八年级（下）Unit2英语试卷

　　本试卷分卷I和卷II两部分；卷I为选择题，卷II为非选择题。

　　本试卷满分为100分，考试时间100分钟。

　　卷Ⅰ (选择题,共55分)

　　注意事项：1.答卷I前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡上。考试结束，监考人员将试卷和答题卡一并收回。

　　         2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。答在试卷上无效。

　　笔试部分

　　I.单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计15分）

　　1. --- I’m sorry that I ____ your book at home.

　　--- Don’t forget ____ it to school tomorrow.

　　A. left ; to take                B. forgot ; to take

　　C. lost ; to bring               D.left ; to bring

　　2.What _____ can you see in the picture?

　　A.other      B. another       C. else      D. either

　　3.. --- Your dress looks very nice. Is it made ____ silk?

　　--- Yes, it’s made ____ Hebei.

　　A.of ; of    B. from ; in     C. from ; of     D. of ; by

　　4.--- Must I finish my homework today?

　　--- No, you ____. You can have a rest, but you ___ watch TV.

　　A. mustn’t ; needn’t          B. needn’t ; mustn’t

　　C. must ; need               D. need ; must

　　5.Mike ______ the bag _____ books. It’s too heavy to carry.

　　A. full ; of   B. filled ; with   C. was filled ; with   D. was full ; of、

　　6.--I don’t know where to go this summer vacation.

　　--Why not consider       Shandong?

　　A. visit    B. visits   C. visiting   D.visited

　　7.--Don’t forget         the lights when you leave the classroom.

　　--I won’t.

　　A.to turn   B.to turn off   C.turning off    D.turning on

　　8.After finishing my homework, I continue       my mother with the housework.

　　A.help     B.to help    C.helping    D.helps

　　9.Daniel is         his twin brother. They are both 1.75 metres tall.

　　A. taller than   B.shorter than   C. as tall as    D.so tall as

　　10..Grandfather lives with us. We all       him.

　　A. look at   B. look for   C.look after    D.look like

　　11.It’s important for us         a foreign language.

　　A.learn   B.learning  C.learned   D. to learn

　　12.Everyone       here except Tom.

　　A.is   B.are   C.am   D.be

　　13..Would you please       me open the window?

　　A.to help  B.helps  C. help   D.helped

　　14.It’s pleasant       walk in the forest. It’s nice and cool.

　　A.in    B.to    C.with    D. on

　　15.--John is a good boy. He does well in his studies.

　　--Oh, I know. And         , he is friendly to others.

　　A.in the end   B.in a word  C.best of all   D.one by one

　　II.完形填空。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

　　Plants are important to our life. There are many different kinds of plants in the world.

　　Some of them 16 the soil and prevent(阻止) wind and water from 17 the soil away. Big trees on the sides of the roads can give us 18  . It's 19 to walk there.

　　Some of them have beautiful flowers. They  20  at different time in a year and decorate our environment all year round. When we climb up the  21 of the hills, we shall see lots of wild plants，and they’re so special.

　　Some of them provide (提供) us with food and fruits. Some of them offer (提供) us clothes and furniture, 22 desks and chairs. They can also clean air. 23 clean air, we can't live. Those are the reasons  24   we need plants. 25 is important and necessary for us to plant and protect plants. If everyone tries his best, our environment must be more and more beautiful and our life must be healthier and healthier.

　　16. A. put  B. cover  C. push  D. fill

　　17. A. watering   B. traveling    C. carrying   D. growing

　　18. A. money    B. happiness    C. time    D. shade

　　19. A. pleasant   B. boring   C. useful   D. necessary

　　20. A. finish    B. blossom    C. plant    D. keep

　　21. A. top     B. root      C. hole      D. bottom

　　22. A. for example   B. instead of   C. such as  D. of course

　　23. A. with    B. By    C. In   D. Without

　　24. A. when   B. why    C. where    D. who

　　25. A.It       B. This    C. That     D. What

　　III.阅读理解。（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

　　A

　　Deserts do not stay the same size. Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world's biggest desert, Sahara, is in Africa. Right now，the Sahara desert is growing fast.

　　Why is the Sahara growing? In some places,people farm too much. In other places, animals eat all the grass, or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil(土壤) weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.

　　Why is it a problem? People cannot grow food in the desert. People cannot build houses, hospitals, or schools in the desert. So people must leave their homes. They must live somewhere else.

　　What can people do? They can plant trees.They can also farm less. These things make soil stronger. Maybe the Sahara will stop growing. It is a big problem. Many people must work together to solve(解决) it.

　　(  )26. What is the main idea?

　　A. The Sahara desert is in Africa.

　　B. Farming too much makes the soil weak.

　　C. Big problems are caused(引起) by the growing Sahara desert.

　　D. Planting trees will help the world,

　　(  )27. The Sahara is growing. Which of these things is not a reason?

　　A. Building houses.       B. Farming too much.

　　C. Animals eating the grass.  D. Cutting down trees.

　　(  )28. What do we know about deserts?

　　A. Their size never changes.  B. They are caused by people.

　　C. They can make trouble for people.  D. They are all in Africa.

　　(  )29. Planting trees can________.

　　A. make the soil weaker  B. help people farm less

　　C. be good for the soil    D. make the Sahara grow

　　(  )30.What does the underlined word“it”mean？

　　A.Many people must work together.

　　B.The Sahara will stop growing.

　　C.They can plant trees.

　　D.These things make soil stronger.

　　B

　　A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man,“What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”

　　“This is a fig (无花果) tree, sir.” he said.

　　“A fig tree?”the rich man was very surprised."Why, how old are you, may I ask?"

　　I am ninety years old."

　　“What?”shouted the rich man.“You're ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don't hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?” “Sure, ”the man did not know why he asked this question.

　　The old man asked,“Who planted the fig trees?”

　　“Why-why? I don't know.”

　　“You see, sir. ”The old man said slowly,“Our forefathers (祖光) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me."

　　The rich man was quiet, and then said,“You are right, my good man. We should do something for the people after us. Thank you very much." Then he rode away.

　　(  )31.The old man was planting        when the rich man saw him.

　　A. an apple tree       B. a fig tree

　　C. a pear tree         D. a banana tree

　　(  )32. The old man was         .

　　A. 80 years old        B.60 years old

　　C.90 years old         D.70 years old

　　(  )33. The old man was planting the tree         .

　　A. to get himself some fruit to eat

　　B. for the people after him

　　C. to make his garden more beautiful

　　D. just for fun

　　(  )34. The underlined part in the last paragraph“The rich man was quiet”means       .

　　A. he was thinking about who was his forefathers

　　B. he didn't want to disturb the old man

　　C. he couldn't communicate with the old man

　　D. he understood why the old man planted the young tree

　　(  )35. We can express the main idea of this passage“     ”in Chinese.

　　A.前人栽树，后人乘凉

　　B.光阴似箭，一-去不返

　　C.君子爱财，取之有道

　　D.财多惹祸，树大招风

　　C

　　Once upon a time，there was a poor farmer. He had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.

　　One day, the friend gave the farmer a young apple tree. The farmer was glad to get the gift. He thought over and over because he needed a secret place to plant the young tree. Finally he planted it in his wood where no one could see it. He took g0od care of It, but without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

　　Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.“What's the difference?”the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road ，strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”

　　“Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you haven't got anything; you have also destroyed a good apple tree!"

　　(  )36. The farmer got the young apple tree from        .

　　A. another poor farmer

　　B. a man who grew wonderful apples

　　C. a stranger

　　D. his neighbor 's friend

　　(  )37. The farmer planted the tree in a secret place because      .

　　A. he wanted to make the young tree die

　　B. he didn't want others to share the beauty of the tree

　　C. he didn't want others to share the fruit together with him

　　D. he thought the wood could help the young tree grow better

　　(  )38. Why did the apple tree die soon?

　　A. Because somebody else cut It.

　　B. Because the farmer didn't look after it.

　　C. Because the tree was too small to live.

　　D.因为没有足够的阳光和良好的土壤。

　　（）39。带下划线的单词“ destroyed”意味着什么？

　　答：被杀。B.关心。C.种植。D.切

　　（）40。根据这段话，以下哪一项是不正确的？

　　答：农民的朋友可以种苹果。

　　B.农夫的朋友知道发生了什么事后很不高兴。

　　C.如果农夫在他家附近种了树，他的孩子们就会摘下水果。

　　D.农民种树的地方都没有，他没有机会享用水果。

　　卷II（非选择题，共45分）

　　IV。任务型阅读。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

　　阅读短文，并按要求完成41-45题。

　　园艺历史悠久。它是世界上最古老的消遣之一。众所周知，玫瑰是在人类诞生之前就已经存在于地球上的，现在花园里种植了300种玫瑰。园艺是一个很大的主题，您一生都在学习它。

　　人们对园艺有不同的偏爱。有些人可能喜欢拥有自己的

　　花园和切花的家园。有些人可能更喜欢种植水果和蔬菜作为食物。许多人喜欢在家中种植植物，这是一项轻松的工作。房间里种满鲜花或植物，房子会更美丽。

　　在不同的季节，花园里有不同的事情要做，有时间播种

　　to cut off branches and to do many other jobs. Besides, you must also have some knowledge about the soil in your garden and about fertilizers and weedkillers if you want to get a high yield(产量).

　　Today, indoor gardening is more and more popular. Hundreds of plants are grown indoors. To keep the indoor plant healthy, you have to follow certain rules. In heated rooms, plants need plenty of moisture(水分). They have to be carefully watered and the leaves should be sprayed( 喷). Potted plants are better to be kept on windowsills. The sunlight helps to keep the leaves green. Fresh air is also needed if the weather is good.

　　41、42题完成句子；43题简略回答问题;44题找出并写下全文的主题句;45题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

　　41.       is one of the oldest pastimes in the world.

　　42. Today, indoor gardening is           .

　　43. What can we plant for gardening?

　　44.

　　45.

　　V.词语运用。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

　　根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写正确的单词。

　　There are four 46.         ( season) in my hometown--spring, summer, autumn and winter. In spring, the weather47.         ( get) warmer and warmer and the days are longer. Everything 48.     (begin) growing. As for summer here,it's truly hot, and July and August are the 49.    (hot) of all the months. People often choose somewhere cool 50.    (travel). 51. A       is a harvest season, and the farmers are tired 52.      happy. The 53. l       turn red and yellow. In winter, it's usually cold. Last winter, a heavy snow 54.       ( fall) for 12 hours. Kids were happy 55.     they could make snowmen.

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　　VI.基础写作。（包括A、B两部分，A部分10分，B部分15分，共计25分）

　　A）连词成句。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）

　　将所给词汇连成句子，标点已给出，要求：符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语不得重复使用。

　　56. with, covered, ground, the, is, snow (.)

　　57. is,wood, made,paper,from (?)

　　58. keep,from ,the child,away,dog,the (.)

　　59. the , remember, put ,a, to, little, sugar, in, please, cup (.)

　　60.kinds, will, of, best, your, garden,grow, what,flowers,in (?)

　　B)书面表达（计15分）

　　61.假设昨天是植树节，你和你的同学参加了学校的植树活动。你们有的挖坑，有的种树，有的浇水。你们很累，但看着那些可爱的小树，你们很高兴。因为你们都知道树木的重要性，所以你们每个人都会关心小树的成长。你们希望，这些小树快点儿长成大树，那样你们就可以在树下读书、玩耍了。

　　请根据上述内容写一篇不少于80词的英语短文

　　要求：1.文章包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥。

　　2.语言通顺，条理清楚，书写规范。

　　3.文章不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。

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