Unit 8A+B卷7days练习 2023-2024学年人教版八年级英语下册

八下u8 A+B卷7days练习 Day 1 一、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 　　This is a picture book called If I Never Forever Endeavor. I have read it many times and it has already become my favorite. It has only thirty-two _1_ and tells a short story. The story is about a young bird that wants to learn how to fly _2_ has a lot of self-doubt(自我怀疑). He sees all of his friends flying and gets sad because he cannot _3_ them. He _4_ that if he tries to fly, he will get hurt. That makes _5_ want to stay in his nest(鸟巢) forever. But he also realizes that _6_ will never belong to him unless he tries. Finally, the bird decides to be _7_ and gives his new wings a try. 　　I like this book because it tells me how _8_ it is to try things even if they seem difficult or scary. The bird has trouble flying at first, but he _9_ finds out how to fly, loves it, and even meets a new friend. So I'd like to _10_ this book to everyone who is going to do something challenging. ( )1. A. pictures B. roles C. pages ( )2. A. but B. so C. and ( )3. A. help B. join C. find ( )4. A. wonders B. worries C. agrees ( )5. A. it B.me C. him ( )6. A. success B. luck C. beauty ( )7. A. strict B. brave C. quiet ( )8. A. dangerous B. funny C. important ( )9. A. finally B. suddenly C. probably ( )10. A. record B. give C. introduce 二、根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。(有一多余选项) 　　Isabelle began to learn Chinese because of her interest in Chinese food. She first became interested in Chinese when she was 5.“We were at a Chinese restaurant in Dallas. She was watching a man making noodles. She was so excited that she wanted to talk with him. _1_ On the way home, she said she wanted to learn Chinese,”said Isabelle's father. 　　Isabelle's Chinese name is Bao Ling.“_2_ It's so beautiful and unlike anything I've ever heard before,”said Isabelle. She likes to watch movies and TV shows from China without subtitles(字幕). Her favorite Chinese cartoon is Big Head Son and Small Head Dad.“It is so different from what I've ever seen on American TV,”said Isabelle. 　　Isabelle studies at the Confucius Institute (孔子学院) near her home. The Confucius Institute offers many classes in Chinese culture, from calligraphy (书法) to tai chi, cooking and music. _3_“I love Chinese food. The cook was a famous one, Peter Chang,”she said. Isabelle then tried tai chi and kung fu and listened to Chinese songs.“_4_ It introduces the wonderful language and culture of China to the world,”she said. 　　Isabelle's parents said,“_5_ It is just the beginning of a fantastic adventure (历险), all thanks to the Confucius Institute.” A. But he couldn't speak English. B. I want to thank the Confucius Institute. C. I fell in love with the language at once. D. But the man was too busy to talk with her. E. It has been a wonderful journey for all of us. F. The first class that Isabelle took was a cooking class. Day 2 一、阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的填A，错误的填B。 The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle The book starts with a little caterpillar(毛毛虫) who comes out of its egg and starts looking for food. In the beginning, the caterpillar eats healthy food. Later it enjoys eating junk food. Its stomach hurts because it has eaten too much junk food. Then it decides to eat something good again. In the end, it becomes a butterfly. This book is great for learning some necessary English words, like numbers and foods. If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff It is about a moose(麋鹿) who always wants something more. First, he wants a muffin(小松 饼). Then he wants some jam(果酱) to go with it. When he has finished eating, he wants some more until it's all gone. Then, he asks you to make more and more... The writer uses a lot of future tenses. So it is helpful for learning the future tense. Curious George by H. A. Rey and Margret Rey It is about a monkey named Curious George. He is too curious(好奇的), which leads humans to catch him and bring him to their big city. There, he brings many problems. He calls the fire service, goes to prison(监狱), runs away, flies into the sky in balloons and finally he arrives at the zoo. This book uses a lot of short simple sentences, making it very easy for English learners to read. ( )1. The caterpillar wants to become a butterfly so it stops eating junk food. ( )2. The moose is so hungry that he always eats much food. ( )3. Humans catch Curious George because he always brings many problems. ( )4. If Tom wants to learn the use of“will”, If You Give a Moose a Muffin fits him best. ( )5. All the three books are useful for people to learn English. 二、在对话的空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。每空一词。 A: Hi, Julie. I haven't seen you for days. How are you? B: Not very well. In fact, I just _1_ from the hospital yesterday. A: Oh, sorry to hear that. But what was the problem? B: Well, it all happened last weekend. I bought some fried potatoes at a roadside stand(摊位) and _2_ them with my friend. Unluckily, both of us felt sick that night. A:I guess it was the fried potatoes that _3_ your sickness. B: Yes, the doctor said it was. Since my _4_ has improved a little, I've come back to school today. A: Why don't you stay at home and have some more rest? You still look a little _5_. B: But I'm afraid to _6_ too many lessons. A: Study is important, but I don't think you should _7_ your health. B: Don't worry about me. I'll be all right soon. And where are you going, Bob? A: I'm going to practise with our band. By the way, would you like to join us? We need a good singer. I think you're the right person because you have a really sweet _8_. B: Yes, I'd love to. I hear your band writes your own songs. Is that right? A: Yes. Dave writes all the songs. B: Dave?I haven't heard of him. A:He is my cousin. He is _9_ in music and he has even won many prizes. B: That's amazing! Could you _10_ him to me? I want to learn more about him. A:Sure. Let's go! Day 3 一、阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 　　A family had a very old organ(管风琴). However, the organ was covered in dust(灰尘) because the family members didn't know how to play it. 　　The organ was very big and _1_ much space. One day, the family decided to throw this organ away. They said,“This is _2_. Why should we keep it?”So they took it out and threw it on the road. When they just returned to their house, a young man started to play the organ. 　　Time stopped. The whole traffic stopped. People stood around the young man and they _3_ everything only listening to the beautiful music. When the music ended, the family regretted(后悔) having thrown the organ away and wanted it _4_ . But the young man said,“It isn't yours. An instrument(乐器) belongs to the one who can play it. _5_ I didn’t play the organ, how would you know its value(价值)? So I am the real _6_!”And of course the people around _7_ with the young man. All of them said the family should give up the organ. In the end, the organ went to the young man. Actually, the young man was a famous musician. He often gave _8around the world. 　　An instrument belongs to the one who can play it. _9_, a chance belongs to the one who is well prepared for it; honor(荣耀) belongs to the one who has made a great _10_ . So are you ready for your“gifts”? ( )1. A. put up B. took up C. made up ( )2. A. useless B. unusual C. cheap ( )3. A. forgot B. finished C. imagined ( )4. A. away B: out C. back ( )5. A. Unless B. If C. Though ( )6. A. player B. inventor C. owner ( )7. A. argued B. agreed C. competed ( )8. A. performances B. talks C. lessons ( )9. A. Finally B. Probably C. Similarly ( )10. A. dream B. promise C. achievement 二、从下面方框中选出10个单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。 actual amaze beautiful create fan imagine improve laugh peace sale succeed write 　　Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children's books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a(n) _1_ world called Wonderland: she has many experiences which seem to change the rules of common sense. The book is full of _2_, interesting stories, and artworks. 　　The book was written by Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the _3_ real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls. As they enjoyed the _4_ alongside the river, Charles told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They loved the story very much, and the boat was filled with _5_. 　　Charles later wrote the story down and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDnald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George advised Charles _6_ a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. The book became a great _7_ the moment it was printed in 1866. 　　One of its first _8_ was Queen Victoria. She was surprised to find that it included many works on math. _9_, Charles Dodgson was a talented mathematician(数学家). This can be seen in many puzzles that appear in his books. 　　Since the story came out, it has kept _10_ up till today. It has been turned into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it. Day 4 一、阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。 　　