Unit 3【单元测试 · 提高卷】-2023-2024学年八年级英语下册单元速记•巧练（牛津沪教版）

Unit 3 【单元测试 · 提升卷】 一、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分 10分) During the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago, people had to send 1 to the emperor (皇帝). Once, a man called Mian was asked to take some swans (鹅) in cages to the emperor. When he passed a 2 , he found that his swans were all hot and dirty. So he decide to let them loosen so that they could have a 3 in the water. However, as soon as the swans were let out, they all 4 . Only a few feathers (羽毛) were left. How 5 the man was when he saw that. Suddenly, he got an idea. He picked up a feather from the ground and left for the capital. The emperor was accepting valuable gifts from officials when Mian entered. Everyone was surprised to see Mian 6 his feather. But then, Mian began to sing, “I have come a thousand li to send you the gift. But I 7 my swans on my way. My gift is not 8 , but my love and respect for you are true.” The emperor was pleased at Mian’s wit (智慧). Instead of 9 him, he gave him a big reward. People then drew the idiom (典故) — a 10 sent from a thousand li away. 1．A．money B．respect C．gifts D．letters 2．A．restaurant B．lake C．forest D．town 3．A．bath B．meal C．rest D．look 4．A．went mad B．fell asleep C．died out D．flew away 5．A．happy B．scared C．pleased D．excited 6．A．presented B．opened C．cleaned D．hid 7．A．ate B．killed C．lost D．cooked 8．A．cheap B．heavy C．real D．large 9．A．believing B．praising C．punishing D．obeying 10．A．cage B．swan C．song D．feather 二、阅读理解。(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A This is a story about a boy named Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he tried to join the school’s golf team, he quickly lost the only important match. He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “hell