Unit 8 Making a Difference（语法填空专练）英语新教材人教版八年级下册

Unit 8 Making a Difference 语法填空专练 话题：人与社会—志愿服务 基础篇 01 （24-25八年级下·江苏徐州·阶段检测）阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。 Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in China often spend many hours working 1 volunteers in the hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to 2 (they) problems. Some people volunteer and work in the homes of people 3 are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do their 4 (shop) or mow their lawns (草坪). For boys who no longer have fathers, there is an 5 (organize) called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get 6 (know) things that boys usually learn from their fathers. Each city has a number of clubs where boys 7 girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short 8 (trip) to the mountains, beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of 9 (young) boys and girls. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring 10 (happy) to others. 【答案】 1．as 2．their 3．who/that 4．shopping 5．organization 6．to know 7．and 8．trips 9．younger/young 10．happiness 【导语】本文介绍了志愿者的多种服务形式，讲述了志愿者们如何通过不同方式帮助他人，传递温暖与快乐。 1．句意：例如，中国的一些高中生和大学生经常花很多时间在医院、孤儿院或养老院做志愿者。“work as volunteers”是固定搭配，表示“担任志愿者”，用介词as。 2．句意：他们给这些地方的人读书，或者只是看望他们，和他们玩游戏，或者倾听他们的问题。此处用形容词性物主代词修饰名词problems，they的形容词性物主代词是their。 3．句意：有些人志愿在生病或年老的人家里工作。此处引导定语从句，先行词是people（人），关系代词用who/that。 4．句意：他们粉刷、打扫或修理房子，购物或修剪草坪。“do the shopping”是固定搭配，表示“购物”，shop的动名词形式是shopping。 5．句意：对于没有父亲的男孩来说，有一个叫“Big Brothers”的组织。定冠词an后接名词单数，organize的名词形式是organization。 6．句意：大学生和其他男人带这些男孩去看棒球比赛或钓鱼，并帮助他们了解男孩通常从父亲那里学到的东西。“get to know”是固定搭配，表示“了解”，用动词不定式to know。 7．句意：每个城市都有许多俱乐部，男孩和女孩可以去那里玩游戏或学习手工艺。此处表示并列关系，用连词and连接boys和girls。 8．句意：其中一些俱乐部放映电影或组织去山区、海滩、博物馆或其他名胜的短途旅行。“short trips”表示“短途旅行”，trip的复数形式是trips。 9．句意：这些俱乐部大多使用大量的高中生和大学生作为志愿者，因为他们足够年轻，能够记住年轻男孩和女孩的问题。此处用形容词修饰名词boys and girls，young的形式不变，也可用younger表示“更年轻的”，符合语境。 10．句意：志愿者们相信，世界上一些最幸福的人是那些帮助给别人带来快乐的人。动词bring后接名词作宾语，happy的名词形式是happiness。 02 （25-26八年级下·全国·课后作业）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Harry is an eleven-year-old boy who wants to help his community. He works with a local charity organization. His work is completely 1 (volunteer), but he finds it meaningful. Harry helps to 2 (clean up) the kitchen and hand out hot meals to people. He also provides 3 (aid) to people in need. Harry realized that his work 4 (make) a difference when he saw the smiles on people’s faces. Harry has even 5 (donate) pocket money to the organization to buy food for special festivals. He believes that everyone can make a difference. The work may be hard, but it is worth 6 (effort). Many people like Harry 7 (sign) up for volunteer programs. They help the young and the 8 (elderly). They also help people achieve 9 (successful) in their lives. Harry’s story shows that anyone can help others. Even small actions can 10 (make) the world a better place. 【答案】 1．voluntary 2．clean up 3．aid 4．made 5．donated 6．the effort 7．sign 8．elderly 9．success 10．make 【导语】本文讲述了11岁的男孩Harry通过在当地慈善组织做志愿工作来帮助社区的善举，包括打扫厨房、分发食物、捐款等，说明了每个人都能通过小行动让世界变得更美好。 1．句意：他的工作完全是志愿的，但他觉得很有意义。修饰名词“work”，需用形容词作定语。“volunteer”的形容词形式为“voluntary”，意为“志愿的”。 2．句意：Harry帮忙打扫厨房并向人们分发热饭。“clean up”是固定短语，意为“打扫，清理”。位于“helps to”后，需用动词原形clean。 3．句意：他还为有需要的人提供援助。动词“provides”后需接名词作宾语。“aid”意为“援助”，此处为不可数名词，provide aid to sb.是固定搭配，意为“向某人提供援助”。 4．句意：Harry意识到，当他看到人们脸上的笑容时，他的工作起到了作用。主句谓语是realized（一般过去时），根据时态一致原则，宾语从句中的动作也发生在过去，所以用一般过去时made。 5．句意：Harry甚至向该组织捐赠了零花钱，用于在特殊节日购买食物。“has even”提示此处需用现在完成时，“donate”的过去分词为“donated”。 6．句意：工作可能很辛苦，但付出努力是值得的。“be worth the effort”是固定搭配，意为“值得付出努力”，需用“the effort”。 7．句意：像Harry这样的许多人报名参加了志愿者项目。句子描述客观事实，应用一般现在时。主语“Many people”为复数，谓语动词需用原形“sign”。“sign up for”意为“报名参加”。 8．句意：他们帮助年轻人和老年人。“the + 形容词”表示一类人，“the elderly”意为“老年人”。与“the young”对应，需用“elderly”。 9．句意：他们还帮助人们在生活中取得成功。动词“achieve”后需接名词作宾语。“successful”的名词形式为“success”，意为“成功”。 10．句意：即使是很小的行动也能让世界变得更美好。情态动词“can”后需接动词原形“make”。 