1、Unit 8 周周小测(时间：40分钟满分：100分)一、单项选择。(每小题2分，满分20分)( C )1.Dad, you wont believe that I saw _ alien on my way home.Really? Can you describe _ alien to me?Athe；an Ba；the Can；the Dan；an( C )2.I found a baseball at the picnic.Oh, it may belong _ Jack. He likes playing baseball a lot.Ain Bat Cto Dfor( B )3.T
2、he _ of the course is to teach students how to use English in their daily life.Aposition Bpurpose Cchoice Dhonor( C )4.Youd better not throw away those old science books. They may still be _ to us.Aconvenient Benjoyable Cvaluable Dsuccessful( C )5.Where is my dog, Mom?It might be _. It likes playing
3、 in the garden.Anowhere Balone Coutdoors Dabroad( B )6.Although it is raining heavily, it doesnt _ the children from playing football.Aprepare Bprevent Cpractice Dpromise( C )7._hair band is that?I think it _ be Lindas. She is the only girl who has long hair among us.AWho；may BWhose；may CWhose；must
4、DWho；must( D )8.Look! Your little brother is trying to _ your father over there.Yes. Unless my father stops, he wont catch him. After all, he is only five.Arun away Btake after Clook after Drun after( A )9.As middle school students, we must study hard. _， we should care for our health.AAt the same t
5、ime BAt first CAll in all DIn the end( D )10.Look! That old woman must be exercising for health._. Health comes first.AIm not sure yet BThats impossibleCThats up to you DI guess so二、完形填空。(每小题2分，满分20分)The best experience of my life was when we went to Stonehenge. We went there on a group tour.When I
6、saw Stonehenge, my first _11_ was that it was huge. You know, Stonehenge is about 5，000 years old. I _12_ how the ancient people moved these huge pieces of stone.After we parked at the Stonehenge parking lot, our guide Nick took us to a _13_ shop. There my mom got a nice painting of Stonehenge. Afte
7、r we left the gift shop, we went to Stonehenge _14_ the tunnel(隧道).That was a privilege(特权) at Stonehenge _15_ we were able to go right up to the stones and touch them.Usually visitors _16_ get really close and touch the stones. At Stonehenge we walked around the circle and then _17_ the ceremonial(
8、仪式的) center. There we were given half a(n) _18_ to look around and explore(探索)_19_ 30 minutes we got ready to leave.It was _20_ that we had to leave Stonehenge.Hopefully, one day Ill go back.()11.A.feeling Bexperience Cinterest Dpurpose()12.A.knew Bwondered Casked Dreplied()13.A.gift Bflower Cshoe D
9、card()14.A.above Bacross Cover Dthrough()15.A.although Bso Cbecause Dif()16.A.can Bmustnt Cmust Dneednt()17.A.left Bbought Cbuilt Dentered()18.A.hour Bday Cweek Dmonth()19.A.Since BUntil CAfter DBefore()20.A.surprising Bnice Cexciting Dsad【文章大意】本文作者向读者分享了去巨石阵游玩最美好的经历，并表达了对巨石阵的喜爱之情。11A考查名词辨析。根据“it wa
10、s huge”再结合语境可知，这是一种感觉。12B考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，“我”对5000年前的这一遗址感到很好奇。13A考查名词辨析。根据下文“After we left the gift shop”可知，“我们”去的是一家礼品店。14D考查介词辨析。根据句意和语境可知，是穿过隧道。15C考查连词辨析。本句前后是因果关系，而且结果在前。16B考查情态动词辨析。与穿过隧道才享有“触摸特权”相比可知，平时是禁止触摸的。17D考查动词辨析。根据下文可知，“我们”进去了。18A考查名词辨析。根据下文中的“30 minutes”可知，“我们”在仪式中心待了半个小时。19C考查连词辨析。根据语境可知
11、，“我们”在30分钟后离开。20D考查形容词辨析。根据下文的“Hopefully, one day Ill go back.”再结合语境可知，离开巨石阵让“我们”感到遗憾。三、阅读理解。(每小题3分，满分15分)(2021四川宜宾)Before the discovery of DNA information in the 1980s, fingerprints(指纹) were the easiest way to solve serious crimes. Its believed that each one of us has our own fingerprints. But did
12、you know that our fingerprints could show a lot about us?According to The Conversation, fingerprints can show lifestyle and environment, eating habits, possible medical problems and even the job of a person.So how can we work all this out from just a simple fingerprint?Well, a fingerprint is formed
13、when a finger touches a surface. Most fingerprints cant be seen to the eye and require a chemical development process in order to make them shown. Stuck between the raised lines of a fingerprint are things that can tell a story about who we are. Things like sweat(汗水), blood and food show a lot of in
14、formation about us.Besides, its use could be much wider. For example, it may be helpful in the future to doctors treating their patients. A fingerprint check may also tell a doctor whether a patient is properly having a medicine. In the treatment of some of the most serious illnesses, having proper
15、medicine is important.In the future, fingerprint science can be used by the police and help doctors keep us in the best possible health.()21.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?ADNA can be used to solve serious crimes.B.Fingerprints may show everything about us.CWe didnt begin to use fingerprints unt
16、il 1980s.D.Fingerprints are now the easiest way to solve crimes.()22.Fingerprints may not show a persons _.Alifestyle BlooksCeating habits Dmedical problems()23.What can make a fingerprint tell a story about us?AThe chemical development.BA finger touching a surface.CThe fact that it can be seen clea
17、rly.D.The things stuck between raised lines.()24.According to the passage, doctors may know about patients just through _.Aa physical exam Ba blood testCa fingerprint check Da health check()25.What will the fingerprints future use be like?AIt will be more widely used. BIt will not be properly used.C
18、It will be better than DNA. DIt will not be very helpful.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了指纹的用途。指纹可以显示一个人的生活方式、环境、生活习惯、可能存在的健康问题、工作状况等信息，它甚至可以帮助医生检查病人的身体状况。我们相信，在未来，指纹会有越来越广泛的用途。21A细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“Before the discovery of DNA information in the 1980s, fingerprints were the easiest way to solve serious crimes.”可知
19、，DNA可以用来解决严重的犯罪问题。22B细节理解题。根据文章第二段“According to The Conversation, fingerprints can show lifestyle and environment，eating habits, possible medical problems and even the job of a person.”可知，此处没有提及外貌。23D细节理解题。根据文章第四段第三句“Stuck between the raised lines of a fingerprint are things that can tell a story ab
20、out who we are.”可知，卡在指纹凸起线之间的东西可以告诉我们是谁，即告诉一个关于我们的故事。24C细节理解题。根据文章第五段第三句“A fingerprint check may also tell a doctor whether a patient is properly having a medicine.”可知， 医生可以通过指纹检查来了解病人。25A推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“In the future, fingerprint science can be used by the police and help doctors keep us in the best
21、 possible health.”可推断，指纹将会有更广泛的用途。四、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。(每小题3分，满分15分)26制定这项法令是为了阻止人们在这条河里捕鱼。The law was made to prevent/stop people from catching fish in this river.27他感觉一定有某个东西在朝他移动。He felt that there must_ be something moving towards him.28我的爸爸已经出差很长一段时间了。My father has been on business for a long period
22、of time.29当那个男孩看到他的班主任时，他马上跑开了。The boy ran away at once when he saw his head teacher.30昨天米勒先生指出你的错误了吗？Did Mr. Miller point out your mistakes yesterday?五、补全对话。(每小题2分，满分10分)根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A：Hello, Jim! Have you seen Jack?B：No, I havent. 31.Whats_up/Whats_wrong/Whats_the_matter?A
23、：I found a yellow jacket on the playground. I think it belongs to him.B：It cant be his. 32.He_doesnt_like_yellow/The_jacket_is_too_small/large_for_himA：Then it must be Tonys. I saw Tony on the playground just now.B：But Tonys jacket is black.A：33.Whose_do_you_think_it_could_be?B：Let me have a look. O
24、h, it must be Johns.A：34.Why_(do_you_think_so)?B：Look! I found his school ID card in one of the pockets.A：35.You_are_right. Lets go and give it to him.B：OK. He may be in the library. Lets send a message to him now.六、短文填词。(每小题2分，满分20分)阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。有两项多余。prevent，whether，feel，hav
25、e，lead，until，anybody，value，sound，nothing，land，neverThere was once a cave(洞穴) near a town.It was called “Cave of Fear”. 36.Anybody who entered it didnt return. Its said that there might be a monster(怪物) in the cave.In order to 37.prevent the monster from getting out of the cave，people often left gift
26、s at the mouth of the cave，and these 38.valuable things always disappeared soon.One day，a young man came to the town.When he heard about the cave，he decided to enter the cave and found out 39.whether there was a monster. As he went deep into the cave, he heard some strange 40.sounds.So he followed t
27、he sounds. Suddenly，he 41.feltsomething was pushing his back.He was pushed into a large cave.As he 42.landed in the cave，he got very surprised.There was a big party. A lot of people were 43.having the party.They were all those people who had 44.never returned to the town.Then he was told that this was the idea of a 45.leader in the town.The leader wanted to show that if someone wanted to make a change，he should be brave.So the leader created the story of the monster.Only brave people could enjoy big parties in the cave.