《2025年单元双测全优测评卷八年级英语下册译林版》

9. —Mrs Lee, what should I do to improve my listening skills?
—I do have some advice. _______, practice makes perfect.
A. After all
B. Above all
C. At all
D. In all

答案： 9. B [解析]考查介词短语辨析。句意：——李夫人，我该做什么来提高我的听力技能呢？——我确实有一些建议。首先，熟能生巧。after all 毕竟；above all 首先；at all 完全；in all 总共。根据语境可知，“practice makes perfect”是给出的第一条建议，所以选择 above all。故选 B。

10.（2024·泰州泰兴一模）—Mum, I won’t play computer games any more and I’ll work hard from now on.
—Really? _______.
A. Every dog has its day
B. Practice makes perfect
C. Many hands make light work
D. Better late than never

答案： 10. D [解析]考查谚语。句意：——妈妈，我不会再玩电脑游戏了，从现在开始我要努力学习。——真的吗？亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。Every dog has its day 时来运转；Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧；Many hands make light work 众人拾柴火焰高；Better late than never 亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。根据“I won’t play computer games any more and I’ll work hard from now on”可知，从现在开始努力还不晚，应说“亡羊补牢，犹未为晚”。故选 D。

## 二、（2024·扬州邗江区期末）完形填空（15分）
阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
How many times have we said, “Oh I’ll do that __1__.” Sometimes tomorrow never __2__ and we find ourselves saying, “Boy, I wish I hadn’t put that off.”
Our family has been friends with Betty for many years. Over the years we shared phone calls and birthday cards. Betty sent our youngest son Brandon a birthday card with $50. 00 in it __3__ he graduated. We __4__ each other quite often when we lived not far away. Then we moved to New York. However, the distance did not cut off the __5__ we kept in with each other.
This past November, I called Betty to see __6__ she was. I was quite __7__ when Betty didn’t answer the phone; instead her daughter Carol did. Carol told me that her mum had gone downhill fast and she was now in hospice（临终养老院）care. Carol __8__ the phone to Betty. I talked briefly to her and let her __9__ we loved her.
As soon as I got off the phone, I sent a text to Brandon to let him know Betty wasn’t doing __10__. Little did I know that Brandon stopped what he was doing and immediately __11__ flowers to Betty.
You can imagine how __12__ I was of Brandon when Carol called the next day letting me know how much Betty loved the __13__ Brandon had sent. A few days later, Betty __14__. So, my friends, __15__ what Emerson once said: “You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”
1. A. tomorrow
B. yesterday
C. today
D. now
2. A. ends
B. comes
C. fixes
D. changes
3. A. and
B. if
C. until
D. while
4. A. taught
B. visited
C. left
D. missed
5. A. touch
B. work
C. friendship
D. help
6. A. where
B. when
C. whether
D. how
7. A. heartbroken
B. amazing
C. surprised
D. sad
8. A. threw
B. cut
C. kicked
D. handed
9. A. see
B. know
C. forget
D. care
10. A. good
B. nice
C. well
D. badly
11. A. bought
B. grew
C. chose
D. sent
12. A. afraid
B. energetic
C. angry
D. proud
13. A. cards
B. calls
C. flowers
D. dollars
14. A. passed away
B. took down
C. took away
D. passed down
15. A. touch
B. remember
C. agree
D. feel

答案： [文章大意]本文通过讲述作者的儿子得知她的老朋友贝蒂生病住院，就送去了鲜花，贝蒂很喜欢这些花。几天后，贝蒂就去世了。从这个故事中，我们知道要记住爱默生曾经说过的话：“做善事越早越好，因为你永远不知道何时你将错失行善的机会。”
1. A [解析]考查名词辨析。句意：有多少次我们说：“哦，我明天再做。”tomorrow 明天；yesterday 昨天；today 今天；now 现在。根据“‘I’ll do that... ’”可知，此处表示将来，因此用 tomorrow。故选 A。
2. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：有时候，明天永远不会到来，我们发现自己在说：“孩子，我真希望我没有把它推迟。”end 结束；come 来；fix 修理；change 改变。根据“we find ourselves saying, ‘Boy, I wish I hadn’t put that off. ’”可知，希望明天没有推迟，因此表示明天有时不会来。故选 B。
3. C [解析]考查连词辨析。句意：贝蒂给我们最小的儿子布兰登寄了一张生日贺卡，里面有 50 美元，直到他毕业。and 和；if 如果；until 直到……为止；while 当……时候。根据“Our family has been friends with Betty for many years.”可知，我们家和贝蒂做朋友很多年，因此她给“我们”最小的儿子寄送生日卡片很多年，因此一直到他毕业。故选 C。
4. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：当我们住得不远的时候，经常互相拜访。teach 教；visit 看望；leave 离开；miss 错过。根据“when we lived not far away”可知，我们住得不远，因此经常见面，互相看望。故选 B。
5. A [解析]考查名词辨析。句意：然而，距离并没有切断我们彼此之间的联系。touch 触感；work 工作；friendship 友谊；help 帮助。keep in touch with 意为“与……保持联系”。故选 A。
6. D [解析]考查疑问词辨析。句意：去年 11 月，我打电话给贝蒂，想知道她过得怎么样。where 哪里；when 何时；whether 是否；how 如何。根据“Carol told me that her mum had gone downhill fast and she was now in hospice(临终养老院) care.”可知，此处指想知道她的情况怎么样。故选 D。
7. C [解析]考查形容词辨析。句意：贝蒂没有接电话，我很惊讶；反而是她的女儿卡罗尔接电话了。heartbroken 心碎的；amazing 令人惊讶的；surprised 惊讶的；sad 悲伤的。根据“when Betty didn’t answer the phone”可知，贝蒂没有接她的电话，她感到惊讶。故选 C。
8. D [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：卡罗尔把电话递给贝蒂。throw 扔；cut 剪，切；kick 踢；hand 递交。hand sth to sb 意为“把某物递给某人”。故选 D。
9. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：我和她简短地聊了几句，让她知道我们爱她。see 看见；know 知道；forget 忘记；care 在乎。根据“I talked briefly to her”可知，“我”跟她说话的目的是想让她知道“我们”爱她。故选 B。
10. C [解析]考查形容词和副词辨析。句意：我一挂掉电话，就给布兰登发了一条短信，告诉他贝蒂的情况不太好。good 好的，是形容词；nice 漂亮的，是形容词；well 好的，是副词；badly 严重地，是副词。根据“Carol told me that her mum had gone downhill fast and she was now in hospice(临终养老院) care.”可知，贝蒂身体不好，修饰动词 doing，用副词。故选 C。
11. D [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：我不知道布兰登停下手头的工作，马上给贝蒂送花。buy 买；grow 成长；choose 选择；send 发送。send sth to sb 意为“给某人寄送某物”。故选 D。
12. D [解析]考查形容词辨析。句意：你可以想象，当卡罗尔第二天打电话告诉我贝蒂有多喜欢布兰登送的花时，我是多么为布兰登感到骄傲。afraid 害怕的；energetic 精力充沛的；angry 生气的；proud 骄傲的。根据“when Carol called the next day letting me know how much Betty loved the... Brandon had sent.”可知，我儿子布兰登给贝蒂送的花，她很喜欢，因此我为布兰登感到骄傲，be proud of 意为“为……感到骄傲”。故选 D。
13. C [解析]考查名词辨析。句意同上。card 卡片；call 打电话；flower 花朵；dollar 美元。根据“Little did I know that Brandon stopped what he was doing and immediately... flowers to Betty.”可知，布兰登给贝蒂寄去的花，她很喜欢。故选 C。
14. A [解析]考查动词短语辨析。句意：几天后，贝蒂去世了。pass away 去世；take down 记下；take away 拿走；pass down 传递下去。根据“Carol told me that her mum had gone downhill fast and she was now in hospice(临终养老院) care.”可知，她住在临终养老院，因此她几天后去世了。故选 A。
15. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：所以，我的朋友们，记住爱默生曾经说过的话：“做善事越早越好，因为你永远不知道何时你将错失行善的机会。”touch 触碰；remember 记住；agree 同意；feel 感觉。根据“... what Emerson once said”可知，这里指记住爱默生曾经说过的话。故选 B。