八年级下U7 The unknown world测试卷
（A卷·夯实基础）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
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本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为90分，考试时间为100
分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、语法选择 （15分）
In northern Scotland there is a deep lake called Loch Ness. It is more
than 200 metres deep and it is the ____1____ lake in the UK. People say
2 huge monster lives in the dark, cold water. It 3 more than
1,000 kilos and is at least ten metres long. Some people say that it looks like
a snake 4 dark grey colour. Many people travel to Loch Ness 5 this
strange monster. However, only 6 people say that they saw it. 7 knows whethe（r 是否）these people really saw
it or not.
People first 8 the story of the Loch Ness Monster over 500 years ago. ___9____ it became popular only in the
twentieth century. ___10____1993, two people reported that they saw a big monster in the middle of the lake.
From then on, many 11 people said they saw a monster in Loch Ness. A few photos ____12_____, but some of
13 weren't real. During the 1960s. people created an organization to 14 the truth. They took many photos and
made movies. But they ___15_____ find a monster.
Now there are lots of curious（好奇的）people go there every year.
1 A. deep B. deeper C. deepest D. most deep
2 A. a B. an C. the D. /
3 A. weigh B. weighs C. weighing D. weighed
4 A. on B. to C. with D. by
5 A. looking for B. look for C. have looked for D. to look for
6 A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
7 A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody
8 A. have told B. telling C. told D. tell
1 / 139 A. And B. So C. But D. Because
10 A. in B. on C. on D. at
11 A. other B. another C. the other D. others
12 A. was taken B. took C. were taken D. are taken
13 A. us B. them C. you D.it
14 A. find B. look for C. find out D. look after
15 A. can’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
【答案】CABCD BACCA ACBCB
【解析】介绍尼斯湖海怪的形成的经过。
1.C考查形容词最高级的用法。句意：它有200多米深，是最深的英国的湖泊。在英国比较的范围，用最高级。
Deep最高级是deepest。答案选C。
2.A考查冠词的用法。句意：人们说一个巨大的怪物生活在黑暗中。这里表示泛指一类人或物用不定冠词，辅
音前面用a。答案选A。
3.B考查的时态用法。句意：它重1000多公斤，至少有10米长。这里叙述一个事实，用一般现在时态。答案选
B。
4.C考查介词的用法。With表示“具有，带有”。答案选C。
5.D考查不定式的用法。句意：许多人去尼斯湖寻找这个奇怪的怪物。不定式表示目的。答案选D
6.B考查词语的用法。only a few 修饰可数名词。People可数名词。答案选B
7.A考查不定代词的用法。句意：没人知道(是否）这些人是否真的看到了。根据句意用nobody。答案选A。
8．C考查的用法。句意：500多年前人们第一次讲述尼斯湖水怪的故事。叙述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时
态。答案选C
9.C考查连词的用法。句意：500多年前人们第一次讲述尼斯湖水怪的故事，但直到二十世纪才流行起来。前
后句子转折故选。答案选C。
10.A考查介词的用法。句意：1993年，有两个人报告说他们在湖中看到一个大怪物。在1993前面用介词in。
答案选A
11.A考查词语的用法。句意：很多人别说他们在尼斯湖里看到了一个怪物。Other可以修饰名词表示泛指“别
的，另外的。”another表示“再又”之意。The other 表示一定范围“剩下的，其余的”之意。答案选A
12.C考查被动语态的用法。相片被照。这里叙述过去发生的事情，用过去时的被动语态。答案选C。
13.B考查代词的用法。句意：但有些不是真的介词后面用宾格。答案选B
14.C考查词语辨异的用法。A. find找到，强调结果。B. look for寻找，强调过程。C. find out查明，经过一番努
力查出。D. look after照顾。根据句意：在20世纪60年代。人们创建了一个组织来查明真相。答案选C
15.B考查情态动词的用法。句意：他们拍了很多照片，拍了很多电影。但是他们找不到怪物。表示“能，会”
且用一般过去时，答案选B
二、完形填空(每题1分，共10分)
2 / 13Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world. But do you know they can teach us?
Geese (雁), for example, teach a very good lesson about _____ 16 _____ . In the fall, geese fly to the warm
south to _____ 17 ____ the cold winter. They lift off in no order. Yet _____ 18 _____ they form a V shape, with one
bird leading the group.
This V shape allows geese to _____ 19 _____ energy. When the front bird moves its wings up and down, the
resulting force of the air lifts the next one. This continues down the line. The bird ____ 20 _____ has the hardest job.
When it gets ____ 21 ____ , it moves behind, and another bird moves into the lead. By sharing the role, the group can
travel great distances. Geese flying in a V shape can fly 70 percent farther without ___ 22 ____ than birds flying
alone.
During the long flying journey, geese communicate with one another. They honk (鸣叫) to _____ 23 _____ the
birds to keep up the speed. They also cheer each other up ___ 24 ____ working towards a common goal.
What have we learned from the lovely geese’s experience and skills? ____ 25 ____ together! Whether it is in
our personal lives or our jobs, we need other people. We need the spirit of teamwork!
16. A. experience B. success C. friendship D. teamwork
17. A. look for B. get away from C. wait for D. depend on
18. A. busily B. quickly C. badly D. sadly
19. A. save B. waste C. change D. lose
20. A. in the front B. at the back C. in the middle D. on the left
21. A. bored B. tired C. happy D. noisy
22. A. rest B. excuse C. chance D. result
23. A. carry B. bring C. plan D. encourage
24. A. unless B. whether C. while D. except
25. A. Play B. Travel C. Study D. Work
【答案】DBBAA BADC D
【解析】本文作者从大雁群飞的经验和技能中得到启发：无论是我们的个人生活还是我们的工作，我们都需要
其他人，我们需要团队精神。
16.句意：举个例子，大雁就很好地说明了团队合作。
experience经验；success成功；friendship友谊；teamwork团队合作。根据短文内容及最后一句“We need the
spirit of teamwork”可知，作者通过大雁群飞告诉我们团队合作的重要性，故选D。
17.句意：秋天，加拿大大雁飞到温暖的南方，以躲避加拿大寒冷的冬天。
3 / 13look for寻找；get away from逃离；wait for等待；depend on依靠。根据“Canada geese fly to the warm south”可
知，飞到温暖的地方是为了躲避寒冷的冬天，故选B。
18.句意：但很快它们就形成了一个V形，其中一只鸟领头。
busily忙碌地；quickly迅速地；badly糟糕地；sadly伤心地。yet“然而”表转折；本句和前一句是转折关系；根
据“They lift off in no order”可知，尽管大雁起飞时毫无次序但很快它们就形成了一个V字形，故选B。
19.句意：这个V形使得大雁节省体力。
save节省；waste浪费；change改变；lose丢失。根据“By sharing the role, the group can travel great distances”可
知，大雁飞V形队形是为了节省体力飞得更远，故选A。
20.句意：前面的大雁做最难的工作。
in the front在前面；at the back在后面；in the middle在中间；on the left在左边。根据下文“When it gets …it
moves behind, and another bird moves into the lead”，可知在排头的大雁最辛苦，故选A。
21.句意：当它累了的时候，它移动到后面，另一只大雁移到前头。
bored无聊的；tired劳累的；happy高兴的；noisy嘈杂的。根据“it moves behind, and another bird moves into
the lead”可知，开头的那只大雁飞累了就移到后面，其他的大雁再顶上排头的位置，故选B。
22.句意：以“V”字形飞行的大雁，在不休息的情况下，可以比单独飞行的大雁多飞70%的距离。
rest休息；excuse借口；chance机会；result结果。without表示“没有”，根据题干“Geese flying in a V shape
can fly 70 percent farther without…than birds flying alone”，结合前文提到大雁保持V形可以节省体力，可知此
处指在不休息的情况下，故选A。
23.句意：它们在前方鸣叫鼓励（后面的）鸟儿们跟上速度。
carry携带bring带来；plan计划；encourage鼓励。根据“They also cheer each other up”可知，鸣叫是为了鼓励
后面的大雁跟上，故选D。
24.句意：在朝着共同目标努力的同时，他们也会互相鼓舞。
unless除非；whether是否；while当……的时候，指主句和从句动作同时发生；except除了。本句“cheer”和
“work”是两个同时发生的动作，需用while连接，故选C。
25.句意：一起工作！
Play玩；Travel旅行；Study学习；Work工作。根据“We need the spirit of teamwork”可知，从大雁的身上让我
们知道了共同工作的重要性，故选D。
三、阅读理解（分两节，共35分）
第一节、阅读选择（30分）
A
4 / 13It was a dark night. The whole Greentown was covered by dark
clouds. Chris was on his way home. It started raining all of a sudden.
And soon it rained cats and dogs.
Suddenly he saw a UFO appearing from the clouds above. In no
time it landed on the road. Three aliens came out from the spaceship. To
Chris’s surprise, he could understand their language. Their plan was to take all the trees away from the Earth and
plant them on their own planet. Not wasting a moment, Chris called his friends. Those aliens pointed to a tree. A
terrible blue light shot out from their hands, making the tree disappear. Soon, Chris’s friends arrived. They tried to
scare those aliens by throwing stones, but it didn’t work. Luckily, Mr. Goon, the fat inspector (巡视员）of the area
arrived. With a frightened look on his face, he shot at those aliens. One of them pointed his finger at Mr. Goon. To
everyone’s amazement, Mr. Goon became as thin as a stick. Everybody laughed. Suddenly, Anna, Christ friend, ran
towards them, shouting in the top of her shrill (刺耳的) voice. Those aliens got frightened and vanished along with
their spaceship. The kids were excited. They had saved their planet.
26. What did the aliens plan to do?
A. To kill all the people on Earth.
B. To live on Earth.
C. To plant their trees on Earth.
D. To take all the trees away from the Earth.
27.What made Mr. Goon become a stick then?
A. A strong power from the Aliens.
B. The magic power from himself.
C. The thrill voice from Anna.
D. The laugh from the children.
28 What can we know from the passage?
A. Chris was watching TV at home that night.
B. Chris couldn’t understand the aliens’ language.
C. Mr. Goon was a very thin man.
D. The aliens ran away because of the sharp voice.
【答案】DAD
5 / 13【解析】短文讲了一个下雨的晚上，泰勒发现外星人来到了地球上，准备带走地球上所有的树木，Mr. Goon没
能阻止外星人，最后泰勒的朋友安娜把外星人吓跑了．
26.细节理解题。根据文中第一段倒数第三句：Their plan was to take all the trees away from the earth and
plant them on their own planet.可知，三个外星人来地球上的计划是把所有的树从地球上 拿走，并把它们种
在自己的星球上。故答案选：D.
27. 推理判断题。根据文中第二段：One of them pointed his finger at Mr. Goon. To everyone's surprise, Mr.
Goon became as thin as a stick.其中一个人用手指着 Goon 先生。令大家惊讶的是，Go on先生瘦得橡根棍
子。可以推断，外星人指着Goon先生，然后Goon先生变瘦了，所以应该是来自外星的某种力量使他变瘦的。
故答案选：A。
28. D 细节理解题．根据第四段句子Suddenly，Anna，Taylor's friend，ran towards them，shouting at the top
of her sharp （尖锐的） voice．Those aliens got scared and ran away．突然，安娜，泰勒的朋友，朝他们跑来，
喊尖锐的声音，那些外星人就吓得跑了．可知外星人逃跑了，因为尖锐的声音．故选D．
B
What was life like in China 3,500 years ago? Was it very different to life now? What did people do? How did
they live? Let’s find out.
The Kings
From 1700 until 1100 BC, the area of China around the Yellow River was ruled by a family of kings called the
Shang. They were rich and very powerful. The king and his family lived in large beautiful palaces. They had many
servants who made them food and did all the work in the palaces, so they had an easy life.
The People
The richest people lived in cities with very high walls. They didn’t work, and spent their time hunting and
horse riding. They were good at capturing animals.
Other people lived outside the walls. There were merchants (商人) and craftsmen (工匠), so they worked for
their living. They were not poor, but they were not protected during wars.
Most of the people during this time were farmers. They lived in villages in the countryside. They worked in
fields with tools made of stone, grew grain such as rice, wheat, and kept animals. The best place for farming was by
the Yellow River. Here the warm, wet weather was perfect for growing rice. The farmers lived in small houses
made of mud or bamboo. They had to listen to the kings and the rich people all the time and give them food and
gifts. They didn’t have a very easy life.
6 / 13_______
During the time of the Shang, the Chinese discovered how to make bronze (青铜). Bronze is an important
metal because it is strong and lasts for a very long time. The Chinese made all kinds of things from bronze, such as
pots for cooking, cups for drinking, jewellery and weapons (武器).
But perhaps the most important development during the time of the Shang was writing. With it， people could
pass on information about themselves, their lives and what they believed. Although the Chinese started writing at
this time, they didn’t have paper yet, so people wrote on animal bones, on bamboo, and even on turtle shells!
So, life for people in ancient China was quite different from our lives today.
29. Who lived outside the walls in cities according to the passage?
A. The poor farmers. B. The richest people.
C. The king’s family. D. The merchants.
30. People could use bronze to make many things EXCEPT ________ according to the passage.
A. cooking pots B. drinking cups C. houses D. swords
31. Why did the farmers live by the Yellow River?
A. Because it was easier for rice to grow.
B. Because they had to send food and gifts to the king.
C. Because their houses were made of mud or bamboo.
D. Because they needed to make all kinds of things from bronze.
32. Which of the following sub-headings is the best for the blank?
A. Interesting weapons B. Important Development
C. Difficult life D. Practical Tools
【答案】29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B
【解析】本文主要讲了3500年前人们的生活。
29.细节理解题。根据“Other people lived outside the walls. There were merchants and craftsmen, so they worked
for their living.”可知商人和工匠住在城外。故选D。
30.细节理解题。根据“The Chinese made all kinds of things from bronze, such as pots for cooking, cups for
drinking, jewellery and weapons.”可知人们用青铜器制作炊具、酒杯、珠宝和武器，不包括房子。故选C。
31.细节理解题。根据“The best place for farming was by the Yellow River. Here the warm, wet weather was
perfect for growing rice. The farmers lived in small houses made of mud or bamboo.”可知农民们住在黄河边上是
因为水稻更容易种植。故选A。
7 / 1332.标题归纳题。根据“During the time of the Shang, the Chinese discovered how to make bronze.”及“But
perhaps the most important development during the time of the Shang was writing.”可知这部分主要讲了重要的
发展，用“Important Development”做小标题最合适。故选B。
C
The idea of life in outer space has been talked about for a long time. Some scientists say that life development
on Earth was far too unlikely for it to have happened anywhere else. Things had to be perfect for us to make it on
this planet.
Other scientists say that space is too big. Stars and other planets are far too numerous for there to be no other
life in the universe.
For many years, there have been reports of visitors from other planets. People all around the world have
claimed to see alien spaceships or even aliens themselves.
There have been glimpses of these so-called UFOs (unidentified flying objects) flying through the air and they
have even ben captured on video. Some Americans believe that the U.S. Army found an alien spaceship crashed in
the desert and then lied to the press about it. Although these sightings may be true, scientists have not found
significant evidence that aliens exist.
If you go out into the countryside on a clear night and look up, you can see thousands of stars. Those stars
make up a tiny part of our universe. There are more stars, planets, and galaxies than we can count. Even the
smartest scientists can't even come close to defining how big space is. The number of possible stars and planets out
there is bigger than our ability to count. If we are really on the only planet that can sustain life, then we are very
special in a universe full of amazing things.
33．What have some people claimed about aliens?
A．Aliens often appear in dreams. B．They have encountered aliens.
C．Aliens are extremely dangerous. D．Aliens are always kidnapping people.
34．Why does the author mention "reports of visitors from other planets"?
A．To give an example of people who do not believe in science.
B．To explain why scientists are not interested in studying aliens.
C．To raise the issue of whether or not we are alone in the universe.
D．To inform people that a spaceship crashed in the American desert.
34．What can be inferred about finding aliens?
A．It's not possible yet. B．It's already been done.
8 / 13C．Aliens can be found in the USA． D．Scientists already know the truth.
35．What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Visitors from Faraway Planets B．The Life and Times of an Alien Life
C．The Mysterious Crash Landing in America D．The Possibility of Life on Other Worlds
【答案】BCAD
【解析】文章大意：在外太空有生命的想法已经被讨论了很长时间。一些科学家说，宇宙中不可能有其他生命。
而世界各地的人都声称看到过外星人的宇宙飞船，甚至外星人本身。但科学家们还没有发现外星人存在的重
要证据。
33．细节理解题。根据“People all around the world have claimed to see alien spaceships or even aliens
themselves.”可知，有些人声称他们遇到了外星人，故选B。
34．推理判断题。根据上文“Other scientists say that space is too big. Stars and other planets are far too
numerous for there to be no other life in the universe. 其他科学家说太空太大了。恒星和其他行星太多了，
宇宙中不可能有其他生命。”结合“For many years, there have been reports of visitors from other
planets. People all around the world have claimed to see alien spaceships or even aliens themselves. 多年
来，一直有来自其他行星的访客的报道。世界各地的人都声称看到过外星人的宇宙飞船，甚至外星人本身。”
可知，作者提及“来自其他星球的访客的报告”是为了提出我们在宇宙中是否孤独的问题，故选C。
35．推理判断题。根据“scientists have not found significant evidence that aliens exist.”科学家们还没有发
现外星人存在的重要证据，由此可推知，寻找到外星人现在还是不可能的，故选A。
36．标题归纳题。根据“The idea of life in outer space has been talked about for a long time.”结合文章
内容，可知本文主要讨论的是在外太空的其它星球上是否有生命存在的可能，故选D。
D
Do you think there are aliens? The following are different views.
I’m Ruby. I do not believe in aliens. I understand your reason that the universe is quite large.
And I understand that there should be other intelligent lives in the universe. But we are quite
intelligent and have explored many parts of the universe. If aliens were there, don’t you think
we would have found them by now?
Tm Philip. Since our planet is so lucky that there are lives, I believe there are lives on other
planets. There are many possibilities that there is another planet like ours that can sustain (维
持) lives. I don’t think aliens live among us, but I believe there are lives somewhere in our
universe, and they may be smart or just animals.
9 / 13I’m Rock. It is hard to say whether there are aliens or not. It very well depends on how far we
are willing to look into the future. I’m not talking about the times of our lives, but the very
distant future (our l0th or 20th generation grandchildren might experience space exploration
together).
37. Why does Ruby think there are no aliens in the universe?
A. Because there is no planet like the Earth.
B. Because nobody has seen aliens.
C. Because they can’t get used to the life in the universe.
D. Because people haven’t found aliens so far.
38. Which of the following is NOT true about aliens according to Philip?
A. They may live on other planets.
B. They may live among us.
C. They may be very clever.
D. They’re probably animals.
39. What does Rock think will happen in the future?
A. Aliens will become more intelligent than humans.
B. There will be another planet that can sustain lives.
C. Humans will make friends with aliens.
D. Humans will explore the space together in the very far future.
40. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Different views about aliens.
