Unit4素质测试2023-2024学年沪教牛津版英语八年级下册

八下英语 U4 素质测试 一、完形填空 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 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 stud