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八年级英语（下）第九单元素质能力检测试题

Class_____ Name _______________

一、单项选择。（15分）

( ) 1. —I can sing the song in English. —________.

A. So I can

B. So can I

C. I can so

D. Too can I

( ) 2. —Why don’t you buy one of the scarves for your mum? —They are not ______.

A. beautiful enough

B. enough beautiful

C. too beautiful

D. beautifully enough ( ) 3.The food in the restaurant is good ______ the price is too ______.

A. and ; high

B. but ; high

C. but ; expensive

D. because ; low ( ) 4. I think a dog is a good pet for _________ child.

A. a 6-year-old

B. an 6-years-old

C. a 6-year old

D. a 6 years-old ( ) 5. —I have never been to a water park. —________ I.

A. So have

B. Neither have

C. So do

D. So am

( ) 6. Maybe when I graduate, I’ll think about ________ an English teacher.

A. become

B. becoming

C. became

D. to become

( ) 7. There are about six ________ students in our school.

A. thousand

B. thousands

C. thousands of

D. thousand of

( ) 8. —Have a wonderful time! —___________.

A. Have a wonderful time, too.

B. Thank you

C. Certainly

D. You are welcome ( ) 9. Neither of the two boys ________ from the USA.

A. come

B. don’t come

C. comes

D. doesn’t come

( ) 10. Have you ever seen him ________?

A. ago

B. two days ago

C. before

D. just now

( ) 11. He made some new _________ in science.

A. discovers

B. discovered

C. discovery

D. discoveries

( ) 12. Neither the students nor the teacher ________ the answer to the question.

A. know

B. knows

C. don’t know

D. doesn’t know

( ) 13. Mr. Jack ________ China for several years.

A. has been to

B. has come to

C. has been in

D. came to

( ) 14.—Would you like some tea or coffee? —______ is OK.

A. Neither

B. Either

C. Both

D. Any

( ) 15. His brother ________ for three months.

A. has joined the army

B. has been in the army

C. has become a soldier

D. joined the army

二、完形填空。（15分）

Modern life is 1 without traveling. The 2 way of traveling is by air. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places. But it 3 a month or more to get to these places a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is 4 than by air , but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey(旅程) 5 .

Some people 6 travel by sea if it is possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very 7 way to 8 a holiday.

Many people like to travel by 9 . You can make your 10 timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just 11 you like. You can stop 12 you wish—where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can 13

a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is 14 traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling 15 business.

( ) 1. A. impossible B. possible C. good D. bad

( ) 2. A. fastest B. faster C. slowest D. slower

( ) 3. A. spend B. took C. cost D. worth

( ) 4. A. faster B. fast C. slower D. slow

( ) 5. A. enjoy B. harmful C. enjoyable D. tired

( ) 6. A. prefer to B. prefer C. prefers D. prefers to ( ) 7. A. pleased B. pleasure C. pleasant D. please

( ) 8. A. take B. spend C. cost D. visit

( ) 9. A. jeep B. truck C. car D. bike

( ) 10. A. owns B. own’s C. owns’ D. own

( ) 11. A. to B. from C. as D. with

( ) 12. A. whatever B. wherever C. however D. whichever ( ) 13. A. enjoy B. like C. love D. eat

( ) 14. A. what B. why C. where D. which ( ) 15. A. in B. with C. for D. on

三、阅读理解。（20分）

A

In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people didn’t use paper money until 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th.

A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He put these pieces of paper together and made them in a book.

Now paper comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. So how can we save paper? We can use both of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets(小包). We can also use handkerchiefs(手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give you a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.

Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. We should do it now, before it is too late.

( ) 1. When Marco Polo was in China, he _________.

A. discovered Cai Lun invented paper

B. learned to make paper

C. discovered Chinese people used paper money

D. learned to use paper money ( ) 2. People in Western countries first used paper money in the ________ century.

A. 17th

B. 15th

C. 13th

D. 7th

( ) 3. Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?

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