人教新目标2023-2024学年度第二学期八年级英语下册Unit2单元测试卷（含答案）

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2023-2024学年度第二学期八年级英语下册Unit2单元测试卷
（满分：120分 答题时间：120分钟）
一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）
（ ）1．—Lucy, please help me ___________ the garden. —OK! I’m coming, Dad.
A．clean up B．fix up C．cheer up D．put up
（ ）2．When I am free, I often volunteer my time ___________others.
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helped
（ ）3．— Karen takes ___________ her mother.
— Yes, she is similar ___________ her mother.
A．for; as B．after; with C．after; to D．away; from
（ ）4．People in the west make ___________ a rule to buy Christmas presents for their friends.
A．that B．it C．this D．as
（ ）5．More and more rich people have promised to ___________ their wealth after death to help the poor and the disabled.
A．give away B．give up C．give out D．give off
（ ）6．I heard him ___________ the piano in the room last night.
A．played B．plays C．to play D．playing
（ ）7．Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature ___________ the age of 57.
A．in B．at C．on D．to
（ ）8．Yesterday our head teacher made such an ________ speech that we all felt ________.
A．exciting; exciting B．excited; excited
C．exciting; excited D．excited; exciting
（ ）9．Tom is a warm-hearted man and he has spent years ___________ his sick aunt.
A．looking for B．asking for C．waiting for D．caring for
（ ）10．The TV play Journey to the West（《西游记》）is so ________ that I would like to watch it again.
A．interest B．interesting C．interests D．interested
（ ）11．We felt so ________ after we watched the ________ movie an hour ago.
A．excited; excited B．exciting; exciting C．excited; exciting D．exciting; excited
（ ）12．The strange man lives ________ in a(n) ________ island. Nobody knows what he does.
A．alone; alone B．lonely; lonely C．lonely; alone D．alone; lonely
（ ）13．—Tom won the tennis game last Sunday.
—It’s hard to ________ a boy with only one arm can play tennis so well.
A．imagine B．expect C．wonder D．plan
（ ）14．The place will help_________ big problems in London, such as traffic jams.
A．set out B．check out C．work out D．give out
（ ）15．The teacher’s help made it possible for me ________ so much progress.
A．make B．made C．making D．to make
（ ）16．The old man was not very rich, but he ________ most of his money to poor children.
A．gave up B．gave away C．took up D．took away
（ ）17．My mother finds it hard ________ the house.
A．clean B．cleaning C．to clean D．cleaned
（ ）18．You could visit the sick kids in the hospital to ________.
A．cheer up them B．cheer them up C．take after them D．look them for
（ ）19．Scientists are trying their best to ________ ways to treat the terrible disease called COVID-19 (新型冠状病毒肺炎).
A．come up with B．look forward to C．talk about D．give up
（ ）20．— What happened
— I’m sorry. I __________ a glass just now.
A．broke B．break C．was breaking D．broken
二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
Kevin White is an 8-year-old boy from Salt Lake City. He started school two years ago, but he has 21 been able to take the school bus with the other kids because of a serious illness. His parents drove him to 22 each day. When he heard that a service dog could allow him 23 the bus, he wanted to get one at once. However, his family didn’t have much 24 . So Kevin came up with an idea to raise money by 25 vegetables.
After Kevin told his father what he 26 , his father helped him grow vegetables in their yard（院子）. To let people know 27 Kevin’s story, Kevin’s dad wrote an article online, telling people what happened to Kevin and 28 he wanted to do. The story touched many people’s 29 and they wanted to lend Kevin a hand. In just a few weeks, Kevin’s vegetables were sold out.
With the help of others, Kevin 30 over 21, 000 dollars in all. Kevin said he would use the money to buy a service dog and give the money left to other children in need.
（ ）21．A．always B．often C．never D．sometimes
（ ）22．A．school B．work C．office D．factory
（ ）23．A．take B．took C．taking D．to take
（ ）24．A．food B．hope C．money D．time
（ ）25．A．to sell B．selling C．sold D．sell
（ ）26．A．heard B．said C．thought D．fought
（ ）27．A．with B．for C．on D．about
（ ）28．A．what B．which. C．whether D．whom
（ ）29．A．bodies B．hands C．minds D．hearts
（ ）30．A．borrowed B．raised C．sent D．used
阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）
A
Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited（继承）a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them $200 a month. The money is used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children.”
（ ）31．Jack didn’t need to look for a job __________.
A．before he went to college B．after he went to Africa
C．because he got one million dollars D．before he received a report
（ ）32．Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children __________.
A．only in Washington B．only in England
C．only in Africa D．around the world
（ ）33．Jack learns about the children’s progress by __________.
A．visiting them each year B．getting a report every year
C．staying with them D．talking with them in English
（ ）34．The underlined words “for a good cause” mean “__________” in Chinese.
A．施舍 B．行善 C．优惠 D．赏赐
（ ）35．What’s the main idea of the story
A．Help others and you will feel happy.
B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.
C．Live a simple life, and you can give others help.
D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.
B
I was doing the work in the garden yesterday. It was a soft evening and I was making the most of it when I heard a neighbor’s voice coming from the path out of our garden.
“That’s no place to be sleeping!” he said.
I found there was a man lying on his back on the path with his eyes closed. I recognized him. I had seen him doing the drunkard’s (酒鬼) walk along that path several times.
I stopped to walk out. “Do you need some help ” I asked.
He opened his eyes and said, “Probably.” Then he told me because of arthritis (关节炎) he couldn’t walk well at the most of times. I thought I should do it when he asked to help him go home where he lived a few hundred metres away.
I tried to let him walk under his own strength with me guiding him but that was getting us nowhere. It was easier to carry him, but that would be a real insult (侮辱) to him. So, I held his left hand with my left hand and grabbed his belt with my right hand. Then we started walking slowly.
On the way he told me his name, what he had worked as, what holidays he had been, how wonderful his granddaughter was, what his wife’s name was — and what a hard time she would give him when he got home!
Thank goodness! His wife wasn’t in when we walked forty-five minutes back to his home.
If we wait until we feel good about helping before we help, then people will go unhelped and we will become the ones who end up walking on by.
（ ）36．When did the story happen
A．When the writer finished his work.B．When the writer was walking on the path.
C．When the writer almost ended up his work.D．When the writer wanted to begin his work.
（ ）37．Who was lying on the path
A．A neighbor. B．The writer’s wife. C．A drunkard. D．A gardener.
（ ）38．Why didn’t the writer carry the man
A．Because he could walk well by himself.B．Because it would be an insult to him.
C．Because it was only a few hundred metres away.D．Because his wife would give him a hard time.
（ ）39．According to the passage, which is RIGHT
A．The man was a talented person.B．The man enjoyed having holidays.
C．The man’s wife was always kind to him.D．The man loved his granddaughter very much.
（ ）40．What does the story want to tell us
A．Work hard and you’ll have a better life.B．Give somebody a helping hand in time.
C．Never give up when you meet difficulties.D．Solve problems by yourself when something happens.
C
Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got cancer (癌症) . He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches (英寸) above the knee.
But to everyone’s surprise, Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long-distance (长距离的) runner and do something about the cancer. What a dream!
Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country. He hoped to raise one million dollars for cancer research. Few people believed he would make it. Anyway, on April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope. For the first few days of his marathon, Terry Fox was alone. He started running at 4: 30 am. Day by day, people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road. As people saw Terry, they stopped and donated (捐赠) money for cancer research.
However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22. In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.
Since his death, the yearly Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to be the world’s largest one—day fundraiser (募捐活动) for cancer research.
（ ）41．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean
A．The dream was very strange. B．It was such a silly dream.
C．The dream was easy to achieve. D．It was almost an impossible dream.
（ ）42．Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because ________.
A．he found it too tiring B．nobody supported him
C．he was too sick to continue D．he raised enough money
（ ）43．When did Terry Fox get cancer
A．In 1975. B．In 1980. C．In 1981. D．In 1958.
（ ）44．How much money did Terry raise for cancer research in his short life
A．$2.4 million. B．$24 billion. C．$24 million. D．$2.4 billion.
（ ）45．What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage
A．To tell us when Terry Fox Run was first held.B．To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties.
C．To advise us to donate money for cancer research.D．To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope.
D
Several years ago, I spent most of my time at a mental hospital (精神病院) in our town. I found much joy there. At first it was a little scary to be there, but I stayed on, because I had a reason for doing this.
I volunteered in a locked-up (封闭的) environment. To my surprise, I found that a friend of my parents’ was a patient in this hospital. I knew, when I was a baby, this woman wanted to keep me because she had no children. I looked after this woman and showed my old photos to her. Finally, she was able to remember some old things, and she said to me one day, “Dear, you should not come here.” But I wanted to bring something happy into this woman’s life. I learned that because she had no family, she couldn’t leave here and go home. So I brought her to my home twice and I still remembered the happy smile on her face.
I have never forgotten this volunteering experience. This woman later passed away. I can’t see her anymore, but I’m happy that I have done something to make a difference in another person’s life.
（ ）46．How did the writer feel at first when working in the mental hospital
A．Bored. B．Afraid. C．Interested. D．Comfortable.
（ ）47．Why couldn’t the woman leave the hospital
A．Because she couldn’t remember anything. B．Because she couldn’t look after herself.
C．Because she didn’t have any family. D．Because she didn’t want to leave.
（ ）48．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．The woman was the writer’s parents’ friend.
B．With the help of the writer, the woman could remember something old.
C．The woman saw the writer’s old photos.
D．The writer went to the woman’s home twice.
（ ）49．The underlined phrase “passed away” means “__________” in Chinese.
A．去世 B．逃离 C．居住 D．幸存
（ ）50．What is the best title for this passage
A．An unlucky woman B．A special hospital
C．My parents’ friend D．My volunteering experience
四、单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
51．We can’t i how a blind man is able to do it well.
52．Lily had a long j to Hainan with her parents last summer.
53．If you want to be a v to help others, you can help look after the children here.
54．I can’t u what you’re saying. Could you speak more slowly
55．The young man exercises every day, so he is s and healthy.
56．Mr. Green is no longer the o of this house. He sold it last month.
57．You helped me a lot. Thank you very much for your k .
58．Don’t you feel l being on your own all day
59．Mr. Black had an accident and became d . He can’t hear anything.
60．Something is wrong with the TV. It needs r .
五、用所给单词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共10分）
61．Miss Li often helps me （learn）English.
62．I don’t know what （say）after reading it.
63．You could （wear）my shoes—you’ve got big enough feet.
64．Linda decides （go）to Hainan with her parents on vacation.
65．I hope （invite）Tom to the party.
66．The kind woman always helps the (home) children.
67．My father decided to give up (smoke) last week.
68．I think books can make a big (different) to us.
69．Jim is going to learn （play）chess next year.
70．The students didn’t know how (solve) the problems.
六、完成句子（每小题1分，共10分）
71．我想象回到小时候, 幸福地生活。
I back to my childhood and living happily.
72．试想一下生活在月球上。
Try to on the moon.
73．她提出了一个新计划。
She a new plan.
74．因为下雨他们推迟了运动会。
They the sports meeting because of the rain.
75．如果你想实现你的梦想，你就必须努力学习。
If you want to make your dream , you must study hard.
七、选词填空(每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每词限用一次。
children; volunteer; looking; in; my; care; everyone; animal; learn; happy
If you are looking for something fun to kill your time, why not consider helping others Welcome to join us to be a 76 ! We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old 77 to people in their eighties, can become a volunteer. You can help people 78 many ways. For example, schools need help with 79 after children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to 80 for children while their parents are seeing a doctor.
81 lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for 82 .“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s 83 faces, I’m happy, too,” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in 84 free time before. Now I help older people 85 how to use computers,”said another volunteer at the age of 8. If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested Call us at 800-555-57.
八、书面表达（共10分）
为了更好地举办冬奥会，市冬奥办现在面向全社会招聘身体健康、热爱体育运动、乐于助人，并能熟练运用英语和外国友人交流的志愿者。假如你叫李华，请根据以下提示和要求，写一封应征冬奥会志愿者的自荐信。
提示:1. Why do you want to be a volunteer
2. What can you do
要求: 1. 自荐信须包含所有提示信息，可适当发挥；
2. 信中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名；
3. 词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for reading my letter. I’d like to be a volunteer for Winter Olympic Games. Because____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
2023-2024学年度八年级英语Unit2单元测试卷参考答案
一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）
1-5 ABCBA 6-10 DBCDB 11-15 CDACD 16-20 BCBAA
二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
21-25 CADCB 26-30 CDADB
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）
31-35 CDBBA 36-40 CABDB 41-45 DCACB 46-50 BCDAD
四、单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
51．(i)magine52．(j)ourney53．(v)olunteer54．(u)nderstand55．(s)trong
56．(o)wner57．(k)indness58．(l)onely59．(d)eaf60．(r)epairing
五、用所给单词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共10分）
61．to learn/learn62．to say63．wear64．to go65．to invite
66．homeless67．smoking68．difference69．to play70．to solve
六、完成句子（每小题1分，共10分）
71．imagine coming72．imagine living73．came up with
74．put off75．come true
七、选词填空(每小题1分，共10分）
76．volunteer 77．children 78．in 79．looking 80．care 81．Animal 82．everyone 83．happy 84．my 85．learn
八、书面表达（共10分）
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for reading my letter. I’d like to be a volunteer for Winter Olympic Games. Because I like sports. In school, I often take part in all kinds of activities. I am good at English. I listen to English news on the radio every day and can communicate with foreign friends freely. I am outgoing, too. I can get along with them and give them a hand whenever they are in need.
I think volunteer work is great. I hope I can be a member of Winter Olympic Games. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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