Unit 8 Making a Difference 单元测试卷 （含答案）2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit8MakingaDifference单元测试卷

时间：90分钟分直100分得分：

听力部分（30分）

一、听力理解（每小题1.5分，共30分）

第一节听下面五段对话，从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。每段对话读两遍。

I.WhatdoesMrsGreenadvisethehoytodo?

A.Tocleanupthecityparks.

B.Tolookafteranimals.

C.Tovisittheoldpeople'shome.

2.WhohelpedMollyfindthevolunteerjob?

A.Hermother.B.Herfriend.C.Theboy.

3.Howdocstheclubhelppoorchildren?

A.Byraisingmoney.

B.Bycollectingclothes.

C.Byteachingthemskills.

4.Whatwillthemanprobablysaynext?

A.Haveagoodtime.

B.You*resonice.

C.MaybeIcanhelp.

5.HowwillTomgotothebusstop?

A.Bybus.B.Bybike.C.Bytaxi.

第二节听下面两段对话,从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。

6.Whyarethechildrenhavingthetoysale?

A.Because（heywanttomakemoneyfortheirfavouritethings.

B.Becausethey'dliketoraisemoneyforasickgirl.

C.Becausetheythinkthetoysarenotuseful.

7.Whataretheboyandhismothergoingtodo?

A.Sellsomeoldtoys.

B.Giveawaysomemoney.

C.Goshopping.

听下面一段对话，回答第8~10题。

8.Whatwouldthegirlliketodo?

A.Totalkwitholdpeople.

B.Toworkwithkids.

C.Tolookafteranimals.

9.Whendoesavolunteerprobablyneedtogocothe(bodbank?

A.Atweekends.B.OnMondays.C.Everyafternoon.

10Wherewillthegirlvolunteer?

A.Atafoodbank.

B.Inthehospital.

C.Inanaftcr-schoolstudyprogramme.

第三节听下面一篇短文，从所给的A、B、C三个选项中诜出正确答案c短文读两遍.

11Howmanystudentswerethereintheteam?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Eleven.

12.Whowashedthevegetablesandmeat?

A.Theboys.B.Thegirls.C.Thecooks.

13.Whatdidthestudentsdoafterthecooksmadethedishes?

A.Theygaveout(hedishes.

B.Theywashedtheplates.

C.Theycleanedthetable.

14Howdidthespeakerfeelwhenthesickpeoplehelpedcolecltheplates?

A.Happy.B.Surprised.C.Tired.

15.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Awarmvisit.

B.Aspecialteam.

C.Afriendlyhospital.

第四节听下面一篇短文，根据你所听到的内容，填写表格中所缺单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。

Helen'sVolunteerExperience

PlaceInthe16.__________inherneighbourhood.

WorkingtimeFrom8amto17.__________am.

♦Dosome18.___________.

Jobs♦Organisepeopletowaitinline.

♦Leadpeopletothedoctor'soffice19.____.

♦Alwaysworkwitha（n）20.__________

People'scomments（评价）♦Kind.

♦Workcarefully.

笔试部分（70分）

二、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）

YeLianpingisa97-year-oldteacherfromavillageinAnhuiProvinee.21hasalwaysbeenpartofhisli

fe.Afterretirement（退休）in1991,heoftenwentbacktoschooltoteachasavolunteer.

In2000.hebegan22freeEnglishclassestochildrenwhoseparentsworkfaraway.Hefirstsetupa

classroom"HomefbrLeft-behindChildren,,inhisownhouse.Later,thelocalgovernment23ane

mptystoreintoclassrooms,wheremorethan2,000childrenhavelearntalotfromYeoverthepast25years.

In2012,withthehelpofthelocalgovernment,he24theYeLianpingScholarship（奖学金）.Sofar,

ithashelpedhundredsofleft-behindchildren.

However,Yelivesavery25life.Helivesinanoldhousebuiltover30yearsago.Tosavemoney,Ye

neverwastesapenny（分）onhimself.Forexample,hehasbeenusingthe26cupforyears.

27heisgettingolder,he'snevertiredofteaching.In2（）10,Ye'seyeshadaseriousillness.Buthewe

nttothe28onlywhenhecouldn'tseeanythingfromthestudents1papers.Inthesummerof2018,Yehadan

29whileridingabicycletobuyvegetablesforvolunteerteachers.Insteadofrestinginbed,herelur

nedtoclasswithastickwithinaweek.

Hehasbeen30"thecandlelightofthevillageburningforever”.Buthesaid；Tmjustalittlefirefly（萤火

虫）makinglittlelight,notasmuchlightasacandlecangive.”

21.A.SleepingB.RidingC.SwimmingD.Teaching

22.A.tryingB.offeringC.passingD.sending

23.A.paintedB.choseC.brokeD.changed

24.A.putupB.setupC.stayedupD.gaveup

25.A.simpleB.seriousC.busyD.comfortablc

26A.expensiveB.specialC.traditionalD.same

27.A.WhileB.BecauseC.AlthoughD.Until

28.A.parkB.schoolC.hospitalD.restaurant

29.A.accidentB.answerC.activityD.advantage

30A.lookedB.understoodC.calledD.found

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共10分）

ItwasanunusualwarmnightinJune.SusanRobertshadanuneasysleep.Suddenly,shewokeupandsa

w（helightsonatherneighbour'shouse.Shewasmoreworriedwhenseeingthesummerrainmixedwithsno

w.

HerhusbandJohnsonlookedattheskycarefullyandtoldSusantogetreadyfbrleaving."Floodiscomin

g.Itwoulddestroyeverythingsowehavetowakeuptheneighboursatonce!”★“Itwasstilldark.People

weresleepinganddidn'trealisethedanger,saidJohnson.lkThankfiilly,morepeoplewenttoeachother'sdoors

shouting,4Wakcup,youhavetogetout'"

Itwas3amwhenthefloodcanic.Thesmalltownwaswashedaway.Treeswerewasheddownthetown's

mainroad.Carsfloaied（漂浮）away.WhentheRobertscamebackto（heirhomethenextday,（heyfoundtheir

househadcrumblcd/'Oh.myhousc!^^criedSusan.

Totheirsurprise,thedayaftertheHood,morethan20peopleallnewto（hemcametogethert

ohelp.TheythankedtheRobertsfcrsavingthemontheterriblenightwithaction/Teoplewentintoourwet,

muddybasement（地下室）andpulledeverythingout,“saysRoberts/'Theycleanedupouryardandtookthingsho

metowash."Helpersevensavedherphotobook,dryingeachpage.Andvolunteerskeptcomingeverydayunti

Isummer'send.

Thetownreturnedtonormal,butsomethinghadchangedsincethen.Aspeoplemovedin,theywerecomple

tclystrangers.Butastheyhadexperiencedsomethinghardtogether,strangershadbecomefriends.Withawarm

heart,oneoftheneighbourssaid..

31WhatmadeSusanuneasyaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Strangeweather.B.Brightlight.

C.Terribleflood.D.Neighbours'cries.

32.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A.Susanstillfeltuneasyandwouldn'tmove

B.Theywenthousetohouse,wakingtheothers

C.Butsomeonewasrunningaroundinthestorm

D.Itwasthenthatthestormcametoanend

33Whatdoestheunderlinedword"crumbled"mean?

A.倒塌B.修缮

C.重建D.解决

34WhatmovedneighbourstohelptheRoberts?

A.Givehimaninchandhe*11takeamile.

B.Whatgoesaroundcomesaround.

C.Hopeforthebest,preparefortheworst.

DTalltreescatchmuchwind.

35.Whatwouldtheneighboursayintheend?

A.UI'11bewaitingfbryou.^^B.440urheartswillgoon.”

C."Weareneveralone."yesterdayoncemore.”

四、阅读还原（有两项为多余项）（每小题2分，共10分）

^Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson'slife

fbrthebetter.Thatmakeseveryoneabetterperson,“Mason,avolunteersaid.

NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974inAmericaandisheldeveryApril.36.Itisal

soaperfectopportunitytoencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardbecomingavolunteer.

37.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyofte

nwonderif（heywillbeabletomeettheorganization'sexpec【ations（期待）.Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyo

neelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsostopssomepeoplefromsharingtheirabilities.

38._________________________________

Startoutslowly.Don'taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferenceinso

meone'slife.

Cliooseanorganizationthatyouareinterestedin.

Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers.

39Theymayhavemuchexperienceofbeingavolunteer.Theycanteachyouhowtobe

agoodvolunteer.

Inviteafriendorfamilymembertovolunteerwithyou.1（isagoodexperience（ovolunteerwiththem.

Finally,itisthemostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatno:allvolunteere

xperiencesareperfect.40.Keeptrying,andyou'11surelyfindtherightopportunity.

A.Workwithothervolunteers.

B.Somepeopledon'tliketobeavolunteer.

C.Volunteeringmakesyourlifemeaningful.

D.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheirwork.

E.Ifoneexperiencedoesn'twork,don'tgiveup.

F.Forsomepeople,it'snoteasytobeavolunteer.

G.Thefollowingsuggestionscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.

五、任务型阅读（每小题2分，共10分）

IoftenreadaboutchildrenlivinginthemountainsofChina.Theydon'thaveenoughlearningresources,espe

ciallyforEnglish.IbelieveEnglishisnotjustalanguageitalsogivespeoplethechancetosee

theworlddifferently.SoIstartedthinkingaboutwhatIcoulddoforthesechildren.

Then,Icameupwithanidea:tomakespecialEnglishlearningmaterials（材料）!Morethan10classmates

joinedme,andwcstartedaclubcallcdlkOutofMountains',.

OurEnglishlearningmaterialshavethreeparts:listening,readingandwriting.Wcdecidediopublishthem

everymonthandsendthemtochildrenbyemail.Wcalsobuiltawebsitesochildrencouldgetinformationmore

easily.Eachofusworkedononepar（,suchaswriting（hecontent,designingthepagelayout（版面设计）,makingi

llustrationsanddevelopingthewebsite.Tomakethelearningprocessmorefun,wcchoseinterestingtopi

csforkids,likeholidays.

Thehardestpariwasfindingthechildren.IcontactedschoolsinLiangshan,Sichuan.Ialsoreachedoutto

childrenthroughsomeWeChatofficialaccounts.Ifeltnervoustalkingtothemandwasafraidofbeingturned

down,butIdidmybesttoshareourideas.

Intheend,wegotthereaderswehadhopedfor.Everytimeaparentemailedussaying,uMychildreallyli

kedthestory"，itgaveusthestrengthtokeepgoing.Ihopeoursmallactscanhelpgivethesekidsabetterfii

turc.

41Howmanyclassmatesjoined'me"instartingtheclubtogether?

42.Whatarethethreepartsinthelearningmaterials?

43.Howcanchildrengetthematerials?

44Whatdid'T'thinkwasthehardestpart?

45Whatdoyouthinkof'me"？Andwhy?

六、书面表达（25分）

46“你一句春不晚，我就到了真济南。"四月的济南正值旅游旺季，为了更好地向外国游客介绍济南，你校将组

织志愿者担任泉城英文讲解员。假如你是李明，是初二一班的一名学生，请结合自己之前的志愿者经历，给负责人

MrHunt写一封自荐信，阐述本次参选原因以及个人优势。

注意：（1）文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校名称；

（2信件要包含所有要点，语句通顺，表达流畅，可适当发挥；

（3）词数80左右，信件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearMrHunt,

I'mamiddleschoolstudentofClass1,Grade8.I'mwritingtoapplyfbrthevolunteerasanEnglishto

urguide.

I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.

Yours,

LiMing

一、1—5AABCB6—10BBBAC11—15CBABA

16hospital17.11/eleven18.cleaning19.warmly

20smile

二、•语篇导读本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了97岁的乡村教师叶连平的感人事迹。他退休后自愿回校教课，

为留守儿童开设免费英语课，设立奖学金，自己却过着简朴的生活，即便年事已高、身体受伤，仍坚持教学，被人

们称为“乡村永不熄灭的烛光

篇章脉络

第I段：97岁安徽乡村教师叶连平，退休后仍自愿回校教书。

第2段：2000年，叶连平为留守儿童开设免费英语课。

第3段：2012年，在政府的帮助下，设立“叶连平奖学金二

第4段：叶连平生活简补，自己过着极度节俭的生活。

第5段：叶连平虽年事已高、患病受伤，但仍坚持教书。

第6段：叶连平被誉为“乡村永不熄灭的烛光"却谦称自己是“微光萤火虫)

