Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks.单元检测（无答案） 2024-2025学年人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

八年级下册Unit 2单元检测题
姓名：_______ 班级：_______ 分数：_______
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Jack's love for birds started when he made his first birdfeeder about six years ago. He filled the feeder with seeds（种子 ）, put it in his backyard and then 1 started coming. He got really 2 in birds as more came. Then he joined a local society. As he realized that more and more birds were dying very 3 , he wanted to try his best to help them.
Besides what he has done, he has his own group called Protecting Our Birds. He does 4 about birds, run a website to teach people about birds and how to help them, and 5 boxes for birds. Not long ago, he found that the bluebirds were nesting（做窝）in the dead trees which were often cut down, 6 he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save them. Now he wants to use these boxes to 7 the dead trees. He hangs these boxes up in trees and takes 8 down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them. He also writes articles, hoping that more people will 9 protecting natural ecosystems（生态系统）.“Researching birds is 10 to protecting birds, "Jack says. "In order to protect birds, we have to learn and really know about the birds.”
( ) 1. A. bees B. birds C. people D. scientists
( ) 2. A. nervous B. weak C. bored D. interested
( ) 3. A. peacefully B. safely C. quickly D. sadly
( ) 4. A. practice B. business C. instruction D. research
( ) 5. A. builds B. breaks C. lifts D. pushes
( ) 6. A. so B. but C. though D. because
( ) 7. A. take good care of B. take the place of C. catch up with D. come up with
( ) 8. A. it B. this C. these D. them
( ) 9. A. wait for B. send for C. join in D. hand in
( ) 10. A. simple B. crazy C. important D. fresh
二、阅读理解（共8小题；每小题2分，满分16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（依靠）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（保护）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.
( ) 1. What can a volunteer do at an animal shelter
Feed animals. B. Help animals do exercise.
C. Clean the shelter. D. Make workers there happy.
( ) 2. Which is NOT mentioned（提到）as a way to protect the environment
Planting trees. B. Protecting rivers.
C. Setting up a green club. D. Cleaning up the park.
( ) 3. What can we learn from the passage
A. Volunteers can feel good when they help sick people.
B. Volunteering at a children's hospital is meaningless.
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.
( ) 4. What's the main idea of the passage
A. Who can be a volunteer B. The reasons of being a volunteer.
C. The time of being a volunteer. D. Ways of being a volunteer.
B
"Make-A—Wish"is one of the world's most well-known charities（慈善机构）. It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7—year—old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers, made his wish come true. They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter（直升飞机）and made a real police uniform（制服）for him.
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:
I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.
I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favorite actors, singers or players.
I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.
I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things
Let's hope more wishes will come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best. Almost 25, 000 volunteers help, work or give money. Will you be one of them
( ) 1.What did the two police officers do for Christopher
A. They gave him a computer. B.They gave him a tour of the city.
C. They took him to a concert. D.They took him to the hospital.
( ) 2. Which kind of wishes did Christopher have
A. I wish to go. B. I wish to meet. C. I wish to be. D. I wish to have.
( ) 3.The purpose（目的）of the last paragraph is to ______.
A. explain what "Make-A-Wish' is B. encourage more people to join the charity
C. tell us how Christopher’s wish came true D. introduce different kinds of children's wishes
( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Sick children just wish to get well.
B. Christopher and Tommy are two officers.
C. A few people are working for "Make-A-Wish".
D.“Make—A—Wish" has a history of over 30 years.
三、补全对话（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A: Hello , this is Jilin Care Volunteer（志愿者）Center. Can I help you
B: 1.______. This is a student from No. 1 Middle School . I want to be a volunteer at your center.
A: Welcome! 2.______. B: My name is Li Hua.
A: What can you help with B: 3.______. I like working outside.
A: OK. But we need to interview you first . B: When is the interview
A: On July 10h. If it is OK, you can come to the center. B: 4.______
A: It's in Hongxing Business Building. B: OK. I've got it. Thanks.
A: 5.______.
