英语人教版八年级下册单元测试题

I、完形填空(10分)

It was Sunday and the five little monkeys had nothing to do、“Why not help me

、“Your grandma

tidy up the house, kids?” Mom found they were 1________ and said

is coming for lunch、We must keep the house 2________ 、”

The little monkeys were glad to do 3________ 、They cleaned their bedrooms,

swept the floor and then 4 ________the rubbish、After everything was done, Mom

asked them to go and 5________ strawberries in the forest、Their grandma loved

strawberries best、The kids came back with big and delicious strawberries,

6________ they also brought lots of mud(泥) back、Mom looked at their dirty

clothes and said, “Go and clean7________ up, kids

、Your grandma will come any

minute now、” The monkeys 8________ the living room and ran to the bathroom、

、Oh, no,

They 9________ their clothes here and there and made the mud everywhere

the house was in a 10________ 、And just at that moment, the door bell rang、

( )1、A、lonely B、sick C、excited D、bored

( )2、A、warm B、clean C、small D、quiet

( )3、A、exercise B、shopping C、chores D、homework

( )4、A、took out B、gave out C、put out D、got out

( )5、A、eat B、sell C、pick D、borrow

( )6、A、and B、because C、so D、if

( )7、A、yourselves B、yourself C、themselves D、ourselves

( )8、A、cleaned B、repaired C、changed D、passed

( )9、A、provided B、threw C、folded D、showed

( )10、A、difficulty B、situation C、trouble D、mess

II、阅读理解(30分)

A

Dear Mom,

I want to have a talk with you、You’re a good mother and you always take good care

of me、You think study is the most important to me, so you never let me help you at

home、Every time I try to give you a hand, you refuse、You think that’s good for me,

but I don’t think so

、As a member of the family, I want to do something、I don’t

want to see you and Dad being busy while I sit in front of the desk and do nothing、

Do you know that doing chores can help me become more independent? I’m sure you want me to be a person like that、

Here is a chore list for kids aged 13-16、

、So, could you please let me try?

I feel sorry that I’m 15 and I’ve done none of them

、And I promise I will study as hard as before、

I’m sure it won’t take me much time

Kathy

( )11、Mom thinks is the most important to Kathy、

A、study

B、money

C、health

D、love

( )12、Kathy thinks she can become more by doing chores、

A、hard-working

B、careful

C、independent

D、talented

( )13、Jack is a 14-year-old boy、He should beable to 、

A、make money for the family

B、repair the car

C、take care of a sick person

D、look after his little brother

( )14、What can we learn from the passage?

、

A、Kathy is 16 years old、

B、Kathy’s parents don’t love her

C、Kathy can cook meals、

D、Kathy always studies hard、

( )15、Why does Kathy write this letter?

A、She wants her mom to have a rest、

B、She thinks she studies too hard、

、C、She wants to help with housework、D、She doesn’t think her mom is good B

Today more and more English people are working to an older age、Around 10 percent of people in their early 70s still work in England、That means over a quarter of a million (百万) 70 to 74-year-olds now have jobs、This is the highest number in history、In 2005, the number was just around 100,000、

A report says people are working to an older age for different reasons、

retire because they love their jobs、Although they Some people don’t want to

are old, they are healthy and they can do their jobs very well、So they decide to stay in work、

There are also some people who are not so lucky、They are working to an older

、

age because they have to、They don’t have enough money to live on

、These are The third part is people who retired and started their own businesses

usually

something they dreamed of doing when they were still young、

The report also says old people should be given more care so that they can decide whether (就是否) to stay in work by themselves、

( )16、Today there are about 70 to 74-year-old people in England、

A、250,000

B、2,500,000

C、100,000

D、1,000,000

、

( )17、The underlined word “retire” means “” in Chinese

A、任职

B、加班

C、退休

D、请假

( )18、Which is NOT the reason for some old people to stay in work?

A、They feel happy to do so、

B、They don’t have enough money to live on、

C、They want to become richer、

D、They want to make their dream come true、( )19、73-year-old John is a doctor、He still works in the hospital because he likes to help sick people、John is 、

A、the first type (类型) of old people

B、the second type of old people

C、the third type of old people

D、none of the above

( )20、This passage is mainly about 、