Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks 完形填空和阅读理解 专题练 2024-2025学年下学期初中英语人教版八年级下册

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Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks
完形填空和阅读理解 专题练 2024-2025学年下学期初中英语人教版八年级下册
一、完形填空
Eight-year-old Christian McPhilamy from Melbourne, Florida, grew his blonde hair for over two years. Although some people laughed at him, 1 could stop him doing so. Why
When Christian was six years old, he 2 a commercial (广告) for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In the commercial, some sick children lost their hair and people 3 wigs (假发) to them.
“I want to do that,” said Christian. The words surprised his mother. But she knew her son would hardly 4 his mind. With his mom’s OK, Christian began growing his hair.
However, as his hair grew 5 and thicker, some jokes started. Sometimes his classmates laughed at him. “You look like a 6 ,” they said. His mother used to hear “Your ‘daughter’ is so pretty” 7 she was out with Christian. Sometimes those words made Christian upset, but his mother always tried to 8 him up.
After two years, Christian reached his goal (目标) of giving away over 10 inches of hair. And the big haircut (理发) day 9 came. After Christian got a haircut, he mailed his hair to Children With Hair Loss.
He said it felt good to have short hair again and he believed 10 child would feel good, too, because of his hair. What a kind boy he was!
1．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
2．A．saw B．accepted C．made D．became
3．A．gave out B．gave away C．tired out D．put away
4．A．train B．understand C．lose D．change
5．A．thinner B．shorter C．longer D．cleaner
6．A．girl B．boy C．teacher D．student
7．A．unless B．though C．before D．when
8．A．cheer B．give C．fix D．take
9．A．usually B．finally C．quickly D．nearly
10．A．any B．few C．another D．other
Zhang Jiazhen was born in Shenyang city, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. He is a famous kung fu champion and 11 the second place in a famous talent show “Brilliant Chinese”. 12 the same time, he is a volunteer kung fu teacher in Xizang. Since 2012, he has taught kung fu to nearly 1,000 children. They 13 him Dad.
Zhang began to learn kung fu at the age of 15 when his mother passed away. At that time, he only wanted to be 14 and confident. But after over ten years’ training, he became a kung fu star.
A public show in 2012 changed his 15 — and also many children’s. One day, Zhang performed kung fu at a school in Beijing. Some Xizangan children were very 16 after they watched the show. They wanted to learn kung fu very much. So Zhang decided to teach 17 .
At the Beijing school, Zhang taught these 18 kung fu. He also taught them how to 19 useful people. So the children called him both “Mr. Zhang” and “Dad” 20 .
After a few years, these children grew up. Some of them are now teaching kung fu together with Zhang. They will become “Dads” (or “Moms”) or even more children.
11．A．won B．had C．found D．took
12．A．In B．To C．On D．At
13．A．train B．call C．pass D．send
14．A．happy B．sad C．strong D．weak
15．A．work B．family C．score D．life
16．A．excited B．bored C．afraid D．surprised
17．A．us B．them C．you D．we
18．A．students B．boys C．children D．girls
19．A．become B．get C．meet D．see
20．A．nearly B．quickly C．slowly D．happily
二、阅读理解
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.
21．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.
22．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
23．When did Terry Fox get cancer
A．In 1975. B．In 1980. C．In 1981. D．In 1958.
24．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.
25．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.
Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a gift that would be nice and useful but not expensive.
A week before her mother’s birthday， she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour， she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas， and decided to take a black one， since her mother had lost hers the month before.
She thought， “ ” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to school with her until her classes had finished.
On her way back home in the train that evening， she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car（餐车） for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment（车厢）， but when she got back， it had gone! When she had left the compartment， there had been no other passengers in it， but now there were three.
Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone， and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it， they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.
The next week， Sally heard from her mother. It said， “Thank you very much for your lovely gifts， but why did you send me three black umbrellas ”
26．Which of the following is the best for the underlined sentence “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color ”
A．You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes.
B．Any color of your clothes will be all right.
C．The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors.
D．You can take any clothes that you like to wear.
27．What does the story infer
A．Her mother would write to her if she didn’t receive the gifts.
B．The three umbrella were sent by the girl.
C．The three umbrellas were sent by the three passengers
D．Nobody on the train took the umbrella away.
28．How many umbrellas did Sally’s mother get at last
A．No B．Only one C．Three D．Four
29．The best name of the story is __________.
A．A Lucky Girl B．The Missing Umbrella
C．A Happy Mother D．Mother’s gift
30．What does the writer want to tell us
A．You should take care of your things when you are traveling.
B．Show your love to others， and they will bring you love.
C．Children should often come back to see their parents.
D．It is no use crying when you are in trouble.
三、任务型阅读
Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also spent time being a volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday fun day for the kids in the community.
After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She felt that it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.
After a hurricane (飓风) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care center. She says, “I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need.”
阅读短文，回答问题。
31．When was Helen’s first volunteer experience
32．Who did Helen organized a Super Saturday fun day for
33．What happened to Helen’s father when he was older
34．What did Helen think of reading to the elderly people
35．What did Helen do for the American Red Cross after a hurricane
请认真阅读下面短文, 并根据短文内容回答问题。
A volunteer in the Xingxinxiangyin project plays basketball with a boy with autism (自闭症). For Wan Shiyu, a 20-year-old social work major at Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) in Hubei province, voluntary work goes beyond her studies—it represents the duty by young people to social development through selfless devotion.
Wan’s voluntary project, named “ Xingxinxiangyin” (Star and Heart Intertwined), which provides rehabilitation (康复) services for children with autism. Wan’s project focuses on lifelong and all-around recovery, with activities for the specific needs of children with autism.
Zhu Yufeng, a 22-year-old graduate of the School of English for International Business at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, won a gold prize in the competition for his project, “ Yaolan” (Cradle for Yao ethnic group), which focuses on poverty alleviation (扶贫) and rural revitalization (农村振兴) in Ruyuan Yao autonomous county (自治县), Guangdong.
Zhu organizes students from various majors to connect Yao embroidery (刺绣) with market needs. The project has improved the income (收入) of villagers and brought new life to Yao embroidery. According to Zhu, the yearly sales of the Yao embroidery have increased from around 5 million to over 14 million with the help of the Yaolan project. It has also improved a deeper relationship and friendship between the Han and Yao ethnic groups as we worked together to make the lives of villagers in the county better” , Zhu said.
In the Public Service Venture sector of the competition, Dong Zexin, a 24-year-old student majoring in information and communicating engineering at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications won a silver prize for leading his team “ Xingyaoxiangcun” (Sparked Country through Youth Power and Technology). The main goal of the project is to connect college students with voluntary activities in rural areas around Beijing.
“ It reminds me of the charm of volunteer work. Whether ifs young people, those in their middle age, or even the elderly, everyone can find a role in making our society better, he said.
36．What does voluntary work represent according to Wan Shiyu
37．What are the names of the projects mentioned in this article
38．Who won a gold prize in the competition for his project
39．What is the main goal of the project “Xingyaoxiangcun”
40．What can you do to make our society better (请自拟一句话作答)
参考答案
1．C 2．A 3．B 4．D 5．C 6．A 7．D 8．A 9．B 10．C
本文主要讲了美国佛罗里达州的8岁男孩Christian McPhilamy留了两年金色长发，他希望用自己的头发做成假发捐给那些因病失去头发的孩子们。
1．句意：虽然人们嘲笑他，但是没有什么能阻止他。
everything意为“一切东西”；anything意为“任何东西”；nothing意为“没有什么事”；something意为“某件事，有些事”。根据语境可知，他留了两年头发，即使有人嘲笑他，他仍这么做。由此可见，“没有什么”能阻止他。故选C。
2．句意：当Christian六岁时，他看见了一则St. Jude 儿童医院的广告。
see意为“看见”；accept意为“接受”；make意为“制作”；become意为“变成”。由下文可知此处指他“看见”了一则广告。故选A。
3．句意：在这则广告中，一些生病的孩子失去了他们的头发，并且人们为他们捐赠假发。
gave out意为“分发”；gave away意为“捐赠”；tired out意为“精疲力尽”；put away意为“收好”。由 “I want to do that...”以及下文描述他的做法可知此处表示人们给他们“捐赠”假发。give away意为“捐赠”，符合语境。故选B。
4．句意：但是她知道，他的儿子很难改变主意。
train意为“训练”；understand意为“理解”；lose意为“失去”；change意为“改变“。根据语境可知，此处表示他妈妈知道她的儿子很难“改变”主意。change one’s mind意为“改变某人主意”。故选D。
5．句意：然而，随着他的头发变长变厚，一些玩笑话就开始(出现)了。
thinner意为“更瘦”；shorter意为“更短”；longer意为“更长”；cleaner意为“更干净”。由上文的“Christian began growing his hair”可知，他开始留头发，由此可推知不久他的头发开始变长。故选C。
6．句意：你看起来像一个女孩。
girl意为“女孩”；boy意为“男孩”；teacher意为“老师”；student意为“学生”。根据常识可知，男孩留长发，看起来像“女孩”。故选A。
7．句意：过去当她和Christian一起出去时，她总是听到“你的女儿真漂亮”。
unless意为“除非”；though意为“尽管”；before意为“在……之前”；when“当……时”。所填词引导的句子表示时间，由此可排除A、B两项；before意为“在……前”，不符合句意，应排除。when意为“当……时”，符合语境。故选D。
8．句意：有时候那些话会让Christian感到沮丧，但是他的妈妈总是尽力去让他高兴起来。
cheer意为“使高兴”；give意为“给”；fix意为“修理”；take意为“带，乘坐”。由句中的“upset”及转折连词“but”可判断，“cheer（使高兴）”符合语境。故选A。
9．句意：可以理发的日子终于到了。
usually意为“通常”；finally意为“终于”；quickly意为“快地”；nearly意为“几乎”。根据语境可知，经过两年的等待，他的头发长到了10厘米，可以理发的日子“终于”到了。故选B。
10．句意：由于他捐赠的头发，另一个孩子也会因为他的头发而感到很开心。
any意为“任何”；few意为“少量”；another意为“另一个”；other意为“其他的”。根据语境，小男孩把他的头发捐给了另一个小朋友，故此处表示“另一个孩子”也会开心，故选C。
11．A 12．D 13．B 14．C 15．D 16．A 17．B 18．C 19．A 20．D
来自辽宁沈阳的张家振是一名功夫冠军，并在一个著名的才艺表演中获得第二名。他还是一位西藏的义务功夫老师。从2012年开始，他已经救了近1000名孩子功夫。他们叫他“爸爸”。
11．句意：他是一位著名的功夫冠军，并在著名的才艺表演“出彩中国人”中获得第二名。
won赢得；had有；found发现；took拿。由“the second place”可知，此处是说“获得第二名”。故选A。
12．句意：同时，他是西藏的一名义务功夫老师。
In在……里；To到；On在……上面；At在……时。at the same time是固定短语，意为“同时”。故选D。
13．句意：他们叫他爸爸。
train训练；call称呼；pass过；send寄。call sb sth表示“称呼某人为”。故选B。
14．句意：当时，他只想变得坚强和自信。
happy高兴的；sad伤心的；难过的；strong强壮的，weak虚弱的。根据常识可知练功夫是为了强身健体。故选C。
15．句意：2012年的一场公开演出改变了他的生活，也改变了许多孩子的生活。
work工作；family家庭；score分数；life生活。由下文内容可判断，这次表演改变了他和孩子们的生活。故选D。
16．句意：一些藏族孩子看完节目后非常兴奋。
excited兴奋的；激动的；bored无聊的；afraid害怕的；surprised惊讶的。由下文的“They wanted to learn kung fu very much.”可推知，在看了他的表演后，孩子们感到很兴奋。故选A。
17．句意：因此张家振决定教他们（功夫）。
us我们，宾格；them他们，宾格；you你，主格或宾格；we我们，主格。联系上文可知所填词指代“some Xizangan children”，且作teach的宾语。故选B。
18．句意：在北京学校，张家振教授这些孩子功夫。
students学生；boys男孩；children孩子；girls女孩。由下文的“So the children called him…”可知，这里填名词chidlren，故选C。
19．句意：他还教他们如何成为有用的人。
become成为；get得到；meet遇见；see看见。根据空后的“useful people”可判断，他教孩子们“成为”有用的人。become符合语境。故选A。
20．句意：于是孩子们高兴地叫他“张先生”和“爸爸”。
nearly几乎；quickly迅速地；slowly缓慢地；happily快乐地。联系上下文可知孩子们跟张老师不仅学功夫还学习做人，因此他们“快乐地”既叫他张老师又叫他爸爸。故选D。
21．D 22．C 23．A 24．C 25．B
21．词句猜测题。根据“Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country.”可知，尽管这似乎不可能但特里还是决定跑遍全国，划线处“What a dream!”是指这几乎是不可能实现的梦想。故选D。
22．细节理解题。根据“However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980.”可知，是因为他身体健康状况的恶化。故选C。
23．推理判断题。根据“Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got a cancer”和“He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22.”可知，1980年，22岁他去世了，故推测得癌症时1975年。故选A。
24．细节理解题。根据“In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.”可知，他为癌症研究筹集了2400万美元。故选C。
25．主旨大意题。全文通篇介绍了特里·福克斯坚持不懈，为自己的梦想而努力，最终实现了自己的人生价值，告诉我们面对困难不要放弃。故选B。
26．C 27．C 28．C 29．B 30．B
试题分析：短文大意：小女孩萨利买了一把黑伞作为妈妈的生日礼物，就在坐火车回家的路上，这把雨伞忽然间不见了，萨利伤心地哭起来，得知这一真相后，三名乘客询问了小女孩妈妈的地址，以便于有人拿错了伞，送来之后好及时寄回去。结果一周后，萨利的妈妈却收到了三把黑色的雨伞。
26．C句意猜测题。划线部分的本意是：你穿任何颜色的衣服都可以拿着这把伞，可以理解为这种颜色能容易得搭配大部分的衣服。故答案为C。
27．C推理判断题。根据短文的内容可知，小女孩在说出雨伞不见的真相时，车厢里只有三个人，结合“they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.”，也只有这三名乘客知道小女孩妈妈的地址，因此可以推测，雨伞是他们三个送的。答案为C。
28．C细节理解题。根据短文最后的句子“Thank you very much for your lovely gifts， but why did you send me three black umbrellas ”可知，萨利的妈妈收到了三把雨伞。答案为C。
29．B 标题归纳题。故事情节围绕生日礼物“一把黑色的雨伞展开”，雨伞在萨利坐火车回家的路上忽然间不见了，运用The Missing Umbrella作为标题，引人入胜，同时还能制造悬念，故B答案更好些。
30．B主旨大意题。萨利买了一把黑伞作为妈妈的生日礼物，向妈妈献爱心，当雨伞丢失后，好心的三名乘客不约而同地送了三把伞，帮助小女孩完成的心愿，小女孩也收到别人的关爱。故答案为B。
考点：考查故事类阅读。
31．When she was in high school. 32．The kids in the community. 33．He couldn’t see as well as he used to. 34．She thought it would be fun. 35．She prepared food and answered phones in a care center.
31．根据“Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school.”可知，她第一次当志愿者是在高中时期。故填When she was in high school.
32．根据“One year, she organized a Super Saturday fun day for the kids in the community.”可知，她为社区里的孩子们组织了一个欢乐日。故填The kids in the community.
33．根据“When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading.”可知，她的父亲年纪大了，视力不像以前那么好了。故填He couldn’t see as well as he used to.
34．根据“She felt that it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community.”可知，她觉得给社区里的老人读书会很有趣。故填She thought it would be fun.
35．根据“She prepared food and answered phones in a care center.”可知，她在一家护理中心准备食物和接电话。故填She prepared food and answered phones in a care center.
36．It represents the duty by young people to social development through selfless devotion. 37．Xingxinxiangyin, Yaolan and Xingyaoxiangcun. 38．Zhu Yufeng. 39．To connect college students with voluntary activities in rural areas around Beijing. 40．I can do some housework for the elderly./I can help some younger students with their lessons.
36．根据“it represents the duty by young people to social development through selfless devotion.”可知，志愿工作代表着年轻人通过无私奉献来促进社会发展的责任。故填It represents the duty by young people to social development through selfless devotion.
37．根据“Wan’s voluntary project, named ‘Xingxinxiangyin’ (Star and Heart Intertwined)”和“Zhu Yufeng, a 22-year-old graduate of the School of English for International Business at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, won a gold prize in the competition for his project, ‘Yaolan’ (Cradle for Yao ethnic group), ”和“Dong Zexin, a 24-year-old student majoring in information and communicating engineering at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications won a silver prize for leading his team ‘Xingyaoxiangcun’ (Sparked Country through Youth Power and Technology).”可知，这些项目的名字分别叫做Xingxinxiangyin, Yaolan和Xingyaoxiangcun。故填Xingxinxiangyin, Yaolan and Xingyaoxiangcun.
38．根据“Zhu Yufeng, a 22-year-old graduate of the School of English for International Business at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, won a gold prize in the competition for his project,”可知，是朱玉峰获得了金牌。故填Zhu Yufeng.
39．根据“The main goal of the project is to connect college students with voluntary activities in rural areas around Beijing.”可知，“兴耀相村”项目的主要目标是为了把北京周边农村地区的志愿者活动与大学生联系起来。故填To connect college students with voluntary activities in rural areas around Beijing.
40．本题为开放性习题，言之有理即可，故填I can do some housework for the elderly./I can help some younger students with their lessons.
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