Unit 2 Preparing&Exploring测试题 2025-2026学年仁爱科普版（2024）八年级英语上册

Unit two检测题preparing and expLoring。第一节听句子，选择最佳答语，下面你将听到五个句子，每个句子读两遍。Number one, do you like pop music? Do you like pop music? Number two, what shall your favorite form of art? What's shell is favourite form of art? Number three, I was sad because I didn't get a ticket to the famous movie. I was sad because I didn't get a ticket to the famous movie. Number four, which festival did the painting show? Which festival did the painting show? Number five, what is there going to do this weekend? What is eric going to do this weekend? 第二节听对话和问题，选择正确答案。下面你将听到5组对话和13个问题，每组对话和问题读两遍，请听第一组对话，回答第六小题。What kind of musical instrument do you like, mike? I like wind instruments, especially the trumpet. What kind of musical instrument do you like, mike? I like wind instruments, especially the trumpet. Question number six, what instrument does might like. What instrument does might like? 请听第二组对话，回答第七小题。We plan to watch beijing Opera this weekend. Would you like to go with us? I'd love to, but I have to practice for the baseball match next week. What a pity. We plan to watch beijing Opera this weekend. Would you like to go with us? I'd love to, but I have to practice for the basketball match next week. What a pity. Question number seven, what does the boy plan to watch this weekend? What does the boy plan to watch this weekend? 请听第三组对话，回答第八、九小题。Amy, look at this painting, how beautiful IT is. Wow, I love the shrimp s in IT. Do you know who painted IT? IT was painted by cheap, by sher. He must be a great artist. Oh, I know this one. It's the monoliths by Leonardo divinities. Yes, I saw that in our school library is very famous. Let's be quiet because other visitors are also enjoying the paintings. okay? Amy, look at this painting, how beautiful IT is. Wow, I love the shrimps in IT. Do you know who . painted IT? IT was painted by chea, by sher. He must be a great artist. Oh, I know this one. It's the mona lisa by Leonardo divine. I . yes, I saw that in our school library is very famous. Let's be quiet because other visitors are also enjoying . the paintings OK. Question number eight, how many artists do the two speakers talk about? How many artists do the two speakers talk about? Question number nine, where may the two speakers be? Where may the two speakers be? 请听第四组对话，回答第10至12小题。Dad, grandpa plans to go to the theatre this sunday. Can I go with him? Of course, honey, your grandson likes beijing Opera very much. What about you? I prefer movies. Beijing Opera is hard for me to understand, but I want to know more about IT. good. Oh, there's also a concert in the theater next saturday. Maybe you and grandpa can go there later. Cool, grandpa. He might enjoy both the Opera and the concert. Maybe you're right. Dad, grandpa plans to go to the theatre this sunday. Can I go with him? Of course, honey, your grandpa likes beijing Opera very much. What about you? I prefer movies. Beijing Opera is hard for me to understand, but I want to know . more about IT. good. Oh, there's also a concert in the theater next saturday. Maybe you and grandpa can go there later. Cool, grandpa. He might enjoy both the Opera and the concert. Maybe you're right. Question number ten, what's the relationship between the two speakers? What's the relationship between the two speakers? Question number eleven, what may the girl watch this sunday? What may the girl watch this sunday? Question number twelve, when will the concert be held? When will the concert be held? 请听第五组对话，回答第13至15小题。Can I help you? Yes, i'd like some information about the coming concerts. What kind of music do you like? Pop music or classical music? Classical music interests me more. Let me check, oh, there will be a classical concert next week. Would you like to enjoy IT? Yes. the music group will be on for october the first to the seventh. How much is the ticket? IT is three hundred twenty. You on for each ticket? Half of the money will go to some village schools. That sounds good. I'll take one. thanks. Can I help you? Yes, i'd like some information about the coming concerts. What kind of music do you like? Pop music or classical music? Classical music interests me more. Let me check, oh, there will be a classical concert next week. Would you like to enjoy IT? Yes. the music group will be on for october the first to the seventh. How much is the ticket? IT is three hundred twenty. You on for each ticket? Half of the money will go to some village schools. That sounds good. I'll take one. thanks. Question number thirteen, what kind of music is the man interested in? What kind of music is the man interested in? Question number fourteen, how long will the concert last? How long will the concert last? Question number fifteen, how much is the ticket? How much is the ticket? 请听第六组对话，回答第16至18小题。Hi tony. Lin ling and I went to low shot house last night. really? How was IT? IT was great. You know, I wanted to watch beijing Opera, so ling ling took me there. We drink tea and watch the Opera. How long did you stay? We plan to watch for an hour, but in the end we stayed there for two hours. Did you . enjoy IT? Yes, IT was interesting, but I only understand about half. I hope to understand more next time. cool. Who is love? sure. No idea. Ask lining, do you want to join us next time to know about the beijing Opera? Yes. i'd love to. Let's go allow your tea house together next weekend. That's a good idea. Hi tony. Lin ling and I went to allow your tea house last night. really? How was IT? IT was great. You know, I wanted to watch beijing Opera, so lyda took me there. We drink tea and watch the Opera. How long did you stay? We plan to watch for an hour, but in the end we stayed there for two hours. Did you . enjoy IT? Yes, IT was interesting, but I only understand about half. I hope to understand more next time. cool. Who is love? sure. No idea. Ask lingering. Do you want to join us next time to know about the beijing Opera? Yes. i'd love to. Let's go to allow your tea house together next weekend. That's a good idea. Question number sixteen, how long did the girl and lying lining watch the Opera? How long did the girl and lining watch the upper? Question number seventeen, what does the girl think of the Opera? What does the girl think of the Opera? Question number eighteen, what will tony do to know about the beijing Opera? What will tony do to know about the beijing Opera? 第三节听短文和问题，选择正确答案。下面你将听到两篇短文和七个问题，每篇短文和问题读两遍。请听第一篇短文回答第19至21小题。The dance is a special tradition from Charles sean china. Dancers were colorful clothes and paint their faces, jumping in, dancing with wooden sticks to love drum music. Now it's performed during holidays like the spring festival. The masks, they will have different meanings. White means wisdom, black means strengthened, Green means energy. The characters in inga dance all come from a popular novel. In dance is a special tradition. From co shaan china, dancers were colorful clothes and paint their faces, jumping in, dancing with wooden sticks to loud drum music. Now it's performed during holidays like the spring festival. The masks, they will have different meanings. White means wisdom, black means strengthened, Green means energy. The characters in in the dance all come from a popular novel. Question number nineteen, when do people performing a dance? When do people performing the dance? Question number twenty, what color masks mean? wisdom? What color masks mean? wisdom? Question number twenty one, where do the characters in india dance come from? Where do the characters seeing the dance come from? 请听第二篇短文，回答第22至25小题。Hello, everyone, i'm eric. I'm from england, and I like traditional chinese music. When I was seven, I began to learn the ahoo. Then I started a music group with my friends in junior high school. Every year we play at our school art festival. I also wrote five songs by myself. My dream is to hold a music show in china, and I will be a student of a music school in china next year. I'll study there for two years. I hope my dream will come true one day. Hello, everyone, i'm erik. I'm from england, and I like traditional chinese music. When I was seven, I began to learn near who. Then I started a music group with my friends in junior high school. Every year we played at our school art festival. I also wrote five songs by myself. My dream is to hold a music show in china, and I will be a student of a music school in china next year. I'll study there for two years. I hope my dream will come through one day. Question number twenty two, when did arret begin to learn the ahoo? When did eric begin to learn their hoo? Question number twenty three, what did eric do in junior high school? What did eric do in junior high school? Question number twenty four, how many songs did erik right? How many songs did eric right? Question number twenty five, why will eric go to china? Why will eric go to china? 第四节，听短文填空。下面你将听到一篇短文，短文读两遍。Hello, everyone, did you learn about chinese traditional literature today will explore a perfect example of chinese traditional literature, do foods pones, his poems are beautiful and easy to read. They expressed the real spirit of kindness and hope. Do you use simple language to paint pictures of common people's lives during hard times? The poem still warm our hearts today. Hello, everyone, did you learn about chinese traditional literature today will explore a perfect example of chinese traditional literature. Do foods poems, his poems are beautiful and easy to read. They expressed the real spirit of kindness and hope. Defu used simple language to paint pictures of common people's lives during hard times. The poem still warmer hearts today. 第一部分 第一节1-5BACAB 第二节6-9CABC 10-12ACB 13-15BBA 16-18BCA 第三节 19-21 ACB 22-25 ABBC 第四节 26. perfect 27. beautiful 28. spirit 29. language 30. hearts 第一节31-35BDACA 36-40BCBDA 第二节 41. first 42. feeling 43. impossible 44. well 45. to give46. to 47. with 48. making 49. stories 50. the 51. and 52. amazing53. held 54. them 55. is 第三部分 第一节56-58CBA 59-61 CAC 62-65DABD 66-70CBCDA 第二节 71. They show Xizang people's lives. 72. Minerals like gold and silver, as well as some plants. 73. By using cheaper and more easily-made chemicals. 74. Because the skills of making paints were almost lost. 75. Literature and calligraphy.(言之有理即可) 第四部分 76. What is it about? 77. Yes, they are. 78. How are they made? 79. Can we learn it at school? 80. Sounds great.(答案不唯一) 第五部分 81. One possible version: My Favorite Traditional Chinese Art Form Among all the traditional Chinese art forms, calligraphy is my favorite. Calligraphy is a special art form using a brush to create beautiful characters on paper. It carries deep meanings and the artist’ s feelings. I became interested in it when I saw a calligrapher’ s work at an exhibition. It really attracts me. I expect more people around the world can know its beauty. Also,I hope to see more creative forms with traditional calligraphy in the future. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 仁爱版 八年级上册 Unit 2 Preparing&Exploring测试题 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 第一部分 听力(共四节，满分30分) 第一节 听句子，选择最佳答语(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) ( )1. A. Yes,I am. B. Yes,I do. C. Yes, I can. ( )2. A. Drama. B. That's correct. C. I’ d love to. ( )3. A. How exciting! B. Join us. C. What a pity! ( )4. A. Tomb-sweeping Day. B. The Northern Song Dynasty. C. On the riverbanks. ( )5. A. Lanting Xu. B. He is going to a gardening show. C. He enjoys gardening. 第二节 听对话和问题，选择正确答案(共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分) ( )6. What instrument does Mike like? ( )7. What does the boy plan to watch this weekend? ( )8. How many artists do the two speakers talk about? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. ( )9. Where may the two speakers be? A. In the school library. B. In a bookstore. C. At an art museum. ( )10. What's the relationship (关系) between the two speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Brother and sister. ( )11. What may the girl watch this Sunday? A. Movies. B. A gardening show. C. Beijing opera. ( )12. When will the concert be held? A. This Sunday. B. Next Saturday. C. Next Sunday. ( )13. What kind of music is the man interested in? A. Pop music. B. Classical music. C. Country music. ( )14. How long will the concert last? A. For three days. B. For a week. C. For a month. ( )15. How much is the ticket? A. 320 yuan. B.620 yuan. C.720 yuan. ( )16. How long did the girl and Lingling watch the opera? A. For one hour. B. For two hours. C. For three hours. ( )17. What does the girl think of the opera? A. It's funny. B. It's boring. C. It's interesting. ( )18. What will Tony do to know about the Beijin opera? A. Go to the teahouse. B. Learn more Chinese words. C. Read some books about it. 第三节 听短文和问题，选择正确答案(共7小题；每小题1分，清分7分) ( )19. When do people perform Yingge Dance? A. During holidays. B. Every day. C. On weekends. ( )20. What color masks mean wisdom(智慧)? A. Green. B. Black. C. White. ( )21. Where do the characters in Yingge Dance com from? A. A popular opera. B. A popular novel. C. A popular concert. ( )22. When did Eric begin to learn the erhu? A. At the age of seven. B. At the age of six. C. At the age of five. ( )23. What did Eric do in junior high school? A. He won a music show. B. He started a music group. C. He joined a music club. ( )24. How many songs did Eric write? A. Three. B. Five. C. Seven. ( )25. Why will Eric go to China? A. To teach English. B. To meet friends. C. To learn Chinese music. 第四节 听短文填空(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) Du Fu’ s Poems 26. a example of Chinese traditional literature His poems: 27. and easy to read 28. expressed the real of kindness and hope What Du Fu used: 29. simple to paint pictures of common people's lives during hard times 30. The poems still warm our today. 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25分) 第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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选项。 There are many kinds of traditional Chinese art formsCalligraphy is one of them. Calligraphy is a(n) 31 a 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 that turns simple words into pictures of the soul(灵魂). It is a 32 that today many students only type on phones and forget the smell of fresh ink. Yet, some teachers still show its true 33 . Last month, our class went to 34 Master Chen's studio. At first sight, the quiet room felt awful to us. We are afraid of making ugly black spots on the white paper.However, Master Chen smiled, “Every mistake 35 a new lesson.” He let us hold the soft wolf-hair brush and draw our first horizontal(水平的) line. My hand shook, and the line 36 a tired worm(幼虫). I wanted to laugh, butI saw respect in the master's eyes. After many tries, the strokes(笔画) became 37 alive(有活力的). Later, we held a small show at school. Many schoolmates said the work looked cool and 38 , and they wanted to join the club. I looked at the dancing characters and felt 39 . Calligraphy is not just old writing. It is a 40 that carries history into the future. ( )31. A. simple B. ancient C. boring D. awful ( )32. A. model B. skill C. habit D. pity ( )33. A. value B. love C. gate D. research )34. A. express B. lead C. explore D. report ( )35. A. creates B. pulls C. shouts D. marks ( )36. A. looked for B. looked like C. checked in D. paid off ( )37. A. still B. just C. almost D. ago ( )38. A. curious B. popular C. cheap D. poor ( )39. A. patient B. afraid C. strict D. proud ( )40. A. bridge B. secret C. course D. chance 第二节 短文填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。 Can you play musical instruments? When I41. (one) touched the guqin, its soft sound gave me a warm 42. (feel), as if the ancient strings could speak. Some classmates said it was43. (possible) for a thirteen-year-old to play it 44. (good), but our music teacher, Mr.Wang, never allowed us 45. (give) up.“This music belongs 46. everyone,” he smiled, “and it can make you communicate47. hearts across a thousand years.” At the beginning, I was afraid of 48. (make) mistakes in front of the class. The silence (沉默)after each wrong note felt awful. Yet Mr. Wang told us49. (story) of mountain poets who used50. same seven strings to share both joy51. sadness. Slowly, my fingers learned the rhythm ( 节 奏 ), and the 52. (amaze)melodies(旋律) began to flow like clear water. Last Friday we 53. (hold) a small concert. When the last note faded(消褪), the hall was quiet,then thunderous applause (雷鸣般的掌声) rose. Parents said the music helped 54. (they) relax after busy days. I realized that traditional music is not just an old sound. It 55. (be) a living language that can still speak today. 第三部分 阅读(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The King on a Hill Introduction: Robert built a palace(宫殿) on a hill. One day, three men came... Type: a true and different historical story Time and Place: 2:00 p. m.~3:30 p. m. on weekends in the Star Theater Price: 60 yuan for one/ 100 yuan for two The Green Island Introduction: On an island, elephants are as small as dogs. Doctor Dave found the island... Type: a magic and wonderful animal story Time and Place: 6:00 p. m.~8:00 p. m. from Friday to Sunday in the art museum Price:50 yuan Jim’ s Personal Festival Introduction: Jim prepares a small music party for some birds in a forest... Type: a relaxing story of nature Time and Price: 5:00 p. m.