江苏省南京市金陵中学2025-2026学年八年级英语上学期 Unit8综合测试

江苏省南京市金陵中学2025-2026学年八年级英语上学期

8A Unit8综合测试

一、      单项选择

(   )1. Tom was cleaning the room while Jack _____TV.

A. was watching    B. is watching C. watches D. watched

(   )2.The earthquake ______ when I _______some cleaning.

A. starts, was doing  B. started, was doing 

C. was starting, was doing D. starts, were doing

(   )3. --Why didn’t you come to my party last night?    --I _____online.

      A. was chat      B. chatted    C. was chatting     D. am chatting

(   )4. He _________his eyes_________ the sun with his hand.

1.  borrowed; from B. protected; from C. filled; with  D. covered; with

(   )5. The police had to _________ the door_________ to reach the people trapped inside.

1.  calm; down  B. come; down C. fall; down  D. break; down[

(   )6. ____I got back, I found my mother cooking for me.

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

(   )7.--Mum, I can't find my shoes.   --Hurry up! Your father ______for us.

1.  wait           B. was waiting     C. is waiting       D. waited

(   )8. I was walking in the park _______ suddenly the storm started.

 A. when          B. while         C. before       D. if

(   ) 9. --What was your brother doing at this time yesterday?

      --He was reading a magazine _______I was writing an e-mail at home.

       A. as soon as     B. after        C. until           D. while[来源:学

(   )10. --What ______ you _______ at ten o’clock this morning?

       --I _______ in class.

   A. were, doing, was studying      B. did, do, am studying

C. are, doing, am studying        D. were, do, am going to study

(   )11. --How do you go to school every day?

--By bike. But I will take a taxi when it _____.

A. rains        B. rained       C. was raining       D. is raining

(   )12. I ______ Lisa for the first time three years ago A. meet        B. was meeting   C. am meeting    D. met (   )13. He fell off his bike and_______ his arm.        A. hurted      B. was hurt    C. hurt      D. hurts

(   )14. Things are getting better and better ________ time goes by. A. while      B. as    C. since    D. before (   )15. --I didn't see you at the party yesterday. --Sorry, I with my parents _______ at that time. A. was shopping              B. were shopping   C. are shopping               D. went shopping

(   )16. While she _______ TV in the sitting room, the bell _______.

A. watches; rings                 B. was watching; rang

C. is watching; rang                D. was watching; was ringing

(   )17. My father likes reading newspapers_______ he is having breakfast.

       A. if         B. before      C. because     D. while

(   )18. Look! The building is_______. Call 119, please.

       A. catching fire  B. caught fire   C. on fire     D. fire

(   )19. Grandpa Wang wanted to find the kind taxi driver_______.

       A. as quick as possible       B. as quickly as he could

       C. as soon as possibly       D. as soon as he can

(   )20. Some people are waiting ____ the bus station.

A. in    B. at    C. on    D. with

二、完型填空(共15小题；每题l分,满分15分)

A

Do you like fruit salad? Do you want to make fruit salad by yourself? Then you can follow these steps:

Step1 Prepare some fresh fruit, such as strawberries, bananas, apples and oranges. Yogurt is very important. It can make your fruit salad more tasty. Don’t forget salad. You may choose different salad as you wish.

Step 2 Wash the fruit carefully. Make sure they are clean enough.

Step 3 Cut them in different shapes if you like. Anyway, cut them into pieces.

Step 4 Put all your fruit into the plate and sprinkle some yogurt and salad. Mix and stir. Now, your delicious fruit salad is coming. Prepare your forks and your mouth! Enjoy yourself!

46．What can make your fruit salad more tasty?

A．Fruit B．Yogurt C．Salad. D．Sugar

47．How can we cut fruit according to the passage?

A．In different shapes and halves B．In the same shapes and pieces

C．In different shapes and pieces D．In the same shapes and halves

48．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Enjoy yourself. B．Delicious fruit salad.

C．How to choose fruit. D．How to make fruit salad.

B

Do you know what the world’s fastest animal is? How about the world’s smartest animal? Do you know which animal lives the longest? Let’s read about some of these amazing animals.

You probably know that the world’s fastest animal is the cheetah (猎豹). Cheetahs can run at about 120 kilometers an hour. However,they can only run at that speed (速度) for about 60 seconds. When cheetahs are running at that speed, they spend more time in the air than on the ground.

The largest animal in the world is the blue whale. Here’s an interesting fact about these giant animals. They aren’t just the largest species (物种) right now. They are the largest animals that have ever existed (存在) on the earth. Blue whales are about 38 meters long, and they weigh around 170 tons. Blue whales eat about 3,600 kilograms of food every day.

Of course, the smartest animals in the world are humans. The second smartest animal is the chimpanzee (黑猩猩). Chimps can make tools and build things. They can also solve (解决) problems. Some scientists have ever taught chimps sign language. Sign language is using your hands to make words and communicate (交流). Other very smart animals are dolphins and parrots.

Most people believe that tortoises live the longest. It’s true that tortoises live longer than other animals on land. The oldest tortoises that we know about died at the age of 188. However, some ocean animals live longer. Some koi, a kind of goldfish, can live for more than 200 years. There’s even a kind of jellyfish that can change its cells (细胞) and make them new again. This means that whenever the jellyfish gets old and weak, it can make itself young again! The nickname of this jellyfish is “immortal jellyfish”.

The most poisonous (有毒的) animal is also a jellyfish. In the last 60 years, box jellyfish have killed more than 5,500 people. If a person is stung by a box jellyfish, he or she must get help at once. Otherwise, that person’s chance of survival (存活) is almost zero.

49．What can we know from the passage?

A．Cheetahs run faster than any other animal in the world.

B．A chimp speaks the same simple words as a parrot does.

C．Blue whales live much longer than tortoises in the ocean.

D．A jellyfish isn’t so poisonous as the snakes on the earth.

50．According to the passage, the underlined word “immortal” describes _______.

A．something is in great danger B．something can live forever

C．something is similar to humans D．something can change its colour

51．What is the passage mainly about?

A．The experience of helping humans live a long life.

B．The importance of taking good care of the animals.

C．Good ways of saving people’s lives from jellyfish.

D．Some of the most amazing animals on the earth.

C

No matter where you live, you may hear about the natural disasters. They bring many serious problems to people in disaster areas. They become ill, homeless and some of them even die in the disasters.

Japan is located in East Asia, but it is an island in the North Pacific Ocean. Japan has more than 1,000 islands, but there are four main islands. Lots of rains fall in Japan at a lot of times of a year, especially in summer. There is a rainy season in early summer, and typhoons hit parts of the country every year during late summer.

The heavy rains usually destroy the crops and plants. What’s worse, the rains usually cause huge floods. Floods in Japan can take away many things, including many people’s lives. A Japanese housing developer recently invented a “flood-resistant house”. It can not only keep water out of the house during floods but also float off (漂浮) the ground.

Because of floods, the loss of housing is a difficult problem all over the world. While engineers are trying to find solutions, few ways are useful. Now, the Japanese housing developer tells the public that he came up with an answer the other day. It can keep people’s homes from getting flooded. Their new “flood-resistant house” was recently on a popular Japanese TV show and received much attention online.

According to engineers, most houses will be in the flood when water reaches the windows, but their “flood-resistant house” can float up to five metres above the ground, so water will not reach the windows, and everything else is shut in the house safely.

52．What is the main idea of Para.1?

A．Natural disasters bring people much trouble. B．Natural disasters may happen everywhere.

C．Natural disasters always make people ill.     D．Natural disasters can be heard every day.

53．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Typhoons hit parts of Japan in early summer. B．The floods mainly happen in Japan in autumn.

C．Japan is an island in the East Pacific Ocean. D．Heavy rains cause floods in Japan in summer.

54．Why did a Japanese housing developer invent a “flood-resistant house”?

A．To protect people from earthquakes. B．To reduce the loss of housing in floods.

C．To keep people away from the ocean. D．To protect people from typhoons.

55．What can we infer from the passage?

A．The “flood-resistant house” can fly high up into the sky.

B．The “flood-resistant house” is popular all around the world.

C．Japanese people might build more “flood-resistant houses”.

D．Japanese engineers are living in the “flood-resistant house”.

四、七选五

The flu (流感) is a common illness. During spring and winter, you may find people around you coughing or sniffing (抽鼻子).     1     Here is some advice for you.

Keep your hands clean. You may keep yourself away from anyone coughing, but you’re more likely to pick up cold viruses from something you touch. Cold viruses are often on door knobs (把手), as they’re often touched.     2     “If there is no way to clean hands, try not to touch your eyes or nose,” says Dr Ross Walton. “This is a very common way for viruses to get into your body.”

    3     When you’re sleeping, your body is able to produce something to fight viruses. People who sleep