Unit 1（基础卷）——2022-2023学年八年级下册英语单元卷（牛津上海版）（原卷版+解析版）

Unit1 Trees（A卷·基础夯实）（原卷版）

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．It’s raining hard outside. Let’s play cards ________ playing football.

A．instead B．instead of C．in addition to D．as well as

2．It’s a good idea to ________ a good learning habit if you want to get high scores.

A．develop B．produce C．practise D．improve

3．We all have fun ________ classes on the Internet.

A．having B．filling C．protecting D．killing

4．—Would you mind my sitting here?

—________. You can sit here.

A．Never mind B．No, of course not C．Yes, I would D．I’m sorry to hear that

5．Jenny is afraid to travel by plane. She always feels ________ when getting on it.

A．nervous B．interested C．relaxed D．happy

6．Mary is ________ in dancing and dreams of being a dancer.

A．full B．clever C．strange D．interested

7．—It took me ________ two days to make the short video.

—I can’t wait to watch it.

A．hardly B．probably C．nearly D．clearly

8．— I’m _________ in what _________ me.

— Well, just do what you love.

A．interesting; interests B．interested; interests

C．interest; interesting D．interested; interesting

9．—Do you think it is important for kids to have after-school classes?

—________. Why don’t parents let their kids be kids?

A．I can’t agree more B．Hard to say C．I don’t think so D．Don’t mention it

10．— Why don’t we have an outing next week?

— ________

A．Yes, please. B．No, thanks.

C．That’s a good idea. D．I’m sorry.

二、短文选词填空

根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的词填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

Our world is facing many problems. One of the biggest is increasing population. Every year, more babies are born and people also live longer. The growing population means the growing need for ____11____, food and clean water. People also need better bus and train services. The large population brings another huge ____12____ for the world: pollution. There is so much traffic on the roads that in some cities the air is ____13____ polluted. People also produce more rubbish. In many areas, the rivers are seriously polluted and people have to walk a long way to get clean water. We must work harder to ____14____ our world against pollution.

三、用所给单词的正确形式填空

15．He didn’t watch anybody pass him because he ________ (sleep) at that time.

16．Ben is ________ (lie) on the grass and enjoying the sunshine.

17．I have difficulty ________ (communicate) with my roommates.

18．Keep quiet! John ________ (design) the poster for the charity show at the moment.

19．Look! The man in a hat __________ (tie) a tiger with a rope.

20．They ________ (put) up the tents by the lake so they can’t help us with the cooking now!

21．Ms. Tu Youyou, one of the greatest ________ (science), has saved millions of people.

四、句型转换

Rewrite the following sentences as required.（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）：

22．Gork lay down on his bed after supper. （改为否定句）

Gork ________ ________ down on his bed after supper.

23．There is something unusual in our school today.（改为反意疑问句）    

There is something unusual in our school today，________  _______ ?

24．Encyclopaedias offer us a lot of useful information!（改为感叹句）

________ ________ information encyclopaedias offer us!

25．The young boy was so worried that he couldn’t say a word clearly.（保持句子原意）

The young boy was _________ worried ___________say a word clearly.

26．the new words, look up, can, we, in a dictionary, after class.（连词成句）

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五、阅读单选

Dear Mum,

Today I’m going to tell you something really special. I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.

Every time you come home and see the messy（杂乱的）house , I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house. I always want to help you, but I have so much homework to do. After I finish my homework, I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I’m so tired too.

I also want to tell you one thing—I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don’t study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise（赞扬）me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don’t feel frustrated（失望）about my grades, OK? I have made up my mind that I will study harder and help you to clean the house. I am serious（认真的）this time. I will have my homework done faster so that I can have more energy to clean the house. I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason—I want to make you a happy mum.

I love you!

Yours,

Sally

27．Why is Sally’s mother angry with Sally when she comes back from work?

A．Because Sally doesn’t study hard.

B．Because Sally isn’t good at English.

C．Because Sally doesn’t clean the house.

D．Because Sally doesn’t finish her homework.

28．What does Sally’s mother think about her?

A．She thinks Sally is very lazy.

B．She feels frustrated about her grades.

C．She thinks Sally studies very hard.

D．She thinks Sally is a bad girl.

29．What does Sally want?

A．She wants enough money.

B．She wants enough free time.

C．She wants good grades and praise.

D．She wants enough good food.

30．Why does Sally want to do her homework faster?

A．Because she will have enough time to watch TV.

B．Because she is interested in doing homework.

C．Because she has many important things to do.

D．Because she can have more energy to do some cleaning in her house.

31．Which of the following is WRONG?

A．Sally feels very tired after she finishes her homework.

B．Sally loves her mother deeply.

C．Sally’s teacher feels frustrated about her.

D．Sally wants to make her mother happy.

六、完形填空

 As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were watching forward at the mountain top far away. It was covered with snow—beautiful and dangerous.

The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had ____32____ the top through the Southern route（路线）. And no one had ever dared to try climbing up the northern side in winter. But now one man dared to try the difficult route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.

For two ____33____ he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously（焦急地）. Now they were waiting to see his signal（信号）. If he planned to go on the next day, he would raise a green signal. A red light would mean that he was turning back.

A tiny green light appeared high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people ____34____!

The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so ____35____! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the green light.

In the morning, Bonatti looked up. He could not see the top. He knew he was ____36____ there. Though the climb was difficult, he still moved up. Bonatti had spent months training for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?

He was finally at the top! News about his ____37____ was spread all over the world.

The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “impossible”, and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

32．A．watched B．passed C．climbed D．reached

33．A．days B．seasons C．years D．minutes

34．A．cheered B．laughed C．jumped D．danced

35．A．sleepy B．excited C．tired D．happy

36．A．already B．almost C．hardly D．surely

37．A．disaster B．importance C．difficulty D．success

七、短文首字母填空

在短文的空格内填入适当的词使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出

In many parts of the world, university students work in summer. They need money and they can get some working e____38____. Traditionally, they get jobs as servers, cashiers, and lifeguards at the swimming pool.

These days, however, more and more students are w____39____ at dotcoms. Dotcoms are Internet-based companies which sell goods and s____40____ online. Today’s young people already know a lot about computers and they can quickly learn more. The p____41____ is also much better than at the traditional summer jobs.

There are o____42____ advantages （优点） besides the pay. Students see dotcom jobs as a good start in their future. In addition to good experience, the work is also e____43____ for most. On top of this, their co-workers t____44____ them with respect （尊重）.

八、阅读回答问题

John Smith was an old porter（行李搬运工）. He worked at the station. Every day he was busy carrying heavy things for the people. He was careful with his work. He was kind to everyone. He was always ready to help others.

One morning he stood in the station. He was waiting for the train. Just then he saw a man running towards the trains with a big bag in his hand.

“No train is starting. Why is he in such a hurry?” the old man thought to himself.

He went up to the man and asked, “May I help you?”

As soon as the man saw the porter, he stopped running.

“Can I catch the 10:35 train to London?”the man asked. He looked worried.

The old porter looked at him for a few seconds and said, “Well, sir. I’d like to help you,but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run. ”Then he explained to the man, “The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago. Can you run fast enough to catch it? ”

45．What was John’s job?

_______________________________________________________________

46．Where do you think the man was going?

______________________________________________________________

47．What time was it when the man got to the station?

______________________________________________________________

48．What does the underlined（划线）sentence mean?

______________________________________________________________

49．What do you think of John Smith?

______________________________________________________________

九、材料作文

50．某英文报举办以“家乡的变化”为主题的征文活动。请你根据表格中的内容提示，以“The Changes in My Hometown”为题，用英语写一篇介绍家乡变化的小短文。

注意：

（1）语句通顺，无语法错误，符合逻辑，可适当发挥；

（2）词数不少于80（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。The Changes in My Hometown

In the past, people in my hometown lived a poor life. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________