~8:00 p. m. on Friday in the music hall Price: 60 yuan for one/ 100 yuan for two ( )56. If you want to watch the play about a history story with your friends Lily and Lucy, how much should you pay? A. 60 yuan. B.100 yuan. C. 160 yuan. D. 180 yuan. ( )57. Diana enjoys music shows. Which play may she watch? A. The Man in Black. B. Jim's Personal Festival. C. The Green Island. D. The King on a Hill. ( )58. In which part of a newspaper can you read the text? A. New plays. B. Fun games. C. Good jobs. D. Future dreams. B 独特艺术 If you travel by plane inThailand, you might see some artistic pictures showing lovely cartoon cats from the air. The photo is one of them. It was taken inDecember 2023. In the photo, you can see a cute sleeping cat with a fish. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 You must wonder how the creative(创造性的) pictures came into being. Well, rice farmer Tanyapong Jaikham created them with the help of a team of workers. It was not easy. Tanyapong said, “To make the art, we used a great number of different kinds of seedlings(秧苗) with leaves of different colors. Then we planted them in the right places using GPS coordinates (坐标). Over time, the seedlings grew and the pictures appeared.” Tanyapong hopes that the art can help to attract(吸引)more tourists and cat lovers to visit the place. “We are expecting (期望) tens of thousands to come and see the art in the rice fields,” said Tanyapong. The artistic pictures not only celebrate the beauty of nature, but also show a Thai saying, “There are fish in the water and rice in the fields.” ( )59. Why does the writer mention(提到) the photo in the first paragraph? A. To describe how much cats love fish. B. To show readers how cute cats can be. C. To give an example of the artistic pictures. D. To advise readers to watch cartoons about cats. ( )60. What's the second paragraph mainly about? A. How Tanyapong created the pictures. B. When Tanyapong created the pictures. C. Where Tanyapong created the pictures. D. Why Tanyapong created the pictures. ( )61. Which of the following words can best describeTanyapong? A. Friendly. B. Serious. C. Creative. D. Successful. C In 2017, the Palace Museum in Beijing showed the900-year-old classic painting A Thousand Li of Rivers andMountains. Gui Haowen went to see it. “I took a few photos with my phone, but they couldn't show its beauty,”said Gui, a student at Tsinghua University. Following this experience, she bought a camera, and her journey into cultural relic(文物) photography began. However, Gui soon found that photographing at museums was not easy. Museums use dim lighting to protect the relics. As a result, she learned to use the environment. For example, while taking pictures of a lacquerware (漆器) she took a photo from below with a museum light in the photo. The light looked like a glowing(发光的) moon. “I wanted to recreate the image(图像) of‘drinking with the moon’ in Chinese poetry,” she said. So far, Gui has visited around 60 museums. Whenever she travels to a new city, a trip to the local museum is always the first thing she does. In 2022, Gui began sharing her photography onXiaohongshu. Most of her followers are between the ages of 25 and 34. She has noticed more interest in traditional culture among young people. “This shows a growing confidence(自信心) in our own culture,” she said. ( )62. Why did Gui Haowen buy a camera? A. She broke her phone by accident. B. She needed it for her schoolwork. C. She liked taking photos of herself. D. She wanted to take better photos of relics. ( )63. What does the underlined word“dim” mean? A. Dark and weak. B. Soft and warm. C. Strong and bright. D. Colorful and shiny. ( )64. What is always the first thing Gui does when she travels to a new city? A. Taking a short bus tour. B. Visiting local museums. C. Enjoying delicious food. D. Buying some gifts. ( )65. What is the text mainly about? A. The importance of protecting cultural relics. B. Different types of cultural relics in Chinese museums. C. How Gui Haowen overcame difficulties in taking photos. D. Gui Haowen’ s journey of cultural relic photography and its influence(影响). D Nanyin is a very old kind of Chinese music. In 2009,Nanyin was listed as a UNESCO Intangible CulturalHeritage (非物质文化遗产). It started in Fujian Province over 1,000 years ago, during the Tang Dynasty. People call it“the sound of old China”. When people perform Nanyin, they use special instruments. The pipa looks like a guitar. The dongxiao is a long bamboo flute(长笛). The sanxian has three strings and makes deep sounds. The performers sing in Hokkien (闽南)话). They move their hands and body slowly while singing. The songs are about love, beautiful nature and oldChinese stories. ▲ When they enjoy the music,people feel quiet. Many years ago, Nanyin was important at festivals, weddings (婚礼) and family events. Not only inChina, but also in Southeast Asia, the Chinese keep this tradition alive. Nanyin is an important part of Fujian culture. There are Nanyin shows during the Spring Festival every year.Many visitors come to watch them. These shows help people remember the beauty of Nanyin and remind (使……想起) people of their cultural roots. Nanyin is like a bridge to China's past. By learningNanyin, young people can keep this tradition alive. Next time you hear soft music of pipa, maybe it is Nanyin. Let's hope“the sound of old China” can last forever. ( )66. Which instrument isn't used in performingNanyin? A. The pipa. B. The sanxian. C. The erhu. D. The dongxiao. ( )67. Which of the following can be put in ▲ ? A. The stories are moving. B. The music is soft and calm. C. The stories are wonderful. D. The music is loud and noisy. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 )68. What does the underlined word“them” refer to(指代)? A. Musical instruments. B. Chinese stories. C. Nanyin shows. D. Interesting stories. )69. What can we infer(推断) from the text? A. Nanyin is performed fast and lively. B. Nanyin started in 2000. C. Performers of Nanyin sing in English. D. Nanyin is performed during the Spring Festival. )70. What's the best title for the text? A. The Sound of Old China —— Nanyin B. The Future of Nanyin C. The Songs of Nanyin D. The History of Nanyin 第二节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Thang-ga (唐卡) is a special kind of painting. It was found only in Xizang, China. It started from the TangDynasty. Thang-ga paintings show Xizang people's lives.In recent years, Thang-ga paintings have caught the public's attention. At the same time, the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art. The colors of Thang-ga paintings look wonderful and special. Because of the special environment of Xizang and he excellent skills of artists, the paints used in Thang-ga are different from other paints. They were made from ninerals(矿物质) like gold and silver(银), as well as some plants. The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last for hundreds of years. However, with the development of technology(科技的发 展 ), people now use cheaper and more easily-made hemicals ( 化 学 物 质) to make Thang-ga paints. The raditional paints used in Thang-ga paintings took a lot of vork and they were made in many secret ways. Later eople stopped making the paints and forgot about them.;o the skills of making paints were almost lost. The raditional Thang-ga paintings are difficult to find now. '1. What do Thang-ga paintings show? '2. What were Thang-ga paintings made from? 3. How do people make Thang-ga paints now? 14. Why are the traditional Thang-ga paintings difficult to find now? 75. 开放性设问 What other traditional Chinese art forms do you know?(至少列举两个) 第四部分 情景交际(满分10分) 补全对话(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。 A: Tom,I have read an article(文章) recently. B: 76. A: It's about sugar paintings. They are really interesting. B: Are sugar paintings traditional Chinese art works? A: 77. They are traditionalChinese art forms that have been around for centuries. B: That's amazing.78. A: First, they heat (加热) the sugar, and then they use a special tool to draw a picture on the plate. Finally,sugar paintings are finished after they become dry. B: That sounds fun. I want to learn this kind of art.79. A:Of course. Our school art club offers sugar painting classes. Let's join the club to learn more about it. B: 80. I'm excited to learn more about this art form later. 第五部分 写作(满分15分) 书面表达 81.如今，越来越多的外国友人开始喜欢中国传统艺术。假如你是黄英，你想向外国友人介绍你最喜爱的中国传统艺术，请根据下面提示，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文。 提示： (1) What's your favorite traditional Chinese art form? (2) How do you get to like it? (3) What do you expect about it? My Favorite Traditional Chinese Art Form 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $