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八年级下Unit 8
I．听小对话,选出与对话内容相符的图片: （ 5 分）
A B C D E
1_______ 2._______ 3._______ 4._______ 5._______
II. 听下面一段对话， 回答6--10题（5分)
( )6. Who did Sam borrow the book from ?
A. Bob B. Rose C. Bob’s friend
( )7. How long has Sam kept the book ?
A. For a month B. For half a month C. For two months
( )8.Did Sam borrow Tom Sawyer from Rose ?
A. Yes, he did. B. Maybe C. No, he didn’t.
( )9. What kind of book can Sam borrow this time ?
A. A history book B. A science book C. A story book
( )10. Where is the science book ?
A. On the floor B. On the desk C. In Rose’s room.
III. 听下面一段文章， 选择最佳答案（5分）
( )11. What are they going to start next week ?
A. An art club B. A sports club C. A music club
( )12. How often will they watch music film ?
A. Once a month B. Once a week C. Twice a month
( )13. When will they meet ?
A. On Wednesday afternoons B. On Wednesday mornings
C. On Wednesday evenings
( )14. Which Room can they have a meeting ?
A. Room 13 B. Room 30 C. Room 3
( ) 15. What’s the club’s telephone number ?
A. 3769542 B. 37795642 C. 3796542
IV. 听完下面的短文， 完成句子。 （5分）
16. Country music is usually about _________________and feelings.
17. Country music developed in the _______________United States.
18. People began to make country songs into records __________.
19. Country music continued to__________to become popular in America.
20. “ Take me Home, Country Roads” is ____________________country music.
V. 单项选择（10分）
( )21. I have _______seen the movie , so I won’t go to the cinema this weekend.
A. already B. not C. yet D. Never
( )22. --Dave , we will leave in 10 minutes, Are you ready ?---No. I _________our guidebook and towels yet.
A. don’t pack B. didn’t pack C. have packed D. haven’t
packed
( )23. Lily and her sister look the same. I can’t tell one from_________.
A. other B. another C. the other D.
Others
( )24. What were you doing at that time yesterday ?
I was thinking about __________ a song.
A. recording B. recorded C. to record D. Record
( )25 The old man said the accident ________ careless driving , so a lot
of money ________be paid by the driver.
A.was due to; was due to B. was because ; was due to
C. was because of ; should D. dued to ; dued to
( )26. ---___________everyone arrived yet ?
----No, John ________come yet. He ________ in a minute.
A. have; doesn’t; comes B. Has ; doesn’t ; is coming
C. have ; hasn’t ; will come D. Has ‘ hasn’t ; will come
( )27. ---Listen ! Someone is playing the piano.
---Wow ! _______beautiful music ! I like it very much.
A. What B. How a C. What a D. How
( )28. A number of students ______playing on the playground, and the
number of the students in our school _______increasing (增长）。
A.. are; are B. is; are C. are ; is D. is ; is
( )29. Look, there are many boys and girls playing soccer on the
playground.
So , I think soccer _________be popular here.
A. can B. may C. must D. Should
( )30. The model plane isn’t as nice as my partner’s , but ______was made
by myself.
A. at last B. at least C. at most D. at present
VI .选词完成句子 （10分）
A millions of B. fights over C. belong to D. full of E
towards
F. wait to G. a good way H. forever I. tool J. how much
31. Don’t go into the supermarket ________people. It’s crowded.
32. It’s well known that Diaoyu Islands ________ China ever since ancient
times.
33. Jim couldn’t _________turn on the TV after his mother left.
34. Mary was walking _______ the bus stop to catch the bus when I saw her.
35. A good knife is probably the most useful _______ for a cook in the
kitchen.
36. The boy has few friends at school , because he usually __small things with
others.
37. I hope my mother will come back from abroad, You don’t know _____I
miss her.38. Listening to music is _________to relax ourselves.
39. A terrible accident made him leave the world _________.
40. __________people have realized the importance of carbon(低碳）life.
VII、完形填空 （15分）
41. Music can spread across everywhere and bring people of
41__________countries closer.American.NBA star Kobe Bryant worked with
42______ super-star Jay Chou to create a song named .The Heaven and Earth
Challenge(天地之斗) .The song is used in the recent advertisement for the soft drinks
company Sprite,and the two superstars shot the advertisement 43_______ on TV.
The song was written by Jay,whose favorite sport is basketball.It expresses the love
for basketball and also encourages young people to be more confident about
44______.Jay spoke that he learned a lot from Kobe's sports spirit 45______ creating
the song.He does most of the singing part while Kobe 46_____ the role as a
rapper .The basketball star is very confident with 47_____play."I love 48_____ My
part is talk,it's very relaxing and I did a(n)49______ job,it must be A.''Kobe was very
happy to 50_______ with Jay."I fell in love with Jay's 51_____ since first 52_____
his songs," Kobe added.
People can download the ring tone of the song from the 53______.All 54_____from
the downloads will go to Project Hope,a charity that helps improve educational
facilities in 55_______areas in China.
( )41. A different B. same C. difficult D. normal
( )42. A music B. magic C. voice D. truth
( )43. A. usually B. apart C. luckily D. together
( )44. A. himself B. themselves C. herself D. ourselves
( )45. A. why B. whether C. unless D.when
( )46. A. gets B. sees C. thinks D. sends
( )47. A. her B. his C. my D. your
( )48. A. you B. them C. it D. myself
( )49. A. common B. great C. little D. important
( )50. A. live B. go C. stay D. work
( )51. A sport B. music C. art D. body
( )52. A. trying B. knowing C. hearing D. writing
( )53. A. internet B. radio C. CDs D. plane
( )54. A songs B. money C. papers D. wishes
( )55. A. poor B. rich C. famous D. good
VIII.选择适当的词填空， 注意适当的形式变化（10分)
mean important centuries(世纪） during life sing songs
begin alone by
Folk music民族音乐 is a kind of popular music .
It comes from the people of any country .Folk singers sing songs from 56______ ago
and they also write 57______- .They want to express their feelings about new things
in the world today .The word folk 58________ “people”.Folk songs tell stories about
people .For example ,the songs tell about their jobs ,their friends and their
59_______ .They also express ideas such as love and war .The words in the song arean 60_______part of the music.In the United States and Europe,folk music became
very popular 61_______ the 1960s .Singer Fans listened to folk singers performing
at concerts .The singers told stories ,62________ and played the guitar .Fans listened
to the music and often sang along with the performers .Later people 63______ to play
this kind of music themselves at schools ,at parties and at home 64________ .Today
fans can still hear folk music at concerts.They can also buy compact discs and
cassettes recorded (盒式录像带）65_______ new folk performers.They can listen to
folk music on the radio or watch the folk singers perform on TV.
56____________57___________58___________59__________60___________
61__________62__________63_____________64_____________65___________
IX. 阅读（20分）A
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Deceptively Delicious
By J. K. Rowling By Jessica Seinfeld
Paperback, 784 pages. Hardcover, 204 pages.
Publisher ( 出 版 商 ): Collins
Publisher: Arthur a Levine (09/01/2007)
(07/07/2009) Reading Level: Parents
Reading level: Age: 9-12
Price: $16.69 Price: $12.83
Rich Dad, Poor Dad The Road
By Robert T. Kiyosaki By Cormac McCarthy
Paperback, 266 pages Paperback, 304 pages.
Publisher: Business Plus (01/01/2010) Publisher: Vintage Books (09/11/2007)
Reading Level: Adults Price: $5.50
Reading Level: Age 20-25
Price: $5.59
( )66.. Which of the following books is the latest in print?
A. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. B. Deceptively Delicious.
C. Rich Dad, Poor Dad. D. The Road.
( )67. Among the books, there is / are ___________ written for adults.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
( )68. Who wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad?
A. J.K. Rowling. B. Jessica Seinfeld. C. Cormac McCarthy. D. Robert T.
Kiyosaki.
( )69. If you buy two copies of The Road and one copy of Deceptively
Delicious, you should pay_____________
A. $23.83 B. $18.33 C. $12.83 D.
$11
( )70. We can learned from the form (图表) that .
A. Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day
B. J.K Rowling's book is the most expensive among the four booksC. The Road is the thinnest of the four D. Rich Dad, Poor Dad is
hardcover
B
The Old Man and the Sea ia a famous book around the world. The writer,
Hemingway, got the Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). Hemingway wrote the book in
1952, and it was thought a classic example of Hemingway works. Readers
love this book because it tells so much about our life. Besides it teaches us
how to successfully catch a big fish, the most important is that it tells us our
own loneliness and thoughts for life. Sometimes , we put ourselves into boxes,
thinking we are “old” “young” “unlucky” “silly” , And these saying
slowly but surely wea r awa y our confidence (信心).
The book tells such a story , Santiago was once the best fisherman ever. But
then he grew older and couldn’t catch a fish for 84 days. Everyone said he
was unlucky and already old. He fought the sayings. Finally he caught a big
fish. That should be what we do. What else would make a man go out into
the sea in a small boat all by himself to fis for three days.
( )71. About The Old Man and the Sea , which of the following is Not
true?
A. Hemingway got Pulitzer Prize because of it.
B. It can’t stand for Hemingway’s writing works.
C. It is famous novel around the world.
D. Hemingway wrote the book more than 60 years ago.
( )72. The underlined words “ wear away “ mean _______in Chinese.
A.成立 B.磨灭 C.设立 D.搭建
( )73. What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph ?
A. We often feel we ourselves can’t succeed. B. We really become
stronger.
C. We are not lucky at all. D. We should think more before doing
things
( )74. What’s the right order of the story ?
a.Santiago went fishing alone. b. Santiago caught a big fish by himself.
c.People said Santiago was old. d. Santiago couldn’t catch a fish for 84
days.
A.b--a--c---d B. c----b---d---a C. d----c----a---b D. a---d----b--c
( )75. What does the book tell us ?
A. To be a writer B. To catch a big fish C. To keep healthy D. To
fight for life
C
Hip-hop Planet
76 _________Countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop culture. But
where did this strange speaking-singing 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. 77_______ 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
Afrika and DJ Here played their records outside in the streets. Everybody joined in. MCs had
rapping（说唱） competitions. Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJs and new
MCs. Hip-hop culture was born78 ________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（话筒） and began tapping. Some other kids were break-dancing to the music. It
was loud and boring, and I hated it. I preferred jazz.79_________ 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. 80 ____________I was going to interview a traditional
storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist, He told 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 book about African Americans.
D. Many Americans gave music lessons to poor children.
E. These styles all started in poor African--American areas.
F. During the 1980s, hip--hop became popular all over the USA.
G. Some people don’t like hip--hop because of its spoken words.
76________77_________78_________79__________80_________
XI. 补全对话（5分)
A: Jim. I am still thinking about Dreams of Alicia.
B: Oh, I only know a little about it . Did you see Dreams of Alicia ?
A: Yes, I saw it last night. It was amazing ! But I like the book better.
B: So the movie was a book first?
A: Yes. But the movie skips 略过 some parts of the book.
B: Oh, does it ? Now I want to read the book, too. (in the office)
C: Hey, Jim 81_________________________________________?
B: I’m reading Dreams of Alicia . It’s so interesting that I can’t put it down.
C: 82___________________________________________?
B: The hero meets Alicia. He is taking her to his castle城堡。
C:83__________________________________________?
B: It’s more than 5oo pages long . It’s more exciting than the movie. There is this
part when........
C: Wait ! 84___________________________. I will read it after you have finished
it
B: OK, You’ll really like it.
C:85.__________________________________________________________!
XI 写作（10分)写一篇关于。。。。的书， 用下面的短语。In my free time is named..... Was written by with beautiful words and
sentences ; a good satruation.内容 Make me moved and warm make me
confident So I’ve read it many times since I got it.
Unit 8 答案
I．听小对话,选出与对话内容相符的图片: （ 5 分）
1 W: Have you ever taken a plane ?
M: No. But I have taken a train to Beijing .
2.W: I haven’t seen you for a long time! Where have you been , John ?
M : I have been to South Africa. I think Cape of Good Hope is wonderful .
3. W: Which band do you like best ?
M: The Backstreet Boys . They have sold more than 130 million records.
4. W: Have you listen to country music ?
M: No, never. I only like pop music.
5.W: What books have you already read ?
M: I’ve already read Little Women and Harry Potter.
W: What do you think of them ?
M: I think Little Women was boring, but Harry Potter was exciting. 1---5CADEB
II. 听下面一段对话， 回答6--10题（5分)
M: Hello, Rose . Here is the book Treasure Island . I borrowed it from you a month
ago. Thank you very much.
W: Oh, you’re welcome, Sam . Do you like it ?
M: Very much. It’s very interesting . I’m sorry to have kept it so long. I didn’t have
much time for reading these days.
W: That’s all right . I don’t mind how long you kept it.
M: Have you got any more books by the same writer ?
W: yes. I have a Tom Sawyer, but Bob has borrowed it . Would you mean to borrow it,
too ?
M: Yes, please. Shall I ask Bob to pass it on to me when he has finished it ?
W: No, better let him return it to me and then I’ll let you have it .
M: Have you got anything else I can borrow now ?W: Do you like science books ? I’ve got a good one.
M: I’ve never read any and I’d like to try it.
W: Let’s go and get it . It’s in my room.
M: OK. 6----10 BACBC
III. 听下面一段文章， 选择最佳答案（5分）
Hello, everyone . I’m Ben. I am a student from Class Seven, Grade Eight . We are going
to start a music club next week. We welcome students from other classes to join this
club. We need to meet once a week. We will also watch music films twice a month.
These films are free everyone. We can use Room 30 to be our meeting room on
Wednesday afternoons . If you want to know more about the club. Please call Mr. Brown
at 3796542. See you next Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. !
11-----15CCABC
IV. 听完下面的短文， 完成句子。 （5分）
Are you interested in country music ? I like it very much. Country music is usually
about everyday life and feelings. It’s spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and
simple. Country music developed in the southern United States. In the 1920s, people
played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.People in the
countryside moved to towns with their music. Country music continued to change and
became popular across America. John’s song “Take Me Home, Country Roads “ is
well-known and people still play it today.
16. everyday life 17. Southern 18. In 1920s 19.change 20. a symbol
of
V. 单项选择（10分）
21--25ADCAA 26--30DACCB
VI .选词完成句子 （10分）
31. D 32. C 33. F 34.E 35.I 36.B 37.J 38.G 39.H 40.A
VII、完形填空 （15分）
41---45AADBD 46--50ABCDD 51--55BCABA
VIII.选择适当的词填空， 注意适当的形式变化（10分)
56. centuries 57. songs 58. means 59. lives 60.
important 61. during 62. sang 63. began 64. alone
65. by
IX. 阅读（20分）A
66--70 CCDAB B) 71---75BBACD C) 76---80BEAFC
XI. 补全对话（5分)
81.What are you doing? 82. What part are you reading ?/ What part do
you like ?
83. How long is the book ? 84. Don’t tell me anything.
85. I’m looking forward to it. / I hope get it quickly.
XI 写作（10分)写一篇关于。。。。的书， 用下面的短语。
I like reading books in my free time. My favourite book is named Faxing Chun Shui.
It was written by Bingxin. I think it is a successful book with beautiful words andsentences. It also has agood satruation. I enjoyed reading it when I was eight years old
. The book makes me feel moved and warm. At the same time, it also makes me feel
confident, so I’ve read it many times since I got it.
