Unit1 Friendship Welcome to the unit-Reading练习2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级上册

2025年新版译林八年级上册Unit1 Friendship Welcome to the unit-Reading练习 一、根据下列句子所给汉语注释或英文释义，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。 1. True _____________ (a relationship between friends) means always being there for each other through thick and thin. 2. Please put away those _____________ (青少年) schoolbags. They are going to school soon. 3. This _____________ (人) dream of becoming a famous singer finally came true after years of hard work. 4. How I wish to have a _____________ (幽默的) teacher! 5. Be brave to tell us the _____________ (事实), and we’ll try to help solve the problem. 6. Her _____________ (体贴人的) actions made a big difference to the lives of those she helped. 7. Nobody would like to trust Simon because he often _____________ (to say or write sth that you know is not true) to others when he made mistakes. 8. I don’t think he is an h_____________ boy. 9. After watching the wonderful film, we shared our different t_____________ about it while having dinner together. 10. My sister is always very c_____________ at home, which makes everyone feel happy and warm. 11. The girl with a _____________ (马尾辫) is running on the playground, full of energy. 12. I know a _____________ (值得信赖的) neighbour who always helps others without asking for return. 13. There are enough _____________ (座位) in the library for all the students who come to study. 14. The doctor is very p_____________ to explain their illnesses. 15. I have some s_____________ to do today, including some Maths problems and an English essay. 16. Betty is an a_____________ member of the school club and always takes part in various activities. 17. He felt b_____________ during the long talk and started to daydream about his holiday. 18. Everyone _____________ (to feel that sb is telling you the truth) his amazing experience of seeing a shooting star last night when they saw the picture of it. 19. The movie is full of _____________ (the quality in sth that makes it funny) and has entertained audiences around the world. 【答案】friendship；teenagers’；person’s；humorous；truth；caring；lied；honest；thoughts；cheerful；ponytail；trustworthy；seats；patient；schoolwork；active；bored；believed；humour/hummor 二、单项填空 1. —I ____ in bed and ____ a wet towel on my head all day yesterday because of the headache. —So you ____ to me about your body condition. A. lay；laid；lied B. lied；lay；laid C. laid；lay；lied D. lay；laid；lay 2. —What kind of friend do you like best? —I like a(n) ____ one whom I can trust with my full heart. A. rich B. honest C. active D. careful 3. We must find out the ____ about this accident to make the public feel safe again. A. result B. truth C. reason D. plan 4. —The natural environment is getting better. —Yeah! We ____ all work together to keep it up. A. can B. may C. should D. would 5. —The government is trying to develop the economy of the rural areas. —Right, and we can ____ their work by buying products from these places. A. support B. trust C. respect D. change 6. —China has made great progress in space exploration recently. — ____ . It shows our country’s strength. A. Sounds great B. It’s hard to tell C. I’m not sure D. I agree 7. —I’m busy now. Can we talk later? —Sure! You can call me ____ . I’m always free. A. at any time B. at anytime C. in time D. on time 8. Your creative ideas impressed me! I hope this result will ____ you to study harder. A. encourage B. explain C. invite D. forget 9. —I want to go swimming recently. Do you think it is ____ to swim now? —Yes, it’s just right! A. enough warm B. warmly enough C. warm enough D. enough warmly 10. —Are you nervous about the last jump? —Just ____ , but I believe our team will succeed! A. a few B. a little bit