Unit 2 Growing pains and gains-【典创·单元学情诊断卷】2025-2026学年八年级下册英语（外研版·新教材）

Unit 2 Growing panins and gains 题号 Π Ⅲ M 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 Dear Mum, Today I'm going to tell you something really special.I know you work very hard and feel tired every day. Every time you come home and see the messy house,I know you are very angry with me.But you always say nothing and clean up the house.I feel like dying.I really want to help you,but I'm so tired,too. I also want to tell you one thing I love you so much.I usually talk back to you when you say that I don't study hard enough.But in fact I just want you to praise (me more.I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher.So don't feel frustrated (about my grades,OK? I have made up my mind that I will do my homework faster so that I can have more energy ( to clean the house.I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades.All these things are for one reason-I want to make you a happy mum. I love you! Yours, Lucy ()1.Does Lucy understand her mother? A.Yes,she does. B.Yes,she doesn't. C.No,she doesn't. D.No,she does. 9· ()2.How does Lucy's mother feel when she sees the messy house? A.She is relaxed. B.She feels happy. C.She feels tired. D.She feels angry with her daughter. ()3.Who does the housework in Lucy's family? A.Lucy's father.B.Lucy. C.Lucy's mother.D.Lucy's grandmother. ()4.Why does Lucy do all these things for her mother? A.She wants to get her mother praised.B.She wants to get good grades. C.She wants to make her mother happy.D.She wants to get more energy. B Lily,14 My mother does most of the housework like cooking and folding the clothes.My father can only do the washing,sweep the floor and take out the rubbish.He really needs to learn how to do the housework. Cathy,13 My mother and my father do 50%of the housework each.My mother does the washing and cleans the living room.My father makes the bed and drives me to school. Peter,16 My father doesn't do a lot but he tries to help.He hangs up the clothes after my mother washes them and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand. David,15 My mother is a doctor.She is busy with her work every day,so she has little time to do the housework.In fact,she isn't good at doing it.So my father has to do most of it.Sometimes my grandmother comes to help. ()5.What doesn't Lily's father do at home? A.He doesn't do the washing. B.He doesn't take out the rubbish. C.He doesn't sweep the floor. D.He doesn't fold the clothes. ()6.How does Cathy go to school? A.By bike. B.By bus. C.By car. D.By subway. （）7.The underlined phrase hangs up means“ ”in Chinese. A.闲逛 B.晾晒 C.熨烫 D.清洗 )8.Which of the following is TRUE? A.Lily is one year older than Cathy but one year younger than David. ·10 B.Cathy's father needs to learn how to do the housework. C.Peter's mother is angry with his father because he never helps her with the housework. D.David's grandmother helps David with his schoolwork. C Free time is a great chance for teenagers to have fun.But what about free time when parents are around?Some teenagers want to play freely without parents watching over them,while parents and experts might think differently. Lin Tao,a middle school student,believes teenagers should be able to play freely."Last time I played with my parents nearby,I had a knot in my stomach and was unable to have a really good time," Lin says."My friend Chen Xiaoxin has the same kind of experiences.Once,he went out to play with his classmates,and everyone felt uncomfortable because his mother was watching." Wang Min,Lin Tao's mother,thinks playtime needs parents'supervision ()She says, "People often say I like to restrain my child,but that's not true.I'm just worried he might get into trouble.Some kids might have a bad effect on him,and some games like LARP (might lead him the wrong way.He could even lose himself into the stories and have a hard time getting back to real life.” Mr.Ma,a social studies doctor,says it's easy to understand that teenagers want freedom.Playing freely helps them learn to be independent ()Parents can give them more space.They don't have to watch them all the time.But teenagers should know all the details (about the activities before they go to play.Then they can talk with their parents and decide together if they can go out to play by themselves. In my view,both teenagers'freedom and parents'supervision are important.They need free time, and they also need parents'proper(恰当的)supervision. ()9.Lin Tao supports his own idea by A.giving examples B.raising questions C.comparing facts D.listing numbers (）l0.What does the underlined word“restrain”probably mean? A.Hurt. B.Control. C.Protect. D.Encourage. ()11.According to the text,which of the following may Mr.Ma support? A.Li Kai's parents are around every time he plays with his friends. B.Feng Zhongfan's parents never ask him about whom he plays with. ·11. C.Liu Xiang will join in the activities without knowing anything about them. D.Xie Hao told his parents where to go and whom to play with before playtime. ()12.What's the main idea of the text? A.Teenagers need free time to be independent. B.Parents should keep an eye on their children all the time. C.Teenagers can't play LARP without parents'supervision. D.Teenagers need both freedom and parents'proper supervision. D John and Nick are best friends and they hang out together almost every day.However,about a month ago,they got into the biggest fight. It started on a Sunday when Nick went over to John's house to play tennis.But John said he wanted to go to watch his elder brother's football game instead.When Nick asked if he could go too,John said no.Nick felt hurt.He asked why he couldn't go.John got angry and said,"I want to do something without you for a change!"On Monday at school,Nick was so angry that he left a note on John's desk. John was really sad after reading the note. What's going on? Even the best friendship has problems.This is what happened between John and Nick.It doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with the friendship.It just means that the two friends should not spend every minute together. Ways to stop the fight: John could: ★Apologize for the tone（语气)he used when he said he wanted to do something without Nick. *Explain that sometimes he needs to stay alone. Promise to be nicer to Nick in the future. Nick could: Say sorry for leaving the note and explain that it was a bad way to solve the problem. Way to avoid(避免)the fight: Open communication.There was a better way for John to let Nick know that he needed his own space. (）l3.What did John plan to do that Sunday？ A.Write a note to Nick. B.Play tennis with Nick. C.Watch a football game. D.Play football with his brother. ·12: ()14.Which might be the words on Nick's note? A.Friends are like books. B.Neither of us is wrong. C.We are not friends anymore. D.I'm sorry for not playing with you. （）l5.What does the underlined word“Apologize”mean? A.Say sorry. B.Say no C.Say thanks. D.Say goodbye. ()16.Which can be a better way for John to stop the fight? A.Promise Nick to play football together. B.Explain that he shouldn't leave the note. C.Promise Nick to hang out together next time. D.Explain that sometimes he needs his own space. 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。 Life is always full of stress these days.How do you usually relieve (stress?17. In fact,doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed. "Doing some housework such as folding the clothes or sweeping the floor is a good way to relieve our stress without taking any medicine,”says Carol Clark,a successful psychologist(心理学家)in New York.18. "While washing something,"she says,"you can imagine you're washing away some trouble in your life. 19. Here are some other people's ideas about it. "Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life,says Linda in France."20. "A man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress.However,he's just told to go back home and do some housework.I really don't know who is crazier,the psychologist or the man," says Gary,a single father in America. A.So I often help my mom with housework. B.Do you know housework is helpful in relieving stress? C.Get me out of doing the housework and then I'll really be relaxed. D.Do people all agree with her ideas? E.She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework every day. 17. 18. 19. 20. ·13· 得分评卷人 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。 I'm Laura.I'm 11 years old.I live with my dad in England.Because I'm young,my dad does most of the 21.On weekdays,he gets up 22 6:00 a.m.Then he 23 breakfast for us and sends me to school.He cooks dinners for us after work every day.After having dinner,he does the dishes 24.When I finish my homework,I will 25 the floor. He washes his car on Saturday morning.After lunch,he has to do some 26,because he has no time to do it on weekdays.I always help to water the flowers and clean our garden.He usually cleans 27 the rooms on Sunday morning and I often help to take out the rubbish.28 he has free time, he likes to teach me how to protect the environment,29 not throwing the waste on the road and planting more trees. He's also very kind.He is always ready to help others.So our 30 like him very much. ( ）21.A.homework B.housework C.houseworks D.works ( ）22.A.0n B.in C.at D.for ( ）23.A.has B.do C.make D.cooks ( ）24.A.himself B.him C.he D.his ）25.A.swept B.sweep C.cleaning D.to wash ）26.A.washing B.sweeping C.running D.shopping ）27.A.either B.one C.all D.neither ）28.A.Because B.If C.Though D.After ）29.A.instead of B.as a result C.such as D.because of ）30.A.neighbors B.neighborhood C.family D.children 第二部分 非选择题（共40分) 得分评卷 人 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。 As the saying goes,"A life without a friend is a life without a sun."Friendship is one of the most 31. (value)things in our lives.32. true friend is someone who understands us, supports us and stays with us through thick and thin. ·14 I have a best friend named Lucy.We 33. know)each other since we were in primary school.At first,we met in the school library.We both loved reading the same kind of books, 34. we started to share our ideas about the stories.From then on,we became good friends. One day,I failed an important exam.I felt so disappointed that I didn't want to talk to anyone. Lucy noticed my 35. sad)and came to me.She listened to me 36. (patient) and encouraged me not to give up.With her help,I 37. study)harder than before and did better in the next exam. In our free time,we enjoy 38. do)many things together,like watching movies, going shopping or just taking a walk in the park.We also share our dreams and 39 secret).We always trust and respect each other.When we stay together,we always care about 40. we are happy all the time or not.I believe our friendship will last forever. 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。 Feeling Left Out? A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely because her best friend wasn't around.Here is our advice to her and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes. It's hard when a best friend isn't around.Maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class.You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime.You want to have new friends,but how do you make one?Maybe it seems that everybody else already has their friends.But remember,there's always room for more friends. Start by looking around your classroom and think about which kids you'd like to play with at break. Look for chances to say "hi"to them,smile,and be friendly.Offer to share something or express your appreciation (to them.Invite someone to play with you or say "Do you want to sit here?" in the lunchroom.When you are at break,walk over to kids you want to play with,act friendly,and say“Hi,can I play,too?”or just join in. If you have trouble doing these or if you're feeling shy,ask your teacher to help you make new friends.Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends.The best way to make friends is to be a friend.Be kind,be friendly,share,say nice things,offer to help and soon you'll have one,or ·15… two,or even more new friends. You might still miss that special best friend.But when you see each other,you can share something you didn't have before she left.You can also introduce her to your new friends. 41.Who can get the advice from the passage? 42.According to the writer,why may some kids feel lonely at break? 43.According to the passage,what is the best way to make friends? 44.What will you do if you have the same problem?Write 30 words or more. 得分评卷人 V.书面表达（满分20分） 45. 假如你是Gace,从你的笔友Anna的来信中，你了解到她的烦恼。请根据提示，用英语给 Anna写一封回信，告诉她该怎么做。词数70左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 1.She is shy and she can't get on with her classmates.2.She wants to join a guitar club, but she doesn't have enough money to buy a guitar. Dear Anna, You told me that you had some problems.I hope I can help you. I hope my advice can help you. Yours, Grace ·16·参考答案 Unit 1 Helping those in need I.1-4 DACA 5-8 DABD 9-12 BDCB 13-16 DABD 17-20 BEAD II.21-25 ABBDC 26-30 ACADD lI.31.jobs 32.in 33.second 34.working 35.them 36.the 37.harder 38.because/since/as/for 39.years 40.Interesting IV.41.He is an experienced pilot./A pilot. 42.(1)Because she loves the feeling of packing her bags,traveling to some places that she has never explored before. (2)She just loves airplanes and flying. (3)The idea to fly people around the world always makes her excited. ·65 43.Six. 44.I want to be a doctor.Because I can cure a lot of people who are suffering great pain.And I think the most wonderful thing is to make people healthy and happy. (答案不唯一，言之成理即可。) V.45.One possible version: Notice Do you have any idea about your future career?To help students improve their life planning skills,our school will hold a "Career Experience Day"activity. The activity will take place on July 20th in the school hall and playground.During the day,different professionals like doctors,teachers and engineers will share their work experiences.There will also be interactive games to let you experience different jobs. All teachers and students are welcome to take part in this meaningful activity.We believe the "Career Experience Day"will be interesting and helpful for you If shy,I'll ask teachers for help.I'll share things and and we hope to see you there! invite others to play,so I can make new friends. Yu Ying Middle School 不唯一，言之成理即可。) July,2025 V.45.One possible version: Dear Anna, Unit 2 Growing Up You told me that you had some problems.I hope I can help you.Maybe you should be more outgoing.You I.1-4 ADCC 5-8 DCBA 9-12 ABDD could join some clubs and help others when they are in 13-16 CCAD 17-20 BEDC trouble.You could also play with your classmates.You II.21-25 BCDAB 26-30 ACBCA can invite your classmates to go out.You could join in III.31.valuable 32.A 33.have known 34.so after-school activities.You could borrow some money 35.sadness 36.patiently 37.studied 38.doing from your brother to buy a guitar.Or you could get a part- 39.secrets 40.whether time job to make some money.And you could also ask IV.41.Kids who feel lonely sometimes. your parents for help. 42.Because their best friend isn't around. I hope my advice can help you. 43.To be a friend:be kind,be friendly,share,etc. Yours, 44.I'll try to talk to classmates,smile and be friendly. Grace ·66·