《2025年海淀单元测试AB卷八年级英语下册外研版》

Passage 10
Mr Smith is our school gardener. He is 1. ________ old man with a head of white hair. He works hard 2. ________(make) our school green and lively. No matter in the winter cold or in the summer heat, he is never late 3. ________ work. He goes to work early in the morning and only leaves in the evening.
Every day, he 4. ________(wear) a grey hat and a pair of blue trousers. He cleans the 5. ________(leaf) in the garden three times a day. He also plants trees and 6. ________ (water) flowers. When he is working, he is very serious. He even gets angry when we try to talk to 7. ________(he). He is always quiet during his working time.
8. ________, he becomes a different person after finishing all the work. He will talk to us about his family and friends 9. ________(happy). He always puts smiles on our faces, just like our dear grandfather.
Mr Smith makes our school 10. ________ (beautiful) than before and we are glad to have such a school gardener. He is loved by everyone in our school.

答案： Passage 10)
1. an 2. to make 3. for 4. wears 5. leaves 6. waters
7. him 8. However 9. happily 10. more beautiful

Passage 11
Zhao Yafu is an old agricultural(农业的) researcher in Jiangsu Province. He spends most of the year working 1. ________ the fields.
Born in 1941, Zhao's childhood dream was to become 2. ________ news reporter. When he was at college, Zhao saw how hard life was in the countryside, 3. ________ he decided to do something to help. He began to teach agricultural science to the farmers in a primary 4. ________(school) in the village. “The villagers needed someone to help 5. ________ (they) change their minds and learn new techniques(技术),” Zhao said.
Zhao kept on 6. ________(encourage) the farmers to use the new techniques and to plant new kinds of rice, which brought in a lot of money. As time went by, more new 7. ________ (house) and roads were built in the village. And the villagers came to understand that Zhao 8. ________(real) wanted to help them.
Besides working in Jiangsu, Zhao and his team are also 9. ________(active) in western China. Since 2013, they have helped many farmers in western China become rich.
“I saw how poor villagers used to be, and I also see how they 10. ________(change) over the years. I will continue with my work if my health is not too bad,” said Zhao.

答案： Passage 11)
1. in 2. a 3. so 4. school 5. them 6. encouraging
7. houses 8. really 9. active 10. have changed

Passage 12
Zhang Peng is a ten - year - old boy. He has a brother and a sister. They often fight with each other for many 1. ________(reason). Those fights influence his daily life. However, he doesn't know 2. ________ to do. Li Yong is Zhang Peng's friend. He has two brothers and they never fight. They always have smiles on 3. ________(they) faces.
One day Zhang Peng asked Li Yong why he and his brothers could get on well with each other. Li Yong smiled and 4. ________(invite) Zhang Peng to his home. As they entered the house, Li Yong's elder brother saw them and said, “Hi, come and share some ice cream 5. ________ me.” At the same time, Li Yong's 6. ________(young) brother came out of his room. When he saw them, he looked very happy and said 7. ________(excited), “Hi, Li Yong. I have a story 8. ________(tell) you. It's interesting!”
After 9. ________ (think) for a while, Zhang Peng understood that Li Yong's secret of having 10. ________ good relationship with his family is to share.

答案： Passage 12)
1. reasons 2. what 3. their 4. invited 5. with
6. younger 7. excitedly 8. to tell 9. thinking 10. a

Passage 13
Students at a university in Anhui Province will probably not receive their diplomas(毕业文凭) if they fail a fitness test. The test has running, standing jump and some other sports 1. ________(activity). This rule has caused hot discussion. According to the plan, the new rule 2. ________ (come) into force soon. And if students fail 3. ________(pass) the fitness tests, they won't get their diplomas.
However, it is not a one - time test like gaokao. Students who fail the tests 4. ________ graduation will be given another chance. He can take the test for a 5. ________(two) time. And if they fail again, they will have to take the test even after graduation.
Do you think it is 6. ________ only university doing so? No! If students want to enter Tsinghua University, they also have to be able to swim. Or they will prepare to learn swimming. And they must pass a swimming test after school begins.
Tsinghua University will ask the students 7. ________(learn) swimming and will organise a swimming test for all new students in September. If students fail to swim as long as at least 50 metres, they will have to take the swimming course throughout their studies. And of course, students are also reminded to learn and practise swimming 8. ________(safe). They will be able to swim by the time they graduate, 9. ________ the university won't give them diplomas.
University students are encouraged to do more exercise after class. But some just stay in the classroom all day long. Few students take exercise even if they are free. They need to do some exercise to keep 10. ________ (they) healthy. Swimming is also a survival skill. It does no harm to people at all and is the correct sport for students. Any student who wants to enter Tsinghua University should remember swimming is your necessary skill.

答案： Passage 13)
1. activities 2. will come 3. to pass 4. of 5. second
6. the 7. to learn 8. safely 9. or 10. them

Passage 14
You don't need to wait until you're an adult to take part in community service. You can develop good habits now. Community service is a great way to make 1. ________ difference in your neighbourhood. You can also enjoy 2. ________ (spend) time with friends and meeting new people. Here are some ideas for you to start 3. ________(quick).
Do you play an instrument or love to draw? Offer to give free concerts at a senior centre or spread your love of art by giving 4. ________ (lesson) to younger children. You can never imagine 5. ________ happy you will be after that.
Do you live near a public park? You can volunteer 6. ________ (plant) or clean up the park. You'll bring pleasure 7. ________ everyone who uses the park.
Do you know any sick or disabled people in your neighbourhood? Offer to do yard work for 8. ________ (they). Sweep the floor and 9. ________(do) the dishes. Or just stop by for a friendly visit with some food.
Does your school encourage a buddy(伙伴) system? You can set up buddy systems which connect older children with 10. ________(young) ones. Buddies often spend time together reading books. Helping a young person grow into a smart reader is the gift that keeps on giving.

答案： Passage 14)
1. a 2. spending 3. quickly 4. lessons 5. how
6. to plant 7. to/for 8. them 9. do 10. younger

Passage 15
When Reshma Kosaraju was 12, her family 1. ________(move) from Chicago to Northern California. Soon after, the Camp Fire started. “It was one of the 2. ________ (big) fires in California history,” Reshma, now 17, told TIME for Kids. 3. ________ her school was about 320 kilometres south of the fire, students still had to wear masks(面罩) because 4. ________ the smoke. “It is an unusual experience for me, because I have never 5. ________(real) experienced this problem,” she said. So she hoped 6. ________(deal) with the problem. Later she created a 7. ________ (use) way to predict forest fires with artificial intelligence(人工智能). Her method is nearly 90% right. “8. ________ realised that if I could succeed, the results could make 9. ________ big difference. For example, the environment can be helped and many 10. ________ (life) can be saved,” Reshma said.

答案： Passage 15)
1. moved 2. biggest 3. Though/Although 4. of 5. really
6. to deal 7. useful 8. I 9. a 10. lives

Passage 16
Hanfu has become popular again in recent years. A growing number of young people in China are starting to wear the 1. ________ (traditional) Han Chinese clothing. The style has even attracted some foreigners. One of them is Rian, a young man from Brazil.
Rian lives in Xi'an. Two years ago, he came to the beautiful city and became 2. ________ English teacher at a kindergarten. After 3. ________(see) many people wearing Hanfu in the streets, Rian developed a strong interest in it and wanted 4. ________(try) it on himself. “My first taste of Hanfu was the Tang style. 5. ________ is fun to wear it,” said the young man. “Today, it is still my favourite Hanfu style.” Every time he puts it on, he feels as if he has travelled back to ancient times.
Since then, Hanfu has helped Rian learn more 6. ________ China. In the past, the only thing he 7. ________(know) about the country was that it had a long history and a rich culture. But now Hanfu has shown him more details about Chinese culture.
He wants to share his feelings with friends both in China 8. ________ abroad, so he begins to make short 9. ________ (video) of himself trying on Hanfu and posts them on Western social media platforms. It has 10. ________ (quick) become a hot hit on the Internet. He spreads Chinese culture in his own way.

答案： Passage 16)
1. traditional 2. an 3. seeing 4. to try 5. It
6. about 7. knew 8. and 9. videos 10. quickly