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八年级英语RJ
下册 3 L
Unit 8 Making a Difference
Section B How does helping others make a difference?
第4课时 Section B(1a1e)
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一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成句子。
1.The ________(观众)began to laugh after the performer told a joke.
2.Three ______(成年人)took a group of children to the concert.
3.Thanks to the ________(团队合作), we won the football match.
4.Her help is v_________, not forced.
5.It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was
w____ it for the view from the top.
二、用括号里所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.Ladies and _________(gentleman), welcome to the wonderful party!
7.A week later, the _______(miss)cat was found in another neighbourhood.
8.We teenagers should learn some _________(practice)life skills.
9.Uncle is a __________(success)businessman.
10.The girl is _______(will)to help her mother with chores at home.
三、根据句意填写单词, 完成句子。
11.The smart actor signed __ with a new company last month.
12.She went to the countryside in 1958 and has worked there ____ since.
13.Most __ all, I like the educational idea about this book.
14.Volunteering can help the young people make _ difference in their lives.
15.Everyone should know the value __ time.
四、根据汉语意思完成句子, 每空一词。
16.你的建议非常实用,它很值得考虑。
Your advice is very _________, and it is _____ ___________.
17.我们已经提供了医疗援助, 并且在自然灾害后搜寻失踪的人。
We've ________ medical aid and searched ___ _______ people after natural disasters.
18.我们的目标一直是去挽救尽可能多的人。
Our goal has always ____ to save __ many people as we ___.
19.我看到一则有趣的冬令营广告,于是决定报名。
I saw __ ___________ ad for a winter camp and decided to ____ __.
20.团队合作的力量是成功救援的关键。
The _____ __ teamwork is the ___ __ successful rescues.
五、阅读理解。
阅读下面的材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
International Volunteer Day is on 5 December every year. It started on 17 December 1985. It is a day to honour volunteers all over the world.
Every day and every minute, lots of volunteers around the world work out of their own kindness and love to make the world a better place. They take care of the environment, build schools, teach kids, care for animals…Most volunteers work without getting paid, and many do so using their own money. We should all appreciate(感谢)their work. International Volunteer Day gives us a chance to do so.
Celebrating International Volunteer Day also lets more people know about the work of volunteers and encourages them to join the volunteer team. When people see how volunteering is changing things for the better, they may want to donate their time and play their part.
There are many problems in the world. No one has answers to all the problems, but when we face them together, we are able to find good ways to solve them. The things we care about today will help build a better world tomorrow.
( )21.What do we know about International Volunteer Day from paragraph 1?
A.It is on December 17.
B.It started about 40 years ago.
C.People celebrate it every 5 years.
D.A volunteer came up with the idea of it.
( )22.What does the underlined word “so” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Being a volunteer.
B.Getting people together.
C.Solving the world's problems.
D.Appreciating volunteers' work.
( )23.What does the last paragraph mainly tell?
A.When one gives, two get happy.
B.You don't need a reason to help others.
C.Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
D.We can't change the past, but we can change the future.
( )24.The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.
A.give advice on how to volunteer
B.ask people to start their own volunteer group
C.tell us the history of International Volunteer Day
D.show why we should celebrate International Volunteer Day
六、完形填空。
阅读短文,理解其大意,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
[保护环境]I can't remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of 25 litter nearby that I realized no one else was going to pick it up.
I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there 26 three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was 27 much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest, and I wanted to 28 happy when I went there again. I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes 29 I started to pick up litter, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.
Since that trip, I 30 to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I often stay there for three hours. It makes me feel 31 to do something good for the environment. After each trip, I look through all the litter that I've collected. If 32 of it can be recycled, I'll keep it. I can't understand why people throw litter. But I will keep on picking it up 33 they stop throwing it. I know I'm only doing a small bit 34 the earth, but I still think it is important.
( )25.A.seeing
B.throwing
C.dropping
D.supporting
( )26.A.after
B.in
C.with
D.for
( )27.A.such
B.very
C.so
D.too
( )28.A.make
B.feel
C.look
D.find
( )29.A.after
B.period
C.before
D.of
( )30.A.had gone
B.has gone
C.have gone
D.will go
( )31.A.tired
B.sad
C.interesting
D.great
( )32.A.many
B.few
C.any
D.fewer
( )33.A.until
B.after
C.as soon as
D.when
( )34.A.help
B.helped
C.helping
D.to help
七、语篇填空。
阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。
When we volunteer, we play 35._ role in improving others' lives. At the same time, we are helping 36._________(we).
Last summer vacation, I volunteered at an 37.____________(organize)called Cradles to Crayons. It gives away things such as clothes and shoes to children 38.__ need. I spent two hours a day 39._______(help)choose and pack(打包)things there.
I quite liked the work. When volunteering there, I met some of the nicest people. They were always happy and ready to help. I enjoyed talking 40.___ working with them.
At the end of each day, the volunteer leader would tell us how many children we helped that day. I was 41._________(surprise)to see how a small act could make a big difference in someone's life. I only volunteered for a short time each day, but many children got help. I 42.___(get)such a strong feeling of satisfaction from this.
My volunteer experience at Cradles to Crayons also taught me to be 43.________ (thank) for what I have in life—food, clean water, clothes, family…They are easily available to us, but for some others, they may be hard 44.______(get). We should value(珍惜)them.
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