2022-2023学年苏教译林版八年级上学期英语第八单元Unit 8 Natural disasters 测试卷（含答案解析）

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八年级上册英语Unit 8《Natural disasters》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．—Have you told Dr. Greenall our latest achievement in the vaccine research?

—Not yet. When I ________, he ________ a speech, so we had no time for a few words.

A．arrives; will give                                       B．arrived; was giving

C．arrives; is giving                                        D．arrived; has given

2．—Oh! What’s wrong with your leg?

—I hurt it while I ________ mountains.

A．climb                     B．was climbing          C．am climbing           D．have climbed

3．— Don’t throw rubbish everywhere, please. Building a civilized（文明的）city is our duty.

— ________.

A．OK, I will              B．You are joking        C．Take it easy            D．Sorry, I won’t

4．— _______ will you finish writing the review of the Indian movie Dangal?

— In two days.

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

5．—What__________the number of the students in your class?

— About 45. A number of them_________from the countryside.

A．is, are                    B．is, is                       C．are, is                    D．are, are

6．His grandfather did his best to keep the tree__________，but it died in the end.

A．alive                      B．asleep                     C．absent                    D．awake

7．Love your parents __________ they are alive. Don’t wait until it is too late.

A．while                     B．though                   C．because                  D．unless

8．— I called you last night, but nobody answered. Where were you then?

— Oh, I ____________ my pet dog in my yard.

A．walked                   B．was walking            C．am walking            D．will walk

9．The government of Chongqing is building ________ cheap and good houses for the people.

A．thousand                B．thousands               C．thousand of            D．thousands of

10．－What do you think of the lecture(演讲) of Li yang’s Crazy English?

－I think it’s __________, but someone thinks it’s much too __________.

A．wonderful enough; bored                            B．enough wonderful; boring

C．wonderful enough; boring                           D．enough wonderful; bored

11．—What should I do when the earthquake happens, Dad?

—First of all, it’s important to _________ and hide yourself in the corners of the room.

A．calm down             B．put down                C．get down                D．fall down

12．This morning I _________ some new restaurants on the Internet for I wanted to take Mia to a nice restaurant for her birthday.

A．picked up               B．looked up               C．cleaned up              D．gave up

13．—Alan! Why are you so late?

—Sorry! When I          home, I met one of my old friends.

A．went                                                         B．am walking

C．has gone                                                  D．was walking

14．________ I got back, I found my mother cooking for me.

A．When                    B．Before                    C．Since                     D．Although

15．If you do things ________, usually you can’t do them well.

A．in a hurry               B．from now on           C．just now                 D．at once

二、完型填空

Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs（蜘蛛网）on the walls and mice running around. People   16   coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty（贫困） that   17   his unhappy life. One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for   18   about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase（花瓶）and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you   19   .”The poor man looked at the vase    20   . Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However, he didn’t want to    21   such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table.“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be   22   .”the poor man looked at the vase and thought．Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.    23   he was still not satisfied. “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web. ”At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into     24   place immediately. The poor man   25   . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

16．A．enjoyed           B．avoided                  C．forgot                    D．considered

17．A．led to              B．connected to           C．made up                 D．set up

18．A．service            B．knowledge              C．advice                    D．care

19．A．peace              B．happiness                C．mess                      D．regret

20．A．sadly              B．nervously               C．proudly                  D．surprisedly

21．A．throw away    B．give out                  C．pay for                   D．keep off

22．A．ugly               B．Full                       C．empty                    D．dirty

23．A．Although        B．But                        C．So                         D．Because

24．A．large               B．dark                       C．strange                   D．comfortable

25．A．cheered up      B．rang up                  C．sped up                  D．stayed up

三、阅读单选

A

Alice spends her summer vacations walking back into history. Alice is 15 and she is a guide who shows visitors around the Fort(城堡)Delaware Museum in New York. “This year, I spun wool(纺毛线)on a spinning wheel. Last year, I was a candle maker. My first year, I cared for the garden and looked after the animals. All the jobs I’ve had at the fort have been really fun.”

Fort Delaware is a living-history museum that shows how life was in frontier(边远地区)America in the mid-1700s. “Reading about history can’t compare to experiencing it for yourself,” says Alice.

The experience begins as soon as visitors enter the fort. The smell of wood smoke fills the air. Women in petticoats (long skirts) and men in knee breeches(knee-length shorts) are busy with their chores. The guides show visitors how the settles(移民)would have carried out everyday work. “Kids are surprised when I tell them that one of their jobs would have been to make candles,” says another guide, 16-year-old Jane. “They don’t realize that kids back then had to work hard.” She also shows visitors how to play with toys and games.

They are playing historical parts, so the guides can’t wear shorts or T-shirts when the weather is hot. But the clothes of the past can easily change modern kids into people from 18th century. “The clothing felt strange at first, but it does make it easier to get into characters,” says Jane.

Working at the fort has helped Jane to appreciate her life even more. Alice agrees, “The fort has taught me how hard life was and how much work there was every day. We are so lucky with everything we have now. Life wasn’t always this easy.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

26．Fort Delaware in New York is a    museum.

A．living-history         B．toy                         C．candle                    D．clothing

27．Alice has been to the Fort Delaware Museum at least    .

A．once                      B．twice                      C．three times             D．four times

28．Which of the following is TRUE about the life in frontier America in the mid-1700s?

A．People couldn’t make fire.

B．Kids played with toys and games all day long.

C．People could use a spinning wheel.

D．Kids didn’t feed the animals.

29．Why do modern kids have to wear the strange clothing while playing historical parts?

A．Because wearing the strange clothing makes kids fun.

B．Because it is easier for kids to get into characters.

C．Because kids like wearing the strange clothing.

D．Because the weather is hot.

30．The main idea of this passage is that    .

A．all the jobs Alice has had at the fort have been really fun

B．how hard life was and how much work there was in the past

C．reading about history can compare to experiencing it for yourself

D．we are so lucky with everything we have now, and then we must appreciate them

B

Last Friday a storm（暴风雨） swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether（总共） over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise.” he said, “A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelters.

31．How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?

A．Fourteen.               B．Twenty-one.            C．Twenty-nine.          D．Thirty-six.

32．Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A．He was in bed.                                           B．He was inside the house.

C．He was outside the house.                           D．He was on the roof.

33．Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.

A．her husband knew there would be a storm

B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

C．she felt the house was moving

D．the welfare department helped her

34．The underlined word “shelters” in this passage means ______.

A．something to eat    B．something to wear    C．somewhere to study   D．somewhere to stay

35．Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A．A Terrible Storm     B．A Lucky Woman     C．Good Soldiers         D．Clever People

C

 “Please take my penny(便士)，” Maggie said to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets. “Please take it，” she said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. “Thank you, little girl，” he said.

After that, Maggie went to the beach to collect sea shells. She never thought how fast time went by. Two hours later, she sat down on a rock beside a little pool, and Dan’s large dog Rover jumped down from a rock! He made a loud noise, and then began to pull her coat gently. “Rover wishes me to leave here, I see，” she said, and she rose from the rock and began to go home. However, she found the places she had got down easily was now very difficult to climb up, and because the tide(潮水) had been in for some time, she found some of the stones wet and smooth.

What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried, but the tide made a much louder noise than she could make. Rover jumped upon a big stone and raised his loud bark until even the tide could not drown(淹没) it. Finally, Dan heard the loud barking of the dog. He came in a boat and brought Maggie and Rover safely to the land!

“It was the penny that did it, Madam，” Dan said to Maggie’s mother later. “I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny so kindly into my hand—just as if he would have said, ‘Rover will be your friend now, little girl.’ And I am thinking he has looked after her all day, because he never came near me after that.”

Some years later, Rover came to Maggie’s home with a little note, in which was written—“Will Maggie help Rover？—his master is dead.”

36．What is Maggie like according to the passage?

A．Smart.                   B．Kind.                     C．Creative.                D．Brave.

37．Who brought Maggie to the land safely in the end?

A．Rover.                                                      B．Maggie’s mother.

C．Herself.                                                    D．Old Dan.

38．Which is the RIGHT order of the following events?

①Maggie went to the beach to play.

②Rover barked for help and they were saved.

③Maggie gave a penny to Dan, the old fisherman.

④Maggie found it hard to get back from the rock.

A．①③④②                                                 B．③①④②

C．③①②④                                                  D．①③②④

39．Why did Rover look after Maggie all day according to Dan’s words?

A．Because Rover noticed Maggie’s kind action and felt like being with her.

B．Because Maggie was a friend of Dan’s family.

C．Because Maggie often came to play with Rover.

D．Because Rover was a naughty dog and liked to play with little kids on the beach.

40．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Rover and his master                   B．Rover’s new friend

C．A brave dog                                    D．What Maggie’s penny did

四、阅读判断

阅读理解。

When we feel the ground moves suddenly, it means that an earthquake may come. Many of the earthquakes first come under the sea and then happen anywhere on the earth. Especially they often happen near the mountains and seas such as Wenchuan, Japan and Indonesia.

When an earthquake happens, it’s very easy to cause a tsunami (海啸). Houses fall down, many people are injured and even died.

Now scientists are trying their best to study earthquakes. They make maps to show the “earthquake belts (地震带)”. So the houses there must be quite strong.

