Unit 2综合阅读模拟限时提优卷2（江苏适用）（偏难）2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级下册

Unit 2综合阅读模拟限时提优卷2（江苏适用）（偏难） （限时40分钟） 一、完形填空 When I was 13, I climbed my first mountain near my home. I was overweight then and ___1___ when I reached the top. But I loved the ___2___. Two years ago, my friend Mel Olsen and I drove to Oregon to climb 11,240-foot Mount Hood. As we went higher, the trail (山路) grew ___3___ and steeper. At around 9 a. m., we reached an ice step. Confident I was safe, I put my full ___4___ on it. Suddenly, I heard a crack, and the ice broke off the step, right ___5___ my foot. In a second, I fell backward. Soon, I came to a stop on a flat slope (坡). I ___6___ my whole body, feeling ___7___ that I was fine, except that I was feeling a sharp pain in my left ___8___ and couldn’t move. I ___9___ for help, and immediately Mel and other climbers came to help me and called Mountain Rescue. Then I was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a ___10___, where I stayed for four days. The doctors told me it would be a year before I could ___11___ again, but I was back on the trails within ___12___. The fall has made me more ___13___. One slip (滑倒) on a mountain can change everything. But the experience also made me ___14___ as a person. Since the accident, I’ve climbed another 60 mountains. I’m not going to let one fall ___15___ me from doing my favourite thing. 1. A. out of danger B. out of trouble C. out of balance D. out of breath 2. A. challenge B. memory C. chance D. mountain 3. A. wider B. farther C. narrower D. nearer 4. A. body B. strength C. foot D. weight 5. A. above B. under C. out D. in 6. A. calmed B. looked C. tested D. checked 7. A. lucky B. satisfied C. organized D. confident 8. A. arm B. shoulder C. leg D. eye 9. A. shouted B. went C. tried D. looked 10. A. mountain B. hospital C. step D. slope 11. A. jump B. move C. drive D. climb 12. A. five days B. six months C. two years D. three years 13. A. active B. frightened C. careful D. worried 14. A. grow B. develop C. feel D. act 15. A. protect B. save C. borrow D. keep 二、阅读理解 A When Qin’s army surrounded (包围) Handan, the King of Zhao sent Prince Pingyuan to ask Chu for help. He was also allowed to take twenty advisors with him. But Pingyuan could only choose nineteen. “Who could be the last?” he thought. “That’s fine. Nineteen is not different from twenty.” A man named Mao Sui came to Pingyuan. “My lord, I’ve heard you’re short of one advisor. I can go with you.” “Sir, how long have you been with me?” the Prince asked. “Three years.” “A talented person gets noticed quickly. You’ve been here for three years, but I don’t even know you. That means you are not good at anything. I’m afraid you’ll have to stay.” “That’s because I’ve been waiting for my time, like today,” Mao Sui said. Pingyuan only half believed him but allowed him to join. When they arrived in Chu, Pingyuan lost no time in seeing its king. They talked all morning, but nothing was decided. The nineteen advisors were at their wits’ end. Suddenly, Mao Sui stepped forward from the back of the room, one hand on his sword (剑). “Assassin (刺客), assassin!” the King of Chu shouted and reached for his own sword. “My lord, he’s one of us,” Pingyuan said calmly. “The room is too dark. I didn’t think anyone was sitting there,” the King said. He picked up his cup to hide his sudden movement towards his sword. “My lord, you keep refusing our offer because Chu is a big state,” Mao Sui said. “But how can such a great state forget its history? Qin has beaten you many times and burned your cities. Even we Zhao people feel ashamed of this. It’s not wise for us to turn against each other.” The King of Chu agreed, “You’re right. We should fight Qin together.” After Prince Pingyuan returned home, he treated Mao Sui as a respected guest. 1. What does the underlined phrase “at their wits’ end” mean in Paragraph 8? A. 勃然大怒 B. 欣喜若狂 C. 灵光乍现 D. 束手无策 2. What can we know from the story? A. Mao Sui was not good at anything. B. Mao Sui was patient enough to wait for his time. C. Pingyuan knew Mao Sui very well before they went to Chu. D. An assassin with a sword came in to kill the King of Chu, but failed. 3. What can we infer about Mao Sui’s personality from the story? A. He is generous and modest. B. He is brave and confident. C. He is serious and careful. D. He is patient and curious. 4. Which is most likely to happen if Mao Sui didn’t offer to go with Prince Pingyuan? A. Chu would fight Qin with Zhao together. B. Pingyuan would take the nineteen advisors with him to Chu. C. An assassin would kill the King of Chu. D. Pingyuan would finish the task perfectly. B Once again the Captain’s will won. Silent, the men returned to their posts. But Captain Columbus was worried because he knew in his heart that a day would come when his words would no longer help. Before that day, he would see land. Not an eye closed that night. The Captain stood on the high poop (船尾楼甲板) and with sleepless eyes he tried hard to look into the darkness ahead. Then, two hours before midnight, the miracle happened. A far-off light struck his eyes. It wavered (摇曳) once or twice, moving quickly on the horizon, like a fisherman’s boat on the waves. His heart hammered (怦怦直跳). But he dared not cry out, “Land!” “Your eyes are sharp, Alfredo,” he whispered to a young sailor. “Tell me what you see.” But as he spoke, the light disappeared. “I see nothing.” The sailor stared into the darkness. The light had reappeared. “Look out!” “Ah, yes, yes! A light. Over there.” “Quiet! Are you sure, Alfredo?” “Yes, Captain! It is gone now, yet I saw it.” Surely this was not a trick of the light! Alfredo had seen it too. Somewhere ahead in the darkness were human beings and inhabited land. They stood shoulder to trembling shoulder, staring into the dark. Hour after hour passed. The sand-glass under the lantern showed that it was two o’clock in the morning. The other two ships loomed vaguely (隐约出现) and in the east the line of the horizon was clearly defined. Then came a flash of flame (火焰). The long-awaited signal! Land in sight. “Land! Land!” Almost immediately came the ringing cry. There in the west, green and fair, lay an island. Who can tell how Christopher Columbus felt at that moment? The long waiting was at an end. The dream had come true. 5. Where did the story happen? A. On an island. B. On the sea. C. In the west. D. In the Captain’s dream. 6. When did the Captain see a far-off light for the first time? A. At about 10 p. m. B. At about 2 a. m. C. At midnight. D. In the morning. 7. During that night, how did Captain Columbus’ feelings change? A. Worried → nervous → excited. B. Scared → curious → happy. C. Afraid → happy → excited. D. Excited → scared → happy. 8. What was Captain Columbus’ dream? A. Finding the human beings in the sea. B. Being saved by other ships. C. Helping his sailors get the light in the darkness. D. Discovering the land on the horizon. 三、阅读表达 Teamwork is really important for any class or team to achieve its goals and purposes. Let me give you some reasons why teamwork is so advantageous. As individuals (个体), we each have different talents, strengths, weaknesses and experiences. A team is like a tapestry that weaves (编织) what each of us owns, coming up with a final product with different colours or patterns, but fantastic. As team members exchange thoughts and experiences, there can be more efficiency (效率) at problem-solving. This sharing of talents can also lead to greater creation and success. Take Leicester City (莱斯特城足球俱乐部) for example, it won the Premier League in 2016 to the surprise of many soccer fans. Leicester City was often considered as the loser. But it showed perfect teamwork that led to its final victory in soccer history. Next, teamwork helps to increase efficiency and productivity as members share the workload. When work is divided, each of us in a team shows his own advantages in specific tasks. Teamwork reduces the stress and makes it possible to complete tasks on time. So we can expect greater job satisfaction. And finally, working in a team may help increase learning chances for the members involved. Team members learn from more experienced members who can offer deeper views. And newer members may also provide latest ideas. Besides encouraging the sharing of knowledge and experiences, teamwork also develops skills like communication and interpersonal skills. We learn to respect differences in working styles and opinions, and develop trust when working with others. In spite of (尽管) some advantages in teamwork, some more talented people still think working alone means being the star of a project, and there’s no need to share the success or pride with others, even though with a little more time. But the loss of working together may also prevent the team from reaching its fullest end. 1. How many advantages does the writer talk about in the passage? ____________________________________________________ 2. What helped Leicester City achieve its final victory in 2016? ____________________________________________________ 3. Why can teamwork make it possible to complete tasks on time? ____________________________________________________ 4. What can experienced members learn from newer members? ____________________________________________________ 5. Would you like to work with others in the future? Why? ____________________________________________________ 四、缺词填空 You might have found a friend or classmate who remembers every single detail. How can they make it? A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a b____1____ memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually there are plenty of things that you can do to improve your memory. We all remember the things we are i____2____ in and forget the ones that make us feel bored. This no doubt explains the reason why schoolboys remember football results w____3____ difficulty but make a very great effort to remember dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and pay close a____4____. One way to “make” yourself more interested is to ask questions—the more the better! Moreover, researchers have found that information organized in groups can be easy to remember. You can use this by organizing the materials you are s____5____. Try grouping similar knowledge together, or make a mind map of textbook readings to help group the information. Then when you learn more about that subject, you understand that better. Be sure things are clear in your m____6____. If not, ask questions until you understand! What’s more, when you’re learning new materials, take time to think about the relationship b____7____ the present information and what you’ve already known. Then it can help you remember the information. Physical exercise is also important for your memory, b____8____ it increases your heart rate and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also r____9____ stress, which is very bad for the memory. So the next time you’re learning new information, you can use the m____10____ above. I’m sure that you will improve your memory and get more out of it. 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______ 答案 一、完形填空 DACDB DACAB DBCCA 二、阅读理解 DBBB BAAD 三、阅读表达 1.Three/3 2.Its perfect teamwork 3.Because teamwork reduces the stress 4.They can learn latest ideas from newer members 5.Yes. Because teamwork helps increase efficiency and productivity. 4、 缺词填空 1. bad 2.interested 3.without 4.attention 5.studying 6.mind 7.between 8.because 9.reduces 10.methods 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $