八年级英语上册 Unit 8 Natural disasters练习题 （新版）牛津版.doc

1、Unit 8单元测试.单项选择(每小题1分，共15分) ( )21. Last night I heard a noise _thunder.A. as B. like C. so D. from( )22. The monitor advises us _ every morning. A. mop up it B. to mop it up C. mop it up D. to mop up it( 23. The excited girl _ quickly.A. come down B. clamed down C. call down D. put down( )24. A floo

2、d _the village away last year.A. moved B. blew C. took D. washed( )25. - _ is the weather like today? - Its _. A. How, windy B. What, windy C. How, wind D. What, wind( )26. A strong _ blew from behind and we couldnt hold our umbrella. A. snow B. cloud C. rain D. wind( )27. -Why are you late for scho

3、ol? - _ I didnt catch the early bus. A. As B. Since C. Because D. Because of ( )28. Every year natural disasters kill _people. A. three thousands B. thousands of C. thousand of D. three thousands of ( )29.The travelers _on top of the mountain. They called 110 for help. A. trapped B. were trapped C.

4、trapping D. are trapping ( )30. When we go out of the assembly hall, we should walk _, or someone may get hurt. A. one by one B. at the same time C. in a hurry D. hurriedly ( )31. Mr Green told us _ turn the lights off when we leave the classroom. A. to not forget to B. not to forget C. not to forge

5、t to D. to not forget to ( )32. I didnt know if _ was around and I felt _. A. someone, frighten B. someone, frightened C. anyone, frighten D. anyone, frightened ( )33. They _for help and then people heard exciting _.A. shout, shout B. shouted, shouts C. shouted, shouted D. shouts, shouts( )34. The c

6、leaners rolled _their trousers and were in a hurry _the snow.A. up, to remove B. up, removed C. /, to remove D. /, removed ( )35. We were all very _ since we _the top of the mountain at last. A. exciting, got to B. excited, arrived C. exciting, arrived to D. excited, reached .完形填空. (每小题1分，共10分) A co

7、al mine gas explosion(煤矿瓦斯爆炸) yesterday morning in Tongchuan, Shanxi Province in Northwest China, killed five miners(矿工) and left 36 missing. The explosion took place(发生) in the Chenjiashan Coal Mine in Tongchuan at about 7:10 a.m. yesterday, 37 293 miners were working underground. People above grou

8、nd saw thick smoke 38 out of a mine at about 7:30 when communication underground was 39.Shortly after the accident, President Hu Jintao gave instructions urging(督促) the local government and departments 40 their best to save the 41 miners.It was about 8000 metres from 42 the workplace where the explo

9、sion took place. It was very difficult to save those trapped miners. By 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, 127 out of the 293 workers working there when the explosion took place were brought up. Five were dead, and another 166 43. An officer said 44 there is no air in the underground area where the missing miners

10、 are, it is 45 for them to have survived.( )36. A. 166 others B. another 166 C. 166 the other D. the other 166( )37. A. after B. before C. when D. since( )38. A. comes B. was coming C. coming D. came( )39. A. got off B. put off C. cut off D. taken off( )40. A. tried B. to try C. to try to D. tried t

11、o ( )41. A. trapping B. were trapping C. trapped D. were trapped( )42. A. the entrance of B. the entrance to C. the way to D. the way of( )43. A. were missed B. missing C. were missing D. to miss( )44. A. since B. while C. because of D. as ( )45. A. possible B. impossible C. unpossible D. possiblely

12、.阅读理解。(每小题1分，共10分) AIn the southeast of China, people living near the sea believe that a typhoon comes because the sea is angry with them. They also believe in a kind goodness called Mazu, who they think can protect them on the sea, especially when a typhoon comes. Typhoon have been given different

13、names for several hundred years. They are now also named after girls names, boys names and names of flowers and so on. You may think it is funny to connect a beautiful flower with such a terrible thing, since there is nothing pretty about the typhoon itself. Typhoon Rananim attacked Chinas southeast

14、 coastal regions(沿海地区) since 12 August, 2004 and killed over 100 people. Sarcastically(讽刺的是), the name Rananim means “hello” in the local language spoken in Micronesia(密克罗尼西亚). In fact, typhoon are quite destructive(破坏性的). It is quite usual that when a typhoon comes, hundreds of people may die and e

15、ven more get hurt. During that time, the storms strong wind and heavy rain may destroy(毁坏) farmland and killed livestock(牲畜). What is worse, the area attacked by the typhoon may lose its power supply, and millions of people may live without water or telephone service for some time.( )46. Typhoons al

16、ways have some different beautiful names.( )47. The typhoon attacked southeast part of China in August, 2004 is named “hello”.( )48. Mazu can protect people from being hurt when a typhoon cames.( )49. When the typhoon comes, there is a strong wind and heavy rain.( )50. Typhoon is a kind of natural d

17、isaster. BOn the morning of December 26, 2004, there was a magnitude(震级) 9.3 earthquake his the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was the most powerful earthquake in the world in the past 40 years. The earthquake caused a large tsunami(海啸). The wall of water was as high as 20 m

18、etres. The tsunami attacked twelve countries in southeast Asia and south and killed thousands of people. It was the biggest natural disaster in 2004.In the morning, the blue sea looked quiet and beautiful. Everyone was enjoying holiday when they heard a big noise like a bomb(轰炸) .People in the sea r

19、an wildly towards the bank and screamed “Water is coming! Water is coming!” the, over, then, of, made, wall, and, the, boats, water, people, fall. The flow(水流) of water was so strong that cars fell upside down. The flood washed away everything on the seaside!” There is nothing left between the sky a

20、nd the earth any more. Up to 3rd January, 2005, the number of the victims as a result of the earthquake and tsunami was over 150,000. The largest number of victims was in Indonesia. And it is said that half of the victims were children.26th December of the year 2004 was the unluckiest day. People ca

21、ll it “Black Sunday”. 51. When did the tsunami take place? _. 52. Which country has the largest loss(伤亡数) of people? _.53. 将划线部分连成一个句子。 _.54. 将黑体句子译成汉语。、 _.55. Whats the meaning of “Black” in this passage? A. 黑色的 B. 多灾难的 C. 有纪念意义的 D. 海啸般的综合语言运用. 词汇（每小题1分，共20分)A）用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共10分)56. We felt

22、 a slight _(shake) before the earthquake happened.57. Tomorrow it will be _(fog).58. Bad weather may _(cause) natural disasters.59. Our class teacher warned us_(not copy) others exercises.60. Will you please give me some_(advise) on English study?61. Dont be _(frighten). Its just a toy gun.62. The g

23、irl said to _(she), “Im he prettiest girl in the world.63. The fund(基金) was opened to help the _(victim) of the earthquake.64. All of us were excited on his _(arrive).65. Make your voice _(fall) at the end of the sentences.B）根据所给汉语或英语解释及句意写出单词. （每小题1分，共5分)66. I am reading an article about a car _(事故

24、).67. Look, the snow is very heavy and it_(覆盖) everything.68. A _(暴雨) hit Nanjing last Sunday.69. The temperature will _(become lower)to 3 tomorrow. Youd better wear more clothes.70. The little girl _(shouted loudly) when she saw the snake.C）选用所给词组的正确形式填空.( 每小题1分，共5分) fall down, in a great hurry, co

25、me down, in fear, make an excuse71. I was late for school and I tried _, but it didnt work.72. When we heard the strong noise, we looked at each other_.73. I saw a piece of glass _ when I walked past the office.74. The birds flew_ when they heard the big sound.75. As the earthquake was strong, all t

26、he walls began_.改写与改错（每小题1分，共10分）A） 改写下列句子（每小题1分，共5分）76. You are all here. Lets start the meeting. (用since连成一句) _.77. “Dont walk on!” the officer said to the soldiers.（用order改成同义句） _78. People were in a hurry to take the sick man to hospital.（写出同义句) People _ _ take the sick man to hospital.79. It ra

27、ined heavily last night. (写出同义句) There _ last night.80. The weather today is rainy and cloudy. (对划部分提问) _is the weather today?B） 下列句子中均有一处错误, 请指出并改正（每小题1分，共5分）81. No one hurt as it was a school holiday when the fire happened.82. We could do nothing but to walk slowly in the snow.83. Tomorrow the tem

28、perature will be taller than today.84. A man called 119 hotline used his mobile phone.85. Because Mum is ill, so I had to look after her at home. 书面表达（共10分）今年春天，小明去北京参加了“Oulook希望之星”英语演讲比赛，在那里他有生以来第一次遇到了沙尘暴(sandstorm)，天空黑沉沉的，地上都是沙子，行人和车流寸步难行，请你根据你所了解的关于沙尘暴的信息写一则短文，字数80左右。参考答案：笔试部分21-25 BBBDB 26-30 DC

29、BBA 31-35 CDBAD 36-40 BCCCB 41-45 CBCAB 46-50 TFFTT 51. On the morning of December 26, 2004. 52. Indonesia 53. Then the wall of water made the boats and people fall over. 54. 据说有一半受害者是儿童。55. B 56. shaking 57. foggy 58. cause 59. not to copy 60. advise 61. frightened 62. herself 63. victims 64. arriv

30、al 65. fall 66. accident 67. covers 68. rainstorm 69. drop 70. screamed 71. to make an excuse 72. in fear 73. fall down 74. in a great hurry 75. to come down 81. hurt改为was hurt 82. 去掉to 83. taller改为higher 84. used改为with 85. 去掉soOne possible version: Sandstorms usually happens in spring. This year, s

31、andstorms started in late March. More than 70 million people have had problems because of the storms. I went to attend a speech during the storms this spring. The sky was dark and the land was covered with sand. Buses and cars all moved slowly. People couldnt see for even 20 metres. What should we do to stop sandstorms from happening? I think everyone should protect our environment.