What's your name B.Where is it C. You're welcome. / That's all right . / Not at all.... D.Yes, please. E. I can help to clean up the city parks.....
B
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A: Good morning. Tony. B: Hi, Amy. 1.______.
A: I'm going to the old people's home. B: 2.______.
A: Yes, I do. I'm a member of the Helpers' Club of our school. B: 3.______.
A:We help to care for the old people there. B: Can I join you
A: Of course. 4.______. B: What can I do to help the old people
A: You can do many things like telling stories or chatting with them. 5.______.
B: Great! Let's go now.
Welcome to our club. B. What do you usually do C. Do you often go there D. I'm sure they will be happy. E. Why are you in such a hurry
四、阅读对话，根据对话内容，从对话后的A、B、C、D、E五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Jack comes from Birmingham , the second largest city in England . 1.______ However, he has become a hero after saving a little girl called Rosie.
On that day , Jack was on holiday with his family . He was walking towards a river with a box
for fishing when he saw Rosie riding down a hill. 2.______ One of Rosie's arms was caught under her bike , so she tried to use the other to signal for help.
3.______. Jack threw down his box and ran towards Rosie . The quick-thinking teenager got the girl's arm and tried his best to get her out of the water . Luckily , the little girl didn't get hurt at all . Later , Rosie's eldest brother and parents came over. 4.______.
“ If Jack wasn’t there , who knows what would happen It was very brave of him to save our girl , " Rosie's mother said . They gave Jack some presents and money to thank him. 5.______. But the nice schoolboy used the money to buy some presents for Rosie’s eighth birthday .
A. Jack was happy to save Rosie's life. B.They felt so thankful that Rosie was safe. C.The girl lost control of her bike and fell into the river. D.As a student at school he looks just like other boys at his age. E. He saw the girl waving（挥动）her hand in the air above the water.
五、词汇运用（共14小题；每小题1分，满分14分）
用括号内所给单词的正确形式或首字母填空。
1. My grandma is old. I help her c________ water every day.
2. Mike's brother is d________. He can't hear anything.
3. Some people can't walk or use their hands easily. We call them d________ people.
4. At the good news, the kids were so happy that they c________ loudly.
5. As a________（志愿者），I feel happy to help others.
6. There's too much pollution. Did you read the ________（通知） online
7. These days there are lots of ________（变化） in my hometown.
8.There is a ________（标志）on the gate saying “NO PARKING”.
9.You can't win in the competition if you don't work hard in the ________（训练）.
10. He shows great________ (kind) to his students, so he is very popular.
11. Are there any bad ________(feel) between the two families
12.They put off________(have) the sports meeting because of the rain.
13. Mike used________ (play) soccer. But now, he likes playing volleyball.
14. I hope________(visit) the Palace Museum when I grow up.
六、语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
Animal Helpers is a group that was set up to help 1.______ (able) people.
Ben Smith can't use his legs or arms 2.______ (good). He has 3.______ (difficult) doing normal things. Answering the phone, opening and closing the door, and 4.______ (carry) things are difficult for him.One of his friends decided 5.______ (help) him out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting him a special 6.______ (train) dog. Ben was excited about 7.______ (have) a dog. Because of Miss Li's 8.______ (kind), Ben got Lucky.
Lucky is clever and he can understand his owner when he gives him orders. Lucky makes a big 9.______ (different) to Ben's life. Ben is very thankful to Miss Li for 10.______ (change) his life.
七、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
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Have you ever been a volunteer You can do what you love to do and help others at the same time through 1.________.
Mario and Mary are students from Riverside High School. They volunteer several hours every week 2.________ others. Mario loves animals and wants 3.________an animal doctor, so he volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. It's hard work but he thinks he can learn more about how 4. ________for animals. He has a strong 5.________of satisfaction when he sees the animals get better. And the look of joy on their 6._________ faces can also make him happy.
Mary loves reading. She could read by 7________when she was four years old. Last year, she decided 8.________out for an after-school reading program. She helped the kids learn 9.________. Volunteering is a good way 10.________free time. Do you think so