Unit 3Curious minds周测卷-2025-2026学年沪教版（五四学制）英语八年级上册

Unit 3Curious minds

周测卷

(满分100分，考试时间90分钟)

Part 1 Listening(第一部分 听力)

Ⅰ. Listening comprehension(听力理解)(共25分)

A. Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)(共5分)

1.                      2.                    3.                      3.                     5.                     

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(共5分)

(         )6. A. In a lab. B. In a forest. C. In a library. D. In a café.

(         )7. A. Planets. B. Insects. C. Robots. D. History.

( )8. A. Join a debate club. B. Attend a space camp.

C. Take photography lessons. D. Learn cooking skills.

(        )9. A. It's boring. B. It's safe. C. It's inspiring. D. It's easy.

(        )10. A. She discovered a new star. B. She solved a math problem.

C. She wrote a research report. D. She invented a solar-powered toy car.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(共5 分)

(         )11. Clara started asking “why” questions at age 2.

(         )12. Her parents encouraged her curiosity by buying her toys.

(         )13. Clara's first experiment was about plant growth.

(         )14. She won a national science competition last year.

(        )15. Clara believes curiosity is only useful for scientists.

D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文,完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)(共10分)

16. Curiosity drives humans to explore                                and unknown places.

17. The best way to learn about volcanoes(火山) is                               them closely.

18. Ancient sailors used stars to navigate without                                       .

19. Marie Curie’ s curiosity about radiation(辐射) led to                  of radium(镭).

20. Modern robots can collect data in environments                        for humans.

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar

(第二部分 词汇和语法)

Ⅱ. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)(共10分)

In Wuhan, people     21     flowers have been lining up at the general building of the719 Research Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Group to pay their respects to Huang Xuhua.

Born in 1926, in Shanwei, Guangdong Province, Huang grew up in the shadow(影子)of war. When he was a little boy, he was curious about science. He said that curiosity is his best teacher. In 1945, when he entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University     22     shipbuilding, hoping to use his knowledge to protect the country. After      23     in 1949, Huang joined the nation's shipbuilding industry.

The top-secret nature of the project meant Huang could not visit his mother for three     24   . When he finally visited her in the late 1980s, she was in     25   90s. And his father passed away. “I believe loyalty(忠诚) to the country is the greatest form of filial piety(孝心) 26  my parents,” Huang

said in a TV program.

During his life, Huang earned awards for his hard work,    27     the National Moral Model, Medal of the Republic, and State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award. He became an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering   28   1994. While some media called him the “father of China’ s nuclear submarines(核潜艇)”, Huang     29     this title, saying, “China’ s nuclear submarines were the result of collective(共同的) effort. I was doing     30   duty.”

“We are sorry for his passing, and it is a great loss. We must tell our children about Huang's story, helping them appreciate history and inspiring them to fight for the nation,” said a Wuhan resident who came to mourn Huang with his son and grandson.

(        )21. A. carry B. carried C. carrying

(         )22. A. study B. to study C. studying

(         )23. A. graduate B. graduated C. graduating

(         )24. A. decade B. decades C. decades-old

(         )25. A. her B. hers C. she

(         )26. A. in B. to C. with

(         )27. A. include B. included C. including

(         )28. A. in B. on C. at

(         )29. A. reject B. rejects C. rejected

(         )30. A. me B. my C. mine

Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词或词组，每词或词组只能填一次)(共10分)

A. led to B. difference C. curious D. failed E. artist F. change

Throughout history,      31       minds have changed the world. For example, Isaac Newton wondered why apples fell from trees. His curiosity led to the discovery of gravity. Marie Curie was curious about radiation and discovered radium. Leonardo da Vinci's curiosity made him a great      32      , scientist and inventor.

Another curious mind was Thomas Edison. He      33     many times but never stopped asking questions. His curiosity      34      the invention of the light bulb.