Unit 6 基础能力训练 2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级下册

八年级( 下 ) Unit 6 基础能力训练 第一部分 选择题(共50分) 一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分) 第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 TELL YOUR STORY If you love to tell stories, here's your chance! Come and join in our Story Telling Competition! Date: July 20th~August 10th What you can get in our competition 1st place A bike and a dictionary 2nd place A watch and a dictionary 3rd to 5th places A schoolbag and a dictionary All you have to do is tell your story and make it into a video. There are a few things you should know. The competition is only for children aged between 9 and 15. Your story must be about Chinese history. Each video must be shorter than 5 minutes. Tell a story without scripts(底稿). Please send your video to Mr.Hanatkidsmyas@han.com before August 10th. Entry forms(参赛表格) and the names of winners will be posted(公示) on www.stg.com. The best stories will also be posted on it. ( )1. Bob will get_______ if he wins 4th place. A. a bike and a dictionary B. a watch and a dictionary C. a watch and a schoolbag D. a schoolbag and a dictionary ( )2 Which of the following might be the reason why John couldn't take part in the competition? A. He is 10 years old. B. His story is about Emperor Qianlong. C. His video is about 6 minutes long. D. He tells the story without scripts in the video. ( )3.People CAN'T find_______on www.stg.com. A. the life stories of the winners B. the names of the winners C. entry forms of the competition D. the best stories of the competition ( )4. In which part of a newspaper may we read the material? A. Languages and countries. B. Art and music. C. Activities and stories. D. Trips and places. B Once there lived a man named Hans. He didn't work, but he dreamed of becoming rich. One day, Hans saved an old man on his way home. The old man was a sage(智者). He thanked Hans for helping him and promised to give Hans a boon (恩惠). Hans told him he wanted to become rich without working hard. Then the sage gave Hans the boon: Every night, Hans would have a dream. The dream would show the troubles of someone, and Hans was the only one who knew how to solve the problems. This could help him make money. From that night on, Hans had different dreams. In his dreams, he helped a rich man find his missing gold, cured(治愈)a sick boy and so on. The people all thanked him and gave him much money. Soon he became rich. However, as time went by, Hans felt less happy. Since he dreamed of people's troubles every night, he couldn't sleep well and find peace of mind. As a result, his health got bad. Hans decided to visit the sage. When he met the sage, Hans asked him to take the boon back. The sage asked why. Hans said that although he loved money, his health was more important. He said he would work hard to make money. The sage agreed. From that night on, Hans no longer had dreams. He couldn't make money from his dreams, but he could sleep well. ( )5. What can we know about Hans from the first two paragraphs? A. He was a lazy man. B. He lost a lot of money. C. He was thankful. D. He was kind to everyone. ( )6. Hans probably felt after the sage took the boon back. A. happy B. sad C. angry D. bored ( )7. What's the right order of the following things? a. Hans helped many people in his dreams and became rich. b. Hans could sleep well after the sage took the boon back. c. A sage gave Hans a boon. d. Hans felt less happy and his health got bad. A. b-a-d-c B. c-b-a-d C. a-d-b-c D. c-a-d-b ( )8. What can we learn from this passage? A. You won't be rich until you have a big heart. B. The most important thing is to enjoy life. C. Health is more important than money. D. By helping others, you're helping yourself. C Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to be in the International Space Station?Astronauts Dan Carrasco and Julia Schwartz describe daily life in the ISS. Dan: Eating is a little different in space. For a start, most astronauts find that they lose their sense of taste so everything we eat tastes like paper. Also, some foods are no good in space because they’d just fly away. Julia: There are no fridges(冰箱) in it, so we can't take a lot of fresh food with us. However, the food we eat is healthy. Our food is carefully planned to give our bodies everything we need. Dan: Sleeping is pretty challenging too. We try to get eight hours' sleep a night by using sleeping bags. We fix them to the wall so that we don't fly around. Of course, because astronauts are in a microgravity(微重力) environment, we have to find better ways to sleep well. Julia: Everyone works hard in the ISS so it's important to spend time relaxing. Most of my workmates spend their free time watching movies, listening to music and doing other relaxing activities. I like to spend my free time looking out of. the window better. The Earth from far away is