专题-J821 Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks. 阅读理解【题型易-考试题型精练】八年级下册英语单元话题中心题型梯度训练 月考突破 题型特训（人教版Go for it!）

专题-J821阅读理解 初中英语八年级下册 题型特训 Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 - 5 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 -10 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11-15 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 The following is John’s plan for next week. Please answer the questions according to the plan. Monday 10:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Visit uncle Peter in general hospital Tuesday 2:40 p.m.—4:40 p.m. Take the swimming class Wednesday 12:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. Do the part-time job Thursday 4:30 p.m.—6:30 p.m. Do sports with friends Friday 11:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. Go to the airport to meet Sam Saturday 10:00 a.m.—12:00 a.m. Meet Dave to study for the test Sunday 5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Have the birthday party for Kate 1. John has a swimming class on ________. A．Sunday B．Tuesday C．Wednesday D．Thursday 2. Why does John meet Dave on Saturday morning? A．Because they’ll study together for a test. B．Because they swim together. C．Because they want to have fun. D．Because they will meet Sam together. 3. John does his part-time job for ________ hours a week. A．five B．six C．ten D．eleven 4. When does John play sports with his friends? A．Tuesday 4:30 p.m. B．Saturday 10:30 a.m. C．Thursday 4:30 p.m. D．Friday 11:00 a.m. 5. On Sunday morning, John may have to ________. A．buy a birthday gift for Kate B．give Dave a call C．go to the airport D．visit his uncle in the hospital 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 【导语】本文主要介绍了John下个星期的计划。 1. 细节理解题。根据“Tuesday”“Take the swimming class”可知，星期二上游泳课，故选B。 2. 细节理解题。根据“Meet Dave to study for the test”可知，目的是为了考试而学习，故选A。 3. 细节理解题。根据“12:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.”及“Do the part-time job”可知，每周做六个小时的兼职工作，故选B。 4. 细节理解题。根据“Thursday: 4:30 p.m.—6:30 p.m.”及“Do sports with friends”可知，星期四下午四点半到六点半与朋友一起玩，故选C。 5. 推理判断题。根据“Sunday”及“Have the birthday party for Kate”可知，周日晚上要去参加Kate的生日派对，由此可推断早上去给Kate买生日礼物，故选A。 Passage 2 A short time ago, a park in Selwood, England, looked terrible. The water in lake was dirty, the seats were broken and the place was full of rubbish. But now the park looks quite different, thanks to Michael Chambers, a 16-year-old student. Michael started a group called Park Rescue. Volunteers of the group used their free time to clean the park. They took away the rubbish and started cleaning the lake. They fixed a lot of the seats and bought some new tables. They also planted some flowers and 60 young trees. Michael told people what they were doing in the park through the newspaper. In six months, about 120 more people joined Park Rescue. The group also arranged concerts and raised money in the street. With these activities and the help of some warm-hearted people, they have raised over ￡4,000. “Birds start to come back to the park. The long-closed restaurant is going to open soon. The park is becoming a place where people can enjoy themselves,” Michael says. “But we still have more work to do. We want to make a skate-boarding area (滑板区). And now we need some advice about cleaning the lake.” If you want to work with Park Rescue, call Michael at 344-9280 or e-mail him at parkrescue@biglink.co.uk. 1. How did Michael tell more people about Park Rescue? A．Through the Internet. B．Through the radio. C．Through the newspaper. D．Through the TV. 2. What does the underlined word “arranged” mean in Paragraph 3? A．Watched. B．Stopped. C．Bought. D．Organized. 3. Which of the following does Michael want to do next? A．To raise another ￡4,000. B．To open a new restaurant. C．To arrange more concerts. D．To make a skate-boarding area. 4. What should Emma do if she wants to join Park Rescue? A．Meet Michael in the park. B．Call Michael at 343-9280. C．Give away some money to the park. D．E-mail Michael at parkrescue@biglink.co.uk. 5. What can we know about Michael according to the passage? A．He dislikes skate-boarding. B．He cares for the environment. C．He started the group two months ago. D．He needs advice about raising money. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Michael如何通过公园救援组织，改善公园环境。 1. 细节理解题。根据“Michael told people what they were doing in the park through the newspaper.”可知，人们可以通过报纸了解到此事。故选C。 2. 词义猜测题。根据“In six months, about 120 more people joined Park Rescue. The group also arranged concerts and raised money in the street. ”可知，该组织还组织了音乐会，和筹钱活动，所以划线单词表示“组织”，与Organized同义。故选D。 3. 推理判断题。根据“We want to make a skate-boarding area (滑板区 ).”可知，他想创立一个滑板区。故选D。 4. 细节理解题。根据“If you want to work with Park Rescue, call Michael at 344-9280 or e-mail him at parkrescue@biglink.co.uk.”可知，想加入该组织，可以致电344-9280找Michael或发电子邮件至parkrescue@biglink.co.uk。故选D。 5. 推理判断题。根据“But now the park looks quite different, thanks to Michael Chambers, a 16-year-old student. Michael started a group called Park Rescue.”可知，Michael是个关心环境的人。故选B。 Passage 3 Helping others is a great thing to do. Here is some voluntary work for you. Hospital Volunteers Wanted Are you interested in being a doctor or a nurse? We need three volunteers at Sunshine Hospital. You have to be 16 or older to volunteer. If you are available on Saturday, e-mail sshvolunteer @163.com. Welcome to Loving Animal Shelter Do you love animals? Do you want to be an animal doctor? We need five weekend volunteers. As an animal shelter volunteer, you must be at least sixteen years old. You'll spend lots of time cleaning up the animals and feeding them. If you can join us, call us at 724-8839 for more information. Soup Kitchen Needs Volunteers Are you interested in helping the homeless? Consider(考虑) volunteering at Soup Kitchen. You need to help give out food to the homeless, and clean up plates. If you are over seventeen and can work for us on weekends, please call Miss Green at 232-5347. City Library Needs Volunteers Do you love being around books? You can consider being a library volunteer if you're over 13. Your job is to help visitors use the computer or help younger students with their homework. Check out the City Library website for more information. 1. How many volunteers does Sunshine Hospital need? A．3. B．5. C．16. D．17. 2. What do volunteers at Loving Animal Shelter need to do? A．Do some cleaning. B．Walk the animals. C．Buy food for animals. D．Play with animals. 3. How can Mark help the homeless? A．By calling 724-8839 B．By calling 232-5347. C．By e-mailing sshvolunteer @163.com. D．By visiting City Library website. 4. Where can 15-year-old Susan volunteer? A．At Soup Kitchen. B．At City Library. C．At Sunshine Hospital. D．At Loving Animal Shelter. 5. Where is this passage most probably from? A．A school newspaper. B．A storybook. C．A travel guide. D．A science report. 【答案】1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 【导语】本文介绍了一些有关招聘志愿者的工作。 1. 细节理解题。根据“We need three volunteers at Sunshine Hospital.”可知，阳光医院需要3个志愿者，故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据“You’ll spend lots of time cleaning up the animals and feeding them.”可知，爱心动物收容所的志愿者需要进行打扫的工作，故选A。 3. 细节理解题。根据“Are you interested in helping the homeless?”和“If you are over seventeen and can work for us on weekends, please call Miss Green at 232-5347.”可知，玛丽如果想帮助无家可归的人，可以给232-5347打电话，故选B。 4. 推理判断题。根据“City Library Needs Volunteers”和“You can consider being a library volunteer if you’re over 13.”可知，15岁的苏珊可以在城市图书馆做志愿者，故选B。 5. 推理判断题。根据“Helping others is a great thing to do. Here is some voluntary work for you.”可知，本文介绍了一些志愿者的工作，应该是来自学校的报纸，故选A。 Passage 4 Terry from Kenya, 62 years old, has spent 20 years in the city he now calls home. Having lived in Beijing for more than 20 years, Terry has finally made his Chinese dream come true—becoming a volunteer. He often gives tourists directions, gets water for a baby and even helps a neighbor sell cold drinks. “I like helping other people,” he said. “This is where I live, where my friends are and where I call home.” Terry became interested in Chinese culture as a teenager when he read the Tao Te Ching by Laozi. In 1981, he went to Shanghai. His first visit to Beijing was six years later on business. Terry and his family moved to Beijing in 1997, and since then he has lived and worked in Beijing. Now Terry can make traditional noodles, and when he goes to a restaurant, he usually orders dumplings and some traditional Beijing dishes. He likes chatting (聊天) with people there, especially taxi drivers. “I am more familiar with the lives of taxi drivers than most Beijingers,” he said. “When I see their license numbers, I can tell how many years they have worked.” “They are so knowledgeable,” he said. “I learned many Chinese from them.” Terry does not want to leave Beijing. He said, “Your home is where your things are. In this sense, Beijing is my home. Now I just enjoy living here.” 1. What’s Terry’s Chinese dream? A．To be a volunteer. B．To eat dumplings. C．To read the Tao Te Ching. D．To live in Shanghai. 2. When did Terry and his family move to Beijing? A．In 1981. B．In 1987. C．In 1997. D．In 2008. 3. Who does Terry especially like to chat with? A．Shop keepers. B．His neighbors. C．His friends. D．Taxi drivers. 4. How does Terry like the Tao Te Ching by Laozi? A．Boring. B．Interesting. C．Proud. D．Understanding. 5. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “familiar” in Paragraph 7? A．厌烦的 B．陌生的 C．熟悉的 D．不同的 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 【导语】本文主要介绍了62岁的Terry来自肯尼亚，在北京生活了20多年后，他终于实现了成为一名志愿者的中国梦。 1. 细节理解题。根据文中的句子“Terry has finally made his Chinese dream come true—becoming a volunteer.”可知，Terry的中国梦是成为一名志愿者。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据文中的句子“Terry and his family moved to Beijing in 1997”可知，Terry和他的家人来到中国的时间是在1997年。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据文中的句子“He likes chatting (聊天) with people there, especially taxi drivers.”可知，Terry尤其喜欢和出租车司机聊天。故选D。 4. 细节理解题。根据文中的句子“Terry became interested in Chinese culture as a teenager when he read the Tao Te Ching by Laozi.”可知，他对《道德经》很感兴趣。故选B。 5. 细节理解题。根据文中的句子“When I see their license numbers, I can tell how many years they have worked.”可知，Terry对出租车司机的生活特别熟悉，可知“familiar”的意思是“熟悉的”。故选C。 Passage 5 A student’s kindness paid off. He received (收到) 5, 000 yuan after ordering some take-out food for a homeless man. Wang Ya is a university student in Kunming. One night, in the heavy rain, Wang saw a homeless man sleeping under a bridge, wearing his summer clothes. Wang felt sorry for him, so he went online and ordered him some food. Wang also left a message for the restaurant. It said, “Please make sure that the homeless man gets the food as soon as possible. It’s cold outside and I don’t know if he’s had anything to eat. I’ve seen him there since about 11:30 at noon.” The restaurant owner was so moved that he added some food to the order. The homeless man got the food less than half an hour later. Wang’s story got so popular online that a charitable foundation (慈善基金会) gave him 5, 000 yuan for his kindness. But he refused to spend the money on himself and he gave it to charities. 1. What was the weather like when the story happened? A．Rainy. B．Cloudy. C．Windy. D．Snowy. 2. Why did Wang order food for the homeless man? A．Because the man asked him to do so. B．Because he wanted to be popular. C．Because he felt sorry for the man. D．Because he wanted to make money. 3. Where did the homeless man sleep? A．Under the bridge. B．In his home. C．In the hotel. D．In the school. 4. What was not the result of Wang’s kindness? A．Wang took the money to buy clothes for homeless people. B．The restaurant owner added some food to the order. C．A charitable foundation gave Wang 5, 000 yuan. D．The homeless man got the takeout food in the end. 5. In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage? A．Science. B．Music. C．History. D．Life. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D 【导语】本文讲述了王亚看见一个无家可归的人在桥下睡觉，他很同情他，就在网上给他订了一份食物。这个故事在网上传播开来，一个慈善基金会给了他5000元。但是，王亚拒绝把这些钱花在自己身上，他把它们都捐给慈善机构。 1. 细节理解题。根据“One night, in the heavy rain, Wang saw a homeless man sleeping under a bridge, wearing his summer clothes.”可知，这个故事发生的时候下着雨，故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据“Wang felt sorry for him, so he went online and ordered him some food.”可知，王亚因为同情这个无家可归的人，因此在网上给他订购了一些食物。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据“Wang saw a homeless man sleeping under a bridge, wearing his summer clothes.”可知，这个无家可归的人在一座大桥下睡觉，故选A。 4. 推理判断题。根据“The restaurant owner was so moved that he added some food to the order. The homeless man got the food less than half an hour later.”和“Wang’s story got so popular online that a charitable foundation (慈善基金会) gave him 5, 000 yuan for his kindness.”可知，王亚善良的结果就是，餐馆的老板给订单里加了一些食物，那个无家可归的人收到了食物，一个慈善基金会给王亚5000元，因此不包括“王亚拿出钱给无家可归的人买衣服”，故选A。 5. 推理判断题。根据文中讲述了王亚为一个无家可归的人在网上订了一份食物，后来收到一个慈善基金会给的5000元，这属于生活中的故事。故选D。 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 ORBISORBIS is a charity (慈善机构). It helps the people who can’t see. The doctors and nurses in the charity fly to the poor places all over the world to help blind people. But they need lots of money to do this, so the doctors at ORBIS hope that more and more people can raise money for them to support their work. Detroit Public RadioOne way you can help Detroit Public Radio is by volunteering your time during one of the station’s fundraising (筹款的) events, such as WDET’s Pledge Drive. We are always looking for volunteers to help the station. UNICEFUnited Nations International Children’s Emergence Fund (UNICEF) was set up on December 11, 1946 to help children in poor countries, It helps make the world a better place for children. People can help UNICEF by doing the volunteer work. Taichung PAWSAnyone with an interest in helping animals out is welcome to join us, whether you want to volunteer for a short time or a long time. If you love animals, please join us! 1. What kind of people does ORBIS help? A．The old. B．The young. C．The deaf. D．The blind. 2. What is WDET’s Pledge Drive? A．A kind of car. B．A fundraising event. C．A radio station. D．A children’s hospital. 3. If Judy loves animals a lot, what may she be interested in? A．Taichung PAWS. B．Detroit Public Radio. C．UNICEF. D．ORBIS. 4. If Jim wants to help ORBIS, what can he do? A．Help the nurses. B．Feed animals. C．Raise some money. D．Work for the station. 5. Which of the following is NOT true according the information? A．The doctors in the charity go to the poor places by plane. B．Detroit Public Radio is always looking for volunteers to help the station. C．UNICEF was set up to help poor children. D．If you don’t want to volunteer for a long time, you can’t join Taichung PAWS. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 【导语】本文主要介绍了四个组织机构的情况，并希望有更多的志愿者加入其中。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一个表格中“ORBIS is a charity. It helps the people who can’t see.”可知，这是一个帮助失明的人的慈善机构。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据第二个表格中“One way you can help Detroit Public Radio is by volunteering your time during one of the station’s fundraising (筹款的) events, such as WDET’s Pledge Drive.”可知，WDET’s Pledge Drive是一个筹款的活动。故选B。 3. 细节理解题。根据第四个表格中“If you love animals, please join us!”可知，如果喜欢动物，可以参加Taichung PAWS。故选A。 4. 细节理解题。根据第一个表格中“…the doctors at ORBIS hope that more and more people can raise money for them to support their work.”可知，如果吉姆想要帮助ORBIS，可以为他们筹钱。故选C。 5. 推理判断题。根据第四个表格中“…whether you want to volunteer for a short time or a long time”可知，此志愿活动对时间没有限制，所以D项表述错误。故选D。 Passage 7 Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited（继承）a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy. Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them $200 a month. The money is used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children.” 1. Jack didn’t need to look for a job __________. A．before he went to college B．after he went to Africa C．because he got one million dollars D．before he received a report 2. Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children __________. A．only in Washington B．only in England C．only in Africa D．around the world 3. Jack learns about the children’s progress by __________. A．visiting them each year B．getting a report every year C．staying with them D．talking with them in English 4. The underlined words “for a good cause” mean “__________” in Chinese. A．施舍 B．行善 C．优惠 D．赏赐 5. What’s the main idea of the story? A．Help others and you will feel happy. B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children. C．Live a simple life, and you can give others help. D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 【导语】本文讲述了Jack帮助来自世界各地贫困国家的一些孩子，而且这样给他带来了快乐。 1. 细节理解题。根据“He inherited（继承）a million dollars when he was 23”可知是因为他23岁时继承了一百万美元。故选C。 2. 细节理解题。根据“Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them $200 a month.”可知Jack帮助世界各地的孩子，没有地域的限制。故选D。 3. 细节理解题。根据“Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress.”可知Jack通过每年收到一份报告来了解孩子们的进步情况。故选B。 4. 词义猜测题。根据“And I saw that the money was used for a good cause”以及“He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life.”和“Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them $200 a month.”可知Jack帮助了来自世界各地贫困国家的一些孩子，所以他看到这些钱被用于一个好的事业，他很开心，所以“for a good cause”的意思为“行善”。故选B。 5. 主旨大意题。根据“It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children.”以及全文可知，本文讲述了Jack帮助来自世界各地贫困国家的一些孩子，而且这样给他带来了快乐。所以A选项“帮助别人，你会感到快乐。”符合，故选A。 Passage 8 Dear neighbors, Next Saturday is the Volunteer Day of our community. Here is the plan. 7:30 a. m: Meet at the Community Centre for breakfast. 8:00 a. m.—8:30 a. m: Decide which of the following organizations you’d like to work for. You can begin thinking about what you may want to do now. Happy Homes: It provides home repairs for people in need. Elder Care: It sends volunteers to Old People’s Home. Volunteers can play games with the old people there, or talk with them. City Parks Association: It needs volunteers to help plant flowers and pick up trash（垃圾）in city parks. These are outdoor activities, so remember to bring some drinking water! Love and Learning: It helps children with learning disabilities. Read books out loudly to groups of children and help them with their homework. 8:30 a. m. —9:00 a. m: Get on the bus for your chosen activity, and ride with the other volunteers to your activity sites（地点）. 9:00 a. m. —12:10 p. m.: Work as a volunteer. 12:10p. m. —1:00 p. m.: Share lunch with your volunteer group. 1:00 p. m. —3:30p. m: Go on with your volunteer work. 3:30p. m: Get on the bus that will take you back to the Community Centre. You can talk with other volunteers and share your experiences. To know more information, please call 718—384—782. We are looking forward to your joining. Central Community 1. What do volunteers for Happy Homes do? A．They repair homes. B．They clean up homes. C．They visit Old People’s Home. D．They care for children at home alone. 2. How will volunteers go to their activity sites? A．By bike. B．By car. C．By bus. D．By subway. 3. Volunteers will finish their work at ____________. A．1:00 p. m. B．1:30p. m. C．3:00p. m. D．3:30 p. m. 4. If you join the City Parks Association, you needn’t __________. A．plant flowers B．feed the birds C．pick up trash D．bring drinking water 5. The writer writes this passage to __________. A．ask people to do the Volunteer Day activities B．show the importance of volunteering C．describe a voluntary experience D．tell people how to be a volunteer 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A 【导语】本文是一篇通知，社区中心发布的关于志愿日活动的通知，号召人们参加志愿活动。它介绍了志愿者一天的时间安排和活动安排。 1. 细节理解题。根据“Happy Homes”部分“It provides home repairs for people in need.”可知，快乐之家为困难的人们提供家居维修。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据行程中“8:30 a. m. —9:00 a. m”部分“Get on the bus for your chosen activity...”可知，志愿者做公交车去活动地点。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据行程中“3:30p. m”部分“Get on the bus that will take you back to the Community Centre...”可知，在下午三点半的时候，志愿者就可以上公交车回到社区中心了，工作就结束了。故选D。 4. 细节理解题。根据“City Parks Association”部分中“It needs volunteers to help plant flowers and pick up trash（垃圾）...bring some drinking water!”可知，志愿者需要种花、捡垃圾和带饮用水。故选B。 5. 推理判断题。结合全文，根据最后一段“We are looking forward to your joining.”可知，社区服务中心期待大家来参加志愿活动。故选A。 Passage 9 Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got cancer (癌症) . He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches (英寸) above the knee. But to everyone’s surprise, Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long-distance (长距离的) runner and do something about the cancer. What a dream! Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country. He hoped to raise one million dollars for cancer research. Few people believed he would make it. Anyway, on April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope. For the first few days of his marathon, Terry Fox was alone. He started running at 4: 30 am. Day by day, people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road. As people saw Terry, they stopped and donated (捐赠) money for cancer research. However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22. In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland. Since his death, the yearly Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to be the world’s largest one—day fundraiser (募捐活动) for cancer research. 1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean? A．The dream was very strange. B．It was such a silly dream. C．The dream was easy to achieve. D．It was almost an impossible dream. 2. Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because ________. A．he found it too tiring B．nobody supported him C．he was too sick to continue D．he raised enough money 3. When did Terry Fox get cancer? A．In 1975. B．In 1980. C．In 1981. D．In 1958. 4. How much money did Terry raise for cancer research in his short life? A．$2.4 million. B．$24 billion. C．$24 million. D．$2.4 billion. 5. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage? A．To tell us when Terry Fox Run was first held. B．To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties. C．To advise us to donate money for cancer research. D．To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了特里·福克斯因得癌症而截肢，但是他决心要成为一名长跑运动员，并为癌症筹款，他坚持不懈，最终实现了人生价值，自从他去世后，一年一度的特里·福克斯长跑于1981年首次举办，现已发展成为世界上最大的癌症研究筹资活动。 1. 词句猜测题。根据“Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country.”可知，尽管这似乎不可能但特里还是决定跑遍全国，划线处“What a dream!”是指这几乎是不可能实现的梦想。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据“However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980.”可知，是因为他身体健康状况的恶化。故选C。 3. 推理判断题。根据“Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got a cancer”和“He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of  22.”可知，1980年，22岁他去世了，故推测得癌症时1975年。故选A。 4. 细节理解题。根据“In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.”可知，他为癌症研究筹集了2400万美元。故选C。 5. 主旨大意题。全文通篇介绍了特里·福克斯坚持不懈，为自己的梦想而努力，最终实现了自己的人生价值，告诉我们面对困难不要放弃。故选B。 Passage 10 Several years ago, I spent most of my time at a mental hospital (精神病院) in our town. I found much joy there. At first it was a little scary to be there, but I stayed on, because I had a reason for doing this. I volunteered in a locked-up (封闭的) environment. To my surprise, I found that a friend of my parents’ was a patient in this hospital. I knew, when I was a baby, this woman wanted to keep me because she had no children. I looked after this woman and showed my old photos to her. Finally, she was able to remember some old things, and she said to me one day, “Dear, you should not come here.” But I wanted to bring something happy into this woman’s life. I learned that because she had no family, she couldn’t leave here and go home. So I brought her to my home twice and I still remembered the happy smile on her face. I have never forgotten this volunteering experience. This woman later passed away. I can’t see her anymore, but I’m happy that I have done something to make a difference in another person’s life. 1. How did the writer feel at first when working in the mental hospital? A．Bored. B．Afraid. C．Interested. D．Comfortable. 2. Why couldn’t the woman leave the hospital? A．Because she couldn’t remember anything. B．Because she couldn’t look after herself. C．Because she didn’t have any family. D．Because she didn’t want to leave. 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．The woman was the writer’s parents’ friend. B．With the help of the writer, the woman could remember something old. C．The woman saw the writer’s old photos. D．The writer went to the woman’s home twice. 4. The underlined phrase “passed away” means “__________” in Chinese. A．去世 B．逃离 C．居住 D．幸存 5. What is the best title for this passage? A．An unlucky woman B．A special hospital C．My parents’ friend D．My volunteering experience 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 【导语】本文介绍作者在精神病院做支援工作时，遇到妈妈朋友的故事。 1. 细节理解题。根据“At first it was a little scary to be there, but I stayed on, because I had a reason for doing this.”可知作者最初去精神病院时，觉得有点害怕。故选B。 2. 细节理解题。根据“I learned that because she had no family, she couldn’t leave here and go home. ”可知女人不能离开医院，因为她没有家人。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据“ So I brought her to my home twice and I still remembered the happy smile on her face.”可知作者带女人回作者家两次，而不是去女人家。故选D。 4. 词义推断题。根据“ I can’t see her anymore...”可知女人过世了，所以作者再也看不到她了。故选A。 5. 最佳标题题。根据“I volunteered in a locked-up environment.”和全文可知本文介绍了作者的志愿经历。故选D。 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11 As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there However, I felt sad when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2, and 3, and another one for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a 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 Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their levels. To my surprise though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me. I was busy preparing lessons, reading test 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 worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village school and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here. 1. From the first paragraph, we know the school is very ______ . A．beautiful B．Big C．interesting D．small 2. There are ______ grades in the school. A．2 B．4 C．5 D．6 3. The writer came from ______ . A．Longzhou B．Guangxi C．Shanghai D．Beijing 4. What does the writer think of working in the school? A．Very interesting. B．Very useful. C．Very careful. D．Very exciting. 5. According to the passage, the writer ______ . A．was sorry for the poor school B．worked hard to teach the children C．didn’t want to work in the school D．left the school in a short time 【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B 【分析】作者是一个教师志愿者。他去了广西龙州，那里的情况远远超出了他的想象。学生们都非常喜欢他，他讲述了许多自己的故事。给学生进行了自认为很简单的测试，但是超过一半人都没有通过。作者每天晚上都忙于备课批卷。但他很享受教这里的孩子。他跟孩子们学到了很多，也更好的了解了他们的生活。这个经历对于作者来说是非常有意义的。 1. 推理判断。根据文中It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all！The school had only three rooms，one for Grades 1，2 and 3，and another one for Grades 4，5 and 6.There was a third one for me.可知，这个学校是非常小的。故选D 2. 细节理解。根据文中The school had only three rooms，one for Grades 1，2 and 3，and another one for Grades 4，5 and 6.There was a third one for me.可知，在学校有6个年级。 故选D。 3. 推理判断。根据文中and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai.可知，作者来自上海。故选C 4. 细节理解。根据文中I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I'm very happy，and the experience has been very useful for me可知，作者认为是非常有用的。故选B。 5. 推理判断。通读整篇短文可知，作者作为志愿者在这里工作非常地努力。故选B。 【点睛】1、平心静气审题，切忌粗心。在解答阅读题时，千万不要慌，要静下心来，按照由易到难，由浅入深的思维方式，先从容易的入手，逐渐的打开思路。 2、仔细研读语段，整体感知文章内容。通常阅读一篇文章，第一遍需要速读，首先要重点理解文章的体裁是记叙文还是说明文。答题时切忌文章都没完整的阅读过，就匆匆忙忙地写答案。最好先把文章从头到尾通读一遍，对文章有一个整体的认识和理解。 3、巧妙借助"原话"，确定解题空间。在通读全文的基础上，将要回答的问题放到阅读的文章中来，再去浏览所要回答的试题，经过初步的思考，确定解决问题的阅读空间。有些试题它要求用文中原话来回答，我们就可以用文中的原话来作答，这时就可以"从文章中直接提取信息"来回答问题。 4、合理控制答题时间，先易后难。应浏览阅读理解的全文，了解阅读理解全文的概貌。看完后，应记住阅读理解文章的要点，阅读理解重要的结论以及阅读理解中的一些关键性的人名、地点、定义和数字。碰到阅读理解的难题时，千万不要钻牛角尖，耽误太多时间。 Passage 12 Last year, I went to Beijing Qizhi Special Education School for community service (社区服务). Before we took the bus, my friend asked me a question: “Why are you here?” I did not know how to answer the question. The school was not far from my school, but it looked like it was in a different world. A group of children were waiting for us. A boy walked toward me. He held my hands and pulled me to the ground. I kissed the earth and tasted nature. I could not understand what he was doing at first, so I was very angry. Though I was very angry, I controlled my anger. A teacher stopped this awkward (尴尬的) silence when she shouted at the boy. “What are you doing right here, right now?” she said. “You will never see your mom again if you keep doing this. Now, say sorry!” “Sorry,” he cried fearfully and nervously. I said nothing, but I realized something about this child. After lunch I asked the teacher for information about the child’s parents. She said that the child was very different from other students because of an illness. His family could not afford to treat him. He needed the kindness of his family, but they had abandoned him. So he depended on the support from the teachers and community service workers like us. I suddenly realized I could answer the question my friend asked me at the beginning of the day. Community service workers help others and make everyone feel better. There are so many people in the world that need help. Playing with lonely children may not make a big difference. But it can light a corner in the children’s hearts, making them know they are loved by people. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1. How did the writer reach Beijing Qizhi Special Education School? A．By train. B．By car. C．By bus. D．By taxi. 2. Why did the writer get angry? A．Because a boy held the writer’s hands. B．Because the writer did not like to taste nature. C．Because a boy pushed the writer to the ground. D．Because a boy was impolite to the writer. 3. The boy acted differently from others because ________. A．he was sick B．his parents didn’t like him C．he was nervous and fearful D．he always lived with teachers 4. The underlined word “abandoned” most probably means “________”. A．hurt B．left C．sold D．forgotten 5. From the passage we can learn that the writer ________. A．helped so many people in the world B．played with the lonely boy after lunch C．learned the meaning of community service D．wasn’t good at answering the questions about community service 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 【导语】本文主要讲述作者通过参加社区服务理解了社区服务的意义：和孤独的孩子玩耍也许不会产生作用，但是这种行为去能为孩子点亮心灵，使他们知道他们也有人爱。 1. 细节理解题。根据“Last year, I went to Beijing Qizhi Special Education School for community service (社区服务). Before we took the bus,”可知，是乘坐公共汽车。故选C。 2. 推理判断题。根据“He held my hands and pulled me to the ground. I kissed the earth and tasted nature.“可推知，作者生气的原因是因为小男孩的举止不礼貌。故选D。 3. 细节理解题。根据“She said that the child was very different from other students because of an illness.”可知，因为这个孩子生病了，所以他和其他学生很不一样。故选A。 4. 词义猜测题。根据“He needed the kindness of his family, but they had abandoned him.”可知，他需要家人的关爱，但他们却抛弃了他。划线单词abandoned意为“抛弃”，与left “离开” 近义。故选B。 5. 主旨大意题。根据“Community service workers help others and make everyone feel better...”及通读全文后可知，本文主要讲述作者通过参加社区服务理解了社区服务的意义：和孤独的孩子玩耍也许不会产生作用，但是这种行为去能为孩子点亮心灵，使他们知道他们也有人爱。故选C。 Passage 13 Actress Jiang Yiyan has spent around a month a year volunteering as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi for nine years in row(连续). In 2007, when she took part in film shooting in that area, she was shocked by the poverty(贫穷) there. Children had to walk along mountainous roads to attend classes at a neighboring village school. So she came up with the idea of doing something for these children. Besides giving classes, Jiang also plays games with children and sings songs for them. And she cares much for their daily life. Moreover, she donated billion yuan to set up a fund(基金) for students there. “Like the grass in stone clefts(裂缝), they have to try their best to find sunshine on their own rather than waiting for others to do it for them, "Jiang said. When asked how she persisted in her volunteer services for such a long time, Jiang said, “I’m not persisting but enjoying.” “It's not that I gave these kids love. I am actually learning about love.” Jiang added. To enjoy and share love is seen as the most important thing in her life. At the same time, children in the big mountains are also influenced Jiang. “Whenever meet with something difficult to do, I’ll think these kids. Born in this kind of environment, they have to learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth. So, why can’t I?” said Jiang. 1. Jiang Yiyan spends _______ as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi. A．a day a week B．a day a month C．a week a month D．a month a year 2. When did Jiang Yiyan come up with the idea of doing something for the children there? A．In1987. B．In1997. C．In2007. D．In2017. 3. What does the underlined word “persisted” mean in Chinese? A．放弃 B．坚持 C．拒绝 D．宽容 4. What's the most important thing in Jiang Yiyan's life? A．To set up a fund. B．To enjoy and share love. C．To take part in film shooting. D．To learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth. 5. The best title of this passage is “_______”. A．The Children’s Poverty B．The Mountainous Roads C．The Grass in Stone Clefts D．A Kind and Helpful Actress 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D 【原文】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍的是女演员江一燕在广西偏僻山村连续九年当支教老师的事迹。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Actress Jiang Yiyan has spent around a month a year volunteering as a teacher in mountainous villages”可知，江一燕每年都抽出大约一个月的时间去广西山村当支教老师。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In 2007, when she took part in film shooting in that area, she was shocked by the poverty(贫穷) there.”以及“So she came up with the idea of doing something for these children”可知，江一燕是在2007年在那个地区参加电影拍摄时，产生要为这些山区的孩子做些事情的想法的。故选C。 3. 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“for such a long time”以及上文中的“volunteering as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi for nine years in row”可知，划线词所在句意为“当有人问她怎么坚持当志愿者这么长时间时”，故划线词意为“坚持”。故选B。 4. 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“To enjoy and share love is seen as the most important thing in her life”可知，在江一燕的生活中，最重要的事情是享受和分享爱。故选B。 5. 最佳标题题。通读原文可知，本文主要是介绍一位心中有大爱的善良无私的女演员的英雄事迹。故本文最佳标题应该是“一位乐于助人的善良的女演员”。故选D。 Passage 14 Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a gift that would be nice and useful but not expensive. A week before her mother’s birthday， she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour， she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas， and decided to take a black one， since her mother had lost hers the month before. She thought， “ ” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to school with her until her classes had finished. On her way back home in the train that evening， she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car（餐车） for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment（车厢）， but when she got back， it had gone! When she had left the compartment， there had been no other passengers in it， but now there were three. Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone， and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it， they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train. The next week， Sally heard from her mother. It said， “Thank you very much for your lovely gifts， but why did you send me three black umbrellas?” 1. Which of the following is the best for the underlined sentence “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color?” A．You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes. B．Any color of your clothes will be all right. C．The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors. D．You can take any clothes that you like to wear. 2. What does the story infer? A．Her mother would write to her if she didn’t receive the gifts. B．The three umbrella were sent by the girl. C．The three umbrellas were sent by the three passengers D．Nobody on the train took the umbrella away. 3. How many umbrellas did Sally’s mother get at last? A．No B．Only one C．Three D．Four 4. The best name of the story is __________. A．A Lucky Girl B．The Missing Umbrella C．A Happy Mother D．Mother’s gift 5. What does the writer want to tell us? A．You should take care of your things when you are traveling. B．Show your love to others， and they will bring you love. C．Children should often come back to see their parents. D．It is no use crying when you are in trouble. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B 【分析】试题分析：短文大意：小女孩萨利买了一把黑伞作为妈妈的生日礼物，就在坐火车回家的路上，这把雨伞忽然间不见了，萨利伤心地哭起来，得知这一真相后，三名乘客询问了小女孩妈妈的地址，以便于有人拿错了伞，送来之后好及时寄回去。结果一周后，萨利的妈妈却收到了三把黑色的雨伞。 1. C句意猜测题。划线部分的本意是：你穿任何颜色的衣服都可以拿着这把伞，可以理解为这种颜色能容易得搭配大部分的衣服。故答案为C。 2. C推理判断题。根据短文的内容可知，小女孩在说出雨伞不见的真相时，车厢里只有三个人，结合“they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.”，也只有这三名乘客知道小女孩妈妈的地址，因此可以推测，雨伞是他们三个送的。答案为C。 3. C细节理解题。根据短文最后的句子“Thank you very much for your lovely gifts， but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”可知，萨利的妈妈收到了三把雨伞。答案为C。 4. B 标题归纳题。故事情节围绕生日礼物“一把黑色的雨伞展开”，雨伞在萨利坐火车回家的路上忽然间不见了，运用The Missing Umbrella作为标题，引人入胜，同时还能制造悬念，故B答案更好些。 5. B主旨大意题。萨利买了一把黑伞作为妈妈的生日礼物，向妈妈献爱心，当雨伞丢失后，好心的三名乘客不约而同地送了三把伞，帮助小女孩完成的心愿，小女孩也收到别人的关爱。故答案为B。 考点：考查故事类阅读。 Passage 15 I’m David. When I was 13, my parents decided that I should go to England to improve my English. I had never been to other countries before, so I felt a little worried. My parents prepared everything for my journey. My plane was due (预期) to leave at 9:30 a.m. and arrive in two hours. I phoned the English family who I would stay with and they told me they would wait for me at the airport. Unluckily my plane to London was delayed. I tried to phone the English family again but I couldn’t speak to them because they had already left home for the airport. When I arrived in London, it was already 1:30 p.m. I went to get my luggage but I couldn’t find it. I became very worried. Luckily, the airport staff was very helpful and efficient. I didn’t wait long — they found it 10 minutes later. My English family were still waiting for me! I was so happy! Then my new life in London began. My English family were quite kind. I learned a lot of English because I spent most of the day talking in English. I played computer games with the little boy in my English family. I also taught him how to play chess. Sometimes I told him stories I learned from my family. I missed my family during my stay in London, but I also felt sad when my stay there came to an end. My English family held a party for me. I enjoyed it very much. I’ll never forget that summer in London! It is one of the most wonderful experiences I’ve ever had. 1. What do we know about David? A．He travelled a lot with his parents. B．He was happy to take a plane alone. C．He went to England to study English. D．He thought his parents were a little strict. 2. When did David reach London? A．At 9:30 a.m. B．At 11:30 a.m. C．At 1:30 p.m. D．At 3:30 p.m. 3. What does the underlined word “efficient” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese? A．普通的 B．高效的 C．懒惰的 D．勇敢的 4. What did David teach the little boy in his English family? A．How to play chess. B．How to write stories. C．How to play computer games. D．How to choose interesting books. 5. David wrote this passage mainly to tell us _______. A．some useful ways of improving English B．about the importance of planning well before a trip C．his experiences of going and studying in another country D．about the difficulty of understanding people from different countries 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 【分析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了戴维一个人去英国学习英语的经历。 1. 题意：我们对戴维有什么了解？考查细节理解题。A. He traveled a lot with his parents. 他经常和父母一起旅行。B. He was happy to take a plane alone. 他很高兴独自坐飞机。C. He went to England to study English. 他去英国学习英语。D. He thought his parents were a little strict. 他认为他的父母有点严厉。根据开头When I was 13, my parents decided that I should go to England to improve my English. I had never been to other countries before, so I felt a little worried.，结合全文，可知ABD三项说法错误，故选C。 2. 题意：戴维什么时候到达伦敦的？考查细节理解题。根据When I arrived in London, it was already 1:30 p.m.，可知是下午1:30，故选C。 3. 题意：第3段中有下划线的“efficient”词在汉语中是什么意思？考查词义理解题。根据下文I didn’t wait long — they found it 10 minutes later.，可知机场工作人员办事效率很高，故选B。 4. 题意：戴维在他的英国家庭中教小男孩什么？考查细节理解题。根据I also taught him how to play chess.，可知选A。 5. 题意：戴维写这篇文章主要告诉我们_______。考查综合理解题。A. some useful ways of improving English提高英语的一些有效方法；B. about the importance of planning well before a trip旅行前做好计划的重要性；C. his experiences of going and studying in another country他在国外学习的经历；D. about the difficulty of understanding people from different countries关于了解不同国家的人的困难。根据短文内容，讲述的是戴维一个人去英国学习英语的经历，可知选C。 点睛：对于阅读理解题，首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读理解的题目中，所设问题主要有以下几种方式：找主题或概括文章的中心思想、就文中的具体事实和情节进行提问、根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断等，在细读时，要根据设问的方式，进行有侧重地阅读。1、概括文章中心思想。1)文首呈现主题句。2)文尾出现主题句。3)首尾呼应展现主题。4)文中表述主题。前面提出问题，文中的主题由随之陈述的细节或合乎逻辑的引申在文中导出，而后再做进一步的解释。5)文章没有主题句。在这种情况下，考生要把所有的细节综合起来。进行逻辑推理，概括归纳出文章的主题句。2.掌握文章的具体事实和重要情节。在考题中，经常会见到就文章中某一具体事实和重要情节进行测试的题目。例如，第2题，题意：戴维什么时候到达伦敦的？考查细节理解题。根据When I arrived in London, it was already 1:30 p.m.，可知是下午1:30，故选C。这就要求考生在阅读时要注意辨认和记忆具体事实，重要情节，事物的起因、过程、结果及发生的地点、时间等，这些都有可能作为测试点。还有一些测试题，要求考生在理解的基础上，通过自己的思维将理解的内容系统化，比如计算、排序等题型。 八年级下册 单元话题 梯度训练 23 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$专题-J821阅读理解 初中英语八年级下册 题型特训 Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 - 5 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 -10 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11-15 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 The following is John’s plan for next week. Please answer the questions according to the plan. Monday 10:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Visit uncle Peter in general hospital Tuesday 2:40 p.m.—4:40 p.m. Take the swimming class Wednesday 12:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. Do the part-time job Thursday 4:30 p.m.—6:30 p.m. Do sports with friends Friday 11:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. Go to the airport to meet Sam Saturday 10:00 a.m.—12:00 a.m. Meet Dave to study for the test Sunday 5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Have the birthday party for Kate 1. John has a swimming class on ________. A．Sunday B．Tuesday C．Wednesday D．Thursday 2. Why does John meet Dave on Saturday morning? A．Because they’ll study together for a test. B．Because they swim together. C．Because they want to have fun. D．Because they will meet Sam together. 3. John does his part-time job for ________ hours a week. A．five B．six C．ten D．eleven 4. When does John play sports with his friends? A．Tuesday 4:30 p.m. B．Saturday 10:30 a.m. C．Thursday 4:30 p.m. D．Friday 11:00 a.m. 5. On Sunday morning, John may have to ________. A．buy a birthday gift for Kate B．give Dave a call C．go to the airport D．