1、Unit 8 测试限时: 60分钟满分: 100分一、单项选择(每小题1分, 共10分)1. My father _ gave me some exercises and told me to do them _. A. myself; by himself B. himself; by myselfC. himself; by himself D. myself; by myself2. We have many differences, but we also have something_. A. in common B. in fact C. as for D. at all3. Af
2、ter we cleaned up the room, it looked _ than before.A. tidier B. tidiest C. worse D. worstly4. The twin brothers _ each other. I cant tell one from the other.A. are different from B. are similar toC. are same as D. looks like5. _our plan, there will be a meeting next Monday.Oh, thanks. I will be the
3、re on time.A. With the help of B. According toC. Thanks to D. Because of6. Do you know how much Mary _ all these books? They _ only 200 yuan!A. spent; cost B. paid for, spentC. paid for; cost D. cost; spent7. I enjoy learning English _it takes me a lot of time.A. unless B. though C. because D. if8.
4、My little brother couldnt help _ when his toy car fell into the river.A. but cry B. but to cryC. to cry D. cried9. Are you going camping this afternoon?A typhoon is coming. Im not sure _ the road to the mountains will be closed.A. which B. what C. whether D. why10. It wouldnt take long to clear up a
5、fter the party if we all volunteer to help.Thats right. _A. Many hands make light work.B. Something is better than nothing.C. The sooner begun, the sooner done.D. Practice makes perfect.二、完形填空(每小题1.5分, 共15分)One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.
6、” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite _11 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” _12 the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end, the American boy co
7、uld not understand and didnt know _13 to say. Whats wrong with the girls answer? She didnt _14 a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She _15 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the
8、_16, people will feel proud and _17 when they are praised. So if someone says the _18 you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”In our country we think being modest is a virtue(美德)and being proud is a bad thing. But in my opinion, being confident does not _19 being proud, so so
9、metimes you should be confident _20 being modest.11. A. excited B. surprised C. relaxed D. frightened12. A. Though B. Although C. Or D. But13. A. when B. which C. what D. how14. A. receive B. accept C. refuse D. disagree15. A. hardly B. really C. nearly D. badly16. A. east B. south C. west D. north1
10、7. A. helpful B. modest C. shy D. confident18. A. dishes B. cups C. glasses D. bowls19. A. think B. say C. ask D. mean20. A. as soon as B. as well asC. instead of D. in the hope of三、阅读理解(每小题3分, 共15分)Im Jenny. I was moved by a story last summer. When I went to a friends house as a guest, I found a wo
11、oden sign hung on the door. It reads, “Befor eentering, please put down your trouble. When returning, bring back your happiness.”After entering the house, I saw the wife and the husband were both harmonious (和睦的), two children were friendly and polite and warmth filled the house.I naturally asked th
12、em about the wooden sign. The wife looked at the husband with a smile, “You tell the story.” The husband then looked back at the wife, “You say because it was your creativity.”Finally, the wife said softly and slowly, “Once when I got home, I was surprised to see a sleepy and tired face in the eleva
13、tor (电梯) mirror, with the worried eyes. So I thought when my children and husband faced this worried face, what would they feel? If I also faced such a face, what would I feel? Then I could imagine my childrens silence and my husbands indifference (冷淡) at the dinner table. The next day, I wrote a wo
14、oden sign and hung it on the door to remind myself. As a result, the sign reminded myself and the whole family. Something surprising happened in this way. Not only our family but also the guests to our house always become happy.”21. The writer found a wooden sign _. A. on the door of her own houseB.
15、 on the door of her friends houseC. on the wall of her friends houseD. on the wall of her friends office22. Its _ idea to hang the wooden sign.A. the wifes B. the husbandsC. the familys D. the guests23. The words on the wooden sign mean that everyone should have a _ face before entering the house.A.
16、 worried B. tired C. happy D. sleepy24. “Something surprising” in the last paragraph means _. A. the children usually kept silent at homeB. the wife returned home with a worried faceC. the husband was indifferent at the dinner tableD. the guests to their house also become happy25. The best title for
17、 the passage is “_”. A. Bring happiness back homeB. Learn to cook food for the familyC. Hang a wooden sign on the doorD. Help family members in trouble四、(荣德原创)任务型阅读(每小题3分,共15分)Do you know the old saying “Manners cost nothing”? In fact people can actually save money at one coffee shop in Virginia!The
18、 staff at the caf are tired of rude customers who forget their manners, and have changed their menu pricing accordingly. An example of their menu is listed on a sign outside, which says, “Small coffee.” $5“Small coffee, please.” $3“Hello, one small coffee please.” $1.75The coffee shop is rewarding t
19、heir customers with lower prices for being polite and using proper manners. It started as a joke because people were usually rude to the staff when they ordered a coffee at lunchtime. Its true that customers can be rude when theyre busy.However, after a few days of the sign being on show, most custo
20、mers became very polite.2627题完成句子; 28题简略回答问题; 29题找出并写下文章的主题句; 30题将文中画线句子译成汉语。26. They changed their coffee price accordingly to avoid rude customers_. 27. At first, some customers were really impolite when they_. 28. What does the coffee shop reward their customers for?_29. _30. _五、词语运用(每小题1分, 共10分)
21、Anna is my good friend. She is a _31(Russia) girl. She lives in China with her family. She is _32 (wealth) in knowledge. She likes reading and Chinese poetry. She has good _33(manner). Everyone in my class likes her. We have a lot in _34. She dreams of being a police o 35when she grows up. Sometimes
22、 she invites me _36 her house. As a g 37, I often bring a small gift, such as sweets or flowers. Its polite to help 38(prepare) the dinner. When having food, Anna is used to using a fork instead of _39 (chopstick). We learn a lot from each other. _40(visit) a local family is a great way to experienc
23、e another culture. We have fun together.六、基础写作(共35分)A)连词成句(每小题2分, 共10分)41. is, idea, yours, similar to, my_.42. louder, words, than, speak, actions_.43. works hard, make, he, extra money, to_.44. fields of, come from, life, they, different, _.45. answering, turns, the students, questions, take_.B)书面
24、表达(共25分)请你以“Good Manners” 为题, 写一篇80词左右的英语短文。提示词汇：in class, during the break, be late for, in troubleGood Manners_参考答案一、1.B点拨：考查反身代词的用法。by oneself独自, 为固定搭配。由句意知选B。2. A3. A点拨：考查形容词比较等级。句意：我们打扫房间之后, 它看起来比之前更整洁了。根据句中than一词可知要用比较等级, 结合句意可知更整洁了。故选A。4. B5.B6. C点拨：pay for sth. “为付钱”, 人作主语。cost主语应该是 “物品”, “T
25、hey”这里指“these books”, 故选C。7. B8.A9.C10.A二、11.B点拨：根据上句But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.”可知, 外国人对这个回答感到很惊讶。故选B。12.D13.C14. B点拨：根据第一段的叙述可知, 她没有像美国人那样“接受”别人的恭维。receive收到; accept接受; refuse拒绝; disagree不同意。故选B。15. B点拨：句意：她的确明白了那个美国男孩的意思, 但是她认为她应该谦虚。hardly几乎不; really确实; nearly将近; 几乎;
26、badly极坏地。故选B。16.C17. D点拨：句意：在西方国家, 人们受到表扬时会感到自豪和自信。helpful乐于助人的; modest谦虚的; shy害羞的; confident自信的。故选D。18.A19. D点拨：句意：但是在我看来, 自信并不意味着骄傲mean doing意味着, 故选D。20. B点拨：as soon as一就; as well as除外, (还); instead of代替; 而不是; in the hope of希望。根据上文意思“自信并不意味着骄傲”可知, 此处是说, 因此, 除了谦虚之外, 我们还要自信。故选B。三、21.B点拨：细节理解题。从第一段Wh
27、en I went to a friends house as a guest, I found a wooden sign hung on the door. 可知, 木牌是挂在朋友家的门上的。故选B。22. A点拨：细节理解题。从第三段You say because it was your creativity.可知, 丈夫让妻子说, 因为这是妻子的创意。故选A。23. C点拨：推理判断题。从第四段可知, 妻子看到下班后镜子里的脸, 一副无神、担忧的样子, 意识到别人看到这样的表情心里肯定会不舒服。因此她挂了个木牌希望提醒自己保持愉快的表情。故选C。24. D点拨：推理判断题。从下一句No
28、t only our family but also the guests to our house always become happy.可看出, 令人惊奇的事情是“来的客人也变得开心起来”。故选D。25. A点拨：主旨大意题。阅读本文知, 文章主要围绕一块木牌来讲述了面带喜悦回家会使自己及周围的人更幸福。因此A选项更合适。四、【文章大意】美国弗吉尼亚州的一家咖啡馆提出了一个别出心裁的策略, 顾客点单时用礼貌用语, 定咖啡的价格会打折。商品价格旁还标示着顾客点单时所要使用的特定礼貌用语。26. bad manners27.ordered a coffee28. Their being po
29、lite and using proper manners.29. In fact people can actually save money at one coffee shop in Virginia!30. 然而, 这个牌子挂了几天之后, 大部分顾客都变得很有礼貌了。五、31.Russian32.wealthy33.mannersmon35. officer36.to37.guest38.prepare39.chopsticks40. Visiting六、A)41.My idea is similar to yours42. Actions speak louder than word
30、s43. He works hard to make extra money44. They come from different fields of life45. The students take turns answering questionsB)范文：Good MannersGood manners are important in every country. Nobody likes a person who is impolite. As a student, we shouldnt talk in class. If we have questions, we shoul
31、d put up our hands. We shouldnt speak loudly during the break. And I think its impolite to be late for class. When someone is in trouble, we shouldnt laugh at him. We should often say “please” when we ask for something. If everyone is polite to others, the world will be more and more beautiful. Lets
32、 be students with good manners!点评：本文运用了“四步法”写讲礼貌类文章：一：引出主题(Good manners are important in every country.)。二：主题过渡(Nobody likes a person who is impolite.)。三：细节说明(If we have questions, we should ; We shouldnt speak loudly; its impolite to be late for class.)。四：观点总结(Lets be students with good manners！)。添彩点：文章开篇点题, 简洁明了。文章恰当地运用了短语：put up, be late for, in trouble, laugh at等; 并能运用高级句式如：its impolite to be late for class. (it作形式主语); If everyone is polite to others, the world will be more and more beautiful. (if引导的条件状语从句)等进行表达, 表现了作者较高的语言运用能力。