2015年八年级英语Unit 9单元测试卷
一.单项选择(15分)
( )1. —who is the better person foe the job,tom or bob?
—i’m afraid ____ can do it well because they are both careless.
a. both b. none c. either d. neither
( )2. —look! the light is still on in mr green’s office.
—i’m afraid he ____ his work yet.
doesn’t finish b. didn’t finish c. hasn’t finished d. won’t finish( )3. —has he returned the library book yet?
— not yet. don’t worry . he _____ it soon.
a. returned b. has returned c. will return d. returns
( )4. —i have something important to tell sam, but i can’t find him.
—oh, he _____ to nanchang. he _____there this morning.
a. has gone; went b. has been; went c. has gone; has gone d. has been; has gone
( )5. —now more and more people prefer to eat ______ food.
—that’s right.it’s good for our health, but they are more expensive.
a. special b. personal c. excellent d. natural
( )6. —the weather in hawaii is very nice, isn’t it?
—yes, it is. ____ you go there, you’ll find it’s neither too cold nor too hot.
wahtever b. whoever c. whenever d. wherever ( )7. —what is the most wonderful place ________? —disneyland.
a. relax b. relaxing c. to relax d. to relaxing
( )8. —_________ has tony run the marathon? —three times.
a. how far b. how soon c. how many times d. how long
( ) 9. — what’s wrong with you ? — i have some problems english .
a. speak b. speaking c. to speak d. speaks
( )10. — the population of france ? — about sixty – two million .
a. what’s b. how much is c. how many is d. how many are
( )11. — when did columbus america ? — in 1492 .
a. make b. join c. discover d. build
( ) 12. — what would you like for breakfast ? — .
a. volleyball b. book c. sheep d. noodles
二、 完形填空(10分)
do you like mickey mouse and donald duck? do you ___31__ the story about the father of mickey mouse,walt disney? walt disney was a(an) __32___ filmmaker. he was famous __33___ his animal cartoon films and disneyland. he was born __34___ december 5th, 1901 in chicago, usa. walt enjoyed __35___ and he even sold pictures to his neighbors at the age of seven. as a teenager, walt spent most of his time on drawing and photography.
after the world war, walt began working __36___ an advertising cartoonist(漫画家). he __37___ producing cartoons in his studio, but he didn’t succeed ___38__ he had the idea of a cartoon mouse that could talk and sing. mickey mouse was born on november 18th, 1928. he became a star soon. on july 17th, 1955, walt disney got a(n) __39___ greater success when he opened his first theme park in california. he called it disneyland.
walt disney __40___ on december 15th, 1966. flags flew half-staff at disneyland and everyone mourned (悼念) this great man.
( )31. a. see b. know c. tell d. dream
( )32. a. australian b. american c.english d. chinese
( )33. a. for b. as c. of d. from
( )34. a. in b. at c. for d. on
( )35. a. writing b. singing c. drawing d. studying
( )36. a. as b. on c. at d. out
( )37. a. started b. continued c. stopped d. changed into
( )38. a. after b. since c.while d. until
( )39. a. more b. lots of c.even d. most
( )40. a. has died b. died c. dead d. death
三、阅读理解(30分)
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many u.s. presidents(总统) had different occupations before entering the white house. did you knowandrew johnson?he is the 17th president of the united states. he was a tailor (裁缝) before he becamethe president. jimmy carter, the 39th president, was a farmer. ronald reagan, the 40th president, was a movie actor.
there are other u.s. presidential fun facts. abraham lincoln, 1.9 meters tall, was the tallest u.s.president. william harrison, the 9th president, was the only president who studied to be a medical doctor. james garfield, the 20th president, was the first left-handed president.
once in the white house, each president made his mark in different ways. in fact, before the 26thpresident theodore roosevelt came to office, the white house wasn’t even called the white house! peoplecalled the building the president’s palace or the president’s house. roosevelt named it the whitehouse in 1901. james polk, the 11th president, was the first president to have his photo taken. theodoreroosevelt was the first president to have his ride to meet people in a car. his fifth cousin — the 32ndpresident franklin delano roosevelt — was the first to ride in an airplane.