【期中单元测试卷】（牛津译林版）2023-2024学年八年级英语上Unit1测试提升卷

Unit 1 Friends

【B卷（能力提升）】

注意事项：

1. 本试卷共8页。全卷满分90分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。

2. 请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合，再将自己的姓名、考试证号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。

3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其他位置答题一律无效。

选择题（共40分）

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．After practicing speaking English on Ekwing for a year, my English is much ________ now.

A．better B．good C．best D．well

2．—We can’t ________ strangers too much. It might be dangerous.

—Especially for children. They have to learn to protect themselves.

A．trust B．meet C．visit D．talk

3．Children easily get ________ with staying indoors so we need to create more fun activities outdoors at school.

A．bored B．relaxed C．interested D．excited

4．Going by coach is usually the cheapest way. But sometimes the coaches may get ________ in summer.

A．crowded B．excited C．relaxed D．bored

5．—Emma, who are you taking ________ of at home?

—My grandma. She got hurt in an accident.

A．place B．part C．seat D．care

6．Sometimes black creates a strong  ________  of helplessness and hopelessness.

A．trust B．feeling C．relationship D．standard

7．Sharing good news with our friends can bring us more ________.

A．pain B．peace C．difficulty D．joy

8．—Being short of coal（煤）, many people in India live without air conditioning and fan.

—The government has cut down the number of passenger trains to ________ more trains to carry coal.

A．allow B．make C．work D．open

9．Usually Danny is late for meetings. But this time, _________ our surprise, he arrived on time.

A．onto B．into C．to D．by

10．—Our parents are getting older and can’t use their arms and legs easily.

—It’s OK. I will ________ them.

A．take after B．take care C．care about D．care for

11．Tom made a(n) ________ to put in all his heart and we believe that he will make it.

A．difference B．joke C．promise D．invitation

12．—A report says that Huo Yingdong donated 15,000 million HK dollars in his life.

—How ________ he was!

A．shy B．honest C．generous D．cheerful

13．—What a great young man!

—Yes, his future is full of ________.

A．life B．plan C．promise D．peace

14．He is good at painting. Now he sets up a(n)________ store to sell his painting on the Internet.

A．online B．popular C．beautiful D．excellent

15．Why not choose to live here? According to the police, it’s far_______ than other areas.

A．dangerous B．more dangerous

C．less dangerous D．much dangerous

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tommy is a new face in this town who has no friend. However, everything changed this afternoon.

Last week, Tommy won the town’s model car race. Billy raced with an expensive new model car, but Tommy used a(an)     16     car. In the end, Billy’s car hit a tree and Tommy became the winner. Billy was not happy with him.

Today, Mrs. Wilson asks Tommy to     17     at her store and she can pay him some money. He is excited and promises that he’ll work hard. Then, he goes to the back room to start working. There are a lot of     18     in it, such as apples, pears, oranges and so on.

An hour later, a loud noise comes from up front. Tommy hears Mrs. Wilson sounding upset, “What are you doing? Stop!” she cries. “Don’t     19     the bananas!”

Tommy goes out and sees Billy running around the     20    . Bananas are here and there. “Hey, Billy!” Tommy shouts. “Please stop doing this!”

Mrs. Wilson says, “You had better     21     now before I call your father.”

“Go ahead and call my father,” Billy says. “He’s too     22    . He has no time to care about me.”

“No, wait.” Tommy says.

Then he turns toward Bill, “We won’t call your father. I’d like you to work here with me.” “Are you mad?” Billy asks. “My father is rich. I don’t need to work!”

“Exactly! You get everything you want,” Tommy says. “But you are still     23    . If you work with me, we can become friends.”

Hearing this, Billy says sorry loudly.

“Thanks, Tommy.” Billy says. “Most people here are afraid of me. I     24     have anyone to play with, so I don’t have any friends.”

“Pick up the bananas you threw on my floor now before I call your father!” says Mrs. Wilson. Together, they begin     25     the store. A big smile appears on Mrs. Wilson’s face. From then on, they become good friends.

Where there is a friend, there is a way.

16．A．modern B．dirty C．old D．amazing

17．A．work B．eat C．play D．study

18．A．drinks B．vegetables C．fruits D．cakes

19．A．pick B．eat C．sell D．throw

20．A．garden B．school C．town D．store

21．A．listen B．leave C．work D．play

22．A．busy B．angry C．careful D．worried

23．A．happy B．friendly C．lonely D．nervous

24．A．always B．never C．often D．usually

25．A．painting B．polluting C．opening D．cleaning

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

At last Friday’s class meeting, three students introduced their best friends.

26．What may Malee look like?

A． B． 

C． D．

27．We know from the material that ________ enjoy reading.

A．Nattapol and Malee B．Amy and Harry

C．Sam and John D．Mike and Nattapol

28．Which of the following is True?

A．John is talkative and rude. B．Malee isn’t helpful to Amy.

C．Mike first met Nattapol at the age of 4. D．Amy is interested in stamps.

B

As a kid, I didn’t care much for my teeth. My mom and dad always ask me to brush them, but beyond that the only thought I ever gave to my mouth was what kind of candy to put in it. That of course ended when I had a sudden terrible toothache at the back of my mouth. After some discussion, they decided that Mom was going to take me to see her dentist.

A dentist office has a special smell that you don’t find in a doctor’s office. That smell is the only thing I remember as I sat in the chair waiting for my name to be called. When they finally did open a door and call my name, I remember feeling like it was the longest walk of my life.

The first time seeing the dental tools when you are a little person is very horrible. I was sure to be worse than death. The dentist was a lot kinder than my doctor and made the whole visit pass as quickly as possible. Yes, I had a cavity(蛀洞) and made a plan for a set of follow up visits. He also gave me an electric toothbrush and told me that I had better use it if I wanted to keep the rest of my teeth and told my mom about how a water floss would also help. With a bag full of medicine, I walked out of his room happily.

29．Why did the writer have a bad toothache?

A．Because he didn’t brush the teeth at all.

B．Because he ate too much candy.

C．Because his parents didn’t care for him.

D．Because he ate something that was too hard.

30．What does the underlined word “horrible” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Comfortable. B．Interesting. C．Scary. D．Exciting.

31．What is the best title for the text?

A．The Experience of a Bad Toothache

B．The Experience of Seeing the Dentist

C．How to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

D．How to See the Dentist

C

When I was nine years old and growing up in New Zealand, I had a pen friend named Lisa in Chicago, the US. We wrote to each other once a week. We shared stories about our families, pets and hobbies. However, when we were in our middle school, Lisa and I lost contact.

Two years ago, I read a story about pen friends in a newspaper. The two people finally met after writing to each other for 55 years. It was then that I thought about Lisa. In fact, I had thought about her many times over the years. I had even searched her name on the Internet. But I could never spell her last name, Gutierrez: Did it have one “t” and two “r’s” or two “t’s” and one “r”? Was the “i” before or after the “t”? On that day, my spelling was once again wrong, I had to give up my search and didn’t want to try anymore. I thought I would never meet Gutierrez again.

Twenty-four hours later, I got a message in my mailbox: Is this the same Willow Older who grew up in New Zealand? This is your pen friend, Lisa.

Later, I found that _________.  Because “Older” is much easier to spell than “Gutierrez”, she found me in about five seconds. And so, after 30 years we became pen friends once again. This time, we wrote e-mails. However, we still like to send postcards(明信片) to each other, because our friendship really was born of pen and paper.

32．How old might the writer be now?

A．Nine years old. B．Thirty years old.

C．Forty-five years old. D．Fifty-five years old.

33．What does the underlined phrase “give up” mean in Chinese?

A．放弃 B．推迟 C．继续 D．分发

34．Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank?

A．Lisa ever wrote to my parents B．Lisa tried to phone me many times

C．Lisa went to my home many times D．Lisa read the same story in the newspaper

35．What do you learn about Lisa and Willow from the passage?

A．Lisa’s last name is harder to spell than Willow’s.

B．Lisa and Willow became pen friends again after 55 years.

C．Lisa and Willow send letters and postcards to each other now.

D．Willow thought about Lisa because she saw Lisa’s name in the newspaper.

I fix (修理) computers for most of my friends. One morning, a friend came for help. What surprised me was that she completely disassembled (拆解) not one but two of her computers because they couldn’t connect to the Internet.

I thought I was going to receive two computers, but I was completely wrong. What I was given was a huge box full of parts. I had no idea why she did all of this, but she said she just got crazy and didn’t stop until every single part was taken apart.

My friend then told me that she didn’t need two computers, so if I just made one computer out of the box of parts, she would give me one of her LCD monitors.

Nine hours later, I had one fully-functional computer. Actually it wouldn’t have taken that long, but the situation (情况) was so funny that some time when I tried to put the parts together, I laughed too hard to do anything.

Finally my friend left one monitor for me, and took away her computer. It gave me a feeling of happiness. Usually the happiest thing for me was not the reward, but what I did for others.

36．How did the writer feel when the friend told him her problem?

A．Sad. B．Surprised. C．Happy. D．Nervous.

37．What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．The friend needed two new computers. B．The friend usually did some crazy things.

C．The writer found he couldn’t help his friend. D．The writer realized that the problem was different.

38．What does the underlined word “reward” mean in Chinese?

A．回报 B．尊敬 C．挫折 D．问题

39．Which of the following is NOT true about the writer?

A．He is good at fixing computers. B．He could have fixed the computer faster.

C．He fixed the computer to get a monitor. D．He felt happy when he fixed the computer.

40．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Everyone has his strong point. B．Success comes from hard work.

C．Drops of water can’t make the sea. D．The true happiness is helping others.

非选择题（共50分）

四、填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为41—45的相应位置上。

41．Nick Vujicic has no arms or legs, but people can always see his          (微笑的) eyes.

42．All my life I have tried to be an          (正直的) man.

43．When David’s grandfather was young, he          (选择) to work in New York.

44．Mr. Li is a new teacher in our school. He often feels          (无聊) after work. Maybe we can invite him to take part in colourful activities with us.

45．The man lived a much              (艰难的) life after he moved to that island.

B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为46—50的相应位置上。

46．Beijing’s success of Olympic bid was one of          (wonderful) things in 2001.

47．“What you say is partly         ,” the teacher said to me in class. （truth）

48．The boy is lazy, so nobody is          (will) to live with him.

49．Many people say that Jacky Cheung is one of the greatest          (sing).

50．It’s said that          (tidy) up rooms can bring us joy and keep us in good spirits.

C）根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51—55的相应位置上。

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当形式填空，有的需要加助动词或不定式符号(每词限用一次)。

Peter and Mike are good friends. Peter likes to do sports in his free time. He is very good at running and he often     51     the 400-meter race in his school.

One day, Peter and Mike went camping in the forest. They ate and     52    , and then they went fishing in the river. The two boys had a great time there. Suddenly, Mike heard a loud noise.

“Listen! What     53     noise over there?” Mike asked.

They looked around and found that it was a tiger behind a big tree. They were so afraid that they could hardly     54    . Peter put on his shoes quickly and wanted     55     away. At that time, Mike stopped him and said, “I don’t think we can run away. The tiger runs faster than us.”

“It doesn’t matter,” said Peter, “I run faster than you!”

五、阅读填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

A）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56—65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56—65的相应位置上。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺的信息，每空一词。

All of us have friends, and we often classify(分类) them as ordinary(普通的) friends, good friends, best friends and bad friends. How do we make friends with others? What kind of people should we choose to be our true friends? Let’s have a look .

Have good qualities

We should choose someone with a good quality as our friend. As the saying goes, “One takes the behavior(行为) of one’s company(陪伴).” For example, if we stay close to those dishonest people, we will also become dishonest.

Often make progress(进步)

If people always would like to make progress, they won’t stop. So if we make friends with those people, we will also try to learn from them.

Be able to help you

We are not able to finish everything by ourselves. We may need someone to help us with our study or other things in our daily life.

For most of us, one or two true friends are enough. They will always stay with you whether(是否) you are happy or not.

Remember not to make friends with those people—when you are successful, they will run to you, but when you are in trouble, they will leave you.

B）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66—75的相应位置上。

Daniel, Emmanuel, and their mom and dad decided to go on a trip to a cave (洞穴). It is one of the six most f    66     caves in the world. Sitting under a big tree with other families, they waited for Millie, b    67     she knew the cave very well. When Millie arrived, she said hello to everybody and then a    68     them to put their bags outside the cave.

“We all know that it is a great cave with a long history, so it is important for us to p    69     the cave from things brushing its walls,” Millie said. When they were putting down their bags, she o    70     another piece of advice, “If you have jackets or coats, please keep them with you. It is much c    71     in the cave.”

Before they entered the cave, the boys thought there would be some stalactites (钟乳石), but once i    72    , they didn’t find any of them. They did not see any birds flying around, either. Daniel felt a little bored and said in a low voice, “It is nothing s    73    . There is no difference between this cave and others.”

After walking about 20 metres, Millie used a l    74     to make the cave wall bright. They saw some animals with different c     75     , “Wow! They are so beautiful, and these are better than stalactites!” Emmanuel shouted excitedly.

六、书面表达（满分15分）

在每个人的一生中，朋友占据着非常重要的位置。请根据以下要点提示，以My best friend为题，写一篇90词左右的文章。

My best friend

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