江苏省常熟实验中学 译林版（2024）八年级上册 Unit 2 School life 单元测试（含解析）

常熟实验中学初二英语统一作业一、完型填空（15分）ItwastwodaysbeforeChristmas,whenmyten-year-oldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbike.Herbikewastoo1,anditneededfixingaswell.AsChristmas2,herdreamforabikeseemedtodisappear,wethought,forshedidn'tsayitagain.Wewerebusy3somebeautifulstorybooks,adollhouse,aholidaydressandtoys.Thentooursurprise,onDecember24,shesaidshereallywantedabikemorethan4.Nowwedidn'tknow5todo.Itwasjusttoolate.WewerebusywithChristmasdinnerandpackingchildren'spresentsparentspresents,abrotherspresentandfriendspresents6midnight.Sotherewas7timetotaketobuythelightbike"forourlittlegirl.Whenwethoughtwewouldmakeourchildunhappy,wefeltsorryand8.Suddenlymyhusbandhadanidea."Whataboutmakingalittlebikewithlay（黏土）andwritinganotethatshecouldtradein（交换）themodelbikeforarealone?"Sohespentthenextfivehourscarefully9withclaytomakeasmallbike.10Christmasmorning,weweresoexcitedforAlmieRosetoopenthelittleboxwiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Sheopenedandreadtheloudly.Shelookedatmeandsaid,"So,doesthismeanIcantradeinthisbikeforareal12?"Isaidwithasmile,"Yes!"AlmieRosebadtearsinhereyeswhensheanswered,"Iwould13thisinthisbeautifulbike14Daddymadeitforme.It's15tokeepitthantogetarealbike.ThisisthebestChristmaspresentIhaveevergotinmylife!"1.A.newB.oldC.beautifulD.modern2.A.camenearerB.wasoverC.wentbyD.passed3.A.lendingB.borrowingC.sellingD.buying4.A.somethingelseB.anythingelseC.elsesomethingD.elseanything5.A.whatB.howC.whyD.where6.A.inB.untilC.onD.during7.A.enoughB.noC.muchD.stillalittle8.A.happyB.excitedC.sadD.angry9.A.buildingB.makingC.workingD.studying10.A.InB.OnC.AtD.For11.A.bookB.storyC.noteD.newspaper12.A.oneB.onesC.someD.any13.A.usuallyB.alwaysC.neverD.sometimes14.A.soB.becauseC.andD.but15.A.morepopularB.morebeautifulC.moremeaningfulD.moreinteresting二、阅读理解（30分）Lifewithaclearpurposecanbequitesatisfying,butmostofusliveourlifeunconsciously.Thedailyworkkeepsourmindbusy.ThenoneSundayafternoon,whenI'mlyinginbed,itsuddenlyhitsme.Whatismypurpose?It'sdifficulttoanswerbutit’sveryimportant.Hereareafewtipsthatcanhelpyouinthisstep.Checkifyoualreadyhaveapurpose.Ifyoufindyourpresentlifepurposeless,justlookagain.Inourlifethereisnopurposethatistoosmallortoobig,Evenastreetsweeperbasaveryimportantpurposeinhislife.Evenifyouareworkinginasmallshopyoushouldhaveaclearpurposeinthelinkoflifebytheserviceyouprovide.Maybeyou'resupportingafamily,orraisingkids,whichisquiteanimportantpurpose.Ifyouthinkyourlifeismeaninglessrightnow,itwouldjustshowthatyou-arenotpayingenoughattentiontoyourpresentrole.Believeinyourself.Somepeoplegetveryfamouswhilesomeliveaprivatelife.Thereisnorealdifferencebetweenthetwo.Eachpersonmusthaveacertainroleandnoroleismoreimportantthantheother.Ifyouhaveatalent,it'slife'sgifttoyou.Trytofindthebestwaytouseittosomethingwhichgivesservicetopeople.Listentoyourheartratherthanyourmind.Heartandmindarejustclosefriends.Yourmindmustfindsomeseveralexcusestotellyouwhatyourheartwants.Thevoiceofheartisalwaystrueanditpointstoyourdeepdreams.1.Theunderlinedword"unconsciously"inParagraph1probablymeans_____inChinese.A.忙碌地B.无目的地C.不可能地D.小心翼翼地2.Whatdoesthestreetsweeper'simportantpurposeshow?A.Nopurposeistoosmallortoobig.B.Oneshouldpayattentiontohisrole.C.Thevoiceofpeople’sheartisalwaystrue.D.Mostpeopleprovideservicetothesociety.3.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3isabout_____.A.yourpurposeB.yourtalentC.yourlifeD.yourwork4.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedailyworkkeepsourmindclear.B.Famouspersonsbelieveinthemselves.C.Havingaclearpurposehelpsustoliveourlife.D.Youheartcanfindexcusestotellyouwhatitwants.5.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_____.A.howtoplayacertainroleB.howtoliveourlifeC.howtoachieveyourpurposeD.howtohaveaclearpurposeBWhensearching"AIhomework"online,you’llseecountlessposts（帖子）,mostlybystudentsandteachers,discussingwhetherAIishelpfulorharmfulforstudents,SoisAIahelpfulhomeworktoolorjustanexcuseforstudentstobelazy?ZhangYue,agrade10studentfromBeijing,toldChinaYouthDailythatoverhalfofhisclassmatesuseAItohelpwiththeirhomework,especiallyforreviewingbooksorplanningclassprojects.WithAI,studentscanworkmorequicklyandperfectly.ButforZhangMill,agrade11studentinJiaozuo,Henan,whoisweakinwritingcompostidas,AIhashadabadeffectonherlearning.InaninterviewwithHunanDaily,shesaidthatafterusingitforashorttime,shefoundthatherabilitytothinkindependently（独立地）haddeteriorated,andherChineselanguagegradeshaddroppedaswell.What'smore,thequalityofChineseandEnglishcompositionsproducedbyAIcanbequitepoor,accordingtoPengXiang,ahighschoolteacherfromXuzhou,Jiangsu.AI-producedworkmayincludeincorrectinformationorsimplybeshortofadeepthemeor"soul"._____JiangXinwot,18,fromJilin,saidthatshehasusedAItohelpherwithcreativewritingpiecesforEnglishclass."IalreadyhaveinmindwhatIwanttowrite,liketheplot,Jiangsaid."IjustuseAItohelpsmoothertransitions（过渡）andlearnhowtotellthestorymorenaturally."JiangbelievesthatAIservesasaresourcelibrary,butthemainideasandphrasing（措辞）arestillherown.Whenusedeffectively,Alcanbehelpfulforteachingandlearning."Acceptingnowintechnologyispreparingourselvesforthefuture,"Pengsaid."ButschoolsandteachersmustguidestudentstocorrectlyuseAlasalearningtool."6Whatdoweknowabout"AIhomework"fromthepassage?A.Ahelpfultool.B.Afunpost.C.Aclassproject.D.Ahottopic.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deteriorated"mostlikelymeaninParagraph3?A.improvedgreatlyB.AfunpostC.becomelowerD.disappearedsoon8.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefor_____?A.However,somestudentstakeadvantageofAIinasmarterway.B.There’snoworryaboutdependingtoomuchonthetechnology.C.MoststudentsavoidusingAIfortheirhomeworkexceptEnglish.D.TheuseofAIfordoinghomeworkbringsdifferentexperiences.9.Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowstheirattitude（态度）toAItechnology?A.ZhangYue→UncertainB.ZhangMin→GratefulC.JiangXinwei→WorriedD.PengXiang→Supportive10.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageabouttheuseofAIforhomework?A.Itiscompletelyharmfultostudents'learning.B.Ithasnopositiveimpactonstudents'study.C.Itcanbebeneficialifusedproperly.D.Itshouldbeforbidden（禁止）inallschools.CJowasthefirsttowakeuponChristmasmorning,butsoontheywereallawakeandtheywentdownstairs."Where'sMother?"askedMeg."Idon'tknow,"saidoldHanah.ShehadlivedwiththefamilysinceMegwasborn,andwasmorelikeafriendthanaservant."Somepoorwomencametothedoorandyourmotherwentofftoseewhatwasneeded."She'llbebacksoon,"saidMeg."HappyChristmas,littledaughters!"saidMrsMarch.Thenthesmiledisappearedfromherface."Girls,listen.Notfarawayisapoorwoman,Mrs.Hummel,withanewbaby.Hersixchildrenareinonebed,tryingtokeepwarm,astheyhavenowoodforafire.Thereisnothingtoeatandtheyarehungryandcold.WillyougivethemyourbreakfastasaChristmaspresent?Foraminutenoonespoke.ThenJosaid,Mother,I'msogladyoucamebackbeforewebegantoeat!"Andthegirlsquicklybegantoputtheirbreakfastinabasket.ShetookthegirlsandHannahtoacold,littleroominanoldbuilding,wheretheyfoundasickmother,acryingbaby,andagroupofchildrenwithwhite,frightenedfaces.Thechildrenwereonthebedunderablanket,tryingtokeepwarm.Thewomanalmostcriedwhithappinesswhenshesawthegirls.Mrs.Marchgavethemotherteaandhotfood,thenshedressedthelittlebabygently.Thegirlsputthechildrenroundthefireandfedthemlikehungrybirds.Itwasaveryhappymeal,althoughthegirlsatenoneofit.ButnoonewashappierthanthosehungryyoungladieswhogaveawaytheirbreakfastonChristmasmorning.Then,fortherestoftheday,thegirlswerebusy.Jolikedtowriteplays,andthefourofthemweregoingtoactonethatevening.Theyhadlearnedtheirwords,andhadworkedhardtomakestrangeandwonderfulclothesforallthedifferentcharactersintheplay.OnChristmasmight,someothergirlscametowatch.Atfirst,therewasalotofwhisperingandlaughingfromthefoursistersbehindthecurtains（窗帘）.Thenthecurtainswereopenedandtheplaybegan.11.WhydidMrs.MarchandherdaughtersgotoanoldbuildingonChristmasmorning?A.Theywenttosearchforsomethingspecial.B.Theywantedtoseeanoldcouplewholivedalone.C.Theywantedtovisitasickmotherandhersixchildren.D.Theywenttovisitarelativewithfourgirls.12.WhatdidthegirlsdowiththeirbreakfastonChristmasmorning?A.Theyateithappilyathome.B.TheygaveittoapoorfamilyasaChristmaspresent.C.Theysoldittobuywoodforafire.D.Theykeptitasasouvenir.13.WhatdoesthewritermeanbywritingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?A.Thefourgirlsfeltveryhappybecausetheyhelpedpeopleinneed.B.Theyoungladiesweresohungrythattheywantedtohavebreakfast.C.TheyoungladieswerehappybecausetheylefttheirbreakfastforMum.DThefourgirlsdidn’tfeelhungryuntilitwasChristmasmorning.14.Theplayactedbythefoursistersmaybeatlast.A.alittleboringB.wonderfulC.importantD.Terrible15.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ChristmasdinnerandneighboursB.AspecialChristmasnightC.ChristmascardsandfriendsD.AhappyChristmas三、信息还原（5分）Happinessisimportantforeveryone.Mostpeoplewanttobehappy._____.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Happinessdependsonourselves._____Hereareafewwaystohelpyoubehappier.Thefistsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture._____Therefore,wefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoysimplepleasuresinlife,suchasspendingtimewithclosefriends._____Manypeopleexperiencethisbydancing,orplayingasport.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblems,andjustthinkabouttheactivity.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Accordingtostudies,peoplefeelgoodwhentheyvolunteertheirtimetodomanymeaningfulthingsforothers._____Youcanhelpyourclassmateswiththeirstudies,goshoppingtogetforanoldneighbor.Justtry!A.Forexample,wewanttomakemoremoneyorgetabetterjob.B.Happinessisinyourownhands.C.Thesecondsecrettoleadingahappylifeistobeactive.D.However,fewofthemknowbowtofindhappiness.B.Everydayisanewday.Forgetunhappymoments.F.Soifyouwanttofeelhappier,trytodosomethingmeaningfulforpeople.G.Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________四、词汇（20分）1.Shealways_____（鼓励）metotrymybestwhenIdon'tknowwhattodo.2.Takeiteasyandthereisstill_____（许多）oftimetofinishthework.3.Thebagsunderthetreearethose______（德国人）.Pleasetakecareofthem.4.The_____（建议）theyhaveofferedareveryuseful.Weshouldtakethem.5.MrSmithissucha_____（幽默）personthathisclassisalwaysfulloflaughter.6.Her_____（想法）abouttheupcomingtripfilledherwithexcitementallday.7.Hekept_____（说谎）aboutwhyhewaslate,whichmadehisbossveryangry.8.Hebecame_____（耐心的）ashewaitedforoveranhourforthebuytoarrive.9.Haveyouheardthatasmalldog_____（攻击）apassers-byintheparkyesterday.10.Heradvicealwaysmakesgood________（感觉）soIoftenfollowitwhenIamintrouble.11.Intheevening,therewasnothingtodobutread,butnoonefeltb_____12.Whenthestudentssawtheteachercoming,theywentbacktotheirs_____quickly.13.Thelittlegirlsitsinthefrontoftheclassroombecauseofherh______.14.Iheweatherwasgettingw______,buttheydecidednottochangetheircampingplain.15.O_____hemakesuphismind,nothingcanchangeit.16.Tomthoughtabouthismother'swords,thenhenoddedhisheadandseemedtou______thosewords.17.Don'tgetintothatforest.Youwillbeind_____ifyougetlost.18.Tobeh_______,Idon'treallyenjoythehorrorfilms--theymakemetooscared.19.Thep______ontheradioisveryinteresting.Ilistentoiteverynight.20.Ican'treallytellallthed_______betweenthetwopictures,Andyou?五、选词填空（10分）interestpracticewithcommonunlesssportsfromdependattentionmakeEveryoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswell______onyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.Studiesshowthatifyouare______insomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopay______toitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicor______,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetit______youuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnerswillkeep______whattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidof______mistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearning______hismistakes.六、短文填空（10分）Confidenceisveryimportantindailylife.Itcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthyattitude.（1）_____（study）showwhatthepeoplewhoareconfidentaremuch（2）_____（happy）.Theycanhavemorechance（3）_____（become）successful.Buthowcanwebemoreconfident?Herearesome（4）_____（suggest）.Speaklouder.Whenyouarenotconfident,youcan’tdowellwhatyouwanttodo.Youspeaksolowthatotherpeoplecan（5）______（hard）hearyou.Trytospeakloudenoughsothatpeoplecanhearyouclearly.Thehighvoicecanhelpyoubecomemoreconfident.Playsports.Physicalexercisemakesyoutiredbutcompletely（6）_____（relax）.Astrongbodyhelpsyou（7）______（fill）withconfidence.Encourageyourself.Writedownalistofthingsyoudidduringthedaytodaytoseehowmanythingsyouhavedonewell.Didyoufinishyourhomework?Didyoutellajokethatmadeeverybodylaugh?Giveyourselfpraiseforthegoodthingsyou（8）_____（do）before.Getridof（消除）fear.Fearcomesalongfailure.Butit’seasy.toovercome（克服）ifyouknowthatfailureispartofyourlife.Don'thideyourheadjustbecauseyousaidsomethingstupid（9））_____（one）.Trytodoitfromthe（10）_____（begin）andbelieveyoucandobetter.Pickupahobby.Ifyoulikesinging,singasmuchasyoucan.Insomeways,ahobbycanmakeyououtstanding.Anditwillmakeyouhappyandconfident.七、阅读表达（10分）AtthebeginningofanewyearpeoplealwaysliketomakeaNewYear'sresolution（快inhythemeelvesTheyalsolovetomakepromisestoothers.Itisthatthatresolutionsandpromisesaregoodforpeoples’lives.Theycanhelppeopletobebetterandbetterinthefuture.However,thetruthisdifferent.Toimproveourselves,weoftenmakeupourmindtodosomething.Haveyoueversaidtoyourself,"MyNewYears"resolutionistoplaythepianowell