Unit 3 Developing ideas The power of curiosity同步练习 2025-2026学年外研版（2024）八年级英语上册

U3 Developing ideas-The power of curiosity基础巩固练习 一、按要求写出单词的适当形式（每空1分，共7分） 1. wide（形容词）→ _______（副词） 2. electric（形容词，电的）→ _______（名词） 3. exploration（名词）→ _______（动词）→ _______（名词，探险家） 4. risk（名词）→ _______（形容词） 5.fail（动词）→ _______（名词） 6. drive(动词)→ _______（名词） 二、根据句意从方框中选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式填空（每空2分，共10分） encourage sb to do sth, be drawn to, have a deep curiosity about, protect...from..., spend time (in) doing sth 1. My parents always _______ me _______ try new things in my free time. 2. The little girl _______ the colorful stars in the sky and often asks her dad about them. 3. Many scientists the secrets of the ocean and keep studying it. 4. We should plant more trees to _______ our earth _______ pollution. 5. Tom _______ two hours _______ reading science books every weekend. 三、单项选择（每小题2分，共10分） 1. —Who is the _______ of modern Chinese astronomy? —It might be Zhang Heng, I think. A. pioneer B. explorer C. scientist D. inventor 2. He was _______ interested in robots _______ he built his first robot at the age of 12. A. too; to B. so; that C. such; that D. enough; to 3. _______ the heavy rain, the students still walked to school on time. A. Because of B. Thanks to C. Despite D. As 4. —What did Ms Wang say just now? —She _______ us to do lots of research before writing the report. A. invited B. encouraged C. stopped D. prevented 5. Curiosity can _______ people _______ learn more and make new discoveries. A. drive; towards B. lead; towards C. drive; to D. lead; to 6.—The famous scientist _______ talked about his new research on space in the meeting. A. quietly B. passionately C. suddenly D. carelessly 四、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词（每空1分，共15分） 1. 正如老师所说，好奇心的力量能帮助我们解决很多问题。 _______ the teacher said, _______ _______ _______ curiosity can help us solve many problems. 2. 这位科学家花了十年时间研究癌症，从未放弃。 The scientist _______ ten years _______ _______ _______ cancer and never gave up. 3. 他不仅仅是一位医生，还是一位帮助贫困儿童的志愿者。 He is _______ _______ a doctor; he is also a volunteer who helps poor children. 4. 父母应该保护孩子免受危险，同时鼓励他们勇敢尝试。 Parents should _______ their children _______ danger and _______ _______ _______ try bravely at the same time. 5. 你能告诉我昨天学校里发生了什么事吗？ Can you tell me _______ _______ _______ at school yesterday? 6.  毕竟，他还是个孩子，我们应该多给些耐心。 _______ _______, he is still a child, so we should be more patient with him. 五、阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案（每小题2分，共10分） Curiosity is like a light that guides people to explore the unknown. Many great people in history owed their success to curiosity. Wan Hu, a man from the Ming Dynasty, was one of them. He had a deep curiosity about space. He wondered what it would be like to fly to the sky. So he invented a "flying chair"—he tied 47 rockets to a chair and planned to fly with it. Despite the failure, his idea gave future explorers important inspiration. Another example is Jacques Cousteau, a famous ocean explorer. He was drawn to the ocean when he was young. He spent most of his life studying the ocean and made many important discoveries. As he once said, "What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on." Curiosity also helps students learn better. When you are curious about a subject, you will spend more time in learning it and continue to ask questions. This makes you learn deeper and better. So never lose your curiosity. It can drive you towards your goals and make your life more meaningful. 1. What did Wan Hu invent because of his curiosity about space? A. A rocket. B. A "flying chair". C. A spaceship. D. A plane. 2. What does the underlined word "owed" mean in the first paragraph? A. 归功于 B. 欠 C. 拥有 D. 失去 3. Why did Jacques Cousteau spend most of his life studying the ocean? A. Because he wanted to be famous. B. Because his parents asked him to do so. C. Because he was drawn to the ocean. D. Because he needed to make money. 4. How does curiosity help students learn better? A. It makes students hate studying. B. It makes students spend more time in learning and ask questions. C. It makes students only learn easy subjects. D. It makes students not listen to teachers. 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Wan Hu’s failure in space exploration. B. Jacques Cousteau’s life story. C. The importance of curiosity in discovery and learning. D. How to become a great explorer. 答案： 一、单词变形 1. widely 2. electricity 3. explore; explorer 4. risky 5.failure 6.driver 二、短语填空 1. encourage; to 2. is drawn to 3. have a deep curiosity about 4. protect; from 5. spends; in 三、单项选择 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6.B 四、完成句子 1. As; the power of 2. spent; (in) doing research on 3. more than 4. protect; from; encourage them to 5. what was going on 6. after all 五、阅读理解 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$