1、2024-2025学年八年级上册英语单元测试卷Unit 7Seasons（培优卷）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
2、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。1The best _ to come to our city is springI think so The green water and green mountains are so beautifulAweatherBjourneyCtemperatureDseason2When the banana plants _ their full height, flowers grow out and then into fruitsAriseBreachCarriveDgrow3
3、Are you still reading the book Little Women?Yes, it is a little difficult for me and I still need time to finish it, but it will be very soonAa bitBa bit ofCa lotDa lot of4Everyone felt _ thirsty and drank _ water after the physical exerciseAa bit; a bitBa bit of; a bit ofCa bit of; a bitDa bit; a b
4、it of5None of us felt _ because the meeting was too long and _Aexciting; boringBexcited; boringCexciting; boredDexcited; bored6Im so _ to know that Lianyungang Huaguoshan Airport is open nowMe too Good newsAexcitedBexcitingCboredDboring7Keep trying, _ youll make your dream come trueAandBorCbutDas8Na
5、njing isnt so large _ Shanghai, however, its the second _ city in East ChinaAlike; largerBas; largerClike; largestDas; largest9Wuxi is famous _ the Taihu Lake, and Nanjing is famous _ an old cityAfor; asBfor; forCas; asDas; for10After hiking for the whole night, Uncle John slept _ the day without ea
6、ting anythingAuponBthroughCacrossDover11 The temperature _ often these days So it does The highest temperature was 18 yesterday, but it is 6 today And it will be 10 tomorrowAchangesBrisesCdropsDstays12We can put un- before the following words to give them the opposite meaning except（除了）_AcorrectBcom
7、fortableCcertainDinteresting13An _ football final _ in our school last FridayAexcited; happened Bboring; takes place Cexciting; took placeDbored; happens14Weve never _ astronauts life though we are interested in itReally? Ill offer you some books about itAthought aboutBchatted aboutClearned aboutDca
8、red about15The advantages of Chongqi Bridge have already been seen_ good news to us!AWhatBWhat aCHowDHow a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。Birds can see colours, just as people do Birds need to see colours when they fly because they need to find place
9、s to land（着陆） Colours help them know 16 the place is and what it is like so that they can catch flying things in the air or land on something they think safeBirds can “tell” the differences between colours But for some 17 animals, such as wolves, the world looks like a black and white photo Wolves l
10、ook for food mainly by 18 They can hear 19 when the animals they hunt move But other animals seem to know this For example, a rabbit will stop moving when it finds there is something 20 Then the wolves 21 not find it at all However, birds are better than wolves in these ways They can see dead insect
11、s from far awaySome birds eyesight is 22 than peoples They can see small insects 23 they fly in the sky Because they are able to 24 colours, they can find food easily and 25 if (是否) there are other animals that are dangerous to them16Ahow soonBhow farChow longDhow fast17AotherBanotherCothersDthe oth
12、er18AshoutingBlisteningCeatingDmoving19AslowBslowlyCclearDclearly20AdangerousBsafeCslowDfast21AshouldBmustCmayDneed22AbiggerBsmallerCworseDbetter23AwhenBtillCwhereDhow24ApaintBseeCreadDwatch25AfindBfind outClookDlook for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。AIn the s
13、nowing and the blowing,In the cruel sleet(冰雹),Little flowers begin their growing,Far under our feetSoftly taps(轻扣)the Spring, and cheerly,“Darlings, are you here?”Till they answer, “We are nearly,Nearly ready, dear”“Where is Winter, with his ?Tell us, Spring,” they sayThen she answers, “He is going,
14、Going on his way”“Poor old Winter does not love you;But his time is past;Soon my birds shall sing above you; Set you free at last”26What does “you” refer to in the poem?AWintersBWindsCBirdsDFlowers27Which is the best word to fill in the blank ?AlightningBcoldnessCwindDsnowing28Which month does the w
15、riter possibly write about?AMarchBJuneCSeptemberDNovemberBWinter is the coldest season of the year It comes between autumn and spring For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January But that is only because we live in the northern part of the earthIn China, winter is the time be
16、tween the beginning of winter, and the beginning of spring But, this is the time that the southern part of the earth has its summer Imagine(想象) when we are playing with snow, Australian children are enjoying ice cream! The shortest day and longest night of the year are in winter We call it the winte
17、r solstice(冬至) December 21 was the solstice this year It means the days grow longer and the nights shorter29The coldest season in China is _AspringBsummerCautumnDwinter30The shortest day during this year was _ANovember 20BDecember 21CDecember 22DNovember 2131We can infer(推断) from the passage that _A
18、children in Australia never have a white ChristmasBchildren in China dont enjoy ice creamCchildren in Australia dont like playing with snowDChina and Australia are both in winter nowCIn China, there are 24 solar terms(节气) in a year The Autumn Equinox is one important solar term It falls on September
19、 23 this yearThe Autumn Equinox is at the midpoint of autumn It divides the season into two equal parts On this day, the length of the day and the length of the night are about the same all over the world After this day, days become shorter and nights become longer in the northern hemisphere(北半球)Aut
20、umn is the time to eat someseasonalfoods During this time, crab(蟹肉) is very delicious Pears, beans and many other plants are there to harvest You can pick and eat these fresh fruits and vegetablesMost areas in China become cool after the Autumn Equinox Many flowers blossom during this period You can
21、 enjoy the cool weather and the beautiful flowers in a park So why not have an outing on the weekends?I love eating hairy crabs They are so tasty I want to live by Yangcheng Lake so that I could eat them every day The hairy crab is a kind of seasonal food It is delicious in late autumn If you like i
22、t, you can go to Yangcheng Lake after the Autumn Equinox32The underlined word “seasonal” in the third paragraph means _A可口的B令人愉悦的C季节性的D令人满意的33From the passage, we know _Athere are 24 solar terms in a year in the worldBthe Autumn Equinox divides the season into three partsCthe hairy crab is one of th
23、e seasonal foods in autumnDthe hairy crab tastes very delicious in early autumn34According to the passage, we can _ after the Autumn EquinoxAhave an outingBenjoy the warm weatherClive by Yangcheng LakeDhave longer days than nights35The writer writes the passage to introduce _ to usAYangcheng LakeBth
24、e Autumn EquinoxC24 solar termsDhairy crabsDHello, this is your gardening adviserNow, just as our garden are at their most colourful, and most productive time, what do we do? Well go off on holiday What I suggest you do is this: invite a friend or neighbour to help you You can ask him to water the p
25、lants in the greenhouse until you return, but first make sure that he knows how to do it What he should not do is throw water over the leaves of the plants themselves, because if he does that, it will invite diseases Also for the same reason, ask him if he can possibly water in the morning, rather t
26、han in the eveningIf you havent got a greenhouse, there is one safe and easy way to keep the plants well when you are away, and this is how you do it Place six-inch-deep newspapers in the bottom of the bath Yes, the bath!Turn the tap on and keep the water running until the papers are all wet Now put
27、 the flower pots（花盆）to stand on the wet paper, go off on holiday, and they should be alive and well when you return in two weeks timeThank you for calling Goodbye and good gardening!36What is the passage about?AholidayBhealthCbathingDgardening37Which advice does the speaker give?APouring water to pr
28、event diseasesBWatering the plant in the morningCWatering the plants in the eveningDThrowing water over the leaves of the plants38What is not the reason the speaker repeats “the bath”?ATo attract the listeners attentionBTo advise the listeners to buy beautiful bathsCTo make sure the listeners unders
29、tand him clearlyDTo remove the listeners surprise when they hear this39What is not needed if you want to use the bath to keep the plants well?APlace newspapers in the bottom of the bathBClean the bathCTurn on the tap and keep the water running for a whileDPut the flower pots to stand on the wet pape
30、r40What is the speaker like?AHelpful and patientBStubborn and impatientCModest and imaginativeDCareless and easy-going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4145的相应位置上。41In general, it appears that a _ of around 70 is effective at quickly killing the virus (温度)42The
31、 price of houses _ (上升) a lot in Suzhou last year43Most children like _ (雪) days because they can make snowmen44The _ (突然的) change of the plan made all of them very surprised45He didnt find the right way and fell into a _ (深的) holeB）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4650的相应位置上。46The future is _ No
32、 one know what will happen tomorrow So live for now! (certain)47I find it quite _ (excited) to play online games with my friends48The players in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games believe nothing is _ (possible) to the man who will try49My father keeps diaries to remember his _ (day) life50The police sto
33、pped the red car and asked the driver _ (blow) into the breathalyzer (呼吸测醉仪)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5155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)。onlyindeed enemiesawfulat a timeHere are some interesting seahorse facts to surprise you!Though they look nothin
34、g like fish, they are fish 51 They live in water and breathe like fish But unlike other fish, they have a tail and a neckThey are 52 swimmers In fact, they are the slowest moving fish in the ocean and swim about 5 feet per hourSeahorses hide from 53 by changing colours to look like the things around
35、 them They can do this because they have special cells in their skin that allow them to change coloursMale seahorses are the 54 male animals that can give birth! Babies grow inside dad seahorses pouch (a soft bag on his body) After two to four weeks, it gives birth to 100 to 1,000 babies 55 They are
36、 a lot of cute, tiny seahorses! How amazing!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5665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5665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。Connecting with NatureHow do you feel when you hear birds singing freely in the trees? Whats your feeling when you see but
37、terflies dancing slowly and lightly in the wind? Whether you love researching the outdoors or watching far away, getting close to nature can keep your mind away from your worries and make you feel relaxedWhat is nature?Nature means the world around us that is not man-made, including birds, mountains
38、, trees, the sea and the stars Its a force and can control things like weather We can find nature wherever we are and wherever we gobeaches, gardens, parks, rivers, and even unexpected places like cracks(裂缝) in the stonesWhy does nature make us feel good?Spending time in nature makes our lives peace
39、ful, joyful and wonderful It takes us outdoors, gets us active and lets us care more about the environment Even a little gift of nature can make us feel free and hopeful, such as breathing in fresh air, listening to the wind in the trees or standing at a mountain Ralphie, who is 10, likes being clos
40、e to nature on a bike with his family He says, “It makes us feel happy and takes our mind off things because we have to pay attention We are away from traffic and we hear more birdsong and see more wild animals”How can we feel closer to nature?Feeling closer to nature is easy We can build a connecti
41、on with nature wherever we are using our senses Try listening closely to birdsong, smelling flowers and feeling sand between our fingers Paint a picture and take photos of the natural places that we like best They may help us feel closer to the natural world Its important to try and connect with nat
42、ure, notice its beauty and how it makes us feelConnecting with NatureIntroductionTake your mind 56 your worriesMake you feel relaxedDefinitions(定义) The world around us that is not 57 by peopleA force that 58 things like weather 59 60 peace, joy and wonder to our lives Take us outdoors, get us active
43、 and let us care more about the environment Feel free and hopeful when we 61 in fresh air, listen to the wind in the trees or stand at a mountainWays 62 to get closer to natureUse our 63 to build a connectionListen to birdsong, smell flowers and feel sand between our fingers 64 Paint a picture and t
44、ake photos of our 65 natural placesB）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6675的相应位置上。Once there was a poor old woman She lived by h 66 in a little house in a village She didnt have much m 67 but she was very kindOne day a young man c 68 Bill came to her house He was very thin, he was very hungry and a 6
45、9 the old woman for help The old woman said, “Come in and have dinner with me, but my dinner is only some potatoes” They had dinner together After dinner, the old woman told Bill to t 70 some potatoes with him He t 71 her and leftTen years later, Bill came b 72 to the old womans door again and gave her a bag of money She was very s 73 Bill sa