初中英语牛津版 (深圳&广州)八年级下册Unit 1 Helping those in need精品单元测试同步练习题

Unit 1 Helping those in need

单元测试

一、语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

Volunteers are probably some of the most overlooked (被忽视的) people. But no activity ___1___ carry on smoothly (顺畅地) without hardworking volunteers. This month, I volunteered at the Color Run ___2___ Beijing. Although I didn’t have as ___3___ fun as the runners, I still learned an important lesson.

My job was ___4___ a high five to every runner at the finish line. At the beginning we saw it as a simple job. When the first runner passed, we reached out our hands and yelled “Good job” ___5___. However, as more and more people crossed ___6___ finish line and touched their hands with mine, my arm got sore. To make things worse, it became ___7___. Our clothes were all wet because of the sweat (汗) ___8___ we felt tired. But soon we saw a group of kids ___9___ toward us—they were about 6 years old. Although they could hardly ___10___ their breath, they still kept going with big smiles on their faces. They put up their hands and said, “High-five!”

At that moment, I ___11___ by them—they were so young, and they refused to give up. Suddenly, I felt ___12___ become full of strength. I capped (拍) their hands, “Well done, little guys!”

That is the meaning of ___13___ a volunteer. It is never an easy job. However, we ___14___ different people and see the spirit that touches us. Although such spirit ___15___ not often found in daily life, it can help us learn a lot when we see it by accident.

1. A. must B. can C. need D. would

2. A. by B. on C. at D. in

3. A. many B. much C. few D. little

4. A. give B. gives C. given D. to give

5 A. excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitingly

6. A. a B. an C. the D. /

7. A. hot B. hotter C. the hottest D. hottest

8. A. and B. so C. but D. or

9. A. runs B. ran C. running D. to run

10. A. catch B. caught C. catches D. catching

11. A. was moving B. was moved C. moved D. am moved

12. A. me B. I C. my D. myself

13. A. be B. to be C. being D. been

14. A. will meet B. met C. meets D. are meeting

15. A. is B. was C. are D. were

二 、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

Would you like to do something you like and help others at the same time? If your ___16___ is “yes”, you must have an interest in voluntary work. There are many ___17___ of volunteering. Today I’d like to talk about three of them.

Volunteering in developing countries

To travel to communities in the developing world to work on projects is becoming a ___18___ form of volunteering among young people. ___19___ include teaching English and helping poor children. International volunteering can usually give the volunteers valuable skills, knowledge, and the experience of a lifetime. ___20___, some people can’t accept volunteering in their communities.

Environmental volunteering

To ___21___ our environment, volunteers organize many activities such as protecting ___22___ animals and educating others on the natural environment. The Giant Panda Conservation programme in Xi’an and Sichuan, China, is a famous endangered animals protection programme. The programme in Sichuan ___23__ huge foreign support and volunteers.

Volunteering in schools

There is a great need for volunteers in school systems. Doing voluntary work at school is also good for the volunteers, students, and schools. For example, volunteers may learn the ___24___ culture and language when travelling to offer help. Cultural and language exchange during teaching and other school activities can be the most interesting ___25___ experience for both students and volunteers.

1. A. answer B. idea C. thought D. choice

2. A. shapes B. ways C. groups D. rules

3. A. expensive B. difficult C. popular D. simple

4. A. Subjects B. Problems C. Trouble D. Activities

5. A. Also B. However C. Luckily D. Besides

6. A. protect B. help C. love D. keep

7. A. strong B. small C. dangerous D. endangered

8. A. discovers B. refuses C. attracts D. prepares

9. A. important B. foreign C. funny D. strange

10. A. learning B. organizing C. living D. touring

三、阅读理解（分2节，满分45分）

第一节、阅读选择（40分）

                                            A

How can kids become heroes? Do they have to save the world? No. To become a hero, kids just have to think about what others need and find a way to help. Katie Stagliano is one of those hero kids.

Katie loved to garden. When she was 9, she harvested a huge cabbage which weighed 40 pounds. The cabbage was far bigger than what her family needed, so she thought about what to do with it.

She knew that there were lots of hungry people in South California, where she lived. So she decided to donate her enormous cabbage to a soup kitchen. It turned out that her kind donation helped feed more than 275 people.

Then Katie thought about other gardeners who had more vegetables than they could eat. Suddenly, she saw a way to solve both problems. Katie realized that she could help fight against hunger by encouraging kids to plant vegetable gardens and donate their harvest to hungry people. That's how Katie's Krops was born.

Katie says, "My dream is that there are no hungry people." To make that dream come true, Katie got her whole school involved. The students planted a huge garden, but Katie knew she could do more. She contacted an organization called Fields to Families, which sent a master gardener to help.

It's so great to help people," Katie adds, but kids don't have to grow huge cabbages. If they could grow "even one vegetable plant and donate the harvest to a local soup kitchen, we could make a huge difference in the fight against hunger".

It's been several years since Katie Stagliano started work on her dream. Today, more than 60 gardens around the United States are being grown by kids. Young gardeners have donated tens of thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables to stop hunger.

Sadly, many people are still hungry. However, Katie's Krops and hundreds of child gardeners are planting and harvesting to change that.

26. What did Katie Stagliano want to do?

A. She wanted to be a hero.

B. She wanted to grow a huge cabbage.

C. She wanted to help those hungry people.

D. She wanted to encourage kids to eat vegetables.

27. What made Katie start to help hungry people?

A. Her harvest of a big cabbage.                       B. Her duty to help the poor.

C. Her interest in planting vegetables.                  D. Her dream to become a hero.

28. What did Katie do to realize her dream?

A. She planted a huge garden.

B. She asked an organization for help.

C. She donated her harvest to her school.

D. She encouraged her family to work with her.

29. The words “got her whole school involved” in the passage mean ________.

A. donated her harvest to the students

B. offered all her money to the students

C. made the students take part in planting

D. asked all the students and teachers to stay away

30. The best title for the passage should be ________.

A. A Hero Cabbage               B. The Harvest Donation

C. Child Gardeners               D. Katie Stagliano’s Dream

B

When you hear the word “volunteering”, you may think volunteering is to help others, give them money or things. It is true that volunteering can help others, but it can also help you. If you’re sad about something that has happened, doing some volunteering can be a great way to do with your bad feelings.

Volunteering also lets you see your own life in new ways. Sometimes it’s easy to worry about some things like grades and health or get angry because you don’t have the newest computer games. Volunteering lets you spend some time doing other things for a while. Then you will happily find you forget all the problems.

Lots of adults and kids find that they really enjoy volunteering. Volunteering experiences often put you in a different environment. For example, you might know that just on the other side of your town are some kids who really need winter clothes.

It feels good to be able to help those in need. You’ll know that, thanks to you, some kids have warm coats, hats and shoes. So whether they are winter clothes, food for the hungry, or homes for some homeless pets, doing volunteer work means a very important thing: You make a difference in the world.

31. If you want to get out of sadness, you could try ________ according to the passage.

A. surfing the Internet B. talking with friends

C. doing some volunteering D. doing some sports

32. Lots of adults and kids enjoy volunteering because ________.

A. volunteering can help to kill(打发) time

B. volunteering often gives them different experiences

C. volunteering is a popular way to spend time

D. volunteering asks for professional skills

33. When you do volunteering work to help others, you can ________.

A. make a lot of money B. have more free time to play

C. get higher grades in tests D. play a role in changing the world

34. From the passage, we can know that ________.

A. grades and health can sometimes make you worried easily

B. volunteering just means giving others money and things

C. kids won’t have warm clothes without your help

D. kids will get angry if they don’t have computer games

35. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Volunteering can help you out of trouble.

B. Volunteering can help the old and poor kids.

C. Volunteering can change people’s feelings.

D. Volunteering can help both others and you.

C

Two years ago, Holmes decided to do some voluntary work. He volunteered to work as a barber. He chose to spend Saturday giving free haircuts to poor kids so that they could look cool. But he had a game rule. “The kids receive their free haircuts by reading a book to me,” Holmes said.

The idea was so popular that he continued it the first Tuesday of every month for the last two years. The kids would sit on the chair with a book and read aloud. If they had difficulty reading it, Holmes was there to help them. After the haircut, they would review the book just like in school.

“These kids are excited to learn,” said Holmes. “They want to open their minds.” Holmes, who had two sons aged three and four, believed that not every parent had the time to read with their kids. “I get it. You have four kids and you have two jobs. Sitting down and letting them read to you is the last thing you have time to do. You have to clean the house or cook dinner. So I say bring your kids in and let them read to me.

“There was a seven-year-old boy who tried his best to read his book, stuttering out words even though he didn’t have a stutter,” said Holmes. He let the boy take the book home and practice. “When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problem. That encourages me.”

