Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark. 人与自我：居住环境（话题阅读精练）英语鲁教版五四学制八年级下册

Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark.（变化） 话题阅读精练 版块 语篇 题型 体裁 词数 内容简介 时文阅读 Passage A 阅读还原 记叙文 236 介绍中国生活方式的变化。 Passage B 阅读理解 记叙文 403 讲Joe的爷爷写信告诉Joe他过去的生活是怎样的不同。 真题示例 Passage1 阅读理解 记叙文 287 谈到过去和现在的生活发生的变化。 Passage2 阅读理解 记叙文 246 在政府和善良的人民的帮助下， 生活变得越来越好，发生了巨大的变化。 模拟演练 Passage1 完形填空 记叙文 289 主要介绍湖北山村露天电影放映活动的开展情况 Passage2 阅读理解 记叙文 434 通过乡村男孩亮亮的经历，展现中国乡村在政府和社会力量支持下的巨大变迁， Passage3 阅读还原 记叙文 281 讲青少年现在的生活和过去的生活做对比，介绍了生活的变化之大。 Passage4 语法填空 记叙文 222 讲述苗族五营村十年来的变化。 时文阅读 话题谚语小知识 1. Times change. 时代正在改变。 2. Time works great changes. 时间可以产生巨大的变化。 3. A man’s heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. 男人的心像秋天的天空一样多变。 4. Long absence changes friends. 长时间的分离会改变朋友关系。 5. The winds of heaven change suddenly; so do human fortunes. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。 6. Necessity changes a lion into a fox. necessity changes a lion into a fox. 情势所迫，狮子也会变成狐狸。 7. The less things change, the more they remain the same. 变化越小，越是保持不变。 8. When the music changes, so does the dance. 音乐改变，舞蹈也随之改变。 9. The wolf changes only his coat — not his character. 狼只会改变它的皮毛，不会改变它的本性。 10. A snake can change its skin but not its disposition. 蛇可以蜕皮，但不能改变它的本性。 时文阅读 Passage A（介绍中国生活方式的变化。） The changes of lifestyles in China In the past seventy years, great changes have taken place in China. With the development of national economy in the seven decades, the lifestyles of people have also changed a lot. 1 In the past, there wasn’t enough food, so most people were unhealthy in some way. However, nowadays people not only can be full, but also can eat healthily. 2 People used to buy clothes in the same style with grey or blue colors. Now, brand and fashion become the mainstream (主流) . What’s more, some non-mainstream clothes culture is rising. 3 In the past, all the family members were crowded in just one house with little furniture, not to mention decorations. In present China, per capita (人均) living area is big. People pay more attention to the design inside the house. What’s more, it’s common that many people spend lots of money buying high-grade houses in Beijing, Shanghai and other large cities. 4 Nowadays, in the streets run bicycles, electric mobiles, and more and more private cars. You hardly see tractors now. More people go traveling by plane, not simply by train or on foot. Looking back to the seven decades in China, there were no words that could describe the great changes in China. 5 There’s no doubt that with the time passing by, the future China will become much better. 根据材料内容， 从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项， 使文章意思通顺、内容完整， 并在答题卡上将与其相对应的选项涂黑。 A．They’re paying more attention to the balance of the diet. B．All above is a small part, but the whole world shocks. C．People are interested in colorful and strange dresses. D．Traffic conditions have been improved greatly. E．Food is what matters to people. 【答案】1．E 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国生活方式的变化。 1．根据“In the past, there wasn’t enough food, so most people were unhealthy in some way”可知此处介绍食物方面的变化，选项E“食物对人们来说才是最重要的”符合语境。故选E。 2．根据“nowadays people not only can be full, but also can eat healthily”可知如今人们不仅可以吃饱，还可以吃得健康，选项A“他们更注重饮食的平衡”符合语境。故选A。 3．根据“some non-mainstream clothes culture is rising”可知一些非主流的服装文化正在兴起，选项C“人们对五颜六色、奇装异服感兴趣”符合语境。故选C。 4．根据“Nowadays, in the streets run bicycles, electric mobiles, and more and more private cars”可知本段介绍交通的变化，选项D“交通状况得到了极大的改善”符合语境。故选D。 5．根据“Looking back to the seven decades in China, there were no words that could describe the great changes in China”可知回顾中国70年的历史，没有任何语言可以描述中国的巨大变化，此处是对中国发生的变化的评价，选项B“以上只是一小部分，但整个世界都在震惊”符合语境。故选B。 译文 在过去七十年里，中国发生了巨大的变化。随着七十年来国民经济的发展，人们的生活方式也发生了很大的改变。食物是人们关心的重要问题。过去，食物不够，大多数人身体都不健康。然而，现在人们不仅能够吃饱，还能吃得健康。他们更加注重饮食的平衡。以前，人们穿的衣服样式相同，颜色多为灰色或蓝色。现在，品牌和时尚成为主流，而且一些非主流的服装文化也在兴起。人们对色彩鲜艳、造型奇特的服装感兴趣。过去，全家人都挤在一间房子里，家具很少，更不用说装饰了。现在的中国，人均居住面积很大。人们更加关注房屋内部的设计。此外，许多人花费大量金钱在北京、上海等大城市购买高档住宅。交通条件得到了极大的改善。现在，街道上行驶着自行车、电动摩托车和越来越多的私家车。现在几乎看不到拖拉机了。更多的人选择乘飞机旅行，而不仅仅是坐火车或步行。回顾过去的七十年，没有词语可以形容中国的巨大变化。以上只是其中一部分，但整个世界都为之震惊。毫无疑问，随着时间的推移，未来的中国将会变得更好。 Passage B（介绍了在政府和善良的人民的帮助下， 生活变得越来越好，发生了巨大的变化） Dear Joe, I wrote you the letter to tell you about what the world used to be like when I was young. Life used to be very different then. We didn’t have smartphones when we wanted to talk to our friends. We didn’t have e-mails either, so we had to write letters. When we traveled from town to town, we used to walk or ride horses or take a cart (马车). Later we had buses and very few people had cars. Air travel was a luxury and we used to dream of riding on an airplane but now everyone does. It’s so common. Food is another big difference. There weren’t any supermarkets so we used to grow our own food. We would exchange some with people from other towns to buy the things we didn’t have. We didn’t have a fridge so we kept things cool in a special room downstairs. But the biggest difference is electricity. We didn’t have any in our town! At night, we used to light candles when we wanted light and we burned coal (煤) or wood to keep warm. We didn’t have TVs. In summer, we used to go swimming in the river. Life used to be very different, but we were happy. Love, Grandpa 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1．This letter was written by ________. A．a grandfather B．a grandson C．a grandson to his grandfather D．a father to his son 2．The writer no longer ________. A．takes buses B．has a fridge C．rides horses to travel from town to town D．buys food from the supermarket 3．As there wasn’t any electricity when the writer was young, ________. A．he couldn’t keep warm B．he went swimming C．he used to write e-mails to his friends D．he used to light candles to get light 4．What does the underlined word “luxury” mean in Chinese? A．消耗 B．浪费 C．享受 D．奢侈 5．The letter talks mostly about what ________. A．the writer used to do differently B．the writer wants to do in the future C．Joe should do differently D．Joe has not done recently 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．D 5．A 【导语】本文是一封信，主要讲了Joe的爷爷写信告诉Joe他过去的生活是怎样的不同。 1．细节理解题。根据文章落款“Love, Grandpa”可知，这封信是一位祖父写的。故选A。 2．推理判断题。根据“When we traveled from town to town, we used to walk or ride horses or take a cart (马车). Later we had buses and very few people had cars. Air travel was a luxury and we used to dream of riding on an airplane but now everyone does. It’s so common”可知过去常常步行、骑马或乘坐马车，后来有了公共汽车，过去梦想着坐飞机，但现在很普遍，所以现在作者不再骑马从一个城镇旅行到另一个城镇。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“At night, we used to light candles when we wanted light and we burned coal (煤) or wood to keep warm”可知过去没有电，所以用蜡烛照明。故选D。 4．词义猜测题。根据“Air travel was a luxury and we used to dream of riding on an airplane but now everyone does”可知过去梦想着坐飞机，所以认为坐飞机是奢侈。故选D。 5．主旨大意题。本文是一封信，主要讲了Joe的爷爷写信告诉Joe他过去的生活是怎样的不同。故选A。 译文 亲爱的乔， 我写这封信是为了告诉你在我年轻时的世界是什么样子。 那时的生活非常不同。我们想要和朋友交谈时没有智能手机。也没有电子邮件，所以我们必须写信。 当我们从一个城镇到另一个城镇旅行时，我们步行、骑马或乘坐马车。后来有了公共汽车，只有很少的人有汽车。航空旅行是一种奢侈，我们曾经梦想着乘坐飞机，但现在每个人都能做到了。它变得如此普遍。 食物也有很大的不同。没有超市，所以我们自己种植食物。我们会和其他城镇的人交换一些东西来购买我们没有的东西。我们没有冰箱，所以把东西放在楼下一个特别的房间里保持凉爽。但最大的区别是电。我们的镇上没有电！晚上，我们需要灯光时会点燃蜡烛，用煤或木头取暖。我们没有电视。夏天，我们会在河里游泳。 生活曾经非常不同，但我们很快乐。 爱你的， 爷爷 话题写作佳句积累 实战演练 真题示例 Passage1 （2024·四川巴中·中考真题）①Do you still remember me, Liangliang, an 11-year-old boy from a small village? My friends and I used to go on a ropeway to cross a big river to school. ②Thanks to our government and the nice people, the villagers’ dream has come true. There is a big and wide bridge over the river. And besides, the villagers have lived in the new buildings and worked in companies in our village. ③As for me, with the love and encouragement from kind people, I had no fear on the way to my dream. Last year I graduated from a university. To follow the call of rural revitalization (乡村振兴), I chose to build my hometown as an engineer with some of my friends. In fact, with Chinese Dream, great changes have taken place everywhere in China in the last few years. China has also got many achievements such as 5G, high-speed railway, Beidou Navigation. ④Now our government is carrying out a lot of projects such as urban-rural integration (城乡融合), ecological tourism (生态旅游) to increase people’s income and improve the quality of their life. More and more people would like to return to their hometowns to do some meaningful things. ⑤ “Where there are dreams, actions and union, there is a way.” I believe Chinese will continue getting together and working hard to get more achievements in the near future. 1．Who helped the villagers build the bridge? A．Liangliang. B．The teachers. C．Liangliang’s friends D．Our government and the nice people. 2．How does Liangliang show China’s achievements? A．By listing numbers. B．By giving examples. C．By comparing facts. D．By showing pictures. 3．What do we know from the passage? A．Liangliang has to go on a ropeway to work. B．Only small villages have changed a lot in China. C．More and more people choose to go back and build their hometowns. D．Our government will make a project called urban-rural integration. 4．What is the best structure of the passage? （①=paragraph 1, ②=paragraph 2…） A． B． C． D． 5．Why does the writer say “Where there are dreams, actions and union, there is a way.”? A．Because he thinks dreams are more important than any other thing. B．Because he thinks success has nothing to do with union. C．Because he thinks we should speak less, do more. D．Because he thinks if we do our best and help each other, we will succeed. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了亮亮的村庄在政府和善良的人民的帮助下， 生活变得越来越好，过去几年中国各地都发生了巨大的变化。 1．细节理解题。根据“Thanks to our government and the nice people, the villagers’ dream has come true. There is a big and wide bridge over the river. ”可知政府和善良的人帮助他们建了一座桥。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“Now our government is carrying out a lot of projects such as urban-rural integration...”可知是通过举例子说明中国的发展。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“More and more people would like to return to their hometowns to do some meaningful things.”可知越来越多的人愿意回到家乡做一些有意义的事情。故选C。 4．篇章结构题。第一段引出话题；第二和第三段介绍了亮亮以及它的村庄的变化；第四段介绍了中国各地的发展；第五段进行了总结。结合选项可知，选项A符合文章结构。故选A。 5．推理判断题。根据“I believe Chinese will continue getting together and working hard to get more achievements in the near future.”可知中国人将继续团结起来，努力工作，在不久的将来取得更多成就，所以作者说这句话是因为他认为如果我们尽最大努力互相帮助，我们就会成功。故选D。 Passage 2 （2022·山东聊城·中考真题） ① Mrs. Li is over 70 years old. She has lived in Beijing all her life. A reporter interviewed her yesterday. The following are their questions and answers. ② Reporter: What was your life like in the past? ③ Mrs. Li: My family lived in a tiny house. My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. My mum was a farm girl before she met my father. She was a kind and loving mother. She didn’t go out to work. There were five children in my family, and looking after us was more than a full-time job. ④ The food we ate was simple. We could only eat meat once or twice a year. I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it. ⑤ Reporter: How has life changed? ⑥ Mrs. Li: Families have got smaller than they were in the past. The role of women has changed too. My daughter is really lucky. She has a good education. I’m happy that she can go to work even after getting married, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to see me often. ⑦ Transport and travel are easier today. When I was young, I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike. Now you can take the bus, the underground or a plane to travel. What I don’t like is that there’s so much more traffic. It’s so difficult to cross the road. And, of course, we have television today and I really enjoy watching TV. But I hate some of the shows because they are too noisy for me. ⑧ Generally speaking, I think life is better today. We eat better and we live longer. 1．Who does Paragraph 3 (第3段) mainly talk about? A．Mrs. Li’s father and mother. B．Mrs. Li’s mother and Mrs. Li. C．Mrs. Li’s brothers and sisters. D．Mrs. Li’s father and the children. 2．Mrs. Li’s mother ________. A．worked very hard at home B．was very strict with her children C．often gave her children meat to eat D．worked on a farm after getting married 3．The passage tells us that Mrs. Li ________. A．can often see her daughter B．has lived in Beijing for 50 years C．usually went out by bike when she was young D．couldn’t go to school because her family was poor 4．Mrs. Li thinks ________. A．her daughter is not lucky B．it’s easy to cross the road C．the food she eats is simple D．some TV shows are too noisy 5．The passage above can probably be found in the part of _________ in a newspaper. A．Business B．Nature C．Life D．Travel 【答案】1．A 2．A 3．D 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文是记者采访李夫人，谈到了过去和现在的生活发生的变化。 1．细节理解题。根据“My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. My mum was a farm girl before she met my father”可知，第三段主要介绍了李夫人的爸爸妈妈，故选A。 2．推理判断题。根据“She didn’t go out to work. There were five children in my family, and looking after us was more than a full-time job”可知，李夫人的妈妈在家里照顾孩子比一份全职工作还要辛苦，由此可以推断妈妈在家里很辛苦，故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it”可知，李夫人没有去上学，因为家里很穷，故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据“But I hate some of the shows because they are too noisy for me.”可知，她认为有些节目太吵了，故选D。 5．推理判断题。本文是记者采访李夫人，谈到了过去和现在的生活发生的变化，这是属于生活类的文章，故选C。 模拟演练 Passage 1 As the sun drops, a mountain village in Hubei becomes noisy. An open-air movie screening (放映) is about to 1 . Villagers arrive at a small square, one after another. As the sky turns 2 , the movie begins. The villagers eat snacks and discuss the characters with each other 3 they are watching the movie. Watching open-air movies is the main way to relax in the area. More than 15 years ago, the local government 4 some projectionists (电影放映员) to screen movies for villagers. Thanks to the projectionists, it was 5 for people in the village to watch movies once a month. In the past 6 , they have screened more than 45,000 movies in all villages in the area. Liu Xin was one of the first projectionists. She used to be a projectionist at a 7 in the city. She thinks what she is doing now is quite different 8 her old job. By screening movies in the villages, she can directly 9 the people there and know how they like the movies right away. “I’ve travelled to many places and met many people, but I 10 had such an experience in the city. I’m 11 that I can bring lots of joy to the villagers,” Liu says. Before organizing the movie screenings, the projectionists always think of 12 opinions from villagers first and know what they want to watch. Some elderly people have 13 going outside to watch movies. So the projectionists visit their houses to give 14 personal movie screenings. Villagers in the area like watching movies a lot, and they 15 the projectionists more. “They have made our lives full of fun,” a villager says. 1．