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八下Unit8 Making a Difference 单元培优测试卷
班级:________ 姓名:________ 分数:________
一、单项选择(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案,聚焦单元短语、非谓语、形容词辨析、固定句型核心考点。
1. Small and kind acts can ______ a great difference to our society.
A. make B. do C. take D. give
2. The kind boy devotes all his spare time ______ homeless animals.
A. help B. helping C. to help D. to helping
3. We are supposed to offer help to people who are ______ trouble.
A. on B. in C. at D. with
4. My deskmate is very ______. She always helps others without hesitation.
A. cruel B. strict C. kind-hearted D. shy
5. With more and more volunteers’ help, the poor kids have a ______ life than before.
A. happy B. happier C. happily D. more happily
6. It’s ______ for teenagers to learn to care for others. It’s an important life skill.
A. meaningless B. necessary C. useless D. boring
7. She made up her mind ______ a volunteer to serve the community.
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
8. Warm kindness can ______ positive changes to people’s whole life.
A. bring B. take C. carry D. fetch
9. —I will take part in the community volunteer activity this weekend.
—______! I’d like to join you.
A. That’s too bad B. Good idea C. No way D. Never mind
10. Don’t ignore small efforts. Even ______ things can change the world.
A. tiny B. huge C. strange D. difficult
二、完形填空(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。考点覆盖词汇辨析、固定搭配、语境推理、语法运用。
A
Many people hold the opinion that only famous and powerful people can change the world. But actually, every ordinary person can 1 a difference in daily life. You don’t need to do amazing or difficult things. Small acts of kindness are enough to make the world a 2 place.
Volunteering is one of the best ways to help others. When you work as a volunteer, you devote your time and energy to 3 people who are in need. You can clean up messy streets, cheer up sick children in hospital or help the elderly with their daily housework. These small actions look 4 , but they carry great warmth and meaning.
Helping others also brings us inner happiness. When we see bright smiles on others’ faces, we will get a strong sense of 5 . We will realize that our life becomes more 6 and valuable.
Being kind is never difficult. We can start from small things around us. Give a hand to your classmates when they are in 7 . Help your parents do housework in your free time. Be polite and helpful to strangers in public.
Never 8 your small efforts. Every kind act counts. If everyone does a little good, the world will become much 9 . Making a difference needs no wealth or power. It only needs a sincere and warm 10 .
1. A. take B. make C. do D. find
2. A. colder B. quieter C. warmer D. busier
3. A. help B. helping C. protect D. protecting
4. A. common B. special C. strange D. terrible
5. A. sadness B. pressure C. achievement D. surprise
6. A. meaningless B. difficult C. boring D. meaningful
7. A. trouble B. order C. peace D. public
8. A. believe B. doubt C. accept D. understand
9. A. better B. worse C. bigger D. smaller
10. A. mind B. body C. dream D. habit
B
My name is Linda. I have been a community volunteer for two years. I still remember the day when I 1 to join the school volunteer club. At first, I worried that I had little spare time and could not finish volunteer work well.
However, after I tried, I found volunteering was full of 2 and challenges. Every weekend, I cooperate with other volunteers. We clean the community environment, send daily supplies to poor families and 3 the lonely elderly residents.
There is an old grandma living alone in our community. We visit her every week. We chat with her patiently, help her clean the house and buy daily things 4 her. She always says we bring her great warmth and drive away her loneliness.
I have learned a lot from volunteering. I used to only care about my own life. But now I learn to 5 others and take social responsibility. I become more patient, helpful and understanding.
Many students ask me 6 they can do to make a difference. I always tell them that helping others is never hard. You can help classmates with study problems, give seats to the elderly on buses or pick up rubbish on the street.
No matter how small the action is, it can 7 others’ lives positively. Volunteering also helps us 8 our horizons and improve our personal qualities.
I will stick to volunteering forever. I hope more and more teenagers can 9 our team. Let’s try our best to do good deeds and 10 the world a better place together.
1. A. decided B. refused C. forgot D. failed
2. A. danger B. fun C. trouble D. stress
3. A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look up
4. A. with B. for C. to D. from
5. A. laugh at B. care for C. wait for D. shout at
6. A. what B. how C. why D. when
7. A. change B. waste C. control D. refuse
8. A. close B. open C. broaden D. raise
9. A. join B. leave C. watch D. welcome
10. A. lead B. make C. keep D. turn
三、补全对话(本大题共5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
阅读下面对话,从7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话,考查话题情景交际运用。
A: Hi, Jack! You look busy these days. What are you busy preparing for?
B: Hi, Lucy! I am preparing for our community volunteer work.
A: Volunteer work? 1.
B: We will help clean the community environment and visit lonely old people this weekend.
A: 2 It’s so meaningful and helpful!
B: Thank you! I truly believe small kind acts can make a big difference.
A: 3 I also want to do something helpful to others.
B: Really? You can join our volunteer team right now!
A: That’s great! 4 .
B: You can help us clean the community and talk with the lonely old people.
A: OK! I’m fully ready for it. 5 .
B: Let’s meet at the community gate at 8:00 this Saturday morning.
A. What will you do exactly? B. Sounds wonderful!
C. I agree with you. D. What can I do to help?
E. When and where shall we meet? F. How do you feel about volunteering?
G. Do you often take part in volunteer work?
四、阅读理解(本大题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)
包含选择型与简答型阅读,梯度分层,考查信息检索、细节理解、主旨大意、推理判断能力。
A
What does it mean to make a difference? It means doing positive things to change ourselves or the world around us for the better. Many people have a wrong idea that only famous or powerful people can make a difference. But this is not true at all.
As middle school students, we can also make a difference in our daily life. We can help our classmates solve their study problems. We can save water and electricity to protect our environment. We can give up our seats to the elderly and disabled people on buses. We can also help clean public places in our free time.
These small actions are not difficult to finish, but they are extremely important. Small kindness can warm others’ hearts and make our society more harmonious. When we help others, we can not only bring happiness to others, but also gain self-growth and confidence.
Making a difference is never about great and amazing deeds. It is about keeping a kind heart and sticking to small good acts. Every small effort will finally bring huge changes to the world.
1. What does “make a difference” mean in the passage?
A. Becoming famous and powerful.
B. Doing good things to change things for the better.
C. Making a lot of money. D. Changing personal bad living habits.
2. Which action CANNOT help students make a difference?
A. Helping classmates with their study. B. Saving water and electricity.
C. Fighting with classmates for no reason. D. Cleaning public places voluntarily.
3. What can we get from helping others according to the passage?
A. Money and expensive gifts. B. Happiness and self-growth.
C. Fame and praise from others. D. Pressure and tiredness.
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Famous people can easily change the world.
B. Small kind acts can make a great difference.
C. Student life is full of difficulties and challenges.
D. It’s hard for ordinary people to do good deeds.
B
Volunteering is one of the most valuable ways for teenagers to make a difference. It offers us a perfect chance to help others and improve ourselves at the same time.
When we take part in volunteer work, we learn to care for others and take on responsibility. Many teenagers are self-centered in daily life, but volunteering makes them realize the importance of helping people in need. Gradually, they become more patient, helpful and warm-hearted.
Besides, volunteering enriches our life experience. We can meet different kinds of people, learn new practical skills and broaden our horizons. These precious experiences are very useful for our future study and life.
What’s more, volunteer work benefits the whole society. Volunteers help solve many small social problems. They help poor families, care for lonely elderly people, protect the environment and serve the public. Their silent efforts warm the whole society.
In short, volunteering is meaningful and valuable. It helps others, benefits ourselves and makes the world warmer. More teenagers should take an active part in volunteer activities.
5. What is the best way for teenagers to make a difference according to the passage?
A. Studying hard all the time. B. Taking part in volunteering.
C. Traveling around the world. D. Reading various books.
6. What can teenagers learn from volunteer work?
A. To care for others and take responsibility. B. To make more money in spare time.
C. To become famous in society. D. To avoid making mistakes in life.
7. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of volunteering?
A. Enriching life experience. B. Broadening people’s horizons.
C. Making our society better. D. Making people lazy and careless.
8. What is the writer’s attitude towards volunteering?
A. Doubtful. B. Uninterested. C. Supportive. D. Worried.
C
Everyone has the ability to make a difference. You don’t need to be strong, rich or smart. All you need is a kind and sincere heart.
There are many easy and simple ways to make a difference in daily life. You can help strangers in trouble, support your friends when they are upset, or protect the environment around you. These simple acts may seem unimportant, but they can influence the people around you positively.
Making a difference also changes ourselves. When we keep doing good things, we will become more positive, confident and responsible. We will find our life is more valuable and meaningful.
Never look down on small kindness. Every small effort can create big changes. Start with small things, and you will make a great difference one day.
9. What do we need to make a difference?
_________________________________________________________________
10. What changes will happen to us if we keep doing good things?
_________________________________________________________________
五、单词拼写(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
根据句意及汉语提示写出单词的正确形式,考查单元核心名词、动词、形容词、副词拼写。
1. Everyone can ______ (影响) the world with small warm kind acts.
2. These ______ (志愿者) always devote their spare time to helping others.
3. We should be ______ (善良的) and polite to every person around us.
4. Helping people in need is a ______ (有意义的) thing for teenagers.
5. She devotes most of her free time to ______ (服务) the local community.
6. Small daily actions can ______ (改变) people’s life greatly.
7. We should often visit the ______ (孤独的) old people in our neighborhood.
8. It’s our ______ (责任) to protect the environment and help others.
9. True kindness can bring great ______ (温暖) to the whole society.
10. Never ______ (低估) the power of continuous small good deeds.
六、完成句子(本大题共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词,重点考查单元高频固定短语、核心句型。
1. 小小的善举可以对世界产生巨大的影响。
Small kind acts can ______ ______ ______ to the world.
2. 他致力于帮助贫困地区的留守儿童。
He devotes his spare time ______ ______ children in poor areas.
3. 我们应该主动帮助处于困境中的人们。
We should take the initiative to help people ______ ______.
4. 志愿服务能让我们的生活更加有价值、有意义。
Volunteering can ______ our life more ______ and valuable.
5. 每个人都有能力去做一些有意义的好事。
Everyone has the ability to do ______ ______.
七、用所给词适当形式填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空,重点考查非谓语动词、词性转换、比较级等重难点。
1. You can make a difference by ______ (do) small good things every day.
2. He decides ______ (be) a professional volunteer in the future.
3. Taking part in volunteer activities is a ______ (meaning) experience for students.
4. She is good at ______ (cheer) up sad and lonely people around her.
5. Thousands of ______ (volunteer) come to help the poor every year.
6. Helping others makes us much ______ (happy) and more confident.
7. We should try our best ______ (help) people who are in trouble.
8. Small acts can ______ (great) change people’s daily life.
9. He has devoted three years to ______ (serve) the local community.
10. Kindness is the most ______ (value) quality in our personal growth.
八、书面表达(共15分)
善举不分大小,人人皆可发光,微小的行动也能为生活和世界带来巨大改变。请你以 Everyone Can Make a Difference 为题,写一篇英语短文,谈谈青少年如何通过日常小事传递善意、创造改变。
写作要求:
1. 包含所有要点,可适当拓展细节;
2. 语句通顺,行文连贯,语法正确,句式丰富;
3. 词数80词左右,不得出现真实校名、人名。
参考词汇:make a difference 产生影响;kindness n. 善意;volunteer n. 志愿者
参考答案
一、单项选择(10分)
1-5: ADBCB 6-10: BCABA
详细解析:
1. make a difference 为固定搭配,意为“产生影响、起作用”。
2. devote sth. to doing sth. 致力于做某事,to为介词,后接动名词。
3. in trouble 固定短语,意为“处于困境中”。
5. 由than可知用形容词比较级happier,修饰名词life。
7. make up one’s mind to do sth. 固定搭配,意为“下定决心做某事”。
二、完形填空(20分)
A篇:1-5: BCBAC 6-10: DABAA
B篇:1-5: ABCBB 6-10: AACAB
三、补全对话(5分)
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.E
四、阅读理解(20分)
1-4: BCBB 5-8: BACC
9. We need a kind and sincere heart.
10. We will become more positive, confident and responsible, and our life will be more valuable and meaningful.
五、单词拼写(10分)
1. influence 2. volunteers 3. kind 4. meaningful 5. serving
6. change 7. lonely 8. duty 9. warmth 10. underestimate
六、完成句子(10分)
1. make a difference 2. to helping 3. in trouble 4. make; meaningful 5. something meaningful
七、适当形式填空(10分)
1. doing(介词by后接动名词)
2. to be(decide to do sth. 固定搭配)
3. meaningful(形容词修饰名词)
4. cheering(be good at doing sth. 擅长做某事)
5. volunteers(many后接可数名词复数)
6. happier(much修饰比较级)
7. to help(try one’s best to do sth. 尽力做某事)
8. greatly(副词修饰动词change)
9. serving(devote...to doing sth. 固定用法)
10. valuable(形容词最高级固定结构:the most + 形容词原级)
八、书面表达范文(15分)
Everyone Can Make a Difference
Many people think only great people can change the world. But in fact, every ordinary person can make a difference with small kind acts.
As teenagers, we can do many simple and meaningful things in daily life. We can help our classmates with their study problems. We can give seats to the elderly on buses and clean public places voluntarily. We can also take part in volunteer activities to help people in need.
Small kindness matters a lot. Never look down on small efforts. Let’s keep doing small good things. Our continuous kindness will surely make the world warmer and more beautiful.
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