big dinner. They usually eat turkey and pumpkin pies. After dinner, no one go away and they all sit around and talk, play word games, or tell jokes（笑话）until it is time to go to sleep. It is always difficult to leave because Thanksgiving Day is one of the few days for family get-together around the year.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )36. This year November 1st is Friday. When is the Thanksgiving Day in 2013？
A. November 21st.
B. November 24th.
C. November 28th.
D. November 29th.
( )37. Thanksgiving Day is a day to ______.
A. remember the history
B. show people’s thanks
C. have a family get-together
D. A, B and C
( )38. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. People usually go on a trip on Thanksgiving Day.
B. Before they start to share the turkey, people give thanks for the good things they got.
C. After dinner, everyone goes to bed at once.
D. People don’t eat turkey and pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving Day.
( )39. The word“leave”means ______ in Chinese.
A. 离开.
B. 留下.
C. 出走.
D. 出发.
( )40. The best title (标题) for the passage (短文) is ______.
A. Get-together day
B. Thanksgiving Day
C. An important festival
D. Saying thanks day
Ⅲ. 书面表达。

（A题5分，B题15分，共20分）
(A)新年要到了，你的朋友送给你一张贺卡作为礼物，请你给他(她)也写一张贺卡。

Ⅲ. 21. B else后不接名词，other在此作形容词，后接名词，C、D不对，故选B。

22. C 序数词前应加定冠词the，故选C。

23. A It’s a day to do …/for doing…，故选A。

24. C 从孩子那里收到礼物，故选C。

25. B 在卡片上写，故选B。

26. D sound“声音”；area“地区”；service“服务”；idea“想法”，故选D。

27. D 叙述的是过去的事情，应使用一般过去时，故选D。

28. C because表示原因；before“在……以前”；after“在……之后”；when“当……时候”，故选C。

29. A ask sb. to do sth.“请求某人做某事”，故选A。

30. C 叙述的是过去的事情，故选C。

Ⅳ. (A)
31. D 根据第一封电子邮件第二段第一至三句The weather in Cuba is… time to swim.可知A、B、C三个选项都
对，故选D。

32. C 根据第一封电子邮件的第二段第五句I’m learning to surf, too.可知Maria正在学习冲浪，故选C。

33. B 根据第二封电子邮件第二段的第四句I am so glad I can ski now.可知Kangkang现在会滑雪了，故选B。

34. A 根据第二封电子邮件的第二段第六句It’s very interesting.可知Kangkang玩得很开心，故选A。

35. B 根据第一封邮件，第二段第三、四句It’s the best time to swim. I go swimming a lot.可知Maria应该喜欢游
泳，故选B。

(B)
36. C 十一月一日是星期五，第一个星期四是十一月七日，那么十一月的第四个星期四就是二十八日，故选C。

37. D 根据短文第一段最后一句It’s a day to remember the history and to show their thanks，第二段第二句All the
family members get together with some friends.可知A、B、C都对，故选D。

38. B 根据短文第二段第五句可知在分享火鸡之前，他们先表达了感恩之意，故选B。

39. A 根据句意可知感恩节是人们难得聚在一起的日子，因此很难离开。

故选A。

40. B 通篇就是围绕Thanksgiving Day这一主题进行叙述的，故选B。

(B)
I had a wonderful trip to Guilin.
I went to Guilin with my family last week. We went there by train. We stayed there for five days. We saw beautiful green hills, clean water and some strange caves. We went boating in Lijiang River. We had some delicious food. Guilin rice noodles were very delicious. We all had a great time. I hope to go there again one day.。