Unit 3 Make it happen! 自测卷（有单选）2026-2027学年外研版英语八年级上册

**基本信息** 外研版八年级上册Unit 3“Make it happen!”自测卷，以发明与科技为主题，融合语言能力培养与思维品质提升，适配单元复习巩固需求。 **题型特征** |题型|题量|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|----|----|----| |单项填空|10题|名词（invention）、非谓语（remember to do）等|情境贴近生活，如“发明定义”“日常提醒”| |完形填空|2篇20题|动词（invent）、副词（clearly）及语篇理解|主题连贯，A篇个人发明经历、B篇筷子文化，体现思维发展| |阅读理解|6篇（含1篇回答问题）|细节判断、推理（如“锯子改进过程”）、主旨（“好奇心与成长”）|素材兼具科技前沿（3-D打印机）与文化传承（活字印刷）| |书面表达|1题|“科技改变生活”主题写作|结合思维导图（智能手机、高铁等），培养创新应用能力|

Unit 3 Make it happen! 自测卷（有单选）2026-2027学年八年级上册外研版 第一部分 听力（略） 第二部分 语言知识运用 V. 单项填空 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. A(n) ______ is a new device, method, or process created to solve a problem, such as the telephone or the light bulb. A. advertisement B. invention C. article D. message 22. My younger brother always feels ______ before taking part in a swimming race. His face turns pale and his legs shake. A. excited B. nervous C. proud D. bored 23. —Our parents often ______ us not to spend too much time on mobile games. —That's true. As students, we should manage our time wisely. A. warn B. invite C. control D. promise 24. —Someone is ______ at the front gate. Could you go and see who it is? —Sure. I'm coming. A. knocking B. passing C. building D. returning 25. Remember ______ the lights off when you leave the classroom. A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned 26. The scientist explained the difficult theory ______ so that even primary school students could follow him. A. impolitely B. clearly C. heavily D. narrowly 27. —Lisa's handwriting has improved a lot this term. —Yes, she keeps ______ every diary entry carefully after class. A. write B. to write C. writing D. written 28. ______ the cold weather, the volunteers still planted over 500 trees on the hill. A. Because of B. Instead of C. Despite D. Without 29. ______ amazing the self-driving car is! It can park itself without any help. A. What B. What an C. How D. How an 30. —Mum, I've finished building the model plane all by myself! —______! You're really becoming skillful. A. Have a nice day B. Congratulations C. Never mind D. That's OK VI. 完形填空 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A When I was a kid, I was always curious about how machines worked. I often took apart old toys to see what was inside. My room was full of screws, springs, and broken parts. My interest in __31______ started from these little games. One day in the sixth grade, our teacher asked us to __32______ a small vehicle powered by a rubber band. At first, I had no clue. After reading several books, I __33______ decided to build a tiny car using plastic bottles and rubber bands. It took me two whole weekends. When I saw it roll across the classroom floor, I felt very __34______ of my work. My father noticed my interest and __35______ me to join the school science club. There, I learned to draw plans before building. Once, I __36______ my teammates by making a small fan that could blow out candles by itself. Later, I saw a __37______ product in a shop, but mine used fewer materials. I learned that good inventors always try to make things __38______ and cheaper. Working with my teacher, I began to understand that failure is normal. Not every idea will __39______ at once. She was always __40______ better ways to solve problems, and her guidance, together with my growing interest, helped me become a young inventor. 31. A. teaching B. inventing C. reading D. writing 32. A. draw B. buy C. design D. borrow 33. A. hardly B. finally C. nearly D. usually 34. A. afraid B. tired C. proud D. ashamed 35. A. refused B. encouraged C. forced D. warned 36. A. surprised B. bored C. worried D. disappointed 37. A. different B. similar C. large D. expensive 38. A. bigger B. simpler C. heavier D. darker 39. A. work B. fail C. start D. stop 40. A. looking at B. looking for C. looking after D. looking through B Have you ever used a pair of chopsticks to pick up food? Long ago, people in ancient China used their hands. Later, someone __41______ two small sticks to make eating cleaner and easier. This simple __42______ changed the way people ate forever. At first, not everyone liked the idea. Some people thought it was __43______ to hold two sticks together. But those who practised soon found it quite useful. It could pick up even the smallest piece of food. Over time, more and more people began to __44______ this new way of eating. The clever inventor did not keep the idea a secret. He __45______ it with his neighbours, and soon the whole village was using chopsticks. When travellers passed through, they learned the skill and __46______ it to other towns. Slowly, the use of chopsticks spread across the country and, later, to many parts of the world. Today, chopsticks are __47______ used in many Asian countries. Though they are very simple, they have __48______ millions of people eat more conveniently for thousands of years. This old invention shows us that a __49______ idea, shared widely, can truly change the way we __50______. 41. A. invented B. discovered C. borrowed D. copied 42. A. game B. invention C. rule D. tool 43. A. easy B. interesting C. difficult D. funny 44. A. refuse B. doubt C. accept D. avoid 45. A. shared B. hid C. forgot D. compared 46. A. sold B. carried C. returned D. lent 47. A. widely B. narrowly C. heavily D. impolitely 48. A. made B. helped C. forced D. warned 49. A. simple B. strange C. complex D. useless 50. A. sleep B. travel C. live D. eat VII. 补全对话 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 A: Hi, Emma. You look excited. What's up? B: __51______ I have to give a talk about a great invention. A: That sounds cool. __52______ B: I first thought about the computer, but everyone chooses that. A: __53______ B: Good idea! I've heard it can print food in the future. A: __54______ It was created by a team of British engineers in the 1980s. B: Really? That's amazing. __55______ A: Sure. You can also talk about how it might change cooking. A. What about a 3-D food printer? B. Who invented it? C. I'm cleaning my room. D. I'm preparing for my speech. E. Do you know when it was invented? F. You should choose something newer. G. It can create objects layer by layer. 第三部分 阅读 VIII. 阅读理解 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Green Hands Invention Club Do you enjoy creating new things? Come and join the Green Hands Invention Club! We meet every Tuesday afternoon in the school makerspace. Here you can turn your ideas into real objects with help from our teachers. What we do: ★ Build simple machines and model cars. ★ Learn basic coding and how to use a 3-D printer. ★ Take part in school-wide invention shows. Requirements: ★ Be between 13 and 16 years old. ★ Bring a creative idea to your first meeting. ★ No experience needed — just curiosity! Prizes & Activities: The best invention each term wins a set of science books. Last term, a group made a smart watering pot that waters flowers by itself, and they won the first prize of 100___ yuan. This term, we hope to see even better ideas! For more details, visit our website: https://gh-inventionclub.com/ 56. How often does the club meet? A. Every day. B. Every Tuesday. C. Once a month. D. Every weekend. 57. 【新考法·细节判断】Which is NOT a requirement of the club? A. Being 13—16 years old. B. Bringing a creative idea. C. Having lots of experience. D. Being curious. 58. Where can we probably find this text? A. In a storybook. B. On a club website. C. In a textbook. D. In a travel guide. B George was a young man who loved working with wood. In the small town where he lived, many families made their own furniture by hand. It was slow and tiring work. George thought there must be a faster way. After many attempts, George built a special saw powered by a water wheel. The moving water pushed the saw up and down, cutting wood much faster than any person could. When neighbours saw it, they were amazed. "This machine will change everything!" they said. However, George's first saw was far from perfect. The wooden parts often broke, and the cuts were not always straight. Other craftsmen helped him improve it. He once said, "A good tool is never finished — it keeps getting better." By the time George grew old, his saw was used in workshops across the country. Even today, modern factories still use machines based on his basic idea. His story teaches us that a useful invention often starts simple and grows through teamwork. 59. Why did George decide to build a new saw? A. To make furniture faster. B. To sell wood for money. C. To win a competition. D. To help his neighbours rest. 60. What was special about George's saw? A. It was powered by a water wheel. B. It used no blades. C. It ran on electricity. D. It was very small. 61. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How the saw was first sold. B. The problems and improvements of the saw. C. Why the saw often broke. D. George's childhood. 62. What is the best title for the text? A. The Life of George B. How to Cut Wood C. The Ever-Improving Saw D. A Young Man's Mistake C Curiosity is the wish to learn or know something new. It plays an important role in our growth. Many famous scientists, like Marie Curie and Thomas Edison, began their great work simply because they were curious about the world around them. In class, curious students usually do better. When they meet a hard question, they don't just wait for the teacher's answer — they try different ways to solve it. This makes learning more active and enjoyable. Also, curiosity helps students enjoy the process of learning instead of only studying for high marks. So how can we develop curiosity? First, read widely. Books on different topics can open up new worlds. Second, ask questions whenever you don't understand something. Third, keep a "curiosity diary" to write down interesting things you notice every day. However, curiosity should be used wisely. Being too curious about dangerous things can get us into trouble. A truly curious person not only asks questions but also thinks carefully about the answers. With a curious mind and good judgement, we can learn and grow safely. 63. Why does the writer mention Marie Curie and Thomas Edison in Paragraph 1? A. To show curiosity leads to discoveries. B. To compare their inventions. C. To describe their school life. D. To explain difficult subjects. 64. How does curiosity help students in school? A. It makes exams easier. B. It helps them enjoy learning. C. It gives them higher marks. D. It saves them time. 65. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The hard question. B. The answer. C. The subject. D. The diary. 66. What is the writer's purpose in Paragraph 4? A. To warn about the danger of curiosity. B. To encourage wild curiosity. C. To explain how to keep a diary. D. To describe dangerous things. 67. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Story of Marie Curie B. How to Get High Marks C. Curiosity: A Key to Growth D. Keeping a Diary D Maria grew up in a small village in the mountains. The village had no electricity, so she had to study by the dim light of oil lamps. This made reading difficult, and some children left school early. Maria was a bright and hard-working girl. She loved fixing broken radios and old clocks using parts she found in the village. Slowly, she learned how machines worked. People began calling her "the little engineer". One day, Maria had a clever idea. She made a small lamp that could be charged by the sun. During the day, a solar panel on the roof collected energy. At night, the lamp gave off enough light for a child to study. Maria built the first one using recycled materials, and it worked! The solar lamp cost only about 20___ dollars. But even this was too much for families who earned around 30___ dollars a week. So Maria asked kind people from the city for help. Soon, many children received the lamps for free. A boy named Pedro said, "Thanks to Maria, I can study at night now. My grades have gone up." Maria's invention has brought light and hope to hundreds of children. 68. What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. Living in a mountain village. B. Studying by oil-lamp light. C. Fixing old radios. D. Leaving school early. 69. Why did Maria make the solar lamp? A. To sell it for money. B. To help children study at night. C. To charge her phone. D. To replace oil in shops. 70. Why does the writer give Pedro's example? A. To share his experience. B. To show Maria's influence. C. To describe village life. D. To introduce the solar lamp. 71. What is Maria like? A. Polite, talented and humorous. B. Lazy but clever. C. Hard-working, creative and caring. D. Shy and quiet. E Dr Wang and her team build robots that can help the environment. One of their robots, called "Green Hand", can plant young trees in the desert all by itself. It is the newest of their inventions. The team also made "Seed Drone", a flying robot that drops seeds over large areas quickly. When asked about her proudest achievement, Dr Wang chose "Green Hand". She said it was now widely used in desert areas. Her team made the planting method free for villages, hoping more people would join in protecting the environment. "Many people only notice our successes," said Dr Wang, "but every success follows many failures. If you fear failure, you will never try new things. I tell my students: let the robot fail — that is how we learn." 72. Which is the newest invention by Dr Wang's team? A. Green Hand. B. Seed Drone. C. The planting method. D. The flying robot. 73. What is special about "Green Hand"? A. It is the cheapest. B. It can drop seeds from the sky. C. It is widely used in deserts. D. Its method is secret. 74. What does Dr Wang encourage her students to do? A. Avoid making mistakes. B. Keep trying and learning. C. Only show their successes. D. Work in the city. 第二节 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 F Before printing was invented, books were copied by hand. It took a long time, and each book was very expensive. In the Northern Song Dynasty, a man named Bi Sheng invented movable-type printing. He made individual characters out of clay. When the ink was dry, the characters could be reused to print different pages. This new method was much faster and cheaper than handwriting. It helped spread knowledge and culture across China and later to other parts of the world. 75. How were books made before printing was invented?（不超过10个词） ____________________________________________________________________ 76. What were Bi Sheng's movable characters made of?（不超过5个词） ____________________________________________________________________ 77. Why was movable-type printing better than handwriting?（不超过15个词） ____________________________________________________________________ 第四部分 写 IX. 单词拼写 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 78. Alice showed her musical t______（天赋）at an early age and won prizes in singing competitions. 79. To protect wild animals, the g______（政府）wants to build more nature reserves. 80. In China, people avoid mentioning things like f______（失败）, poverty or death during the Spring Festival. 81. China's Chang'e-6 gathered samples from the lunar surface, and Chinese space e______（探索）took a big step forward. 82. The heavy rain t______（使苦恼）the farmers who want to harvest their crops. X. 书面表达 科技改变生活，发明无处不在。假如你是八年级一班学生王华，校正在举办科技节，你应邀参加以"科技改变生活"为主题的演讲赛。请根据以下思维导图的提示，用英语写一篇不少于80词的短文，介绍身边的科技发明是如何影响人们的生活的并谈谈你的感想。 思维导图： • Smartphones: communicate, study, shop • Robots: do housework, work in factories • High-speed trains: travel at a high speed, save time • Electric cars: save energy, protect the environment 注意：1. 文中不得出现真实人名、校名；2. 词数80—100；3. 标题已给出，不计入总词数。 Technology Changes Our Lives ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 参考答案及解析 V. 单项填空 21. B 名词辨析。invention 发明，与后文 telephone、light bulb 呼应。 22. B 形容词辨析。legs shake、face pale 提示考前紧张，选 nervous。 23. A 动词辨析。warn sb not to do 警告/提醒某人不要做。 24. A 动词短语。knock at 敲门。 25. C 非谓语动词。remember to do 记得要去做（未做）。 26. B 副词辨析。clearly 清楚地解释，对应 even primary students could follow。 27. C 非谓语动词。keep doing 持续做。 28. C 介词。Despite + 名词短语，意为"尽管"。 29. C 感叹句。How + adj. + 主 + 谓。 30. B 情景交际。Congratulations 祝贺。 VI. 完形填空 A篇：31.B 32.C 33.B 34.C 35.B 36.A 37.B 38.B 39.A 40.B B篇：41.A 42.B 43.C 44.C 45.A 46.B 47.A 48.B 49.A 50.D 解析： A篇：31 inventing 呼应拆玩具；32 design 设计；33 finally 最终；34 proud 自豪；35 encouraged 鼓励；36 surprised 使惊讶；37 similar 相似产品；38 simpler 更简单；39 work 奏效；40 looking for 寻找。 B篇：41 invented 发明；42 invention 发明物；43 difficult 困难的；44 accept 接受；45 shared 分享；46 carried 传播；47 widely 广泛地；48 helped 帮助；49 simple 简单的；50 eat 与开头吃呼应。 VII. 补全对话 51. D 52. F 53. A 54. G 55. E 解析： 51答"在准备演讲"，选D；52后说"大家都选电脑"，故52选F（选更新的）；53提新发明，选A（3-D食物打印机）；54介绍用途，选G；55后文可问发明者/时间，选E。 VIII. 阅读理解 A篇：56. B 57. C 58. B B篇：59. A 60. A 61. B 62. C C篇：63. A 64. B 65. A 66. A 67. C D篇：68. B 69. B 70. B 71. C E篇：72. A 73. C 74. B 解析： A篇：56 B（Every Tuesday）；57 C（要求 no experience，故"需很多经验"是 NOT required）；58 B（网站链接）。 B篇：59 A（更快做家具）；60 A（水轮驱动）；61 B（问题与改进）；62 C（不断改进之锯）。 C篇：63 A（举居里、爱迪生说明好奇带来发现）；64 B（enjoy learning）；65 A（it 指代 hard question）；66 A（警告盲目好奇之险）；67 C（好奇：成长之钥）。 D篇：68 B（this 指油灯下学习）；69 B（帮孩子夜读）；70 B（Pedro 例说明影响）；71 C（勤奋、有创意、有爱心）。 E篇：72 A（Green Hand 最新，第一段"the newest"）；73 C（widely used）；74 B（keep trying and learning）。 第二节 阅读表达 75. They were copied by hand. （≤10词） 76. Clay. （≤5词） 77. It was faster, cheaper, and spread knowledge. （≤15词） IX. 单词拼写 78. talent 79. government 80. failure 81. exploration 82. troubles X. 书面表达（参考范文） Technology Changes Our Lives Good morning, everyone! I'm Wang Hua from Class 1, Grade 8. Today I'd like to talk about how technology changes our lives. Technology is all around us. Smartphones help us communicate, study and shop online. Robots can do housework and work in factories, making our lives easier. High-speed trains let us travel at a high speed and save a lot of time. Electric cars not only save energy but also protect the environment. In my opinion, technology has made our lives more convenient and comfortable. As students, we should study hard and try to create more useful inventions in the future. Thank you! 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $