八年级下U1
（B卷提升篇）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
温馨提示：
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为110分，考试时间为
120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
When I was 7 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still ____1____ the
first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.
____2____ the morning of Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm.
____3____ of us brought a pumpkin to school. I used the pumpkin to make a
lantern____4____ had two triangle eyes and a scary mouth. In the afternoon, we
____5____ the Halloween costumes and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice, ____6____
some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman’s clothes
I did a lot of ____7____ that day, but the part I liked ____8____ was “trick or treat” in the evening After
dinner, I went outside with an empty bag I hoped ____9____ a lot of candies from people
At first, I was a bit nervous, _______ 1 0_______ when I knocked at the door, my heart was _______ 1 1_______
very fast A lady came out, and I said carefully to _____ 1 2______ , “Trick or treat” . My voice was very low, so low
that I couldn’t hear _____ 1 3______ speak. To my surprise, the lady was _______ 1 4_______ kind that she gave me
two candy bars, and I was so _____ 1 5_______ , thanked the lady and moved on . I couldn’t remember how many
houses I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got—I got 91 pieces of candy
What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish we could have a Halloween every month!
1. A. remember B. remembered C. remembering D. remembers
2. A. At B. In C. On D. From
3. A. Both B. Each C. Every D. None
4. A. what B. which C. who D. whose
5. A. wear B. wore C. were wearing D. were worn
6. A. so B. though C. but D. and7. A. a thing B. thing C. the thing D. things
8. A. good B. well C. better D. best
9. A. getting B. got C. to get D. to getting
10. A. so B. however C. as D. because
11. A. beat B. beating C. beats D. beaten
12. A. she B. hers C. herself D. her
13. A. my B. I C. me D. myself
14. A. very B. so C. too D. quite
15. A. cheered B. cheerful C. cheering D. cheerfully
二、完形填空 阅读短文，掌握大意，选出最佳选项。（共15分，每小题1.5分）
I was cute, active and happy until that day when I was 15 months old. I had a bad fall. I fell on a glass rabbit and
it cut my eye badly enough to blind it. The doctor said that if the eye was 1 6 , my face would become out of
shape, so my scarred （有疤痕的）, blind and grey eye lived on with me.
People often asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or 17 played jokes on me. When the kids
played games, I was always the " 18 guy." I knew that everyone looked down on me.
Yet every time Mom noticed I was unhappy, she would say to me: "Hold your head up high and face the
world." It helped me move on in life. As a 19 , I thought Mom meant: "Be careful or you will fall down or
knock into something because you are not looking." As a teenager, I always looked down to hide my shame, but I
found that people 20 me when sometimes I held my head up high.
In high school I was even made monitor, but outside of school I still felt like a freak （怪物）. All I really
wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at
me with loving eyes and 21 , "Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the 22 inside
you." That is how Mom taught me pride.
Mom's love and encouragement gave me the confidence to remove my own doubt. 23 , I was able to look
people in the eye. I learned not only to appreciate（ 欣赏） myself but to have deep love for others. "Hold your head
up high" has been 24 many times in my home. Each of my children has felt its 25 . The gift she gave me
lives on in my children.
16. A. cared for B. taken care C. taken out D. brought back
17. A. still B. even C. almost D. hardly
18. A. bad B. good C. kind D. active
19. A. student B. person C. pioneer D. child20. A. helped B. liked C. enjoyed D. hated
21. A. cry B. shout C. say D. speak
22. A. face B. fear C. anger D. love
23.A. Luckily B. Really C. Finally D. Suddenly
24.A. shouted B. repeated C. recorded D. discussed
25. A. power B. promise C. energy D. secret
三、阅读 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Nyan is a fifteen-year-old boy from India. When he was 4, he began to take a strong interest in helping ORBIS
raise money. He wants to help blind children in India see their families and friends.
Nyan's thirteen-year-old sister, Lehka, also wants to help. They have made it a family project to raise enough
money to build an eye care center in India. The center will train doctors from poor areas to provide better care for
children in the village.
In 2006, for his birthday, Nyan asked his friends to donate to ORBIS instead of bringing presents to his party.
He collected $145.
Nyan and Lehka then visited ORBIS in New York and learned about their plan to build 50 eye care centers for
children in India by 2012. On World Sight Day, October 11, 2007, Nyan and Lehka began their "Kids for Sight"
campaign, to tell children about taking care of their eyes and ask them to join them to help other children.
For their birthdays, Nyan and Lehka again collected $530 and donated it to ORBIS. Nyan says, "No matter who
you give to, it will only make the world a better place."
26. Which country does Nyan come from?
A. India. B China. C America. D. Japan.
27. How much did Nyan raise for ORBIS on his birthday in 2006?
A. $675 B. $1.5 million C. $145 D. $530
28. Who planned to build 50 eye care centers for children in India by 2012?
A. ORBIS. B. The American government.
C. Nyan and his family. D. The India government.
29. What's Nyan like?
A. Shy B. Helpful C. Funny D. Careful30. What's the best title for the passage?
A. "Kids for sight" Campaign B. Celebrate your birthday with charity
C. How Nyan and Lehka helped blind children D. ORBIS —an international charity
B
Lang Ping was born in Tianjin on 10 December, 1960. She was once a
former Chinese volleyball player and people called her "Iron Hammer". Lang
Ping became the first person to win gold medals as both a player and a coach
（教练）in the Olympic Games and World Cup.
Lang was a player of Chinese Volleyball Team that won the gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in
Los Angeles, in the 1982 World Championship in Preu and in the World Cup in 1981, 1985 and 1986. In 1987, she
was married to a Chinese National Male Handball Team player, Fan Bai, and then they moved to Los Angeles. In
the US, she worked as an assistant volleyball coach at the University of New Mexico from 1987-1989 and 1992-
1993. In 1992, Lang had a daughter named Lydia Lang Bai. Her marriage lasted till Lydia was three. When Lydia
grew up, she became a member of Stanford Women's Volleyball Team in the university. She has worked in a bank
at Jefferies Group since 2015. Last year, Lang Ping was married to Wang Yucheng who is a professor at China
Academy of Social Science.
Lang Ping became the coach of the US National Team in 2005. She coached the US National Team to a silver
medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is the head coach of the China Women's National Volleyball team,
winning the World Cup in Japan in 2015. On August 21,2016, Lang Ping guided the Chinese National Team to the
gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Lang Ping will always be remembered as one of the very first world champions for China. She is seen as a
cultural symbol and is one of the most respected people in modern Chinese sports history.
31. How many gold medals did Lang Ping win as a volleyball player?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
32.What does Lang Ping's daughter do now?
A. She works in a bank. B. She works in the university.
C. She is a member of a volleyball team. D. She is a professor at China Academy of Social Science.
33. Which of the following events shows the right order of what happened to Lang Ping?
a. She was married to Fan Bai.
b. She was the coach of the US National Team.c. Her team won the World Championship in Peru.
d. and her team won the gold medal in Los Angelas.
e. She coached the Chinese National Team to win the World Cup in Japan.
f. She guided the Chinese National Team to the gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
A. c, d, a, e, b, f B. c, d, a, b, e, f C. d, c, a, b, e, f D. d, c, a, b, f, e
34. Paragraph 5 mainly introduces the of Lang Ping.
A. coach life B. work life C. marriage life D. player life
35.Where can we find the article?
A. In a diary. B. In a storybook. C. In a magazine. D. In a dictionary.
C
Embroidery has a long history ad can date back to the Warring States Period in China Embroidery is very
popular in many countries such as China, India, and Japan Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or
other materials with needles and thread or yarn Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips,
pearls, quills, and sequins Embroidery is most often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, stocking, and golf shirts
Embroidery is available with a wide variety of threat or yarn colour
Embroidery has many unique characteristics(特点) One of the interesting characteristics of embroidery is the
basic techniques or stitches(针法), such as the chain stitch, the button hole or the blanket stitch, the running stitch,
the satin stitch and the cross stitch They are still the fundamental techniques of hand embroidery today
Embroidery can be classified according to the whether the design is stitched on top of or through the
foundation fabric; and by the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric Different embroidery has its own
advantages and disadvantages In the modern society, we can produce many different embroideries Machine
embroidery is one of them It appears in the early stages of the industrial Revolution
36. From the passage, we can know embroidery can date back to ______
A. the Warring States Period B. the Spring and Autumn Period
C. the modern times D. the Ming Dynasty
37. Which of the following materials cannot be used in embroidery according to the passage?
A. Metal strips B. Pearls C. Quills D. Wood
38. From the passage, how many things can embroidery be used on?
A. Seven B. Six C. Five D. Eight
39. Which of the following characteristics belongs to embroidery?A. the flying stitch B. the satin stitch
C. the flat stitch D. the button stitch
40. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The introduction of embroidery B. The advantages of embroidery
C. The disadvantage of embroidery D. The meaning of embroidery
D
Here is some information on several famous cartoons in the school e-library. They are valuable for you to
watch freely.
Name One piece
It is Japanese and has also sold well in North America. One Piece is
about Monkey D. Luffy, a young man whose body got the rubber after
eating a Devil Fruit. With his partner, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy
explores the Grand Line in search of the world's final treasure known as
"One Piece" .
Original run: October 20, 1999-present
Introduction
Language: Japanese, English
Runtime: 34 minutes
Name The Simpsons
It is a cartoon that is a description of common people's life. It shows
American culture and life in a funny way. The Simpson family include
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie.
Original run: December 17, 1989-present
Introduction Language: English, German, Spanish, French
Runtime: 21-24 minutes
Name Boonie Bears
It is a traditional Chinese cartoon shown on both
Introduction Central China Television(CCTV) and Beijing Television
Network(BTV). The cartoon characters are two bears, Briar andBramble, who try to stop Logger Vick from destroying their forest home.
It has become the most popular children's show in China since it was
first shown.
Original run: January 22, 2012-present
Language: Chinese
Runtime: 13 minutes
Name Garfield
It is an American comic strip recording the life of the title character, the
cat, Garfield; Jon, his owner, and
Introduction Jon's dog, Odie. As of 2013, the comic held the Guinness World Record
for being the world's most widely sold comic strip.
Original run: June 19, 1978-present
Language: English, Chinese
Runtime: 7 minutes
41. If you want to watch a cartoon in Japanese, which one should you choose?
A Garfield B. One Piece C. Boonie Bears D. The Simpsons
42. Which cartoon is the most popular children's show in China?
A. Garfield B. One piece C. Boonie Bears D. The Simpsons
43. Which cartoon would you prefer to enjoy during a 15-minute break?
A. Garfield or Boonie Bears B. One Piece or The Simpsons
C. Boonie Bears or One Piece D. Garfield or The Simpsons
44. What can we learn from the information?
A. One Piece sells well in South America.
B. There are four main characters in Garfield.
C. Boonie Bears has been shown for over ten years.
D. The Simpsons is about American culture and life.
45. What's the purpose（目的）of writing these passage?
A. To tell students how to make cartoons.
B. To encourage students to enjoy cartoons.
C. To teach students how to learn languages.
D. To introduce some cartoons to students.第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据短文内容，将下面A---E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使得补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。
Four years ago，my mother gave birth to a brother for me when I was eight． I have learned a lot from
getting along with him．
After he was born，I almost became a babysitter． I had to amuse （娱乐）him afterschool． 46
Sometimes I even carried him everywhere in our garden to refresh him while my parents were busy． What I liked
to do best was to feed him when looking after him． How cute he was as he tasted his favorite food! 47 "As an
elder brother， you've made contributions （贡献）to looking after your younger brother．"
I have got happiness from sharing． When I was young， I was the only child in my family． I could get
what I wanted from my parents and get my parents' whole love． I was a" Little Emperor"．
48 I remembered the year when he was three， he enjoyed playing Rubik cubes （魔方），I bought one for
him with my lucky money as a birthday present． When he got the toy， he was so happy that he laughed， hugged
me and said， " 4 9 "
Thanks for spending these years together with my family． 5 0 Not only I should look after myself，
but also I should care for my family and my friends．
A．But now， as long as I get something good， I will share it with him．
B．I would make faces and sing to him when he was crying．
C．It has taught me what responsibility means and what friendship means．
D．Brother， I love you!
E．My parents often praised （赞扬）me happily．
第2卷 写作（共35分）
第一节 单词拼写（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）
1. Lucy is a friendly girl, she always o______ to help others in need at any time.
2. Life has both happiness and p______.
3. Don’t play with fire , dear. You will h________ yourself.
4. I didn’t p_______ for my house ,my parents bought it for me.5. I wish to e_________ my thanks to all the guests here.
6. If you have c__________ to do it ,I think you will be successful.
第二节 完成句子。（共7小题，每题2分，满分14分）
1.他主动提出组织一场足球赛。
He ________ _______ ________ a foot ball match.
2,他难以理解这道数学题。
He ______ ______ _______ this math problem.
3.上学改变了我的生活。
_______ ______ ______ changed my life.
4,你知道在哪儿买飞机票吗？
Do you know ________ _____ ______ flight tickets?
5，每当我不开心的时候，妈妈都会想方设法使我振作起来。
Mother often tries her best to _______ ________ ______ when I feel unhappy.
6,为了健康，Peter决定戒烟。
______ _______ ________ get healthy, Peter decided to________ ________ ________.
7,这位女孩常受尽痛苦的折磨。而我们都是健康的好学生。
The girl ________ ________ pain. We are all good students _________ _______ _________.
第三节：书面表达
许多学生喜欢在暑假期间做一些义务性工作。那你想不想在暑假期间做这样的工作呢?请根据以下的内容
提示, 写一篇短文, 80词左右, 可适当发挥。
内容包括:
1. 你准备在暑假期间去老人院(old people’s home)做义工;
2. 你将为他们准备一些礼品;
3. 另外，你还会准备一些书送给他们, 陪他们聊天和阅读;
4. 你准备一周去那里三次；
5. 你的感想。
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