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八年级下册英语Unit 4质量评价卷
(时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
听力部分 (20分)
一、听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片。每个句子读两遍。(5分)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. .
二、听短对话，选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。(5分)
( )6. Where did Mike go last year
A. To the Nile River. B. To the Dead Sea. C. To the Sahara Desert.
( )7. How large is the lake
A.1,502 square metres. B. 1,025 square metres. C. 1,250 square metres.
( )8. Where is Victoria Falls
A. In Asia. B. In Africa. C. In America.
( )9. What is the difference between the old house and the new house
A. The old house is smaller. B. The old house is bigger.
C. The old house is further away.
( )10. When did the first Chinese team reach the top of Mount Qomolangma
A. In 1953. B. In 1960. C. In 1975.
三、听长对话，选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。(5分)
听第一段长对话，回答第11、12小题。
( )11. What is the book about
A. The longest river. B. The biggest desert. C. The highest mountain.
( )12. How does Jenny like the book
A. Interesting. B. Magical. C. Useful.
听第二段长对话，回答第13至15小题。
( )13. Where does the Yellow River start
A. In the Himalayas. B. In the Bayan Har Mountains.
C. In the Kunlun Mountains.
( )14. How many provinces does the Yellow River pass through
A. Nine. B. Five. C. Eleven.
( )15. How does the Yellow River run through Henan Province
A. From the north to the east. B. From the north to the south.
C. From the west to the east.
四、听短文，选择正确的答案。短文读两遍。(5分)
( )16. Where is Mount Huangshan
A. In the south of Anhui. B. In the north of Anhui. C. In the middle of Anhui.
( )17. When is the best time to visit Mount Huangshan
A. In February. B. In October. C. In December.
( )18. How long will it take you to get there by car from Nanjing
A. Two hours. B. Six hours. C. Eight hours.
( )19. What can you enjoy while you are climbing the mountain
A. White clouds. B. Wild animals. C. Good weather.
( )20. When will the sky there look beautiful
A. In the evening. B. In the late afternoon. C. In the early morning.
笔试部分(100分)
五、单项选择。(10分)
( )21. From the top of the mountains, the houses looked like small boxes.
A.below B.under C.above D.over
( )22. Joe, you should give up playing computer games. It's a waste of time.
A.luckily B.hardly C. freshly D.simply
( )23. Many plants can't in very dry places,but cacti(仙人掌) can grow well there.
A.survive B.aid C.sleep D. manage
( )24. My little sister is a(n) girl and she always asks me different kinds of strange questions.
A.curious B.creative C.quiet D.honest
( )25.-Why do many young people return to build their hometowns now
-Because local creates more jobs and a better life.
A.environment B.development C. condition D. attention
( )26. My grandmother's after-dinner routine walking the dog and dancing in the park.
A.describes B. avoids C. continues D. includes
( )27.-What do you know about Mount Qomolangma
-Well, it is mountain in the world.
A.high B.higher C.highest D. the highest
( )28.-The box too much room. Can you take it away
-Sorry, I'll move it to my room at once.
A. tidies up B. puts up C. takes up D. makes up
( ) 29.- is the mountain in the village
-It's about 3, 100 metres high.
A. How wide B. How long C. How high D. How old
( )30.-Mum, I got first place in the English exam.
- ! My dear.
A. Good luck B. No problem C. Well done D. Sounds great
六、完形填空。(15分)
Hukou Waterfall is the largest yellow waterfall in the world. It is also the second largest waterfall in China, after Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou Province.
As it runs to Hukou Village, the river sharply narrows(变窄) from 500 metres 31 to only about 30 metres. The calm water 32 falls down into a deep pool. As a result, a wonderful waterfall 33 .It seems that the water 34 from a big teapot. So the waterfall has the name Hukou- meaning the 35 of a teapot in Chinese.
The falling water brings huge mist(水雾) and clouds, with its colour 36 from yellow to grey, grey to blue. People 37 this amazing sight"smoke from the river". There is also a(n) 38 under the waterfall. It moves up and down 39 the falling water. People can't see it all the time 40 the water is always changing. It is named“the mysterious(神秘的) stone”.
Over history, lots of poets and painters once 41 here. They enjoyed the 42 view, and left many works about the great waterfall. 43 them, Li Bai's Invitation to Wine(《将进酒》) maybe the best known. It says, "Do not you see the Yellow River come from the sky, rushing into the sea, and never come back "
There are many wonders at Hukou Waterfall, 44 "smoke" from the river, boats on land and rainbows in the sunshine. April and October are the best time to 45 Hukou Waterfall. Why Because the water is full!
( )31. A. long B.high C.wide D.low
( )32.A.easily B.normally C.suddenly D.quietly
( )33.A.drops B. goes C. enters D. appears
( )34.A.runs through B. pours down C. rushes out D. rises up
( )35. A. mouth B.shape C.nose D.cover
( )36.A.facing B. turning C.dividing D.shaking
( )37.A. think B. make C.choose D. call
( )38. A.stone B.plant C.insect D.fish
( )39. A. from B.for C. with D.of
( )40. A.until B.so C.before D. because
( )41.A.travelled B.worked C.lived D.studied
( )42.A.lovely B.impossible C. awful D. wonderful
( )43.A.Between B. Inside C.Among D.Across
( )44. A. thanks to B. according to C. instead of D. such as
( )45. A. swim B.visit C.drink D.pass
七、阅读理解。(40分)
第一节阅读短文，根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(30分)
A
There are many lakes in China. Today, let's learn something about lakes.
Lake TaiIt is a freshwater lake in Jiangsu. There is a fishing festival every year. Fishing lovers go to Lake Tai to fish and enjoy fishing. It is really a good place for fishing. Qiandao LakeIt is a clear freshwater lake with beautiful hills and green forests around it. There are many kinds offish in the lake. You can't see some of them in other places in China.
Yangcheng LakeIt is between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River. It is a freshwater lake and is famous for one thing, Chinese mitten crabs(大闸蟹)，a kind of Chinese crabs. Jinniu LakeIt is a man-made lake in Nanjing. People made it many years ago. In summer, the wind is cool. It is a good place to go for a walk in summer.
( )46. If you are a fishing lover, which lake can you go to for the fishing festival
A. Lake Tai. B. Qiandao Lake. C. Yangcheng Lake. D. Jinniu Lake.
( )47. What is Yangcheng Lake famous for
A. Fish. B. Fresh water. C. Chinese mitten crabs. D. Beautiful scenery.
( )48. Why is Jinniu Lake different from the other lakes
A. Because there are many kinds of fish in it. B. Because it is a man-made lake.
C. Because it is a good place for fishing. D. Because it is a freshwater lake.
( )49. Which of the following is NOT true
A. Lake Tai is a freshwater lake.
B. You can see many fish in Qiandao Lake.
C. Yangcheng Lake is between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.
D. Jinniu Lake is a good place to have a walk in winter.
( )50. In which column(栏目) of a newspaper can you find the passage
A. Sports. B. Health. C. Culture. D. Nature.
B
In the Ming dynasty, there was a traveller. He spent 32 years travelling across China. His name is Xu Xiake.
When he was a child, Xu enjoyed reading books about Chinese mountains and rivers. He made a wish then. He wanted to see them when he grew up.
At that time, many children studied hard to become officials. Xu was not interested in that and Xu's father never asked him to take exams. He preferred exploring nature and often wandered (漫步)in the countryside, taking a close look at plants and rocks. This early curiosity shaped his future travels. After his father passed away, Xu followed his mother's advice and began to travel when he was about 22 years old. Before he left, his mother made him a hat for travelling.
Xu travelled to 21 provinces and over'100 cities in China. He climbed thousands of mountains and discovered over 300 caves. Xu was the first person to find the highest peak of Mount Huangshan.And he discovered the Yangtze River's real headwaters.
Xu travelled mostly on foot. He ate and slept in the wild. Sometimes he fell into rivers or ran into dangerous animals. But Xu was brave(勇敢的) and he always enjoyed travelling. He kept a diary while travelling and the book The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake is still popular today!
( )51. What does the underlined word "them"in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Books. B. High mountains.
C. Rivers and lakes. D. Chinese mountains and rivers.
( )52. What's the right order of the events
①Xu Xiake began to travel at about 22 years old.
②Xu Xiake's father passed away.
③Xu Xiake read books about Chinese mountains and rivers.
④Xu Xiake wrote The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake.
A.③②①④ B.③①②④ C.②③①④ D.①③②④
( )53. How does the writer show Xu Xiake's achievements in Paragraph 4
A. By asking questions. B. By listing numbers.
C. By explaining reasons. D. By making a comparison.
( )54. What can we learn about Xu Xiake from the last paragraph
A. He travelled mostly by car.
B. He didn't always enjoy travelling.
C. He met lots of difficulties during his travels.
D. He usually ate and slept in the caves when travelling.
( )55. What's the best title for the passage
A. A Diary about Xu Xiake B. A Cool Traveller of China
C. A Famous Writer of China D. A Story of Xu Xiake's Family
C
Do you know mountains that look like huge stone pillars(石柱)？ Many people feel surprised when they first see the special mountains in Zhangjiajie. How did these mountains form Let's travel through time to discover their story.
Long ago, Zhangjiajie was under water. Rivers brought sand to the seabed.Year after year, new sand fell on the old sand. The sand layers(层) grew thicker(厚的) and thicker like a giant cake in the oven, with each new layer pressing the old ones tighter. The heavy new sand pushed the old sand together. After millions of years, the sand became hard rock. The hard rock was sandstone.
Then, something amazing happened. The seabed slowly ascended and became dry land. The sandstone started breaking into big pieces.
Now came nature's artists-wind and water. Strong winds blew against the sandstone, while rainwater made small holes (洞) in the stones. Like a knife cutting cakes, rivers ran through these holes and made them deeper. These two natural artists slowly changed the sandstone into beautiful stone pillars.
But this story isn't over. Even now, wind and rain keep making the stone pillars smaller. Every year, these pillars lose a tiny bit of their height. And then new cracks(裂缝) appear. Scientists say that after millions more years, these stone pillars will completely disappear. So we're ▲ to see this natural wonder before it's all gone.
( )56. What is special about the mountains in Zhangjiajie
A. They are very high. B. They look like stone pillars.
C. They are under water. D. They have many waterfalls.
( )57. What was Zhangjiajie like long ago
A. A dry desert. B. A big forest. C. A wide grassland. D. A water world.
( )58. What does the underlined word "ascended" in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Moved up. B. Warmed up. C. Came around. D. Turned around.
( )59. Which of the following can we put in ▲ in the last paragraph
A.worried B.sorry C. confident D.lucky
( )60. What's the purpose of the passage
A. To tell us what makes the mountains disappear.
B. To advise where visitors should go in Zhangjiajie.
C. To show us how the stone pillars grew over the years.
D. To tell us why we need to look after the mountains.
第二节 根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文。（其中有两项多余）(10分)
The Amazon River is the world's second longest river. 61. .The Amazon, however, has the highest amount(数量) of water running down it. No other river even comes close. It may not be the longest, but it is the widest.
62. .In fact, it provides almost 20 percent of the world's water on its own.
From Iquitos in Peru all the way across Brazil to the Atlantic, the Amazon River is between six and ten kilometres wide. It is even wider when it is in the wet season.
63. .The first person that found the Amazon River is Francisco de Orellana. He was a Spanish man who was born in about 1511 in Trujillo. He was the first person to navigate (航行) along the whole Amazon River.
Orellana joined the army in Peru in 1533. In 1541 he joined a group of people to look for an old city in the east. 64. .Then Orellana and his small group continued to travel along the river.And finally he finished the whole journey. Nine months after he returned to the country, he decided to go back to the Amazon River again. 65. .He will always be remembered as the first person at least from the Western world) to navigate the Amazon River.
A. Only the Nile River is longer than it.
B. Did you know who found the Amazon River
C. They started in Quito but didn't find that city.
D. Who is the first person to reach the Amazon
E. It is higher than any other mountain in the world.
F. Unluckily, he died of illness shortly after he reached the Amazon River.
G. The Amazon River carries more water than any other river in the world.
八、任务型阅读。(10分)
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成各小题。
If you like unusual places, you should visit the Hebrides Islands(赫布里底群岛). Not many people live on these islands in the northwest of Scotland. It's hard to make a living on the Hebrides Islands, but for a visitor, these islands can be very special.
They're not for everyone, however. Even summer days are cool and often windy.The water is too cold for swimming. There are no forests, and just rocks and small plants. The hills are also just piles of rocks. Sometimes the view looks like pictures of the moon.
But there is beauty in this place. From the beach, you can often see all the way to the rocky hills. From the hills, you can see far out to other islands and the open ocean. The colours are special too. Blue is everywhere. It's in the sky and in the ocean. Often the air is soft and the weather is grey with clouds and rain.
On these islands, you can forget about the rest of the world. The evenings are quiet. Visitors stay at a guest house. This is the best way to learn about life on the islands. The islanders are often friendly, and they like to talk.
There are also some shops. They sell the usual tourist things. They also sell some beautiful clothes made of wool from the islands. Do not come to the Hebrides Islands for e to walk in the clean, cool air. Enjoy the quiet beauty.
66. Why aren't there many people on the Hebrides Islands
.
67. What's the weather like on the Hebrides Islands in summer
.
68. Where can you often see all the way to the rocky hills
.
69. How are the islanders on the Hebrides Islands
.
70. Do you want to travel to the Hebrides Islands Why or why not
.
九、短文填空。(10分)
用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
or, keep, get, deep, answer, proud, cross, people, develop, condition
Can roses really grow in the desert The 71. is yes. Yutian in Xinjiang has perfect 72. to grow some special roses. It has a long history of rose growing. In the past, most of the roses were made into rose jam(酱). But these years, they play an important role in 73. the desert from growing.
Roses' roots(根) go down over three metres 74. and make the sand stay close around the plants. In just two 75. three years, a single rose can grow into a group. These rose groups can slow down the wind's speed(速度).
Growing roses in the desert also changes the local 76. life. "Last year, my family 77. 63,000 yuan just from growing roses,” a farmer said.“It brings in income (收入)and helps to stop the desert from growing. That's something to be 78. of," he added.
Today, Yutian's rose industry 79. a lot. Over 30 rose items are now sold 80.
China. The roses from this dry land are now reaching far and wide markets.
十、书面表达。(15分)
在我们国家众多的河流中，长江具有举足轻重的地位。为了赞美长江，学校发起了以“长江”为主题的活动，现向全体同学征文。请根据提示写一篇短文来介绍长江。
卦
The Yangtze River
Information: about 6,300 kilometres long, start from
Qinghai, run into the East China Sea; its ecosystem...
Importance: provide energy, food...
Protection: 1~2 ways
要求：1.文中不得出现人名和校名等真实信息；
2.写作词数为80左右。
参考词汇：rare species稀有物种
The Yangtze River
听力材料
一、听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片。每个句子读两遍。
1. The river is 3,450 kilometres long.
2. Tom went on vacation to the Dead Sea this summer.
3. Mount Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.
4. The Sahara Desert is about 9,000,000 square kilometres in size.
5. Huangguoshu Waterfall, the largest waterfall in China, is in Anshun, Guizhou Province.
二、听短对话，选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。
6. W: Last year I went to the Sahara Desert and the Dead Sea. Did you go to the two places, Mike
M: No, but I took a tour along the Nile River last year.
7. M: Look at this lake! Many tourists come to visit it every year.
W: Yes. It has an area of 1,250 square metres.
8. W: Is Victoria Falls in Asia
M: No, it's in Africa. It is one of the largest falls.
9. M: I want to invite you to the party at our new house.
W: I'd love to come. I hear it's bigger than your old house.
10.M: The first people reached the top of Mount Qomolangma in 1953. Is it right
W: Yes, and the first Chinese team made it in 1960.
三、听长对话，选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。
听第一段长对话，回答第11、12小题。
M: Hi, Jenny. What are you doing
W: I'm reading a book. My good friend Sandy sent it to me yesterday afternoon.
M: Great. What is it about
W: The biggest desert in the world. You know I'm interested in geography.
M: Oh. Is it interesting
W: No, but it's useful.
听第二段长对话，回答第13至15小题。
W: Can you tell me something about the "mother river"of China
M: Sure. It's the Yellow River.
W: Where does the Yellow River start
M: It starts in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province.
W: How long is it
M: It's about 5,464 kilometres long. It passes through nine provinces in China.
W: Does it pass through Henan Province
M: Yes. It runs through Henan from the west to the east.
W: Thank you.
四、听短文，选择正确的答案。短文读两遍。
Mount Huangshan is one of the most famous mountains in China. It lies in the south of Anhui. The best time to visit the mountain is from March to November. Every year thousands of visitors go there. It's not far from Nanjing. It takes about two hours to get there by plane or six hours by car. You can also go there by train or by bus. While you are climbing the mountain, you can enjoy the white clouds and wonderful stones around you. In the early morning, the sky looks very beautiful. It's a really nice place to visit.
参考答案
听力答案
1-5 BEAFD 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 BCBAC 16-20 ABBAC
笔试答案
21-25 ADAAB 26-30 DDCCC 31-35 CCDBA 36-40 BDACD
41-45 ADCDB 46-50 ACBDD 51-55 DABCB 56-60 BDADC 61-65 AGBCF
66. Because it's hard to make a living there.
67. It's cool and often windy.
68.From the beach.
69. They are often friendly, and they like to talk.
70. Yes(, I do). Because I want to enjoy the quiet beauty and the unusual landscapes.(言之有理即可)
71.answer 72.conditions 73.keeping 74.deep 75.or 76.people's 77.got 78. proud 79.develops 80.across
书面表达
The Yangtze River
The Yangtze River is the longest in Asia and the third longest in the world. It is about 6,300 kilometres long. It starts from Qinghai and runs into the East China Sea. Many fish live here, including some rare species.
This river plays a key role in our lives. It provides drinking water for humans and it is also home to different kinds of fish. We call it "mother river"with deep love.
However, the river is getting dirty and we must protect it. Don't drop rubbish into it, and stop factories from pouring waste water into it. Let's work together to keep our mother river clean and beautiful!
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