人教版新目标(Go for it)八年级英语下册第 5 单元诊断性自测题D卷

人教版新目标（Go for it）八年级英语下册第 5 单元诊断性自测题D卷

姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________

一、单项选择 (共10题；共20分)

1. （2分）- Where are you going, Bob?

- To go hiking. Eric ________ for me at the school gate!

A . was waiting

B . waits

C . waited

D . is waiting

2. （2分）Speak aloud, please! I can ______ hear you.

A . usually

B . almost

C . hardly

D . nearly

3. （2分）- There are some boys ______ basketball over there.

- Let's go and join them.

A . are playing

B . playing

C . to play

4. （2分）—Where were your parents at half past eight yesterday evening?

—At home. At that time, my mother ______ some cleaning while my father ______ a football match on TV.

A . did; watched

B . did; was watching

C . was doing; watched

D . was doing; was watching

5. （2分）The girl with two cats ____ in the yard when the earthquake happened.

A . was playing

B . is playing

C . are playing

D . were playing

6. （2分）—Hey, look where you are going!

—Oh, I'm terribly sorry.________.

A . I'm not noticing

B . I wasn't noticing

C . I haven't noticed

D . I didn't notice

7. （2分）Tomorrow is Father’s Day. I don’t know .

A . what can I do for my father

B . what I will get for my father

C . where I went with my father

D . where will I go with my father

8. （2分）She often gets to school ________ her bike.

A . at

B . by

C . over

D . on

9. （2分）He has much work today.So he decides _____ at the company(公司) this evening.

A . to stay

B . stay

C . staying

10. （2分）We usually have the first class ____ 8: 00 in the morning.

A . of

B . in

C . on

D . at

二、阅读理解 (共2题；共18分)

11. （8分）“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You're shivering. Are you old? Do you want a cup

of hot tea?”

“I'm not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”

“We are here to help you. Don't worry about anything. I don't know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”

“Why, yes. You're right. But how do you know these things?”

“ I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”

“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “ My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is us ing my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”

Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen's story. He hears every detail.

Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”

“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.

“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place.

A band of gy psies is staying on our land right now.”

“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”

“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”

（1）Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.

A . Helen's dead sister

B . Helen's trip to London

C . the house Helen lives in

D . Helen's stepfather and the family

（2）What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?

A . Walking slowly

B . Listening carefully

C . standing sadly

D . Writing quickly

（3）Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?