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

Unit 8 Making a Difference 一、根据句意及汉语注释完成单词（每小题1分，共5分） 1. Music__________ (治疗) can help some people relax when they feel nervous. 1. The tour guide told us to ________ (绕行) the ancient tree slowly, as its roots (根) can make us fall over easily. 1. Our class has a ________（固定）English lesson every Friday afternoon for us to practise our English. 1. The old letters her grandmother left are ________ (宝贵) to her, as they carry many warm family memories. 1. This volunteer group organizes a trip every month for ________ (有残疾) children, helping them experience the joy of nature. 二、词汇运用（每小题1分，共5分） 将选项中所给单词的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。 joy pet love expect stress Lily is a Grade 8 student. She has been a little 1. these days because of her English exam. Seeing this, her neighbour decides to help her by bringing his dog to her. Lily is an animal 2.__________, so she often stops by her neighbour’s house after school 3. __________his small dog, Lucky. This simple moment brings Lily lots of 4. __________She feels better after that and 5.__________that she can take Lucky for a short walk in the park this weekend. 三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共8分） According to UNESCO, a large number of children in villages in some African countries like Kenya and Tanzania do not go to school. They have to work to make money for their family. And about half of people in these countries live without electricity (电). A company is now working to solve both of these problems. It has created a special solar (太阳能的) power station, which is in the shape of a cow, called Solar Cow. The company encourages parents in those poor villages to send their children to school by setting up (设立) Solar Cows at schools. Just as its name suggests, the Solar Cow can charge batteries (给电池充电) called “Solar Milks”. The Solar Milks provide electricity for the families. People can only charge the batteries by using the Solar Cow, so children have to go to school to get the electricity. Every day, children put their batteries into the bottom of their school’s Solar Cow. They go to class while the Solar Cow is charging the batteries. At the end of the day, they take the batteries home. Each Solar Milk battery can charge a mobile phone three or four times, or a radio once or twice. The battery is also a flashlight (手电筒), and it can provide ten hours of light. “My father used to travel two to three hours to the charging shop to charge his phone, and it cost a lot,” a boy said. “But now, he can use the battery I bring from school to charge his phone at home.” Since 2018, this company has set up two Solar Cows in Kenya and one in Tanzania. The company also started to raise money for more Solar Cows to help the poor children in Africa. ( )1. What is a Solar Cow? [A] An animal which can make milk. [B] A solar battery in the shape of a cow. [C] A mobile phone in the shape of a cow. [D] A solar power station in the shape of a cow. ( )2. How does the company encourage the parents to send their children to school? [A] By giving them money. [B] By setting up Solar Cows at schools. [C] By offering them cows. [D] By building some schools in the villages. ( )3. What is the correct order for children to get the electricity for their families? 1. Children go to school with batteries. 1. Children take the batteries home. 1. Children have classes while the Solar Cow is charging the batteries. 1. Children put the batteries into the bottom of their school’s Solar Cow. [A] a-c-d-b [B] a-d-c-b [C] b-a-c-d [D] b-d-c-a ( )4. What can each Solar Milk battery do? [A] It can charge a radio three or four times. [B] It can provide electricity for a Solar Cow. [C] It can provide ten hours of light as a flashlight. [D] It can charge a mobile phone seven or eight times. 四、任务型阅读（每小题2分，共10分） 阅读下面材料，从选项中所给的A—E五个选项中选出正确选项(其中一项是多余选项)，将其序号填入第 小题，并回答第5小题。 Volunteering means giving your time and skills to help others without getting money. Some people don’t want to be volunteers because they think it’s a waste of time. However, volunteering comes with a lot of advantages (优点). 1.________ Meet new people and build friendships. Everyone loves new friends. 2. ______ You and your new friends are working together towards your future goals. That makes you feel closer to each other. Get an understanding of other ways of life. Volunteering might take you to a new part of your neighbourhood. 3. _______ This experience can improve your understanding of different people. Become happier. What an amazing reason! 4. ________Researchers find that you can make social connections while volunteering. That can give you a sense of achievement and improve your feelings of happiness. Volunteering can make you a better person. After volunteering for some time, you will be surprised to find that great changes are coming to your life. 选项： A. Here are some of them. B. Who doesn’t want to become happier? C. But you can volunteer to help someone in need. D. You’re sure to meet people and make new friends with similar interests. E. Volunteer programs can help you meet and learn from people with different jobs. 1. What other benefits do you know of volunteering? (不超过 15 词) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $