Unit 1 Career talks（单元自测练习卷）-2025-2026学年英语外研版八年级下册

Unit 1 Career Talks 综合测试卷 班级：________ 姓名：________ 学号：________ Ⅰ. 单项选择 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —What’s your plan for the future, Lucy? —I want to choose a ______ that I’m really interested in. A. hobby B. career C. sport D. subject 2. My elder brother’s success in the competition ______ me to study harder. A. allowed B. advised C. inspired D. ordered 3. —______ will the career talk start? —In about ten minutes. Let’s get ready. A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How soon 4. Ms. Li, our head teacher, ______ us many times to dream big since last term. A. encourages B. encouraged C. has encouraged D. will encourage 5. It is necessary for students to have some ______ about different jobs before making a choice. A. knowledge B. information C. feeling D. trouble 6. —Do you know what a ______ does? —Yes. He or she designs buildings and makes sure they are safe and beautiful. A. pilot B. engineer C. lawyer D. nurse 7. To get into a good university, you must ______ your study plan carefully. A. carry on B. give up C. work out D. find out 8. My aunt is a ______. She works in a hospital and helps sick people get better. A. teacher B. scientist C. doctor D. cook 9. The headmaster gave a speech on career planning at the school meeting. We all found it ______. A. boring B. useless C. valuable D. difficult 10. He spends as much time as he can ______ about different careers after school. A. to read B. read C. reading D. reads 11. I’m not sure about my future job yet, but I’m ______ interested in the computer industry. A. suddenly B. exactly C. mainly D. nearly 12. My parents want me to be a teacher, but I’d rather be a ______. I like traveling. A. postman B. reporter C. guide D. manager 13. The ______ for the job interview is next Monday, so I need to prepare well. A. date B. prize C. reason D. secret 14. Working as a volunteer can help you ______ what kind of job you like. A. depend on B. find out C. hear from D. talk about Ⅱ. 词汇运用 （一）根据句意及首字母提示完成单词 1. My father is a p______ at Beijing University. He teaches physics to college students. 2. You need to get special t______ before you can become a pilot. 3. She j______ the company last month and now works as an engineer there. 4. Can you i______ what your life will be like in ten years? 5. The job r______ a lot of patience and creativity. 6. He wants to be a s______ and discover new things in space. 7. Choosing the right c______ is an important decision for young people. 8. She took some m______ courses because she wanted to be a doctor. （二）用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. I ______ (learn) a lot about different jobs since we started this unit. 2. The teacher ______ (advise) us to think about our interests and skills yesterday. 3. Look! The students ______ (discuss) their dream jobs in groups now. 4. He ______ (work) as a manager in a big company since 2020. 5. It’s not easy ______ (choose) a suitable career. 6. She is one of the most famous ______ (science) in our country. 7. His job is ______ (design) new software for computers. 8. The talk on career planning ______ (help) me understand myself better last Friday. Ⅲ. 句型转换 按要求改写下列句子，每空一词。 1. He became interested in computer science because of his teacher. (对划线部分提问) ______ ______ he become interested in computer science? 2. To be a good doctor, you need to learn many things. (改为同义句) ______ you want to be a good doctor, you need to learn many things. 3. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up. (对划线部分提问) ______ does she ______ to be when she grows up? 4. My cousin studies engineering at university. (改为否定句) My cousin ______ ______ engineering at university. 5. Finding a job you love is important. (改为同义句) ______ important ______ find a job you love. 6. They had a discussion about future careers after class. (改为同义句) They ______ about future careers after class. Ⅳ. 补全对话 根据对话内容，从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话，其中有两项多余。 A. What do you want to be in the future? B. How are you going to do that? C. That sounds interesting. D. Are you good at science? E. I hope your dream will come true. F. When did you become interested in it? G. I think you’ll be a great engineer. A: Hi, Wang Lei! There will be a career talk at school next week. Are you going? B: Of course! I’m very interested in it. 1. ______ A: I want to be a software engineer. I love programming. B: 2. ______ A: Because I started learning to code last year, and it’s really fun. B: 3. ______ A: I’m going to study computer science at university and practice coding every day. B: 4. ______ I know you’re good at math. A: Thanks! 5. What about you? B: I want to be a doctor. I want to help sick people. A: That’s a great job. You are kind and patient. B: Thank you. Ⅴ. 完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 When I was in primary school, my teacher asked us about our dream jobs. Most of my classmates wanted to be doctors, teachers, or engineers. 1. ______, I had no idea. I thought it was too early to 2. ______ a career. Things changed in Grade 8. Our school organized a career talk. Different people came to share their 3. ______. One speaker was a young environmental scientist. She told us how her job helped 4. ______ the environment. Her stories were so moving. At that moment, I found my 5. ______. I realized I wanted a job that could make a difference. After the talk, I started to 6. ______ more about environmental science. I read books and watched videos. I also 7. ______ a school club about environmental protection. The more I learned, the more I was 8. ______ that this was the right path for me. Now, I am working hard to achieve my 9. ______. I know there will be many challenges, but I am not afraid. I believe that if I keep trying, my 10. ______ will come true one day. 1. A. Besides B. However C. Finally D. Instead 2. A. change B. choose C. finish D. know 3. A. stories B. books C. problems D. lessons 4. A. protect B. damage C. pollute D. describe 5. A. hobby B. dream C. game D. trouble 6. A. worry B. ask C. learn D. think 7. A. started B. joined C. left D. visited 8. A. sure B. afraid C. surprised D. tired 9. A. success B. goal C. promise D. report 10. A. plan B. idea C. wish D. mistake Ⅵ. 阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Successful Businessman’s Advice Mr. Zhang is a successful businessman. Last week, he gave a talk to the students at Sunshine Middle School. He shared his advice on choosing a career. “First, you need to know yourself,” Mr. Zhang said. “Think about what you are good at and what you enjoy doing. If you love talking to people, maybe a job in sales is for you. If you are good at solving problems, you might consider being an engineer or a scientist.” “Second, be ready to work hard,” he continued. “No job is easy. There will be difficulties and failures. But don’t give up. My first business failed, but I learned from my mistakes and tried again.” “Third, keep learning,” Mr. Zhang added. “The world is changing fast. New jobs appear all the time. You need to learn new skills to keep up. For example, I started learning about online business ten years ago, and it helped my company grow.” “Finally, choose a job that helps others,” he said. “A job that makes a positive difference to society is more valuable. It will bring you true happiness.” The students found the talk very helpful. Many of them said they would think more carefully about their future. 1. What is the main purpose of Mr. Zhang’s talk? A. To introduce his company. B. To give advice on career choice. C. To complain about his hard work. D. To ask students to join his business. 2. According to Mr. Zhang, what should you think about first when choosing a career? A. How much money you can make. B. What jobs are popular. C. Your own interests and abilities. D. What your parents want you to be. 3. What does the underlined word “failures” probably mean in the passage? A. Successes. B. Problems. C. Mistakes. D. Worries. 4. Why does Mr. Zhang mention learning about online business? A. To show that he is very smart. B. To explain that he likes computers. C. To give an example of the importance of keeping learning. D. To tell students to start their own online business. 5. What does Mr. Zhang think is the most valuable in a job? A. Making a lot of money. B. Having a high position. C. Working in a big company. D. Making a positive difference to society. Ⅶ. 书面表达 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom来信询问你的未来职业规划。请你根据以下提示，给他写一封80词左右的回信。 提示：1. 你过去的理想职业及原因；2. 你现在的理想职业及原因；3. 你将如何为之努力。 提示词：career, engineer, programmer, interested in, work hard, achieve 要求：1. 书信格式正确；2. 条理清晰，语句通顺；3. 包含提示词，可适当发挥；4. 语法正确，无拼写错误。 Dear Tom, Yours, Li Hua 参考答案 Ⅰ. 单项选择 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.C 10.C 11.C 12.C 13.A 14.B Ⅱ. 词汇运用（共24分） （一）根据句意及首字母提示完成单词 1. professor 2. training 3. joined 4. imagine 5. requires 6. scientist 7. career 8. medical （二）用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. have learned 2. advised 3. are discussing 4. has worked 5. to choose 6. scientists 7. to design 8. helped Ⅲ. 句型转换 1. Why did 2. If 3. What; want 4. doesn’t study 5. It’s; to 6. discussed Ⅳ. 补全对话 1.A 2.F 3.B 4.G 5.E Ⅴ. 完形填空 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C Ⅵ. 阅读理解 1.B 2.C 3.C 4.C 5.D Ⅶ. 书面表达 参考范文： Dear Tom, I’m glad to hear from you. I’d like to share my career plan with you. When I was young, I dreamed of being an engineer because I liked building models. But now, I want to be a programmer. I became interested in it after I started learning to code last year. I think creating useful software is cool. To achieve my dream, I will work hard on math and science. I will also keep learning about new computer skills. I believe I can make it through hard work. Yours, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $