上海名校试卷--2019-2020学年上海市静安区市西初级中学八年级下学期英语Unit2测试卷

英语Unit2测试卷

Part 2 Phonetics,Vocabulary and Grammar(共40分) I. Choose the best answer: (共 15 分)

1. Which of the following underlined parts is different from the others in pronunciation? A. She was specially patient with her students. B. He just vanished and was never seen again. C. Do something that you know relaxes you. D. Typhoon is a kind of natural disaster in the Pacific. 【答案】A

2.We use______electric kettle to boil _____water. A)an;/ B)a;the C)a;/ D)an;the 【答案】A

3.I wonder what Tony and Sunny mean_____ saying that. A)for B)by C)with D)to 【答案】B

4.Miss Lin didn't teach_____ English last term. Their English teacher was Mr Zhao. A)they B)them C)their D)theirs 【答案】B

5.There are often_____ choices on the menu in the restaurant.

A)too many B)too much C)many too D)much too 【答案】A

6.Mike,let's try to do the job better with_____ money. A)much B)more C)less D)fewer 【答案】C

7.Sally was floating______ in a small boat on the sea at that time. A)comfortable B)comfortably C)comfort D)uncomfortable 【答案】B

8.No one knows what the life_____ without water. A)would be like B)would like C)like

D)would be liked 【答案】A

9.Every morning,milk_____ to every family in bottles. A)delivers B)delivered C)is delivering D)is delivered 【答案】D

10.At the school gate,we can see_____people walking into our beautiful campus.

A)huge amounts of B)a large number of C)a great deal of D)a large sum of 【答案】B

11.It is terrible that the water still can't be drunk_____it has been given medical treatment. A)because B)when C)since D)though 【答案】D

12._____useful water is in our daily life! A)What B)How C)What a D)What an 【答案】B

13.I've seen him before.Maybe we met_____last week when I was on business. A)sometimes B)some times C)sometime D)some times 【答案】C

14.Our English teacher wondered_____last Monday. A)why Bruce liked to talk in class B)why did Bruce like to talk in class C)why Bruce likes to talk in class D)why does Bruce like to talk in class 【答案】A

15.---I am sorry to have kcpt you waiting.

---_____

A)That's very kind of you. B)That's right. C)It's my pleasure. D)That's all right. 【答案】D

Many places in the world need more fresh water. Every country is trying to find （1）______to turn salt water into fresh water. Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?

In some places, the sun isn't hot enough, or it doesn't shine every day.In these places,other ways of （2）______ sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the

sun.By boiling sea water with high heat,a lot of fresh water can be made quickly.

But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried. One way is（3） ______. The fresh part of salt water freezes first.To get fresh water, the pieces of ice aretaken out.

Which way is best? The one that gives the most water with the（4） ______money.It may be adifferent way for each place.Symi's way seems very good for small,hot places.It doesn't make verymuch water at a time.But the factory is easy to build and' cost little. 【答案】DECB 【分析】

1.分析题目词汇A.少的B.至少的C.冰冻的D.方法E.加热。分析第一个句子可知，这里是要尝试着找...这里缺名词。只有ways是名词，并且带进去符合题意。

2.前面提到，这些地方没有什么阳光照射，因为要通过用……来解决这个问题。根据生活常识，阳光照射会让水蒸发，故这里应该是通过加热来帮助水蒸发。

3.根据原文后面一句The fresh part of salt water freezes first.来看，这里指的另一种方法，是冷冻法。

A. little B.least C.freezing D.ways E.heating 4.前面通过对两个方法的叙述，这里来个总结，根据前面最高级most来看，这里也应该是个最高级。

A.because of B.harmful C.tested D.chemicals E.useful

Water pollution is speeding up around the world. We use over 75,000 water-polluting（5）_______and make about 1,000 new ones each year.When it rains,water runs over the ground and carries oil, dirt and other （6）______stuff to the rivers and lakes.So,anything harmful that we use may finally go into our drinking water.

Pollution of drinking water is a problem for half of the world's population.Among the 250million people who get sick（7） ______ water pollution,5 to 10 million of them die. Asian rivers are the most polluted in the world.They have 20 times more lead(铅)than rivers indeveloped countries. In 2004,several of China's major rivers were （8）______ and half of them weren't suitable for drinking. 【答案】DBAC 【分析】

5.分析这几个词汇分别是:A.因为B.有害的C.实验D.化学物质E.有用的。这里分析句子可知，该句缺宾语。几个词里只有D选项是名词，放入句子也符合题意。

6.联系上下文，由空前的oil dirt可知，后面的物质和这两个属于同一类。这里应该是有害的物质。

7.分析前后句子可知，这里缺连接词，分析句意，前面一句，人们生病和水污染是因果关系。故应该是Because of

8.根据空前的were并且分析句子成分可知，这里缺谓语动词。而选项中只有tested是动词，和were构成被动语态。翻译为被测试。

III.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:(共7分) 1. Water can turn into ice easily in _____weather.(freeze) 2. Jenny lives on the _____floor in this building.(thirty-three)

3.The policeman became really_____after Kevin asked him again and again.(patient) 4. After class, Jason and Golden often push each other to keep themselves_____ .(relax)

5.Kent is in charge of selling____products in the company.(clean) 6The workers at the factory may add some_____to the water.(chemistry) 7.Food from the fridge must be heated_____before we eat it.(thorough) 1.【答案】freezing

【分析】考查动词的词性转换。分析句子可知，空后为water名词，故空内应为形容词来修饰名词。翻译句子，应该是在冰水里，水会很容易结冰。 2.【答案】thirty-third

【分析】考查序数词和基数词之间的转换。翻译句子可知，空前冠词，空后名词。给的是个基数词，这里只能是个序数词，表示第33楼。 3.【答案】impatient

【分析】此处考查形容词的否定变换。根据空后说，一次次的被问，这里肯定是变得不耐烦。

4.【答案】relaxed

【分析】此处考查固定搭配。keep sb.＋adj.表示让某人处于某种状态。relax的形容词，relaxed. 5.【答案】cleaning

【分析】考查动词的词性变换，这里空内和空后是个固定用法，译为清洁产品。 6.【答案】chemicals

【分析】考查名词词性转换。这里分析句子可知，add sth. to把……加入这个句型中缺宾语。而且前面some是量词，这里应用名词，chemical放这里合适，可数名词加s 7.【答案】thoroughly

【分析】考查形容词和副词之间的词性转换。空前heat加热，这里应该缺一个副词来修饰他，译为，彻底的加热。

IV.Rewrite the following sentences as required:(共10分) 1.The Yellow River carried me to the reservoir.(改为一般疑问句), ____the Yellow River _______you to the reservoir?

2.There are only a few mistakes in your test-paper.(改为反意疑问句) There are only a few mistakes in your test-paper,_____ _____? 3.Your body needs two litres of water every day.(对划线部分提问)

____ ____water does your body need every day?

4.Staying at an air-conditioned room is comfortable in summer.(保持句意不变) _____ _____to stay at an air-conditioned room in summer.

5.as much water as, people, can use, near the sea, they like, Living(连词成句) ___________________________________________________________ 1.【答案】Did carry

【分析】考查一般疑问句的变形。先找原句的动词，这里carried 为carry实意动词过去时。故应用did提问。后面用原形carry 2.【答案】aren’t there

【分析】本句考查反义疑问句。A few为肯定形式，因此根据前肯后否，并且是there be 句型的反义疑问句。用aren’t there 3.【答案】How much

【分析】考查特殊疑问词的用法。原句water 为不可数名词。因此用how much 对它的量词进行提问。

4.【答案】It’s comfortable

【分析】考查形式主语的用法，这里的It 代指 stay at an air-conditioned room in summer. 5.【答案】Living near the sea, people can use as much water as they like.

Part 3 Reading and Writing(共50分) V.Reading comprehensions: A)Choose the best answer:(6')

After watching Inception(<盗梦空间> ),people are curious: who made the movie? The man is Christopher Nolan ;some people call him \"the new Hitchcock\".

Nolan was born in London in 1970,to an English father and an American mother,He is the second of three children: he has two brothers. Young Christopher spent his childhood in both London and Chicago. He had an interest in plants early on untill he found his father's camera. He began film-making at the age of seven, using his father's camera and his toys.

Nolan shot his first story film in 19,when he was in university.In'1998,he directed his first feature film(故事片),Following(<追随>),a story about a strange writer. He spent a year shooting the film on weekends with only $60,000.It received notice at the 1998 San Francisco Film

Festival.

Following this success; Nolan took a giant leap forward with his second film, Memento.(<记忆碎片>),in2000.In 2005,Nolan directed Batman Begins(<蝙蝠侠诞生>).A year later, the sequel(续集),The Dark Knight(<黑暗骑士>),came out. People called it the greatest comic-book based movie ever made. It also had enormous box office success and won two Oscars.

After The Dark Knight, Nolan began preparing his most famous movie ever: Inception. The film was based on a script written by himself. It was released(发行, 发布)on July 16,2010,and soon became a box office hit worldwide. More and more movie fans begin to see Nolan as Hitchcock's successor(人),a modern-day master of suspense(悬疑大师).Michael Caine, who has appeared in four of Nolan's films including Inception, agrees with them. He said, “Nolan reminds me of Hitchcock, the way that everything is about creating the' \"best moments of suspense.\" ( )1.Christopher Nolan_____ A)was born in Chicago

B)has an American father and an English mother C)grew up only in London

D)had an early interest in film-making ( )2.The film Following was _____

1.Nolan's first feature film 2.shot in 1998

3.an expensive movie to make 4.a failure at the 1998 San Francisco Film Festival A)1 and2 B)2 and3 C)3 and4 D)1 and4

( )3.Put the following movies in time order: a.Inception b.Batman Begins c.Memento d.Following e.The Dark Knighi A)dbeca B)dcbea

C)decba D)dbcea

4. What does“ it……soon became a box office hit worldwide.”mean?_____ A) lt didn't have a good box office immediately. B) It soon became a box office success. C) It soon received notice.

D) It soon won a lot of movie awards. 5. Why is Nolan called \"the new Hitchcock\"? A) Because he looks like Hitchcock,

B) Because he always remakes Hitchcock's movies. C) Because he is a modem-day master of suspense. D) Because he is a big fan of Hitchcock.

6. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A) Hitchcock, \"the master of suspense\ B) Christopher Nolan, \"the new Hitchcock\". C) Inception,' the movie of success\ D) Batman, \"the dark knight'. 1.【答案】D

【分析】排除法可得出答案。A选项根据第二段第一句排除，他是在伦敦出生。根据to an English father and an American mother，排除B.根据Young Christopher spent his childhood in both London and Chicago.来排除C.两个地方都待过。 2.【答案】A

【分析】文章第三段在围绕Following 展开叙述，从段落中得知，1.2.正确3.4.错误，故选A.

3.【答案】B

【分析】此题意在排列各个电影的出场顺序，这里根据文章中的汉语和书名号很容易得出排列顺序 4.【答案】B

【分析】本句话的理解最重要在hit worldwide上面，这两个词分开是都认识的，一个是“打”，一个是“全世界”这里应该是理解为，票房轰动了全世界。根据选项来看，B符合。

5.【答案】C

【分析】suspense悬疑。本题为细节题。这里根据More and more movie fans begin to see Nolan as Hitchcock's successor(人),a modern-day master of suspense(悬疑大师).可知，是因为他是今日的悬疑大师！ 6.【答案】B

【分析】读完全文可知，文章的最后一段是个总结段，说明了Christopher Nolan是Hitchcock的人，这里B合适。

B) Choose the best answer to complete the passage (6')

Being ambitious is great, but it is important to maintain (保持) healthy balance. That is, balance ambition with the other important things in life because it is（1）___1___ to forget about everything else when chasing (追逐) ambition too hard. Let's follow Karen Mok. She practises singing in front of the mirror and records and produces her songs on the computer whenever she（2）______. Though she so deeply wants to be a pop star, she never neglects (忽略) the importance of her loved（3）______ and school. She also never sacrifices (牺牲) her peace of mind. She enters a singing competition arid sings and dances（4） ______an angel, yet still finishes second. She doesn't get upset and quit (停止)（5）______she knows striping (奋斗) for something is more important in itself than the result.

Ambition eventually (最终) produces the world's athletes, movie stars, scientists, doctors. Teachers and （6）______ people in all other fields of life. So be ambitious and happy and life will be a success.

1. A) necessary B. unnecessary C. possible D. impossible 2. A}may B. can C. must D. does 3. A) them B. it C. ones D. one 4. A) with B. like C. as D. by 5. A)so B. because C. though D. if 6.A) successful B. modem C. happy D. upset

【答案】CBCBB 【分析】

1.根据前两句的翻译可知，要注重保持目标和健康的平衡。后面又说如果太追求目标会……这里推断，在过于追求目标时，我们很有可能会把目标和健康的平衡打乱。

2.这里说，无论什么时候只有她……她就会练习唱歌，根据推理，这里应该是can.只要她能，她会抓住一切机会唱歌。

3.考查代词用法，这里翻译句子可知，即使很爱唱歌，她还是没有放弃自己热爱的东西。这里用ones代指。

4.考查介词用法。这里说她参加了一个比赛，她像一个天使一样唱歌跳舞。

5.考查连词用法，前半句和后半句翻译可知，这里说她从未停止过，和后面一句意思奋斗的过程比结果更重要可知，是因果关系，故选Because.

6.根据最后一段的概括，前面举了很多由于拥有雄心而有成就的人，这里有个并列，故应该是成功的。

C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (12')

When you think about running away, you probably imagine that there will be no more rules, no parents to tell you what to do, no more fights. Sound great and （1）e_____ ,right? In fact, running away is anything but fun. Kids who run away face new( 2)p_____ like not having any money, food to eat, a safe place to stay, or anyone to take care of them.

People with no home and no money become ready to do(3)a_____just to meet their everyday needs. Because of this, they often find themselves in risky (冒险的) situations that would be terrible eve n for adults (成年人 )Runaway kids join in dangerous crimes much more (4)o_____than kids who live at home.

Kids who live on the streets often have to steal for a(5)l____ Many take drugs to get through the day because they become so sad and feel that no one cares about them. Some are forced (被迫) to do things they wouldn't normally do to make money such as begging and cheating. The number of kids with diseases is (6)h _____ on streets because these kids may easily get infected (感染). This problem is attracting more and more attention.

【答案】1.exciting 2.problems 3.anything 4.often 5. living 6. higher 【分析】

1.文章刚开始就铺垫小孩子理想的离家出走的状态，而且这个空前和great并列，意为听起来很棒并且……可知，是个褒义词，应该是开心的。注意这里是修饰物。

2.根据后面的离家出走结果not having any money, food to eat, a safe place to stay, or anyone to take care of them.可知，应该是会导致一系列的问题。

3.注意空后有个动词meet，这里应该翻译为，满足他们的每天需要。根据生活常识和空前动词可知，这里是个任何事情的名词。

4.根据最后一段对离家出走儿童可能会做的事可知，这里应该是比在家里好好待着的孩子更容易陷入犯罪的境地。

5.这里考查固定搭配，for a living 译为谋生。可想而知，孩子们没有钱生活，自然会去偷。 6.根据后面的原因翻译可知，这里是因为传染很快。所以街上有很大数量的患病儿童。

D) Answer the questions (12')

Sebastien Leob, king of WRC

【WRC、short for world really Championsip (世界汽车拉力锦标赛)is a rallying series organized by the FIA (国际汽车运动联合会)，the series began in 1973.It now consists of 13 events】

Sebastien Leob is the Michael Schumacher of rallying. Both of them are cool and very good at racing. But Leob's rise to stardom has been even more rapid than Schumacher's rise in Formula 1.

Leob was born on February 26, 1974. Before rallying, he did gymnastics-(体操) and worked as an electrician. In 1995, at the age of 21. He quit his job and turned his attention to racing. In 1999, he won his first racing title.

In 2002,Leob joined the Citroen Total World Rally Team (雪铁龙道达尔拉力车队)and became a WRC driver. In 2003, he performed so well that he almost took his first WRC title. Through experience Leob improved his racing skills and became a well-rounded(多才多艺 的) driver, In the following years, he easily took the crown with six wins. In his third year, he won 1 0 races and built his fame as the top racer in the game. In 2006. He won his third consecutive (连续的) title without even taking part in the last four races of the season because of an injured arm. Leob continued to collect his WRC titles. In 2010, he grabbed a seventh and set a historical

record for the number of titles in WRC,

Becoming a seven-time world champion was so amazing that Leob felt very excited and pleased. \"It's a dream coming true. It's an emotional（激起情感的） moment for me. I don't get emotional very often, so that's quilt unusual for me.''Leob said. 1.What did Leob do before rallying?

He_________________ and ____________________. 2. When did Leob win his first racing title? 3. Which team did Leob join in 2002?

4. Leob took his first WRC title in 2003, didn't he? 5. How many titles had Leob won by the end of 2006?

6. How did Leob feel about being a seven-time WRC world champion? 【答案】

1.did gymnastics, worked as an electrician 2.In 1999

3.The Citroen Total World Rally Team 4.Yes, he did. 5.20titles.

6.Leob felt very excited and pleased. 【分析】

1.根据原文Leob was born on February 26, 1974. Before rallying, he did gymnastics-(体操) and worked as an electrician.可知，他曾经的工作。 2.由这句话可知In 1999, he won his first racing title.

3.这道题目比较简单，主要是从文章中找到对应的时间。由文章In 2002,Leob joined the Citroen Total World Rally Team (雪铁龙道达尔拉力车队)and became a WRC driver.可得出答案。 4.根据In 2003, he performed so well that he almost took his first WRC title. 这句话可知，他是在2003年得到的这个金牌。

5.根据原文可知，截止到2006一共得到了20块金牌。 6.根据最后一段中的Leob felt very excited and pleased.可知。