Unit1 单元练习卷-2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语下册

八年级英语下册 Unit1单元练习卷

（满分120分 附答案）

一、单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分, 计10分)

1．There _______ a small river here many years ago, but now there _______ a big park.

A．was; is B．is; was C．was; was D．is; is

2．I miss Kate so much. I haven’t seen her ______ I moved house.

A．for B．since C．if D．when

3．It’s ________ for people to use smartphones now.

A．normal B．usual C．common D．ordinary

4．My mother ________ me to school every morning when I was a child.

A．takes B．will take C．has taken D．took

5．The new ________ train has made our trip to Shanghai much faster.

A．high-speed B．fast-speed C．quick-speed D．rapid-speed

6．—________ have you studied in this school?

—For three years.

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

7．________, our city has built three new underground lines to improve transport.

A．Recently B．Suddenly C．Quietly D．Luckily

8．—Have you finished doing your homework ________, Sandy?

—Certainly, Mum. I have finished it ________. Can I go shopping with you now?

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

9．My uncle ________ live in the countryside, but now he lives in the city centre.

A．used to B．uses to C．was used to D．is used to

10．How time flies! Great changes ________ in my hometown since I left there.

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

二、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分, 计15分)

Once upon a time, all the animals lived happily together in a forest.

One day, a family visited the forest, and a boy of the family    11    his socks there. After they left, a    12    found the socks and tried them on. The socks fit so well that he refused to take them off. From then on, he   13    walked through the forest wearing the socks.

The animals couldn’t stop talking about the monkey’s    14   look. Some wished they had such clothes, and many paid a lot of    15   . Soon, other animals began to copy him: The squirrel (松鼠) had a shirt on, the rabbit was in boots, the mole (鼹鼠) wore a hat...

A big Panda named Doctor Panda    16    his head and said, “This is bad. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one   17    him. They thought he was old-fashioned and didn’t understand new styles.

It wasn’t long   18    problems from the fashion-fever came out. When the squirrel jumped, his shirt got caught, making him   19    to the ground from the high tree and hurt. The mole tried to get into his hole     20     taking his hat off, but he couldn’t and stayed stuck all day. Even the monkey fell from a wet rock because of his socks and    21     died.

When the animals went to Doctor Panda, he gave them all the same     22    : “don’t wear those clothes any more, because one day they’re going to kill you.”

Those who followed the doctor’s advice stopped having     23    . Finally, all the animals knew they didn’t need clothes at all. Wearing clothes turned out to be a(an)     24     idea. These clothes only made others want to copy, but didn’t bring     25     real happiness.

11．A．designed B．bought C．refused D．left

12．A．monkey B．squirrel C．rabbit D．panda

13．A．correctly B．safely C．quietly D．proudly

14．A．strict B．new C．common D．relaxed

15．A．attention B．money C．effort D．visits

16．A．raised B．lowered C．shook D．turned

17．A．talked about B．heard from C．cared for D．listened to

18．A．before B．unless C．because D．so

19．A．jump B．drop C．step D．rush

20．A．for B．by C．without D．from

21．A．almost B．once C．also D．never

22．A．meaning B．suggestion C．reason D．choice

23．A．sports B．feelings C．accidents D．questions

24．A．different B．wrong C．unfair D．common

25．A．me B．us C．it D．them

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

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 that I leak! I am making life harder for you.”

The farmer only smiled. “Dear bucket,” he said, “Look at this way we are on. Don’t you see many beautiful flowers growing next to it? Those flowers come out only on the side I carry you on when we make our way home. The water you drop has brought beauty into the world. These flowers have given me so much joy on my way to and from the well.”

26．What kind of passage is it?

A．A letter. B．A story. C．A play. D．A diary.

27．Why did the leaky bucket feel sad and sorry?

A．Because it was too ugly.

B．Because it was too broken to carry.

C．Because it thought it was making the farmer’s life harder.

D．Because it couldn’t water the flowers on the way to the well.

28．What’s the purpose (目的) of this passage?

A．To share the story of buckets.

B．To teach us to find the bright side of life.

C．To ask us to get water from the nearby well.

D．To tell us to use leaky buckets to water flowers.

B

Jenny was a poor girl. Her parents died years ago. She had no sisters or brothers. She felt sad and lonely. She wanted to be loved very much.