Unit 1 提优卷偏难 2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语下册

Unit 1 提优卷

（满分：90分 考试时间：90分钟）

Ⅰ.单项选择（每题1分，满分 10分）

1.—What do you think of the film?

——It's great! I want to give it ____________________ award for ____________________ excellent stories.

A. a; its B. an; it's C. /; itsD. an; its

2. Many students shared their hardest experiences in life at the class meeting. They hoped to help others stay ____________________ in difficult times.

A. curious B. hopeful

C. modest D. organized

3.—Your English is so good. How long have you learnt English? —____________________ I was five.

A. Before B. Until C. Since D. When

4.—____________________ you ____________________ your breakfast?It's time for school.

——Yes. I' ve ____________________ finished it.

A. Have; eaten out; just

B. Have; eaten up; just

C. Did; eat up; already

D. Did; eat out; yet

5.——What do you think of Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty? —He is a great ____________________of cultural contacts between different regions.

A. engineer B. volunteer

C. reporter D. pioneer

6. When seeing the robots dancing on the 2025Spring Festival Gala, we were glad to notice the fast ____________________ of science and technology in China.

A. risk B. memory

C. development D. excitement

7.——What do you think of CityWalk?

—Wonderful. People can learn more about their cities ____________________ save money on travelling.

A. as well as B. as long as

C. instead of D. rather than

8. Nowadays, many schools for chefs ____________________teach ice sculpture. It is a creative way to make food look more interesting.

A. still B. simply

C. hardly D. certainly

9.—One can only make progress when he or she thinks big and ____________________ forward when he or she looks far.

—I couldn't agree more. But he or she must be in the right direction.

A. steps B. fights

C. climbs D. realizes

10.—Tina, your bag looks heavy. Do you need a hand? —Oh, it's empty. ____________________ .

A. Never mind B. You' re welcome

C. Thanks, anyway D. It doesn't matter

Ⅱ.完形填空（每题1分，满分 15 分）

When I was in the first year of junior high school, I felt nervous about many things. But my biggest__________1________was that my voice started changing. At first, the voice getting deep excited me, but then I _________2_________ it cracked（变嘶哑）before getting deeper.

My first voice crack made me very______3____________.Though my friends didn't laugh openly, I believed they _______4___________ joked about me behind my back because their voices remained normal. To avoid embarrassment, I stopped talking except for saying short words like"cool" or"yeah". My reason was____________5______ : No talking means no voice cracks.

Later, I ____________6______ a new method—clearing my throat before speaking. This helped me feel a little better. But I still___________7_______voice cracks in class, especially with new classmates. I didn't want them to remember me for this embarrassing problem.

The ___________8____ moment came two months later.Walking into class, I saw the roll call__________9________ ,but with a new teacher instead of our usual one who knew everyone. My hands got wet when I realized I had to say"Here" clearly.

When my__________10________came, I breathed deeply but my"Here" came out cracked and silly. The class went__________11________ , and then suddenly everyone laughed. I wanted to hide. All eyes were on me.My________12__________

burnt like fire!

The teacher continued calling names while I was frozen. I kept my head low, feeling sad.

After class, a boy patted my back. "All boys' voices crack," he said kindly. "It's a __________13________ situation!"

Suddenly, I understood why friends never made fun of me—they_________14_________ about me! I smiled back, feeling better. Maybe growing up meant accepting such moments. After all,nobody is ___________15_______ . Learning to laugh at myself could be the key to real confidence.

1. A. dream B. problem

C. secret D. mistake

2. A. served B. decided

C. found D. doubted

3. A. worried B. excited

C. bored D. interested

4. A. cheaply B. bravely

C. carefully D. secretly

5. A. difficult B. simple

C. funny D. lazy

6. A. built B. opened

C. developed D. received

7. A. feared B. shared

C. imagined D. preferred

8. A. best B. latest

C. loneliest D. worst

9. A. putting off B. taking place

C. ending up D. picking up

10. A. turn B. chance

C. goal D. question

11. A. wrong B. pale C. quiet D. dark

12. A. face B. arm C. head D. back

13. A. fair B. common

C. special D. helpful