◎ 2009-2010学年仁爱版重庆市武隆县八年级上学期英语Topic3, Unit4教学检测英语试卷的第一部分试题
  • Most old city walls were _____ down at that time because they were worn _____.        
    [     ]
    A. pulled; off
    B. pushed; out
    C. pushed; off
    D. pulled; out
  • We should do our best _____ the environment.        
    [     ]
    A. protect
    B. to protect
    C. protecting
    D. protected
  • The Great Pyramid is made _____ of two million stones and each stone _____ more than two tons.        
    [     ]
    A. from; weighs
    B. up; has
    C. from; has
    D. up; weighs
  • This kind of clothes was very popular _____.        
    [     ]
    A. in the 1980s
    B. in 1980s
    C. in the 1980
    D. by the 1980
  • The river in front of my house is _____.       
    [     ]
    A. 100 meter wide
    B. 100 meters wide
    C. wide 100 meter
    D. wide 100 meters
◎ 2009-2010学年仁爱版重庆市武隆县八年级上学期英语Topic3, Unit4教学检测英语试卷的第二部分试题
  • They must be visiting the Great Wall of China, _____?       
    [     ]
    A. mustn't they
    B. must they
    C. aren't they
    D. are they
  • It _____ me two and a half hours _____ my homework yesterday.
    [     ]
    A. took; to do
    B. takes; to do
    C. spent; doing
    D. cost; to do
  • Let's begin with an English song, _____?        
    [     ]
    A. will you
    B. won't you
    C. don't we
    D. shall we
  • There _____ lots of old houses here. But now we can see only tall buildings.        
    [     ]
    A. used to have
    B. used to be
    C. was used to be
    D. was used to have
  • After the big fire, only a small part of the forest _____.        
    [     ]
    A. kept
    B. appeared
    C. remained
    D. continued
◎ 2009-2010学年仁爱版重庆市武隆县八年级上学期英语Topic3, Unit4教学检测英语试卷的第三部分试题
  • 完形填空。

         We can see walls everywhere in the world. But the Great Wall of China is    1    of all. The Chinese
    call it " The Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall". It is    2    more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 6-7 meters 
      3    and 4-5 metres from side to side. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side    4    side
    along the top.
         When you visit the Great Wall, you can't help wondering how the Chinese people    5    build such a
    great wall thousands of years ago.    6    any modern machines, it was really very difficult to build it. They
    had to do all the work by hand. It    7    millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
         The Great Wall has a history    8    over two thousand years. The men began to built the first parts of
    it around two thousand seven hundred years    9   . Then Qin Shihuang had all the walls    10   . He
    thought that could keep the enemy out of the country.
         Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Both Chinese and people from all over the
    world come to visit it.

    (     )1. A. the big
    (     )2. A. in fact
    (     )3. A. tall  
    (     )4. A. to    
    (     )5. A. were able to
    (     )6. A. No    
    (     )7. A. used    
    (     )8. A. of    
    (     )9. A. before  
    (     )10. A. joined up
    B. biggest  
    B. in the fact
    B. the all
    B. and    
    B. be able to
    B. Not    
    B. got    
    B. on      
    B. later  
    B. join up
    C. the biggest
    C. in a fact
    C. higher
    C. by    
    C. are able to
    C. Neither    
    C. took  
    C. for  
    C. ago  
    C. to join on
    D. the bigger  
    D. on fact    
    D. high        
    D. or          
    D. was able to
    D. Without    
    D. spent      
    D. about      
    D. after      
    D. to join of  
  • 阅读理解。
         Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital of
    England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of
    Big Ben. Each face is about the size of a double-decker (双层) bus. The hands are about four meters
    long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want
    to visit the Houses of Parliament (议会大厦). In that place, you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the
    clock tower. In the Houses of Parliament, you will probably hear it as well as see it. The giant clock makes
    such a loud noise, ding dong, ding dong. It sounds every quarter of an hour.
         The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in
    London many years ago.
    1. Big Ben is _____.
    A. a double-decker bus
    B. a huge clock
    C. the short for Benjiamin
    D. a building
    2. The clock strikes every _____.
    A. ten minutes
    B. fifteen minutes
    C. thirty minutes
    D. forty-five minutes
    3. Which two words mean the same as large?
    A. Big and double.
    B. Huge and loud.
    C. Giant and huge.
    D. Giant and small.
    4. You can tell the time of Big Ben _____.
    A. at the top of the clock tower
    B. in the Houses of Parliament
    C. by the huge clock hands
    D. on the four faces of the clock
    5. The title of this passage is _____.
    A. Big Ben
    B. A clock
    C. Sir Benjamin Hall
    D. The Capital of England
  • 阅读理解。

         When we look to the east of Shanghai, we are sure to see a beautiful tower, especially in the evening
    when the lights are on. That is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
         The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is 468 meters high, the tallest in Asia (亚洲) and the third in the world.
    It weighs 125,000 tons. We know the weight of the Eiffel Tower in Paris is only 7,000 tons.
         The Oriental Pearl TV Tower can help broadcasting (广播) and TV transmission (转播). There are
    six high-speed elevators (电梯) in the Tower. People can go up and have a beautiful view (视野) of
    Shanghai.
         There are eleven steel (钢) balls in the Tower. They look like 11 beautiful "pearls" in the sky. The
    lowest one is 68 meters high and the highest pearl is called the Space Cabin. It is 343 meters high. Going
    up from the Space Cabin, we can reach the top of the tower. If you'd like to spend a night in the Tower,
    there are eleven hotels, KTV rooms and a disco hall.
       Today the Oriental Pearl TV Tower becomes a new symbol of Shanghai.
    1. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is _____ according to the passage.
    A. the tallest in the world
    B. the tallest only in China
    C. the tallest in Asia
    D. the heaviest in the world
    2. The tower is _____.
    A. higher than the Eiffel Tower
    B. almost 470 meters high
    C. 68 meters high
    D. 7,000 tons
    3. People call the tower "The Oriental Pearl TV Tower" may be because _____.
    A. it is made up of 11 steel balls
    B. it has 11 steel balls inside
    C. it looks like a pearl in the sky
    D. people can see 11 shining steel balls from outside
    4. People like going up the top of the Tower to _____.
    A. enjoy the beautiful city
    B. spend a night
    C. have a rest
    D. sing and play in KTV rooms
    5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Tower in the passage?
    A. The weight of the Tower.
    B. The height of the Tower.
    C. The functions (功能) of the Tower.
    D. How many people visit the Tower every year.
  • 句型转换。按要求完成下列句子,每空一词。
    1. There used to be a lot of old city walls in Beijing, _____ _____?(改为反意疑问句)
    2. I think the old city walls are useless. (对画线部分提问)
        _____ _____ you think of the old city walls?
    3. Let's go out for a walk, _____ _____? (改为反意疑问句)
    4. The Great Wall is about 6000 kilometers long. (对画线部分提问)
        _____ _____ is the Great Wall?
    5. I spend about10 minutes in walking to my school every day. (改为同义句)
        It _____ me 10 minutes _____ walk to my school every day.
  • 根据下列短文内容,在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整、通顺。
         If you are tired of high buildings and wide streets, then come to Beijing's hutongs (北京胡同).
         Beijing is the home to thousands of hutongs. The word "hutong"   1   from the Mongolian language
    about 700 years ago. They were built in the Ming and Qing dynasties (朝代). But you can still find some
    built in the Yuan dynasty. They are very   2   as a window to Beijing folk life in the past. Some people
    even   3   hutongs as the "encyclopedia (百科全书) of Beijing" or the "museum of history and culture (文
    化) of Beijing".
         Every year, a lot of foreign   4   come to Beijing. Many of them like to visit hutongs. From it they know
    Beijing and the   5   of the local (当地的) people in the past better. They are very   6   in the wonderful
    design (设计) of hutongs. But most of the hutongs were pulled   7  , only a few   8  . For many people, it
    is a very sad thing. We should do our   9   to protect and   10   the hutongs, because we can learn a lot
    from them about history and people in ancient China.
  • 书面表达。
          假设你是学生王民。有一批埃及中学生来到北京。学校让你给他们当导游,带领他们
    参观长城。参观前,由你介绍长城。请你把要说的话写下来。内容包括以下几点:
          1. 长城同金字塔(pyramid)一样,是世界奇迹之一。长城有两千多年的历史。长6000多公里,高6~7米,宽4~5米,是游览胜地。
          2. 长城和金字塔一样,都是几千年前劳动人民修建的。中埃两国人民都是世界上伟大的人民,我们为此而自豪。
          3. 向客人作自我介绍,对他们参观长城表示欢迎。
    注意:词数120个左右;不要逐字翻译。
                                     The Great Wall and the Pyramids
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