Paper Republic is one of the best websites for English-speaking people to better understand Chinese PRER REPUBLC literature(文学). 　　Eric Abrahamsen who set up the website began learning . Chinese while he was at university. In 2001 he moved to Beijing to look for work. Although he returned to Seattle in 2016, he is still working hard to promote (推动) Chinese literature. 　　However, Abrahamsen didn't think of being a translator(翻译) at first.“I was a report er at a magazine in Beijing. That didn't go very well,”Abrahamsen said.“It's the hardest thing to talk with other people in a foreign language.” 　　_▲_, Abrahamsen began to spend more time on Chinese literature. During this time, he fell in love with the writings of Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo.“I like him a lot. When I started to read him, I had only learned Chinese for five years. I didn't know the language and culture very well, but Wang Xiaobo is actually influenced (受……影响) by Western literature. That's why it was easy for me to understand his novels,”said Abrahamsen. 　　When Abrahamsen set up Paper Republic in 2007, it was just a simple website. Later, new members from different countries joined him to learn Chinese literature. Readers are able to go online to read translated short stories every week for free. ( )1. What do we know about Eric Abrahamsen from the second paragraph? A. He set up Paper Republic at university. B. He started to learn Chinese after he moved to China. C. He lived in China for fifteen years. ( )2. Which of the following can be put in _▲_? A. Dreaming of becoming a translator B. Realizing he was not the right person for the job C. Because of his first successful translating experience. ( )3. Which of the following is NOT true about Paper Republic? A. The website is free for readers to read Chinese stories. B. The members of the website are from different countries. C. Eric Abrahamsen set up Paper Republic with the help of Wang Xiaobo. ( )4. The writer writes the passage to _. A. encourage us to promote Chinese literature B. introduce a website and its founder to us C. show a foreigner's deep love for Chinese literature ( )5. Where can we probably see the passage? A. In a magazine. B. In a notice. C. In a diary. 二、根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F 选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。(有一多余选项) 　　Gaining confidence(自信) while singing is a process that requires practice. The most important part is learning to have fun no matter who is listening. 　　_1_ Practice as often as possible and you may soon be able to overcome self-doubt.You can spend time on stage(舞台) before you need to perform. Singing in a new place can be a little frightening. _2_ Take some time to walk around and look out towards where the audience (观众) will sit. If you can, ask to test out the sound system or a microphone. 　　_3_ You can stand upright with your shoulders relaxed. Plant your feet firmly on the ground, standing straight. Lower your shoulders, keeping your head level with your audience. 　_4_ Get lost in the song, not your audience's thoughts. You're not a fortune-teller and their thoughts don't matter when you're performing. Pay your attention to the words and the meaning of the song. Remember why the song is important to you and why you want to share it with others. 　　Avoid stopping if you make a mistake. All professional singers make mistakes. _5_ They take risks when choosing songs and keep going when they make a mistake during a performance: Most of the time the audience won't recognize a mistake and won't remember it after you're done singing. A. They don't let this stop them, however. B. Focus on your song instead of the audience. C. To deal with this, you can go on stage when no one else is around. D. Making mistakes allows them to stop to see where they need improving. E. Practice singing in front of an audience for at least 15 minutes every day. F. An important part of building confidence is mastering your posture(姿势) while singing. Day 5 一、阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 　　Freddie Fuller, a 68-year-old musician, is known as the Singing Cowboy. He is _1_ and has performed throughout the United States as well as abroad. 　　Growing up in Salado, Texas, Fuller heard gospel(福音) music all the time from his _2_ . She even sang as she hung clothes on the line. And she also encouraged her young son's musical talent. _3_ she was dying of cancer(癌症) in 1987, Fuller put their love of music to its greatest use. He went to her hospital be d and sang her favorites. When his mother heard the songs, she seemed to relax, with a _4_ look crossing her face. Fuller said,“That moment _5_ her and me to connect(连接) like we used to when I was a kid. At that moment,I understood music was so _6_ to our life.”It made Fuller realize the power of music. 　　So when Fuller _7_ a nonprofit organization(非营利组织) called Swan Songs, he gave them a call and became a member of the organization. _8_ then, Fuller has performed many times for the dying and their family. Sometimes, they are _9_, singing and dancing together. Other times, they're quiet, as Fuller experienced with his mom. 　　“I want to _10_ Fuller because he tried his best to cheer us up,”said one patient(病人).“His music letus forget our problems and worries. At a really hard time, it was beautiful.” ( )1. A. talented B. excited C. bored ( )2. A. grandma B. aunt C. mother ( )3. A. If B. When C. Although ()4. A. strange B. peaceful C. worried ( )5. A. allowed B. encouraged C. promised ( )6. A. similar B. proper C. important ( )7. A. set up B. heard about C. tried out ( )8. A. Until B. By C. Since ( )9. A. happy B. surprised C. nervous ( )10. A. thank B. ask C. introduce Day 6 一、阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。 　　Lang Lang is one of the world's greatest pianists, but no one is born to be a winner. Lang Lang started piano lessons when he was three years old. Two years later he took part in(参加)a piano competition for the first time and won first place. This gave his father high hopes that Lang Lang would become a great pianist. 　　When Lang Lang was nine, his father left his job and took him to Beijing. His father wanted him to study at the Central Conservatory of Music(中央音乐学院). 　　Lang Lang had piano lessons once a week to prepare for the school. The lessons were very expensive and difficult. After the lesson, Lang Lang spent about eight hours practicing the piano every day, but he still couldn't play it well enough. One afternoon the teacher said he had no talent and told him to go home. Hearing that, Lang Lang felt so sad and wanted to give up practicing the piano. For several months, he didn't play the piano or speak to his father. Then some friends encouraged him to play a piece for them, and this time he found his love of the piano. Then he started to practice hard er than before. 　　Finally he was accepted into the school with a full scholarship(奖学金). Since then his career(事业) has grown and he has become a star. So, if we want to succeed, we must fight hard. ( )1. How old was Lang Lang when he first took part in a piano competition? A. Three. B. Five. C. Nine. ( )2. Why did Lang Lang's father take him to Beijing? A. To get a new job in Beijing. B. To visit the Central Conservatory of Music. C. To prepare for the Central Conservatory of Music. ( )3. Which is the right order according to Lang Lang's experiences? ① Went to Beijing with his father. ② Won first place in a piano competition. ③ Played a piece of music for his friends. ④ Studied at the Central Conservatory of Music. A. ②①③④ B. ②④①③ C. ①②③④ ( )4. What can we know from the passage about Lang Lang? A. His father was strict with him. B. He was talented enough to be successful. C. His friends helped him find his love of the piano. ( )5. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Why Lang Lang loved playing the piano. B. How Lang Lang succeeded. C. Why Lang Lang was famous. 二、从下面方框中选出10个单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。 act classic color difficult fill invite mean perform speak train watch well 　　A British man has learned the skills needed to perform Beijing Opera, making the audience enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King. 　　Ghaffar Pourazar said he has been a big fan of Bruce Lee since he was a child and is _1_ of interest about China. In 1993, he happened _2_ Beijing Opera performed in London. Ghaffar said he fell in love with the beautiful voices, _3_ clothing, excellent shows and so on. So after one year, he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school. 　　At the age of 32, he had to start from the most basic _4_ of the legs and waist. At the time, he was mostly troubled by the dialogue in Beijing Opera. But he never gave up. 　　Four years later, he began to learn to perform the Monkey King, a traditional character from the Chinese _5_ story Journey to the West. He said he arrived at the workroom an hour earlier than other performers and also bought books and CDs to _6_ understand the character. 　　Ghaffar today is not only good at _7_ Beijing dialect(方言) but has also built a fame(声誉) for Beijing Opera. He once got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King. 　　To help more people enjoy Beijing Opera, Ghaffar often teaches the traditional art form in schools in the United States, Britain and other countries. When he found they had _8_ with the language, he started to translate(翻译) Beijing Opera song lyrics. Ghaffar led a group of _9_ to perform in the United States and Malaysia. In the past 10 years, he _10_ in more than 400 shows. Day7 1、 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。 A Bill traveled a lot when he was young. Now he is old. He enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited some parts of the world. B Henry used to be a policeman. He still has an interest in the work of the police. These days he enjoys reading stories of this topic (话题) after years of chasing(追捕) real criminals. C Emily is a university student. She is studying medicine. She enjoys reading, but she doesn't have much time to read anything detailed (详细 的). She is looking for something with lots of news and information. D The weekly magazine World Travel can bring the world to your home. Have you ever wondered what the Chinese eat for breakfast? Do you know that the Sahara Desert is getting bigger every year? This fascinating magazine, full of colorful photographs, is your window to the world. E Time, a weekly magazine, keeps you in touch with what's happening. It's filled with facts about almost everything you can think of and articles by well- known writers on the week's most interesting new stories. The special front page sums up(概括) the news. F Detective, a monthly magazine, brings you up-to-date stories about real life of detectives (侦探) as they chase criminals across the world. Find out how some of the world's finest detectives chase the most dangerous criminals. ( )1. Match Passages (A)~(C) with (D)~(F). Which of the following is right? A.(A)——(F);(B)——(E);(C)——(D) B.(A)—(D);(B)—(F);(C)—(E) C.(A)---(E);(B)---(F);(C)---(D) ( )2. Which magazine has many colorful pictures according to the passages? A. World Travel. B. Time. C. Detective. ( )3. Which of the following questions is answered in the passages? A. Which country did Bill visit when he was young? B. Why did Henry like the work of the police? C. What is Emily studying in university? ( )4. What can we learn from the passages? A. Time is very popular with college students. B. Bill always travels though he is old. C. Henry used to chase real criminals. ( )5. Which of the following is TRUE? A. World Travel comes out(出版) once a month. B. Emily is too busy to read anything detailed. C. The lives of detectives are made up in Detective. 二、在对话的空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。每空一词。 A: Have you finished your homework, Nancy? B: Not yet. But it's _1_ the day after tomorrow and I have plenty of time to work on it. A: So what are you doing on your phone? B: Well, I'm watching some short videos on Douyin. A: Oh,I know it. It enjoys great _2_ among. people these days. B: Yeah, even our mother loves watching and making videos on it. A:I often hear _3_ coming from her room ev en when she is alone. I just wonder why she is that happy, and now I know the reason. Do you make any videos? B: No, but I like listening to some music on it in my free time. Some pieces are so moving that they _4_ me of my childhood days. A:I like music that touches the heart, too. I think music speaks louder than words and it is a _5_ that the whole world can understand. B: That's right. I'd like to _6_ a new song to you. It was written and sung by Jay Chou. A: Jay Chou? I should say I'm a big _7_ of him. I have a good collection of his songs. B:In fact, many of us grew up listening to his songs. And his latest song, Mojito, was played 3.6 million times on QQ Music _8_ in just three hours. A: Wow, what a big _9_! B: Yes, really. But that's not all. The music video for the song has set an amazing _10_ of 2.7 billion readings on Weibo and become the hottest song on Douyin and YouTube. A: Let's enjoy the MV now. I can't wait. 参考答案 Day 1 一、1-5 CABBC6-10 ABCAC 二、1-5 ACFBE Day 2 一、1-5 BBBAA 1.returned 2.shared 3.caused 4. condition5.weak 6.miss 7.risk 8.voice9.talented 10.introduce Day 3 一、1-5BAACB 6-10CBACC 二、1.amazing 2.imagination 3. writer's4.beauty 5.laughter6. to create 7. success 8. fans 9.Actually 10.selling Day 4 一、1-5 CBCBA 二1-5 ECFBA Day 5 一、1-5 ACBBA6-10 CBCAA Day 6 一、1-5 BCACB 二、1.fu2.to watch 3.colorful4. training5.classic6. better7. speaking8. difficulty9.actors 10.has performed Day 7 一、1-5 BACCB 二、1.due 2.popularity 3.laughter 4.remind5. language8. alone6.introduce 7. fan9.success10.record 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$