江苏省常州市某中学2025-2026学年上学期八年级英语unit8单元测试

清潭中学8AUnit8单元测试

班级.姓名学号

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

)1.-Whatheavyrainitwas!

-Yes,but1loveairafteritrains.Itsmellssofresh.

A.the;aB.a;theC.the;theD.a;a

()2.Therewasaheavyrainstormyesterday.Thefloodrhebridgethesmallriver.

A.washedaway;overB.putaway;over

C.washedaway;onD.keptawayjon

)3.1inthekitchenyesterdayeveningwhenthetelephone.

A.cooked;wasringingB.cooked;rang

C.wascooking;rangD.wascooking;wasringing

)4.Thetrafficissoheavy!Youshoulddrive.

A.asfastaspossibleB.asslowlyaspossible

C.asmorefastaspossibleD.asmoreslowlyaspossible

)5.Theradiosaysthere'llinBeijingtomorrow.You'dbettertakemorechothesthere.

A.snowB.besnowyC.snowsD.beaheavysnow

)6.Amoment_fearwent.hismind.Hecouldn'tslop.

A.for;across;chakingB.of;through;shaking

C.of;across;shakingD.of;lhrough;loshake

)7.Weallwenttothemuseum_Tina.Shewasillandhadtostayinbed.

AbesidesB.besideC.exceptD.with

)8.NoneofusknewwhathadhappenedinHaitiwewatchedthenews.

A.whenB.untilC.afterD.if

()9.Theseyoungtreesneedspecialcaretolive._____winter.

A.behindB.throughC.acrossD.before

()10.Weformtheword"_"inadifferentwayfromtheotherthree.

A.kindnessB.keyboardC.mailboxD.moonlight

)1l.-DoyouknowthemeaningoftheChinesesaying“Amiss(失误)isasgoodasamile.”？

-Yes.Itmeansanymistakemaycauseaverybigdisaster.

A.seriousB.slightC.awfulD.terrible

(12.-Whydothesepeopleliveinthetents?

-Becausetheirhousesintheterriblestormlastnight.

A.calmeddownB.brokedownC.turneddownD.camedown

)13.Heanemergencysignonthewall.Thereareseveralwaysto_afireonthesign.

A.puton;putoutB.putout;putoff

C.putoff,putdownD.putup;putout

)14.“Don'tmakeinthelibrary,kids."thelibrariansaidinalow

A.sound;noiseB.noise;soundC.voice;soundD.noise;vcice

()15.What_ilistogosurfinginweather!

A.greatfun,sofineBagreatfun;suchafine

C.greatfud;suchfineD.greatfun;suchafine

二、完形填空(共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分)

Desertcanbedangerousplaces.Mostdesertsareverydry,withnoriversforwater,makingitimpossible

foranythingto_l___,andverydifficultforpeopletolive.Whatdoyouthinkwoulddoifyouwerelostina

desertbyyourselfandcouldn'tmakea_2?

Yearsago,thishappenedto24-year-oldAmber.Shewas_3_throughtheArizonadesertintheUS

A.whenoneevening.the_4_onherphonetoldhertoturnoffthemainroadandgodownaroadt

hatwasn'tthere.Soon,herphonelostconnection_5themapnolongerworkedandshecouldn'tm

akeaphonecall.Shewaslostand_6_.Finally,hercarsloppedbecauseitdidn'thaveenoughpetrol

(汽油).

Shesleptthatnightinhercarandtheninthemorningshelookedforhelp,butshecouldn'tfin

danyone」-Amberknewwhatshehadtodotostayalive._8__,shemadealargesign(hatsaid"

HELP”.Next,shelookedatthefoodandwatershehad.Thishelpedherknow_9_shecouldstaythe

re.Forthenextfivedays,sheatenutsandfruitandusedtheheatfromthesuntocooknoodles.

Afterfivedays,Amber10hercar.Shewantedtofindsomewherethatshecoulduseherphoneto

callforhelp.Shewalkedfor11niiles_lI___herphonestartedworkingagainandthencalledthepol

ice.Only40minuteslater,ahelicopter(直升机)_12Amberandtookhertohospitaktired.thirsty,bu

tveryhappytobealive.

()1.A.travelB.growC.happenD.cross

()2.A.reportB.wishC.callD.plan

()3.A.walkingB.swimmingC.drivingD.flying

()4.A.addressB.mailC.knowledgeD.map

()5.A.butB.andC.soD.or

()6.A.noiseB.aloneC.silentD.busy

()7.A.TerriblyBRecentlyC.SimplyD.Luckily

()8.A.AtlastB.AfterallC.AsaresultD.Firstofall

()9.A.howsoonB.howfarC.howlongD.howoften

()lO.A.soldB.gavcC.lcftD.threw

()1l.AasB.unlessC.althoughD.until

()12.A.putoutB.dealtwithC.pickedupD.ranafter

三、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

A

Naturaldisastersaicsuddeneventsthatusuallybiingtcniblcicsulls.PeoplemaylosellieiiIionics,money

andevenlivesduringthedisasters.Wehaverecentlyfoundthatnaturaldisasterssometimeshappen.Sowe

decidedtofindoutsomefamousnaturaldisastersaroundtheworld.

Hurricanes（飓风）arcverydangerousstormswithstrongwinds.OneoftheworstAtlantichurricane

inhistorywastheGreatHurricanein178（）.

Whenavolcano（火山）enipts,itthrowshotlavaandgasesintotheairthroughtheholeatthetop.

On26thAugust,1883,theearthmadealoudsoundfromtheislandofKrakatoa.

On1stNovember,1755,anearthquakehitLisbon.Theearthquakebrokemostofthebuildings.

On28thDecember,1908.atsunami（海啸）hitMessina.Thehugewallofseawaterwasveryhigh.

）1.Howmanykindsofnaturaldisastersarementionedinthetext?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

）.WhichofdiefollowingisTRUEaucuidinglullictext?

A.AtsunamihitMessinaon26thAugust,1883.

B.AnearthquakehitLisbonon1stNovember,1755.

C.AnearthquakemadetheloudestsoundfromtheislandofKrakatoa.

D.TheGreatHurricanein1780wastheworstPacifichurricaneinhistory.

[3.Wemostprobablyreadthetextat.

A./sports/B./movies/

C.www./natiire/D./grcatwall/

B

①Naturaldisasters,suchasearthquakes,rainstormsands:rongwinds.usuallymakeabigdifference（o

humanlife.Theynotonlycauseproperty（财产）lossbutalsotakeawaypeople'slives.

②Strongwindscanbeveryterrible.OnMarch31st,2024,strongwindshitNanchang,JiangxiProvince.

Thestrongwindsbrokethewindowsintopiecesandblewthreepeoplesleepingathomeoutoftheirflats,causing

theirdeaths.Morethan1,600treeswereblowndownovernight.Thisdeadlydisasterwasmainlycausedbythe

funnellingeffect（狭管效应）.

③Whentheearthquakehappens,thegroundandbuildingswillshaketerribly.Inserious

situations,buildingsmayevenfalldownandpeoplewillbeburied.Recently,in

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Taiwan.themostpowerfulearthquakeinaquartercenturyrockedtheisland.About18peoplewerekilled

andthousandsofpeoplewereinjured.

④Anotherexampleisrainstorms.Theycancausefloodsandinundatemanyplaces.Dubai（迪拜）lieson

thecoastofthePersianGulfandinthenortheastoftheU.A.E.（阿联酋）withalongandbeautifulcoastline.It

doesn'trainalot.ButonApril16th,abigrainstormhitDubai.Itrainedsomuchinjust12hoursthatitwaslikea

wholeyear'sworthofrain.Theheavyrainfloodedroads,shoppingmalls,andevenairports,causingalotof

damage.

⑤Tobetterdealwithnaturaldisasters,weneedtomakeourdisasterprevention,mitigation（减轻）,and

reliefcoordination（协力加）systembetter.Also.peopleshouldlearnv/aystoprotectthemselveswhenfacingnatural

disasters.Butmostimportantly,weshouldrealizethatwearenotthemastersofnature.Weneedtobehumbleand

respect（尊重）it.

）4.WhathappenedinTaiwanrecently?

A.bigflood.B.Strongv/inds.C.Anearthquake.D.Arainstorm.

）HowdocsthewriterdevelopPara2?

A.Opinion-Fact-RcasonB.FactSolution-Opinion

C.Opinion-Reason-FactD.Fact-Opinion-Solution（解决方式）

）6.Inwhichofthefollowingsentencescanwefilltheunderlinedword"humble”？

A.Smokingisa_dangertohealtli.

B.Thoughhemadealolofachievements（成就）,hestillkept

C.Hermosthabitwaseatingwithhermouthopen.

D.Theproblemsaresothatweneedtosolvethematonce.

）7.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?

C

FromMaytoNovember,sixbeachhouseshavefallendowninNorthCarolina'sOuterBanks-atroubling

signofhowerosion（侵蚀）continues（oputatollonthestatescoastalvillages.

Themostrecentcollapse（倒塌）happenedbetweenlastThursdayandFridayafterastormcausedpowerful

wavesalongRodanthe.Thehousewasempty,andofficialshavebeenincontactC联系）withthehouseowner.Less

thanamileawayjhreeotherhomeshadfallendowninSeptember.Since2020,atotalof11housesinthearea

havebeenwashed

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awayintotheocean.

CapeHatterasNationalSeashoresaidstrongwinds,largewaves,aswellasrisingsealevels-vvhicharecausedby

climatechange-arecausingbeachesontheOuterBankstowashaway"ManybuildingsclosetothebeachinRodanthe

arceitherpartially（部分的）orfullycoveredwithoceanwateronaregularbasis（定期），“theSeashoresaid.

It'saproblemfacedbycoastalcommunitiesaroundthecountry.InNorthCarolina,over750homesalongthe

state'sbeachesarethoughtindangerfromerosion,accordingtoanAugustreportreleasedbythestatesDepartmentof

EnvironmentalQualityandCapeHatterasNationalSeashore.Erosioninthesecoastalvillagesaffectstourismand

destroysseaturtles'home,andwhenhomesfalldown.itleavesruins（废墟）.Thesituationwillbeworsebecauseofrising

sealevelsandmorecoastalstorms.

NationalSeashoreofficialshavewarnedownersofunsafehousesioeithermakeiheirhome'ssupponsstronger

ormevetoasaferplaceifpossible.

）8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"putatollon"inparagraph1mean?

A.Causedamageto.B.Giveway（o.

C.Bringmorepeopleto.D.Putmoreeffortsinto.

）9.Whatcanweknowaboutthemostrecentcollapse?

A.Sixhouseswerewashedaway.B.Ithappenedbecauseofastormhit.

C.Vledtonianypeoplemissing.D.Policefailedtouonlaulthehouseowner.

）10.Whatmightputthebeachhousesindanger?

A.Thedailyeffectsofwindsandwaves.B.Thelossofwildlife'shome.

C.Tneruinsofhousesleftonbeaches.D.Theweakstructureofthehouses.

）ILWhatshouldbedoneaccordingtothelocalofficials?

A.Takemeasurestocontrolrisingsealevels.

B.Solvetheproblembyprotecting（heecosystem.

C.Reducetheeffectontourismbyclearingtheruins.

D.Strengthenthehousestructureormovetonewplaces.

）12.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.NewHouseswereBuiltforSafety

B.TourismWorsensinNorthCarolina

C.RisingSeasPutCoastalTownsatRisk

D.ClimateChangeLeadstoStrongerStorms

四、六选四（共4小题，每小题2分，共8分）。

Haveyoueverputyouroldclothesintothedonation（捐赠）boxinyourneighborhood?

Ifnot,youcandoitrightnowbecausetheclothesdonationisbecomingatrend(趋势)inUrumqi.

“Fromtimetotime,mymotherclearsouttheclotheswhichInolongerwear.①Ithinkit'sa

goodwaytohelpothers.^^LinTao,ajuniorstudentsays.

"1oftenpickoutsomeofmyclotheswhicharcoutofstyleaftergoingshopping.ThcnI'llputthemintothe

donationbox."MissLi,aprettyyoungladysays.

"Thatseemslikeagoodidea.②Peoplecaneitherwearthemorusethemtomakethingssuchas

handbagsandpencilcases."Mrs.Wang,anoldwomansays,t4Somet.mesIalsolookthroughtheboxfbrsomenice

clcthes.”

③Recently,aUTVreporterfromFocusontheCityhasmadeasurvey.Herearetheresults:

Theboxisfullofclothesinashonlime.④

Somepeopleselltheclothesin(hedonationboxformakingmoneyinsteadofwearingthem.

Somecommunitiessettheboxinunsuitableplaces.Sotherearcfewclothesinit.

Manyclothesaretoooldandshabby(破烂的).

"What'sworse,"oneofthestaffinacommunityadded,“Wequiteoftenseepeoplethrowrubbishintothe

boxwhentheypassby.Wc'vctriedtostopthemseveraltimesbutfailcd.lthasbeenthemostseriousproblem

sincewesetthebox.^^

Inordertomakethedonationboxworkinanefficientway,ourgovernmentistakingaction.Clothes

donationwillbebetter-organizedandit'llbemoreconvenientforpeopleinneedtotaketheclothesaway.

A.Someclothesintheboxarequitenew.

B.Sometimestheboxisbrokenbysomeone.

C.Youknow,wcteenagersarcgrowingfast.

D.However,therearesomeproblemsalongwiththepopularityofclothesdonation.

E.Thereisnomoreroomforpeopletogiveawayclothes.

F.Peoplechooseunsuitableplacestosettheboy.

1.2.3.4.

五、阅读短文，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。(共10小题；每小题1

分,满分10分)

Everyonewantstobe(1)(success).Asastudent,youalsowanttohavesuccessatschool,ifyouare

good(2)-studiesornot.Butit'sdifficulttolearnallthelessons(3)(good)becauseitneedsgoodways

andhabits.Ifyoutakerightwaysofsludying,youcanmakegreatprogress.HereIwillofferyousomeadvice.

Firstly,besuretomakeupyourmindtoworkhardanddowellineverythingyoulearn.Itiswiseofyouto

doyourbestinyourstudies.

Secondly,it'simportant(4)youtohaveagoodstudybabit.While(5)(study),besuretopay

(6)(注意力)toit.Afteryoufinishit,(7)itforget)tofindsometimeforfuninordertohelpyou

relaxaswell.

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Thirdly,youshouldtrytolearneverysubjectwell.Ifyouareweakinasubject,youneedtoencourage（8）

（you）todowellinit.

Finally,youhadbettertakenotesinclassbecauseyoucannotremembereverything.Torevieworremember

whatyouhavelearnt,thesenoteswillbeof（9）（helpful）toyou.Ifyouforgetsonicpoints,youcango

over（hem.

Ifyoutakeallthesuggestions,you（10）（develop）intoabetterstudentinstudies.

1.2.3.4.5.

6.9.10._

六、阅读回答问题：不超过10词）（共4小题；第1+3小题1分，第4小题2分，满分5分）

DeadlyHoodinghassweptChina'scentralHenanProvince.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplehavebeen

influenced（受影响）.UptoAugust2,atotalof302peoplewerekilledand50weremissing.Likemanyother

naturaldisasters,floodscanhappenwithlittleornowarning.Flashfloodsmovequicklyandhavestrongcurrents

（水流）.Theyareknowntobringdowntreesanddamagebuildings.Besides,floodscancausepowercuts,traffic

jamsandotherproblems.Buttheflooditselfisn'ttheonlyproblemtodealwith.Afteraflood,itsinfluencecanbe

justdeadly,asitmaynotbepossibletosendbasicsuppliessuchaswaterandfoodtothearea.

So.inthefaceofaflashflood,howshouldwesaveourselves?

Avoidbridgesthatrapidly-movingwateriscrossing,asfloodwatercancausebridgestobreak.

Listentoemergencybroadcasts（应急广播）forfurtherinstructions.Iftoldtomovetoanotherplace,do

so.

★★Stayinsidethecarifit'scaughtinfast-movingwater.Onlygetoutifthewaterbeginstofloodthecar

itself,andthenmovetotheroofofthecar.

Ifcaughtwithinafloodedbuilding,movetothehighestOoor.Onlymovetotheroofifyouhaveto.

Oncethere,usesignsforhelp,suchasdrawingSOSontheroof.

★★Keepoffpowerlines,astheyareoftendamagedorknockeddownduringstrongstorms.

Besides,herearealsosometipstokeepinmindafteraflood.Donotdrinkfloodwater,oruseittowash

food.Returntoyourhomeonlyatterlocalgovernmentshavesaiditissafetodoso.Useonlybottledorboiled

waterfordrinking,cookingandbathing.Avoiddrivingthoughfloodedareas.

l.HowmanypeoplewereinfluencedinthefloodinHenanProvince?

2.Whyshouldweavoidbridgesthatrapidly-movingwateriscrossing?

3.Whencanyoureturntoyourhomeafteraflood?

4.Whatwilyoudoifyouarefacingaflo