八年级(下)Unit 8能力测试题笔试部分(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 were you doing while the accident happened?—I was riding my bike on the street.A.afterB. beforeC. when()2. — Do you know what the butter and sugar are used for?—We get them ready for our breakfast. First mix the butter and sugar together, and then add the milk.A.putB. throwC. collect()3. — Mr Yang, your explanation can hardly satisfy our customers (顾客).—I’m sorry. I will explain it to them more clearly.A.make ... worriedB. make ... interestedC. make ... pleased()4. — Gina, could you please help me clean the window?—Certainly. We can do it together.A. Not at allB. SureC. T m sorry()5. — I read a very interesting Internet post on a website last night.—Well, what does it say?A.an electronic messageB. a long piece of woodC. a job in an organization()6. — In the present, most of us have no enough money to afford the expensive house in Shenzhen.— Yes, it costs a lot to buy a house in Shenzhen.A. NowB. BeforeC. Soon()7. — John made a big mistake. He should make an apology to his parents.—In my opinion，it’s wise of him to do that.A.say nothingB. say sorryC. say no()8. — How long does it take you to prepare for the Maths exam?—One week.A.take part inB. decide onC. get ready forii.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 reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong. But in fact, it isn’t the real reason.A.meaningB. descriptionC. excuse()10._________ is scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry (工业)，for example, in making new machines.A.PowerB. TechnologyC. Software()11. — Mum, I have done all of the housework and I need to_________ now.—OK. You did a good job.A.recommendB. relaxC. damage()12. — It’s very difficult for me to work out these Math problems by myself.—Why don’t you use a(n) _________ calculator (计算器)？A.electronicB. basicC. common()13. — Today many people like writing emails to keep in touch with each other.— That’s because the emails can reach others_________ and we can get a reply in a short time.A.in the endB. in that caseC. in a second()14. — My grandpa always tells me that people should never forget the national heroes (民族英雄).—That’s right. The national heroes will live_________ in our hearts.A.foreverB. certainlyC. nearly()15. — Sorry, Tm late. I waited for the bus for a long time.—_________. We still have enough time.A.You’re welcomeB. Thank youC. That’s all rightII.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）More than 450 Chinese people want to live on Mars. They bought one-way tickets to 16 Mars. A club in Netherlands planned to build a 17 there in 2023. Many people want to join the club. 450 of them are Chinese.The club is planning a TV show. 18 can watch how the astronauts live and what they do to get ready for the 19 trip.“If they get to Mars, they can’t come back to the Earth. Mars is 20 its website says. “We should help each astronaut keep 21 and teach them to live and work together to enjoy a 22 future.”Before leaving the Earth, astronauts should practise living and 23 on Mars for eight years. Ma Qiang, a 39-year-old man from Sichuan, China, 24 the reporter he hoped to live a new life on Mars. Ma said he survived the 2008 earthquake. He wanted to do something to make his life 25. He told the reporter a trip to Mars could be the answer.()16. A. get up B. get to C. wait for()17.A. city B.school C. class()18.A. Men B.Women C. People()19.A. short B.boring C. long()20.A. home B.family C. room()21.A. tired B.relaxed C. worried()22.A. sad B.difficult C. happy()23.A. eating B.sleeping C. working()24.A. said B.told C.talked()25.A. different B.difficult C. commonIII.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) ASecret of the DragonTime: Monday, July 1, 2013, 10:30 am Cost:Adults: $ 7.40 Children (under 15 years old): halfBookings: Phone the booking office: 3403 2578 Address:BrisbaneBotanic Gardens Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who are taken on a dragon ride.The Search for LifeTime: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 2:00 pm Cost:Adults: $ 14.50 Children (under 15 years old): $ 8.70 Bookings: Phone the booking office: 3403 7689Address:BrisbaneBotanic Gardens Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.Magic ClassTime: Friday, July 12, 2013, 10:00 am Cost: FreeBookings: Please call 3403 8470Address:CentenaryCommunity Hub, 171 Dandenong Rd Note: Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins and DIY projects.Science with MeTime: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 3:00 pm Cost: FreeBookings: Please phone 3403 1226Address: 10, Egginton CloseNote: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer (锤子) and some nails ( 钉子) with you.()26. Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to _________.A.Magic ClassB.Science with MeC.Secret of the DragonD.The Search for Life()27. John and his 10-year-old son want to watch Secret of the Dragon. How much should they pay?A. $7.40B. $11.10C. $14.80D. $23.20()28. Rita plans to join the Magic Class. She may learn about _________.A. real magicB. making coinsC. magic storiesD. holding parties()29. According to the text, making a guitar needs the things EXCEPT_________.A. a piece of woodB. a hammerC. some nailsD. cards()30. What do the four activities have in common?A.They are all free.B.They happen in the same place.C.They are all weekend activities.D.They can all be booked by phone.BLife in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?The population is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And much more people will go to other countries for holidays. People can pay less money and go to more places.There will be changes in our food too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people, so there will be less room for cows and sheep. Meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.()31. In the fixture there will be __________.A. much more fruitB. more peopleC. fewer vegetablesD. fewer people()32. Every room will have at least a_________ in the future according to the passage.A. robotB.spaceshipC. TV setputer()33. In the future people may not have to_________.A. work long hoursB.work fastC. walk on footD.eat meat()34. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?A.More people will travel abroad during vacations in the future.B.There will be more new towns and houses.C.People may be healthier because they will eat more meat.D. A lot of dangerous work will be done by robots instead of human beings.()35. One big problem in the future is that_________.A.many people don’t have to workB.many people will not be able to find workC.people have to work fastD.all the work will be done by robotsCIn the old times, there was a king. He had a very beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a tree with golden apples on it. But one day, one of the apples was missing. The king decided to order a person to keep watching the tree at night.The king had three sons. He decided to send the eldest one to watch the tree. But in the middle of the night, the eldest son fell asleep. The next morning, another apple was missing.The second night, the king sent the second eldest son. But the second eldest son also fell asleep at midnight. And another apple was missing the next morning.The third night, the king sent his youngest son. The youngest son kept watching the tree. At twelve o’ clock, he saw a bird. It was a golden bird. It picked an apple and flew away, but it left a golden feather (羽毛). The youngest son picked it up, and the next morning, he took it to the king. He told his father what he had seen at night.Hearing this, the king was very happy. He ordered his youngest son to guard (看守) the tree every night. He wanted him to catch the bird. However, in the end, they couldn’t catch the bird and all the golden apples on the tree were taken away by the golden bird.()36. What can we know from the first paragraph?A.The king sold golden apples for money.B.One of the apples was missing during the day.C.There were ten golden apples on the tree.D.The king decided to ask a person to guard the tree.()37. Before the third night, how many apples had been missing?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.()38. What can we know from Paragraph 4?A.It was a bird that stole the apples.B.The youngest son fell asleep at twelve o’ clock.C.The youngest son tried to catch the golden bird but failed.D.The king asked the youngest son to bring the golden feather to him.()39. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A.The king was very angry with the bird.B.The youngest son was very busy every night.C.The king wanted his youngest son to catch the bird.D.The youngest son didn’t catch the bird and lost all of the apples.()40. What’s the main idea of the passage?A.Don’t be lazy when you are working.B.Where there is a will, there is a way.C.Don’t give up the whole forest because of one tree.D. A bad beginning may cause a bad ending.DLife will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields, from entertainment (娱乐) to technology.There will not be TV channels (频道) any more in 2050. People will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.Water will become one of our most serious problems. Today in many places, agriculture (农业) is developing and people are growing fruits and vegetables to export (出口). This nee3s a lot of water. Need for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there will be serious shortages.Computers will control the speed of the cars and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to where you want to go. Besides, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.In the field of technology, robots will replace people in many fields. Today many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots because they do not ask for pay rises and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere.()41. TV channels will_________ in 2050.A. disappearB. appearC. be more expensiveD. be cheaper()42. How many times will water use increase between now and 2050?A. Five times.B. Eight times.C. Ten times.D. Eleven times.()43. The underlined word “shortages” means something is_________.A. goodB. not goodC. enoughD. not enough()44. What will NOT happen to cars in 2050?A.There will be no accidents.puters will control the speed of cars.puters will tell drivers where exactly they are.puters will control the car and drive the car to where you want to go.()45. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.In 2050, people will choose programs from a “menu” on TV.B.People will go from Los Angeles to Tokyo in two hours by train in the future.C.In 2050, we may see robots in hospitals and offices.D.People will begin to see robots in factories in 2050.第二卷非选择题(25分）IV.语法填空（10分）用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。