beautiful. ( )9. What does Dan think of food in space? A. It is always fresh. B. It has very little taste. C. It tastes the same as it does on Earth. D. It tastes better than it does on Earth. ( )10. The underlined word “it” refers to “ .” A. the ISS B. the fridge C. the sleeping bag D. the window ( )11. The underlined word “challenging” means“ .” A. enjoyable B. easy C. difficult D. common ( )12. What is the passage mainly about? A. Hard work in space. B. Life in the ISS. C.. Two excellent astronauts. D. Space stations in the future. D Liu Cixin, the writer of the book The Three-Body Problem, once said, “Many people love my book. In fact, many of my ideas came from physics.” For many students, physics is boring and difficult. They don't like it. To help students learn physics more easily, the book series Big Bang in Physics:128 Sessions of Physics Courses was written. It has seven books by Li Jianlong and mainly explains physics knowledge (知识) through comics and stories. Students usually begin learning physics in Grade 8. The contents(内容) of this book series are as difficult as those in the physics textbook for the first term. However, Li explains many key points through comic stories, making them easier for children to understand. Li has worked hard to show scientific knowledge through interesting comics.“I hope children can not only improve their knowledge but also have fun reading these books,”said Li. It's very important for young people to learn physics, as it makes their lives better and easier. For example, with the help of physics, people have made cars, ships, and planes. What's more, learning physics helps kids understand many phenomena(现象) in nature. Why does the rainbow appear after rain? You can find the answer after learning physics. “I’m preparing for a new series now. It’s right for eighth-graders in the second term and covers more difficult physics knowledge. I also plan to write comic books about math and chemistry in the future,” Li added. ( )13. The writer starts the passage by . A. showing numbers B. asking a question C. providing a piece of news D. using a famous writer's words ( ) 14. What do we know about the book series? A. Its writer is Liu Cixin. B. There are eight books in it. C. It's fit for physics beginners. D. Its contents are harder than those in physics textbooks. ( )15. The last paragraph is mainly about . A. Li's special writing skills B. Li's high hopes for young people C. Li's present(当前的) and future plans D. Li's new ideas about teaching ( )16. Why did the writer write the passage? A. To talk about a physics teacher. B. To talk about a creative writer and his books on physics. C. To show an interesting class. D. To teach students some learning skills and writing skills. 第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 Books are a necessary part of our life. Do you know any English idioms(习语) about books?(17) As we all know, one main part of a book is the cover. You may know this saying“Don't judge (评判)a book by its cover”. That's to say, you shouldn't judge something or some one just by what they look like.(18) But the inside of the book may not be great.The same goes for people. (19) If we say a book is a real page-turner, it means the book is very interesting, exciting or enjoyable You cannot wait to turn the page to find out what happens next. However, to turn the page also has a different meaning. It means stopping thinking about something bad. There's another idiom about the page. It's“to take a page from someone's book”. It means doing something in the way someone else would do it. For example, Joe really wants to join the basketball team.(20) So he works hard and never gives up. Finally,all his work pay s off and he joins the team. We could all take a page from his book and not give up either. A. Here are some of them. B. But he's not as good as others. C. The cover of a book may look nice. D. Another part of a book is the page. E. Most children like to read books with beautiful pictures in them. 二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分) 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Devin Alexander has a career(事业) of helping people eat well and feel good about their bodies.With her new picture book The Land of Secret Superpowers: Vegetables, she 21 to show how wonderful vegetables are. Alexander grew up in California and wanted to study theater in college, but she changed her 22 after doing volunteer work. She decided to be a 23 . She studied in a special school to learn more about cooking. You might have seen her in some 24 on TV many times. “I had two Italian grandmothers. They taught me how to cook,”Alexander told the reporter. 