Unit 5-6 能力提升练习 2023-2024学年鲁教版英语八年级下册（含答案）

能 力 提 升（ Units 5-6）
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共42分)
一、完形填空(共10小题，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
It was the science class. Mrs. Pilchard 1 a huge box and walked into
the classroom. The box looked quite heavy.
After greeting Mrs. Pilchard, we all sat down. Mrs Pilchard could
always make her lessons 2 , so we all looked at her excitedly. She told us
that there were lots of gifts in the box.
“I’m going to ask you questions about the fourth unit in our 3 book.
If you can answer more than ten questions 4 , you can pick up gifts from
this box,” said Mrs Pilchard.
Mrs. Pilchard’s 5 made us even more excited. She divided (分开)
us into six groups. My group members and I were all looking forward to the“game”. We were 6 that we would be able to do well. “The group with its members raising their hands first can answer the questions first,” Mrs. Pilchard said. The classroom was filled with 7 , because everybody was shouting they wanted to be the first.
All of us cheered every time someone got the answer right. Time
passed so quickly that we did not even realize that we were in fact 8 the
coming test. After the class, Mrs. Pilchard let the members of the four winning groups 9 their prizes from the box. I was happy that I was one of them. Two groups lost the “game”, 10 Mrs Pilchard gave each of the members some candies to encourage them.
( ) 1. A. carried B. received C. noticed D. returned
( ) 2. A. boring B. difficult C. strange D. interesting
( ) 3. A. math B. English C. science D. geography
( ) 4. A. loudly B. correctly C. humorously D. carefully
( ) 5. A. words B. results C. questions D. requests
( ) 6. A. surprised B. sorry C. certain D. happy
( ) 7. A. noises B. students C. artworks D. air
( ) 8. A. waiting for B. preparing for C. writing down D. thinking about
( ) 9. A. offer B. bring C. protect D. choose
( )10. A. if B. but C. or D. because
二、阅读理解（ 共16小题，满分32分）
阅读短文A、B，并做每篇后面的题目，从每小题所给的四个选项
（A、B、C、D）中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Half-day mini groups (6 guests at most) to Zhujiajiao Water Town
Travel plan
8:00 am — 9:00 am Hotel pick-up
The guide and driver will meet you at your hotel.
9:00 am — 12:00 pm Visit Zhujiajiao Water Town
It takes about one hour to drive to Zhujiajiao Water Town. Then you’ll
enjoy a relaxing boat trip there. The guide will lead you to Kezhi
Garden, Qing Dynasty Post Office and Fangsheng Bridge.
12:00 pm — 1:00 pm Free time for lunch in Zhujiajiao
You can choose to eat whatever you like. There are many fine
restaurants and the prices are fair.
1:00 pm Drive back to the center of Shanghai
We will drive back to the Yu Garden subway station and our tour ends
here. You can return to the hotel by yourself or visit other places as you
like.
Tour price (US dollars per person)
Age Price
＜3 free
3-11 79
＞11 89
( )11. The guests will travel around Zhujiajiao 　　　.
A. by boat B. by car
C. by bus D. by subway
( )12. When will the mini group leave Zhujiajiao
A. At 11:00 am. B. At 12:00 pm.
C. At 1:00 pm. D. At 2:00 pm.
( )13. How much should a couple with their two-year-old kid pay for the tour
A. $89. B. $168
C. $178. D. $257.
B
For the girls at Sanhe Town Primary School in Chongqing, China, football is much more than a hobby.
The school sits deep in the mountains in Chongqing. Most of the students are left-behind children. In the past, there was a shortage of teachers at the school, so it was hard for the students there to learn better than those living in cities.
Their life-changing journeys started in 2013. At that time, Sun
Xiaoming, the headmaster of the school, decided to set up a girls’ football team. He believed it could be a chance for the students to receive a better education and live different lives.
For Sun, the greatest difficulty was getting the students’ parents to accept his idea. To do it, Sun sent a girl to another primary school for football training. Months later, the girl received a scholarship (奖学金) to study at Chongqing No. 37 Secondary School. Her experience brought hope to other girls at the school and their parents.
Later, the school set up a girls’ football team and there were 20 girls in
it. The conditions at that time were really hard, but the girls all valued (重视) the chance to practise.
Years of hard work finally paid off. Over the past few years, many girls
have got into good schools because of their football abilities. Today, the
school has developed a football culture, and each grade from two to six has its football team. Many students are proud (自豪的) of taking part in the sport.
( )14. The underlined phrase “a shortage of teachers” has the closest
meaning to “　　　”.
A. not enough teachers B. over twenty teachers
C. experienced teachers D. several strict teachers
( )15. Sun decided to set up a girls’ football team to 　　　.
A. cheer up left-behind children
B. help students develop a hobby
C. draw more students to his school
D. change the lives of some students
( )16. What was the most difficult problem faced by Sun
A. No girls were interested in football.
B. The students couldn’t afford (负担得起) the training.
C. Some parents didn’t agree to his plan.
D. Most of the girls were left-behind children.
( )17. What can we infer (推断) from the last paragraph
A. Sun’s idea developed well.
B. It’s never too late to play football.
C. Football is popular among Chongqing girls.
D. Every student in the school likes playing football.
阅读短文C，根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白
处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
C
Parents always feel worried when their kids travel alone. If a kid with
autism (自闭症) travels alone, what will his parents do with the situation
Last summer, Alexa’s 7-year-old autistic son, Landon, had to fly to see
his dad by himself. (18)　　　　　 She was so afraid that she gave him a note and $10 to give to the passenger (乘客) next to him.
The note said Landon had autism and would ask “Are we there yet ”
often. $10 was for the person to make her son feel safe and comfortable.
Alexa said, “I really can’t think of any other ways. (19)　　　　”
The person traveling with Landon from Las Vegas to Oregon was Ben.
The two had a great time on the plane. Ben told some jokes. (20)　　　　　
They also played some games like “Rock, Paper, Scissors”.
As they arrived at the airport (机场), Ben took a picture of Landon
and sent it to Alexa. “(21)　　　　　 He’s a good kid and you’re a great mum,” Ben wrote. He donated (捐赠) the money to the Autism Society in the end.
Alexa was thankful for Ben’s kindness. “I’m so glad that Landon
makes friends with Ben who is understanding and treats him with love and care. All in all, Landon’s journey is a big surprise to me,” she said.
A. Landon didn’t say much, but he smiled.
B. I hope the person would like to help Landon get through the day.
C. Alexa was worried that Landon couldn’t travel alone successfully.
D. A person with autism may have difficulty in communicating with
others.
E. Landon did ask if we were there yet several times, but he was a great
travel friend.
阅读D部分的材料，将22-26小题中五位同学收到的微信消息与五
则回复A-E进行匹配。
D
( )22. Are you free tomorrow There is a new amusement park on Green Street. Would you like to go there with me
( )23. It’s been three months since you went to America. How is your life there Is there anything interesting
( )24. Have a look at this video. A city cleaner from Beijing is showing
foreigners the way in English. How great she is!
( )25. Morning, Lillian. I need your help with my survey on festivals.
Can you tell me what your favorite festival is and why you like it
( )26. Thanks for inviting me to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with
your family. I’ll arrive at 10 a.m. By the way, how can I get to your place
A. I’m happy that you accepted my invitation. My apartment is not far
from our school, about ten minutes’ walk. Go along Green Street and
turn right on First Street. You’ll see a red building at the corner of First
Street. My apartment is beside it.
B. I’d love to, but I’m afraid I can’t go there with you tomorrow. My
classmates and I will carry out the street interviews (采访) with middle
school students. It’s part of our school project. How about another day
C. Oh, I know the woman! I’ve just read a report of her story. Her name
is Zhang Jianna. She’s taught herself English for ten years. Now, she
knows over 3,000 English words and can speak good English. Nothing is
difficult to a willing heart.
D. Sure. You know, I’m an Italian, but was born and grew up in China. I
like Chinese festivals very much, especially the Lantern Festival. It’s a
good time for me to watch the lantern show, guess lantern riddles and eat
sweet rice balls.
E. I get on well with my host family. Last weekend, we attended the
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta — the world’s largest hot-air
balloon festival. We saw several hundred colorful hot-air balloons flying
in the sky. It was interesting and exciting!
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共48分)
三、选词填空（ 共10小题，满分10分）
根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只
用一次，有两项剩余。
politely lay rushed among relatives between
warmth why spread correct whether directions
It was a May weekend. My father suggested returning to Zibo,
Shandong. We lived in Zibo until I was ten. Last spring, Zibo became
famous for barbecues. Many people went to visit it with their family,
(27)　　　　or friends. We certainly couldn’t miss it.
On the way, my father told a story. Two years ago, thousands of
college students were quarantined (隔离) in Zibo because of COVID-19.
The Zibo government treated them with (28)　　　　and helped
them get through the difficulty. The government offered a great barbecue
dinner to (29)　　　　love when they left. The government also
(30)　　　　invited them to come to Zibo again. Last spring, these
college students grouped together to come back with their thankful hearts.
At 5 pm, we (31)　　　　into the restaurant. My father had booked
a table two days earlier, or there wouldn’t have been seats for us. He did a
quite (32)　　　　thing. Zibo’s barbecue is special. Workers in Zibo’s
barbecue restaurants (33)　　　　a grill (烤架) on each table. Eaters
cook on it by themselves. When the food is ready, they put it onto a pancake and then add some scallions (葱).
Many people from Zibo offered to help tourists, including giving them
(34)　　　　to some places warmly. Some eaters from Zibo even put
off their orders to make tourists from other places enjoy the food first.
At that time, I considered (35)　　　　 Zibo became so fascinating
to tourists. Was it because the touching promise (36)　　　　the
government and the students, or the special, tasty food, or the warm-hearted people
四、语法填空（ 共10小题，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号
内单词的正确形式。
The Spring Festival means a lot to Chinese people. (37)　　　　a
foreigner, I didn’t understand the true meaning of it until the Spring Festival of 2023. That was my first time spending the Spring Festival in China.
For some special reasons, instead of (38)　　　　(go) back to
America, I had to stay in China alone. To my surprise, several Chinese
friends came to my apartment with (39)　　　　(present). Linda brought
me Spring Festival couplets (对联). Scott (40)　　　(give) me many
firecrackers (爆竹). They even brought meat and vegetables to make
dumplings. They said it was a tradition to eat dumplings during the festival.
I learned (41)　　　　 to make dumplings from my friends. Although
I was not good at making (42)　　　(they), I had a lot of fun. We all
liked the dumplings very much.
Then Scott invited me to join his family (43)　　　　(spend) New
Year’s Eve together. It was dinner time and his family laid out many dishes on the table. After dinner, we watched the Spring Festival Gala together. It was so (44)　　　　(interest) that we watched it until midnight. Later, I went back to my apartment. Lying in bed, I began to think. All the things my friends did touched me (45)　　　　(deep), because behind all these things were love and care.
It was (46)　　　　very special experience and left me many good
memories. I will never forget them.
五、阅读表达（ 共5小题，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Making and rubbing bead bracelets (盘手串) are popular with young
Chinese people these days. In 2021, half of the bead bracelet buyers online were under 35 years old. On Xiaohongshu, we can see over 800,000 posts (帖子) by young people about bracelets.
Li Hongyao, a student from Shanxi, was under great stress. She always
worried about the coming big exam, gaokao. To have a break from it, she
started to make bracelets.
“When I’m rubbing the beads, I feel relaxed. It’s like all my problems
go away,” Li said. She also explained that different beads have different
meanings. Lots of students like her believe these beads can bring hope to
their owners. For example, they think walnut (核桃) bracelets can turn bad luck into good luck. And Bodhi (菩提) bracelets can help people become smarter.
Zhao Ruiqi from Beijing once made a bead necklace (项链) for her
friend’s cat. “The cat is very outgoing, like an ENTP person. So I put together beads with these four letters,” Zhao said. “It was a lovely experience. My friend and I became closer after that.”
To share her love for bracelets, Li also set up a stall (摊位) on the
street. To her surprise, she found many people loved her bracelets. It let her meet and talk to new people. “Because of the bracelets, I made money and became less nervous when meeting new people,” said Li.
47. Who are interested in making and rubbing bead bracelets these days
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
48. Why does Li Hongyao like rubbing bead bracelets
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
49. What’s the meaning behind the Bodhi bracelet
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
50. What is an ENTP person like
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
51. How did Li feel when she found her bracelets sold well
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
六、书面表达（ 共1小题，满分18分）
为了弘扬中华民族传统文化，培养学生的家国情怀，营造团圆和
谐的氛围，在中秋节来临之际，某国际学校开展了一系列主题活动。
假如你是该校学生，将作为代表在本次活动上发言，向大家介绍中秋
节，请你用英语写一篇发言稿。
提示：
1. 介绍该节日的时间；
2. 介绍该节日的主要活动；
……
写作要求：
1. 要点齐全，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；
3. 80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：lunar calendar 阴历
Good morning, everyone! I’m glad to be here to tell you something
about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
OK! That’s all! Thanks for listening!
答案：二、 11-13 ACC 14-17 ADCA 18-21 CBAE
22-26 BECDA
三、 27. relatives 28. warmth 29. spread
30. politely 31. rushed 32. correct
33. lay 34. directions 35. why
36. between
四、 37. As 38. going 39. presents
40. gave 41. how 42. them
43. to spend 44. interesting 45. deeply
46. a
五、 47. Young Chinese people.
48. It makes her relaxed and she believes the beads can
bring hope to her.
49. It can help people become smarter.
50. An ENTP person is usually outgoing.
51. She felt surprised.
六、【 写作指导】
本篇写作要求写一篇发言稿介绍中秋节。根据提示，
主要内容应包括中秋节的时间以及主要活动。
◎ 关键词：介绍中秋节
◎ 主题：人与社会之历史、社会与文化
◎ 子主题：常见节假日，文化体验
◎ 时态：一般现在时
◎ 人称：第三人称
◎ 行文布局：
① 介绍中秋节的时间
It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the
Chinese lunar calendar.
② 介绍中秋节的主要活动
enjoy a big dinner; eat moon cakes; enjoy the full moon;
talk about the story of Chang’e and Hou Yi
◎ 必背句型：
＊ As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, ...
＊ It falls on …
＊ No matter how far away or how busy we are, …
＊ During the festival, … is a must-eat food.
＊ What we love most is the time when …
【参考范文】
Good morning, everyone! I’m glad to be here to tell
you something about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, the Mid-
Autumn Festival has enjoyed great popularity in China.
It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese
lunar calendar. On that day, no matter how far away or
how busy we are, we will be sure to go home to enjoy a big
dinner with our family. During the festival, moon cakes
are a must-eat food, carrying people’s wishes to the family
they love and miss. What we love most is the time when we
enjoy the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in
the sky, we usually sit around a table, eat moon cakes and
fruit, and talk about the story of Chang’e and Hou Yi.
OK! That’s all! Thanks for listening!