新目标英语八年级上 Unit12 能力测试题及答案

The moon looks __1__ than the stars at night．But in fact, it is smaller than any of them．The moon looks big to us, because it is __2__ to us than any other star．The moon goes around the earth．It makes one trip about four __3__．The moon is a round ball and looks beautiful．Don't you think __4__? Now people know quite a lot about the moon．There is __5__ air or water on the moon so there are not any trees or animals, or people on the moon．The moon gets its light from __6__, but some places on the moon are quite dark．The days on the moon get __7__ than boiling water．The nights get colder than the North Pole on the earth．(  ) 1. A. big     B. bigger    C. biger    D. the biggest(  ) 2. A. close   B. closer     C. closed   D. closest(  ) 3.A. days    B. weeks     C. months   D. years(  ) 4. A. so     B. this       C. that      D. it(  ) 5. A. some    B. any      C. a lot of    D. no(  ) 6. A a sun    B. the sun    C. the earth    D. stars(  ) 7. A. very hot      B. very hotter  C. even hotter   D. the hottest Keys:  1. B  2. B  3. B  4. A  5. D  6. B  7. C 根据短文判断句子正误，正确的填T， 错误的填F。The coldest and most difficult place in the world in which to live is Antarctica. Antarctica is the land of snow and ice near the South Pole（南极）. Most people do not think there is much life in the icy waters around it. They are wrong.Antarctica's seas are full of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water birds, seals and whales. They eat the thick plant life in the sea and the smaller water animals. Some whales, for example, eat more than a ton of food every day.The most famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin. It struts around the icy as if it were a movie star walking down the street.(  ) 1. Antarctica is colder than any other place in the world.(  ) 2. Antarctica is the land of snow and water.(  ) 3. There is much life on Antarctica land.(  ) 4. We can find some whales in the sea around Antarctica land.(  ) 5. The penguin is the most famous animal of Antarctica.Keys: 1-5 TFFTT   从方框中选择适当的单词完成短文，必要时做相应的改变。 something   hot   low   still   have   hotel  with   for  tired  on June came and the ___1___ month of the year began. A lot of travellers came to the city by the sea. All of the ___2___ were full except Mr Johnson's. The prices of all the rooms were the ___3___ in the city but few people stayed there. The fire(火灾）broke out three times in a year and four travellers died in the accidents. Most workers left there and found jobs in the other hotels. Mr Johnson ___4___ to do most work himself.　　It was eleven o'clock. Most rooms were ___5___ empty. Mr Johnson worked for the whole day and was very ___6___. He went to close the gate when a young man came in, ___7___ a big bag in his hand.　　"What can I do for you, sir?" asked Mr Johnson.　　"The cheapest room in your hotel."　　"OK," said Mr Johnson, "but it’s ___8___ the top floor."　　"It doesn't matter. I think you have a lift in your hotel."　　"Of course, sir," said the manager. "It'll take you right there. By the way, may I keep your bag ___9___ you?"　　"No, thanks. There’s ___10___ expensive in it but a long rope."　　"Oh? What do you bring it with you for?"　　"I'm afraid another fire will happen in your hotel. If it does, I'll throw the rope out of the window so that I'll be able to escape from (逃脱）it."　　"Yes?" Mr Johnson said in surprise. "So you have to pay for the bill before you go to your room."   Keys:    1. hottest  2. hotels  3. lowest  4. had  5. still   6. tired    7. with    8. on      9. for  10. nothing