广东省广州市白云区广雅实验学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期Unit5单元测验英语试卷

2023-2024学年度八年级下册Unit5学情诊断一、单项选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. Shetrainedhardfortherace,sometimesrunning______60milesaweek.A.asmanyas B.aswellas C.asmuchas D.asfewas2. ---______isthepopulationofIndia?---Idon’tknow.Butithasthesecond______populationintheworld.A.Howmuch;large B.What;largestC.What;most D.Howmuch;largest3. It’s______for______wearthatthickcoatinsummer.A.so;that B.such;that C.enough;to D.too;to4. Environmentalistsspendmuchtimeandenergy______homesfortheanimals.A.finding B.lookingfor C.tofind D.tolookfor5. ______exciting______ustohaveapicnicinspring.A.Thatis;of B.Itis;of C.Thatis;for D.Itis;for二、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）DoyouknowDumbo?Itisanelephant___6___bigearsinthefilmDumbo.Now,theelephantisontheredlistofanimalsindanger,especiallytheAsianelephantinnature.Jinghong,___7___villageinSouthwestChina,startedafoodsourcebase（基地）tohelpthem.Thegovernment___8___tobuildthebaseinDecemberlastyear.ThenumberofwildAsianelephantsgrewfrom170to300today___9___thegovernmentworkedhardonit.Thebasehasthreetownswithmorethan670km2.Bananasareoneoftheir___10___foods.Sopeopleplantmorethan38,000bananatreesinthebase.Andtheproductionofbananasisenoughfortheelephants.Workers___11___builtsaltyponds（盐池）fortheelephants.Inthebase,theelephantscanenjoydeliciousfood___12___theycanswimforfun.InlateAugustthisyear,scientists___13___didlotsofstudyinthebasebeforeitwasopen.Chai,oneofthescientistssaid,“Wewanttogivemanykindsoffoodsto___14___.Afterfinishingtheproject,elephantswillbeabletoeatinthefoodsourcebase.This___15___stopthemlookingforfoodinvillagesandwalkingacrossthefarmersfields.”“Elephantsfamilyisoneofthemostimportantanimalgroupsontheearth,theymaydie___16___ifwedon’ttakemethodstoprotectthem.Theyarevery___17___tousandtheenvironment.However,thereareonly___18___groupsofelephantsleft.“Wehopetoshareourwaysof___19___theelephantswithothercountriesandcities.Ibelievethenumberofelephants___20___biggerinthefuture.Let’ssavetheAsianelephantstogether,”Chaiadded.6. A.with B.of C.on D.about7. A.a B.an C.the D./8. A.begins B.began C.isbeginning D.wasbeginning9. A.before B.when C.if D.because10. A.worst B.favorite C.bad D.biggest11. A.too B.also C.either D.neither12. A.but B.so C.or D.and13. A.care B.careful C.carefully D.careless14. A.them B.they C.their D.themselves15. A.should B.can C.must D.need16. A.in B.on C.out D.from17. A.useful B.moreuseful C.mostuseful D.themostuseful18. A.few B.alittle C.afew D.little19. A.help B.helping C.helps D.helped20. A.grows B.grew C.wasgrowing D.willgrow三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）WhenIwasasmallboy,somethinghappenedtomethatmademeneverputanywildcreature（生物）inacage.Welivednearaforest,andeveryeveningthemockingbird（知更鸟）wouldcomeand___21___.Idecidedtocatchayoung___22___andkeepitinacage,andinthisway,Iwouldhavemyownprivatemusician.ThenIsucceededincatchingoneandputitinacage.Atfirst,thebirdwas___23___,soitfluttered（振翅扑腾）inthecage.Butfinallyitwasusedtolivinginitsnewhome.Ifeltveryexcitedwithmyselfand___24___somebeautifulsinging.Onthesecondday,thelittlebird’smotherflewtothecagewith___25___inhermouth.Thebabybirdateeverything.Iwas___26___toseethis.CertainlythemotherbirdknewhowtofeedherbabybetterthanIdid.ThefollowingmorningwhenIwenttoseemybird,Ifoundit___27___onthefloorofthecage.Iwasterriblysurprisedandsad!Whathadhappened?ArthurWayne,afamousbiologist,happenedto___28___myfatheratthattime.Aftersheknewmystory,sheexplainedtome,“Amothermockingbird,findingheryounginacage,will___29___bringitpoison（有毒的）berries.Shethinksitbetterforherbabytodiethantolose___30___.”SincethenIhavenevercaughtanylivingcreatureandputitinacage.Alllivingthingshavearighttolivefree.21. A.dance B.fly C.sing D.jump22. A.bird B.boy C.fish D.thief23. A.happy B.careful C.active D.afraid24. A.lookedforwardto B.lookedoutof C.lookedfor D.lookedup25. A.water B.food C.songs D.stones26. A.worried B.pleased C.bored D.tired27. A.alone B.alive C.dead D.sick28. A.invite B.visit C.challenge D.introduce29. A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.ever30. A.friends B.parents C.freedom D.happiness四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）(A)NorthAmericanblackbearsareshyanimals.Theyarefearfulbynature,andwillusuallyrunawayiftheyseeorhearpeople.Becauseofthis,itcanbedifficultforscientiststolearnabouttheseanimals.Inordertostudyblackbears,researchersfromNewJersey,theUSA,catchbearsandusedrugstohelpthemgotosleep.Researchersthenworkoutthesizeandtheweightofthebear,takebloodtotestfordiseases,removeatoothandtakeittothelabtofindoutitsage.Fromthesestudies,researcherswanttofindouthowmanybearsliveinNewJersey,howlongtheylive,andhowmanybabiestheyproduce.ButinMinnesota,theUSA,researchersstudybearsthatarecompletelyawake.Thebearsknowtheresearchers’voicesandtheyarenotafraidoftheresearchteam.Withthehelpofafewgrapestokeepthebearsbusy,researcherscantouchthemtochecktheirhearts,lookattheirteeth,anddootherjobs.Researcherscanalsowalkorsitwithbearsforhoursandmakevideostolearnabouttheireverydaylives.Inbothplaces,themainpurposeisthesame—tomakesurethereisahealthypopulationofblackbears.Buttheresearchmethodsandthekindsofinformationthatresearchersareabletocollectarequitedifferent.31. Inthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthatNorthAmericanblackbearsare______.A.shyandfearfulanimals B.notfoundtodayC.wellknowntoscientists D.notafraidofpeople32. Theunderlinedword“remove”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______inChinese.A.拔下 B.移植 C.清洗 D.修补33. WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeincludedintheNewJerseystudiesonbears?A.Theage. B.Thewayoftheircommunication.C.Theweight. D.Thenumberofbabiestheyproduce.34. IntheMinnesotastudies,researchers______.A.cannevergetclosetothebears B.studythebearswhiletheyareasleepC.usegrapestomakethebearsfull D.learnalotaboutthebears’everydaylives35. What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.TointroduceNorthAmericanblackbear.B.TotellhowresearcherslearnaboutNorthAmericanblackbear.C.TocallonpeopletoprotectNorthAmericanblackbear.D.TotellwhyresearcherslearnaboutNorthAmericanblackbear.(B)Manyteachersareafraidthatstudentswillusetheartificialintelligence(AI)toolChatGPTtowritetheirreportsordotheirhomework.Butothereducatorsareincludingitintheclassroom.DonniePierceyisateacherinKentucky.Hetoldhis23fifth-gradestudentstotryandmakefulluseofthetoolthatwascreatingwriting.PierceysayshisjobistopreparestudentsforaworldwhereknowledgeofAIwillberequired.HedescribesChatGPTasjustthenewesttechnologyinhis17yearsofteachingthatcausedworryaboutthepossibilityofbeingnothonestintheexams.“Aseducators,wehaven’tfoundoutthebestwaytouseartificialintelligenceyet,”headded.