外研版八年级英语下册Unit1 Career talks单元自测卷

2025-2026学年八年级下册英语单元自测

Unit1,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.WhatkindofmusicdoesMarylike?

A.Shelikesnoisymusic.B.Shelikesgentlemusic.C.Shelikesboth.

2.Whatwillthedaughterdo?

A.Keepsilent.B.Talktohisfather.C.Talktosomeoneelse.

3.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheproduct?

A.Helikesit.B.Hewantstotryitfirst.C.Hedoesn'ttrustit.

4.Whowillpreparethefoodfortheparty?

A.Elizabeth.B.Steven.C.Toni.

5.WhydocsMaryadmireYuanLongpingthemost?

A.Becauseofhisgreatcourage.

B.Becauseofhisstrongmind.

C.Becauseofhisvaluablecontribution.

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。

听材料，回答两个小题。

6.WhatisJackgoodat?

A.Designing.B.Writing.C.Painting.

7.Whatdoesthegirlwanttobe?

A.Awriter.B.Adesigner.C.Apainter.

请听对话，回答下列各小题。

8.Whatistheweatherlike?

A.Rainy.B.Cold.C.Hot.

9.WhatdocsMarythinkoftheloudmusicinBlueTeaHouse?

A.Itmakesherhappy.B.Itmakesherbored.C.Itmakesherexcited.

10.Wheredidtheygoatlast?

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A.Thestore.B.BlueTeaHouse.C.SpringTeaHouse.

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

正确的选项。独白读两遍。

听短文，完成下面各小题。

11.WhathappenedtoJefflastMonday?

A.Hegotaletterfromhisfriend.

B.Hegotaletterfromthepolice.

C.Helosthisbicycle.

12.Whatwashetoldatthepolicestation?

A.Hisbicyclehadbeenfound.

B.Hisbicyclehadbeenstolen.

C.Hisbicyclewasbroken.

13.Wheredid（hepolicefindthebicycle?

A.Atthecinema.B.Inashoppingcenter.C.Inasmallvillage.

14.HowdidJefffeelwhenheheardabouthisbicycle?

A.Hewassurprised.B.Hewasexcited.C.Hewassad.

15.HowisJefffeelingnow?

A.Heisstillworried.B.Heisnotworriedanymore.C.Wcdon'tknow.

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

Therearedifferentkindsofjobsaroundus.Andmanynewandinterestingjobsare

showingupeveryyearbecausetheworldischangingfast.Theseyears,thefollowingjobsare

becomingpopularamongpeople.

JobsRequirements（需求）

Knowinganimalswell.

Givingthepeldailycare.

Apetsitter

Sendingvideostothepctowner.

Beingpatient.

Goingshopping.

Adoor-to-doorcook

Cookingatthecustomer,shome.

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Beinggoodalcooking.

Beingtidy.

Takingsickpeopletoseethedoctor.

Helpingthemgetthemedicine.

Amedicalchaperone

Knowingtheworkofthehospital.

Beingcareful.

16.Whyaremanynewjobsshowingupeveryyear?

A.Becausepeopleliketotrynewthings.

B.Becausepeopleneedmoney.

C.Becausetheworldischangingfast.

D.Becausetheyareinteresting.

17.Whatisnecessarytobeadoor-to-doorcook?

A.Talkingtopeople.

B.Cookingveryquickly.

C.Drivingacar.

D.Havinggreatcookingskills.

18.Wherecanweoftenseeamedicalchaperone?

A.Inacinema.

B.Inarestaurant.

C.Inahospital.

D.Inapark.

B

Theytraveltomanyhotels.Theysleepinthebeds,eat(hefood,andusetheswimmingpool.Theydoall

thissecretly.Theirjobistofindoutifthehotelisgood.Theyhelpmakehotelsbetterforallguests.

Whoarethey?Theyare“hotelsleepers”.Whenpeoplewanttofindanicehotel,thereponsfromthese

sleepersarcveryhelpful.Thankstothem,hotelscanknowwhatisgoodandwhatisnot.

Lenaisanexperiencedhotelsleeper.Shelovesherjobandexplains,4<Myjobsoundslikeafunadventure,

butitneedsacarefuleye.Ihavealonglistofthingstocheck.Istheroomclean?Isthepillow(枕头)soft?How

fastistheWi-Fi?Ievenseeif(hestaffsmilesandsayshello.Itakephotosandwritenotesonmyphone.Imustbe

likeanormalguest,soIcan'ttellanyoneaboutmyjob.AfterIleave,Iwritealongreportfbrthehotelcompany.”

"It'sajobthatmakesmepreud.Wehelphotelsdobetter,andwehelpfamilieshavehappyholidays.Ifeel

goodwhenIknowmyworkmakessomeone'stripmoreenjoyable.”

19.AhotelsleeperdoesalotofthingsEXCEPT.

A.sleepinginthebeds

B.talkingwiththehotelstaff

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C.checkingtheroom

D.writingnotes

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them"inthesecondparagraphreferto?

A.Hotels.B.Guests.C.Reports.D.Magazines.

21.HowdoesLenagatherinformationduringherhotelstay?

A.Shetakesphotosandwritesnotesonherphone.

B.Shetellsthehotelmanagertocheckequipment.

C.Sheasksotherguestswhattheythink.

D.Sheusesalonglistofthingsfromthehoteltocheck.

22.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportanttrait（特质）forasuccessfulhotelsleeperaccordingtothetext?

A.Travellingalotandnotgettingtired.

B.Writinglongreportsveryfast.

C.Beinggoodatnoticingandrememberingdetails.

D.Havingalotofexperienceofrunningahotel.

C

Asix-year-oldBritishgirlisopeningupherthirdcandystore.SheissaidtobeoneofBritain5syoungest

bosses（老板）.

MolliePrice,whosestoresarecalled"Mollie's”,sellsbothBritishandAmericancandies.Thegirlwould

liketoopenmorecandystores.4tItmightsoundcrazy,butbelieveme,“Molliesays."Mollieisthebrainsofthe

store.ItwasMollie'sideatosetuptheshop,“Becky,hermotherand“businesspartner（伙伴）”,says.Beckysays

allthestoresareputtogetherandstocked（备货）byherdaughter.MollieworksinoneofthestoreseverySaturday,

andwakesupat5ameverySunday,readytogotothecompany'sproductsupplier（供应商）.

Thegirlalsohasherfriendseatthecandiesaspartofhermarketresearch.OnceMolliecameupwithan

ideatocreateatemperaturechart（图表）onthewall.Whentemperaturesdrop,thepricesofsomeicecream

productswilldrop.too.

“Kidshavethebestideas.ItellmymumwhatIthinkandshealwayssaysIhavegoodideas.It'sjust

becauseIknowwhatotherkidslike,“Molliesays.ThoughMollieisyoung,she'sleaningtowardsacareerin

business.Andshehasplanstotakeoverthesweetshopswhenshe'solder.It'sbeenagreatlearningexperiencefbr

her.

23.Theunderlinedword'refersto.

A.Mollieaskspeopletobelieveinherability

B.Molliewantstoopenmorecandystores

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C.MolliesellsBritishandAmericancandies

D.MollieistheyoungestbossinBritain

24.WhydoesMollieaskherfriendstoeatthecandies?

A.BecauseMollie'scandieswillneverbesold.

B.BecauseMolliecan'tgetonwellwiththem.

C.BecauseMolliewishesthemtobuymorecandieslater.

D.BecauseMolliewantstodecidewhichonesarcgood.

25.ThetemperaturechartonthewallmadebyMollieshowsthat.

A.MolliecaresabouttheweatherchangingB.Molliewantstogiveareport

C.MollieissolvingmathsproblemsD.Mollieisgoodatsmartselling

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Likemother,likedaughter.

B.Doonethingatatimeanddoitwell.

C.You'renevertooyoungtostartdoingthings.

D.Nevergiveup,andyouwillgetsuccess.

D

Fromsocialrelationshipstoworkchallenges,Chinesepeoplearcturningto_

DeepSeektodealwithdifferentpersonalproblems.Theysharetheirthoughtsand>

receivehelpfulresponses（回答）from（hepopularchatbot.Asarisingtrendonsocial\

media,AItherapy（心理治疗）ischangingthewaypeoplelookformenial（精神的）

healthsupport.RutcanAIreallyreplaceahumantherapist?

Aroundtheworld,45percentofpeopleneededmenialhealthcarebutdidnotreceiveitin2024,with

problemsincludingcostandbeingshortofproviders,accordingtoHuntingtonPsychological（心理的）Scnices.

DanielLowd,aprofessorattheUniversityofOregon,believesAIcouldhelpsolvetheabsenceoftherapy

services."Ifpeoplecanfindsomesupportandthoughtsbytalkingtochatbots,thenIthinkthat'swonderful,M

LowdtoldNewsweek.

LiYong,adoctorattheJiangsuProvinceHospital,agreedwithLowd,sayingthatAImeetspeople'sneeds

foremotionalsupport.Byusingbasicknowledgeoftherapy,DeepSeekcanhelpwithsomemer.talproblems

throughcomfortingresponses.However,hepointsoutthatAIcannotcompletelyreplaceexpertsbecausethe

humantouchisimportantfbrtherapyservices.Therapistsdevelopadeeperunderstandingofpeople'sfeelingsand

needsthroughcommunication.Thisallowsthemtooffermorehelpfultreatmentplans.

TheuseofAIintherapyalsohasmadepeoplequestionifitsanswerscanbetrusted.t4AIchatbotswill

respondastherapistsifasked,withoutanyofthemanagement（管理），trainingorresponsibilityofahuman

therapist,RichardLachman,aprofessortoldNewsweek.

ExpertsbelievethekeytoAItherapyliesinpropergovernmentmanagement.Wysa,forexample,isa

mentalhealthappthatofferstherapeuticconversationswithanAIchatbotIn2022,itworkedwiththeUK's

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NationalHealthService,followirgalistofstrictstandards.AsAIbecomesabiggerpartofourlives,

understandingitseffectsonhumanpsychologymeansfindingabalancebetweenwhat'shelpfulandwhat's

dangerous,Euronewsreported.

27.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthefirstparagraph?

A.Bygivinganexample.B.Bytellingastcry.

C.Bycomparingtwofacts.D.Bylistingnumbers.

28.HowcanAIhelpinmentalhealthcareaccordingtoDanielLowd?

A.Byofferingmoremedicalcosts.

B.Bysolvingtheabsenceoftherapyservices.

C.Bytrainingprofessionaldcctors.

D.Byreplacingallhumantherapists.

29.Whydoesn'tLiYongbelieveAIcanfullyreplacehumantherapists?

A.BecauseAIchatbotsareshortofbasicknowledgeoftherapy.

B.BecauseAIchatbotscannotprovidecomfortingresponses.

C.Becausehumantherapistsbetterunderstandfeelingsandneeds.

D.Becausehumantherapistscanfollowstrictgovernmentruleswell.

30.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.TheimportanceofthemanagementforAltherapy.

B.TheeffectsofAIchatbotsinhumanpsychology.

C.Theintroductiontoapopularmentalhealthapp.

D.ThedifferencesbetweenAIandhumantherapists.

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。

Howlongdoesayearlast?31Butyourparentsmightsaythatawholeyearcanpass“intheblink

ofaneye”.Whydocstimeseemtopassfasteraswegetolder?

AccordingtoscientistsfromDukeUniversityintheUSA,ourbrainsbecomeweakandchangeovertime.

32Babics,torexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey'reprocessingwhatthey

seefaster.Theytakeinalotofinformationanddomanythingsinoneday.Thismakesthemfeellikeasingleday

lastsforalongtime.33Soolderpeoplereceivelessinformationduringadaythanyoungerpeople.This

causesthingstoseemasthoughthey'rehappeningmorequickly.

Peoplemayalso“能el"timedifferentlyfbrpsychological［心理的）reasons.34Haveyouever

noticedthatwhenyourecall（回忆］yourfirsts（thefirstdayofschool,thefirstfamilyvacation,thefirstbirthday

party,etc）,theyseemtoslowdownalot?That'sbecausewhensomethingisa“first”,therearemanyexciting

thingstoremember.Recallingthesememoriesmakesyoufeelliketheytookforever

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Formanyadults,lifeisnormal.Whentheylookback,theymightfeelliketherearcnotmanynewthingsto

remember.Sotimeseemstobemovingfastertothem.

A.Childrenmightsaythatayearlastsforever.

B.Thethirdthingyoucandoisspendtimeinnature.

C.Peoplemaytelltimebythenumberofunforgettableevents.

D.Thischangecausestheabilitytolakeinandprocessnewinformationtogodown.

E.However,aspeople'sbrainsdegrade（退彳匕）overtime,lessinformationwillbeprocessedin

thesameperiodoftime.

Giveanexamplewhenyoufeeltimepassesfast.（回答不少于5词,但不超过15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）

MrSwaleswantedtofindoutwhathisstudents'parentsdid.HehadjustcalledJodiewhensomegirls

36.Shirley,oneofthestudent,shouted,"Jodie'sdaddyisagarbage（垃圾）man!”

Everyoneinthe37laughedoutloudly,butnotJodie.Shefeltherfaceturned38.

“Silence!”MrSwalessaid."Ilisausefuljob.Beingagarbagemanis39.Jodie'sfatheris

hard-workingandweallshouldbe40tohim.''

Jodiewalkedhomefromschoolwithherheaddown.Whenshereturnedhome,herfatherasked41,

“Whathappened,Jodie?”Jodietoldherfatherwhathadhappenedand42him.Hedidn'tseemangryor

hurt."Well,“hesaid,“toseeistobelieve,maybeyoushouldgiveitatryby43.Comewithmethis

Sunday.”

Theplace44sobadthatJodiecoveredhernose.However,everybody（herewas45

hard,andtheyseemedtohaveagoodtime.Jodie'sfatherhandedherapairofglovestoprotecther46

andtoldhertothrowthelittleplasticbagsintothe（ruck.

Shewassohappywhentherewasnogarbageleft,47Jodie'sarmsgotreallytired.Herfather

saidslowly,“Garbageis48,butwhenweclearitaway,everythingisniceandclean.That'swhyIlike

beingagarbage49somuch.”

Jodiegavehersmellygarbagedadabighug.Shesaid,“Dad,youaregreat!”

NowwheneversomeoneasksJodiewhatherdaddydoes,shesays5（）,"He'sagarbageman!

Everybodymakesgarbage,butmydaddytakesitaway!He'sgreat!''

36.A.jumpedB.laughedC.wokeD.fought

37.A.parkB.officeC.classD.library

38.A.redB.blackC.greenD.yellow

39.A.boringB.relaxingC.difficultD.popular

40.A.helpfulB.fearfulC.shamefulD.thankful

41.A.softlyB.angiil>C.bravelyD.sciiuusly

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42.A.lookedatB.lookedafterC.lookedforD.lookedaround

43.A.himselfB.herselfC.yourselfD.themselves

44.A.feltB.smeltc.seemedD.sounded

45.A.workingB.playingc.thinkingD.discussing

46.A.headB.feetc.armsD.hands

47.A.soB.unlessc.thoughD.because

48.A.cheapB.dirtyc.perfectD.useless

49.A.bagB.boxc.roomD.inan

50.A.clearlyB.proudlyc.woniedlyD.nervously

第二节词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

将方框中所给词（词组）的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。

finallymeaningforgetthroughoutpayattentionto

Lastmonth,Ijoinedaschoolspeechcompetition.Atfirst,Iwasalittleafraid—myspeechskillswerefar

fromgood,andIalways51wordsduringpractice.

