Unit4《A good read》-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

Unit4《A good read》

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．We can do a lot of things to make our school greener． ________, we can plant more trees．

A．Such as             B．So far                    C．In fact                    D．For example

2．I argued with my mom and ________ us did any housework for a week． It’s in a mess now．

A．either of            B．both of                   C．neither of               D．all of

3．My father has decided to ________ a business near our home to make money．

A．open up             B．find out                  C．look down              D．ask for

4．Tom just learned English one month ago, so he has a poor ________ of English．

A．land                  B．knowledge              C．review                    D．sale

5．“Without your love and support, it’s ________ for me to have a big success,” said Zhu Yangzhu to his teachers．

A．huge                 B．tiny                       C．impossible              D．fantastic

6．Walk less than ten kilometers ________ or it may hurt your legs．

A．on time             B．at times                  C．from time to time    D．at a time

7．Listen! The rain is beating ________ the windows．

A．across               B．over                       C．against                   D．above

8．—Last month, Mr． Green’s new book came out and it was a great ________．

—Yeah． Lots of people like it very much．

A．success              B．danger                   C．idea                       D．trouble

9．—________ you remind Sally not to wear her school uniform for the picnic tomorrow?

—OK． I’ll tell her．

A．Must                 B．Should                   C．Can                        D．Need

10．—Which skirt do you like better, the blue one or the green one?

—________． They don’t look good on me．

A．Either              B．Both                      C．Neither                   D．All

11．—Did you see a boy in black pass by two minutes ago?

—No, sir． I ________ an English magazine．

A．read                 B．am reading             C．was reading            D．reads

12．—I went to watch black-necked cranes (黑颈鹤) in Da Shanbao last winter．

—Wow, that must be a fantastic ________!

A．tradition           B．experience              C．example                 D．interview

13．You should wear a pair of glasses ________ you can see the blackboard clearly．

A．as well             B．so that                    C．until                       D．although

14．—Have you finished your science project yet, Danny?

—No． I haven’t found anything useful so far, _________ I won’t stop trying．

A．because            B．but                        C．or                          D．until

15．Being kind will ________ more chances to build good relationships with people around you．

A．compare           B．provide                  C．refuse                     D．invite

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。

Once in a small city, there was a storybook． He looked great, but there were no stories inside． People often picked him up, but put him down     16     because he was empty (空的)． Not far from him, there was an inkpot (墨水瓶) full of ink for years． Nobody     17     that he was there．

One time, a man put the storybook next to the inkpot． They told each other stories about     18     bad luck． They did this for years until a pen came next to them． The pen felt useless and sad． He cried,     19     the storybook and the inkpot joined in．

However, the pen was soon tired of crying． He     20     to improve (改善) the situation． He advised the storybook and the inkpot to write a story with him． Both of them     21     the pen, and together they wrote a very interesting story．

A teacher walked by a few days later． He was sad because he had a(n)     22     keeping his students’ attention (注意力)． He     23     the storybook and picked him up． After reading the story inside, he found it very interesting． In class he told the story to his students, and they all     24     it and listened carefully．

From then on, the storybook, the inkpot and the pen wrote a new story     25     the teacher every day． They felt very happy．

16．A．clearly            B．gladly                    C．quickly                   D．easily

17．A．remembered    B．expected                 C．worried                  D．believed

18．A．his                  B．her                        C．our                        D．their

19．A．because           B．though                   C．and                        D．or

20．A．decided           B．waited                    C．paid                       D．answered

21．A．cared about      B．agreed with            C．looked for              D．shouted to

22．A．plan                B．idea                       C．program                 D．problem

23．A．trusted            B．saw                        C．printed                   D．sold

24．A．loved              B．showed                  C．celebrated               D．questioned

25．A．from               B．of                          C．about                     D．for

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

Once a tortoise (乌龟) and two swans (天鹅) lived on a lake． They were very good friends． They spent many hours happily together．

To their bad luck, there was no rain that year． The lake became dry． So they had to leave the lake in search of another one to live．

The two swans could fly easily, but for the tortoise it was difficult． The three of them began to wonder, unsure of what to do next．

At last, the two swans had an idea． They said to the tortoise, “We will place a stick (棍子) in your mouth． We will carry the stick in our beaks (鸟嘴) on either side． This will make us fly together． But remember, you must not open your mouth． If you do, you know what will happen to you．”

The tortoise was sad to leave the lake, but it agreed to the idea happily．

One fine morning, they were flying over a large town． The people of the town were surprised at what they saw in the sky． They were very curious about it and started shouting excitedly．

The tortoise heard the noise and wondered what it was about． It forgot its promise and opened its mouth to ask curiously ,“Why is there．．．? Ah…!”

Sadly, down fell the tortoise, and died．

The swans had no chance to save it． They were sad to lose their best friend but had to fly away and start their new life．

26．Why did the tortoise and swans have to leave their lake?

A．Because they wanted to find a new lake for fun．  B．Because the lake was getting too crowded．

C．Because they were tired of living by the lake．     D．Because it didn’t rain that year and the lake dried up．

27．How did the tortoise feel as it heard the shouting?

A．Curious．        B．Excited．               C．Angry．                 D．Upset．

28．How did the story end for the tortoise and the swans?

A．The swans found a lake in the town and lived there．

B．The tortoise lived happily ever after with the swans．

C．The swans tried to save the tortoise but it was too late．

D．The tortoise fell and died, and the swans had to move on．

B

Do you know how rice first came to China? There is an old Chinese story． It is about a little girl who went out to fish． There was famine (饥荒) and everybody was very hungry． The little girl felt her net growing heavy and was very happy． However, it was the King of Frogs (青蛙) that she caught． The frog told her to hold out her fishing net under the sun and he would sing a magic song． The little girl followed his words． She was greatly surprised to see the sunshine falling through the net． And it changed into golden grains (谷粒) of rice． The first rice arrived in this way．

We do not know whether this story is true, but it tells us that rice has the same importance as gold to the Chinese． Rice is always the main food for the Chinese． For centuries, much land has been devoted (奉献) to rice-planting and many Chinese people are farmers, who work very hard for each grain．

It’s important to save food and say no to waste (浪费)． After all, waste not, want not．

29．Why was everybody hungry in the story?

A．Because the girl couldn’t fish．            B．Because rice didn’t come to China．

C．Because there wasn’t enough food．      D．Because the girl caught a frog．

30．What changed into golden grains of rice in the story?

A．Fish．             B．The King of Frogs．                                  C．sunshine． D．Gold．

31．Which question could best help us find out the writer’s purpose (目的)?

A．Did the writer want us to protect the animals?

B．Did the writer want us to help others?

C．Did the writer want us to believe the story?

D．Did the writer want us to save food?

C

Once upon a time, there was an old man in the north of China． He had many good horses．

One day, one of his horses was lost． His neighbors came to comfort him． But the old man was not sad at all． ______ And he was right． A few months later, the horse came back with another horse． His neighbors came to congratulate him． But once again, the old man had different opinions about it． He said this “good luck” might turn out to be misfortune． He was right again． A few days later, his son fell from a horse and became lame (跛的)． A year later, there was a war． All the strong men went to the war． But the old man’s son was not chosen to be a soldier because he was lame． So he lived with his family happily and safely．

This story tells us: Bad luck sometimes turns out to be good luck, and good luck can sometimes become bad．

32．How did the old man feel after he lost a horse?

A．Sad．              B．Happy．                C．Angry．                 D．Calm．

33．Which can be put in “______” Paragraph 2?

A．He didn’t like this horse at all．           B．His son would bring the horse back．

C．He said it might turn out to be a good thing．       D．His horse would give him a surprise．

34．Why did the neighbors come to congratulate the old man?

A．Because the horse came back with another horse．

B．Because his son bought two nice horses for him．

C．Because he built a new house for his horses．

D．Because the horse would have a baby soon．

35．What does the underlined word “misfortune” mean in Chinese?

A．惊喜                B．不幸                      C．特点                      D．奇迹

D

In ancient times, no moon was in sky． The sky was black．

Once upon a time, four men went in a carriage (马车) to a trip． They reached another country when it was dark, they saw a tall tree with a ball of soft silver light hanging from it． They asked a villager, “Is that a light on the tree?”． The villager told them that it was a moon which their chief had bought with 3 coins．

At midnight, the four man stole the moon and put it in their carriage, covering it with a piece of clothing． They carried the moon to their country and hung it on a tall tree． Since then the night were bright and moonlit, so all the people were happy．

Many years later, one of the men was ill and dying, he said that a quarter of the moon belonged to him． And he wanted to take it away． When he died, they cut a quarter of the moon to put into his tomb． The other three men also wanted to take their part of the moon when they died． So it was done as they wished． When the last one died the sky was dark again．

In the heaven, the four men put the moon back together． The people in heaven sang, danced,drank and enjoyed themselves． Their noise spread throughout heaven． The guard, St． Peter, thought the dead was fighting, he took his horse and rode quickly to the place． When he got there, he commanded the dead to lie in their tombs． He took away the moon to hang back in the sky． From this time on, the moon belonged to all the people on earth．

36．What type of the passage is?

A．News．           B．Fairy tale．            C．Report．                D．Diary．

37．How did the four men get the moon?

A．They bought it with 3 coins．               B．The villager gave it to them．

C．They stole it at midnight．                   D．The chief bought them a new one．

38．Why did the four men cover the moon with a piece of clothing in paragraph 3?

A．Because the moon felt cold．               B．Because the moon can’t walk by itself．

C．Because the moon is expensive．          D．Because the moon was shining bright．

39．What did the four men do when they died?

A．They each took a quarter of the moon away．       B．They sold the moon．

C．They gave the moon back to the village．      D．They sent the moon to St． Peter．

40．What does the word “commanded” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Ordered．        B．Encouraged．         C．Suggested．           D．Wished．

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参考答案

1． D

【详解】句意：我们可以做很多事情来让我们的学校变得更绿。例如，我们可以种更多的树。考查介词短语辨析。Such as例如，后接名词或短语；So far到目前为止；In fact事实上；For example例如，后接句子。根据“We can do many things to make our school beautiful ．．． we can water trees”可知，此处是举例子，故选D。

2． C

【详解】句意：我和妈妈吵架了，我们俩一个星期都没做家务。现在一团糟。考查代词辨析。either两者之一；both两者都；neither两者都不；all全都。根据“I argued with my mom and．．．us did any housework for a week． It’s in a mess now．”可知此处指自己和妈妈都没有做家务，表示两者都不用neither。故选C。

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