明光市2009年春季八年级英语目标教学检测题（4） Topic 3 Unit 6
I.单项选择。（15分）
( ) 1. —Why did they get the same ________?
—Maybe they copied the homework each other. A. money B. record C. result D. fine
( ) 2. —I’m going to the post office.
—________ you’re there, can you get me some stamps? A. If B. Since C. Because D. Until
( ) 3. When there is a sharp turn, your bike must ________.
A. speed up B. slow down C. turn down D. calm down
( ) 4. The Greens family will have ________ holiday in China.
A. two weeks B. two-week C. a two-week D. a week
( ) 5. You should get up early, and try to ________ being late for your class.
A. keep B. finish C. enjoy D. avoid
( ) 6. —Did the accident give you much ________? —Yes, a little.
A. trouble B. happiness C. success D. sense
( ) 7. If the rain ________, we’ll go for a walk.
A. stop B. stops C. stopped D. stopping
( ) 8. —If you think of going ________ tomorrow, let me know.
—Sure, I will.
A. somewhere B. Shanghai C. where D. anywhere
( ) 9. I’ll take my _______ examination at the end of this term.
A. final B. middle C. first D. good
( ) 10. —Let’s visit the island next Saturday. —________
A. It’s a pleasure. B. We were busy. C. Good idea. D. Is that so?
II. 完形填空。（15分）
Perhaps you ride a bicycle to school. Riding a bicycle can be great fun. Do you know how to ride a bicycle 1 ? Careful boys and girls learn to ride their bicycle well 2 they go out on the road. How can you tell 3 you are a good rider?
If you can ride a bicycle in a straight line, you can ride well. If you can’t, you should practice riding 4 a safe place. To be safe on a bicycle, you 5 to use both hands and both feet. 6 your feet on the pedals and your hands on the handle bars at all times.
Do you have a basket on your bicycle? If 7 , put your books and packages in it. Then you can keep both hands on the handle bars.
You know that your bicycle is built for one person. It is not safe to carry anyone 8 you. 9
is this so? Keep 10 safe by safety rules when you ride on a bicycle. Watch where you are going at all times.
( ) 1. A. safe B. safety C. safely D. save ( ) 2. A. as soon as B. before C. after D. until ( ) 3. A. that B. how C. what D. whether ( ) 4. A. in B. on C. at D. to ( ) 5. A. must B. need C. may D. can ( ) 6. A. Keep B. Make C. Let D. Get ( ) 7. A. so B. not C. it D. as ( ) 8. A. to B. for C. with D. by ( ) 9. A. Where B. Why C. What D. How ( ) 10. A. it B. yours C. you D. yourself III. 阅读理解。根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（20分）
A
A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness(目击者). This is what they said.
TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged(受损害).
TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning(警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.
Tom’s friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom. ( ) 1. How many people are mentioned in the story?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
( ) 2. The truck was hit on the way ________.
A. to the airport B. to the police station C. home D. to Newton
( ) 3. From the story, we know ________ didn’t tell the truth.
A. the truck driver B. Tom C. the taxi driver D. Tom’s friend
( ) 4. In fact, Tom’s friend was also a ________.
A. witness B. driver C. policeman D. cleaner
( ) 5. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. A Taxi Driver B. A Traffic Accident C. A Story of Tom D. A Truck Driver
B
The first person to skate solo around the world, Fabrice Gropaiz of France, began his journey in San
Francisco three years ago. Since then, he has skated more than 30,000 kilometres through thirty -three countries.
He skated across the U.S.A. and northern Mexico from west to east, then across Europe, Russia, Mongolia, China and Australia before flying across the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco again. In all the big cities, television and newspaper reporters interviewed him.
He traveled with fifteen kilogrammes of equipment, which he pulled behind him on a homemade trailer. His equipment included a tent, a change of clothes and a video camera.
A friend, David Lai, made a web site (www.worldskate.com), and Fabrice sent regular news to the site. He wrote in English so that people all over the world could understand. Thousands of people sent emails to Fabrice during his journey. People saw him on television and read about him, and many readers and listeners offered to help him. Fabrice asked them to send money to a medical research organization. In this way, he raised a lot of money for important medical research.
Between stops, he travelled 100 kilometers on good days. But there were also bad days and problems: bad weather, broken skates, dangerous drivers, snakes on the roads in Mexico, and a wolf attack in Mongolia. However, none of these problems stopped him, and he wants to do another trip. ( ) 6. What does the word “solo” in the first sentence, paragraph one mean?
A. 认真地 B. 独自地 C. 高兴地 D. 紧张地
( ) 7. Where did Fabrice begin his skating around the world?
A. In Mexico. B. In Mongolia. C. In San Francisco. D. In Russia.
( ) 8. What didn’t Fabrice bring on his trailer?
A. A tent. B. Clothes. C. A video camera. D. A mobile phone.
( ) 9. In what language did Fabrice give information to the web site?
A. French. B. Spanish. C. Russian. D. English.
( ) 10. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Fabrice skated across four continents(大陆) during his journey. B. It took Fabrice four years to skate through thirty-three countries. C. Fabrice travelled 100 kilometers in bad weather.
D. Fabrice got no money from his readers and listeners for medical research.
IV. 情景交际。根据对话内容，选择方框中适当的句子补全对话。其中有两项是多余的。（10分）
A: Are you all here today?
( ) B: No, 1 A. I’m sorry to hear that. ( ) A: 2 B. I hope everything goes well. B: He had a traffic accident yesterday. C. Li Lei is not here. Now he is in hospital. D. And he was hit by a black car. ( ) A: Oh, 3 How did it happen? E. What’s the matter with him? ( ) B: He crossed the street when the traffic F. What can make us feel better? light was green. 4 G. What is he anxious about? A: What did the driver do then?
B: She sent him to the hospital at once and she telephoned the police. A: How is he now?
B: The doctor operated on(做手术) him and he is much better now.
( ) A: 5 B: Me, too. V. 词汇。（15分）
(A) 根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词。
1. He was hurt, and he was almost c__________ with pain. 2. Riding bikes can a __________ air pollution.
3. The sign w___________ the children not to walk on the thin ice.
4. He got up so early. It is i_________ that he should have missed the train. 5. The plan will give us a new c_________. We must try our best to do it.
(B) 根据句意及中文或英文提示完成句子。
6. Yao Ming and Deng Yaping are famous ___________ (运动员). 7. We should have __________(勇气) to face the difficulties.
8. His _________ (die) made her very sad.
9. They love cycling, and they are __________ (cycle).
10. He rushed into the door to avoid __________ (hit) the motorbike. VI. 综合填空。根据短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。（10分）
if through wear both passenger If you ride a bike, don’t ride in the middle of the road or run (1)________ red traffic lights. When you ride a bike with a friend, don’t look around to talk. (2)________you drive, you should slow down at the traffic lights. You must always (3)________a seat belt(安全带). Without belts, (4)________ the driver and the (5)________may be badly hurt in a sudden accident. Someone may be thrown out through the window.
VII. 书面表达。（15分）
假设你是一个新转到北京四中的学生，一时难以适应新的生活，你感到很沮丧，并渴望有所改变，请你写一封80字左右的信给你的好朋友，告诉他（她）你现在的情况并征求他（她）的意见。
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