Unit 4 Then and now 单元培优卷（含答案解析）-2025-2026学年八年级上册英语沪教版（五四学制）

/ 让学习更有效 新课备课备考 | 英语学科 / 让学习更有效 新课备课备考 | 英语学科 2025-2026学年八年级上册英语沪教版（五四学制）（2024） 单元培优卷Unit 4 Then and now 注意事项 1. 全卷满分120分。考试时间120分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。 2. 请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符，再将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。 3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其他位置答题一律无效 。 第一部分 选择题（满分：60分） 一、单项选择（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） 1．The scientist _____ that everything in the future would be connected to a network, called the Internet of Things. A．thinks B．thought C．thinking D．is thinking 2．In the past, people used candles for _____, but now we use electric lights. A．a light B．lighting C．lights D．lighted 3．The _____ of online shopping has made it easier to buy goods from anywhere. A．introduce B．introduced C．introduction D．introducing 4．Before the invention of the Internet, people had to _____ libraries to find information. A．visit B．visited C．visiting D．visits 5．Which of the following is NOT a modern invention A．Smartphone. B．Television. C．Horse carriage. D．Airplane. 6．In the 19th century, many children _____ in factories instead of going to school. A．work B．worked C．working D．works 7．The development of modern transportation has made travelling _____ than before. A．easy B．easier C．easiest D．more easy 8．The invention of the Internet has _____ the way we access information. A．change B．changed C．changing D．changes 9．Before the invention of cars, people _____ by horse or on foot. A．travel B．travelled C．travelling D．travels 10．In the past, people used to _____ letters to communicate, but now we mostly use emails. A．write B．wrote C．written D．writing 11．The factory caused a lot of pollution, which _____ serious environmental problems. A．led B．led to C．caused to D．resulted from 12．_____ the past few decades, the living conditions of people have improved a lot. A．During B．For C．Since D．Over 13．People can keep in touch with each other more easily _____ mobile phones. A．because B．because of C．thanks D．for 14．_____ do you think of the changes in our hometown A．How B．What C．Which D．Why 15．My father bought a new _____ to carry goods for his business. A．truck B．car C．bike D．bus 二、完型填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） Cities are like living books, telling stories of the past and present. Take Shanghai, for example. Several hundred years ago, it was a small fishing village with simple houses and narrow streets. People 16 on fishing and farming, and most families lived in one-room houses. 17 the 1920s, things began to change. Foreign traders arrived, and new buildings, like banks and hotels, were 18 . Trams and buses appeared, making tra ... ...