Test for Unit 1 练习 2023-2024学年牛津上海版（试用本）英语八年级上学期

Test for Unit 1

年级:             班级:           姓名:      

Part 1 Listening ( 共 25 分)

I. Listening Comprehension.

A. Listen and choose the right picture.( 5分)

1.     2.    3.    4.     5.   

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(7分)

( ) 6. A. On foot.         B. By bike.       C. By bus.       D. By motorcycle.

( )7. A. At 6:00.         B. At 6:20.       C. At 6:30.       D. At 6:50.

( )8. A. A teacher.        B. A doctor.      C. A bank clerk.   D. An engineer.

( ) 9. A. Sunny.          B. Windy.        C. Rainy.         D. Cloudy.

( ) 10. A. Running.       B. Skating.       C. Swimming.    D. Skiing

( ) 11. A. At school.       B. At the cinema.  C. In a hospital.   D. In a shop.

(  ) 12. A. have a typhoon.                  B. go to Hangzhou.

C. give a weather report.          D. go to the cinema.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(5分)

(  ) 13. An old man has a monkey and he loves the monkey very much.

(  ) 14. When birds come to the garden, the monkey plays with them.

(  ) 15. One hot summer afternoon, a fly came and sat on the old man's ear.

(  ) 16. The monkey drove the fly away from the old man's face for several times.

(  ) 17. At last, the monkey not only killed the fly but also hurt the old man.

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D. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences.(8分)

18. Kate Ross              and decides to visit Asia.

19. The family have taken Kate to  onFridayevening.

20. Kate teaches many subjects such as writing, grammar, all            .

21. Soon she will               and travel with a friend.

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (共 41分)

II. Choose the best answer. (15分)

(  ) 22. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?

A. height       B. enough        C. neighbour      D. weight

(  ) 23. Talented buskers(街头艺人) in London play    guitar very well so that many passers-by are attracted by their wonderful performances.

A. /           B. the           C. an            D. a

(  ) 24. Let me tell you some things     my school.

A. for         B. about         C. off           D. over

( ) 25. My hobby is chess. I also enjoy stamps.

A. play, collecting               B. to play, collect

C. playing, to collect             D. playing, collecting

(  ) 26. This is a photograph of    . Can you show me    ?

A. me, yours   B. my, your      C. myself, your   D. mine, you

(  ) 27. I can     a little French, but I cannot write it well.

A. say         B. talk           C. speak         D.tell

(  ) 28. Stephen Hawking is one of     scientists in the world.

A. famous      B. more famous    C. most famous     D. the most famous

(  )29. —Excuse me, do you know      it is from here to the nearest bus stop?

—About 3 miles.

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

(  ) 30. Tom, which would you like to visit first, the Bund     Yu Garden?

A. but         B. or            C. and            D、 though

(  ) 31. Yesterday Mandy was ill,     I will help her to clean the classroom today.

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

(  )32.    exciting work it is!

A. What       B. What a        C. How          D. What an

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(  )33. Smile and be     to all the people you meet.

A. friendly     B. friend         C. kindness       D. kindly

(  )34. Why not     the text every day? It's useful for you to learn English well.

A. recites       B. reciting       C. recited         D. recite

(   ) 35.——Would you help me put away these things? ——    .

A. Yes, quite right                B. Never mind

C. You`re welcome                 D. With pleasure

(  )36. ——Take the second turning on the left and you can see the post office at the end of the road.

——    .

A. Thank you very much           B. That's a good idea

C. It's a pleasure                   D. That's all right

III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once.(8分)

A. as well as       B. size       C. in the way       D. basic       E. not only

   Dogs are not the only animals that can be trained to help people. Helping Hands, an organization in the USA trains capuchin monkeys to be helpers for people in wheelchairs who cannot move their arms or legs. More than 20 years ago, Dr. M. J. Willard thought that a monkey might be able to help with some  37  housework. She was right: Monkeys can  38  be trained to help people, they are also wonderful partners.

   Capuchin monkeys are found in the wild in South Central America. They are about the 39   of a small cat and can live to be nearly 40 years old. They are very clever. They are also

   In 1856, William Perkin, an 18-year-old  67  student, noticed something strange while doing an experiment. The chemicals he used to clean his instruments mixed with the chemicals he used in his experiment and produced a bright purple colour. This discovery allowed Perkin to start a company using this chemical mixture to make purple dye. The dye was much  68  than sea snail dye. Thanks to Perkin, now anyone can afford to wear purple clothes.

(   ) 63. A. history        B.style            C. research       D. product

(  ) 64. A. others          B. they           C. we            D. some

(  ) 65. A. basic           B. harmful         C. special         D. perfect

(  )66. A. even            B. never           C. seldom         D. only

(   ) 67. A. geography       B. science          C. art             D. maths

(  ) 68. A. healthier         B. thicker          C. cheaper         D. darker

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words.(6分)

Megan McCarthy is 14. She lives in Leeds.

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    There are some advantages. I play basketball and people say I'm the b  72   player in the school. The most difficult thing is that I'm always d  73   from other people. I just want to be the same a  74   everyone else. But I'm tall and I'll always be tall, so I try to accept it and be positive about it.

69. t         70. p       71. c        72. b      

73. d         74. a      

D. Answer the following questions.(6分)