2016年牛津译林版八年级英语上册Unit5单元试卷含答案

2016-2017学年

八年级（上）英语第五单元测试卷

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一、选择题

( ) 1. .Do you know if his school _____a sports meeting next month? A. holds B. hold C. to hold D. will hold ( ) 2. —Did you see any giraffes in the zoo?

—I saw ________. They were all sleeping then.

A. nothing B. no one C. nobody D. none ( ) 3. Not only the students but also the teachers _______early in this school. A. get up B. gets up C. getting up D. are getting up ( ) 4. —_________ did you weigh when you were born?

—My mother says I weighed only 3 kilograms at birth.

A. What B. How much C. How many D. How heavy

( ) 5. —I can’t go to school. I have to look after my mother because she is ill. —________ A. It’s a great pity! B. It’s a pleasure!

C. I’m sorry to hear that . D. What a shame!

( ) 6. — Are there any tomatoes in the fridge? — _________. — What’s in the fridge then? —_____________. A. Nothing, None B. None, Nothing C. None, None D. Noting, Nothing ( ) 7. Wolves have good team work. They usually hunt _________a team and then they share

their prey (猎物). A. for B. about C. with D. as ( ) 8. Boys, I’ll tell you _____, and you can do it _____.

A. how to do; by yourself B. what to do; by yourself C. how to do; alone D. what to do; on your own

( ) 9. The number of wild lions in Africa (非洲) _________ much smaller than before. A. is B. are C. has D. have

( ) 10. —My mobile phone dropped into the water when I was walking along the river bank.

—_________！ A. Great B. What a pity C. Sounds good D. Lucky you ( ) 11. —When does a lion begin to eat meat?

—I’m not sure. Maybe ____ a few months old. A. at B. for C. in D. on ( ) 12. —My mother is ill in hospital today.

—______________

A. Oh. Really? B. I can’t believe it! C. That sounds good. D. I’m sorry to hear that. ( ) 13. He stopped looking after the homeless animals ___ his bad health.

A. instead of B. because of C. because D. instead ( ) 14. You must be very tired. Why not_________ a rest?

A. stop taking B. stop to take C. to stop taking D. to stop to take

( ) 15. —_______ can a tiger weigh, do you know?

— Yes, I know that a big one can weigh over 300 kilos. A. How many B. How heavy C. How much D. What ( )16.Do you need more people _______you _______ the vegetables?

A. help, water B. to help, water C. help, to water D. to help, watering

( )17.______ animals are in danger and there will be ______ space for them if we don’t take

any actions.

A. More and more, more and more B. Less and less, less and less

C. More and more, less and less D. Less and less, more and more

( )18.This kind of computer looks______ and sells______ in the shop. A. nice, well B. good, good C. nicely, well D. good, nice

( )19.During the after-school activities, some students are playing_______ on the playground

while the rest _______doing some homework in the classrooms. A. happy, are B. happily, is C. happily, are D. happy , is

( )20.About seventy percent of our earth _______ by water.

A. is covering B. is covered C. are covered D. are covering

二、完形填空

The lion is called the king of all animals. Once it was also called as the king of the desert (沙漠). However, lions 1 live in any desert now. Their colour may 2 different from yellow to brown and males (雄性动物) can be from blond to black. The male lions 3 up to 190 kg and are about 1.20 metres tall while the females（雌性动物）weigh nearly 130 kg and are 1 metre tall. They 4 beautiful fur, strong legs with sharp claws and a long tail.

Panthera Leo (非洲狮) lives in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 5 it feeds on many kinds of animals. When it’s 6 its food, it can reach the speed of 60 km per hour and jump even 12 metres. The lion likes to eat its food at once, 7 sometimes it has to hide the food because of hyenas (土狼). Hyenas are the only animals which kill lions for food.

The lion lives in small families 8 20 to 30 members. In each family there is usually one 9 male with two or three females with small baby lions. 10 , the lion population is in great danger mainly because of people’s hunting.

( ) 1. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. usually ( ) 2. A. is B. are C. am D. be ( ) 3. A. eat B. weigh C. grow D. hold ( ) 4. A. want B. need C. have D. like ( ) 5. A. Where B. Here C. There D. Which ( ) 6. A. chasing（追逐）B. watching C. enjoying D. thinking ( ) 7. A. so B. but C. and D. because ( ) 8. A. made from B. made of C. made up with D. made in ( ) 9. A. healthy B. beautiful C. young D. grown（成年的） ( ) 10. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Unluckily D. Cheerfully

三、阅读理解

(A)

Jane Goodall is a famous scientist. For more than 40 years, Goodall lived mostly in Tanzania in East Africa (东非). She studied chimpanzees.

As a young child, Jane Goodall was interested in animals. She grew up in the English countryside and was always climbing trees or riding horses.

When Jane was 23, she got a chance (机会) to go to Africa. Even though she had never been to college, she got a job with a famous scientist named Louis Leakey.

On July 16, 1960, she began her exploration. At first, the chimpanzees ran away from Jane. But as time went by, they liked staying with her.

Every day, Jane would follow the chimpanzees, taking notes on their behavior (行为). She learned many new things about chimpanzees. She watched how a chimpanzees made a tool. She learned how some chimpanzees became good leaders. She watched animals get angry and get upset (不安). She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did. She learned that if you pay really close attention(关心) to animals, you will understand what they are “saying”

( )1. What is Jane Goodall?

A. A doctor B. A writer C. A scientist D. An inventor ( )2. How long did it take Jane Goodall to study chimpanzees?

A. Less than thirty years. B. Less than forty years. C. More than thirty years D. More than forty years ( )3. Where did Jane Goodall grow up?

A. In the UK B. In the USA C. In Africa D. In Asia ( )4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “exploration”?

A. 试验 B. 经历 C. 探索 D. 展览 ( )5. Which of the sentences is Not true?

A. Jane Goodall was a very good college student with lots of knowledge.(知识) B. Louis Leakey needed Jane Goodall to study chimpanzees C. As time went by, chimpanzees liked staying with Jane

D. She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did

B

One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly, the bag fell off his horse onto the road. It was too heavy, so he did not know what he could do about it. He only hoped that someone would soon go by and help him.

Just at that time, a man on a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappointed (失望 ) when he saw the man. It was a great man and he lived near there. He thought the great man wouldn’t help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse when he came near. “ I see you need help,” he said, “I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one of the bag and the farmer took the other. They lifted(提) it together and put it on the horse.

“Sir,” asked the farmer, “How can I pay you?” “It’s very easy,” the great man answered, “When you see anyone else in trouble (处在困境中)do the same for him.” ( ) 6. What did the poor farmer take to town?

A. A bag of rice. B. A bag of wheat C. A bag of apples. D. A bag of vegetables.

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