初中英语第五册unit8练习及答案

初三第八单元能力测试题

Ⅰ.单项选择20%

( )1.That night Mary ______birth to this very special boy.

A. took

B. bore

C. gave

D. had

( )2.The poor girl walked ________whole day in ________snow.

A. the, a

B. a, a

C. \, the

D. a, the

( )3.There is ________hope of our getting there in time. What shall we do?

A. few

B. a few

C. little

D. a little

( )4.When you arrive in Xi’an, Mr. Li _______for you at the airport.

He ________ you to the guest house.

A. is waiting, takes

B. waits, will take

C. will be waiting, will take

D. will wait, takes

( )5.This key _______be Pater’s. His is still in the lock.

A. may not

B. can’t be

C. mustn’t

D. needn’t

( )6. --_____. –Thank you.

A. Congratulations!

B. Merry Christmas

C. Would you like another cake

D.I am glade to see you again

( )7.It ________ Chinese satellites have been sent into space many times.

A. was said

B. is reported

C. was told

D. speaks

( )8.—I have been to many places of interest here. Maybe you can show me ________.

--With pleasure.

A. anywhere else to go

B. anywhere else going

C. somewhere else to go

D. somewhere else going

( )9.He asked ________ what he said.

A. that you understand

B. did you understand

C. if you know

D. whether you understood

( )10.—My car has broken down. Can I borrow ________?

--Sorry, they are all out.

A. anyone’s

B. someone’s

C.anyone else’s

D.someone else’s ( )11.Can you tell me ________?

A. where you have gone

B. where he has gone

C. where have you gone

D. where has he gone

( )12.--_________ are you still here for ?

--I want to see what is going to happen.

A. Why

B. When

C. What

D. Whom

( )13.—How long have you _________this new house?

--Since 1990.

A. had

B. bought

C. lost

D. sold

( )14.—We will have a barbecue this Saturday.

--Great. That really _________wonderful.

A. sounds

B. is said

C. looks

D. says

( )15.—What do you think of your hometown ?

--They have built a lot of new buildings ___________ 1996.

A. in

B. from

C. since

D. for

Ⅱ.词汇(10%)

1.In w______ countries the most important holiday is Christmas.

2.They can’t find the o_________ of the watch.

3.This piece of music s________ beautiful.

4.The children c _________the lights around the tree.

5.Mr Smiths invited all his friends and r_________ to his wedding(婚礼 )

6.Today is a ___________(特殊的) day ----it’s my birthday.

7.What does the tree look like when they finish __________(装饰)it?

8.She is very __________(好心的).

9.Which is the most _________(传统) food in China?

10.His spirit of __________(慷慨) lives on today.

Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思,完成下列各句.(20%)

1.据说王先生明年要去国外学习.

__________ __________ _________ that Mr Wang is going _________ for studies.

2.圣诞节时仍然在这个国家的梦想终于成为现实.

_______ _________ still _________ this country on Christmas Day is a dream that __________ ____________ __________.

3.如果你想与大家相处好,就必须有慷慨豁达的精神.

If you want to ________ _________ _________ _________ everyone, a ________ __________ _________ must be needed.

4.她高声叫道:“不要笑我了”。

She shouted ________ ________ _________ __________ her voice “stop laughing at me.”

Ⅳ.补全对话:（10%）

A. Lucy, I looked for you __1____ a moment ago. Where have you ____2____?

B. To the post office. Lily, I’ve just got a letter ____3_____ Dad.

A. Great! What did he say in his letter?

B. Christmas is ____4____. He wrote the letter to give his best ___5_____ to us.

He will come back ___6_____ two days and will stay with us to enjoy Christmas Day.

A. OK! Dad will buy us new clothes and nice presents. I ___7_____ he will come

back at once.

B. ____8______ do I.

A. Please let me have a ____9____ at the letter.

B. ____10_____ you are.

Ⅴ.完型填空（10%）

Have you ever loved something? That’s __1___happened to me when I saw a train set for the first time. Just then I was only six. My dad __2__a train set for my