外研版八年级英语下册Unit1 Career talks （单元自测 基础卷）

2025-2026学年八年级下册英语单元自测

Unit1Careertalks基础卷

学校:班级：姓名：分数：

（时间：90分钟，满分：100分）

一,单项选择（10分）

1.—Ican'trememberwhereIleftmykeys.

—Lookaroundthetable.Sometimestheplacecanyouofsomething.

A.suggestB.remindC.developD.respect

2.Theappusersalotofusefulinformation,soweshouldlearnhowtouseit.

A.offers;toB.offers;withC.provides;forD.provides;with

3.—DoesshelikesingingEnglishsongs?

一Yes.SheEnglishsongsinherroom.

A.isoftenheardsingB.isoftenheardsing

C.oftenhearssingingD.oftenhearssing

4.—Learningamusicalinstrumentseemssohard.

—Itisatfirst,butifyoupracticealittleeveryday,you'lllearnit.Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.

A.bitbybitB.dropbydropC.yearbyyearD.onebyone

5.Theschoolsportsmeetingnextmonth.Allthestudentsarelookingforwardtoit.

A.holdB.heldC.isheldD.willbeheld

6.Whenhearrivesalthebeach,heisremindedthewonderfulvacationhespentinBalilastyear.

A.inB.toC.fromD.of

7.ThelifeofthejuniorhighschoolissogreatthatIwillalwayskeepitinmy.

A.memoryB.recallC.thoughtD.idea

8.—Whatareyougoingtodo,Tom?

一Ourteacherrequiresusthebooks.

A.carryingB.tocarryC.carryD.carried

9.I'mpreparingfbrmytomorrow.IfImakeit,Illgetmyfavoritejob.

A.inventionB.instructionC.interviewD.instrument

10.—Thisyear,myfamilyisgoingtohaveagreenSpringFestivaltoreducefoodwasteandairpollution.

_Wewanttojoinyou.

A.Havefun.B.That'scool!C.Takeiteasy.D.Whatashame!

二.完形填空（15分）

MrSwaleswantedtofindcutwhathisstudents'parentsdid.HehadjustcalledJodiewhensomegirls

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11.Shirley,oneofthestudents,shouted,“Jodie'sdaddyisagarbage(垃圾)man!”

Everyoneinthe12laughedoutloudly,butnotJodie.Shefeltherfaceturned13.

“Silence!”MrSwalessaid."Itisausefilljob.Beingagarbagemanis14.Jodie'sfatheris

hard-workingandweallshouldbe15tohim.”

Jodiewalkedhomefromschoolwithherheaddown.Whenshereturnedhome,herfatherasked16,

uWhathappened,Jodie?^^Jodietoldherfatherwhathadhappenedand17him.Hedidn'tseemangryor

hurt."Well,“hesaid,“toseeistobelieve,maybeyoushouldgiveitatryby18.Comewithmethis

Sunday.”

Theplace19sobadthatJodiecoveredhernose.However,everybodytherewas2()hard,

andtheyseemedtohaveagoodtime.Jodie'sfatherhandedherapairofglovestoprotecther21andtold

hertothrowthelittleplasticbagsintothetruck.

Shewassohappywhentherewasnogarbageleft22Jodie'sarmsgotreallytired.Herfathersaid

slowly,44Garbageis23,butwhenweclearitaway,everythingisniceandclean.That'swhyIlikebeing

agarbage24somuch.”

Jodiegavehersmellygarbagedadabighug.Shesaid,“Dad,youaregreat!''

NowwheneversomeoneasksJodiewhatherdaddydoes,shesays25,"He'sagarbageman!