03 （25-26八年级下·全国·单元测试）Isabella is a very warm-hearted girl. She is always ready to help people in trouble. So far Isabella 1 (study) in college for 2 years. At the same time, she is volunteering 2 (teach) at Heart House in her free time. Heart House is 3 after-school programme for children. It gives some extra education to those children who are not doing 4 (good) in their studies, and tries to change their study habits. Isabella goes to Heart House to teach the children 5 (two) a week. She also set up a website for Heart House. Because of Isabella’s website, every week more than one hundred volunteers spend about four hours 6 (help) the children at Heart House now. “Without Isabella’s website, Heart House would have trouble 7 (find) enough volunteers,” the programme leader says. “I always have a strong feeling of 8 (successful) when I teach those kids how to study. The best thing is that I can also learn a lot from 9 (they). I won’t give up 10 (volunteer) after graduation. I hope to go on teaching kids in need.” Isabella says. 【答案】 1．has studied 2．to teach 3．an 4．well 5．twice 6．helping 7．finding 8．success 9．them 10．volunteering 【导语】本文介绍了热心女孩伊莎贝拉在大学期间坚持在心之屋志愿教书，并创建网站招募更多志愿者帮助学困儿童的故事。 1．句意：到目前为止，伊莎贝拉已经在大学学习了两年。标志词“So far”提示用现在完成时，主语伊莎贝拉为第三人称单数，study的过去分词为studied，故填has studied。 2．句意：同时，她在空闲时间自愿在心之屋教书。“volunteer to do sth.”为固定搭配，意为“自愿做某事”，此处应该用动词不定式to teach。 3．句意：心之屋是一个为孩子们开设的课后项目。programme为可数名词单数，此处首次提及表泛指，且after-school以元音音素开头，故填an。 4．句意：它为那些学业不佳的孩子提供额外教育，并试图改变他们的学习习惯。修饰动词doing需用副词，good的副词形式为well。 5．句意：伊莎贝拉每周去心之屋教孩子们两次。“twice a week”为固定表达，意为“每周两次”，此处用twice表示“两次”。 6．句意：由于伊莎贝拉的网站，现在每周有超过一百名志愿者花费大约四小时帮助心之屋的孩子们。“spend time (in) doing sth.”为固定结构，意为“花费时间做某事”，此处应用helping。 7．句意：“没有伊莎贝拉的网站，心之屋将难以找到足够的志愿者，”项目负责人说。“have trouble (in) doing sth.”为固定搭配，意为“做某事有困难”，此处应用finding。 8．句意：当我教那些孩子如何学习时，我总有强烈的成就感。最好的一点是我也可以从他们身上学到很多。毕业后我不会放弃志愿服务。我希望继续教导有需要的孩子。介词of后需接名词，successful的名词形式为success“成功”。 9．句意：当我教那些孩子如何学习时，我总有强烈的成就感。最好的一点是我也可以从他们身上学到很多。毕业后我不会放弃志愿服务。我希望继续教导有需要的孩子。介词from后需接代词宾格，they的宾格为them。 10．句意：当我教那些孩子如何学习时，我总有强烈的成就感。最好的一点是我也可以从他们身上学到很多。毕业后我不会放弃志愿服务。我希望继续教导有需要的孩子。“give up doing sth.”为固定搭配，意为“放弃做某事”，此处应用动名词volunteering。 培优篇 04 （24-25八年级下·四川宜宾·月考）根据下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Zhong Congrong learns a lot on his trip to Hainan. He is a(n) 1 (success) businessman (商人) from Chongqing. Four years ago, Zhong 2 (meet) a university teacher on the beach in Hainan. The teacher told Zhong she was used to 3 (pick) up rubbish every day. Her words went round and round in Zhong’s mind. He made a(n) 4 (decide) to follow her. As soon as Zhong got back from Hainan, he began cleaning up the streets near his neighborhood by 5 (he). Every morning, he wore an orange T-shirt with some words about protecting (保护) the environment, picked up rubbish and asked others not to throw rubbish on the street. 6 would a rich man volunteer to pick up rubbish every day? Because people thought he just wanted 7 (get) more attention (注意). But as time went by, people changed their minds. They noticed their neighborhood getting cleaner thanks 8 Zhong. More and more people joined his team to help make Chongqing 9 (beauty). Zhong’s work also shows that everyone can make 10 difference. Giving a helping hand is helpful to ourselves. Why not do something like Zhong to make our school, our city better? 【答案】 1．successful 2．met 3．picking 4．decision 5．himself 6．Why 7．to get 8．to 9．beautiful 10．a 【导语】本文讲述了重庆商人钟丛荣受一位大学老师影响，开始每天义务捡拾垃圾、保护环境，并逐渐带动更多人加入的故事。 1．句意：他是一位来自重庆的成功商人。修饰名词businessman需用形容词作定语，success的形容词形式为successful，意为“成功的”。 2．句意：四年前，钟丛荣在海南的海滩上遇到了一位大学老师。时间状语Four years ago提示用一般过去时，meet的过去式为met。 3．句意：这位老师告诉钟丛荣，她习惯了每天捡垃圾。“be used to doing sth.”为固定搭配，意为“习惯于做某事”，故用pick的动名词picking。 4．句意：他决定跟随她。“make a decision”为固定短语，意为“做决定”，故用decide的名词decision“决定”。 5．句意：钟丛荣从海南回来后，就开始独自清理他家附近的街道。“by oneself”为固定短语，意为“独自地”，主语为he，对应的反身单词是himself。 6．句意：为什么一个富人愿意每天自愿捡垃圾？由下文“ Because…”可知，此处询问原因，用疑问副词why，句首单词首字母要大写。 7．句意：因为人们认为他只是想获得更多关注。“want to do sth.”为固定搭配，意为“想要做某事”，故用get的动词不定式to get。 8．句意：他们注意到，多亏了钟丛荣，他们的社区变得更干净了。“thanks to”为固定短语，意为“多亏了”，故用介词to。 9．句意：越来越多的人加入他的团队，帮助让重庆变得更美丽。“make + 宾语 + 形容词”为固定结构，beauty的形容词形式为beautiful，意为“美丽的”，此处形容词作宾语补足语。 10．句意：钟丛荣的事迹也表明，每个人都可以有所作为。“make a difference”为固定短语，意为“有影响、有所作为”，故填不定冠词a。 