Unit 8 阅读提升练（二）2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 8 Making a Difference 单元阅读提升练（二）练习 一、阅读理解 第一节 阅读短文，选择最佳答案 Dear Miss Wang, I want to thank you for giving help to Kids’ Help Center. This group was set up to help teenagers with difficulties. Thanks to you, I became more confident and positive. I used to be very shy and afraid to talk with others. I couldn’t get along well with my classmates, and I even wanted to give up my study. Then I joined the activities of Kids’ Help Center. The teachers and volunteers there cared about me and encouraged me to express myself. I took part in group discussions and shared my feelings. Little by little, I became brave and outgoing. I made many good friends and improved my study. My life has completely changed. Thank you again for your kindness and help. It makes a big difference to me. Yours, Zhang Wei 1. Who was Kids’ Help Center set up to help? ( ) A. The old people B. The teenagers in trouble C. The disabled people 2. What can we know from the letter? ( ) A. Miss Wang works at Kids’ Help Center. B. Zhang Wei used to be very outgoing. C. Zhang Wei’s life has changed a lot. 3. What made Zhang Wei become better? ( ) A. A special trained dog. B. The help from Kids’ Help Center. C. His parents’ encouragement. 4. What is the main purpose of the letter? ( ) A. To tell a story of friendship. B. To thank Miss Wang for her help. C. To introduce the activities of a center. 第二节 七选五（有一项多余） Volunteering is wonderful and meaningful. 5._________ When you volunteer, you help others for free and bring warmth to people in need. 6._________ You can volunteer at a library, a hospital, an animal shelter or a community center. You can also help neighbors or clean public places. Volunteering helps you know yourself better. 7._________ If you love music, you can teach kids to sing songs. You will feel happier and more confident. Helping others also helps yourself. Volunteering makes you feel less worried and more peaceful. 8._________ You can make more friends who have the same kindness. Volunteering is good for both others and you. Come and join in! A. What is volunteering? B. How can we raise money? C. Volunteering has many different forms. D. This is true when you do what you like. E. Volunteering also helps you meet more people. 二、任务型阅读 A “bread shop of love” is near a hospital in a city. Many families of sick people buy breakfast there at very low prices. At first, it was just a small bread shop run by Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin. One day, a mother of a sick child came to buy bread. She looked so sad and tired that the couple decided to help her. They gave her bread at half price. Later, more families of patients came. The couple kept selling bread and milk at very low prices. They wanted to help those hard-working families. Now, the shop is famous for kindness. Though Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin are busy every morning, they feel happy and meaningful. They say love can warm more hearts and make the world better. 9. Why did the couple start to help the families of sick people? 10. How is the price of bread in the “bread shop of love”? 11. How do Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin feel about running the shop? 12. What do you think of the couple? 13. 将短文中画线句子翻译成汉语。 Love can warm more hearts and make the world better. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $