外研版八年级英语下册Unit 2 Growing pains and gains单元自测培优卷

2025-2026学年八年级下册英语单元自测

Unit2,培优卷

学校;,班级:姓名:分数:

（时间：100分钟,满分：120分）

第一部分听力（满分20分）

第一节：听下面五段对话，每段对话后有1个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选择正确的选项。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.HowisJohnfeelingnow?

A.Happy.B.Sorry.C.Angiy.

2.HowdidJackfeelonhisfirstdayinjuniorhigh?

A.Sorry.B.Nervous.C.Excited.

3.HowdoesSallyfeelnow?

A.Tired.B.Angry.C.Excited.

4.HowdoesLukefeelwhenhehears(henews?

A.Interested.B.Thankful.C.Surprised.

5.Howdocstheboyfeelafterhefinishesmakingmodelrockets?

A.Excited.B.Relaxed.C.Bored.

第二节：听下面两段较长对话，每段对话后有2至3个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三

个选项中选择正确的选项。每段对话读两遍。

听对话，回答下列小题。

6.HowdoesLilyfeelonthefirstdayofschool?

A.Nervous.B.Tired.C.Happy.

7.WhatisLilyafraidof?

A.Talkinginpublic.B.TakingaPElesson.C.Shakinghandswithothers.

听对话，回答下列小题。

8.HowdoesMaryfeelatthebeginningoftheconversation?

A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Relaxed.

9.Wholikesswimminginthesea910

A.Mary.B.Mary,sdad.C.Mary'smum.

10.HowwillMarygotoQingdao?

A.Bycar.B.Bytrain.C.Byplane.

第三节：听下面一段独白，独白后有5个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择

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正确的选项。独白读两遍。

你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容，选出每个问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。

11.HowoldisNancy?

A.15.B.16.C.17.

12.Whatcan'tNancydo?

A.Shecan'twatchTV.B.Shecan'Iplaycomputergames.C.Shecan'thangoutwithherfriends.

13.HowoftendoesNancypracticefootball?

A.TwiceaweekB.Onceaweek.C.Onceamonth.

14.WhywasNancyangry?

A.Becausehermomreadherdiary.

B.Becausehermomwroteaboutherinthediary.

C.Becausehermomdidn'tplayfootballwithher.

15.WhodidNancytellherproblemsto?

A.Herteacher.B.Hergrandma.C.Herfriend.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Oneday,ourEnglishteacherMr.Whitecameintotheclassroomwithabookinhishand.Hestartedhis

lessonwithaquestion,44Whocandescribewhatstressislike?”Nooneanswered.Thenheraisedthebookand

asked,“Howheavyisthebook?''

Onhearingthequestion,webegantothinkandguess.Onestudentsaid,t4Ithinkitis100g."Asecond

studentsaid,“It's200g.^^Wehadmanyanswers.Finally,Mr.Whiteexplained,uItdoesn'tonlydependonthereal

weight.Italsohasmuchtodowiththetimeweholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,I

willhaveapaininmyrightarm.If1holditforaday,Iwillhavetoseeadoctor.Itistheexactsameweight,but

thelongerIholdit,theheavieritbecomes.Thisbookstandsforstress.Ifyouholditwithoutpullingitdown,

soonerorlater,youwillnotbeabletokeepon.Nomatterhowmuchstressyouhave,stopandhavearestfora

whileifpossible.Boysandgirls,youshouldlearntorelaxyourselves.Iamsureyouwillliveahappyschool

lift.”

WeallthankedMr.Whiteforgivingsuchameaningfullesson.

16.ForwhatpurposedidMr.Whilebringabookintotheclassroom?

A.Tomaketheclasshappy.B.Toteachthemnewwords.

C.Toexplainstress.D.Tolearnhowheavyitwas.

17.WhatdocsMr.Whitemeaninhisexplanation?

A.Thebookdoesn'thavetherealweight.B.Wecan'tholdabookforanhour.

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C.Thebookwillbecomeheavierwhenyouholdit.D.Whenyouhavestress,stopandhavearestfora

while.

18.Whichisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.AMeaningfulLessonB.HowHeavyIsaBook

C.TheBookIsStressD.ToThankMr.White

B

DearCindy,

Inyourlastletter,youtoldmethatyouhadnotimetospendwithyourgoodfriendsbecauseyourparents

wereloooverproiective.Andatthesamelimetheyhadmanyrulesforyouathome.Iamsorrytohear(hat.And

hereismyadviceforyou.

Firstly,youshouldhaveaconversationwiththemandtellthemwhatyoureallyneed.Atagoodtime,

duringahappyfamilydinner,youcansaythatyoushouldhavesomerights(权利)andwanttospendsometime

wilhyourgoodfriendshavingfun.Ifyourparentsareagainstyou,youmaytalkabouttheadvantagesofstaying

withfriends.

Secondly,youcantellthemit'snotgoodforyourhealthandstudywhenyoualwaysstayathome.You

shouldgetoutwithyourfriends,hangoutwiththem,andmeetnewpeople.Itwillbeagoodideatoopenyour

eyes.

Thirdly,ifyourparentsusestudyingastheexcusefbrkeepingyouathome,youshouldtellthemIQisn't

everything.EQisalsoimportantfor(hefuture.

Ireallyhopeyouarchappy.

Youruncle,

Bruce

19.Cindyhadnotimetospendwithhergoodfriendsbecause.

A.herfriendsweretooovcrprotcctivcB.shehadlotsofhomeworktodo

C.herparentsdidn,tallowhertodosoD.shearguedwiththem

20.Accordingtotheletter,Cindycanhaveaconversationwithherparents.

A.anytimeB.atdinnertimeC.afterschoolD.beforebedtime

21.Theunderlinedwords“arcagainst”mean"

A.arepleasedwithB.don'tagreewithC.aregoodwithD.aren'tstrictwith

22.Accordingtothepassage.is(are)alsoimportanttoCindy.

A.IQB.EQC.IQandEQD.someexcuses

C

Oneday,ourEnglishteacherMr.Whitecameintotheclassroomwithabookinhishand.Hestartedhis

lessonwithaquestion,4*Whocandescribewhatstressislike?^^Nooneanswered.Thenheraisedthebookand

asked,4tHovvheavyisthebook?^^

Onhearingthequestion,webegantothinkandguess.Onestudentsaid,“Ithinkitis100g.^^Asecond

studentsaid,"It's200g.^^Wehadmanyanswers.Finally,Mr.Whiteexplained,**ltdoesn'tonlydependonthereal

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weight.Italsohasmuchtodowiththetimewcholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,I

willhaveapaininmyrightarm.IfIholditforaday,Iwillhavetoseeadoctor.Itistheexactsameweight,but

thelongerIholdit,theheavieritbecomes.Thisbookrcr)rc)cntsstress.Ifyouholditwithoutputtingitdown,

soonerorlater,youwillnotbeabletokeepon.Nomatterhowmuchstressyouhave,stopandhavearestfora

whileifpossible.Boysandgirls,youshouldlearntorelaxyourselves.Iamsureyouwillliveahappyschool

life/'

WeallthankedMr.Whiteforgivingsuchameaningfullesson.

23.WhatdidMr.Whitebringabookintotheclassroomfor?

A.Tomaketheclasshappy.B.Toteachthemnewwords.

C.Toexplainstress.D.Tblearnhowheavyitwas.

24.Whatmaytheunderlinedword“represents“meaninChinese?

A.表示B.呈现C.检查D.变成

25.WhatdoesMr.Whitemeaninhisexplanation?

A.Thebookdoesn'thavetherealweight.

B.Wccan'tholdabooktoranhour.

C.Thebookwillbecomeheavierwhenyouholdit.

D.Whenyouhavestress,stopandhavearestforawhile.

26.Whichisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.AMeaningfulLessonB.HowHeavyIsaBook

C.TheBookIsStressD.ToThankMr.While

D

【t'snoteasygrowingup.Growingupcanbeareal"pain"forsomeofus.Wearealwaysdoingthingsthat

someoneelsemakesusdoandaren'tallowedtodoallthethingswelike.Sometimeswefeelsad,sometimeswe

arefearful,andsometimeswejustdon'tunderstandwhywecan'tstayyoungforever.Butweshouldtakealook

backonallthepainfulthingsinlifewithapositiveattitudeandweshouldlearnfromthem.Weshouldrealizethat

allofourgrowingpainsactuallycumintogrowinggains!

Throughoutourliveswearegoingtofacemanychallengesandpains,butweshouldneverletthese

diflkullieskeepusfromfollowingourdreams.Wemustovercomethemonesmallstepatatime.

Asayounggirl,myparentsaskedmetodosomanythingsthatIdidn'tlike.Theymademelearntoplay

theviolinandthenthepiano.At(hat(imeIhatedmusicandIalsohaledthem.Butlookingbacknow.Iamsoglad

thatmyparentsencouragedmetotakemusiclessons.Musichasenrichedmylifeinsomanyways.Inow

comprehendthatmyparentsandteacherswantedmelohaveabetterlife.

Wcarcallgoingtoexperiencegrowingpains,buttheyarcjustpartofourlife.Thinkabouthowwewould

feelifwehadnochallengesandlivedalifelikethat.Lifewouldbereallyboringandmeaningless.Thefutureis

ours!Alittlehardworkandsweatneverhurtanyone!Ifwcrealizethatthesepainsarcjustsmallbumpsonour

roadtosuccess,wewillrealizethatourgrowingpainsareactuallygrowinggains!

27.Whaishouldwedowhenwelookbackon【hepainfulthingsinlife?

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A.Feelsorryforthem.

B.Beafraidofthem.

C.Payattentiontothem.

D.Learnfromthem.

28.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothe（ext?

A.Growingpainsarepartofourlives.

B.Ourgrowingpainswillfinallyturnintogrowinggains.

C.Lifewithoutchallengesisboringandmeaningless.

D.Successfulpeopleneverexperiencegrowingpains.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“comprehend”probablymean?

A.Collect.B.Remind.C.Encourage.D.Understand.

30.Whichcanbe（hebesttitleforthetext?

A.GrowingUpIsaRealPain

B.GrowingUpIsQuiteHard

C.GrowingPainsAreGrowingGains

D.GrowingPainsAreChallenges

第二节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A〜E五个选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入第1〜

4小题，并回答第5小题。注意：请将第5小题的答案写在非选择题部分的相应位置。

Lotsofstudentsareworriedaftertheexams.Howtosolveit?31

Don'tthinkabouttheexams.Trytokeepinmindthatoncetheexamisover,youcan'tgobackorchange

anything.Don'taskyourfriends,answerstothequestionsontheirpapersorlookfortheanswerstothequestions

ontheInternet.Anddon'ttrytofindoutwhatgradesyouget.Thesewillmakeyouevenmoreworried.

Seeyourmistakesaslessonstolearnfrom.32Rememberthat（hepurposeofanexamisto

makeyouknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses（劣势）inyourstudy.Thenyoucandevelopyourskillsinaright

way.

33Leaveyourselfaloneforafewminutesandletallyourworriesgoawayduringthattime.

Clearyourmindfromthinkingabouttheexambydoingsomeiniereslingaciivitiesyouenjoy.Forexample,ifyou

fecirelaxedwhenyouwatchamovieorreadabook,dothat.Ifyou'reinterestedinsports,gooutsideandplay

somesports!

It'snormaltoworryaboutyourexams.34Nowrelaxwithsomethingyouenjoyandthenstart

preparingearlyforyournextexam.

A.Tryrelaxingyourself.

B.Here'ssomeadvicefbryou.

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C.Youcanlearnfromyourmistakes.

D.Makesuretogetthefoodreadyontime.

E.Butyoucandosomethingtomakeyourselffedbetter.

Whichisyourfavoritewaytolowerstress?Why?（不超过20词）

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第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

Therewasayoungman.Hewasgoingthrough36times.Hiswifelefthim.Heranabusinessby

himself,butitwaslosingmoney.37heworkedhardallthetime,itseemedthathehadalwaysbeen

failing.Finally,he38everythingbehindandwentintotheforest.There,hemetanoldmanwhohad

livedtherefbralongtime.He39hisstorywiththeoldman.uCanyougivemeonegood40

nottogiveup?”heaskedtheoldman.

“LookJtheoldmansaid,41twoplants.uDoyouseethatfern（蕨类植物）andbamboothere?''

“Yes,"themananswered.

“WhenIplantedthefemandbambooseeds,Itookverygoodcareofthem.Thefern42grew

fromtheearth,“theoldmanwenton."However,Iwateredandtookcareofthebambooseedforyears,and

nothinghappened.Therewereno43ofgrowth.BuiIdidnotgiveupthebambooseedandwenton

lookingafter44.Inthefifthyear,asmallsprout（新芽）cameoutofthe45.Andwithinsix

months,thetreegrewas46asahundredHet.”

“Thelittlebambootreehadbeengrowing47forthepastfouryears,developingarootsystem

（系统）strongenoughforitsgroundgrowthinthefifthyear.48havingdonethis,itwouldn'tbecome

sostrong.Soyouknow,whenyouweregoingthroughbadtimes,youwereactuallygrowingstrong49.

theoldmansaid.

Thismadeabigdifferencetotheyoungman.Hechangedhis50toseetheworld.Hethanked

theoldmanandwalkedhome.

