2026八年级英语下册Unit 8 Making a Difference学情评估试卷（含答案人教版）

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UNIT 8学情评估一、单项选择（每小题2分，共20分）1. (  ) The ancient town is a famous scenic spot and receives thousands of    every year. A. managersB. audiencesC. visitorsD. detectives2. (  ) The restaurant    specially designed seats for the parents with children.A. lendsB. countsC. providesD. collects3. (  ) The old man spent weeks looking for his    watch and finally found it in the box under his bed.A. missingB. practicalC. confusingD. curious4. (  ) The children greeted their teacher   , sharing stories about their weekend.A. finallyB. warmlyC. recentlyD. usually5. (  ) The community made a(n)    to create more green spaces, planting hundreds of trees last spring.A. mistakeB. differenceC. promiseD. effort6. (  ) As a tour guide, he    all the scenic spots in this city and can tell interesting stories about them.A. is familiar withB. is interested inC. is good atD. is famous for7. (  ) Jim    a lot about Chinese culture since he began to study in our school.A. learnsB. learnedC. will learnD. has learned8. (  ) Every weekend, the local charity group   food to the poor families in this neighbourhood.A. give upB. hand outC. hang upD. look for9. (  ) The kind-hearted woman has been helping students    by offering them what they need.A. in needB. in silenceC. in surpriseD. in time10. (  ) —Our school will organize a trip to the science museum next week.—  ! I can’t wait to see the new exhibits.A. That’s greatB. It doesn’t matterC. I think soD. I can’t agree more 二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）Doing volunteer work is good for others, and it’s good for you, too. My friend Ben  11  it a win-win situation. That’s  12  he does volunteer work. There are many benefits you can get from being a volunteer. Let’s learn more about the  13  to volunteer.Get life experience and skillsYou can learn more about the world and  14 .your skills at the same time. For example, Ben spent his summer holiday volunteering at a  15 . He chose a hospital in Chinatown,  16  he could practise his language skills. He also  17  the doctors questions and learned a lot about how to keep healthy from them.Meet interesting peopleBoth the people you are helping and the people you are working with can give you new 18 . They may give you  19  information and show you new ways of looking at the world.Make a differenceDoing small things can make a big  20  to others. So let’s work together to make a better world!11. (  ) A. learnsB. talksC. tellsD. calls12. (  ) A. whenB. whereC. whyD. what13. (  ) A. reasonsB. resultsC. rulesD. risks14. (  ) A. practiseB. findC. shareD. discover15. (  ) A. parkB. hotelC. schoolD. hospital16. (  ) A. soB. ifC. butD. after17. (  ) A. answeredB. askedC. saidD. told18. (  ) A. problemsB. gradesC. plansD. ideas19. (  ) A. boringB. difficultC. interestingD. dangerous20. (  ) A. differenceB. troubleC. noticeD. importance三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）AThe Charities of the Week21. (  ) The goal of Project Giving Kids is to   .A. make the volunteer work of children easierB. fixing old toys for childrenC. protect the environmentD. help children sleep better22. (  ) If you want to keep a homeless dog, you can visit   .A. projectgivingkids.orgB. pyjamasprogramme.orgC. bluecross.org.ukD. lasagnalove.org23. (  ) Which logo best suits（适合）Lasagna Love?24. (  ) Which of the following is the best slogan（口号）for Pyjamas Programme?A. Spread Love and Kindness.B. Bridge Hearts with Kids.C. 125 Years of Changing Pets’ Lives.D. Good Nights Are Good Days.25. (  )In which part of a magazinecan we read the passage?A. Education.B. Society.C. Animals.D. Science.BA year ago, I volunteered to teach at a small village school in Guizhou Province. As a volunteer teacher, I travelled a long way to the area. On my way here, I thought about the village, the school and the children here. However, my heart sank（心情沮丧）when I arrived here. It wasn’t what I had expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms—one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, one for Grades 4, 5 and 6, and the third one for me.The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in the city. The next day, I gave them an exam to find out their level. To my surprise, though the exam was very easy, over half of the students flunked it. But they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.I was busy preparing lessons and correcting exam papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and we are now good friends.I have worked here for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children here, and they still need me.26. (  ) How did the writer feel when she got to the school?A. Bored.B. Excited.C. Moved.D. Disappointed.27. (  ) What did the writer do on the first day?A. She gave the children an exam to test their level.B. She prepared small gifts for the children.C. She talked to the children about her stories and life.D. She visited the village and looked for a place to live in.28. (  ) The underlined word “flunked” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “  ”.A. finishedB. passedC. failedD. took29. (  ) According to the last paragraph, we can infer that   .A. the writer has decided to leave the village schoolB. the children in the village school are hard-workingC. the children have made progress with the writer’s helpD. the writer might continue working in the village school30. (  ) What is the best title of the passage?A. Help the poor childrenB. A remote villageC. An experience as a volunteer teacherD. Voluntary work四、阅读还原（有两项多余）（每小题2分，共10分）Volunteering means using your time and skills to help others without getting money. 31.      Somepeople don’t want to be volunteers because they think volunteering is a waste of time. However, although you won’t get paid for your service, volunteering comes with a lot of benefits（好处）. Here are some of them.Meet new people and build friendships.32.      You’re sure to meet people and make new friends with common interests. You and your new friends are working together towards common future goals. That makes you feel closer to each other.33.     Volunteering might take you to a new part of your neighbourhood. Volunteer programmes can help you meet and learn from people with different jobs. This experience can improve your understanding of different people.Become happier.What an amazing reason! 34.      Researchers have found that you can make social connections while volunteering. That can give you a sense of achievement and improve your feelings of happiness.Volunteering your time and skills is one of the best ways to make a difference to others. 35.     五、单词拼写（每小题1分，共5分）36. It’s polite of him to give his seat to the old l   on the bus.37. Working hard is one of the secrets of s    .38. Parents should help their children understand thev     of education from an early age.39. My little sister has a t     for making people laugh with her funny stories.40. The warm-hearted old man d     clothes to the poor every winter.六、短文填空（每小题2分，共20分）Forget Me Not CafeAlzheimer’s patients（阿尔茨海默氏病患者）forget many things in their lives. Some of them can’t even take care of 41.      (they). It seems that no company wants to hire（雇用）these patients andsociety has “42.      (forget)” about them. However, a restaurant in Shanghai invites these patients to work there. And it has a 43.         (beauty) name: Forget Me Not Cafe.In this restaurant, six of the waiters and waitresses have Alzheimer’s disease. Every day before work, a group of volunteers retrain them on how 44.      (take) orders and serve the dishes. The volunteers also mark the name of each dish with a number. In this way, these waiters and waitresses can remember the orders more 45.      (easy).These people may not work as fast as other servers, but they always try to do their 46. _______ (good). “The volunteers take good care of us. And most of the customers are very 47.      (friend) and tolerant（宽容的）,” said one of them. “I’m happy and48.      (confidence) here!”Working at this restaurant provides these patients with a good chance to connect with society. This can help to slow the worsening（恶化）of their disease. But most Alzheimer’s patients don’t have that chance. According to a few recent 49.      (report), more than ten million people in China have this disease. The restaurant hopes to bring even 50.      (much) attention to this group. This disease may make people forget, but let’s help them to remember with love!七、书面表达（15分）  志愿者的工作是传递爱心、汇聚温暖的桥梁。假如你是中学生李平，你的外国笔友Peter也热爱志愿者工作。暑假即将来临，他想了解你所在的志愿者小组的暑假活动，请你根据以下提示给他写一封回信。写作要点：1.社区宣传环保；2.帮助残疾邻居；3.捐赠物资给贫困儿童。写作要求：1.可适当增加细节，使内容充实，行文连贯；2.字迹工整，条理清晰。3. 100词左右。参考词汇：daily necessities日常用品；study supplies学习用品Dear Peter,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Li Ping参考答案一、1~5：CCABD 6~10：ADBAA二、11~15：DCAAD 16~20：ABDCA三、A) 21~25：ACDDB B) 26~30：DCCDC四、31~35：FADCG五、36. lady 37. success 38. value 39. talent 40. donates六、41. themselves 42. forgotten 43. beautiful 44. to take45. easily 46. best 47. friendly 48. confident49. reports 50. more七、Dear Peter,The summer vacation is coming soon, and our volunteer group will carry out a series of summer activities. Firstly, we will do something for environmental protection. We will make posters to call on people to develop a green lifestyle in their daily lives such as saving water and power, taking their own cloth bags instead of using plastic bags from supermarkets when shopping and so on. Secondly, we will help our disabled neighbours. We will try our best to help them solve some life problems. Also, we will also organize donation activities for children in poor areas. We will donate some daily necessities and study supplies such as clothes and books to them.Helping others is also helping ourselves. Let’s work together to have a pleasant and meaningful summer vacation.Yours,Li PingProject Giving KidsIts goal is to help young people volunteer for things they care about. It finds the most suitable（适合的）volunteer work for children, such as fixing old toys for children and protecting the planet. It helps children track（追踪）their service hours. Find out more at projectgivingkids.org.Blue CrossIt is a national charity and it has helped pets for 125 years. Every month it helps thousands of pets and people by providing care, expert advice, and finding loving families for homeless pets. It also offers education to pet owners and offers support when a pet dies. Find out more at bluecross.org.uk.Lasagna（千层面）LoveIts purpose is to spread（传播）love and kindness through food. People in need in the US, Canada, and Australia can ask for a pan of lasagna through the website. Volunteers will prepare and send the baked pasta（意大利面）dishes to you. Find out more at lasagnalove.org.Pyjamas（睡衣）ProgrammeIts goal is to give children comfortable bedtime. Besides providing pyjamas and books for children in need across the US, it also offers training for early childhood teachers in satisfying their students’ sleep needs. Find out more at pyjamasprogramme.org.A. Everyone loves new friends!B. Helping others is difficult and tiring.C. Who doesn’t want to become happier?D. Get understanding of other ways of life.E. Knowing how to volunteer is very important.F. Simply, volunteering is service for people in need.G. And most importantly, it can make you a better person.