初中英语牛津版 (深圳&广州)八年级下册（2013秋审查）Unit 3 Traditional skills当堂达标检测题

八年级（下）Unit 3 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. — Could you give me some suggestions on how to keep fit?

—Swimming is a very good way. You can try it twice a week.

A. thin B. healthy C. active

()2. — At last, I reached the top of the mountain successfully.

—It is hard to imagine how you did it at such an old age.

A. sat on B. got into C. arrived at

()3. — Do I need to have much working experience to get this job?

—No. It is not required for this job.

A. bought B. needed C. written

()4. — Congratulations! You have done a good job in the exam.

—Thanks. Actually, the questions were really simple,

A. ordinary B. easy C. difficult

()5. — People are used to hanging lanterns on the front door during the Chinese New Year.

—It is an interesting Chinese tradition.

A. putting ... on B. taking ... from

C, leaving... for

()6. — Jack, we plan to set off after 10 o’clock.

—That’s great. So I’ll have more time to enjoy my breakfast.

A. set out B. set up C. set down

()7. — Perhaps there will be up to 200 workers in this company.

—I don’t think so. The company is still developing.

A. at least B. at most C. at last

()8. — What should I do? The baby cries all the time at night.

—You should find ways to comfort (安慰）her.

A. on the way B. in the way

C. all the way .

ii.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 ____ is a person who catches fish as a job or for money.

A. traveler B. fisherman C. sailor

()10. If something ____ people, it means it is easily liked by them.

A. attracts B. hurts C. attacks

()11. — What happened to you yesterday?

—My bike was broken and I didn’t bring any ____.

1. boxes B. skills C. tools

()12. — How can you improve your singing skills?

—I decide to ____ singing a song every day.

A. practise B. remember

C. imagine

()13. — Do some fishermen still use cormorants to catch fish?

—Sure. But I think if they want to get more fish, they’d better use a fishing ____.

A. boat B. net C. basket

()14. — I will always be there if you are ____ to talk about your problems.

—Thanks for understanding me, Mum.

A. allowed B. nervous C. ready

()15. — Don’t go out alone ____.

—Sure. That is dangerous.

A. after dark B. in the daytime C. at noon

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）

China is known for its large population, crowded cities, tall buildings and busy streets. Heavy traffic, busy streets and noisy crowds in a city can often make people feel 16 . China’s population is so large that people don’t feel comfortable from time to time. But China 17 people with a useful solution (解决办法）to this 18 . Around the city, there are always many parks, from 19 grass areas with benches to large parks with lakes and gardens. People can 20 themselves in the parks.

From early in the morning until late in the evening, you will 21 see people go out to take a walk around the park. Some parks are often in the 22 parts of the city, although the open space and green trees really make you think you are somewhere far away. Everyone 23 so happy in the park. It’s really a 24 to stay away from the busy life for a while. It may be a quick walk in the park while on their way to work or a game of badminton while having a short 25. These beautiful city parks are the perfect places for people in China.

()16. A. excited  B. easy C. bad

()17. A. provides  B. plays C. agrees

()18. A. problem  B. idea  C. plan

()19. A. expensive B. small  C. huge

()20. A. remind  B. teach C. relax

()21. A. suddenly B. quickly C. easily

()22. A. poor  B. lonely C. important

()23. A. tastes  B. sees  C. looks

()24. A. chance  B. change C. tool

()25. A. photo  B. lesson C. rest

III.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）

A

One day, a teacher asked her students what they wished to become when they grew up. There were several answers — a doctor, a teacher, a film star and so on.

But one of the students gave a special answer. The child said, “I want to be a smartphone!” Other students and the teacher were surprised at his answer. The teacher asked the child why he had such a wish. He said, “There is no one at home watching me or caring about me. Everyone plays the smartphone all the time. If there is something wrong with their smartphones, they give great attention to them and fix them at once.”

The teacher went to the child’s home to talk about this with his mother. The mother said, “My husband is a very busy businessman. He always needs to watch his phone to care for his business.” “But what about you?” the teacher asked the mother. “What do you know about me? Tm the leader of the women’s club. I have so many meetings and activities. I have to care for the information on the phone.” The teacher now understood everything.

