Unit1 单元测试卷（B）江苏省苏州2025-2026学年译林版（2024）八年级英语上册

苏州2025-2026学年第一学期八年级英语Unit1 单元测试卷（B）

（总分:100分）

一、完形填空（每小题1分,共10分）

Sixteen-year-old Jordan and seventeen-year-old Marcos are good friends. They have one thing in common: having a（n）  1   for sports. But Jordan likes playing football while Marcos likes playing basketball. They first   2   in the primary school and soon became good friends. Later they went to different high schools, but they got together every weekend.

  3  , on September 25th of 2020, Jordan got hit on the head when playing football, and it left him paralyzed（瘫痰的）. He couldn't move his arms or legs and had to   4   his football dream. With the help of   5  , he has spent over three years fighting to walk again.

At the same time, Marcos has been trying his best to help his friend. He   6   money for his friend by playing basketball. So far, he has got more than 13,000 dollars.

"I just want to show Jordan that I'm supporting him and playing for him. He is one of the most   7   people in my life," Marcos said." He would do something   8   for me if I became paralyzed."

The support from Marcos means a lot to Jordan. He goes to the rehab center（康复中心） six days a week. Luckily, he is now able to   9   all of his body parts and is working daily to get more strength. He has shown great courage（勇气） in the face of   10   when practicing walking again.

Let's give our best wishes to Jordan.

（　　）1. A. idea             B. rest             C. discussion           D. love

（　　）2. A. waited           B. worked          C. met                D. taught

（　　）3. A. Probably         B. Unluckily        C. Certainly            D. Carefully

（　　）4. A. give up          B. care about        C. carry on             D. write down

（　　）5. A. farmers          B. singers          C. doctors              D. officers

（　　）6. A. uses            B. raises            C. saves               D. loses

（　　）7. A. handsome       B. lucky            C. successful            D. important

（　　）8. A. similar          B. interesting        C. creative             D. educational

（　　）9. A. wash            B. touch           C. control              D. cut

（　　）10. A. pollution       B. difficulty         C. death               D. danger

二、阅读理解（每小题2分,共30分）

A

Poems play with sound, words and grammar. They use colours, feelings, and experiences to paint a picture in your mind. Spring is a fine season. It lights up people's feelings and brings hope. Read the following poems.

A Spring Morning （By Meng Haoran, China） This spring morning in bed I'm lying , Not to awake till the birds are crying. After one night of wind and ______.   How many are the fallen flowers? - Translated by Xu Yuanchong

Spring （By Thomas Nashe, UK） Spring, the sweet spring, is the year pleasant king, Then blooms （开花） each thing, and girls dance in a ring. Cold a bit not sting （刺痛）, he pretty birds do sing, Cuckoo, jug-jug pu-we, to-witta-woo! （An excerpt）

The first poem might be one of the most famous poems about spring in China. It's simple and easy to keep in mind. Meng writes about more detailed information of the season, including the weather, birds and even sounds. Thomas Nashe's poem celebrates the coming of spring. As spring comes, everything seems to grow actively. Just as a Chinese saying goes, "A year's plan starts with spring."

（　　）11. Which word may be the most suitable for the "_____"?

A. clouds            B. showers           C. winds           D. snows

（　　）12. Which of the following do the two poems include in common（共同）?

① flowers           ② sky               ③ wind            ④ birds

A.① ②             B.② ③              C.① ④            D.② ④

（　　）13. In Thomas Nashe's eyes, what is spring like?

A. Boring.           B. Silent.             C. Comfortable.     D. Hopeful.

B

James and his neighbour Isabella are classmates. One day, on their way home by bus, James was trying to play his favourite game."Isabella, would you rather wear normal-looking clothes that were a size too small? Or an ugly piece of clothing that was really comfortable? But you'd have to wear it forever," James said excitedly."And you can't say neither." Isabella kept silent. She didn't want to talk to James. James was really a chatterbox（话痨） who was always talking.

But James didn't mean to stop. He continued to ask, "Would you rather wash the dishes of a thousand persons or of one really big giant（巨人）?"

"James! Please stop," Isabella said. "You are too noisy. I don't want to be friends with you any more if you keep talking." After hearing Isabella’s words, James felt sad. He kept quiet for the rest of the journey. When they got off the bus, they went homes separately（单独地）, But Isabella's mother went to visit James's mother. So Isabella went to James's house to find her mom. She didn't say a word to James. Her mother noticed that, "Isabella, what happened?" Isabella told her mother the whole thing. Then her mother said, "Oh, Isabella. He just wants to play with you. And don't you think his questions are pretty good? You could probably play a couple of rounds with James on the way home. How good that is!"

Isabella agreed. "As long as you also give me a little time to calm down without talking, I can play with you,"

she said to James.

"I will. It's a deal!" said James happily. Since then, James and Isabella became good friends.

In fact, every person in the world is different. So, to get on well with your friends, understanding each other is really important.

（　　）14. What does Isabella's mother think of James's game?

A. Noisy.          B. Interesting.           C. Important.           D. Popular.

（　　）15. How did James's feelings change in the story?

A. Excited-sad-happy.                      B. Upset-excited-angry.

C. Angry-interested-excited.                 D. Excited-worried-nervous.

（　　）16. What is the correct order according to the text?

a. Isabella went to James's home.

b. Isabella got angry with James.

c. James made a promise to Isabella.

d. James kept asking Isabella questions.

e. James and Isabella became good friends.

A. a-c-d-e-b          B. b-d-a-e-c          C. c-e-a-b-d          D. d-b-a-c-e

（　　）17. What is the best title for the text?

A. Be True to Yourself                     B. Learn to Understand

C. Follow Your Heart                      D. Catch Chances in Life

C

As it is known to all of us, living in space can be very different from that on Earth. One of the most important differences is that there is no gravity（重力）in space. So many people think living things can't develop well in space. _____

A team of American scientists sent mouse embryos（胚胎） to space in August 2021. Then astronauts let them grow on the space station for four days. Guess what happened? The mouse embryos successfully developed just like they do on Earth! The different environment didn't prevent the development of mouse embryos.

The scientists soon shared their study online in the scientific magazine Science. They clearly pointed out that gravity might not bring as many differences to the development of these mouse embryos as they had thought before. When the mouse embryos were sent back to Earth, the scientists also checked their DNAs and genes（基因）. They found that they were still the same. However, they still needed to do more studies to make sure everything was okay with the embryos.

This surprising research is the first to suggest that mouse embryos can successfully develop in the special environment of space. The team's next plan is to place these embryos into the mice to see if they can give birth. If that goes well, it may not be impossible for us to see space babies in the future!

（　　）18. Which sentence can be put in "_____"?