Unit1《Past and present》-2024-2025学年八年级下册英语单元测试卷（译林版）

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2024-2025学年八年级下册英语单元测试卷

Unit1《Past and present》

注意事项：

1． 本试卷共8页。全卷满分90分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。

2． 请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合，再将自己的姓名、考试证号用0． 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。

3． 答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0． 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其他位置答题一律无效。

选择题（共40分）

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．—Have you cooked dinner ________?

—Yes． I have ________ finished it．

A．already; yet       B．yet; ever                 C．yet; just                  D．already; just

2．—Do you think life is better now?

—Well, ________ it is, but our neighbours are a little cold．

A．in some ways     B．in my way              C．by the way              D．on the way

3．We are trying to ________ our country ________ a more beautiful country．

A．compare; with    B．compare; to            C．turn; into                D．care; for

4．—May I go to the concert with you?

— I’m afraid not _________ you have a ticket, because I have only one．

A．since                 B．as soon as               C．unless                     D．even though

5．The old man lives ________ in the countryside, but he doesn’t feel ________．

A．lonely；alone    B．alone；lonely         C．lonely；lonely        D．alone；alone

6．The little boy has kept this book ______ two weeks．

A．for                    B．with                       C．since                      D．in

7．—Peter was picked out to be on the school volleyball team．

—His height gives him a big __________．

A．advantage          B．challenge                C．achievement            D．situation

8．—Is your brother in?

—No． ________ he comes back, I’ll tell you．

A．Before              B．As soon as              C．Since                     D．Ever since

9．—What’s the meaning of the saying “The whole year’s work depends on a good start in spring”?

—For Chinese people, spring means the beginning of a whole year ________ it is time for farming．

A．but                   B．and                        C．or                          D．yet

10．—Where have you been ____________ ?

—I’ve travelled to Kunming．

A．heavily            B．completely             C．suddenly                 D．recently

11．— Alan, I think you’ll never get that ball back．．

— I agree． It’s lost ________．

A．suddenly          B．recently                  C．simply                    D．forever

12．—Miss Zhang, what can I do to improve my English?

—I think you should realize the ________ of learning English first．

A．decision           B．communication       C．situation                 D．importance

13．________ the prices are a little higher at that supermarket, we like to go shopping there anyway．

A．Even though     B．As long as              C．Since                     D．Unless

14．—We have lived in this city ________ 1980．

—So you have lived here ________ over 30 years．

A．in; for                         B．for; since                           C．since; for

15．—It’s raining! When did it start?

—I don’t know exactly． In fact, the weather report says that it ________ for two days．

A．lasts                 B．has lasted               C．lasted                     D．will last

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

How did your grandparents go to work when they were young? By bike, I’m sure． In the 1960s and 1970s,     16     there were many bikes running on the street, we call China “the kingdom of bicycle”． I think     17     all those bikes, “ErBa” bikes were the most popular ones． But now most bicycles disappear,     18     “ErBa” bikes． People     19     to use these heavy vehicles, though bikes don’t cause pollution． The cars and the shared-bikes are on the stage of Chinese people’s life． They are more     20     and faster．

To our surprise, “ErBa” bikes become very popular in the countryside of South China． People living there grow bananas but they have     21     carrying bananas down the hills． People don’t have so much money to buy trucks (卡车), and the roads are in bad     22    ． Then they find “ErBa” bikes have a lot of     23    , for example, the bikes don’t need energy, these bikes can carry about 150 kg bananas and it’s easy to ride on their rough (不平整的) roads． Their prices are     24    ． This kind of bike costs only a little money． With “ErBa” bikes, people can feed their families． But it’s dangerous for young people to rush down the hills on their bikes． Why don’t they     25     to keep safe? Wearing helmets, I think, is also necessary．

16．A．if                    B．because                  C．when                      D．though

17．A．among            B．across                    C．beside                    D．between

18．A．certainly          B．finally                    C．especially               D．mainly

19．A．return             B．record                    C．refuse                     D．receive

20．A．frightened       B．comfortable            C．meaningful             D．standard

21．A．difficulty         B．pleasure                 C．experience              D．culture

22．A．direction         B．condition                C．instruction              D．suggestion

23．A．passengers       B．messages                C．advantages              D．languages

24．A．high                B．low                        C．cheap                     D．expensive

25．A．slow down       B．think over              C．put on                    D．cheer up

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Improvements in technology often happen overnight． Some gadgets get smaller and faster． Others are replaced (代替) by newer things like smartphones． Here are some old gadgets that people used to use．  ①

Do you have a landline at home? These are phones that people plug (插入) into their living room walls． Mobile phones didn’t use to be so popular at that time, so most families had a landline． But landlines only worked at home． What did people do when they were outside and needed to call someone? They looked for a pay phone! Then, most people had their own mobile phones and many homes no longer had landlines．  ②

People today store plenty of information online, or on SD cards． But in the 1980s and 1990s, people used to use floppy disks． The first floppy disks were large, expensive, and not very useful—each disk could store just 175 KB of information! Later, floppy disks got smaller and better． But even the best ones could only hold 1．44 MB．You would need three or four disks just for one song, and about 22,000 disks to match the storage (储存空间) available on a 32 GB phone!  ③

It’s easy to take photos today． People often have thousands just on their phones! But photos used to cost much, and people took fewer of them． To take a photo, you had to buy a roll of film． This allowed you to take up to 30 photos． After finishing the roll, you left it at a shop． The shop developed the photos to make them be seen, which you could collect after a few days．

Technology changes all the time, and the gadgets we use today will one day be old． What do you think will be next to disappear (消失)?

26．What is the title of each paragraph?

a． Goodbye Disks         b． Music to my Ears     c． Picture This

d． Call Me         e． Film Development

A．①—d; ②—b; ③—e                           B．①—d; ②—a; ③—c

C．①—c; ②—a; ③—b                            D．①—c; ②—b; ③—e

27．What can we get from the passage?

A．No homes had landlines now．

B．Floppy disks could store much information．

C．You could take 40 photos with a roll of film．

D．The improvements in technology change people’s life．

28．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Changing Phones                          B．The Gadgets of Tomorrow

C．The Gadgets We are Using                    D．The Tools We Used to Use

B

Villages in China have enjoyed their development in a digital (数字) way in recent years． With the help of digital technology (技术), villagers are living an easier and happier life．

Farming in the past was not an easy job． Farmers worked hard all year round． At the same time, they usually found it difficult to solve problems like plant diseases and pest (害虫)． Now, there have been big changes in farming． For example, in Dayi County, Sichuan Province, AI machines help local farmers know when and how to fertilize (施肥) and kill pests． In this way, they make farmers work more easily with less time and energy．

Thanks to the Internet, a new business called rural e-commerce (乡村电子商务) grows． Selling fresh fruit and vegetables to cities is faster． The business also helps villagers live a digital life． They can get many things done on different kinds of apps． They can also use drones to help with their farm work．

More visitors travel in beautiful villages because of digital technology． A good example is Huacheng Town, Guangdong Province． Visitors can know where to park their cars for free, when to book a ticket easily and what to buy online． They can also enjoy the view of nearly every part of the town by using VR．

29．According to Paragraph 2, we know AI machines can help farmers ________．

A．water the crops

B．harvest the crops

C．know when and where to fertilize

D．save time and energy on farming

30．What is the structure of this passage? (①= Paragraph 1, ②= Paragraph 2．．．)

31．What is the best title of this passage?

A．Better village life．                             B．Tourism in villages．

C．The digital technology．                      D．A new business in villages．

C

Mike Moore has visited China more than 20 times since his first visit in 1984． In his eyes, the change of ways of transportation in Chinese cities could show the great changes that have taken place in the past years．

“My first impression (印象) of China was: thousands of people in blue or green uniforms on bikes in the cities． About 15 years later, you saw many people on motors． Another five years later, you see more private (私人的) cars, in different colours,” he said．

“Now you can see all kinds of cars in Chinese cities, no difference with other big cities in the world,” he added．

“So first bikes, then motors, and now all kinds of cars, you can feel the great changes that have happened in China in the past few years,” said the former WTO chief．

Moore described himself as a “China fan”． He said that Chinese people now became more confident (自信的), happier and healthier than before and the environment quality in big cities has been improved．

He believed that China will be stronger in the world in the future．

32．When did Mike Moor visit China for the first time?

A．In 1984．        B．30 years ago．        C．In 1994．               D．In 2004．

33．What’s Mike Moore’s first impression when he first came to China?

A．Thousands of people rode motors on the road．

B．There were no cars at all on the road．

C．Many people rode bikes on the road．

D．Different kinds of cars were on the road．

34．From Mike Moore’s words we know that he ________．

A．doesn’t like China at all                       B．likes China

C．lives in China now                               D．is going to work for China soon

35．The underlined word “transportation” most probably means “________”．

A．translation        B．direction                C．traffic                    D．fantastic

D

Some people have to use public transport, some dislike it and still some love it． If everyone has a car and drives anywhere they want to go, there will be serious traffic problems on the road． Luckily, trains are a good form of public transport．

British people use trains a lot． This is especially so for people who are travelling from London to Paris． Every day about 20 trains leave London． They travel at a very high speed and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris． It’s much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car． This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and slowly for many reasons, such as speed limits and traffic jams． However, when you are travelling by train, the speed is almost the same and there is no traffic jam for a train．

Besides, Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of travelling on the ground． Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made． More importantly, they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the rail track．

What’s more, trains in Britain are comfortable and provide fine services for their users． When you are on a London train, you will find that the train has comfortable tables and seats where people can sit． They also provide food services and power plugs(插头) for personal computers or mobile phones．

36．The main idea of the passage is that ________．

A．British people enjoy public transport

B．it’s fast to travel from London to Paris

C．trains in Britain provide fine services for their users

D．trains are a good form of public transport for Londoners

37．In a traffic jam on the road, ________．

A．drivers can drive fast                           B．drivers can drive carelessly

C．cars are not moving fast                       D．cars will stop working

38．The 3rd paragraph of the passage mainly talks about the ________ of trains．

A．speed               B．safety                     C．services                  D．problems

39．Londoners often travel by train because trains are ________．

A．old and slow                                       B．large, clean and powerful

C．fine and important                               D．fast, safe and comfortable

40．What can we know from the passage?

A．We can travel from London to Paris in less than 2 hours．

B．We can do our work with personal computers on the train．

C．We have to wait till we get off the train in order to have some food．

D．The trains are only checked for quality reasons before they are used．

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参考答案

1． C

【详解】句意：——你做晚饭了吗？——是的。我刚刚完成它。考查副词辨析。already已经；yet还；ever曾经；just刚刚。根据“Have you cooked dinner”可知此处是疑问句句尾，用yet，排除AD；根据“I have．．．finished it”可知是刚刚完成，第二个空用just。故选C。

2． A

【详解】句意：——你认为现在生活更好吗？——嗯，在某些方面是这样，但我们的邻居有点冷淡。考查介词短语。in some ways在某些方面；in my way挡我的路，妨碍我；by the way顺便说；on the way在路上。根据“Do you think life is better now”可知是指在某些方面是这样，故选A。

3． C

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