八年级（上）Unit 1 能力测试试题笔试部分(85分)第一卷选择题（60分）I.词汇测试(15分）i.根据句意，选择与划线部分意思最接近的选项。

（共8小题，每小题1分）( )1. — What are you going to do this weekend? —I have no idea. Perhaps I will go to visit my grandparents. A. Usually B. Maybe C. Finally( )2. — What do you want to be in the future? —I want to be an inventor like Thomas Edison.A. a person whose job is selling new thingsB. a person whose job is looking for new thingsC. a person whose job is making new things( )3. — Many old people prefer to live in the countryside because the air there is fresh.—Yes. And there it is quiet too.A. in the villageB. in the cityC. in the market( )4. —If you always tell lies to others, nobody will believe you. —I see. I won’t do that again.A. someoneB. everyoneC. no one( )5. —What do you usually do after dinner? —I usually go for a walk with my mother.A. go on a picnicB. take a tripC. take a walk( )6. — The old city is famous for its historical attractions.—You’re right. People who are interested in history like visiting here.A. is connected toB. is made up ofC. is known for( )7. —If people keep catching and killing these animals, they will die out one day.—I agree with you. Let’s find a way to stop them.A. leaveB. disappearC. appear( )8. — Bob, let me help you with the work. —Thank you, Rose. But I think I have the ability to do it by myself.A. am ableB. would likeC. will haveii.从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

(共7小题，每小题1分）( )9. A(n) __________ is a person whose job is playing a musical instrument (乐器）or writing music.A. singerB. actorC. musician( )10. If something happens__________, it happens quickly and unexpectedly (意外地).A. finallyB. suddenlyC. actually( )11. — What should I prepare for the meeting?—Nothing. But you’d better take a __________ to write down the important information.A. breakB. pictureC. notebook( )12. — Sarah, my class__________ the football match.—That’s really good news. Congratulations!A. wonB. watchedC. forgot( )13. — How did you__________ the answer to the question?—I asked my teacher for help.A. take outB. find outC. rush out( )14. — What kind of TV programmes do you like?—My favourite TV programmes__________ talk shows and news.A. provideB. includeC. follow( )15. —__________ — He was born in Holland and he was a great painter.A. When did you begin to know Vincent van Gogh?B. What do you think of Vincent van Gogh?C. What do you know about Vincent van Gogh?II.完形填空(15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25 各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

(共10小题，每小题1.5分）Mr Smith looked at his watch at times. He 16 to go home as soon as possible. There would be a (n) 17 football match in London and he could not do anything in his office. He 18 home after work. Supper was ready and he went to his 19 after that. But he could not fall asleep. He was 20 he would miss (错过) the match though he had told his wife to wake him up at once at night. He had to 21 and began to read some evening newspapers.Finally the match began. His team 22 the half of the match. He was angry. He was so 23 that he did not know when he had gone to sleep. The next 24 his wife brought some bread and milk into the sitting room. She saw her husband sleeping on the sofa and called out, “Oh, dear! Get up, or you’ll be 25 today. It is five to seven!”Hearing this, Mr Smith jumped off the sofa and asked, “Who won?”( )16. A. hated B. hoped C. had( )17. A. common B. dangerous C. exciting( )18. A. hurried B. swam C. left( )19. A. classroom B. library C. bedroom( )20. A. nervous B. afraid C. sad( )21. A. get up B. lie down C. pick up( )22. A. left B. lost C. won( )23. A. surprised B. excited C. tired( )24. A. afternoon B. noon C. morning( )25. A. late B. early C. illIII.阅读理解(30分)阅读下列短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。

(共20小题，每小题1.5分)AMy father died when I was five. Life was hard for us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to look after my mother and me.Because of my father’s death, my mother had to take a full-time job and my brother had to take care of me. He got up early every morning, woke me up and made breakfast for me. Hand in hand, we would walk to the bus stop. As we waited, he would play games with me. He tried his best to make me happy.One Saturday in June, my mother and I were in a shop. They were selling Father’s Day cards.I looked at the cards. My mom said, “Honey, I know it is a hard time for you.” I said, “No, Mom，that’s not it. I want to buy a card for my brother.”She smiled and said, “You’re right. Your brother has certainly been a father to you. Go ahead and buy one.”As my brother read it, I saw tears in his eyes. I heard my mom say, "Son, your father is proud of you and he knows that you will do your best to st ep into his shoes. We love you!”( )26. How many people are there in the writer’s family after his father died?A. 2.B. 3.C.4.D. 5.( )27. The writer’s brother did all the following EXCEPT__________.A. waking the writer upB. making breakfast for the writerC. sending the writer to schoolD. making money for the family( )28. What does the underlined sentence mean in the 3rd paragraph?A. The writer didn’t know which card to choose.B. The writer felt sad because his father died.C. The writer had no money to buy a Father’s Day card.D. The writer had lived a difficult life.( )29. Why did the writer buy a Father’s Day card for his brother?A. Because his brother had no father.B. Because it was his brother’s birthday.C. Because his brother took care of him like a father.D. Because there was no Brother’s Day card.( )30. Where may we find the passage?A. In a storybook.B. In a sports newspaper.C. In a history book.D. In a report.( )31. Which of the following ways is NOT right when you meet a bear?A. Looking at it all the time.B. Shouting at it.C. Staying calm.D. Making much noise.( )32. Why should you look large in front of a bear?A. To make the bear see you clearly.B. To make the bear love you more.C. To make the bear go away.D. To fight with the bear.( )33. What does the underlined word “cautiously” mean?A. Cheerfully.B. Quickly.C. Carefully.D. Slowly.( )34. How many pieces of advice does the writer give in the passage?A. Four.B. Five.C. Eight.D. Seven.( )35. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to keep a bear.B. How to protect bears.C. What to do when you meet a bear.D. W here to stay when you meet a bear.CIsaac Newton was a very great English scientist. He made great success in many areas such as physics and Maths. Newton was born on 4th January, 1643 in a small town named Woolsthorpe. Newton’s father died three months before Newton was born. When Newton was older, his mother wanted him to learn to take care of the family farm. But Newton was more interested in reading and thinking. Newton was very lucky. His uncle persuaded (说服) his mother to let him finish middle school.In 1661, Newton went to study in Cambridge University. Newton read lots of books by famous scientists and took many notes. Newton was very crazy about science. When he was working on an interesting problem, he often forgot about eating or sleeping. He worked so hard. In less than a year, he began to have his own ideas. In 1665, Newton finished his study in Cambridge University. But he was still at the university, giving classes in most years until 1696. In the university, Newton was at the height of his creative power (才能). Let’s take what Edison said about Newton as an end，“All his life he worked on science.”( )36. Where was Newton from?A. A small town.B. A small village.C. A small city.D. A small country.( )37. Who helped Newton have a chance to finish his middle school?A. His father.B. His mother.C. His uncle.D. Himself.( )38. How old was Newton when he stopped teaching? A. 22. B. 53. C. 43. D. 23.( )39. What can we know from the passage?A. Newton hardly saw his father.B. Newton was hard-working on science all the time.C. Newton never had his own thoughts.D. Edison was proud of Newton.DDo you know something about tree rings (年轮)？Do you know they can tell us what the weather was like even hundreds of years ago?A tree will grow well in a climate (气候）with lots of sunshine and rainfall (雨量) And little sunshine or rainfall will limit (限制）the growth of a tree. We can see the change of climate by studying the tree rings. For example, to find out the weather of ten years ago, count (数)the rings of a tree from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the eleventh ring, then we’re sure that it was sunny and rainy most of that year. If it is close to the eleventh ring, then the climate that year was bad.Tree rings are important not only for studying the history of weather but also for studying the history of man. Many centuries ago there lived a lot of people at a place in New Mexico. But now you can find only sand but no trees, no people. What happened?A scientist studied the rings of the dead trees there; He found that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees to make fires and buildings. Because all the trees had gone, the people there had to move.( )41. What will happen if the weather is good?A. Tree rings will grow far from each other.B. Tree rings will grow close to each other.C. Trees won’t need sunshine or rainfall any more.D. Trees will have more tree rings.( )42. What can we know by studying the tree rings of a tree?A. The history of the tree.B. How the trees grew up.C. How the weather was before.D. How the tree died.( )43. If you want to find out the weather of twenty years ago, you should study _________ of a tree from the outside to the inside.A. the twentieth ringB. the tenth ringC. the nineteenth ringD. the twenty-second ring( )44. Why did the people leave the place in New Mexico?A. Because they cut down all the trees there.B. Because they found a better place.C. Because there was too much rain there.D. Because there was a big fire.( )45. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Climate changesB. An interesting studyC. The climate of New MexicoD. Tree rings第二卷非选择題（25分）IV. 语法填空（10分）One year, Xiao Rui and his classmates went to a forest. Everything (46) ____ (be) new and exciting there. (47)_____ (sudden), Xiao Rui saw a butterfly. Without (48) _______ (think) too much, he followed it. Finally, he didn’t know how far he rail and where he was. There were just a few tall (49) _____ (tree).He was lost! At first, he had no idea of what to do. Then, he remembered his te acher’s words, “If you get lost in a fo rest, don’t keep worrying (50) _______ keep calm. Then try to think of some ways.” So he started to think about how to get out of the difficulty. Soon, he had (51) ____ plan. First, he tried to find when he left his classmates. Next, he carefully watched everything around. He was lucky (52) ____ (find) his footprints. Then, he followed the footprints. An hour later, he finally (53) ___ (hear) his classmates shouting for him. At that moment, he got (54) ____ excited that he cried. He successfully saved (55) ______.V.书面表达(共1题，15分)假如你们班正在举行英语读书节活动，你准备向同学们介绍《百科全书》。