Unit 8 Making a Difference-【典创·单元学情诊断卷】2025-2026学年八年级下册英语（人教版·新教材）

carrying a piece of meat in his mouth.The fox wanted to get the meat in the crow's mouth.Whatever the fox said, the crow kept standing in the tree in silence until the fox told the crow he had the most beautiful voice.The crow was so happy to hear this that he opened his mouth to sing a song.As a result,as soon as he opened his mouth, the meat fell onto the ground and the fox got it.I think the story is interesting and meaningful.It reminds us that we should never believe the person who wants to cheat us. Unit 8 Making a Difference I.1-4 BDAC 5-8 CDDB 9-12 BABC 13-16 BBCC 17-20 EDBC II.21-25 ACADB 26-30 BDACD IlI.31.a 32.protection 33.against 34.But 35.Others 36.hottest 37.their 38.has been 39.will be taken 40.of IV.41.When he was 6 years old)./At the age of 6 (years old). 42.(Because)his father told him (how)Cooper saved ·87 his life./Cooper saved his life. 43.The hospital uses the money to help about 500 young patients every year. 44.I have learned a lot from Melvin Sheppard's kind behaviour.As a man,first I should be thankful.When someone helps me,I will help him whenever he needs help.Second I should give a hand to the people in trouble.I should be kind.(答案不唯一，言之成理即 可。) V.45.One possible version: Dear boys and girls, As you know,Volunteer Day is coming soon.Our school volunteer club will hold a volunteer activity to cheer up the sick kids in the hospital.We plan to go to the children's hospital this Saturday.And we're going there by bike.When we get there,we'll tell stories to them and play games with them.Are you free this Saturday? Are you good with the children?Then we need you to join us. V.45.One possible version: 期末测试卷 Growing Up with Good Books Dear friends, I.1-4 DBCD 5-8 CBAC 9-12 DACD Reading is very important.We can get knowledge 13-16BCCB17—20ABEC through reading.It can not only open our minds,but II.21-25 DBADB 26-30 DCCAB also make us cleverer and happier.Our study can be IlI.31.first 32.to play 33.However 34.teaching improved if we read more good books.The more we read, 35.he 36.more quickly 37.pieces 38.about the more we will learn and the brighter our future will become.However,some students spend much time in 39.truly 40.a listening to music,watching TV or going online to play IV.41.David. games.It takes much of their free time.So I would like 42.Because he feels like he's going crazy without his to suggest that everyone should read more books, phone. especially Chinese classics,so that we can spread our 43.She told her friends to come to her house after Chinese traditional culture to the world. school. Let's start reading now.And let it become a part of 44.Yes.Living without a phone can make me spend our life. more time on self-improvement,such as learning a new language.It can also help me focus more on real-life connections,like communicating with family and friends face-to-face,and discovering more beauty around me. (答案不唯一，言之成理即可。) ·88·Unit 8 Making a Difference 题号 Π Ⅲ W V 总分 得分 时间：90分钟 满分：90分 第一部分选择题（共50分）》 得分评卷人 I.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） 第一节阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Catalina Campos,an 11-year-old girl,loves helping the elderly.Her story of kindness began when she was three.Since her mom worked at a nursing home,Catalina went there with her a lot.During festivals,she would prepare small gifts for people there,bringing joy to their faces. As Catalina grew older,she wanted to do more..She founded a non-profit（非营利的) organization named Circul KC.The purpose (is to let other kids join the charity event to show kindness.On Mother's Day,they packed flowers with heart-warming cards for the elderly women.They also distributed hundreds of cards on special days,each with best wishes written on it. Besides,they collected donations (of medicine and clothes for the elderly.Then they set everything up at different places around the city,and people could take what they needed for free. The name Circul KC has a special meaning.Catalina explained,"When somebody gives something to us,we can give it to somebody else.Then they can give it to somebody else.It makes a circle of kindness."A lot of kids are scared to step out of their comfort zone.Catalina often encourages them, “Don't be shy and nervous..Just smile and you can do it！” ()1.What does the underlined word "distributed"in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A.Took away.B.Gave out. C.Sold out. D.Stole. ()2.What did Circul KC collect for the elderly? A.Gifts and money. B.Computers and phones. C.Flowers and fruit. D.Medicine and clothes. .65. ()3.What can we know about the name "Circul KC"? A.It stands for a circle of kindness. B.It is a place where kids can play. C.It usually sells donated things D.It teaches kids how to make money. ()4.Which of the following words could best describe Catalina? A.Quiet and shy B.Stupid and selfish（自私的). C.Kind and warm-hearted. D.Strict and unfriendly. B While you are in trouble,what are you going to do?Cry?Or escape?Those are all the wrong ways Robinson Crusoe can tell you the right answer. It is an exciting story:Robinson Crusoe hated the comfortable life in his hometown.So,he wanted to be a seaman and traveled around the world.But one day,a terrible thing happened.A great storm came and their boat crashed（f碰撞)！