Unit 8 Making a Difference 阅读专项训练- 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

英语人教版新教材八年级下册阅读专项训练

Unit 8 Making a Difference

        这份阅读专项训练包含三部分内容，第一部分为阅读理解，第二部分为完形填空，第三部分为阅读填空，旨在提高学生的阅读理解能力，请认真答题。

第一部分  阅读理解

A

Wan Haibo, a deliveryman（快递员）,was honored as a national model worker on 28 April 2025 in Beijing. He received this honour for his excellent delivery work and active volunteer work. Wan said,"I feel very excited and proud."

Born in the countryside in Handan, Wan became a deliveryman in Tianjin in."It's necessary to send every parcel（包裹） right to the customer in time," he told the reporter from Beijing Daily."The job is laborious, experiencing sunburn and wind. I thought about stopping, but finally got through the difficulties."

Wan usually delivers 500 parcels per day(700 or even 1,000 parcels daily during some online shopping holidays or sales seasons). In the past seven years, he has delivered over 720,000 parcels without any mistake. He usually starts work around 6 a.m. and finishes around 8 p.m. Sometimes he has to work until midnight. When facing terrible weather and possible delivery delays（延迟）,he always calls the customer to explain the reasons.

Wan is a warm-hearted person. He often pays much attention to the old and the disabled. He usually gets medicine for them and takes away their rubbish when delivering parcels.

Wan has also been a volunteer in his community since April. As a volunteer, he helps to check the area's sanitation（卫生） conditions and safety risks for the community.

Wan said,"I'm very pleased that we deliverymen have got more respect in recent years. I think I will continue to serve the delivery industry in the future and encourage more people around me to take part in volunteer work."

1.What kind of honour did Wan Haibo get?

A. The most beautiful worker. B. A national model worker.
C. The best deliveryman. D. A moving deliveryman.

2.What does the underlined word "laborious" probably mean?

A. Hard. B. Easy. C. Interesting. D. Surprising.

3.How long has Wan Haibo been a volunteer in his community?

A. For about 8 years. B. For about 7 years.
C. For about 6 years. D. For about 3 years.

4.Which of the following can describe Wan Haibo the best according to the text?

A. Brave and lovely. B. Hard-working and warm-hearted.
C. Dishonest and impolite. D. Easy-going and well-dressed.

5.What can we learn from the text?

A. A deliveryman sends 1,700 parcels per day.
B. A deliveryman often calls the old for more advice.
C. A deliveryman usually helps the customers clean their rooms.
D. A deliveryman always does well in his delivery work and volunteer work.

B

Is there something in your community that could be changed? Is there a person in your neighbourhood who could offer help? If you're hoping for someone to make a difference, that someone could be you!

Volunteering your time is a great way to make a difference in your community. And you'll feel good about doing something that helps people or improves the places around you.

This past summer, my friends and I noticed how messy our neighbourhood park was. We wanted it to be different. We worked without parents and teachers to clean up the park. We had a great time making the park even better than before, and now the whole neighbourhood is able to share and enjoy it again.

Maybe cleaning up a park isn't your choice, though. No problem! You can turn anything that matters to you into a volunteer project. Do you like playing chess, reading, or spending time with your pet? You can volunteer to do what you love to do. For example, you could help at an old people's home, simply by talking or playing games with them to make their days better. If you're great at maths or English, you could volunteer to be a homework helper at your school. You're

always needed to walk dogs or play with cats. Or you can collect things for homeless people, such as soap and toothbrushes.

You see, there is something for everyone. Whatever you do as a volunteer, your time will be enjoyed and that always feels good. Kids everywhere are making a difference by volunteering. You can too!

6.Who is the passage mainly written for?

A. Kids. B. Parents. C. Teachers. D. Neighbours.

7.Helping people or improving the places around you will make you feel ____.

A. sad B. angry C. good D. bad

8.Last summer the writer volunteered to ____.

A. walk dogs B. teach pupils maths
C. talk with the old D. clean up the park

9.What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A. Collecting things is a lot of fun.
B. Cleaning up a park isn't your choice.
C. The old people always need help.
D. Anything can become a volunteer job.

10.We can infer(推断) that the writer is full of ____ when writing this passage.

A. thanks B. hope C. surprise D. worries

第二部分  完形填空

A

Summer vacation is usually a great time for students to relax. （1）, some students give up their relaxing time to volunteer. Sandy, a 15-year-old girl, （2） summer vacations because she has more time for volunteering.

Sandy used to be （3） and seldom talked to people. That changed during last summer vacation. She saw a group of volunteers picking up rubbish in the street. Moved by their action, she walked up and asked if she could （4） them. They agreed.

From that day on, Sandy's summer vacation became very （5）. From Mondays to Fridays, she taught kids English. From Saturdays to Sundays, she helped to pick up rubbish and visited the