1、2024-2025学年八年级上册英语单元测试卷Unit 6Birdwatching（基础卷）一、根据提示填写单词（10分）1Lets _（讨论）what we can do to improve our English and math2The forest becomes home to new wildlife, and _ (提供) food and water for animals3The food is very delicious! I cant _ (描述) how much I like it4The plane tried to fly away, but one _ wa
2、s broken (翅膀)5The teachers warm words always make me b_ that I can do better6A t_ is a person who is visiting a place for pleasure and interest, especially when they are on holiday7They were all happy after spending a p_ afternoon in a coffee shop with wonderful conversations, delicious desserts and
3、 hot drinks8After I talked to the girl, I u_ she cried9Many people like to r_ their happy moments and share the short videos on TikTok10I want him to r_ me more He is now very impolite to me二、用所给单词适当形式填空（10分）11They spent a Saturday afternoon _（stay）with their parents12Some universities have sent som
4、e students _ (work) for the helpless people13Its stupid (愚蠢的) of you_ (change) your plan now14Languages have come and go _ (easy) over the centuries15The old man was very strict and he didnt allow us _ (come) in16Its a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the _ (important) of time17A
5、kind-hearted nurse took the old ladys arm and _ (lead) her to a chair18Our first _ (speak) is Mr Postlethwaite, who will share how to set up a bird-watching club with us19He saw a strange man with a black cap _ (walk) into the building and never came out just now20He took Dick by the hand _ (lead) h
6、im into the house三、单项选择（10分）21_ people, especially the elderly to go up and down easily, our government is putting in lifts in the old buildings of some communitiesAHelpBHelpingCTo helpDHelps22The winner of the match will have a _ to take photos with the super football starAchangeBcheckCchanceDcours
7、e23People in the area are _ air pollution Lots of them get sick every dayAgetting upBsuffering fromClooking upDleading to24The light was strong I had to _ my eyes with my handsAopenBraiseChurtDcover25“You cant always be like a phubber（低头族） Get up and” “_, mom, I have to go now” said Kelly as she tri
8、ed to end the talkingACompletelyBAlthoughCAnywayDClearly26Why does Vera always stay in her room and lock the door? I guess the girl just wants her own _AhobbyBpromiseCspaceDshape27The colors of many animals can help them _ in the forestAhidesBhidChidingDto hide28Why does Tim have _ using his right a
9、rm?He had an accident and hurt it when he was youngAinterestBdifficultyCfeelingDimportance29Little Jimmys mom always takes too much care of himYeah She couldnt take the _ of leaving him alone at home even for a minuteAsituationBdecisionCriskDchange30My parents always ask me _ many things Im too tire
10、dWell, they just expect you _ a lot of skills in order that you can have a bright futureAto learn; haveBlearn; haveCto learn; to haveDlearn; to have四、完形填空（10分）A theme park in France set up a special and environmentally-friendly（保护生态环境的）way of keeping its ground free of trash It 31 and trained six cl
11、ever crows to pick up trash and keep the park clean Crows are a kind of 32 and are about 47cm high The clever birds will work for Puy du Fou theme park in the west of France Workers 33 them to pick up cigarette ends, paper and other things people 34 on the ground The birds pick up the trash and put
12、it into a special rubbish bin, and then workers give out some bird 35 as a prize The more trash the birds put on the rubbish bin, the more food they getThe head of the theme park, Nicolas de Villiers, explained the reason 36 they use the birds to the reporters He said there were several reasons for
13、using crows He said, “The goal is not to clean up, because the visitors are usually 37 to keep things clean, but also to show that nature itself can teach us to take care of the 38 ” Crows are clever birds Some biologists say they are as 39 as a seven-year-old child Mr De Villiers said, “In a suppor
14、tive situation, they like to 40 with humans and set up a good relationship” The crows are speedy workers and can fill a rubbish bin with rubbish in less than 45 minutes”31AfoundBraisedCborrowedDwatched32AbirdsBdogsCcatsDcows33AofferedBrefusedCtrainedDprovided34AputBgetCthrowDadd35AtoysBclothesCdrink
15、Dfood36AwhyBwhenChowDwhere37AthankfulBcarefulCtypicalDdisabled38AfriendshipBneighborhoodCdevelopmentDenvironment39AsmartBhealthyCstrongDheavy40AshareBcommunicateCargueDfight五、阅读理解（20分）ASrikanth is a farmer in a village in India A few weeks ago, a group of monkeys came into the area They ate the coff
16、ee beans on Srikanths farm and hurt the plants Srikanth tried to keep the monkeys awaySrikanth put a tiger statue at the gate of the farm where the monkeys came through At first, it kept the monkeys away successfully However, as the colour of the statue began to fade (褪色) The monkeys came back again
17、The farmer then had an idea He used some black paint and drew stripes (斑纹) on his pet dog Bulbul Bulbul was brown, so it looked just like a tiger from far away Srikanth brought the dog to his coffee fields in the morning and evening every day “I saw them running around after seeing Bulbul,” he said“
18、The monkeys do not enter my farm now”After Srikanths idea worked, the other farmers started to learn from him The farmers are no longer worried that their crops are eaten by the monkeys because the cute “striped tigers” walk in their fields Unlike tigers, these animals dont roar They only bark somet
19、imes Srikanth says that the black stripes are painted with black hair dye, and it will lose much of the colour in a month41What problem did Srikanth have?AThe plants en his farm didnt grow wellBSome monkeys made trouble on his farmCHe didnt have enough money to run his farmDHe couldnt fall asleep be
20、cause of drinking coffee42Why didnt the tiger statue work for long?ABecause it couldnt moveBBecause it was very smallCBecause it lost much of the colourDBecause the monkeys knew it wasnt a real tiger43What do we know about Bulbul?AIt can roar like a tigerBIt stays in the fields all dayCIt runs after
21、 the monkeys on the farmDIt was painted the same colour as a tiger44What does the underlined word “them” refer to?AThe monkeysBThe tigersCThe cropsDOther farmers45What is the main idea of the passage?AHuman beings are cleverer than animalsBSome monkeys hurt plants on the farms in IndiaCA pet dog hel
22、ped a farmer grow plants on his farmDA farmer found a way to keep the monkeys off his farmBDo you think cats have nine lives? If they do, then a cat named Scarlett might have used a few of her livesScarlett was a homeless cat living in an old building in New York One day, a fire started in the build
23、ing Most animals tried to run away quickly But Scarlett had babies to save As the fire got bigger, Scarlett didnt care about the danger One by one, she took her babies out, three males（雄性）and two females（雌性）A kind firefighter（消防队员）found Scarlett and her babies He put them in a box Scarlett could not
24、 see her babies because her eyes were badly hurt, so she counted（数数）her babiesby touching each ones nose The firefighter sent Scarlett and her babies to an animal hospital A reporter saw it, and he wrote a story about Scarlett in a newspaper Then many people wanted to adopt Scarlett and her babies T
25、he hospital made sure that every cat had a good homeIn her new home, Scarlett played with paper balls and paper bags She was very happy to live in a comfortable home with loving owners（主人）46Scarlett didnt run away when the fire started because she _Awas not afraid of fireBhad to save her babiesCknew
26、 someone would save her47How many babies did Scarlett have?ATwoBThreeCFive48What does the underlined word “adopt” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?A收养B治疗C调查49Whats the right order（顺序）of the following things according to the passage? A firefighter found ScarlettScarlett played with paper ballsScarlett
27、took her babies outA reporter wrote a story about ScarlettABC50Which is the best title for the passage?ACats nine livesBA mothers loveCLiving with a cat六、短文首字母填空（10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。Dogs have been mens best friends for t 51 of years Many stories are told about how brave dogs helped the people in
28、 t 52 With the help of the dogs, many people l 53 in the snow were able to get homeDogs have also helped in the research work in many f 54 of science The first worlds space-traveler was a dog c 55 Laika It was sent up in a man-made earth satellite in 1975 by Russian scientistsDogs have been film sta
29、rs, t 56 A dog named Lassie was the star in quite a f 57 American films Dogs can hear, smell b 58 than men, but they cannot see too well A dog may l 59 for about 12 or 13 years A thirteen-year-old child is not y 60 grown up, but a thirteen-year-old dog is a very old dog indeed七、阅读填表（10分）请认真阅读下列短文，根据
30、所读内容在文章后表格中小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。A whooping crane is a large white North American crane famous for its loud callYou may weigh more than a whooping crane, but maybe you arent taller than one! Whooping cranes can grow up to five feet tall It makes them the tallest birds in North America But e
31、ven as tall as they are, whooping cranes weigh only about 15 pounds, because of their hollow （空心的） bonesWHATS FOR DINNER?Whooping cranes live in wetlands, wet prairies, and fields Theyre not picky （挑剔的） about their mealsthey have a mixed diet and eat small fish, and insects, as well as grains and ma
32、rsh plantsCALL OF THE WILDWhooping cranes really like to whoop it up when they want to attract a mate （伙伴） They call loudly and do what might look like a crazy dance to be eyecatching They flap their wings, and move their heads from side to side quickly, jumping up and downA SPECIAL TRICKThese crane
33、s are in danger, but scientists have used some very interesting tricks to help them stay alive At first, they moved one group of cranes to Florida, but the cranes never learned to migrate （迁徙） When they got to Florida, they didnt know how to fly back home Scientists did all they could do to make the
34、 number of the cranes larger, so they used a special trick with another Florida group of cranes Scientists “taught” the younger cranes to migrate by having them follow a very light airplane from Florida to Wisconsin After the cranes gave birth to their babies in Florida, theyd follow the plane back
35、to Wisconsin!Some whooping cranes stay in Florida all year round, some fly from Florida to Wisconsin, and others fly from Texas to Canada and back again each yearWhooping Cranes 61 areasA whooping crane is from North AmericaLooksWhooping cranes can be five feet in 62 They weigh only about 15 pounds
36、63 their bones are hollowFoodThey 64 on small fishes, insects, grains and plantsQualitiesTo catch a mates eyes, whooping cranes use a 65 voice, they also flap their wings and 66 their heads quicklyFun factsScientists moved one group of cranes to Florida, but they were not 67 to fly backScientists wa
37、nted to have 68 cranes through hard workScientists used a plane to 69 the younger birds from Florida to Wisconsin Some whooping cranes stay in Florida all year round, while 70 migrate each year八、书面表达（20分）上周日你和朋友一起去了动物园，你们见到了很多动物。大家讨论了各自喜欢的动物及他们的生存状况，并决定提出倡议，一起保护动物。请你以“Animals Are Our Friends”为题，写一篇文
38、章。内容包含：1 Whats your favourite animal?2 What do you know about this kind of animal? (外貌，喜好，食物，习性)3 How can we protect this kind of animal?要求：1短文须包含所有提示信息，可适当发挥；2 80词左右；3不得出现真实校名，人名等。_参考答案1discuss【详解】句意：让我们讨论一下我们能做些什么来提高我们的英语和数学。discuss“讨论”，lets do sth“让我们做某事”。故填discuss。2provides【详解】句意：森林成为新野生动物的家园，并为
39、动物提供食物和水。“提供”provide，动词。and连接的是对等的成分，其前谓语动词“becomes”为三单形式，那么此处也应用三单形式provides。故填provides。3describe【详解】句意：这个食物太美味了！我无法描述我有多喜欢它。根据汉语提示可知此处应用动词“describe”，位于情态动词“cant”后用动词原形即可。故填describe。4wing【详解】句意：飞机试图飞走，但一只机翼折断了。wing“翅膀”，名词，此处是指“机翼”；空前是one，空后是was，此处需要名词单数作主语。故填wing。5(b)elieve【详解】句意：老师们热情的话语总是让我相信我能做得
40、更好。根据“that I can do better”及所给的首字母提示可知，老师们话语总是让我相信我能做得更好。believe意为“相信”，这里是make sb do sth让某人做某事，需用动词原形。故填(b)elieve。6(t)ourist【详解】句意：一个旅客是指一个为了愉悦和兴趣正在参观一个地方的人，尤其是当他们度假时。根据“a person who is visiting a place for pleasure and interest,”及首字母可知此处说的是tourist“游客”，可数名词，由“a”可知此处应填其原形，故填(t)ourist。7(p)erfect【详解】句意
41、：他们在咖啡馆度过了一个完美的下午，聊得很开心，有美味的甜点和热饮。根据“spending aafternoon”可知空处应填形容词修饰名词“afternoon”，由后文“with wonderful conversations, delicious desserts and hot drinks”可知这个下午应是很完美的，perfect“完美的、极好的”符合语境，故填(p)erfect。8(u)nderstood【详解】句意：在我和那个女孩交谈后，我知道她哭了。根据首字母及“After I talked to the girl, Ishe cried”可知，此处指“我”和女孩交谈后，明白她哭
42、了。understand“得知，明了”，动词。根据“cried”可知，此处是一般过去时，故用其过去式。故填(u)nderstood。9Many people like to r their happy moments and share the short videos on TikTok【答案】(r)ecord【详解】句意：很多人喜欢记录他们的快乐时刻并在TikTok上分享短视频。结合语境和空后“their happy moments”以及首字母的提示可推断出人们应该喜欢记录下快乐的时刻，所以空处用动词“记录record”，根据“like to do sth喜欢做某事”可知这里record用
43、原形。故填(r)ecord。10(r)espect【详解】句意：我想让他更尊重我。他现在对我很不礼貌。根据“He is now very impolite to me”可知他现在对我很不礼貌，想让他更尊重我，respect“尊重”；want sb to do sth“想要某人做某事”。故填(r)espect。11staying【详解】句意：他们花一个星期六的下午和父母待在一起。stay“待”，“spend +时间+（in）doing sth”是固定句式，意思是“花费多少时间做某事”。故填staying。12to work【详解】句意：一些大学已经派出了一些学生去为无助的人们工作。分析句子可知，
44、空处需用动词不定式作目的状语，“派出学生”是为了“为无助的人们工作”。故填to work。13to change【详解】句意：你现在改变计划真愚蠢。根据“Its stupid (愚蠢的) of you your plan now”可知，Its+of sb+to do sth表示“某人做某事是的”，it作形式主语，不定式作真正的主语。故填to change。14easily【详解】句意：几个世纪以来，语言总是来也匆匆去也匆匆。“come and go easily”意思是“来去都比较容易”，easily副词修饰动词“come and go”。故填easily。15to come【详解】句意：那位老人很严格，不允许我们进去。allow sb to do sth“允许某人做某事”，动词不定式作宾补，故填to come。16importance【详解】句意：很遗憾，有很多人不知道时间的重要性。the importance of“的重要性”，故填importance。17led【详解】句意：一位善良的护士挽着老太太的胳膊，把她领到一张椅子前。lead“引领”，是动词，根据“A kind-hearted nurse took the old lad