2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级下册Units1-4单元期中测试卷（含答案）

译林版八年级下册英语Units1-4单元期中测试卷

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.Iwasreadinganovellastnight,mybrotherwaspreparingforhisEnglishtest.

A.IfB.WhileC.SinceD.Until

2.HaveyouevervisitedthePalaceMuseumonline?一Yes.ButIthereinpersontwoyearsago.

A.havebeenB.wentC.goD.willgo

3.Thetouraroundtheworldonlinemadeallofusfeel.

A.amazed;amazingB.amazing;amazed

C.amazing;amazingD.amazed;amazed

4.Ireallydon'tknowfbrthebookreport.Canyouoffermesomeadvice?

A.whattowriteB.howtowriteC.whentowriteD.wheretowrite

5.Greatchangesinourcitysincethereformandopeningup.

A.weretakenplaceB.tookplace

C.havetakenplaceD.havebeentakenplace

6.Hemanagedthesmallvillagebeforetherainstormcame.

A.toreachB.reachingC.reachD.reached

7.一haveyoulearnedaboutdifferentculturesthroughreading?

一SinceIbecameamiddleschoolstudent.

A.HowoftenB.HowlongC.HowsoonD.Howfar

8.Wecanclickthemousewecanseetheoldbuildingsmoreclearly.

A.sothatB.suchthatC.inordertoD.though

9.Manystudentshavedifficultyclassicsinashorttime.

A.understoodB.tounderstandC.understandD.understanding

10.Yonmakeanynoiseinthelibrary,oryou'lldisturbothers.

A.mayB.needn'tC.mustn'tD.can

11.Myfatherusedtowalktowork,nowheusuallytakestheunderground.

A.orB.andC.soD.but

12.Thecomputerisusedinformationandcommunicatewithotherseasily.

A.tosearchB.tosearchingC.fbrsearchD.searching

13.Haveyoufinishedyourbookreview?—No,not.Ineedonemorehour.

A.yet;alreadyB.already;yetC.yet;yetD.already;already

14.1foundagroupofsmallmenonthebeachwhenIwokeup.

A.standsB.tostandC.stoodD.standing

15.NotonlymysisterbutalsoIinterestedinreadinghistorynovels.

A.isB.amC.areD.was

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

MynameisTom.Iliveinasmallcity.Lifehaschangedalothere_1_thepasttwentyyears.

Twentyyearsago,thecitywasvery_2_.Therewerenotmanytallbuildings.People_3_wentout

onfboiorbybike.Theroadswerenarrowanddirty.Therewerefewparks.Mostpeoplelivedinsmallold

houses.Manystudentshadtowalkalongwaytoschool.Lifewashard,_4_peoplewerehappy.

Noweverythingisdifferent.Thecitybecomes5_andbeautiful.Therearemanytallbuildingsand

wideroads.Peoplecantravelaroundbybus,byundergroundorbycar.Itismuchmore_6_thanbefore.

Therearemanynewparks,greentreesandniceflowerseverywhere.Peoplecanenjoythemselvesin

theparksafterwork.Moreandmorepeopleliveinbigandbright_7_.

Withthehelpofthe_8_,ourlifebecomeseasier.Wccandomanythingsathome.Wccantake

onlinetourstovisitfamousplaces_9_goingout.Wecanalsobuybooks,ticketsandmanyotherthings

ontheInternet.

Ilikereadingverymuch.IoftenborrowbooksfromthslibraryandIhaveno_10_inreading

interestingstories.SometimesIwrite_11_aboutmylifeandsharethemwithmyfriends.

Ourteachersoftentellustoreadmorebooks.Readingisagood_12_.Itcanhelpuslearnmore

abouttheworld.Wccanalsolearn_13_towritewonderfularticles.

Lifeismuchbetternow.Iamhappytoseethegreat_14_ofmycity.Ihopeourcitywillbecome

15morebeautifulinthefuture.

1.A.inB.sinceC.fbrD.on

2.A.largeB.modemC.smallD.noisy

3.A.usuallyB.neverC.hardlyD.sometimes

4.A.andB.butC.soD.or

5.A.olderB.uglierC.dirtierD.cleaner

6.A.difficultB.crowdedC.boringD.convenient

7.A.hotelsB.housesC.officesD.schools

8.A.technologyB.medicineC.artD.history

9.A.withB.byC.withoutD.from

10.A.ideaB.wayC.timeD.difficulty

11.A.diariesB.songsC.gamesD.lessons

12.A.habitB.dreamC.planD.job

13.A.whatB.howC.whereD.when

14.A.changesB.problemsC.mistakesD.difficulties

15.A.veryB.quiteC.muchD.too

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、CvD四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ShanghaiisoneofthemostfamousandmoderncitiesinChina.Ithasdevelopedfromasmallfishing

townintoaworld-famousinternationalcityoverhundredsofyears.

Hundredsofyearsago,Shanghaiwasjustasmallandquietfishingvillage.Mostpeoplemadealiving

byfishingandfarming.Thehouseswerelowandsimple.Thestreetswerenarrowandtherewerealmostno

tallbuildings.Peopletravelledmainlyonfootorbyboat.Lifewasslowandsimple.

Inthe19thcentury,Shanghaistartedtogrowrapidly.Itbecameanimportantbusinesscity.Many

foreigncompaniescamehereandnewbuildingsappeared.Thecitybegantodevelopintoabusytrading

centre.

Inrecentyears,Shanghaihaschangedcompletely.Ithasturnedintoamodernandamazingcitywith

tallskyscrapers,wideroadsandconvenienttransport.Theundergroundsystemrunsalloverthecity.People

cantravelbybus,car,high-speedtrainandevenplaneeasily.Modemtechnologyhasmadspeople'sdaily

lifemoreconvenient.

Shanghaiisalsoacitywithrichculture.Ithasoldgardens,traditionalstreetsandmoderntheatres.It

mixesEasternandWesterncultureswell.Everyyear,millionsoftouristsfromallovertheworldvisit

Shanghaitoenjoyitsbeautyandspecialculture.

Today,ShanghaiisnotonlyabusinesscentrebutalsoawindowshowingChina'sfastdevelopment.It

isstilldevelopingandwillbecomeevenmorewonderfulinthefiiture.

1.WhatwasShanghailikehundredsofyearsago?

A.Amodeminternationalcity.B.Asmallfishingvillage.

C.Abusybusinesscentre.D.Acitywithmanyskyscrapers.

2.HowdidpeopleinoldShanghaimainlymakealiving?

A.Byrunningcompanies.B.Byfishingandfarming.

C.Bybuildinghouses.D.Bytravellingaround.

3.WhendidShanghaistarttogrowrapidly?

A.Inrecentyears.B.Hundredsofyearsago.

C.Inthe19thcentury.D.Inancienttimes.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmodernShanghai?

A.Ithasnoconvenienttransport.B.ItmixesEasternandWesterncultures.

C.Therearenooldgardensortraditionalstreets.D.Fewtouristsvisititeveryyear.

5.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.ThehistoryandchangesofShanghaiB.Famouscitiesintheworld

C.ModemtransportinShanghaiD.Lifeinafishingvillage

Nowwedon'tneedtotravelfarorspendtoomuchmoneytovisitworld-famousplacesofinterest.We

caneasilytakeonlinetoursaroundtheworldjustathome.

Lastweek,ItookawonderfulonlinetourofthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.Thewebsiteprovidedme

withclearpicturesandlivelyvideos.Icouldenjoythefantasticoldbuildingsandamazingworksofart.The

onlineguidetoldmemanyinterestingstoriesandlonghistoryofthePalaceMuseum.Ileamtalotabout

Chinesehistoryandtraditionalculturefromthisspecialtour.

MycousintookanonlinetouroftheYellowMountain.Hesaidhecouldenjoydifferentnaturalviews

atdifferenttimeoftheday.Heeven“climbed"themountainvirtuallyandenjoyedthefantasticseaof

clouds.

Onlinetourshavemanyclearadvantages.First,theysavemuchtimeandmoney.Wedon'tneedtobuy

ticketsorspendlonghoursontheway.Second,wecanvisitanyplaceatanytimewelike.Third,itiseasy

fbrustoleammoreusefulknowledgeduringthetour.

Ifyouarcinterestedinhistoryornaturalbeauty,youcantryonlinetours.Theycanopenoureyestothe

worldandbringuswonderfulexperienceswithoutgoingout.

6.Wheredidthewritertakeanonlinetourlastweek?

A.YellowMountain.B.ThePalaceMuseum.C.Ahi-techcompany.D.Asmallvillage.

7.Whatdidthewriterleamfromtheonlinetour?

A.Howtoclimbmountains.B.Howtomakevideos.

C.MuchaboutChinesehistoryandculture.D.Howtotravelbyplane.

8.Howmanyadvantagesofonlinetoursarcmentioned?

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

9.WhichisNOTtheadvantageofonlinetours?

A.Savingtimeandmoney.B.Visitingplacesatanytime.

C.Learningmoreknowledge.D.Meetingforeignfriendsinperson.

10.Whatcanweleamfromthepassage?

A.Onlinetoursarenothelpful.B.Wecanlearnnothingfromonlinetours.

C.Onlinetourshelpusknowtheworldbetter.D.Wemustgoouttoenjoyfamousplaces.

C

Readingisawonderfuljourneythatcanbringusnotonlyfiinbutalsothepowertogrow.Formiddle

schoolstudents,choosingagoodreadanddevelopinggoodreadinghabitsisofgreatimportance.

Firstofall,weshouldchoosesuitableandmeaningfulbooks.Historybookshelpuslearnaboutthepast

andunderstandtheworldbetter.Classicnovelsteachusaboutlife,courageandhonesty.Sciencebooksopen

oureyestotheamazingnatureandmoderntechnology.We'dbetterstayawayfrombadbooksthatarc

meaninglessorharmful.

Secondly,weneedtohaverightwaystoread.Forhelpfulbooks,weshouldreadcarefullyandtake

notes.Forstorybooks,wecanreadquicklytoenjoytheplots.Wecanalsounderlinegoodsentencesorwrite

downourideaswhilereading.

Manystudentssaytheyaretoobusywithhomeworktoread.Infact,wecanmanagetofindsometime.

Wccanreadfbrfifteenminutesbeforebed,oronthewaytoschool.Keepingreadingfbrtwentyminutes

everydaywillmakeagreatdifference.

Readingnotonlyimprovesourvocabularyandwritingskills,butalsoshapesourmind.Agoodbookis

likeawiseteacherandaclosefriend.Let'schoosegoodreads,keeponreadingandbecomebetter

ourselves.

11.WhatkindofbooksareNOTmentionedasgoodreads?

A.Historybooks.B.Classicnovels.C.Sciencebooks.D.Cartoonstorybooks.

12.Whatshouldwcdowhenwcreadhelpfulbooks?

A.Readthemveryquickly.B.Readcarefullyandtakenotes.

C.Onlyenjoythepictures.D.Neverwritedownideas.

13.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoffindingtimetoread?

A.It'salmostimpossible.B.Wecanmanagetodoit.

C.Weneedmuchmoney.D.Ittakestoomuchtime.

14.Wherecanwefindtimetoreadaccordingtothepassage?

A.DuringPEclass.B.Whilehavingmeals.C.Beforebedtime.D.Inmidnight.

15.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Howtochoosegoodreadsandreadwell.B.Howtowritewonderfulstories.

C.Differentwaystoborrowbooks.D.Busylifeofmiddleschoolstudents.

四、信息还原（七选五）（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Readingisaveryimportantskillfbrstudents.Itcanopenourmindsandbringuslotsoffiin.Butmany

studentssaytheydon'tlikereadingordon'tknowhowtochooserightbooks.1

First,findabookthatyouareinterestedin.Ifyouloveanimals,readbooksaboutanimals.Ifyoulike

stories,youcanchoosenovelsorstorybooks.2Youwillneverwanttoreaditifthebookisboring

ortoodifficult.

Second,makeafixedreadingplan.Youcanreadfbr20minuteseverydayafterfinishinghomework.

3Onlyinthiswaycanyoumakereadingagoodhabit.

Third,learntothinkwhilereading.Youcanwritedownyourideasorunderlinesomebeautiful

sentences.4Ithelpsyouunderstandthebookbetterandimproveyourwritingskills.

Last,shareyourbookswithyourfriends.Youcantalkaboutthestoriesorideastogether.5

Readingcanbemoreenjoyablewhenyoushareitwithothers.

Startreadingnowandyouwillfindanewworldinbooks.

A.Itisnotagoodideatoreadfbrtoolongatatime.

B.Herearcsomeusefulwaystohelpyoureadbetter.

C.Neverreadbooksthatarcnotrightfbryou.

D.Itisalsohelpfultowriteashortdiaryafterreading.

E.Everyonearoundyoulikesreadingverymuch.

F.Littlebylittle,youwillreadfasterandunderstandmore.

G.Youcanalsoleamdiflerentopinionsfromeachother.

五、词汇检测(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

A.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词(每空一词)

1.The(出版人)decidedtoprintmorecopiesofthispopularnovel.

2.1likecmusicbetterthanpopmusicinmyfreetime.

3.Whichkindofbooksdoyoupstorybooksorhistorybooks?

4.Itis(普通的)fbrchildrentoplayonlinegamesafterschool.

5.Lucyisan(优秀的)studentandsheisgoodatallsubjects.

B.用所给单词的适当形式填空

6.I(learn)Englishfbrmorethanfiveyears.

7.Hemanaged(finish)hishomeworkbeforedinner.

8.The(amaze)storymadeallofusexcited.

9.Wehavegreatdifficulty(solve)thisproblem.

10.Heis(willing)tosharehisthingswithothers,sohehasfewfriends.

六、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。每题答案不超过10个单词。

Volunteeringisbecomingmoreandmorepopularamongyoungpeoplearoundtheworld.Itmeans

spendingsomeofourfreetimehelpingotherswithoutaskingfbranythinginreturn.

Wecandodifferentkindsofvolunteerworkinourdailylife.Somestudentschoosetohelpcleanup

parks,streetsorpubliclibraries.Othersvolunteeratoldpeople'shomes,wheretheyreadnewspapers,chat

with