八年级下册 Units 5、6
（45 分钟 100 分）
一、单项选择填空 (30 分)
1. — the way, did you meet Danny your way home yesterday afternoon?
—Yes, I did.
A. On; by
B. By; on
C. By; in
2. (2012·滨州中考)— have you lived in Binzhou?
—For about ten years.
A. How soon
B. How often
C. How long
D. How much
3. We have a sports meeting this weekend if it .
A. won’t; rains
B. will; rains
C. are going to; is going to rain
4. Some people waste too much water. They don’t believe that it can
some day.
A. keep out
B. run out
C. run out of
5. —Lisa, I think we should make some
for the old man over there.
—OK. Please ask him to come here and take my seat.
A. ground
B. place
C. room
6. The company sent books to a village school last month.
A. six thousands of
B. six thousands
C. six thousand
7. My father agreed with my decision, but my mother was it.
A. without
B. against
C. for
8. —Is in the classroom?
—No. All the students are having a P. E. class on the playground.
A. someone
B. something
C. anyone
9. —I’m going to Hainan with my aunt for my holiday after the exam.
— .
A. Have a good time B. It doesn’t matter
C. You are welcome
10. There a pair of gloves on the sofa. Whose is it, do you know?
A. is
B. are
C. has
11. You’ll be in the movie if you know it’s based on a real teacher in our
school.
A. interesting
B. interested
C. more interesting
12. He it for two hours, and he’s still watching now.
A. has been watched
B. has been watching
C. is watching
13. Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. ______ you are, ______
mistakes you’ll make.
A. The more carefully; the fewer
B. The more careful; the less
C. The more careful; the fewer
14. They had a difficult time
in the village at first, but soon they got over it.
A. live
B. living
C. to live
15. Lucy, are these your books? Please
.
A. take it away
B. take them away
C. take away them
二、完形填空(15 分)
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was
asked to write a
1 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday
he’d 2
a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream and he
3
drew a picture of a 200-acre(英里) ranch with all the buildings.
He put his
4
into the project and the next day he handed it in
5
his
teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red
F with a
6
that read, “See me after class. ”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “ 7 did
I receive an F? ”
The teacher said, “That is an
8
dream for a young boy like you. You come
from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of
9
. You have to buy the
land. You have to pay for other things. There is no 10
you could ever do it. ” Then
the teacher added, “ 11
you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal(更现实的
目标), I will make your grade better. ”
The boy went home and thought about 12
long and hard. He asked his father
what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind
on this. However, I think it is a very important
13
for you. ”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the 14
paper, making
no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 15
. ”
1. A. speech
B. paper
C. notice
2. A. paint
B. win
C. own
3. A. just
B. ever
C. even
4. A. heart
B. life
C. advice
5. A. to
B. with
C. from
6. A. word
B. letter
C. note
7. A. How
B. Why
C. When
8. A. unusual
B. unforgettable
C. unrealistic
9. A. money
B. time
C. space
10. A. wonder
B. way
C. problem
11. A. Though
B. Since
C. If
12. A. himself
B. him
C. it
13. A. change
B. gift
C. decision
14. A. long
B. thick
C. same
15. A. grade
B. dream
C. secret
三、阅读理解(10 分)
A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to
do in his free time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds, paint
pictures, play the piano and grow flowers. They also go to
concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, skate and swim.
They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.
People follow hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship,
knowledge and relaxation. Sometimes they even make money by following a hobby.
Hobbies help people relax after hard work, and provide a balance between work and
play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who are retired. Anyone,
rich or poor, old or young, can follow an interesting hobby.
Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy. Doctors have found that hobbies
are useful in helping patients (病人) recover from illness. Hobbies give patients who
can’t move around something to do, and provide interests that keep them from
thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat (治疗) patients by having them take
up interesting hobbies. Anyone, old or young, sick or well, rich or poor, can follow a
good hobby, in spite of his age, health or money.
In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many
hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies. People today have
more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have now reduced much time that
people must spend on their jobs. More people retire at an earlier age than before.
Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their
newly-found free time hours.
Sir William Osler, a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of hobbies by
saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby. ”
1. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. A hobby is a kind of activity that a person likes to do in his free time.
B. A hobby is one’s regular activity in his office.
C. A hobby is a kind of activity only for old people.
2. It seems that people who may spend more time enjoying their hobbies than
others.
A. have little money
B. have much money
C. have retired from work
3. The underlined word “recover” in the third paragraph means “ ”.
A. become calm
B. get well again
C. become happy
4. In early times, most people spent less time on their hobbies because .
A. they were brave
B. they were busy making a living
C. they were not interested in hobbies
5. What does the writer think about hobbies?
A. People should have hobbies in their free time.
B. Machines also have their hobbies.
C. Hobbies are popular among people in Egypt.
四、任务型阅读(10 分)
Malls (购物商场) are popular places for Americans to go
to. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are
called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the
hundreds of stores under one roof.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police
stations of private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the temperature inside
is always fine. (1)The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with water falls and tall
green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It
covers 4. 2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre
park! There are parking spaces for 12, 750 cars. About 750, 000 people shop there
every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota.
People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built where pe ople
come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have
food from all over the world. They see movies at the theatres. Some people even get
their daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to
meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In
other words, people can do just about everything in malls. (2)现在人们甚至能在他
们喜欢的商场居住。
1. What is the meaning of “mall rats”?
2. How many people shop in the Mall of America in Minnesota
every week?
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3. What can people do in American malls nowadays?
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4. 将短文中画线句子(1)翻译成汉语。
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5. 将短文中画线句子(2)翻译成英语。
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五、词汇部分(5 分)
用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空
1. Some students dream of becoming famous
(write ) when they grow up.
2. We’re all interested in (learn) to play magic(魔术).
3. The (foreign) in my car is my pen pal from Canada, and his name is Bruce
Hill.
4. —Can you still remember the (one) gift your parents gave you?
—Sure! It was a snow globe.
5. My brother is not thin at all. In fact, he’s much (fat) than he was last year.
六、句子改错(10 分)
下列各句中均有一处错误, 请写出并改正
1. If you will bring food to the classroom, the teacher will take it away.
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2. It seems a good idea. ———— ————
3. My brother has been collected stamps for five years.
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4. Wang Li was the first one get to school this morning.
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5. Since I come to this school, I have made many friends.
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七、书面表达(20 分)
为了解同学们的理想, 我们在学校的100 名学生中进行了一次调查采访。采
访主要是围绕“What do you want to be when you grow up? ”和“Why? ”这两个
问题进行的, 请你根据以下调查数据写一份以“The Dream Jobs”为题的报告, 并
谈谈你自己的理想与原因。词数80 左右。(报告开头语已经给出, 不计入作文总词
数。)
The Dream Jobs
In order to help us form good ideals( 理想), we made a survey among 100
students in our school. Here are the results._________________________________
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答案解析
一、1.【解析】选B。by the way 顺便说一下；on one’s way to 在某人去……的路上。
2.【解析】选C。对一段时间提问用How long; 答语“For about ten years. ”是一段
时间。故选C。
3.【解析】选A。if 引导的条件状语从句, 从句用一般现在时, 主句用一般将来时。
4.【解析】选B。run out 用完, 耗尽；keep out 阻止……进入；run out of 从……中跑
出来；用完……。
5.【解析】选C。由答语“好的。请让他过来坐我的位子。”可知上句指的是空间。
room“空间”。
6.【解析】选C。thousand 表示具体数目时, 其前有基数词, 用单数形式；表示概数
时, 用复数形式且后跟of。
7.【解析】选B。由前半句中“agreed with”及后半句中转折连词but 可知后句句意
为“但是妈妈反对它”。be against 意为“反对”。故选B。
8.【解析】选C。由答语中“All the students”可知问句意为“教室里有人吗？”。B
项指代物, 故排除；someone“某人”, 常用于肯定句中；anyone“任何人”, 常用于
否定句或疑问句中。故选C。
9.【解析】选A。B 项意思是“没关系”；C 项意思是“不客气”。 根据前句句意：
考试过后, 我和我姑姑打算去海南度假。得出答案为A, “玩得开心”。
10.【解析】选A。考查固定句式There be 结构。由a pair 判断使用There is。本题易
受gloves 影响而错选B。
11.【解析】选B。be interested in 对……感兴趣。
12.【解析】选B。由前半句的for two hours 和后半句句意“他现在仍然在看”可
知应用现在完成进行时。
13.【解析】选C。“the + 比较级, the+比较级”句式, 表示越……越……。根据系
动词are 判断使用形容词careful。
14.【解析】选B。have a difficult time doing sth. “做某事有困难”, 固定搭配。故选
B。
15.【解析】选B。take away 是副词短语, 接代词时, 必须放在中间。books 是复数,
故用them。
二、1.【解析】选B。根据下文可知, 老师要求写一篇文章。
2.【解析】选C。根据短文内容及文中句子“Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of 9
. ”, 可以推断选C。
3.【解析】选C。联系上下句, 可以推断他写了甚至还画了一个牧场。even 甚至。
4.【解析】选A。put one’s heart into sth. 用心做某事。
5.【解析】选A。hand sth. in to sb. 把某物上交给某人。
6.【解析】选C。由句末的“See me after class. ”可知这应该是一条注释。note 注,
注释; 便条。
7.【解析】选B。结合上下文应是询问得F 的原因。
8.【解析】选C。根据下文You come from a poor family. 的意思, 可推断出老师认为
他的梦想是不现实的。unrealistic 不现实的。
9.【解析】选A。根据下文You have to buy the land. 的意思, 应是需要钱。
10.【解析】选B。句意：你没办法实现它。way 方式；方法。
11.【解析】选C。如果你用更现实的目标来重写梦想, 我会重新考虑你的分数的。
12.【解析】选C。根据上下文, 分析可知“他在考虑重写梦想的这件事”, 故用it。
13.【解析】选C。句意：无论如何, 我认为对你来说这是一个非常重要的决定。
decision 决定。
14.【解析】选C。由下半句making no changes at all 可知他交的还是原来那篇文章。
15.【解析】选B。根据上句的意思, 可以得知男孩让老师坚持原来的F, 而自己还
是坚持自己的梦想, 故选B。
三、1. 【解析】选A。由第一段的第一句可知“爱好是一个人在空闲时间所喜欢做
的活动”。
2.【解析】选C。由文章大意可知退休人员有更多的时间去享受自己的爱好。
3.【解析】选B。recover 意为“恢复健康”。
4.【解析】选B。由第四段的第一句可知, 在过去, 大多数人有很少的时间花费在爱
好上, 是因为他们忙于生计。
5.【解析】选A。由作者引用的“No man is really happy or safe without a hobby. ”这
句话可知每个人在空闲时间都应该有爱好。
四、答案：1. The people who spend so much time at malls.
2. About 750, 000 people.
3. They can get their daily exercise, meet friends, see a doctor or a dentist, even go to
the church and even live.
4. 新型的商场带有有着瀑布和绿树的美丽的休息区。
5. Now people can even live in their favorite shopping malls.
五、答案：1. writers
2. learning 3. foreigner
4. first
5. fatter
六、答案：1. will bring; bring
2. seems; seems like
3. collected; collecting
4. get; to get
5. come; came
七、【参考范文】
The Dream Jobs
In order to help us form good ideals( 理想), we made a survey among 100
students in our school. Here are the results. Most of them want to be businessmen.
Because they think they will be rich. More of them want to be doctors. They can save
sick people. Some want to be teachers. They think teachers can make people learn
more knowledge. Some want to be policemen. They think the work is exciting. But
some don’t want to be policemen. They think the work is dangerous, although they
believe the work is good for people. Some want to be nurses. They can help doctors
and sick people.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
