13-14学年冀教八年级下学期Unit2试题
Class: 　　     Name: 　　     Marks：　　     （满分100分）

一. 单项选择 （15分）
(   )  1. We dug a big hole 　　　 the garden.
    A. on          B. in                   C. over            D. under
(   )  2. Your shoes are 　　　. You’d better brush them right away.
    A. new         B. old                 C. clean             D. dirty
(   )  3. The river is so clean that we can see fish swimming at the 　　　.
    A. top         B. bottom               C. right           D. left
(   )  4. — What should we put in the box?
        — Let’s 　　　 it with books.
    A. cover         B. share                C. fill            D. connect
(   )  5. It hasn’t rained for a few months. The ground is very 　　　.
    A. dry         B. shy                C. deep            D. rainy
(   )  6. The leaves 　　　 the tree usually fall off in autumn. www-2-1-cnjy-com
    A. in        B. on                 C. at               D. under
(   )  7. I have lived in Beijing for ten years, and I like 　　　 food.
    A. northern   B. southern             C. western        D. eastern
(   )  8. — What are you cooking, Mum? It 　　　 good.
        — I’m making an apple pie.
    A. sounds     B. feels                C. tastes             D. smells
(   )  9. — What are you thinking about, Mr. Wang?
        — I’m considering 　　　 back to my hometown next week.
    A. go         B. going                 C. to go             D. to visit
(   )10. — Is the room 　　　 for so many people?
        — Yes, it is.
    A. large enough B. enough large         C. small enough   D. enough small
(   )11. As we know, paper is made 　　　 trees and books are made 　　　 paper.
    A. of; from      B. from; of             C. of; of          D. from; from
(   )12. I think it’s pleasant 　　　 people who are in trouble.
    A. help         B. to help          C. helping            D. to helping
(   )13. The children had fun 　　　 trees on the farm yesterday afternoon.
    A. plant         B. planted          C. to plant              D. planting
(   )14. 　　　 that they finish their work on time.
    A. Make sure     B. For sure        C. Make sure of          D. To be sure
(   )15. — Will you please help me 　　　 my little brother, Li Mei?21cnjy.com
       —Sure!
    A. look like    B. look down      C. look after             D. look over
二. 完形填空（10分）
A long time ago, a farmer took a big bag of seeds to sell in the market. On the way, his cart’s wheels (马车的车轮) 　16　 a big stone. One of the seeds fell out of the bag and dropped onto the hot, dry 　17　.21·世纪*教育网
“I’m scared,” said the seed. “I would be   　18　 under the soil.” Just then, a cow walked on the seed and pushed it 　19　 the soil.21教育名师原创作品
“I’m thirsty,” said the seed. “I need some water to help me 　20　.” A few minutes later, it started to rain.
In the next days, the seed 　21　 a green bud. All day it sat in the sun and grew taller and taller.
Then it had its first leaf. This 　22　 it to catch sunlight.
One night, a hungry bird tried to 　23　 it, but the seed had roots to help it to 　24　 in the soil.
Many years 　25　, and the seed became a tall tree. Today if you visit the countryside you can see it. It is big and strong. Now it makes seeds of its own.
(   )16. A. met            B. caught            C. hit             D. brought
(   )17. A. floor            B. ground           C. water             D. river
(   )18. A. safe            B. dangerous       C. hot              D. fresh
(   )19. A. out             B. over            C. above            D. into
(   )20. A. stand up           B. look up        C. grow up          D. put up
(   )21. A. took             B. lost            C. went            D. had
(   )22. A. liked            B. let              C. helped          D. stopped
(   )23. A. know            B. eat             C. see             D. hear
(   )24. A. stay             B. play             C. study            D. work
(   )25. A. lost             B. broke            C. grew             D. passed
三. 阅读理解（20分）
A
We are looking for you

Job: Teachers / Tutors (导师)

Location (地点): London

Company: City Year London 

Pay: ￡100 a week (a chance) to get Good Citizen Award of ￡1,000)

Brief introduction (简介):
City Year London is a school with interestingactivities on weekends, one-to-one tutoring, strict school rules and fun after-school clubs.

Requirements (要求):
1. You should be between the ages of 18 and 25.
2. You should be able to speak English very well.
3. You should spend one week practicing working as a teacher or a tutor in our school.
4. You should have the passion (热情) and decision to set a good example for children.
5. You should be able to live and work in London for at least eleven months (late March 2013 until late February 2014).


根据以上内容，选择正确答案。
(   )26. What does City Year London need? 
    A. Teachers.      B. Cleaners.            C. Students.      D. Tour guides.
(   )27. What service does City Year London have? 2·1·c·n·j·y
    A. Activities on weekdays.    
    B. Easy school rules.
    C. After-school clubs.     
    D. One-to-five tutoring.     
(   )28. How much can one get from Good Citizen Award? 21·cn·jy·com
       A. ￡100.         B. ￡400.    
    C. ￡1,000.     D. ￡1,200.
(   )29. If Linda wants to work for City Year London, she should 　　　.
       ① be between the ages of 18 and 25   
    ② write English very well
    ③ spend one month practicing   
    ④ have the passion to set a good example.
       A. ①②③④       B. ①②④             C. ①③④      D. ①④
(   )30. How long should you live in London at least if you work for City Year London?
       A. One year.      B. 11 months.          C. 6 months.      D. 5 months.

B
Rafflesia arnoldii 大王花
People discovered this flower in Sumatra (苏门答腊) in 1822, and it is considered to be the largest flower in the world. It can grow up to one meter in diameter (直径), and weigh as much as 25 pounds. Though Rafflesia arnoldii is a large flower, it is very difficult to find. It takes 9 to 21 months for the plant to develop, but its flower lasts for a maximum of five days. The flower can reach up to 20 feet tall and 16 feet wide, but it smells awful.2-1-c-n-j-y
Dancing plant 跳舞草
Have you ever watched a plant move all by itself? The “dancing plant”, also known as the telegraph plant, actually moves its leaves. It can grow up to 2 meters high. The period (一段时间) of its movements is from 3 to 5 minutes, and when all of the leaves move at once, it creates a very cool effect. The plant lives in Asia but can also be found in the South Pacific. It is pretty wonderful. This plant is famous for being a favourite of Charles Darwin, and it is important in his book The Power of Movement in Plants.　　21*cnjy*com
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
(   )31. The underlined phrase “a maximum of” means “　　　” in Chinese.
    A. 最少              B. 最低            
    C. 最大                D. 最多
(   )32. How does Rafflesia arnoldii smell?
    A. Terrible.           B. Fresh.       
    C. Sweet.               D. Wonderful.
(   )33. How long can the dancing plant move?
    A. 12 months.            B. 9 days.       
    C. 7 to 10 minutes.      D. 3 to 5 minutes.
(   )34. Where can we find the dancing plant?
    A. In the North Pacific.        
    B. In Canada.
    C. In Asia.
      D. In America.
(   )35. Which of the following is NOT true?
    A. The weight of Rafflesia arnoldii can reach 25 pounds.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
    B. When the dancing plant dances, it actually moves its stem.【版权所有：21教育】
    C. People found Rafflesia arnoldii in Sumatra.
    D. Charles Darwin wrote the book The Power of Movement in Plants.
四. 词语运用 （10分）
A. 根据句意及汉语意思写单词。
36. There will be a 　　　(暴风雨) this afternoon. Let’s stay at home.
37. Why not 　　　(装满) these bottles with water, Betty?
38. Bill, you’d better master the 　　　(基本的) skills.
39. There is an old picture at the 　　　(底部) of the box.
40. The weather here is much 　　　(更干燥的) than that in my city.【出处：21教育名师】
B. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
41. Changchun and Shenyang are both 　　　(north) cities in China.
42. There are so many 　　　(dirt) dishes. Let’s clean them together!
43. The table is 　　　(cover) with a piece of cloth.
44. Why did they feel 　　　(surprise) at my coming?
45. The children had fun 　　　(plant) trees and flowers in the park.
五. 连词成句（10分）
46. desks, wood, made, many, are, of   
    ___________________________________.
47. with, is, the, leaves, covered, ground
    ___________________________________.
48. plants, how, the, well, make, do, grow, you
    __________________________________?
49. week, she, a, the, waters, twice, flowers
    ___________________________________.
50. things, knives, people, to, use, cut, often
    ___________________________________.
六. 任务型阅读（10分）
根据短文内容，完成后面各项任务。
I know a girl (A) 　　　　 (name) Daisy Ruffian. She comes from the UK. She runs (经营) a website (网站) to teach British kids Chinese. On her 22nd birthday in 2012, she set up the website www. kidschineseclub.com. She had the idea when her mom took her to Chinese lessons 17 years ago.21教育网
On Daisy’s website, kids can have Chinese lessons at any time. Each lesson has four different parts — language, writing, culture and practice. Kids will learn new words, write sentences, learn about Chinese culture and practice what they have learned. www.21-cn-jy.com
Workers of the website choose its “Stars of the Week” once a week. They always list the names of the kids who did a good job in the past week.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
The website is very fun. (B) It really helps a lot of British kids to learn Chinese.
51. 用文中A处括号内所给单词的适当形式填空: 　　　　
52. 完成句子:
    Daisy had the idea of setting up a website when she was 　　　　 years old.
53. 根据短文内容，判断句子正 (T) 误 (F)。
    There are three different parts in each Chinese lesson.                    (   )
54. 回答问题:
    How often do the workers of the website choose its “Stars of the Week”?
    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
55. 将(B)处划线句子改为同义句，每空一词。
    It really helps 　　　　 　　　　 British kids to learn Chinese.版权所有
七. 短文填空（10分）
从下面方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填空。其中有两个单词多余。
ask, drive, garden, home, take, make,
school, off, call, ride, way, mean


Do you use a lot of paper at school? Recycling (回收利用) paper at school is one of the best (56) 　　　　 to save trees.
There are many things you can do to save trees at (57) 　　　　. You can (58) 　　　　
your classmates to use recycled paper (再生环保纸) at school. New paper is (59) 　　　　
from new trees. But recycled paper is made from waste paper and cardboard. Do you know that it (60) 　　　　 two tons (吨) of wood to make one ton of new paper? That (61) 　　　　
they have to cut down a lot of trees!
You can encourage your classmates to go to visit a place (62) 　　　　 the arboretum (植物园). An arboretum is a (63) 　　　　 where full attention is given to trees. You’ll learn to enjoy the beauty of these big plants.21*cnjy*com
Do you use much energy when you go to school? How can you use less energy? Walk or (64)
 　　　　 your bike to school. You also save energy if you turn (65) 　　　　 the lights when nobody is in the classroom. 
八. 书面表达 （15分）
同学们，你们种过树吗？请根据提示及要求，以“How to plant a tree”为题写一篇英语短文，简单描述一下种树的过程。


提示：
① 在春天，晴朗、温暖的天气适合种树；
② 首先挖坑，确保坑足够大、足够深，然后放入树苗，填土并浇水；
要求：
① 语句通顺，语法正确，可适当发挥；
② 不少于70词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
How to plant a tree
Hello, everyone! Have you ever planted a tree before? Now, let me tell you how to plant trees.
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参考答案：
1-5 BDBCA        6-10 BADBA        11-15 BBDAC
16-20 CBADC    21-25 DCBAD    26-30 ACCDB 
31-35 DADCB   
36. storm      37. fill         38. basic     39. bottom         40. drier
41. northern     42. dirty         43. covered     44. surprised         45. planting
46. Many desks are made of wood       
47. The ground is covered with leaves
48. How do you make the plants grow well
49. She waters the flowers twice a week
50. People often use knives to cut things
51. named     52. five         53. F        54. Once a week.    55. lots of     
56. ways     57. school       58. ask        59. made           60. takes       
61. means      62. called        63. garden       64. ride           65. off
One possible version:
How to plant a tree
Hello, everyone! Have you ever planted a tree before? Now, let me tell you how to plant trees.
In spring, it is good time to plant trees on a sunny and warm day. First, you should dig a hole. Make sure that the hole is large and deep enough. Next, put a seedling into the hole. Then fill the hole with soil. At last, don’t forget to water it.
Planting trees is not very hard. You can have a try if you are interested in it.