Everybodymakesgarbage,butmydaddytakesitaway!He'sgreat!'-

11.A.jumpedB.laughedC.wokeD.fought

12.A.parkB.officeC.classD.library

13.A.redB.blackC.greenD.yellow

14.A.boringB.relaxingC.difficultD.popular

15.A.helpfulB.fearfulC.shamefulD.thankful

16.A.softlyB.angrilyC.bravelyD.seriously

17.A.lookedatB.lookedafterC.lookedforD.lookedaround

18.A.himselfB.herselfC.yourselfD.themselves

19.A.feltB.smeltC.seemedD.sounded

20.A.workingB.playingC.thinkingD.discussing

21.A.headB.feetC.armsD.hands

22.A.soB.unlessC.thoughD.because

23.A.cheapB.dirtyC.perfectD.useless

24.A.bagB.boxC.roomD.man

25.A.clearlyB.proudlyC.worriedlyD.nervously

三,阅读理解（35分）

A

VolunteerattheCityLibrary

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TheCityLibraryisinneedofvolunteers(ohelpwithdifferenttasks.Ifyouwantto

helpothers,hereistheinformationyoushouldknow.

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Whocanjoin?

Studentsinmiddleschool(aged12to15)andhighschoolstudents(aged16to18)

Whatshouldyoudo?

•Sort(分类)books:Putthereturnedbooksbackon(herightshelvesaccordingto

differentcategories,suchasscience,art,andhistory.

•Helpreaders:Helpreadersinfindingthebookstheywant.Youmayneedtousethe

library'scomputersystemtosearchfbrbooklocations.

•Organisereadingrooms:Keepthereadingroomscleanandtidy.Arrangethedesks

andchairs,andpickupanyrubbishleftbehind.

Whendoyouwork?

EverySundayfrom10a.m.to4p.m.(witha)-hourlunchbreak)

Howtojoin?

Call88923456tosignup.

Sendanemailtolibraryvolun(eer@.

26.WhocanjointheCityLibraryasavolunteer?

A.Tom:a1O-year-oldprimaryschoolstudent.

B.Lucy:a13-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.

C.MrSmith:a35-year-oldofficeworker.

D.MrsGreen:a40-year-oldmother.

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTataskforthevolunteers?

A.Feedingtheanimalsinthelibrary.

B.Sortingbooksontheshelves.

C.Helpingreadersfindbooks.

D.Keepingthereadingroomsclean.

28.IfyouareavolunteerattheCityLibrary,howmanyhoursdoyouneedtoworkeachSunday?

A.3hours.B.4hours.C.5hours.D.6hours.

B

CuiYiwenwasacollegestudentin2019.Whenshewaswalkingtoherdormilory(宿舍)withherfriendon

10March,amansuddenlyappearedwithaknifeinhishand.Hetriedtostab(刺)Cui'sfriend.Withoutasecond

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thought,Cuipushedherfriendawayandsheherselfwasstabbed.ThemanthenwalkeduptoCui'sfriendand

stabbedherwiththeknife.Onceagain,Cuistoppedthemanwithherownbody.

Bothofthegirlsweretakencothehospital.Cuiwasbadlyhurt.Herparentswerereallysadwhentheysaw

theirdaughter.ButCuilatersaidthatshewouldliketoprotectothers,becauseshewasthedaughterofa

serviceman（军人）.Seeingherparentsworryingabouther,shesaid,“Itreallydoesn'thurt、nolalall.”

Afterfouryears,withthedreamofprotectingmorepeople,Cuibecameapolicewomaninherhometown,

Ningbo,Zhejiang,inSeptember.Cuisaid,UIwanttoprotectpeoplejustlikemy血her.”

Cuiwaslliclliiidluiclibcuic:〈力巨手）fuillicHangzliuuAsianGamesinNingbo.Shealsoreivedfuillic

Games.'TdliketoshowthebeautifulcitiesofZhejiangtotheworld!”Cuisaid.

29.WhatdidCuiYiwendowhenthemantriedtostabherfriend?

A.Sheranawayquickly.B.Sheshoutedforhelp.

C.Shestoodoutforherfriend.D.Shecalledthepolice.

30.WhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?

A.Cuiwantedtoshowshewasingoodhealth.

B.Cuiwantedtoshowthatshewasnotafraid.

C.Cuiwantedtoexplainhowshegotbadlyhurt.

D.Cuiwantedtomakeherparentslessworried.

31.WhydidCuichoosetobecomeapolicewomaninherhometown?

