U1 A -外刊阅读速递-【初中必刷题】2024-2025学年八年级下册英语同步课件(译林版)

英 语 八年级下册 YL 1 2 Unit 1 Past and present 3 A 课时同步训练 外刊阅读速递 4 刷外刊 5 外刊 阅读选择 体裁：说明文 题材：历史与社会 词数：265 难度:★★★ 建议用时： 7 分钟 素材来源：Introducing New York 【2024原创】Do you know about New York? How does it develop? You may be puzzled about this. Let's have a look at this city. 刷外刊 返回目录 6 The first explorer to arrive in New York Bay in 1524 was the navigator （领航员） Giovanni da Verrazzano. He named this place New Angoulême. The second navigator to explore the bay was Henry Hudson in 1609.Later, it had its new name—New York. And in 1754, Columbia University was built. Today it is one of the most famous universities in the world. The economic growth（经济增长）and immigrants （移民） played an important part in the development of New York. They transformed the city and made New York the largest city in the US. 刷外刊 返回目录 7 Before 1898, New York was made up of only Manhattan. Later, the districts of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island became part of the city. During the 20th century, New York grew fast. The Statue of Liberty witnessed the arrival of millions of immigrants. It became the centre of European, Asian and Latin-American immigration. Now New York becomes one of the world's most important cities with the economy （Wall Street）, the polity （UN Headquarters） and the culture. It is now a great international tourist site. Today, New York is a dream destination for travellers from all over the world thanks to its appearance in hundreds of books and movies. 阅读选择·语篇导读 本文主要介绍了纽约的情况。 刷外刊 返回目录 8 1. 写作手法How does the write start the passage?( ) B A.By giving suggestions. B.By asking questions. C.By comparing information. D.By telling stories. 【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段前两句可知，作者通过提问题的方式开始这篇文章。 2.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?( ) C A.When people found New York. B.Why people came to New York. C.How New York got its name. D.Who lived in New York. 【解析】主旨大意题。通读第二段可知，本段主要介绍的是纽约的名字的由来。 刷外刊 返回目录 9 3.Which word is close to the underlined word “transformed”?( ) A A.Changed. B.Interviewed. C.Invited. D.Realized. 【解析】词义猜测题。change意为“改变”；interview意为“采访”；invite意 为“邀请”；realize意为“意识到”。由“The economic growth and immigrants played an important part in the development of New York.”及 下文可知，经济增长和移民改变了纽约，所以画线词transformed表示“改变”， 与changed意思相近。 刷外刊 返回目录 10 4.In what order does the writer write this passage?( ) D A.Places. B.Opinions. C.Space. D.Time. 【解析】推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者是按照时间的先后顺序介绍纽约的发 展历程的。 刷外刊 返回目录 11 5.Which of the following is correct about New York for the present?( ) B A.Millions of immigrants visit the Statue of Liberty every day. B.Many people in the world dream of travelling to New York. C.There are many different advertisements about New York. D.New York is the cultural centre of the world. 【解析】推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句可知，纽约是世界各地游客的梦想之 地。所以世界上有很多人梦想去纽约旅行。 刷外刊 返回目录 12 知识拓展 dream的用法 （1）作名词，意为“梦；梦想”。He had a dream about his hometown.他梦到 了他的家乡。 （2）作动词，意为“做梦；梦见；梦想”，后加代词、宾语从句等作宾语。I never dream that I can buy such a big house.我从没想过我能买一所这么大 的房子。 刷外刊 返回目录 13 $$