2012-2013人教新目标八年级下Unit9单元自测Ⅰ.单项选择。

( )1. In the factory, ________ of the workers ________ women.A. three quarter; areB. three quarters; areC. third quarters; isD. third quarter; is( )2.－I haven’t seen the film Pirates of the Caribbean: On st ranger Tides.－___________.A. Neither have IB. So have IC. Neither I haveD. So I have( )3. You can improve your English quickly in a(n) country for years. A. spoken French B.spoken English C. English-speaking D.French-speaking( )4.S tay away from junk food, please. It’s bad for us，_________ for children!A. recentlyB. especiallyC. probablyD. nearly( )5. --- Have you ever been to Tibet? － .I went there last year.A. Yes, IdidB. Yes, I haveC. No,I hav en’tD. Not yet( )6—How well do you know the Opera House?—I know the place very well. I ____ Sydney many times.A. have been inB. have been toC. have gone toD. have arrived in ( )7. I found it not easy for me______ English well.A. learnB. learningC. to learnD. learned( )8. It was _____ I could speak French that I got the job.A. whyB. soC. becauseD. when( )9.I spent a lot of time ______ English last weekend.A. to practice speakingB. practicing to speakC. practicing speakingD. to practice to speak( )10. We don’t know _______ the meeting will be held soon.A. whenB. whatC. whetherD. since( )11. My grandmother ______ a lot of changes in Tianjin since she came here. A．sees B. can see C. will see D. has seen( )12.We didn’t have any problem ________ the library.A. findB. findingC. to findD. found( )13. Li Hua’s house is very far. She ________ the subway to school every day.A. takesB. takeC. will takeD. by( )14. Neither I nor she ________ been to the USA.A. isB. amC. haveD. has( )15. —________ is the population of China? —It’s about 1,300,000,000. A. How many B. How much C. How long D. WhatⅡ.完形填空。

Have you ever been to Beijing, the capital of China?The Greens have been to two of the greatest cities in the world. One is Beijing, and 1 is Paris. The Greens 2 in Beijing for half a month 3 the summer vacation. They enjoyed 4 th ere. They’ve been to many great places. 5 the first two days, they went to Tian’anmen Square. It is very large and there were many people 6 photos there. Next, they went to Beihai Park. They 7 boatingthere and had a boat race with other visitors. They had a great time there. The Great Wall is one of the 8 places of interest in the world. They spent the whole day9 the Great Wall. There were so many people on the Great Wall. The Greens felt very10 and they took lots of pictures there! For the last two days, they went to the Summer Palace.How beautiful Beijing is! They will go to Beijing again next summer!( )1. A. other B. another C. the other D. others( )2. A. has gone B. has been C. have gone D. have been( )3. A. to B. for C. at D. in( )4. A. them B. oneself C. themselves D. himself( )5. A. In B. During C. For D. Before( )6. A. to take B. take C. taking D. took( )7. A. go B. went C. have gone D. going( )8. A. more famous B. famous C. most famous D. the most famous ( )9. A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. to visit( )10. A. excited B. exciting C. tired D. tiringⅢ.阅读理解。

AEdiso n often said, “I will discover what the world needs; then I will try to invent it.”It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed out way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honour (纪念)of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison’s inventions means to people’s life.( ) 1.All the things Edison invented were what people ______at that time.A. neededB. askedC. discoveredD. had( ) 2. Edison_______in inventing new things.A. took all his timeB. paid all his moneyC. spend his most timeD. spend his most money( ) 3. Edison had _____ inventions in all his life.A .thousands ofB .over one thousand C. only one thousand D. less than a thousand( ) 4. Edison ______ for more than eighty years.A diedB has been deadC has diedD was dead( ) 5. It was _____ to turn off all the lights in honour of the greatest inventor.A impossibleB not trueC niceD importantBA young man works very hard. Soon he makes lots of money. One day, he had dinner with a businessman. He wanted the man to become his business partner. After they finished, there were two dumplings left. The young man told the waitress,“Please, I’d like to take them home.” Then the businessman decided to work together with the young man. He thought the young man was great. The young man told him,“I wasborn in a poor family. Both of my parents were farmers and they taught me not to waste(浪费).” The businessman said to the young man,“I think you have got the best education(教育) you could have.”( ) 6.What did the young man’s parents do?A. They were workers.B. They were farmers.C. They were businessmen.D. They were doctors.( ) 7.Which one is right?A. The businessman thought the young man wasn’t great.B. The businessman thought the young man was great.C. The young man had dinner with his parents.D. The businessman was going to study with his parents.( ) 8.Why did the young man take the two dumplings home?A.Because he is very poor.B. Because he ate too little and wasn’t full.C. Because h e didn’t want to waste them.D. Because he is too stingy（吝啬）. ( )9.Do you think Who gave the young man the best education according to the passage?A. The businessmanB.The schoolC.The waitressD.His parents.( ) 10.What does the story tell us?A.Being poor is not terrible and it can teach us how to live.B.Any businessman can make lots of money.C.We should take dumplings home.D.Being rich is everything.Ⅳ.补全对话。