1、2024-2025学年八年级上册英语单元测试卷Unit 5Wild animals（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
2、；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。1Betty decided _ the Beijing Opera againAseeingBseeCsawDto see2I remember _ him 200 yuan last week, but he forgets _ the money to meAlending, to return Bto lend, to returnClending, returningDto lend, returning3What do you think of the two b
3、ackpacks?_ of them are very nice I like themANoneBBothCEachDAll4I expect _ my birthday gifts from my friendsAto receiveBreceiveCreceivingDreceived5This summer, the temperature was extremely high and it seldom rained _, many big rivers and lakes dried upAInsteadBHoweverCOtherwiseDAs a result6Dad,what
4、s that animal? It looks so cuteIts a _ It lives in hot placesAdolphinBzebraCsquirrelDcamel7What about _ a farewell party for Miss Smith?Great idea Lets discuss when to _ itAto have, receiveBhaving, organizeChad, acceptDholding, spend8I like this shirt but I cant _ the price Its too expensiveAfindBlo
5、seCacceptDleave9I am planning a new computerAbuyingBto buyCbuyDbought10Must I hand in (上交) my homework now, Mrs Zhou?No, you _ You _ hand it in tomorrowAmustnt ; canBneednt; mayCcant ; canDmustnt; must11Can you come to my party next Sunday, Jane? Sorry, I am not _ I have to _ an examAbusy; prepare f
6、or Bfull; prepareCavailable; prepare forDfree; prepare12Washing hands often can prevent many _AillnessesBmessagesCteethDpoems13Our dreams are _ theirs We all hope to live in a peaceful worldAsame toBthe same asCsame asDthe same to14 Could I use your bike, Tony?_ Ive lent it to DaveAYes, you canBSorr
7、y, you cantCNo problemDOf course not15In order to make sure the program goes_, more volunteers are neededIm in! Many hands make light workAslowlyBsilentlyCspeciallyDsmoothly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。Mary and Donald Smith lived in the same build
8、ing Donald 16 a toy company One day Donald gave Marythe 4-year-old girl a new toy She played with it and said, “This is fun!” A few weeks later, Donald gave her 17 toy She played with it and then said, “I m not 18 in this toy It doesnt work” For years Donald gave Mary new toys and she gave him very
9、good 19 about the toysWhen Mary was 13 years old, Donald showed her a new ball Mary wanted to 20 , the ball with small stones to make it 21 The company made this change Marys idea was a great success! The company sold thousands of the balls That Christmas Donald gave Mary an 22 gift He made her vice
10、-president (副总裁) of the toy company She made $200,000 a year Her job was to see 23 the new toys were fun She worked 24 three or four hours a day at her job, then she had to do her homeworkToday Mary works at a college The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their 25 16
11、AownedBriotedCownsDcloses17AotherBothersCthe otherDanother18AexcitedBinterestedCrelaxedDbored19AwaysBdesignsCquestionsDideas20AfillBfullCaddDpour21AnoisyBquietClightDfuture22AspecialBawfulCamazingDuseful23AwhenBifCasDsince24AatBinCforDwith25AcompanyBtoysChomeworkDfuture三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列材
12、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。AThe koalaAppearance: The koala with thick hair looks cute but it has very sharp teeth and claws（爪子） The male koala is larger than the female oneSize: 70-90cm Weight: 5-14kgFood: The koala eats eucalyptus leaves (桉树叶) Each koala eats about 500 grams of leaves
13、 per dayHabit: The koala sleeps for up to 16-18 hours It prefers to move around in the eveningBaby fact: A healthy female koala can have one child each year A baby koala is very small when it is bornonly a quarter of an inch It has no hair and it cant see either It lives in its mothers pouch (育儿袋) f
14、or half a year During this time, it only drinks its mothers milkDanger: The number of koalas in Australia is getting smaller every year, mainly because of people People cut down a lot of trees, so many koalas have no places to live in and they dont have enough leaves to eat There are fewer than 100,
15、000 koalas in the world Some scientists say if people dont protect them, we wont have any koalas within 30 years26When does the koala often move around during a day?AIn the morningBIn the eveningCIn the afternoonDAt weekends27If someone sees a newly born koala, he will find that Ait can see everythi
16、ng Bit is really small Cit has thick hairDit is very big28A baby koala cant live without AwaterBgrassCmilkDmeatBAt church, Mrs Thatcher talked to Mrs Harper and found out that Becky had not slept there last night Where was she? Then Aunt Polly said Tom had not come home either They asked if anybody
17、had seen them on the boat Nobody could remember“They must still be in the caves!” said somebodyA large group of men went to the caves to search for the two children They searched all day They searched for three days, but they did not find Tom or Becky Where could they be?At the picnic, Tom and Becky
18、 went into the caves with the other children They took their candles and walked down a small tunnel Then Tom saw a small opening he had never seen before He decided to explore Becky came with him They made some marks on the wall This would help them find their way back They found a large cave with a
19、 spring in it There were a lot of bats hanging on the roof The bats did not like the candlelight and attacked the children Tom and Becky ran They did not watch where they were going They escaped from the bats and found a lake They sat down to rest“We havent heard the other children for a long time,”
20、 said Becky“Wed better go back,” suggested TomThey tried to find a way back without going through the cave with bats They were soon lost They didnt know how to get back They began to shout Nobody answeredFrom The Adventures of Tom Sawyer29A group of men went to the caves _Ato look for Tom and BeckyB
21、to have a picnicCto attack the childrenDto sleep in the caves30What does the word “spring” mean in the passage?A春天B树枝C泉水D湖31What did the two children take with when they went into the caves?ASome batsBSome candlesCSome knivesDSome foodCWhen my son, Justin, was 4, he found a caterpillar(毛毛虫) and put
22、it in a jar Each day he fed it fresh grass and leaves In a few weeks, the caterpillar was fat and ready to go to sleep One morning we found the caterpillar was in a cocoon(茧)He took me to his room The cocoon had become clear and we could see wings inside A few days later, a beautiful black moth(蛾子)
