初二英语单元测试卷8B Unit 8
一、单项选择（共18分，每小题1分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 1. I learnt about ______ organization for recycling old clothes, and my family often send our old jeans and T-shirts to ______ organization.
A. a; the B. an; an C, the; an D. an; the
( ) 2. When a disaster happens, there are always thousands of volunteers in the disaster area. Some are helping the victims, some are cleaning up the places. ____ are heading out the relief materials (救济物品).
A. the other B. the others C. others D. other
( ) 3. We should try our best to develop new types of new energy because they will never ___________.
A. run out B. run out of C. be run out D. be run out of
( ) 4. When we leave our homes, we should _______ power machines and water tap to save energy.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down
( ) 5. ― _______ happy life we are having today!
―Yes. Our society is developing more and more quickly and our life is improving greatly.
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
( ) 6. ―______ English, we should read Chinese every morning to improve our Chinese.
―Exactly. Now some people are doing _______ than before.
A. Like; better B. As well as; worse C. Except; better D. Also; worse
( ) 7. If we do not take action to improve the environment, more _____ animals will be killed by pollution.
A. alive B. living C. live D. lively
( ) 8.
―In fact, everyone can do something to __________ to our environment.
―Yes? I don’t think we should throw away the waste ________.
A. make difference; carefully B. make differences; careful
C. make a difference; carelessly D. make a few differences; careless
( ) 9. Don’t ______ others too much. You should do things by yourself.
A. depend on B. agree with C. think about D. look after
( ) 10. To protect the environment, supermarkets don’t ___ free plastic bags for shoppers.
A. take B. show C. provide D. hand out
( ) 11. We should turn off lights when we leave a room _______ save power.
A. so that B. in order to D. for D. so… that
( ) 12. Not only the USA but Australia and Japan _______ that China will join in this important meeting, because China is important part of the world, especially of Asia.
A. hope B. have hoped C. hopes D. will hope
( ) 13. It is said that an Asian Culture Village ______ inside the AYG Village in Nanjing in the coming Asian Youth Games period (期间).
A. builds B. is building C. will be built D. have been built
( ) 14. ― We must act now because time is _________.
― Yes. Let’s start.
A. coming out B. giving out C. cutting out D. running out
( ) 15. ―Everyone should start to act to go green. Then which of the following actions is not part of green life?
―You’re right. We should not ___________.
A. do more exercise and watch less TV
B. drive to work or school as much as possible
C. reusing water if possible D. take shorter showers
( ) 16. ―Look at what you wrote here, you made a ________ mistake again.
―Oh, yes. “wisely” should be “wise” here.
A. word usage B. spelling C. grammatical D. missing word
( ) 17. ― ______ do you know so much about “going green”?
― I usually get thee information by surfing the Internet.
A. How B. What C. Why D. Where
( ) 18. ―I think there will be _____ air pollution whenever there are _____ people driving.
―That’s true. I hope the air will be fresher soon.
A. less; less B. less; fewer C. fewer; less D. fewer; fewer
二、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road．She was very worried．Her car had broken down．Just then a poor man named Robert came．He was on his 19 back home from work as usual．
The lady wondered, “Is the man going to 20 me? He looks very cold and hungry.' But to her surprise, 21 stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?'
After forty minutes, the car was at last fixed by Robert．The lady wanted to pay him．
“No, that's nothing, madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in 22 ．If you really want to pay me back, I hope whenever you see someone 23 , you should give him a hand.”
A few minutes later, the lady 24 a very old house by the road．She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped．
The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her 25 ．The lady could see that it was a 26 family and that they needed help．When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 27 on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly
Robert came home later than before, thinking how 28 their life was．His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not 29 money．His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don't worry, dear! Everything's going to be all 30 A stranger has helped us out.'
Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves．
( ) 19. A. step B. way C. road D. life
( ) 20. A. help B. save C. kill D. find
( ) 21. A. she B. he C. I D. they
( ) 22. A. picture B. rain C. need D. danger
( ) 23. A. playing B. in need C. with hand D. dying
( ) 24. A. saw B. heard C. smelt D. felt
( ) 25. A. out B. away C. in D. along
( ) 26. A. terrible B. sad C. rich D. poor
( ) 27. A. dropped B. forgot C. lay D. left
( ) 28. A. exciting B. hard C. happy D. interesting
( ) 29. A. many B. some C. enough D. few
( ) 30. A. right B. wrong C. glad D. well
三、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
(A)
A city in California has got some new buses. They cost $490,000 each. The new buses are different from the old ones. These new buses are better for the environment. They are called hybrid (混合动力) buses. They run in diesel (柴油的) and electric (电力的) power. This will help keep the air cleaner.
The man who took the wheel of the new bus on Wednesday noticed a difference right away. “I get to have clean air for a change,” said driver Melvin Day. “I am smelling diesel all day long when I drive the old ones.”
The company that builds the buses had many good things to say about them. For example, they said that they use a lot less fuel (燃料). They also said that they are 90% cleaner for the environment. The buses are quiet, too.
The buses have a diesel engine (发动机) in the back and batteries (电池) on top. When the engine starts up, it is powered by electricity. Then the diesel power takes over.
Over time the city would like to replace (取代) all 50 of their buses with the new hybrid buses. They hope to do this over the next three years. The city will give money to help buy the new kind of buses.
One other bit of positive (正面的) news: they price of bus ticket will not be increased because of the new buses.
( ) 31. Why are the new buses better for the environment?
A. Because they are cheaper than the older ones.
B. Because they are very quiet.
C. Because they run on diesel and electric power.
C. Because they are new.
( ) 32. How many buses does they city have now?
A. 490. B. 90. C. 45. D. 50.
( ) 33. Which one is TRUE about this article?
A. The driver liked the new buses very much.
B. The new buses don’t use fuel at all.
C. The city will replace the old buses in a year.
D. The price of bus ticket will be high.
( ) 34. What is the best title for the article?
A. The new buses B. Electric buses
C. The advantages (好处) of electric buses D. Buying new buses
(B)
“Who did this?” asked my teacher. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”
“Oh, oh,” I thought. I broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意). It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?
If I admitted (承认) it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get angry at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise my hand, but something much stronger than me pulled it up.
“I did it” I said. Then I was silent.
My teacher went to our bookshelf and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I was afraid that she was going to start with me.
“ I know how you like birds,” she said as she looked down at my face. “Here is the guide about birds that you always checked out from our school library. it is yours now. we have got a new one for the school. You will not be punished. But remember, it’s only for your honesty (诚实).”
I could not believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird guide, the one I had been saving up all my money to buy.
( ) 35. How did the writer feel when he saw his teacher walking towards him with a book?
A. Relaxed. B. Pleased. C. Frightened. D. Excited.
( ) 36. What do the underlined words “checked out” mean?
A. Lend. B. Borrow. C. Test. D. Buy.
( ) 37. Which if the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. The writer’s teacher often hits her students.
B. The writer broke the window when he was catching a bird.
C. The writer was seriously punished after admitting his mistake.
D. The writer didn’t want to admit his mistake at the beginning.
( ) 38. What can we learn from the story?
A. He who is honest is wise. B. Better late than never.
C. Practice makes perfect. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.