Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?单元检测 （无答案）2024-2025学年人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

八年级下册Unit 8单元检测题
姓名：_______ 班级：_______ 分数：_______
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered（被认为）to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other 1 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 2 . He was an actor.
Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's 3 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted 4 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 5 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 6 . Dickens's early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He 7 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 8 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 9 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 10 it ended.
( ) 1. A. cities B. countries C. Towns D. villages
( ) 2. A. reading B. writing C. acting D. playing
( ) 3. A. what B. how C. when D. why
( ) 4. A. the next B. next C. next to D. next time
( ) 5. A. but also B. as well C. as well as D. also
( ) 6. A.book B. story C. play D. film
( ) 7. A. hated B. enjoyed C. wanted D. shamed
( ) 8. A. as B. while C. until D. since
( ) 9. A. drawing B. singing C. writing D. making
( ) 10. A. what B. how C. who D. Which
二、阅读理解（共8小题；每小题2分，满分16分）
A
Tina was not like many of her classmates. She didn't listen to popular music or watch many movies, and she wasn't interested in nice clothes. When she got together with her friends, they wanted to listen to rock and pop music.When Tina asked if they would like to try classical（古典的) music, they all looked at her strangely, “Classical music is for old people, " one of her friends said. Tina was worried that something was wrong with her. She decided to talk to her father. As she entered his study（书房），her father could feel something was wrong.
"Dad, am I strange "she asked her father. "Of course not, ”he answered. “Why do you ask that ”“Because I don't like the same things as my classmates do. They want to listen to Mariah Carey's music. I like Yo-Yo Ma's." "I can understand, Tina. It's all right to be your own person. You don't have to copy（模仿） what other people do. Everybody has different tastes. Some of them are popular, and others aren't.” After talking with her father, Tina felt better. She realized that being different made her special. It was an important lesson for her to learn.
( ) 1. Why did Tina talk with her father
A. Because she wanted to tell him about Yo-Yo Ma.
B. Because she wanted to talk about her problem.
C. Because she wanted to know about her friends.
D. Because she wanted to give him some ideas.
( ) 2. What does the underlined part “to be your own person” mean
A. Do what's right for you. B. Try to like the same things.
C. Do what others do. D. Try to get everything you need.
( ) 3. Tina's father made Tina feel________.
A. Angry B. worried C. excited D. better
( ) 4. What can we learn from the passage
A. We don't have to be like others. B. Friends can say bad things sometimes.
C. Classical music is better than pop music. D. Tina found a new friend.
B
I don't know what the weather is like in the city where you live, but in my neighbourhood, we've had a lot of rain, wind, and even snow. It's usually bad weather here, but sometimes there are blue skies and sunshine. It's starting to lighten my mood （心情）.That's when I know that Mother Nature could teach me several lessons.
It's all about how you think
Sunshine is delicious, rain is fresh, wind cheers us up and snow is exciting. There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
—John Ruskin
If you see the bad weather in a different way, you can find it really beautiful.
Don't worry about things you can't change
I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather. So exercise the art of patience（耐心） and respect the fury of nature.
—Paulo Coelho
Working together, we can make a difference
Snowflakes（雪花） are one of nature's most fragile（脆弱的） things, but look what they can do when they stick together.
—Vista M. Kelly
So it is easy to work out a problem when you work with other people.
( ) 1.The writer shares the lessons by ______.
telling his stories about the weather B. showing the words from famous people
C. giving examples of changeable weather D. listing how people think about changes
( ) 2. How does Paulo advise people to deal with bad weather
A.To be angry. B.To be relaxed. C.To be patient. D.To be surprised.
( ) 3.What does Vista learn from the snow
People's life is so short. B. Snow is too easy to disappear.
C. Things in nature are easily controlled. D.The power of working together is so great.
( ) 4. What's the best title of this passage
A. Lessons from the weather B. Ways of controlling things
C. Methods of working together D. Skills for changing your mind
三、补全对话（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
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。
B: Hello, this is Bill. S: Hello, this is Sally. The summer vacation is coming. 1.______.
B: I haven't decided yet. How about you
S: I am going to read Robinson Crusoe. I have dreamed of reading that book for a long time.
B: 2.______. S: Because I'm very interested in it.
B: 3.______. S: From my school library. Would you like to go with me to borrow it
B: 4.______. I have planned to go hiking with my uncle. S: 5.______. Have a good time!
B: Thanks.
A. Who are you going there with B. What are you going to do C. Sorry, I can't. D. Why are you going to read it E. That's all right. F. Where can you get the book G. You are welcome.
