常州外国语学校
八年级上册英语Unit5单元测试
一、单项选择 (共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
1. —Is it easy for _______ 18-year-old to balance study and hobbies?
—It’s not easy, but if they try their best, they can still have _______ happy life.
A. an; a B. a; a C. an; an D. the; a
2. —Mom, I’m curious about babies! What was my sister’s weight _______ birth?
—Let me think… She _______ about 3.2kg when she was born.
A. in; weight B. at; weight C. at; weighed D. in; weighs
3. —My little brother has a cold and doesn’t _______ well. What should we do?
—The nurse said, “Take this medicine and it will make him feel better soon.” Poor _______ boy!
A. to feel; sick B. feel; sick
C. feeling; ill D. feels; ill
4. —Why don’t you let Tom walk in the forest alone at night?
—Because he may be ________. There are many ________ animals like wolves around there.
A. dangerous; in danger B. dangerous; dangerous
C. in danger; dangerous D. in danger; in danger
5. —Our PE teacher often talks about the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team. What can we learn from them?
—Their spirit tells us _______ when difficulties come.
A. don’t give up B. not to give up
C. not giving up D. not give up
6. —Many wild animals are losing their homes. What should our government do?
—It should _______ to protect the wild animals right away.
A. take action B. take off C. take in D. take place
7. —How did Mr Wu look after the long meeting yesterday?
—He looked _______. His team gave a really _______ report on protecting wild animals.
A. satisfying; satisfying B. satisfying; satisfied C. satisfied; satisfying D. satisfied; satisfied
8. —I read a news report: Many wild animals are in danger because of human activities.
—That’s terrible! We must do something to _______ and selling these animals.
A. keep people hunting B. stop people hunting C. stop people to hunt D. keep people to hunt
9. —Wow, our trip to the next city was so fast and easy!
—Yeah! _______ the high-speed trains, our journeys are much easier now.
A. In order to B. In order that C. Thanks to D. Thanks for
10. —We should stop buying products made from animal fur to protect wild animals.
—_______! That will really help reduce harm to them.
A. That’s a great point B. It’s up to you
C. Never mind D. I’m not sure
二、完形填空(共12小题，每小题1分，共12分)
On a cold sunny day, I sat in my car and watched dolphins swim in the sea. Suddenly, I saw that some dolphins were beached (搁浅). It was very ____11____ for them to be out of water. I knew they needed help.
____12____ thinking too much, I jumped out of my car and ran to the beach. I first called the police but they were far away. It was a life-or-death moment for the dolphins. I didn’t know ____13____ to help them, so I put a message (消息) on the Internet. I hoped someone could see it and come to save those lovely animals.
Minutes later, three boys of a nearby school came first. It was like light that drove the darkness away. Then more and more people ____14____. We decided to help the smaller dolphins first. We worked hard and finally moved them back to deeper water ____15____.
To my ____16____, no dolphin left after they got free. They stayed in the water and made strange sounds to cheer the other dolphins on. ____17____ we finished the rescue (救援) work, all the dolphins raised their heads from water and swam around to show their ____18____ to us. Then they swam back to the deep sea.
It touched me a lot and made my heart ____19____. They helped each other when in ____20____. I felt that our volunteer (志愿者) group was just like the dolphins. On such a cold day, nobody ____21____ getting wet or dirty. We worked together to save the dolphins and make sure everybody was safe.
I will never forget this experience. People can ____22____ learn from our friends—animals.
11. A. exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. satisfying
12. A. Against B. Without C. By D. On
13. A. why B. which C. how D. when
14. A. changed B. moved C. left D. arrived
15. A. loudly B. seriously C. successfully D. healthily
16. A. sadness B. happiness C. amazement D. excitement
17. A. before B. if C. after D. because
18. A. interests B. thanks C. rights D. worries
19. A. broken B. cold C. hurt D. warm
20. A. order B. conversation C. danger D. time
21. A. worried about B. learned about C. talked about D. heard about
22. A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
三、阅读理解(共14小题，每小题2分，共28分)
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The 15th National Games were held from November 9 to 21, 2025 in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. This year’s Games were very special because they were jointly hosted (联合承办) by three places for the first time: Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. Over 15,000 athletes from all over China took part in 34 major sports and 419 events. The Games are expected to be the biggest in history, showing the strong development of Chinese sports.
The mascot (吉祥物) for this event is a lovely white dolphin named “Xiyangyang”, which means “happy” in Chinese. Xiyangyang wears a blue T-shirt with the number 15 and a big smile on its face. The white dolphin was chosen because it shows the marine (海洋的) feature of the three places. It stands for friendship, happiness and environmental protection, welcoming all players to come together in sports.
The opening ceremony took place at the Guangdong Olympic Sports Center. The show combined (结合) traditional Chinese culture with modern technology, like dragon dances and digital light displays. Some new and exciting sports have been added to attract young people, including surfing and skateboarding (滑板). These sports are becoming increasingly popular worldwide.
