Unit 8 Making a Difference课堂同步练-2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 8 Making a Difference 一、阅读下面句子，在空白处填入一个适当的词或者括号内单词的正确形式。 1. The search team is still looking for the ________ (miss)hiker in the mountain. 1. This small tool is very ________ (practice) for fixing minor (小的) electrical problems at home. 1. ________(lady) and ________ (gentleman), welcome to tonight’s charity gala (晚宴)—your support will help hundreds of families in need. 1. The hotel provides clean towels and cups ________ every guest staying in the room. 1. At some time, teamwork is the key ________ success. 1. Her teacher gave her some ________ (value) advice on how to improve her writing skills. 1. Every weekend, she takes part in ________ (volunteer) work at the local animal shelter. 1. I am just ________ ordinary person, but I will try my best to help others. 1. At the end of the concert, the singer thanked the ________ (audience). 1. She is always _______ (will) to help her classmates with their math homework after school. 1. The book is worth ________ (read) because it is full of lots of funny stories. 1. She loves traveling, trying new foods, and most ________ all, meeting people from different cultures. 二、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Months ago, community workers on Jiangsu Street in Shanghai fixed smart devices (装置) on taps (水龙头) for old people living alone there. If an old person uses less than of water in about 12 hours, the smart devices will send an alarm to the community workers. They will then try to find out if the old person is OK. It’s said that the community workers also plan to set up devices on the doors of old people living alone. The alarms will go off if the doors are closed for a long time. The move has won much praise (称赞) on the internet. Many people see it as a great example of technology serving people and call for its use across the country. Smart devices do make our lives easier and more comfortable, but something better about the Shanghai experience is not technology, but the human touch. In fact, it’s not very difficult to fix smart devices on taps and doors. However, one needs to make sure that a worker is waiting at the other end of the system (系统) to hear the alarm. In order to make the system work well, several community workers have to be at work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Of course, we shouldn’t forget those people coming up with the idea. It might be a better idea to give them prizes so that they can do even better to help old people. ( )1. Who are the smart devices on taps used to help on Jiangsu Street in Shanghai? A. The old people trying to save water. B. The old people living by themselves. C. All old people trying to get help from others. D. All old people living in communities on Jiangsu Street. ( )2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The move. B. The praise. C. The internet. D. The worker. ( )3. What can we learn from Paragraph 6? A. It’s necessary to fix the smart devices for old people living alone. B. Smart devices can certainly help to make sure old people are safe. C. Community workers find it hard to fix smart devices for old people. D. Community workers play an important role in caring for old people. ( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Smart devices on taps will send an alarm if old people use too much water. B. Smart devices on doors will send an alarm if old people forget to close doors. C. Many people think the human touch is useless without the help of technology. D. The writer advises that people coming up with the idea should get some prizes. ( ) 5. What would be the best title for the passage? A. A smart way to care for the old B. Popular smart devices on taps C. Lonely old people in Shanghai D. Hard-working community workers 一、阅读下面句子，在空白处填入一个适当的词或者括号内单词的正确形式。 1. Every winter, the library donates old books to children ______ need in mountain villages. 1. To achieve ______ (succeed), you should have a clear goal and stick to it. 1. All the ______ (donate) from the public will be used to buy medical supplies for the poor areas. 1. The teacher believes that the ______ (young) of today will help to create a better future of all. 1. Jenny realized that her work was worth ______ effort when she saw the elderly people’s smiling faces. 1. She’s familiar ______ that song, because she often sings it. 1. Her ______ (talent) for drawing made her the best artist in her class. 1. My aunt likes to hand ______ cookies she bakes to her neighbors on weekends. 二、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Last summer, I got the chance to spend a month helping out in a hospital in Rwanda (卢旺达) with my parents. They work for a charity. I was interested in studying medicine in the future, so I decided to help in a hospital there for a month. I wanted to see if being a doctor was right for me. That month changed my life. Rwanda was very different from the UK. People there had difficult lives, but they were always kind and helped each other. They smiled a lot and shared food. I learned that we sometimes forget how lucky we are. In the hospital, my job was hard. I cleaned floors and changed beds every day. Sometimes, I talked to the patients and played games with them. I also asked the doctors about their work. They told me, “Our job is tiring. We work long hours and see sad things. But we love it because we can help our community.” Their words made me want to be a doctor even more. Now, I have a clear dream. When I finish school, I want to join groups like the Red Cross or Médecins Sans Frontières (a group that helps sick people in many countries). I want to spend my life helping people who really need it. I can’t wait to get started! ( )1. Why did the author work in Rwanda? A. To join a charity group. B. To travel with her parents. C. To study local medicine skills. D. To discover her career interest. ( )2. What did the author learn about life in Rwanda? A.Doctors earned high respect. B. Kindness outweighed hardships. C. Food was not enough but shared. D. People didn’t have modern hospitals. ( )3. How would the author feel about her job in Rwanda’s hospital? A. Bored but pleased. B. Fun but testing. C. Tired but encouraged. D. Sad but hopeful. ( )4. Why did the doctors love their work? A. They got high pay. B. They did simple work. C. It helped the community. D. They liked exciting work. ( )5. What lesson from Rwanda would the author share? A. To light others’ paths is to find your own. B. Hard work plants the seed, and success grows. C. Choose a job you love, and joy will follow. D. Go where roads end, and watch your mind grow. 三、语篇填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When we hear about “people without homes”, we 1. ________ (probable) think of the countries in Africa. But in fact we can see homeless people everywhere. For example, would you expect to see them in a developed country like Germany? Kurt Muller and his wife Rita often volunteered 2. ________ (help) poor people of Berlin. They usually stayed at home, made sandwiches, set a table in the street and handed 3. ________ food to the homeless. “I realized that my work 4. ________ (be) worth the effort when I saw the look of joy on their faces,” said Kurt. The Mullers soon had a better understanding of 5. ________ (volunteer) work. “Giving out food and clothing is not enough. What these people also need is 6. ________ (warm) and care,” said Rita. The Mullers decided to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita made sure there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always open to the people without homes. They soon ran low 7. ________ their time and pocket money, so Kurt had to visit food and clothing factories to ask for help. Many factories were completely moved by their kindness and spirit. They gave them enough food and clothing. Kurt and Rita get 8. ________ (something) for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and that means raising children without expecting any pay in return. The love we get on the streets is the best thing for ourselves.” Though Rita and Kurt meet many 9. ________ (difficulty) and often get tired, they say they will go on with the work 10. ________ they like the feeling of having made a difference in the world. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $