Unit 8 Making a Difference Section A同步练习-2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 8 Making a Difference

Section A　What can we do to help？

第1课时　1a～2d

一、 根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词。

1. Our school  　         　（提供） warm clothes for the poor students last winter.

2. The whole class made a  　        　（捐赠） to help the children in the countryside.

3. The  　        　（面试官） asked me about my hobbies during the job talk.

4. The v 　        　 from England visited our school and learned about Chinese culture.

5. After retiring， the e 　        　 man next door often waters the flowers in his garden.

二、 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. There is a big  　        　（different） between summer and winter in my hometown.

2. Our school  　          　（organize） plans to hold a charity sale to help poor children.

3. The  　        　（own） of the pet shop takes good care of all the cats and dogs every day.

4. Many  　        　（visit） come to the museum during the holiday to learn about history.

5. I can use many beautiful adjectives  　        　（describe） the beautiful scenery here.

三、 单项选择。

（   ）1. —  　　　　have you been learning English？— For 7 years.

A. How old           B. How long           C. How often           D. How big

（   ）2. I think  　　　　our duty to protect the environment.

A. it’s           B. that           C. this           D. its

（   ）3. Our school library  　　　　students with thousands of books every year.

A. takes           B. gives           C. offers           D. provides

（   ）4. — Do you know how many  　　　　are needed for the school sports meeting？

— Yes. About 20. They will help check tickets and guide students.

A. volunteers           B. gifts           C. prizes           D. competitions

（   ）5. — Where did you  　　　　the set of keys？

— On the floor in the library. Do you know whose it is？

A. pick up           B. put up           C. take up           D. look up

四、 根据汉语完成英语句子，每空一词。

1. 当父母工作时，我照顾我的小妹妹。

I  　    　  　    　  　    　 my little sister when my parents are at work.

2. 我们应该学会分类垃圾来保护环境。

We should learn to  　    　  　    　 to protect the environment.

3. 志愿者在火车站给游客指路。

The volunteer  　    　  　        　 to the tourists at the train station.

4. 她过去常常步行上学，但现在坐公交车。

She  　    　  　    　 walk to school， but now she takes the bus.

5. 考试期间，学校为学生提供免费的茶水。

During exams， the school  　        　 free tea  　    　 students.

五、 补全对话。

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出适当的选项补全对话（有一个多余选项）。

A： What are you going to do this holiday？

B： 1.  　 　

A： What can you do there？

B： I can read books to children. What about you？

A： 2.  　 　 I am going to learn to take photos.

B： 3.  　 　

A： Because I want to take photos for my family when we travel.

B： Wow！ 4.  　 　

A： To Beijing.

B： Sounds great！ Have a good time！

A： The same to you. 5.  　 　

B： Bye！

六、 （时事热点）阅读理解。

武汉甜品师用蛋糕复刻文物

Would you like sweet pieces of history？ On Zou Minglei’s social media page， you can find many of them. She has turned ancient Chinese treasures into colourful cakes！ They may look like museum exhibits， but they are made of sugar and cream.

Zou， from Wuhan， always dreamed of opening her own dessert shop. After college， she began learning to make desserts. In 2015， she opened her own dessert studio.

Then a turning point came in 2018. That year， Zou made a cake shaped like the Chime Bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng（曾侯乙编钟）. She entered a world cake contest and won a silver medal. This caught the attention of bakers all around the world.  　▲　 Zou realized that ancient treasures could be on show in a sweet and modern way. “Our treasures are beautiful and we should not forget them，” she said. “Making these cakes is a new way to keep our culture alive.”

So far， Zou has made 17 dessert copies of ancient treasures. Her favourite is a cake in the shape of the Fu Hao Owl-shaped Bronze Zun（妇好青铜鸮尊）. The original is a bronze wine container（酒器） from the Shang Dynasty. Zou made the body from cake and shaped the owl’s head and beak（喙） from puffed rice grains（膨化米粒）. She also used special materials to paint the patterns on the cake.

Fans from all over China have asked Zou to turn ancient treasures from their hometown into desserts. Their support helps her keep building her “dessert museum”. Zou hopes to make 100 dessert copies of ancient treasures. Let’s wait and see what tasty surprises will come along！

（   ）1. What did Zou Minglei make in 2018 that won a silver medal？

A. A special dessert shop.           B. The Chime Bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng cake.

C. The Fu Hao Owl-shaped Bronze Zun cake.           D. 17 dessert copies of ancient treasures.

（   ）2. Which sentence can we put in “ 　▲　” in Paragraph 3？

A. Many people disliked her creative idea.           B. The contest was very difficult for her.

C. She decided to close her dessert studio.           D. This success brought her a new idea.

（   ）3. What does the word “original” in Paragraph 4 mean？

A. 原件           B. 仿品           C. 作品           D. 复制品

（   ）4. What is the passage mainly about？

A. How Zou Minglei learned to make desserts.

B. A world cake contest for Chinese bakers.

C. The history of ancient Chinese bronze treasures.

D. A baker who turns ancient Chinese treasures into desserts.

 

 

Unit 8 Making a Difference

Section A　What can we do to help？

第2课时　3a～3d

一、 根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词。

1. Mr Brown’s children all work in big cities. He feels very  　    　（孤独的）， living in a village.

2. Can you tell us your  　        　（经历） as a volunteer at a nursing home？

3. It’s important to c 　    　 for the elderly. Don’t you think so？

4. As a student， we should take an a 　    　 part in volunteer activities.

二、 用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空（其中有一个是多余的）。

1. My grandmother always  　       　 the homeless cats in our neighbourhood. She feeds them every morning.

2. Lucy  　     　 to visit the science museum this weekend. She wants to see the new exhibition on space exploration.

3. The history teacher told an  　     　 story about ancient Egypt， and everyone in the class was fascinated.

4. As a nurse， my aunt is kind to all her  　       　. She always explains their treatment carefully.

5. Look！ The wind is blowing， and  　     　 are dancing in the air.

三、 单项选择。

（   ）1. —  　　　　do many farmers put their products online these days？— To sell them more easily.

A. Why        B. How        C. When        D. What

（   ）2. There I teach the elderly how to  　　　　active.

A. take        B. stay        C. sound        D. taste

（   ）3.  A boat tour of the Slender West Lake is a wonderful  　　　　！

A. donation        B. introduction        C. experience        D. search

（   ）4. — The National Museum of China is just five minutes’ walk away. We don’t have to take a taxi.

—  　　　　We can go there on foot.

A. My pleasure.        B. Take care.        C. That’s great！        D. Good luck！

四、 根据汉语完成英语句子，每空一词。

1. 赶快！我们要去公园野餐。

 　    　  　    　！ We’re going to the park for a picnic.

2. 我喜欢和同学们谈论我们最喜欢的电影。

I like to  　    　  　    　 my classmates about our favourite movies.

3. 我们应该从错误中学习，下次做得更好。

We should  　    　  　    　 our mistakes and do better next time.

4. 莉莉总是和我分享她的零食。

Lily always  　    　 her snacks  　    　 me.

5. 我将和我的同学们在养老院做一些志愿工作。

I’ll do some volunteer work at a  　    　  　    　 with my classmates.

五、 （核心素养·思维品质）选词填空。

阅读短文，选用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。有两个多余。

花园里的“通行证”

One sunny day， Frank had a walk with his mother. As they 1.  　    　 by a garden， Frank stopped and looked at the blooming flowers.

 “Mom， look at that garden！ I wish we could explore（探索） inside，” Frank said 2.  　    　. Just then， the gardener heard Frank’s words. He walked up to 3.  　    　 and invited them to the garden.

Frank’s mother thanked the gardener for his 4.  　      　. Before stepping inside， she reminded Frank， “Frank， while we’re here， be respectful（恭敬的） and don’t touch 5.  　      　.”