一、单选题
答案：A
解析：lonely意为“孤独的”，强调内心感受；alone意为“独自的/地”，侧重客观状态。老人独自居住却不感到孤独，故选A。
答案：B
解析：ask sb. to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“要求某人做某事”，所以此处应选to do，答案是B。
答案：A
解析：此句为定语从句，先行词是the people（人），且在从句中作主语，关系代词应用who，whom在从句中作宾语，which用于指物，whose表示所属关系，所以选A。
答案：B
解析：头疼且脖子动不了，可能是长时间使用电脑等导致，应远离电脑休息。A选项“see a dentist”是看牙医；C选项“take your temperature”是量体温；D选项“put some medicine on it”是敷药，均不符合，所以选B。
答案：A
解析：decide to do sth.是固定用法，意为“决定做某事”，所以选to look after，答案为A。
答案：D
解析：由答语“Once a week（一周一次）”可知，问句是对频率提问。A选项“How long”对时间或长度提问；B选项“How far”对距离提问；C选项“How soon”对将来时间提问；D选项“How often”对频率提问，所以选D。
答案：C
解析：他们张贴标志的目的是索要旧书，表目的用动词不定式，所以选to ask，答案为C。
答案：C
解析：A选项“look for”意为“寻找”；B选项“look at”意为“看”；C选项“look after”意为“照顾”；D选项“look up”意为“查阅”。因为要照顾生病的母亲所以不能去看电影，选C。
答案：C
解析：used to do sth.表示“过去常常做某事”；be used to doing sth.表示“习惯于做某事”。此句意思是他过去常晚起，现在习惯早起，所以选C。
答案：C
解析：A选项“staying up”意为“熬夜”；B选项“giving up”意为“放弃”；C选项“coming up with”意为“想出”；D选项“putting up”意为“张贴，搭建”。学生们是想出帮助残疾人的计划，所以选C。
答案：A
解析：Why not do sth.是固定句式，意为“为什么不做某事”，所以第一个空用listen to；make sb. + adj.，此处表示“使你感到放松”，relaxed修饰人，relaxing修饰物，所以选A。
答案：B
解析：tell sb. not to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“告诉某人不要做某事”，所以选not to，答案是B。
答案：C
解析：A选项“information”、B选项“advice”、D选项“news”均为不可数名词，前面不能用不定冠词a/an修饰；C选项“idea”是可数名词，意为“主意，想法”，符合题意，所以选C。
答案：B
解析：do what one can to do sth.表示“尽某人所能做某事”，to do sth.表目的，所以选to help，答案为B。
答案：A
解析：A选项“cheer up”意为“使振奋”；B选项“call up”意为“打电话”；C选项“clean up”意为“清理”；D选项“give up”意为“放弃”。清理城市公园是一种能让人振奋的方式，所以选A。
二、完形填空
答案：B
解析：make the decision为固定搭配，意为“做决定”，这里指当小男孩做出挑战的决定时就觉得自己会赢，故选B。
答案：C
解析：从后文“training for the Olympics”可知，此处是说作为拳击训练的一部分，他会沿着街道跑步，故选C。
答案：C
解析：前文提到“run down Fourth Street”，所以这里是跑步进出当地商店，选C。
答案：A
解析：参加奥运会自然是要赢得金牌，win a gold medal意为“赢得金牌”，故选A。
答案：D
解析：小男孩只想着获胜的荣耀，从未想过失败的可能性，possibility意为“可能性”，符合语境，选D。
答案：C
解析：能够战胜当时的世界冠军桑尼·利斯顿，他觉得自己是足够幸运的，lucky意为“幸运的”，选C。
答案：B
解析：当他被告知自己成为新冠军时，tell有“告知”之意，此处用被动语态，所以选B。
答案：B
解析：上文提到他成为了冠军，所以作为冠军，每次进入拳击场都相信自己能赢，选B。
答案：C
解析：他依然保持着高中时的积极态度，keep意为“保持”，符合文意，选C。
答案：D
解析：无论面对什么困难，他都相信自己，difficulties意为“困难”，选D。
三、阅读理解
A篇
答案：A
解析：根据“Be a big brother or sister at an after - school care center. You can help little kids to learn or play with them.”可知，在课后托管中心可以帮助小孩学习，也就是辅导作业，A选项正确。
答案：C
解析：文中提到保护环境的方式有“Take part in a park clean - up day. Plant a tree. Join a group to work together to protect a river.”，分别对应选项A、D、B，未提及C选项“Setting up a green club”，所以选C。
答案：C
解析：根据“If you have several hobbies, find a way to do them all.”可知，志愿者可以有多种爱好，C选项说法错误，符合题意。
答案：A
解析：由“Help sick people. Helping others can make you feel good. When you cheer sick people up, you also feel happy.”可知，帮助病人时志愿者自己也会感觉良好，A选项正确。
答案：C
解析：文章主要列举了帮助孩子学习成长、假期回馈社会、在动物庇护所帮忙、保护环境、帮助病人等做志愿者的方式，所以主旨是介绍做志愿者的方式，选C。
B篇
答案：B
解析：从“One day, a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program.”可知，小男孩看完节目后开始挖洞，选B。
答案：A
解析：大男孩嘲笑小男孩，认为他想挖穿地球的想法是不可能实现的，也就是觉得他很傻，silly意为“愚蠢的”，选A。
答案：C
解析：大男孩嘲笑他并离开后，小男孩继续挖，然后发现了一些彩色小石头，所以选C。
答案：C
解析：结合文章内容，这句话意思是生活在于为实现目标而努力的过程，而不是结果，C选项符合。
答案：B
解析：文章通过小男孩挖洞的故事，强调在追求目标过程中的意外收获和快乐，B选项“Joy in the Journey（旅途中的快乐）”最能概括文章主旨，选B。
C篇
36. 答案：B
- 解析：根据文章第一句“Judy is a 14 - year - old girl. She loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor when she grows up.”可知，Judy长大后想成为一名动物医生，也就是兽医，所以答案选B。
37. 答案：A
- 解析：文中提到“Every Saturday, she goes to work at an animal hospital.”，每周六去工作，说明她一周去动物医院工作一次，故答案是A。
38. 答案：B
- 解析：文中明确指出“She cleans the animal cages, gives food and water to the animals, and sometimes she even holds the animals when the vets are examining them. One of the most important things she does is to talk to the pet owners.”，Judy会打扫笼子、给动物喂食、和宠物主人交谈，但检查动物是兽医做的，她不做，所以选B。
39. 答案：C
- 解析：由“Last week, a little dog was brought in. It was very sick.”可知，上周这只小狗生病了，答案为C。
40. 答案：C
- 解析：从“When the owner came to pick up the dog, he was very grateful to Judy.”可以看出，主人来接小狗时，对Judy非常感激，所以选C。
D篇
41. 答案：B
- 解析：文章开头表明“Li Hua is a middle - school student. He often volunteers at the old people's home in his free time.”，可知Li Hua在空闲时间去养老院做志愿者，答案是B。
42. 答案：C
- 解析：根据“When Li Hua arrives at the old people's home, he first greets the old people with a big smile.”，Li Hua到养老院首先做的是微笑着向老人们打招呼，所以选C。
43. 答案：C
- 解析：文中提到“One of the old people there, Grandpa Wang, is very interested in history.”，可知王爷爷对历史感兴趣，答案为C。
44. 答案：C
- 解析：“During festivals, Li Hua and his classmates organize special activities for the old people.”表明，在节日期间，Li Hua和同学们为老人们组织特别活动，所以选C。
45. 答案：A
- 解析：从“He has learned to be more patient and understanding.”可知，Li Hua从志愿活动中学到了更有耐心和更善解人意，答案是A。八年级下册人教版英语Unit 2测试题
一、单选题（每题1分，共15分）
The old man lives alone, but he doesn't feel ______. He often chats with his friends on the Internet.
A. lonely B. alone C. happy D. sad
My parents often ask me ______ more volunteer work in my free time.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. did
We should help the people ______ are in trouble.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
—— I have a headache and I can't move my neck. What should I do
——I think you should ______ and have a rest.
A. see a dentist B. take breaks away from the computer
C. take your temperature D. put some medicine on it
The little girl decided ______ the sick cat at home.
