Unit 8 Making a Difference同步练2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册
一、根据句意及汉语注释完成单词（每小题1分，共5分）
- Mrs Taylor feels ________ (孤独) because her kids all left home.
- At the zoo yesterday, we saw the animals live in small ________(笼子).
- She seems quiet and shy but ________ (实际上) she likes talking about movies and music with others.
- Li Hua ________(自愿做) at the animal hospital every weekend — he loves taking care of small animals.
- My friend is very ________ (活跃) in class. She always raises her hand to answer the teachers’ questions.
- It’s important ________ (keep) the classroom clean and tidy every day.
- My father always shares many of his ______ (experience) with me.
- I always tell my grandparents how ________ (use) the mobile phone.
- Mr Smith ________ (teach) English in No. 1 Middle School for about three years.
- This club offers many interesting classes for the ________ (young) to develop their hobbies.
- She has learnt a lot ______ her mistakes in the English exam.
- Tom has played basketball every Saturday ________ he joined the school team.
- Come ________ , our friends are waiting for us and we don’t want to miss the start of the movie!
- My little sister helps care ________ our pet rabbit after she finishes her homework every day.
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- I usually play chess ________ my grandfather every weekend. We both enjoy this quiet time together.
阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
In a small town, there was a group. It helped the 1. ________ (病人). The group built a 2. ________ (庇护所) where the sick could live safely. The owner of the 3. ________ (组织) worked hard to make sure the place was always clean and comfortable. Every day, kind 4. ________ (来访者) would come to spend time with the sick, bringing them joy and warmth. One afternoon, an 5. ________ (采访者) visited them. She met a kind 6. ________ (青年) who was volunteering there. The young man 7. ________ (解释) how they cooked meals, cleaned rooms, and talked with the sick to make them feel loved. They also received 8. ________ (捐赠物) from generous (慷慨的) people. The sick people were deeply thankful for the care they received. Through these small 9. ________ (行动) of kindness (善良), people here were full of hope and happiness. Everyone who helped made a big 10. ________ (有重要作用) in the lives of the sick people.
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One day, when I finished raising money for a charity and was on the train back home, I put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who helped me.
When I got off the train, I felt really good. The next day, I wrote more than you notes and the same feeling of happiness hit me again. I suddenly had an idea: Why not keep on doing this every day of the year?
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To keep on this task, I decided to pick out a different theme (主题) each month. January was charity. February would be neighbour. And many names came to my mind right away.
While writing the notes, I realized I spent too much time on the phone moving from app to app, enjoying other people’s lives. Writing thank-you notes gave me the time to do something different, paying more attention to my own life.
In the following months, I wrote to my friends, doctors and teachers. In July, my “food” month came, so I wrote to Julie, who used to cook at my favourite restaurant. It went like this:
Dear Julie,
I find myself missing you recently. Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful food. Jake and I will never forget the cake you made for us. We talk about it every year.
Thank you. We miss you.
Love,
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her. Julie replied, “I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching (感人的) letter before. I’m going through a hard time right now, and this encourages me a lot.”
On 31st December, I wrote my last card to my husband Jake and our two kids. And I took a picture of us, so that I could remember the feeling coming up inside me. Gratitude (感谢).
( )1. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
[A] Writing thank-you notes.
[B] Taking the train back home.
[C] Putting the phone down.
[D] Raising money for charities.
( )2. What did Gina get by doing her task according to the text?
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