华南师范大学附中2021学年下学期
八年级第二学期第六单元测试
一、语法选择（共 15小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 11～25 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选
出最佳选项。
There was once a farmer who had a large field of corn. He worked on it with the ___1___ care, but the corn was dying
___2___ there had been no rain for a long time. He felt very ___3___.
One day, as he stood looking up at the sky, two little raindrops saw him. One said to the other, “Look at that farmer. I feel very
sorry ___4___ him. He works so hard in the field, but now it ___5___ up. I wish I might help him.”
“Yes,” said the other, “___6___ you are only a little raindrop. You can’t wet ___7___ one plant.”
“Well,” said the first, “I know I ___8___ do much, but perhaps I can cheer him a little. I’ll go down to show my support, if
I can’t do ___9___ more. Here I go!”
The second one said, “Well, I think I can do that, ___10___. Here I go!” So down went the two raindrops. One fell on the
farmer’s nose, and the other on a thirsty plant.
“What’s that?” The farmer cried, “___11___ raindrop! I do believe we’ll have a shower (阵雨) soon.”
By this time other raindrops had seen what ___12___ did. One said, “If you two are doing such a good job, I shall
follow!” And down it went. “And I!” said ___13___. “And !” they all said, until a whole shower went down and the corn
___14___ all because one little raindrop tried its best ___15___ what it could.
1. A. great B. greater C. much greater D. greatest
2. A. because B. where C. when D. if
3. A. sad B. sadder C. sadly D. sadness
4. A. of B. on C. for D. with
5. A. dry B. is drying C. dried D. was drying
6. A. but B. so C. and D. though
7. A. just B. only C. even D. yet
8. A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
9. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
10. A. also B. too C. either D. neither
11. A. A B. An C. The D. /
12. A. you B. they C. it D. he
13. A. others B. the other C. the others D. another
14. A. save B. saved C. is saved D. was saved
15. A. do B. doing C. to do D. did
二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 26-35 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。
A pet shop owner got some new baby dogs and was ready to sell them to their “forever” families. A young girl walked
学科网（北京）股份有限公司by the shop and noticed a ___26___ saying “Baby Dogs for Sale” and was very eager to go inside. She asked the owner,
“How much do the baby dog’s cost?” The owner replied, “They are all around $50. “ The girl emptied her pocket change and
told the store owner that she only had about $2, but she still wanted to ___27___ them.
The shop owner whistled for the dogs, who came running down the hall of his shop. Five tiny dogs, followed by one,
walking slowly ___28___ the rest. The girl immediately pointed out the lagging baby dog and asked the store owner
what was wrong with him. The owner explained that the baby dog was ___29___ with disabled---he was missing a hip bone
when he came to the world. He would live with a disability for the rest of his life. The girl got ___30___, saying, “I want that
baby dog!”
The owner replied, “You don’t want to buy that baby dog. If you really want him, you can have him for free. “The girl
became upset. She looked at the owner and stated, “I don’t want to have him for free. That baby dog is ___31___ just as much
as the others. I’ll give you the ___32___ I have now and a dollar a month until I have paid for the baby dog completely. “The
owner continued, “This dog is never going to be able to run and play like all of the other dog. I think you’re going to ___33___
this decision.”
To his ___34___, the girl showed the owner her crippled leg that was supported by a large metal brace. She softly
replied, “Well, I can’t be a ___35___, and this tiny dog needs someone who understands. “
26. A. shop B. sign C. pocket D. family
27. A. look up B. look at C. look into D. look around
28. A. under B. before C. behind D. in front of
29. A. born B. free C. busy D. ready
30. A. angry B. relaxed C. bored D. excited
31. A. slow B. quick C. wrong D. worth
32. A. dog B. store C. pocket D. change
33. A. make B. regret C. notice D. support
34. A. joy B. surprise C. happiness D. satisfactory
35. A. girl B. owner C. runner D. shopper
三，阅读理解 (共两节，满分25分)
第一节 阅读理解（15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。
（A）
“Save the whales!”. That’s what the picture on Jake Smith’s bedroom wall said. Jake liked having a picture that said
something important; that showed he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale, one right in his own
neighbourhood.
It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales’ coming. A group of the animals were swimming
close to the beach in Jake’s hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a
beautiful show, better than a movie, but nothing they’d have to do anything about.
Then one whale swam in their direction, directly towards land. It came in with the waves, and when the waves
学科网（北京）股份有限公司receded, it stayed. Its huge body rested on the land. Suddenly, Jake and his family an all the others were no longer sightseers.
They had to become rescuers. A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the
water, but it was no use.
An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery, to help move the animal. Jake and
his family couldn’t do much on the beach, so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At
least, Jack thought, they could help in some way.
Back at the beach, they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark.
Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. The rescuers would not give up. After
trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swan
out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looked like a jump of joy, it rose high above
the water—a thank-you to those had worked so hard to save its life.
36．What does the picture on Jack’s wall tell us about him?
A．He lived near the ocean.
B．He cared about the environment.
C．He worked as an animal rescuer.
D．He thought whales were the most beautiful animals.
37．Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning?
A．To swim with the whales. B．To help rescue the whales.
C．To see the whales swimming. D．To watch a movie about whales.
38．The underlined word “receded” in Paragraph 3 means_____.
A．didn’t move B．went back out C．washed over D．got up
39．How did Jake and his family help save the whale?
A．By calling the rescue service.
B．By asking their neighbor for help.
C．By giving the rescuers food and drink.
D．By controlling the people on the beach.
40．In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place?
a．The whale disappeared under the sea.
b．People turned on the lights of their cars.
c．Rescuers lifted the whale into the water.
d．Animal rescue service brought its truck.
e．People pushed the whale towards the sea.
A．e-d-b-c-a B．e-b-c-d-a C．d-b-e-a-c D．a-e-b-d-c
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We often hear stories of animals rescuing people .But now someone has managed to return the favor .
The event took place one snowy January morning Thomas Smith was walking his dog, Jack, in the park.“ As I was
walking, I just saw Jack running onto the ice towards the ducks in the middle, and then he fell into the water and couldn’t
climb out, ”said Smith. He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog.“ someone else told me the lake was only
one - meter deep, but it was at least twice that. I had to break my way through the 6- cm ice. Finally, I got Jack by the neck,
and pulled him out. I don’t think I have ever felt so cold by the time we got back to dry land. And when we got there,
everyone was asking if Jack was okay------ no one was particularly worried, about me!”
A neighbor, Julie Brown, saw it all happen.“The dog went onto an icy lake. All of a sudden, it started to go under.
There were crowds of people around, and they were all shouting and screaming. Before I knew it, the owner Smith was in
the water forcing his way through the ice. I can’t begin to imagine how cold it was. Everyone was very nervous, but he was
as cool as a cucumber ----- he just crawled back out, put the dog on its lead, and went home.”
Many regard him as a hero, but Mr. Smith is quite laid- back about it.“Most dog owners are the same as me.They
would do what I did without a second thought. But in the future, I’m going to make sure he’s on lead near any ice ponds,
Pets are members of our family. Would you do the same for them?
41.What happened on and put the morning
A. Mr. Smith met Jack in the park . B. Mr. Smith ran after Jack on the ice.
C. Jack fell from the ice into the water. D. Jack played with the ducks in the water.
42.How did Mr. Smith save Jack?
A. He asked a neighbor for help B. He broke the ice and shouted to Jack.
C. He got Jack by the leg and pulled him out. D. He pulled Jack out of the icy water by the neck.
43.The underlined phrases“ as cool as a cucumber” in Paragraph 3 means “___________”
A. relaxed B. proud C. shy D. brave
44.In the last paragraph, the writer asks a question to _____________.
A. suggest keeping pets for fun. B. remind people to put their dogs on the leads.
C. encourage people to take good care of their pets. D. advise people not to leave their dog near icy pounds .
45.What is the best part of the passage
A. A Man’s Pet Dog B.A Dog’s Best Friend
C. The Danger on the Icy Lake D. Suggestions for Pets’ Owners
（C）
学科网（北京）股份有限公司In today’s world of modern science and medicine, a more traditional treatment is once again becoming popular-animal
friendship.
It is now well-known that people with problems such as heart disease or cancer live longer and get better more quickly
if they have pets. Keeping pets lowers blood pressure and makes people less worried. Animals are increasing important in
treating older people who have money loss and other brain problems. These people often feel nervous and upset. Activities
with animals help them improve their physical condition and also give them joy, entertainment and loving friendship.
Here is a case that shows the benefits of animals. John was a six-year-old mute. He had no physical problems. He just
refused to talk. His older cousin, Ned, has a parrot called Sally, and John used to visit it. When he arrived, Ned used to say,
“Hi, John!”. We all know parrots copy what they hear. After a few visits, Sally began saying When John when John came into
the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and replied “Hi, Sally!” Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin
talking.
Another use of animals helpers is in schools. In some cases, animals are used to help children with physical or personal
problems. In other cases, they are used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about
animals.
If you want to know more about animals helper programmes, you can get in touch with organizations like Riding for
the Disabled or do a research under “animal therapy” on the Internet. You don’t know have to be an animal trainer or a
doctor to join in.
46. Which is NOT mentioned as an illness that animals can help with?
A. Heart disease B. Cancer C. Fever D. Blood pressure
47. The underlined word “mute” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. a person who speaks slowly B. a person who does not speak
C. a person who cannot hear D. a person who enjoys talking
48. The purpose of Paragraph 3 is to .
A. show how animals can help with illnesses
B. discuss the problems of keeping pets
C. discuss how to train animal helpers
D. introduce some new medical research
49. How can animals help school children according to the passage?
A. They can improve children’s memory.
B. They can make children more popular.
C. They can increase children’s blood pressure
D. They can teach children to share with each other
50. What is the best title of this passage?
学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. Be kind to animals
B. Talking to animals
C. The most dangerous diseases
D. Get healthy with animal helpers
第二节、阅读填空 (共 5 小题；每小题 1分，满分 5分)
阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Koalas are lovely. Most of them live in Australia. Koalas have short front legs and long strong back legs. Their fur is
brown and thick. (51) ______________. A baby koala is very small when it is born. It is not bigger than your little toe. (52)
______________. It lives in its mother’s pouch for 5 to 7 months. When the baby koala leaves its mother’s pouch, it has lots
of fur. And it is as big as your shoe. (53) ______________. Koalas sleep during the day and eat at night. They have leaves as
their food.
(54) ______________. During the 1920s, however, people kept killing them for their fur and lots of koalas died. Later,
laws were made to stop people from killing koalas and make the population of koalas increase. Today, there are fewer than
100,000 koalas in the country and they are still in danger of dying out. Life is still not easy for them. (55) ______________.
A. They have fewer and fewer places to live in and many of them die from diseases.
B. As adults, koalas grow to be about 60 cm tall and weight from 9 kg to 13 kg.
C. Once, there were millions of koalas in Australia.
D. It keeps them warm during the cold weather.
E. It has no fur and can’t see anything, either.
五、单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
56. Don’t worry. If anything goes wrong, I’ll take r __________ for it.
57. --- Who studies __________ (hard), Mike or Jack? --- Maybe Jack.
58. The __________ (centre) area of France has many vineyards. Farmers grow grapes there.
59. I called you many times yesterday, but nobody r __________.
60. He comes to school much __________ (early) than his sister.
六、完成句子（共20空；每空0.5分，满分10分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
61. 我们要忠诚于我们的国家。
We should _________ _________ _________ our country.
62. 这些大学生喜欢独自生活。
These college students like living _________ _________ _________.
63. 昨天的大雨让给我们无法参加足球比赛。
The heavy rain _________ us _________ _________ part in the football game yesterday.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司64. Tom足够富裕来买一辆车。
Tom is _________ _________ _________ buy a car.
65. 我们除了先完成作业别无选择。
We have _________ _________ _________ _________ finish our homework first .
66. 对学生来说住在学校附近太方便了。
It’s convenient _________ students _________ live near school.
67. 在所有工人中，John是检查机器最仔细地。
Of all the workers, John checked the machines _________ _________.
七、语篇填词（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. However, animals are
natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. A long time ago, people began to keep the (68) w________
animals at home for food, for transport. Animals have been killed for their (69) f________ and feathers, which are used to
make clothes.
Nowadays because of the (70) c________ killings, thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever.
Hundreds more are considered in (71) d________. Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some (72)
o________ raise money to let people know about the problem.
八、作文（满分10分）
你们班上展开了一场关于“市民是否该饲养宠物（猫和狗）”的讨论，请根据下表所提供的信息写一份报告。
反对饲养宠物的同学认为 1. 造成环境污染。
2. 吵闹，晚上吵到别人睡不着觉，一小部分甚至伤人。
支持饲养宠物的同学认为 1. 人与动物和谐（harmony)相处，给生活带来乐趣；
2. 通过照顾宠物，可以让他们变成更有责任心的人。
你的观点(支持？/ 反对？)并 1. …
写出至少一个原因。 2. …
注意：1、文章的开头已为你写好
2、词数100左右
Recently we have had a heated discussion on whether people should keep pets at home in cities.
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参考答案
1-10: DADCA DBCAB
11-25: DBDCB ACDAB CDDCB
26-35: BBCAD DDBBC
46-50: DEBCA
51. shoulder 52.worse 53. adult 54. weighed/s 55 least 56.responsibility
57. harder 58. central 59 responded/ replied 60. earlier
61. be faithful to 62. on their own 63. stopped/ kept from taking
64. rich enough to 65. no choice but to 66. for to 67. most carefully
68. wild 69.furs 70.cruel 71.danger 72.organizations
八、书面表达（共1题，满分10分）
参考范文 ：(possible answer)
Recently we have had a heated discussion on whether people should keep pets at home in cities. Some students think
keeping pets is not a good idea. According to them, pets can cause environmental pollution and pets are so noisy that they
stop people from getting any sleep all night. A small number of pets even attack people. While some students who are pets
lovers believe that human beings can live in harmony with animals and they bring us lots of happiness. Keeping pets also
helps us become more responsible people.
In my opinion, it’s a good idea to keep pets in cities. First, many people are lonely and a pet can be a good friend to them.
What’s more, pets can help keep our homes safe. Once there was something burning in the house, and my dog woke us up by
barking. We were able to put out the fire. We feel safe having our dog live with us. So keeping pets is a good idea.
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