25 she was a teenager, she had a hard time eating healthily. Over time, through her love of cooking, she found nutritious(有营养的) ways to enjoy some food. Alexander grew up thinking she 26 vegetables. But later, she learned how 27 they could be. And when she became a mother, she shared the joy with her daughter. Her new book uses rhyming(押韵的) words and colorful pictures to 28 where vegetables come from, how they grow, and why they're good for our bodies and minds. Alexander hopes her 29 will show young people that vegetables can be great.“Sometimes,we just need to 30 things in a different way,”she said. ( )21. A. has B. refuses C. tries D. forgets ( )22. A. break B. mind C. sign D. relation ( )23. A. teacher B. doctor C. driver D. cook ( )24. A. programs B. passages C. letters D. mistakes ( )25. A. Because B. If C. When D. Unless ( )26. A. hated B. enjoyed C. found D. lost ( )27 A. useless B. boring C. scary D. delicious ( )28. A. question B. explain C. wonder D. imagine ( )29. A. game B. diary C. magazine D. book ( )30. A. look through B. cut out C. look at D. take down 第二部分 非选择题(共40分) 三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分) 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 Do you know the story “Make the Finishing Point(Hua Long Dian Jing)”? It's said that in the Liang Dynasty, there was(31) painter named Zhang Sengyao. He drew many beautiful(32) (painting) and was famous around the country. One year, the emperor invited(33) (he) to paint four dragons on the wall. In just three days, Zhang drew four dragons. People said these four dragons looked no different from real ones. However, when they took a(34) (close) look than before, they found that none of these dragons’ eyes had a pupil(瞳孔). They asked Zhang(35) (add) pupils to these dragons. Zhang(36) (smile) and said,“It’s not difficult to draw pupils for the dragons, (37) once I draw the pupils, the dragons will fly away.” How could the painted dragons fly away? All the people thought Zhang was(38) (cheat) them and asked him to add the pupils. Then Zhang agreed to draw pupils (39) two of the dragons. As soon as he finished, a magic thing happened. Dark clouds covered the sky and lightning and thunder(闪电和雷声) came suddenly. Then the two dragons (40) (real)broke off the wall and flew into the sky. Everyone was shocked. When the sky cleared up, they found there were only two dragons left on the wall. Now they believed Zhang's words. 四、阅读与表达(共4小题，41~43 小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分) 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 Storytelling is the most wonderful way of communicating and it happens in many places, from kitchen tables to classes. It is very important in our lives and here are the reasons. Storytelling makes people creative. For example, when students tell stories, they learn not only their own stories but also those of their classmates. It's as if they go inside a story and live there for a while. By doing so, they find out what makes a good story. Storytelling makes people brave(勇敢的). One child wrote,“I felt afraid and nervous when I was telling my story in front of many people for the first time. But I felt happy when they cheered me on.” The experience made the child become brave. Storytelling helps people relax. When we feel tired, it's a good way to help us feel comfortable. This makes storytelling a great activity for humans. Telling stories can also make people read. From stories, people will want to know more about other people, places, and cultures, so most of them start to read by themselves.图割③ Storytelling is educational for most people. A father watched his child and her classmates tell stories in front of parents and classmates, and wrote,“Storytelling is an important activity for kids. The children are happy when they are telling or listening to stories. And they learn a lot from stories.” 41. Where does storytelling happen according to the writer? 42. Whose stories can students learn when they tell stories? 43. Why can telling stories make people read according to the passage? 44. If you tell a story to your classmates, what kind of story would you like to tell them?Why? Write 30 words or more. 五、书面表达(满分20分) 45.假设你是某国际学校的学生。下周你校将和英国的Park School进行一次线上文化交流活动，你打算分享《画蛇添足》这个寓言故事。请你根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，为活动做准备。 提示： 1.从前有几个人得到了一壶酒(a pot of wine)，每个人都想单独享用它； 2.他们决定在地上画蛇，谁画得快，就可以得到这壶酒； 3.有个人画得很快，但是他看见别人还没画好，便决定给蛇添上脚； 4.这时另一个人已经画好了，他说蛇是没有脚的，所以他就把酒喝光了。 要求： 1.80-100词; 2.必须包括提示中的所有内容，可适当发挥。 Hua She Tian Zu 1-4 DCAC 5-8 AADC 9-12 BACB 13-16 DCCB 17-20 ACDB 21-30 CBDAC ADBDC 31. a 32. paintings 33. him 34. closer 35. to add 36. smiled 37. but 38. cheating 39. for 40. really 41. In many places, from kitchen tables to classes. 42. Theirs and their classmates’ 43. Because from stories, they will want to know more about other people, places, and cultures. 44. I will tell them stories about me. First, I want to let them know more about me. Second, I am ready to share my happiness and sadness with them. That will make them better understand me. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$