Unit 4 Inventions 语法测试卷2025-2026学年沪教版（2024）英语八年级上册

八年级（上）unit 04 inventions 语法测试卷答案 I. 思维导图。 原级 比较级 最高级 good/well bad/badly many/much little old far better; best; worse; worst; more; most; les; least; older/elder; oldest; eldest; farther/further; farthest/furthest; II. 语法选择。 ( ) 1. —What do you think your life will be like next year? —My life will be ________ than it is now. A. a lot better B. a lot of better C. more better D. very better ( ) 2. ________ kids learn to be independent, ________ it is for their future. A. Early; good B. The early; the good C. The earlier; the better D. The earliest; the best ( ) 3. ________ the mountain is, ________ the air is. A. The highest, the thinnest B. Higher, thinner C. The higher, the thinner D. The high, the thin ( ) 4. —Many people believe that ________ a person reads, ________ he will become. —Me, too. A. the less, the wiser B. the more, the wiser C. the more, the wise D. the less, the wise ( ) 5. The population of Qingdao is __________ than __________ of Shanghai. A. fewer, that B. less, that C. smaller, it D. smaller, that ( ) 6. —Many boy students think Maths is ________ English. —I agree. I’m weaker in English. A. much difficult than B. as difficult as C. less difficult than D. more difficult than ( ) 7. An elephant is __________ a panda. A. very heavier than B. many times as heavier as C. many times heavier than D. as many times heavy as ( ) 8. The population in China is ________ than ________ country in the world. A. much larger; all B. more larger; any C. much larger; any other D. more larger; no ( ) 9. Shanghai, a young and modern city in China, is much larger than ________ in France. A. any city B. any other city C. the other city D. the city ( ) 10. —I think the movie we watched just now is interesting. —Why? But I think it’s one of ________ movies I have ever seen. A. more interesting B. the least interesting C. less interesting D. the most interesting ( ) 11. — Tom did a good job. He got the second ________ score in the school. — Yes. He has already worked ________ this term than before. A. higher; more harder B. highest; much hardest C. highest; much harder D. higher; more harder ( ) 12. — How do you find the chat show on CCTV, Lucy? — Wonderful! It’s the ________ program I’ve ever watched. A. better B. best C. worse D. worst ( ) 13. Jack doesn’t do things so ________ as Mary, but he is ________ in our group. A. carelessly, the most careful B. carefully, the most careful C. carefully, the most careless D. carelessly, the careless ( ) 14. He plays the piano ________ than you, but I think he is ________ of the two. A. more badly, the slimmer B. worse, the slimmer C. worse, slimmer D. more badly, slimmer ( ) 15. This kind of car has ____________ seats and sells ___________. You can’t find a second one. A. the more comfortable; well B. the most comfortable; better C. the most comfortable; the best D. more comfortable; better ACCBD CCCAB CBBBC III. 语法填空。 （A） While most people are learning to sort rubbish, a student in Hangzhou does something than that—he created a smart bin by ____1____ (he). Jiang Haotian is a ninth grader. His smart bin is made up ____2____ two small bins, each with a cover on its top to open or close. The bin can carry out people’s instructions. For example, ____3____ people say “recyclable waste（可回收垃圾）” or “unrecyclable waste”, the correct one out of the two small bins will open. When it’s full of rubbish, the bin will not open. In this way, it won’t smell terrible. Also, the bin will make a loud sound if someone ____4____ (throw) burning things in it. “It helps stop fires,” Jiang says. Jiang came up with the idea of ____5____ (make) a smart bin to sort rubbish when he was in Grade 5. One day, he helped out the rubbish and ____6____ dustman told him not to mix all kinds of rubbish together. But he couldn’t carry out his plan until he took ____7____ (class) which taught him to program. To make the dust bin as perfect as possible, Jiang ____8____ (write) lots of codes. He visited different places and asked for advice. After two years of hard work, he ____9____ (final) completed his design. He is proud that he can do something for the environment. He hopes that more people can join him and make the Earth much ____10____ (clean). 1．himself 2．of 3．when 4．throws 5．making 6．a 7．classes 8．wrote 9．finally 10．cleaner （B） Although e-books are popular, most people prefer paper books. ___1___ (read) paper books is really a good habit, ___2___ it also means cutting down trees. Could the books be changed back into a tree? A book publishing company called Pequeno Editor ___3___ (make) it possible so far! The company’s special book, My Father Was in the Jungle, has come out. In ___4___ book, a young boy takes the readers on an ___5___ (excite) journey inside a jungle with his father. The book is made from acid-free paper (无酸纸) and printed ___6___ special ink. And it is recycled (可回收的). Tree seeds are ___7___ (careful) put into the pages. After someone finishes reading, he or she can water the book and put it in a sunny place. Once the seeds sprout (发芽), the book can ___8___ (plant) in the soil. From then on, the book just has to be taken care of like any other plant. The only ___9___ (luck) part is that the publishers are not planning ___10___ (change) any of their other books soon. This project was just a one-time project to make people have the idea of protecting the environment. 1．Reading 2．but 3．has made 4．the 5．exciting 6．in 7．carefully 8．be planted 9．unlucky 10．to change （C） Before paper was invented, people wrote or materials such as bamboo, silk, animal hide and ____1____ (wood) blocks. Writing materials were ____2____ (real) expensive and few people learned to read. Therefore, few people wrote. This all changed, thanks ____3____ a man named Cai Lun. Paper had already existed(存在)in China, but the process for ____4____ (produce) it was difficult and the paper was of low quality. Cai Lun began experimenting(实验) with many different materials and different ____5____ (method) to turn those materials into paper. In the year 105, he made it from tree bark, bamboo, cloth rugs, and fishing nets. His paper was ____6____ (strong) and cheaper than any paper that had been made before. With Cai Lun’s papermaking method, Chinese culture grew more ____7____ (rapid) over the next several centuries. That’s because ideas were much easier to share ____8____ more people learned to read. The use of paper spread abroad, ____9____ (help) other cultures record and spread their ideas. Today, Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China. But ____10____ whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever. 1．wooden 2．really 3．to 4．producing 5．methods 6．stronger 7．rapidly 8．and 9．helping 10．the IV. 阅读理解 (A) Before cars appeared, people used their own feet or animals as transport (运输工具). They walked, rode horses, camels and even elephants. Animals provided the power. Travelling from one place to another was slow and difficult, so people hardly went far. Besides, they couldn't carry many things with them. In 1769, an inventor named Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot watched horses slowly moving cannons (大炮) to the war field. Then he had a good idea. He made the first automobile or car. Auto means "self", and mobile means "moving". Cugnot's invention could move all by itself. His car was stronger than any other horse. It could pull a few cannons at a time. But it wasn't perfect. It could only run about 7.8 kilometres per hour and had to stop about every 15 minutes. In the 1880s, two German inventors came up with a better idea which changed cars a lot. The new cars used gas to run. They could run faster and farther, but they cost up to $2,000. That was a lot of money at that time. It took a person in the US about four years to make that much. Only the rich people could buy the cars. However, Henry Ford changed that. He made a car and sold it for $825. Why did he sell it so cheaply? That was because he had a faster way to make cars. ( ) 1. Why does the author write the first paragraph? A. To tell us why cars were invented. B. To tell us what old cars looked like. C. To tell us what animals were used in the past. D. To tell us how old people carried things. ( ) 2. The underlined word "They" refers to (指的是)" _________. A. Cugnot's cars B. the new cars C. the strong horses D. the rich people ( ) 3. From the passage, we can learn that the German inventors' cars A. were easy and quick to make B. could run faster than Henry Ford's cars C. were too expensive for most people D. used gas to run and most people could buy them ( ) 4. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The history of cars. B. The importance of cars. C. Who invented cars. D. How cars run fast. ABCA (B) Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives. He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21. Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. It took a lot of time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it "talk" to other computers? There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web（WWW）all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that. Tim Berners-Lee doesn't think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today. Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today! 5. What was Tim Berners-Lee interested in? A. Looking for jobs in different cities. B. Talking to people around the world. C. Studying how to connect computers. D. Exploring how to improve memory. 6. The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 3 refers to "________". A. Working on early computers B. Connecting different facts together C. Travelling to the office in Switzerland D. Repeating the answers to the same questions 7. Why is Tim Berners-Lee one of the most important men in the world? A. He made information sharing on the Internet possible. B. He made the first computer when he was 21 years old. C. He helped people understand better how the brain works. D. He invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use. 8. In what order did the following events take place? a. Tim worked in England. b. Tim worked in Switzerland. c. Tim made his first computer. d. Tim invented the World Wide Web. e. Tim studied science at Oxford University. A. c - e - d - a - b B. e - b - a - c - d C. c - d - a - e - b D. e - c - a - b - d 9. What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee? A. He is not famous because he is not rich. B. He has changed our lives and he is great. C. He did nothing special but make people a good life. D. He has made great achievements in memory research. CDADB 1 / 4 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 八年级（上）unit 04 inventions 语法测试卷 I. 思维导图。 原级 比较级 最高级 good/well bad/badly many/much little old far II. 语法选择。 ( ) 1. —What do you think your life will be like next year? —My life will be ________ than it is now. A. a lot better B. a lot of better C. more better D. very better ( ) 2. ________ kids learn to be independent, ________ it is for their future. A. Early; good B. The early; the good C. The earlier; the better D. The earliest; the best ( ) 3. ________ the mountain is, ________ the air is. A. The highest, the thinnest B. Higher, thinner C. The higher, the thinner D. The high, the thin ( ) 4. —Many people believe that ________ a person reads, ________ he will become. —Me, too. A. the less, the wiser B. the more, the wiser C. the more, the wise D. the less, the wise ( ) 5. The population of Qingdao is __________ than __________ of Shanghai. A. fewer, that B. less, that C. smaller, it D. smaller, that ( ) 6. —Many boy students think Maths is ________ English. —I agree. I’m weaker in English. A. much difficult than B. as difficult as C. less difficult than D. more difficult than ( ) 7. An elephant is __________ a panda. A. very heavier than B. many times as heavier as C. many times heavier than D. as many times heavy as ( ) 8. The population in China is ________ than ________ country in the world. A. much larger; all B. more larger; any C. much larger; any other D. more larger; no ( ) 9. Shanghai, a young and modern city in China, is much larger than ________ in France. A. any city B. any other city C. the other city D. the city ( ) 10. —I think the movie we watched just now is interesting. —Why? But I think it’s one of ________ movies I have ever seen. A. more interesting B. the least interesting C. less interesting D. the most interesting ( ) 11. — Tom did a good job. He got the second ________ score in the school. — Yes. He has already worked ________ this term than before. A. higher; more harder B. highest; much hardest C. highest; much harder D. higher; more harder ( ) 12. — How do you find the chat show on CCTV, Lucy? — Wonderful! It’s the ________ program I’ve ever watched. A. better B. best C. worse D. worst ( ) 13. Jack doesn’t do things so ________ as Mary, but he is ________ in our group. A. carelessly, the most careful B. carefully, the most careful C. carefully, the most careless D. carelessly, the careless ( ) 14. He plays the piano ________ than you, but I think he is ________ of the two. A. more badly, the slimmer B. worse, the slimmer C. worse, slimmer D. more badly, slimmer ( ) 15. This kind of car has ____________ seats and sells ___________. You can’t find a second one. A. the more comfortable; well B. the most comfortable; better C. the most comfortable; the best D. more comfortable; better III. 语法填空。 （A） While most people are learning to sort rubbish, a student in Hangzhou does something than that—he created a smart bin by ____1____ (he). Jiang Haotian is a ninth grader. His smart bin is made up ____2____ two small bins, each with a cover on its top to open or close. The bin can carry out people’s instructions. For example, ____3____ people say “recyclable waste（可回收垃圾）” or “unrecyclable waste”, the correct one out of the two small bins will open. When it’s full of rubbish, the bin will not open. In this way, it won’t smell terrible. Also, the bin will make a loud sound if someone ____4____ (throw) burning things in it. “It helps stop fires,” Jiang says. Jiang came up with the idea of ____5____ (make) a smart bin to sort rubbish when he was in Grade 5. One day, he helped out the rubbish and ____6____ dustman told him not to mix all kinds of rubbish together. But he couldn’t carry out his plan until he took ____7____ (class) which taught him to program. To make the dust bin as perfect as possible, Jiang ____8____ (write) lots of codes. He visited different places and asked for advice. After two years of hard work, he ____9____ (final) completed his design. He is proud that he can do something for the environment. He hopes that more people can join him and make the Earth much ____10____ (clean). （B） Although e-books are popular, most people prefer paper books. ___1___ (read) paper books is really a good habit, ___2___ it also means cutting down trees. Could the books be changed back into a tree? A book publishing company called Pequeno Editor ___3___ (make) it possible so far! The company’s special book, My Father Was in the Jungle, has come out. In ___4___ book, a young boy takes the readers on an ___5___ (excite) journey inside a jungle with his father. The book is made from acid-free paper (无酸纸) and printed ___6___ special ink. And it is recycled (可回收的). Tree seeds are ___7___ (careful) put into the pages. After someone finishes reading, he or she can water the book and put it in a sunny place. Once the seeds sprout (发芽), the book can ___8___ (plant) in the soil. From then on, the book just has to be taken care of like any other plant. The only ___9___ (luck) part is that the publishers are not planning ___10___ (change) any of their other books soon. This project was just a one-time project to make people have the idea of protecting the environment. （C） Before paper was invented, people wrote or materials such as bamboo, silk, animal hide and ____1____ (wood) blocks. Writing materials were ____2____ (real) expensive and few people learned to read. Therefore, few people wrote. This all changed, thanks ____3____ a man named Cai Lun. Paper had already existed(存在)in China, but the process for ____4____ (produce) it was difficult and the paper was of low quality. Cai Lun began experimenting(实验) with many different materials and different ____5____ (method) to turn those materials into paper. In the year 105, he made it from tree bark, bamboo, cloth rugs, and fishing nets. His paper was ____6____ (strong) and cheaper than any paper that had been made before. With Cai Lun’s papermaking method, Chinese culture grew more ____7____ (rapid) over the next several centuries. That’s because ideas were much easier to share ____8____ more people learned to read. The use of paper spread abroad, ____9____ (help) other cultures record and spread their ideas. Today, Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China. But ____10____ whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever. IV. 阅读理解 (A) Before cars appeared, people used their own feet or animals as transport (运输工具). They walked, rode horses, camels and even elephants. Animals provided the power. Travelling from one place to another was slow and difficult, so people hardly went far. Besides, they couldn't carry many things with them. In 1769, an inventor named Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot watched horses slowly moving cannons (大炮) to the war field. Then he had a good idea. He made the first automobile or car. Auto means "self", and mobile means "moving". Cugnot's invention could move all by itself. His car was stronger than any other horse. It could pull a few cannons at a time. But it wasn't perfect. It could only run about 7.8 kilometres per hour and had to stop about every 15 minutes. In the 1880s, two German inventors came up with a better idea which changed cars a lot. The new cars used gas to run. They could run faster and farther, but they cost up to $2,000. That was a lot of money at that time. It took a person in the US about four years to make that much. Only the rich people could buy the cars. However, Henry Ford changed that. He made a car and sold it for $825. Why did he sell it so cheaply? That was because he had a faster way to make cars. ( ) 1. Why does the author write the first paragraph? A. To tell us why cars were invented. B. To tell us what old cars looked like. C. To tell us what animals were used in the past. D. To tell us how old people carried things. ( ) 2. The underlined word "They" refers to (指的是)" _________. A. Cugnot's cars B. the new cars C. the strong horses D. the rich people ( ) 3. From the passage, we can learn that the German inventors' cars A. were easy and quick to make B. could run faster than Henry Ford's cars C. were too expensive for most people D. used gas to run and most people could buy them ( ) 4. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The history of cars. B. The importance of cars. C. Who invented cars. D. How cars run fast. (B) Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives. He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21. Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. It took a lot of time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it "talk" to other computers? There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web（WWW）all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that. Tim Berners-Lee doesn't think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today. Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today! 5. What was Tim Berners-Lee interested in? A. Looking for jobs in different cities. B. Talking to people around the world. C. Studying how to connect computers. D. Exploring how to improve memory. 6. The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 3 refers to "________". A. Working on early computers B. Connecting different facts together C. Travelling to the office in Switzerland D. Repeating the answers to the same questions 7. Why is Tim Berners-Lee one of the most important men in the world? A. He made information sharing on the Internet possible. B. He made the first computer when he was 21 years old. C. He helped people understand better how the brain works. D. He invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use. 8. In what order did the following events take place? a. Tim worked in England. b. Tim worked in Switzerland. c. Tim made his first computer. d. Tim invented the World Wide Web. e. Tim studied science at Oxford University. A. c - e - d - a - b B. e - b - a - c - d C. c - d - a - e - b D. e - c - a - b - d 9. What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee? A. He is not famous because he is not rich. B. He has changed our lives and he is great. C. He did nothing special but make people a good life. D. He has made great achievements in memory research. 1 / 4 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $