八年级英语上册Unit 8 单元测试·培优卷（考试版A4）

2025-2026学年八年级上册英语单元测试卷

Unit8,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（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

1.Becauseofthehorribletsunami（海啸）,theIndonesianGovernmentwarnedallthetouristsindoorsto

keepsafe.

A.tostayB.notstayC.stayingD.notstaying

2.WhenIarrivedthere,theoldmanwithaknife,alot.

A.waswounded,bleeding

B.hadwounded,bled

C.wounded,tobleed

D.hasbeenwounded,bleed

3.Weareexpectedtolookoverthepaperscarefullysomecarelessmistakes.

A.makingB.tomakeC.toavoidD.avoiding

4.一Lookatthesign.Itsays"NoSmoking”.一Sorry,Iwillthecigarette（香烟）soon.

A.putoffB.putoutC.putinD.putup

5.—Theboyistocarrythebox.

—Lefshelphim.

A.toostrongB.tooweakC.strongenoughD.weakenough

6.一Icalledyouyesterdayevening,butnooneansweredthephone.

—Sorry.Itheflowersinthegarden.

A.wateredB.amwateringC.waswateringD.havewatered

7.—Whatwereyouandyourbrotherdoingatthistimeyesterday?

—HewasreadingamagazineIwaswritinganemailathome.

A.afterB.untilC.whileD.assoonas

8.Theywereplayingfootballontheplaygroundtheheavyshowersuddenlycame.

A.sinceB.whileC.ifD.when

9.wegotoffthebus,wesawtwomenfightingagainsteachother.

A.AsB.BecauseC.AlthoughD.Since

10.WernerHerzog,thefilmdirector,arrivedattheairportandmissedtheplanebecauseitrained

________thatday.

A.late;heavyB.lately;heavilyC.lately;heavyD.late;heavily

二、语法选择（本大题共10小题.每小题1分，共10分）

Hello,everybody!I'mDangGui,astudentfromSichuan,China.Justamonthago,Ihad11unusual

experience.Asthenewsreported,aterribleearthquakehappenedinourcounty,whereIlivedwith12family.

It'sthestrongestearthquaketheseyears.Ifsreportedthattheearthquake131（）peopletobedead,hundredsof

peopletobeinjured（受伤的）,andseveralpeopletobemissing,uptonow.

Istillrememberthetimewhentheearthquakehappened.It14inthemorning.Atthattime,Iwas

preparing15myschoolthings.Mumwasdoingthedishesinthekitchen16Dadwascleaningtheroom.

Sucdenly,theearthquakehappened.Thebuildingwasshaking,aswellasthelights,andthefiimitureinit.People

wereshoutinginfearandtrying17outofthehouse.Ifeltveryscared.MumandDadrantome.Andwe

stayedtogetherinasafecornerofthehouse.

Followedbymanyaftershocks（余震），finally,theearthquakeended.Wefeltvery18tobesafeand

sound.Aftertheearthquake,allthe19inmyneighbourhoodcameouttohelp.Thewholecountryofferedus

withgreatlove,careandsupport,too.Ithinktheearthquakebroughtusmuch20thanbefore.

11.A.aR.anC.the

12.A.IB.meC.my

13.A.hascausedB.causesC.willcause

14.A.wereB.arcC.was

15.A.fbrB.fromC.about

16.A.sinceB.althoughC.while

17.A.getB.togetC.got

18.A.unluckyB.luckC.lucky

19.A.touristB.touristsC.neighbours

20.A.closerB.theclosestC.farther

三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处

的最佳选项。

Heavyrains,typhoons,andhurricaneshaveledtoseriousfloodinginplacesaroundtheworld.Deadly

floodinghasforced（迫使）hundredsofthousandsofpeopleto21theirhomesacrossaffectedcountriesin

CentralandWesternAfrica,CentralandEasternEurope.

CentralandWesternAfrica

HeavyrainshavecausedfloodsacrossseveralcountriesinAfrica,22Nigeria,Chad,Niger,andMali.

Thefloodshave23over1,C00people,destroyedhundredsofthousandsofhomes,andforcednearlya

millionpeopletoleavetheirhomes.

RainsfromastormlastweekledtofloodinginmanyareasofNigeria.InMaiduguri,thewaterrose24

afteradam（水坝）broke.About40%ofthecityisunderwater.

Acrosstheregion,thefloodshavedestroyedhouses,roads,andfanns,leavingmanyfamilieswithoutfoodor

aplaceto25.Governmentsandsomegroupsaretryingtohelp,26it'shardtoreachalltheaffected

areas.TheUnitedNationswarnsthatmorefloodingislikelyinthecomingmonths.

CentralandEasternEurope

HeavyrainandfloodingfollowingStonnBorishavecausedserious27inseveralcountriesinCentral

andEasternEurope.Atleast16peoplehavedied,andmoreare28.Themostaffectedcountriesarethe

CzechRepublic,Austria,Poland,HungaryandRomania.

Thefloodinghasforcedhundredsofthousandsofpeopletoleave29homes.Rivershaveoverflowed,

streetsareunderwater,andsomeneighborhoodsarecompletelyflooded.Insomeplaces,damshave30.and

manyhomesdon'thaveelectricityordrinkingwater.

Governmentsarcworkinghardto31peopleaffectedbythefloods.Theyarcgettingpeopleoutof

32_areas,andsendingthousandsofrescueworkerstohelp.

Expertssaythatriversmay33toriseforseveraldays.Thismeansthefloodingcouldget34

beforeitgetsbetter.CitieslikeBudapestinHungaryandBratislavainSlovakiaare35fbrmoreflooding.

21.A.leaveB.buildC.missD.stay

22.A.exceptB.includingC.forD.toward

23.A.savedB.helpedC.interestedD.killed

24.A.slowlyB.quicklyC.hardlyD.luckily

25.A.playB.campC.liveD.fight

26.A.butB.soC.ifD.and

27.A.problemsB.questionsC.answersD.hurts

C.Toaskpeopletostayawayfromwindowswhentheymeetlightning.

D.Totellchildrenhowtokeepsafewhentheymeetlightning.

B

5July,2020,4:30pm,Mumbai（孟买）

Heavyrainsandstrongwindsfbrtwodaysstraightbroughtthenormallifeofthebusycitytoastop.Not

onlyMumbaibutalsosomeothercitieswereseriouslyaffectedbythefloodscausedbythisrainfall.

AccordingtotheIndiangovernment,thecityreceivedover200mmofraininthelast48hours.Thisissaid

tobetheheaviestshowerreceivedbythiscitythisyear.Somesuburbsandpartsofthecityhavereportedflooding

andpropertydamage.Thewaterlevelroseabovefourfeetinsomeareascausingseriousdamage.Thecentralpart

ofMumbaiwastheworstaffected.Theelectricpolesinmanyareasfelldown,whichledtoablackout（停电）and

broughtdeaththreattoanumberofcitizens.Allmeansofthepublictransportwerecancelled.NorthKonkanis

verylikelytoreceiveheavyrainfallatfarawayplacesfbrthenext24hours.Theeffectwillreducelater.

Officialsourcessaidtheyhadreceivedsonicdonationsandcontributionsfromalloverthecountry.More

andmorepeoplewillpourindonations.Itwilltakeabouttwoweekstogobacktonormal.Citizensarcrequiredto

avoidsteppingoutunnecessarily.Foranyhelp,theycouldcallthehelplinenumber.

Andthefollowingtipsmaybehelpfultoyouwhenitisraining:

♦Ifyouareinsidetheroom,closethedoorandwindows.Turnofftheelectricalappliancesifthereis

thunderorlightning.

♦Ifyouareoutside,wearraincoatsortaketheumbrella,andstayawayfromthewalls,treesandelectric

poles.

♦Ifyouarcdriving,driveslowlyandcarefully.Parkyourcarifthereisarainstorm.

39.WhendiditbegintoraininMumbai?

A.On1July.B.On2July.C.On3July.D.On4July.

40.Whichofthefollowingweretheeffectstheheavyrainbrought（oMumbai?

①Somesuburbsgotflooded.©Somepropertywasdamaged.

③Onlysometransportstopped.⑷Theelectricpolesfelldown.

A.①②③B.①②④C.②③④D.①③④

41.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“pourin”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.takeawayfromB.takeholdof

C.takeoutofD.takepartin

42.Whatisthispassage?

A.Anopinion.B.Aninterview.C.Astory.D.Aimport.

C

Ilowaretyphoons(台风)orhurricanes(飓风)named?Theprac:iceofnamingthesestormshasalonghistory.

Beforethe20thcentury,theywerenamedbythetimetheyappearedortheplacewheretheylanded.Forexample,

thehurricanethatdestroyedGalvestonin1900isrememberedastheGreatGalvestonHurricane.

ThepracticeofgivingstormspersonalnamesappearstostartfromClementWragge.HewasanAustralian

meteorologist(气象学家).Inthe1890s,henamedstormsafterwomen,storycharactersandsoon.Themodem

systemofusingpersonalnamesdevelopedduringWorldWarII.Atthattime,peoplebeganusingwomen'snames.

Shortandquicklyunderstood,nameswereeasiertosendbyradioandeasiertorememberiftherewasmorethan

onestorminagivenarea.In1953,thesystemwasmadeformal.Andmen'snameswereaddedtothelistin1979.

Howarcstormnamespickedtoday?AspecialgroupoftheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(世界气象组

织)keepslistsofnamesforstorms.Thenamesonthelistmustbeshort,special,andhavesomethingtodowith

theirculturalandgeographicareas.FortheAtlanticbasin(盆地)，therearesixlistsof21nameseach.Ifthereare

morethan21namedstorms,Greeklettersareused.FortheWesternPacific/SouthChinaSeabasin,namesonthe

listsaregivenbycountries.Thelistsrecuryearly.Butifahurricaneortyphoonisespeciallydestructive(破坏性

的)，thatnamewillnotberepeatedagain,suchasKatrina(2005),Sandy(2012),Haiyan(2013),Meranti(2016),

Harvey(2017),Jrma(2017),andMichael(2018).

43.Howdocsthewriterbeginthearticle?

A.Bylistinganumber.B.Byshowinganidea.

C.Byaskingaquestion.D.Bydescribinganaccident.

44.WhalwastheGreatGalvestonHurricanenamedafter?

A.Aperson.B.Aplace.C.Ananimal.D.Atree.

45.Whendidpeoplebegintousemen'snamesfbrstorms?

A.DuringWorldWarII.B.In1953.

C.In1979.D.In1900.

46.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“recur"inParagraph3mean?

A.Change.B.Reduce.C.Repeat.D.Improve.

D

Climatechangeisthebiggestthreattoourplanet.Astemperaturesincrease,theicecapsandglaciers(冰川)

aroundtheworldarestartingtomeh（融化）,meaningsealevelswillgethigher.Wearealreadyseeingtheresultsof

climatechangewithanincreaseinextremeweathereventssuchashurricanes（J飓风）andwildfiresandserious

shortagesofwater.Allovertheworldtherearepeoplelivingindifficultconditions.Butdifficultconditionsoften

inspirecreativesolutions.

EveryyearthePhilippinesarehitbytyphoons.Theseviolentstormsoftenkillhundredsofpeopleandcause

damagetotheislands.Onecompanyhascomeupwithahousethatstandsuptothestrongestofwines.Thehouses

builtinadome（穹顶）shapeandthecurvedsurfacesaremuchbe:teratsurvivinginstormsthantraditionalflat

roofsandwalls.Theyarealsobetteratsurvivingearthquakes.

Wildfiresoftencausedestructioninmanyplacesaroundtheworld.In2015,bushfiresburneddownplantsin

SouthAustralia.Thismadethelanddifficulttofarmasstrongwindsblewthesoilaway.AfarmercalledBrian

Fischerhadabrilliantidea.Heploughed（耕）thefieldsinspirals（螺旋形）.Thismeansthatitdoesn'tmatterwhich

waythewindblowsbecauseitcanneverblowawaythesoil.

Alackofwaterisalsoaseriousproblem.IntheHimalayanDesert,waterisdifficulttofindinspring.The

IceStupaprojecthascomeupwithacleversolution.Inwinter,apipe（管道）takeswaterfromhigherupinthe

mountainsdowntothedesert,whereitrushesoutasafountain（喷泉）.Becauseitissocoldinthedesert,thewater

freezesandmakesfrozentowersofice.Inspring,theicemeltsgivingthefarmersthewatertheyneedfortheir

land.

47.Theunderlinedword"They"refersto.

A.housesthatarcdesignedtostanduptowinds

B.violentstormsthatkillhundredsofpeople

C.thecompaniesthatbuilthousesinaroundshape

D.thePhilippinesthatarehitbytyphoons

48.Whichofthefollowingextremeweatherarementionedinthepassage?

（T）typhoon②heavyrain③hurricanes④wildfires⑤thunder

A.①③④B.①③⑤C.②③④D.②④⑤

49.WhatisNOTneededtodealwiththelackofwater?

A.Theiccmeltinspringtoprovidethewater.

B.Thefrozenicctowerscanstorewater.

C.Apipetakeswaterfromhigherupinthemountain.

D.Afountainisbuilttocarrythefallingwater.

50.Whatisthewriter'smainpurpose?

A.Toremindpeopletosavewater.B.Tofindresultsofseriousproblems.

C.Tomakepeoplecomeupwithsmartideas.D.Toexplaincausesofdifficultconditions.

五、用所给词的正确形式填空(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

51.Thegovernmenthasdeclaredastateoffollowingtheearthquake,(emergent)

52.Ihaveapoorsenseof(direct),so1easilygetlostinbigcities.

53.Parentsshouldteachtheirchildrentostay(calmly)whenfacingdifficulties.

54.Thispoorkidbecomes(home)aftertheearthquake.

55.Whenyoumeetanewwordinasentence(句子),readingthesentencecanhelpyou(guess)the

meaningofit.

六、选词填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。)

beatgoodneighborsuddenonecomeminutebeforget

Itwasreportedthatoneoflastyear'smostpowerfulstormskilledatleastfourpeopleandinjuredatleast95

othersinsouthernChina.Doyourememberwhatwereyoudoingatthattime?

Icouldn't56whathappenedbecauseitwasterriblefbrme.Itwasadarkandquietnightat_

57.Iwasjustabouttofallasleep.58,Iheardaloudnoise.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsoutside.The

windwas59againstthewindows.Igotupandlookedoutofthewindow.Tomysurprise,Icouldseea

treeinmy60gardenhadfallen.Ithadbrokenafenceandpartofthewall.

IrealizedthatIshoulddosomethingby61.SoIputonmyraincoatandwentoutside.Therainwas

soheavythatIwascompletelywetinafew62.Therewasalmostsilenceintheneighborhoodexceptfbr

thesoundoftherainandthewind.Itriedmy63tomovesomeofthebranches.Afterawhile,someofmy

neighborsalso64outtohelp.Together,wcmanagedtocleanupthemess.It65alongandtiring

night,butIfeltgoodthat1haddonesomethingtohelp.

56.57.58.59.60.

61.62.63.64.65.

七、任务型阅读(本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)

Whenyoulookatamountainwithsnowonthetop,itlookssobeautifi.il.Butthatcanchangeveryquicklyif

anavalanchehappens.

Anavalancheisquitealotofsnow,iceandrocksmovingquicklydownamountain,usuallyonslopes(斜

坡)of30°to45°.Itcanmoveatspeedsat96kin/hto129km/h.

Differentthingscanmakeavalancheshappensuddenly.About90%ofavalancheshappenbecauseof

humans,likeclimbersandsnowmobiles(雪地摩托).Strongwinds,earthquakes,andevenanimalscanalsomake

themhappen.

Avalancheshappenallyeararound.Mostofthemarcsmall,butinhighmountains,suchastheAlpsandthe

Himalayas,theycanbeverylargeanddangerous.Whenithappens,thefast-movingsnow,iceandrockscancover

people,allthehousesandvillagesalongtheway.Thesnowbecomestoohardtomove.Thatcanmakepeople

underitdieofthecold.

However,whatcanwedotokeepsafeifwewanttoclimbsnowmountains?Educationandrighttraining

canhelp.Theycangiveususefilladvice.Forexample,neverstartclimbingwhenthesnowbeginsmelting(融化),

especiallyinspring.Avalanchesmayhappeninthisseasonatanyminute.Waitfbratleast2daystostartclimbing

afterasnowstorm.Bringuscfiiltools,likeabeacon(信标)tohelpothersfindyou.Phonessometimesdon'twork

onmountains.Keepingquietonthemountainsisalsoimportant.

Anyway,avalanchesarepartofnature.Weneedtohaverespectfbrthemountainsandweatherallthetime.

66.Accordingtothepassage,whafsthemeaningof“avalanche”inChinese?

67.Howmanyreasonsforavalanchesaretalkedinthepassage?(1word)

68.Whatarcthepossibleresultsofanavalancheaccordingtothepassage?(nomorethan12words)

69.Whatcanwedotokeepsafeifwewanttoclimbsnowmountains?(nomorethan8words)

70.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?(nomorethan10words)

八、