Unit 8 提优测试卷-2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语上册

Unit 8 提优测试卷 一、单项选择 ( ) 1. Which of the following is a natural disaster? 　　　A. A coach crashed into a tree near the forest. 　　　B. A boy fell from the tree and hurt his right leg. 　　　C. Our school football team lost the final game. 　　　D. A flood washed away the village near a big city. ( ) 2. The tree leaves on the ground run in all ______ when the wind comes. 　　　A. designs　　　B. degrees　　　C. directions　　　D. disasters ( ) 3. —You didn’t take an umbrella! Didn’t you listen to the weather report? 　　　—Yes, I did. But it ______ when I left my home. 　　　A. rains　　　B. rained　　　C. wasn’t raining　　　D. was raining ( ) 4. —Mum, the Maths problem is too difficult for me. 　　　—______ you can’t work it out by yourself, why not ask others for help? 　　　A. Even　　　B. Although　　　C. Before　　　D. Since ( ) 5. The tidal wave hurt ______ people and ______ them got badly hurt. 　　　A. thousands of; two hundreds of　　　B. thousand of; two hundreds of 　　　C. thousand of; two hundred of　　　D. thousands of; two hundred of ( ) 6. —Did you hear the shouts ______ the boy? 　　　—Yes. The boy saw a snake and he was ______ fear at that time. 　　　A. from; in　　　B. at; with　　　C. from; at　　　D. in; at ( ) 7. —Why were you late for the exam? 　　　—The traffic was so heavy. What’s worse, my car ______. 　　　A. broke down　　　B. came down　　　C. sat down　　　D. calmed down ( ) 8. It was very cold, so he picked up some sticks ______, but unluckily the house was soon ______. 　　　A. to make a fire; at fire　　　B. to make a fire; on fire 　　　C. made a fire; on fire　　　D. made a fire; at fire ( ) 9. —Where were you in July last year? 　　　—My family and I ______ Beijing then. 　　　A. was visiting　　　B. visited　　　C. had visited　　　D. were visiting ( ) 10. —There was a heavy snowstorm last night. Many villagers were trapped. 　　　—______. 　　　A. I hope not　　　B. I’m sorry to hear that 　　　C. Not at all　　　D. I’m afraid not 二、完形填空 The driver closed the back door of the ambulance (救护车) quickly and ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 11______ parents, Mr and Mrs Green, and their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her throat. The driver, Mr White, 12______ his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the 13______ hospital, fighting time. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the 14______ street. From the back of the ambulance, the parents were begging (恳求) him to 15______, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him, Mr White saw the traffic lights, with the 16______ STOP light shining. He knew that he had 17______ time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights. Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The taxi driver had the 18______ closed, since the air conditioner was on, and he was playing his radio. He did not 19______ the ambulance. The lights were green, so he 20______ straight on into the path. Mr White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr White turned to see 21______ little Ally was. He was surprised to see relief (宽慰) instead of fear on the faces of the parents. “Look!” cried Mrs Green. “She is 22______ again.” “It must be the 23______,” said her husband. “It 24______ the food out of her throat.” The colour of the baby’s face was turning to normal, and she was crying in a loud but healthy 25______. ( ) 11. A. excited　　　B. pleased　　　C. worried　　　D. surprised ( ) 12. A. turned on　　　B. turned back　　　C. turned over　　　D. turned down ( ) 13. A. farthest　　　B. most expensive　　　C. most beautiful　　　D. nearest ( ) 14. A. empty　　　B. busy　　　C. open　　　D. dark ( ) 15. A. slow　　　B. hurry　　　C. stop　　　D. drive ( ) 16. A. red　　　B. green　　　C. yellow　　　D. blue ( ) 17. A. much　　　B. any　　　C. no　　　D. some ( ) 18. A. seats　　　B. doors　　　C. windows　　　D. lights ( ) 19. A. hear　　　B. buy　　　C. sell　　　D. borrow ( ) 20. A. walked　　　B. drove　　　C. rode　　　D. flew ( ) 21. A. how　　　B. what　　　C. where　　　D. who ( ) 22. A. reading　　　B. breathing　　　C. laughing　　　D. speaking ( ) 23. A. food　　　B. radio　　　C. crash　　　D. love ( ) 24. A. took　　　B. picked　　　C. knocked　　　D. looked ( ) 25. A. sound　　　B. voice　　　C. shout　　　D. noise 三、阅读理解 A Typhoons are one of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean. Most typhoons happen in July, August and September. How does a typhoon happen? When lots of seawater gets hot in summer, it evaporates (蒸发) into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles and keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the more quickly the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon starts. A typhoon has two parts, and one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the winds do not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rain. Typhoons are very dangerous. What should you do when a typhoon hits? • Stay in buildings. Close all the windows and stay away from them. • Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong wind could even blow away bikes! • Listen to the radio or watch TV for the important and latest information. • If you’re told to go to a safer place by your community, do it right now. ( ) 26. This passage is most probably from ______. 　　　A. an advertisement　　　B. a travel journal 　　　C. a weather report　　　D. a science magazine ( ) 27. Typhoons often happen ______. 　　　A. in the hot season　　　B. in the cold season 　　　C. only in China　　　D. under the sea ( ) 28. In which order does a typhoon happen? 　　　a. The wind moves faster than 30 metres a second. 　　　b. The air moves quickly, making wind. 　　　c. The sun makes seawater hot. 　　　d. The air gets warmer and moves higher. 　　　A. dcba　　　B. cdba　　　C. cdab　　　D. dbac ( ) 29. Which of the following is true according to the passage? 　　　A. The warmer the air gets, the more slowly the wind moves. 　　　B. A few people died because of typhoons all around the world. 　　　C. The strongest winds and hardest rain are in the wall of clouds. D. A typhoon starts when the wind goes faster than 30 km a second. ( ) 30. When a typhoon comes, we’d better NOT ______. 　　　A. close all the windows　　　B. listen to typhoon news 　　　C. stay in strong houses　　　D. go outside to check B When Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike tiger out of sugar in just minutes, kids look at him in surprise, thinking he is a magician (魔术师). Xiong has been blowing sugar figurines (吹糖人) for over twenty years. Blowing sugar figurines is a traditional Chinese folk art with a history of over 600 years. It’s listed as national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产). Every morning, Xiong prepares the sugar and drives to different markets in Nanchang to start his “magic show”. He heats the sugar, pulls off a little to make a ball and blows it into different shapes—a rabbit, a monkey and even Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot (吉祥物) of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. People, especially little kids, are interested in his skills. Moreover, ______, he also stops by colleges. Many college students are interested in the art, waiting in line for hands-on experience. Once, Simon, a foreign student, couldn’t help having a try. Though it looked easy, he found it hard to make one. Thanks to Xiong’s help, Simon finally saw a horse slowly taking shape. Simon was deeply moved after learning about the art. “I just can’t believe the traditional folk art can be kept so well here. I love it. Chinese culture should be spread around the world,” he said. This art has been passed down for four generations (代) in Xiong’s family. His 6-year-old son often blows sugar balloons, just like what he used to do as a child. “We will keep passing down the intangible heritage,” said Xiong. ( ) 31. From the passage we can learn that Xiong Chuanfa is ______. 　　　A. 20 years old　　　B. a man over 30 　　　C. a bus driver　　　D. a magician ( ) 32. Why does Xiong Chuanfa drive to different markets every morning? 　　　A. To get ideas of making different sugar products. 　　　B. To start his “magic show” of blowing sugar figurines. 　　　C. To buy more materials for making sugar figurines. 　　　D. To teach kids how to blow sugar figurines. ( ) 33. Which of the following can be put in the ______ in Paragraph 4? 　　　A. to make young people closer to the art 　　　B. to help young people learn to draw pictures 　　　C. to sell more sugar figurines to little kids 　　　D. to make little kids more interested in the art ( ) 34. According to the passage, Simon will most probably ______. 　　　A. stay in China to blow sugar horses 　　　B. offer Xiong a helping hand in class 　　　C. learn more about Chinese culture 　　　D. blow perfect sugar figurines next time ( ) 35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? 　　　A. Xiong and his sweet folk art 　　　B. A Chinese magic folk art 　　　C. Xiong’s family and sugar figurines 　　　D. Intangible cultural heritage 四、阅读短文，从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项 In Chinese culture, red is a popular colour. It stands for luck, happiness, joy and many other good things. ______ 36 ______ Why? In ancient times, red was the symbol of power. Not everyone could write with red pens—only emperors. ______ 37 ______ Their replies were known as zhupi (朱批). ______ 38 ______ In ancient China, the criminals (罪犯) who were sentenced (判刑) to death signed their names with red pens. ______ 39 ______ So remember not to do it when writing to friends and family. ______ 40 ______ Teachers mark students’ homework with red pens. So do editors (编辑) who need to correct mistakes in newspapers and magazines. But writing names or letters with red pens is still a bad idea to many people. A. Writing with red pens is also related to death. B. Have you heard that red is also the colour of emperors? C. But writing names or letters with red pens is usually avoided. D. Therefore, it