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, aloneB. lonely, aloneC. alone, lonelyD. alone, alone2. Here are some desks _______ wood.A. made fromB. be made ofC. made ofD. be made from3. Does _______ know it?A. somebody elseB. anybody elseC. somebodyD. something else4. Their hometown _______ a large city from a small town.A. grew intoB. change intoC. grew upD. made into5 There is going to _______ a volleyball match on the playground tomorrow.A. holdB. haveC. beD. has6. There is a hospital on one side of the road and a school on ____.A. anotherB. the otherC. the othersD. other side7. If you go to a desert in Africa, you will see a lot of _______.A. camelsB. pandasC. kangaroosD. tigers8. If I _____ free next week, I ____ the film with you.A. will be, will seeB. am, seeC. will, will seeD. am, will see9. ______ are one of the most dangerous animals on land.A. TigersB. WhalesC. DogsD. Elephants10. He spent two hours _____ the wolf.A. to huntB. huntingC. huntedD. hunt11. Look! There is _______ sheep eating grass there.A. a littleB. littleC. a fewD. few12. If she _____ up, she ______ the early bus.A. don’t hurry, won’t catchB. doesn’t hurry, will catchC. doesn’t hurry, will missD. hurries, will miss13. He lay in bed _____ read today’s newspaper.A. andB. butC. withD. or14. He is very tall. I don’t think he can sit _____ the classroom.A. in front ofB. inC. beforeD. in the front of15. On Friday the bookshop keep open _______ 7 p.m.A. on toB. in toC. down toD. 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. heavyB. strongC. lightD. thin( ) 27. People and animals are afraid of .A. one kind of antsB. all kinds of antsC. small antsD. big ants ( ) 28. People get away from the ants because .A. they can eat and kill elephantsB. they can also eat wood housesC. they travel in large groupsD. they can even kill people( ) 29. Where are the insects or the snakes after the ants pass through?A. They hide themselves under the ground.B. They have moved to other places before the ants come.C. They have been killed and eaten up by the ants.D. They have been killed by people.( ) 30. Which is the best title (题目) for the storyA. AntsB. American AntsC. A big AntD. A strong Ant(B)Do you like dogs? Many people sometimes like to read stories about dogs very much. Because they think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.Bob, one of my friends, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes walking there very much.One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to my friend. I stay there for a long time and we had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention(注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. By then, I understood what Jack meant and so did my friend.( ) 31. In the story there are ______ people.A. threeB. twoC. fourD. ten( ) 32. Jack ________.A. is a close friend of mine.B. enjoys walking in the roomC. enjoys walking in the park every Sunday afternoonD. has many close friends( ) 33. Jack was very worried because ________.A. it was Sunday afternoon againB. there were many talks that afternoonC. I did not want to leaveD. it was time for him to take a walk( ) 34. Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that ________.A. he liked my hat very muchB. I must leave the house at onceC. he was hungry and he tired to eat itD. he wanted to have a rest in it( ) 35. Which of the following is RIGHT?A. When Jack and I were talking, my friend did not pay attention to us.B. When I was talking to my friend, Jack didn’t pay any attention to us.C. When my friend was talking to Jack, I paid no attention to them.D. When my friend and I were talking, We did’t pay attention to Jack.(C)Many animals do strange things before an earthquake(地震). This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl(吠). Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.( ）36.This story is mostly about _________.A. how animals act before an earthquakeB.how an earthquake startsC.how mice leaves their homesD.when an earthquake begins( ) 36. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs _________.A. ran awayB. started to howlC. climbed treesD. race down streets( ) 38. Before an earthquake, the frogs _________.A. sangB. left their homesC. jumped around a lotD. become quiet( ) 39. There have been earthquakes in _________.A. most countriesB. Italy and San FranciscoC. Chicago and SpainD. all the western countries( ) 40. People want to _________.A. be in earthquakeB. find out early about an earthquakeC. run around in circlesD. get away from earthquakes四、单词拼写。