译林2024初中英语八下Unit1 Past and present单元检测卷 无答案版A4

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八年级下册英语单元检测 Unit 1·培优卷 学校:___________班级：___________姓名：___________分数：___________ （时间：100分钟，满分：120分） 一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分) 在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1．He is proud ______ his hometown’s development. A．in B．on C．of D．at 2．The underground is fast and ______, so I often take it to work. A．crowded B．convenient C．slow D．expensive 3．There ______ a lot of trees in this area, but now there are tall buildings. A．used to be B．used to have C．was used to be D．was used to have 4．Shenzhen has ______ from a small village to a modern city. A．became B．changed C．developed D．made 5．—______ have you lived in this city? —For about 15 years. A．How soon B．How often C．How long D．How far 6．Innovation lies ________ the very heart of the city’s development. A．in B．at C．on D．to 7．We ________ in this neighbourhood since we came to this city five years ago. A．live B．lived C．have lived D．are living 8．There is a ________ of cultural facilities in the new city centre, including libraries and theatres. A．wealth B．number C．lot D．plenty 9．—Have you finished your homework ________?   —Yes, I’ve ________ finished it. A．yet; already B．already; yet C．yet; yet D．already; already 10．—I’ve worked as a volunteer ________ nearly five years, ________ 2021. —You are so kind. All of us should try to help others in need. A．for; over B．for; since C．since; since D．over; since 11．—________ the efforts of our government, our living conditions are getting better and better. —Yes. We are so lucky to live in a peaceful and happy country. A．Instead of B．Thanks to C．As for D．According to 12．—We will ________ go to a good high school if we study hard. —Yes. I hope our dream will come true. A．badly B．quietly C．slowly D．certainly 13．Vincent van Gogh used his talent ________ his effort to create the famous picture The Starry Night. A．as good as B．as well as C．as many as D．as hard as 14．________ is the key to ________ problems. A．Creative; solve B．Creativity; solving C．Creatively; solves D．Create; solve 15．—Sam, good books are good friends. They help us open up a new world. —________. Reading novels helps me relax after work. A．That’s true B．I don’t agree C．It doesn’t matter D．My pleasure 二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分) 阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Yan Wenjiao is from Manle Village, Yunnan Province. 16 Ma Liang with the Magic Brush in the old Chinese story, he changed his hometown into a magic world with 5,000 square metres of murals (壁画). His story began in July 2015. When Yan 17 to his hometown for the summer vacation, he drew the characters for “Manle” on the 18 of his house. Passing villagers began to take notice. Seeing the positive response, Yan 19 a Dai auspicious (吉祥的) animal on another wall of his house. This time, more villagers came to take a 20 . Some people found Yan’s murals beautiful and asked him to paint for them. Yan gladly agreed without asking for 21 , only accepting material costs. At the same time, he found that there were many 22 walls in Manle. Some were dirty, and others were broken. He 23 that they could become excellent canvases (画布). And then he did a bit of 24 . While he was painting, the villagers often stopped and watched; some 25 helped Yan apply (涂) colours. In June 2018, Yan decided to return home 26 he finished his studies at Hubei Institute of Fine Arts instead of staying in the city. “To me, going to college was not to leave 27 home but to come back better prepared,” Yan said. Yan created a series of murals and ground paintings in every corner of the 28 . “The dirt and mess are gone, 29 every day it feels like we are living in a painting,” said Yan Yan, one of the villagers of Manle. In 2022, Manle was 30 a “provincial beautiful village” and a “city-level tourism demonstration village” in Yunnan. Tourists came to the village, making it into a popular place. 16．A．As B．Like C．With D．For 17．A．moved B．led C．returned D．sent 18．A．wall B．picture C．ground D．ceiling 19．A．saw B．found C．cut D．painted 20．A．look B．rest C．walk D．note 21．A．help B．advice C．pay D．line 22．A．dead B．small C．new D．old 23．A．agreed B．heard C．realized D．remembered 24．A．cleaning B．shopping C．writing D．running 25．A．still B．even C．always D．only 26．A．until B．before C．while D．after 27．A．his B．their C．my D．your 28．A．room B．house C．village D．city 29．A．and B．but C．or D．though 30．A．started B．named C．minded D．written 三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分) 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 A 31．What does Curt McArdle like doing in his free time? A．Learning Chinese by himself. B．Staying at home and watching videos about the British. C．Making videos about his trips to villages near Hohhot. D．Looking for some information about Hohhot on the Internet. 32．Which question can the third paragraph answer? A．How can people pay in the villages near Hohhot? B．When did McArdle come to the villages near Hohhot for the first time? C．Why didn’t McArdle use maps in China? D．Where did McArdle get his first photo? 33．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．China’s efforts at poverty alleviation last year. B．A British man takes trips to different villages in the world. C．A British man’s problems these years. D．A British man records changes in the Chinese countryside. B Over the past fifty years, my hometown has changed a lot. In the past, there were only muddy roads and very few cars. People mostly walked or rode bicycles to get around. Now the roads are much wider and far busier than before, filled with cars, buses, and motorcycles day and night. The buildings have also changed. Fifty years ago, most buildings were short, simple, and made of brick or wood. Today, they are much taller and more modern, with glass and steel structures everywhere. The environment has changed too. The air was fresher and cleaner before, but now it is more polluted because of the growing number of factories and cars. However, people are trying to plant more trees and build parks to make the city greener and healthier. There are also more fun and convenient places now. We have a huge new shopping mall which is larger, brighter, and more exciting than the old market. Young people think life is more interesting and convenient now because there are more activities and things to do. But some old people still remember the past and say life was simpler, quieter, and more peaceful back then. 34．According to the passage, why is the air more polluted? A．Because of the taller buildings B．Because of the growing number of the factories and cars. C．Because of modern and convenient shopping malls D．Because of wider roads. 35．Why do some old people prefer life in the past? A．Because there were more shopping malls. B．Because life was quieter and more peaceful. C．Because there were more factories and cars. D．Because buildings were taller and more modern. 36．What are people doing to improve the environment now? A．Building more factories. B．Making roads wider. C．Planting more trees and building parks. D．Driving more cars. 37．What is the main idea of this passage? A．The hometown has not changed at all. B．The changes have only brought problems. C．The hometown has become better and better.D．Only young people like the changes. C It has been forty years since China’s Reform and Opening-up (改革开放). Let’s see how China has changed through the years. 1978—1988: New Look In a 1978 Japanese documentary (纪录片) China’s New Look, there was a scene showing Chinese people’s life back then. In front of an old-fashioned TV set, some Shanghainese gathered around to watch a TV show. In 1981, only one out of every 170 city families in China had a color TV. 1988—1998: ________ In October 1990, the first McDonald’s on the Chinese mainland opened for business in Shenzhen. It quickly became the hottest tourist spot (旅游景点). Many Chinese customers waited in line and shouted to the shop assistant, “I want 10 Big Macs, ” recalled a waiter at McDonald’s at that time. 1998—2008: Here Comes WTO For many Chinese, the year 2001 was very unforgettable. It marked the start of a new millennium (一千年) and led to a whole new era (时代) as China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). From 2001 to 2017, China’s average (平均) growth of the import (进口) of goods and services was more than twice the world's average. 2008—2018：New Beginning Shanghai, a city with a long-time business culture, is always a step ahead in China's foreign trade. With the successful hosting of China’s first import expo (展览会) in November 2018, the city went on to develop China’s import business. The expo will be remembered as a new beginning for China’s import history. 38．Which picture shows the scene of China’s New Look? A．B．C． D． 39．Which of the following can be put in “1988—1998: ________? A．West Meets East B．New Way of Living C．All Over the World D．Never Forget Old Times 40．What can we learn after China joined the WTO? A．Chinese people began to travel abroad. B．China’s imports grew very fast. C．China became more and more popular. D．Foreigners bought a lot of products from China. 41．When and where was China’s first import expo held? A．In Shanghai, in November 2001. B．In Shenzhen, in November 2001. C．In Shanghai, in November 2018. D．In Shenzhen, in November 2018. D At the Jinzhong National Agricultural High-Tech Industry Demonstration Zone in Shanxi Province, some truly “out-of-this-world” work is going on. Some upland rice seeds (旱稻种子) that experienced “space breeding (育种)” have grown up there. The upland rice seeds were taken to the Tiangong space station by the Shenzhou XVI members in May 2023. There, they experienced space radiation (辐射) and microgravity (微重力), which caused genetic mutations (基因突变). After spending more than 150 days in space, the seeds returned to Earth on Oct. 31. Scientists studied the mutations. They found that some of the mutations gave the seeds qualities that farmers prefer, such as higher production and faster growth without illness. “For space breeding, the space environment holds great value, which cannot be copied on Earth,” Professor Dong Qi from Shanxi Agricultural University said. “Traditional breeding usually takes eight to ten years, but space breeding could cut down the time by half,” he added. He explained that these space seeds may look the same on the outside but go through important changes on the inside. Space breeding, however, is not a simple task. Not all seeds mutate in space, so careful choice is the key. With the little space on the spacecraft, only the chosen seeds are sent. After space travel, the seeds still need to be tested for things like production, quality, and market value. In the end, only a few of the seeds pass the test to become true “space seeds”. The high-tech area in Jinzhong has long been working with China’s space programme. Located in Shanxi, which has dry weather, this is the perfect environment for growing and spreading new kinds of upland rice. The journey of Chinese crop seeds into space began in 1987. Since then, over 3,000 space breeding experiments have gone on,resulting in more than 240 main grain (谷物) kinds and over 400 new types of vegetables, fruits, trees, grasses, and flowers. 42．How long did the upland rice seeds stay in space? A．At least one year. B．For only a week. C．Less than two months. D．Around five months. 43．What can we infer from what Professor Dong Qi said? A．Traditional breeding is the same as the space breeding. B．Space breeding might take about four to five years. C．Space seeds look different both outside and inside. D．The environment on Earth is better than that in space. 44．How can the seeds become the true “space seeds”? ①The seeds are tested. ②The seeds are chosen. ③The seeds are sent to space. ④The seeds return from space. A．②③④① B．①②③④ C．②①④③ D．④①③② 45．What’s the main purpose of the passage? A．To explain why upland rice is important for farmers in dry areas like Shanxi. B．To describe how space breeding works and what makes it special. C．To tell the story of seeds that travelled to space and back with Shenzhou XVI. D．To show how scientists choose the best seeds after they return from space. 四、词汇运用(共10小题；每小题1分，计10分) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词) 46．It is clear that there is still a long way to go to make self-driving cars more (普遍的) and safer. 47．The new app makes it more (方便的) for us to pay for things. 48．People mustn’t smoke in (公共的) places. 49．Shenzhen has won an (奖项) from UNESCO for encouraging reading. 50．The (发展) of Shenzhen has attracted the world’s attention. 51．I (use) to go swimming every summer, but now I don’t have time. 52．The city planner said electric buses (produce) less air pollution. 53．With more friends around her, she feels much (happy) than she was last year. 54．Look at that colorful (paint) on the wall! It must have taken the artist a long time to finish it. 55．This book is (especial) interesting for teenagers. I think you should read it. 五、阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分) 根据短文回答问题。(不超过10个词) In the eyes of many foreigners, the Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. And Western hosts sometimes look rude in the eyes of Chinese guests. It is because the guest-host relationship (关系) in China is quite different from that in some western countries. In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese friend’s home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to (根据) the host’s way of doing things is usual behaviour for a guest. My wife’s mother, a very kind Chinese lady, doesn’t smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most North American homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their houses. At the very least, you should ask “Is it OK if I smoke?” But don’t be surprised if they say, “No, you can’t smoke.” In my culture, if you smoke in their houses, you are a bad guest, but if they don’t allow you to smoke in their houses, they are not rude hosts. In a word, no matter where you are, the best way to be a good guest is to adapt to (适应) the local customs. Just as the saying goes, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” 56．To many foreigners, who are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world? 57．What is usual behaviour for a guest in the west? 58．How does the writer feel when he sees some guests smoking in his wife’s mother’s home? 59．If a guest wants to smoke in an American host’s home, what question should he ask? 60．What do you think is impolite for a guest to do? (Please write your own sentence to answer) 六、缺词填空(共10空；每空1分，计10分) 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空一词) When you finish high school or university(大学), is learning done? The answer is ‘no’. In many countries, people continue learning all their l 61 . Why is lifelong(终身的) learning i 62 ？ You go to school and learn. You study and take tests. B 63 learning doesn’t only happen in school. Learning doesn’t s 64 when you leave high school or college. You are learning all the time. For example, learning can h 65 when you go to a museum. It can a 66 happen when you get a job. You learn when you play a game or take a trip. Learning is everywhere! We n 67 stop learning. Every day you can improve y 68 by learning something new. In Japan, lifelong learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning. Music, calligraphy (书法) and foreign languages are some of their f 69 classes. The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things. When we are no l 70 at school, we can continue to learn. Make lifelong learning  one of your goals! 七、书面表达(计30分) A. 句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分) 将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 71．因此，深圳吸引了来自世界各地的数百万劳动者。 72．这座城市积极致力于打造高科技之城。 73．科技是这座世界知名城市的核心所在。 74．多亏了政府的支持，许多大学生得以在家乡找到好工作。 75．在过去的 40 年里，农村的生活条件发生了很大的变化。 B. 写作(计20分) 假设你是李明，你的英国笔友Tom对深圳的发展很感兴趣。请你给他写一封信，介绍深圳的变化和发展。 要点： 1. 过去是小渔村，现在是高科技城市； 2. 创新是城市的核心，有很多科技巨头； 3. 文化设施丰富，城市宜居； 4. 表达对深圳未来的期待。 要求：80-100词，语句通顺，条理清晰，卷面整洁。 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Curt McArdle, a British man, began to live in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) several years ago, teaching English in Hohhot. When he is free, he likes making videos about his trips to villages near Hohhot. He shared more than 10 such videos on YouTube. McArdle saw the big changes in those villages during his trips. The broken roads in the villages have become much better now. He added that Hohhot had opened two metro lines in the last few years. “Now you can easily spend a day in a village. You can go to a restaurant to buy some food. I used to fill my bag with all kinds of food before travelling to the villages. You can go to a small village in the middle of nowhere and pay for everything through WeChat or Alipay. There is always 5G, so I can use the map on my phone to get back to the city,” says McArdle. In some villages, people told him that they could sell local products easily thanks to a growing number of visitors brought in with the help of convenient transport. McArdle thinks China’s efforts at poverty alleviation (扶贫) have made these changes take place. He hopes to go on making videos to show real China to the world and do something to help develop the country.