is thought to be unlucky to write names with red pens. E. Nowadays, red pens are mostly used for correcting. F. Nobody was allowed to use red pens during that time. G. They would reply to officials’ reports with red pens. 36. ______ 37. ______ 38. ______ 39. ______ 40. ______ 五、根据首字母提示完成短文，每空一词 Did Chinese people in the p ______ 41 ______ have three meals a day as we do now? In fact, until the Qin and Han Dynasties, most people had two meals a day. They didn’t have enough food b ______ 42 ______ there was not enough food at that time. Usually, people had breakfast b ______ 43 ______ 7 and 9 a.m. Their breakfast, as their main meal, was nicer than their afternoon meal. It was r ______ 44 ______ in some records that some rich people had three meals a day. But poor people didn’t u ______ 45 ______ do it. Three meals a day became common d ______ 46 ______ the Sui and Tang Dynasties as agriculture (农业) developed and the country became richer. People had lunch instead of b ______ 47 ______ as the main meal of the day. We can see many records of lunch at that time. For example, Bai Juyi and Jia Dao b ______ 48 ______ wrote about lunch in their poems. The number of meals people eat a day depends on many things, i ______ 49 ______ the financial (经济的) system, social status (地位) and customs. I ______ 50 ______ you lived hundreds of years ago, how many meals would you like to eat a day? 41. ______ 42. ______ 43. ______ 44. ______ 45. ______ 46. ______ 47. ______ 48. ______ 49. ______ 50. ______ 六、阅读与回答问题 What is a tornado (龙卷风)? A tornado is a spinning (旋转的) tower of air that goes from the sky to the ground. Tornadoes can cause huge amounts of damage and once they start, they cannot be stopped. What causes tornadoes? Tornadoes happen in many parts of the world. The United States experiences around 1,000 tornadoes and has some of the most powerful ones a year. The exact cause of tornadoes is not fully known. They form during thunderstorms. Inside the storm clouds, warm and humid (湿热的) air rises and cool air falls. The warm and cool air begin to spin horizontally (水平地). Eventually, this spinning can become vertical and push itself out of the storm clouds as a funnel (漏斗). The moment the funnel of spinning air touches the ground, it becomes a tornado. Levels of tornadoes There are three levels of tornadoes: weak, strong and violent. Around two thirds of tornadoes are weak. These tornadoes have wind speeds that are below 177 km/h and they usually last no longer than ten minutes. Strong tornadoes make up about one third of all tornadoes. They have wind speeds that are between 178 km/h and 322 km/h and can last about twenty minutes. The most dangerous tornadoes are violent tornadoes. They can last for longer than an hour and have wind speeds that are higher than 322 km/h. 51. What is a tornado? ____________________________________________________________________ 52. Which country do tornadoes often hit according to the passage? ____________________________________________________________________ 53. How many levels of tornadoes are there? ____________________________________________________________________ 54. What are the wind speeds of strong tornadoes? ____________________________________________________________________ 55. What can you do when there is a violent tornado? ____________________________________________________________________ 七、书面表达 为提高学生对突发灾难的应急处理能力，校报英语专栏正在开展以“Away from danger, protect ourselves”为主题的征文活动。请根据下面的提示和要求写一篇文章，须包含所有要点，80词左右。 What disaster is it? Earthquake, snowstorm or ... What may the disaster bring? 1. To people ... 2. To ... What can you do during and after the disaster? 1. ... 2. ... 3. ... Away from danger, protect ourselves I would like to share something about ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 参考答案 一、1-5 DCCDD 6-10 AABDB 二、11-15 CADBB 16-20 ACCAB 21-25 ABCCB 三、26-30 DABCD 31-35 BBACA 四、36-40 CGADE 五、41.past 42.because 43.between 44.reported 45.usually 46 during 47.breakfast 48.both 49.including 50.If 六、 51. A spinning tower of air that goes from the sky to the ground. 52. The United States. 53. Three. 54. Between 178 km/h and 322 km/h. 55. We can keep calm and stay at home. 七、 Away from danger, protect ourselves I would like to share something about earthquakes with you. Earthquakes are a horrible kind of natural disaster. They can cause great harm. To people, earthquakes may lead to injuries or even loss of lives. To buildings, earthquakes can cause them to fall down, leaving many people homeless. During the earthquake, if indoors, hide under something firm, like desks, and stay away from windows. If you are outside, quickly move to an open area, away from buildings, trees and power lines. After the earthquake, check your injuries first. If you're fine, help those in need and follow the instructions of doctors. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $