Unit 4 综合测评二 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit4 helping out 综合测评二 第2部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分) 第1节 阅读理解 (共15小题, 每小题2分, 满分30分) Join us for Sunshine's 4th yearly SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026 4302 Centre Street, Forest Park ===================================================================== Form a team of three or more with your friends, family, or even pets! Everyone is welcome as long as you can move! Registration (报名) opens at 8:00 am. Race begins at 9:00 am. Registration cost Adults (18+) Children (6-18) Children under 6 Pets $20 $5 free free Let's walk together to help raise money for sick children and low-income families. ================================================================ To learn more: www.sunshinewalkathon.com Call 326-588 Visit the park's visitor centre. Notice: 1. Either dogs or cats are OK. Please keep them on a lead (绳索). 2. Push little kids in strollers (折叠式婴儿车). ( )16. 10-year-old Jim would like to take part in the activity with his parents and their dog. How much should they pay? A. $20. B. $40. C. $45. D. $50. ( )17. What is the main purpose of the activity? A. To have fun walking with pets. B. To raise money for people in need. C. To encourage people to exercise together. D. To bring people together through walking. ( )18. Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading? A. Three ways are provided to get more information. B. To join the walkathon, you must sign up online first. C. The money raised will be used to build the Forest Park. D. The walkathon will start at 8:00 am on Saturday morning. B Reading is fun. When you read a book, you may show great interest in the exciting stories and the wonderful places in it. Have you ever thought of talking about a book with other readers in the real places from the book? This is exactly what Books in Places, a company in the UK, offers. Paul Wright started the company in 2023. The company organizes trips for book lovers to share their reading experiences in real places from books. Paul got the idea for Books in Places when he was running a book club. One day, he and the club members went to a restaurant to talk about a novel by a Turkish writer. He thought their discussion would be much more meaningful if they were actually in Türkiye. Then he put his idea into action. In fact, Books in Places is part of literary trips. Literary trips are becoming more popular, as more people now like combining the fun of a trip with the joy of reading. Karen once went on a literary trip. She said, "I highly recommend Books in Places. The trips bring the words in books to life." ( )19. What's the purpose of Books in Places? A. To create a book club. B. To introduce more good books. C. To encourage people to take trips. D. To improve readers' reading experiences. ( )20. When did Paul get the idea for Books in Places? A. When he ran a club. B. When he took a trip. C. When he started a company. D. When he read a book. ( )21. Why are literary trips popular? A. Because they save readers a lot of time. B. Because they save travellers plenty of money. C. Because they combine the fun of travel with the joy of reading. D. Because they allow readers to get to know more book clubs. ( )22. In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage? A. The natural world. B. Travel and literature. C. Being a smart learner. D. Exploring different cultures. C Xiaoyan, a volunteer in Guangzhou, has a deep love for nature. That love started when she was 14. One day, she looked through her teacher's telescope (望远镜) at a bird. What she saw surprised her - the bird was so beautiful. That moment touched her deeply, and she decided to learn more about nature. Now, Xiaoyan works as a volunteer, taking children and teenagers on nature tours of wetlands and parks around Guangzhou. She wants them to feel the same sense of wonder that she felt as a child. What's more, she hopes her work can help more people see the true value of nature, inspiring them not only to enjoy its beauty but also to take action to protect it. Xiaoyan is one of 700 volunteers in a project started by the Guangzhou Green City Environmental and Cultural Development Center (GZGC). Through training courses, the organisation aims to improve volunteers' ability to protect the environment. Over the past two years, a number of training courses have been organised to help volunteers learn about local plants and animals, and how to protect them. To recognise the volunteers' hard work, the organisation uses a digital system to record their work and gives awards to its most active volunteers. Xiaoyan is one of them. She says the best part of volunteering is meeting friends who love nature as she does and passing her knowledge to young people. "Volunteering gives me hope for the future. I hope more young people can join me and together we can work to make our city a better place," Xiaoyan adds. ( )23. What made Xiaoyan decide to learn more about nature? A. Taking children on nature tours. B. Taking part in a volunteer project. C. Attending her first training course on local plants. D. Seeing the beauty of a bird through a telescope. ( )24. What does the underlined word "inspiring" most probably mean in English? A. Encouraging. B. Choosing. C. Allowing. D. Warning. ( )25. What is the best part of volunteering for Xiaoyan? A. Winning an award. B. Learning more about nature. C. Enjoying the beauty of nature. D. Making friends and teaching the young. ( )26. Which is the best title for this passage? A. How GZGC trains volunteers B. How telescopes help us love nature C. Bringing nature's wonders to the young D. How to become an environmental volunteer D In nature, animals need to change over time if they want to survive. These changes usually happen slowly. But one kind of bird, the Anna's hummingbird, is changing faster than other animals. Anna's hummingbirds are tiny birds, and they are no bigger than an egg. They have beautiful feathers and a long beak. However, researchers found that more and more of these birds were born with longer and thinner beaks. Researchers made this discovery by studying more than 100 hummingbird specimens (标本) in museums. They measured their beaks and found that the shape and size of their beaks changed a lot. Amazingly, the physical changes began when people started putting up feeders (喂食器) in their gardens or backyards. The feeders served to help the birds during hard times. In winter, people filled the feeders with sugar water. And the birds would drink it for energy. To drink more, the birds developed longer and thinner beaks. Surprisingly, the longer beaks made room for bigger tongues (舌头), allowing the birds to get more sugar water at a time. Their beaks also became sharper (更锋利的). That could help the birds protect food from other hungry animals. The changes didn't stop there. Anna's hummingbirds now live in more areas. They used to live mostly in northern Mexico and Southern California. Now, you can find them even in Canada. Professor Mark Jones explained, "Warmer winters because of climate change might have helped a bit, but the feeders probably played the biggest part. They offered the birds food when it was cold. This helped the birds survive in northern areas." ( )27. Which question does paragraph 2 answer? A. Where do Anna's hummingbirds live? B. What do Anna's hummingbirds look like? C. How did Anna's hummingbirds get their name? D. Why are Anna's hummingbirds changing so fast? ( )28. What do we know about the birds from paragraph 5? A. Their ability to protect food has improved. B. Their favourite food has become less. C. They look more beautiful with longer beaks. D. They have bigger tongues than other birds. ( )29. Why did the birds change according to Professor Mark Jones? A. Climate change makes winter shorter. B. It was getting harder for them to find food. C. Their living environments became worse. D. They needed more energy from the feeders. ( )30. What can we learn from the passage? A. All animals need humans' help to survive. B. Human activities can unexpectedly affect wildlife. C. Anna's hummingbirds are the most amazing birds. D. Anna's hummingbirds need more areas to survive. 第2节 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A—E五个选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入第31~34小题，并回答第35小题。 As winter arrives, temperatures drop in many parts of China, especially in the north. Then people there start to wear warm clothes. Sometimes, one pair of trousers isn't enough. That is when qiuku comes in. (31) ___ It keeps people warm in winter. According to a study, up to 87% of Chinese people wear qiuku. In fact, Chinese people weren't the first to wear long underwear. Hundreds of years ago in England, the fashion trend (趋势) of long underwear began. King Henry VIII loved wearing tight trousers with pointed shoes. (32)___ In 1915, Canadian Frank Stanfield formally applied for a patent (专利) on long underwear. After that, long underwear became more popular and common. In Western countries, qiuku is also called "long johns". (33)___ John L. Sullivan is a famous boxer (拳击手). He wore clothing that looked like long underwear while boxing. Today, some young people refuse to wear qiuku. (34)___ However, doctors don't suggest that. They say qiuku helps keep people away from illnesses on cold days. A. Qiuku is a kind of long underwear. B. They think it's not cool or comfortable. C. Lots of famous people followed the trend. D. Parents always ask their children to wear qiuku. E. A popular story says it is named after John L. Sullivan. 35. Do you like wearing qiuku on cold days? Why or why not? (不超过15词) _______________________________________________________________ 第3部分 语言运用 (共三节，满分40分) 第1节 完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) It was a cold winter night. John Carter walked through empty streets with a 36___ heart. Just a year ago, he started his own company, 37___ he could create something great. 38 ___, things didn't go as expected. His business (生意) 39___ and he lost almost everything. As he walked, John noticed an old 40____ man sitting on the freezing ground. There was a 41 ___in front of him that read, "Hungry. Anything helps!" John reached into his 42___ and found only a dollar. He hesitated (犹豫). What 43___ would a dollar make? But another voice inside him said, "At least you have a place to stay. 44___ you feel hopeless, think how he feels." Taking a deep breath, John handed the man the dollar. "I'm sorry. That's all 1 have." Later, John went to a coffee shop, feeling 45___ , not knowing what to do next. A few moments later, a well-dressed man came in. He walked straight to John's table. " I saw what you did for that homeless man," the man said with a smile. "T'm always 46___ people with a big heart for my company. Would you like to come to my office tomorrow? I think I have a(n) 47__ for you." John looked 48___ . The man then gave him a business card. John's eyes became wider when he read the name: David Anderson, CEO of Anderson Enterprises. Everyone knew 49__ as the city's most successful businessman. Just moments before, John had thought of himself as a complete 50 ___. Now, because of a small act of kindness, his life would take an unexpected turn. ( )36. A. big B. soft C. heavy D. warm ( )37. A. advising B. discussing C. realising D. believing ( )38. A. Also B. Anyway C. Therefore D. However ( )39. A. failed B. changed C. grew D. mentioned ( )40. A. deaf B. homeless C. positive D. fashionable ( )41. A. sign B. book C. picture D. poster ( )42. A. tent B. pocket C. desk D. wheelchair ( )43. A. mistake B. conversation C. decision D. difference ( )44. A. Since B. Although C. When D. Because ( )45. A. lost B. mad C. tired D. disappointed ( )46. A. voting for B. looking for C. thinking of D. dreaming of ( )47. A. exam B. treatment C. position D. suggestion ( )48. A. afraid B. worried C. satisfied D. surprised ( )49. A. him B. it C. us D. them ( )50. A. luck B. failure C. memory D. challenge 第2节 词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） A. 将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。 homeless push by no means spread fireman mention Ben, 16, decided to become a volunteer fireman after a terrible forest fire happened in his hometown. In an interview, he (51)_ the disaster. He said, "The sky turned dark that day. Some people became (52)___ because their houses burned down and some became sick because of the thick smoke." That scary experience (53)___ Ben to act. He signed up for a fire safety training course and successfully finished it with twenty other volunteer (54)___. Now he actively travels around his village to teach people simple but useful ways to prevent (预防) fires. Being a volunteer fireman is (55)___ easy, but Ben has never thought of giving up. He hopes to (56)___ more goodwill to others. He often says, "Everyone should play a part in protecting our hometown." B. 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式 (每空一词)。 Flying can sometimes be a little scary. Long lines, busy schedules (行程), and maybe even a fear of heights all add to stress. To help travellers fight (57)_ (反对) stress, Portland International Airport has come up with a really cool (58)___ (解决方法): They've brought in two friendly llamas (羊驼) named Panda and Beni! These cute animals come from a local farm. Their job is simple: to calm down (59)___(紧张的) passengers, especially those who are afraid of flying. Travellers can touch or hug them (60)___ (直接地). One family (61)___ (体验) this comfort firsthand. Their young son used to suffer from travel stress. But meeting Panda and Beni changed everything. He smiled brightly as he touched the llamas' soft fur and chatted happily with the animals. "His worries just (62)___ (消失)," his mum shared. "We're (63)___ (幸运的) to have such friendly animals around to offer him (64). (温暖) and calm when he needed them." The (65)___ (公众) has shown great interest in the llamas since their arrival. Shannon, the owner of the llamas, said proudly, "I'm glad to put smiles on people's faces with the help of these cute animals." 第3节 语法填空 (共10小题, 每小题l分, 满分10分) Every year, many dogs end up in animal shelters (救助站). To help these animals find new homes, Bryan Reisberg, a filmmaker, came up with a (66)___ (create) idea: he puts them in a special backpack with the words "Adopt (收养) Me" on it, and carries them on his back for fun trips around his city. "These trips do two good things," Bryan says. "First, they let the dogs have (67)___ nice day outside the shelter. Second, they give the dogs more chances to be seen by people who may want to adopt them." Bryan got this idea (68)___ his own dog, Maxine. He used to carry Maxine around the city (69)___ make videos of people's happy reactions. Later, a friend encouraged him (70)___(use) his idea to help shelter dogs find new homes. That's how his project started. Bryan spends one day each week (71)___ (take) shelter dogs out. He plans interesting (72) (adventure) for them. Together, they may (73)___(visit) a pet store, take a ride on the subway, or play in a park. During these trips, the dogs get lots of love and attention from people. After each trip, Bryan (74)___ (share) videos of warm and sweet moments of the dogs online. In his videos, he talks about each dog's personality. Soon, more and more volunteers joined him. Thanks to their efforts, more than 100 shelter dogs (75)___(find) new homes already. 第4部分 书面表达 (共1小题，满分20分) 76. 关心与帮助他人是构筑温暖社会的重要行为。这份善意的传递需要我们付诸具体的实践。请以“A story of kindness: the help I passed on" 为题，写一篇英文短文，讲述你传递爱心、帮助他人的一次经历。 提示: 注意: 1. 提供的信息仅供参考使用； 2. 条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，语法正确； 3. 词数80左右。 A story of kindness: the help I passed on _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案： 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $