外研版八年级英语下册Unit2 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：一

（时间：100分钟，满分：120分）

第I卷

一、听力理解（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

A）在下列每小题内，你将听到一个或两个句子并看到供选择的A、B、C三幅图画。找出与

你所听句子内容相匹配的图画。

1.WhatisPeter'sfather?

2.Whatisthegirl'smumcooking?

【答案】C

3.Whataretheytalkingabout?

4.WhatisTommostinterestedin?

5.HowdoesLukefeelwhenhehearsthenews?

A.Interested.B.Thankful.

6.HowdoesSallyfeelnow?

A.Tired.B.Angry.

7.HowdidJackfeelonhisfirstdayinjuniorhigh?

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

8.HowisJohnfeelingnow?

A.Happy.B.Sorry.C.Angry.

9.Howdocstheboyfeelafterhefinishesmakingmodelrockets?

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

10.Whatistheboydoinginthemuseum?

A.Takingphotos.B.Smoking.C.Talkingloudly.

11.Whatistheboydoing?

A.Makingsigns.B.Readingbooks.C.Feedinganimals.

12.WhatcanPeterdofbrthechildrenfrompoorfamilies?

A.Giveawaythebookstothem.B.Helpwiththeirstudy.C.Playwiththem.

13.Whatdoesthegirlhavetodofirst?

A.Gofbracampingtrip.B.Doherhomework.C.Cleanherroom.

14.What'sthewoman'sadvice?

A.Towritealetter.B.Tomakeaphonecall.C.Tosendane-mail.

C）听下面长对话或独白。每段长对话或独白后都有几个问题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。

听下面一段材料，回答以下小题,

15.HowdoesMaryfeelalthebeginningoftheconversation?

A.Excited.B.Nenous.C.Relaxed.

16.Wholikesswimminginthesea?

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

17.HowwillMarygotoQingdao?

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

听对话，回答以下各小题。

18.WhichexamisTomgoing(otake?

A.Abiologyexam.B.Achemistryexam.C.Ageographyexam.

19.HowlonghasTombeeninthisschool?

A.Forayear.B.Foramonth.C.Foraweek.

20.What'sthegirl'ssuggestionfbrTom?

A.Tohaveatrainingclass.B.lbwatchagoodmovie.C.Tolistentolightmusic.

二、单项填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.Undertheofwantingtofitin,somestudentsmighttrythingstheynormallywouldift.

A.pressureB.pleasureC.protectionD.progress

22.TbimproveyourEnglishlisteningskills,watchingmovieswithsubtitlesisaverymetliod.

A.expensiveB.difficultC.effectiveD.boring

23.Bettystoppedspendingtimeonshorl-formvideoappsbecausesheitwasawasteoftime.

A.realisedB.requiredC.recordedD.regretted

24.—Thebeautifulhandicraftonthetabiclookssospecial.Whomadeit?

—Itbymygrandmotherlastweek.She'sveryskilful.

A.makesB.madeC.wasmadeD.ismade

25.—Mom,Ididthebestinthemathsexaminmyclass.

—Welldone!Iyou.

A.amstrictwithB.amproudofC.amworriedaboutD.amfilledwith

26.一IinvitedTomtoourstudygroup,buthe.Doyouknowwhy?

一Maybehe'stoobusywithhispart-timejob.

A.turnedmeonB.turnedmeupC.turnedmedownD.turnedmeoff

27.Don'ttrytodoeverythingatonce.Takeitabit.

A.attimesB.atatimeC.atalltimesD.atthattime

28.一Shallwemeetatthestationat8a.m.?

—Infactwe.Thetrainuntil10a.m.

A.won't;doesn'tleaveB.mustn't;leaves

C.needn't;won'tleaveD.needn't;willleave

29.Myparentsaskedme(oreducemydailybyonehourandspendmorelimereadingorexercising

outdoors.

A.homeworktimeB.screentimeC.lunchtimeD.traveltime

30.—IamfeelingbadtodayandIfeelnothingisgoingwell.

—Takeiteasy.Anyway,

A.manyhandsmakelightworkB.amissisasgoodasamile

C.it'snevertoolatetolearnD.tomorrowisanotherday

31.Afterrunningupthestairs,shestoodatthedoor,.

A.outofdangerB.outofcontrolC.outofbreathD.outofdate

32.About(hispoint.BobandTomhaveseveral.Whodoyouwith?

A.disagree;disagreementsB.disagreements;disagree

C.agreements;disagreeD.agreements;agree

33.—Doyouunderstandthismathsproblem?

—Yes,Ido.Iunderstanditnow.Theteacher'sexplanationisreallyclear.

A.simplyB.graduallyC.completelyD.recently

34.Therewaslittletimeleftin（hemeeting,soDrRobottocutdownhisspeechto20minutes.

A.toldB.wastoldC.wastellingD.istold

35.—Iknowyoudon'twanttolendmeyourbike,butwcagreedyesterday—.

-OK.Hereyouare.

A.it'suptoyouB.itdoesn'tmatterC.that'sapityD.adealisadeal

三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Inmyopinion,thegenerationgap（代沟）isaresultofour“pride"and"'prejudice（偏见了'.SinceIentered

juniorhighschool,myparentsandIhavehaddifferent36.NeithertheynorIamwillingtoyield（让步）.

Mymotheralwaysendsbytellingme,“Achildknowsnothingaboutthis!^^And1oftenendupsayingin

37"Areyoustilllivinginthe20thcentury?”

Aswegrowfromchildrenintoyoungadults,wcformourownvaluesandbeliefsslowly.Wcliveina

centurythatisquitedifferent38theirs.Itisonly39forustohavedevelopeddifferentvalues.

Butourparentsstillalways40usaslittlekids.Itseemsthattheyaren,twilling:oacceptthe

41thatwearegrowingup.Sotheyhavetroubledealingwiththerealityofit.Duringadolescence（青春期），

wcfeelastrongneedtoexpress42,butourparentsarcoftenunwillingtolistentous.43,they

thinktheyarealwayscorrect.Whyisitexactlythattheyareunabletoopentheirmindsandcommunicatemore

withtheirchildrensothattheirchildrencanfecilovedand44?

Ithinkbothsidesmust45theirprideandprejudiceandbuildequalityandmutual（彼此的）trust.

Onlyinthiswaywillthegenerationgapbenarrowed（缩小）.

36.A.opinionsB.waysC.examplesD.stories

37.A.replyB.skillC.kindnessD.suggestion

38.A.byB.withC.fromD.at

39.A.naturalB.difficultC.crazyD.happy

40.A.careB.treatC.studyD.promise

41.A.conditionB.factC.progressD.course

42.A.ourselvesB.yourselvesC.myselfD.himself

43.A.HoweverB.InsteadC.EspeciallyD.Luckily

44.A.controlledB.understoodC.taughtD.led

45.A.giveupB.putintoC.askforD.payattention

四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

ItwasniyfirstdayinGrade8.AndthefirstlessonwasEnglish.WhenMr.Gough,ournewEnglishteacher,

walkedintotheclassroom,Iwasjustinsilenceatmydesk.Ididn'teventakeoutmytextbook.

Tomysurprise,heheldupabook,TheOldManandtheSea,andaskedifanyonehadreadit.Iputmy

handupbecauseIhappenedtoreaditseveraldaysago.Mr.GoughaskedifIreallyunderstoodwhatthewriter

triedtosayinhisbook.Myreplymadehimsmile,andheaskedmetowritesomethingaboutthatstory.WhenI

showedhimwhatIwrote,hesaiditwasverygood.

Afterthat,Englishclassesbecameanewinterestforme.IbegantoworkhardatEnglish.Mr.Gough

thoughtthatstudentsneededtoactoutaplaytounderstandatextbetter.uDon'tjustreadit,“hesaid.Itookan

activepartintheactivity.

Astimepassed,wedevelopedarealfriendship.HehopedthatIcouldbecomeawriterinthefuture.When

Ileftschool,hesaidtome,“Youhaveagiftfbrwriting,Tony.Oneday,you'llcometorealizehowusefulitis.

Makeuseofit,anditcanmakeyourlifemorewonderfiil."

Yearshavepassed.Every（imeIsitdowntowritesomethingnew,IthinkofMr.Gough.Hewasnotjustan

Englishteacherbecausehealsotaughtmesomethingusefulinlife.

46.Whatwas（hewriterdoingwhentheteachercamein?

A.Readinghistextbook.B.Justsittingathisdesk.

C.Takingouthistextbook.D.Talkingwithhisclassmates.

47.Howdidtheteacherlikethewriter'sreplyaboutthebook?

A.Special.B.Justso-so.C.Great.D.Terrible.

48.Whatdidtheteacherthinkwasthewaytounderstandatextbetter?

A.Byactingitout.B.Bycopyingitdown.

C.Bylearningitbyheart.D.Bydiscussingwithparents.

49.Whatdidtheteacherexpectthewritertobeinthefuture?

A.Awriter.B.Adoctor.C.Ascientist.D.Ateacher.

50.What'sthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.ALessoninLifeB.AnExcitingClassC.AHelpfulTeacherD.AnInterestingBook

B

Rickwasayoungboywhowasangryateverythingaroundhim.TocalmRickdown,onedayhismom

camehomewithacanvas（画布）.“Wheneveryoufeelbadaboutsomething,paintitinsteadofgettingangry.''

Thoughnothappy,Rickdecidedtotry.Aftercreatingmanypaintings,hetookhisartworkstohismom.

"Tellme,Rick.Whatarcthesepaintingsabout?"

“Thefirstisabouthowsomekidsshowoff（炫耀）（heirnewclothes.Thenextisaboutmyteacherwho

alv/aysshoutsatmeandtellsmethatI'mdoingthingswrong.Andthelastpaintingisaboutmyclassmates.They

saidIshouldchangemyattitude（态度）.Theyallmakemesoangry.”

“Rick,you'regettingsoangrybutyounevertrytounderstandwhy,"Rick'smomtookRickbyherside

andtoldhim."Allthepeopleyouwereangryatdidnothingwrong.Thekidswereshowingofftheirgoodclothes

butneverlaughedatyouforbeingpoor.Yourteacherscoldedyoubutthatwasbecauseyoucausedtroublein

class.Andyourclassmatesweretryingtohelpyoubecomebetter/'

“Nexttimeyougetangry,takeadeepbreath,walkawayandthinkaboutthereason.Andwhenyoucome

back,talktothepersonyou'reangryat.Youmightcalmdowninthisway.”

Ricktookhismom'sadviceandbecamelessangry.Heevenstartedtofeelhappyaroundotherchildren.

51.WhydidRick'smothergivehimacanvas?

A.TocelebrateRick'sbirthday.

B.IoimproveRick'spaintingskills.

C.TohelpRickgetawayfromhisanger.

D.ToletRicklearnfromgreatartworks.

52.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"scolded"inParagraph5probablymean?

A.TogiveRickadvicecalmly.

B.ToaskRicktoleavetheclassroom.

C.TohitRickbecausehewasabadboy.

D.TospeakangrilybecauseRickdidsomethingwrong.

53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thekidsdidn'tlaughatRick'sclothes.

B.TheteacherwasnotstrictwithRick.

C.Theclassmatesdidn'ttreatRickwell.

D.Rick,smothergotangrywithhimatlast.

54.WhatarethesuggestionsfromRick'smotherinParagraph6?

①walkaway

②haveatalk

©takeadeepbreath

©keepawayfromclassmates

A.①@③B.①③④C.②③④D.®®®

55.Whatdocsthestorytellus?

A.Don'tbelieveakid'swords.B.Don'tbeafraidofbeingpoor.

C.Seethingsinadifferentway.D.Alwaysbelieveinyourself.

C

©Doyousometiinesfeeldifferent,aloneorleftout?Teenagersdon'tusuallyliketobealone.Simply

havingtocataloneinthecafeteriaisenoughtomakethemfeelupset.Theyarcafraidofbeingcalled“aloner（独

来独往的人）

②Buibeingalonerdoesn'talwaysmeanbeingstrangeordisliked.Actually,ithasbecomealifestylein

manycountriesamongyoungpeoplewhoconsiderbeingalonetobeapartofeverydaylife.

@1nKorea,thereareagrowingnumberofpeoplewhodescribethemselvesas“honjok”.Thewordcomes

from“hon”（alone）and“jok”（group）.Thesepeoplecatalone,travelalone,andenjoybeingbythemselves.

@InJapan,peoplehavehadastronglonercultureovertheyears.Therearesolo（单人的）karaokebarsand

solocafes.Ramen（拉面）restaurantsfbrsolodinersareespeciallypopular.Thereareclapboards（隔板）between

twoseatsinalineagainstthewall.Dinerscairtseethefacesofotherpeople.

©Knowingthatyouarenotaloneinbeingalonemaymakeyoufeelbetter.Butmoreimportantly,youcan

trytofindstrengthinyouraloneness.

©Alonenessgivesyoutimetolookinsideyourselfordootherthingswithoutdistraction（分心）.“It'shard

tofecilonelywhenyou'retryingtolearnanewskill,practiceahobby,ortryoutanewrecipe,“wroteUSlifestyle

writerAdrienneBreaux.

56.Howdoteenagersusuallyfeelwhentheyarealone?

A.Excited.B.Happy.C.Sad.D.Angry.

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtvconsider''mean?

A.Think.B.Imagine.C.Guess.D.Expect.

58.WhatcansolodinersdoinJapaneseramenrestaurants?

A.Theycanenjoymealswhilechattingwithothersfreely.

B.Theycanavoidseeingthefacesofotherdiners.

C.Theycanwatchotherdiners'cookingprocess.

D.Theycanaskforaprivatekaraokesession.

59.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.DownsidesofBeingAloneB.RealLonersinDifferentCountries

C.AsianCulturesAmongYouthD.AlonenessinaGoodWay

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五、补全对话（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

根据对话内容，选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整（选项中有两项是多余的）。

A:Hi,Rick!Youlookworried.61

B:Ididn'tunderstandaprobleminthephysicsclassjustnow.Iwasafraidtoraisemyhandandaskcuestions.

A:62

B:BecauseI'malwaysworriedthatotherswilllaughatme.

A:Don'tworry.63Andtheteachersarehappytoansweryourquestions.

B:Okay,Igetit.Thankyou.

A:Comeon.Ibelieveyoucandoit.64

B:Question6onPage22.

A:OK.Letmehelpyou.

B:65

A:Youarewelcome.

A.Whafsthematter?

B.Thankyousomuch.

C.Haveyouchangedalot?

D.Iwasn'tconfidentenoughthen.

E.Ourclassmatesareveryfriendly.

F.Whywereyouafraidofdoingthat?

G.Whichquestiondidn'tyouunderstand?

第n卷

六、完成句子（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。

66.没有人想被嘲笑。

Nobodywantstobe.

67.相信你自己，你可以按时完成这项工作。

yourself,andyoucanfinishthejobontime.

68,据说他们可以用这种方式来应对压力。

Itissaidthattheycouldthestressinthisway.

69下次你需要让自己不去想那些烦恼。

Nexttimeyouneedtotakeyourthosetroubles.

70.每当他感到担忧的时候，他就会听音乐。

Wheneverhefeltsomething,hewouldlistentomusic.

七、任务型阅读（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Thefirstcartoonsappearedinnewspapers.Theytoldstoriesusingpictures.Thefirstphotographedcartoon

Glm（in1906）wasabuulhuiiioiousfaces.Inthefilm,anailisldirwpicluicsufIwofacesonabkiukbuaid.The

facescametolife.Theysmiledandasmalldogjumpedthrougharing.

Therewerealotofanimalsinearlycartoons.OnefamousearlycartooncharacterwasFelixtheCat.

WaltDisneystartedtomakefilmsinthe1920s.Someofhisearliestfilmswereaboutafamousstory,Alice

inWonderland,butinDisney'sfilmsitwasAliceinCartoonLandWalt.Disney'smostfamouscartooncharacter

wasMickeyMouse.Heappearedin1928firstinablack-and-whitefilmwithoutsound,thenverysoonafterthat

inatalkingfilmandlaterincolour.AMickeyMousefilmwasthefirstcartoonfilmwithsoundtobecomereally

popular.

Today,overahundredyearslater,cartoonsarestillpopularwithpeopleofallages.Theywillprobablybe

popularformanymoreyearsinthefuture.

71.Thefirstcartoonsappearedin.

72.In（hefirstcartoonfilm,anartistoftwofacesonablackboard.

73.WaltDisneystartedtointhe1920s.

74.,WallDisney'smostfamouscartooncharacter,appearedin1928.

75.Today,cartoonfilmsarestillpopularwith.

八、综合填空（本大题共1（）小题，每小题1分，共10分）

根据短文所给词及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

YanHongsenisastudentfromZhejiangProvince.Hehasbeenaspacelovers76hewasfour.

Andafterheenteredprimaryschool,heevengavehisclassmalesalessona77rocketsatan

openingceremony.Becauseofthat,allofhisfriendscalledhim“rocketboy”.

In2022,Yan78（point）outarocketwaswronglynamedinaneducationalviceoshownto

visitorsataplanetarium（天文馆）inLhasa.Theplanetariumcorrectedthemistakeatonceandthankedhim.

Inthesameyear,Yanmadehisdecision79（build）hisownrocket.Illookhimtenmonthstodo

research.Hefinallycreatedhisf80rocket.

Thatrocketonlytraveled200metersintheairandthenbegantofall,anddidn'topen8]（it）

parachute（降落伞）atthehighestpoint.Thatday,Yanwas82（excite）butunsatisfied.Heresearched

ther83whyhefailed.Hemadechangesinhischoiceofmaterials.Later,helaunched（发射）his

secondrocket84（successful）.

AccordingtoYan'sfather,Yanisbusywithhisschoolworklikeotherkids.Hisfatherbelievesthatparents

shouldleavemorespaceforchildrentoachievetheird85.Meanwhile,parentsshouldgivethem

enoughsupport.

九、书面表达（本大题共15分）

86.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、同学间的、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：

1.80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.

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I卷

听力理解（本大题共20小题，每小