23、broke free from its cocoon and began to lay eggs(产卵) on the grass Justin was excited He knew a moth or butterfly was about to be bornThe next day, Justin decided to set the moth free He took the jar outside, opened it, and the little moth flew out It circled(盘旋) the yard twice, came back, and landed
24、(降落) on Justins arm Justin picked it up, threw it in the air, and it came back He tried over and over to set it free, but each time it would return to his arm After a few return flights(飞行) to his arm, the moth finally flew off into the tall grassI believe the moth, like a person, was afraid to leav
25、e what it was comfortable with It wanted to stay with something familiar(熟悉的), and was afraid to move on and experience(经历) new things I was once like that little moth I was once afraid to move But if I hadnt moved, I wouldnt have been able to watch my wonderful son experience the cycle of life32Wha
26、t did Justin find and put in a jar?AA mothBA butterflyCA caterpillarDA cocoon33Why did the moth come back to Justin again and again?ABecause it was afraid to leave a familiar placeBBecause it was too tired to moved onCBecause it couldnt find the tall grassDBecause it loved Justin and didnt want to l
27、eave34Which of the following sentences is TRUE?AJustins mother didnt let him feed any petsBThe moth wasnt afraid to leave what it was comfortable withCJustins house was too small for the moth to live inDThe moth flew away in the end35What does the writer want to tell us?AIf we move on, we will not f
28、eel scaredBEveryone will experience the cycle of lifeCIts not necessary to leave a comfortable placeDWe should be brave and try new thingsDAnimals have the ability to make people understand them, especially(尤其) when they are in serious danger and hope to get help from man And they often go together
29、to help one anotherOne day, I visited my friend Jack on a sheep farm in North America Suddenly one sheep came to cry in front of us She made the most painful(痛苦的) cries Jack said ,Something must be wrong Come on, Mike Lets follow herTogether we followed the sheep back to where she was feeding on the
30、 farm She rushed forward and kept on looking back to see if we were coming She finally took us to an old well (井) , and we heard the sad voice of her young baby that had fallen into the well As the well had no water and was only six feet deep, we took a ladder(梯子） and climbed down After a few minute
31、s, the baby sheep was saved The mother sheep looked happy with the successful (成功的) result of the accident She came to tell us her trouble and got help How amazing!36The writer went to the sheep farm to_Abuy sheepBvisit his friendCfeed sheepDhelp his friend37The mother sheep came to Mike and Jack be
32、cause_Ashe needed their helpBshe had no foodCshe had no waterDthere was a hunter38When Mike and Jack went to the well, they found a _ in itAmanBladderCsheepDwolf39What does the underlined word accident mean in Chinese?A机会B演出C玩笑D事故40Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThere w
33、as no water in the wellBAt last the baby sheep lost its lifeCThe story happened in North AmericaDAnimals can make people understand them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。41They _ (失去) everything in the fire two years ago42Its a _ (惭愧) for me not to h
34、elp you43I dont think its necessary of my friends to be _ me (和相同)44I dont need to _ (接受) your help I can do it by myself45There are hundreds of animals are _ (处于危险中) nowadaysB）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。46If you promise _ (take) my advice, you are sure to do your job better47He
35、failed _ (keep) the appointment (约会)48Youre supposed _ (say) sorry to her49Id like _ (take) a bus instead of a taxi50All _(live) things need water and sunshine to growC）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)。meanhelpfulbrushwiser
36、un outDo you know that the Earths fresh water is 51 faster than we can replace it? We need water to stay alive and if we dont use water 52 , we will use it up soon Water is needed for just about everything we do We need it to farm, to wash, to provide water and most importantly, to drink Without wat
37、er, we will all die So we should all save water if we want to stay alive Using less water 53 saving money and energy Saving water is easy Here are some 54 tipsHave shorter showers and only half fill the bathTum the tap off while you wash your hands or 55 your teethFix any taps or hoses(软管) that drip
38、 because every drop counts!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。Milu deer(麋鹿) ,a kind of animal with large horns(角) ,used to be common in China long ago Likeother deer, they lived together and ate grass
39、and the soft parts of trees People often killed Milu deer for food or sport The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and killed many That is how the Milu deer disappeared(消失) from ChinaLuckily, before all of them lost their lives, someone took some deer to Britain to improve the environm
40、ent of the beautiful park which belonged to Duke of Bedford(贝德福特公爵) He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased (增加)year by year As a result, when in 1985,the government of China wanted to bring back the Mi
41、lu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometres south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu ProvinceThe deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly There are now so many of them th
42、at people have opened a new centre for them in Hubei Province At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where people protect and care for them We hope that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild againSurvival conditionsLong agoThe number of them was very 56 In the 57 and
43、 Qing dynastiesThere were 58 Milu deer left in ChinaLaterA 59 man took some of them home and protected them so well that there were much 60 than beforeIn 61 They came back to 62 and have lived in centers since thenLife habitsTheir favourite 63 They ate grass and the soft parts of treesTheir favourit
44、e weatherThey liked 64 and wet weatherTheir futureThey will become really 65 animals againB）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。Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasonsFirst, reading books is f 66 You can always keep yourself interested and help you to have a goog time i 67 you
45、 like readingNext, you can read a book a 68 : in a car , in a waiting-room ,on a plane , in bedeven in the bath All you n 69 is a book! Reading is a convenient（方便的） hobby as it is easy to stop and then start againA 70 good reason for reading books is that it is useful If you read as a hobby you will get better and b 71 at it This m 72 that you will read faster and