05 （24-25八年级下·湖南长沙·月考）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In China, many parents work in cities and leave their children behind. Without full care, these left-behind children face many problems. Some feel lonely, some have difficulty in improving their studies, and others even get 1 a difficult situation. To help these children, the All-China Women’s Federation* started 2 program. It looks for kind women across China to volunteer as moms for left-behind children. In Gansu Province, over 42,000 women would like to serve as volunteer moms. One of these 3 (volunteer) is Li Dan. 29-year-old Li cares for a primary school student named Chenchen. Li’s heart was 4 (break) as soon as (一……就) she saw Chenchen. The girl was thin and refused to talk to her. Li 5 (understand) that the children growing up in such a situation couldn’t trust others 6 (easy). But Li didn’t give up. Every time she visited the girl, she brought gifts, helped with her homework and organized fun activities. To 7 (she) surprise, Chenchen began to share her feelings with her after several weeks. The girl became much 8 (close) to her. “I am so excited 9 I see her change,” Li said. “Seeing the smile on her face brings me much joy. I’m glad to be able 10 (make) a difference to her.” Note: the All-China Women’s Federation 中华全国妇女联合会 【答案】 1．into 2．a 3．volunteers 4．broken 5．understood 6．easily 7．her 8．closer 9．when 10．to make 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了中华全国妇女联合会发起的“爱心妈妈”项目，志愿者妈妈李丹帮助留守儿童辰辰走出孤独、逐渐敞开心扉的故事。 1．句意：有些孩子感到孤独，有些孩子在学习上有困难，还有些孩子甚至陷入了困境。“get into a difficult situation”表示“陷入困境”，应填介词into。 2．句意：为了帮助这些孩子，中华全国妇女联合会发起了一个项目。此处泛指“一个项目”，“program”是以辅音音素开头的可数名词单数，应填不定冠词a。 3．句意：这些志愿者中的一位是李丹。“these”后接可数名词复数，因此“volunteer”变为复数形式volunteers。 4．句意：李丹一见到辰辰，心就碎了。“was”后接形容词作表语，“break”的形容词形式是broken“破碎的”，表示她的心情。 5．句意：李丹明白，在这种环境下长大的孩子很难轻易信任别人。全文以过去时叙事，此处用一般过去时，“understand”的过去式是understood。 6．句意：李丹明白，在这种环境下长大的孩子很难轻易信任别人。此处修饰动词“trust”，需用副词形式，“easy”的副词形式是easily。 7．句意：让她惊讶的是，几周后辰辰开始和她分享自己的感受。“to one’s surprise”表示“令某人惊讶的是”，此处指代李丹，因此用形容词性物主代词her。 8．句意：这个女孩和她变得亲近多了。“much”后接形容词比较级，表示“……得多”，“close”的比较级是closer。 9．句意：“当我看到她的变化时，我非常激动。”李丹说。此处引导时间状语从句，表示“当……的时候”，应填连词when。 10．句意：“我很高兴能对她的生活产生影响。”“be able to do sth.”表示“能够做某事”，应填to make。 06 （24-25八年级下·四川绵阳·月考）根据下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1~2个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。 In a hairdresser’s (理发店) in Changsha, people can pay just 3 yuan to have their hair cut. Its 1 (own) is 71-year-old Tang Jinlian. She uses her service to show her 2 (kind). Tang’s daughter became sick at the age of 3. They got much help 3 others. Tang then learned to cut hair and promised to help others. In 2004, Tang moved to Changsha and started to give hair-cutting service in a vegetable market. In 2014, the community decided to repair the market, so Tang 4 (set) up an outdoor hairdresser’s. 5 , there were not many people visiting it. The community noticed her situation and helped her. In 2015, they started a hairdresser’s for Tang to use. “We thought about how 6 (make) use of her hair-cutting skills to help more people, especially (尤其是) the old having difficulty 7 (move) around,” a worker said. Tang’s hairdresser’s is open in the morning, serving around 10 people each day. Tang put up 8 sign. It reads, “A promise made, a promise kept for life.” For 19 years, Tang has asked only ¥3 for each haircut. Even when people try to give her 9 (much) money, she never accepts it. Tang’s story touches many people’s hearts. They’ve joined her in doing something for the community. Now there are over 500 10 (volunteer) in the community and they carry out different activities. 【答案】 1．owner 2．kindness 3．from 4．set 5．However 6．to make 7．moving 8．a 9．more 10．volunteers 【导语】本文讲述了长沙71岁老人唐金莲坚持3元低价理发、传递善意，最终带动社区多人加入公益志愿的暖心故事。 1．句意：它的店主是71岁的唐金莲。括号内单词own需要变为名词形式owner，意为“所有者、店主”，符合句子结构。 2．句意：她用这项服务来展现自己的善良。形容词性物主代词her后需接名词，kind的名词形式是kindness，意为“善良”。 3．句意：他们从别人那里得到了很多帮助。固定搭配get help from sb.，表示“从某人处获得帮助”，故填from。 4．句意：2014年社区决定翻新市场，于是唐搭建了一个户外理发店。全文叙述过去发生的事，set的过去式仍为set。 5．句意：然而，光顾这里的人并不多。前文说她搭建了户外理发店，后文说客流稀少，表转折，空后有逗号，用转折副词However。 6．句意：我们在思考如何利用她的理发技能帮助更多人。固定结构how to do sth.，表示“如何做某事”，故填to make。 7．句意：尤其是行动不便的老人。固定搭配have difficulty doing sth.，表示“做某事有困难”，move需要变为动名词moving。 8．句意：唐贴了一个标牌。sign是可数名词单数，此处表泛指，开头为辅音音素，故填不定冠词a。 9．句意：即便人们想要给她更多的钱，她也从不接受。此处暗含“超出原本 3 元的、更多的”含义，much的比较级为more。 10．句意：现在社区里有超过500名志愿者。500后接可数名词复数，volunteer的复数形式是volunteers。 07 （24-25八年级下·四川达州·月考）阅读下面短文，在文章空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Hi there! I’m Hannah Finn, and I started One Wish Project when I was 14. I wanted to do something meaningful that would help others. I live close to one of 1 poorest cities in Massachusetts, and many families there don’t have enough money to have birthday parties for their kids. 2 I made the decision to use my love for baking (烘焙) to bring a little happiness to these kids. I started 3 baking cakes for eight kids in one shelter (收容所). It was a small start, but it felt so good to see the look of joy on 4 (they) faces. Then, I thought they should also get gifts. So, I bought them gifts, letting them choose what they 5 (want). Since then, One Wish Project has grown so much. We now have over 250 6 (volunteer), and we celebrate with kids in many shelters every month. Our goal (目标) is to make kids feel special and loved on their birthdays. It also makes their parents feel good because someone 7 (care) for their child. I’ve learned that even at a young age, you can make a(n) 8 (different). You don’t have to start big. Sometimes, it’s as simple as 9 (open) a door for someone, helping a parent at home, or just being kind to others. I hope my story helps you find your own way to make the world a better place, one small act of 10 (kind) at a time. 【答案】 1．the 2．So 3．by 4．their 5．wanted 6．volunteers 7．cares 8．difference 9．opening 10．kindness 【导语】本文讲述了Hannah Finn在14岁时创办“一个愿望项目”的经历，她通过烘焙蛋糕、赠送礼物等方式为贫困家庭的孩子庆祝生日，并鼓励大家从小事做起，传递善意。 1．句意：我住在马萨诸塞州最贫困的城市之一附近。“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数”是固定结构，最高级前需用定冠词“the”。 2．句意：所以我决定把我对烘焙的热爱用来给这些孩子带来一点快乐。前文提到许多家庭没钱给孩子办生日派对，后文说决定用烘焙带来快乐，前后为因果关系，需用连词“So”，句首首字母大写。 3．句意：我开始为一个收容所里的八个孩子烘焙蛋糕。“start by doing sth.”意为“以做某事开始”，需用介词“by”。 4．句意：看到他们脸上喜悦的表情，感觉真好。修饰名词“faces”，需用形容词性物主代词“their”。 5．句意：所以，我给他们买了礼物，让他们选择自己想要的东西。描述过去发生的动作，需用一般过去时。“want”的过去式为“wanted”。 6．句意：我们现在有250多名志愿者，每个月我们都会在许多避难所与孩子们一起庆祝。“over 250”后需接可数名词复数形式，“volunteer”的复数形式为“volunteers”。 7．句意：这也让他们的父母感觉很好，因为有人关心他们的孩子。句子描述客观事实，应用一般现在时。主语“someone”为不定代词，视为第三人称单数，谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式cares。 8．句意：我了解到，即使年轻，你也可以有所作为。“make a difference”是固定短语，意为“有影响，起作用”，需用名词“difference”。 9．句意：有时，它就像为某人开门、在家帮助父母或只是对他人友善一样简单。介词“as”后需接动名词“opening”，与“helping”和“being”并列。 10．句意：我希望我的故事能帮助你找到自己的方式让世界变得更美好，一次一个小小的善举。“act of kindness”是固定搭配，意为“善举”，需用名词“kindness”。 08 （24-25八年级下·湖南长沙·月考）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Just as the saying goes, “Roses given, fragrance in hand.” Volunteering is good for people in need and for our society. Volunteers have played an active role in many things. So do you want to be a volunteer? Here is some 1 (advice) for you if you want to volunteer. First, there are so many people in need—the old, the young, 2 sick and the poor. If you are good with children, you could teach them how 3 (read). If you care about the homeless, it is a good idea to help make and give out food. 4 you are outgoing, go to the hospital and cheer 5 the sick people. In a word, there is always something for you. 6 (two), it’s not difficult to find that volunteers are needed in many 7 (difference) places. Communities, libraries, old people’s homes, local animal centers, sports teams and after-school programs are all good choices for you. Third, you don’t need to spend all your time 8 (volunteer). In fact, the study shows just two to three hours each week can be good for you and your future job. The important thing is to volunteer only the amount of time that you feel comfortable to help others. Volunteering should be a fun and 9 (mean) hobby. It is not another chore on your to-do-list. Since you spend your time, it’s important that you learn something from your volunteering. Try to find a right voluntary job. If you find a job you dislike, don’t push 10 (you) too hard to take it. Instead, look for another one. 【答案】 1．advice 2．the 3．to read 4．If 5．up 6．Second 7．different 8．volunteering 9．meaningful 10．yourself 【导语】本文主要介绍了志愿服务的意义以及如何成为一名志愿者，并给出具体建议。 1．句意：如果你想做志愿者，这是给你的一些建议。some后接可数名词复数或不可数名词，advice“建议”，不可数名词，此处填advice。 2．句意：首先，有很多人需要帮助——老人、年轻人、病人和穷人。“the+形容词”表示一类人，the sick“病人”。 3．句意：如果你和孩子们相处得好，你可以教他们如何读书。“疑问词+不定式”作teach 的宾语，此处应填动词不定式。 4．句意：如果你性格外向，那就去医院，让病人振作起来。根据“you are outgoing, go to the hospital and cheer…”可知前句是后句的条件，应用if引导条件状语从句，这个单词在句首，首字母要大写。 5．句意：如果你性格外向，那就去医院，让病人振作起来。cheer up“使振作起来”，固定短语，符合去医院帮助病人振作的语境。 6．句意：第二，不难发现，许多不同的地方都需要志愿者。根据上文的“First”以及下文的“Third”可知此处是指第二，填second。 7．句意：第二，不难发现，许多不同的地方都需要志愿者。空后是名词，可知此处应填形容词，修饰名词，difference的形容词形式是different。 8．句意：第三，你不需要把所有的时间都花在志愿活动上。spend time doing sth“花费时间做某事”，固定短语。 9．句意：志愿服务应该是一种有趣而有意义的爱好，而不是你待办清单上的另一项琐事。空后是名词，此处应用形容词作定语，meaningful“有意义的”符合语境。 10．句意：如果你找到了一份你不喜欢的工作，不要强迫自己接受。本句主语和宾语都是“你”，故此处应用反身代词，push yourself此处表示“强迫你自己”。 09 （25-26八年级下·福建厦门·期中）阅读下面短文，根据语境或单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 Every Sunday, a group of runners jog in Heping Park, Taiyuan. The group is called “Dark Runners”. They run in pairs, and each pair is made up of a visually impaired (视障的) runner and a guide runner. They run side by side with the help of an orange rope. That allows them to keep in step. In this way, the visually impaired runners can exercise safely. In 2024, Li Jie, a long-time runner, 1 (start) this group. Now, the group includes about 430 runners, and more than 130 of them are visually impaired runners. Some volunteers (志愿者)  offer help in the group. They take the runners to the park and bring them back. Li Wencai is one of the 2 (member). At the age of 12, he lost his sight because 3 an illness. After that, he was scared to walk outside alone, 4 he stayed at home most of the time. Later, he joined Dark Runners, fell in love with running and began to feel good about 5 (he). “Back then, it was impossible for me to run 100 metres, but now I can finish 10 kilometres,” Mr Li said 6 (happy). Ms Zou, a guide runner, said, “We are doing something 7 (meaning). The rope is not just a tool—it is 8 symbol of trust.” “It’s so great to see every runner become 9 (strong) and happier. Running is a joyful sport for us and it is also a good way to build 10 (confident),” Li Jie said. 【答案】 1．started 2．members 3．of 4．so 5．himself 6．happily 7．meaningful 8．a 9．stronger 10．confidence 【导语】本文讲述了“Dark Runners”视障跑团的故事，介绍了跑团的成立背景、成员情况，展现了视障跑者在陪跑员帮助下突破自我、重拾自信的过程，传递了互助与坚持的力量。 1．句意：2024年，长跑爱好者李杰创立了这个跑团。句中时间状语“In 2024”表示过去的时间，因此谓语动词需用一般过去时started。 2．句意：李文才是成员之一。固定结构“one of the+复数名词”表示“……之一”，因此member需变为复数形式members。 3．句意：12 岁时，他因一场疾病失明。固定搭配“because of”后接名词、代词或名词短语，表示“因为”，此处后接名词“an illness”，需用because of。 4．句意：从那以后，他害怕独自外出，因此大部分时间都待在家里。前后两个分句为因果关系，前半句是原因，后半句是结果，需用连词so连接。 5．句意：后来，他加入了“Dark Runners”，爱上了跑步，并开始对自己有了好感。主语和宾语指代的都是“he”，表示“对自己感觉良好”，需用反身代词himself。 6．句意：李先生开心地说：“那时候跑 100 米对我来说都不可能，但现在我能跑完10公里了。” 此处修饰动词“said”，需用副词形式happily。 7．句意：陪跑员邹女士说：“我们正在做一件有意义的事。” 此处修饰不定代词“something”，需用形容词形式meaningful。 8．句意：这根绳子不只是一个工具 ——它是信任的象征。固定搭配“a symbol of”表示 “……的象征”，因此需填不定冠词a。 9．句意：看到每一位跑者变得更强、更快乐，真是太棒了。句中“and”连接并列成分，后面是形容词比较级“happier”，因此此处strong也需变为比较级形式stronger。 10．句意：跑步对我们来说是一项快乐的运动，也是建立自信的好方式。固定搭配“build confidence” 表示“建立自信”，此处需用名词形式作build的宾语。 10 （25-26八年级下·全国·课后作业）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Volunteering at a nursing home is a meaningful activity. Teng Fei has been a volunteer there 1 last year. He exercises with the elderly to help them stay 2 (act). Sometimes he plays Chinese chess with them. He even teaches them how 3 (use) a mobile phone. Many elderly people feel very 4 (lone) because their families don’t visit often. Teng Fei and his friends spend time with them and listen to their interesting life 5 (story). Ella also wants to join the volunteer group because she thinks it’s important 6 care for the elderly. It’s fun 7 volunteer together. We can learn a lot from the elderly. They have so many stories and experiences 8 share with us. One day, we will all be old, so it’s good to care 9 them now. Volunteering not only helps others but also makes us 10 (feel) happy. 【答案】 1．since 2．active 3．to use 4．lonely 5．stories 6．to 7．to 8．to 9．for 10．feel 【导语】本文讲述了腾飞在养老院做志愿者的经历，以及他帮助老人的具体活动。文章还提到了艾拉也想加入志愿者团队，并阐述了做志愿者不仅能帮助他人，也能让自己感到快乐。 1．句意：腾飞从去年开始就一直在那里做志愿者。根据句中时态“has been”可知，本句为现在完成时，且“last year”是一个过去的时间点。在现在完成时中，表示“自从”某个时间点开始，应用介词since。 2．句意：他和老人们一起锻炼，帮助他们保持活跃。根据“stay”可知，此处stay为系动词，意为“保持”，后接形容词作表语。act是动词，其形容词形式为active，意为“活跃的”。 3．句意：他甚至教他们如何使用手机。根据“teaches them how”可知，此处考查“疑问词+动词不定式”结构，在句中作宾语。故填to use。 4．句意：许多老年人感到非常孤独，因为他们的家人不常来看望他们。根据“feel very”可知，feel是系动词，后接形容词作表语。lone是形容词，意为“孤独的”，但通常指“独自的”；此处表示“孤独的，寂寞的”情感状态，应用形容词lonely。 5．句意：腾飞和他的朋友们花时间陪伴他们，倾听他们有趣的生活故事。