Unit 8 Section A 提升练习 2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语上册

Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake? Section A 拓展提升 一、完形填空。 We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting them and putting them into our _1_ . It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know _2_ and when to eat. Fruit should be eaten on an empty stomach. If you eat fruit like that, it will go straight _3_ the stomach into the intestines(肠道). It will be good to your health and provide you with plenty of _4_ for life activities. Fruit is the most important _5_ . But when you eat pieces of bread and then some fruit, it is _6_ from doing so. Do you know the reason? You have probably heard people saying— every time I eat watermelon I burp(打嗝), when I eat a banana I feel like _7_ to the toilet. When the fruit _8_ with other food, it produces gas(气体). That's why you will feel uncomfortable! Actually this will not _9_ if you eat the fruit one or two hours after the meal. Eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. When you _10_ want to drink fruit juice, drink only _11_ fruit juice. NOT from the bottles or cans. Don't drink juice that has been _12_ up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients(营养成分) at all. You only get the _13_ . If you have mastered the _14_ way of eating fruits, you have the _15_ of beauty, health, energy, happiness and a long life. Dark circles under the eyes will not appear. ( )1. A. tables B. plates C. mouths D. boxes ( )2. A. how B. what C. where D. who ( )3. A. past B. between C. among D. through ( )4. A. experience B. energy C. pleasure D. spirit ( )5. A. course B. discovery C. food D. direction ( )6. A. prevented B. protected C. prepared D. practiced ( )7. A. returning B. running C. relaxing D. staying ( )8. A. fixes B. fills C. mixes D. joins ( )9. A. check B. spread C. arrive D. happen ( )10. A. totally B. hardly C. clearly D. really ( )11. A. expensive B. colorful C. fresh D. medium ( )12. A. burned B. heated C. set D. kept ( )13. A. taste B. weight C. shape D. sugar ( )14. A. successful B. correct C. opposite D. special ( )15. A. request B. secret C. style D. point 二、阅读理解 A Potato chips are very popular snacks around the world. Do you know how the food came out? In 1853, an American named George Crum made the first potato chips. Crum was a cook at Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York. He could make all kinds of great dishes. One day, a customer(顾客) didn't like the French-fried potatoes Crum made. He said they were too thick, so he kept sending them back. Crum felt so angry. Then he sliced several potatoes really thin and fried the potato slices for a while until they were very crispy(脆的). Finally, he added some salt to them. To Crum’ s surprise, the customer loved them very much and asked for more. Other people wanted to eat Crum's potato chips, too. Then there was a new dish on the menu— Saratoga Chips. Soon Crum opened his own Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake? some like pears; some smelled like roses, some like honey. They were all delicious! In their home region, bananas were an important food crop. Outside that region, few people had heard of them. Then, in 1860, the United Fruit Company began exporting bananas from the Caribbean to Europe. The business depended on getting the bananas to market in perfect condition. One variety, called“Gros Michael”, could be transported without spoiling. The British loved it. For a hundred years, the growers planted only this variety. Then in the 1960s, a plant disease killed every Gros Michael banana plant in the world. So the growers planted the next best variety, the“Cavendish” banana. Now, this variety is also dying from disease. Most of the old varieties have been lost. Soon, we shall have given up eating bananas. By concentrating on just one variety, we shall have killed them all. ( )1. The bananas we eat in our daily life are usually ________. A. red B. green C. yellow D. colorful ( )2. There was( were) ________ of bananas 200 years ago. A. only one variety B. two hundred varieties C. less than 200 varieties D. over 200 varieties ( )3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Most people have seen lots of different kinds of bananas. B. Most people in Europe had never seen bananas until 1860. C. The“Gros Michael” variety of banana often spoilt during transportation. D. The“Cavendish” variety is now doing very well. ( )4. The underlined word“spoiling” means“________” in Chinese. A.浪费 B.糟蹋、腐败 C.煮熟 D.加工 B A new report predicts that by 2050, half of the world's population will be shortsighted. The medical name for this is myopia. It is also called near-sighted. When we have myopia, we can't see the things far from us. It is true that more and more people have myopia. It is a bad situation. Today, about 90 percent of young Chinese people are near-sighted. Some experts make a prediction. In their opinion, there will be seven times more people with myopia in 2050 than there were in the year 2000. The researchers say that the number of people with myopia will increase because of different things. Looking at computer screens and mobile phones may be the major reason. High income countries are most at risk of myopia, simply because the people living in those countries spend more time looking at electronic products. The increase may have something to do with lifestyle changes. Now, people spend less time outdoors.A science journalist says that spending more time outside in early childhood can reduce the chances of getting myopia. A researcher once said, “You can spend time on computers and screens, but remember to spend two hours outdoors every day. That is good for your eyesight.” ( )5. In China, about _______ of teenagers are not near-sighted. A.5% B.10% C.90% D.80% ( )6. More and more people have myopia probably because of _ . A. mobile phones B. lifestyle changes C. eye diseases D.computer screens ( )7. A researcher advised us to spend _ outdoors every day. A. two hours B. three hours C. half an hour D. an hour ( )8. What's the best title for the passage? A. A Good Prediction B. Myopia and Exercise C. The Situation of Myopia D. Lifestyle Changes 三、任务型阅读。 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 Whether it's one day off or a week, you don't need to be among people to have a great time.1.______ You can spend your holiday on your own doing something you have no time to do in your everyday life. Eat your favorite food. They can bring you much pleasure for sure. You can make a healthy meal at home. Cook something you love but usually don't have time to make. Instead of having meals at home, you can also go to a local restaurant for something special. Eat it there, or bring it home. 2. ______ Stay away from technology. You may have a chance to find the real beauty of life. Maybe you can't help playing with your smart phones all day while you are on holiday alone. Why not create more time to go hiking, fly kites or do some other outdoor activities? 3.______ 4.______You can go shopping, see a film, or take a class. Take your time to search for something even small that you want. Going to see a movie or a show alone can be a fun experience. Use your holiday as a chance to try something new like dancing or painting. 5.______ Leave your worries behind and try to be a master of your own, but remember that nothing is more important than safety. A. Try to find something new and fun to do. B. Whether you eat out or cook at home, enjoy! C. Being alone can also be relaxing and amazing. D. All in all, relax and have a wonderful holiday. E. In this way, you will have chances to be close to nature. 四、语法填空。 Many American children love apple pies. So do adults! The apple pie is one of 1. ______( famous) desserts in America. You can buy it in lots of restaurants. The apple pie is easy to make, 2.______ many people cook it at home, too. You just need apples, flour,3.______ ( sugar), butter and spices. To make an apple pie, 4.______( one) peel and cut up the apples into pieces. Then mix them5.______ spices and put them in a pie tin. Next, mix butter, sugar and flour. Put the 6.______( mix) on the apple pieces and bake the pie for about 45 minutes. People usually eat apple pies with ice-cream 7.______ cream. In winter, a piece of warm pie is a wonderful way to warm up on a cold day. In summer, a plate of cold pie is a good way 8. ______( cool) down. There are many different ways to make apple pies. Some families have 9.______( they) own secret ways and don't tell other people about them. Pies made with berries(浆果) are 10. very popular in America. But the apple pie perhaps is the dessert that everyone loves most. 五、单词拼写 1. It's cold inside. Could you please raise the t_______ of the electric heater(电暖器)? 2. She had to c_______ up the turkey into thin pieces before serving it to the guests. 3. He s_______ his head, for he thought differently. 4. Remember not to t_______ on the TV until you finish all your homework. 5. The cheongsam(旗袍) is one of the most t_______ dresses in China. 6. He d_______ a hole in the ground and put the young tree into it. 7. Children can learn a lot from doing some easy cooking work, such as washing vegetables and m_______ things together. 8.— Would you like to drink coffee with some s_______ ? — No, thanks. I don't like sweet coffee. 9. She poured the doctor a cup of tea and p_______ it on the table. 10. After much hard work, she f_______ won first prize in the English speech competition. 六、书面表达。 假设你是 Frank，上周日你妈妈给你做了一份牛肉三明治，你觉得特别好吃。请你根据下面的提示，写一篇英语短文，向大家介绍一下你妈妈制作牛肉三明治的过程。所需食材：两片面包、黄油、一个洋葱、一个西红柿、生菜、牛肉和调味品( relish)。 制作过程：1.在一片面包上放上黄油；2.将洋葱和西红柿切碎放在面包上；3.在面包上加上一些生菜和四片牛肉；4.在牛肉上加两勺调味品 relish；5.把另外一片面包放在上面。 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Unit 8 Section A 拓展提升答案 一、1-5. CADBC 6-10. ABCDD 11-15. CBABB 二、1-5. DBCAB 6-9. DADB 三、1-5. EABDC 四、1. hobbies 2. healthy 3. with 4. an 5. to make 6. eat7. themselves 8. problems 9. death 10. as 五、1. sugar 2. popcorn 3. Cheese 4. digging 5. machine6. hole 7. shake 8. pour 9. yogurt 10. honey 11. watermelons 12. spoon 六、 How to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes Do you like scrambled eggs with tomatoes? The dish is delicious and easy to cook. Here's a recipe for it. First, cut up one tomato and one green pepper. Next, break three eggs and put them into a bowl and mix them. Add some salt to the bowl and mix them again. Then, heat the pan and pour some oil into the pan. Put the eggs, the tomato and the green pepper into the pan. Finally, cook for two minutes. Now you can enjoy it. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$