5月自编阶段性练习卷（苏州专用）2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级下册

5月自编阶段性练习卷（苏州专用）

一、完形填空

One day, Horner was driving on a highway in Portland. Suddenly, his car broke down. He pulled over to the side of the road and made a     1     that said he needed help.

Three hours later, a truck finally pulled up. Out came a family of     2    . They were the Green family. They worked with Horner to     3     the car and it took them about an hour.    4    they finished, the mom pulled out a big bottle of water, and they washed their hands.

Horner wanted to pay them and finally he put the money in the mother’s hand and walked away. Then he heard their small daughter in the truck call out, to ask Horner if he was     5    . In fact he was, then she got off the truck and     6     with a box of biscuits.

“I opened the box and found my money was in it as the family were trying to get into     7    ,” Horner said. He ran over to the truck at once. The father saw him and said, “Today     8    , tomorrow me.” The last thing Horner saw was the young girl’s sweet smile    9    the window.

A few months later, Horner wrote up his story on the Internet to find the family, which caught many people’s attention. “Everybody may be in a given     10     and everybody needs help. I’m ready to give a hand like the Green family.”

1．A．fire B．sign C．rule D．list

2．A．three B．four C．five D．six

3．A．cure B．paint C．wash D．fix

4．A．While B．When C．Before D．Until

5．A．hungry B．thirsty C．sleepy D．happy

6．A．came in B．came down C．came out D．came over

7．A．traffic B．trouble C．sleep D．air

8．A．it B．her C．you D．us

9．A．past B．over C．across D．through

10．A．environment B．condition C．situation D．organization

二、阅读理解

A

Four World Cultural Heritage Sites (世界文化遗产) in China

There have been 55 World Cultural Heritage Sites in China so far. The UNESCO congratulated China on its contribution. The table below will tell you four of the World Cultural Heritage Sites in China.

	Classical Gardens of SuzhouLocation: in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province Famous for: their wonderful landscape garden design Meanings: They create a great harmony between man and nature, and they have high value for the study of Chinese landscape gardening and culture. Added onto the World Cultural Heritage List: in 1997
	Taishan MountainLocation: in central Shandong Province Famous for: its green pines, special rocks and the seas of clouds Meanings: It has a very rich culture heritage. And it is one of the most famous mountains in China. Added onto the World Cultural Heritage List: in 1987
	The Grand CanalLocation: from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang Province in the south Famous for: the world’s longest man-made canal Meanings: It included more than 2,000 km of waterways. The canal helped improve communication between the south and the north. Added onto the World Cultural Heritage List: in 2014
	The Summer PalaceLocation: in Beijing Famous for: its creative art of Chinese landscape garden design  Meanings: It connects the natural landscape of hills and open water with man-made features to show the harmony between nature and humans. Added onto the World Cultural Heritage List: in 1998

11．Which of the following was added earliest onto the World Cultural Heritage List?

A．Classical Gardens of Suzhou B．Taishan Mountain.

C．The Grand Canal. D．The Summer Palace.

12．What do the four sites have in common according to the passage?

A．All of them are made by humans.

B．All of them are natural landscapes.

C．All of them are in the same province.

D．All of them have natural and cultural value.

13．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．The meanings of the four World Cultural Heritage Sites.

B．The tips for traveling to the four World Cultural Heritage Sites

C．The reasons for being added onto the World Cultural Heritage List.

D．The general information about the four World Cultural Heritage Sites.

                                      B

Triathlon is a race in which each person swims, rides a bicycle and runs over very long distances. It has been held ten times in Hope Town. Sam, aged 20, finished nine races with his younger brother Luke. Every race was a victory for them. Luke can’t walk, talk or feed himself because of a rare brain illness since birth. But Sam wants his brother to know what it feels like to be part of a sport instead of having to sit and watch. A local TV journalist interviewed Sam after he received the Town Hero Award.

(J=Journalist, S=Sam)

J: How did you get the idea to include Luke in these events?

S: When I was ten, my mom showed me a video of two young men from another city doing triathlons. One of the men had a condition like Luke has. I got the idea from that.

J: What’s it like having Luke along?

S: I feel good and proud during the whole triathlon, for I’m giving something to Luke. He can experience things any other man would.

J: What do you get from him?

S: It’s the smile on Luke’s face. That smile brightens me. The feeling of knowing that I’ve done something for him is unbelievable.

J: When you received the Town Hero Award, you talked about the importance of changing the way you see things. What did you mean?

S: People see Luke very differently: “Oh, he can’t do something like that. He’s disabled.” But if you just change how you see things, you can see there are many possibilities where Luke can do swimming, biking or even triathlons, like we do.

J: What would you like to share with other young men?