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人教版八年级英语下册第四单元检测题
一、 单项选择 （15分）
（  ）1. It was _________ exciting news for all the students.
      A. a       B. an      C. the       D. /
（  ）2. I am much better _________ Chinese _________ our teachers’ help.
      A. in, at    B. at, in    C. at, with    D. with, with
（  ）3. They asked me _________ I was waiting for.
A. who    B. why    C. what     D. How
（  ）4. ---Is that car_________?    ---Yes, it’s _________ car
A. yours, own my   B. yours, my own  
C. your, own my   D. your, my own
（  ）5. The students are supposed _________ hard.
      A. studying     B. to study      C. studying    D. studied
（  ）6. -What did you say?  - I said I _________ come here _________ . 
    A. will not, more         B. wouldn’t, any more  
C. am not going to, more   D. am not going to, any more
（  ）7. They will have an _________ exam next week.
      A. end of year  B. end of year’s  C. end –of –year  D. end- of years
（  ）8. ___ high school students in a poor mountain village is a difficult job.
      A. Teaching    B. Teach   C. Teaches    D. Teachers
（  ）9. Could you _________ me how to _________ it in Chinese?
      A. say, speak    B. speak, say      C. tell, say    D. say, tell
（  ）10. --How’s your grandfather?  --He’s very ___. He eats __every day.
      A. well, good    B. good, well    C. good, good    D. well, well
（  ）11. I am sure that my father can _________.
      A. get over it    B. getting it over   C. gets over it    D. got it over
（  ）12. He told me he _________ call his brother the next day.
A. will      B. would    C. shall       D. can
（  ）13. The room is _________ small for us to live in.
      A. such       B. so       C. too        D. very
（  ）14. Mother couldn’t find her ring. So she wanted to know _________.
      A. where it is  B. where it was C where is he   D. she was where 
（  ）15. Hi, Mark! Here is a _________ for you.
      A. message     B. news      C. information     D. advice
二、 完形填空  （10分）
    Teaching high school students in a poor mountain village in Gansu Province may not sound like fun to you. However, it changed the  16  of Yang Lei from Beijing. The Peking University graduate first went there  17  a volunteer on a one-year program. The program  18  by the Ministry of Education and the Chinese Young Pioneers. Every year they send 100 volunteers   19  in China’s rural areas.
   Life in the mountains was a new experience for Yang Lei. Her village was 2,000 meters  20  sea level, and at first the thin air made her 21  sick. The food was very simple—teachers ate porridge three times a day. Fortunately, Yang Lei’s mother agreed with her daughter’s decision. She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea. “Young people today need   22  different things.” she said.
   Most of the pupils live in school dormitories. They work hard. They get up at 5 am and read books until 11p.m. They love having the volunteer teachers there. “There’s no difference between you and them.” says Yang Lei. “They say that we are like big brothers or sisters to them, and they feel 23  .”
   Some of the students may not be able to go to senior high school or college. Families are poor and there isn’t money for education. “I can do nothing   24   that,” says Yang Lei, “but I can open up my students’ eyes to the outside world and give them a good start in life.” She said she likes being a good influence in the children’s lives.
Yang Lei enjoyed her time as a volunteer very much. When her year was over she said that she   25   to the area after finishing her studies. She now works as a math teacher at a high school in the city of  Pingliang, Gansu Province.
（  ）16. A. life          B. book          C. clothes    D. water
（  ）17. A. as           B. like           C. for        D. with
（  ）18. A. is started     B. was started     C. started     D. has started
（  ）19. A. teaches      B. teaching        C. to teach    D. teacher
（  ）20. A. on          B. up            C. above      D. like
（  ）21. A. feel         B. to feel         C. felt        D. feels
（  ）22. A. experiencing  B. to experience   C. experience  D. experiences
（  ）23. A. lucky        B. sorry          C. angry     D. nervous
（  ）24. A. of           B. about         C. at         D. as
（  ）25. A. would return  B. will return      C. returned   D. returns
三、 阅读理解  （30分）
A
Once there lived an old man. He liked gold better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”
One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.
Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.
（  ）26. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.
A. food        B. bags       C. gold     D. drinks
（  ）27. When he lost his way, he wanted to get _________.
A. some food and water    B. some rocks and sand   
C. bags full of gold        C. some food and sand
（  ）28. What did he do with the bag?        
A. He didn’t take it up.           B. He brought it home.   
C. He threw it away.             D. He picked it up.
（  ）29. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ______.
A. the bag was too small          B. the gold wasn’t his   
C. he was very hungry and thirsty   D. he didn’t like gold any more
（  ）30. In the end, the old man knew that gold was _________ in the world.
A. the best thing B. not the best thing C. better than anything D. not his
                                B
Mark Twain was famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.
     One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare(车费) for him.
    “But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine,” Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do.
    “We can do this,” said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the tickets，you can hide under my seat. ”
     Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets－one for his friend and one for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat.” Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.
