2015年中考英语专题训练(8B Unit8)
一、单项填空(20分)
( ) 1．—Would you mind the music a little? Don’t you think it’s too loud?
一Sorry! I’ll do it in a minute．
A．turning on B．turning off C．turning up D．turning down
( ) 2．In the piano test，my brother didn’t play well and I did ．
A．very well B．much better C．even worse D．very good
( ) 3．All living things the sun for their growth．
A．depend of B．depend on C．fill with D．full of
( ) 4. 一It’s said that people are thinking of building a bridge across the lake．
一I hope they will think about it carefully．The environment will he if
there is too much traffic．
A．protected B．produced C．prevented D．polluted
( ) 5．Where you live can make such a to the way you feel．
A．difference B．difficulty C．different D．difficult
( ) 6．All things that want to stay call’t live without air or water．
A．1iving；living B．1iving；alive
C．alive；alive D．alive：living
( ) 7. As we all know，many heart problems are caused smoking．
A．for B．by C．with D．to
( ) 8．一It’s a pity that I missed the show of Zhang Daqian’s paintings．
—Well, you have a second chance．They sometime next month．
A．are going to display B．were displayed
C．will display D．will be displayed
( ) 9．一My mobile phone has of power．
—Really?Then you can use mine．Don’t worry．
A．run out B．run away C．run into D．run on
( )10．Without enough trees，soil won’t be kept .
A．in place B．in the place C．on place D．on t he Place
( )11．The new traffic rules have been carried out．If people run red lights on roads,
they ．
A．will fine B．will be fined C．Were fined D．have fined
( )12．The Haze (雾霾) is that people are go to the public places．
A．so harmful；not warned to B．such harmful；warned not to
C．very harmful；not warned D．so harmful; warned not to
( )13．Being honest is the first if you want to make friends with others．
A．step B．time C．job D．act
( )14．Who will to at tomorrow’s meeting by the teacher?
A．be told；say B．be asked；speak
C．be told；talk D．be asked：tell
( )15．Kate was ill，but she didn’t stay at home and went to schoo1 ．
A．instead of B．as well C．instead D．too
( )16．Some people have planned to have a holiday in Beijing，and have decided to stay at home．
A．others B．other C．some D．the other
( )17．—What’s the name of the song you sang just now?It beautiful.
一It is when Christmas Comes to Town．
A．was sounded B．sounded C．was heard D．heard
( )18．It is a bad habit to leave the office without the lights．
A．putting out B．closing C．taking off D．turning off
( )19．Old people should be looked after well and politely．
A．spoken B．spoken on C．speak to D．spoken to
( )20．—I’m going to a party on Thursday night at Jimmy’s house．
— !You’ll have two tests at school on Friday．
A．It’s nice to say so B．That’s exciting
C．You can’t be serious D．Enjoy yourself
二、完形填空(1 0分)
Natural resources are things that we use that come from Earth．Our natural resources
are limited (有限的)．This means that they will not l forever．Some are renewable, like
when you plant a new tree when you 2 one down．Others are not renewable，like when
you dig coal out of the 3 ．Once it is used，it is gone．
People realize the 4 that Earth’s natural resources are limited，and can do things to
help conserve (节约) those resources． 5 you try to conserve a natural，resource, you try to use less of it , so it does not get used up so 6 ．One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline，is by riding a bicycle or walking when the 7 is short instead of driving
everywhere．
Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay 8 ．We can
conserve water 9 making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak (漏)．We can also make 10 choices to conserve water. like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full．Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources．
( ) 1．A．1ast B．spread C．burn D．change
( ) 2．A．turn B．cut C．put D．move
( ) 3．A．station B．building C．ground D．brick
( ) 4．A．news B．plan C．decision D．fact
( ) 5．A．When B．Although C．Whatever D．Whether
( ) 6．A．slowly B．hard C．regularly D．fast
( ) 7．A．money B．space C．place D．distance
( ) 8．A．alive B．alone C．asleep D．awake
( ) 9．A．about B．for C．by D．with
( )10．A．generous B．funny C．wise D．surprising
三、阅读理解(20分)
(A)
Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High Schoo1 in Terre Haute，Indiana．Last
year，he taught his students about the world’s rain forests．They learned that rain forests are
important because the plants and animals of the rain forests give us food，wood，and medicine．
Destruction of the world’s rain forests is a serious problem．Unluckily，rain forests are disappearing at a rate (比率) of 80 acres (英亩) per minute! As part of a class project，Myers’students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America．They paid $ 25 per acre．The students hope that the 1and they bought will be protected and not destroyed．The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest．
So last June, Myers and four of his students went on a seven—day trip to visit the rain
forests of Costa Rica．“The trip was wonderful．It was a very exciting experience，” said
Myers．
At the beginning of the week，the group took a boat ride down a river．They saw
alligators and crocodiles．In the middle of the week，a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest．The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest．They broke small branches (树枝) off the trees and threw them at us，”one of the students said．“It was a great learning experience for all of us，”said Myers.
Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving (涉及)
The plants，animals，food，all culture．During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities．They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding，and visited Costa Rica’s active volcano．
Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids。
( ) 1．How much did Myers’students pay for the rain forest they bought?
A．$25 B．$75 C．$80 D．$2000
( ) 2．What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?
A．They went into the rain forest．
B．They bought acres of rain forest．
C．They took a boat ride down a river．
D．They visited Costa Rica’s active volcano．
( ) 3．The word“Destruction”in paragraph 2 probably means“ ”in Chinese．
A．毁坏 B．发展 C．描述 D．发现
( ) 4．When the monkeys saw Myers and his students，they ．
A．felt excited B．felt angry
C．jumped off the trees D．1eft the rain forest
( ) 5．The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students ．
A．did something to protect the rain forests
B．wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica
C．were interested in the culture of Costa Rica
D．went to the rain forest for various fun activities
(B)
In Britain，people often invite friends for a meal，a party or just coffee．People who
know each other very well—close friends，family or neighbours一may visit each other’s
house without an invitation，but usually an invitation is needed．When people invite someone to their homes，they often say，“Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday?”Answers are，“Thanks，We’d love to．What time?”or“I’m sorry．We’d love to，but we have tickets for the concert．”However，it is not polite to say“No，we wouldn’t !”Sometimes，the British use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not invitations. For example，“ You must come over for drink sometime．”Or“Let’out for meal one of these days．”I must come over for a drink sometime . ” Or“Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.” These are usually polite ways of ending a talk．They are not real invitations because they don’t mention an exact time or day．They just show that the person i s trying to be friendly and the answers are“Yes，that would be nice．”Or“OK．Yes，thanks. ”
( ) 6．It’s usually necessary for to visit each other’s houses with an invitation．
A．close friends B．family members
C．neighbours D．All the above
( ) 7．It is not polite to answer the real invitation by saying“ ”．
A．Sorry，we’d love to but we have tickets for the concert．
B．No，we wouldn’t．
C．Thanks，we’d love to．What time?
D．Sure．We’d like to．Thanks a lot．
( ) 8．If the British just want to end a talk politely，they may say“ ”．
A．Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday?
B．Let’s go out for a meal one of these days．
C．Let’s go out for a meal on Saturday．
D．Shall we go for a drink this afternoon?
( ) 9．The British often use“ ”to answer the invitations that are not real．
A．Yes．What time? B．No．That’s not a real invitation．
C．OK，yes，thanks． D．No．You just want to be friendly．
( )10．Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Britain B．Invitation
C．A Talk with Friends D．A Letter to Friends
四、词汇检测(15分)
1．Bad weather sometimes (引起) natural disasters．
2．It’s a (简单的) question．Please work it out by yourself．
3．If you do something against the law，you’ll be (惩罚)．
4．Einstein was one of the (最有智慧的) scientists in the world．
5．You can’t be (认真的) !Why would a father send his six-year-old daughter
to a boarding school!
6．1 was (罚款)because I parked my car in the wrong place．
7．Excuse me，did you see an (空的) schoolbag on the desk?
8．The (调查) shows that most of the students in our class don’t have enough
sleep every night．
9. I hear that more cars will be (生产) according to the need of people．
10．To everyone’s surprise ，the price of (石油) dropped a lot in 2014．
11．Haze (雾霾) is (有害的) to people’s health．
12．We should pay attention to the road condition instead of driving (粗心地)．
13．—Could you please off the TV? It’s late!
一Sorry，right now．I didn’t notice the time，mum．
14．一Why are trees so important to our environment?--
— Because they can hold water and keep soil in ，especially in desert areas．
15．—Why would you like to be a social worker?
一Because I want to make a to the world.
五、句子翻译(15分)
1．是时候让工厂产生更少的污染了。
2．直到树被砍倒盒子才会被挖出。
3．太过依赖父母对孩子来说是不好的。
4．这项计划还未对环境起很大作用。
5．应该采取措施防止人们浪费资源。
六、书面表达(20分)
假如你是王伟，你的英国笔友Bill来信问及你们学校暑假期间对学生的要求。请你根据以下要点回一封电子邮件。
1．家庭安全：小心用火用电(electricity)，有人敲门需验明身份。外出时关好门窗；
2．游泳安全：不独自去游泳，不去河、湖游泳；
3．交通安全：过马路要当心，不在马路上玩耍。
Dear Bill，
Glad to receive your e—mail．Our schoo1 has made many safety rules for us to follow．Let me tell you something about them．
I think these rules are necessary as safety comes first．
Have a good summer holiday!
Yours，
Wang Wei
参考答案
一、1一5 DCBDA 6—10 BBDAA 11—15 BDABC 16—20 ABDDC
二、1—5 ABCDA 6—10 DDACC
三、1—5 BCABA 6—10 DBBCB
四、1．causes 2．simple 3．punished 4．wisest
5．serious 6．fined‘ 7．Empty 8．survey
9．produced 10．oil 11．harmful 12．carelessly
13．turn 14．place 15．difference
五、1．It’s time to make factories produce less pollution．
2．The box won’t be dug out until trees are cut down
3．Depending on parents too much is not good for children．／It’s not good for the children to depend on their parents too much．
4．This plan hasn’t made much difference to the environment·
5．Actions should be taken to prevent／stop／keep people from wasting re—sources．
六、Dear Bill,
Glad to receive your e-mail．Our school has made many safety rules for us to follow. Let me tell you something about．them．At home，we should be careful when using fire and electricity．If someone knocks on the door when we are alone at home，we’d better make it clear who it is or call our parents first．Make sure the doors and windows are shut before going outside．Remember never to swim alone．We should not swim in the rivers or lakes．Swimming pool is a good choice．Now there are more and more cars on the road．So we must be careful when crossing the road．Don’t play on the road．
I think these rules are necessary as safety comes first．
Have a good summer holiday!
Yours，
Wang Wei