A．stop B．finish C．start D．cancel 2．A．dark B．bright C．new D．old 3．A．though B．unless C．because D．while 4．A．warned B．organized C．expected D．protected 5．A．hard B．meaningless C．busy D．possible 6．A．minutes B．hours C．days D．years 7．A．library B．cinema C．hospital D．museum 8．A．as B．with C．from D．to 9．A．look after B．communicate with C．worry about D．laugh at 10．A．never B．always C．often D．sometimes 11．A．sorry B．afraid C．glad D．angry 12．A．copying B．spreading C．avoiding D．collecting 13．A．interest B．difficulty C．joy D．ability 14．A．him B．her C．us D．them 15．A．love B．hate C．believe D．help 【答案】 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．D 6．D 7．B 8．C 9．B 10．A 11．C 12．D 13．B 14．D 15．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了湖北山村露天电影放映活动的开展情况，包括村民的观影习惯、当地政府的支持、放映员的工作意义，以及电影为村民带来的欢乐和对乡村生活的积极影响。 1．句意：一场露天电影放映即将开始。 stop停止；finish结束；start开始；cancel取消。根据下文“Villagers arrive at a small square, one after another.”可知，村民们一个接一个地来到一个小小的广场上，所以此处是指露天电影即将开始。故选C。 2．句意：当天空渐渐变暗，电影开始了。 dark黑暗；bright明亮；new崭新；old陈旧。根据上文“As the sun drops”和常识可知，露天电影通常在天黑后放映，因为光线充足时屏幕内容难以看清，所以此处是指天空变暗了。故选A。 3．句意：村民们一边看电影，一边吃零食，互相讨论角色。 though虽然；unless除非；because因为；while当……时。根据语境可知，此处是指村民边看电影边吃零食、讨论角色，应用while引导时间状语从句。故选D。 4．句意：15多年前，当地政府组织了一些电影放映员为村民放映电影。 warned警告；organized组织；expected期待；protected保护。根据“the local government … some projectionists to screen movies for villagers”可知，此处是指当地政府组织放映员为村民放电影，符合政府推动活动的逻辑。故选B。 5．句意：多亏了放映员，村民们每月看一次电影成为了可能。 hard困难的；meaningless无意义的；busy忙碌的；possible可能的。根据“it was … for people to watch movies once a month”可知，此处是指村民每月看一次电影成为可能，这体现了政府组织放映员后的积极结果。故选D。 6．句意：在过去的这些年里，他们在该地区的所有村庄总共放映了超过4.5万场电影。 minutes分钟；hours小时；days天；years年。根据“More than 15 years ago”及“screened over 45,000 movies”可知，放映电影是持续多年的行为，“years”符合时间跨度。故选D。 7．句意：她曾经是城市里一家电影院的放映员。 library图书馆；cinema电影院；hospital医院；museum博物馆。根据“a projectionist at a … in the city”可知，此处是指城市一家电影院的放映员，符合Liu Xin的职业背景。故选B。 8．句意：她认为现在的工作与以前的工作大不相同。 as作为；with和；from从；to对于。be different from“与……不同”，形容词短语。故选C。 9．句意：通过在村庄放映电影，她可以直接与那里的人交流，并立即知道他们有多喜欢这些电影。 look after照顾；communicate with与……交流；worry about担心；laugh at嘲笑。根据下文“know how they like the movies”可知，了解村民们对电影的看法，所以此处是指直接与村民交流。故选B。 10．句意：我去过很多地方，见过很多人，但在城市里从未有过这样的经历。 never从未；always总是；often经常；sometimes有时。根据“but I … had such an experience in the city”可知，此处是指她在城市从未有过这样的经历，这里通过对比突出乡村放映工作的独特性。故选A。 11．句意：“我很高兴能给村民们带来很多快乐，”刘说。 sorry抱歉；afraid害怕；glad高兴；angry生气。根据下文“I can bring joy to the villagers”可知，能给村民带来快乐，所以此处是指她感到很开心，符合积极的情感态度。故选C。 12．句意：在组织电影放映之前，放映员总是先考虑收集村民的意见，了解他们想看什么。 copying复制；spreading传播；avoiding避免；collecting收集。根据下文“know what they want to watch”可知，了解村民想看什么电影，所以此处是指他们先要收集村民的意见。故选D。 13．句意：一些老年人出门看电影有困难。 interest兴趣；difficulty困难；joy快乐；ability能力。根据“the projectionists visit their houses”可知，放映员上门放映，所以此处是指一些老年人出门有困难；考查have difficulty doing sth.“做某事有困难”，固定搭配。故选B。 14．句意：所以放映员会去他们家里，为他们提供私人电影放映。 him他；her她；us我们；them他们。根据上文“Some elderly people”可知，一些老年人行动不方便，所以此处是指为他们提供私人放映，应用“them”指代“some elderly people”。故选D。 15．句意：该地区的村民非常喜欢看电影，也更爱放映员。 love喜爱；hate讨厌；believe相信；help帮助。根据下文“They have made our lives full of fun”可知，村民认为放映员让他们的生活充满乐趣，所以此处是指村民喜爱放映员，符合村民对放映员的积极情感。故选A。 Passage 1 Passage 2 ①Do you still remember me, Liangliang, an 11-year-old boy from a small village? My friends and I used to go on a ropeway to cross a big river to school. ②Thanks to our government and the nice people, the villagers’ dream has come true. There is a big and wide bridge over the river. And besides, the villagers have lived in the new buildings and worked in companies in our village. ③As for me, with the love and encouragement from kind people, I had no fear on the way to my dream. Last year I graduated from a university. To follow the call of rural revitalization (乡村振兴), I chose to build my hometown as an engineer with some of my friends. In fact, with Chinese Dream, great changes have taken place everywhere in China in the last few years. China has also got many achievements such as 5G, high-speed railway, Beidou Navigation (北斗导航). ④Now our government is carrying out a lot of projects such as urban-rural integration (城乡融合), ecological tourism (生态旅游) to help people make more money and improve their life. More and more people would like to return to their hometowns to do some meaningful things. ⑤“Where there are dreams, actions and union, there is a way.” I believe Chinese will continue getting together and working hard to get more achievements in the near future. 1．Who helped the villagers build the bridge? A．Liangliang. B．The teachers. C．Our government and the nice people. D．Liangliang’s friends. 2．How does Liangliang show China’s achievements? A．By listing numbers. B．By giving examples. C．By comparing facts. D．By showing pictures. 3．What do we know from the passage? A．Liangliang has to go on a ropeway to work. B．Only small villages have changed a lot in China. C．More and more people choose to go back and build their hometowns. D．Our government will make a project called urban-rural integration. 4．Why does the writer say “Where there are dreams, actions and union, there is a way.”? A．Because he thinks dreams are more important than any other thing. B．Because he thinks success has nothing to do with union. C．Because he thinks we should speak less, do more. D．Because he thinks if we do our best and help each other, we will succeed. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D 【导语】本文通过乡村男孩亮亮的经历，展现中国乡村在政府和社会力量支持下的巨大变迁，以及个人在“乡村振兴”号召下返乡建设家乡的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Thanks to our government and the nice people, the villagers’ dream has come true.”可知，桥梁的建成得益于政府和民众的帮助。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“China has also got many achievements such as 5G, high-speed railway, Beidou Navigation (北斗导航).”可知，亮亮通过列举具体实例（如5G、高铁）来展示中国的发展。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据第四段“More and more people would like to return to their hometowns to do some meaningful things.”可知，越来越多人愿意返乡做有意义的事。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据第五段引用的句子及后文“I believe Chinese will continue getting together and working hard...”可知，作者强调团结协作与行动的重要性。选项D中的“竭尽全力、互帮互助就会成功”与此契合。故选D。 Passage 3 Teenage life — better now, or in the past? Does this situation sound familiar(熟悉)? You are complaining to your parents about something. Maybe your computer isn’t powerful enough to play the latest games. 1 Then you hear... When I was your age, there weren’t any computers or video games. And I didn’t get a bike until I was sixteen. And it was second-hand bike. 2 So, is it really true that life is better for teenagers now? It is certainly true that many teenagers have got more things nowadays. 3 So parents have got more money to spend on each child. And many things are cheaper than they were when our parents were children. 