人教版八年级下册英语Unit 2测试卷
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一． 语法选择（每小题1分，共10分）
When you hear the word "volunteering", what do you think of it You may think volunteering is to help others, give _ 1 money or things. It is true that volunteering can help others, but it can also help you. If you are sad about _ 2 that has happened, doing some volunteering can be a great way to do with your bad feelings.
Volunteering also lets you 3 your own life in new ways. Sometimes it's easy to worry about some things like grades and health or get angry because you don't have the 4 computer games. volunteering lets you __5_ some time doing other things for a while.
Lots of people and kids find that they 6 enjoy volunteering. Voluntary experience often put you in 7 different environment. For example, you might know that just on the other side of your town are some kids who really need winter clothes.
It feels good to be able 8 a need like that. You'll know that, thanks 9 your kindness, some kids have warm coats, hats and shoes. 10 whether it's winter clothes, food for the hungry, or homes for some homeless pets, doing voluntary work means one very important thing. You make a difference in the world.
( )1.A.they B. them C. their D.theirs
( )2.A.anything B.nothing C.something D. everything
( )3.A.to see B.sees C. see D. seeing
( )4.A.new B. newer C.newly D. newest
( )5.A.spend B.cost C. take D. pay
( )6.A.real B.really C.main D.mainly
( )7.A.a B.an C. the D./
( )8.A.meet B.to meet C.meeting D.meets
( )9.A.for B.about C.as D.to
( )10.A.And B. Also C.Then D. So
二、完型填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
When I was young, my mother always spent lots of time sitting behind a sewing machine(缝纫机).For all three children in our family, she made all the 11 with a happy look on her face.
It looked so 12 for my mom to make them. But the first time I tried to make something, I just couldn't do it. I worked too quickly and when I finished, it looked bad. Soon I just 13 .
This summer, I really wanted to make a dress to 14 at a party. So I 15 some nice cloth and found a nice style (风格) in a book. I got so_ 16_ about sewing that I couldn't even sleep. I couldn't wait to begin. I started early the next morning. My mom was having a meeting, so if I had questions, there could be no one to ask.
I did my sewing slowly and carefully, and I tried to do everything_ 17 . When I was sewing the front I made the neck too small. But the rest was fine. "I 18 made it!" I finished two hours later. And it fitted(合身)! For the first time, I could wear something I had made with my own 19 .
Later,I made some more clothes for myself. Now, I'm doing better and better. So, if you want to learn something,my 20 is, never stop trying when you can't do it well.
( )11.A.money B.housework C. meals D. clothes
( )12.A.easy B.hard C.exciting D.boring
( )13.A.gave up B.cheered up C. fixed up D. set up
( )14.A.throw B. choose C. sell D. wear
( )15.A.brought out B.blew out C. found out D. picked out
( )16.A.excited B. upset C,.relaxed D.angry
( )17.A.fast B.early C.right D.wrong
( )18.A.probably B.usually C.finally D. easily
( )19.A.eyes B.hands C. head D.arms
( )20.A.advice B.action C. fact D. reason
三、阅读理解。（每小题3分，共30分）
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Each nation has many people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the U.S.A. often spend many hours as volunteers in the hospitals, orphanages (孤儿院) or rest homes. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up or repair their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and some other men take these boys to baseball games or fishing trips and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games. Some of these clubs show films or organize short trips to the mountains or some places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to know the problems and needs of young boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.
( )21. Some college students in America often spend _________ as volunteers.
A. little time B. a whole day C. much time D. no time
( )22.When the students are in the hospitals, orphanages and rest homes, they will____________.
A. do some cleaning for the people
B. do some shopping for the people
C. read books or play games with people
D. sing songs with the people
( )23. The organization Big Brothers is to ___________.
A. help people who has no brothers
B. help boys who no longer have fathers
C. teach the boys to play basketball
D. help the people get to know things
( )24. Most of the clubs use high school and college students as volunteers because __________.
A. they are young enough to remember everything
B. they have a lot of free time
C. they can do a lot of things for the people
D. they are young enough to know the problems and needs of young boys and girls.
( )25 . Which of the following is NOT TRUE
A. Each nation has many people who help to take care of others.
B. Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games.
C. Some young volunteers can go and play in the homes of people who are sick or old.
D. If you bring happiness to others, you will feel happy too.
B
The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the "Happy Birthday" song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries.
In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child will choose later in life.
For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new Japanese traditional clothes. The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually hold a party for their friends in their home.
In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.
Eighteen is the traditional "coming of age"- the age when (in many countries) you have the right to choose the president, join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol or buy a house.
In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!
( )26.Which of the following birthday traditions can be found almost anywhere anytime
A. Putting many things on the floor.
B. Wearing a new Japanese traditional clothes.
C. Dancing a waltz.
D. Sending birthday cards.
( )27.Mexican girls have a special birthday celebration at the age of ______.
A. five B. seven C. fifteen D. twenty-one
( )28. In many countries you can ______ when you reach the age of eighteen.
A. join the army B. have a key C. have a special ceremony D. have special sweets
( )29.Which of the following sentences is NOT true
A. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
B. Some birthday traditions are only found in certain countries.
C. You become the owner of your house at the age of 15
D. In many countries you have right to choose the president at the age of 18.
( )30.Which is the best title of this passage
A. birthday traditions around the world. B. Chinese birthday celebrations.
C. Japanese special cerebration D. The Drinking Age in Many Countries
四、 短文填空。（每小题2分，共20分）
Last week, Jimmy, the Bike Boy, ran__31___ of money to buy old bikes. He was unhappy, so everyone was trying to ___32___ him up. He ____33___ up some signs asking for old bikes and called ____34___ all his friends on the phone to ____35____ them about the problem. He even handed ____36____ notices at the supermarket. Then he told the teacher at school about his problem and they set up a call-in center for parents. The ideas that he ___37____up with worked out fine. He now has 16 bikes to____38___ up and give _____39____ to children who don’t have __40___.
31.___________32． 33． 34． 35．
36 37． 38． 39． 40．
五．翻译句子。（每小题2分，共10分）
41.我将帮忙打扫城市公园。
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42 .她志愿一周一次帮助孩子们学习阅读。
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你可以请求医院让你看望孩子们并且让他们振奋起来。
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因为糟糕的天气我们推迟了运动会。
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她决定去参加一个课外阅读项目的志愿者选拔。
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六、衡水体书写。10分