“Butit’scoming,whetherwewantitornot.”WhatisChatGPT?ChatGPTisaverymodernAIchatbottrainedbyOpenAIwhichcommunicatesinaconversationalway.ThedialogueprogrammakesitpossibleforChatGPTtoanswerquestions,agreeaboutitsmistakes,challengeincorrectideasandrejectwrongrequests.ChatGPTquicklybecamepopularafteritcameout.Manyeducatorsaroundthecountrysayschoolsneedtimetogetreadyforthechatbot.ButtheyalsothinksayingnotoAIwillbeuselessagainststudents.___▲___.Onestudentsaid:“Theycanhelpstudentswhohavetroubleputtingtheirthoughtsintowriting.”“Youcanuseitforsuggestions,butshouldnotuseittodoallthework.Youshouldn’tfullydependonit,”saidMcCormick,aten-year-oldstudent.“You’renotlearninganythingifyoutypeinwhatyouwant,andthenitgivesyoutheanswer.”36. WhyaremanyteachersafraidofChatGPT?A.TheteachersmayuseChatGPTtowritetheirreportsordohomework.B.ThestudentsmayuseChatGPTforwritingordoinghomework.C.TheeducatorsmayincludeChatGPTintheclassroom.D.TheschoolsneedtimetogetreadyforChatGPT.37. WhatisNOTPiercey’sopiniononChatGPT?A.WeshouldfullyuseChatGPTwhichcreateswriting.B.Theartificialintelligenceiscoming.C.WithChatGPT,peopleneedn’tworryaboutstudentsmaybedishonestintheexams.D.TeachersshouldgetstudentsreadyforaworldwhereAIknowledgewillbeneeded.38. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.artificialintelligence B.thebestwayC.thepossibility D.beingnothonest39. WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.ChatGPTcanaskandanswerquestionsitself.B.ChatGPTcanchallengecorrectideas.C.ChatGPTcanrefusetoacceptwrongrequests.D.SayingnotoAIwillbeuselessagainsteducatorsaroundthecountry.40. Whichsentencecanbeputbackintotheblank___▲___inthelastparagraph?A.Pierceyshowsthegoodandbadpartsofworkingwithchatbots.B.Piercey’sstudentssayyestoworkingwithchatbots.C.Piercey’sstudentssaynotoworkingwithchatbots.D.Piercey’sstudentscanseethegoodandbadpartsofworkingwithchatbots.五、阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）YoujustheardyouwouldhaveamathtestonFriday—thedayasyourhistorytest.Aretheycrazy?Howwillyougetallyourstudydone?Don’tworryaboutit.___41___Startstudyinginschool.Goodlearningmethodsaredevelopedintheclassroomasyoutakenotes.___42___.Makesureyournotesareeasytoread,andreview.___43___Whenyousitdowntostudy,thinkabouthowmuchtimeyouwanttospendoneachsubject.Mostpeoplecankeepfocused（专注）forabout45minutesatatime.Afterthatyou’llprobablywanttotakeashortbreak.Whenyour45minutesofstudyingareup,youcantakea15-minutebreak.Studyaccordingtothetypeoftestyou’retaking.Manyteacherstellstudentswhattheformat（总体样式）ofanexamwillbelike.___44___.Forexample,ifyou’regoingtohavemultiple-choicequestions（选择题）,you’llpaymoreattentiontostudyingfactsanddetails.___45___.Sometimesitcanbeusefultostudywithyourclassmatesorothersinagroup.Inthiswayyoucanmakesurethatyournotesarecorrectandthatyouunderstandthesubjects.A.Planyourstudytime.B.Thiscanhelpyoudecidehowyoustudy.C.Setupastudygroup.D.Hereissomeadviceforyou.E.Notetakingisawayofrememberingwhatyouaretaughtorwhatyou’veread.六、语篇填词（共5题；每小题1分，满分5分）ThegiantpandaisknownasanationaltreasureofChina.ThemountainsofC___46___Chinaisoneofitshabitats（栖息地）.Agrown-upgiantpandaisveryheavy,itcanbeabout100-150k___47___.Becausesomepeoplearesoc___48___thattheykillgiantpandasfortheirfur,pandasareind___49___now.Luckily,manypeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavinggiantpandas.Forexample,theWWF,oneofthemostimportantenvironmentalo___50___intheworld,hasworkedonprojectstosavethem.七、首字母填空（共5题；每小题1分，满分5分）51. Youarenotachildanymore.Asana______,youshouldthinkmoreaboutothers.52. Shehaslotsofcourageandisn’tafraidoff______difficulties.53. Themainfoodforgiant