C. a lot D. much 11. —Why do we need to protect nature? —Because everyone should have a ____ of responsibility for our planet. A. sense B. smell C. sound D. sight 12. —You’d better keep the secret ____ yourselves, Millie and Lily. —OK, Amy. Can you keep it ____ us? A. to；to B. for；for C. to；for D. for；to 13. —Don’t ____ ! We still have a chance to win if we keep trying! —Yes, madam! A. give up B. give away C. give in D. give out 14. —Can I trust you with my problems? —Of course! I’m good at ____ and I promise that I won’t tell anyone. A. breaking rules B. making mistakes C. keeping secrets D. forgetting things 15. —I love painting and playing the piano. —Wow, we have so much ____ ! I enjoy these too. A. in need B. in common C. in order D. in danger 【答案】ABBCA DAACB ACACB 三、完形填空 If you asked my friends or family whether they’d describe me as a shy person, they’d laugh at you. But if you put me in a room full of people I don’t know, I will turn into the __16__ little mouse you’ve ever met. After karate (空手道) practice one day, my friend Wyatt came up to me and __17__ me to his birthday party. “Wow, thanks! That sounds __18__ !” I said excitedly, imagining a room full of our karate friends eating cakes and making __19__ . But a week later, I walked into Wyatt’s house and didn’t know __20__ but Wyatt. Where was everyone from karate? I wished I could just walk over to the group. Instead, I tried to become as __21__ as possible and wished I could disappear. After a little while, a girl came over and said, “Hi, I’m Maddy.” Standing up and __22__ , I said, “Hi, I’m Arizona.” “This is the strangest __23__ for me, ”she said. “Besides Wyatt, I’m the only one from swimming team. I know nobody here.” “ __24__ !” I said. “Besides Wyatt, I’m the only one from our karate class.” Maddy smiled. “When you think about it, it’s kind of great that Wyatt invited people from different parts of his life.” “That’s true, ”I said. “I usually do the same things with the same friends.” Right then, Wyatt called for the group’s attention. “OK! Everybody __25__ a partner and comes outside for games!” “Want to?” I asked Maddy. Maddy said __26__ , “Why not?” After that, we played more games and ate the yummiest cake, and I found myself talkingt o all the people in the party! When my mum came to pick me up at 4:00, I didn’t want to __27__ . So if you’d asked me what I’d do before Wyatt’s party, I’d probably tell you I’d just stay at home. __28__ after ending up at the party and having lots of fun, not to mention making a new friend, I say I should positively go! If you can do what Maddy did, to introduce __29__ to even just one person and be open to playing games, I’m sure you’ll be glad you took the chance to __30__ something new. So next time if your friends ask to experience something you have never tried before, take your chance! 16. A. cleverest B. shyest C. smallest D. fastest 17. A. invited B. borrowed C. learned D. solved 18. A. difficult B. boring C. great D. early 19. A. sound B. noise C. money D. jokes 20. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one 21. A. quiet B. humorous C. hard-working D. cold 22. A. shaking B. smiling C. crying D. eating 23. A. meeting B. team C. guide D. party 24. A. Different B. Same C. Happy D. Clear 25. A. chooses B. believes C. reaches D. accepts 26. A. slowly B. sadly C. quickly D. happily 27. A. hide B. leave C. fight D. keep 28. A. So B. When C. If D. But 29. A. myself B. herself C. yourself D. ourselves 30. A. write B. catch C. try D. publish 【答案】BACDB ABDBA DBDCC 四、阅读理解 A Jackson was walking home from school one afternoon when his untied shoelaces (鞋带) caught his foot. He almost fell. He put down his backpack and tied them. Eva and Dave were riding down the other side of the street. Suddenly, Dave stopped and pointed. “Whoa! Did you see that?” he asked. “Jackson just totally fell down there!” “Oh, no! Is he okay?” asked Eva. “It looks like he hurt his knee.” Just as they were still talking about this, Mandy caught up with them. “What are you guys talking about?” she asked. “Jackson just fell and hurt his knee,” said Eva. “Was he bleeding (流血)?” asked Mandy. The story began to spread. Within an hour, Kevin heard the whole story. “Jackson got hit by a car on his way home. There was blood everywhere, and he was sent to hospital.” That night, Oliver got more information. “ __▲__ He doesn’t even remember anything about the accident! He won’t be at school for at least four weeks.” The next morning, everybody at school was talking about Jackson. “Lucky Jackson,” Maya said. “He gets to miss so much school.” “The poor guy can’t even move, and you think he’s lucky?” said Kathy. Bob shook his head sadly, “He was so good at football — what if he can never play again?” “Maybe we should send him a card or visit him in the hospital,” suggested Bill. “Will he even remember us?” asked Gina. “I can’t believe he lost his memory!” Lisa cried. Just then, Jackson came around the corner and walked over to Gina and Lisa. “Hey guys, what’s going on?” he asked. Everyone stopped talking and stared (瞪眼看) at him. 1. What was Jackson doing when he almost fell? A. Tying his shoelaces. B. Riding his bike home. C. Walking in the street. D. Putting down his backpack. 2. Which of the following is the best to fill in the “ __▲__ ” in the passage? A. Jackson fell down and hurt his knee. B. Jackson got hit by a car and kept bleeding. C. Jackson got caught by his shoelaces and fell. D. Jackson broke his leg and his head was hurt. 3. From the last sentence of the passage, we can infer (推断) that everyone was ____ . A. surprised B. careful C. sad D. excited 4. What’s the best title for the passage? A. A Funny Friend B. He Said, She Said C. A Terrible Accident D. He Hurt, She Cared 【答案】CDAB 【解析】 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段“Jackson was walking home from school one afternoon when his untied shoelaces (鞋带) caught his foot. He almost fell.（一天下午，杰克逊放学回家时，解开的鞋带绊倒了他的脚。他差点摔倒。）”可知，他那时正在街上走路。故选C。 2. 推理判断题。根据第十一段“That night, Oliver got more information. ‘ __▲__ He doesn’t even remember anything about the accident! He won’t be at school for at least four weeks.’（那天晚上，奥利弗得到了更多的信息。‘ __▲__ 他甚至不记得任何关于事故的事！他至少要四个星期才能来学校。’）”可知，应该是受了重伤，B选项“杰克逊被车撞了，一直在流血”是一个小时之后传开的消息，不是那天晚上的，排除；所以选项D“他摔断了腿，头也受伤了”符合语境。故选D。 3. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Everyone stopped talking and stared (瞪眼看) at him.（所有人都停止了交谈， 盯着他看。）结合前文可知，大家以为他受了重伤要住院，所以当他出现在学校时，所有人都会感到震惊。故选A。 4. 标题归纳题。根据第九段“The story began to spread. Within an hour, Kevin heard the whole story. ‘Jackson got hit by a car on his way home. There was blood everywhere, and he was sent to hospital.’（这个故事开始流传开来。不到一个小时，凯文就听到了整个故事。‘杰克逊在回家的路上被车撞了。到处都是血，他被送到了医院。’）”和第十段“That night, Oliver got more information. ‘Jackson broke his leg and his head was hurt. He doesn’t even remember anything! He won’t be at school for at least four weeks.’（那天晚上，奥利弗得到了更多的信息。‘杰克逊摔断了腿，头也受伤了。他什么都不记得了！他至少四周都不会上学了。’）”以及第十一段“The next morning, everybody at school was talking about Jackson.（第二天早上，学校里的每个人都在谈论杰克逊。）”以及通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了杰克逊在放学回家的路上差点被自己的鞋带绊倒，这件事在同学间传开后逐渐演变成他被车撞、失忆、住院的谣言。第二天，当他出现在学校时，同学们都惊讶地看着他。所以本文的最佳标题是“他说，她说”。故选B。 B One day, a stork (鹳) saw a beautiful ring. It belonged to a rabbit. The rabbit went inside his hole, leaving the ring outside. The stork decided to try it on without asking. However, when she tried to take the ring off, it got stuck on her claw (爪子). She felt embarrassed. Since nobody had seen her, the stork flew off. The rabbit was very angry to find that the ring had been stolen. Soon, everyone in the forest started to help the rabbit to look for the thief. When the stork found out what was happening, she thought, “Oh no! I have to do something.” She hid the ring by bandaging (用绷带包扎) her claws. The stork thought she had solved the problem well, but later she ran into the rabbit. Seeing the bird was injured, the rabbit suggested taking her to the hospital right away. The stork just couldn’t say no. Since her house was on the way to the hospital, the stork asked the rabbit to go first when she went to have some water. Once the stork got inside her house, she wrapped (包裹) her claws again and again so that the doctor wouldn’t see the ring. Feeling more relaxed, the stork flew off to meet the rabbit. But because of the added weight, she was not able to fly. She fell like a heavy stone and landed on the poor rabbit. Soon, hundreds of animals rushed to them, and then they found the bandages and the ring. In one single morning, the stork lost all her friends because of the ring. After a long time, the stork met the rabbit. She apologized to the rabbit and told him the whole story. “I shouldn’t have kept making bigger lies to cover up the smaller ones,” she said. “I remember __▲__ .” Seeing the stork had learned the lesson, the rabbit was happy and helped her get her friends back. 1. What might be the stork’s facial expression when the ring was stuck on her claw? A. B. C. D. 2. According to the passage, which is the RIGHT order of the following sentences? ①The stork found a ring. ②The stork met the rabbit. ③The stork realized her mistake. ④The stork hid the ring with the bandage. ⑤The stork wrapped her claw again before going to the hospital. A. ①③⑤④② B. ①②③⑤④ C. ①④②⑤③ D. ①④⑤②③ 3. The stork fell down because ____ . A. she was too tired to fly B. she put something else on her claw C. she became quite fat D. she carried some other rings 4. The underlined word “apologized” here is similar to “ ____ ”. A. said sorry B. said thanks C. told truth D. told a lie 5. Which of the following can be put into “ __▲__ ”? A. tomorrow is another day B. two heads are better than one C. a friend in need is a friend indeed D. honesty is the best 6. What could be the best title for the passage? A. A ring of lies B. A rabbit’s smart idea C. A rule in the forest D. A stork’s pleasant journey 【答案】ACBDA 【解析】本文讲述了鹤偷兔子成指，说谎失去朋友，最后知错能改的故事。 1. 推理判断题。根据第一段“She felt embarrassed.（她感到尴尬。）”可知，她非常尴尬，B图片符合。故选B。 2. 推理判断题。根据第一段“One day, a stork (鹳) saw a beautiful ring.（一天，一只鹤看到一个漂亮的戒指。）”；第二段中“She hid the ring by bandaging (用绷带包扎) her claws.（她用绷带包扎爪子，把戒指藏了起来。）”；第三段中“but later she ran into the rabbit.（但后来她遇到了兔子。）”；第四段中“Once the stork got inside her house, she wrapped (包裹) her claws again and again so that the doctor wouldn’t see the ring.（鹳一进屋，就一次又一次地把爪子包起来，这样医生就看不到戒指了。）”以及最后一段中“Seeing the stork had learned the lesson, the rabbit was happy and helped her get her friends back.（看到鹳已经吸取了教训，免子很高兴，帮她把朋友们带回来。）”可知，顺序为①④②③③。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据第四段“But because of the added weight, she was not able to fly.（但由于体重增加，她无法飞行。）”可知，鹤飞不起来是因为她又在爪子上多缠绕了绷带，增加了重量。故选B。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“She apologized to the rabbit and told him the whole story.（她向兔子道歉，并把整个故事都告诉了他。）”可推知，她是后悔自己不断编谎言去圆前面的谎言，接下来应该是讲诚实的重要性。故选B。 5. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“‘I shouldn’t have kept making bigger lies to cover up the smaller ones,’ she said.（‘我不应该一直编造更大的谎言来掩盖更小的谎言。’她说。）”可知，诚实和坦率是非常重要的，而撒谎只会让事情变得更糟，所以D项“诚实为上策”符合语境。故选D。 6. 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一只鹤偷戴了兔子的戒指，但是却拿不下来戒指，所以她不得不编造一些谎话遮盖她的行为，所以标题应为“一连串的谎言”。故选A。 C After that, we went on down the river. It was very dark that night and it wasn’t easy to see where we were going. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at us very fast, and the next minute it was right over us. Jim and I jumped off the raft (木筏) into the water. The boat hit the raft and went on up the river. When I came up out of the water, I couldn’t see Jim anywhere. I called out his name again and again, but there was no answer. “He’s dead!” I thought. Slowly, I swam to the side of the river and got out. I saw that I was near a big old wooden house. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house, “Who’s there?” “George Jackson,” I answered quickly, “I’ve fallen off a river boat.” Well, the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal. I told them that my family were all dead, so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so I stayed. A few days later one of the slaves (奴隶) in the house came to me and said, “Come with me!” Together, we went down to some trees by the river. “In there!” he said and went away. On the ground, I found a man, asleep. It was Jim! I was really pleased to see him. When the steamboat hit the raft, Jim told me the raft didn’t break up. Jim swam after it and caught it. Then he began to look for me. We decided to leave at once. It’s all right living in a house for a little while, but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft. 1. Why did George Jackson answer “quickly” when someone called from the house? A. George felt happy and lucky. B. George felt afraid and nervous. C. George didn’t want to lie to him. D. George really wanted to stay there. 2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refer to? A. The boat. B. The house. C. The raft. D. The dog. 3. Put the following in the right order according to the passage. ①The boat hit the raft. ②Jim looked for George. ③George saw a big house. ④George got some new clothes. ⑤George found Jim on the ground. ⑥George and Jim jumped off the raft into the water. A. ①②⑥③⑤④ B. ①③④②⑤⑥ C. ⑥①②④③⑤ D. ⑥①③④②⑤ 4. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. George and Jim would go on down the river. B. George and Jim would become the family’s slaves. C. George and Jim would not get on well with each other. D. George would go on living happily with the kind family. 5. Which of these old sayings best fits this story? A. It never rains but it pours. B. Every dog has its day. C. Burn the candle at both ends. D. Many hands make light work. 【答案】BCDAB 【解析】本文讲述了主人公和吉姆在河上遭遇意外，被一艘蒸汽船撞击后落入水中。主人公误以为吉姆遇难，独自上岸求助于一座大木屋，受到屋主的善待并暂住下来。几天后，吉姆出现，两人决定立即离开，因为尽管屋内生活舒适，但他们更向往自由自在的筏上生活。故事选自《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》。 1. 细节理解题。根据第二段“Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me.（突然，一群非常生气的狗向我扑来。）”以及“They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house, ‘Who’s there?’（他们发出可怕的声音，有人从房子里喊道：‘谁在那儿？’）”可知，乔治·杰克逊“快速”回答是因为他很紧张，也很害怕。故选B。 2. 代词指代题。根据第六段“When the steamboat hit the raft, Jim told me the raft didn’t break up. Jim swam after it and caught it.（吉姆告诉我当汽船撞上木筏时，木筏没有破裂。吉姆游到它后面，抓住了它。）”可知，代词it代指的是“木筏”。故选C。 3. 事件排序题。根据第一段“Jim and I jumped off the raft into the water. The boat hit the raft and went on up the river.（吉姆和我跳下木筏跳进水里。小船撞上了木筏，继续向上游驶去。）”可知，⑥应排在第一位，①应排在第二位；根据第二段“I saw that I was near a big old wooden house.”（我看到我在一座又大又旧的木屋附近。）”可知，③应排在第三位；根据第四段“Well, the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal.（嗯，住在那所房子里的人很好，他们收留了我，给了我一些新衣服和一顿美餐。）”可知，④应排在第四位；根据第六段“Then he began to look for me. （然后他开始找我。）”可知，②应排在第五位；根据第六段“On the ground, I found a man, asleep. It was Jim! （在地上，我发现一个男人睡着了。是吉姆！）”可知，⑤应排在第六位。因此正确的顺序是⑥①③④②⑤。故选D。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“We decided to leave at once. It’s all right living in a house for a little while, but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft.（我们决定马上离开。在房子里住一段时间没什么，但在木筏上你会觉得更自由自在和舒适。）可知，乔治和吉姆不会留下来，而是会继续沿河而下。故选A。 5. 主旨大意题。通读全文，可知本文介绍了乔治和吉姆在乘坐木筏的时候遭到了汽船的撞击，所幸两个人都没有生命危险，重逢之后又踏上了自由的旅程。从两个人的遭遇来看，可知每个人都有好运的时候，因此，选项B“凡人皆有出头日。”是符合本文主旨的谚语。故选B。 五、信息还原 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。 Do you have true friends? Do you want to know better between you and your friends? There are three different kinds of friends: “pest friends” “guest friends” and “best friends”. The first kind of friends is simply an acquaintance (熟人). All you usually know about them is their names. You may meet this kind of friends at school, at work, or on the bus, but you don’t miss them when they’re not around. __1__________ That is why they are called “pest friends”. The second kind of friends could also be called “social partners”. __2__________ You know their names, a little of what they like or dislike, and a little of their family histories. You usually have a few things in common, but you don’t talk about anything deep, such as your wishes or fears, and they don’t open up to you how they really feel. The last kind of friends, the “best friend”, is the one you know the deepest. __3__________ You have no problem staying at each other’s houses, and you share your deepest feelings and thoughts. __4__________ Sometimes they may not be perfect, but at least they will always care about you, and never do anything on purpose (故意地) to hurt you. __5__________ We should value all friendships and remember: all best friends start out as just acquaintances. A. They are closer than acquaintances, but not as close as true friends. B. You have to keep secrets to yourself. C. They will help you with your life problems. D. You’re like family, and know everything about each other. E. When this kind of friends does something bad, you don’t tell them. F. We all have our pest, guest, and best friends. G. They will correct you when you’re wrong. 【答案】EADCF 1. 细节推理题。根据下文“That is why they are called ‘pest friends’.（因此，它们被称为‘害虫朋友’。）可知此处介绍“害虫朋友”是什么样的。E选项“当这种朋友做坏事时，你不告诉他们。”符合题意。故选E。 2. 细节推理题。根据上文“The second kind of friends could also be called ‘social partners’.（第二种朋友也可以称为‘社交伙伴’。）”和下文“You know their names, a little of what they like or dislike, and a little of their family histories.（你知道他们的名字，知道他们喜欢或不喜欢什么，还知道他们的家族史。）”可知此处介绍“社交朋友”是什么样的。A选项“他们比熟人更亲密，但没有真正的朋友亲密。”符合题意。故选A。 3. 细节推理题。根据上文“The last kind of friends, the ‘best friend’, is the one you know the deepest.（最后一种朋友，即‘最好的朋友’，是你了解最深的朋友。）”可知此处介绍“最好的朋友”是什么样的。D选项“你们就像家人一样，知道彼此的一切。”符合题意。故选D。 4. 细节推理题。根据上文“You have no problem staying at each other’s houses, and you share your deepest feelings and thoughts.（你们可以住在对方家里，分享彼此最深的感受和想法。）”可知此处介绍和最好的朋友相处的细节。C选项“他们会帮助你解决生活中的问题。”符合题意。故选C。 5. 细节推理题。根据下文“We should value (重视) all friendships and remember, all best friends start out as just acquaintances.（我们应该重视所有的友谊，记住，所有最好的朋友都是从相识开始的。）”可知此处是对三种类型的朋友的总结。F选项“我们都有自己的害虫、客人和最好的朋友。”符合题意。故选F。 六、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Good friends cannot always be together. Sometimes they have to move away. And you may worry that the long distance (距离) might end the friendship. I have __1__________ long-distance friendship. So I would like to share some ideas with you. Video chat Video chat is a good way __2__________ (keep) the friendship fresh. You don’t need long talks. Sometimes, a sad day becomes bright when you see your __3__________ (friend) big smile on the phone. Keep sharing everything My best friend and I are far apart. __4__________ we know everything about each other’s life. We share a lot, including hobbies, feelings, and even some small __5__________ . It’s like your friend is still there with you. Be there for them Your friends may have difficult times. You should spend several hours __6__________ (talk) to them. Try to share your friends’ __7__________ (worry). That’s __8__________ true friends are for. Presents That is a fun one and a must. The present shows you are always caring about them. And it shows that you always keep them __9__________ mind. Be ready to grow People change and your friends won’t stay the same. Your friend might start to be more and more different from before. Never complain (抱怨) in the face of the situation. Because the world is __10__________ (set) in the change. And you’re changing too. 【答案】a；to keep；friend’s；But；secrets；talking；worries；what；in；set 七、阅读与表达 You often hear “New year, new me” in the UK on the first of January. It is very common to start a new year’s resolution on this day. This can be to give up something, like sweets or chocolate, so you can be healthier. People also like to start doing something new. There are so many things you can do! Many people I know decide to play sports and eat healthier food as their new year’s resolution. Many become heavier after the holidays as they often eat lot. I think new year’s resolutions are great ideas to give people motivation to do something good for themselves. When other people have the same resolution as yours, it helps you to stick to your own. For example, you could go jogging with a group of friends several times a week. That can be so much fun and help you to keep the resolution. Also, I think it is important for you to choose something realistic as a new year’s resolution. In the past, I have given up chocolate, stopped eating meat and started doing kung fu. Soon after that, I gave up some of these things, such as not eating chocolate. They were too difficult to keep. And some I kept on with and still do now. This year, my resolution is to travel less by plane. Living in the UK, it was very difficult to travel without a car and not by plane. But now I live in Germany, and I find it much easier to travel by another mode of transport. There are more environmentally friendly ways that I can choose like travelling by train or bus. Though it’s more expensive, I know that I will do harm to the environment much less. 1. When do people often start new year’s resolutions in the UK? __________________________________________________________________ 2. What resolutions did the writer make to keep healthy in the past? __________________________________________________________________ 3. Where does the writer live now? __________________________________________________________________ 4. Why does the writer choose to travel less by plane this year? __________________________________________________________________ 5. What does the passage mainly talk about? __________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 1. 细节理解题。根据“You often hear ‘New year, new me’ in the UK on the first of January. It is very common to start a new year’s resolution on this day.（在英国，你经常在一月一日听到‘新年，新我’。在这一天开始下新年决心是很常见的。）”可知，在英国，人们通常在一月一日开始新年决心。故填On the first of January. 2. 细节理解题。根据“In the past, I have given up chocolate, stopped eating meat and started doing kung fu.（过去，我放弃了巧克力，不再吃肉，开始练功夫。）”可知，作者过去放弃了巧克力，不再吃肉，开始练功夫，保持健康。故填The writer has given up chocolate, stopped eating meat and started doing kungfu. 3. 细节理解题。根据“but now that I live in Germany.（但现在我住在德国。）”可知，这位作者现在住在德国。故填In Germany. 4. 细节理解题。根据“There are more environmentally friendly ways that I can choose like travelling by train or bus, though it’s more expensive, I know that I will do harm to the environment much less.（我可以选择更环保的方式，比如乘火车或公共汽车旅行，虽然费用更高，但我知道我对环境的危害会小得多。）”可知，作者今年选择少乘飞机旅行因为可以选择更环保的方式。故填The writer can choose more environmentally friendly ways. 5. 主旨大意题。根据“You often hear ‘New year, new me’ in the UK on the first of January. It is very common to start a new year’s resolution on this day.（在英国，你经常在一月一日听到‘新年，新我’。在这一天开始下新年决心是很常见的。）”结合全文可知，本文主要讲新年决心。故填Anew year’s resolution. 第 1 页 共 12 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$