No one was alive in this accident except Robinson Crusoe.He was the luckiest man in the world,because all his friends were dead but he was alive.However,at the same time he was the most tragic man of all-he must face the fact.Alone on an island without food, water or gun!But,all roads lead to Rome!He just used his hands to work hard!Then,he made a cave ()built a house,grew comn and kept goats. In the end,he could enjoy the life on the island.In his twenty-fourth year on the island,he saved a wild man,and gave him the name of“Friday”. With Robinson's teaching,"Friday"became a good servant.Finally,they got a boat and escaped from the Island. Surely,the writer of Robinson Crusoe is really a hero!It's too hard to describe Robinson with words.We could say that Robinson was very clever,and also he was brave...Certainly,too many good words can describe him.But now,I think it isn't important.The most important thing is what we have learned from the story.That is,use our own hands to work hard with confidence. ()5.What did Robinson want to be when he was in his hometown? A.A worker.B.A teacher. C.A seaman. D.A writer. ()6.How many people were alive in the storm accident? A.No one. B.Many. C.Two. D.One. ()7.Why did Robinson want to be a seaman? A.Because it was an interesting job. B.Because he could earn more money to be a seaman. C.Because he wanted to have an unusual experience. D.Because he didn't like the quiet life in his hometown. ·66· ()8.Which of the following is NOT true? A.Robinson met "Friday"when he was on the island. B."Friday"escaped from the island alone at last. C.Robinson was clever and brave. D.At first,Robinson had no food,water or guns. O Can your grandparents use computers or smartphones?Have you ever taught them how to use them? A study shows that 4 in 10 old people have smartphones in America,but they don't know how to use them.This makes them feel lonely and sad. Dorcey is a retired (teacher from Africa.She lived all over the world before moving to New Mexico.When her husband died suddenly,she was alone there.She didn't know how to answer calls on her new phone,and she was afraid of asking others."I asked a worker in a supermarket once, but he was very impatient(不耐烦的)，”Dorcey said.Then she met a“Teenior”.With her help, Dorcey can talk to her family and friends in Africa and Europe on the phone by herself now. Teeniors are a group of young people who are proficient in electronic devices(电子设备)like smartphones and computers.They work at a company (in New Mexico.The company matches Teeniors with old people.They teach them how to use electronic devices. Trish Lopez started the company in 2015 after realizing that her mother needed help.Lopez's mother knew little about electronic devices and it troubled her a lot in daily life.However,Lopez was so busy with her work that she couldn't help her mother in time.She thought there might be many old people like her mother,so she started her business.Till 2020,more than 3,000 old people received help from Lopez's company in New Mexico. "Our company not only offers help to the old people,but also provides learning chances for the young.They learn to be patient,communicate with the old people and understand them,"said Lopez. ()9.How did Dorcey learn to use the phone? A.By asking her husband. B.By getting help from a Teenior. C.By talking with a worker in a supermarket. D.By studying in a community with her friends. (）l0.The underlined phrase“proficient in”probably means“ A.good at B.tired of C.afraid of D.worried about (11.Why did Lopez start her company? A.To make more money. ·67· B.To teach old people to use electronic devices C.To ask young people to use smartphones less D.To make old people communicate with their children. (）l2.According to the passage,we can infer（推断) A.Lopez hopes to learn from the Teeniors B.the Teeniors get bored of helping the old people C.Lopez's company is helpful to the old and the young D.old people don't want to learn to use smartphones at all D Several years ago,a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America.One was a very rich banker,another owned one of the largest companies in the world,and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York. The reporter was talking to them about being important. "How do we know if someone is really important?"the reporter asked the banker. The banker thought for a while and then said,"I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important." The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company."Do you agree with that?"she asked. The man shook his head and said,"No.I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House.You'd only be important if while you were visiting the President,there was a telephone call from the President of another country,and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it." The reporter turned to the third man."Do you think so?"asked she. "No,I don't,"he said."I don't think that makes the visitor important.That makes the President important.” "Then what would make the visitor important?"the reporter and the other two men asked. "Oh,I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang,the President picked up the receiver,listened and then said,It's for you." ()13.This story happened in A.England B.America C.Japan D.Australia (）14.There are in this passage A.two men and two women B.three men and one woman C.three women and one man D.four women ()15.The banker thought A.he was really important because he was a rich banker ·68· B.the visitor to the White House was really important C.the visitor who met the President of the United States was really important D.the reporter was really important ()16.The owner of many buildings thought A.he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York B.the owner of the very large company was really important C.the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for him D.the person who worked in the White House was really important 第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的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。 Whales are beautiful and interesting animals on the earth.Are they fish?In fact,they aren't fish. 17. It's amazing to think how big whales are.18. _They are more than 30 meters long and weigh about 80 tons each.They are heavier than 24 elephants.A new baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant.The blue whale also has the largest heart in the world.19. Whales feed on sea life.Some whales eat seals and fish.Some eat plants.Some whales have teeth,while others don't.20. So they often jump out of water.Beaches are not safe places for whales.They need to stay in the sea.For whales,the mistake of landing on beaches is dangerous. They may lose their lives.Some people may catch whales for meat,fat and oil.Whale parts are sold to make things like candles and soap. A.So they can't swim. B.It can be as heavy as 80 kg. C. Whales must come to the top of the sea to breathe. D. Blue whales are the largest animals on the earth. E.But their homes are in the sea. 17. 18. 19. 20. 得分评卷 Ⅱ.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。 As her parents remember,11-year-old Kate has loved to bake for a long time.She became 21 in baking cupcakes after watching the cooking show Cupcake Wars."She even baked almost 50 cupcakes on weekends,"said Kate's mom."They were so 22 that we all loved them. ·69… Then,a few months ago,Kate's teacher suffered from a serious illness.Straight away,Kate had an idea for 23 her teacher through baking cupcakes."I thought,maybe I could make cupcakes at home and 24 them on the street.Then,I could pay the teacher's medical bills,said Kate. Kate told the idea to her best friend Mattie.Mattie also loved baking cupcakes.She 25 the plan.Within days,the two started "Cupcakes for a Treatment".They would sell cupcakes to get money for different 26 problems. Kate and Mattie later found they also needed someone to manage the money.That's when fifth- grader Charlie 27 them.He wrote down where the money came from and opened a bank account (银行账户).Charlie also made a website for their work,a28_on the Internet,.business cards and an e-mail account. They also 29 their first fund-raising activity.Kate and Mattie baked more than 200 cupcakes in one day,and all of them were sold during the two-hour 30. ( ）21.A.interested B.popular C.different D.successful ）22.A.strange B.small C.delicious D.cheap ）23.A.helping B.understanding C.feeding D.paying )24.A.show B.leave C.share D.sell ( ）25.A.turned down B.agreed with C.set up D.prepared for ）26.A.baking B.health C.housing D.study ）27.A.saw B.stopped C.phoned D.joined ）28.A.page B.book C.post D.plan ）29.A.described B.practiced C.held D.discovered )30.A.break B.class C.trip D.activity 第二部分 非选择题（共40分) 得分评卷 Ⅲ.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。 The World Consumer(消费者)Rights Day is on March15.The3.15Gala,3l. yearly show produced by China Central Television pay attention to the 32. protect)of consumers'rights.The gala exposes（揭露)cases which do anything33. the consumer rights in different fields This year's 3.15 gala exposed the inside story of the production of pickled cabbage () ·70· Awful!The Hunan Chaqi Vegetable Limited Company produces plenty of pickled cabbage these years.34. _they have a terrible hygiene（卫生)problem. A video showed workers,some wearing slippers ()some even without shoes,were stepping on the pickled cabbage.35. other)were smoking and one even threw the cigarette directly into the cabbage. The topic "3.15 Gala pickled cabbage"quickly became one of the 36. (hot)topics on social media.Consumers are worried about 37. (they)health because a type of instant noodles with pickled cabbage,such as Master Kong(康师傅)，38. (be)popular among so many people for years. Master Kong apologized quickly and it has stopped working with Chaqi.It promises that all the products 39. (take)off the shelves as soon as possible. The gala this year also exposed some live-streaming (shows.They spread much false information or sell shoddy(粗制滥造的)goods instead40. true ones. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 得分评卷 V.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） 阅读下面的材料，根据内容回答问题。 Taking part in charity（慈善事业)is not just for grown-up people.Children can do it,too. Melvin Sheppard,14,an American student,has done charity work for eight years.He has also encouraged his classmates to join him. Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia.Recently,he has collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to give away to Cooper University Hospital. Melvin was born nine weeks premature (in Cooper University Hospital,weighing 2.6 kg.His father told him how Cooper saved his life,so he felt thankful to the hospital. Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behaviour ()Their teacher,Michael Berner,also held a class discussion with them about helping others."It wasn't really about the money,"Berner said,"It was about the fact that they were doing something good." "It is great to help someone that I know,"said Jordan,Melvin's classmate.Melvin's neighbors also helped out. Since Melvin was 8,he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year,Gary E Stahl,the head of Cooper's division of neonatology（新生儿科学部门)，went to .71 Melvin's school to accept the money. The hospital uses the money to help about 500 young patients (every year."When they leave,we call them graduates(毕业生)，”Stahl said,“We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well,like Melvin and his family." 41.When did Melvin Sheppard begin to do charity work? 42.Why did Melvin Sheppard feel thankful to Cooper University Hospital? 43.How does Cooper University Hospital spend the money from Melvin Sheppard's family? 44.What does Melvin Sheppard's kind behaviour teach you?Write 30 words or more. 得分评卷人 V.书面表达（满分20分） 45.帮助别人是高尚的，被别人帮助是幸福的。假设你是陈叶，是学校志愿者俱乐部的一名成 员。在志愿者日（Volunteer Day)即将来临之际，你计划进行一个“Cheer up the sick kids in the hospital'”的志愿活动。 请根据下面的信息，写一封80词左右的演讲稿，向你的同学们介绍这次活动，并邀请他们 加入。Time:本周六；Place:儿童医院；Way:骑自行车；Things:讲故事、做游戏. ·72·