山东省中考英语一轮复习第11课时 八下Units7-8练习（含答案）
展开第11课时 八年级下册 Units 7～8
一、单项选择
1．—Do you know what the of Dongying is?
—About 2.1 million.
A．population B．preparation
C．possible D．progress
2．Our government has made laws to protect endangered animals being killed.
A．by B．of C．from D．as
3．Sam is doing some about the ancient Silk Road.
A．exercise B．operations
C．research D．experiments
4．Listening to light music is one of ways to relax yourself when you feel tired.
A．the more helpful B．more helpful
C．the most helpful D．the helpful
5．To produce better products, the company has spent a lot of money this new kind of machine.
A．introducing B．managing
C．instructing D．changing
6．We many English songs since we came here.
A．learn B．will learn
C．learnt D．have learnt
7．Dreams are beautiful. However, to them needs lots of time and work.
A．discover B．find C．achieve D．stop
8．—What do you think of the speech given by Chairman Xi Jinping in the UN?
—It's very exciting. His speech succeeded in foreign friends' appreciation.
A．get B．getting C．got D．to get
9．There are many different kinds of animals which are very fierce(凶猛的) in the zoo.
A．clever B．wild C．ugly D．lovely
10．— you A Bite of China Ⅲ recently?
—Of course. I do believe Chinese food is the most delicious in the world.
A．Have; watched B．Will; watch
C．Were; watching D．Do; watch
二、完形填空
The Power of Determination(决心)
The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old coal stove(火炉). A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the 1 and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates got there.
One morning they 2 to find the schoolhouse burning. They dragged(拖) the little boy out of the building more dead than alive. Then he was 3 taken to a nearby county hospital.
The doctor told the boy's mother that 4 the lower part of his body was seriously burnt, he couldn't use his legs anymore. However, the 5 boy made up his mind that he would walk. Unluckily his thin legs 6 hung there, all but lifeless.
Finally he returned home from the 7 . Every day his mother would press his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control, 8 . Yet his determination that he would walk was as 9 as ever.
When he wasn't in bed, he would sit in a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he 10 himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass, dragging his 11 behind him.
He worked his way to the white fence(栅栏) around the yard. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence, 12 that he would walk. He started to do this every day. There was nothing he 13 more than to develop life in those legs.
In the end, through his determination he did 14 . Gradually he began to walk to school, then to run to school, to run 15 the joy of running. Later in college he made the running team.
Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!
1．A.class B．game C．fire D．story
2．A.arrived B．waited C．left D．hid
3．A.clearly B．suddenly C．quickly D．nearly
4．A.when B．since C．before D．unless
5．A.honest B．careful C．rude D．brave
6．A.also B．once C．just D．ever
7．A.hospital B．yard C．school D．square
8．A.everything B．nothing
C．anything D．something
9．A.simple B．similar C．strange D．strong
10．A.helped B．picked C．threw D．enjoyed
11．A.arms B．mother C．chair D．legs
12．A.believing B．doubting
C．promising D．suggesting
13．A.afforded B．hated C．wanted D．forgot
14．A.set off B．stand up
C．get back D．hang out
15．A.to B．from
C．for D．without
三、阅读理解
(2017·山东东营中考)Susan Carver stood in front of her house. She watched George Carver take things out of his pockets(口袋). George had been out in the forest again, collecting things like plants, rocks, insects and a snake. Susan was happy that George loved nature. She just didn't want George to bring all that nature into her house!
Susan and Moses Carver wanted George to have a good education. But the schools near George's house were for white children only. So when George was about 12, the Carvers sent him to a school for African American children. But the school was too easy for George. George decided to go to a different school so he could learn more.
George went to a high school in Kansas. He was one of the best students there, too. After George graduated, he started a business cleaning people's clothes. But George still wanted to learn more. In 1885 a college in Kansas sent George a letter and said he could go to school there. But when George got to the college, they told him he couldn't stay. The college was only for white students. George was very disappointed(失望的). But he kept reading and learning by himself.
In 1887, George started taking classes at Simpson College, in Iowa. George was only the second African American student who went to the college. He studied art and music. But George really wanted to study plants and farming. So he decided to go to a different college. One year later, he went to Iowa State Agricultural(农业的) College. Students there learned how to work on farms. George learned about farm animals, planting and growing crops(庄稼)．
George was a great student at Iowa State Agricultural College. After he graduated, he became a teacher at the college. He also kept studying plants. He wanted to learn about different ways to use plants. He succeeded and became an expert in agriculture.
1．From the first passage, we know that ．
A．George loved nature
B．Susan was afraid of snakes
C．George liked collecting all kinds of things
D．Susan didn't allow George to bring everything home
2．George didn't go to school near his home because .
A．he was a black boy
B．he wanted to study by himself
C．the school was too easy for him
D．he wanted to go to a good school
3．After he graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College, George ．
A．started a business cleaning people's clothes
B．decided to go to a different college
C．became a college teacher
D．went to work on farms
4．The right order of the following statements about George is ．
①He went to a high school in Kansas.
②He went to Iowa State Agricultural College.
③He went to study at Simpson College, in Iowa.
④He was sent to a school for African American children.
⑤A college in Kansas sent him a letter but refused him later.
A．④③⑤①② B．④①⑤③②
C．①④⑤②③ D．①⑤②④③
5．According to the passage, which statement is NOT right?
A．Black people were treated badly.
B．George liked music and art.
C．George was successful in agriculture.
D．George was a person who never gave up his dream.
四、阅读填空
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式(每空不多于三个单词)。
(2016·山东淄博中考)In 1990, when I 1. (be) nine years old, I wanted very much to find 2. pen friend. I found Ashley's address in a magazine, and decided 3. (write) to her.
I sent off my letter with a little hope. Very quickly, I received her letter. 4. my surprise, Ashley was only one month 5. (old) than me. I learned some new expressions from her. I 6. (real) liked this new friend.
Letter after letter, year after year, Ashley and I continued to write to one another. A letter would be received and I'd write back right away. We would send each other birthday and Christmas 7. (gift)．
Eight years later, my parents decided it was time 8. me to meet this friend. They drove me down to Mississippi for a few days. We 9. (have) a fun time together. We did the things that teenage girls love to do.
Twentyfive years after the 10. (one) letter, Ashley and I still have an amazing friendship. Although we don't write letters now, we communicate through mobile phones and the Internet.
参考答案
一、1～5 ACCCA 6～10 DCBBA
二、1～5 CACBD 6～10 CABDC 11～15 DACBC
三、AACBB
四、1.was 2.a 3.to write 4.To 5.older
6．really 7.gifts 8.for 9.had 10.first