21D句意：教学一直是他生活的一部分。根据上文a97-year-oldteacher及下文“heoftenwentbacktosc

hoolU)leachasavokmlccr”可知,他是一名教师，并且退休后经常回学校做志愿者教书，所以教学是｛也生活的一部

分。

选项含义：A.睡觉B.骑车C.游泳D.教学

22.B句意：2000年，他开始为父母在远处打工的孩不门提供免费英语课。根据下文“Hefirstsetupaclassro

om一"HomeforLefi-behindChildren5—inhisownhouse.”可知，是给孩子们提供免费的英语课,offersihtosb意

为'•给某人提供某物工

选项含义：A.尝试B.提供C.传递D.发送

23.D句意：后来，当地政府将一家空商店改造成了教室，在过去的25年里，有2(X)0多名孩子从叶那里学

到了很多东西。根据下文“anemptystoreintoclassrooms”可知.是将空商店变成教室.change…into...意为“把变

成……\选项含义：A.用颜料画B.选择C.打破D.改变

24B句意：2012年，在当地政府的帮助下，他设立了叶连平奖学金。根据下文“Sofar,ithashelpedhundr

edsofleft-behindchildren.”及常识可知，此处应是设立了奖学金。选项含义：A.张贴B.创建；设立C.熬夜D放

弃

25.A句意：然而,叶过着非常简朴的生活。根据下文“Helivesinanoldhousebuiltover30yearsago.T

osavemoney,Ycneverwastesapennyonhimself.”可知他住在30多年前的老房子里，从不浪费一分钱，说明他

生活简朴。

选项含义：A.简朴的B.严肃的C.忙碌的D.舒适的

26D句意：例如，他多年来一直用同一个杯子。根据上文提到的叶老师生活简朴可知，此处应是说叶老师多

年来一直用同一个杯子。

选项含义：A.昂贵的B.特殊的C传统的D相同的

27.C句意：虽然他年纪越来越大了，但他从不厌倦教书。根据下文“heisgettingolder,he*snevertiredofte

aching”可知，前后分句之间是让步关系,用although引导让步状语从句。

选项含义:A.当……的时候B.因为C.虽然D.直到……为止

28.C句意：但他只有在看不见学生试卷上的任何内容时才去医院。根据上文“Ydseyeshadaseriousillness”

可知,眼睛有疾病应该是去医院。

选项含义：A.公园B.学校C.医院D.餐馆

29A句意：2018年夏天，叶在骑自行车为志愿者老师买蔬菜时发生了意外事故。根据下文“whileridinga

bicycletobuyvegetablesforvolunteerteachers.Insteadofrestinginbed,hereturnedtoclasswithastickwithi

naweek.”可知,叶老师没有躺在床上休息，而是在一周内拄着拐杖回到了教室，因此应当是买菜时发生了事故。

选项含义：A.事故B.答案C.活切D.优势

30C句意：他已被称为“乡村永不熄灭的烛光”。根据下文“thecandlelightofthevillageburningforever”可知,

是被人们称为“乡村永不熄灭的烛光二

选项含义：A.看B.理解C.称呼D.发现

三语篇导读本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Susan和Johnson夫妇在洪水来临前发现天气异常并唤醒邻居，最终

在灾难后得到邻居们帮助的故事，体现了邻里互助的温情。

31A

32.B信息回填题。根据第二段中的“Floodiscoming...wchavetowakeuptheneighboursatonce!”及“mo

repeoplewenttoeachother'sdoorsshouting”可推断.空处应填入他们挨家挨户叫醒人们的行为。

题干含义：以下哪一项可以填入★处?

选项含义：A.Susan仍然感到不安,不愿离开B.他们挨家挨户地走，叫醒其他人C.但是有人在暴风雨中跑来

跑去D.就在那时暴风雨结束了

33.A词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Itwas3amwhenthefloodcame...Carsfloatedaway."及'"Oh,my

houseJVricdSusan.”可知，洪水对小镇造成了严重的破坏性后果.Susan应是为房子倒塌而惊呼。

题干含义：画线单词“crumbled”是什么意思?

34B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“TheythankedtheRobertsforsavingthem...withaction."及邻居们的

帮助行为可知，邻居的回报体现了“善有善报二

题干含义：什么促使邻居们帮助Roberts一家？

选项含义：A彳导寸进尺。B.善有善报。C.抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。D.树大招风。

35.C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“strangershadbecomefriends.Withawarmheart...”及全文互助的温

情基调可知.邻居最可能说“Wcarcneveralone（我们从不孤单广3虽调团结。

题干含义：最后这位邻居可能会说什么？

选项含义：A;我会等你的。”B.“我们的心将永恒。’

C“我们从不孤单。”D.“昨日重现。”

四、语篇导读本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了志愿者活动的意义并给出了如何成为一名志愿者的建议。

36D根据下文“Ilisalsoaperfectopportunityto...volunteer.可知，此处在介绍“全国志愿者周”创办的意义，

D项“这是感谢志愿者们所做工作的时间〃符合语境。

37.F根据下文“Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem...sharingtheirabiliti

cs.”可知.此段在描述有些人成为志愿者会遇到的困难，这说明当一名志愿者对于有些人来说并不简单，F项，•对于有

些人来说，成为一名志愿者并不简单''符合语境。

38G下文主要介绍了成为志愿者的建议，G项“如果你有一些这样的顾虑，以下建议会帮到你”符合语境。

39A根据下文“Theymayhavemuchexperienceofbeingavolunteer.Theycanteachyouhowtobeag

oodvolunteer.”可知，此处在介绍有经验的志愿者会给你帮助，他4,送教你如何成为优秀的志愿者。A项、、和别的志

愿者一起合作''符合语境。

40.E根据下文“Keeptrying,andyou'11surelyfindtherightopportunity.”可知，此处在鼓励志愿者要不断尝

试志愿者活动，才会找到适合自己的机会，E项”如果一次经历没有效果，不要放弃“符合语境。

五、语篇导读本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者为山区儿童制作特殊英语学习材料的经历，过程中最难的是联系

到这些儿童，作者制作的学习材料最终获得了他们的认可，作者希望这些小行动能助力孩子们拥有更好的未来。

41Morethan10classm