《2025年百校联盟金考卷八年级英语下册人教版》

E
Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer. The 29 - year - old American was not sure if he had the skills or a strong feeling for it.
However, he went to work at an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nepal. His first thought was to make people impressed.
“I thought that if I volunteered just once, I could retell the story over and over,” Grennan said in the Huffington Post.
However, his three - month stay in the orphanage turned into an unusual experience. It was in 2018 and Grennan had given up his job to begin a year’s long around - the - world trip. His first three months were spent in Nepal.
When he arrived in the village, he knew nothing about the children or the local culture. When he opened the gate of the Little Prince Children’s Home, he was faced by the excited children.
The young American ended up caring for 18 children. He later discovered that they were trafficked(被拐卖的) children. So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids’ families. “I started walking with photos of the kids,” he told the Reuter’s reporter. “I would show up in villages and show photographs around. I went with 24 photos, and I found 24 families. ”
At the same time, he put his heart into Nepalese culture.
Grennan said, “Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives. ”
He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to show up.
Grennan’s fight against child - trafficking has changed him. His book, Little Prince, came out last week.
( )70. At first, Grennan simply wanted to by volunteering in Nepal.
A. write travel stories
B. learn the skills
C. help the kids there
D. impress people
( )71. When Grennan came to the Little Prince Children’s Home, .
A. 18 children were ill in bed
B. the children there felt excited
C. he decided to give up his job
D. he’d lived in Nepal for a year
( )72. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Volunteering changes a lot
B. Volunteering is with the kids
C. A volunteer becomes a writer
D. A volunteer travels in Nepal

答案： 70 - 72 DBA

阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。
F
In 1988, Wang Chengbang retired(退休) from the army. Instead of enjoying a relaxing life, he volunteered to save the soil from desertification(沙漠化) by planting trees in Korla, Xinjiang.
It is no easy job. The high temperature in Korla makes it difficult for anyone to work day after day in the sunshine. Besides, water is a big problem. In fact, Wang Chengbang’s work in the first few years failed as very few trees survived(存活).
But Wang Chengbang didn’t give up. “After trying many different ways, I learned how to grow young trees in a better way,” said Wang Chengbang. He also worked out new ways to save water. With his hard work, more and more trees survived. He finally planted more than 1. 5 million trees. Those green trees prevent desertification, make the air cleaner and protect people from the hot sun. Now, Korla is a model city in environmental protection.
Wang Chengbang is also successful in fighting cancer(癌症). In 2005, he had cancer and the doctor told him that he had only six months to live. However, he continued taking care of his trees rather than lying on the hospital bed. “Working is the best medicine. Planting trees helps to fight cancer,” he often jokes.
Now at the age of 85, Wang Chengbang is still working.
73. How many trees did Wang Chengbang plant finally? (不超过5个词)
74. What is Wang Chengbang successful in? (不超过15个词)
75. In the summer holiday, do you want to be a volunteer to work with Wang Chengbang? Why or why not? (不超过10个词)

答案： 73. More than 1. 5 million trees.
74. He is successful in planting trees in Korla, Xinjiang and fighting cancer.
75. Yes. Because I am interested in planting trees. (合理即可)