Unit 2 综合能力测评卷2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 2 综合能力测评卷

时间：90分钟

听力：第一至四题略(每小题1分，共20分)

五、单项填空(每小题1分，共10分)

21. Betty stopped spending time on short-form video apps because she                      it was a waste of time.

A. realised B. required

C. recorded D. regretted

22. The way to get happiness is to love your life, and the way to                     life is to thank everyone around you.

A. look forward to B. fall in love with

C. pay attention to D. keep up with

23.——Dad, why don't you take me for a walk? You                 

——Sorry, I'm busy these days. Let's make it another day.

A. refused B. achieved

C. promised D. complained

24.——Jade will fail in the English exam if he keeps doing this！

——Well, I did give him some advice, but he seems                   deaf to my words.

A. completely B. differently

C. suddenly D. recently

25.——Mr Sigmund, I get                    easily when my parents don't agree with me.

——Please try to calm yourself and learn to put yourself in their shoes.

A. cross B. proud

C. strange D. curious

26.——Could you please tell me something about the “Yunnan Way of Life”?

——Well, just come to Yunnan to explore it yourself and you won't be                 

A. excited B. amazed

C. surprised D. disappointed

27.——I'm so tired from being pushed for the No. 1 all the time.

——Why not have an open conversation with your parents? Experts say too much                    leads to serious illnesses.

A. comfort B. freedom

C. pressure D. progress

28. There was little time left in the meeting, so Dr Robot                    to cut down his speech to 20minutes.

A. told B. was told

C. was telling D. is told

29. Because of the heavy rainstorm, visitors in Qingdao                  to stay away from the beach yesterday.

A. warned B. are warned

C. were warned D. have warned

30.——I am feeling bad today and I feel nothing goes well.

——Take it easy. Anyway,               

A. many hands make light work

B. a miss is as good as a mile

C. it's never too late to learn

D. tomorrow is another day

六、完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)

When I first got the violin at 12, its beautiful shape interested me. However, my excitement didn't last long, and I was      31      with my poor skills. “Why can't I play   32   like others? “I asked Mrs. Lin, my music teacher.

She smiled and said, “Every great musician was once a beginner. We shouldn't be afraid of mistakes, but     33      them.” Her words warmed my heart. From then on, I practised hard every day after school. Progress was slow, but I  34   day by day, and the music sounded clearer.

There was a music competition in our school and I wanted to have a try. I was   35     at first because I was not sure if I could play well. Mrs Lin held my hands and said she   36   me. For weeks, I   37  practising my piece of music again and again. On the big day, I was so nervous that

I could hear my heart beat. Luckily, I saw Mrs Lin   38   at me in the first row. “Calm down and pay attention to the music,” I told myself. I let the   39     dance with my fingers(手指) on the violin. To my surprise, I played nicely and the music sounded beautiful.

When I finished, people cheered for me. I didn't win first prize ( 奖), but the cheers taught me something more   40     —— true success lies in facing your fears and welcoming growth.

31. A. busy B. angry

C. happy D. patient

32. A. softly B. beautifully

C. carefully D. poorly

33. A. wait for B. agree on

C. learn from D. dream about

34. A. dropped B. succeeded

C. worsened D. improved

35. A. worried B. sorry

C. polite D. bored

36. A. trusted B. preferred

C. treated D. followed

37. A. avoided B. stopped

C. kept D. hated

38. A. laughing B. pointing

C. shouting D. smiling

39. A. voice B. light

C. music D. heart

40. A. popular B. valuable

C. traditional D. common

七、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)

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