2022-2023学年苏教译林版八年级上学期英语第二单元Unit 2 School life测试卷（含答案解析）

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八年级上册英语Unit 2《School life》单元测试卷

班级：___________ 姓名：___________  学号：___________

（考试时间：60分钟  试卷满分：100分）

一、单项选择题。

1．—Why is Mike so popular in your class?

—Because he always tells jokes. He is ________.

A．humorous               B．polite                     C．honest                    D．friendly

2．I like this song. It’s by one of my favorite_________.

A．singers                   B．dancers                   C．painters                  D．writers

3．Ken was_________ late for school. The bell rang right after he entered the classroom.

A．still                       B．always                    C．already                   D．almost

4．—Which month has ______ days in a year?

—February.

A．few                       B．little                       C．the least                 D．the fewest

5．—He said he wanted to own a big farm.

—Who ________ what he says? He is such a big mouth.

A．knows                    B．wonders                 C．cares                      D．remembers

6．—        does it take you to get to school by bike?

—About fifteen minutes.

A．How soon              B．How often              C．How long               D．How far

7．—-Jerry, could you tell me how to take a taxi through “Didi”?

—____________.

A．Take it easy            B．You are welcome     C．Thank you              D．Sure, I’d love to

8．Sue practices______the violin hard and often gives wonderful performances.

A．play                       B．played                    C．to play                   D．playing

9．——What is the    of your excellent spoken English?

——Practice makes perfect!

A．result                     B．influence                C．duty                       D．secret

10．If I go to the movie, I _______ my homework on time.

A．didn’t finish                       B．don’t finish                        C．won’t finish

11．________, the Internet was only used by the government. But now it’s widely used in every field.

A．As usual                 B．At first                   C．After all                 D．So far

12．You are speaking too fast. Can you speak a little ______?

A．more slowly                                              B．most slowly

C．more loudly                                              D．most loudly

13．—_______have you studied in this school?

—For nearly three years.

A．How often              B．How far                 C．How much             D．how long

14．Why have you stopped        Kitty? The singing competition is coming up soon!

A．to practice to sing                                      B．to practice singing

C．practicing to sing                                       D．practicing singing

15．—_________ does Linda want to be when she grows up?

—A tennis player like Li Na.

A．How    B．When    C．What    D．Where

二、完型填空题。

A teacher had been made very angry by some of his boys making a high sound during school hours. At last he was forced to    16    any one who should repeat the wrong act. The next morning, a loud sound was heard in the quiet room. The students were very much surprised, and the teacher at once looked around to    17    the person who had made a high sound.

When a boy who was often in bad act, was told he was wrong, he    18   said he hadn’t done it, yet his words were not believed, and he was brought up for punishment. Seeing what was about to take place, Charles, a little boy, got up suddenly from his    19    “Don’t punish John, air. I made the high sound. I’m very sorry, I didn’t mean to whistle.” He held out his hand to be punished. Taking the little boy’s    20    , the teacher said “ Charles, you have done right. I can’t punish you after you    21   so nobly.” Even the youngest child in the school felt    22    of Charles, for every child could see how bravely he had acted.

Charles was truly a brave boy. He had done    23    he knew to be right. True courage may also be shown by    24    to do that which we know to be wrong,   25   bad people may laugh at us,

16．A．punish            B．praise                     C．fix                         D．hurt

17．A．hide                B．discover                 C．pay                        D．wake

18．A．actively           B．aloud                     C．strongly                 D．softly

19．A．bag                 B．board                     C．desk                       D．seat

20．A．hair                B．arm                        C．finger                    D．hand

21．A．have given      B．have run                 C．have acted              D．have fallen

22．A．afraid             B．proud                     C．sure                       D．careful

23．A．what               B．which                     C．who                       D．when

24．A．refusing          B．continuing              C．dreaming                D．wanting

25．A．but                 B．though                   C．after                      D．until

三、阅读单选

A

American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their subjects and teachers first.

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many subjects, or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, timetables, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you select the subjects and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each one is about $30-50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.

 In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like.

Choose the right answer according to the passage.

26．What does underlined word “select” mean?

A．Choose.                 B．Like.                      C．Treat.                     D．Take.

27．According to the text, American students ______.

A．don’t have to ask for teaching plans

B．don’t have to choose teachers

C．would like to choose strict teachers

D．usually buy some used textbooks in order to save money

28．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Students won’t choose the teacher who leaves too much homework.

B．Students won’t choose the teacher who leaves too many exams.

C．Students will choose the teacher who is called “killer”.

D．Students won’t choose the teacher who gives too low marks.

29．What is important in American class?

A．Reading.                B．Writing.                 C．Discussing.             D．Listening.

30．The passage is mainly about ______.

A．the differences between American and Chinese schools.

B．American schools.

C．the differences between American and Chinese students.

D．American school subjects.

B

A crow lived in a thick forest filled with many birds. The crow was very happy with carefree life until he saw a swan one day. The swan was flying over a lake. “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. It must be the happiest bird in the world.”

He shared his thoughts with the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I thought so, too, until I met a parrot. It had brilliant colours of red and blue. No other bird could be happier than the parrot.”

The crow went off in search of the parrot and found it resting on the top of an old tree. The parrot explained, “I, too, was very happy until I chanced upon a peacock. My colours paled in comparison to the peacock’s. Its rich colours put my coat to shame.”

Curiosity defeated the crow, who was determined to look for the beautiful peacock. He finally found the peacock at the zoo. Hundreds of people gathered around to watch the peacock and its beautiful feathers. After the crowd had left, the crow rested itself on a rock and said, “Dear peacock, you are so beautiful. Every day, people come just to see you. People either drive me away or avoid me when they see me. You must be the happiest bird on the planet.”

The peacock replied, “My beauty has forced me to be kept in this zoo. In the first few months I spent here, I often thought to myself that if I were a crow, I could be enjoying a carefree life outside. Then, after many months of struggling, I have come to realize that I need to learn to be happy with what I have instead of expecting what I do not have. I am happy because I am satisfied with my life here.”

31．How did the crow feel about his life at the beginning?

A．Interested.              B．Surprised.               C．Pleased.                 D．Excited.

32．Why didn’t the swan think he was the happiest in the world?

A．Because the crow shared his thoughts with him.    B．Because the parrot was happier than the swan.

C．Because he met a parrot.                             D．Because he thought he wasn’t as beautiful as the parrot.

33．What does the underlined phrase “was determined to” mean?

A．was allowed to        B．made a decision to   C．was supposed to      D．made a promise to

34．From the story, we can learn that ________.

A．sharing can bring happiness to your life       B．he is truly happy who makes others happy

C．accepting what you have makes you happy   D．confidence is the first secret of success

C

Why are dogs our best friends. Maybe because they can understand our words much better than we thought, according to a study in Hungary. It found that dogs understand not only what we say, but also how we say it.

“The results were very exciting and very surprising.” Said the researcher Attila Andies, from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest.

For the study, the researchers first trained 13 dogs for months. The dogs had to sit quietly inside machine, so that the researchers could check their activity.

Then the researcher put headphones on dogs and played people’s voice to them. There were four different voice. Some were positive words,such as “well down”, or neutral（不带感情色彩的） words like “however”. The words were also in different tones（音调）. Some were positive and some were neutral.

Brain scans（扫描）showed that the dogs could recognize（辨认）words, as well as the tone of words, much like people do. The positive words with a positive tone brought the stronger activity in their brain’s reward centers（反应中枢）.

“It shows that for dogs, a nice phrase can work very well as a prize, but it works best if both words and tones match.” Said Andies.

They also found that dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain and tones with the right. Human brains work in the same way.

It gave us a new understanding of language,said Andies. That is, not only do humans understand the meaning in words, other species（物种）do too.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定的答案字母标号涂黑。

35．What was found according to the study in Hungary?________

A．Dogs can’t understand people words.

B．Dogs can only understand what we say.

C．Dogs can understand what we thought better than our words.

D．Dogs understand not only what we say, but also how we say it.

36．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the study?________

A．Researchers played with the dogs.                B．Researchers made dogs sit inside machine.

C．Researchers scanned the dogs’ brain.            D．Researchers played people’s voice to the dogs.

37．Dogs think________ as a best prize.

A．neutral words with a neutral tone.                B．neutral words with a positive tone.

C．positive words with neutral tone                  D．positive words with positive tone

38．According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?________

A．Human brains don’t work in the same way as dogs do.

B．Dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain.

C．The researchers trained dogs for years to check their brain activity.

D．Researcher Attila Andies was disappointed at the result of the study.

39．What is the main idea of the passage?________

A．Dogs are as clever as humans.                     B．Dogs are good at learning human’s language.

C．Dogs can understand the meaning in words.  D．Dogs can do what human do.

D

Uncle Sam

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games and exciting dances? Uncle Sam will be ready to teach children of all ages all these things at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00. Free.

Walking Tour

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Movie Time

Two films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See March of the Penguins at 1:30. Kung Fu Panda will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

It’s October, and this Saturday night is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold. Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.

Do You Want to Hear The Zoo?

The Zoo, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert this Saturday night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.

40．You probably eat Chinese, Italian and Indian food at    .

A．City Hall                                                  B．Central Park

C．the City Theatre                                         D．City College

41．We can see movies at    .

A．10:00 a.m.                                                B．9:30 a.m.

C．3:45 p.m.                                                  D．8:00 p.m.

42．The Zoo here is a    .

A．music group                                              B．US concert

C．popular park                                              D．museum theatre

43．From the passage, we can know    .

A．if you are 8 years old, you have to pay to learn exciting dances

B．you can call 4987898 to get a ticket to go to Rose Hall

C．you can learn local history on a walking tour on Sunday morning

D．the Redbirds’ last match this year will be held outside

44．The passage is mainly about    .

A．city news                                                  B．weekend activities

C．music week                                               D．food festival

四、补全对话7选5

根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子填入对话相应的空白处，使对话完整，合乎情景（有两个多余选项）。

（Carla and Victor are talking on the way home before the first day of the graduation exams．）

A：Good morning，Carla!

B：Good morning，Victor! We are leaving junior high school after the exams．I feel very sad．

A：Me too．

B：45．.　　

A：You’re welcome．

B：46．.They gave us too much．

A：Yes．It’s hard for us to say goodbye．Our school life was unforgettable．

B：You’re right．47．.　

A：I hope to pass the exams to get into senior high school．

B：I trust you because you’re the most excellent in our class．But I’m going to an art school．

A：48．.I think you’ll be successful．By the way，our head teacher told me that

we will have a graduation party the next day after the exams．49． .　　

B：Sure．That’s great．It’s the moment we have a get﹣together．

A．Who has helped you most？

B．What do you hope to do after you graduate，Victor？

C．Thanks for your help during my stay here．

D．My time in junior high school was enjoyable．

E．Would you like to come？

F．I’ll miss our teachers and classmates．

G．Your plan is pretty good．

五、阅读补全短文

While dogs are the most popular household pet, cats run a close second. Cats are not often noticed by people choosing a new four-legged friend. An animal expert explains why they make fantastic pets.

Cats VS Dogs It seems that many people prefer dogs to cats. Often people who grew up with dogs find it difficult to imagine owning and loving cats. But they can be surprised to learn how friendly and responsive cats are.

Good points of keeping cats Cats are always in small size. They can be a great pet choice for people with limited space and busy lifestyles. They don’t have the exercise requirements like dogs. Besides, they are quiet and clean. In a word, cats are low maintenance and happy to be left alone indoors. Cats can be very playful and interactive with children and offer them chances to learn to care for another, living being.

Keeping dogs and cats together Dogs and cats become great companions(伙伴), especially if they are raised at the same time. They can become friends with each other, the younger, the better.

Help to decide If you’ve never actually owned a cat, but are thinking of it, talk to cat owners, or offer to house-sit for a cat owner. You could visit an animal centre and interact with cats. It helps decide whether you might enjoy their companionship. You may be surprised to discover how wonderful cats really are.

阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。

Though it seems that there are more dog lovers than cat lovers, an animal expert tells some 50__________of keeping cats. If people keep cats as pets, they must be surprised to find they are friendly and responsive. Compared with dogs, cats have some 51__________. They are quiet and clean. Also they need less space and are 52__________to look after, while dogs always need to be walked. Dog lovers can also raise cats as dogs’ companions when they are young. Besides, keeping cats can 53__________children’s sense of caring for other living beings: The 54__________of the following activities help you decide to keep cats, like talking to cat owners or visiting an animal centre and interacting with cats.

六、材料作文

55．时光荏苒，毕业季来临。假如你们学校校报组织题为“校园生活”的英语征文活动，内容可以是回望过去三年或畅想未来三年的校园生活。请选择其中之一，并根据提示写一篇短文。

要求：

1.所写内容必须包括你选择的校园生活的所有要点，可适当发挥；

2.文章不少于90词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3.语意通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

4.文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。

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参考答案

一、单项选择

1、A

【解析】

句意：——为什么迈克在你们班上这么受欢迎?——因为他总是讲笑话。他是幽默的。考查形容词辨析。A. humorous幽默的、诙谐的；B. polite有礼貌的；C. honest诚实的；D. friendly友好的；根据Because he always tells jokes.他总是讲笑话，可推知他应是幽默的；结合选项可知A选项符合题意，其它选项均与句意不符，故答案选A。

2、A

【详解】

句意：我喜欢这首歌，它是我最喜欢的歌手之一唱的。根据I like this song.可知是最喜欢的歌手唱的；singers歌手， dancers舞蹈家， painters画家， writers作家；故选A。

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