1、 20212022 学年学年 8A Unit1 单元提优测试单元提优测试 (时间：100 分钟 总分：100 分) 一、单项填空一、单项填空。 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） ( )1.I think English is unimportant subject. I dont think so. It is useful tool when we talk with foreigners. A. a; an B. an; a C. a; a D. an; an ( ) 2. I didnt know which T-shirt was ，so I took them bo
2、th. A. nicer B. well C. best D. good ( ) 3.Wild animals have living areas. Instead, the number of the farm is getting . A. a few; fewer B. many; smaller C. less; more and more D. fewer and fewer; larger ( )4. Did you enjoy yourself at the party? Yes. Ive never been to one before. A. a more exciting
3、B. the most excited C. a more excited D. the most exciting ( )5. Hulun Buir（呼伦贝尔）is bigger than in Jiangsu and bigger than in China. A. any city; any city B. any city; any other city C. any other city; the other cities D. any other city; any city ( )6. The young mother always gets mad ( 发疯的 ) with h
4、er son when he does something wrong, but she decides to be _ him next time. A. crazy about B. patient with C. worried about D. interested in ( )7. Suzhou is becoming _ these years. A. beautifuler and beautifuler B. more and more beautiful C. the most and most beautiful D. beautifulest ( )8. I can te
5、ll him _ because he has a big mouth. He can never keep a secret! A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing ( )9. Weve got everything ready for the picnic. Do you mean I _ bring anything with me? A. cant B. neednt C. couldnt D. mustnt ( )10. Lets go out and enjoy the sunshine. _ . Its boring
6、to stay at home. A. Forget it B. Sounds great C. It doesnt matter D. No way 二、完形填空二、完形填空。 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） The teacher sent me home with a note for my mother that said I needed to visit the eye doctor because I failed the vision test. The trip home that day was very slow. My mother said it
7、would be just fine. It wouldnt hurt a bit, she said. But I wasnt worried about pain 一 I was worried about looking 11 . The next day, my mother pulled me to the eye doctors office. I 12 a set of frames(镜框) and tried to believe my mother when she said they looked really 13 on me. The doctor said the g
8、lasses would be ready soon. But I wasnt ready at all, and I didnt think I ever would be. When the glasses arrived, the eye doctor put them on my face and walked me out onto the sidewalk in front of his office. When I looked 14 from my shoes, I found myself in a whole new world 一 a world filled with
9、15 pictures, bright colours , and fine details everywhere I looked. Suddenly, I 16 the beautiful outline of red leaves on trees. I could see the details of peoples faces long before they were standing in front of me. I could see my mother 17 as she watched me see the world in a whole new way. Glasse
10、s arent so bad, are they? Mum asked. Not at all, I thought to myself. On that first day, they were a 18 . The Monday morning came, and I had to 19 the kids in my classroom. And it happened, just like I feared it would be. A mean kid pointed at me in the middle of the Maths class and shouted, Four 20
11、 ! But at the same moment, looking through my new glasses, I could see all the way across the room that the kid who had said it had an awfully big nose. ( )11. A. smart B. old C. funny D. blind ( )12. A. chose B. made C. fixed D. owned ( )13. A. silly B. good C. huge D. strange ( )14. A. around B. b
12、ack C. down D. up ( )15. A. pale B. dark C. clear D. rare ( )16. A. noticed B. recorded C. developed D. imagined ( )17. A. crying B. worrying C. dreaming D. smiling ( )18. A. present B. wonder C. beauty D. fashion ( )19. A. impress B. visit C. face D. avoid ( )20. A. noses B. eyes C. glasses D. fram
13、es 三、阅读理解三、阅读理解。 （共 12 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 24 分） A In the United States, sixteen, eighteen and twenty-one are important ages in a persons life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things. And they show he or she is getting closer to becoming a
14、n adult. In the United States, after turning sixteen a person can work, and get a drivers licence (驾照 ). Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday. At eighteen, people can join the army, but they are prohibited from going into man
15、y nightclubs, buying drinks like beer or wine, or gambling until they are twenty-one. In many Latin American(拉丁美洲) countries, a young ladys fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is no longer thought to be a girl, but a lady. To mark this special day, families with fifteen-year-old daught
16、ers have a celebration. The day begins with the young lady and her family going to church(教堂). Later there is a party and many guests are invited. In some countries, birthday celebrations continue throughout adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays or the year that they
17、 retire with a big party. ( )21. The underlined word prohibited in Paragraph 2 means in English. A. not asked B. not called C. not allowed D. not chosen ( )22. Where is a 15-year-old girl thought to be a lady? A. In many African countries. B. In many Asian countries. C. In many Latin American countr
18、ies. D. In many European countries. ( )23. The main idea of the passage is . A. people celebrate their birthdays in different ways in different countries B. the age of adulthood is too young in some places but too old in others C. being a young person in Latin America is easier than in Japan or in t
19、he USA D. there are special ages and celebrations that show a person is growing older B Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2nd, 1666. In four days, it destroyed(破坏) large areas of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousa
20、nd people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives. The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the Kings baker in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his family members, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next do
21、or. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning. By eight oclock, three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday, nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings. Old St Pauls Cathedral and the
22、 Guildhall were among them. Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire: People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the sky because of the heat. The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to des
23、troy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone, In fact, the streets are still narrow. But he did build more
24、 than fifty churches, among them new St Pauls Cathedral. The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past. ( )24. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _ . A. some people lost their lives B. th
25、e birds in the sky were killed by the fire C. many famous buildings were destroyed D. the Kings bakery was burned down ( )25. Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys? A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. C. To show that poor people suffe
26、red(遭受) most. D. To give readers a clearer picture of the fire. ( )26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Great Fire of London ended on September 4th, 1666. B. Many birds were burned in the fire because they couldnt fly away in time. C. The Kings baker put out the great fire
27、. D. No pain, no gain. London became a better place because of the great fire. C My first home was a beautiful meadow with a pond of clear water. There were some large trees near the pond. On one side of the meadow was a field and on the other was the house of our master Farmer Grey. He was a kind m
28、an. My mother and I had a happy life. She worked during the day. I played with the other young horses and had great fun. At night, I lay next to her. One day, my master sold me to Squire Gordon. He lived with his family in a big house. Youre a beautiful horse, he said. You have a beautiful black coa
29、t. I shall call you Black Beauty. I learned to carry my master on my back and pull a coach. I learned to wear reins(疆绳) and a bit(马嚼子) in my mouth. I did not like them, but all the horses had to wear them. My master had another two horses. One of them was Merrylegs. He was very friendly. The other w
30、as Ginger. She was not friendly. She bit and kicked people. Ginger and I pulled a coach together. The coachmans name was John. Ginger and I worked very hard. We became friends. Ginger told me about her life when she was young. She told me, My master was not kind to me. My reins and bit hurt me. My m
31、aster did not care. Squire Gordon and his men felt sorry for Ginger. They were always kind to her. She stopped biting and kicking people. She became a happy horse. One day in autumn, Squire Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach. The weather was rainy and windy. Mr
32、Gordon and John could not see well in the rain. We came to a bridge. I stopped. Something is wrong , I thought. I did not want to go on to the bridge. Mr Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. I did not move. Just then, a man saw us. Hey there! Stop! he cried. What is it? shouted the squi
33、re. The bridge is broken in the middle, he answered. If you go on to it, you are all going to drown in the river. Thank God! said the squire. Thank you, Beauty! said John. We turned around and went along the road by the river. For a long time, no one said anything. Then John said, Black Beauty saved
34、 our lives. He knew the bridge was dangerous. When we returned home, the squire told Mrs Gordon: We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty! That night, I was glad though I was very tired. ( )27. What do the underlined words coach and drown probably mean in the passage according to the given English-En
