Unit 4综合阅读模拟限时提优卷1（江苏适用）（偏难）-译林版英语2025-2026学年八年级下册

Unit 4综合阅读模拟限时提优卷1（江苏适用） （限时40分钟） 一、完形填空 I was in Grade 5 and was about to take a science test. ___1___ my first grade, I had always been good at school. I always did well in tests. When it came to fifth grade ___2___, however, I found it difficult. It seemed that I couldn’t understand it no matter how hard I tried. I was ___3___. My mum and dad had always been so ___4___ of my grades, and I didn’t want to let them down. So just before the test, I had written several notes from the textbook on my desk in pencil. The ___5___ was so dark that it could hardly be seen. I sat nervously as the teacher started to ___6___ test papers. I didn’t want to get caught, but I didn’t want to ___7___, either. As the teacher was walking ___8___ me, suddenly the fire alarm rang. We all rushed out of the classroom and stood together, ___9___ to go back into the building to go on with the test. As I stood outside in the warm sunshine, I realized what a fool I had been. I knew my mum and dad would still ___10___ me whatever my grades were. As soon as we came into the classroom, I walked to my desk and removed the notes from the desk. I had been given a ___11___ chance, and I was going to take it. I took the test, did my best and felt peaceful. I don’t remember what my grade was, ___12___ what happened that day has stayed in my heart and mind ever since. Life ___13___ second chances, but you have to be willing to take them. You have to accept your ___14___ and grow from them. Every day when you wake up, you are given a second chance in life. Treasure it! And use it ___15___! 1. A. As B. Until C. Though D. Since 2. A. science B. maths C. geography D. history 3. A. excited B. worried C. calm D. happy 4. A. careful B. tired C. proud D. afraid 5. A. test B. writing C. weather D. picture 6. A. hand out B. hand in C. hand over D. hand down 7. A. succeed B. leave C. stay D. fail 8. A. across B. past C. through D. over 9. A. waiting B. refusing C. leading D. belonging 10. A. choose B. teach C. leave D. love 11. A. first B. last C. second D. third 12. A. but B. because C. so D. or 13. A. is fond of B. is made of C. is full of D. is reminded of 14. A. subjects B. mistakes C. family D. teachers 15. A. quickly B. slowly C. freely D. wisely 二、阅读理解 A The elderly residents(居民) in care homes in London are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely. The project was dreamed up by a local charity to reduce loneliness and improve elderly people’s health and happiness. It is also being used to help patients suffering dementia, a serious illness of the mind. Workers in care homes have reported a reduction in the use of medicine when hens are in use. Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said, “I used to keep hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school.” “I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning letting the hens out and down there again at night to see they’ve gone to bed.” “It’s good to have a different focus. People have been bringing their children in to see the hens and residents come and sit outside to watch them. I’m enjoying the creative activities, and it feels great to have done something useful.” There are now 700 elderly people looking after hens in 20 care homes in the North East, and the charity has been given financial(财政的) support to carry it out in the whole country. Wendy Wilson, extra care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to work on the project, said, “Residents really welcome the idea of the project and the creative meetings. We are looking forward to the good points and fun the project can bring to people here.” Lynn Lewis, director of Notting Hill Pathways, said, “We are happy to be taking part in the project. It will really help connect our residents through a shared interest and creative activities.” 1. What are people given to look after in the project? A. Medicine. B. Money. C. Hens. D. Children. 2. Why does the local charity start the project? A. To provide part-time jobs for the elderly. B. To improve the elderly people’s life. C. To raise money for medical research. D. To create peace in care homes. 3. What’s the correct order of the following events? a. The residents in care homes look after hens. b. A local charity created a project. c. The use of medicine at some care homes reduces. d. More care homes join the project. A. a-b-d-c B. b-c-a-d C. d-c-a-b D. b-a-c-d B Like detectives, archaeologists use evidence to solve mysteries. Detectives look for clues to solve crimes. Archaeologists look for clues to help them understand how people lived long ago. In fact, the word “archaeology” means “the study of ancient things”. One type of evidence used to learn about the past is pottery. People have used pottery for thousands of years all over the world. Old pottery is usually found in pieces called “potsherds”. Sometimes potsherds found in the same place can be put back together to recreate the original pot. Even in pieces, old pottery can teach us about the past. When examining pottery, archaeologists consider not only its appearance but what it was made of and how it was made. With this knowledge, they can get information about people’s lives in ancient times. ① Pottery is made by first adding water to a kind of soil called clay. When wet, clay can be formed into shapes. It is then heated. This hardens(使变硬) the clay and allows it to keep its shape. To make clay easier to shape and heat, potters(制陶工) use something called “temper”. Different materials can be used as temper. An archaeologist can tell where a pot came from by the types of clay and temper that were used. Sometimes a pot found in one location might have materials from another place. ② Some of the earliest pots were made quite simply. A piece of clay was hollowed(掏空) out and shaped into a bowl. It was then heated at a low temperature. The finished pot was rough(粗糙的), and often undecorated. This type of pot might be used for cooking. ③ Later, coiled pots were made. These were made by first rolling the clay into a long snake shape. The coil was then wound(绕) in circles to form a pot. They were often decorated in different ways. These pots were heated at high temperatures. The higher the temperature, the harder and longer-lasting the pot. Further improvements in pottery-making developed in different times and places. ④ A pot’s shape and decoration can provide clues about the past. Painted pictures might show events from daily life or from ancient stories. Archaeologists know certain shapes and styles that were common in different times and places. Archaeologists study the differences in types of pottery closely. Because of their work, these daily objects can tell some of the mysteries of the past. 4. The underlined word “examining” means “______” in English. A. studying B. displaying C. searching D. discovering 5. Why are the words “potsherds” and “temper” written in quotation marks(引号) in Paragraphs 2 and 3? A. To remind readers that both words are very useful. B. To make sure readers understand the words correctly. C. To show that these words come from other languages. D. To introduce the words that may be unknown to readers. 6. When is temper added to the clay? A. Before the clay is shaped. B. After the pot is heated. C. While the pot is being decorated. D. When the clay is hollowed. 7. We can put the sentence “This can provide clues about how people traded or travelled.” in Blank ______. A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 8. What is the main idea of this passage? A. People have used pottery for thousands of years all over the world. B. Pots are decorated with pictures that show events from ancient stories. C. Ancient pottery can tell about the lives of the people who made and used it. D. Archaeologists look for clues to solve mysteries in different times and places. 三、阅读表达 Brian Kane was a rubbish collector in Denver, Colorado. Eight hours a day, five days a week, fifty weeks a year, he rode on the back of a garbage truck. At each stop, he would run to the back of buildings, then pull heavy rubbish cans to the truck. Brian never complained. Brian saw these hardships as opportunities to become strong and fit. His job was a training ground for his lifelong dream: to climb Mount Qomolangma. On his thirtieth birthday, Brian took a leave from his job and flew to Nepal to begin the long, difficult journey up Mount Qomolangma. Brian first climbed to a basecamp(大本营). He planned to bring three oxygen containers(氧气罐) with him to the top. At 29,028 feet, it would be hard to survive(存活) without extra oxygen. Over the next two months, Brian climbed to 26,000 feet, to Camp Four—the last place to rest below the top of the mountain. But when Brian saw this camp, he fell to his knees. “Rubbish!” he cried. Nearly a thousand empty oxygen containers littered the camp area. Humans had turned this beautiful, far-away place into a big rubbish pile(堆). Brian was very sad. But with a strong determination(决心), he continued to follow his dream. Two days later he stood proudly on the top of Mount Qomolangma. He had reached the “roof of the world”! Two days after this great achievement, Brian put a dozen empty oxygen containers in his pack and walked down the mountain. He smiled to himself as he realized that the work of a rubbish collector is great and never done. 1. What was Brian Kane? ____________________________________________________ 2. What was Brian’s lifelong dream? ____________________________________________________ 3. What did Brian plan to bring to the top of Mount Qomolangma? ____________________________________________________ 4. How did Brian feel when he saw the rubbish pile at Camp Four? ____________________________________________________ 5. What do you think of Brian Kane? ____________________________________________________ 四、缺词填空 Chinese educator Zhang Guimei, born in 1957, spent all her life helping with girls’ education in China. After graduating from Lijiang Teachers College in 1990, Zhang became a middle-school teacher. Five years later, she went to teach in the mountainous Huaping County, Yunnan Province, a place that was totally s__1__ to her. In Huaping, she found that because of little money and old ideas, many parents didn’t support their d__2__ education. Many girls dropped out of school and got m__3__ at a young age. “An educated mother would never let her children drop out of school,” Zhang said. “As long as I have one more breath, I will keep teaching in the classroom, with all my efforts, giving out e__4__ I have.” With this belief, Zhang decided to set up a f__5__ high school for girls in 2002, an idea many called crazy. With the help of the local government, as well as personal donations, Zhang finally founded Huaping High School for Girls in 2008. To s__6__ any student from dropping out of school, Zhang has kept a habit of visiting every student’s home, which means she may have to travel several hours deep in the mountains. So far, the school has helped around 2,000 girls from poor mountains to enter u__7__, successfully changing their lives. Apart from providing a school, Zhang has kept encouraging them to believe that a__8__ girls, they deserve(值得) everything good in the world. In the fall of 2020, Zhang o__9__ the best local milk tea for her students. It surprised and excited all 468 of her students. “I wish one day these children can drink whatever they want when they walk on the streets,” Zhang said. “If girls from the mountainous area want to leave, we just offer a hand to help them fly out to see a wider w__10__,” Zhang told China Global Television Network. This idea of shaping the girls’ mind is also seen in the first part of the school’s motto(座右铭): “I was built to be a mountain, not a creek.” 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________ 答案 1、 完形填空 DABCB ADBAD CACBD 二、阅读理解 CBD ADABC 三、阅读表达 1.A rubbish collector 2.To climb Mount Qomolangma 3.Three oxygen containers 4.Very sad 5.Great./ Brave/ Kind/ Hardworking 四、缺词填空 1.strange 2.daughters’ 3.married 4.everything 5.free 6.stop 7.universities 8.as 9.ordered 10.world 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $