单元综合测试（A卷） Test A for Unit5 of 8B
一、单项填空（10分）
（ ）1. --- John, why don't you clean the blackboard
--- It's not my _______ today. I cleaned the blackboard yesterday.
A. time B. order C. turn D. situation
（ ）2. No words can fully _____ how surprised I was to see the present from Max.
A. excuse B. explain C. express D. exercise
（ ）3. My grandma started using WeChat at 80. She says it's never _____ old to learn.
A. too B. so C. enough D. quite
（ ）4. I'd like to buy a new house - comfortable and modern. ______, it should be in a quiet
neighbourhood.
A. At all B. In all C. Above all D. After all
（ ）5. I'm thinking about my problem _____, but I have no idea what to do with it.
A. at times B. some time C. at a time D. all the time
（ ）6. People won't realize the importance of health _____ they lose it.
A. if B. since C. until D. after
（ ）7. ---The room is ______ to stay in. We have to move into another one.
--- But I don't think the hotel has a bigger room for us.
A. clean enough B. too small C. too clean D. too big
（ ）8. --- Your car is _____________, sir. Can you move it - Sorry! I'll do it at once.
A. by the way B. on the way C. off the way D. in my way
（ ）9. --- My cousin's school is so great! She has much less homework than I do.
---________. Maybe your school is better than hers in some other ways.
A. Seeing is believing B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. Actions speak louder than words D. The grass is always greener on the other side
（ ）10. --- How did you find your visit to Qingdao, Joanna - ______.
A. Oh, wonderful indeed B. I went there alone
C. First by train and then by ship D. A guide showed me the way
二、完形填空（10分）
Edith Cavell was born in a small English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially（尤其） in 1 and French. 2 she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were 3 . She could understand them easily. At the same time, she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.
After 4 that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to 5 him. She then decided to become a nurse. She did such a wonderful job in the hospital that a Belgian doctor invited her to his country to organize a 6 school for nurses. World War I broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a 7 . She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded（受伤的） soldiers （士兵）. Edith treated them with kindness. 8 November 1914 and August 1915, she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners（囚犯） that ran away from the Germans. Later the Germans 9 what Edith had done and killed her, but they 10 kill her memory.
（ ）1. A. Science B. Music C. Art D. Dancing
（ ）2. A. After B. While C. Before D.As
（ ）3. A. interesting B. helpless C. difficult D. useful
（ ）4. A. seeing B. watching C. listening D. hearing
（ ）5. A. look after B. treat C. cure D. leave
（ ）6. A. reading B. training C. caring D. working
（ ）7. A. home B. shop C. museum D. hospital
（ ）8. A. From B. Between C. During D. Since
（ ） 9. A. found out B. looked for C. worked out D. were interested in
（ ）10. A. could B. must C. couldn't D. had to
三、阅读理解（16分）
A
（ ）1. The pictures above are _____.
A. a poster B. a notice C. a comic strip D. a news report
（ ）2. From the pictures, we know that Western people like to _____.
A. express their love in a direct way B. open the gifts later by themselves
C. use chopsticks when having meals D. visit different places during one vacation
（ ）3. The pictures above show the differences in _____ between the West and China.
A. table manners B. cultures and customs （风俗）
C. vacation styles D. communication habits
B
Anne had been at Green Gables two weeks before Mrs Rachel Lynde came to see what she was like."You're not much to look at," Mrs Lynde said. "You're very thin and plain（普通的）. And your face has freckles（雀斑）, and your hair is the colour of carrots."
"I hate you," cried Anne."I hate you! I hate you!" "What a temper （牌气）!" cried Mrs Lynde. "Anne, go to your room and stay there until I come up," said Marilla. Anne ran to her room, crying.
Afterward, Marilla went upstairs to talk to Anne. "Mrs Lynde had no right （权利） to call me ugly and red-headed," Anne cried. "You had no right to get angry like that," said Marilla in a calm voice. "You must go to Mrs Lynde and tell her you are sorry.""No," Anne said. "I’m not sorry."
The next morning, Matthew went to Anne's room. "I think you should apologize（道歉）to Mrs
Lynde," he said. "Will you do that for me "
Anne thought about this. She liked Matthew. "All right," she said. "I apologize."
"Good girl," Matthew said.
Anne went downstairs and said to Marilla."I'm sorry. I was rude to Mrs Lynde. I'd like to apologize to her."Marilla was surprised but also very pleased. They drove over to Mrs Rachel Lynde's house. Anne fell to her knees in front of Mrs Lynde.
"Please, Mrs Lynde, forgive （原谅） me for being so rude to you yesterday. I am so sorry.
Can you find it in your heart ever to forgive me "
Marilla thought Anne's apology was rather strange."Get up, child,"said Mrs Lynde."Of course I forgive you. I was too hard on you. Go into the garden and pick flowers for yourself."
（ ）4. What did Mrs Rachel Lynde say about Anne
A. Anne's looks and temper. B. Anne's hair and height.
C. Anne's personalities and abilities. D. Anne's thin and plain body.
（ ）5. Where did Anne say sorry to Mrs Lynde
A. In the garden. B. At Marilla's house.
C. At Mrs Lynde's house. D. In Anne's room.
（ ） 6. What does the underlined word "that" in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. The person for Anne to visit. B. Anne's way to say sorry.
C. The time for Anne to apologize. D. Anne's action to Mrs Lynde.
（ ）7. Anne said sorry to Mrs Rachel Lynde in the end because _____.
A. Anne had to listen to Marilla B. Matthew asked her to do so
C. Anne realized she was rude D. Mrs Lynde had special rights
（ ）8. What can we learn from the passage
A. Anne was a girl with creative （有创造力的） ideas.
B. Mrs Lynde didn't forgive Anne.
C. Anne didn't want to say sorry in heart.
D. Mrs Lynde was a modest （谦虚的） woman.
四、信息还原（5分）
Gift giving is a common（普遍的） practice, but traditions （传统） are different greatly from one country to the next. 1. ______ Take a look at the special gifting traditions from around the world.
2. ______ However, in certain European countries like Germany, people believe that a knife presented as a gift will cut off your friendship.
3. ______ So behaviours such as touching and giving gifts are to be done with right hands. In Indian culture, an odd number （奇数） of things or money stands for good luck. 4. ______
In Zimbabwe, it is common to directly ask for a gift. When you receive a gift without asking for it, even if the giver's family is poor, it's the worst way to refuse the offering. 5.______These may include jumping up and down, dancing or cheering.
A. For example, ￡11 should be given instead of ￡10.B. In the US, a set of kitchen knives seems like a perfect gift idea.C. You'd better give a much more expensive gift in return.D. Also, expressing thanks with actions is better than just saying "thanks".E. In Indian culture, left hands are thought to be unclean.F. For example, you can give them two bottles of wine as a present for good luck. G. A behaviour that shows respect（尊重） in one place might be rude somewhere else
五、词汇检测（9分）
1. Do you know the ________（符合习俗的） way to greet people in the UK
2. The books on the shelf are not ours. You can ask those ________（客人）.
3. Old people should try to ________（避免）going out in very cold or icy weather.
4. Tom was surprised to see a snake in the grass and _________（警告）us of the danger.
5. He is a ________（成功的） scientist, but he lives a simple life.
6. We students should behave ________（礼貌） both at home and in public.
7. Father used to bring some work back home and work u_________ midnight.
8. Why did he r__________ losing all his money to save this company
9. A_________ we Chinese often say, "Failure is the mother of success."
六、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语,在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次（5分）
polite excuse me learn ask for direct
We should know how to ask for help politely. "Where is the nearest supermarket " and "Could you please tell me where the nearest supermarket is "are similar requests（请求） for 1. _________. Both are OK, but the first one sounds 2. _________. That is because it is a very direct question. We need to learn how to be polite when 3. _________ help.
In fact, good speakers change the way they speak when they are in different situations. It is all right to say "When is the parents' meeting day " when we talk with our classmates. However, if we ask our teacher the same question, we should say, "4. _________, Mr Darcy, do you know when the parents' meeting day is "This sounds politer.
It is important 5. __________ how to use the right language in different situations.
七、短文填空（10分）
You may have heard of the popular 1. _________（say）,"Practice makes perfect."But have you ever wondered if it's really true Does practice always make perfect
Sometimes practice does make perfect. Take a Maths test as 2. _________ example. If you know you're going to have a Maths test in a week, you can keep 3. _________（do） Maths exercises before the test. If you 4._________ （get） a full mark on your test, that's perfect and you can say 5._________（happy）that the practice has helped get you there.
6. _________, in some other aspects （方面） of life, practice doesn't always make perfect. It doesn't mean that practice is 7. _________ （use）. Sometimes it just means that there's no such thing as "perfect" in a certain aspect. For example, if you play sports or a musical instrument（乐器）, there are no perfect games or perfect performances（表演）. It all depends on（取决于）8._________ you think to be "perfect". Even if practice doesn't always make perfect, it almost always makes you better than you 9. _________ （be） before. The more you practise something, the 10._________（good） you are at it.
八、完成句子（10分）
1.众人拾柴火焰高。在大家的帮助下,我们轻松地完成了这项任务。
_____________________________.We finished the task easily with everyone’s help.
2.一个好司机应该足够小心,注意路上的任何小变化。
A good driver should be __________________________ any small change on the road.
3.很抱歉打断你的话,但有些东西我不理解。
I'm sorry __________________________ you, but there's something I can't understand.
4.在公共场合大声说话是不礼貌的。
It's bad manners ________________________________________________________.
5.青少年应该学会使自己免受网络诈骗的危害。
Teenagers should learn _____________________________ the danger of online fraud.
九、书面表达（25分）
苏州博物馆一直是全国热门博物馆之一。假如你是苏州阳光中学的一名学生,以下是苏州博物馆的一份公告,请仔细阅读并将你的想法写成一篇英文短文投递给博物馆。
I'm glad that more and more people have noticed the importance of having good manners in the museum.
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