上海新世纪版牛津译林英语八年级上册 Unit 8 Natural disaster单元测试（二）（II ）卷姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________一、单项选择。

(共15题；共30分)1. （2分）The Qingming Festival which is also called______Pure Brightness Festival, falls on April 5 every year, it is______time-honored tradition(悠久的传统) for the Chinese to honor their ancestors.A . The; aB . /; theC . The; theD . /; a2. （2分）- Do you know the latest information about Flight MH370?- I've no idea. Let's the TV to watch the news programme.A . turn onB . turn downC . turn upD . turn off3. （2分）My mother is ill. I have to care for her at home.A . worry aboutB . look likeC . look forD . look after4. （2分）—Which do you like better, McDonald's or KFC?—_______, I just like Chinese traditional food.A . BothB . EitherC . NeitherD . None5. （2分）—The government will focus on solving the problem of heavy burdens on the students.—That's good news for us. We have too much work to do after school.A . give a hand toB . give attention toC . take part in6. （2分）—Do you know sound travels very fast?—Yes. But light travels _______ sound.A . as fast asB . fast thanC . much faster thanD . slower than7. （2分）Eating and drinking on Beijing subway is not allowed. If you the rule, you'll face a fine (罚款) of up to 500 yuan.A . brokeB . breakC . will breakD . have broken8. （2分）Jane volunteers her time _________ the plates.A . to washB . washingC . washedD . be washed9. （2分）In the near future, there will be __________ new buildings in my hometown.A . hundreds ofB . hundred ofC . two hundredsD . two hundreds of10. （2分）---- Could I invite my friends to a party?---- Yes, of course you _ .A . canB . couldC . must11. （2分）He was born _______ the morning _______June 3, 1900.A . in; ofB . on; ofC . on; atD . at; on12. （2分）——What do you think of the talk show last night?——I didn't watch it. I ______ mum with some chores.A . helpedB . was helpingC . have helped13. （2分）My mother often _____ me ____ housework on Sunday.A . make… doB . makes …doesC . makes …do14. （2分）—The sign tells people to keep off the grass.—But many people still walk on the grass.A . stay away fromB . stand next toC . leave behind15. （2分）-Could I borrow your camera?-________, but please give it back by Saturday.A . I'm sorryB . Of courseC . Certainly notD . No, thanks二、完形填空。

(共1题；共10分)16. （10分） What's your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success1 only with practice. In fact, I fell both of these statements are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways 2 not in others.For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and 3surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see “Titanic”. I was really 4because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition, Thinking that I might be lucky again, I 5 joining in other art competitions, ‘But the result was that I 6 won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a 7 artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the 8 I produced were not of a very high standardThese experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky9, I also need to put in hard work. As we know, 10akes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.（1）A . movesB . comesC . returnsD . leaves（2）A . orB . soC . andD . but（3）A . wonB . beganC . failedD . ended（4）A . sorryB . activeC . luckyD . nervous（5）A . triedB . forgotC . stoppedD . remembered（6）A . oftenB . everC . sometimesD . never（7）A . greaterB . more naturalC . lowerD . more common（8）A . resultsB . filmC . prizesD . drawings（9）A . at lastB . at mostC . at firstD . at least（10）A . chanceB . practiceC . differenceD . experience三、阅读理解。

(共1题；共6分)17. （6分） Hearing live music is one of the most pleasurable experiences availableto human being. The music sounds great, it feels great, and you get to watch the players as they play it. No matter what kind of music you love, try listening to it live.This guide focuses on classic music, a tradition that originated before recordings, radio, and the Internet, back when all music was live music. In those days live human beings performed for other live human beings, with everybody together in the same room. When heard in this way, classic music can have a special excitement. Hearing classic music in a concert can leave you feeling refreshed and energized. It can be fun. It can be romantic. It can be spiritual.Classical music concerts can seem like snobby（高傲的）affairs full of foreign terms and unusual behavior. It can be hard to understand what's going on . It can be hard to know how to act. But don't worry. Concerts are no stranger than any other amusement, and the rules of behavior are much simpler and easier to understand than the stock market, football, or system software programs.If you haven't been to a live concert before, or if you've been confused by concerts, this guide will explain, so you can relax and enjoy the music.（1）From Paragraph 1, we can see that the writer encourages us _______.A . towatchthemusicianstomakemusicB . toexperiencethespiritofclassicalmusicC . toattendliveconcertsandenjoylivemusicD . togetpleasurefromdifferentkindsofmusic（2）Which of the following can replace the underlined word “originated”in Paragraph 2?A . listenedB . startedC . performedD . disappeared（3）The writer considers that live classical music _______.A . isfullofforeigntermsB . istoodifficulttounderstandC . isstrangerthanotheramusementsD . isexcitingtobothplayersandlisteners四、阅读与回答问题。