【期中单元测试卷】（牛津上海版）2023-2024学年八年级英语上册Unit 4测试基础卷

Unit4 Numbers【单元测试·基础卷】

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．Dad warns Jim not to touch the expensive vase, or it ________ in pieces.

A．is B．was C．will be D．has been

2．There are about six ________ doctors working in the hospital.

A．thousand B．thousands C．thousands of D．thousand of

3．Can you tell me how to ________ the word? I need to get my pronunciation right.

A．pronounce B．pronunciation C．copy D．write

4．—Do we need to read anything next week, Mr Wu?

—Yes. You ________ to read Black Beauty from page 40 to page 70.

A．were expected B．are expected C．were expecting D．are expecting

5．Don’t worry. She ________ you a call if she ________ Beijing.

A．gives; reaches B．will give; will reach

C．will give; reaches D．gives; will reach

6．You’d better ________ out at night alone. It is very dangerous.

A．go B．to go C．not go D．not to go

7．If you don’t know the words, you can ________ in the dictionary.

A．deal with them B．deal them with C．look up them D．look them up

8．Please ________ yourself more often in order to keep thin.

A．weighed B．weigh C．weight D．weighting

9．—What a terrible rain just now!

—I was cooking when the rain began to beat heavily ________ the window.

A．across B．through C．out D．against

10．— Diana, don’t jump to any conclusion, ________ when you are impatient.

— Don’t worry, I won’t.

A．exactly B．especially C．closely D．usually

二、短文选词填空

根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1 — 4小题选用，第二个方框供5 — 8小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods. When they saw a river, they ran over to it     11     and two of them even walk into their friends and fell over into a pit (坑). The pit is so deep that it’s hard to climb. Even more serious difficulties     12     hot weather conditions and sharp stones. All the other frogs     13     to come around the pit. When they saw how dangerous the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were dying. The two frogs wouldn’t listen to their words and tried to jump out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs listened to what the other frogs were saying and     14    . He fell down and died.

The other frog     15     jump as hard as he could. Once again, the group of frogs shouted at him to give up and wait for the death. He jumped     16     and in the end he made it out. When he got out, the other frog asked: “Did you not hear us?” To their surprise, the frog explained to them that he couldn’t hear clearly. He thought they were encouraging him     17    .

Words have the power of life and death. An encouraging word spoken to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through their difficulties. A destructive word to someone who is down can sometimes kill that person. So always     18     of what you say.

三、用所给单词的正确形式填空

19．         (thousand) of people became homeless because of the earthquake.

20．Our classroom is on the          (five) floor of the teaching building.

21．Children like fashions,          (especial) girls.

22．I felt very sad         （part） with my Teddy bear.

23．Please don’t          (pulling) the leaves off the trees to protect the nature.

24．Please          (pointed ) out the big apples from all the apples in the bag.

四、句型转换

Rewrite the following sentences as required.（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）：

25．Gork lay down on his bed after supper. （改为否定句）

Gork                   down on his bed after supper.

26．There is something unusual in our school today.（改为反意疑问句）    

There is something unusual in our school today，                  ?

27．Encyclopaedias offer us a lot of useful information!（改为感叹句）

                  information encyclopaedias offer us!

28．The young boy was so worried that he couldn’t say a word clearly.（保持句子原意）

The young boy was           worried            say a word clearly.

29．the new words, look up, can, we, in a dictionary, after class.（连词成句）

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五、阅读单选

Rose is my good friend. She told me that she would come to Japan for vacation in July. But she was very upset. She said she didn’t know what to do in Japanese restaurants. I had to ask her to understand these table manners and tell her what to do in the restaurant.

Some restaurants in Japan have tatami floor (榻榻米地板). When you step in a restaurant, you must take off your shoes. When you sit at the table, you will receive a small wet cloth (布) at most Japanese restaurants. Use this to wash your hands before eating, then carefully fold (折叠) it and put it on the table. Don’t use it as a napkin, or to touch any part of your face.

Before and after a meal, it is important to say traditional thank-you words. You can make a little noise when you eat. For example, it is common to make some slurping noises while eating noodles. Japanese can say it tastes better if you slurp. For sushi, you should eat up. It is polite to lift small bowls of rice or soup when you eat. After you finish your meal, it is good manners to restore (复原) all your dishes to the way they were at the beginning of the meal. For example, you can put chopsticks back on the chopsticks shelf. I think these manners are helpful to her.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

30．Why is Rose upset?

A．Because she doesn’t have a passport.

B．Because the ticket price is too expensive.

C．Because she doesn’t understand Japanese.

D．Because she doesn’t know Japanese table manners.

31．What must Rose take off when she steps on tatami floor?

A．Her socks. B．Her coat. C．Her shoes. D．Her cap.

32．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to (指代)?

A．The restaurant. B．The wet cloth. C．The table. D．The bowl.

33．Which of the following are good table manners in Japan?

 ① eat the whole sushi

② make noises all the time

③ lift small bowls of rice on the table

④ put the chopsticks on the bowl after dinner  

⑤ say traditional phrases of thanks before eating

A．①③⑤ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②③

34．What is the text mainly about?

A．How to pay in a Japanese restaurant.

B．How to order in a Japanese restaurant.

C．Rose’s plan for her travelling to Japan.

D．Table manners in a Japanese restaurant.

六、完形填空

A young queen was given a box by a great wizard(巫师). The box would bring happiness to the country if it was opened in a place full of the    35    of generosity (慷慨).

The queen traveled all over the country to    36    the most generous people. When she collected these people all, she opened the box. But    37    special happened. How upset she felt!

One day, when    38    to her palace, the queen saw an old man begging (乞讨) on the road. She would like to give him some money, but she didn’t have any with her. The man looked at the box and asked whether she could give it to him. He could    39    it for some money.

At first, the queen hesitated(犹豫) because the wizard said it was a (an)    40    box. But she saw the old man was so weak and poor that she agreed. When the old man opened the box, the most wonderful things one could imagine flew out of the box.    41    anger or sadness, everyone became happy and peaceful. Then a voice    42    of the box, “Why do you try to get it from others? Goodness    43    in yourself.”

The queen    44    realized that as a queen, she should set an example for her people. She always kept this in mind and became the best queen ever in history.

35．A．feeling B．interest C．spirit D．trouble

36．A．care for B．deal with C．search for D．compete with

37．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing

38．A．returning B．turning C．moving D．leading

39．A．pay B．sell C．fix D．hide

40．A．dangerous B．nice C．magic D．expensive

41．A．Instead of B．Because of C．In the face of D．In control of

42．A．ran out B．came out C．tried out D．checked out

43．A．changes B．begins C．promises D．encourages

44．A．simply B．completely C．especially D．finally

七、短文首字母填空

A Nation of Poetry

Iceland, it seems, is full of hidden poets. When they’re not at their jobs, many of the island’s 340,000 citizens try their hand at writing p    45    . Even David Oddsson, who used to be the country’s prime minister, is a well-known poet.

There are a    46     businesspeople, zookeepers and scientists, among others, who share a love for poems. Kari Stefansson is a world-famous biologist. He talked about a poem he wrote a few months after the birth of Dolly the cloned（克隆的）sheep. “I f    47     a little bit sad,” said Stefansson. “One of my ways to deal with that is to write a small poem.” He went on to recite the poem: “Where do I find, lost in the brightness of a sunny day, / The happiness of an unhappy man; / Fortunate only to be one copy of himself. / Everything else is terrible.”

Literature professors in Iceland agree that poetry has b    48     a national pastime. It’s part of being an Icelander. In earlier times, writing poems was a key part of social gatherings. National competitions were regularly h    49    .

Icelanders are also great poetry readers. Books of poetry are very popular in Iceland. Far more poetry books are published in the country than o    50     types of books.

It is believed that the cold weather and long winter nights may have something to do with Icelanders’ love of poetry. “It’s easy to get bored in Iceland. People often try to amuse each other,” said Sveinn Egilsson, a literature professor. “And one of those recreational（娱乐）a    51     is reading poetry and writing poems.”

八、阅读回答问题

请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡上。（每题不超过10个词）

Rabbit Shiny and tortoise（乌龟）Smily were neighbors. One day they were reading a story about their great grandfathers: Shiny’s and Smily’s great grandfathers decided to have a race. While Shiny’s great grandfather fell asleep during the race, Smily’s great grandfather won the race by slowly walking towards the finishing line.

Smily said, “If your great grandfather didn’t go to sleep, my great granddad might never win. So his win was not a real win.”

The next day there was a notice in the jungle（丛林）newspaper. It said that there would be a race and the winner would win many prizes. The race started from the bear’s house. From there, the runners had to cross the river. But most of the animals could not both run fast and swim fast. So they didn’t know what to do. Shiny and Smily made a plan.

Shiny ran, while smily was sitting on his back. He and other animals, like the deer, reached the river side at the same time. But they saw the swift（湍急的）water and stood there because they were worried. None of them liked the idea of crossing the river. Smily quickly got into the water and Shiny sat on his back. Smily started swimming. Soon they reached the other side of the river. Shiny got down from Smily’s back and Smily climbed on Shiny’s back again. Shiny ran fast. They reached the finish line first.

“Both of them are the winners.” The president of the jungle said, “Shiny and Smily helped each other during the race and they won. So let’s give them a big hand.”

52．Why didn’t Shiny’s great grandfather win the race?

53．Where can the animals read the notice about the race?

54．Whose house did the race start from?

55．How did the animals feel when they saw the swift water?

56．How could Shiny and Smily win the race?

九、电子邮件

57．你的美国笔友Millie想要了解你的同学Tom，请帮助Millie按照提示从几个方面写一封电子邮件介绍Tom的情况。

要求：1. 要点齐全，不要简单翻译，可适当增加细节使句子通顺、连贯。

      2. 词数100左右，开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Millie,

Tom is my classmate and my best friend. I would like to tell you something about him. He lives in Sunshine Town,

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Hope to hear from you soon!

Yours,

Molly