八年级英语下册第九单元测试卷（附答案）

笔试部分(100分)

五、单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)

21．Victorand Rick ________ Shanghai on business many times.

A．have gone toB．havebeen toC．have been in

22．—Wouldyou please tell me ________ in today's newspaper?

—Sorry,I haven't read it yet.

A．something important B．importantsomething

C．anything important D．important anything

23．Myfather always encourages me________ the difficulties.

A．face B．to face C．facing D．faced

24．—Do youknow where Miss Li is?

—Oh，she ________ Beijing and she ________ to Shanghaitomorrow.

A．has been to; will go B．has gone to; will go

C．has been to; came D．has gone to; came

25．Singapore is a small island ________ Southeast Asia，which is a wonderful place to take a holiday.

A．in B．on C．to D．into

26．Hefeared ________his parents because he didn't pass the English exam.

A．to face B．face

C．have faced D．faced

27．They hada map with them，so theydidn't have any problem________ the hotel.

A．find B．finds

C．found D．finding

28．Come on,baby. We have already done ________ of the work.

A．two­three B．two­third

C．two­thirds D．second­three

29．I knowmy job is low­paid，but ________， I don'thave to work for long hours.

A．in other words B．on theother hand

C．for one thing D．as amatter of fact

30．We haveto finish the work now, ________？

A．don't we B．haven't we

C．have we D．do we

31．Everyyear, ________people go to visit their factory.

A．a thousand of B．thousands

C．thousand of D．thousands of

32．Couldyou please tell me ________ next?

A．how to do B．how to do it C．what to do it

33．It is ________a beautiful garden ________ we like to play in it.

A．so; that B．such; that

C．too; to D．very; that

34．The examis over and results will be ________on Friday afternoon.

A．put down B．put off

C．put up D．put away

35．—________will you stay in Chengdu?

—I willstay there for five days.

A．How long B．How often

C．How far D．How soon

六、完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)

(词数：约150；建议用时：6分钟)

Have youever been to Beijing, the capital of China?

TheGreens have been to two of the greatest cities in the world. One is Beijing,and ________(36) is Paris. The Greens________(37)inBeijing for half a month________(38) the summer vacation. They enjoyed________(39)there. They've been to many great places.________(40)the first twodays, they went to Tian'anmen Square.It is very large and there were manypeople________(41) photos there. Next, they went to Beihai Park. They________(42)boating there and had a boat race with other visitors. They had a great timethere. The Great Wall is one of the________(43)places of interest inthe world. They spent the whole day________(44)the Great Wall. Therewere so many people on the Great Wall. The Greens felt very________(45)andthey took lots of photos there!

Howbeautiful Beijing is! They will go to Beijing again next summer!

36．A.other B．another

C．the other D．others

37．A.hasgone B．has been

C．have gone D．have been

38．A.to B．during

C．at D．with

39．A.them B．oneself

C．themselves D．himself

40．A.To B．During C．After D．Before

41．A.totake B．takes C．taking D．took

42．A.go B．went C．have gone D．going

43．A.morefamous B．famous

C．most famous D．the mostfamous

44．A.visit B．visiting C．visited D．to visit

45．A.excited B．exciting

C．tired D．tiring

七、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)

A

(词数：约180；建议用时：6分钟)

Amy hadthree sons, Dave，Bill andBob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.

Theeldest son Dave had a lot of money and he want­ed his mother to have the mostexpensive gifts, but he didn't know what to buy. So he put an ad in thenewspaper.“Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother.”

About aweek before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a bigbird.“This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs，”the man said.

“Really？I'd like to listen to it，”Dave said.

The manmade the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang abeautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for thebird. The next day Dave sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The dayafter his mother's birthday，he called his mother.“Well, mother，” he asked, “what do you think of the bird？”

“Oh，it's very delicious, dear，” said his mother.

46．________wasthe eldest son.

A．Bob B．Bill C．Dave D．Amy

47．What didDave put in the newspaper?

A．A show. B．A joke.

C．An ad. D．A report.

48．How manysongs could the bird sing?

A．Five. B．Six. C．Seven. D．Eight.

49．How muchdid the bird cost Dave?

A．$8. B．$80. C．$800. D．$8 000.

50．How didthe mother deal with the bird?

A．She sold it. B．Sheplayed with it.

C．She ate it. D．She gaveit to others.

B

(词数：约170；建议用时：6分钟)

I willtake a trip to other countries. My wife and our two children are all goingalong. My elder brother will go with us, too. He has never been overseas and heis even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he'd like tostay at home and take care of the house.

We'regoing to New York by train, and then take a ship to Europe. When we arrive inEurope, we're going to some countries for sightseeing (观光). We'll go to places either by train or by bus.We're going to fly home.

It tookus a long time to decide where to go, but I think we'll have a very interestingtrip. We'll go to England, France and Italy. We also talked about how we wouldgo to Europe. At first we wanted to fly there because it would be faster andwould save more time. But my brother would like to take a boat trip and thechildren like that, too.

51．How manypeople of the family will go to have a trip?

A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.

52．Myfather will not go on the trip because ________.

A．he doesn't like traveling

B．staying at home is more interesting

C．he is too old to travel

D．nobody wants to take him along

53．We'recoming back home by________.

A．sea B．plane C．bus D．train

54．InEurope we will ________.

A．go sightseeing at the seaside

B．go to different countries by ship

C．buy a lot of presents

D．go from place to place by train or by bus

55．Mybrother and my children would like to ________.

A．do some shopping in Europe

B．study the Italian language in Italy

C．enjoy a trip by ship

D．learn French in France

C

(词数：约220；建议用时：7分钟)

Americanslike to have different kinds of parties such as birthday parties，surprise parties, tea parties and house­warmingparties. Pajama (睡衣)parties are one of the most popular kinds of parties in the US. At a pajamaparty, a group of friends spend the night at a person's house. It is a greatway for children or teenagers to get together and have a good time.

To holda pajama party, the host (东道主) will usually plan some fun activities such as watching movies and playingboard games and video games. He or she should also prepare some delicioussnacks and fun food like pizza. Guests at a pajama party should bring their ownpajamas, toothbrushes, pillows and blankets (枕头和毽子). But if they forget something, they don't need to worry because the hostwill give them what they need.

If apajama party is mainly for fun, a prom is no doubt a very important thing inmost American schools. A prom is a formal (正式的) dance party that is held at a high school. The party is usually held nearthe end of the senior year, the last year of high school, so it is often calledthe graduation (毕业) dance.Students are supposed to wear formal clothes at the prom. A Prom Queen and aProm King may also be crowned (加冕)at many schools' proms.

56．How manykinds of parties are mentioned in the passage?

A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.

57．A pajamaparty is held ________．

A．at a cinema B．at arestaurant

C．at a high school D．at aperson's house

58．Theguests ________at a pajama party.

A．can enjoy some fun activities

B．must use the host's pajamas

C．have no snacks or fun food to eat

D．can't get what they need from the host

59．Thestudents ________ at a prom.

A．wear formal clothes B．playboard games

C．are all crowned D．are allsurprised

60．What'sthe best title (题目) forthe passage?

A．American school life

B．Pajama parties and proms

C．American sleeping habits

D．Birthday parties and tea parties

八、补全对话(每小题2分，共10分)

根据对话内容，在每个标有题号的空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话完整，合乎情境。

A：The summer holiday is coming. Will you go to Beijing with me?

B：Sorry, I won't.I went there last year.

A：Have you planned to travel?

B：Sure.

A：________________________________ (61)?

B：I'm going to Hangzhou.

A：________________________________(62)?

B：Becausemy uncle works there. We haven't seen each other for several years. I want tovisit him.

A：________________________________(63)?

B：He is ahotel manager. But he likes travelling, so he always changes his workplace. Heworked in Shanghai two years ago.

A：Has he ever been to many places?

B：________________________________(64),such as Hong Kong, Yunnan,Hainan Island.

A：Does he like Liaocheng?

B：Yes. He likes our city very much. He will come to work here.

A：________________________________(65)?

B：Next year.

A：That's great! I hope that he will have a good time here.

B：Thank you.

九、词汇运用(每小题1分，共10分)

A．根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。

66．OurEnglish teacher always ______(鼓励)us to practice English as often as possible.

67．AlexanderBell ________(发明) thetelephone in 1876.

68．Mostflowers come out in ________(春天)．

69．Mygrandparents live in a small but ________(安宁的)town.

70．That isa________(完美的)plan.

B．从方框中选出合适的单词并用其适当的形式填空。(每个单词仅用一次)

71．He has____________ a lot by working hard.

72．I liked________very much when I was young.

73．Tom wasdriving his sports car at an ________ high speed.

74．Englishis a useful ________ language for us.We should work hard at it.

75．____________are games, activities，etc. that provide entertainment and pleasure.

十、综合填空(每小题2分，共10分)

(词数：约190；建议用时：7分钟)

Sydney (悉尼) is in the east of Australia.________(76)It's famous for its Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge.The weather is warm.The temperature is about 12 degrees in winter.And it is about 35 degrees in summer.It has beautiful beaches and many parks.

________(77)You can see many visitors in the park from different countries.It's quite a popular park.The only way to see this park is by going “bush (荒野小路)”．Then you could find some nice gravel (沙砾) roads.________ (78)Of course you will need to travel with foodand water.To see a small part of the mountains, you need some days, because there are many roads to get to the Blue Mountains.

Sydneyhas many beautiful beaches.________ (79)They are Bondi and Manly.Bondihas a nice street with many shops and restaurants.Parking is not hard in theplace.Manly is a great beach to go to.If you want to go there, you can take aboat.It's a cheap and great way to see the Sydney harbor.________ (80)If you are going to visit Sydney, I hope you will enjoy it.

A．The roads can take you to the Blue Mountains.

B．It is a lively city.

C．Two of them are quite famous.

D．It will take you about 30 minutes.

E．In the west of Sydney, there is a big park calledthe Blue Mountains.

十一、书面表达(15分)

假如你叫李华，你的朋友Ben想去旅游，但又不知道去哪里，于是给你写信征求意见。请根据下列提示给Ben写一封回信，为他推荐一个你曾经去过的，而且很棒的地方。

1．曾经和父母一起去伦敦旅行；

2．建议乘飞机去；

3．介绍一些伦敦好玩的地方。

Dear Ben，

Thanks for your letter.________________________________________

I hopeyou can have a good trip.

Yours truly，

Li Hua

笔试部分答案：

五、21.B　点拨：本题用辨析法解题。句意：维克托和里克________上海出差很多次了。havegone to去了某地(不在讲话地点)；have been to去过某地(已经回来了)；have been in呆在某地。由manytimes可知应选B。

22．A　点拨：本题用固定结构法解题。形容词修饰不定代词something, anything等，该形容词要放在不定代词后面，排除B与D两项；something一般放在肯定句中，anything一般放在否定句和疑问句中，但是本题是希望对方给予肯定的回答，应用something。故选A。

23．B　点拨：本题用固定结构法解题。encourage sb.to do sth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”。故选B。

24．B

25．A　点拨：介词in表示属于某范围之内。新加坡在东南亚，所以用介词in。

26．A　点拨：fear to do sth.意为“害怕做某事”。

27．D　点拨：don't have any problem (in) doing sth.意为“在做某事方面没有困难”。

28．C　点拨：本题用固定结构法解题。分数的表达方法是：分子为基数词，分母为序数词，若分子大于一时则分母要加­s。故选C。

29．B　点拨：此题用删除干扰部分法。A项意为“换句话说”； B项意为“另一方面”；C项意为“一方面”； D项意为“实际上”。句意为“我知道我的工作报酬低，但是另一方面我不必工作很长时间。”故选B。

30．A　点拨：本题用固定结构法解题。句意：我们现在必须完成工作，不是吗？反意疑问句遵守“前肯后否，前否后肯”原则，排除C和D；陈述句谓语动词是have to，它的否定形式应为don't have to，排除B。故选A。

31．D　点拨：thousand后面跟of 时，要用复数形式；thousand前有具体数字修饰时，要用单数形式，且后面不能跟of。故选D。　32.B

33．B　点拨：本题用固定结构法解题。句意：它是个如此美丽的花园，以至于我们都喜欢在里面玩。such/so...that...意为“如此……以至于……”。such＋ a/an＋形容词＋可数名词单数； so＋形容词＋a/an ＋可数名词单数。故选B。

34．C　点拨：本题用辨析法解题。句意：考试结束了，结果将于星期五下午________。put down意为“放下”；put off 意为“推迟”；put up意为“张贴”；put away意为 “把……放回原处”。根据句意可知选C。

35．A

六、36.C　点拨：强调两者当中的另一个用the other，故选C。

37．D　点拨：The Greens意为“格林一家”，是复数概念，排除A和B。for half a month为时间段，故选D。

38．B　点拨：“在……期间”应用介词during，故选B。

39．C　点拨：“enjoy oneself”是固定短语，意为“玩得高兴”，oneself应和前面的they保持一致，故选C。

40．B41.C

42．B　点拨：and连接两个并列的成分，and后的动词had为过去式，因此前面的动词也应用过去式，故选B。

43．C　点拨：“one ofthe＋形容词最高级＋可数名词复数”意思是“最……的……之一”，famous的最高级为mostfamous，故选C。

44．B　点拨：spend some time doing sth.花费时间做某事。故选B。

45．A　点拨：exciting和tiring修饰事或物，excited和tired修饰人，根据句意可知选A。

七、A46.C　点拨：细节理解题。根据第二段中The eldest son Dave had a lot of money...可知大儿子是戴夫，故选C。

47．C　点拨：细节理解题。根据第二段中So he put an ad in the newspaper.可知戴夫在报纸上插入了一则广告。故选C。

48．D　点拨：细节理解题。根据第三段中“This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs...”可知这只小鸟会唱八首歌，故选D。

49．D

50．C　点拨：推理判断题。根据戴夫妈妈的回答．..it's very delicious, dear...可知她觉得这只鸟尝起来味道很好。可判断出戴夫的妈妈把它吃了，故选C。

B51.C　点拨：细节理解题。根据第一段中的描述可知， “我”、“我”的妻子、两个孩子，还有“我”的哥哥将一起去旅行，共有5个人。故选C。

52．C　点拨：细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，作者的父亲年事已高，不能一同旅行。故选C。

53．B　点拨：细节理解题。根据第二段中We're going to fly home.可知，我们将乘飞机回家。

54．D　点拨：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中We'll go to places either by train or by bus.可知，在欧洲旅行时我们将乘坐火车或公共汽车。

55．C　点拨：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，作者的哥哥和孩子们都愿意坐船出行。

C　【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了美国人喜欢举办各种各样的舞会，然后主要介绍了睡衣聚会和毕业舞会。

56．C　点拨：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的birthday parties, surprise parties, tea parties andhouse－warmingparties. Pajama (睡衣)parties...和第三段中提到的prom可知一共提到了6种聚会。故选C。

57．D　点拨：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中At a pajama party, a group of friends spend the night at a person's house.可知睡衣聚会应是在某个人的家中举行的。故选D。

58．A　点拨：细节理解题。根据第二段开头To hold a pajama party, the host (东道主) will usually plan some fun activities...可知：在睡衣聚会上主人会准备一些有趣的活动。故选A。

59．A　点拨：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中Students are supposed to wear formal clothes at the prom.可以看出：在毕业舞会上，学生应该穿正式的衣服。故选A。

60．B　点拨：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了美国的睡衣聚会和毕业舞会。故选B。

八、61.Where are you going

62．Why are you going there

63．What does he do

64．Yes, he has been to many places

65．When will he come

九、A66.encourages

67．invented　点拨：句意：亚历山大·贝尔在1876年发明了电话。表示过去应该用一般过去时。

68．spring69.peaceful70.perfect

B71.progressed72.foxes

73．unbelievable74.foreign

75．Amusements

十、76－80：BEACD

十一、范文：

Dear Ben，

Thanks for your letter.I have__been__to③London with my parents.If you want to go there，I

think you'd__better② take a plane, because it is__far__from② the city that__we__live__in①.And you can enjoy the flight.

London is__famous__for② many things.Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings.If you go to London, don't forget to take your umbrella with you, because it's always rainy there.

There are five parks in the city center.My favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.You can buy whatever you like there.

I hope you can have a good trip.

Yours truly，

Li Hua