Myteacherremindedmeto52themessageratherthanjustwords."Speaklikeyou'retalkingto

afriend/'shesaid.53thepractice,Irecordedmyselfandsolvedtheproblems.Slowly,Ifeltbetter.

WhenIwas54standingonthestage,Ilookadeepbreathandstarted.Surprisingly,thewordscame

smoothly.

Thatexperiencetaughtmethereal55ofspeech:It'snotjustaboutspeakingwell,but

connectingwithothers.Now,1nolongerfearpublicspeaking.Everytime1standuptotalk,Irememberthat

progresscomesfromtrying.

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。

56.Therearcusuallycolourful（游行）withmusicanddancingontheNationalDay.

57.Weareallexcitedaboutthe（即将至lj来的）schoolsportsday.

58.Ateachercarefullyplansthe（内容）ofeachlessonbeforeclass.

59.Inartclass,wegettoecifferentwaystopaintanddraw.

60.ThereisaneweducationalponTVaboutspace.

61.Eventhesmartestrobotscannotfullycopy（人类的）emotions.

62.Tobecomea（飞行员）,youneedtohaveverygoodeyesightandstudyalot.

63.Onmodernairplanes,the（自动驾驶仪）canhelpkeeptheplaneHyingstraightandlevel.

64.Fromthetopofthehill,wecouidseetheriverandthefields（在更远处）.

65.Inthisvideogame,youcanexplorea（虚拟的）worldfullofmagicandadventure.

第四节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

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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。

MynameisPanYuanandI'mfroinnorth-eastChina.Tmaspecialkindoffirefighter66(call)a

smokejumpcr(空降消防员).This67(mean)thatIjumpoutofairplanestostopbigfiresfrom

spreadingintheforest.

IliveandworkintheDaxing'anlingregioninHeilongjiangProvince.Thickforests,richinwildlife,cover

thebeautifulandwildmountainshere.Sadly,firesarcquitecommonatcertain68(time)oftheyear.

Thssefiresareverydangerous.Theycanhurtorevenkillpeopleandanimals.

Whenaforestfirestarts,inyteammatesandIactfast.Thefiresareoftendifficult69(reach),so

weflyoutinaplaneandthenjumpdownwithaparachute.Onceweland,weracetoputoutthefire.Weuse

simpletoolstoclearaway7()(die)leavesandtreestostopfiresfromspreading.

Itisnoteasytobeasmokqumper.First,you71(train)formanydifferentskillsinaspecial

course.Youhavetobeverybrave,toughandsmart.Itisalsoimportanttobefit.Otherwise,youmighthurt

72____(you)whenyouland.73(final),youneedtobeabletosurviveinthewildandknowhowto

findtbodandasafeplacetorest.

Myjobcanbedifficultandfullof74(danger).Ilowever,I'mveryproudofwhatIdo.Ilove

thiswonderfullandandIwilldo75(something)toprotectit.

第四部分书面表达(共1小题，满分20分)

76.假定你是李华，在上周你校举办的“职业体验日”活动中，你们尝试了不同工作。请按提示要求

写邮件给英国好友Brian,描述你的体验、感受和对未来职业的畅想。

注意：词数80—100,开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

•trieddifferentjobs...

•hadthechanceto...

•learned...

,Ithelpedmeunderstand...

CareerExplorationDay,Itopenedmyeyesto...

•Ifelt...

•.

•Idrcamof...

•Iwill...

DearBrian,

Howareyou?Lastweek,ourschoolhelda“CareerExplorationDay”,andIwanttosharethisexciting

eventwithyou!

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Whataboutyou?DoschoolsintheUKorganizesimilaractivities?I'dlovetohearaboutyourideas!

Bestwishes,

LiHua

2025.2026学年八年级下册英语单元自测

Unit1•培优卷

学校:,班级:姓名:分数:

（时间：100分钟，满分：120分）

第一部分