（2014秋）初二牛津报纸电子版（第15期）
八年级（上）Units 1-4 综合单元能力测试题
听力部分（15分）
I. 听录音, 在A、B、C选项中选出你所听到的句子。每小题念两遍。(共3小题，每小题1分)
( ) 1. A. The Big Banana was made in 1969. B. The Big Banana was made in 1964. C. The Big Banana was made in 1946. ( ) 2. A. This kind of animal can live in cold weather. B. This kind of animal can live in wet weather. C. This kind of animal can live in dry weather.
( ) 3. A. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for less than 150 million years. B. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years. C. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 150 million years.
II. 听录音, 在A、B、C选项中选出与你所听到的句子的意思最相近的句子。每小题念两 遍。（共2小题，每小题1分） ( ) 4. A. I didn’t see anything on the desk. B. I didn’t have anything on the desk. C. I had nothing to say about the desk. ( ) 5. A. The computer cost me 4,918 yuan. B. The computer cost me 4,189 yuan. C. The computer cost me 4,198 yuan.
III. 听句子, 选择最佳答句。每小题念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分） ( ) 6.A. Leonardo da Vinci.
B. So it is. C. Let’s go. ( ) 7. A. I agree with you. B. I think you are right.
C. It depended on my teacher’s help.
( ) 8. A. Not at all.
B. OK, I won’t. C. The same to you. ( ) 9. A. I want to be an inventor. B. It must be very hard. C. I don’t think so.
( ) 10. A. It’s so good.
B. Writing.
C. No why.
IV. 听短文, 根据所听内容选择最佳答案。短文念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分） ( ) 11. What let Leonardo da Vinci make important scientific discoveries? A. His quick mind.
B. His family. C. His teacher.
( ) 12. When was Leonardo da Vinci born? A. In 1425.
B. In 1452. C. In 1542.
( ) 13. What did Leonardo da Vinci help his teacher? A. He helped his teacher finish writing some books. B. He helped his teacher finish a painting. C. He helped his teacher do some housework. ( ) 14. When did Leonardo da Vinci move to Milan? A. In 1472.
B. In 1430. C. In 1482.
( ) 15. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Leonardo da Vinci liked animals. B. Leonardo da Vinci was born in a city. C. Leonardo da Vinci died in 1516.
笔试部分(85分)
I. 词语释义。（每小题1分，共15分）
从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳答案。 ( ) 1. Nowadays, a computer is not expensive, so almost everyone has it. A. beautiful B. helpful C. cheap
( ) 2. The company developed a new mobile phone last month. A. produced
B. challenged C. achieved
( ) 3. The book is very practical. It tells us how to get along well with our parents. A. interesting
B. useful C. lively
( ) 4. I want to be a great inventor after growing up. A. person who is good at a thing B. person who is interested in a thing C. person who invents things
( ) 5. They found out he helped them when they were in trouble. A. knew
B. identified C. agreed
( ) 6. It is wise of human beings to invent the computer. A. kind
B. friendly C. clever
( ) 7. We look forward to visiting you during the next holidays. A. want to visit B. are pleased to visit
C. are interested in visiting ( ) 8. She has the ability to do the work. A. wants
B. is able C. decides
( ) 9. If we don’t protect the environment, some animals will die out. A. disappear
B. get hurt C. hurt humans
( ) 10. A long time ago, only children in rich families could go to school. A. At first B. Twenty years ago C. Long long ago
( ) 11. When he got home, he realized he made a big mistake just now. A. found
B. worked out C. caught
( ) 12. When I grow up, I want to work as a doctor to help others. A. see
B. help C. be
( ) 13. She was unaware of her mistake until I told her. A. didn’t want
B. didn’t realize C. didn’t correct
( ) 14. After I returned home, I still keep in touch with my roommates. A. want to play
B. want to stay C. stay in touch with
( ) 15. This place has something special in local people’s eyes.
A. unusual B. interesting C. wonderful
II. 语法填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填入一个适当的 词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Mr Hunt always gets up early in the morning and does morning (16) _____ (exercise). He thinks (17)_____ (him) is healthy and never goes to see (18) ______ doctor.
(19) ______ this week Mr Hunt looks (20) ______ (worry). Because last Friday morning when (21) ______ (walk) near the garden he (22) ______ (sudden) fell to the ground. There (23)_______ nobody around him. So he stood up and went back slowly. He was afraid that something was wrong with him.
This morning Mr Hunt came to the hospital. He (24) ______ (tell) the doctor what happened to him. (25)_______ young doctor looked him over carefully and then said, “I’m so sorry to tell you, Mr Hunt. You must give up coffee if you want to be healthy.” III. 完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
Robert Sabuda is a leading children's pop-up book (立体图书) artist in America. His new__26__, like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Alice in Wonderland, and The Little Mermaid, are all very famous.
He grew up in Michigan. Every __27__ in his sweet home, his mother would read him a story before he went to bed. When he held a crayon, he felt like he was an artist. He __28__ lots of time drawing, painting, cutting and gluing. His bedroom was __29 __ full of his unfinished works. At school his __30__ asked him to decorate (装饰) the classroom because they knew he loved art very much.
One day, his mom took him to a dentist. To make him feel __31__, the dentist showed him a special book. When opening the book, he suddenly watched __32__ jump right off the page. He was really surprised. It was a pop-up book! That __33__him a lot.
Later, he decided to attend Pratt Art School in New York. Before he became successful, he did many jobs and often helped others color books for kids. Although picture books were