1、八年级下册八年级下册 Unit 2 单元阅读专练单元阅读专练 一 Every year，thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers. They give their time to help people. For example， they work in schools o
2、r hospitals，or they do something helpful for the environment. Pauline Jones，18，lives in Cardiff，Wales. Next year，she wants to go to university to study Chinese， but now shes living in Belize. Pauline says， Im working with other people here to save the coral reefs(珊瑚礁)in the sea near Belize. The reef
3、s here are beautiful，but if the sea water is very polluted，the coral dies. Im 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 its too late. Im staying with a family here and I help
4、 do some housework. I dont get any money， but thats OK.I love my work here，and Im learning a lot about the people of Belizeand myself！When I finish my work，I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America. 根据短文内容，判断正（A）误(B) 1. Pauline Jones is working
5、to save the coral reefs with other people. 2. Some young people in England go to other countries and work as volunteers. 3. we know that the coral reefs will die because of the weather. 4. Pauline Jones wants to travel around the world after she finishes her work. 5. Pauline Jones wants to go to uni
6、versity to study Chinese. 二 Dear Owner, please listen to me, My life is likely to last ten to fifteen years. Any separation(分离) from you will make me sad. Remember that before you buy me. Give me time to understand what you want of me. Dont be angry with me for long and dont lock me up as a punishme
7、nt. You have your work, your entertainment and your friends. I have only you. Dont forget to feed me. Ill be happy if you give me my favorite food- - bones. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I dont understand your words, I understand your voice when youre speaking to me. Take care of me when I get old.
8、You, too, will grow old. Go with me or difficult journeys. Everything is easier for me if you are there. Remember, I love you. Leo Judge the following sentences True (T) or False (F). ( )1. Leo is probably a dogs name. ( )2. Leo can live to the age of fifty. ( )3. Leo, unlike his owner, has many fri
9、ends. ( )4. We should treat old dogs well, because everyone will get old. ( )5. Dogs wont care whether you are with them or not on their difficult journeys. 三 In many British schools, the pupils usually wear their school uniforms to school on weekdays. However, recently the students at LVS Ascot Jun
10、ior School in England wore something quite different. What they wore was what people wear when they go to bedpyjamas (睡衣)They did this not only for fun, but for a local charity called Christophers Smile. Christophers Smile was set up in 2008 by Karen 修剪)their lawns(草坪） . For boys who have no longer
11、fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to 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
12、of these clubs show films or organize short trips to the mountains 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 and needs of young boys and girls. Volunteers believe that some of th
13、e happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others. 阅读短文，回答问题。 1. Where does the writer come from? _ 2. What do some students in hospitals，orphanages (孤儿院）or rest homes do to help others? _ 3. When some ones house is broken, what should the volunteers do? _ 4. Why do some
14、 boys should learn form big brothers? _ 5. Who are the happiest persons according to the passage? _ 十四 根据短文内容,用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文内容完整、通顺。 Alice likes cats better than any other animal. Although she _1_ (be) still young, she_2_ (have) the experience of _3_ (look) after cats. When she was a child, she
15、 lived with her grandparents. At that time her grandparents had already_4_ (have) an old cat about 11 years old, but she was only 4 years old. It was a good friend for her in her childhood. It was very friendly to her and never _5_ (hurt) her. One day, however, it_6_ (leave) home and never came back
16、 again. It_7_ (must be) dead. She was so sad that she cried for a long time. Now Alice has four cats. She takes good care of them and makes them_8_ (live) comfortably. But she is afraid_9_ ( take) her cats out of the house. She says it is too dangerous for animals to go outside because she thinks th
17、at they may _10_ (hurt). 十五 根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。 Im John. Im in Grade Eight 1. a Rocky Mountain High School. Every 2. M , I go to the Buddy Club. In the club, older students help new students learn more about the school. My friend Sam is in the 3. (ten) grade. He often (careful) to my probl
18、ems. He always offers 5. (I) some help. He is a hero in my heart. We have different 6. (class) every day. On Friday afternoon, our school ends 7. (early) than usual. My friends 8. I often go to the Science Club together. Twice 9. week, we write robot programmes after school. We love making things, s
19、o we practise hard each time. Our team 10. (win) two competitions last term. We were very happy. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _ 十六 根据短文内容和以下提示：1）首字母提示，2）语境提示，3）汉语提示，在每 一个空格内填上一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义正确，拼写准确。 After they rode their bikes for two hours and a half, Kangkang, Michael and Da
20、rren 1 (到达) at a parking lot near Tiananmen Square. The parking lot was 2 of tour buses, cars, taxis and bicycles, so they had to look for s 3 to park their bikes. After they parked their bikes, they walked to Tiananmen Square. Darren and Michael were 4 (惊奇的) at Tiananmen Square. They took out a cam
21、era and took some 5 . As they were exploring happily, the crowd of people became larger and larger. While the crowd was pushing Darren in all d 6 , someone stepped on his toes. Ouch! Dont push! he shouted. When Darren finally pushed his way 7 , he noticed his friends were both out of sight. He was _
22、8_ frightened to know what to do. His heart was beating fast. 9 （慢慢地） he walked to the near side of the square and sat on a step beside a tree sadly. He didnt raise his head u 10 someone called him. It was Kangkang. Oh, Darren! There you are! Its great to see you!As soon as the three boys saw each o
23、ther, they all jumped up and down happily. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _ 十七 Indonesia is my mothers homeland and one of my favorite countries. Since I was young, I had learned a lot about the country and become interested in it. For a long time I had wanted to do something for t
24、he country and people there, and I thought volunteering（做志愿者）would be a good and fun way to do so. I received the greatest pleasure from being with the children. Teaching my first English class in Aceh was exciting but I was rather nervous. As time passed by, I learned how to be a better teacher. Te
25、aching was actually the most enjoyable of my many responsibilities（责任）. Many children were shy at first. But when they relaxed, they would start talking and telling you a lot of funny things. I believe we were helping them build up their confidence. For the children who are more in need, The Educati
26、on Program （TEP） will collect donations （募捐） to help them. As a volunteer, I had to visit the TEP children at home once a month and help them write a thank- you letter to their_36_. This was a way for the children to communicate with their sponsors. Sometimes the sponsors would write back to the chi
27、ldren. Seeing the childrens happy faces, I had a great sense of pleasure. 1. The writer believed volunteering would be a good way to _ A. play outdoors B. get the greatest pleasure C. learn more about Indonesia D. do something for Indonesia 2. The writer felt _ when he gave his first class. A. relax
28、ed B. nervous C. unhappy D. uncomfortable 3. The writer visited the TEP children _ A. to help them write a thank- you letter B. to play with them C. to help them with their study D. to help them build up their confidence 4.The underlined word sponsors means _. A. 领导 B. 发起者 C. 亲戚 D. 资助者 5. According
29、to the passage, which of the following is true? A. When I was young, I want to be a teacher. B. I learned how to be a better teacher at first. C. I learned a lot from my experience as a volunteer. D. The children in the poor area were brave and easy to talk to. 参考答案参考答案 一、AABBA 二、1. TFFTF 三、DDCDC 四、
30、1. CDBBA 五、1. volunteer 2. ages 3. ways 4. caring 5. need 6. without 7. anything 8. for 9. played 10. how 六、 BCDA 七、BBACC 八、ACBBA 九、CDAB 十、BBCAD 十一、 AB 十二、BEACD 十三、 1. USA. 2. They read books to the people in these places， or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
31、 3. They fix it up. 4. Because they dont have fathers. 5. Those who help to bring happiness to others. 十四、1. is 2. has had 3. looking 4. had 5. hurt 6. left 7. must be 8. live 9. to take 10. be hurt 十五、1.at 2. Monday 3. tenth 4. carefully 5. me 6. classes 7. earlier 8. and 9. a/every 10. won 十六、1. arrived 2. full 3. space 4. surprised 5. pictures/photos 6. directions 7. out 8. too 9. Slowly 10. until 十七、DBADC
