Module 6 Hobbies 单元测试 2024-2025学年外研版英语八年级下册

Module 6 Hobbies 学情评估 　第一部分　选择题 (共50分) 一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分) 第一节 阅读下面语言材料， 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The summer vacation is on the way! Spend time on your computers or on your mobile phones? Stay at home and watch TV? Why don't you join one of the following clubs to develop your new interests and hobbies? DANCE CLUB　Like to dance? Come and join our club. Members meet from 2 pm to 5 pm on Mondays to practice dancing. There will be a big show in the end and your parents will be invited to watch your wonderful performance. COOKING CLUB　 Can you cook? No? Do you like cooking? Yes? Our club is the most popular one with more than 50 members. Members meet at 9 am every Sunday to learn to cook a dish. Then you can taste the delicious food cooked by yourself with your partners. Of course, you can also put your works on WeChat. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB　The club is perfect for students who love taking pictures. Members take courses on Fridays, from 9 am to 11 am. You will enjoy photos that top photographers have taken in the courses. The best teachers from art schools will also teach you how to take wonderful photos. CHESS CLUB　If you are interested in improving your creativity and problem­solving ability, you can't miss the chess club. Members meet at 2：30 pm on Wednesdays to play and study chess together. You will learn more about the knowledge and skills of playing chess. (　)1. Who will be invited to watch your performance in the dance club? A．Your parents. B．Your teachers. C．Your friends. D．Your classmates. (　)2. How long do the courses last on Fridays in the photography club? A．One hour. B．Two hours. C．Three hours. D．Four hours. (　)3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A．There will be a big show in the photography club. B．The cooking club members meet at 9 am every Friday. C．The dance club is the most popular one with more than 50 members. D．The chess club can help improve your creativity and problem­solving ability. (　)4. What does the writer advise students to do during the summer vacation? A．To use mobile phones. B．To spend time on computers. C．To stay at home and watch TV. D．To develop new interests and hobbies. B Tom is a 14­year­old boy. He really likes sports. He says sports make him healthy and happy. But his best friend is quiet. Sometimes his friend likes sharing his favourite books with Tom. But Tom doesn't like them. He thinks they are boring. “In fact, I want to tell him I have different hobbies，” Tom said. “But I don't want to hurt his feelings. What can I do？” Friends can be different. This is very common. It is important to talk with your friends. But you should be careful about how to talk with them. Here is some advice for you. First, listen carefully to your friends. Although you may want to explain yourself, listening to your friends first may keep you calm. You will also better understand your friends. Next, express yourself politely. Remember, you are not trying to argue. Winning or losing is not important. Don't try to make your friends think like you. Lastly and most importantly，show your friends that you value your friendship even if you don't agree about something. Real friends respect each other. (　)5. From the passage we know that Tom doesn't want to ____． A．talk to his best friend B．hurt his friend's feelings C．make friends with others D．love his best friend (　)6. In which column(栏目) of a magazine can we read the passage? A．Music. B．Nature. C．Family. D．Friends. (　)7. The underlined word “respect” here means “____” in Chinese. A．珍惜 B．尊重 C．保护 D．伤害 (　)8. What will Tom do next according to the passage? A．He will argue with his friend. B．He will force (迫使) his friend to like sports. C．He will talk to his friend politely. D．He will not talk with his friend any more. C Gardening has become more and more popular. It helps us build a stronger connection (连接) with nature and makes us feel more relaxed. ★Is gardening good? Gardening is reported to be good for the environment and wildlife. Gardens offer a home to wildlife. They also act as passages (通道) for nature, allowing wildlife to move from one place to another. Gardening is also great for your health. One study found that gardening for 30 minutes can be compared with playing badminton or volleyball or practicing yoga. ★____________ Gardening can improve your mood(情绪)in lots of ways. If you feel nervous or worried, looking after plants can help to keep your mind on something else. Watching a seed (种子) grow into a healthy plant can make you feel happy and satisfied. According to a study, people who garden 2－3 times a week have a 6.6% higher happiness score and a 4.2% lower stress level compared to people who don't garden at all. ★Can gardening bring people together? Gardening is a great way to connect with nature and people. When you are new to a place, you can get to know your neighbors by sharing fruit or vegetables you grow with them. And it is an easy way to start conversations and show how friendly you are. You could also find friends with the same hobby in the gardening club. If there's no club, start your own gardening club and invite your friends to join you. Why not get some fresh air and try to grow something right now? (　)9. Which of the following can be put in the “____”？ A．Is gardening good for your health? B．Can you make friends through gardening? C．Can gardening make you happier? D．Is gardening good for your studies? (　)10. According to the study, people who garden 2 to 3 times a week are ____ than people who don't garden. A．more pleased B．more stressed C．less relaxed D．less satisfied (　)11. The underlined word “it” refers to “____”． A．moving to a new place B．getting to know your neighbors C．connecting with nature and people D．sharing fruit or vegetables you grow with your neighbors (　)12. What's the best title for the passage? A．Try growing something. B．Spend more time outdoors. C．Make yourself happy in different ways. D．Grow plants with your family at home. D Peng Huidi is a swimmer who is disabled in hearing. She took part in the Chengdu FISU World University Games in 2023. It has been a life­changing experience and a meaningful journey for the young student who has been going for her sporting dreams. Peng was born in Shandong Province in 2004. Her hearing was damaged (损伤)because she had a high fever at the age of 2. It changed her life. For her disability, she was so shy that she was even afraid to speak to others. Hoping to make her brave and confident(自信的)，Peng's father took his daughter to the nearest swimming pool when she was six. There, Peng found her love for swimming and her talent was dug out(被发掘出来) by a coach. With her parents' support, Peng tried her best to take care of both swimming training and schoolwork. It was really a great challenge for her. She told a reporter that she once thought about stopping swimming. “But I just told myself, my future will be totally different from what I have dreamed of if I give up，” said Peng. When things got too much to bear, her coach and parents just told her to have a break. So she took a vacation to relax. After that，she even practiced more. The Chengdu games have been a turning point for Peng. Apart from pushing her limits (极限) in competition, Peng also treated the Chengdu games as a chance to meet new friends. She has become much more outgoing and confident through swimming. (　)13. When was Peng's hearing damaged? A．In 2004. B．In 2006. C．At the age of 6. D．2 years ago. (　)14. Why did Peng's father take her to learn swimming at first? A．Because he found Peng's love for swimming. B．Because his home was near the swimming pool. C．Because he wanted Peng to be a swimming star. D．Because he hoped to make Peng brave and confident. (　)15. Which of the following words could best describe Peng? A．Lovely and smart. B．Lonely and serious. C．Funny and outgoing. D．Talented and hard­working. (　)16. What can we learn from Peng's story? A．The younger, the better future. B．Age does not matter at all. C．Confidence comes from strength. D．Health is always important. 第二节 阅读短文，从下面所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 Finding a new and fun hobby can make you a happier person. Hobbies are for everyone at any age. When you get older, you should not have fewer hobbies.17. ________ If you are looking for a new hobby, but you're not sure what it is, please read the passage(文章)． Try new things. You should try new things to find a new hobby. Before you try a new thing, you might think, “I don't like that.” Why not give it a chance if you've never done it? Learn new things.18. ________ It is a good idea to write down three new things every week. Don't worry if you know little about them. You can read more about these things and you might not just learn something, but develop a real interest. Collect things. There are many things to collect, such as coins, cards and tickets.19. ________ Simple(简单的) hobbies aren't always a bad thing. You can collect just about anything. 20. ________ You often meet new people and don't mind making friends with them. You can learn from them and find new hobbies. When you share the same hobby with your friends, you will find it really interesting. A．Communicate with others. B．If one has a hobby, he or she can enjoy life a lot. C．You're never too young or too old to learn more in life. D．Otherwise (否则) you'll develop more stress (压力)and have more grey hair. E．For example, if you are a football fan, you can collect football cards. 二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分) 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Most of my day is full of lessons and homework. It is very __21__to find time for myself. But when I get some free time, I have many __22__to do, such as sleeping, going to the movies and listening to music. First, I __23__sleeping very much. When I am at school, I try to make time during my breaks and lunchtime to get a few minutes to sleep. It helps me __24__awake all the way. If I do not get a good sleep, I will be very __25__the next day. Second, going to the movies can make me relax. When I am __26__， it is always a good idea to go out and watch a movie. Laughing, getting frightened and even __27__are all good ways of relaxing. Listening to music is my hobby __28__. I think music is very important in everyone's life. Some parents think listening to music will make their children become poor students, so they __29__them from listening to it. But I don't think so. When I am in a bad mood (心情), music can make me __30__. Without hobbies, there will be no color in my life. I will keep my hobbies forever. (　)21. A．important B．hard C．useful D．interesting (　)22. A．subjects B．competitions C．activities D．clubs (　)23. A．finish B．practice C．like D．hate (　)24. A．stay B．mean C．become D．have (　)25. A．sad B．easy C．tired D．useless (　)26. A．excited B．bored C．unpopular D．uninteresting (　)27. A．eating B．drinking C．believing D．crying (　)28. A．as usual B．at least C．as well D．at present (　)29. A．ask B．solve C．stop D．help (　)30. A．mad B．quiet C．strange D．valuable 第二部分　非选择题 (共40分) 三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分) 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 Do you have any hobbies? Many of us exercise, do volunteer work, or learn interesting 31. ________ (skill) in our spare time. What do you enjoy 32. ________ (do) the most in your free time? Jessica, America I like playing 33. ________ violin best, and benefit a lot from it. Every time I feel sad, I'll play. When I hear the beautiful music from my strings(弦), I feel like my world is full of light again. I play it not only for relaxation, 34. ________ also for my health. Han Meimei, China During my spare time, I've learned how to cook, because I don't want to depend on my parents so much. Even though my cooking isn't as 35. ________ (delicious) as my parents', I can make dishes without their help. Cooking 36. ________ (let) me enjoy my own life. Tom, Australia I like writing when I'm free. I'm a big fan 37. ________ the Harry Potter series, and three years ago I 38. ________ (begin) to write a sequel(续集). Since then, I 39. ________ (fall) in love with writing. I love it so much that I plan 40. ________ (go) on practicing it and writing my own stories. 四、阅读与表达(共4小题， 41～43小题， 每小题2分， 44小题4分； 满分10分) 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 David, from Canada, is different from most 14­year­olds. While many children of his age spend time playing video games or going out with their friends, David is busy selling desserts(甜点)． David started baking(烘焙) just as a hobby. However, things became different in 2021. His mother got hurt in a terrible car accident. As she was in hospital and wasn't able to work for the family, David decided to turn his hobby into a business(生意) and help his mum out. Now David gets up at 5 o'clock every morning to bake desserts. After that he goes to school as usual. When school is over, he begins selling his homemade desserts to parents, classmates and other community(社区) members. The boy never complains(抱怨) about his life. He says, “My mum has always taught me to work for what I want because nothing is handed to you for free.” Now David's mother has got well and is back at work, but the hard­working boy is still using his baking skills to make money. He dreams of having his own food shop. He also wants to go to cooking school when he gets older. “There's more to life than just sitting and playing games，” he says. His mother is proud of him. 41. When did David turn baking into a business? _________________________________________________________________ 42. Why did David decide to turn his hobby into a business? _________________________________________________________________ 43. What is David's dream? _________________________________________________________________ 44. How do you like David? Why? Write 30 words or more. _________________________________________________________________ 五、书面表达(满分20分) 45. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。坚持做好一件事情，才能成就更好的自己。在学习、生活中，有什么事是你长期坚持的？是学习习惯、生活方式、兴趣爱好，还是……本期英语论坛正在开展以此为主题的征文活动。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿， 分享你坚持做的一件事。 内容提示： 1．What do you keep doing? 2．How have you changed? 要求： 1．中心突出， 语义连贯， 层次清晰， 书写规范； 2．80～100词。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案 一、1～3: ABD 4. D　点拨：根据文中句子“Why don't you join one of the following clubs to develop your new interests and hobbies？”可知，作者建议学生们去发展新的兴趣爱好，故选D。 5～8: BDBC　9～12: CADA 13. B　点拨：推理判断题。根据第二段首句Peng was born in Shandong Province in 2004.可知，彭惠迪出生于2004年，根据第二段第二句Her hearing was damaged(损伤) because she had a high fever at the age of 2.可知，她的听力受损是在她两岁时。由此可推知时间是2006年。 14～16: DDC　17～20: DCEA 二、21～25: BCCAC　26～30: BDCCB 三、31. skills　32. doing　33. the　34. but　35. delicious 36. lets　37. of　38. began　39. have fallen 40. to go 四、41. In 2021. 42. Because his mother was in hospital and wasn't able to work for the family. 43. Having his own food shop and going to cooking school when he gets older. 44. I think he is hard­working, helpful, active and smart. To help his family out, he gets up early to work every day before he goes to school. And he never feels sad about his life when meeting difficulties. Lastly, he is smart enough to make some money through his hobby. (答案不唯一，合理即可) 五、45. One possible version： Interest plays an important role in our life. There's no doubt that I am fond of reading and I have kept reading for several years. At the beginning, a book called Scarecrow attracted me a lot. It seemed that the book opened a new door for me to explore the world. So I lost myself in reading different kinds of books. What's more, my interest in reading became deeper and deeper. Day by day, I not only gain knowledge, but also become more confident in life.The power of keeping reading is so great! 12 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$