Unit 2 Great inventions and discoveries单元测试卷2025-2026学年 初中英语 沪教版（五四学制） 八年级下册

Unit 2 Great inventions and discoveries单元测试卷2025-2026学年 初中英语 沪教版（五四学制） 八年级下册

 

姓名：____________ 班级：____________ 学号：____________ 分数：____________

 

一、英汉互译（共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

1. 伟大的发明 ____________

2. 发现；发觉 ____________

3. 中国四大发明 ____________

4. 发明某物 ____________

5. 被用来做某事 ____________

6. in the ancient world ____________

7. make a big difference ____________

8. develop into ____________

9. spread around the world ____________

10. modern technology ____________

 

二、单项选择题（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

(     )1. The wheel is one of __________ greatest inventions in human history.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

(     )2. My brother __________ a small model plane last weekend.

A. invents B. invented C. has invented D. will invent

(     )3. Paper-making is a great __________ created by ancient Chinese.

A. invent B. invention C. discover D. discovery

(     )4. —__________ you __________ the film about great inventions?

        —Yes, I have.

A. Did; see B. Have; seen C. Will; see D. Do; see

(     )5. The smartphone __________ people’s life a lot since 2007.

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

(     )6. This pen is used __________ writing and drawing.

A. for B. to C. with D. at

(     )7. Ancient people __________ fire and began to cook food.

A. find B. found C. discovered D. invented

(     )8. Printing is one of the four great __________ of ancient China.

A. invention B. inventions C. discover D. discoveries

(     )9. She has learnt about great inventions __________ last month.

A. for B. since C. in D. on

(     )10. The compass helps people __________ the right direction.

A. find B. finding C. found D. finds

(     )11. —When __________ paper __________?

          —About 2,000 years ago.

A. is; made B. was; made C. did; make D. will; make

(     )12. This new machine is __________ than the old one.

A. powerful B. more powerful C. most powerful D. the most powerful

(     )13. We __________ our country’s four great inventions.

A. proud of B. take pride C. are proud of D. pride

(     )14. The news __________ quickly all over the village yesterday.

A. spread B. spreads C. is spread D. will spread

(     )15. I have never __________ such a useful invention before.

A. see B. saw C. seen D. seeing

(     )16. __________ the help of the Internet, we can learn new things easily.

A. Under B. With C. On D. For

(     )17. This invention __________ people a lot of time in daily life.

A. saves B. takes C. spends D. pays

(     )18. He __________ finished his project about great discoveries yet.

A. hasn’t B. didn’t C. doesn’t D. won’t

(     )19. Gunpowder was invented in the __________ Tang Dynasty of China.

A. ancient B. modern C. new D. young

(     )20. Many small inventions __________ our life more convenient.

A. make B. makes C. made D. has made

三、单词填空

（一）根据首字母及句意提示填写单词（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

(1) The d__________ of electricity changed the whole world.

(2) Thomas Edison was a famous i__________ with over 1,000 inventions.

(3) Paper was first c__________ in China more than 2,000 years ago.

(4) The four great inventions are very i__________ to the whole world.

(5) Modern t__________ helps us work and study more efficiently.

(6) The idea of this invention s__________ quickly around the world.

(7) A compass can tell us the right d__________ when we go out.

(8) This new tool is very p__________ and can solve many problems.

(9) The old invention is still u__________ in our daily life today.

(10) Great inventions make our life more c__________.

 

（二）用括号内单词的正确形式填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

(1) The computer is one of the most important __________ (invent) in the world.

(2) My father __________ (work) in this factory since 2015.

(3) The __________ (discover) of oil made this small town rich.

(4) This machine is __________ (use) to pick fruits in the farm.

(5) The Internet __________ (spread) all over the world in the 1990s.

(6) We are __________ (pride) of our country’s great ancient inventions.

(7) She has __________ (write) a report about great inventions already.

(8) The wheel was __________ (invent) thousands of years ago.

(9) This invention makes our life __________ (easy) than before.

(10) They __________ (not visit) the science museum yet.

 

四、补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话，有两项多余。