Unit 1 Past and present 单元测试 2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级下册

八年级英语下册Unit1 Past and present 单元测试卷

（时间 90分钟 满分100分 附答案）

一、单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分, 计10分)

1．________ the heart of the city is a beautiful park where people can relax.

A．On B．In C．At D．To

2．—Do you often go to the park now?  

—No, I ________ go there, but I have no time recently.

A．use to B．used to C．am used to D．was used to

3．Great changes ________ in our hometown over the past ten years.

A．took place B．take place C．will take place D．have taken place

4．—Where is your mother?

—She _______ to the supermarket. She will be back soon.

A．went B．has been C．has gone D．is going

5．—_______ have you lived in this town?

—Since I was born.

A．How long B．How far C．How often D．How soon

6．Don’t walk on the ________ road, you’ll get your shoes dirty.

A．muddy B．clean C．dry D．wet

7．—Lucy, I have ______ got to the airport. What about you?

—Not ______. I’m on the way.

A．yet; already B．already; yet C．yet; yet D．already; already

8．—What do you think of the 3D printer?  

—It’s great though it still needs further ________.

A．invention B．education C．situation D．development

9．She ________ her opinion on the city’s changes since last year.

A．has changed B．changed C．changes D．will change

10．—Let’s play football today.

—________ Let’s call some friends to play together.

A．Me too! B．Thanks! C．Good idea! D．See you!

二、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分, 计15分)

Once, there lived a wise man. His son, however, had no goal in life and wasn’t     11    .

As the years passed, the     12     was more and more worried. One day, he    13    his son a map and said, “I want you to go there and find a treasure (宝物).”

The son     14     eagerly (急切地). He traveled really far, across forests and mountains.     15    , he reached the place and began to dig. He dug and dug, but     16     was found. Tired and sad, he decided to go     17     home.

On his way back, he     18     dancing birds and beautiful flowers. He met happy     19     in the fields. He found everything nice!

He got home, and his father asked, “How was your     20     to the place? Did you enjoy it?”

“Of course not! I was worried that someone else would find the treasure     21     I did. But I really enjoyed the journey back home and forgot the     22     of not finding the treasure.” The son continued to tell his father     23     he noticed on his way back.

“Nice things are     24     there.” the father smiled. “My son, I want you to have a goal. If you don’t have a goal, you won’t set out. But if the goal is the only thing in your mind, you’ll miss something     25     and won’t be happy. So remember: It’s important to have a goal in life and enjoy the journey as well.”

11．A．lonely B．excited C．happy D．sad

12．A．neighbor B．man C．boy D．son

13．A．handed B．fixed C．borrowed D．drew

14．A．left B．changed C．understood D．explained

15．A．Finally B．Suddenly C．Clearly D．Certainly

16．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing

17．A．away B．back C．out D．on

18．A．tried B．liked C．found D．gave

19．A．farmers B．drivers C．doctors D．climbers

20．A．decision B．journey C．relation D．interest

21．A．when B．after C．before D．as

22．A．try B．fact C．reason D．silence

23．A．what B．who C．why D．when

24．A．ever B．often C．always D．never

25．A．wrong B．nice C．relaxing D．boring

三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分, 计40分)

（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项选出最佳答案。

A

Do you know there are five great mountains in China? They’re Mount Taishan in Shandong, Mount Huashan in Shaanxi, Mount Hengshan in Shanxi. Mount Songshan in Henan and Mount Hengshan in Hunan. Mount Huangshan isn’t one of the five great mountains, but it is very famous as well.

Mount Huangshan is in the southern part of Anhui. It’s said that you won’t want to visit any other mountain after seeing the five great mountains. However, you won’t even want to see the five great mountains after returning from Mount Huangshan. These words may give you an idea of the beauty of Mount Huangshan.

Mount Huangshan is famous for its sunrise, rocks and the sea of clouds. The wet climate (气候) is good for planting tea trees, so the mountain is one of the main places to grow tea in China. There are also many great hot springs. The water of the hot springs is good for people’s health. Being one of the main places for tourists to visit, Mount Huangshan is also popular with photography (摄影) lovers and artists.

September to May is the best time to visit the mountain, but you’re welcome to visit it at any time.

26．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Mount Huangshan. B．Mount Taishan. 

C．Mount Songshan. D．Mount Huashan.

27．According to the text, what can we enjoy when visiting Mount Huangshan?

①Hot springs.    ②The sea of clouds.    ③Nice tea.    ④Delicious food.

A．①③④ B．②③④ C．①②③ D．①②③④

28．In which unit of a textbook can we read the text?

A．Playing Sports. B．Cooking Food. C．Feeling Better. D．Enjoying Nature.

B

Once there was a farmer. He lived in a dry land. Each morning, the farmer would walk to a nearby well (井) to get water for drinking. After making two buckets (桶) full of water from the well, the farmer would carefully place a bamboo stick over his shoulders (肩膀) to carry them home.

One of the buckets had a small hole. All the way home from the well, it would leak (漏出) water along the way. By the time the farmer got home, the leaky bucket would be only half full. This went on for years, and the leaky bucket began feeling sad and sorry. One day it called out to the farmer, “I’m so sorry