外研新版八年级下册《英语周报第24期》2022年单元测试卷

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• 1．A hight School in Shanghai 夜校走俏上海。
      Art is important in our lives.It's clear that many people in Shanghai also believe this.Although they have busy jobs，they take the time to go to a night school for art after work.
      To meet people's rising needs for art education，this year，Shanghai Citizen Art Night School has opened 12 branch schools and 3 teaching centers in 10 districts of the city.Opened in 2016，the school welcomes people aged from 18 to 55.There are over 80 subjects to choose from and they are given from 19：00 to 20：30 on weekdays.
      This fall，the number of students at the night school hit a record high of about 2，000.To serve the students well，the school invited more professionals to do the teaching.For example，they invited teachers from the Shanghai Theatre Academy to teach acting，and chefs from five-star hotels to teach cooking.Students learn with interest.They say the classes are fun and easy to understand.
      Guo Weihong is an engineer who has learned to play hulusi and guqin at the night school.Like many other students，he believes the school is a good place for nine-to-fivers to go to enrich their lives. "have a good time here and the classes really help me deal with stress，" he said.
  
  

  Word Bank fall /fɔ：l/ n.秋天 serve /sɜ：v/ v.服务 professional /prə 'ʃefənl/n.专业人才 chef /ʃef/ n.厨师 engineer /，endʒɪ 'nɪə （r）/ n.工程师 nine-to-fiver 朝九晚五的上班族 enrich /In'rɪtʃ/ v.充实；使丰富 stress /stres/ n.压力

  Answer the questions.
  （1）When did Shanghai Citizen Art Night School open？
  

  
  （2）What has Guo Weihong learned to play at the night school？
  
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• 2．They Made the World's Biggest Oreo Ross Smith and his 95-year-old grandmother，Pauline Kana，are very famous online.They started making interesting videos over nine years ago，and their videos have brought lots of people happiness.Recently，they found another way to make the world smile--they made the world's biggest Oreo.
      Kana and Smith worked together with chefs Stephen Miller and Roddy Martin to set a new world record.Before this，the Guinness World Record holder was a 161 -pound and 13-ounce Oreo.Kana and Smith broke that record.They created an Oreo that weighs about 175 pounds and is 4 feet wide.It is over 7，000 times bigger than a normal Oreo.
      According to Smith，it took 24 hours for him，his grandma and their team to create the big Oreo.It is truly a good memory for them.
      "This has been one of the best experiences I have had in a long time，to see how amazing the Oreo turned out.It was delicious，too，" said Kana. "It's going to take me another 95 years of life to finish this thing unless I get some help."
      For Smith，he is also glad he could make the biggest Oreo with his grandmother. "I am happy that I can have good times like this with my grandma.It puts a smile on my face every time we finish a project together."
  
  

  Word Bank oreo /'ɔ：riəu/n.奥利奥饼干 normal /'nɔ：ml/ adj.一般的 unless /ən'les/conj.除非

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      Fill in the blanks.
      Pauline Kana and Ross Smith are famous social media influencers.They started making （1）

  on the Internet over nine years ago.
      Lately，they made people laugh once again by creating a（n） （2）

  pound Oreo，the world's largest one.They spent 24 hours creating it with two （3）

  .The Oreo helped them set a new （4）

  .
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• 3．Bed Bus Tour in London 坐上红色巴士，游览伦敦美景。
     Riding London's double-decker buses seems like a dream for some people，while for Londoners，they're simply one of the ways to get around.The bus is red and it has two floors called decks.People can enjoy London's scenery from the upper deck of a double-decker bus.
     Whether or not you'll get to ride a double-decker bus when taking the London buses depends on your route.If you re in central London，you're likely to be able to lake one with ease.
     When taking the bus，you will want to sit on the top deck，of course，as it offers the best view.The stairs to the top deck are behind the driver，who sits on the right.
     You may see a small TV screen behind the stairs.The stairs are easy to climb up.Sit and explore the city.Remember to stay seated while the bus is moving.Standing on the top deck is a big no-no.
     Many people in London go to work by this kind of bus from Monday to Friday.When foreigners come to London，friendly Londoners always tell them to try taking one.Nowadays，the red double-decker bus is one of the most popular forms of transportation in London.
     Bus stops are all along the roads in London.People can get on and off easily.
  
  

  Word Bank double-decker bus双层巴士 scenery /'si：nəri/ n.景色 route /ru：t/ n.路线 view /vju：/ n.风景 explore /ɪk 'splɔ：（r）/v.探索 nowadays /'naʊədeɪz/ adv.现在 transportation /trænspɔ：teɪʃn/ n.交通工具

  Checking Corner
  True （T） or False （F）？
  （1）In central London，it's hard to take a double-decker bus．

  
  （2）People sitting on the top deck of a double-decker bus can enjoy the best view．

  
  （3）Few Londoners take the double- decker bus to work on weekdays．
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• 4．A 70-year-old Shanghai woman got her second bachelor's degree （学士学位） this year.She's Xu Anling.
     Xu got interested in painting when she was a child.However，to feed her family，Xu worked as a mechanic （机修工） before becoming a taxi driver.She retired （退休） in 2009.After retiring，Xu started to paint again.But she wasn't happy with her paintings.So she went to China Academy of Art to study.She got her first bachelor's degree in 2019 and her second one this June.
     Because of her age，she didn't improve as quickly and easily as young students.She had to spend more time practicing..." Young students just needed three or four hours every day.But I had to practice more to paint as well as them，" Xu said." I even lived in a tent in my classroom for a time.I stayed up late to paint every night and got up at 5：00 am the next morning to practise painting."
     Xu now has a studio in her home town.She plans to give some of her artworks to the art museums of her home town，because she wants to do something for her home town.She also plans to give free lessons to children who love painting.
  
  根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
  （1）Before she retired，Xu Anling

  .
  A．lived in Beijing
  B．once worked as a driver
  C．had no interest in painting at all
  D．already got a bachelor's degree
  （2）When did Xu Anling get her first bachelor's degree？

  
  A．In 2009.
  B．In 2017.
  C．In 2019.
  D．In 2021.
  （3）Which word can we use to describe Xu Anling？

  
  A．Serious.
  B．Creative.
  C．Friendly.
  D．Hard-working.
  （4）What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？

  
  A．Xu Anling's future plan.
  B．Xu Anling's painting lessons.
  C．The start of Xu Anling' s studio.
  D．The history of Xu Anling's home town.
  （5）What can we learn from Xu Anling？

  
  A．Mistakes are part of learning.
  B．One is never too old to learn.
  C．Two minds are better than one.
  D．Helping others is helping ourselves.
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短文填空请阅读下面这篇文章，在所给的横线上填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

• 13．A mother duck and her little baby ducks were on their way to the lake one day.The baby ducks were very happy walking（1）

  their mother along the way.
     Suddenly the mother duck saw a fox （狐狸） not（2）

  away.She was very afraid and turned back to shout， "Children，hurry to the lake.There's a fox!"
     The little ducks hurried towards the lake.The mother duck（3）

  for a minute and she had an idea.She began to walk putting one wing （翅膀） on the ground.
     When the fox saw the mother duck，he said to himself， "（4）

  must be hurt and can't fly!I can（5）

  catch and eat her!" Then he ran towards her.
     The mother duck ran，leading （领着） the fox away from the lake.The fox followed her.Now he wouldn't be （6）

  to hurt her children.Then the mother duck（7）

  .
     The fox thought she was tired and he came closer， （8）

  suddenly the mother duck quickly spread （展开） her wings in the（9）

  and rose up.She landed in the （10）

  of the lake and her children swam to her.The fox was sad looking at the mother duck and her children.
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回答问题请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。

• 14．I am Jack.About two weeks ago，I had a fever and a serious headache.I was really worried.So I went to the hospital.A nurse took my temperature.It was 38.9℃.The doctor asked how I felt.Then he asked me to lie down and did a check on me.After that，he asked me to take a blood test （验血）.Later the doctor said that there was nothing serious with me and I just caught a cold.I felt much more relaxed.
     Then the doctor wrote out a prescription （处方） for some medicine.He also advised me to take a warm bath （洗澡） and have hot tea.They would help me get well sooner.I thanked the doctor and went home.
     I took the medicine three times a day and drank a lot of water.Two days later I was a lot better and I recovered （恢复） from my illness after one week.
     Now I often play sports because sports make me strong，healthy and happy.I also take a cold shower （淋浴） every day so that I won't catch a cold easily.I didn't like to eat fruits and vegetables before，but now I eat a lot of them，because" An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
  
  （1）What was Jack's temperature two weeks ago？
  

  
  （2）How did Jack feel after the doctor checked him and told him something？
  

  
  （3）What did the doctor advise Jack to drink？
  

  
  （4）How often did Jack take the medicine？
  

  
  （5）Why does Jack eat lots of fruits and vegetables now？
  
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