Unit 8 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 8 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。 A Come and buy books at very good prices! Here are some new English books. You will get 50% off if you buy three or more books. Name: Chinese Clothing Price: ¥50 Writer: Hua Mei, a university teacher Introduction(介绍): It's about typical Chinese clothing styles in different times. From the book, readers know traditional Chinese customs (习俗) make a big difference in clothing culture. Name: A Little Bit of Beijing Sanlitun Price: ¥60 Writers: Li Han & Hu Yan Introduction: It's about a number of beautiful buildings in Beijing. The book is a great gift for kids who love picture books with colorful houses, cars and flowers. Name: The Brightest from the Best Price: ¥40 Writers: Wang Hong & Zhang Xiaolong Introduction: It tells us some stories about decisions and growth. It records the real lives of eleven young people. They come from top universities and serve the people in poor areas of China. Name: Stories of China Price: ¥30 Writers: A group of Chinese & foreign writers Introduction: It is written in both Chinese and English. It includes a number of Chinese folk(民间的) stories. It can help readers understand Chinese history and culture better. ( )1. The book________can help us to learn to be a better person. A. Chinese Clothing B. A Little Bit of Beijing Sanlitun C. The Brightest from the Best D. Stories of China ( )2. What can we know about the most expensive book? A. Its writer is a university teacher. B. Children may be interested in it. C. It describes the lives of ten university students. D. It is made up of many different short stories. ( )3. What do the four books have in common? A. Their writers all come from China. B. They are all written in two languages. C. They are all about things or people in China. D. They are all easy to understand. ( )4. The writer wrote the material . A. to invite people to buy some books B. to introduce people to some interesting books C. to tell people to have good reading habits D. to tell people some ways to improve reading skills B Recently, a set of videos showing a man making fantastic umbrella s has become popular on the Internet, even making many foreign Internet users excited about them. In the videos, you can see many umbrellas with all kinds of fantastic pictures on them. All of them were made by Lei Penglin. Lei runs an umbrella factory in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Many people like his fantastic umbrellas and call him“ Uncle Umbrella”. Lei started working in umbrella factories when he was young and was good at almost every job in the factories. In 2014, Lei established his own factory. At first, his factory received thousands of orders. However, because of business competition, Lei had to try out some new ideas. He found that creative umbrellas always sold better. Then in 2022, his umbrella with a flashlight in it became popular. “People always like to buy something special. My umbrellas are not just for keeping off sunshine and rain. They have much more to offer,” Lei said. Lei noticed an interesting piece of advice online, advising him to make a reflective(反光的) umbrella for walking in the dark. Soon Lei made such an umbrella, selling over 70,000 umbrellas of this kind. From then on, Lei was more serious about great advice from his fans and continued to make several kinds of new umbrellas. In the future, Lei hopes to make more creative umbrellas.“I hope to try something new and also pass on our Chinese culture,” Lei added. ( )5. Why do people call Lei Penglin“ Uncle Umbrella”? A. Because he was born into a family making umbrellas. B. Because he owns the largest umbrella factory in China. C. Because his family name sounds similar to it. D. Because he is good at making umbrellas. ( )6. The underlined word“ established” in Paragraph 3 might mean “ ” in Chinese. A.生产 B.建立 C.包装 D.掌握 ( )7. How did Lei Penglin make more creative umbrellas? A. By getting help from his family members. B. By asking other umbrella factories for help. C. By learning from videos on the Internet. D. By trying new ideas and getting advice from his fans. ( )8. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. A man brings his umbrellas into people's hearts. B. A man wins in many umbrella-making competitions. C. Traditional Chinese culture is popular around the world. D. A man teaches people to make umbrellas.c C One Sunday morning, Tim called Denny and he was excited about the thing he and John were doing for their friend who was ill in the hospital. “Hi, Denny? John and I are heading to the game right now—you should have a special baseball by the end of the day …” He smiled as he hung up. For the first time, they went to a baseball game on their own. Once the boys got off the bus at the ballpark, they ran towards the stadium(体育场).“ We’ve got the best seats for catching a foul ball(界外球), and Denny will be so happy when we bring one home for him,” said Tim. “I’ve been waiting all season to catch one. Wouldn’t it be great if we both could?” asked John. Tim smiled, replying,“ Yeah, then we could give one to Denny and keep one for ourselves!” Tim and John got to their seats just as the match started. During the whole nine innings(回合), there wasn't one ball getting near their seats. They didn't catch a foul ball for their friend, and the boys felt sad and tired. “Why do you boys look so sad?” a star player of their favorite team asked Tim and John. “Would a couple of autographed(有亲笔签名的) game balls cheer you up?” offered the player, as he took two baseballs out of his bag. This was too good to be true. Then they were happy to take one of them to their friend. ( )9. We can know from the passage that Tim and John . A. are probably primary school students B. are probably big baseball fans C. are probably Denny's classmates D. are probably going to the game next weekend ( )10. How did Tim's and John's feelings change? A. full of hope→sad→excited B. nervous →excited→worried C. excited→bored→shocked D. surprised→ excited →full of hope ( )11. What's the right order of the following things? a. John and Tim got the best seats. b. A player gave them two baseballs. c. Tim called Denny. d. The match started. e. Tim and John got nothing during the game. A. a-c-e-b-d B. e-c-a-b-d C. c-a-e-b-d D. c-a-d-e-b ( )12. The writer wants to tell us through the text that . A. life is always full of surprises B. it's never too late to start C. no pains, no gains D. a friend in need is a friend indeed D Reading helps children a lot. Whether they are too young to read much themselves or they are just listening to you, they can get something fun or useful from reading. But how can you help your children to read? Get them to love reading. If you start by reading to your children, you can get them to love books and start a habit that will be helpful in their whole lives. Studies show that children who learn to read for fun will go on to achieve greater success in their education. ▲ Even if your children are too small to start reading storybooks by themselves, you can teach them to read by reading to them at a very young age. Let them see the words on the page as you read and encourage them to turn the page when you get to the last word. Read with your children. The time that you spend reading to your children is a wonderful chance to bring you together because it helps create some beautiful, comfortable and loving memories(回忆) and it helps you and your children better understand each other. It also gives you a lot to talk about later and you can have enjoyable discussions about what you have read. Even when your children start to read by themselves, you don't need to stop your shared story time. You can still read to them, with them taking on the role of the reader as you listen or you can take turns reading to each other. ( )13. The missing sentence in Paragraph 3 might be“ .” A. Cheer them up B. Have fun with them C. Make them read to you D. Help them learn to read early ( )14. Which of the following ideas may the writer agree with according to Paragraph 4? A. Reading makes children and their parents closer to each other. B. Reading helps children become more successful in the future. C. Children should read for fun instead of for their studies. D. Reading is the best way for parents to get to know their children well. ( )15. The passage might have been written for . A. students B. parents C. doctors D. teachers ( )16. How is the text organized? 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。 Can music help students study? The answer is both yes and no. For many students, playing music during their studies helps them relax and learn much better. But some students think that music is noisy and that it stops them from studying well.(17) Now we will tell you why listening to some kind of music can help you with your study. When relaxed, you are more likely to learn new material and remember information. Research shows that listening to music usually makes you feel better.(18) Turn on some relaxing music if you feel tired. That could make all the difference! We find it easier to remember song lyrics(歌词) than important facts. According to a study, listening to music helps you remember things. Try listening to a song while remembering something. This way, you' ll have more success in remembering that information. (19) We all use different ways to help ourselves to continue studying. Some take a short sleep. Others choose to eat their favorite food. As it turns out, music works just as well. A study shows that music can make you stick to learning. Usually before exams, you may have a lot of pressure. This can make it harder for you to remember your notes.(20) Listening to relaxing songs can make you relaxed. What's more, it will keep you stress- free when you study. A. So it helps with your study a lot. B. Sometimes, it is because they choose bad songs. C. Research shows that music can cut down on the pressure. D. For all the students, listening to music can help them study well. E. Everyone knows that studying for a long time can make us tired and bored. 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。 My favorite book is Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. I first read it when I was at an early 21 . At first, I found the main character crazy and silly. However, as I studied the story more deeply, I began to 22 the importance of the classic in Spanish culture. The main character, Don Quixote, loves reading about knights(骑士). After reading many books, he decides to 23 a knight himself. He goes on a journey with a simple farmer named Sancho. They meet many funny people and have 24 experiences. For example, Don beats windmills(风车) 25 he thinks they are dangerous things. Finally, Don Quixote cools down, but at that time, he is ill and 26 . On the one hand, I think Don Quixote is silly. He 27 gets into trouble and other people laugh at him. But on the other hand, I think he is 28 . He can do what he wants. He doesn't care about what other people think. Reading Don Quixote has made me want to read 29 from different countries. I find it amazing how stories can take me to different times and places and introduce different 30 to me. All in all, Don Quixote has influenced(影响) me a lot.图射(心 い淋 丶丶・・・・・・・・ ( )21. A. name B. bike C. fight D. age ( )22. A. forget B. understand C. hide D. improve ( )23. A. become B. kill C. believe D. invite ( )24. A. normal B. clever C. silly D. traditional ( )25. A. because B. so C. but D. or ( )26. A. strong B. weak C. famous D. excited ( )27. A. often B. hardly C. never D. yet ( )28. A. lonely B. angry C. brave D. friendly ( )29. A. diaries B. messages C. newspapers D. classics ( )30. A. characters B. actors C. cooks D. farmers 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。 When I was in primary school, I fell in love with reading. After that, it became my hobby. My world was full (31) something wonderful while I was reading. The more I read, the more I wanted(32) ( know). However, my parents could not buy me so many books. I had to solve the problem by (33) (I). There was a bookshop near my home. One day I walked into the bookshop and picked up (34)____ book. I didn’t know whether I could read there without(35) ( buy) any books. To make sure, I just read a few(36) ( page) and then put it back. Luckily, nobody noticed me and I (37) ( hurry) to finish reading almost the whole book. After that, I went to read there every day. Several days later, the owner walked towards me while I was reading.“You like reading?” I looked down(38) replied nervously,“Yes.” “Don’t worry,” he said with a smile. “You may read books here if you help me clean the shop.” I felt quite (39)______(exciting). “Wow! It's so kind of you!” From then on, I spent a little time cleaning the shop every day. After that, I would read there quietly. Finally, I became one of the (40) ( famous) writers in our school. Now studying in high school, I still keep the hobby of reading. I believe it will make a big difference to my life. 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。 World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book, is a yearly event organized by UNESCO(联合国教科文组织). The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 April in 1995. On World Book Day, every child in full- time education is given a ￡l voucher(代金券) to spend on a book, with the hope of encouraging kids to read more from the organizers. Reading will help them know more new words and information. World Book Day in the UK is always celebrated on the first Thursday in March. In2024, it fell on Thursday, March 7th. World Book Day is celebrated throughout the country. There are various ways you can get involved(参与): ★ Dress up as your favorite character from your favorite book. Why not have a costume parade(服装游行) around your school to show it off? ★ Write a review (评论) of your favorite book. ★ Hold a competition to guess how many books there are in your school library. ★ Share a story. Read a story aloud with your class for 10 minutes a day. Perhaps you could try to keep it up for a whole month... or longer! While dressing up is a fun part of World Book Day, that's not the only reason why it's celebrated. The main purpose (目的) of the day is to encourage children to develop a love for reading. 41. Who organizes this event? _______________________________________________ 42. What is the main purpose of the event? 43. How many times have people held the event? _______________________________________________ 44. If your class wants to celebrate World Book Day, what event will you choose? Why? Write 30 words or more. _______________________________________________________________________________ 五、书面表达(满分20分) 45.假设你是李华，你们学校要开展“书香进校园”的活动。请你根据此次活动的主题并结合以下表格信息,以“ Happy reading helps us grow up”为主题,用英语写一份倡议书，号召全校同学养成读书的好习惯。 读书的益处 增长知识、开阔视野、享受快乐 存在的现象 看电视、上网占了大部分业余时间 倡议的内容 多读书，读经典好书；向世界传播中国传统文化；让读书成为我们的生活习惯 要求： 1.倡议书必须包括表格中的所有要点，可以适当发挥； 2.80-100词(倡议书的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。 My dear friends, Reading is very important. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua 1-4 CBCA 5-8 BBDA 9-12 BADA 13-16 DABC 17-20 BAEC 21-30 DBACA BACDA 31. of 32. to know 33. myself 34. a 35. buying 36. pages 37. hurried 38. and 39. excited 40. most famous 41. UNESCO 42. To encourage children to develop a love for reading. 43. 30 times. 44. We will choose to hold a competition. First, it will invite more students to take part in it. Second, everyone will have a good time. Third, we can develop our skills through it. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$