Unit 4【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 4 【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) Once there was a king. He often asked some 1 and difficult questions. It often 2 the courtiers (大臣) a lot of time to answer these questions. One day, the king asked such a question again. All the courtiers didn’t know how to 3 it. When the king looked at his courtiers, they were all 4 the answer in silence. At that moment, a 5 man named Birbal walked into the palace. Birbal knew that the king liked to ask such questions. He then asked,“May I know the 6 , please?” The king said, “How many birds are there in this city?” Without even a 7 , Birbal answered, “There are 45,480 birds.” “How can you be so 8 ?” asked the king. Birbal said, “You can ask someone to count (数). If he finds more birds, it 9 some birds have come to visit the friends here. If he finds fewer, some have gone to visit their friends in 10 places.” The king was very satisfied with Birbal’s clever answer. 1．A．stupid B．boring C．strange 2．A．wasted B．took C．saved 3．A．answer B．write C．ask 4．A．thinking about B．talking about C．looking through 5．A．lazy B．clever C．common 6．A．question B．truth C．problem 7．A．month B．minute C．day 8．A．careful B．sure C．useful 9．A．means B．develops C．says 10．A．many B．any C．other 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 Parents often find children watch cartoons for at least three to four hours a day. Studies show that kids start watching cartoons on TV at an early age of six months, and by the time they reach the age of two or three, they become cartoon fans and they would like to spend much time on it. Parents often look upon this as a problem because most of the kids are found to become addicted to(沉迷) watching cartoons. Parents think if kids spend too much time on cartoons, they will fall behind in study. Some people think cartoons are worth watching. It helps the working parents the most because they can do a lot of work by getting