Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation? 培优限时训练（含答案）

Unit 1 培优限时训练（二）
2021—2022学年人教版八年级英语上册
限时：40分钟
一、 完形填空
1.Some young people are worrying about acne（青春痘）on their faces, and some are worrying about their figures（身材）. Do you know（1）________ on earth the secret of beauty is? Think of smile and health, and then you may find the（2）________.
Maybe you are not（3）________ with your big nose, your small eyes or your weight. Don't waste energy and feelings on the way you（4）________. In fact, when you become a（n）（5）________ and look at pictures of your past time, you'll find how cute you are.
（6）________ is the best way to make you beautiful. When people are happy, they look nice. When people smile or laugh from the（7）________ of their hearts（心）, they look very beautiful.
Don't worry about your weight too much. Don't（8）________ food for it. No one lives（9）________ health. So you need to eat healthy food and do enough exercise.
When you accept what you have（10）________ and enjoy them, you will really become pretty "inside and out".
（1）
A.how B.what C.where D.which
（2）
A.question B.problem C.reason D.answer
（3）
A.satisfied B.strict C.popular D.angry
（4）
A.like B.look C.think D.have
（5）
A.adult B.parent C.doctor D.engineer
（6）
A.Beauty B.Health C.Wealth D.Happiness
（7）
A.bottom B.top C.foot D.head
（8）
A.receive B.accept C.refuse D.get
（9）
A.on B.for C.without D.with
（10）
A.used B.lost C.done D.owned
二、 阅读理解
2.
How was your weekend?
David
It was not bad. I went out with my friends. We went to a cinema and saw an interesting movie. Then we went to a new restaurant and ate a big dinner. The food was good. We talked about our favorite sports happily.
Jill
My weekend was not very exciting. It was rainy and cold, so I didn't go out. On Sunday morning, I just stayed at home and watched TV. And in the afternoon, I did my homework and read some books.
Mark
It was great. My friend and I went dancing. I had a lot of fun. I made some new friends. They were very friendly.
Anna
I thought my weekend was terrible. It was my good friend Leo's birthday last Saturday. I forgot it, so I didn't buy him a present. He called me and invited me to his home. When I got there, I found there was a birthday party. All of his friends gave him presents?except?me. Leo said it was OK, but I really felt bad.

（1）David talked with his friends about ________.
A.the movie B.the restaurant
C.their favorite sports

（2）Jill stayed at home last weekend because ________.
A.the weather was bad B.she liked watching TV
C.she liked reading at home
（3）Mark thought his weekend was ________.
A.boring? B.exciting C.great
（4）The underlined word "except" means ________.
A.还有 B.除了? C.分开
（5）From the passage, we can know ________.
A.Leo had a birthday party last Saturday
B.Anna thought she had a happy weekend
C.Mark met some classmates last weekend
3.
Hello, everyone! I'm Lydia. Let me tell you what my favorite teacher looks like. John Smith is my favorite teacher. He teaches me English.
John Smith is very handsome. He has big eyes and short black hair. He is tall, thin and has a sunny personality. And he likes wearing white T-shirts.
Mr. Smith's favorite food is bread. He thinks it's very delicious. He is good at singing. And he draws well. He works very hard. He is strict with us in class, and his class is very interesting. After class he often talks with us. He is a very friendly teacher.
（1）What subject does Mr. Smith teach?
A.Chinese. B.Math. C.English. D.P. E.
（2）What color may John Smith like?
A.Blue. B.White. C.Blonde. D.Black.
（3）Why does John Smith like bread?
A.Because he thinks it's healthy.
B.Because his mother buys it for him.
C.Because he thinks it's delicious.
D.Because his students makes it for him.
（4）What is John Smith good at?
A.Dancing and singing. B.Dancing and drawing.
C.Drawing and running. D.Singing and drawing.
（5）Which of the following is TRUE about John Smith?
A.He has a big mouth. B.His hair is short.
C.His class is boring.? D.He is of medium height.
4.
I'm Jack and I'm 14. The students of my school went to the countryside last Sunday morning. We saw many beautiful flowers and big trees there. We enjoyed the clean air and good fruits. We ate on a farm. The farmers cooked some rice, chicken, eggs and vegetables. They were delicious.
My name is Ann. I am 13 years old. The students of my school went to the cinema last Saturday afternoon. We watched the movie?The BFG?there. It was an exciting and interesting movie. After that we went to a park. The park was across from the cinema. We sang and danced in the park.
My name is Lucy. I'm a 15-year-old student. The students of my school went to the museum last Saturday morning. We went there by bus. The museum was very big. We saw many beautiful paintings there. We also saw some interesting robots. We had a good time!
I'm Mike. I'm 13 years old. The students of my school went to the zoo last Sunday morning. The zoo was not far from my school, so we went there by bike. We saw lions, tigers, monkeys and pandas in the zoo. We wanted to feed them all, but we could only feed the monkeys. They were cute!

（1）How old is Jack?
A.Thirteen. B.Fourteen. C.Fifteen.
（2）Where did Ann go last Saturday afternoon?
A.She went to the countryside. B.She went to the zoo.
C.She went to the cinema.
（3）What did Lucy see in the museum?
A.Robots. B.Cows. C.Cars.
（4）Which of the following is RIGHT?
A.Ann thought the movie was boring.
B.Jack had some rice and chicken for lunch.
C.Mike and his classmates fed all the animals in the zoo.
（5）What's the best title for the passage?
A.The School Trip B.The School Party
C.My Weekend
5.
A man sat at an underground（地铁）station in Washington, D. C. ,and began to play the violin. It was a cold day in January. He played six Bach（巴赫）pieces for about 45 minutes. Thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and the first person, a middle-aged man, began to find that there was a musician playing. He stopped for some time, listened carefully and then went away for his work.
After a minute, a young woman began to put some money in the box before him and started to walk again. Then another two or three minutes went by and someone stood and listened to him for some time, but the young man looked at his watch and began to walk again — he was late for work.
From the beginning to the end, only six people stopped and stayed for some minutes, twenty gave him money but went on to walk. When he finished playing, no one applauded（鼓掌）. No one knew that the man playing the violin was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world.
This is a real story. The Washington Post（《华盛顿邮报》）asked Joshua Bell to do the experiment. What can we learn from this story? If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music, how many other things are we missing?
（1）Joshua Bell played the violin at the underground station on ________.
A.a cold morning B.a rainy evening
C.a windy weekend
（2）Who was the first to find the musician playing?
A.A young woman. B.A young man.
C.A middle-aged man
（3）How many people gave response to（对……做出反应）the musician?
A.26. B.20. C.6.
（4）Who was Joshua Bell?
A.An interesting artist.
B.A great pianist（钢琴家）.
C.An excellent violinist（小提琴家）.
（5）Why did the writer write this passage?
A.To find out what people usually did in the underground.
B.To make us pay more attention to（注意）nice things around us.
C.To do a survey（调查）on how many people were interested in music.
三、 语法填空
6. 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。
crash? ? ? ? ?call? ? ? ? ? ? break? ? ? ? ? ?catch? ? ? ? ? attack? ? ? ? ?follow
beat? ? ? ?frighten? ? understand? ? ? once? ? ? ? ?overturn? ? ? ? plan
The writer has read a book（1）________ A Picture to Remember by Sarah Scott-Malden.?It's about a girl, Christina. She（2）________ saw two bank robbers' faces so they（3）________ to kill her.
To begin with,（4）________ by one of the robbers at the gym, her arm was hurt. Then?one day when she was in the street with her friend Philippe, the two robbers made him hurt?and had to go to hospital.
Christina went to visit Philippe. On her way back from the hospital, the robbers were（5）________ her and she（6）________ that they wanted to kill her.（7）________ as she was,?she tried to keep calm. Since the robbers were driving too fast to stop, they（8）________ their?car and it（9）________. Finally the police（10）________ both of them.
四、 七选五
7. 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。?
A: Morning, Lily. Long time no see.
B: Morning, Jill. I went on a trip with my parents last Saturday.
A:Really?（1）________
B: We went to my uncle's farm.
A:（2）________
B: My father drove us there.
A:（3）________
B: For a week. We lived in my uncle's house.
A: Sounds great!（4）________
B: Oh, it was sunny and cool.
A:（5）________
B: Yes, I think so. I would like to go there again on summer vacation.
A. Were you all tired?
B. Where did you go?
C. Who did you go with?
D. How long did you stay there?
E. How did you go to the farm?
F. How was the weather those days?
G. Did you have a great time on the farm?
参考答案
一、 完形填空
1.BDAAADACCD
二、 阅读理解
2.CACBA
3.CBCBB
4.BCABA
5.ACACB
三、 语法填空
6.
（1）called,（2）once,（3）planned,（4）attacked,（5）following,（6）understood,（7）Frightened,（8）crashed,（9）overturned,（10）caught
四、 七选五
7.B,E,D,F,G