牛津译林版初中英语8A八年级英语上Unit5单元测试卷含听力附答案(2)

Of course, there are also a lot of topics to avoid(避免) during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?” Age is usually a __58__, especially for women. __59__ ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend __50__ boyfriend. Politics(政治) or religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.

51 A. listen B. travel C. talk D. want

52 A. weather B. people C. food D. clothes

53 A. in B. at C. with D. on

54 A. d on’t they B. do they C. aren’t they D. are they

55 A. day B. rose C. dog D. bag

56 A. such that B. the same as C. so that D. such as

57A. dangerous B. difficult C. safe D. hard

58A. friend B. secret C. problem D. question

59A. Never B. Please C. Ever D. Usually

60A. and B. with C. but D. or

三阅读理解（40分）

A

Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.

The strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall. When I came back into the house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried very hard to close

the window. Then I heard a loud crashing（碰撞的）sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was--- a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the back room.

61. The storm happened _______.

A. in the morning

B. in the afternoon

C. while I was in the back room

D. while I was in the garden

62.Before the storm came, the weather was_________.

A. cold

B. cool

C. hot

D. warm

63.The storm went on for _________.

A. over three hours

B. three hours

C. less than three hours

D. two hours

64.The wind blew some of the paper ________.

A. all over the floor

B. out of the door

C. into the back room

D. out of the open window

65.The top of the back room was broken because of _______.

A. the hot air

B. the crashing sound

C. the rain D .the falling tree

B

If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?

Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselve s. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice Hamilton, 17

I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. I t’s going to be terrific——I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing(呼吸) the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. I t’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.

Jason Moore,18

This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson,16

I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience（经历）for me.

66.Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ______ helping others.

A.school holidays

B.weekdays

C.every morning

D.every afternoon

67.What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?

A. To breathe the clean mountain air

B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent

C.To sleep under the stars

D.To help build new hiking paths in the mountain

68. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps _______.

A.children in poor families

B.workers who build houses

C.poor families that can’t afford houses

D.build hiking paths

69. ______ wants to be a teacher.

A.Alice Hamilton

B. Jason Moore

C. Trish Anderson

D. none of them

70. Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A.Reading for life

B.A Special House Program

C.The Forest Centre

D.Young American Volunteers

C

Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.

One day they found a mirror (镜子) for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”

The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push (推). “Go away!” she said.

Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”

Then to the girl he said, “My dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”

71.Once upon a time a man had ______.

A. a good-looking boy

B. a good-looking girl

72. The boy was happy because he ______.

A. found a mirror

B. knew he looked as nice as his sister

C. was handsome

D. and his sister were good-looking

73. The girl gave the boy a hard push because ______.

A. she was stronger

B. what her brother said was wrong

C. her father loved her

D. she was not happy with her brother

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