第12课时 八年级下册Unit 8
一、单项选择
1．(2018·江苏南京中考)—Do you have this Tshirt in a small ？
—I'm afraid not. It only comes in medium.
A．size B．color C．material D．price
2．(2018·福建福州模拟改编)—What's the result of your
？
—We've found that most people like our products very much.
A．survey B．competition
C．thought D．plan
3．(2018·江西中考)Susan never gets upset when she has to wait in line. She is very .
A．shy B．honest
C．patient D．active
4．(2018·广东深圳龙岗模拟改编)—The students from Shenzhen won the technology award.
—Hurray! Actually these competitors were all strong, but our students .
A．finished B．succeeded
C．preferred D．compete
5．(2019·预测)The true spirit of Christmas is to treat everyone with kindness and
love everywhere.
A．spread B．search C．compare D．repeat
6．(2019·原创)Frank, your wet jacket so you don't catch a cold.
A．put off B．turn off C．take off D．lay off
7．(2019·预测)The poor man walked home last night because he couldn't
to take a taxi.
A．leave B．afford C．buy D．bring
8．(2018·江西宜春模拟)—Oh, no! We have missed the early bus. What should we do?
—I'm afraid we have no but to wait for the next one.
A．choice B．information
C．promise D．chance
9．(2019·原创)The song is very moving and its lyrics the singer's feelings well.
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A．imagine B．express C．discuss D．take
10．(2018·四川成都中考改编)—How beautiful your skirt is! Could you please tell me ？
—Thanks. I bought it on Taobao.
A．where you bought it B．when you bought it
C．why you bought it D．how you bought it
二、完形填空
(2018·安徽安庆桐城四模)There once were two poor men who found two large bags of cotton in the mountains. They felt 1 . The cotton was valuable, so they decided to take it home.
On their way home, one of the men 2 that there was a box of cloth beside the road. He 3 with his friend whether to take the cloth instead of the cotton. His friend said if they chose the cloth, all 4 previous(先前的) work would be of no meaning. But he thought the cloth was more valuable, 5 he put down the cotton and carried the cloth on his back.
Later, he found two boxes of gold. He 6 the cloth at once and carried the gold while his friend was still carrying the cotton. Then a heavy 7 came all of a sudden. Both of them were wet. What was worse, the cotton took in a lot of water and became very 8 . The man with the cotton had to 9 the cotton behind and went back home emptyhanded.
We should make the right 10 in face of every chance in our life. We should open our minds to accept new things and shouldn't be stubborn(固执的)．
1．A.excited B．calm C．tired D．worried
2．A.forgot B．noticed C．made D．bought
3．A.discussed B．fought C．moved D．agreed
4．A.your B．her C．his D．their
5．A.and B．or C．so D．but
6．A.looked up B．picked up C．threw away D．gave away
7．A.wind B．rain C．earthquake D．fog
8．A.heavy B．light C．smooth D．clean
9．A.cut B．sell C．leave D．forget
10．A.advantage B．habit C．use D．choice
三、阅读理解
(2019·预测)Alyssa Carson is a 14yearold girl. She comes from Louisiana, the USA. Alyssa Carson wants to become the first person to visit Mars! As a space fan, she has taken part in
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the Space Camp in Alabama twelve times. Alyssa Carson is the first person to take part in all three NASA(美国国家航空航天局) Space Camps in the world. This 14yearold girl has been training to be an astronaut for nine years and decided to become the first person to land on Mars. The Louisiana teenager speaks Spanish, French and Chinese.
Why does Alyssa want to visit Mars? “It's a place that no one has been to before. I want to take that first step，” Alyssa said. She calls herself the Mars Generation. NASA believes that the little girl will make it. Her code name in NASA is “Blueberry” and she may be on a Mars mission(访问团) in 2033 if all goes well. Alyssa's father thinks that if she does go on a mission on Mars, he may never see her again. But for Alyssa, it is something that she has dreamed about since she was five years old.
She told the BBC that she wants to encourage other children to achieve their dreams. She said, “I don't want one failure on the way to stop me from going to Mars.”
1．Alyssa Carson comes from according to the passage.
A．France B．America
C．Russia D．Mars
2．The passage says that Alyssa can speak languages.
A．two B．three C．four D．five
3．We learn from the passage that Alyssa's dream is to
.
A．become the first person to visit Mars
B．join in the fourth NASA space camp
C．wish children to realize their dreams
D．take good care of her father at home
4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Alyssa has been an astronaut for 9 years.
B．Mars is a place nobody has been to so far.
C．Alyssa's father has not seen her for long.
D．Alyssa may be on a Mars mission at present.
5．The best title of the passage may be “ ”．
A．A Visit to Mars B．The Space Camp
C．The First Step D．A Girl's Dream
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四、词语运用
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。
(2019·原创)
sell happy allow angry describe problem
business since shame right fail quick
Once a farmer bought a well(井) from a man. The next day when the farmer went to draw the water from the well, the man did not 1. him to do that. He said, “I have 2. you the well, not the water.”
The farmer became very 3. and came to the court. He 4. everything to the judge(法官) and asked for justice (正义)．
The judge called a wise man named Birbal and handed over this 5. to him. Birbal met the man who sold the well to the farmer. Birbal asked, “Why don't you let the farmer use the water of the well？” The man replied, “I sold the well to him, not the water. He has no 6. to draw the water.”
Then Birbal smiled and said to him, “Good, but look, 7. you have sold the well to this farmer and you say the water is yours, then you have no right to keep your water in the farmer's well. So you should pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well, or you should take the water out of his well 8. .”
The man understood that his trick 9. . His face turned red and he ran away in 10. .
五、补全对话
(2018·湖北黄石4月调研改编)
Emma: What are you doing, Li Lin?
Li Lin: 1. ．
Emma: I have read it before. What do you think of the story?
Li Lin: 2. . Yu Gong found a good way to deal with his problem.
Emma: Really? 3. ？ It seems impossible to move a mountain.
Li Lin: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard. Yu Gong kept trying and didn't give up.
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Emma: 4. . I think we should try to find other ways to deal with a problem.
Li Lin: But what could Yu Gong do except mobbing the mountains.
Emma: He could build a road. 5. .
Li Lin: We have different opinions about the story. There're many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
Emma: Yes, that's fine.
六、书面表达
(2019·预测)
福建茶文化节 Fujian Tea Culture Festival
时间：7.3～7.5
地点：武夷山
内容：品茶、观看茶艺表演、参观茶山
注意事项：
1．必须包含所提示的信息，可适当发挥，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2．意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；
3．请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、校名及提示信息以外的地名。
Dear Jenny，
I'm glad you're interested in tea. Now I have good news for you.
I hope you'd come and experience Chinese tea culture.
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Hua
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参考答案
一、1～5 AACBA 6～10 CBABA
二、1～5 ABADC 6～10 CBACD
三、BCABD
四、1.allow 2.sold 3.angry
4．described 5.problem 6.right
7．since 8.quickly 9.failed 10.shame
五、1.I'm reading a book called Yu Gong Moves a Mountain(《愚公移山》)
2．In my opinion, it's really interesting
3．Don't you think it's a little silly
4．I still don't agree with you
5．That's better and faster than moving a mountain
六、Dear Jenny，
I'm glad you're interested in tea. Now I have good news for you. Fujian Tea Culture Festival will be held in Mount Wuyi from July 3 to 5 this year. I'd like to invite you to the festival, where you can taste all kinds of tea, enjoy tea art shows and visit mountains.
China has a long history of tea planting. Tea has become a green, healthy and popular drink in our daily life. People would serve you with tea when you visit their homes. I'm sure you'd have lots of fun here.
I hope you'd come and experience Chinese tea culture.
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Hua
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