Unit 6 Crossing Cultures检测卷-2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 6 Crossing Cultures检测卷

一、 单项选择。（每小题1分，共10分）

（　　）1. She became a famous writer  　　　　her thirties， which surprised many people.

A. at

B. on

C. for

D. in

（　　）2. It’s good  　　　　to say “thank you” when someone helps you.

A. rules

B. manners

C. habits

D. hobbies

（　　）3. This is my  　　　　diary， so no one else can read it.

A. private

B. public

C. open

D. common

（　　）4. — Why did you get angry with him？

— Because he spoke to me in a  　　　　way.

A. polite

B. rude

C. friendly

D. kind

（　　）5. She  　　　　her parents every week when she was in college， but she seldom wrote back to them.

A. thought of	B. heard from
C. talked about	D. heard of

（　　）6. He  　　　　getting up early， but he never feels tired in the morning.

A. is used to	B. used to
C. is used as	D. is used for

（　　）7. It is  　　　　to wear jeans to a formal wedding（婚礼）.

A. important	B. improper
C. convenient	D. comfortable

（　　）8.  　　　　 you ask for help， no one will know you’re in trouble.

A. Unless

B. Because

C. While

D. As

（　　）9. The teacher asked the students to  　　　　straight in class so that they could listen more carefully.

A. stand up

B. lie down

C. sit up

D. lie back

（　　）10. — Why not try this new restaurant？ It’s very popular.　—  　　　

A. I don’t like it.	B. Thanks， I will.
C. No， I won’t.	D. Yes， I am.

二、 完形填空。（每小题1分，共15分）

One year ago， Ramu started a business with great enthusiasm（热情）.  　1　 after a few months， his business failed.

After that， Ramu didn’t start any new work. His teacher got to know about his  　2　 and called him to her home. They talked  　3　 a while and then the teacher asked， “Why don’t you do some work？”

“I once started a business. I worked so hard， but the business failed，” Ramu replied.

“That’s  　4　. Sometimes we get success in what we do and sometimes we don’t. This doesn’t mean that we can  　5　 working，” the teacher said.

Then the teacher took him to a room and showed him a（n）  　6　 tomato plant. Ramu was  　7　. So he asked， “It’s dead. Why are you showing it to me？”

“I planted it a few months ago. I took great care of it， but it  　8　 died. Working is the same. No matter how hard you try， you can’t  　9　 what happens in the end，” the teacher replied.

“But if there is no guarantee（保证）of success， then what’s the use of working？” Ramu asked.

“  　10　 me，” the teacher said. She took Ramu to another room. There were some big  　11　 there.

“These tomatoes are the result of keeping working. After I found that my first plant died， I didn’t  　12　. Instead， I tried to grow some new plants in the garden and take care of them. This time the plants grew well.  　13　， if you keep doing the right thing， you will succeed someday. But if you stop trying new things just because of a failure， then you will never get  　14　.”

Ramu understood what he should do. He  　15　 his teacher and left happily.

（　　）1. A. So B. But C. If D. Although

（　　）2. A. homework B. family C. project D. situation

（　　）3. A. with B. on C. for D. from

（　　）4. A. dream B. courage C. life D. friendship

（　　）5. A. enjoy B. stop C. forget D. repeat

（　　）6. A. expensive B. tall C. new D. dead

（　　）7. A. surprised B. afraid C. excited D. glad

（　　）8. A. again B. still C. hardly D. even

（　　）9. A. remember B. stand C. decide D. believe

（　　）10. A. Follow B. Teach C. Call D. Pay

（　　）11. A. pears B. potatoes C. tomatoes D. apples

（　　）12. A. agree with B. try out C. put off D. give up

（　　）13. A. Finally B. Similarly C. Luckily D. Suddenly

（　　）14. A. success B. attention C. help D. support

（　　）15. A. ordered B. caught C. chose D. thanked

三、 阅读理解。（每小题2分，共30分）

第一节

A

Around the world， people have different ideas about what good table manners are. In India， for example， people only eat with their right hands. Eating with your left hand is very rude！

In Western countries， people do not usually share the same dishes. Everyone has his or her own plate of food. You eat with a knife and fork and you should not wave them around when you are not eating. And you should try not to be noisy when eating.

When you go to some restaurants in different parts of the world， it is important to know what people think is rude. For example， in China it’s OK to be noisy in a restaurant. In fact， if a restaurant is not noisy， you may think it is not very good. However， in many Western countries， restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too noisy， other customers might not be happy.

Paying for the meal is also different from country to country. In China， one person usually pays for everyone. In Western countries， when friends eat together， they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch”. When Westerners pay the check， they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip”. Not leaving a tip is very rude. In the USA， it’s common to leave tips of 10％， 15％ or 20％ of the check.

（　　）1. What do people in Western countries usually do while eating？

A. Share the same dishes.	B. Talk in a loud voice.
C. Wave the knife and fork around.	D. Eat food on their own plates.

（　　）2. What may people think if a restaurant in China is quiet？

A. It is not very good.	B. The boss must be friendly.
C. The dishes must taste good.	D. It’s a good place for eating.

（　　）3. If you pay a 200-dollar bill in an American restaurant， how much will you leave as a tip？

A. $10.

B. $30.

C. $60.

D. $80.

（　　）4. What can we know from the passage？

A. Indian people usually use both hands to eat.

B. Chinese people prefer sharing the cost of meals.

C. It’s rude to leave tips to the waiters in Western countries.

D. In England， it’s impolite to make much noise while eating.

（　　）5. Which can be the best title for the passage？

A. Eating habits	B. Leaving a tip
C. Table manners	D. Paying for meals

B

You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners？

Keep it down！ You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually， when you play the music loud on a music player， other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to your music player， you shouldn’t turn it up too high.

Turn it off！ You need to know when to turn your music player off. Libraries and schools don’t allow music players. There are other places， like museums， that don’t have rules， but it would be rude to have your music player on. Sometimes， it is meaningless to listen on your music player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play， a movie or a sporting event？ You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you came.

Take one out！ Sometimes it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your music player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone， tell him the way， and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant.

 　▲　 There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example， some people can listen to music on their music players when reading books， while others think it is disturbing（干扰） themselves. When this happens， you need to choose what would be suitable for you.

（　　）6. The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means “ 　　　　” in Chinese.

A. 音量

B. 时长

C. 类型

D. 数量

（　　）7. No one wants to listen to  　　　　from others’ music players.

A. a loud sound	B. sad stories
C. a long movie	D. the words of a song

（　　）8. If we listen to music on our music players at a play，  　　　　.

A. the theatre won’t allow it	B. the actors will get angry
C. others won’t hear the play well	D. we will miss part of the play

（　　）9. We can take one earphone out when we  　　　　.

A. show others the way	B. talk to friends on the phone
C. watch a sporting event	D. have dinner with our parents

（　　）10. Which sentence can be put in “ 　▲　 ”？

A. Don’t disturb.	B. Listen to music at home.
C. Read while listening.	D. Choose by yourself！

第二节

Tom watched TV at least five hours every day. He was always late for school because of this.

One day， he found a pair of special glasses on his table. He also found a message saying “With these you can see time”.

The boy decided to have a try. He put on the glasses and looked at his brother. He saw a big box of flowers on the top of his head. When he looked at his parents， he also saw flowers on their heads. The flowers were very beautiful. Then he looked at himself from the mirror. He saw the flowers too. And his flowers went to the mouth of the television.

At last， he learned that watching TV was a waste of time. He could learn nothing from it. He decided he would never let the television eat his time again.