A.Becauseshecouldn'tfindotherjobs.

B.Becauseshelovedherhometowndeeply.

C.Becauseshewantedtoprotectmorepeople.

D.Becauseshewasadaughterofapoliceman.

32.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCuiaccordingtothepassage?

A.Lovingandbrave.B.Interestingandhelpful.

C.Bravebutcareless.D.Helpfulbutstrict.

C

©Today,itisabigproblemforyoungpeopletogetgoodjobsaftertheyleaveuniversities.Thereare

differentkindsofjobsintheworld.Buthowshouldyoungpeoplechoosetherightone?Thatoftenworriesthem.

②“Findingajob”isnotthesameas"choosingajob”.Manyyoungpeoplecan'tgetrightjobs.Herearea

fewstepstohelpyouthinkaboutjobswhichyoumightenjoydoingafteryouleaveschooloruniversity.

③First,itisimportanttoknowwhatkindofpersonyouare,whatspecialqualitiesyouhaveandwhatyou

areinterestedin.Thereisadifferencebetweenaninterestandaskill.Youlikeartandenjoylookingalpictures;

thatisaninterest.Butyoucandrawahorseanditlookslikeahorsenotabigdog;thatisaskill.

④Thenaskyourselfaquestion,uOfthefollowingthreeskills—skillwithpeople,skillwithinformation

andskillwiththings,whichismybestskill?,,

©Afterfindingoutyourbestskill,thenextstepistostudycarefully.Tofindoutasmanydifferentkindsof

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jobsaspossible,gotothelibraryandreadbooks,magazinesandnewspapersforinformation.Askyourfriends

whattheythinkoftheworktheydo.

©Thelaststepistotrustyourownideasandyourownthinking!Itisyourownlife.Justfindthejobyou

reallyenjoydoing.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword,one"inParagraph1referto?

A.School.B.University.C.Problem.D.Job.

34.Whichofthefollowingisaskillaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youaregoodatwritingstories.

B.Youenjoylisteningtomusic.

C.Youplantoruneverymorning.

D.Youchooseyourfavouritebooks.

35.What'sthestructureofthepassage?

A.乎B.中一?④中

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36.What'sthebesttitlefbrthispassage?

A.Howtofindoutbestskills

B.Howtosolveproblems

C.Howtoknowyourself

D.Howtochooseasuitablejob

Fromsocialrelationshipstoworkchallenges,ChinesepeoplearcturningtoDccpSccktodealwithdifferent

personalproblems.Theysharetheirthoughtsandreceivehelpfulresponses（回答）

fromthepopularchatbot.Asarisingtrendonsocialmedia,AItherapy（心理治疗）is

changingthewaypeoplelookformenial（精神的）heallhsupport.ButcanAIreally

replaceahumantherapist?

Aroundtheworld,45percentofpeopleneededmentalhealthcarebutdidnotreceiveitin2024,with

problemsincludingcostandbeingshortofproviders,accordingtoHuntingtonPsychological（心理的）Senices.

DanielLowd,aprofessorat（heUniversityofOregon,believesAIcouldhelpsolvetheabsenceoftherapy

services."Ifpeoplecanfindsomesupportandthoughtsbytalkingtochatbots,thenIthinkthat'swonderfill,”

LowdtoldNewsweek.

LiYong,adoctorattheJiangsuProvinceHospital,agreedwithLowd,sayingthatAImeetspeople'sneeds

foremotionalsupport.Byusingbasicknowledgeoftherapy,DecpSeekcanhelpwithsomementalproblems

throughcomfortingresponses.However,hepointsoutthatAIcannotcompletelyreplaceexpertsbecausethe

humantouchisimportantfbrtherapyservices.Therapistsdevelopadeeperunderstandingofpeople'sfeelingsand

needsthroughcommunication.Thisallowsthemtooffermorehelpfulireatmentplans.

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TheuseofAlintherapyalsohasmadepeoplequestionifitsanswerscanbetrusted."AIchatbotswill

respondastherapistsifasked,withoutanyofthemanagement（管理），trainingorresponsibilityofahuman

therapist,RichardLachman,aprofessortoldNewsweek.

ExpertsbelievethekeytoAItherapyliesinpropergovernmentmanagement.Wysa,forexample,isa

mentalhealthappthatofferstherapeuticconversationswithanAlchatbot.In2022,itworkedwiththeUK's

NationalHealthService,followingalistofstrictstandards.AsAIbecomesabiggerpartofourlives,

understandingitseffectsonhumanpsychologymeansfindingabalancebetweenwhat'shelpfulandwhat's

dangerous,Euronewsreported.

37.Howdocsthewriterdevelopthefirstparagraph?

A.Bygivinganexample.B.Bytellingastcry.

C.Bycomparingtwofacts.D.Bylistingnumbers.

38.HowcanAIhelpinmentalhealthcareaccordingtoDanielLowd?

A.Byofferingmoremedicalcosts.

B.Bysolvingtheabsenceoftherapyservices.

C.Bytrainingprofessionaldoctors.

D.Byreplacingallhumantherapists.

39.Whydoesn'tLiYongbelieveAIcanfullyreplacehumantherapists?

A.BecauseAIchatbotsareshortofbasicknowledgeoftherapy.

B.BecauseAIchatbotscannotprovidecomfortingresponses.

C.Becausehumantherapistsbetterunderstandfeelingsandneeds.

D.Becausehumantherapistscanfollowstrictgovernmentruleswell.

40.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.TheimportanceofthemanagementforAItherapy.

B.TheeffectsofAIchatbotsinhumanpsychology.

C.Theintroductiontoapopularmentalhealthapp.

D.ThedifferencesbetweenAIandhumantherapists.

E

WhenIwasakid,adultsoftenasked,“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”Ireallydidn'tlikeit.

41PeopleseemedunhappywhenIdidn'tdomanythings.42

Incollege,IrealizedIdidn'twantjustonejob.Iwantedtodrcamofbeingsomethinggreatlikeascientist

oranastronaut.

Ithinkaskingkidssuchaquestionisbad.

First,askingthisquestionmakeskidsdefine（下定义）themselvesbywork.Peopledon'tthink“afather''or

“apersonofkindness'*isarightanswer.43

Second,askingthisquestionmeansthatthere'saspecialjobfbreveryone.44Andmanycareer

drcamsmaynotbepractical.AsChrisRocksaid,“Notallkidscanbeanythingtheywant.Someneedtolearn

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practicalskills.^^

45Lookingforthedreamjobcanmakecollegeseniorsworriedandunhappy.Sohavinglow

expectations(期望)canbebetter.

Ithinkweshouldencouragekidstohavebigdreams,butnotjustaboutjobs.Let(hemthinkaboutwhat

kindofpersontheywanttobeandthedifferentthingstheymightwanttodo.Afterall,makingdreamscometrue

ismoremeaningful(hanjusthavingajob.

A.Parentssaycaringforothersisimportant,butitcanoftenmakestudentsfeeldifficult.

B.Ineverhadagoodanswer.ButlookingloritmakesstudentsIeeldiiticult.

C.Instead,theyoftenthinksuccessisthetopvalue.

D.Third,careersusuallydon'tmeetchildhooddreams.

E.Iexperienceddifferentcareersaftergraduation.

F.Idon'tthinkhavingajobisdifficult.

四,选词填空(10分)

从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空。

paintevenjobpreparethoughfeelancientunderstandstrongcultural

WeallknowYangGuifeiwasagreatbeautyduringtheTangDynastyinancienttimes.Recentlysomeone

hasbroughther"backtoinXi,an.

WangYuisfromShaanxi.Shehasaspecial46.Everydayshedresseslikea(n)47

Chinesewomaninaculturalblock.Sheworksuptoninehoursaday.48forherwork,shespends3to4

hoursputtingonmakeupandgct:ingdressedeveryday.Theflowersonherfacelookgood,butarchard

49.Afterlotsofpractice,Wangcannowpaintthemallbyherself.50tired,sheenjoysherworkvery

much.BecauseshecanspreadtraditionalChinese51whileworking.

Noteveryone52whatWangisdoing."Therearepeoplewholikeme,andpeoplewhodon'tlike

me.Some53saysomethingbadaboutmc,^^saidWang.Actually,itwasnotthefirsttimeshe___54

badaboutherself.Shealsohadmanydarkdaysafterbecomingfatbecauseofanillness.ButWangisa(n)___55

girl.Herloveforhcmfiihelpshergetthroughdarktimes!Whensheputsonlianfu,shefeelshappyandconfident.

Shesays,“Ithinkbeingfatorthinisnotimportant.Youshouldjustdressasyoulikeandbehappyandkind.^^

五.语法填空(10分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入•个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Thefirstrealrobotsweredevelopedinthe1950s.Sincethenrobots56(appear)inmanyAmerican

films.Insomefilms,theybehave57(well)thanpeople.

Inreallife,robotsaremainly58(use)infactories.Theydosomedangerousanddifficulttasksfor

humans.

Robotsalsohelpdisabledpeople,forexample,blindpeople.Todaymanyblindpeoplehaveaguidedog

59(help)(hem.Inthefuture,guidedogsmightberobotdogs.

Onekindofrobotguidedoghaswheels.Itmovesinfrontoftheowner(主Itis60(real)

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clever.Itknowsthespeedofitsowner'swalk.Theownerwearsaspecialbelt.Thisbeltsendsinstructions61

theownerfromthedog,suchas"Stophere","Tumleft''or"Turnright".

IntheUnitedStates,anotherkindofrobothelpsdisabledpeopletotakecareof62(they)intheir

dailylives.Therobothearsthesoundofitsowner'svoice.Itfollowsinstructionssuchas""Turnthepage”or

“Makeacupofcoffee^^.

RobotsarealsoworkinginAmericanhospitals.Theycandosimple63(job).Atonehospital,fbr

example,arobottakesmealsfromthekitchentopatients'rooms.Itnevergetslostbecausethisrobothasamapof

64hospitalinitscomputermemory.

65robotscanhelppeopleinmanyways,(heywillneverlaketheplaceofhumans.

六.阅读表达30分)

请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题。

Everybodyhashisorherdreamjob.Andmetoo.Mydreamistoworkfbrforeigntouristsasatourguide.

Nowletmesharemyreasons.First,I'manoutgoinggirl,andIlikedoingsomethingexciting.Maybebeing

atourguideisthebestchoice.IfIbecomeatourguide,IcantravelallaroundChinaandknowmoreaboutour

country.ThenIwilltelltheforeigntouristsaboutourcolorfulhistory.Second,Ilikemakingfriends.AndIam

abletomakelotsoffriends.IfIworkasatourguide,Icanmakemorefriendsallovertheworld.Thalmaybe

great.Perhapssomedaymyforeignfriendswillaskmetovisittheircountries.Ireallyliketogototheircountries

toknowsomethingabouttheircultures.Thetripwillbeexcellent.Third,Ilikesinging.SingingEnglishsongsis

myhobby.IbelieveIwillbepopularwithforeigntourists.

Now.Iamstillamiddleschoolstudent.Myjobnowistoworkhardinschool.ThenI'llgotouniversityto

learnsomethingaboutbeingatourguide.TmsureIcanbeagoodtourguidewhenIgrowup.

66.Whodoesthewriterwanttoworkforinthefuture?

67.What'sthewriter'spersonality?

68.Wheredoesihewritercomefrom?

69.What'sthewriter'shobby?

70.Howmanyreasonsarementionedaboutwhythewriterwantstoheafourguide?

六.书面表达（10分）

71.请根据要求完成短文写作，理想是人们的指路明灯。假如你们学校英文网站要进行话题为“我的

梦想工作''的征文活动，请你根据以下思维导图内容提示，用英语写••篇短文，用于投稿。

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我的梦想工作

梦想工作理由计划希望加能成意

当一名英语老师1•很擅长英语1.努力学习，取得更

好的成绩

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注意：

（I）可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。

（2）不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。

（3）语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的标题已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。