Unit 1 Past and Present 检测练习（含答案） 牛津译林版八年级下册

Unit 1 检测练习
一、 单项选择。(每小题1分,共10分)
1. — All of my classmates ______ the PE test.
— _________ exciting the news is!
A. have passed; What B. passed; What an
C. have passed; How D. passed; How an
2. — What’s your father’s hobby, Jane
— He likes reading. He has read over three hundred books _______ the past five years.
A. with B. since C. over D. on
3. — Last night, I had a video call with my English friend Allen.
— Sounds great! The Internet makes __________ much easier.
A. instruction B. communication C. situation D. instrument
4.— I will miss my family when I go abroad for further study this autumn.
— Don’t worry. You can __________ them by email.
A. come up with B. catch up with
C. make friends with D. keep in touch with
5. — What a big and beautiful park it is!
— Yes. But there _______ a big wheat field here.
A. was used to B. used to have C. used to be D. used to
6. — David, our project is difficult. ________, we seem not to have enough time.
— That’s true. But _________, we must finish it within the given time. Let’s hurry up instead of talking here.
A. Moreover; instead B. Moreover; anyway
C. Instead; anyway D. Anyway; moreover
7. —___________ have you lived here
— Since 1998.
A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How soon
8. — I ___________ Jim recently.
— Really Can you tell me when you last _______ him
A. haven’t seen; will see B. didn’t see; have seen
C. didn’t see; saw D. haven’t seen; saw
9. Which of the following is not a fact but an opinion
A. Nanjing is in the south-east of China.
B. Nanjing has a history of over 2,000 years.
C. The Qinhuai River runs through the city of Nanjing.
D. Nanjing is one of the most beautiful cities in China.
10. — I don’t think keeping dogs will make you feel lonely.
—__________ In my opinion, dogs sometimes bring you a lot of trouble.
A. Not exactly. B. Take it easy.
C. I agree with you. D. That’s a good idea.
二、 完形填空。(每小题1分,共15分)
China is a country that is changing very fast . If you ask your grandparents about their life 50 years ago, you will get to know the great changes in China 1 the years. First, you can see the change in transport. Fifty years ago, most people went somewhere by bike 2 on foot. It was very 3 and tiring. Many cities didn’t have trains, so it took local people a very long time to 4 to places far away. But today people’s living 5 have improved. There are many choices(选择). You can take the bus or underground in daily life 6 riding bikes. Many people 7 drive their own cars. The modern high-speed railways make travelling much 8 .
People used to 9 little money buying things and there were few shopping malls. But now large shopping centres are common. You can 10 buy things on the Internet. The television is 11 change that China has. Many years ago, many families couldn’t afford to buy a TV but now every family has televisions. There are so many channels for people to 12 from. If people don’t like watching TV programmes, they 13 go to the cinemas to see different kinds of films, from 2-D to 4-D. In the age of the Internet, mobile phones and computers make people’s life full of 14 as well. What 15 changes we are experiencing!
1. A. on B. after C. at D. over
2. A. or B. but C. nor D. so
3. A. quick B. slow C. fast D. comfortable
4. A. get B. reach C. arrive D. visit
5. A. situations B. conditions C. communications D. questions
6. A. because of B. as a result C. in fact D. instead of
7. A. even B. ever C. never D. just
8. A. lazier B. busier C. easier D. heavier
9. A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay
10. A. too B. also C. really D. finally
11. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
12. A. choose B. count C. change D. close
13. A. can B. should C. must D. have to
14. A. trouble B. fun C. luck D. fear
15. A. amazing B. strange C. bad D. possible
三、 阅读理解。(每小题2分,共20分)
A
Long long ago, there was a camel. He was lazy. Instead of working, he spent his days chewing(咀嚼) sticks, eating twigs, and drinking water.
Many other animals worked hard, and they tried to get Camel to help them. But each time, the stubborn(固执的) camel simply said, “Humph(哼).”
One day, Zebra carried sticks to make a fire for animals. “Camel, come and carry sticks like the rest of us,” said Zebra. “Humph,” said Camel.
The next day, Hippo carried water for the animals to drink.
“Camel, come and carry water like the rest of us,” said Hippo. “Humph,” said Camel.
On the third day, Coyote carried food for the animals to eat. “ Camel, come and carry food like the rest of us,” said Coyote. Camel didn’t move. He simply responded, “Humph!”
This made the animals very angry. “ Camel is lazy, but we work hard,” they said. “We will go to visit Genie(精灵) to see if he can help us. ” Zebra, Hippo and Coyote went to Genie and told him about Camel’s laziness.
Genie went to Camel’s home and found him resting. “ Stubborn Camel, you have been lazy. You must work with the other animals and help them,” Genie said. “Humph,” Camel replied. “Do not say that again,” said Genie. “You have given the other animals three days of extra work.” “Humph,” Camel snapped.
Genie waved his arms, and Camel’s flat back began to puff up into a big bump(隆起), as Camel watched in surprise. “You brought this humph (we call it ‘hump(驼峰) ’ now) upon yourself by being lazy,” said Genie. “Now you must work for three days without drinking or eating to make up for the work you missed. You can live off your humph.” So Camel went off to work, humphing the whole day. And that’s how the camel got his hump.
1. What did Camel do each day
A. He carried food like many other animals.
B. He chewed sticks to help animals make a fire.
C. He drank water and shared it with other animals.
D. He ate and drank without doing any work.
2. When Genie found Camel, he was ________________.
A. helping other animals B. cleaning his own house
C. taking a rest D. making a hump
3. Which is the correct order according to the story
a. Camel said no to Zebra because of his laziness.
b. Camel got a hump on his back and started to work.
c. Camel did nothing when Coyote was carrying food.
d. Camel made other animals angry and was visited by Genie.
e. Camel was not willing to carry water for the animals to drink.
A. a-c-d-b-e B. a-d-c-b-e C. a-e-c-d-b D. a-c-e-d-b
4. The underlined words “make up for” in the story mean “ ______________” .
A. tell a story or an excuse
B. complete a task together
C. separate(区分) different things
D. make a situation better through work
5. What is the best title for this story
A. How Camel got his hump
B. How Camel replied to others
C. How Camel made others angry
D. How Camel became hard-working
B
Shashiyu was a poor village in Hebei Province, but now it has changed into a rich and livable place.
In the 1940s, villagers in Shashiyu had little food and few clothes, but they had a strong wish for a better life . Zhang Gui shun , the Party secretary(书记) of Shashiyu, encouraged his villagers to do their best to pull themselves out of poverty(贫困) . “ In the ancient Chinese story, Yu Gong could move mountains with his strong will and hard work, so why can’t we try Nobody was born to be poor!” Hearing his words, the villagers decided to make a difference.
Led by the Communist Party of China(中国共产党), the villagers carried water and soil to their village from faraway places to improve their land. From 1966 to 1971, they reclaimed(开垦) lots of land and greatly improved their life.
However, the village encountered(遇到) a new problem two decades(十 年) later as the environment became heavily polluted by chemical plants and mine refineries(提炼厂) built in the 1990s.
The polluting factories were shut down in 2004, and villagers started grape cultivation(种植), which soon became the main industry in Shashiyu.
In 2009, the city-level government invested(投资) over 1 million yuan to change the village ’s exhibition hall into a museum in memory of development efforts made by earlier generations.
After 10 years, the village was called “National Forest Village” .
Zhou Guojin, the fourth Party secretary of the village, said that the village started a yearly tourism festival in 2015 to attract travellers to pick grapes. “The grapes could be sold at a better price once Shashiyu becomes famous through this festival. Our villagers can then live even better lives,” he said.
6. Why did Zhang Guishun use the story of Yu Gong to encourage the villagers
A. Because Yu Gong had a strong will and worked hard.
B. Because Yu Gong was born to be poor too.
C. Because the villagers worshiped Yu Gong.
D. Because Yu Gong became rich at last.
7. From 1966 to 1971, what did the villagers do to improve their life
A. They planted grapes to earn money.
B. They carried water and soil to their village to improve their land.
C. They moved to another place to live a better life.
D. They built a lot of factories.
8. Which word can be used to describe the villagers
A. Hard-working. B. Lazy. C. Kind-hearted. D. Stupid.
9. When was Shashiyu called “National Forest Village”
A. In 2009. B. In 2004. C. In 2015. D. In 2019.
10. Where can you probably read the passage
A. In a storybook. B. In a newspaper.
C. In a sports magazine. D. In a science book.
四、 根据提示写出单词。(每小题1分,共5分)
1. You must __________ (返回) to your company at the end of this month.
2. In an__________ (采访) with CCTV, Lang Ping said her team had good teamwork.
3. — The _________(环境) is terrible.
— I think it will be even worse unless the government takes action to protect it.
4. My uncle is going _________ (到国外) to study English next month. 5. Lucy and Tom have been in love for many years and they’ll get m________ next month.
五、 语篇填空。(共20分)
A. 根据首字母提示补全短文。(每小题1分,共10分)
Mr Zheng is a 70-year-old man . He lives in Suqian in the northern 1. p______ of Jiangsu. He is old, but he clearly remembers his past and 2. p______.
He 3. u______ to live in the south of Jiangsu. After he finished college, he found a job in Suqian. He often says Suqian was a very small city in the 4. p________. There were few tall buildings forty-five years ago. There were only a few small 5. f________ then, so there was little pollution, and people could enjoy fresh air. At first, Mr Zheng felt 6. l ______ because his parents lived far away from him. Later, he got 7. m______ and had his own son. His life was becoming much happier.
When he was 48, his son went to Tsinghua University in Beijing. His son has worked in Beijing since he finished college . At first , it was 8. i_____________for him to see his son often. Now, everything has changed. The mobile phone 9. m________ their communication very easy. They can see each other while talking over the mobile phone. Recently, he has decided to 10. l _______ with his son in Beijing.
B.阅读下面短文, 填入一个适当的单词或括号 内单词的正确形式。(每小题1分, 共10分)
Sally is a middle school student. She has 1. ______ sweet voice. She loves singing and travelling.
During the winter holiday, Sally’s mother 2. ________ (book) two tickets online. She and Sally took the train to Bristol—a beautiful city in England.
The train was crowded and the seats were not comfortable, 3._______ Sally was still happy with the trip. Everybody on the train looked 4. _________ (friend).
Later, Sally felt hungry. Her mother took her to the dining car and asked for a menu. A waiter handed them the menu. Sally looked through it. Sally was surprised to see the food was very expensive . She didn’t know what 5. ________ (choose). Finally, she ordered two 6. ________ (sandwich) which cost eight pounds . When they waited 7 . ________ the meal, Sally found a man 8. ________ (sit) opposite her. He looked sad. Sally wanted to cheer him up. She sang a lovely song to him. It touched the man’s heart. He thanked Sally with a smile.
After a while , they had the food . It tasted great . They enjoyed 9. _______ (they) on the train. “Travelling by train is really interesting. I can enjoy the 10. _________ (beautiful) of nature outside the window and meet many people,” Sally said.
六、任务型阅读。(每小题2分,共10分)
About 10 years ago, when I was a student in college, I was working in a shop near my school. One day, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair(轮椅).
As I looked at this girl, I saw that she was seated in her chair. I realized she was disabled, without any arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots.
As the couple pushed her up to me, I was looking down at the cash register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink. As I took the money from her grandparents, the girl gave me the biggest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her disability disappeared. All I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile gave me a new sense of life. She took me from being a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world of smiles, love and warmth.
I’m a successful businessman now. Whenever I am down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl ’s smile and the life lesson she taught me. Smile is the strongest power!