B. Different plans for space exploration.
C. Different ideas for our life in the future.
D. Different views about life on other planets.
【答案】DACA
【解析】本文介绍“宇宙是否有外星人”不同的观点。
37. 细节理解题。Ruby认为人类够智慧了，如果有外星人为什么这些年来我们未发现呢？故答案选D。
38.细节理解题。There are many possibilities that there is another planet like ours that can sustain (维持) lives. I
don’t think aliens live among us, but I believe there are lives somewhere in our universe, 我不认为外星人住在我
们中间，但我相信在我们的宇宙某处有生命。故答案选A
39. 从It is hard to say whether there are aliens or not。可知答案选C。
10 / 1340.主旨大意题。文章介绍“对是否有外星人”持不同的观点。
第二节、阅读填空（5分）
The International Space Station (ISS) is the biggest object ever flown in space. ___41____ it is so big that
people on the Earth can see it with their eyes. The ISS is also the most expensive object ever built. 4 2
The ISS is made of many pieces. The pieces were put together in space by astronauts. 4 3 After that, more
pieces were added. Two years later, the ISS was ready for people. The first astronauts entered the ISS on November
2,2000. People have lived on the space station ever since. Over time more pieces have been added. 4 4 Sixteen
countries, including the USA, Japan, Canada and some European countries worked together to build it.
The ISS serves as a science lab in space. 4 5 it’s believed that the ISS will be important for future space
exploration and will help us discover more things about space.
A. The space station was finished in 2011.
B. It is about the same size as a football field.
C. The first piece of the ISS was launched in 1998.
D. Up to now, billions of dollars have been spent on it.
E. It allows astronauts to live longer in space and do many experiments.
【答案】BDCAE
第2卷 非选择题（共30分）
第一节、 短文填空（5分）
UFO
Here is one famous story. It is 1 c________ the Roswell Incident.
Person A ( name not given) : My wife and I were sitting outside because it was a warm night. Suddenly we saw
something very 2 b___________ flying through the sky.
Person B ( William Brazel , a farmer) : I found some pieces of strange metal on my farm, I called the army.
Major Marcel came and told me not to talk to 3 a______________ about this.
Person C ( Major Marcel) : I went and collected the pieces. I gave them to an army 4. e_________ He said
the pieces came from a weather balloon.
So what is the 5. t______________?
• Perhaps some or all of the people lied.
11 / 13• Perhaps a US rocket crashed and people thought it had come from space.
• Perhaps an alien spaceship really crashed in Roswell.
【答案】1. called 2. bright 3. anyone 4. expert 5. truth
第二节、完成句子（每题2分，共10分）
1.听到这个消息，这个男孩子害怕地跑开了。
After __________this news，she ran away ________ _________ .
2. 既然你不说实话，我拒绝与你交朋友。
you don’t tell me the truth，I make friends with you.
3.请尽快把这些书还给Tony，她可能需要它们。
Please return the books to Tony ________ ________ _________ ________. She may need them.
4.今天上午，我收到了美国笔友的来信。
A letter __________ _____________ from my pen friend in the USA this morning.
5. 因为我想知道为什么他不来学校,所以我打电话给他。
____________I wondered ____________ ____________ ____________ come to school. I called him.
【答案】1.hearing in fear 2.Since refuse to 3.as soon as possible 4.was received
5.Because why he didn’t
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假如你有一次遇见UFO 和外星人的经历，
请根据下面的内容提示用英文讲述此次经历。词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数
时间 昨晚
地点 公园的树林里
经过 1. 散步期间看到飞船降落；
2. 外星人会说英语，来自月球；
3. 飞船因为撞击受损而降落地球；
4. 告诉他们尽快离开。
感受 ……（自由发挥）
12 / 13I had an unforgettable experience last night. __________________________________________________
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【答案】
I had an unforgettable experience last night. When I was taking a walk in the park, I heard a loud noise and
saw a red light in the sky. A spaceship landed in the forest. Two aliens came out of it. They were tall
and thin, with three eyes and a big mouth. I was in fear, so I kept quiet. But the two aliens found me and talked
to me in English. They said they came from the Moon.
Their spaceship was damaged because of a crash. It made them land on the Earth. I told them to leave as soon
as possible in order not to be discovered by others. I hope to see them again and play with them one day.
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