Unit 4 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Unit4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．After the outbreak of ________ US-Iran War in 2026, many people in ________ Middle East have faced hardship and uncertainty.

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

2．Many people like Harry Potter series. It is a good ______.

A．read B．look C．watch D．see

3．Fiction stories are not ________. The characters are made up.

A．boring B．funny C．real D．easy

4．The loud noise made some of the small men ______.

A．fall over B．fell over C．falling over D．to fall over

5．—Why couldn’t Gulliver move?

—Because his body ______ to the ground.

A．tied B．was tied C．ties D．is tying

6．The small man was the same size ________ his middle finger.

A．as B．like C．with D．for

7．The fish fought to ________ from the net and swam back to the river.

A．stay in B．break free C．look around D．slow down

8．The little boy doesn’t know ________ to write about in his first reading journal.

A．how B．where C．when D．what

9．—Simon, I am afraid that we can’t complete the model spaceship this afternoon.

—Well, we ________ finish it today. It is fine if we give it to Mr Wang tomorrow.

A．can’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t

10．—What a heavy rain! Will it last long, Susan?

—________. We’re getting into the rainy season now.

A．Of course not B．You’d better not C．I’m afraid so D．I can’t believe it

二、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分, 计15分)

Have you ever had problems in your life and didn’t know how to be happy? If so, you will find the book Being a Happy Teenager     11    . In the book, the     12    , Andrew Matthews, tells people how to     13     a happy life and he also gives answers    14    the questions of teenagers.

The book    15     about many subjects, such as problems with parents, friends or teachers. The

book says people should stop being    16     with others and learn to forgive. The book teaches people some useful skills. For example, you can turn    17     you have learnt into pictures to make your memory better. Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise (表扬) from other people. But you can still be happy     18     there are no such “good” things. Success comes from a     19     attitude (态度). If you can learn     20     these problems, you will have success in the future. Some school students have such problems as being too tall   21     too short. But Matthews says that happiness comes from thinking in a positive (积极的)     22    . If you are tall,    23     you will be a basketball     24   . If you are short, your clothes and shoes take     25     room (空间) in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important lesson: You choose to be happy!

11．A．useful B．useless C．meaningless D．unhelpful

12．A．teacher B．doctor C．writer D．manager

13．A．like B．meet C．mark D．live

14．A．about B．to C．of D．with

15．A．speaks B．tells C．talks D．says

16．A．happy B．excited C．angry D．sad

17．A．which B．what C．how D．why

18．A．before B．if C．until D．that

19．A．good B．bad C．poor D．boring

20．A．to B．from C．with D．in

21．A．but B．and C．so D．or

22．A．road B．way C．class D．idea

23．A．maybe B．surely C．may be D．really

24．A．worker B．actor C．player D．singer

25．A．less B．more C．most D．much

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

Long ago, there was a man traveling from the State of Wei (魏国) to the State of Chu (楚国). He took much money and food, found a good wheeler (车夫) and a horse, and then began his trip.

Chu was to the south of Wei, but this man couldn’t tell the difference when the wheeler rode away to the north. On the way, he met a traveler.

When the traveler knew that he was going to Chu, he asked, “Chu is in the south. When can you arrive there if you go north?” The man didn’t care, because his horse was the best and could run quickly. The traveler said, “Your horse is fast, but it will be farther and farther away from Chu in this direction. You will never reach Chu.”

The man still didn’t worry about that, because he took enough money and food. So the traveler said, “But you’re still going the wrong way.” The man said, “It doesn’t matter. My wheeler is very skilled!” After hearing that, the traveler didn’t say anything and watched helplessly as the man went away.

26．Where did the man come from?

A．The State of Chu. B．The State of Wei. 

C．The State of Yan. D．The State of Qi.

27．Which of the following words can best describe the traveler?

A．Creative. B．Warm-hearted. C．Careless. D．Serious.

28．What’s the purpose (目的) of writing the text?

A．To tell us not to believe in strangers. B．To teach us not to travel alone.

C．To tell us to follow our own ideas. D．To tell us to know our way to success clearly.

B

Not far from the place where I live is a beautiful lake. It’s in the middle of the mountains and the water is very cold. People don’t go there very often. It’s only on hot summer days that brave people go to for a quick swim there. But it’s not only because of the temperature of the water that people don’t go, but also because they believe that it’s dangerous to swim there.

The story goes that one day, in the middle of the last century, some fishermen were out on the lake in their boat. When they pulled up their net, they saw they had caught something strange with a human face, long green hair and a tail like a fish. They were totally scared, and tried to kill it. But just then, a heavy thunderstorm began. The men were never seen again, but their boat was found a few days later.

To be honest, I don’t believe a single word of the story. But recently a local newspaper published an interview with some people who said that they had seen it while they were walking around the lake.

29．Why do only brave people go for a quick swim in the lake?

A．Because the water is very cold.

B．Because people believe that it’s dangerous to swim there.

C．Because it’s in the middle of the mountains.