36.A.luckyB.hardC.relaxingD.exciting

37.A.IfB.BecauseC.UntilD.Although

38.A.leftB.foundC.hitD.moved

39.A.wroteB.keptC.sharedD.heard

40.A.taskB.reasonC.stepD.promise

41.A.lookingfbrB.caringaboutC.pointingtoD.takingout

42.A.soonB.onceC.stillD.seldom

43.A.choicesB.stylesC.symbolsD.signs

44.A.himB.itC.herD.them

45.A.earthB.sunC.waterD.air

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46.A.heavyB.wideC.thickD.tall

47.A.outsideB.easilyC.undergroundD.lately

48.A.WithoutB.Afterc.ThroughD.For

49.A.flowersB.treesc.rootsD.seeds

50.A.speedB.chancec.timeD.way

第二节词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

将方框中所给诃（诃组）的适当形式填入短文中，每诃仅用一次。

sureadvisebenefitspreadsuchas

Thesedays,somestudentsspendtoomuchtimeontheirmobilephones.I'dliketosuggestthateveryone

shoulddomorereadingofgoodbooks,51Chineseclassicnovels.Inthisway,wecan52our

Chinesetraditionalculture.Meanwhile,wecanenrichourmindsquitealotbyreadingregularlyanditcanalso

helpimproveourwritingability.53,wecanreadbooksalone,orwithourfriends.

Allinall,readingbringsusconsiderable54ifwebeginitfromnowon.Forusteenagers,we

shouldmakereadingapartofourlives.JohnAdamsonce55hisson,“Youwillneverbealonewith

poetryinyourpocket.^^

第三节单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句意和汉语或首字母提示，用单词的正确形式填空。

1.Thecatspenta（懒洋洋度过的）afternoonsleepinginthewarmsunlight.

2.It'snothealthytospendalldaylyingonthe（长沙发）playingwithyourphone.

3.1hadaninteresting（谈话）withmyclassmaleaboutourfavouritebooks.

4.MygoalforthenewtistoimprovemyEnglishspeakingskills.

5.Thelittlegirl（争吵）withherbrotherjustnowbecausehetookhertoy.

6.Thestoryaboutthelostpuppyhada（使人心碎的）buthappyending.

7.滑（雪运动）isapopularwintersportthatrequiresbalanceandcourage.

8.1完（全地）forgotaboutcurmeetingyesterday!I'msosorry.

9.Heplaced（heancientbookcarefully（在..上面）thetable.

10.Hisparentswere（失望的）thathedidn'ttryhisbestintheexam.

第四节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Strawberrieslooknice,butlightpressurecanmakethemoutofshape.Nowadays,therearemanyyoung

peoplejustlikestrawberries.Theyareeasytobreakdownwhentheyface66（problem）.Theydon't

knowwhattodowhentheyarcintrouble—thisisoneoftheircommongrowingpains.

Whyaremanystudentssoeasytobreakdown?Parentsandschoolsarethemainreasons.Parentsdoalmost

everythingfor67（they）intheirever）'daylife,whileschoolscaremoreabouttheirgrades.

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LiuYue,13,isfromFujian.Hismomseldomcriticizeshimandheisalwaysconfidentabout68

(he).Oneday,whenhe69(criticize)byateacher,hsfeltsurprisedandsad.Hebegantolose

confidence.Itwasatthatmomentthathe7()(realise)heneededtochange.Thenheaskedhisfavorite

teacherMr.Wangfbrhelp.Mr.Wangsaidtohim,“Youshoulddosomethingtomakeyourselfstrong.Whenyou

haveproblems,don'taskfbrhelptoo71(quick).Youshouldtrytosolvetheproblemsfirstbyyourself.

Itcanhelpyougainasenseof72(achieve).Ialsoadviseyou73(take)anactivepartin

sportstobuildupyourcourage.^^

74(grow)upisnotjustahappyprocess.Painsalsogoalongwithit.The75

(importani)thingis(ofacethepainsbravely,learnfromthem,andturnthemintovaluablegains.

第四部分书面表达(共1小题，满分20分)

76.亲爱的同学，你在成长的过程中，也许会遇到一些“小烦恼”，自身的调节和朋友的建议可以帮

助你成为更好的自己。近期，学校将举行一次相关主题的经验交流班会，请你用英语写一篇发言稿。

内容包括：

1.简要介绍你自己(如年龄、爱好……)；

2.讲述你曾经遇到的问题及感受(如学习中的、同学问的、家庭里的……);

3.分享解决问题的方法(如多沟通、阅读、参与活动……)；

4.你的收获。

注意：

L80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.文中不得出现真实姓名及学校名称；

4.参考词汇：pressure(n.压力)communicate(v.交流)

开头

Hello,everyone!I'mastudentinClass1,Grade8.

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2025-2026学年八年级下册英语单元自测

Unit2•培优卷

学校:班级：姓名：分数：

（时间：100分钟，满分：120分）

第一部分听力（满分20分）

I.B2.C3.C4.C5.A6.A7.A8.A9.A10.B11.A