暑假作业提升训练 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

**基本信息** 聚焦文化对比（如中西方动物词汇、中越生肖差异）、环保与志愿服务主题，通过真实情境素材提升语言能力与跨文化意识。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |阅读理解|15小题/30分|细节理解、主旨大意|融入死海环保、中西方文化差异等素材，培养文化意识与思维品质| |写作|1小题/15分|书面表达|结合志愿者活动情境（阅读中心、动物医院等），提升社会责任感与语言表达能力| |语法填空|10小题/10分|时态、非谓语|引入AI教学等科技前沿话题，体现情境创设的时代性|

新目标英语八下新版暑假作业提升训练 一、阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 A The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest lakes around the world and lies between Israel and Jordan in West Asia. It’s also the lowest place on Earth’s land surface, about 430 meters below sea level, and it draws thousands of tourists every year. The salt in the lake is much higher than that of common seawater. Because of high salt content, people can float easily on the water without swimming. No fish or most water plants are able to live in such salty water, so people call it the Dead Sea. But the Dead Sea is in trouble these years. Local people take lots of water from its feeding rivers for daily use and farm irrigation. Year by year, the lake is becoming smaller and its water level keeps falling quickly. Environmental groups and nearby countries are making useful plans to save it. Scientists hope to take useful steps to stop the lake from getting smaller in the future. 16. Where is the Dead Sea? A. In South Asia. B. In West Asia C. In North Africa. D. In South America 17. Why can people float on the Dead Sea? A. The water is very deep. B. The water has too much salt. C. The weather is always windy. D. There are many stones under water. 18. What’s the main idea of the text? A. How to swim in salty water. B. Daily life of people beside big lakes. C. Different kinds of salt lakes in the world. D. Introduction and environmental trouble of the Dead Sea. B As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about dogs, for example, a homeless dog, a mad dog and a dog catching a mouse, have negative meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, you are a lucky dog means you are a lucky person. And every dog has its day means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say sick as a dog. The word dog-tired means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, the cat is often used to describe a woman who is cruel. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries. The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used. 19. Every dog has its day means “______”. A. Everybody in the world is lucky. B. Each person lives his own way of life C. If one works hard, he’s sure to succeed. D. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky. 20. Western people usually use the cat to refer to ______. A. a tired person. B. a brave man. C. an unkind woman. D. a homeless person 21. In which country is the rose regarded as a symbol of love? A. China. B. England. C. America. D. All of the above. 22. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Words show differences in culture. B. Chinese people prefer dogs to cats. C. Western people think cats are good friends. D. Rose is the national flower of all western countries. C While Chinese people celebrate the Year of Rabbit, people in Vietnam celebrate the Year of Cat. In the Chinese zodiac (生肖)there are 12 animals, and the 4th animal is the rabbit. While in the Vietnamese zodiac, the 4th animal is the cat. Why does the cat substitute for the rabbit in Vietnam? Ancient storytellers said the Jade Emperor organized a race across a river for all the animals in the world. The first 12 to reach the other side would appear in the zodiac. In the Chinese story, the cat and the rat were crossing the river on the back of an ox（公牛）when the rat pushed the cat into the water. The rat won the race and that is why cats have been hunting rats ever since. But in the Vietnamese zodiac story, there wasn’t a rabbit, and the cat could swim and ended up arriving. So the two countries have different origins(起源) of the zodiac. A lecturer said the custom has something to do with the landscape of Vietnam. “In the past, the Chinese lived in the plate area(高原，台地), while the Vietnamese lived in the lowland area. People in the plate area chose the rabbit as an animal that lived in the wild fields. But people in the lowland area considered rabbits as animals that were used for food and they believed cats were friends living in their houses.” 23. In Chinese zodiac, the 4th animal is the ____. A. cat. B. rabbit. C. rat. D. ox. 24. What can we learn from the Vietnamese zodiac story? A. The Jade Emperor liked the cat. B. The rabbit fell into the river in the race. C. The rat and the rabbit were friends in ancient times. D. The cat finished fourth by swimming across the river. 25. Why did the Vietnamese choose the cat according to the last paragraph? A. Because of their language. B. Because of their eating habits. C. Because of their writing habits. D. Because of their living environment. 26. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Telling the traditions of Chinese culture. B. Showing the history of the Chinese zodiac. C. Show ways of celebrating the Year of Rabbit. D. Different origins of the 4th zodiac between China and Vietnam. D Is volunteering important? Did you ever find yourself feeling a bit lost? You need to talk about why people volunteer! Often when people look for a new life goal, they need something to give themselves one volunteering. First, volunteering is good for your future job. Your experience of being a volunteer gives the interviewer a clearer picture of who you are. Volunteer experience is an important reason for finding a job. Second, being a volunteer can set a good example to others. By volunteering, you hearten others to make good changes. Serving food at a food bank and working with teenagers in an after-school activity are also great examples to make others love volunteering. Third, meeting people who have similar interests and ideas becomes easy. The way someone chooses to spend his or her free time shows the person's values. Sharing the same values while helping others is a great way to make new friends. By volunteering, you will have more friends in a short time. Last but not least,“doing good”is important. Every day we may watch or hear sad news and stories. However,volunteering is a good way to make the world a better place. Even a simple thing can play a role. If we all join together, those simple things can add up to a big change! Volunteering is never difficult.There is always a group for you.Just find the right group to join! 27. How does the writer begin the text? A. By telling stories. B. By giving examples. C. By showing savings. D. By asking questions. 28. What does the underlined word “hearten” mean? A. Train. B. Invite. C. Cheer. D. Control. 29. What’s the structure of the text? A. ①②/③④⑤/⑥ B. ①②③/④⑤⑥ C. ①/②③/④⑤⑥ D. ①/②③④⑤/⑥ 30. What would be the best title for this text? A. Where to Volunteer. B. Why People Volunteer. C. How People Volunteer. D. Who Can Be Volunteers. 二、单词拼写与运用(共8小题，满分8分) 根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子语意通顺，语法正确。 1. The o_________ of the dog walks her pet in the park every evening. 2. My little sister is in p________ school and my elder sister is in middle school. 3. I am f____________ with this city, so I can be your guide. 4. My favourite pen is m___________, and I can’t find it anywhere. 5. The nice party last night was a great _____________(成功). 6. This interesting science book is _____________(值得) reading twice. 7. The ____________(表面) of the peaceful lake is really like a mirror. 8. Good morning, ladies and _____________(先生). Welcome to our New Year party. 三、用所给词的适当形式填空（共10小题，满分10分） 根据句意及所给的单词完成句子，使补全后的句子语意通顺，语法正确。 1. It’s ______ (nature) for young kids to be interested in little animals around them. 2. Sharing daily feelings is the key ______ (keep) a warm friendship between friends. 3. Hundreds of ______ (volunteer) will give out free water at the city sports meeting next week. 4. I heard a pet dog ______ (bark) sadly outside the window when it rained last night. 5. It’s ______ (care) of him to leave his pet dog alone in the hot car for hours. 6. Everyone has their own ______ (think) about how to look after stray cats well. 7. It is great fun ______ (explore) the countryside and find different wild plants on weekends. 8. The small animal shelter ______ (be) open for helping homeless pets for over six years. 9. We need to ask the ______ (own) advice before we change the rules of the community garden. 10. With all teammates’ help, they finished the animal rescue plan ______ (success). 四、完形填空(共7小题，满分7分) talent, Teamwork, success, primary, worth, difference, provide, Kindness, warmly The 1.______ task of our school’s volunteer club is to take care of stray(流浪的) cats in the neighbourhood. Every weekend, we meet at the community square and 2.______ greet one another before starting our work. Local pet shops kindly 3.______ us with cat food and small blankets, which the cats love. Many of us have been doing this for a long time, so we are familiar with the cats’ favourite spots. What’s more, each of us has a special4.______ to help. Lily is good at calming scared cats and Tom can easily find out the sick cats. 5.______ plays an important role in volunteering efforts. We enjoy working together and value the cooperation(合作) that makes our activities successful. The time we spend with these cats is all 6.______ it when we see them healthy and happy. No one wants to miss our weekend activities because helping these little animals makes us feel great. We know that even small acts of kindness can make a big 7.______ in their lives. 五、语法填空(共10小题，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 A In 2025, more than 3,000 middle schools around the world 1.______ (introduce) AI teaching assistants to help students with math and science homework. Unlike traditional software, these AI assistants can understand natural language and explain solutions step by step. If a student 2.______ (have) difficulty with a problem, the AI will offer personalized exercises based on his or her past mistakes. Teachers say this technology makes learning much 3.______ (efficient) than before. B Last Sunday, I went to an animal shelter with my friends. The shelter is for homeless animals. There are many dogs and cats there. We can make a difference 4. ______ their lives. We 5. ______ (volunteer) there for 2 days. We helped feed the animals and clean their cages. We also played with them. The animals were very 6. ______ (friend) and cute. One little dog followed me everywhere. I wanted to take it home, but my parents didn’t allow me 7. ______ (keep) a pet. I will go to the shelter again next month. It has also taught me the importance of 8. ______ (kind). Volunteering at the animal shelter is a 9. ______ (wonder) experience. I 10. ______ (learn) a lot from this experience. I have learned to love and respect animals. Animals are our friends. We should protect them. 六、短文还原（共5个小题，计10分） 根据短文内容,从短文后的句子中选出能填入空白处的最佳句子，抄写到横线上。 Have you ever looked closely at the paper money from different countries? You will see more than numbers and colours. You will discover pictures of rivers, mountains, buildings and famous people. 1 They are like small lessons in culture, history and nature. Paper money isn’t just for spending—it’s also for learning. Let’s start with China. 2 On the 20-yuan note(纸币), there is the Lijiang River in Guilin,with green mountains rising from calm waters. It’s so beautiful that artists have painted it for centuries. On the 5-yuan note, you’ll find Mount Tai,one of the most famous mountains in China. A large number of poems were written in praise of it. 3 Switzerland’s notes include mountains, rivers, and even wind patterns(图案)! Canada’s have snow landscapes and maple(枫树) leaves. These days, many people use phones or cards as a way to pay. 4 But paper money still has its value—not only in money,but in meaning. You can hold it,look at it,and learn from it. It can be a tiny museum in your pocket. 5 So next time you hold your paper money,take a second look. A. It’s fast and easy. B. It’s a lesson worth learning. C. Other countries do this too, in their own way. D. The Chinese yuan is a perfect mix of nature and tradition. E. Lots of collectors spend much money collecting old paper money. 1._________________________________________________________________. 2._________________________________________________________________. 3._________________________________________________________________. 4._________________________________________________________________. 5._________________________________________________________________. 七、阅读表达 (共5小题，满分10分) 阅读短文，根据要求完成1-5题。 Volunteering helps us make a difference to the world around us. Many Grade 8 students spend their free time on different volunteer jobs. Susan joins an animal shelter volunteer group. She has volunteered there for 18 months. Every Saturday, she feeds homeless animals, cleans cages and takes care of sick pets. She fell in love with this work after watching a video about poor stray animals. Her deskmate Mike works for a community service club. He visits the elderly in the old people’s home once every two weeks. He chats with the old and helps them do housework. Besides, some students volunteer to plant trees or sort waste to protect the environment. In order to give warmth to those in need, more teenagers choose to take part in volunteer activities. Volunteering is meaningful. It not only brings help to people and animals, but also lets volunteers learn useful life skills. 1. Where does Susan do her volunteer work? (no more than 6 words) _________________________________________________. 2. How long has Susan been an animal volunteer? (no more than 6 words) _________________________________________________. 3. What makes lots of teens join volunteer work? (no more than 10 words) _________________________________________________. 4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。 _________________________________________________. 5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。 _________________________________________________. 八、写作(共1小题，满分15分) 现在，越来越多的青少年加入了志愿者的队伍，他们活跃在学校，医院，社区等地方，成为当今社会的一抹亮色。乔(Joe),鲍勃(Bob)和安娜(Anna)是第一中学的学生，他们根据自己的兴趣爱好，经常参加周末的志愿者活动。请你根据下列表格提示，以"Being a Volunteer Is Great"为题，写一篇英语短文描述他们的志愿活动。 Name Place Activities Joe A Reading Centre 帮助孩子阅读...... Bob Animal Hospital 照顾动物...... Anna Old People’s Home 给老人读报...... At last 提出倡议 要求： 1.80词左右，开头已给出，不计人总词数： 2.包含所提示的信息： 3.语句通顺，可适当发挥。 Being a Volunteer Is Great Joe, Bob and Anna are from No.1 Middle School. They work as volunteers every week. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页 共4页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $