2024年人教版八年级下册英语UNIT 8同步检测试卷及答案

UNIT8学情评估

一、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

Canyouimaginea“xiaosheng（youngmanrole）“isplayedbyan80-year-oldwoman?That's

whatQuJuanrudoes.Sheisa（n）1andtheofficialinheritor©性承人）ofJiaxingCity's

TongxiangFlower-drumOpera（花鼓戏）.Thiskindofart2thedailylifeintheancientwater

townandthetraditionalculturesofsouthernChina.

QuJuanru'slifewithoperawasnot3."Myfamilywaspoor.MymotherdiedwhenIwas

14.Fvelivedwithmyfathersince.Inthepast,parentsdidn*tallowtheirdaughterstoplaytheopera,

4myfatherneverstoppedmewhenItriedtosing,“Qusaid.Anditgaveherthechance（机会）

tostarta§withtheopera.

Attheageof18,Qujoinedalocaltroupe（戏班）.Later,thetroupewasbrokenup,andshewent

backtofarming.Afterthat,she6tobringtheoperatroupebacktolife.7,thetroupe

closeddownagain.Thensheworkedinafactory.

Allofthatchangedin2001.AnofficerfromWuzhenTourismCenterinvitedherbacktothe

show.Knowingthat,shewasvery8andagreed.Whetheritwasburninghotorfreezingcold,

sheplayedtheoperafor3hourseveryday.EventhoughQugotaseriousillnessin2017,shedidn't

9.Shegavehereverythingtotheart."Icanstillsingandact.Fdlovetobehere,aslongasthe

peopleandthetroupe10me,"Qusaid.

PerhapsQusawheroperalifeasawonderfuldream.

1.A.actorB.teacher

C.doctorD.driver

2.A.runsB.shows

C.startsD.prints

3.A.easyB.active

C.coolD.boring

4.A.orB.because

C.butD.so

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5.A.objectB.visit

C.trainingD.journey

6.A.refusedB.tried

C.regrettedD.forgot

7.A.GenerallyB.Recently

C.SadlyD.Suddenly

8.A.excitedB.worried

C.tiredD.lonely

9.A.goonB.sitdown

C.giveupD.showup

10.A.treatB.change

C.controlD.need

三、阅读理解（共16小题，每小题1.5分；共24分）

第一节根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

A

MusicFestival

Comeandjoin!

June27,Thursday—June30,Sunday

Countrymusic—western

Time:Thursday7PM—9PM

Place:theCentralSquare

Price:Adults:£10Children:£5

Foik—traditional

Time:Friday5PM—7PM

Place:theGrandPark

Price:Freeforall

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Jazz—modern

Time:Saturday6PM_8PM

Place:theRiversideMusicHouse

Price:Adults:£25Children:£10

Rock-exciting

Time:Sunday7PM—9PM

Place:theSportsCentre

Price:Adults:£20Children:£10

Formoreinformation,pleasecontactKatieat5555-1234

orKatie@musicfest.com.

11.IfyouarefreeonSundaynight,whichconcertcanyouattend（参力口）？

A.Countrymusic.B.Folk.

C.Jazz.D.Rock.

12.HowmuchwillMr.Greenpayifhegoestothecountrymusicconcertwithhistwokids?

A.£10.B.£20.

C.£30.D.£40.

13.Whichdateisrightformodernjazzlovers?

A.June27.B.June28.

C.June29.D.June30.

14.Wemayreadtheadvertisement（广告）above.

A.inahistorybook

B.inafilm

C.inalocalnewspaper

D.onafoodwebsite

B

LaoShewroteTeahousein1957.TheplayshowsthelifeinChinabetween1898and1945.It

takesplaceinateahouseinoldBeijingandittellsusthestoryofWangLifaandhiscustomers（顾

客）.Itasksustoseetheteahouseasthecenteroftheneighborhood.Finally,itsaysgoodbyetoold

Beijinganditspeople.

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Thestorystartsin1898duringtheQingDynasty.Itcontinuesin1916,andfinally,itbringsthe

audience（观众）totheendof1945.Afterthatyear,Wanglosestheteahouseandhedies.

LaoShewasborninBeyingin1899.Hisparentssenthimtotheold-styleprivateschoolin

Beijingwhenhewasachild.Whenhewenttouniversity,helearnedtoteach.From1924to1929he

taughtChinesetotheEnglishinLondon.Hewrotemanyplays,novels（小说）andshortstories.He

wasnamedthe“People'sArtist"and"GreatMasterofLanguage".Hewasoneofthegreatest

Chinesewritersofthe20thcentury（世名己）.

InLaoShe'sTeahousetoday,waitersbringteatothecustomers（顾客）andsellthemdelicious

Chinesefood.IfyoulikeBeijingOpera,folkmusic,acrobatics（杂技）ormagicshows,youcanenjoy

themintheteahouse.LaoShe'sTeahousegivesawonderfulwelcometoeveryonefromalloverthe

world.

15.WhendoesWangLifalosetheteahouse?

A.In1898.

B.In1916.

C.Before1945.

D.After1945.

16.LaoShewasallofthefollowingexcept.

A.thebossofLaoShe'sTeahouse

B.the"People'sArtist”

C.the“GreatMasterofLanguage^^

D.oneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthe20thcentury

17.What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.LaoShe.

B.LaoShe'sTeahouse.

C.ThestoryofTeahouse.

D.TheplayTeahouse.

18.WhoiswelcometoLaoShe'sTeahousetoday?

A.OnlyChinesecustomers.

B.Onlyforeigncustomers.

C.Everycustomerfromhomeandabroad.

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D.OnlyBeijingOperaaudience.

C

Inourdailylives,wealwaysreadalotofreadingmaterials（材料）.Youcan'treadcarefullyallof

them.Youshouldchoosesomeofthem.Youshouldknowwhichtoreadfastandwhichtoread

slowly.Herearesomeimportantthingstorememberaboutthereadingrate,whichhelpyou

becomeagoodreader.

•Knowwhyyouarereadingorwhatyouarereading.Thiswillhelpyoutoknowwhether•（是否）

toreadquicklyorslowly.

•Somethingsshouldbereadslowlythroughout（自始至终）.Examplesaredirectionsfor

makingordoingsomething,mathproblems,scienceandhistorybooks,andtheyarefullofimportant

information.Youmustreadsuchthingsslowlytoremembereachimportantstepandunderstandeach

importantidea.

•Somethingsshouldbereadquicklythroughout.Examplesaresimplestoriesfbrenjoyment,

lettersfromfriends,piecesofnewsfromhometownpaperstellingwhatishappeninginthearea.

•Insomeofyourreading,youmustchangeyourspeedasyougoalong.Youwillneedtoread

certainpagesquicklyandthenslowdownanddomorecarefulreadingwhenyoucometoimportant

ideas.

19.Theunderlinedword“rate"inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.速度B.快速

C.慢速D.技巧

20.Howmanyimportantthingsshouldyourememberwhilereadingaccordingtothepassage?

A.One.B.Two.

C.Three.D.Four.

21.Whichofthefollowingshouldyoureadslowlyaccordingtothepassage?

A.Storiesforenjoyment.

B.Mathproblems.

C.Lettersfromfriends.

D.Newsfromhometownnewspapers.

22.Howfastshouldweread?

A.Thefaster,thebetter.

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B.Themoreslowly,thebetter.

C.Neithertoofastnortooslow.

D.Itdependsonwhatwearereading.

D

Onceamanwasshipwrecked（遭遇海难）onasmall,lonelyisland.There

wasnoonelivingonthisisland,sohehopedthatsomeonecould________cometosave

him.Everydayhewatchedthehorizon（地平线），butnoshipseverappeared.

Themangrewsad.

Hethoughtheshoulddosomethingtosavehimself.Hebuiltalittlehouseoutofwoodfor

shelter.Butoneday,afterlookingforfood,hearrivedhometofindhislittlehouseonfire.The

smokerosetothesky.Theworsthadhappenedandeverythingwaslost.Hewasfullofsadnessand

anger."Oh,howcouldthishappentome?”hecried.

Earlythenextday,however,hewaswokenupbythesoundofaship.Theshipwascoming

neartotheisland.Ithadcometosavehim."HowdidyouknowIwashere?”themanaskedthese

people.€6Wesawyoursmokesignal（信号），theyanswered.

Itiseasytogetdiscouragedwhenthingsaregoingbadly.Butweshouldn'tloseheart,because

hopeisatworkinourlives.Remember,nexttimeyourlittlehouseisburningtotheground,itjust

maybeasmokesignalthatbringsbetterluck.

23.Whydidthemanstayonthisisland?

A.Becausehisshiphadanaccidentatsea.

B.Becausehelikedthebeautyofthisisland.

C.Becausehisfriendslefthimonthisisland.

D.Becausehetriedtotesthisskillstolivethere.

24.Whatdidthemandoonthisisland?

A.Heaskdashiptosavehim.

B.Hebuiltahousetosavehimselffirst.

C.Hedidnothingbutworryeveryday.

D.Hedidsomethingtoenjoyhimselfthere.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discouraged“probablymean?

A.Excited.B.Surprised.

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C.Brave.D.Upset.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Accidentsalwaysmeangoodluck.

B.Everythingcangowellintheend.

C.Abadthingcanturnintoagoodone.

D.Savingyourselfisbetterthanaskingforhelp.

第二节（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项

为多余选项。

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D.Itiseasiertounderstand.

E.Whatthethreedifficultiesinyourstudiesareandwhattodowiththem.

三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

HaveyoureadAliceinWonderland(《爱丽丝梦游仙境》)yet?Itisaclassic

writtenbyEnglish31.(write)LewisCarrollin1865.Ittellsastoryabout

agirlnamedAlicefallingthrougharabbitholeintoafantasy(幻想)worldfull32.

strangecreatures(生物).AfterIreadthebookinthe33.

(six)gradeforthefirsttime,Ibecameabigfanofit.IliketheMad

Hatter,theCheshireCatandtheWhiteRabbitverymuchandIhavealreadyintroducedthebook34.

someofmyfriends.35.(actual)Ihavealreadyreadthebooktwice,butIstill

havegreatinterestinitnow.EachtimeIfinishachapter(章)，Ican*twait36.(read)the

nextone.

Thebookisalmostacollection(收藏)ofshort37.(story).Andtherearenew

charactersineachchapter.However,Alice'sadventuresbringallthecharacterstogetherattheendof

thebook.IthinkeveryoneshouldreadAliceinWonderlandat38.(little)onceinhislife.

Nomatter39.oldyouare,Alice'sadventureswillneverbecomeboring.Eversincethe

bookcameout,it40.(be)popularallovertheworld.

四、回答问题(共4小题，41—43题，每小题2分；第44题，4分；满分10分)

阅读短文，然后根据内容回答所提问题。

TheOldManandtheSeaisashortnovelbythefamousAmericanwriterErnestHemingway.

Hewroteitin1951whenhewas52yearsoldanditisoneofhisbest-knownworks.Threeyears

later,HemingwaywontheNobelPrizeinLiteratureforit.

ThebooktellsastoryofanoldfishermancalledSantiago.After84dayswithoutcatchinga

fishoutinthesea,heishungry,poorandalone.Theothervillagerskeepawayfromhimbecause

theythinkhisbadluckmightmakethemunluckytoo.Finally,hisluckchangesandhehooksahuge

fish.Withmuchdifficulty,hebringsitontohisboat.Buthistroublesarenotover.Somesharkstryto

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takeawayhiscatch.HesucceedsinfightingoffthesharkswiththehelpofaboynamedManolin.

Unluckily,helosesthefish.Butheisstillhopefulabouthislifeanddevelopsagoodfriendshipwith

Manolinintheend.

Ilikethebookbecausethestoryisinteresting.IlikethecharacterofSantiagobecausehe

showsalotofcourageandperseverance.Thestorymakesmethinkalotanditslanguageissimple

andbeautiful.Iwillsurelytellmyfriendsaboutit.Ithinktheywilllikeittoo.

41.HowoldwasErnestHemingwaywhenhewroteTheOldManandtheSea?

42.WhohelpsSantiagointhestory?

43.WhydoesthewriterlikethecharacterofSantiago?

44.Whatcanwedowhenwemeetdifficulties?

五、书面表达（满分20分）

每年的4月23日是“世界读书日”。“世界读书日”只有一天，但它的意义是使每一天成为读

书日，它提醒我们养成天天读书的好习惯。但如今，不少同学看书的时间少了，取而代之的是

看短视频、打游戏。为此，学校将举办“GrowingUpwithBooks”的主题演讲比赛，呼吁同学们

重拾阅读，丰盈心灵，收获乐趣。请你根据提示，用英文写一篇80—100词的演讲稿。

^GrowingUp\Bvavfit*（Ait）：