Holmes and his family have recently moved from Dubuque to a village in Chicago. When they got settled, he planned to go on with his role as the Storybook Barber. “Nowadays the world is full of violence,” he said. “But it’s safe for the kids to come to the barbershop and read books. They can get help from free reading.”

36. Why did Holmes spend Saturday giving haircuts?

A. For some money. B. For making kids read.

C. For selling some books. D. For making friends with kids.

37. For the last two years, it took Holmes ________ to give free haircuts in a year.

A. four days B. six days C. twelve days D. fifty-two days

38. The third paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A. it is difficult for Holmes to give free haircuts

B. it is necessary for Holmes to give free haircuts

C. parents aren’t clever enough to help their kids

D. parents don’t want to help their kids with their study

39. Why did Holmes let the boy take the book home and practice?

A. Because he had difficulty reading it. B. Because he enjoyed reading the book.

C. Because he wanted to read to his mom. D. Because Holmes gave the book to him.

40. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Volunteering B. Cheap Reading C. A Village D. The Storybook Barber

D

41. What should you do if you are a volunteer in the community?

A. Invent some new things. B. Order people to get vaccinated.

C. Help people to reduce worries. D. Teach students to write.

42. The invention show will last ________ hours in the day.

A. 7 B. 7.5 C. 8 D. 8.5

43. People can NOT ________ at the space show.

A. watch the space show B. talk with the astronauts

C. see model spacecrafts D. learn about the life in space

44. If you are free at 16:30 in the week, what can you see?

A. Model spacecrafts. B. Volunteer activities.

C. New inventions. D. Painting and calligraphy works.

45. Where is the text most probably from?

A. A story book. B. A community notice. C. A travel guide. D. A science website.

第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读短文及文后 A~E 选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。

Schools in the UK are quite different from those in China. In the UK, at the beginning of the term, students must select their courses and teachers first.

___46___ So in the first term, don’t select too many courses, or you’ll feel nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. ___47___ Different teachers have different teaching methods.

If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade many students will give up choosing him, because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, give too many exams and too low grades.

___48__ How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in the UK are very expensive. Each copy is about $30-50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks. ___49___

In class, discussing is very important. The teachers always encourage you to ask questions or show your own opinions freely. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. ___50__ They usually don’t give you much homework to do. So in the schools in the UK you can learn knowledge and do exercises by yourself. You must do almost all things independently.

A. And some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.

B. At the same time, you must select the teachers.

C. Selecting is very important for your grades in the UK.

D. Instead, they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like.

E. There is another thing after you select the courses and the teachers.

写作（共四节，满分30分）

第一节、短文填词。（5分）

My name is Vivien. I became a  v__________(1) three years ago. I know voluntary work means a lot to those in need because I was once helped. When I was five, my leg was badly h_________(2) in an accident. The doctor said I had to stay in hospital for at least half a year. In the beginning, I couldn’t move and often s_______(3)from pain. I even cried at night. But things started to change when a boy called Steve came to visit me. The first time he came, he brought me some interesting comic books and talked with me. Then he often told me funny stories, played games with me and e__________(4) me. What he did made me very happy and raised me s_________(5). He visited me twice a week until I was well enough to go back to school. I want to say thank you to him. And now I offer help to the children without parents.

第三节、完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）

1. 这个好消息使他振奋起来。

  The good news _________ _________ _________.

2. 我们应该主动帮助那些需要帮助的人。

 We should _______ _______ _______ those people _______ _______.

3. 爷爷很老了，走路都有困难。

  Grandpa _______ _______ _______ because he is too old.

4. 因为受头痛困扰，妈妈昨晚没睡好。

  Mother didn’t sleep well last night because she _______ _______ a headache.

5.我父亲对他的工作要求严格。

My father      very               his work.

第三节、书面表达（15分

假设你叫李华，是初二（1）班的班长。请根据以下提示给班主任陈老师写封申请信。

【写作提示】

1 主要人称：第一人称

2 主要时态：一般现在时和一般将来时

3 可用素材：

（1）词汇 ask permission, voluntary activity, suffer from,

                  illness, in order to, plan to, be going to, would like to

（2）句型  In order to ..., we are going to ...

            We would like to have the activity ...

Dear Mr. Chen,

We are writing to ask permission to have a voluntary activity.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Could you please give us permission to have this activity?

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Class 1 Grade 2