Children have a simple world. Money, prizes and success really don’t matter there. What they want is their parents’ love, care and attention.

()26. Why did the child want to be a smartphone?

A. Because he wanted his teacher to talk to his parents.

B. Because he wanted to learn how to use the phone well.

C. Because he wanted his parents to know the importance of it.

D. Because he wanted to get more care from his parents.

()27. How might the teacher feel for the child when she knew the fact?

A. Happy. B. Sorry.

C. Lonely. D. Satisfied.

()28. How many kinds of jobs are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

()29. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. When the students heard the child’s wish, they thought it was normal.

B. Smartphones play an important role in the child’s family.

C. The teacher talked about the child’s wish with both his parents.

D. The child’s parents only use their smartphones to play games.

()30. What does the passage teach us?

A. Smartphones are not allowed to be used during the family time any more.

B. When parents are free, they should teach their children to play with smartphones.

C. Don’t let smartphones take away your family time with your children.

D. Teachers should often talk about children’s problems with their parents.

B

()31. What can parents do according to the writer?

A. Take the children out to eat a big dinner before they ask for candies.

B. Keep the candies off their children’s rooms after they come back.

C. When kids don’t want to eat meals, let them eat some candies.

D. Stop eating candies to teach the children an important lesson.

()32. Which of the following is NOT a healthy treat on Halloween according to the passage?

A. An interesting toy.

B. A beautiful dress.

C. A small bag of cookies.

D. A large piece of cake.

()33. What is the writer’s idea on eating candies?

A. Parents can eat more candies than their kids.

B. Parents should reject their kids’ need for candies.

C. Kids can eat many candies just on Halloween.

D. Parents should help kids to control the amount of candies.

()34. What can we infer from the last sentence?

A. Don’t waste time spending all the holidays.

B. Halloween is different from other holidays.

C. Don’t take the holidays too seriously.

D. Halloween is the most boring among all the holidays.

()35. Who was this passage written for?

A. Kids. B. Parents.

C. Neighbors. D. Teachers.

C

The cormorant is a kind of large bird, with body, weight from 0.35 to 5 kilograms. And their wings are more than 45 centimeters long. Most of them have dark feathers and sharp eyes. All of them are good at catching fish and like eating fish.

Because they are great divers, under water they can swim very quickly with their feet and wings. Some cormorants have been found to dive as deep as 45 meters. For common people, we usually dive as deep as about 5 meters.

Cormorants are good at catching fish. People have used them to catch fish in many different places in the world. But today, only some people near the sea still use this traditional skill to catch fish. People usually tie a piece of grass around their necks, which stops them from eating big fish. When cormorants catch and try to eat large fish, they will be caught in cormorants’ throats. They have to return to the fisherman’s boat, and the fisherman helps them to remove the fish from their throats. Nowadays, more and more people think it is terrible for cormorants to catch fish so fewer and fewer people use this way to catch fish.

It is a traditional Chinese skill. But at the same time, it is a terrible thing for cormorants. Should we pass it down?

()36. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. What the cormorants look like.

B. What the cormorants are used for.

C. What the cormorants like eating.

D. How the cormorants live.

()37. What does the underlined word “they” refer to?

A. The cormorants. B. Large fish.

C. The necks. D. Small fish.

()38. What can we know about the cormorants?

A. Some cormorants can dive much deeper than common people.

B. People have already stopped using cormorants to catch fish.

C. The grass around the cormorants7 necks is to make them beautiful.

D. The writer thinks we should keep using this way to catch fish.

()39. Who may be against using cormorants to catch fish?

A. Some modem fishermen.

B. Some scientists.

C. Some animal lovers.

D. Some environment protectors.

()40. What is the best title for the passage?

A. A fish catcher.

B. A small and common bird.

C. A new way to catch fish.

D. An old way to make a living.

D

Chinese Kites were first invented about 2,000 years ago. In about the 13th century, kites were introduced to Western countries. Later, with more development, the different cultures of kites were slowly formed in both eastern and Western countries. During the kites? development, some special cultures about kites were formed after being connected with Chinese traditional culture and the skill of making kites and presenting some stories, flowers, birds, animals, and some patterns about luck on kites.

At first, kites were used in military (军事的） things. In the Tang Dynasty, the society began to develop well, so kites were used to have fun instead. Besides, the material for making kites was silk at first. Later, people used paper to make kites because of the fast development of paper.

When the Song Dynasty began, it had become a job to make kites. And it was during the period of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty that the skill of making kites developed fast. At that time, people made kites and painted on the kites by themselves and then flew those kites or gave them to their relatives and friends. What’s more, they thought of this as an artistic activity. Recently, kites in China have been fully developed and flying kites has widely spread as a popular sport.

()41. How many years have the kites developed in China?

A. For over two hundred years.

B. For less than one thousand years.

C. For about two thousand years.

D. For about two hundred years.

()42. What does the underlined word “presenting” mean?

A. Showing. B. Recording.

C. Reminding. D. Offering.

()43. Which of the following is the correct order about the development of kites?

① Kites were used as a sport.

② Kites were made of paper.

③ Kites were used in wars.

④ Kites were used as gifts.

⑤ Kites were used to make people happy.

A.④⑤①③② B.③②④⑤①

C.③⑤④②① D.③⑤②④①

()44. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How people use kites.

B. The history of kites.

C. How to make kites.

D. What people think of kites.

()45. In which part of a newspaper can you read the passage?

A. DIY. B. Culture.

C. Fashion. D. News.

第二卷非选择题（25分）

IV.语法填空: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。（共10小题，每小题1分）

Today is Monday. It is 7:00 am now, but Bob is still lying in bed. He is thinking of an excuse (借口），（46)________ he doesn’t want to go to school. Have a fever? It (47) ________ (be) impossible. His mother can take his temperature.

Have a headache? No. This excuse (48) ________ (use) yesterday. Then he remembers he has a loose (松动的）tooth. Great! Bob starts to cry. “What’s (49) ________ matter, Bob?” his mom asks.

“Mom, I have (50) ________ bad toothache. I can’t go to school.”

“Open your mouth and let me have a look. Oh,

one of your (51) ________ (tooth) is loose.

Don’t cry. I (52) ________ (call) the doctor.”

Bob asks, “（53) ________ will you call the doctor?”

“Because I plan to ask him (54) ________ (pull) the loose tooth out.”

“Oh, please, Mom. Don’t pull it out. It doesn’t hurt at all. I have to leave now. I’ll be late.” With these words, Bob gets out of bed (55) ________ (quick).

V.书面表达（共1题，15分）

糖画(sugar painting)是我们的传统技艺之一。你在网上看到了介绍这门传统技艺的视频，你很想把它介绍给大家。请根据以下提示， 写一篇80词左右的英语短文介绍糖画，并谈谈你对它的一些看法。

提示：

1. 起源于明代。

2. 由糖制成，可食用并且是一种艺术品。

3. 最初，可以被制成老虎、狮子、花朵等图案。

4. 后来被制作成人们喜欢的图案。

5. ……

Sugar painting is one of the most important Chinese traditional skills.  

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八年级（下）Unit 3能力测试题

笔试部分

第一卷

I.

1-5 BCBBA   6-10 ABCBA 

11-15 CABCA 

II.

16-20 CAABC  21-25 CCCAC  

III.

26-30 DBCBC   31-35 BDDCB

36-40 ABACA  41-45 CADBB

第二卷 (One possible version)

IV.

46. because    47. is 

48. was used   49. the 

50. a     51. teeth

52. will call   53. Why

54. to pull    55. quickly  

V.

Sugar painting is one of the most important Chinese traditional skills. It started from the Ming Dynasty. It is made of sugar. It is not only a kind of food but also a kind of art.

    At first, sugar paintings were usually made into different patterns of tigers, lions, flowers and so on. Later, the patterns of sugar paintings include all kinds of things that people like.

    It is an excellent skill. But it is not popular among young people today. So we should try our best to protect this traditional skill.