Units 1～4 阶段学情自测 2026-2027学年外研版英语八年级上册

 外研版8上Units 1~4阶段学情自测

（Unit 3, 4占比70%）

（满分：100分）

一、单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

(  ) 1.You will make great     if you keep practicing.

    A.mistake   B.progress   C.advantage  D.invention

(  ) 2.Online shopping is     and saves much time.

    A.convenient  B.strange   C.imaginative  D.impossible

(  ) 3.I get up early every day     Sunday. On Sunday, I can sleep late.

    A.without   B.with    C.except   D.including

(  ) 4.People    accept this new idea. It helps us form good living habits.

    A.truly    B.nearly    C.differently                            D.widely

(  ) 5.The book     him much money. But it brought him great fun.

    A.took    B.cost    C.spent                             D.paid 

(  ) 6.We should     old people. They have rich life experience.

    A.respect    B.drive    C.guess                D.trouble

(  ) 7.I have lived here     I was ten. I have made lots of friends here.

    A.when    B.until    C.since                              D.because

(  ) 8.She hates     early. She prefers to enjoy a slow morning.

    A.gets up   B.getting up    C.to get up  D.got up

(  ) 9.My mother warns me     careful when crossing the street.

    A.be    B.being    C.am                D.to be 

(  ) 10.They    the plan many times. Now it works very well.

    A.have tested   B.tested    C.are testing               D.will test

二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

“Joey! Turn off the TV right now!”

“Okay, Mum.”

This conversation took place on a summer afternoon in the 1990s. I was watching TV at home when a storm  11  hit with thunder and lightning. My mum told me to turn off the TV for safety, and I did.

With no  12   to play outside and no TV to watch, I started reading one of my favourite storybooks. My little dog, Dukey, came over and fell asleep next to me. Soon I was lost in the  13  , but then I felt someone watching me. I looked around and saw my mum smiling at me. At that moment, the bad weather and the lack (缺乏) of a TV didn’t   14   me any more, because I could feel my mum’s love.

That   15   came back to me the other day when the electricity went off for a while. At first, I thought I would be bored, but then I remembered how I had felt years ago. I felt   16    to be able to enjoy the quiet moment again.

Today, we have many   17   devices around us. There is no  18   that they’ve made our lives more convenient. However, they’ve also brought problems. Too much screen time is bad for our health and keeps us from enjoying real life.

Now I’m trying to spend   19    time online. It feels good to   20  the real world again. Sometimes, the simplest moments bring the greatest happiness.

(  ) 11. A. truly   B. really   C. finally    D. suddenly

(  ) 12. A. mistake   B. plan    C. chance    D. experience

(  ) 13. A. life    B. story    C. talk     D. movie

(  ) 14. A. hurt   B. value    C. trouble    D. follow

(  ) 15. A. object  B. agreement C. message   D. feeling

(  ) 16. A. afraid   B. tired    C. glad    D. stressed

(  ) 17. A. digital   B. simple    C. expensive   D. traditional

(  ) 18. A. advice   B. doubt    C. reason   D. example

(  ) 19. A. less    B. longer    C. free    D. good

(  ) 20. A. fight for  B. hide from   C. travel across  D. connect with

三、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

A

Late at night, most shops in the city are closed. But in Wenjiang District of Chengdu, there is still a warm light shining from a bookstore. People sit quietly inside, reading books and enjoying their own peaceful time. This special place is called the Liudeng Bookstore.

On 25 April 2026, the CCTV programme (节目) Focus Report covered this special bookstore. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. During the day, people can read quietly there. Some students go there after school, while office workers may stop by after work. At night, the lights shine just as brightly. The door stays open, and people can still stay there to read. It allows people to read anytime they want.

Besides reading, there are many fun activities. The bookstore often holds colourful activities, such as reading salons, cultural talks, and parent-child reading time. They make reading more fun and bring people together.

From reading alone to reading together, the area is making reading a bigger part of daily life. An official (官员) said, “We want to build a ‘city of readers’. In Wenjiang District, there are 28 such bookstores. They help bring the joy of reading to every community (社区).”

If you go to Chengdu, don’t forget to visit the Liudeng Bookstore. It’s a place where lights never go out and reading never ends.

(  ) 21. How does the writer start the text?

A. By telling a story.

B. By giving an example.

C. By showing a difference.

D. By introducing a problem.

(  ) 22. In which sentence does “covered” have the same meaning as in Paragraph 2?

A. Snow covered the ground.

B. The newspaper covered the story.

C. I covered my eyes with both hands.

D. The ticket price covered the cost of the food.

(  ) 23. What does the writer think of the bookstore activities?

A. They are quiet and traditional.

B. They are enjoyable and meaningful.

C. They are mainly for families with kids.

D. They are helpful for selling more books.

(  ) 24. What can we learn from the official’s words?

A. The bookstores help the city grow fast.

B. He prefers reading together to reading alone.

C. There will be more bookstores in Wenjiang District.

D. The government is trying to encourage more people to read.

(  ) 25. What’s the best title for the text?

A. A City of Readers

B. A Warm Community

C. A Bookstore with Lights Always On

D. The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Chengdu

B

Rice is very important in China. Many Chinese people eat rice every day. Thanks to science, China now has new kinds of rice.

Li Li was once a student of Yuan Longping, a famous Chinese rice scientist. She and her team worked in the fields for more than 20 years. Even in hot summers, they did a lot of experiments (实验). Finally, they made the new kinds of rice.

One is called Xizi 3. It is the first low-cadmium rice variety (低镉水稻品种) in China. We can find cadmium in some soil (土壤), and rice plants can take it in as they grow. Eating such rice over time can damage people’s health. But Xizi 3 takes in very little cadmium, so it is safe to eat.

Another one is the third-generation hybrid rice (第三代杂交水稻). It gives farmers more rice, grows faster, and is cheaper (更便宜的) to grow. Yuan Longping once worked on it. After he passed away in 2021, scientists like Li Li kept working. They finally succeeded and encouraged many farmers to grow it.

These new kinds of rice show that China is strong in farming science. People in China can eat safer and better rice.   ▲   Chinese scientists also help other countries, especially those in Africa and Southeast Asia. They teach farmers there how to grow the new rice and encourage people there to study rice science.

In the future, we believe more new kinds of good rice will come out. With better rice science, fewer people will go hungry, and people from different countries will become much closer.

(  ) 26. Which of the following can best describe Li Li and her team?

A. Lucky.   B. Famous.   C. Hard-working.   D. Quick-thinking.

(  ) 27. What does the underlined word “damage” mean in Chinese?

A. 忽视   B. 损害    C. 改善    D. 检查

(  ) 28. What can we learn about the third-generation hybrid rice?

A. It came out in 2021.

B. Many scientists worked on it.

C. It was Yuan Longping’s favourite.

D. Farmers didn’t want to grow it at first.

(  ) 29. Which of the following is the best for “  ▲  ”?

A. Chinese scientists are proud of their work.

B. People all over the world love new rice.