B
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。
A: Hey, Mark! Have you decided which book to borrow from the library
B: 1.______. I will borrow Tom Sawyer.
A: That's an interesting book. B: Really 2.______.
A: Yes, and I've read it twice. B: Wow! 3.______.
A: It's about an American boy. Many exciting things happened to him.
B: I see. 4.______. A: No, I've written about Oliver Twist.
B: 5.______. I'm reading it now.
A. What's it about B. Yes, I have. C. Yes, I know. D. Have you read it yet E. When did you read it F. Have you written about this book for English class G. That book is fantastic.
阅读对话，根据对话内容，从对话后的A、B、C、D、E五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
For Erer Suansuan ( not her real name ) , Peach Blossom Shangri-La《桃花源记》is not just a story from her Chinese textbook . It's a riddle （谜）.
For example , why is the story found in so many poems , paintings and plays 1.______. Does the cave （洞） have the same meaning as the cave in Plato's（柏拉图）works
2.______. Suansuan wants to share her ideas with more people . She paints and makes videos with her paintings .
3.______. Seven are about the stories behind the texts in Chinese textbooks . The rest are about Iearning ways and other works of literature （文字） , Now she has more than 1.5 million followers. 4.______ then leave comments and post messages of thanks . They say she has made their school life more interesting.
Suansuan said learning and creating bring her the most happiness. 5.______. So she will keep doing it .
A. Since May, 2019, she has made more than 50 videos. E. Many of them are teenagers . B. Why doesn't the fisherman have a name C. Making videos combines （结合） learning and creating . D. Trying to answer these questions makes the text much more interesting .
五、词汇运用（共14小题；每小题1分，满分14分）
用括号内所给单词的正确形式或首字母填空。
1. After finishing ________ (do) your homework, you can have a good rest.
2. Have you decided when ________ (start) the new job
3. ________ you________ (read) Tom Sawyer yet
Treasure Island is about a boy who ________ (go) out to sea and finds an island.
We got off the bus and walked ________ （朝） the train station quickly.
6. Computer ________ （技术）has become an important part of our lives.
7. The young man shouldn't shoot the flying bird with the g ________.
8. English and ________ （法语） are important working languages of the United Nations.
9. The mobile phone has become a useful ________ （工具） in our lives.
10. I'm listening to a ________ （乐队）called“The Toms”.
11. I guess what they're playing is ________ （流行音乐），right
12. I like their music because it's loud and full of e ________ .
13. The famous writer has already finished his fifth science f ________ .
14. Growing vegetables looks easy, but ________ （事实上） it needs a lot of learning.
六、语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
These days I have been reading an interesting book called Robinson Crusoe. Do you know about it It was written 1.______ Daniel Defoe. Have you 2.______ (hear) of him He was a famous English 3.______ (write)，who was born in London in 1660 and died in 1731.
Robinson Crusoe is one of the world's 4.______ (popular)adventure(冒险) novels. It tells a story about an English sailor, 5.______ name is Robinson Crusoe. He is caught in a heavy storm at sea 6.______ his way to Africa. After floating（漂浮） for some time, he 7.______ (arrive) at an island,where there are no people. In order to survive, Robinson searches for food, builds a hut, makes 8.______ (tool) and raises animals with his strong determination（决心） as well as his wisdom. He comes back to the human (live) on the island society after 9.______ for about 28 years.
The novel shows us the experiences of a brave man and it also introduces us the spirit of never giving up. It is so popular 10.______ it has been translated （被翻译)into many foreign languages and is loved by readers from all over the world.
七、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
practice children make amazing come true in the face of woman strong result although
Bethany Hernandez is 24 years old.1.________ she is young，she has become a good helicopter（直升机）pilot. Only 5% of the pilots in the world today are 2.________ and she is one of them.
Bethany once posted a photo of herself On the Internet. In the photo, she sits in a play toy helicopter at a 3.________ area. She wrote the words:“Give me a couple of years to make my dream 4.________ .”Finally she made it.
What an 5.________ story! But as we all know, it is always not easy to achieve dreams. What she did was working and 6.________ hard. When she was 7.________ difficulties, she showed that she was better than anyone. She never gave up until she overcame（克服） them one by one. However, Bethany has heard lots of bad words. Instead of 8.________ her upset, those words have encouraged her to be better than everyone thought she would be. They have made her 9.________ than before. So far, Bethany has got a lot of respect（尊重）. The best thing for her is seeing the 10.________ of her hard work from up in the sky.