暑假预习检测卷 8A unit8 A unit8A unit8 一、单项选择。 1.—Did you hear the cries the boy? —Yes, when I arrived there, I found the boy looking at the snake A. from; in B. at; with C. from; with fear. D. in; in 2. I'd love to go to the English evening. But I'm a little , because I will be asked to sing an English song in front of the whole school. A. tired B. sad C. nervous D. pleased 3. —I didn't see you at the party yesterday. —Oh, I A. waited B. will wait 4. I have no idea if he A. will come; rains 5. for an important call from my brother. C. waiting if it D. was waiting tomorrow. B. comes; rain C. will come; will rain D. comes; will rain you never met your new workmates before, I will introduce you first at the party. A. While B. So C. But 6. It was too cold , so they made a fire A. keep B. to keep D. Since warm . C. keeping D. kept 7.There are _______ visitors to the wetland park, and the number is becoming _______ now. A. thousand of, larger and larger B. thousands of, more and more C. thousands of, larger and larger D. thousand of, more and more 8. －I hear that you went to see the film called “Life of Pea”, isn’t that boring? －__________. It’s one of the most successful films . A. Yes, it’s interesting. B. Yes, it’s boring. C. Not at all. D. Of course. 9. －I’m sorry I ______ my exercise book at home. －Don’t forget _______ it to school tomorrow, please. A. forgot, to take B. left, to bring C. forgot, to bring D. left, to take 10. The earthquake ______ when I _______some cleaning. A. starts, was doing 11. A football B. started, was doing me when I C. was starting, was doing D. starts, were doing past the football field. My arm still hurts now. A. hit; was walking B. was hitting; was walking C. was hitting; walked D. hit; am walking 12. — We plan to drive our car to Dalian next month. — Are you joking? What if it A. breaks away 13. B. breaks down C. breaks up ? D. breaks off from the smoke, you should stay low to the ground while running out of a burning house. A. To keeping away B. To keep away C. Keep away D. Keeping away 14. As Tom is a brave boy, he knows how to stay calm when there is danger. Which word can replace (代替) “As” here? A. So B. Since C. Until D. If 15. — A typhoon called Usagi (天兔) hit Guanddong Province and it killed 30 people. — ________________It was really a terrible disaster. A. They were too careless. B. Thank goodness! C. Never mind. D. I am sorry to hear that. 【答案】ACDADBCCBBABBBD 二、完形填空。 Last month, I visited New York City. It was my first time to go there, 1 before I went there, I studied a travel guide for a long time. My cousin told me it was 2 to visit New York during the Christmas season. So I decided to visit the 3 when Christmas came. My cousin lives in Long Island City, so I took an MIA bus and then 4 to the underground to go to downtown Manhattan. It ____ 5 never 6 me almost two hours, but I didn’t feel tired and I would the moment when I first walked up from the underground into Manhattan. I enjoyed my first window shopping at Fifth Avenue (街). I saw a very big Christmas tree with 7 all over it. It was very cold in New York in December, but when I saw the beautiful Christmas tree with colourful lights, I was very excited and felt visited the Statue of Liberty. When I went to the 9 8 . I also of the Statue, I felt free and happy. I found the people 10 were just like ants. They were so small that I felt like a giant ( 巨人) myself. New York City is one of my favourite places. I will never forget my visit there. ( ) 1. A. if B. but C. so D. Or ( ) 2. A. boring B. wonderful C. delicious D. beautiful ( ) 3. A. country B. city ( ) 4. A. flew B. changed C. moved D. began ( ) 5. A. took B. spent C. cost D. made ( ) 6. A. have B. remember C. forget D. receive ( ) 7 A. cards B. presents C. boxes ( ) 8 A. cold B. cool ( ) 9. A. front B. top C. end ( ) 10. A. below B. around C. above 【答案】1-5 CBBBA 6-10 BDCBA 三、阅读理解。 C. town C. warm D. school D. lights D. hot D. beginning D. beside A bit of rain and wind in summer can be nice. But bad storms are a bit different. Some of the worst storms are typhoons. Every year, about 80 typhoons hit different places around the world. The strongest ones are usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September. Why? When lots of seawater gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates( 蒸发)into t