2025-2026常州市正衡中学八年级 8A Unit 1-2 练习
一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
1. —This story is not funny at all.
—OK. Now I’ll tell you ________ one.
A. a much funnier B. funniest C. a more funnier D. much funniest
2. —The thief ________ to us. In fact, he didn’t put the purse on the cupboard.
—Yeah. The police found it ________ at the corner of the kitchen.
A. lied; lies B. lay; lying C. lied; lying D. lay; lied
3. Don’t let what he said ________ you. I hope you ________ it again.
A. worried; to try B. worry; will try C. worries; to try D. worrying; will try
4. —Who do you think is ________, Amy or Kitty?
—It’s hard to say.
A. active B. much active C. more active D. most active
5. —What do you think of his great success?
—The ________ one is, the ________ he will be.
A. more hard-working, luckier B. most hard-working, luckiest
C. most hard-working, luckier D. more hard-working, luckiest
6. We can add suffix (后缀) “ful” to the following words to form adjectives except (除了) ________.
A. help B. use C. end D. meaning
7. ________ of the twins is Lucy.
A. The pretty B. The prettier C. More pretty D. The most pretty
8. I need a pair of socks. Luckily, there are five pairs of socks ________.
A. choose B. choose from
C. to choose D. to choose from
9. Thank you for ________ me funny jokes. I never feel ________ with you.
A. telling; bored B. telling; boring C. speaking; bored D. saying; boring
10. There will be ________ jobs for people because some robots (机器人) will do the same jobs as people.
A. most B. more C. fewer D. less
11. — Angela usually comes to school earlier than ________ students in our class.
— The early bird catches the worm. She studies better this term.
A. another B. the other C. any other D. any
12. I think mental health is as ________ as physical health.
A. important B. more important C. less important D. the most important
13. —Does the hotel ________ free breakfast for all?
—No. It’s only for the people who have the meeting.
A. buy B. offer C. improve D. provide
14. The number of the students in our class ________ than that in your class.
A. is larger B. are larger C. is more D. are more
15. —We failed in the singing competition. — ______ . Better times are waiting for you.
A. No way B. Best wishes C. Cheer up D. Good job
二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
One of the easiest ways to stop the spread of disease is to simply wash your hands. Twenty seconds of handwashing with soap and water can prevent illnesses and save lives. But many people, especially children, do not have good handwashing habits. One ____16____ is that children do not wash their hands often enough or long enough. Children may think that it is a(n) ____17____ thing to do.
To help ____18____ this problem, Amanat Anand and Shubham Issar from India created a product called the SoaPen to turn handwashing into a fun activity. As the name suggests, the SoaPen is a pen made out of soap that kids can ____19____ with. Children draw on their hands with the soap pen and then wash it off. If ____20____ do not spend enough time washing it off, the colours will remain on the children’s hands. It’s a fun way to teach kids how to wash their hands.
Issar said the SoaPen is invented to teach kids good handwashing habits. This may be especially ____21____ in a classroom. Often a teacher does not have the time to ensure that each child has washed their hands ____22____.
“Kids actually wash their hands for the proper amount of time ____23____ they’re drawing on their hands, and they have to rub really hard under water to remove the drawing. So they are actually washing their hands instead of just going under water.” The product could make a big ____24____ to public health. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that 1.5 million children ____25____ each year as a result of diarrhea (腹泻). UNICEF says good handwashing habits could reduce that number by 40 percent.
16 A. program B. problem C. chance D. style
17. A. serious B. special C. tiring D. easy
18. A. solve B. explain C. collect D. raise
19. A. start B. write C. draw D. complain
20. A. they B. you C. we D. I
21. A. helpful B. popular C. perfect D. serious
22 A. widely B. finally C. correctly D. luckily
23. A. so B. because C. if D. but
24. A. difference B. suggestion C. discovery D. experience
25. A. meet B. die C. fight D. fail
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共24分）
A
Our school is going to add different kinds of labor courses. The courses will begin next week and can help you get living skills.
Course 1:
This course is to help students develop healthy eating habits. The biggest fun of this course is that you can experience cooking. And you needn’t bring anything to the classroom. Cooking for your family or your friends one day is so cool!
Course 2:
Are you interested in paper cutting or kite-making? If you are interested in them, here is the chance. They sound simple but difficult to do. Miss Hong will show you how to make them. We should respect and enjoy the beauty of the traditional arts.
Course 3:
You must have experienced that you want to do housework but you find it tiring and hard. This course will totally change the situation. You will learn some useful skills that can help you do cleaning.
Course 4:
This course is special because teachers will show you lots of knowledge out of classrooms. There is a big garden which needs planting. Students will plant flowers vegetables and some trees with teachers’ help.
Attention: If you have any questions, please visit our school’s website to know more about the labor courses. Please click https://www.courseplan.com.
26. ________ might be used in Course 1.
A. pan (平底锅) B. broom (扫帚) C. scissors D. hoe (锄头)
27. What can we know from the passage?
A. Miss Hong will teach the students how to cook.
B Students can enjoy the beauty of the traditional arts in Course 3.
C. The teachers will show students knowledge in classrooms in Course 4.
D. We can visit the school’s website to get more information about the courses.
28 Who may the passage be written for?
A. Teachers. B. Parents. C. Students. D. Volunteers.
B
As teenagers, you have many dreams. These can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?
Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.