visit his uncle in the hospital Passage 2 A short time ago, a park in Selwood, England, looked terrible. The water in lake was dirty, the seats were broken and the place was full of rubbish. But now the park looks quite different, thanks to Michael Chambers, a 16-year-old student. Michael started a group called Park Rescue. Volunteers of the group used their free time to clean the park. They took away the rubbish and started cleaning the lake. They fixed a lot of the seats and bought some new tables. They also planted some flowers and 60 young trees. Michael told people what they were doing in the park through the newspaper. In six months, about 120 more people joined Park Rescue. The group also arranged concerts and raised money in the street. With these activities and the help of some warm-hearted people, they have raised over ￡4,000. “Birds start to come back to the park. The long-closed restaurant is going to open soon. The park is becoming a place where people can enjoy themselves,” Michael says. “But we still have more work to do. We want to make a skate-boarding area (滑板区). And now we need some advice about cleaning the lake.” If you want to work with Park Rescue, call Michael at 344-9280 or e-mail him at parkrescue@biglink.co.uk. 1. How did Michael tell more people about Park Rescue? A．Through the Internet. B．Through the radio. C．Through the newspaper. D．Through the TV. 2. What does the underlined word “arranged” mean in Paragraph 3? A．Watched. B．Stopped. C．Bought. D．Organized. 3. Which of the following does Michael want to do next? A．To raise another ￡4,000. B．To open a new restaurant. C．To arrange more concerts. D．To make a skate-boarding area. 4. What should Emma do if she wants to join Park Rescue? A．Meet Michael in the park. B．Call Michael at 343-9280. C．Give away some money to the park. D．E-mail Michael at parkrescue@biglink.co.uk. 5. What can we know about Michael according to the passage? A．He dislikes skate-boarding. B．He cares for the environment. C．He started the group two months ago. D．He needs advice about raising money. Passage 3 Helping others is a great thing to do. Here is some voluntary work for you. Hospital Volunteers Wanted Are you interested in being a doctor or a nurse? We need three volunteers at Sunshine Hospital. You have to be 16 or older to volunteer. If you are available on Saturday, e-mail sshvolunteer @163.com. Welcome to Loving Animal Shelter Do you love animals? Do you want to be an animal doctor? We need five weekend volunteers. As an animal shelter volunteer, you must be at least sixteen years old. You'll spend lots of time cleaning up the animals and feeding them. If you can join us, call us at 724-8839 for more information. Soup Kitchen Needs Volunteers Are you interested in helping the homeless? Consider(考虑) volunteering at Soup Kitchen. You need to help give out food to the homeless, and clean up plates. If you are over seventeen and can work for us on weekends, please call Miss Green at 232-5347. City Library Needs Volunteers Do you love being around books? You can consider being a library volunteer if you're over 13. Your job is to help visitors use the computer or help younger students with their homework. Check out the City Library website for more information. 1. How many volunteers does Sunshine Hospital need? A．3. B．5. C．16. D．17. 2. What do volunteers at Loving Animal Shelter need to do? A．Do some cleaning. B．Walk the animals. C．Buy food for animals. D．Play with animals. 3. How can Mark help the homeless? A．By calling 724-8839 B．By calling 232-5347. C．By e-mailing sshvolunteer @163.com. D．By visiting City Library website. 4. Where can 15-year-old Susan volunteer? A．At Soup Kitchen. B．At City Library. C．At Sunshine Hospital. D．At Loving Animal Shelter. 5. Where is this passage most probably from? A．A school newspaper. B．A storybook. C．A travel guide. D．A science report. Passage 4 Terry from Kenya, 62 years old, has spent 20 years in the city he now calls home. Having lived in Beijing for more than 20 years, Terry has finally made his Chinese dream come true—becoming a volunteer. He often gives tourists directions, gets water for a baby and even helps a neighbor sell cold drinks. “I like helping other people,” he said. “This is where I live, where my friends are and where I call home.” Terry became interested in Chinese culture as a teenager when he read the Tao Te Ching by Laozi. In 1981, he went to Shanghai. His first visit to Beijing was six years later on business. Terry and his family moved to Beijing in 1997, and since then he has lived and worked in Beijing. Now Terry can make traditional noodles, and when he goes to a restaurant, he usually orders dumplings and some traditional Beijing dishes. He likes chatting (聊天) with people there, especially taxi drivers. “I am more familiar with the lives of taxi drivers than most Beijingers,” he said. “When I see their license numbers, I can tell how many years they have worked.” “They are so knowledgeable,” he said. “I learned many Chinese from them.” Terry does not want to leave Beijing. He said, “Your home is where your things are. In this sense, Beijing is my home. Now I just enjoy living here.” 1. What’s Terry’s Chinese dream? A．To be a volunteer. B．To eat dumplings. C．To read the Tao Te Ching. D．To live in Shanghai. 2. When did Terry and his family move to Beijing? A．In 1981. B．In 1987. C．In 1997. D．In 2008. 3. Who does Terry especially like to chat with? A．Shop keepers. B．His neighbors. C．His friends. D．Taxi drivers. 4. How does Terry like the Tao Te Ching by Laozi? A．Boring. B．Interesting. C．Proud. D．Understanding. 5. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “familiar” in Paragraph 7? A．厌烦的 B．陌生的 C．熟悉的 D．不同的 Passage 5 A student’s kindness paid off. He received (收到) 5, 000 yuan after ordering some take-out food for a homeless man. Wang Ya is a university student in Kunming. One night, in the heavy rain, Wang saw a homeless man sleeping under a bridge, wearing his summer clothes. Wang felt sorry for him, so he went online and ordered him some food. Wang also left a message for the restaurant. It said, “Please make sure that the homeless man gets the food as soon as possible. It’s cold outside and I don’t know if he’s had anything to eat. I’ve seen him there since about 11:30 at noon.” The restaurant owner was so moved that he added some food to the order. The homeless man got the food less than half an hour later. Wang’s story got so popular online that a charitable foundation (慈善基金会) gave him 5, 000 yuan for his kindness. But he refused to spend the money on himself and he gave it to charities. 1. What was the weather like when the story happened? A．Rainy. B．Cloudy. C．Windy. D．Snowy. 2. Why did Wang order food for the homeless man? A．Because the man asked him to do so. B．Because he wanted to be popular. C．Because he felt sorry for the man. D．Because he wanted to make money. 3. Where did the homeless man sleep? A．Under the bridge. B．In his home. C．In the hotel. D．In the school. 4. What was not the result of Wang’s kindness? A．Wang took the money to buy clothes for homeless people. B．The restaurant owner added some food to the order. C．A charitable foundation gave Wang 5, 000 yuan. D．The homeless man got the takeout food in the end. 5. In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage? A．Science. B．Music. C．History. D．Life. 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 ORBISORBIS is a charity (慈善机构). It helps the people who can’t see. The doctors and nurses in the charity fly to the poor places all over the world to help blind people. But they need lots of money to do this, so the doctors at ORBIS hope that more and more people can raise money for them to support their work. Detroit Public RadioOne way you can help Detroit Public Radio is by volunteering your time during one of the station’s fundraising (筹款的) events, such as WDET’s Pledge Drive. We are always looking for volunteers to help the station. UNICEFUnited Nations International Children’s Emergence Fund (UNICEF) was set up on December 11, 1946 to help children in poor countries, It helps make the world a better place for children. People can help UNICEF by doing the volunteer work. Taichung PAWSAnyone with an interest in helping animals out is welcome to join us, whether you want to volunteer for a short time or a long time. If you love animals, please join us! 1. What kind of people does ORBIS help? A．The old. B．The young. C．The deaf. D．The blind. 2. What is WDET’s Pledge Drive? A．A kind of car. B．A fundraising event. C．A radio station. D．A children’s hospital. 3. If Judy loves animals a lot, what may she be interested in? A．Taichung PAWS. B．Detroit Public Radio. C．UNICEF. D．ORBIS. 4. If Jim wants to help ORBIS, what can he do? A．Help the nurses. B．Feed animals. C．Raise some money. D．Work for the station. 5. Which of the following is NOT true according the information? A．The doctors in the charity go to the poor places by plane. B．Detroit Public Radio is always looking for volunteers to help the station. C．UNICEF was set up to help poor children. D．If you don’t want to volunteer for a long time, you can’t join Taichung PAWS. Passage 7 Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited（继承）a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy. Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them $200 a month. The money is used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children.” 1. Jack didn’t need to look for a job __________. A．before he went to college B．after he went to Africa C．because he got one million dollars D．before he received a report 2. Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children __________. A．only in Washington B．only in England C．only in Africa D．around the world 3. Jack learns about the children’s progress by __________. A．visiting them each year B．getting a report every year C．staying with them D．talking with them in English 4. The underlined words “for a good cause” mean “__________” in Chinese. A．施舍 B．行善 C．优惠 D．赏赐 5. What’s the main idea of the story? A．Help others and you will feel happy. B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children. C．Live a simple life, and you can give others help. D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa. Passage 8 Dear neighbors, Next Saturday is the Volunteer Day of our community. Here is the plan. 7:30 a. m: Meet at the Community Centre for breakfast. 8:00 a. m.—8:30 a. m: Decide which of the following organizations you’d like to work for. You can begin thinking about what you may want to do now. Happy Homes: It provides home repairs for people in need. Elder Care: It sends volunteers to Old People’s Home. Volunteers can play games with the old people there, or talk with them. City Parks Association: It needs volunteers to help plant flowers and pick up trash（垃圾）in city parks. These are outdoor activities, so remember to bring some drinking water! Love and Learning: It helps children with learning disabilities. Read books out loudly to groups of children and help them with their homework. 8:30 a. m. —9:00 a. m: Get on the bus for your chosen activity, and ride with the other volunteers to your activity sites（地点）. 9:00 a. m. —12:10 p. m.: Work as a volunteer. 12:10p. m. —1:00 p. m.: Share lunch with your volunteer group. 1:00 p. m. —3:30p. m: Go on with your volunteer work. 3:30p. m: Get on the bus that will take you back to the Community Centre. You can talk with other volunteers and share your experiences. To know more information, please call 718—384—782. We are looking forward to your joining. Central Community 1. What do volunteers for Happy Homes do? A．They repair homes. B．They clean up homes. C．They visit Old People’s Home. D．They care for children at home alone. 2. How will volunteers go to their activity sites? A．By bike. B．By car. C．By bus. D．By subway. 3. Volunteers will finish their work at ____________. A．1:00 p. m. B．1:30p. m. C．3:00p. m. D．3:30 p. m. 4. If you join the City Parks Association, you needn’t __________. A．plant flowers B．feed the birds C．pick up trash D．bring drinking water 5. The writer writes this passage to __________. A．ask people to do the Volunteer Day activities B．show the importance of volunteering C．describe a voluntary experience D．tell people how to be a volunteer Passage 9 Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got cancer (癌症) . He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches (英寸) above the knee. But to everyone’s surprise, Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long-distance (长距离的) runner and do something about the cancer. What a dream! Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country. He hoped to raise one million dollars for cancer research. Few people believed he would make it. Anyway, on April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope. For the first few days of his marathon, Terry Fox was alone. He started running at 4: 30 am. Day by day, people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road. As people saw Terry, they stopped and donated (捐赠) money for cancer research. However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22. In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland. Since his death, the yearly Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to be the world’s largest one—day fundraiser (募捐活动) for cancer research. 1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean? A．The dream was very strange. B．It was such a silly dream. C．The dream was easy to achieve. D．It was almost an impossible dream. 2. Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because ________. A．he found it too tiring B．nobody supported him C．he was too sick to continue D．he raised enough money 3. When did Terry Fox get cancer? A．In 1975. B．In 1980. C．In 1981. D．In 1958. 4. How much money did Terry raise for cancer research in his short life? A．$2.4 million. B．$24 billion. C．$24 million. D．$2.4 billion. 5. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage? A．To tell us when Terry Fox Run was first held. B．To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties. C．To advise us to donate money for cancer research. D．To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope. Passage 10 Several years ago, I spent most of my time at a mental hospital (精神病院) in our town. I found much joy there. At first it was a little scary to be there, but I stayed on, because I had a reason for doing this. I volunteered in a locked-up (封闭的) environment. To my surprise, I found that a friend of my parents’ was a patient in this hospital. I knew, when I was a baby, this woman wanted to keep me because she had no children. I looked after this woman and showed my old photos to her. Finally, she was able to remember some old things, and she said to me one day, “Dear, you should not come here.” But I wanted to bring something happy into this woman’s life. I learned that because she had no family, she couldn’t leave here and go home. So I brought her to my home twice and I still remembered the happy smile on her face. I have never forgotten this volunteering experience. This woman later passed away. I can’t see her anymore, but I’m happy that I have done something to make a difference in another person’s life. 1. How did the writer feel at first when working in the mental hospital? A．Bored. B．Afraid. C．Interested. D．Comfortable. 2. Why couldn’t the woman leave the hospital? A．Because she couldn’t remember anything. B．Because she couldn’t look after herself. C．Because she didn’t have any family. D．Because she didn’t want to leave. 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．The woman was the writer’s parents’ friend. B．With the help of the writer, the woman could remember something old. C．The woman saw the writer’s old photos. D．The writer went to the woman’s home twice. 4. The underlined phrase “passed away” means “__________” in Chinese. A．去世 B．逃离 C．居住 D．幸存 5. What is the best title for this passage? A．An unlucky woman B．A special hospital C．My parents’ friend D．My volunteering experience 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11 As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there However, I felt sad when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2, and 3, and another one for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a 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 Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their levels. To my surprise though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me. I was busy preparing lessons, reading test 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 worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village school and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here. 1. From the first paragraph, we know the school is very ______ . A．beautiful B．Big C．interesting D．small 2. There are ______ grades in the school. A．2 B．4 C．5 D．6 3. The writer came from ______ . A．Longzhou B．Guangxi C．Shanghai D．Beijing 4. What does the writer think of working in the school? A．Very interesting. B．Very useful. C．Very careful. D．Very exciting. 5. According to the passage, the writer ______ . A．was sorry for the poor school B．worked hard to teach the children C．didn’t want to work in the school D．left the school in a short time Passage 12 Last year, I went to Beijing Qizhi Special Education School for community service (社区服务). Before we took the bus, my friend asked me a question: “Why are you here?” I did not know how to answer the question. The school was not far from my school, but it looked like it was in a different world. A group of children were waiting for us. A boy walked toward me. He held my hands and pulled me to the ground. I kissed the earth and tasted nature. I could not understand what he was doing at first, so I was very angry. Though I was very angry, I controlled my anger. A teacher stopped this awkward (尴尬的) silence when she shouted at the boy. “What are you doing right here, right now?” she said. “You will never see your mom again if you keep doing this. Now, say sorry!” “Sorry,” he cried fearfully and nervously. I said nothing, but I realized something about this child. After lunch I asked the teacher for information about the child’s parents. She said that the child was very different from other students because of an illness. His family could not afford to treat him. He needed the kindness of his family, but they had abandoned him. So he depended on the support from the teachers and community service workers like us. I suddenly realized I could answer the question my friend asked me at the beginning of the day. Community service workers help others and make everyone feel better. There are so many people in the world that need help. Playing with lonely children may not make a big difference. But it can light a corner in the children’s hearts, making them know they are loved by people. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1. How did the writer reach Beijing Qizhi Special Education School? A．By train. B．By car. C．By bus. D．By taxi. 2. Why did the writer get angry? A．Because a boy held the writer’s hands. B．Because the writer did not like to taste nature. C．Because a boy pushed the writer to the ground. D．Because a boy was impolite to the writer. 3. The boy acted differently from others because ________. A．he was sick B．his parents didn’t like him C．he was nervous and fearful D．he always lived with teachers 4. The underlined word “abandoned” most probably means “________”. A．hurt B．left C．sold D．forgotten 5. From the passage we can learn that the writer ________. A．helped so many people in the world B．played with the lonely boy after lunch C．learned the meaning of community service D．wasn’t good at answering the questions about community service Passage 13 Actress Jiang Yiyan has spent around a month a year volunteering as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi for nine years in row(连续). In 2007, when she took part in film shooting in that area, she was shocked by the poverty(贫穷) there. Children had to walk along mountainous roads to attend classes at a neighboring village school. So she came up with the idea of doing something for these children. Besides giving classes, Jiang also plays games with children and sings songs for them. And she cares much for their daily life. Moreover, she donated billion yuan to set up a fund(基金) for students there. “Like the grass in stone clefts(裂缝), they have to try their best to find sunshine on their own rather than waiting for others to do it for them, "Jiang said. When asked how she persisted in her volunteer services for such a long time, Jiang said, “I’m not persisting but enjoying.” “It's not that I gave these kids love. I am actually learning about love.” Jiang added. To enjoy and share love is seen as the most important thing in her life. At the same time, children in the big mountains are also influenced Jiang. “Whenever meet with something difficult to do, I’ll think these kids. Born in this kind of environment, they have to learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth. So, why can’t I?” said Jiang. 1. Jiang Yiyan spends _______ as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi. A．a day a week B．a day a month C．a week a month D．a month a year 2. When did Jiang Yiyan come up with the idea of doing something for the children there? A．In1987. B．In1997. C．In2007. D．In2017. 3. What does the underlined word “persisted” mean in Chinese? A．放弃 B．坚持 C．拒绝 D．宽容 4. What's the most important thing in Jiang Yiyan's life? A．To set up a fund. B．To enjoy and share love. C．To take part in film shooting. D．To learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth. 5. The best title of this passage is “_______”. A．The Children’s Poverty B．The Mountainous Roads C．The Grass in Stone Clefts D．A Kind and Helpful Actress Passage 14 Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a gift that would be nice and useful but not expensive. A week before her mother’s birthday， she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour， she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas， and decided to take a black one， since her mother had lost hers the month before. She thought， “ ” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to school with her until her classes had finished. On her way back home in the train that evening， she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car（餐车） for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment（车厢）， but when she got back， it had gone! When she had left the compartment， there had been no other passengers in it， but now there were three. Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone， and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it， they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train. The next week， Sally heard from her mother. It said， “Thank you very much for your lovely gifts， but why did you send me three black umbrellas?” 1. Which of the following is the best for the underlined sentence “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color?” A．You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes. B．Any color of your clothes will be all right. C．The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors. D．You can take any clothes that you like to wear. 2. What does the story infer? A．Her mother would write to her if she didn’t receive the gifts. B．The three umbrella were sent by the girl. C．The three umbrellas were sent by the three passengers D．Nobody on the train took the umbrella away. 3. How many umbrellas did Sally’s mother get at last? A．No B．Only one C．Three D．Four 4. The best name of the story is __________. A．A Lucky Girl B．The Missing Umbrella C．A Happy Mother D．Mother’s gift 5. What does the writer want to tell us? A．You should take care of your things when you are traveling. B．Show your love to others， and they will bring you love. C．Children should often come back to see their parents. D．It is no use crying when you are in trouble. Passage 15 I’m David. When I was 13, my parents decided that I should go to England to improve my English. I had never been to other countries before, so I felt a little worried. My parents prepared everything for my journey. My plane was due (预期) to leave at 9:30 a.m. and arrive in two hours. I phoned the English family who I would stay with and they told me they would wait for me at the airport. Unluckily my plane to London was delayed. I tried to phone the English family again but I couldn’t speak to them because they had already left home for the airport. When I arrived in London, it was already 1:30 p.m. I went to get my luggage but I couldn’t find it. I became very worried. Luckily, the airport staff was very helpful and efficient. I didn’t wait long — they found it 10 minutes later. My English family were still waiting for me! I was so happy! Then my new life in London began. My English family were quite kind. I learned a lot of English because I spent most of the day talking in English. I played computer games with the little boy in my English family. I also taught him how to play chess. Sometimes I told him stories I learned from my family. I missed my family during my stay in London, but I also felt sad when my stay there came to an end. My English family held a party for me. I enjoyed it very much. I’ll never forget that summer in London! It is one of the most wonderful experiences I’ve ever had. 1. What do we know about David? A．He travelled a lot with his parents. B．He was happy to take a plane alone. C．He went to England to study English. D．He thought his parents were a little strict. 2. When did David reach London? A．At 9:30 a.m. B．At 11:30 a.m. C．At 1:30 p.m. D．At 3:30 p.m. 3. What does the underlined word “efficient” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese? A．普通的 B．高效的 C．懒惰的 D．勇敢的 4. What did David teach the little boy in his English family? A．How to play chess. B．How to write stories. C．How to play computer games. D．How to choose interesting books. 5. David wrote this passage mainly to tell us _______. A．some useful ways of improving English B．about the importance of planning well before a trip C．his experiences of going and studying in another country D．about the difficulty of understanding people from different countries 八年级下册 单元话题 梯度训练 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$