Unit 2 单项选择50题+词汇50题练习（难度大）（江苏适用）2026-2027学年译林版英语八年级上册
8A Unit 2 单项选择50题+词汇50题练习（难度大）（江苏适用）
（满分100分 建议用时50分钟）
一、单项选择
1. Something terrible ______ him last night on his way home from school, so he did not go to school today and the teacher called his parents to check on him.
A. happened to B. took place C. broke out D. came about
2. Our school ______ different safety programmes to teach us how to protect ourselves when an earthquake happens suddenly while we are having classes in the classroom.
A. provides B. offers C. helps D. gives
3. It is very important for children to ______ good habits from an early age, because good habits can help them study better and live a healthy and happy life when they grow up.
A. make B. grow C. develop D. build
4. You should carefully ______ what the teacher says in class, because listening carefully can help you understand the lesson better and get good grades in the final exams.
A. take care of B. look forward to C. get on with D. pay attention to
5. We should be more ______ the importance of protecting the environment around us, because the Earth is our only home and we must take good care of it for future generations.
A. aware of B. careful of C. afraid of D. proud of
6. I am really ______ the coming summer holiday, because I can travel with my parents and visit many interesting places that I have never been to before with my best friends.
A. looking for B. looking forward to C. looking up D. looking after
7. Our school will ______ us ______ more interesting books in the library next term so that we can read more after class and broaden our horizons in our free time.
A. offer; to B. give; for C. provide; with D. supply; with
8. I would like to ______ that our school should provide more sports facilities, so we can take part in different types of sports and exercise after class every day.
A. advise B. hope C. wish D. suggest
9. Many students in our class ______ different types of sports after school, such as basketball, football and swimming, because sports can help them keep fit and make new friends.
A. take part in B. join C. attend D. enter
10. If you want to find some useful information about how to learn English well, you can ______ it on the Internet and read it carefully after you finish your homework.
A. search B. search for C. look after D. look out
11. The ______ around us is very important for all living things on Earth, so we should do our best to stop pollution and keep it clean for the next generation.
A. weather B. temperature C. environment D. population
12. Children in some poor areas of the world have no ______ to go to school, so many kind people around the world donate money to build schools for them in their hometowns.
A. money B. time C. place D. chance
13. We should fully realize the ______ of learning English well, because it can help us communicate with people from different countries and learn about their different cultures.
A. importance B. difference C. difficulty D. possibility
14. The English teacher told us to pay more ______ to our handwriting, because good handwriting can make a good impression on the readers of our English compositions.
A. interest B. attention C. care D. notice
15. Our school offers different safety ______ every term to teach students how to protect themselves when they meet dangerous situations in their daily life at school.
A. subjects B. lessons C. programmes D. classes
16. The school will provide more sports ______ for students, such as a new playground, a swimming pool and more basketball courts, so we can do more sports after class.
A. equipment B. tools C. instruments D. facilities
17. I would like to make some ______ on how to improve our school life, such as more interesting books in the library and more sports activities after class.
A. suggestions B. advices C. ideas D. thoughts
18. With the rapid ______ of modern science and technology, people can live a much more comfortable life and communicate with friends far away more easily than before.
A. develop B. development C. developing D. developed
19. There are many interesting ______ between British and American school life, such as the subjects they learn and the different way they go to school every day.
A. different B. difference C. differences D. difficulties
20. ______ are people who come from foreign countries, so when we meet them on the street in China, we should be polite and help them if they need directions or help.
A. Strangers B. Tourists C. Visitors D. Foreigners
21. Learning Chinese may not be as ______ as learning French or German for most foreign students, but it is still very interesting and useful for us to learn a new language.
A. hopeful B. easy C. difficult D. hard
22. China is a ______ country, while the USA is a much more ______ country, and both of them have a very long history and rich culture that we can learn about.
A. developed; developing B. developing; developed C. developing; developing D. developed; developed
23. It is quite ______ that a boat school can exist in such a modern country, but it is a great and creative way to help children go to school when there are floods.
A. usual B. interesting C. unusual D. exciting
24. The teacher says that it is important to be ______ with our learning, so we can try new ways to study and find the one that works best for us to improve.
A. careful B. patient C. honest D. creative
25. The movie we saw last Sunday was so ______ that I felt very sleepy and wanted to leave the cinema before it finished, but my friend wanted to stay until the end.
A. boring B. bored C. interesting D. interested
26. My school in Yangzhou is quite ______ from the one in the USA, because we have more subjects and different ways of learning interesting things every day.
A. same B. different C. similar D. strange
27. The weather in Yangzhou is not as hot ______ in Guangzhou in summer, but it is still warm enough to wear T-shirts and shorts every day when we go out.
A. than B. like C. as D. so
28. The number of students in our class is ______ than that in their class, because we have only 40 students while they have over 60 students in each classroom.
A. larger B. more C. fewer D. smaller
29. This book is ______ more interesting than that one, so I have already read it twice and I want to read it a third time when I am free this weekend.
A. much B. very C. quite D. so
30. The ________ you work at your lessons, the ______ progress you will make in your study, because hard work is always the key to success in any subject you learn.
A. hard; much B. harder; more C. harder; much D. hard; more
31. In order to keep healthy and strong, you should eat ______ fast food and eat ______ fresh vegetables every day, because fast food is bad for your health.
A. fewer; more B. less; less C. less; more D. fewer; fewer
32. Can you finish the difficult work better with ______ money and ______ people? We really don't have enough resources for this big project this month at all.
A. less; less B. fewer; less C. fewer; fewer D. less; fewer
33. Your hometown is really nice! The air quality here is as good as ______ of Sanya, which is a famous city known for its beautiful beaches and clean air.
A. that B. it C. one D. the one
34. Which country do you think is ______ away from China, Germany or England? I want to know which one is farther away by plane during the summer holiday.
A. the farther B. farther C. the farthest D. farthest
35. David jumps higher than ______ in his class, so he is the best player on our school basketball team and everyone in our class admires him very much.
A. any student B. all the students C. any other student D. everyone else
36. The text in this book is ______ easier and ______ interesting than that one, so I can finish reading it in less than ten minutes after school.
A. more; much B. more; more C. much; much D. much; more
37. Tom has ______ subjects than the other two boys in his group, so he has ______ free time of the three to do what he likes best.
A. fewer; the most B. less; the most C. fewer; the least D. less; the fewest
38. I'm not so ______ as him. I am much ______ than him, so I need to practice running more to catch up with him in the race next week.
A. thinner; fat B. thin; fatter C. thin; fat D. thinner; fatter
39. Taking the underground usually takes ______ minutes than ______ the crowded bus every busy morning, so I always choose to take the underground to school every day.
A. less; taking B. fewer; to take C. fewer; taking D. less; to take
40. In our class, Lily shares ______ joy with others, so she has ______ friends in the class and everyone likes to play with her after school every day.
A. the fewest; the most B. the most; the fewest
C. the least; the fewest D. the least; the most
41. Eating more fresh vegetables and fruit is good ______ your health, so you should eat them every day even if you don't like them very much at first.
A. for B. at C. with D. to
42. Boys and girls, please read each question very carefully before you answer it, and pay special attention ______ the key words in every question you read.
A. for B. to C. with D. on
43. My parents always tell me to read more good books, because reading can open my eyes and help me learn more about the colorful world ______.
A. on this way B. by this way C. in this way D. with this way
44. Children in some poor areas can go to school ______ even when there are floods, because the boat school brings hope and education to them on the water.
A. by them B. with themselves C. for themselves D. by themselves
45. Our school has more weeks ______ for the long summer holiday than British schools, so we can enjoy a much longer holiday with our family every year.
A. off B. of C. out D. away
46. The weather in Beijing is much colder than ______ in Guangzhou in winter, so you need to wear more warm clothes when you go to Beijing at this time of year.
A. it B. that C. those D. one
47. ______ students in our school are doing sports happily on the playground, and they look very happy and energetic after a long week of hard study.
A. The number of B. The amount of C. A number of D. A plenty of
48. I am writing to make some useful suggestions ______ how to improve our school life, such as more books in the library and more sports activities.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
49. Our school will provide more interesting books ______ us in the library next term, so we can read more books and learn more knowledge after class.
A. for B. with C. to D. of
50. Reading more English books every day can make a big ______ to your English study, because it can improve your vocabulary and your reading skills greatly.
A. decision B. difference C. mistake D. plan
二、词形转换填空50题
1. More and more people have realized the importance of protecting the ______ around us, so we should do our best to stop pollution every day. (环境)