A. to look after B. looking after C. looked after D. look after
______ does she volunteer in the Children's Home
Once a week. She enjoys playing with the children there.
A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often
They put up some signs ______ for old books.
A. ask B. asking C. to ask D. asked
——Can you go to the movies with me tonight
——I'd love to, but I have to ______ my sick mother at home.
A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look up
He used to ______ up late, but now he is used to ______ up early.
A. get; get B. getting; getting C. get; getting D. getting; get
The students are ______ a plan to help the disabled people.
A. staying up B. giving up C. coming up with D. putting up
——I'm very tired these days because of the senior high school entrance examination.
——Why not ______ music It can make you ______.
A. listen to; relaxed B. to listen to; relaxed
C. listen to; relaxing D. to listen to; relaxing
——What did your teacher say this morning
——She told us ______ make faces in class.
A. to not B. not to C. do not D. didn't
We need to come up with a/an ______ and make a decision at once.
A. information B. advice C. idea D. news
——I'm new here.
——Don't worry. I'll do what I can ______ you.
A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped
——Would you like to help clean up the city parks It's a good way to ______.
——Sure, I'd love to.
A. cheer up B. call up C. clean up D. give up
二、完形填空（每题1.5分，共15分）
I have always believed in myself. Even as a young child, my parents taught me that I could be the best at anything. I must have believed them because I remember being the neighborhood marble champion and challenging my neighborhood boys to see who could jump the tallest hedges (树篱). Of course I knew that I would win when I made the 16.
In high school, I told everyone weekly - if not daily - that one day I was going to be the heavyweight champion of the world. As part of my boxing 17, I would run down Fourth Street in downtown Louisville, 18 in and out of local shops, taking just enough time to tell them I was training for the Olympics and I was going to 19 a gold medal. I never thought of the 20 of failing. I only thought of the glory (荣誉) I was going to get when I won.
Later, I was 21 enough to win a fight over Sonny Liston, who was the world heavyweight champion at that time. When I was 22 that I was the new champion, I believed that I was the greatest fighter in the world. As the 23, I would go into a ring (拳击场) and believed that I could win every fight.
I still do the same as the things I did when I was a child. I 24 the positive attitude (态度) that I had in high school. I believe in myself no matter what 25 will be in front of me.
A. promise B. decision C. mistake D. choice
A. match B. work C. training D. show
A. walking B. jumping C. running D. moving
A. win B. lose C. buy D. sell
A. fact B. idea C. result D. possibility
A. old B. strong C. lucky D. tall
A. asked B. told C. answered D. ordered
A. player B. champion C. student D. trainer
A. develop B. change C. keep D. choose
A. success B. prizes C. chances D. difficulties
三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）
A
Do you want to be a volunteer Maybe you need some ideas. Here is some advice.
Help kids learn and grow. Be a big brother or sister at an after - school care center. You can help little kids to learn or play with them.
Give back during the holidays. Serve dinner to the homeless, volunteer at an old people's home, or give out toys to kids.
Help at an animal shelter (庇护所). Most shelters depend on volunteers to keep the cats and dogs happy and take them to exercise. And when you're walking dogs, you get some exercise, too.
Protect the environment. Take part in a park clean - up day. Plant a tree. Join a group to work together to protect a river.
Help sick people. Helping others can make you feel good. When you cheer sick people up, you also feel happy. If you have several hobbies, find a way to do them all. For example, if you love kids and are good at painting and dancing, visit a children's hospital and teach them these interesting things.
You can ______ at an after - school care center.
A. help kids with their homework
B. clean up the center
C. look after the sick kids
D. make dinner for the homeless
Which is not mentioned (提到) as a way to protect the environment
A. Planting trees.
B. Protecting rivers.
C. Setting up a green club.
D. Cleaning up the park.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A. Volunteers can help the kids in an after - school care center.
B. Volunteers can help animals at the animal shelter.
C. Volunteers can't have several hobbies.
D. Volunteers can cheer sick people up.
What can we learn from the passage
A. Volunteers can feel good when they help sick people.
B. Volunteering at an animal shelter can help you make friends with animals.
C. An after - school care center is a place for homeless kids.
D. The old people's home needs more volunteers than the children's hospital.
What's the main idea of the passage
A. Who can be a volunteer
B. The reasons of being a volunteer.
C. Ways of being a volunteer.
D. The time of being a volunteer.
B
One day, a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing ” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, “Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (过程) of digging!”
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
What did the boy do after watching a program
A. He bought a glass jar.
B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors.
D. He went on watching the program.
What did the older boys think of the little boy
A. He was silly.
B. He was strict.
C. He was strong - minded.
D. He was energetic.
When did the boy find the stones
A. Before he met the older boys.
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
D. As soon as he began to dig the hole.
What does the underlined sentence “It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article
A. Life is to make a big success.
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
D. Life is to dig a deep hole through the earth.
Which is the best title for this article
A. A Boy Dug a Hole
B. Joy in the Journey
C. No Pains, No Gains
D. Failure Is the Mother of Success
C
Judy is a 14 - year - old girl. She loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor when she grows up. Every Saturday, she goes to work at an animal hospital. It's a hard job, but she really enjoys it.
At the hospital, Judy helps the vets (兽医) in many ways. She cleans the animal cages (笼子), gives food and water to the animals, and sometimes she even holds the animals when the vets are examining (检查) them. One of the most important things she does is to talk to the pet owners. She listens to their worries about their pets and gives them some advice on how to take care of their animals.
Last week, a little dog was brought in. It was very sick. Judy helped the vet nurse the dog back to health. She spent hours every day looking after it, feeding it special medicine and making sure it was warm. After a few days, the dog started to get better. When the owner came to pick up the dog, he was very grateful to Judy. He said, "You are really a kind - hearted girl. Thank you for taking such good care of my dog." Judy felt very proud. She knew that her small actions could make a big difference to the animals and their owners.
36. What does Judy want to be when she grows up
A. A nurse.
B. A vet.
C. A teacher.
D. A doctor for people.
37. How often does Judy go to work at the animal hospital
A. Once a week.
B. Twice a week.
C. Three times a week.
D. Every day.
38. What doesn't Judy do at the animal hospital
A. Clean the cages.
B. Examine the animals.
C. Give food to the animals.
D. Talk to the pet owners.
39. What happened to the little dog last week
A. It was lost.
B. It was very healthy.
C. It was sick.
D. It ran away.
40. How did the owner feel when he picked up the dog
A. Sad.
B. Angry.
C. Grateful.
D. Worried.
D
Li Hua is a middle - school student. He often volunteers at the old people's home in his free time. He believes that helping the elderly is a meaningful thing to do.
When Li Hua arrives at the old people's home, he first greets the old people with a big smile. Then, he starts to do different things. Sometimes, he reads newspapers to them. The old people like to hear the latest news. He also helps them clean their rooms, makes their beds and does some shopping for them.
One of the old people there, Grandpa Wang, is very interested in history. Li Hua often sits beside him and listens to his stories about the past. Grandpa Wang says that Li Hua is like a grandson to him. Li Hua feels very happy to bring joy to the old people.
During festivals, Li Hua and his classmates organize special activities for the old people. They sing songs, dance and perform short plays. These activities make the old people's home full of laughter and warmth.
Li Hua thinks that volunteering at the old people's home not only helps others but also makes him learn a lot. He has learned to be more patient and understanding. He hopes more students will join him in volunteering and bring more love to the old people.
41. What does Li Hua do in his free time
A. He plays football.
B. He volunteers at the old people's home.
C. He studies at home.
D. He goes shopping with his friends.
42. What does Li Hua do first when he gets to the old people's home
A. Reads newspapers.
B. Cleans the rooms.
C. Greets the old people.
D. Does some shopping.
43. What is Grandpa Wang interested in
A. Music.
B. Art.
C. History.
D. Science.
44. What do Li Hua and his classmates do during festivals
A. They clean the old people's rooms.
B. They read newspapers to the old people.
C. They organize special activities for the old people.
D. They listen to the old people's stories.
45. What has Li Hua learned from volunteering
A. To be more patient and understanding.
B. To be more careful.
C. To be more hard - working.
D. To be more outgoing.