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。(每题答案不超过6个词)
1. When did the story happen
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2. Why was the girl seated in a wheelchair
_____________________________________________________________
3. What did the little girl’s smile give the writer
_____________________________________________________________
4. What is the writer now
_____________________________________________________________
5. What can you learn from the story (请自拟一句话作答)
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七、书面表达。(共20分)
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注意:1. 词数90左右,文章开头已给出,不计入总词数;2. 内容须包括所给要点,可适当发挥,条理清楚、语句连贯;3. 文中不得出现真实人 名、校名等信息。
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一、单项选择
C：第一空强调对现在的影响，用现在完成时 “have passed”；第二空考查感叹句，“exciting” 是形容词，用 “How + 形容词 + 主语 + 谓语！” 结构，所以选 C。
C：“over the past five years” 表示 “在过去的五年里”，常用于现在完成时，since 后接时间点，with 和 on 无此用法，所以选 C。
B：根据 “had a video call” 可知互联网使交流更简单，instruction 指令；communication 交流；situation 情况；instrument 乐器，所以选 B。
D：come up with 想出；catch up with 赶上；make friends with 和…… 交朋友；keep in touch with 和…… 保持联系，根据语境可知是通过邮件和家人保持联系，所以选 D。
C：“used to be” 表示 “过去是”，“there used to be” 表示 “过去有”，这里指过去这里有一大片麦田，所以选 C。
B：moreover 此外；instead 代替；anyway 无论如何。第一空表示项目难且时间不够，用 moreover；第二空表示无论如何要在规定时间完成，用 anyway，所以选 B。
B：how far 多远；how long 多长时间；how often 多久一次；how soon 多久以后。根据 “Since 1998” 可知问的是住在这里多久了，用 how long，所以选 B。
D：第一空根据 “recently” 可知用现在完成时 “haven’t seen”；第二空根据 “last” 可知用一般过去时 “saw”，所以选 D。
D：A、B、C 选项都是客观事实，D 选项 “南京是中国最美丽的城市之一” 是主观观点，所以选 D。
A：Not exactly 不完全是；Take it easy 别紧张；I agree with you 我同意你的观点；That’s a good idea 那是个好主意。根据 “dogs sometimes bring you a lot of trouble” 可知不完全同意对方观点，所以选 A。
二、完形填空
D：“over the years” 表示 “多年来”，固定短语，所以选 D。
A：50 年前人们出行要么骑自行车要么步行，or 表示选择，所以选 A。
B：根据 “tiring” 可知速度慢，quick 快的；slow 慢的；fast 快的；comfortable 舒服的，所以选 B。
A：get to 到达；reach 是及物动词，后面直接接地点；arrive 后接地点要加介词 in/at；visit 参观。这里表示到达远处的地方，所以选 A。
B：living conditions 生活条件，固定短语，所以选 B。
D：instead of 代替，这里表示在日常生活中可以坐公交或地铁代替骑自行车，所以选 D。
A：even 甚至，这里表示很多人甚至开自己的车，ever 曾经；never 从不；just 仅仅，所以选 A。
C：高铁让旅行更便捷，lazier 更懒的；busier 更忙的；easier 更容易的，更便捷的；heavier 更重的，所以选 C。
A：spend... (in) doing sth. 花费…… 做某事，take 常用于 It takes sb. some time to do sth.；cost 主语是物；pay 常用于 pay for，所以选 A。
B：also 也，用于句中，too 也，用于句末；really 真地；finally 最后，这里表示也可以在网上买东西，所以选 B。
C：another 另一个，这里表示电视是中国的另一个变化，other 后接名词复数；others 相当于 other + 名词复数；the other 两者中的另一个，所以选 C。
A：choose from 从…… 中选择，count 数数；change 改变；close 关闭，所以选 A。
A：can 可以；should 应该；must 必须；have to 不得不，这里表示如果不喜欢看电视可以去看电影，所以选 A。
B：互联网时代，手机和电脑让生活充满乐趣，trouble 麻烦；fun 乐趣；luck 运气；fear 恐惧，所以选 B。
A：我们正经历着多么惊人的变化啊，amazing 惊人的；strange 奇怪的；bad 坏的；possible 可能的，所以选 A。
三、阅读理解
D：根据 “He was lazy. Instead of working, he spent his days chewing sticks, eating twigs, and drinking water.” 可知骆驼每天吃喝玩乐不干活，所以选 D。
C：根据 “Genie went to Camel’s home and found him resting.” 可知精灵找到骆驼时，它在休息，所以选 C。
C：故事顺序为：骆驼拒绝斑马帮忙搬柴（a）；拒绝河马帮忙运水（e）；拒绝郊狼帮忙搬运食物（c）；其他动物生气并找精灵，精灵去找骆驼（d）；骆驼背上长出驼峰并开始工作（b），所以选 C。
D：根据语境可知骆驼要通过工作弥补错过的工作，make up for 意思是 “通过工作使情况变好”，所以选 D。
A：文章主要讲述了骆驼驼峰的由来，所以选 A。
A：根据 “In the ancient Chinese story, Yu Gong could move mountains with his strong will and hard work, so why can’t we try ” 可知张贵顺用愚公的故事是因为愚公意志坚强且努力工作，所以选 A。
B：根据 “Led by the Communist Party of China, the villagers carried water and soil to their village from faraway places to improve their land. From 1966 to 1971, they reclaimed lots of land and greatly improved their life.” 可知从 1966 到 1971 年村民运水和土来改善土地，所以选 B。
A：村民们努力改善生活，说明他们勤劳，Hard - working 勤劳的；Lazy 懒惰的；Kind - hearted 善良的；Stupid 愚蠢的，所以选 A。
D：根据 “After 10 years, the village was called ‘National Forest Village’.” 以及前文 2009 年相关内容可知是 2019 年被称为 “国家森林村”，所以选 D。
B：文章讲述了一个村庄的发展变化，最可能在报纸上看到，所以选 B。
四、根据提示写出单词
return：return to 返回，情态动词 must 后接动词原形，所以填 return。
interview：in an interview 在一次采访中，所以填 interview。
environment：环境是 environment，“The environment is terrible.” 表示 “环境很糟糕”。
abroad：go abroad 出国，所以填 abroad。
married：get married 结婚，固定短语，所以填 married。
五、语篇填空
part：in the northern part of 在…… 的北部，所以填 part。
present：他清楚记得过去和现在，present 现在，所以填 present。
used：used to do sth. 过去常常做某事，所以填 used。
past：in the past 在过去，所以填 past。
factories：根据 “so there was little pollution” 可知有很少的工厂，a few 后接名词复数，所以填 factories。
lonely：根据 “because his parents lived far away from him” 可知他感到孤独，lonely 孤独的，所以填 lonely。
married：get married 结婚，所以填 married。
impossible：根据 “Now, everything has changed.” 可知以前经常见到儿子是不可能的，impossible 不可能的，所以填 impossible。
makes：手机使交流很容易，make 使，主语是第三人称单数，所以填 makes。
live：decide to do sth. 决定做某事，live with 和…… 一起生活，所以填 live。
a：“have a sweet voice” 有甜美的嗓音，所以填 a。
booked：根据 “During the winter holiday” 可知用一般过去时，book 的过去式是 booked，所以填 booked。
but：火车拥挤座位不舒服，但 Sally 还是很开心，but 表示转折，所以填 but。
friendly：look 是系动词，后接形容词，friend 的形容词是 friendly，所以填 friendly。
to choose：“疑问词 + 动词不定式” 结构，所以填 to choose。
sandwiches：two 后接名词复数，sandwich 的复数是 sandwiches，所以填 sandwiches。
for：wait for 等待，固定短语，所以填 for。
sitting：find sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做某事，所以填 sitting。
themselves：enjoy oneself 玩得开心，主语是 they，所以填 themselves。
beauty：“the beauty of nature” 自然之美，beautiful 的名词是 beauty，所以填 beauty。
六、任务型阅读
About 10 years ago.
Because she was disabled.
A new sense of life.
A successful businessman.
Smile can change our lives. （答案不唯一，合理即可）
七、书面表达
Hi! Let me introduce my hometown to you. Rugao is a famous historic and cultural city. It lies in the middle of Jiangsu Province and owns all kinds of natural resources. It has many places of interest with a long history, attracting many visitors throughout the country. The local culture and food are also the highlights of the tourism. In the past, Rugao was polluted heavily. Both of the sides of the street were full of rubbish, which made the city dirty. Also, a great deal of waste was poured into the rivers and lakes. But at present, many changes have taken place in my hometown. The rivers are much clearer than before. An increasing number of plants and animals turn up at times.
In my opinion, I feel glad to see these changes . I am firmly convinced that my hometown will be better and better.