外研版八年级英语下册Unit 4 Helping out Reading 练习

Unit4Helpingout

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基础夯实

□.根据句意和首字母提示写出所缺的单词

1.-------Wchavetosetatime]_forthework.

------OK.WehavetofinishitbeforeJuly2nd.

2.Stopwatchingthegameshow,Ben.It'sboring.It'sawoftimewatchingit.

3.------Doyouawithme?

------Yes,Ido.Ithinkyourideaisverygood.

4.Wcdon'thaveenoughrooms,soyouhavetosonewithyouryoungerbrother.

□.单项选择

5.AItechnologyinChinahasdevelopedthananyoneexpected.

A.fastB.fasterC.fastest

6.Iamreallytiredafterthebasketballgame.isbetterthanagoodrest.

A.EverythingB.SomethingC.Nothing

口.阅读理解

GiveYourLove

10,000StorybooksNeeded

Ifyouhaveoldstorybooksathomeandyouhavenoplacesforthem,youcangivethem

awaytoMoinoBookstore.Thebookstoreiscollecting（收集）10,00（）storybooksfromApril25

toMay28.Thestoiybooksaregoingtobesenttoschoolsinpoorplaces.Youwillgetadoll（玩

偶）giRifyougive5storybooksormore.

YourMoney,TheirHospital

AcompanyisplanningtobuildanewhospitalinSichuanthatwillgivefreemedical

treatment（医疗）tothepoorpeoplethere.ByDecember31,youcanhelpbysendingmoney

throughthepostoffice.Tel:09887465.

WeNeedYourTime

TheRedCrossneedsmorevoluntaryworkerstotakecareoftheold,especially(尤其)on

weekends.Wehave500oldpeople,butonly30workers.Moreareneeded.Pleasecall

us:(03)422-7896.

7.Theunderlinedword"them”refersto

A.oldstorybooksB.olddolls

C.oldclothesD.newschools

8.Ifyouwanttogiveawayyouroldstorybooks,youcandoiton.

A.April15B.April28

C.May29D.May31

9.Whatcanwcknowfromthepassage?

A.Thephonenumberofthebookstore.

B.Whenthebookstorewasbuilt.

C.HowwecanhelpwithbuildingthenewhospitalinSichuan.

D.HowmanyvoluntaryworkerstheRedCrossneeds.

10.Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?

A.Inatextbook.B.Inastorybook.

C.OntheInternet.D.Inasciencereport.

Reading2

基础夯实

口.根据句意和首字母提示写出所缺的单词

1.Eme,couldIgofirst?Iamnutfeelingsowell.

2.Thecaristooexpensive.Ican'tait.

3.Marydidn*tmanythingaboutthetripinhere-mail.

上用括号内所给词的适当形式填空

4.Withmyparents'care,Iwaswellagainafteraserious(ill).

5.Onlytimewilltellifthe(treat)hasbeensuccessful.

6.Toour（disappoint）,Mikedidn'twintheprize,buthepromisedtotryhardernexttime.

7.Ifyoudon'twanttogotothezoowithhim,youcanrefusehim（direct）.

LI.单项选择

8.Don'tbeshywhenyouspeakEnglish.

A.insilenceB.inpublicC.introuble

9.Sofar,shemanydisheswithspecialtastes.

A.inventsB.inventedC.hasinvented

1（）.Somestudentsmayhavetrafficaccidentsbreakingtherules.

A.becauseofB.insteadof

C.asfor

11.Comeon!You'lldiscoveranewsideofyourselfwhenyouallthedifficulties.

A.getthroughB.geton

C.gettogether

能力提升

口.阅读理解

FengBoyaoandMengShuqifoundtheircitylibrarydidn'thaveenoughBraille（盲文）books

forblindpeopleandmanyoftheBraillebookswereold.Sotheydecidedtohelptheblindby

fixingtheproblem.

FengandMengbothstudiedatNo.37MiddlcSchoolinTaiyuan,Shanxi.Theyinvented（发

明）anewkindofBraillereader.TheirBraillereadercanturnwordsintoraiseddots（凸起的点）.

Blindpeoplecanreadbytouchingthedots.Theirworkwonfirstprizeinanational

competition.Thecompetitionhelpsyoungstudentstodevelopcreativethinkingskillsandsolve

problems.

“Wefoundthattoday'sBraillereadersareverydifficultandexpensive,“Fengsaid.uSowe

wantedtodevelopauser-friendlyproduct（产品）fbrblindchildrenfromgrades1to3.Itisonly

about2,000yuan.^^

Aftermakingtheirfirstmachine,FengandMengvisitedaschoolfbrtheblindtogetadvice

andimproveditaccordingtothestudents*needs,likechangingthesizeofthescreenandthespace

betweenthedots.

“ThelatestBraillereadersnowareexpensivefbrmostblindpeople.Wehopetheproduct

willsoonbeinuseandhelpthoseblindpeople,''MengtoldTaiyuanNews.

12.WhydidthetwostudentsinventanewkindofBraillereader?

A.Tomakemoney.

B.Towinareadingcompetition.

C.Tohelpteenagerssolveproblems.

D.TomakemoreBraillebooksavailable.

13.WhatdidFengandMengdotoimprovethemachine?

a.visitedtheblindfbradvice

b.changedthenumberofthedots

c.changedthesizeofthescreen

d.learnedBraillethemselves

A.aandbB.aandc

C.banddD.candd

14.WhatdoyouthinkofFengandMeng?

A.Talentedandhelpful.

B.Outgoingandfunny.

C.Handsomeandquiet.

D.Strictandserious.

V.阅读表达

请阅读下面的文本，并回答文后的问题。

Youseepeopleinneedinthenewspaperafteranaturaldisaster（灾难）.Perhapsyou've

walkedpasthomelesspeoplewhoarelivingonthestreets.Ormaybeyou'vemetstraydogs（流浪

狗）andwishedyoucouldgivethemahome.

Whatcanyoudotohelpthesepeopleandanimals?Theanswerisvolunteering!

Volunteeringmeansusingsomeofyourfreetime,yourenergyoryourtalenttohelpothers.

Peoplevolunteertohelpothersinmanyways.Thetraditionalwayistogiveawayyouriree

time.Volunteersvisitthehomesofoldpeopleandorphans(MJL).Theyreadbookstothemand

chatwiththem,whichcanwarmtheirlonelyhearts.

InShenzhen,China,schoolstudentsoncevolunteeredtoteachchildrenwithcerebral

palsy(脑瘫).Theirclassesincludedpaintingandlearningnumbers.4tSpcndingsometimewith

thesechildrenmakesmefeelhappy/'ChenYingshi,avolunteerfromShenzhenMiddleSchool,

said.

Hereisasurveyof1,200Americanadults.Itshowsthat37%ofthepeoplewouldliketohelp

animals.Andonly8%ofthepeoplechoosetohelphomelesspeople.

AnimalsJ37%

Poverty&Hunger35%

Sickchildren'J]]%

Education|J9%

Homelessness|']g%

Whichtypeofvolunteerworkwouldyoumostliketodo?

15.Accordingtothematerial,whatdoesvolunteeringmean?

16.Whatdovolunteersdotowarmthelonelyheartsofoldpeopleandorphans?

17.WhydidChenYingshivolunteertospendhertimeteachingchildrenwithcerebralpalsy?

18.Accordingtothechart,howmanyvolunteerschoosetohelpsickchildren?

19.Whatvolunteerjobwouldyouliketodo?Why?

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1.1limit2.waste3.agree4.share

II.5.B根据thananyoneexpected可知，此处要用副词的比较级，fhsler符合题意。

6.C根据“篮球赛后我真的很疲惫”可知，此处表示“没有什么能比好好休息•下更好了”，

nothing符合题意。

二［语篇解读］本文介绍了三个公益活动，分别是捐赠旧故事书、捐款建医院和招募志愿

者。

7.A代词指代题。根据画线词前的“Ifyouhaveoldstorybooksathome”可知，此处表示如果

没有地方放这些旧故事书，画线词them指代oldstorybooks0故选A。

8.B细节理解题。根据“Thebookstoreiscollecting10,000storybooksfromApril25toMay28.”

可知，如果你想捐赠旧故事书，你可以在4月25口至5月28口之间进行。故选B。

9.C细节理解题o根据“YourMoney,TheirHospita『中的"youcanhelpbysendingmoney

throughihepostoffice”可知，文章中提到了如何帮助建造四川的新医院。故选C。

10.C文章出处题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了三个公益活动，公益活动方面的信息通常出

现在网络上。故选C。

Reading!

1.1.Excuse2.afford3.mention

II.4.illness5.treatment6.disappointmcnt7.directly

：8Binsilence沉默；inpublic当众;introuble处于困境中。此处表示“当你当众说英语的时

候不要害羞”,inpublic符合题意。

9.C根据Sofar可知，此处的时态是现在完成时，hasinvented符合题意。

10.A设空处前意为“一些学生可能会遭遇交通事故”，设空处后意为“违反规则”，设空处前

后内容是因果关系（前果后因），becauseof符合题意。

1l.Agetthrough熬过;geton上车;gettogether相聚。此处表示“当你熬过所有困难时,你会

发现自己新的一面”,getthrough符合题意。

IV.［语篇解读］本文主要介绍了冯伯尧和孟书绮两名学生发明了一种新型的盲文阅读器的故

事。

12.D推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，他们发现城