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英语 八年级 下册 配上海教育版
Unit 1 Helping those in need
单元基础过关
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. If you want to leave earlier, you have to ask ______________(permit).
2. Smoking can _____________(serious) damage your health.
3. My ankle (脚踝) is still too __________(pain) to walk on.
4. David spends a lot of time ____________(raise) money for poor children.
5. Yesterday the dying boy ____________(donate) his kidney (肾) to his mother.
permission
seriously
painful
raising
donated
6. The school football team was unlucky ____________(lose) yesterday's match.
7. I will never forget the ___________ (pleasure) and relaxing old days in the countryside.
8. Some ________________(volunteer) found a dead whale on the beach and reported it to the local government.
9. It's impossible to satisfy everyone with those __________________ (arrange).
10. My teeth ________ (ache), so I went to the dentist (牙医).
to lose
pleasant
volunteers
arrangements
ached
二、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词
1. 空闲时间做志愿工作很有意义。
It's meaningful to ______ ____________ ________ in spare time.
2. 杰克总觉得难以表达自己的感情。
Jack always finds it hard ____ __________ ______ ___________.
3. 一些学生在学习数学方面有困难。
Some students _______ ___________ _____ ____________ maths.
do
voluntary
work
to
express
his
feelings
have
difficulty
in
learning
4. 您能告诉我如何使彼得振奋起来吗?
Could you tell me ______ _____ _______ Peter's _________?
5. 全国各地的心理团队都开通了热线,向有需要的人提供帮助。
Psychological groups across the country have opened hotlines to________ _______ _____ those _____ ________.
how
to
raise
spirits
offer
help
to
in
need
三、完形填空
Peter is a violinist(小提琴手) and music teacher in a village. He ___1___ with many world-famous musicians. The 69-year-old man is sharing his love of music with the ___2___ in his hometown by doing something special.
The ___3___ of instruments is rising, so it is hard for the family to buy a violin. Peter thinks that the only way of getting instruments into the hands of future musicians is to build them himself. He tries many ways to build the
( )1. A. performs B. draws C. runs D. walks
( )2. A. doctors B. children C. women D. teachers
( )3. A. picture B. sound C. price D. energy
A
B
C
violins. ___4___, he decides to make violins with wood.
In his home workshop, Peter can build a violin for about $20. Buying a ___5___ violin costs much more—about $150. In his hometown, people there are very poor. It seems ___6___ for them to spend so much money buying a violin.
( )4. A. Suddenly B. Really C. UsuallyD. Finally
( )5. A. funny B. small C. real D. big
( )6. A. impossible B. important C. useful D. helpful
D
C
A
Peter ___7___ his violins “bottle” violins. They don't look like the real thing, but they sound just like the real thing. Peter gives free ___8___ to young children. He teaches them to play the violin. He ___9___ the children in
( )7. A. knocks B. gives C. buys D. calls
( )8. A. food B. lessons C. books D. time
( )9. A. waits for B. laughs at
C. looks for D. learns from
D
B
A
the park on Sundays. To his ___10___, many children walk miles in order to take lessons with him.
Peter builds these special violins in the hope of sharing his love of music with more children, even though he himself is poor. Showing his new violin invention, Peter says online, “When you love music, there is nothing that should stop you from showing love for it.”
( )10. A. anger B. sadness C. joy D. interest
C
四、阅读理解
(一)
Rebecca Young is a girl from Glasgow. She designed a solar-powered heated blanket (太阳能供热毯) to help homeless people stay warm on freezing nights.
It is cold and windy in winter in Glasgow. Two years ago, Rebecca decided to do something to help people without homes. She came up with a design for a bag that could unfold(展开) into a heated blanket. The blanket gets
power from special panels (面板) that collect energy from the Sun during the day. At night, the blanket uses the stored energy to keep users warm. It can stay warm for up to eight hours, giving people who need it some comfort during the night.
Thales UK, a big engineering company, helped turn Rebecca's idea into a workable solution. In June 2025, Thales UK gave 30 of these blankets to charities in Glasgow to help homeless people, with 120 more in production.
Rebecca is renowned around the world now. What she did greatly encouraged girls to be builders and problem-solvers. Rebecca herself puts it simply, “If you see a problem you think you can solve, you can do something about it.”
( )1. Why did Rebecca make the heated blanket?
A. To become famous.
B. To make some money.
C. To learn about solar energy.
D. To help people stay warm.
D
( )2. How does the heated blanket work at night?
A. It uses the special panels.
B. It uses stored solar energy.
C. It gets heat from the user's body.
D. It becomes a bag to offer warmth.
( )3. What did Thales UK do?
A. It helped set up charities.
B. It gave 30 blankets to charities.
C. It taught Rebecca to design blankets.
D. It produced special panels.
B
B
( )4. What does the underlined word “renowned” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Famous. B. Confused. C. Nervous. D. Stressed.
( )5. What message does Rebecca want to share with others?
A. Girls should focus on easy jobs.
B. It's hard to solve problems alone.
C. Everyone can take action if they want.
D. We should learn to ask experts for help.
A
C
【创新练习】再次阅读文章,回答下列5个问题,并把答案写在横线上。
1. Where does Rebecca come from?
______________________________________________________________
2. What's the weather like in winter in Glasgow?
______________________________________________________________
3. When do the special panels collect energy from the Sun?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Rebecca / She comes from Glasgow. / Glasgow.
It is cold and windy in winter in Glasgow.
The special panels / They collect energy from the Sun during the day. / During the day.
4. How long can the blankets stay warm?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
5. What is Thales UK?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
The blankets / They can stay warm for up to eight / 8 hours. / For up to eight / 8 hours.
Thales UK / It is a big engineering company. / A big engineering company.
(二)
阅读下面短文,并从方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中,使原文意思完整、连贯。
A. Donating money is a very common way of giving.
B. However, volunteering isn't as difficult as you think.
C. An ordinary person can also make a difference in helping others in need.
D. Through volunteering, you will gain new experiences and learn important skills in life.
E. Just make sure these things are clean and usable.
F. Make yourself better by continuous learning.
In China, there are many charity organizations. The Red Cross Society of China was founded in 1904. It helps people in times of war and also helps people during disasters, like the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. The Love Without Boundaries Foundation helps China's orphans (孤儿). 1. _______ Here are some tips for you.
Donating
2. _______ You must have seen some donation boxes kept in stores and in malls. There is a picture or a message on the box telling where the money would go.
C
A
Dropping change into the box is a simple way of helping others. Next time when you clean your house, gather together old things that may not be useful to you, such as books, bags, shoes and clothes. Then, you can donate them to a local charity organization. 3. ________
Volunteering
You can also help others in need by becoming a volunteer.With passion and spare time, you can be a good volunteer. During the holiday, you can help to teach
E
children from poor homes, or visit the old people, for example. 4. _________ It will surely help you in the future.
Improving
5. _________ With professional knowledge or some skills, an ordinary person can play an important role in providing social services and helping vulnerable(易受伤害的) groups.
D
F
五、语法填空
In a narrow hutong in Beijing lies a small library. It is only seven square metres in size, 1. _______ thousands of books are kept in it. Unlike traditional libraries, this one doesn't require(要求) 2. _____ (it) readers to return the books. Instead, it encourages them 3. ___________ (pass) those books on to someone else when they've finished reading.
but
its
to pass
This library was started by Mr Xu, a businessman, in 2010. The idea took shape when Xu recommended (推荐) books online to students, but found it hard for them to get the books 4. ___________ their school libraries. So Xu bought and gave away nearly 1,000 5. _________(book) in the following year. The students who received the books were very thankful.
Xu's library might be the smallest in the world, but in another sense, it's also 6. _______________(big) because its
from
books
the biggest
books keep moving. Once, a reader took home 7. ______ English book on Chinese history. A week later, he passed it on to a neighbour. Amazingly, the book 8. ______________ (travel) all the way abroad and ended up in Germany. “The journey of the book is a wonder. Many wonders like this keep the culture of 9. ___________(read) alive,” Xu tells the newspaper.
an
travelled
reading
Xu says he 10. ______________(continue) this work although the library is now faced with the challenge of e-books. “This is the most meaningful thing I've done in my life,” he says. “I hope that the library can stay open forever.”
will continue
THANKS!
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