江苏省昆山市兵希中学八年级英语下册 unit 4 a good read期末复习测试卷 (新版)牛津版

Unit 4 A good read

一、选择填空（15分）

1.The old man lives ______, but he doesn’t feel ______ .

A. alone, alone

B. lonely, alone

C. alone, lonely

D. alone, alone

2. Here are some desks _______ wood.

A. made from

B. be made of

C. made of

D. be made from

3. Does _______ know it?

A. somebody else

B. anybody else

C. somebody

D. something else

4. Their hometown _______ a large city from a small town.

A. grew into

B. change into

C. grew up

D. made into

5 There is going to _______ a volleyball match on the playground tomorrow.

A. hold

B. have

C. be

D. has

6. There is a hospital on one side of the road and a school on ____.

A. another

B. the other

C. the others

D. other side

7. If you go to a desert in Africa, you will see a lot of _______.

A. camels

B. pandas

C. kangaroos

D. tigers

8. If I _____ free next week, I ____ the film with you.

A. will be, will see

B. am, see

C. will, will see

D. am, will see

9. ______ are one of the most dangerous animals on land.

A. Tigers

B. Whales

C. Dogs

D. Elephants

10. He spent two hours _____ the wolf.

A. to hunt

B. hunting

C. hunted

D. hunt

11. Look! There is _______ sheep eating grass there.

A. a little

B. little

C. a few

D. few

12. If she _____ up, she ______ the early bus.

A. don’t hurry, won’t catch

B. doesn’t hurry, will catch

C. doesn’t hurry, will miss

D. hurries, will miss

13. He lay in bed _____ read today’s newspaper.

A. and

B. but

C. with

D. or

14. He is very tall. I don’t think he can sit _____ the classroom.

A. in front of

B. in

C. before

D. in the front of

15. On Friday the bookshop keep open _______ 7 p.m.

A. on to

B. in to

C. down to

D. up to

二、完形填空 ( 10分 )

My favourite animals are elephants. Elephants are 16 living animals on land.

There are 17 kinds of elephants: African elephants and Indian elephants. African elephants are 18 than Indian elephants, and they have much bigger ears. Elephants have to eat a lot because they are so big. One elephant can 19 between 100 and l,000 pounds of grass in 20 day! They can live for 60~70 years.

A baby elephant is the biggest of all land babies. A new baby weighs two hundred pounds. The new baby is strong. too. Almost 21 it is born, it can walk about.

A baby elephant must learn 22 drink water. First, it must learn to hold water in its trunk(Its trunk is like a long nose). Next, the little elephant must put the trunk into its mouth. Then it blows water down its throat.

At first the baby elephant can't blow just right. The water doesn't go down right 23 its mouth. When the little elephant tries to blow, the water sprays all over its mother and 24 .

Sometimes I can see a baby elephant in the zoo. It likes to play. It has fun rolling in the hay. It likes to run in and out and all about the big round legs of its mother. The little elephant plays games, too. It likes to hide behind 25 . Then it cries out and wants its mother to look for it. How clever the baby elephant is!

( )16. A. the bigger B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest

( )17. A. two B. three C. four D. some

( )18. A. big B. biggest C. larger D. the largest

( )19. A. eat B. eats C. eating D. ate

( )20. A. an B. a C. the D. two

( )21. A. as B. as soon as C. before D. while

( )22. A. when to B. what to C. why to D. how to

( )23. A. into B. in C. on D. up

( )24. A. it B. him C. himself D. itself

( )25. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. thing

三、阅读理解 ( 30分 )

(A)

There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind is very strong. People are afraid of it, and animals are afraid of it, too.

These ants move in large groups. They eat all the animals, and they can eat wood houses. Sometimes even people are killed by them. When the ants come near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they can see no insects ( 昆虫 ) or snakes .

( ) 26. Some ants in America can be very .

A. heavy

B. strong

C. light

D. thin

( ) 27. People and animals are afraid of .