根据“their interesting life”可知，此处应用名词。story是可数名词，因为老人们的故事不止一个，所以应用其复数形式stories。 6．句意：艾拉也想加入志愿者小组，因为她认为照顾老人很重要。根据“it’s important”可知，此处考查固定句型“it is + adj. + to do sth.”，意为“做某事是……的”，其中it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式。 7．句意：一起做志愿者很有趣。根据“It’s fun”可知，此处同样考查固定句型“it is + n./adj. + to do sth.”，意为“做某事是有趣的”，应用动词不定式作真正的主语。 8．句意：他们有如此多的故事和经历可以与我们分享。根据“stories and experiences”可知，此处用动词不定式作后置定语，修饰前面的名词。 9．句意：总有一天我们都会变老，所以现在关心他们是件好事。根据“care”可知，此处考查固定短语care for，意为“照顾，关心”。 10．句意：做志愿者不仅帮助了别人，也让我们感到快乐。根据“makes us”可知，此处考查使役动词make的用法，即make sb. do sth.，意为“让某人做某事”，后接不带to的动词不定式作宾语补足语。故填feel。 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 8 Making a Difference 语法填空专练 话题：人与社会—志愿服务 基础篇 01 （24-25八年级下·江苏徐州·阶段检测）阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。 Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in China often spend many hours working 1 volunteers in the hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to 2 (they) problems. Some people volunteer and work in the homes of people 3 are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do their 4 (shop) or mow their lawns (草坪). For boys who no longer have fathers, there is an 5 (organize) called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get 6 (know) things that boys usually learn from their fathers. Each city has a number of clubs where boys 7 girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short 8 (trip) to the mountains, beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of 9 (young) boys and girls. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring 10 (happy) to others. 02 （25-26八年级下·全国·课后作业）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Harry is an eleven-year-old boy who wants to help his community. He works with a local charity organization. His work is completely 1 (volunteer), but he finds it meaningful. Harry helps to 2 (clean up) the kitchen and hand out hot meals to people. He also provides 3 (aid) to people in need. Harry realized that his work 4 (make) a difference when he saw the smiles on people’s faces. Harry has even 5 (donate) pocket money to the organization to buy food for special festivals. He believes that everyone can make a difference. The work may be hard, but it is worth 6 (effort). Many people like Harry 7 (sign) up for volunteer programs. They help the young and the 8 (elderly). They also help people achieve 9 (successful) in their lives. Harry’s story shows that anyone can help others. Even small actions can 10 (make) the world a better place. 03 （25-26八年级下·全国·单元测试）Isabella is a very warm-hearted girl. She is always ready to help people in trouble. So far Isabella 1 (study) in college for 2 years. At the same time, she is volunteering 2 (teach) at Heart House in her free time. Heart House is 3 after-school programme for children. It gives some extra education to those children who are not doing 4 (good) in their studies, and tries to change their study habits. Isabella goes to Heart House to teach the children 5 (two) a week. She also set up a website for Heart House. Because of Isabella’s website, every week more than one hundred volunteers spend about four hours 6 (help) the children at Heart House now. “Without Isabella’s website, Heart House would have trouble 7 (find) enough volunteers,” the programme leader says. “I always have a strong feeling of 8 (successful) when I teach those kids how to study. The best thing is that I can also learn a lot from 9 (they). I won’t give up 10 (volunteer) after graduation. I hope to go on teaching kids in need.” Isabella says. 培优篇 04 （24-25八年级下·四川宜宾·月考）根据下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Zhong Congrong learns a lot on his trip to Hainan. He is a(n) 1 (success) businessman (商人) from Chongqing. Four years ago, Zhong 2 (meet) a university teacher on the beach in Hainan. The teacher told Zhong she was used to 3 (pick) up rubbish every day. Her words went round and round in Zhong’s mind. He made a(n) 4 (decide) to follow her. As soon as Zhong got back from Hainan, he began cleaning up the streets near his neighborhood by 5 (he). Every morning, he wore an orange T-shirt with some words about protecting (保护) the environment, picked up rubbish and asked others not to throw rubbish on the street. 6 would a rich man volunteer to pick up rubbish every day? Because people thought he just wanted 7 (get) more attention (注意). But as time went by, people changed their minds. They noticed their neighborhood getting cleaner thanks 8 Zhong. More and more people joined his team to help make Chongqing 9 (beauty). Zhong’s work also shows that everyone can make 10 difference. Giving a helping hand is helpful to ourselves. Why not do something like Zhong to make our school, our city better? 05 （24-25八年级下·湖南长沙·月考）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In China, many parents work in cities and leave their children behind. Without full care, these left-behind children face many problems. Some feel lonely, some have difficulty in improving their studies, and others even get 1 a difficult situation. To help these children, the All-China Women’s Federation* started 2 program. It looks for kind women across China to volunteer as moms for left-behind children. In Gansu Province, over 42,000 women would like to serve as volunteer moms. One of these 3 (volunteer) is Li Dan. 29-year-old Li cares for a primary school student named Chenchen. Li’s heart was 4 (break) as soon as (一……就) she saw Chenchen. The girl was thin and refused to talk to her. Li 5 (understand) that the children growing up in such a situation couldn’t trust others 6 (easy). But Li didn’t give up. Every time she visited the girl, she brought gifts, helped with her homework and organized fun activities. To 7 (she) surprise, Chenchen began to share her feelings with her after several weeks. The girl became much 8 (close) to her. “I am so excited 9 I see her change,” Li said. “Seeing the smile on her face brings me much joy. I’m glad to be able 10 (make) a difference to her.” Note: the All-China Women’s Federation 中华全国妇女联合会 06 （24-25八年级下·四川绵阳·月考）根据下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1~2个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。 In a hairdresser’s (理发店) in Changsha, people can pay just 3 yuan to have their hair cut. Its 1 (own) is 71-year-old Tang Jinlian. She uses her service to show her 2 (kind). Tang’s daughter became sick at the age of 3. They got much help 3 others. Tang then learned to cut hair and promised to help others. In 2004, Tang moved to Changsha and started to give hair-cutting service in a vegetable market. In 2014, the community decided to repair the market, so Tang 4 (set) up an outdoor hairdresser’s. 5 , there were not many people visiting it. The community noticed her situation and helped her. In 2015, they started a hairdresser’s for Tang to use. “We thought about how 6 (make) use of her hair-cutting skills to help more people, especially (尤其是) the old having difficulty 7 (move) around,” a worker said. Tang’s hairdresser’s is open in the morning, serving around 10 people each day. Tang put up 8 sign. It reads, “A promise made, a promise kept for life.” For 19 years, Tang has asked only ¥3 for each haircut. Even when people try to give her 9 (much) money, she never accepts it. Tang’s story touches many people’s hearts. They’ve joined her in doing something for the community. Now there are over 500 10 (volunteer) in the community and they carry out different activities. 07 （24-25八年级下·四川达州·月考）阅读下面短文，在文章空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Hi there! I’m Hannah Finn, and I started One Wish Project when I was 14. I wanted to do something meaningful that would help others. I live close to one of 1 poorest cities in Massachusetts, and many families there don’t have enough money to have birthday parties for their kids. 2 I made the decision to use my love for baking (烘焙) to bring a little happiness to these kids. I started 3 baking cakes for eight kids in one shelter (收容所). It was a small start, but it felt so good to see the look of joy on 4 (they) faces. Then, I thought they should also get gifts. So, I bought them gifts, letting them choose what they 5 (want). Since then, One Wish Project has grown so much. We now have over 250 6 (volunteer), and we celebrate with kids in many shelters every month. Our goal (目标) is to make kids feel special and loved on their birthdays. It also makes their parents feel good because someone 7 (care) for their child. I’ve learned that even at a young age, you can make a(n) 8 (different). You don’t have to start big. Sometimes, it’s as simple as 9 (open) a door for someone, helping a parent at home, or just being kind to others. I hope my story helps you find your own way to make the world a better place, one small act of 10 (kind) at a time. 08 （24-25八年级下·湖南长沙·月考）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Just as the saying goes, “Roses given, fragrance in hand.” Volunteering is good for people in need and for our society. Volunteers have played an active role in many things. So do you want to be a volunteer? Here is some 1 (advice) for you if you want to volunteer. First, there are so many people in need—the old, the young, 2 sick and the poor. If you are good with children, you could teach them how 3 (read). If you care about the homeless, it is a good idea to help make and give out food. 4 you are outgoing, go to the hospital and cheer 5 the sick people. In a word, there is always something for you. 6 (two), it’s not difficult to find that volunteers are needed in many 7 (difference) places. Communities, libraries, old people’s homes, local animal centers, sports teams and after-school programs are all good choices for you. Third, you don’t need to spend all your time 8 (volunteer). In fact, the study shows just two to three hours each week can be good for you and your future job. The important thing is to volunteer only the amount of time that you feel comfortable to help others. Volunteering should be a fun and 9 (mean) hobby. It is not another chore on your to-do-list. Since you spend your time, it’s important that you learn something from your volunteering. Try to find a right voluntary job. If you find a job you dislike, don’t push 10 (you) too hard to take it. Instead, look for another one. 09 （25-26八年级下·福建厦门·期中）阅读下面短文，根据语境或单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 Every Sunday, a group of runners jog in Heping Park, Taiyuan. The group is called “Dark Runners”. They run in pairs, and each pair is made up of a visually impaired (视障的) runner and a guide runner. They run side by side with the help of an orange rope. That allows them to keep in step. In this way, the visually impaired runners can exercise safely. In 2024, Li Jie, a long-time runner, 1 (start) this group. Now, the group includes about 430 runners, and more than 130 of them are visually impaired runners. Some volunteers (志愿者)  offer help in the group. They take the runners to the park and bring them back. Li Wencai is one of the 2 (member). At the age of 12, he lost his sight because 3 an illness. After that, he was scared to walk outside alone, 4 he stayed at home most of the time. Later, he joined Dark Runners, fell in love with running and began to feel good about 5 (he). “Back then, it was impossible for me to run 100 metres, but now I can finish 10 kilometres,” Mr Li said 6 (happy). Ms Zou, a guide runner, said, “We are doing something 7 (meaning). The rope is not just a tool—it is 8 symbol of trust.” “It’s so great to see every runner become 9 (strong) and happier. Running is a joyful sport for us and it is also a good way to build 10 (confident),” Li Jie said. 10 （25-26八年级下·全国·课后作业）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Volunteering at a nursing home is a meaningful activity. Teng Fei has been a volunteer there 1 last year. He exercises with the elderly to help them stay 2 (act). Sometimes he plays Chinese chess with them. He even teaches them how 3 (use) a mobile phone. Many elderly people feel very 4 (lone) because their families don’t visit often. Teng Fei and his friends spend time with them and listen to their interesting life 5 (story). Ella also wants to join the volunteer group because she thinks it’s important 6 care for the elderly. It’s fun 7 volunteer together. We can learn a lot from the elderly. They have so many stories and experiences 8 share with us. One day, we will all be old, so it’s good to care 9 them now. Volunteering not only helps others but also makes us 10 (feel) happy. 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $