Unit 5（基础卷）——2022-2023学年八年级下册英语单元卷（牛津译林版）（原卷版+解析版）

班级___________ 姓名___________ 学号___________ 分数___________

Unit 5

A卷·夯实基础

（时间：100分钟，满分：100分）

第Ⅰ卷 选择题

一、单项选择

1．Read his diary carefully and you will get to know his ________ world from it.

A．personal B．public C．private D．common

2．Tom, ________ boy with good manners should answer the teacher’s question carefully in ________ class, do you know?

A．the ; the B．a ; / C．/ ; / D．a; a

3．Don’t ________ on me when I am speaking.

A．cut down B．cut off C．cut up D．cut in

4．We should put the books back after ________ in the library.

A．read B．reads C．to read D．reading

5．Most British people will greet you ________ a handshake.

A．by B．with C．of D．for

6．— What subjects should we ________ when we talk with British people?

— Like age, money and so on.

A．start B．learn C．avoid D．know

7．— I’ll try harder next time.

—You have said it one hundred times. But ______________.

A．the early bird catches the worm.

B．a friend in need is a friend indeed.

C．you can’t burn the candle at both ends

D．actions speak louder than words

8．— Would you please not speak so loudly in ________ public?

— Sorry. I will remember to speak in ________ lower voice.

A．the; a B．/; a

C．the; the D．/; /

9．They always warn us             ball games on the road to avoid             ourselves.

A．not play; hurting B．not to play; to hurt

C．not to play; hurting D．to not play; hurting

10．—He’s already been back from Australia, ________?

—________. But he is on a visit to Shanghai now.

A．isn’t he; No B．hasn’t he; Yes

C．isn’t he; Yes D．hasn’t he; No

二、完形填空

“What is the meaning of life?” Have you ever asked yourself this ____11____?

A dog really did. And that dog plays the leading role in the movie A Dog’s Purpose, based on the US writer W. Bruce Cameron’s best-selling book. It is about a dog’s several lives though reincarnation (再生) in different types of ____12____ so that he can influence the lives of the human owners.

The dog is named Bailey. He ____13____ as a boy’s red retriever (猎犬), a lonely policeman’s German shepherd (德国牧羊犬) and a student’s corgi (柯基犬). Then he meets with his first owner again and gives the story a happy ____14____ .

The movie shows the unbreakable connection (联系) ____15____ dogs and humans and how ____16____, not even death, can ever end that relation. It is heartwarming and soul-shaking. There are many scenes that ____17____ the viewers. ____18____, when Bailey lived as a police dog, he ____19____ to save a victim and he was shot in order to save his owner’s life.

Interestingly, the story was told from the dong’s view. The dog’s view. The dog ____20____ dies — He keeps being reborn, remembering each life, learning ____21____ from each life that help him with the next one.

He keeps looking for ____22____ in each of those lives.

Did he really find it? Finally, he comes to ____23____ there must be a purpose, a reason for him to be reborn. Bailey knows the truth: life’s ____24____ is best achieved when the word “love” is a verb.

The message of A Dog’s Purpose for viewers to take away is importance of giving ____25____ to a pet as well as giving a home to that pet.

11．A．experience B．question C．problem D．matter

12．A．dogs B．victims C．boys D．owners

13．A．appears B．advertises C．reports D．introduces

14．A．moment B．development C．beginning D．ending

15．A．among B．against C．between D．beside

16．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something

17．A．break B．show C．touch D．play

18．A．In a word B．For example. C．Above all D．In general

19．A．managed B．refused C．promised D．agreed

20．A．ever B．never C．once D．always

21．A．dreams B．answers C．magics D．lessons

22．A．meaning B．theme C．wonder D．idea

23．A．receive B．reach C．conclude D．include

24．A．purpose B．project C．design D．chance

25．A．fun B．life C．love D．wisdom

三、阅读单选

Gifts of the heart

A young man was walking in the desert, feeling thirsty. Just then, he came across a spring（泉）. The water was very sweet. He filled his leather container（皮革容器）so he could bring some to his teacher.

After a four-day journey, he brought the spring water to his teacher. The old man took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.

Later, another student of the old man tasted the water. He took a drink, but he spat（吐）it out right away. The water became stale because of the old leather container. The student asked his teacher, “Master, the water isn’t fresh any more. Why did you say it tasted sweet?”

The old man replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water is just the container for an act of love and kindness. Nothing could be sweeter.”

Sometimes we only see the gift, not the love in it. We should always remember that gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

26．What gift did the young man give his teacher?

A．Some sand. B．Some honey.

C．Some water. D．A beautiful container.

27．How long did it take the young man to bring the gift to his teacher?

A．For two days. B．For four days.

C．For a week. D．For a month.

28．The underlined word “stale” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A．甘甜的 B．冰冷的 C．清澈的 D．走味的

29．Why did the old man like the gift?

A．Because it tasted sweet.

B．Because it was his first gift.

C．Because it was from his favourite student.

D．Because he felt the love from his student.

30．What can we learn from the story?

A．The old man had two students.

B．The young man almost got lost in the desert.

C．The young man and his teacher lived in different places.

D．The young man’s teacher told him where to find the spring.

How to say hello in Japanese depends on (取决于) when you say it. This is very much like different greetings in English at different times of the day or night. In Japanese culture, it also depends on whether (是否) you are on the phone or you are close to the person you are greeting. We don’t get formal (正式) with our friends. We seldom greet them with “Good morning” or “Good evening”. A “Hi” is enough.

The most popular and most well-known translation for “Hello” is still “Konnichiwa”, but it is not exactly how to say hello in Japanese. Perhaps it is not the most suitable (适当的) word for it. In fact, the correct greeting in English for “Konnichiwa” is “Good day” or “Good noon”, and I am sure you wouldn’t like greeting people with a “Good day” at any time, and Japanese also don’t like to say “Konnichiwa” when they want to say “Hello”.

Then what should we do? Let’s do it the way the Japanese do. Use “Ohaiyo Gonzaimasu” when it’s noon and “Konbanwa” to greet somebody in the afternoon. Things are different when you are on the phone. Just say “Moshi, Moshi”, which is actually similar (相似) to saying “Hello” over the phone, because one doesn’t often use “Good morning” or “Good afternoon” or “Good evening” right after picking up the phone. One invariably uses the sweet old “Hello”.

Next time, I’ll tell you something about my life in Japan.

31．How do Japanese people greet each other in the afternoon?

A．By saying “Konbanwa”. B．By saying “Moshi, Moshi”.

C．By saying “Konnichiwa”. D．By saying “Ohaiyo Gonzaimasu”.

32．Which of the following is TRUE according to the writer?

A．Japanese people are not very friendly to each other,

B．Japanese culture is similar to American culture.

C．People don’t need to be polite to their close friends.

D．Japanese people don’t like using “Konnichiwa” as a greeting for the whole day.

33．The underlined word “invariably” may mean “________”.

A．likely B．maybe C．always D．sometimes

34．From the passage we know that the writer ________.

A．is from Britain B．lived in Japan for some time

C．is working in a radio station now D．knows both Chinese and Japanese

35．The best title for the passage should be “________”.

A．How to say hello B．How to greet people in Japanese

C．How to greet close friends in Japanese D．Some differences between English and Japanese

Scientists think that there has been life on Earth for millions of years. However, we haven’t found life on other planets yet. What not?

The Earth is a planet and it goes around the Sun. Seven other planets also go round the Sun. None of them has an environment with air, so people and things cannot grow. The Sun and its planets are called the solar system. The solar system（太阳系）is a small part of our galaxy.

The stars we see at night are the suns in other solar systems. There are more than 200 billion stars in our galaxy, called the Milky Way and our Sun is only one of them.

But scientists have discovered many other galaxies in universe. They are a long way away and their light has travelled for many years to reach us. It is hard to understand how large the universe is.

Scientists have sent lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in our solar system, and some spacecraft have gone beyond the solar system. However, no one has discovered any life in space yet.

But why has no one from other planets sent us a message? Have they tried to send information to us? With so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space? We don’t know…yet.

36．How long has there been life on Earth according to some scientists?

A．Millions of years. B．Thousands of years. C．Hundreds of years. D．Billions of years.

37．What is the solar system made up of?

A．The Earth and the Sun. B．The Sun and its planets.

C．Milky Way and the Sun. D．The Sun and other galaxies.

38．What does the underlined word “discovered” mean in the passage?

A．Found. B．Developed C．Checked. D．Explained.

39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The scientists have found life on other planets.

B．Many other galaxies are very far away from us.

C．Some planets in the solar system have an environment with air.

D．We know someone from other planets has sent us a message.

40．In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?

A．Diet. B．Fashion. C．Science. D．Culture.

Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different. She starts a new job at the age of 76.

This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer’s family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.

Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and she is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more！

The man likes Grandma Moses’s paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries (画廊) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses’s paintings are in Kallir’s gallery. She is 80 years old.

Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe.

When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday “Grandma Moses’s Day”. After her 100th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at the age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.

41．What do most people do when they are old?

A．They go back to work. B．They don’t do anything.

C．They stop to work. D．They stop working.

42．How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?

A．She has more grandchildren.

B．She has her own art gallery.

C．She lives an easy life.

D．She starts a new job.

43．Grandma Moses’s paintings are first bought by ________.

A．a man from New York

B．her daughter

C．Otto Kallir’s gallery

D．the owner of a store in town

44．The writer of the passage thinks that ________.

A．Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100

B．people like her paintings but do not like her

C．it is never too late to start a new job

D．manypeople prefer paintings by old ladies

45．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Grandma Moses and New York State

B．Grandma Moses and painting

C．Grandma Moses’s family

D．Grandma Moses’s Day

四、用所给单词的正确形式填空

46．As a _________（success）man, he built a Hope School for the children in Liangshan.

47．Everyone knows that Ann is one of my _________(close)friends.

48．He _________（behaviour）like a gentleman though he was only four years old.

49．After an hour of _________（discuss）, they decided not to take this plan.

50．Actions speak _________ (loud) than words. So let’s speak less and do more.

51．He said that he _________（begin）to learn French when he was only six years old.

52．John used to spend much time _________（play）computer games.

53．So far, half of my classmates _________（join）the Birdwatching Society.

54．Doctors must be careful enough _________(work)in the hospital, I think.

55．I hope you _________ (find) the useful book.

56．When winter _________ (come), can spring be far behind?

57．The boy always risks _________ (lose) everything all at one time.

58．I’m sorry I _________（not notice）the sign. I’ll move the car right now.

59．People in the house made a fire _________ (get) warm.

60．Tom said he _________ （drive）home when suddenly the man rushed out.

五、根据汉语提示填空

61．You need more social _________（实践）before you get a job.

62．The artist always ________ (表达)his world view in his works.

63．It was my _________ （顺序）to make breakfast for my family.

64．He lit a _________（蜡烛）and walked into the dark room.

65．The broken arm has caused great _________（疼痛）and I think I can’t stand it.

六、完成句子

66．仔细看着舞蹈老师，像她一样做。

Watch the dance teacher carefully and _________________________________.

67．我弟弟太小，不能清晰地表达自己。

My brother is __________________________________________________________.

68．我们应该避免插别人的话。

We should ___________________________________________.

69．妈妈告诉我买票要排队等候。

Mum told me ______________________________ when I bought tickets.

70．我建议你在公众场合说话轻声一些。

I advise you ________________________________________________________.

七、阅读填表

Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality. This is why you might hear someone saying “She is a typical （典型的） Australian.” or “He is so French.” It seems that people from a certain country share certain similar characteristics.

French

French people are often seen as romantic and outgoing people with a great love for life, food and wine. They are good at singing and dancing.

Chinese

Chinese are friendly people who are hard-working. They are polite because they are careful about “saving face” when dealing with other people.

Australians

Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors. They enjoy a slower life. They laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.

Germans

Germans are often described as being serious and careful. They work hard and pay a lot of attention to details. However, sometimes people say Germans have no sense of humour.

All these national types can be true for some people, but very wrong for others. For example, you might meet a German who is a confident singer with a great sense of humour, or an Australian who is shy and quiet!

八、阅读回答问题

阅读短文，回答问题。

Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.

No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to move any more.

They could stay in one place and grow food there. People began to live near each other, so the first villages appeared. Many people came to work in the villages, and these villages became larger and larger.

Later people had machines. Life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories, so the villages grew into cities. Some of them grew very big.

Today, it's strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?

76．How many people were there in the world long long ago?

__________________________________________________________________________

77．What did the villages grow into after people built factories?

___________________________________________________________________________

78．Why did people move from place to place long long ago?

_________________________________________________________________________

79．Who knows when people learned about growing food?

___________________________________________________________________________

80．Why are some people moving back to small villages?

_________________________________________________________________________

九、短文首字母填空

根据短文内容和所给首字母填空。

One day I found a little girl sitting in the park sadly. Lots of people passed by but never s___81___ to see why she looked so sad. As I got closer I saw that her b___82___ had a strange shape. That’s a hump(驼背)! Perhaps that was that r___83___ why people just passed by and made no effort(努力) to help. I sat down beside her and said, “Hello!” Then she, in a low voice, s___84___, “Hi.” I smiled and she smiled back. Then we talked there u___85___ it got dark. I asked the girl why she was so sad. She looked at me and said with a sad face, “Because of the hump.”

“But, you make me t___86___ of an angel(天使), sweet and friendly,” I said. She looked at me and asked, “Really?” I said, “Yes, I think you are an angel and you come here to watch over all those people walking by.” When she h___87___ this, the little girl jumped up.”I am! I’m an angel!” I was happy because she was not sad any m___88___.

After that, my life also changed. I learned how to s___89___  both happiness and sadness with others. I believe now if we give something to others, we’ll get something in the s___90___ way.

十、材料作文

91．你校将举办一个关于良好餐桌礼仪的讲座，请你根据下列表格的内容，写一篇英语短文，为此次讲座做一个宣传，内容可作适当发挥，词数100左右。

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