Unit 2 单元话题阅读理解练习【核心提要+提升必背】 八年级英语下册单元重难点易错题精练（人教版）

Unit2I’llhelptocleanupthecityparks.单元话题阅读理解练习（2021·江苏南京·八年级课时练习）ConorGrennanwasunwillingtobeavolunteer.The29-year-oldAmericanwasnotsureifhehadtheskillsorastrongfeelingforit.However,hewenttoworkatanorphanage(孤儿院)inNepal.Hisfirstthoughtwastomakepeopleimpressed.“IthoughtthatifIvolunteeredjustonce,Icouldretellthestoryoverandover,”GrennansaidintheHuffingtonPost.However,histhree-monthstayintheorphanageturnedintoanunusualexperience.Itwasin2018andGrennanhadgivenuphisjobtobeginayear’slongaround-the-worldtrip.HisfirstthreemonthswerespentinNepal.Whenhearrivedinthevillage,heknewnothingaboutthechildrenorthelocalculture.WhenheopenedthegateoftheLittlePrincesChildren’sHome,hewasfacedbytheexcitedchildren.TheyoungAmericanendedupcaringfor18children.Helaterdiscoveredthattheyweretrafficked(被拐卖的)children.Sohewalkedthroughthemountainswithgreatdifficultytofindthekids’families.“Istartedwalkingwithphotosofthekids,”hetoldtheReuter’sreporter.“Iwouldshowupinvillagesandshowphotographsaround.Iwentwith24photos,andIfound24families.”Atthesametime,heputhisheartintoNepaleseculture.Grennansaid,“Volunteeringisthesinglebestwaytoseehowtherestoftheworldlives.”Healsoencouragedotherstodowhathehaddone.Hebelievesthatvolunteeringneedsonlymakingdecisionstoshowup.Grennan’sfightagainstchild-traffickinghaschangedhim.Hisbook,LittlePrince,cameoutlastweek.1．Atfirst,Grennansimplywantedto_________byvolunteeringinNepal.A．writetravelstories B．learntheskills C．helpthekidsthere D．impresspeople2．WhenGrennancametotheLittlePrinceChildren’sHome,_________.A．18childrenwereillinbed B．thechildrentherefeltexcitedC．hedecidedtogiveuphisjob D．he’dlivedinNepalforayear3．FromthepassagewecanlearnthatGrennan_________.A．foundthekids’familieseasily B．wasgoodattakingpicturesC．wrotethebookLittlePrince D．askedotherstogotoNepal4．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Volunteeringchangesalot B．VolunteeringiswiththekidsC．Avolunteerbecomesawriter D．AvolunteertravelsinNepal（2021·安徽·八年级课时练习）Inlife,manypeoplearealwaysreadytohelpothersandtheyaskfornothinginreturn.Wecallthosepeoplevolunteers.Butwhydotheydothat?Readon.Volunteeringisgoodforyourresume.Yourexperienceofbeingavolunteergivestheinterviewer（面试者）aclearerpictureofwhoyouare.Accordingtoasurvey,1outof5interviewersintheUSagreedthatvolunteerexperiencewasanimportantreasonforgivingsomeoneajob._________Byvolunteering,youencourage（鼓励）otherstomakegoodchanges.Servingfoodatafoodbankandworkingwithteenagersinanafter-schoolactivityarealsogreatexamplestomakeotherslovevolunteering.Meetingpeoplewhohavesimilarinterestsandideasbecomeseasy.Thewaysomeonechoosestospendhisorherfreetimeshowstheperson’svalues（价值观）.Sharingthesamevalueswhilehelpingothersisagreatwaytomakenewfriends.Byvolunteering,youwillhavemorefriendsinashorttime.“Doinggood”isimportant.Everydaywemaywatchorhearsadnewsandstories.However,volunteeringisagoodwaytomaketheworldabetterplace.Evenasimplethingcanmakeadifference.Ifwealljointogether,thosesimplethingscanadduptoabigchange!Volunteeringisneverdifficult.Thereisalwaysagroupforyou.Tofindtherightgrouptojoin,youjustneedtousetheInternet.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resume”mean?A．审查 B．笔记 C．表演 D．简历6．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputbackintotheblank?A．Volunteeringmakeschildrenmoreoutgoing. B．Beingavolunteersetsagoodexampleforothers.C．Makingotherpeoplelovevolunteeringiseasy. D．Therewon'tbegoodchangeswithoutvolunteering.7．Whatcanyoudowhenyouvolunteeraccordingtothepassage?A．Listentoothervolunteers’badnewsandstories. B．Askothervolunteerstomakegoodchangeseveryday.C．Meetsomevolunteerswiththesamevaluesasyou. D．Makeothervolunteershavemorenewfriendsinashorttime.8．What’sthestructure（结构）ofthispassage?A．①/②③④⑤/⑥ B．①②/③④/⑤⑥ C．①/②③④/⑤⑥ D．①②③/④⑤/⑥9．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Wheretovolunteer B．Howpeoplevolunteer C．Popularvolunteerjobs D．Whypeoplevolunteer（2021·湖南·八年级课时练习）JohnBrown,anofficeworker,livedinWashington.Heinherited$1,000,000afterhisparentsdied.Hedidn’tfeelhappyatall.Hiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheirfirstjobs,buthedidn’thaveto.Johndecidedtokeeplivingasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse.Hedidn’ttellanyofhisfriendsandgave$100,000ofhismoneytoacharitythathelpedpoorchildren.Todayheis36,andhestillwearscheapclothesanddrivesasmallcaronly,butheismuchhappier.Sofar,Johnhashelped15childrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworld,$200amonthforeach.Thechildrendonotreceivethemoneyincash(现金).Themoneyispaidforthechildren’seducation,food,medicalcareandclothing.Johnreceivesareporteachyearonthechildren’sprogress.Theycanwritetoeachother,butusuallythechildrendonotspeakEnglish.OnceJohnwenttomeetalittlegirlhewashelpinginAfrica.Hesaidthatthemeetingwasexciting.“WhenImether,Ifeltveryhappy.”hesaid,“Isawthatthemoneywasusedforaverygoodplan.Itbroughtmeclosertothechildreninawaythatonlygivingmoneycannot.”“IwanttodoeverythingIcan.Iwillgoonhelpingthosechildreninneed.”headded.10．Johnlivesa________life.A．poor B．simple C．hard D．rich11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inherited”meaninChinese?A．继承 B．发送 C．提高 D．挣得12．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thechildrencanreceivethemoneyincash. B．JohnonlyhelpsthepoorchildreninAfrica.C．Johnhasneverseenthechildrenheishelping. D．Johnhashelped15childrenfromdifferentcountries.13．WhydidJohnthinkthemeetingwiththelittlegirlwasveryexciting?A．BecausethegirlcamefromAfrica. B．BecausethegirlcouldspeakEnglish.C．Becausehesawthemoneywaswellused. D．Becausehethoughthehadgivenmoneytothegirl.14．Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?A．Inanewspaper. B．Inasciencereport. C．Inanovel. D．Inanad.（2018·重庆市大学城第一中学校八年级单元测试）GaoDefu,10,isastudentinaprimaryschoolinasmallvillageinGuizhou.Heusedtogohungryorhaveonlyanearofcornforlunchatnoon.Butnow,Gaoandhisclassmateshavebetterfoodandvegetabledishesforfreeeveryday,thankstothefreelunchprogram.TheprogramwasstartedbyDengFei,ajournalistatthePhoenixWeekly(《凤凰周刊》).Earlythisyear,DengmetXiaoYu,aprimaryschoolteacherfromGuizhou,andwastoldthatstudentsinXiao’sschooldidn’thavelunchtoeat.Instead,theydrankwatertolessentheirhunger.Deeplyshocked,Dengdecidedtodosomethingforkidsinthepoorareas.Hepostedamessageonhismicroblog(微博)sayinghewantedtobuildacanteen(食堂)atXiao’sschool.Themessagesoongotthesupportandattention(注意)oftensofthousandsofpeoplearoundthecountry.InMarch,some500reporters,alongwithadozennewsorganizationsandcharityfunds(慈善基金),finallysetupthefreelunchprogram.Localteachersandfoundationworkerscalculated(计算)thatonelunchforonechildcost3yuan.Peoplecandonateforameal,amonth’sworthofmeals,orayear’sworthofmealsforchildrenontheInternetbygoingto.AccordingtotheChinaDevelopmentResearchFoundation(基金会),thereareabout23millionresidentstudents(住宿生)incentralandwesternruralareas.Manyofthemcomefrompoorfamiliesandcan’taffordnutritiouslunches.Now,schoolswithkidsthatcan’taffordlunchcanapplyforhelpthroughthefreelunchprogram’sofficialwebsite.Inhalfayear,theprogramhasraisedmorethan16millionyuan,providingfreelunchesforpoorstudentsin77schools.15．GaoDefuusedto________forlunchatnoon.A．havemeatandvegetablesB．haveenoughfoodC．haveonlyanearofcornD．haveonlywater16．Thefreelunchprogramwasstartedby________.A．astudentinaprimaryschoolB．ajournalistatthePhoenixWeeklyC．aprimaryschoolteacherD．500reportersandsomecharityfunds17．InParagraph2,theword“lessen”bestmeans“________”inthecontext.A．givingalessonB．stoppingthefeelingofthirstC．makingthefeelingofhungersmallerD．stoppingthefeelingofhunger18．________finallysetupthefreelunchprogram.A．DengFeiB．LocalteachersandfoundationworkersC．ThekindpeopleD．Some500reporters,alongwithadozennewsorganizationsandcharityfunds19．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Manyofthe23millionresidentstudentscan’taffordnutritiouslunches.B．Inpoorareas,eachchildneedsjustthreeyuanforalunch.C．Morethan16millionyuanreachedthefreelunchprogramsoon.D．ApoorstudentcangotoaspecialwebsiteontheInternetforfreelunches.（2022·全国·八年级单元测试）Ten-year-oldEnglishgirlAmelialikedthedeliciousbread.Butshedidn’tlikethefrogs’legs(田鸡腿).“No,thanks,”shesaid.“Butshemadeustrythefrogs’legs,”addedhermother.“Theyarenotasbadaswethought.Theytastelikechicken.”LastAugust,withthehelpofFHA,thefamilytraveledtoFrancewithsevenotherfamiliesofYear6students.ItwastheirfirstvisittoFrance.Infact,itwastheirfirstholidayofanykindoffiveyears.“IfIdon’twork,Idon’tgetpaid,”saidAmelia’sfather.“Ihardlygethomebefore7:30pm.Wehavelittletimetogettogetherasafamily.ThankstoFHA,wehadawonderfulholidaylastAugust.”FamilyHolidayAssociation(FHA)isacharity.Ithelpsaround2000poorfamiliesayeartotakeaweek’sholiday.“ThereareatleasttwoandahalfmillionBritishfamilieswhocan’tpayforanykindofholiday,”saidJohnMcDonald,theleaderofFHA．ButifafamilywantstogethelpfromFHA,itshouldhavehadnoholidayforfouryearsandgetmoneylessthan£26,000ayear.“Aweekawaymakesahugedifference,”McDonaldsaid.“Anditisgoodforschools.Manychildrenbecomecalmer,happierandmoreinterestedinlearning.”20．Accordingtothepassage,therewere________familiesthattraveledtoFrancetogetherlastAugust.A．5 B．6 C．7 D．821．Amelia’sfamilytraveledlastyearforthefirsttimeover________years.A．4 B．5 C．6 D．1022．Accordingtothepassage,about2,500,000Britishfamilies________.A．can’taffordanykindofholidayB．areabletoaffordtogotoFranceC．gotoFranceonholidayeveryfouryearsD．havenevertraveledanywhereelse23．FromthepassageweknowFHAisacharitythat________.A．hasavolunteernamedAmeliaB．issetuptoofferschoolthingstopoorchildrenC．helpsaround2000poorfamiliestotakeayear’sholidayD．onlyhelpsfamiliesthathavehadnoholidayforfouryearsandgetmoneylessthan£26,000ayear24．Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．Amelia’sfamilyliketoeatfrogs’legsbest.B．Amelia’smotherworksasavolunteerforFHA．C．Amelia’sfatherisalwaysbusywithhiswork.D．Amelia’sfamilytookamonth’sholidayinFrancelastyear.（2021·全国·八年级单元测试）SydneyFredettehasalotofthingstodealwith.Notonlyissheahighschoolstudent,butshehasalsosetupherownorganization,BearyMerryChristmas.Shevolunteers(自愿)toservepoorkidsandfamiliesinOrangeCountryinCalifornia,US.Torememberherbestfriendwhodiedofcancernearly10yearsago,FredettedecidedtoservethoseinOrangeCountrywhoarelessluckythansheis.Shebeganwiththesimpleideaofcollectingdonated(捐赠的)Build­A­Bears,thepopulartoyanimalthatismadebychildrenthemselvesinthestores'workshops.FredettethengavethemasgiftstothehomelesschildreninCaliforniaduringtheholidayseason.Withdonationsatmorethan100bearsayear,Fredetteandvolunteershostactivitieseveryyear,wherevolunteersnotonlygiveoutthebears,butalsoclothing,meals,andotherthings.Notwantingtolimit(限制)thegivingtojusttheholidaymonths,FredettenowhostsotheractivitiesforValentine'sDay,Mother'sDayandHalloween,providingthechanceforhervolunteerteamtomakeadifferencethroughtheyear.“IlovemakingrelationshipswiththepeopleIserve,”Fredettesaid.“Thethankstheyhave,hearingtheirstoriesandseeinghowhappytheyare,it'ssocool.”FutureplansforFredetteincludebuildingapublicfoodbankandprovidingaself­developmentclassforstudentsinherschoolwhowillsoonattendcollege.Headingtocollegeherselfinthefall,Fredetteislookingtostaylocalandcontinuetohelpoutinherhometown.Infact,shewasregardedasa“Dreamer&Doer”notlongagoforherworkinimprovinghercommunity,alongwith32otherhighschoolstudents.25．WhendidFredette'sbestfrienddieofcancer?A．Tenweeksago. B．Tenyearsago. C．OnMother'sDay.26．Fredettestartedherownorganizationto________.A．keepherlifebusy B．helppoorpeople C．lookafterthesick27．WhatcanwelearnaboutBearyMerryChristmas?A．Itholdsoneactivityayear.B．ItoffersservicearoundAmerica.C．Itgivesoutotherthingsbesidesbears.28．Itcanbeinferred(推断)thatFredette________.A．likestellingpeoplestoriesB．dreamsofbeingateacherC．ispleasedwithwhatshedoes29．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GivingbacktosocietyB．GettingonwellwithothersC．Providingafoodbank（2021·吉林省·八年级单元测试）Doyouwanttobeavolunteer?Maybeyouneedsomeideas.Hereissomeadvice.Helpkidslearnandgrow.Beabigbrotherorsisteratanafter-schoolcarecenter.Youcanhelplittlekidstolearnorplaywiththem.Givebackduringtheholidays.Servedinnerforthehomeless,volunteeratanoldpeople’shome,orgiveouttoystokids.Helpatananimalshelter(庇护所).Mostsheltersdependon(依靠)volunteerstokeepthecatsanddogshappyandtakethemtoexercise.Andwhenyou’rewalkingdogs,yougetsomeexercise,too.Protecttheenvironment.Takepartinaparkclean-upday.Plantatree.Joinagrouptoworktogethertoprotectariver.Helpsickpeople.Helpingotherscanmakeyoufeelgood.Whenyoucheersickpeopleup,youalsofeelhappy.Ifyouhaveseveralhobbies,findawaytodothemall.Forexample,ifyoulovekidsandaregoodatpaintinganddancing,visitachildren’shospitalandteachthemtheseinterestingthings.30．Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthewritergiveusinthepassage?A．Four B．Five C．Six D．Seven31．Whatcanavolunteerdoatananimalshelter?A．Feedanimals. B．Helpanimalsdoexercise.C．Cleantheshelter. D．Makeworkerstherehappy.32．WhichisNOTmentioned(提到)asawaytoprotecttheenvironment?A．Plantingtrees. B．Protectingrivers.C．Settingupagreenclub. D．Cleaningupthepark.33．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Volunteerscanfeelgoodwhentheyhelpsickpeople.B．Volunteeringatachildren’shospitalismeaningless.C．Anafter-schoolcarecenterisaplaceforhomelesskids.D．Theoldpeople’shomeneedsmorevolunteersthanthechildren’shospital.34．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whocanbeavolunteer? B．Thereasonsofbeingavolunteer.C．Thetimeofbeingavolunteer. D．Waysofbeingavolunteer.（2021·全国·八年级单元测试）Areyoulookingforsomethingfunandwouldyouliketohelpothersinyoursparetime?Thenjoinustobeavolunteer!We'reanon-profit(非赢利的）organization.Wehavevolunteerjobsofallages.Anyone,fromtwelve-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.Youcanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareofchildrenwhileparentsareworking.Hospitalsneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareseeingadoctor.Animalsloverscanhelptakecareofthosedogsandcatswithouthomes.Thereissomethingforeveryone.“Asavolunteer,Idon'twanttogetanything.Seeingthechildren'shappyfaces,I'mhappy,too.”saidCarlosDomingo,anoldwomanof62.“Ioftenplayedcomputergamesinmysparetimebefore.NowIhelpolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers.”saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.Ifeveryonehelpsoutabit,we'llhaveabetterworldtolivein.Interested?Callus1-800-555-5756orvisitourwebsite:www.activol.com.35．Whendothevolunteershelpothers?A．Atweekends. B．Intheirsparetime.C．Onweekdays. D．Intheevenings.36．canbeavolunteer.A．Children B．OldwomenC．Youngpeople D．Anyoneaged12-7037．Volunteerswanttoget________whentheyhelpothers.A．money B．computers C．everything D．nothing38．CarlosDomingodoesvolunteerworkwith.A．animals B．children C．computers D．olderpeople39．Wecanreadsuchapassage.A．inanewspaper B．inastorybookC．inapicturebook D．inatextbook参考答案：1．D

2．B

3．C

4．A【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了美国年轻人康纳如何从不愿意参加志愿者活动到热衷于与拐卖儿童事件作斗争的经历1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Hisfirstthoughtwastomakepeopleimpressed”可知，起初他只是想让人印象深刻，故选D。2．细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“WhenheopenedthegateoftheLittlePrincesChildren’sHome,hewasfacedbytheexcitedchildren”可知，当康纳来到孤儿院时，那里的孩子感到非常兴奋，故选B。3．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“Hisbook,LittlePrince,cameoutlastweek”可知，康纳写写了《小王子》这本书，故选C。4．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了康纳参加志愿者活动后发生了很大的变化，故选A。5．D

6．B

7．C

8．A

9．D【分析】本文主要介绍了做志愿者帮助别人的好处。5．词义猜测题。根据“Yourexperienceofbeingavolunteergivestheinterviewer（面试者）aclearerpictureofwhoyouare”可知，志愿活动对你的简历很有帮助，所以resume表示“简历”，故选D。6．推理判断题。根据“Byvolunteering,youencourage（鼓励）otherstomakegoodchanges”可知，此空处应介绍做志愿者对其他人的激励作用，故选B。7．细节理解题。根据“Sharingthesamevalueswhilehelpingothersisagreatwaytomakenewfriends”可知，做志愿者可以结识一些和你有相同价值观的志愿者，故选C。8．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段引出话题；第二段至第五段是介绍做志愿者的好处；最后一段总结概括。故选A。9．最佳标题。根据“Butwhydotheydothat”可知，本文主要介绍的就是人们为什么做志愿者，故选D。10．B

11．A

12．D

13．C

14．A【分析】这篇短文讲述的是John的父母去世后，留给他100万美元的财产，但是他根本就不开心。他把钱捐给了一个慈善机构，去帮助贫穷的孩子，到目前为止他帮助了来自世界各地不同国家的15个孩子。帮助别人给他带来了快乐，这是钱不能给他的。10．细节理解题。根据“Johndecidedtokeeplivingasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse.”可知，John决定像其他人一样过简朴的生活，故选B。11．词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子“Heinherited$1,000,000afterhisparentsdied.”可知，这个钱是父母去世后留给他的，也就是继承了100万美元。因此inherited意思是“继承”，故选A。12．推理判断题。根据“Sofar,Johnhashelped15childrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworld,$200amonthforeach.”可知，到目前为止，John已经帮助了来自世界上贫穷国家的15个儿童，由此可知D项正确，同时B项错误；根据“Thechildrendonotreceivethemoneyincash.”可知A项错误；根据“OnceJohnwenttomeetalittlegirlhewashelpinginAfrica.”可知C项错误。故选D。13．细节理解题。根据“Isawthatthemoneywasusedforaverygoodplan.”可知，John看到钱被用于一个非常好的计划，即去帮助别人，因此他觉得钱用得很好，故选C。14．推理判断题。这篇短文讲述了JohnBrown继承了父母的财产后，帮助世界上的贫穷孩子的事，这应该是一篇新闻报道，可以从报纸上看到，故选A。15．C

16．B

17．C

18．D

19．D【分析】本文由一个叫高得福的贫困学生的故事说起，介绍了我国建立的“免费午餐”公益活动的发起经过和现状，越来越多的好心人贡献爱心给吃不起午饭的学生们，也有越来越多的孩子受益。15．细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Heusedtogohungryorhaveonlyanearofcornforlunchatnoon.”可知高德富过去常常挨饿，中午只吃一口玉米粥。故选C。16．细节理解题。根据第二段中“TheprogramwasstartedbyDengFei,ajournalistatthePhoenixWeekly.”可知免费午餐计划是由《凤凰周刊》的一名记者发起的。故选B。17．词意猜测题。此空格处是不定式表目的，根据句意结构，结合上文“…studentsinXiao’sschooldidn’thavelunchtoeat.”可知喝水的目的是为了减轻饥饿。故选C。18．细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“InMarch,some500reporters,alongwithadozennewsorganizationsandcharityfunds(慈善基金),finallysetupthefreelunchprogram.”可知大约500名记者以及十几家新闻机构和慈善基金，最终设立了免费午餐项目。故选D。19．细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“Now,schoolswithkidsthatcan’taffordlunchcanapplyforhelpthroughthefreelunchprogram’sofficialwebsite.”可知有负担不起午餐费用的孩子的学校可以通过免费午餐计划的官方网站申请帮助，并没有提到一个贫困学生可以去特殊网站寻求免费午餐，由此可知，选项D错误。故选D。20．D

21．B

22．A

23．D

24．C【分析】本文主要讲述了英国FHA（家庭假日协会）帮助Amelia一家去法国旅行一周，并对FHA进行了介绍。20．细节理解题。根据第四段“thefamilytraveledtoFrancewithsevenotherfamilies”可知，Amelia一家和其他7个家庭去旅行，因此共有8个家庭，故选D。21．细节理解题。根据第四段“itwastheirfirstholidayofanykindoffiveyears”可知，五年以来，这是他们的第一次旅行，故选B。22．细节理解题。根据第六段“ThereareatleasttwoandahalfmillionBritishfamilieswhocan’tpayforanykindofholiday”可知，有2,500,000多个英国家庭支付不起任何假期旅行，故选A。23．细节理解题。根据第六段“ButifafamilywantstogethelpfromFHA,itshouldhavehadnoholidayforfouryearsandgetmoneylessthan£26,000ayear.”可知，FHA仅帮助四年没有旅行且年收入少于26,000英镑的家庭，故选D。24．推理判断题。根据第五段“IfId