2024-2025学年八年级下册英语单元测试卷
Unit7《International charities》
注意事项：
1． 本试卷共8页。全卷满分90分。考试时间为90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合，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。
选择题（共40分）
一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．—How do some parents make their kids study every day?
—I think they should spend more time in teaching their kids how to ________ good habits．
A．imagine B．develop C．interview D．contrast
2．AI can know better about students, ________ their weaknesses, skills, learning favorites, learning needs, and so on．
A．including B．understanding C．explaining D．recording
3．Make full preparation before each exam, and you will be ________ when taking it．
A．proud B．honest C．clever D．confident
4．—Your teacher is busy． Go and help him ________ all the papers to class．
—OK． I’m going right now．
A．hand out B．look for C．care about D．look after
5．The winner of the match will have a ________ to take photos with the super football star．
A．change B．check C．chance D．course
6．The computer ________ in Japan in 2003 and I have had it for only a week．
A．is made B．can be made C．was made D．made
7．Many children are poor and they ________ to go to school in some western areas in China．
A．are able to afford B．can afford C．can’t be able to afford D．can’t afford
8．—Not every student can come to the top．
—I agree, but some parents still __________ certain expectation about their children’s grades．
A．believe B．check C．push D．hold
9．Mike said he had a headache, but he refuses to take ________． It seems to have got worse．
A．time B．action C．medicine D．message
10．—When Joseph heard his daughter helped others, he felt ________ of her．
—I’m sure he was pleased with his daughter at that time．
A．proud B．clever C．awful D．afraid
11．Everyone ________ board saw the bright object (物体) and thought it was a “UFO”．
A．on B．at C．in D．by
12．Sadly, the poor woman ________ that the company couldn’t afford ________ her work．
A．told; paying for B．was told; paying C．told; to pay for D．was told; to pay for
13．China announced that it would ________ the Xiong’an New Area in North China, to push for the development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region．
A．tidy up B．set up C．put up D．take up
14．“________ with your work while I’m away,” my mother said to me．
A．Carry off B．Carry out
C．Carry away D．Carry on
15．—How do you feel about working as a volunteer?
—Exciting, ________ when I work with other volunteers to help those in need．
A．exactly B．especially C．quickly D．mostly
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A report shows that around 72% of Chinese aged 12 to 14 have myopia (近视)． This number is much 16 than the 58% in 2010． It is also said that China has the highest teenage myopia rate (比率) in the world． According to the 17 , 82．8% of parents believe that too much screen time is the main 18 for the high rate of myopia．
19 study supports this point． It shows that teenagers in China 20 more than 50% of their free time looking at screens, such as watching TV, playing computer games, or surfing the Internet． Many classroom activities and homework activities also need the 21 of smartphones or computers．
Too much screen time is bad for teenagers’ eyes． It is necessary to 22 their daily screen time． Studies should be done on how much time is spent on phones or computers and how much time is spent on 23 activities． Different timetables (课程表) for school days and weekends should be used to 24 students keep healthy． This will also help teenagers to 25 better time management (管理) skills．
16．A．lower B．faster C．higher D．slower
17．A．report B．letter C．object D．record
18．A．progress B．part C．force D．reason
19．A．Other B．Another C．Some D．The other
20．A．cost B．take C．pay D．spend
21．A．sign B．use C．train D．spirit
22．A．encourage B．control C．improve D．increase
23．A．outdoor B．social C．rapid D．proper
24．A．make up B．make sense C．make a plan D．make sure
25．A．push B．understand C．develop D．remind
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
After her college closed for the first lockdown in March 2020, Finty Royle was looking for something to do in her community to help people． When a local company said that it wanted someone to deliver free meals for families in need, it was perfect for Royle． She cycled 25 miles around her area every day to hand out the meals． Speaking to The Week Junior, she said, “The children got very excited to see me every day． There was even one family who had drawn a picture in chalk of someone cycling through a rainbow in front of their house．”
Royle, aged 19, has now become a youth member of a charity called Magic Breakfast, which aims to provide pupils across the UK with healthy breakfasts to help them learn as well as they can at school． She says the best thing you can have for breakfast is porridge because it’s good for you and it keeps you going for the whole morning．
Magic Breakfast’s youth members, including Royle, have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask him to increase the government’s funding for free school breakfasts by £75 million． As food prices rise across the UK, more families may find it hard to afford school meals． Royle believes it is important to try your best to help your local community． “You can create change yourself,” she said．
26．From the text, we know that Boris Johnson is ________．
A．a college student B．an artist drawing with chalk
C．the Prime Minister of the UK D．a deliverman in a local company
27．Magic Breakfast was set up in order to ________．
A．deliver free meals for families in their community
B．help poor children to learn without worrying about meals
C．increase the government’s funding for free school breakfast
D．write to the Prime Minister to increase the government’s funding
28．More families may find it hard to afford school meals because ________．
A．there is a lockdown in the UK
B．food prices are becoming higher
C．the schools don’t want to provide free meals
D．Magic Breakfast only delivers free meals to poor families
B
Do you want to be a volunteer on weekends or during the vacation? The voluntary work can help you make more friends and learn new skills． The most important thing is that you can get some useful guides to your future job． Here are some places for you to do voluntary work．
Hospitals
Are you interested in medicine? Do you enjoy helping patients? The volunteering in the local hospital may be the right thing for you． There are many volunteer chances for children between 13 and 16 years old． You can do the following jobs? Transporting（运送）patients with a nurse, talking to them and reading to them．
Nursing homes
Are you interested in helping the old people? Then you can go to a nursing home． You can do the following work: pushing wheelchairs（轮椅）, talking with old people, helping them write letters and so on．
Garden centers
If you like gardening, pay attention to the notices of local garden centers． You may have the chances like planting trees, watering flowers and looking after plants． You’re sure to improve your gardening skills by working as a volunteer in a garden center． It’s possible that you will become a good gardener some day．
Libraries
Do you enjoy working in the local libraries? Some volunteers in the libraries are between 12 and 18． The libraries offer some chances such as computer center helpers and children’s program helpers．
29．According to the passage, people do can voluntary work in ________ places．
A．Two． B．Three． C．Four． D．Five
30．The writer thinks the biggest advantage of doing volunteer work is ________．
A．making more friends． B．meeting many interesting people
C．learning some new skills． D．getting more useful guides to the future job
31．What does the passage mainly tell us?
A．How to be a good volunteer． B．Some places to get a good job．
C．How to do the volunteer work． D．Some places to do the volunteer work．
C
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32．If you want to learn about the volunteer work in Thailand, you can click?
A．Countries B．Projects C．Pricing D．Trip types
33．How much is the lowest fees for a 1-week volunteer program in Africa?
A．$250 B．$270 C．$280 D．$1,600
34．According to the passage, which of the following is True?
A．There are less volunteer projects in Ghana than in Kenya．
B．English is not required for applying for volunteering in Ghana．
C．Two volunteer programs start every month in both Ghana and Kenya．
D．People under 18 are not allowed to take part in the program in Kenya．
35．You can most probably read the information from a/an _______website．
A．travel B．shopping C．public service D．educational exchange
D
Some people work a job all their lives and for them, it is only a way to make money． But Carole Cassidy and Russ Cassidy are lucky． They worked as teachers with interest and got lots of pleasure． Now they are retired (已退休的) and luck is still with them．
“We just didn’t want to be sitting and not doing anything,” Carole said． “We tried a few things, but they were not for us．” Soon, they found the Princeton Public Library’s Children’s Storytime program (计划) and wanted to get involved． “We were lucky． They came and found us and asked to come to help,” Rebecca Marrs, Children’s Librarian at the Princeton Public Library said． Marrs said the kids loved the retired teachers．
Marrs began the Children’s Storytime program at the Princeton Public Library about eight years ago． The Book Babies program, for newborns to 3-year-olds, is held on Thursday and the Preschool program is held on Friday．
The Cassidys and Marrs said that they didn’t ask the children to sit quietly during the storytime． They understand that children can listen while playing． “I love being with kids． I enjoy watching kids playing together and using their imagination (想象力) most,” Carole said． “For example, I asked them why they made a robot (机器人) with bricks (积木) and they told their reasons to me． Their imagination is so good．”
材料内容选择最佳答案。
36．In the Cassidys’ eyes, working as a teacher is ________．
A．interesting B．boring C．busy D．relaxing
37．What do the underlined words “get involved” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A．推荐 B．参与 C．欣赏 D．效仿
38．What do we know about the Book Babies program?
A．It is for children under five years old．
B．It has a history of ten years．
C．It is held once a week．
D．It is the Cassidys’ idea．
39．What did Carole enjoy most in the Princeton Public Library?
A．Seeing kids playing with imagination．
B．Answering kids’ questions．
C．Playing bricks with kids．
D．Telling kids stories．
40．What word might we use to describe the Cassidys and Marrs?
A．Strict． B．Kind． C．Funny． D．Shy．
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参考答案
1． B
【详解】句意：——有些父母是如何让孩子每天学习的？——我认为他们应该花更多的时间教他们的孩子如何养成良好的习惯。考查动词辨析。imagine想象；develop养成；interview采访；contrast对比。根据“teaching their kids how to…good habits”可知，此处说的是“教孩子们如何养成良好的习惯”。故选B。
2． A
【详解】句意：人工智能可以更好地了解学生，包括他们的弱点、技能、学习爱好、学习需求等。考查词义辨析。including包括；understanding理解；explaining解释；recording记录。根据“AI can know better about students…their weaknesses, skills, learning favorites, leaning needs, and so on．”的句意可知，此处表示举例说明。故选A。
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