（  ） 31. The friend asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him because ___.
 A. he was too poor to buy one       B. his wallet was lost
 C. his money was little             D. Mark Twain had a lot of money
  （  ）32. Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______.
      A. he didn’t have enough money    B. he wanted to play a joke on him
      C. he wanted to save some money   D. he didn’t find his wallet, either
（  ）33. When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend was _____.
      A. lying under the seat           B. sitting on the seat
      C. lying on the seat              D. standing nearby
（  ）34. Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because _________.
      A. the conductor was standing far away   B. his friend was deaf （聋）
C. he enjoyed doing so
D. he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat
（  ）35. Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. The friend didn’t know Mark Twain had bought a ticket for him.
B. Mark Twain not only liked to tell funny stories but also liked to listen to funny stories.
C. Both Mark Twain and his friend got on the train without a ticket.
D. Mark Twain bought two tickets before they got on the train. 
C
   Johnny studies at a high school. He shows a great interest in computer. He usually works on his computer late into the night.
   One day after dinner, Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students. He found his English grade. Ah, “F” again! Johnny changed it from F to A. The next day Johnny took his report card to his parents. “An A in English!” said Johnny’s father. “My son is really a smart boy!”
   In fact, Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in them. They are able to join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about this. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accounts(账户) and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave their homes to do it!
（  ）36. Johnny is a __________.
A. student  B. computer programmer C. school teacher D. policeman
（  ）37. Johnny is not good at _________.
A. math     B. science     C. English     D. computer
（  ）38. Johnny’s father was very ________ when he saw the report card.
A. angry    B. sorry     C. happy      D. disappointed
（  ）39. What does the word “hacker” probably mean?
      A.英雄      B.黑客      C.远足者    D.侦探
（  ）40. Which of the following is true?
    A.Johnny went to the school office and changed his grade in the computer.   
B.Johnny took lots of money from a bank computer account without leaving home.
C.Johnny’s parents wanted him to be a hacker when he grew up.
D.School headmasters, teachers and the police all hate hackers.
四、 任务型阅读   (10分)
     When his young son was ill, Mr Wei took him to a (41) clinic. They were the first patients of the day and did not have to wait  (42) . The nurse took the boy into the doctor’s room while Mr Wei waited outside. After a few minutes, the doctor came out of his room and spoke to the nurse. “Have we got a screwdriver (螺丝刀？)” he asked her. The nurse looked into the drawer and found a screwdriver. She gave it to the doctor and he went back into his room. A few minutes later he came out again. “I need a saw,” he said to the nurse this time. Again the nurse looked into the drawer. She found a saw and gave it to the doctor. He went back into his room.
  (43)A few minutes later the doctor came out of his room for the third time. (44)“I’m going to need a hammer,” he said. For the third time the nurse looked into the drawer. She found a hammer and gave it to the doctor. This time, Mr Wei could not keep quiet. “Excuse me,” he said, “but what is wrong with my son? And what are you doing to him?” “I haven’t examined him yet,” the doctor said,” I’m still trying to get my bag open.”
41. 在文中 clinic 意思是  _________________.
    A. 疗养院      B. 幼儿园     C. 诊所    D. 药房  
42. 在处填上一个适当的单词                   .
43. 将句子译成汉语_____________________________________
44. 将句子改为间接引语 __________________________________________________
45. Why was the doctor asking for these things?
  _____________________________________________________
五、 词汇   （20分）
(一)根据句意和首字母写单词（5分）
46. His mother made him  c________  the words ten times.
47. The air is very t _______ on the mountain.
48. We made a d _____ to go to Gansu Province to teach the children in the mountain village.
49. They had their o _____ house after they worked for five years in this city.
50. Everyone should care for wild animals in d          .
（二）选词填空, 从方框中选择适当的词并用其适当形式填空 （15分）
be,  pass,  experience,  fly,  excite,  get over,
change one’s life,  have a fight,  care for,  be able to
51. Tom said his family _____ to Beijing the next month.
52. The good news _____ that I have passed the exam.
53. I have a piece of ______ news to tell you.
54. My _____ as a volunteer make me learn a lot.
55. Please _______ the letter to the post office.
56. Yesterday Jim __________ with his classmate Tony.
57. He didn’t study hard before,but are cent conver sation with his mother____.
58. She can’t ________ her shyness.
59. “________ you _______ drive a car?” “Yes, I am.”
60. Her mother is ill and she has to ________ her at home.
六、 书面表达  （15分）
根据提供的信息, 写一封信, 把老师对你的学习评价介绍给你的朋友。文章开头和结尾巳写出。要求：1. 内容工整，表达流畅，格式正确；2. 词数在50以上；3. 注意间接引语的运用
Teachers What they said
Math Hard-working
Chinese Good at writing
English Do well in listening
Physics Can do better
Dear John,
Things are fine here. I finished my mid-term exams last week, and I got my report card today.