滬教牛津版八年級下冊《Unit 4 Caetoons and comic strips》2020年單元測試卷（廣東省廣州市仲元實驗中學(xué)）
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一、語法選擇（共15題；每小題15分，滿分15）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，選擇可以填在橫線上的最佳選項。
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1．Chen Yaozi was a man in the Song Dynasty.He was a very talented archer（弓箭手）.He hit the bullseye（靶心）almost every time，（1）
everyone called him "The Magic Archer".Chen felt that he was（2）archer in the world，and was very proud of（3）.
One day，as Chen was shooting arrows （箭），（4）people watched.Among them，there（5）an old man selling oil.He stood watching him for a long time.It seemed that he didn't admire Chen's ability like（6）. "You know something（7）archery？" Chen asked the old man. "Look at how（8）I shoot!" The old man replied， "That's（9）.All it takes is practice."
This made Chen very（10），and he asked， "How dare you belittle （貶低） my ability as an archer？"
Saying nothing，the old man placed a gourd（葫蘆）（11）the ground，and put a coin with a square hole over the top.He poured oil from a large wooden spoon into the gourd through the hole.Not a little oil was dropped on（12）coin.The old man then turned to Chen and said， "That was（13）nothing.I can do it because practice（14）perfect."
Now the idiom shu neng sheng qiao（15）to say that skills come from repeated practice.（1） A．because B．but C．so D．or （2） A．great B．greater C．greatest D．the greatest （3） A．he B．him C．his D．himself （4） A．much B．many C．a(chǎn)ny D．few （5） A．is B．was C．a(chǎn)re D．were （6） A．the others B．the other C．a(chǎn)nother D．other （7） A．with B．a(chǎn)bout C．for D．a(chǎn)s （8） A．well B．good C．better D．best （9） A．something B．everything C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing （10） A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．a(chǎn)ngry C．a(chǎn)ngrier D．a(chǎn)ngriest （11） A．with B．in C．a(chǎn)t D．on （12） A．the B．a(chǎn) C．a(chǎn)n D． / （13） A．too B．a(chǎn)s well C．a(chǎn)lso D．either （14） A．make B．makes C．made D．will make （15） A．uses B．used C．is used D．was used 組卷：48引用：1難度：0.4
二、完形填空（共10題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，選擇可以填在橫線上的最佳選擇
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2．On a midsummer day in Beijing，Eileen Gu stands outdoors in a thick ski suit（滑雪服）.The teenage girl（1）
herself to the cameras in Chinese， "Hi，everyone，I' m Gu Ailing".
Eileen Gu was born in 2003 in Los Angeles.Her father is American and her mother is Chinese.The 16-year-old girl has a lot of（2）.Besides skiing，football，cross-country running，horse riding and rock climbing are all her favourites.
Gu has won many ski races as an American athlete（運動員）and many people（3）that she is the best women's freestyle skier in the world.On 7 June last year，Gu said that she（4）to compete for China in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
I hope to promote（促進） connections between Chinese and American people through（5），Gu said on Sina Weibo.
Despite growing up in the United States，Gu speaks fluent Chinese.She calls herself a Beijing girl. "I've（6）had a Chinese language class.Do I need to learn Chinese？Shouldn't it be something inside me？"
Gu visits Beijing every summer holiday.It is a（7）place in her heart. "Coming back to Beijing is like going home."
Since she started skiing at the age of 3，the（8）girl has won more than 50 gold medals.Now she is training in different places.At the same time，she is（9）the Olympic Games.
"No one wants to be last in the Olympic Games.There's no way for me to take the gold medal without making any（10），" she said.
In February 2020，the 16-year-old girl took the women's slopestyle gold medal at the FLS World Cup tour in Calgary，Canada.（1） A．invites B．tells C．a(chǎn)llows D．introduces （2） A．dreams B．a(chǎn)wards C．choices D．hobbies （3） A．promise B．a(chǎn)sk C．believe D．wonder （4） A．stopped B．decided C．refused D．remained （5） A．music B．science C．sports D．movies （6） A．a(chǎn)lways B．never C．often D．sometimes （7） A．strange B．close C．new D．quiet （8） A．poor B．funny C．tired D．talented （9） A．preparing for B．paying for C．taking part in D．taking pride in （10） A．price B．difference C．effort D．joke 組卷：39引用：1難度：0.5
三、 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)，閱讀理解（共4小題；每小題10分，滿分40）
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3．Presents For Children's Day
Charles M．Schulz was born in 1922 in Minneapolis，the only child of a housewife and a barber．His interest in comics was encouraged by his father，who loved the funny pages．Charles M．Schulz sold seventeen cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post from 1948 to 1950 and Li'l Folks to the St．Paul Pioneer Press．Peanuts debuted（首次露面） on October 2，1950，and ran without interruption（中止）for the next fifty years．Charles M．Schulz died in 2000．
●IT'S A DOG'S LIFE SNOOPY
It's a Dog's Life，Snoopy brings all your familiar friends together for great times and fun．
●IT'S A BIG WORLD CHARLIE BROWN
Charlie Brown faces some of life's little challenges with the help of Snoopy，Lucy，Peppermint Patty，Linus，and the rest of the gang（一伙） in It's a Big World，Charlie Brown．
●PEANUTS 2000
The last one is the special edition Peanuts 2000，which includes all the last year's Peanuts comic strip and Charles M．Schulz's famous farewell strip．
Come and visit our website at www．ballantinebooks．com or come to Ballantine Bookshop，you'll have a big surprise．
（1）Why did young Charles become interested in comics？
A．He wanted to sell cartoons
B．His mother encouraged him．
C．Cartoons brought him great times and fun
D．His father's love for the funny pages influenced him．
（2）When did Peanuts first appear in public？
A．In 1922
B．In 1948
C．In 1950
D．In 200
（3）Who doesn't belong to the Peanuts gang？
A．Snoopy．
B．Lucy．
C．Charles M．Schulz．
D．Peppermint Patty．
（4）Which of the following appeared last？
A．Peanuts 2000
B．Li'l Folks
C．It's a Dog's Life，Snoopy
D．It's a Big World，Charlie Brown．
（5）What do you think the passage is？
A．A novel
B．A menu
C．A diary
D．An advertisement．組卷：46引用：2難度：0.5 -
4．Some people work a job all their lives and for them，it is only a way to make a living.But Carole and Russ Cassidy are lucky.They worked as special education teachers with interest and got lots of satisfaction.Now they are retired and luck is still with them.
"We just didn't want to be sitting and not doing anything，" Carole said.We tried several things，but they were not meant for us.Soon，they found the Princeton Public Library's Children's Storytime programme and wanted to get involved. "We were lucky.They came and found us and asked to volunteer." Rebecca Marrs，Children's Librarian at the Princeton Public Library said Marrs said the kids loved the retired special education teachers.
Marrs began the Children's Storytime programme at the Princeton Public Library about eight years ago.The Book Babies programme，for newborns to 3-year-olds，is held on Thursday and the Preschool programme takes place on Friday.
The Cassidy and Marrs said that they didn't expect the children to sit still during the storytime.They understand that children can listen while playing. "I love being with kids.I enjoy watching kids playing together and using their imagination most." Carole said. "For example，I asked them why they made a robot with bricks（積木） and they explained it to me.Their imagination is so good!"
（1）In the Cassidys' eyes，the job of being a special education teacher isA.
A．interesting
B．boring
C．busy
D．relaxing
（2）What do the underlined words "get involved" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese？B
A．推薦
B．參與
C．欣賞
D．檢查
（3）What do we know about the Book Babies programme？C
A．It is for children under five years old
B．It has a history of ten years
C．It takes place once a week
D．It is the Cassidy idea
（4）What did Carole enjoy most in the Princeton Public Library？A
A Seeing kids playing with imagination
B.Answering kids' questions
C.Playing bricks with kids
D.Telling kids stories
（5）What word might Marrs use to describe the Cassidy？
A．Strict
B．Kind
C．Funny.
D．Shy組卷：24引用：2難度：0.6 -
5．Looney Tunes is an American cartoon produced by Warner Bros.Company in 1930 during the golden age of American cartoon.It is known for introducing famous cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny，Daffy Duck，and Porky Pig.From 1942 to 1964，Looney Tunes was the most popular cartoon in movie theatres.It became even more popular than the works of Disney and other popular competitors.
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American cartoon created by Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon.The cartoon introduces the adventures of the main character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.Many of the ideas of the cartoon came from an educational comic book named The Intertidal Zone，which was created in 1989.The author began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a cartoon in 1996.The cartoon has won many awards.
The Simpsons is an American cartoon created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.The series is based on the daily life of a middle class family the Simpsons，which includes Homer，Marge，Bart，Lisa，and Maggie.The story is set in the town of Springfield.Since its first show on 17 December，1989，610 stories of The Simpsons have been created.The Simpsons Movie was put on in 2007，and gained over＄527 million.Time magazine even named it the 20th century's best cartoon.
Tom and Jerry is an American cartoon created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.The cartoon is based on its two key characters Tom and Jerry，and many characters around them.In its original run，Hanna and Barbera produced 114 Tom and Jerry stories for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 to 1958.The first film based on the cartoon，Tom and Jerry：The Movie，was put on in 1992，and 12 direct-to-video films have been produced since 2002.
（1）Which of the following cartoons is the oldest？A
A．Looney Tunes.
B．SpongeBob SquarePants.
C．The Simpsons.
D．Tom and Jerry.
（2）If you are interested in the life of a middle class family in America，you can choose to watch the cartoonB.
A．Tom and Jerry
B．The Simpsons
C．Looney Tunes
D．SpongeBob SquarePants
（3）The cartoon SpongeBob SquarePantsD.
A．has created 610 stories
B．has never won any awards
C．was the most popular cartoon in movie theatres
D．got many ideas from an educational comic book
（4）Which of the following is NOT true about Tom and Jerry？D
A．It's an American cartoon.
B．Its two key characters are Tom and Jerry.
C．Tom and Jerry：The Movie is the first film based on it.
D．Twelve films about it have been produced since 1992.
（5）The four cartoons mentioned in the passageA.
A．a(chǎn)re all American cartoons
B．were all made into movies
C．were all created by a group of artists
D．a(chǎn)re all more popular than the works of Disney組卷：34引用：1難度：0.5 -
6．For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat.Garfield is a popular comic book character，known for being lazy and fat.But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.
A man in the United States changed the gender of Garfield to "none" on the cat's Wikipedia page.After that lots of people got angry and kept changing Garfield's Wikipedia page.They argued about whether the cat was a boy，girl or neither.
Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing（編輯） it.Jim Davis，Garfield's creator，settled（解決） the argument.
"Garfield is male，" he simply told The Washington Post.The 74-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didn't have to be old，young，boys or girls.He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield's gender.
It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have.But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.
To celebrate International Women's Day in Australia，the city of Melbourne made 10 traffic lights with a figure（人形） dressed in a skirt.They were designed to celebrate Women's Day and give them more confidence in public.
But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary.Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia，but that this idea is silly.
"I'm all for doing anything we can for gender equity（公平），but really？" Melbourne mayor（市長） Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun.The mayor said this idea was more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.
（1）What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently？D
A．The cat's lazy character.
B．Being included in Wikipedia.
C．The cat's picture being changed on Wikipedia.
D．The cat's gender being changed on Wikipedia.
（2）What does the underlined word "gender" in the passage mean？A
A．個性
B．外貌
C．性別
D．脾氣
（3）According to Jim Davis，A.
A．it's unnecessary to take Garfield's gender seriously
B．Garfield can be a boy or a girl，and young or old
C．a(chǎn)rtists don't care about animals' age or gender
D．Wikipedia should lock the page about Garfield
（4）Why did Melbourne make 10 traffic lights with a figure dressed in a skirt？B
A．To laugh at women in public.
B．To celebrate International Women's Day.
C．To bring more chances to women.
D．To treat women fairly in Australia.
（5）What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea？D
A．It would give women more confidence in public.
B．It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.
C．It would bring respect to women.
D．It was not a good idea for gender equity.組卷：19引用：1難度：0.6
第二節(jié)，完成句子（共7小題；每小題兩分，滿分14）根據(jù)所給的漢語內(nèi)容，用英語完成下列句子。（每題每空都對得2分，有錯不得分）
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19．這個壺應(yīng)該放在這里
The pothere.組卷：21引用：1難度：0.7 -
20．現(xiàn)在電腦能被用來做很多工作。
Computersdo a lot of work now.組卷：23引用：1難度：0.7