Unit 1 周过关 2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语上册

Unit 1 第一部分:读（满分70分) 第一节：阅读判断正误（共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分） A Strawberries look nice, but a light pressure can make them out of shape. Nowadays, there are many young people who are just like strawberries. They easily break down when they face difficulties. The don’t know what to do when they are in trouble. They have a name -- strawberry kids. Why are many students its so easy to break down? Parents and schools are a main reason. Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life, while schools care more about their grades instead of developing their personality. Liu Yue, 13, is from Fujian. His mom hardly criticizes(批评) him and he always feels good about himself. When a teacher criticized him strictly he felt surprised and sad. He began to doubt his ability. Students should do something to make themselves mentally strong. An expert said, “When you are in trouble, don't ask for help too quickly. You should try to deal with problems first by yourself. I also think you should take an active part in sports and other activities. That can make you mentally strong.” Growing up is not just happy.Pains also go along with it. The most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them. 1. Some students are called "strawberry kids" because they all like to eat some fruit, especially strawberries. 2. Liu Yue's mother often criticizes him. 3. Parents do almost everything for their children in their daily life. 4. According to the four paragraph,students should ask for help quickly when they are in trouble. 5. The writer hopes students can be brave in the face of pains. 第二节：阅读理解（共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分） B New This Term at the Meriden Centre Chinese Language Courses! Why Learn Chinese? A new road to a big world Chinese is the No.1 spoken language in the world! More people are speaking Chinese than English, and the need for business people who know Chinese is skyrocketing. Another great reason is to give your kids or yourself a seat at the table in a world where China is an important partner. Call us for course listings. ☆Small class: 10- 15 students ☆Professional teachers: rich experience in teaching ☆Self-fit course: studying at your own pace: slower or taster than a usual course Offline courses on workdays $500 per course each term on weekends $650 per course each tern Online courses on workdays $350per course each term on weekends $400 per course each term 55 West Main Street, Meriden Town Underground Line 2 &8, Bus 515 &613 at Meriden Free street parking available 10 6. The Meriden Centre offers its new courses on this term. A. business skills B. modern world history C. spoken English D.the Chinese language 7. The underlined word "skyrocketing" means “ ”. A. growing quickly B.coming back suddenly C.dying slowly D.missing complete 8.We can learn from the information in the box that . A. the courses are for Chinese kids B. China is an important partner in the world C. it's difficult to get a seat in a Chinese restaurant D. English is the No.1 spoken language in the world 9. Ben wished to take an online course on Tuesdays. How much does he need to pay each term? A. $500. B. $650. C. $350. D. $400. 10. Which of the following is the best to be filled in the blank? A. Selected Books Buy One, Get One Free B. Tum left into Garden Road and drive toward north C. For more information contact Angela at 860-343-5807 D. Guest speaker: Ann Bella Room 300 2:00 p.m. July 1 C Did you run or walk for exercise and then gave up? If you answered yes, you should try a new kind of exercise: aquatic(水中的) exercise. Aquatic exercise is like exercise on a land, but you do it in a Swimming pool. More and more people are trying aquatic exercise. Aquatic exercise feels easier than exercising on land. Why? You weigh about 90% less in the the pool. It is better for your knees than running or walking. Water is about 1000 times thicker and heavier than air. To move through the water, your body has to work four times as hard. As a result, you can burn more calories (卡路里). In fact, most people say they feel more relaxed in the water. They stop thinking about the things that make them worried. They feel in control of their bodies. The cool, quiet environment makes them feel good. But what if you are afraid of the water? No problem! There is nothing to worry about. Aquatic exercise is safe and easy to learn. It doesn't need any special skills. You don't even need to know how to swim. Aquatic exercise is for everyone. 11. Where do people do aquatic exercise? A. On land B. On the playground C. In a swimming pool D. At home 12. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. Difference between air and water. B. Weight change of one,s body C.The advantages of aquatic exercise. D. The ways to do aquatic exercise. 13. What do most people think of aquatic exercise? A. Relaxing. B. Worry. C. Challenging. D. Boring. 14 According to the text, aquatic exercise is . A. group work B. fit for everyone C difficult to learn D a special skill 15. In which part of a magazine can we read the text? A. Culture. B. Health. C.Nature. D. Travel. D Mel found a wallet on her way back home. She picked it up and looked inside. Five hundred dollars! Mel thought about the bike she wanted. She had asked her mum for one which would cost 460 dollars, but her mum said they had no money. Mel looked around. No one had seen her with the wallet. She put it into her school bag and ran home fast. When she got home, she put the wallet in her treasure box. However, there was one problem. How could she tell her parents about it? Then Mel remembered the prize of the science competition was five hundred dollars. She would tell her parents she had won it. The next day, Mel rushed home from school. She was just about to tell her mother the good news when her mother said, "I have enough money left over this week for a treat. I've bought some strawberries.You can have one." Mel's news darted(猛独) back inside her, like a moth(蛾子) into a dark corner.what would happen to her mother lost her wallet and someone kept it? They might not took the wallet to have any food for weeks! Mel ran to her room. She opened the treasure box and her mother. "I found this," she said. "It has five hundred dollars in it." "Wow!" said her mother. "Five hundred dollars!" She looked inside the wallet. "It could be Mrs. Maka's," she said. "We’ll have to take it to her right now." Mrs. Maka was very pleased to get her wallet back., "This money is to get my eyes fixed, or I will go blind," she said. She gave twenty dollars to Mel, but Mel refused. After that，Mel and Mrs. Maka became good frends. Mel helped Mrs. Maka make a garden and Mrs. Maka showed Mel how to make clay pots(陶罐). One day, Mrs. Maka said, "Mel, my clay pot won a prize --1000 dollars and a red bike! I can't ride a bike. Would you like it?" 16. How did Mel get the 500 dollars? A. She found it on her way home. B. She won the prize of a competition. C. She borrowed it from her friend. D. She saved it from her pocket money. 17. From the underlined sentence, we can infer that Mel felt . A. bored B. sorry C. afraid D. relaxed 18. What did Mel do with the money in the end? A. She gave it to her mum. B. She kept it in her treasure box. C. She bought herself a bike. D. She returned it to Mrs. Maka. 19. From the last paragraph we can know that . A. Mel's dream finally came true B. Mel became good at making clay pots C. Mrs. Maka didn't like the bike at all D. Mrs. Maka needed more money for her eyes 20. What does the passage mainly tell us? A.Trust is the best choice. B. Honesty makes close friendship. C. Do well and have well. D. Don't wait to correct your mistakes. 第三节:完形填空(共15个小题，每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并将答题卡上的相应选项涂黑。 A One early evening, an old gardener found lots of his flowers missing. He was 21 angry that he shouted, "Who did this?" In order to protect his flowers, he locked(锁) the garden in the evening. The next morning, he found some of his flowers missing again. He decided to find out 22 happened. 23 the night came, he saw a tortoise(乌龟) moving slowly into the garden. The tortoise opened his mouth and ate all the flowers. The old gardener shouted, "I catch you this time!" the tortoise quickly said, "I'm sorry. If you really want to punish(惩罚) me, please do not throw me into the water. It is 24 to die in that way. The old gardener said nothing and he quickly threw the tortoise into a lake next to his garden. After a while, the tortoise swam away 25 . The old gardener then realized that the tortoise was not afraid of water. 21. A. very B. so C. quite D. hardly 22. A. how B. what C. why D. when 23. A. Though B. Unless C.When D. If 24. A. proper B. great C. important D. terrible 25. A. angrily B. happily C. luckily D. sadly B I like traveling alone, because it helps me relax. Attracted By the 26 of the Great Wall. I went to Badaling in Beiing years ago. At the entrance (入口), I was stopped by some people who were selling postcards(明信片) . One short old woman 27 me wherever I went. She wanted me to buy some postcards. Finally, I became angry. "Don't you understand the 28 of "No"?" I said angrily and left. When I walked on the Great Wall, I felt very excited. 29 suddenly I realized(意识到) was on a very, dangerous road It was no wider than a 30 . And there were no walls. When the cold wind came up, I felt afraid. Suddenly, I 31 a soft voice. Someone told me not to be afraid and she would help me. She said 32 would be fine. Then I calmed down.(冷静) Half an hour later, we reached a 33 place. Feeling better, I turned around to see who was so 34 . It was that old woman. I felt sorry about 35 I did. 26. A. beauty B. saying C. heart D. talent 27. A. excused B. followed C. helped D. showed 28. A. spelling B.feeling C. meaning D. writing 29. A. And B. But C. So D.or 30. A. map B. ruler C. square D. meter 31. A. made B. needed C. waited D. heard 32. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something 33. A. safe B. wet C. cold D. dark 34.A. kind B. happy C. young D. noisy 35. A. that B. what C. why D. how 第二部分写(满分40分) 第一节:语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共计15分) Queen Elizabeth II, 36. (pass) away at the aged of 96, 37. Thursday September, The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all 38. (member) of my family," King Charles said. Thousands of people got together 39. (sad) outside Buckingham Palace in London on the 40. (rain) night to pay tribute(悼念). Local media said Britain will enter an official 10-day period of mourning beginning Friday. She was "a beacon of hope" (希望的灯塔) for the nation 41. she used her Christmas speeches 42. (encourage v.) the nation in difficult times. The Queen spent time 43. (visit) China in 1986. She was the 44. (one) British monarch in history to do so. She went to the Great Wall and visited Xi'an Everything was 45. (wonder). 第二节：信息摘录。阅读短文，然后在文后思维导图或表格内补全所缺信息，每空不超过三个词，并将答案转抄到答题卡的相应位置。(共5小题，每小题2分，共计10分) Dear Li Hua, Thanks for your last letter. In your letter you talked about your problems on English study. Here are some tips on learning English for you. ★Read a book, newspaper or magazine in English with a dictionary. This is helpful and you may learn new words with fun. Even by spending just 15 minutes a day, your skills can be improved greatly. ★Listen to speeches and watch movies or documentaries in areas you aren't familiar with. They are fun tips on improving English This activity will help you to improve your listening and vocabulary. too. ★Know English grammar inside and out. It is one of the top tips on learning English. Grammar is a basic tool for English learners. It can help you understand better. ★Keep a diary. It allows you to use all of your English skills. This is one of the greatest tips on improving English at any stage of learning the language. All in all, learning English is hard, but with these tips on learning English, I believe you will get better at English. Yours, Mike 第三节:书面表达。(共1小题，共计15分) 请根据以下内容写封回信，80词左右。 Dear Li Hua, I'm glad to know you are back at school now. I wonder how your summer vacation was. Where did you go? What did you do there? How were the people and the local food? I’m waiting for your letter. Best wishes! Tom Dear Tom I'd like to Li Hua 第一部分：读 第一节：阅读判断正误 1. F 解析：一些学生被称为“草莓孩子”是因为他们像草莓一样脆弱，遇到困难容易崩溃，而不是因为喜欢吃草莓，所以错误。 2. F 解析：原文说的是 Liu Yue 的妈妈几乎不批评他，而不是经常批评，所以错误。 3. T 解析：文中提到“Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life”，即父母在日常生活中几乎为孩子做了一切，所以正确。 4. F 解析：文章说当遇到困难时，不应该太快寻求帮助，应该先自己尝试解决问题，所以错误。 5. T 解析：作者希望学生能勇敢面对痛苦，所以正确。 第二节：阅读理解 B 6. D 解析：文章开头提到“Chinese Language Courses!”，可知中心提供的是汉语课程，所以选 D。 7. A 解析：“skyrocketing”意思是快速增长，A 选项“growing quickly”符合，所以选 A。 8. B 文章提到“Another great reason is to give your kids or yourself a seat at the table in a world where China is an important partner.”，可知中国是世界上的重要伙伴，所以选 B。 9. C 在线课程在工作日的价格是$350 每学期，所以选 C。 10. C 空白处应该是关于获取更多信息的联系方式，C 选项“For more information contact Angela at 860-343-5807”符合，所以选 C。 C 11. C 解析：文中提到“Aquatic exercise is like exercise on a land, but you do it in a Swimming pool.”，可知是在游泳池里进行，所以选 C。 12. C 解析：第二段主要讲了水中运动的优点，比如在水中体重更轻、对膝盖更好、能燃烧更多卡路里等，所以选 C。 13. A 解析：文中提到“In fact, most people say they feel more relaxed in the water.”，可知大多数人觉得水中运动令人放松，所以选 A。 14. B 解析：文中提到“Aquatic exercise is for everyone.”，可知水中运动适合每个人，所以选 B。 15. B 解析：文章主要介绍了一种运动方式及其益处，与健康相关，所以可能出现在健康板块，选 B。 D 16. A 解析：文章开头提到“Mel found a wallet on her way back home.”，可知 Mel 是在回家路上捡到的 500 美元，所以选 A。 17. B 解析：“Mel's news darted(猛冲) back inside her, like a moth(蛾子) into a dark corner.”这句话表明 Mel 感到内疚和不安，所以选 B。 18. D 解析：最后她把钱还给了 Mrs. Maka，所以选 D。 19. A 解析：Mrs. Maka 把获奖的自行车送给了 Mel，实现了她的梦想，所以选 A。 20. B 解析：文章主要讲述了 Mel 诚实归还钱包，最终收获友谊和自行车的故事，强调了诚实能带来深厚的友谊，所以选 B。 第三节：完形填空 A 21. B 解析：“so...that...”如此......以至于......，“so angry that”如此生气以至于，所以选 B。 22. B 解析：what happened 发生了什么，所以选 B。 23. C 解析：“When the night came”当夜晚来临，所以选 C。 24. D 解析：在那种方式死去是可怕的，“terrible”可怕的，所以选 D。 25. B 解析：乌龟游走时是开心的，“happily”开心地，所以选 B。 B 26. A 解析：被长城的美吸引，“beauty”美，所以选 A。 27. B 解析：一个矮个子老妇人无论我走到哪里都跟着我，“followed”跟着，所以选 B。 28. C 解析：“Don't you understand the meaning of 'No'?”你难道不明白“不”的意思吗？“meaning”意思，所以选 C。 29. B 解析：前面说兴奋，后面说害怕，表转折，用“but”，所以选 B。 30. B 路不比尺子宽，“ruler”尺子，所以选 B。 31. D 解析：听到一个温柔的声音，“heard”听到，所以选 D。 32. B 解析：她说一切都会好的，“everything”一切，所以选 B。 33. A 解析：到达一个安全的地方，“safe”安全的，所以选 A。 34. A 解析：觉得她很善良，“kind”善良的，所以选 A。 35. B 解析：“what I did”我做的事，作宾语，所以选 B。 第二部分：写 第一节：语法填空 36. passed 解析：“pass away”去世，动作发生在过去，用过去式“passed”。 37. on 解析：在具体的某一天用介词“on”。 38. members 解析：“all”所有的，后接名词复数，“member”成员，复数“members”。 39. sadly 解析：修饰动词“got together”用副词“sadly”。 40. rainy 解析：修饰名词“night”用形容词“rainy”。 41. and 解析：前后句是并列关系，用“and”。 42. to encourage 解析：“use sth. to do sth.”用某物做某事。 43. visiting 解析：“spend time doing sth.”花费时间做某事。 44. first 解析：“the first”第一，序数词。 45. wonderful 解析：“was”后接形容词，“wonder”的形容词“wonderful”。 第二节：信息摘录 |Tips|Details| |----|----| |Read|Read with a dictionary. 15 minutes a day.| |Listen|Listen to speeches and watch movies or documentaries.| |Know grammar|Understand it well.| |Keep a diary|Use all English skills.| 第三节：书面表达 Dear Tom, I'd like to tell you about my summer vacation. I went to a small village with my parents. The scenery there was very beautiful. The people were friendly and the local food was delicious. We visited some local farms and learned a lot about farming. We also went fishing and swimming. It was a wonderful vacation and I really enjoyed it. Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$