人教版八年级下册英语第二单元能力提优测试卷【附答案】

Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks

◆能力提优测试卷◆

一、单项选择。(每题1.5分，共15分)

( ) 1. He used to ____________ very late, but now he is used to ____________ early.

A. get up; getting up

B. get up; get up

C. getting up; get up

D. getting up; getting up

( ) 2. —What's wrong with you?

—_____________ .

A. I've got a headache

B. She'll take some medicine

C. She's got a headache

D. Thank you

( ) 3. —I find that I have been unlucky these days

—_____________ Everything will become better soon.

A. Why not cry?

B. Cheer up!

C. How about you?

D. Great!

( ) 4. —I'm sorry I _____________ my exercise book at home.

—Don't forget _____________ it here tomorrow, please.

A. forgot; to take

B. forgot; to bring

C. left; to take

D. left; to bring

( ) 5. —How did you finish your work so quickly?

—Mr. Zhang's suggestions _____________ fine.

A. work on

B. worked out

C. worked well

D. worked at

( ) 6. —_____________ you _____________ to go to school by bus?

—Yes, but now I get used to walking to school.

A. Are, used

B. Did, used

C. Are, use

D. Did, use

( ) 7. —What gave you the idea to help the kids who don't have

enough money to buy their own bikes.

—I guess I ____________ my father. He loves to help people.

A. look after

B. take after

C. put away

D. give away

( ) 8. —Why do you spend so much time on volunteering, Miss Green？

—I volunteer because I want to not just see the world, but make

a ____________ in it.

A. Decision

B. control

C. difference

D. wish

( ) 9. —The shop tried hard to improve customers' ____________ last year.

—Yeah, they made it. A lot of people come here to buy things now.

A. independence

B. interest

C. feeling

D. satisfaction

( ) 10. The students from Sichuan University volunteered ______ the kids.

A. teach

B. taught

C. to teach

D. teaching

二、完形填空。(每题1分，共30分)

( A )

Children are sometimes 1.________ on weekends than weekdays

2.________ many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills

3.________ get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are

practicing sports so that they can compete 4. ________ others and win.

However, this doesn't only happen in China.

5. ________ Taylors are a typical American family. Life of Cathy Taylor's

three children 6. ________ very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says,

“I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to

football training. Then I have to take 7. ________ son to piano lessons. Maybe

I could cut 8. ________ a few of their activities, but I believe these are important

for my children's future. I really want them 9. ________ .” However, the tired

children don't get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and

then it's time for homework.

Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about 10. ________ stress. “In

some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get

older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they

are always 11. ________ them with other children. It's crazy. I don't think that is

fair. Why not let their children be kids? People shouldn't push their kids so

hard.

Doctor says 12. ________ pressure is not good for a child's 13. ________ . Dr

Alice Green says all these activities can cause lots of stress for children. “Kids

should have time to relax and think for 14. ________ , too. 15 ________ it's normal

to want successful kids, it's even more important to have happy children for

parents."

( )1. A.busy B.busily C.busiest D.busier

( )2. A.because of B.because C.so D.although

( )3. A.so that B.in order to C.in order that D.for

( )4. A.to B.at C.with D.for

( )5. A.a B./ C.My D.The

( )6. A.is B.are C.be D.was

( )7. A.any other B.other C.the other D.others

( )8. A.up B.out C.down D.off

( )9. A.be successful B.to successful

C.to be successful

D.to success

( )10. A.so B.as C.for D.such

( )11. https://www.360docs.net/doc/6519023010.html,paring B.to compare https://www.360docs.net/doc/6519023010.html,pared D.to compete

( )12. A.too many B.too much C.much too D.a lot

( )13. A.developed B.developing C.development D.develop

( )14. A.them B.their C.others D.themselves ( )15. A.Although B.But C.Because D.So

( B )

Jia Haixia and Jia Wenqi are about 60 years old. Jia Haixia is 16. ________ and he can't see anything. Jia Wenqi lost his arms in an accident when he was just three. Though they are 17. ________ , they make a big difference. They have worked together for over 18. ________ years to plant lots of trees in their village in Hebei, China.

19. ________ ten years ago, the two decided to team up because neither of them could find work to do. 20. ________ , they found a way to work together. They rented(租) some poor land and began to plant trees. Also this 21. ________ would help to keep their village from river flooding during the rainy season.

22. ________ day begins at 7 a.m. when Wenqi 23. ________ blind Haixia across the river to get to their workplace. 24. ________ they don't have enough money to buy young trees to plant, the two use branches(树枝) from existing trees. Haixia 25. ________ to the tree-top and picks the fine branch under Wenqi's direction(指导). Haixia then 26. ________ a hole and carefully plants it. Finally Wenqi waters the branch.

“I am his 27. ________ and he is my eyes,” says Haixia. 28. ________ each other' s help, the two work together well to plant so many trees. Their 29.________ now has over 10,000 trees, hundreds of birds and many other animals. Though they work hard, they don't make much 30. ________ . But Wenqi says, “We stand on our own feet, so the fruits of our work taste sweeter.”

( )16. A.deaf B.blind C.strong D.normal ( )17. A.clever B.poor C.disabled D.famous ( )18. A.two B.six C.eight D.ten

( )19. A.More than B.Less than C.At most D.At least ( )20. A.Seriously B.Certainly C.Luckily https://www.360docs.net/doc/6519023010.html,fortably

( )21. A.action B.show C.situation D.change

( )22. A.Its B.His C.Our D.Their

( )23. A.calls B.asks C.tells D.carries

( )24. A.Though B.But C.Because D.So

( )25. A.walks B.climbs C.runs D.jumps

( )26. A.digs B.does C.hits D.catches

( )27. A.hands B.ears C.feet D.legs

( )28. A.On B.At C.From D.With

( )29. A.forest B.river C.home D.park

( )30. A.rest B.money C.trouble D.importance

三、阅读理解。(每题2分，共20分)

( A )

A. look after pet animals

B. help people who are poor

C. build a house for the homeless

D. clean up the yard

( ) 2. The Biosphere Expedition is likely to be held __________ .

A. for three months

B. in the summer vacation

C. only by local scientists

D. between America and China

( ) 3. If Dong is _________ years old, he may join the Volunteer Service Center.

A. 11

B. 13

C. 15

D. 17

( ) 4. Which of the following is true?

A. The volunteer should create green spaces for all the families.

B.The volunteer can choose any service activity in the community.

C.To join the holiday volunteer work, special skills are required.

D.The student who doesn’t study at school can be a volunteer to help

the little kids.

( ) 5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Volunteers Wanted

B. A job interview

C. An expedition club

D. Education service

( B )

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then

take a year off(休假) before they start work or go to university. Some young

people go to other countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their

time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do

something helpful for the environment.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she's living in Belize. Pauline says, “I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I'm helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it's too late.”

“I'm staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don't get any money, but that's OK. I love my work here, and I'm learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”( ) 6. Some young people from England ________ after they finish school.

A.go to university abroad

B.spend one year abroad as volunteers

C.go to work for money

D.start work in schools or hospitals

( ) 7. Pauline Jones, an eighteen­year­old girl, is living in ________ now.

A. England

B. China

C. Belize

D. Cardiff

( ) 8. Pauline Jones is ________ with other people.

A.studying Chinese in a university

B.working to save the coral reefs

C.helping do some housework

D.doing some research in Wales

( ) 9. From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ________．

A.will die because of the pollution

B.are not as beautiful as before

C.can't live without fish in the sea

D.will probably be sold for money

( )10.Pauline Jones wants to _____ after she finishes her work as a volunteer.

A.stay there for another year

B.go back home to start work

C.learn about the people there

D.travel around Central America

四、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。(每题1分，共10分)

1.去年这位老人创办了两所学校来帮助残疾人。

The old man ________ ________ two schools last year to help disabled

people.

2.网络使我们在家里购物成为可能。

The Internet ___________ ___________ ___________ for us to buy things at

home.

3.我们因明天的比赛兴奋不已。

We are ____________ ____________ tomorrow's match.

4.再次感谢你改变了我的生活。

____________ ____________ again ____________ ____________ my life.

5.父母的行为通常对孩子有影响。

Parents' behavior usually ___________ ___________ ___________ to children.

6.他想出了解决这个题的另一个方法。

He ___________ ___________ ___________ another way of solving the problem.

7.她自愿把她的大部分钱捐给贫困生。

She ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ most of her money to the

poor students.

8.在性格上，你女儿一点儿都不像你。

Your daughter doesn't ___________ ___________ you at all in character.

9.张伟绝不会放弃学好英语的机会。

Zhang Wei would never give up the chance ___________ ___________

___________ ___________ .

10.我姐姐决定参加一个课外阅读项目的志愿者选拔。

My sister decided ___________ ___________ ___________ for a volunteer

after­school reading program.

五、短文填空。(每空1分，共10分)

Dear Sir,

I'm writing this letter to tell you something about Miss Li. She lives alone,

but she never feels 1. ___________ . It's because she often volunteers her free

time to clean up the city parks, give out notices, repair or fix 2.___________ bikes

or wheels for students.

Miss Li used to be a doctor. She understands the 3. ___________ of the

disabled people, so she cares for them very much. One day she came up with

the idea to help and cheer up the blind and the deaf. She put off her

marriage(婚姻) and 4. ___________ up several volunteers to set up a hospital for

them. “Life is a long 5. ___________ . I always get a strong feeling of satisfaction

when I help others. The signs of joy on their faces make me feel 6. ______. I

believe I can make a difference to this world,” she often says.

Now she is carrying out a new plan to 7. ___________ money to train

animals. After training, she wants to give away the animals to the disabled

people. “8. ___________ you can't see or walk. What's your feeling? We should

open another 9. ___________ for the disabled,” she once said to us.

Does she interest you? I hope many people can change their life because

of her 10. ___________ ．

Best wishes!

Yours,

Miss Wang

六、任务型阅读。(每题2分，共10分)

Each nation has many people who help to take care of others. For

example, some high school and college students in the USA often spend many hours as volunteers in the hospitals, orphanages(孤儿院)or old people's homes. They read books to the people or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.

Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up or repair their houses, do their shopping or mow(割,修剪) their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers, there is an organization called “Big Brothers”. College students and some other men take these boys to play baseball games and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games. Some of these clubs show films or organize short trips to the mountains or some places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to know the problems and needs of young boys and girls.

Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

( )1. In America, it takes most of high school and college students little time to be volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or rest homes.

( )2. Some young volunteers can go and play in the homes of people who are sick or old.

( )3. If a boy has no father, he can get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers in an organization called “Big Brothers”．

( )4. Most of the clubs don't like to use the high school and college students as volunteers because they're too young to remember anything.

( )5. If you bring happiness to others, you will feel happy too.七、补全对话。(每题1分，共5分)

A: Parks are really important in a neighborhood. Let's volunteer to clean

up Central Park.

B: 1.____________________________________________. What can we do?

A: Well, we can pick up garbage(垃圾).

B: Maybe we can invite our friends to help.

A: Yes, let's ask them to come. 2. ____________________________________________．

B: OK. Our friends and neighbors must be glad to join us!

3._______________________________________________________？

A: We should bring bags and buckets(桶).

B: 4. ____________________________________________？

A: Let's volunteer on Saturday. The weather will be sunny.

B: 5. ____________________________________________？

A: We should wear old clothes. We'll probably get dirty.

B: OK. I will tell the others.

八、书面表达。(共20分)

假如你是王伟，你在“学雷锋纪念日（3月5日）”参加了志愿者去

敬老院慰问老人的社会实践活动。请你根据以下提示，给你的美国笔友丽

莎（Lisa）写一封电子邮件，向她介绍此次活动。

提示：1. 活动内容包括送鲜花、水果，打扫卫生，给他们读报纸……

2. 你参加活动后的感想。

要求：1. 要点齐全，60个词左右，可适当发挥。

2. 邮件的格式已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Lisa,

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Yours,

Wane Wei

参考答案

一、单项选择。

1．A2．A3．B4．D5．B

6．D7．B8．C9．D10．C

二、完形填空。

1．D2．A3．B4．C5．D

6．A7．C8．B9．C10．D

11．A12．B13．C14．D15．A

16．B17．C18．D19．A20．C

21．A22．D23．D24．C25．B

26．A27．A28．D29．A30．B

三、阅读理解

1．B2．B3．D4．B5．A

6．B7．C8．B9．A10．D

四、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。

1．set up2．makes it possible3．excited about 4．Thank you; for changing5．makes a difference6．came up with 7．volunteered to give away8．take after9．to learn English well 10．to try out

五、短文填空。

1．lonely2．broken3．difficulty4．called5．journey 6．excited7．raise8．Imagine9．door10．kindness 六、任务型阅读。

1．F2．F3．T4．F5．T

七、补全对话。

1．That sounds good/great/Good/Great idea

2．We can also invite our neighbors/We can invite our neighbors, too

3．What should we bring

4．When should we volunteer/When is the best time to volunteer

5．What (kind of clothes) should we wear

八、书面表达。

Dear Lisa,

On March 5th I went to an old people's home with some other volunteers. We did many things for the old. We brought them some flowers and fresh fruit. And we helped clean their rooms. After that, some of us sang songs and danced for them. Some of us read newspapers for them. Some of us talked with them. How happy they were

I think this activity is very meaningful. I learned that we should care for the old around us every day.

Yours,

Wane Wei