Unit 4 Helping out （单元自测 基础卷）（考试版A4）

2025-2026学年八年级下册英语单元自测Unit4Helpingout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．Lastweekweplayed________ClassTwointhebasketballfinalandwewonit.A．to B．for C．at D．against2．Mr.Lialwaysencouragesusto________eachotherwithkindnessandwarmth.A．connect B．treat C．compete D．give3．Thetornado(龙卷风)intheUSAlastmonthwasreallyadisaster.Itmadethousandsofpeople________.A．happy B．interested C．homeless D．helpful4．Tinaisa_______girl.Andhertwinbrother,Tom,isalso_______.A．five-year-old;fiveyearsoldB．five-year-old;five-year-oldC．fiveyearsold;fiveyearsoldD．fiveyearsold;five-year-old5．Afterthetrafficaccident,you’dbettergotothehospitaltoget_______X-ray.A．a B．an C．the D．/6．—Where’sJim?—He_______beinthelibrary.ButI’mnotsure.A．must B．might C．mustn’t D．can’t7．—Somechildrencan’t________tobuydictionaries.—Let’sgiveourpocketmoneytothem.A．afford B．take C．cost D．pay8．Thevolunteersareracingagainsttime________thepeopletrappedintheflood.A．save B．saving C．tosave D．saved9．下列短语中存在不完全爆破现象的是_______。A．stoptalking B．didyou C．getup D．throwaway10．—________,arethereanybanksaroundhere?—No,therearen’t,buttherearesomeonNewStreet.A．Howareyou B．Nicetomeetyou C．Howdoyoudo D．Excuseme二．完形填空（15分）Maya,a15-year-oldgirl,livedinabusycity.Shelovedwriting,sohernotebookwasfullofpoemsand11.However,bothherparentsworriedaboutherfuture.“Writingisnotaneasywaytoachievesuccess,”theysaid.12followingherheart,Mayahadtostudybusinessafterfinishinghighschool.Duringthefirstterm,Mayafoundawritingcompetitionforcollegestudents.Theprizewasachancetoworkwithfamouswritersinaclub.Excited13afraid,shetoldherparentsaboutthat.“No,it’stoorisky—whatwillhappenifit’s14toyourstudies?”theysaid.“Ihopeyoucanunderstandwhatthismeanstome!”Mayarepliedwithtears.“Fine,butonlyifyou15itwithyourstudies.”Herparentsnodded.Everynight,Mayawrotelateuntilshefeltsleepy.Shesentstoriestotheclub,butallthe16werepolite“no”s.Oneevening,Mayasaidtoherself,“ShouldIstopwritingorkeepondoingit?”Whenshewasthinkingof17,hermotherhuggedher,“Rememberwhyyoustarted.”Weekslater,amessagewiththesubject“Congratulations!”appearedinheremailbox.Maya18thecompetition!Shefinallyjoinedherdreamclub.Thereshesharedherideaswithwriterswho19encouragedhertotrustherself.“Likethefingerprint—itisdifferentfromothers—yourstorieshaveaspecial20,”saidabestsellingwriter.Backhome,Mayafeltmore21towritearticles.Magazinesbeganacceptingherworks,andreaderswrote,“Yourwordsmakeusbelieveinourselves.”Now,withmanyofherbookscomingout,Mayaisinvitedbylotsofschoolstoshareherexperienceabout22tobesuccessful.Shesays,“Ourdreamsareworthchasing.”Mayastillkeepsthat23notebook.Itspagesarefilledwithheroldpoems.Onthebackcover,sheadds,“Wordscomefromtheheart,but24firesthejourney.”Maya’sexperience25farandwide,encouragingyoungpeopletotakeuppensandfollowtheirhearts.11．A．jokes B．songs C．lessons D．stories12．A．Without B．After C．By D．As13．A．and B．but C．or D．so14．A．important B．necessary C．harmful D．serious15．A．support B．realize C．exchange D．balance16．A．risks B．wishes C．replies D．notes17．A．countingdown B．settingoff C．cheeringup D．givingup18．A．missed B．won C．attended D．shared19．A．calmly B．bravely C．warmly D．nervously20．A．mark B．picture C．person D．answer21．A．confident B．different C．worried D．tired22．A．when B．where C．who D．how23．A．colourful B．thick C．dirty D．early24．A．action B．culture C．business D．value25．A．happens B．sells C．spreads D．lasts阅读理解（35分）AItwasanormalMondayafternoon.OnastreetinBerlin,Germany,ayoungmanrantocatchabuswhenthebuswasleavingthestop.Suddenly,themanfelldownandgotcaughtbythetire(轮胎)ofthebus.Luckily,thebusdriversawwhathappenedandstoppedthebusrightaway.Andpeoplefromallaroundwenttohelp.About40peopletriedtolifttherightsideoftheheavybushighenoughtogettheyoungmanout.Doctorsandnursesfromamedicalcentreheardabouttheaccidentandwenttoprovidemedicalhelp.Everyonetriedtheirbesttohelptheman.Thankstothequickandcollectiveactionsofthesepeople,themanonlyhadafewscrapes(擦伤)andanarminjury(伤),andthenthedoctorsandnursestookhimtothehospital.FrankKurze,oneofthe40people,said,“Isawthementryingtoliftthebus,anditwascleartomethatIalsohadtohelpliftthebusandtrytohelptheyoungmanout,soIjoinedthem.”ThepoliceinBerlinsaidthatitwasnicetoseethateveryoneworkedtogethertosavetheman.Lendingahelpinghandcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone’slife.26．Whathappenedtotheyoungman?A．Hestoppedthebus. B．Hehadanaccident.C．Hefellillonthebus. D．Hemissedthebus.27．What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?A．People’shelptotheyoungman. B．Theyoungman’swordsofthanks.C．Theyoungman’shealthproblems. D．People’sideasabouttheyoungman.28．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusthroughthepassage?A．Thinktwicebeforeyouact. B．Greathopesmakegreatmen.C．Manyhandsmakelightwork. D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.BItwasanormalMondayafternoon.OnastreetinBerlin,Germany,ayoungmanrantocatchabuswhenthebuswasleavingthestop.Suddenly,themanfelldownandgotcaughtbythetire(轮胎)ofthebus.Luckily,thebusdriversawwhathappenedandstoppedthebusrightaway.Andpeoplefromallaroundwenttohelp.About40peopletriedtolift(抬高)therightsideoftheheavybushighenoughtogettheyoungmanout.Doctorsandnursesfromamedicalcenterheardabouttheaccidentandwenttoprovidemedicalhelp.Everyonetriedtheirbesttohelptheman.Thankstothequickandcollectiveactionsofthesepeople,themanonlyhadafewscrapes(擦伤)andanarminjury(伤),andthenthedoctorsandnursestookhimtothehospital.FrankKurze,oneofthe40people,said,“Isawthementryingtoliftthebus,anditwascleartomethatIalsohadtohelpliftthebusandtrytohelptheyoungmanout,soIjoinedthem.”ThepoliceinBerlinsaidthatitwasnicetoseethateveryoneworkedtogethertosavetheman.Lendingahelpinghandcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone’slife.29．Whathappenedtotheyoungman?A．Hestoppedthebus. B．Hehadanaccident.C．Hefellillonthebus. D．Hemissedthebusstop.30．What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?A．People’shelpfortheyoungman. B．Theyoungman’swordsofthanks.C．Theyoungman’shealthproblems. D．People’sideasabouttheyoungman.31．HowdoesthewriterdevelopParagraph3?A．Byansweringaquestion. B．Byusingaman’swords.C．Byshowingthepolice'sideas. D．Bydescribingtheaccidentscene.32．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusthroughthepassage?A．Thinktwicebeforeyouact. B．Greathopesmakegreatmen.C．Manyhandsmakelightwork. D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.CInacommunity(社区),ateamnamed“SharedChildren”isgettingpopular.Itworkshardtohelptheoldpeoplewithoutchildrenaround.Atfirst,thecommunitystartedaprojectcalled“KnockingontheDoor”,hopingthattheoldpeoplewouldgethelpintime.However,thecommunitydidnothaveenoughworkerstohelpsomanyoldpeople.So,theideaof“SharedChildren”cameout.Therearemorethan108volunteersintheteamnow.Theyhelptheoldbuythings,walkwiththemandcookforthem.Thevolunteersarenotallyoungpeople.FanFawenisaretired(退休的)traindriver.Hejoinedthevolunteerteamtwoyearsago.Heoftenhelpstorepairthingsinelderlypeople’shomesandbuysthemfruitandvegetables.LiuChunyan,43,isalsooneofthevolunteers.“Manyelderlypeoplenowlivewithoutchildrenaroundandfeelsolitary,soweshouldhelpthemandtalkwiththemmoreoften,”Liusays.“SharedChildren”makesabigdifference.Morepeoplenowstarttolearnabouttheteam.Morepeoplewilljoinitinthefuture.33．Thecommunitygaveuptheideaof“KnockingontheDoor”because________.A．itdidn’thaveenoughmoneyB．itdidn’thaveenoughworkersC．theoldpeopledidn’tliketheideaD．itmadetheelderlypeople’slifemoredifficult34．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solitary”meaninParagraph4?A．Priceless. B．Smart. C．Safe. D．Lonely.35．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．“SharedChildren”isuseful. B．FanFawenisincontroloftheteam.C．LiuChunyanisaretiredtraindriver. D．Thevolunteersareallteenagers.36．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Theopinionsofdoingvolunteerwork. B．Thewaystolookafteroldpeople.C．Oldpeople’sdifficulties. D．Somefactsonagoodvolunteerprogram.D①Inlife,manypeoplearealwaysreadytohelpothersandtheyaskfornothinginreturn.Wecallthosepeoplevolunteers.Butwhydotheydothat?Readon.②Volunteeringisgoodforyourresume.Yourexperienceofbeingavolunteergivestheinterviewer(面试官)aclearerpictureofwhoyouare.Accordingtoasurvey,1outof5interviewersintheUSagreedthatvolunteerexperiencewasanimportantreasonforgivingsomeoneajob.③________Byvolunteering,youencourageotherstomakegoodchanges.Servingfoodatafoodbankandworkingwithteenagersinanafter-schoolactivityarealsogreatexamplestomakeotherslovevolunteering.④Meetingpeoplewhohavesimilarinterestsandideasbecomeseasy.Thewaysomeonechoosestospendhisorherfreetimeshowstheperson’svalues.Sharingthesamevalueswhilehelpingothersisagreatwaytomakenewfriends.Byvolunteering,youwillhavemorefriendsinashorttime.⑤“Doinggood”isimportant.Everyday,wemaywatchorhearsadnewsandstories.However,volunteeringisagoodwaytomaketheworldabetterplace.Evenasimplethingcanmakeadifference.Ifwealljointogether,thosesimplethingscanadduptoabigchange!⑥Volunteeringisneverdifficult.Thereisalwaysagroupforyou.Tofindtherightgrouptojoin,youjustneedtousetheInternet.37．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph①referto?A．Interviewers. B．Yourfriends.C．Volunteers. D．Teenagers.38．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin“_______”?A．Volunteeringmakeschildrenmoreoutgoing.B．Beingavolunteersetsagoodexampletoothers.C．Makingotherpeoplelovevolunteeringiseasy.D．Volunteeringmakeschildrenhavemorefriends.39．Howmanyreasonsforpeopletodovolunteerworkarementionedinthepassage?A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.40．What’stherightstructure(结构)ofthispassage?A．①/②③④⑤/⑥B．①②/③④/⑤⑥ C．①/②③④/⑤⑥ D．①②③/④⑤/⑥EHappinessisforeveryone.Youdon’tneedtocareaboutthosepeoplewhohavebeautifulhouseswithlargegardensorthosewhohavealotofmoney.Why?41Infact,happinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyourheartintoit.42Whenyoustudyhardatyourlessons,yourparentsarealwaystakinggoodcareofyourlifeandyourhealth.Whenyoudosomethingwrong,peoplearoundyouwillhelpyoutocorrectit.Whenyouhelpothers,youwillhaveastrongfeelingofsatisfactionandhappinesstoo.43Ifyounoticeanyofthem,youcanseethathappinessisalwaysaroundyou.44Itisafeelingofyourheart.Whenyouarepoor,youcanalsosayyouarehappy,becauseyouhavesomethingelsethatcan’tbeboughtwithmoney.Asthesayinggoes,“Lifeislikearevolving(旋转的)door.45”Ifyoutakeeverychanceyouget,youwillbeahappyandluckyperson.A．Happinessisnotthesameasmoney.B．Whenitcloses,italsoopens.C．Alloftheseareyourhappiness.D．Becausethoserichpeoplecanalsofeellonelyandnervous.E．Whenyouareintroubleatschool,yourfriendswillhelpyou.F．Ifyouhaveenoughmoney,youwillbehappy.G．Educationisthemostpowerfulweapontochangetheworld.四．选词填空（10分）阅读短文，从下面方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。并将答案写在答题卡上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。pressure,its,hard,cross,hour,other,allow,many,real,throughIn2021,adocumentary(纪录片)namedNoPovertyLand(《无穷之路》)caughtmanypeople’seyes.And46host(主持人)ChenBeierbecameoneofthe“PeopleWhoMovedChinain2021”.Shewaslikeabridgeand47morepeopletoseeourcountry’sdevelopment.Tofilmthedocumentary,Chenspentthreemonthstravelling48sixprovinces(省份)withherteam.WhenshewenttoSichuanProvince,sheclimbedtoCliffVillagetwice.Ittookhermorethanten49eachtime.Certainly,shewasafraidoffallingfromthemountain.However,tobetterunderstandhow50thevillagers’lifewasbefore,shedidn’tgiveup.Chenalsoovercame(克服)herfearandwentontheropeway(索道)to51Nujiang.Infact,herteamdidn’tput52onhertodoso.Theytoldhershedidn’thavetotrytheropewayandthattherewouldbe53waystotellthestory.Butsheeveninsisted(坚持).Speakingofthefeelingsofwinningthehonor,Chensaid,“Thevillagersandthechangesofourcountryhave54movedme.Asahost,Iwilltrymybesttotell55amazingChinesestories.”五．语法填空（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。Helpingothersisabeautifultraditioninoursociety.Lastmonth,ourclassorganizedanactivitytohelptheelderlyinthecommunity.Weplannedtocleantheirrooms,chatwiththemandbringthemsomegifts.Beforetheactivity,ourteachertoldusthatwe56(must)bepatientwiththeelderly.They57(may)havehearingorvisionproblems,sowe58(should)speakslowlyandclearly.We59(can)alsobringsomeoldphotostosharewiththem,becausethey60(may)enjoytalkingaboutthepast.Onthedayoftheactivity,IwenttovisitanoldladynamedMrsLi.Shelivedaloneandfeltlonely.Ihelpedhercleanthewindowsandarrangeherbooks.Shetoldmemanyinterestingstoriesaboutheryouth.Ifoundthatshe61(must)beaverybravewomanwhenshewasyoung.Shealsosaidthatmyvisitmadeherveryhappy.Aftertheactivity,Irealizedthathelpingothersisnotdifficult.We62(neednot)dobigthings.Evensmalltalkorasmile63(can)bringwarmthtoothers.I64(will)definitelyjoinmoresuchactivitiesinthefuture.Ibelievethatifeveryone65(can)offeralittlekindness,theworldwillbecomeabetterplace.六．阅读表达（10分）阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Tomworksinabigcompanyandheisoftenverybusy.Oneday,whenhecameoutoftheoffice,itwaslateintheevening.Therewasnobusthen,sohehadtowalkhome.Thestreetwasverydarkandhecouldhardlyseeanything.Sohehadtowalkalongslowlyandcarefully.Justatthattime,Tomfoundamanwithahandlantern(手提灯)coming.“IfIgowiththatperson,Iwillbeabletoseewell,”hethought.Whenthemanwithalanterngotnearer,Tomfoundhewascomingwithacane(手杖)inhishand.Tomthoughtthiswasstrangeandasked,“Whyareyouwalkingsoslowlywithacaneevenwhenyouhavealantern?”Themansaid,“Youknow,I’mblind(失明的).ThatiswhyIusethiscanetowalk.”Tomlaughed,“Ha,ha,ha.Areyoublind?Thenwhydoyoucarryalanterninyourhand?Youdon’tneedalanternifyoucan’tsee.”Themanwiththelanternanswered,“Yes,Ican’tsee.Andthislanterncannothelpme,butitcanhelpothersinthe