Units1～4基础练习-2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语上册

八年级英语Units1-4基础练习

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一、单项选择

1．—Mo Yan is really ________ great writer, isn’t he?

—Yes, he is ________ first Chinese writer who won the Nobel Prize in literature.

A．a; a B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the

2．I _______ 2 hours on my homework last weekend.

A．took B．cost C．paid D．spent

3．The light in my room burned out last night and my father ________ a new one this morning.

A．put in B．put out C．put on D．put up

4．Shanghai is one of ________ cities in China. Many foreigners come to visit it every year.

A．the large B．the larger C．largest D．the largest

5．With light bulbs, people can do ________ in the evening as they can in the daytime.

A．more things B．many things as C．as many things D．so many things

6．—I don’t think history is more useful than physics.

—I disagree. In my opinion, history is ________ physics.

A．not so useful as B．less useful than C．the most useful of D．as useful as

7．—Look! It is raining ________ it was in the morning.  

—You’re right. Let’s stay at home.

A．as heavily as B．as heavy as C．heavier than D．less heavily as

8．Reading helps improve our writing skills. ________, it helps us relax after a busy day.

A．However B．Soon C．Moreover D．Still

9．—Xiao Hai won first prize in our school art festival.

—Wonderful! I am ________ his next performance.

A．looking forward to B．having a go

C．aware of D．getting along with

10．Tom was tired because he had just finished ________ floor.

A．clean B．to clean C．cleaning D．cleaned

11．Ben was helping his neighbor when the rain began to beat heavily ________ the windows.

A．against B．across C．under D．over

12．Of all the students in the class, Lingling does homework ________.

A．careful B．most careful C．more carefully D．the most carefully

13．Can you help me ________ this English poem into Chinese? It is too difficult for me to understand.

A．translate B．prepare C．support D．repeat

14．You’d better ________ Simon about it. It’s secret.

A．tell B．to tell C．not tell D．not to tell

15．________ afraid to make a change in your life. It might be a new start for you.

A．Be B．Be not C．Not to be D．Don’t be

二、根据句意及所给的汉语提示写出单词。

1. The coats are those            （德国人）over there.

2. I think good friends should be          （体贴人的）.

3. Jack is good at telling ____________ (笑话) to make you laugh.

4. When my job is           (完成), we will see some lovely reses.

5. I am ___________(着迷的）about DIY, but I sometimes make mistakes .

6. We should not             (浪费)food when so many people are hungry.

7. She was very tired,           (然而）,she still finished the project on time.

8. The          （精力充沛的）children ran around the playground all afternoon.

9. It’s not east to master a            （外国的）language without regular practice.

10. The             （打印机）ran out of ink in the middle of printing the report.

三、用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

1. We can enjoy making things by____________ (we).

2. I decide to make a plan           (improve) my English.

3. Lily often practices____________(speak)English by herself.

4. Millie and Suzy are talking about            （make)roses.

5. How about___________(go) for a walk in the park this afternoon?

6. Reading often is important, start by___________(read)easy texts.

7. What do you think is important for          (success)learning?

8. Lily’s teacher gave her some tips on how____________(learn)English.

9. In this way , he remembered the __________(mean) of the words well.

10. I think DIY is a good way             （have)fun and save money.

四、完形填空

In our neighbourhood,     1    an old granny. Her name is Mrs Wang. She is 105 years old this year. People often ask her    2     she can keep healthy in her life. Mrs Wang says everyone can live    3     105 years old if he eats healthy food and does some exercise every day.

Mrs Wang thinks, first,    4     is very important. She often     5     a glass of milk and two eggs for it at about 8:00 a.m. Milk and eggs give her energy. So she doesn’t often feel    6     in the morning. She never eats junk food because she doesn’t think they are     7     food. She    8     ever eats meat, too. She usually has some     9     and vegetables for lunch and dinner. And she usually has      10   apple or a banana.

Mrs Wang also does some exercise. She thinks she is still      11     . She plays Taiji (太极) for half an hour every day. Sometimes she also dances with her friends. “Do you want to     12      young forever? I’m sure you can if you have a good lifestyle!” Mrs Wang says to us.

     13     , using the Internet too much, watching games for too long, exercising too little are very      14      among young people. As we know, old habits      15      hard. So start changing your bad lifestyle before it’s too late.

1．A．stands B．appears C．lives D．finds

2．A．what B．when C．where D．how

3．A．to B．at C．on D．in

4．A．lunch B．breakfast C．supper D．dinner

5．A．fills B．eats C．has D．buys

6．A．tired B．happy C．well D．excited

7．A．fresh B．enjoyable C．physical D．healthy

8．A．hardly B．clearly C．truly D．probably

9．A．pig B．rice C．beef D．meat

10．A．a B．an C．the D．/

11．A．beautiful B．comfortable C．available D．young

12．A．become B．hope C．believe D．expect

13．A．What’s more B．However C．By the way D．At least

14．A．crowded B．fantastic C．common D．full

15．A．drive B．break C．pour D．die

五、阅读理解

What is the best way to learn a language? Some of you might say, “Put it into practice.” We did this in