We believe that scientists will be able to tell us when and where an earthquake will happen in the near future. Also, they can tell us what to do and how to do. People can even use earthquakes to do something for us humans.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（A）误（B）。

41．Earthquakes often happen in Japan.

42．Sometimes an earthquake happens with a tsunami.

43．Many people lost their lives in the earthquakes because they didn’t help each other.

44．In areas in the “earthquake belts”, people build strong houses.

45．Scientists can prevent earthquakes happening.

五、填写适当的句子补全对话

通读下面的对话,根据上下文补全对话内容。

A: Hi, Jane. You made great progress in English during the long winter vacation. 46________________?

B: Just by taking online courses and finishing my homework in time. Sometimes I watched the online classes again when necessary.

A: But I didn’t make full use of the time. So I can’t catch up with my classmates now. I feel worried and hopeless.

B: 47________________.Read a lot and do exercises, and you’ll get improved.

A: Good idea. When I have difficulties,48________________?

B: No problem. I am always there if you need help.

A: It’s very kind of you. By the way, what’s the title of your tomorrow’s speech?

B: Only I. 5℃.

A: Sounds interesting. But it’s just a number. 49________________?

B: It means we need to keep temperature increases below 1.5℃.

A: If not, what would happen?

B: Unexpected disasters （灾难） would hit the earth again and again

A: True. The forest fires in Australia have given us warnings. 50________________?

B: The fires lasted for several months. It is reported that countless wild animals have been killed and thousands of people have lost their homes in the big fires.

A: What a bitter lesson!

六、阅读补全句子

阅读短文，根据短文内容，在短文后的空格里填入最恰当的单词（每空限填一词），并将答案写在答题卡相应编号后的横线上。

On March 31, 2019, a wildfire in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture（凉山彝族自治州）led to 31 deaths, including 27 firefighters. And on May 1st, 2016, in Alberta, Canada, a wildfire destroyed an area of nearly 700 square miles. More than 88, 000 people had to leave their homes and thousands of homes were destroyed.

Wildfires are unexpected, unplanned. And the cause of most wildfires is unsure. To burn, wildfires require the right conditions-fuel, oxygen and heat. And global warring is one of the most important reasons. The high temperatures and dry conditions make the fire spread quickly.

In many parts of the world, wildfires happen naturally. They are started by lighting（闪电）or some other special weather conditions. In recent years, there have been more wildfires because of dry, hot weather, and changeable weather patterns because of global warning.

However, many fires are started by people. Sometimes, people clear land for farming. Besides, there are smokers who accidentally set fires.

Wildfires can cause a lot of smoke, which will pollute the air. Lots of lives, property（财产）and valuable forests will soon disappear in wildfires. When trees are burnt down, and heavy rain follows, more disasters such as terrible floods will happen.

七、话题作文

56．

近年来，全球自然灾害频发，极端天气频频出现，2020年新冠肺炎几乎在全球爆发，环境恶化给全球带来的危害正日益凸显。尽管我国政府出台了一系列环境保护方面的政策，采取了很多措施，成效也很显著，但是，我们还需要付出更多的努力。地球是人类共同的家园，时代的一粒灰， 落在个人头上就是一座山，没有人能独善其身。假如你叫李华，作为达州的学生，应该为环境保护做出哪些贡献呢?请以 “Let’s try our best to protect the environment”为题，向达州的学生发出倡议，呼吁大家从小事做起，尽最大的努力保护环境!

写作要点:

（1）了解并让更多的人知道环境保护的重要性；

（2）在日常生活中节约用水，节约能源；

（3）为了减少空气污染，最好乘坐公交车、骑自行车或步行上学；

（4）学会垃圾分类:少用塑料袋。

（5）保护野生动物，不食用野生动物。

写作要求:

（1）要点齐全并适当发挥。

（2）全文字数不少于90词。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

（3）条理清楚，句式规范，标点符号和大小写使用正确。

（4）卷面整洁。

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参考答案

一、单项选择

1、B

【详解】

句意：——你告诉格林博士我们疫苗研究的最新成果了吗？——还没有。当我到达时，他正在演讲，所以我们没有时间说几句话。

考查时态。第一处根据“so we had no time for a few words”可知，动作发生在过去，用一般过去时，排除AC；第二处强调在过去的某个时间点正在发生的动作，应过去进行时。故选B。

2、B

【详解】

句意：——哦！你的腿怎么了？——我爬山时弄伤了它。

考查动词时态。while引导的时间状语从句，主句阐述过去发生的事情，hurt是一般过去时，从句表示过去某个时段正在发生的事情，用过去进行时was/were doing的结构，故选B。

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