35、glish dictionary entries(词条)? coach 1 C a person who trains a person or team in sports 2 C a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances 3C a large closed vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses, used in the past for carrying passengers drown 1V to die because you have been underw
36、ater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill sb. in this way 2V to make sth. very wet; to completely cover sth. in water or another liquid 3V to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them A. 1 ; 2 B. 3 ; 1 C. 1 ; 3 D. 3 ; 3 ( )28. How did Black Beauty save his masters life? A. By fixi
37、ng the bridge. B. By asking other horses for help. C. By crossing the bridge. D. By refusing to step onto the bridge. ( ) 29. What might happen that night from the passage? A. Black Beauty was sent away from home. B. Mr Gordon sold Black Beauty to others. C. Black Beauty got good food and a nice bed
38、. D. Mr Gordon had Black Beauty do extra work. D In the park, you see a group of people, all looking up at the sky. Without thinking about it, you look upwards too. Why? In the concert, someone begins to clap and suddenly the whole room joins in. You do too. Why ? Sometimes you feel you are acting c
39、orrectly when you do the same as others. The more people follow an idea, the better or truer you think the idea is. Its the social proof (社会认同感) that works. The scientist Asch carries out an experiment. It shows how social proof can influence people. In a room, a man is shown Line 1, and next to it
40、are three lines (A, B, C). A is longer, C is shorter and B is as long as Line 1. He must tell which of the three lines is as long as Line 1. When the man is alone, he gives the correct answer B. Then five other men enter the room, and each of them gives the answer C as they were told to. Now the man
41、 changes his idea and gives the answer C. Asch gets the same result many times among different subjects（实验对象）. Why do people act like this? Well, in the past, following others was a way to keep from danger. Suppose that 5,000 years ago, you were hunting with friends. Suddenly, they all ran away. Wha
42、t would you have done? Would you have stayed? No. You would have run too. You are descendants(后代) of those who copied others actions. It is so deeply planted in your mind that you still use it now. Social proof has special power. The advertising industry, for example, often makes use of it. So be ca
43、reful whenever a company says its product is “the most popular”. ( ) 30. At the beginning of the passage, the writer leads in the topic by . A. telling a story B. giving examples C. answering questions D. showing a map ( )31.According to Paragraph 3, the experiment by Asch shows . A. following other
44、s is always right. B. social proof may change peoples ideas C. its difficult to carry out the experiment D. people can study better if they are alone ( ) 32. According to the passage, we can infer that . A . its important to run with others anytime B. products in the advertisement are the best C. we
45、 mustnt copy others actions to keep safe D. we need to think twice before following others 四、信息还原。四、信息还原。 （共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Thousands of years ago, people didnt live in cold places because they didnt know how to keep themselves warm. 33 When an animal
46、was killed, they made use of its skin to cover their bodies. 34 Nature is our friend. It helped us discover fire when lightning hit a forest and started a fire. 35 The fire kept people warm, also frightened(吓跑)wild animals. Soon people found that their food tasted better when they cooked it, So they
47、 began to use the fire to cook food. But people still didnt know how to make a fire themselves. When they got fire from the forest, they tried to keep it burning. 36 But later, they found different ways to make a fire. For example, they made a fire by burning wood or rubbing two pieces of stone toge
48、ther. Today its easy for people to make a fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters. 37 A. If it went out, they had to wait for years. B. The skin kept them warm. C. They can make a fire at any time they need. D. People took some of this fire to their homes. E. People d
49、idnt know how to use fire. F. Later they learned how to make clothes. G. Later they learned how to make a fire. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 五、五、词汇检测词汇检测。 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释、英语注释、首字母、音标或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。 （每空只写一词） 38. Of all the students, Nancy lives (最远) from the school. 39. Miss Gao
50、can always come up with （幽默的）ideas to make her class lively. 40. Weve got a lot of new （杂志）in our school library. 41. At last, the three men decided to keep the secret to (they). 42. We are all looking forward to (have) a two-week holiday. 43. The death of his pet made him even s . 44. It is mplat t