Unit 3 Curious Minds 单元测试卷 （含答案） 沪教版（五四学制）八年级英语上册

沪教版（五四学制）八年级上册Unit3CuriousMinds单元测试卷满分：100分时间：90分钟姓名：得分：一、根据首字母或中文提示填空（15分，每空1分）1.

Thelittlegirlisalwaysc__________(好奇的)abouthowthingswork.2.

Scientistsoftendoe__________(实验)toprovetheirtheories.3.

Columbusmadeanimportantd__________(发现)ofAmerica.4.

Don'tbeshytoaskq__________(问题)inclass.5.

Hisstrongc__________(好奇心)driveshimtoexploretheunknown.6.

Canyoue__________(解释)thismathproblemtome?7.

Weneedtoo__________(观察)thestarswithatelescope.8.

Theyaretryingtoa__________(分析)thecauseoftheaccident.9.

Them__________(奥秘)oftheancientpyramidattractsmanyvisitors.10.

Edisoni__________(发明)thephonographin1877.11.

Agoodh__________(假设)isthestartofscientificresearch.12.

Thestrangep__________(现象)puzzledalltheexperts.13.

Afterdiscussion,theyreachedac__________(结论).14.

Studentsshoulddeveloptheirabilitytoi__________(调查)independently.15.

Weshoulds__________(寻求)answersthroughhardwork.二、完形填空（5分，每题1分）Curiosityisthedrivingforcebehindmanygreat1..Throughouthistory,people'sdesiretounderstandtheworldhasledtoamazing2..Forexample,Newton'scuriosityaboutwhyapplesfallledtothediscoveryofgravity.Whenwearecurious,weaskquestionsand3.______tofindanswers.Thisprocesshelpsuslearnandgrow.Inscience,curiositymakesusdesign4.______andtestnewideas.Indailylife,itencouragesustotrynewthingsandsolveproblemscreatively.Inshort,neverloseyourcuriosity.Itcan5.______youtoexcitingdiscoveries.1.

A.problemsB.inventionsC.hobbiesD.games2.

A.accidentsB.mistakesC.discoveriesD.meetings3.

A.refuseB.forgetC.tryD.regret4.

A.experimentsB.partiesC.concertsD.trips5.

A.stopB.leadC.hideD.separate三、英汉互译（10分，每题1分）1.

对……好奇_____________________2.

carryoutanexperiment____________3.

得出结论_______________________4.

scientificresearch_________________5.

观察现象_______________________6.

askquestions_________________7.

做出发现____________________8.

drawaconclusion______________9.

分析数据____________________10.

satisfyone'scuriosity__________四、用所给词的适当形式填空（10分，每题1分）1.

Her______________(curious)aboutnaturemadeherabiologist.2.

Weshouldlearnhow______________(observe)thingscarefully.3.

The______________(discover)ofthisnewspeciessurprisedtheworld.4.

Edisonwasafamous______________(invent)withover1000patents.5.

Couldyougivemeaclear______________(explain)forthisrule?6.

Studentsaredoingan______________(experiment)inthelab.7.

Aftercareful______________(analyze),theyfoundthesolution.8.

The______________(strange)oftheeventattractedmediaattention.9.

Weneedmore______________(evidence)toprovethetheory.10.

His______________(create)ideasimpressedeveryoneintheclass.五、单项选择（15分，每题1分）1.

Thekidsarecurious______howthemagictrickworks.A.aboutB.atC.withD.for2.

Scientists______manyexperimentstotestthenewdrug.A.carryonB.carryoutC.carryoffD.carryaway3.

Shewondered______theancientbuildingwasbuilt.A.whatB.whoC.howD.which4.

The______ofelectricitychangedtheworldgreatly.A.discoveryB.inventionC.creationD.production5.

Canyou______whyyouwerelateagain?A.answerB.questionC.explainD.discuss6.

______isthemotherofinvention.A.CuriousB.CuriosityC.CuriouslyD.Curiousness7.

Weneedto______thedatabeforemakingadecision.A.lookB.seeC.watchD.analyze8.

Theyaretryingto______thetruthbehindthestory.A.findB.findoutC.lookforD.search9.

The______behavioroftheanimalpuzzledtheresearchers.A.usualB.commonC.strangeD.normal10.

Thestudents______aconclusionafterthediscussion.A.drewB.madeC.didD.took11.

Don'tbeafraidto______whenyoudon'tunderstand.A.answerB.askC.tellD.talk12.

His______spiritledhimtoexploretheunknownisland.A.curiousB.curiousnessC.curiouslyD.curiosity13.

Weshouldlearntothink______andsolveproblemsindependently.A.creativeB.creationC.creativelyD.creator14.

Theteacherencouragedusto______newideas.A.exploreB.explainC.expressD.excuse15.

______theproblemisdifficult,weshouldtrytosolveit.A.BecauseB.AlthoughC.IfD.When六、按要求完成句子（10分，每题2分）1.

Iwonderwhytheleavesturnyellowinautumn.（对划线部分提问）____________youwonder?2.

Weshouldcarryoutmoreexperiments.（改为被动语态）Moreexperiments____________carriedout.3.

Thescientistmadeadiscoverylastmonth.（改为一般疑问句）______thescientist______adiscoverylastmonth?4.

Theyareobservingthestarsinthesky.（改为否定句）They____________thestarsinthesky.5.

Hiscuriosityhelpshimlearnnewthings.（改为同义句）____________hiscuriosity,hecanlearnnewthings.七、翻译句子（10分，每题2分）1.

孩子们对宇宙很好奇。Children__________________theuniverse.2.

我们需要做实验来验证这个理论。Weneedto____________totestthistheory.3.

你能解释一下这个奇怪的现象吗？Canyou________________________?4.

科学家们通过分析数据得出了结论。Scientists__________________byanalyzingthedata.5.

好奇心常常会带来伟大的发现。Curiosityoften____________great______.八、阅读理解（15分，每题1.5分，2篇）ACuriosityisnotonlyaqualitybutalsoapowerfultoolforlearning.Whenwearecurious,weactivelyseekknowledgeandtrytounderstandtheworldaroundus.Manygreatscientistsweredrivenbycuriosity.Forexample,AlbertEinsteinwascuriousabouttimeandspace,whichledtohisfamoustheoryofrelativity.MarieCurie'scuriosityaboutradioactivitymadeheroneofthemostimportantscientistsinhistory.Inourdailylife,curiosityhelpsussolveproblemsandlearnnewskills.Whenweaskquestionsandexploredifferentideas,weopenthedoortonewknowledge.So,keepyourcuriosityaliveandneverstopasking"why"!1.

Whatiscuriosityaccordingtothepassage?A.Atoolforplayinggames.B.Aqualityandatoolforlearning.C.Awayofmakingfriends.D.Amethodofdoingbusiness.2.

WhatdidEinstein'scuriosityleadto?A.Thetheoryofrelativity.B.Thediscoveryofradioactivity.C.Theinventionofthelightbulb.D.Thecreationofthecomputer.3.

WhywasMarieCuriefamous?A.Becauseofhercuriosityabouttimeandspace.B.Becauseofherresearchonradioactivity.C.Becauseofherdiscoveryofgravity.D.Becauseofherstudyofanimals.4.

Howdoescuriosityhelpusindailylife?A.Ithelpsusmakemoney.B.Ithelpsussolveproblemsandlearnnewskills.C.Ithelpsusbecomefamous.D.Ithelpsustravelaroundtheworld.5.

What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Curiosityisimportantinscience.B.Manygreatscientistswerecurious.C.Curiosityhelpsusinlearninganddailylife.D.Weshouldbecuriousabouteverything.BOneday,ayounggirlnamedLilyfoundasmall,strangeplantinhergarden.Shewascuriousaboutwhatitwasanddecidedtofindout.Shetooksomepicturesoftheplantandshowedthemtoherscienceteacher.Theteacherdidn'tknowtheanswereither,sotheydidsomeresearchtogether.Theylookedthroughbooksandsearchedonline.Finally,theyfoundoutthatitwasaveryrareplantthatonlygrewinafewplacesintheworld.ThankstoLily'scuriosity,anewdiscoverywasmadeinherhometown.Herstoryshowsthatevenasmallcuriositycanleadtosomethingbig.1.

WheredidLilyfindthestrangeplant?A.Inthepark.B.Inherschool.C.Inhergarden.D.Intheforest.2.

WhatdidLilydofirstwhenshefoundtheplant?A.Sheaskedherparents.B.Shepulleditout.C.Shetookpicturesofit.D.Shewateredit.3.

WhohelpedLilyresearchtheplant?A.Herparents.B.Herscienceteacher.C.Herfriends.D.Herneighbors.4.

Whatdidtheyfindoutabouttheplant?A.Itwasverycommon.B.Itwasarareplant.C.Itwaseasytogrow.D.Itwasanewspecies.5.

WhatcanwelearnfromLily'sstory?A.Weshouldplantmoretrees.B.Weshouldbecarefulinthegarden.C.Smallcuriositycanleadtobigdiscoveries.D.Weshouldaskteachersforhelpoften.九、书面表达（10分）“CuriousMinds”（好奇的头脑）是探索世界的重要品质。请以“ThePowerofCuriosity”为题，写一篇英语短文，内容包括：1.

好奇心对学习和生活的重要性；2.

一次因好奇心而有新发现或学到新知识的经历；3.

呼吁大家保持好奇心。要求：词数不少于60词，语句通顺，可适当发挥。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________