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2016-2017学年8A Unit 5提优检测卷 (满分:100分 考试时间:100分钟)

一.单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)

1. —How nice the building is ! What is it for? —It a hotel. But I'm not sure.

A. must be B. have to be C. may be D. can be

2. My parents often tell me too much time computer games. A. not to spend; playing B. not to spend; to play C. to not spend; play D. to not spend; playing

3. I cannot go near the lions and tigers. They hurt me. A. cannot B. need C. may D. must

4. —What's the weight of your daughter when she was birth ? —She about 2.5 kg.

A. in; weight B. at; weight C. at; weighed D. in; weighs 5. Do you have toys? I'd like to buy for my cousin. A. it B. one C. this D. that

6. The poor man really wanted to have somewhere and luckily a person gave him a room . A. to live; to live B. to live; to live in C. to live in; to live in D. to live in; to live

7. These animals are in danger. We should think to protect them. A. what can we do B. what we can do C. how can we do D. how we can do 8. —I didn't hear you come in just now.

—That's good. We tried any noise, for you were sleeping. A. not make B. not to make C. to make D. making

9. I find hard to learn English well. A. this B. it C. that D. they

10. —What smells terrible, Ted?

—I'm sorry. I'll my shoes and wash them at once. A. take away B. put away C. move away D. get away

11. After we came into the house, we found him lying on the ground with his mouth and eyes . A. open; close B. opened; closed C. opened; close D. open; closed

12. —Did you get any information about this test? —Well, I was trying to, but found . A. nothing B. no one C. some D. none 13. He was badly ill last winter, but now he is . A. in danger B. into danger C. out from danger D. out of danger

14. I can't follow you. Could you speak a little ? A. slow B. more slowly C. slowlier D. most slowly

15. —I'm sorry I can't go shopping with you. I have to look after my little brother.

— .

A. It's a great pity! B. It's a pleasure! C. I'm sorry to hear that. D. Don't worry!

二.完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)

Many people like to keep dogs as their pets. But do you know dogs were wild animals long, long ago? People in Europe (欧洲)first ___16___ wild dogs about ___17___ years ago. But these first \to steal(偷) some food People adopted(收养)some of the young dogs and ___19___ with them. People believed these ___20___ were a help to them in many ways. They helped them to hunt. They could smell and hear danger . ___21___ people could. They helped keep people ___22___ on cold nights. So it was ___23___ to keep the dogs.

Now, there are many different kinds of dogs. ___24___ they may look quite unlike each other. Dog trainers think there are more than 400 different kinds in the world The number keeps getting bigger with new kinds.

Dogs do a lot for us. Dogs were our friends in the past, and now they are still our friends. We should ___25___ them when they have problems because they are really our friends. We should feel lucky to have them as our friends. 16. A. played B. ate C. trained D. killed

17. A. ten thousand B. ten thousands C. ten thousands of D. ten thousand of 18. A. didn't like B. weren't like C. weren't alike D. looked like 19. A. grew up B. made up C. put up D. come up 20. A. children B. foxes C. wolves D. dogs 21. A. when B. after C. before D. as soon as 22. A. cool B. warm C. hot D. cold 23. A. hard B. interesting C. easy D. useful 24. A. So B. And C. Because D. But 25. A. hurt B. kill C. help D. hunt

三.阅读理解(每小题2分，共24分)

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Elephants are the largest living animals on land. For a long time, they are very helpful. They carry big trees, take people from place to place, and are even used as \坦克) \战争). People work with elephants for ages, but they do not know elephants well enough. People don't think it's easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard In fact, that's wrong. Sometimes, even though(即使)its skin is thick-up to 2.5 cm, a needle(针)can also be very dangerous for the elephant.

People say elephants are afraid of mice. This is wrong, too. In fact, elephants have very poor eyesight(视力)，so they usually cannot see a mouse even if one comes very close to them. If a person has a good memory, people will say that he has an e1ephant memory. But up to now, no study shows that elephants have a better memory than other animals.

People also believe that when it is time for elephants to die, they will hide themselves in a so-called所谓的)\elephant graveyard(墓地)\象牙)，but few people really find places like that. In fact, when elephants are old or get sick, they will stay in deep and secret caves(洞穴)until they get better or die.

26. According to the passage, elephants don't .