江苏 连云港外国语学校2026-2027学年上学期八年级英语第一单元周测试卷

八年级上学期 Unit1 单元检测 一、单项选择 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 1. Everyone thinks Helen is ___ because she never tells lies. A.helpful B.generous C.honest D polite 2. -What's the ___ of your great success (成功)? -Believing in myself and focusing on what I am doing. A. power B.fact C.secret D.chance 3. Kate thinks green salad is ___ than hamburgers. A.healthy B. healthier C. healthiest D. the healthiest 4. There is still ___ water left which made the thirsty girl cheerful. A. a bit of, a little bit B. a little; a bit of C. a little bit; a bit D. a bit; a little 5. Can you teach me how to improve spoken English? -The more you practice, ___ it becomes. A.the worse B.the worst C. the better D.the best 6. The Yellow River, the second ___ river in China, has a smaller volume than that of the Yangtze River. A. longer B. longest C. the longest D.long 7. -I'm so tired because of the monthly exam. ___, I can't fall asleep at all. -Take it easy. Maybe you can listen to music. A. Instead B. Finally C. However D. Moreover 8. Pandas are a national treasure in China. As a symbol (象征) of ___, we sent pandas, Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing, abroad on April 16, 1972. A. friendship B. power C. right D. wealth 9. -How terrible! Smoking is bad for our health. It can cause cancer. -Mmm, I must ask my father to ___ smoking. A. take up B. care about C. think of D. give up 10. --I think the extension (延长) of the class break is good for students. ___. Students have more time to exercise than before. A. All right. B. Not really. C. Hard to say. D. You have a point. 二、完形填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) As a person, we easily find that we can't choose many things. We can't choose our parents or the things happening around us. And this can make our lives_11 and more stressful (有压力的). But we can_12 one thing: who our friends are. Having friends is_13 .First, they make life more enjoyable. We can 14 happy things with them. Friends enrich (丰富) our everyday lives and we enrich 15 too. Second, friends help us go through the 16 times. When we are going through a hard time, a friend can 17 give us help. And that can make bad things in our life 18 much easier. So where do we find friends? This might sound a stupid 19 ,but finding friends is not an easy thing! If you want to 20 find some friends, try to join in the groups or activities you truly enjoy. This way you can easily meet people with_21_interests. And once you're there, ask for their_22_.It may feel scared at first._23 the result maybe a big surprise for you. Like anything in life, we must put time, energy and love into friendships. It's 24 to learn how to keep a friendship. True friendships touch our_25and give us hope. Maybe you have had beautiful friendships in your life, but if you haven't, it's never too late to make new friends. 11. A. more boring B. more beautiful C. harder D. poorer 12. A. move B.wait C.turn D.decide 13. A. important B.clear C.young D. terrible 14. A. share B. change C. teach D.lose 15. A. ours B.hers C.his D.theirs 16. A.healthy B.rich C. difficult D. exciting 17. A.never B. always C. seldom D.hardly 18. A. use B.drink C.seem D. taste 19. A. question B. lesson C. story D.test 20. A. differently B. unluckily C. quickly D. loudly 21. A.famous B.delicious C.same D.dark 22. A. information B.language C.word D.letter 23. A. or B.if C. when D. but 24.A.fast B. expensive C. Necessary D. cheap 24. A. foot B.arm C.head D.heart 三、阅读理解 (共两节，15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 第一节 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A When we choose a house, we all want to have nice neighbours, because most of us think that they are helpful to our life. But what kind of neighbour is good? The answers are different from person to person. Here are my answers. First, it is very important to respect (尊重) each other. If our neighbour always wants to know more about our life, how will we feel? He or she may also talk with others about our life. Do you want to live with him or her? The answer is "No". We will feel very annoyed at having this kind of neighbour and move away quickly. Next, a good neighbour is always ready to give us a hand when we are in need. For example, if we are not at home, our good neighbours will help us take care of the pets. Finally, a good neighbour should love the environment. He or she never throws rubbish here and there, because the good environment can make us comfortable and happy. I think we all should learn to be a good neighbour, and build a friendly community together! 26. How does the writer start the passage? A. By telling a story. B. By giving an example. C. By asking a question. D. By telling stories. 27. What is the first important thing of a good neighbour according to the passage? A.Being rich. B. Respecting each other. C. Having many friends. D. Borrowing things from others. 28. Nice neighbours will ___. A. talk with others about our life B. want to know more about our life C. look after our pets when we are away D.throw rubbish here and there 29. If a neighbour always wants to know more about your life and talks about it with others, you will feel ___. A. annoyed B.excited C. Happy D.amazed 30. What's the structure (结构) of this passage? (Paragraph 1=1,...) B "You're going to do WHAT?" I asked my best friend, Julie, in alarm. "I'm going to try out for the cheerleading squad (啦啦队),"she said, eyes fixed on the ground. We had been best friends since second grade and we did everything together. We had made many plans about what we would do this year,but now she was going off on her own.I was sure that if she joined the cheerleading squad, she would become best friends with someone else and I couldn't stand (忍受) the thought. "Why are you doing this? Do you really want to hang around with those girls instead of me?" I cried, my voice filled with anger. "It's not about the girls," Julie said. "It's about the sport. I want to be on the squad at the high school level because they win scholarships (奖学金) at state competitions, and I have a better chance if I'm on the squad here," she explained. "Besides," she added,"it's not like I'm leaving the country or something." "Goodbye,"I marched off, leaving Julie standing with a sad look on her face. The rest of that week I was unhappy, and I avoided Julie in the hall. I planned to watch the first game and take no notice of Julie. However, I was amazed by the enthusiasm (热情) and skill of Julie's cheering. Although she was the youngest member of the team, Julie enthusiastically led cheer after cheer.I saw how her face lit up with joy. I was stunned (震惊的) as I realized that she loved the sport. Trying out for the team had nothing to do with memaybe it was just something she wanted to do. I approached (走近) her shyly, but Julie smiled immediately. "Hey, you were really great," I began, and then I added at once, "I'm so sorry I've been rude to you about your joining the squad." Julie smiled and replied, "A group of us are going for ice cream. Why don't you come along?" ___, but I smiled in return. As I walked towards the cheerleaders,I realized there was room in Julie's life for all of us. We could save the competition for the game. 31. Julie joined the cheerleading squad because she ___. A. really loved the sport B. was very tired of studying C. wanted to leave the writer D. expected to leave the country 32. What's the meaning of the underlined word "avoided" in Paragraph 6? A. Made fun of. B. Kept away from. C. Looked back at. D. Got along with. 33. Which of the following can be put in "___"? A. Julie turned away with a smile on her face B. Julie asked me to join the cheerleading squad C. Julie's quick forgiveness (原谅) made my eyes burn D. The audience cheered for Julie's excellent performance 34. How did the author's feelings change in the passage? ①ashamed (羞愧的) ②amazed ③happy ④angry A.③②①④ B.②①④③ C.①③②④ D.④②①③ 35. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Pains and Gains B. Fears and Cheers C. Health and Wealth D. Interest and Ability 第二节：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。 Do you have friends? How many friends do you have? Having a good friend can make your school life much more enjoyable. You can talk about things that bring you happiness. 36 But making new friends at school is not so easy, especially if you're a very shy person. 37 Here are some pieces of advice that might be helpful to you! The easiest thing to do is to smile, and it can make yourself look friendly. If you cross your arms on your breast (胸) and have your headphones on, your body language is saying "Stay away from me!" 38 On the other hand, if you're feeling confident, you can try to get close to someone. Just say "Hi, do you mind if I sit here?"39 After that, keep talking, by finding something you have in common. Maybe the person is reading a book you've read or has some other good things that interest you.40 If you follow the advice, you can make a lot of good friends. A. It is a great way to break the ice. B. So how can you make new friends? C. Never fail to be thankful to the friends around you. D. This will give you something interesting to talk about. E. Remember, smile all the time if someone gets close to you. F. You can also share your problems and support with each other. G. You don't need to care whether your friends are the same as you or different. 四、首字母填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) Bill and Simon were good friends. One summer they were on holiday. They wanted to sail around the Caribbean Sea in their boat for two weeks. D 41 their trip, they saw many whales. Bill and Simon were very e42 because they had wanted to see them very much. Unluckily, w43 they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat. Suddenly, w44started coming in, and they realized that they were in trouble. They q45 jumped into the lifeboat before it sank (沉没), and watched it disappear under the sea. Luckily, they had e_46food and water for about twenty days. They also had a fishing line and a machine which could e_47sea water into drinking water. These two things helped them to survive (存活) during their terrible experience. For the next fifty days they caught about ten fish a day and a48them. They saw about twenty ships, but although they waved and shouted when the ships were passing, nobody saw them. They were becoming weaker and w49. But they told themselves to be b50and never lose heart. Finally they saved by the fishermen. 五、选词填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) lie; get along with; tell jokes; wonderful; careful; keep secrets; cheer up; give up one's seat; tell the truth 51. A good film ___ a sense of the world, and also gives us good lessons. 52. Our afterschool life becomes even ___ with good friends. 53. My sister is proud of herself because she ___ to a child on the bus yesterday. 54. ___ always brings you much trouble. We should always be honest. 55. Lots of fans are shouting loudly ___ the players in the SuChao stadium. 56. He is ___ so he often makes mistakes in exams. 57. A good student should has ___ responsibility (责任) for his class. 58. Where is Mary? She ___ to her classmates in the classroom. She is always humorous. 59.I hope I ___ to her classmates. 60.Thank you for ___ my new classmates in the new school. 六、阅读表达 (共 5 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过 5 个单词。 In Tongren city, Guizhou province, there is a special embroidery called leafvein embroidery (叶脉刺绣). This type of embroidery began in the Song Dynasty. It was used for communication among different ethnic groups in southwestern China. Making leafvein embroidery is not easy. It takes a lot of steps, including choosing the right leaves, drying them, creating the designs and embroidering. Yang Li, a master of this craft (手艺), mentioned that in the last ten years, only about 20 people could complete the whole process by themselves. Because of the long, hard work, passing on the traditional craft faces challenges. "I have introduced this art to universities, communities and villages, but very few people have continued to do it," Yang said. "I feel a duty (责任).In my lifetime, I must pass on this craft." she said. In 2022, Yang set up the Guizhou embroidery intangible cultural heritage base (黔绣非物质文化遗产基地) and started to share traditional skills of leafvein embroidery by making short videos online. "Leafvein embroidery is a treasure. I hope more young people will return to their hometowns to continue its legacy." Yang said. 61. In which dynasty did leafvein embroidery begin? 62. How many steps are mentioned to make leafvein embroidery? 63. What does Yang Li think her duty is? 64. How did Yang Li share the skills of leafvein embroidery online? 65. Please list one way for teenagers to pass on traditional culture. 七、书面表达 (共 1 小题；满分 15 分) 66. 根据以下提示，写一篇关于你最好的朋友的短文。 假定你是李华。中秋节将至，学校将举办外国交流生接待活动。你的好朋友将负责接待交流生 Tom, 请你写一封 90 词左右的邮件向 Tom 介绍这位朋友。内容包括以下几点: 1.Who is your best friend? 2. When and where did you meet? 3. What makes your friend special? 4. How do you feel about your friend? Dear Tom, MidAutumn Festival is coming. My friend will host you, so I'm writing to introduce him to you. Yours, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 八年级上学期Unit1单元检测 答案+解析 一、单项选择（110） 1. 答案：C 句意：每个人都认为海伦很诚实，因为她从不说谎。 解析：honest 诚实的；helpful乐于助人的；generous慷慨的；polite有礼貌的。never tells lies（从不说谎）对应honest。 2. 答案：C 句意：——你取得巨大成功的秘诀是什么？——相信自己，专注于正在做的事。 解析：secret秘诀；power力量；fact事实；chance机会。答句讲成功的方法，对应secret。 3. 答案：B 句意：凯特认为蔬菜沙拉比汉堡更健康。 解析：句中有than（比），要用形容词比较级，healthy的比较级是healthier。 4. 答案：A 句意：还剩下一点水，这让口渴的女孩有点高兴。 解析：a bit of +不可数名词，表“一点”，修饰water；a little bit 副词短语，表“一点儿”，修饰形容词cheerful。 5. 答案：C 句意：——你能教我如何提高英语口语吗？——你练习得越多，它就会变得越好。 解析：固定句型：the+比较级，the+比较级 越……就越……；practice越多，口语变得越好the better。 6. 答案：B 句意：黄河是中国第二长河，水量比长江小。 解析：the +序数词+形容词最高级，表示“第几最……”；the second longest 第二最长的。前面已有the，空格填longest。 7. 答案：D 句意：——月考把我累坏了，而且我根本睡不着。——放轻松，或许你可以听听音乐。 解析：moreover 此外、而且；instead相反；finally最后；however然而。前后递进关系，补充另外一个糟糕情况。 8. 答案：A 句意：熊猫是中国的国宝。作为友谊的象征，我们在1972年4月16日把玲玲和兴兴两只熊猫送往国外。 解析：friendship友谊；power力量；right权利；wealth财富。熊猫作为友谊使者。 9. 答案：D 句意：——太糟糕了！吸烟有害我们的健康，会致癌。——嗯，我必须叫爸爸戒烟。 解析：give up smoking戒烟；take up开始从事；care about关心；think of想到。 10. 答案：D 句意：——我认为延长课间休息对学生有好处。你说得有道理。学生比以前有更多锻炼时间。 解析：You have a point.你说得有道理；All right好吧；Not really不完全是；Hard to say很难说。后文赞同前面观点。 二、完形填空（1125） 全文大意：我们无法选择很多事情，但可以选择朋友。朋友很重要，可以共享快乐，共渡难关。要结交志趣相投的朋友，友谊需要用心维护。 11. C 解析：and后more stressful有压力更大，and并列，生活变得更艰难harder。 12. D 解析：但有一件事我们可以做决定：谁做我们的朋友。decide决定。 13. A 解析：拥有朋友很重要important，下文讲朋友的两点好处。 14. A 解析：share happy things with them 和他们分享开心的事。share分享。 15. D 解析：朋友丰富我们的生活，我们也丰富他们的（生活）。theirs=their lives。 16. C 解析：朋友帮我们度过艰难时光difficult times，后文hard time提示。 17. B 解析：当我们身处困境，朋友总会给我们帮助。always总是。 18. C 解析：那会让生活中的坏事似乎变得容易得多。seem似乎、好像。 19. A 解析：这听起来像个愚蠢的问题question。 20. C 解析：如果你想快速交到一些朋友，去参加你真正喜欢的团体或活动。quickly快速地。 21. C 解析：这样你容易遇到有相同爱好的人。same相同的。 22. A 解析：到了那里，询问他们的信息（开启认识）。information信息。 23. D 解析：一开始可能害怕，但结果可能会给你大大的惊喜。but表转折。 24. C 解析：学会如何维系友谊是必要的。necessary必要的。 25. D 解析：真正的友谊触动我们的心灵，给予我们希望。heart心灵。 三、阅读理解 第一节 26. C 解析：开篇抛出问题But what kind of neighbour is good?，通过提问引出下文。 27. B 解析：原文First, it is very important to respect each other.，好邻居第一点是互相尊重。 28. C 解析：原文if we are not at home, our good neighbours will help us take care of the pets.，我们不在家，好邻居会照看宠物。 29. A 解析：原文We will feel very annoyed at having this kind of neighbour。annoyed恼怒的。 30. C 解析：全文按照总—分—总的结构进行叙述，故选C。 31. A 解析：文中“I realized that she loved the sport”，Julie参加啦啦队是因为真心热爱这项运动。 32. B 解析：avoided意为躲避、远离；kept away from远离；make fun of取笑；look back at回顾；get along with相处。 33. C 解析：前文“我”对Julie很粗鲁，而Julie很快原谅邀请“我”吃冰淇淋，C选项“Julie的快速原谅让我眼眶发热”衔接上下文。 34. D 解析：情绪变化：angry生气→amazed震惊→ashamed羞愧→happy开心。顺序④②①③。 35. B 解析：文章围绕朋友之间的担忧害怕，和啦啦队带来的欢呼，Fears and Cheers最合适。 第二节 七选五 36. F 解析：前句“你可以聊带来快乐的事”，F“你也可以互相分享问题、互相支持”并列递进。 37. B 解析：后文Here are some pieces of advice，前面抛出问题：那如何交到新朋友？ 38. E 解析：本段主题微笑，前文讲抱臂戴耳机表示拒绝，E“记住：有人靠近你时要一直微笑”承接。 39. A 解析：上前打招呼“你介意我坐这里吗”，A“这是打破僵局很好的方式”。 40. D 解析：找共同感兴趣的事物，D“这会给你一些有趣的话题来交谈”。 四、首字母填空 41. During 句意：在旅行期间，他们看到许多鲸鱼。 42. excited 句意：Bill和Simon非常兴奋，因为他们一直很想看见鲸鱼。 43. when/while 句意：不幸的是，当他们正在看鲸鱼的时候，鲸鱼开始撞击船身。 44. water 句意：突然，水开始涌进来，他们意识到自己陷入麻烦。 45. quickly 句意：船沉没之前，他们迅速跳上救生艇。 46. enough 句意：幸运的是，他们有足够维持大约二十天的食物和水。 47. change 句意：一台可以把海水变成饮用水的机器。change…into…把……变成…… 48. ate 句意：接下来五十天，他们每天抓大约十条鱼并且吃掉。and前后caught过去式，ate。 49. weaker 句意：他们变得越来越虚弱。比较级+and+比较级，weaker and weaker。 50. brave 句意：但是他们告诉自己要勇敢，永远不要灰心。 最后一句语法小错：Finally they were saved by the fishermen.（原题漏were） 五、选词填空 51. tells the truth句意：一部好电影讲述世间真相，也给我们很好的启发。 解析：主语a good film单数，谓语用三单tells the truth讲真话、讲述事实。 52. more wonderful句意：有好朋友，我们的课后生活变得更加精彩。 解析：even修饰比较级，wonderful比较级more wonderful。 53. gave up her seat句意：我姐姐为自己感到骄傲，因为昨天她在公交车上给一个小孩让座。 解析：yesterday过去时；give up one's seat让座；主语my sister，one's改为her。 54. Lying句意：说谎总是会给你带来很多麻烦。我们应该诚实。 解析：lie说谎；此处作主语，变为动名词Lying。 55. to cheer up句意：许多粉丝正在苏超体育馆大声呐喊，为运动员加油。 解析：不定式表目的，cheer up为……欢呼打气。 56. careless句意：他很粗心，所以考试经常犯错。 解析：careful细心；careless粗心，根据makes mistakes，填careless。 57. a sense of句意：一个好学生应当有班级责任感。 解析：a sense of responsibility责任感。 58. is telling jokes句意：——玛丽在哪？——她正在教室给同学们讲笑话，她总是很幽默。 解析：问句问在哪里，强调此刻正在做，现在进行时；tell jokes讲笑话。 59. will get along with句意：我希望我会和她班上的同学和睦相处。 解析：hope后常用将来时；get along with与……相处融洽。 60. keeping secrets句意：谢谢你为我保守秘密。我相信你，并可以告诉你一切。 解析：thank you for + doing 六、阅读表达（每题答案不超过5个单词） 61. The Song Dynasty. 解析：原文This type of embroidery began in the Song Dynasty. 62. Four (steps). 解析：including choosing…, drying…, creating… and embroidering，一共4步。 63. To pass on this craft. 解析：I feel a duty. In my lifetime, I must pass on this craft. 64. By making short videos. 解析：started to share … by making short videos online. 65. Learn traditional skills.（示例，合理即可：Watch related videos / Learn the craft 等） 七、书面表达参考范文（90词左右） Dear Tom, MidAutumn Festival is coming. My friend will host you, so I'm writing to introduce him to you. My best friend is Li Ming. We met three years ago when we started Grade Seven in our classroom. He is really special. He is honest and helpful. He has many hobbies and he is good at telling jokes, so staying with him is great fun. Whenever I have problems, he is always ready to give me a hand. I feel lucky to have such a good friend. I'm sure you will get on well with him. Yours, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $