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Unit 8 能力培优测试卷
I．单项选择。（每题1分，共15分）
1.Life is like a mirror. ______you smile at it, it will smile back.
A. Unless B. When C. Until D. Though
2.—Alan, I think you’ll never get that ball back.
—I agree. It’s lost .
A. suddenly B. recently C. forever D. halfway
3.一Who do you think will be the winner of the 21st World Cup in Russia?
—I guess the gold medal will Germany.
A. belong to B. take up C. make up D. stick to
4. The number of the volunteers in our city______2,000. And sixty percent of them________
teachers and students.
A. is; is B. is; are C. are; is D. are; are
5.Vanuatu is ________ island country in ________ South Pacific Ocean.
A．a；the B．a；/ C．an；the D．an；/
6.I have seen two foreign films.One is made in Canada, and ________ is made in the USA.
A．another B．the other C．other D．the others
7. When you play games with other teams, remember that believing in yourselves is the first step
on the road to ________.
A．satisfaction B．fairness C．development D．success
8. —Have you finished your homework yet?
—Yes.I it twenty minutes ago.
A.have finished B.finished C.will finish D.had finished
9. When I first came to the class, the teacher asked me to ________ myself.
A．report B．serve C．introduce D．explain
10.The machine is too old.We have to buy a(n) ________ one.
A．primary B．modern C．famous D．expensive
II. 完形填空。（每小题1分，共计10分）
My father was a self-taught mandolin (曼陀林) player. He was one of the best players in our
town. He could not 11 music, but if he heard a tune(曲子) a few times, he could play it.
When he was young, he was a 12 of a small country music band. They played at local
dances and the radio station.
At home Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along.
13 played the mandolin like my father. He could 14 your heart with the music
that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his
15 in his ability to play so well for his family.
But Dad had to find another 16 in a factory later because the money he made atthe band wasn’t enough to 17 the family. Unluckily he had an 18 one day
and lost one finger. He couldn’t play as 19 as before. From then on, every time we
asked him to play, he would make up reasons to 20 down our request. However, we
missed his performance so much. 21 , he agreed and said “Okay, but remember, I can’t
hold on the strings (琴弦）the way I 22 to.” When he played the old mandolin, it
carried us back to a 23 , happy time in our lives.
Dad was that kind of man. 24 was what he was doing all his life. If he could give
25 to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing (牺牲)his time
to see that his family had enough in their life.
11. A. express B. raise C. read D. lead
12. A. dancer B. member C. driver D. friend
13. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody
14. A. shut B. touch C. cover D. hurt
15. A. doubt B. truth C. pride D. worry
16. A. job B. wallet C. game D. hobby
17. A. start B. work C. value D. support
18. A. action B. accident C. argument D. exam
19. A. deep B. fast C. well D. loud
20. A. turn B. break C. close D. lay
21. A. Nearly B. Exactly C. Certainly D. Finally
22. A. regretted B. used C. kept D. pointed
23. A. careful B. forgetful C. cheerful D. helpful
24. A. Giving B. Receiving C. Changing D. Taking
25. A. production B. pleasure C. purpose D. patience
III.阅读理解 （每小题2分，共计40分）
A
James Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his
43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away
US＄ 117 million.
Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The
writer worked hard at doing good (行善). He usually follows up his donations to see how the
money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.
Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American’s top 25
philanthropists (慈善家). He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his
college-–US＄72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the
college made me from darkness into light.’’
Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in
Austin, Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific wasinspired （改编)）by his first book，Tales of the South Pacific, written when he
was 40.
26. Michener died in __________.
A. 1991 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2000
27. Michener cared about __________ after he donated.
A. how much money he gave away B. how the money was used
C. when the money was given back D. how much fun he had
28. Michener came from a __________ family.
A. rich B. poor C. big D. small
29. What’s the name of the college which Michener went to?
A. Austin B. Texas C. Oxford D. Swarthmore
30. He wrote his first book __________.
A. when he moved to Austin. B. in his last 15 years.
C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the age of 40.
B
J. K. Rowling got her first idea for Harry Potter on a train trip in 1990. The train was late and she
had nothing to do. She started thinking about characters (角色) for a book. At that time, she
worked in an office. She wasn't a writer.
In 1992, Rowling went to Portugal to teach English. She wrote in the morning and taught
English in the afternoon and evening. Then she met her husband, got married and had one
daughter, Jessica. Rowling and her husband weren't happy, so they divorced (离婚). She went
back to Great Britain with Jessica and decided to live in Edinburgh because she wanted to be near
her sister.
She wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in a café while her young daughter was
sleeping next to her. She wrote there because the café was warmer than her house.
She finished her book in one year and published it in 1997. The story was great and it was
very successful. Later, Rowling became one of the richest women in Great Britain and Harry
Potter grew to be an International best-seller.
31.When did J. K. Rowling get her first idea for Harry Potter?
A. In 1990. B.In 1992. C.In 1996. D.In 1997.
32.Why did J. K. Rowling decide to live in Edinburgh?
A. Because she fell in love with the city.
B. Because she wanted to be near her sister.
C. Because her daughter lived there.
D. Because her parents lived there.
33.What does the underlined word "published" mean in Chinese?
A.出版 B.上映 C.丢弃 D.购买
34.After reading the passage, we can know ______.A. when and where J. K. Rowling was born
B. what J. K. Rowling's husband did for a living
C. why J. K. Rowling wrote in a café
D. how much money J. K. Rowling can make every year
35.What is the best title for the passage?
A.A Popular Novel B.A Successful Movie
C.A Happy Family D.A Famous Woman Writer
C
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. He was an excellent teacher and worked in London for five
years. He decided to become a writer and his books were very famous. He often wrote about the
difficult lives of poor people as he wanted everyone to know about their problems. His most
famous play is Teahouse.
Lao She's home is a beautiful, but not very large house. It lies in one of the famous hutongs.
You can visit the room where Lao She wrote Teahouse. There is a tree Lao She planted and a
small museum of pictures of him, books by him and a few of his things.
Mao Dun’s small home in Beijing is open three days a week. There are two rooms where you
can look at pictures and examples of his writing. Mao Dun was born in 1896 and he became
famous when he was young.
Guo Moruo’s home is much larger and has a beautiful garden. Guo Moruo was born in 1892.
He studied in Japan. He wrote poetry (诗歌) and plays in a new style. You can learn more about
him by visiting his home in Beijing and reading his books.
36.There are _______ people in the passage.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
37._______ was born first.
A. Mo Yan
B. Lao She
C. Guo Moruo
D. Mao Dun
38._______ travelled to England.
A. Lu Xun
B. Guo Moruo
C. Mao Dun
D. Lao She
39.Why did Lao She write about poor people?
A.Because he was very poor.B.Because he wanted people to help them.
C.Because it was a popular topic.
D.Because the poor people asked him to write about them.
40.Which of the houses seems to be the largest according to the passage?
A. Lu Xun’s.
B. Guo Moruo’s.
C. Mao Dun's.
D. Lao She’s.
D
Hip-hop Planet
41. _____ Countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop culture.
But where did this strange speaking-sing style come from Many centuries ago, in West Africa,
traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were telling stories. When this
tradition travelled from West Africa to the USA, it developed into different musical styles. For
example, blues and jazz.42. _____ And in the 1970s, there were many poor areas in New
York. There wasn’t any money for music lessons in schools, so kids made their own music.
Teenagers Africa and DJ Here played their records outside in the streets. Everybody joined in.
Mcs had rapping competitions. Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJs and new
MCs. Hip-hop culture was born.
43._______ It was 1980. I was at a party in New York. There was a young DJ at the party.
He was playing records. While he was putting a record on, a kid picked up a microphone and
began rapping. Some other ids were break-dancing （跳霹雳舞）to the music. It was loud and
boring, and I hated it. I preferred jazz.
44.________ Today’s successful American artists like Missy and her friend Tim heard it on
the radio when they were growing up.
The last time I heard hip-hop, I was in West Africa.45._______ I was going to interview a
traditional storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist. He tole me there are hundreds of rap
groups in Africa today. We live on a hip-hop planet.
A. I remember the first time I heard hip-hop.
B. You can find hip-hop everywhere you go.
C. I was writing a boo about African-Americans.
D. During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA.
E. These styles all started in poor Africa-American areas.
IV. 用所给词语的适当形式填空。（每小题1分，共计10分）
46. Try your best and you will be __________(success)in the future.
47.How many ____________ (line) have you read of the article?
48.For Maria,_________ (laugh) is the best medicine.
49.David left England for the sunnier weather of __________(south) France.50.My brother spent a lot of time listening to________(record)．
51. Every day only two ___________(thousand) visitors can come to the museum.
52. We all enjoy the ____________ (beautiful)of the nature and the countryside.
53. As soon as the man finished ____________,(read) the girl gave him another book.
54. If you keep __________ (practice) running every day, you will be a good player.
55. Everybody should know the (important) of health.
V.从方框中选词并用其适当形式填空完成短文, 使短文内容完整、通顺。（每小题1分，共
计10分）
happen, see, disappointed, feel, for, bad, why, spend, try, careful
Carol has been studying hard and hoping to make progress in her math. Every day she listens
56 and does math exercises during the class and lunchtime. But her grades in the last term were
57 . “I was really sad when I 58 the result. I have 59 so much time on it, but I don’t
know 60 ,” she said.
One of the 61 feelings in the world is that you have done something hard but it doesn’t
work. For middle school students, it may make you 62 helpless if you have studied for
months but only take home disappointing grades.
If this 63 to you, you need to ask someone 64 help. Maybe a friend, a classmate,
or your teacher. And also you need to be patient（有耐心的）. Keep 65 and in the end
you’ll get better grades. Good luck!
Ⅵ.书面表达(共15分)
假如你最喜欢的歌手是苏珊大妈，因为她的故 事带给无数人启迪和激励。请你根据下面的
提示写 一篇80词左右的文章，介绍苏珊大妈。
1. 苏珊•波伊尔（Susan Boyle)从小梦想成为歌手；
2. 苏珊多次参加选秀节目都失败了，但她从不 放弃梦想；
3. 苏珊在47岁时参加了《英国达人秀》 (Britain’s Got Talent),—曲《我曾有梦》（I
Dreamed a Dream) 使她一举成名。
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________________________________________________________________________答案与解析
I．单项选择。
1. B【解析】句意:生活就像一面镜子,当你朝着它微笑的时候,它也会报以微笑。根据语境
以及上下文,本题考查的是连词的用法。根据设空处前后句可以推测句意是“生活就像一面
镜子,当你朝着它微笑的时候,它也会报以微笑.”表示“当……的时候”用when,引导时间状
语从句。故选B。
2. C【解析】句意为:——艾伦,我认为你永远也找不回那个球了。一一我同意。它永远地丢
了。suddenly意为“突然”;recently意为“最近”;forever意为“永远”;halfway意为“半
路”。结合语境可知选C项。
3. A【解析】句意为:你认为谁将是在俄罗斯举办的第21届世界杯的冠军?——我猜金牌将
属于德国(队)。belong to意为“属于”; take up意为“占据;开始从事”;make up意为“编
造”;stick to意为“坚持”。结合语境,故选A项。
4．B【解析】 the number of...意为“……的数量”，其后动词用单三形式；“他们(志愿
者)当中的 60%”是复数，其后动词应用复数形式。
5. C【解析】翻译：瓦努阿图是南太平洋的一个岛国。题干空白处后面的单词 island “岛屿
是以元音因素开头的，不定代词应用 an 而非 a ,排除 A 和 B 选项；另外， the 为定冠
词，表特指，题干中的 South Pacific Ocean 应为特指，需用 the 修饰，排除 D 选项。本
题正确选项为 C
6. B【解析】翻译：我看过两部外国电影。一个产自加拿大，另一个产自美国。
解析：句意是“我看过两部外国电影。一个产自加拿大，另一个产自美国。”个．…另一
个…．是固定短语： one …... the other .….，故选 B . A 另一个 C 其他的 D 其余的
7. D【解析】 翻译：当你和其他队比赛的时候，记住相信自己是通往成功之路的第一步。
解析：本题考查名词词义辨析。 A ．满意 B ．公平 C ．发展 D ．成功；根据句意：
当你和其他队比赛的时候，记住相信自己是通往成功之路的第一步。故选 D 。
8. B【解析】根据时间状语twenty minutes ago可知空白处用一般过去时。
9. C【解析】ask sb to do sth ：让（要求）某人去做某事。翻译：当我第一次来到这个班
级时，老师让我介绍一下我自己。A . report :报告；B . serve :服务； C . introduce :介绍；
D . explain :解释。本题根据句意可知应该用“介绍” introduce 。故选： C 。
10. B【解析】这台机器太旧了。我们必须买一台现代化的。【选项解析】 A ．主要的；
初级的；基本的 B ．现代的，近代的；时髦的 C .著名的D ．昂贵的
II. 完形填空。11.C【解析】由空后的"but"可知,，前后分句为转折关系此处表示“他不能识乐谱，但是如
果他把一首曲子听几遍，他就能够演奏它”。 express意为“表达”;raise意为"举起"; read
意为“读懂”; lead意为"通向"。根据句意可知选C。
12.B 【解析】由下文中的"They played at local dances and the radio station"可知,当他年轻的
时候,他是乡村小乐队的一员。
13.A【解析】由下文的描述可知,此处是说父亲弹曼陀林弹得好.故应是没有人能够像父亲那
样弹曼陀林。
14.B【解析】他能用古老的曼陀林里发出的音乐打动你的心:根据句意可知选B。
15.C【解析】能够为家人演奏得如此好,所以父亲应该是骄傲的: doubt意为"怀疑";truth意
为"事实"; pride意为"骄傲";worry意为"担心"。
16.A【解析】但是父亲后来不得不在工厂里找了另一份工作,因为他在乐队挣的钱不够养家。
job"工作",符合语境
17.D【解析】参见上题解析
18.B【解析】由"Unluckily"及 “lost one finger”可知,有一天他发生了意外故选B。
19.C 【解析】因为父亲失去了一根手指.所以他不能像从前一样演奏得好
20.A【解析】从那时候起，每次我们要求他演奏时,，他都会编理由拒绝我们的请求。turn
down意为"拒绝",符合语境。
21.D【解析】由下文中的"Okay"可知,最后他同意(演奏)了。
22.B【解析】最后,他同意了并且说:"好吧,但是记住,我不能像从前那样按住琴弦used to意
为"过去常常",符合语境。
23.C【解析】当他演奏古老的曼陀林的时候,琴声把我们带回到我们生命中那段令人愉快的
时光。careful意为“小心的” forgetful意为"健忘的";cheerful意为"令人愉快的";helpful意
为"有帮助的"。
24.A 【解析】由下文中的"If he could give 15 to others, he would"可知,空处应为"付出",故选
A。
25.B【解析】由上文中的 “happy lime in our lives” 可知,此处表示"如果他能给別人带来快
乐,尤其是他的家人,他就会去做的。"production 意为“生产”;pleasure意为"快乐";purpose
意为"目的"; patience意为“奋心”。
III.阅读理解 。
A
26. C【解析】根据文中第一段 At his death , in October 1997, he had gave away US $117
million .1997年10月去世,故选 C 。
27. B【解析】细节理解题。根据文中第二段 He usually folows up his donations to see how
the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so ．他通常会跟进他的捐款，看看这些钱
是如何使用的，他从中获得了很多乐趣。由此可知， B 项，钱是如何使用的，符合题意。
故选 B 。
28. C【解析】细节理解题。根据文中第三段 I am from a family without any money ，我来自一个没有钱的家庭，由此可知， Michener 来自一个贫穷的家庭。故选 C 。
29. D【解析】细节理解题。根据文中第三段
Michener gave to his college - US $72 milion to Swarthmore . Michener 向他的大学
Swarthmore ，捐赠了7200万美元。由此可知， D 项， Swarthmore 符合题意。故选 D
。
30. B 【解析】推理判断题。根据文中第一段 At his death , in October 1997, he had gave
away US $117 million .1997年10月去世时，他已捐出1.17亿美元。第三段 Michener was
90 when he died . Michener 去世时享年90岁。以及最后一段 The film called South Pacific
was
inspired by his first book , Tales of the South Pacific , written when he was 40电影《南太平
洋》的灵感来自他40岁时写的第一本书《南太平洋的故事》。由此可以推断出，
Michener 出生于1907年，40岁写第一本书时应在1947年。故选 B 。
B
31 . A 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的"J. K. Rowling got her first idea for Harry
Potter on a train trip in 1990."可知，答案为A。
32.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的"decided to live in Edinburgh because she wanted
to be near her sister"可知，她决定住在爱丁堡，是因为她想离她妹妹近一些，故答案为B。
33. A【解析】词义猜测题。画线的词是 published，结合上下文的描述可知，她的书于
1997年出版了，故答案为A。
34. C【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段的描述我们可以知道她为什么在一家咖啡馆写作，
故答案为C。
35. D【解析】主旨大意题。本文是一篇介绍J. K.罗琳的文章，她是一位著名的女作家，故
答案为D。
C
36. B【解析】点拨:本文主要讲述了老舍、茅盾和郭沫若三位名人的事情。
37. C【解析】点拨：根据文章可知老舍出生于1899年，茅盾出生于 1896年,郭沫若出生
于1892年。故最先出生的是郭沫若。
38. D【解析】 根据第一段第二句He was an excellent teacher and worked in London for five
years. ，故选D。
39. B【解析】点拨：根据第一段中的 He often wrote about the difficult lives of poor people
as he wanted everyone to know about their problems.可知，他想让人们去帮助这些穷人。
40 . B【解析】点拨：根据最后一段中的 Guo Moruo’s home is much larger and has a
beautiful garden. 可知，郭沫若的房子最大。
41. B 42. E 43. A 44. D 45. C
IV. 用所给词语的适当形式填空。
46. successful 47. lines 48. laughter 49. southern 50. records
51. thousand 52. beauty 53. reading 54. practicing 55. importanceV.从方框中选词并用其适当形式填空完成短文, 使短文内容完整、通顺。
56.carefully 57. disappointing 58. saw 59. spent 60. why
61. worst 62. feel 63. happens 64. for 65 trying
Ⅵ.书面表达。
Do you know the singer, Susan Boyle? She dreamed of being a singer when she was young.
She took part in talent shows many times and failed, but she didn’t give up. When she was 47
years old, Susan took part in Britain s Got Talent. She sang the song I Dreamed a Dream in the
talent show. Lots of people fell in love with her song and she became a famous singer. Her dream
came true.
I can learn a lesson from Susan’s success. If you have a dream, never give up and your
dream can come true one day.