4 Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smartphones. And now these things are necessary—we can’t imagine living without them! However, technology often means we spend more time at home. And often it’s just with our computer or television. Teenagers don’t do enough exercise. 5 And, although young people still get on well with their friends, some people think teenagers today don’t have so many social activities as they did in the past. What do you think? How is teenage life better these days? A．And it was too big for me. B．A typical family is smaller now. C．Or your friends’ bikes are better than yours! D．So they aren’t as healthy as they were in the past. E．Technology is probably the greatest change in our life. F．It’s terrible for me. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．E 5．D 【导语】本文讲了青少年现在的生活和过去的生活做对比，详细的介绍了生活的变化之大，同时也带来一些问题等。 1．根据“You are complaining to your parents about something. Maybe your computer isn’t powerful enough to play the latest games...”可知，这里是在列举一些我们生活中遇到的熟悉的情况。选项C“或者你朋友的自行车比你的好！”符合，故选C。 2．根据“When I was your age, there weren’t any computers or video games. And I didn’t get a bike until I was sixteen. And it was second-hand bike.”可知，这里应该是列举另一个人的阐述，且与自行车有关，选项A“它对我来说太大了。”符合，故选A。 3．根据“So parents have got more money to spend on each child.”可知，父母能够花更多的钱在每个孩子身上说明现在的家庭变小了，选项B“现在一个典型的家庭更小了。”符合，故选B。 4．根据“Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smartphones. And now these things are necessary-we can’t imagine living without them!”可知，这里说的是技术对生活的改变，选项E“技术可能是我们生活中最大的变化。”符合，故选E。 5．根据“Teenagers don’t do enough exercise.”可知，这里说的是运动很少了与健康之间的关系，D选项“所以他们不像过去那样健康了。”符合，故选D。 Passage 4 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Wuying, a Miao-majority village, located (位于) 1 Guangxi and Guizhou, has seen great changes over the past 10 years. With around 700 villagers living in 145 families, all are now above the poverty line (贫困线). The village has 2 (make) progress in protecting the environment and education. Six years ago, local officials 3 (join) villagers in a tree-planting activity to celebrate Tree-Planting Day, resulting in the planting of 4 (thousand) of fruit trees. Now, as these trees have begun to bear fruit, the living environment in the village has improved. In the past, girls in the village usually helped with farming instead of 5 (go) to school because people there preferred boys.    However, in March 2020, the government started night school programs 6 (teach) women Mandarin (普通话). According to Liang Zuying, aged 48, the women in Wuying now have a few 7 (opportunity) to receive an education. As the 8 (old) daughter in her family, Liang has helped with housework and farming 9 she was 7 years old. Her dreams of getting an education came true at the evening classes. “Even after 10 long and tiring (令人疲惫的) day of work, they still want to be here,” said Pan Muzhi, who teaches at the night school. 【答案】 1．in 2．made 3．joined 4．thousands 5．going 6．to teach 7．opportunities 8．oldest 9．since 10．a 【导语】本文主要讲述了苗族五营村十年来的变化。 1．句意：五营，一个苗族村庄，位于广西和贵州，十年来发生了巨大的变化。根据“located (位于)…Guangxi and Guizhou”可知此处应用介词in“在……里”。故填in。 2．句意：这个村庄在保护环境和教育方面取得了进步。此空前有助动词“has”，动词应变为过去分词“made”，构成现在完成时，make progress“取得进步”。故填made。 3．句意：六年前，当地政府官员让村民们参加了植树活动来庆祝植树节。根据“Six years ago”可知本句为一般过去时，动词“join”需变为过去式“joined”。故填joined。 4．句意：结果种了成千上万棵果树。根据“…of fruit trees”可知此处应用“thousands”，thousands of“成千上万的”。故填thousands。 5．句意：在过去，村子里的女孩们通常帮忙务农而不是去上学，因为那里的人们更喜欢男孩。此空位于介词“of”后，应用动名词“going”，作宾语。故填going。 6．句意：但是，在2020年3月，政府开设了夜校项目来教女人们普通话。此处是前面“the government started night school programs”的目的，应用动词不定式“to teach”，作目的状语。故填to teach。 7．句意：据48岁的梁祖英所说，五营的女人现在有了一些接受教育的机会。此空前有“a few”修饰，名词需变为复数“opportunities”。故填opportunities。 8．句意：作为家里的大女儿，梁自从七岁就开始帮忙做家务和农活。此空前有定冠词“the”修饰，形容词应变为最高级“oldest”。故填oldest。 9．句意：作为家里的大女儿，梁自从七岁就开始帮忙做家务和农活。根据句子结构“Liang has helped with housework and farming…she was 7 years old.”可知此处作前句的时间状语，而且主句用的是现在完成时，因此此处应用since“自从”引导时间状语从句。故填since。 10．句意：潘木智，在夜校教书的老师，说：“甚至在又长又疲惫的工作一天后，她们仍然想要来这里。”根据“Even after…long and tiring (令人疲惫的) day of work”可知此处缺少不定冠词，泛指一天，且“long”是辅音音素开头的单词，因此应用“a”。故填a。 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 / 23 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark.（变化） 话题阅读精练 版块 语篇 题型 体裁 词数 内容简介 时文阅读 Passage A 阅读还原 记叙文 236 介绍中国生活方式的变化。 Passage B 阅读理解 记叙文 403 讲Joe的爷爷写信告诉Joe他过去的生活是怎样的不同。 真题示例 Passage1 阅读理解 记叙文 287 谈到过去和现在的生活发生的变化。 Passage2 阅读理解 记叙文 246 在政府和善良的人民的帮助下， 生活变得越来越好，发生了巨大的变化。 模拟演练 Passage1 完形填空 记叙文 289 主要介绍湖北山村露天电影放映活动的开展情况 Passage2 阅读理解 记叙文 434 通过乡村男孩亮亮的经历，展现中国乡村在政府和社会力量支持下的巨大变迁， Passage3 阅读还原 记叙文 281 讲青少年现在的生活和过去的生活做对比，介绍了生活的变化之大。 Passage4 语法填空 记叙文 222 讲述苗族五营村十年来的变化。 时文阅读 话题谚语小知识 1. Times change. 时代正在改变。 2. Time works great changes. 时间可以产生巨大的变化。 3. A man’s heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. 男人的心像秋天的天空一样多变。 4. Long absence changes friends. 长时间的分离会改变朋友关系。 5. The winds of heaven change suddenly; so do human fortunes. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。 6. Necessity changes a lion into a fox. necessity changes a lion into a fox. 情势所迫，狮子也会变成狐狸。 7. The less things change, the more they remain the same. 变化越小，越是保持不变。 8. When the music changes, so does the dance. 音乐改变，舞蹈也随之改变。 9. The wolf changes only his coat — not his character. 狼只会改变它的皮毛，不会改变它的本性。 10. A snake can change its skin but not its disposition. 蛇可以蜕皮，但不能改变它的本性。 时文阅读 Passage A（介绍中国生活方式的变化。） The changes of lifestyles in China In the past seventy years, great changes have taken place in China. With the development of national economy in the seven decades, the lifestyles of people have also changed a lot. 1 In the past, there wasn’t enough food, so most people were unhealthy in some way. However, nowadays people not only can be full, but also can eat healthily. 2 People used to buy clothes in the same style with grey or blue colors. Now, brand and fashion become the mainstream (主流) . What’s more, some non-mainstream clothes culture is rising. 3 In the past, all the family members were crowded in just one house with little furniture, not to mention decorations. In present China, per capita (人均) living area is big. People pay more attention to the design inside the house. What’s more, it’s common that many people spend lots of money buying high-grade houses in Beijing, Shanghai and other large cities. 4 Nowadays, in the streets run bicycles, electric mobiles, and more and more private cars. You hardly see tractors now. More people go traveling by plane, not simply by train or on foot. Looking back to the seven decades in China, there were no words that could describe the great changes in China. 5 There’s no doubt that with the time passing by, the future China will become much better. 根据材料内容， 从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项， 使文章意思通顺、内容完整， 并在答题卡上将与其相对应的选项涂黑。 A．They’re paying more attention to the balance of the diet. B．All above is a small part, but the whole world shocks. C．People are interested in colorful and strange dresses. D．Traffic conditions have been improved greatly. E．Food is what matters to people. 译文 在过去七十年里，中国发生了巨大的变化。随着七十年来国民经济的发展，人们的生活方式也发生了很大的改变。食物是人们关心的重要问题。过去，食物不够，大多数人身体都不健康。然而，现在人们不仅能够吃饱，还能吃得健康。他们更加注重饮食的平衡。以前，人们穿的衣服样式相同，颜色多为灰色或蓝色。现在，品牌和时尚成为主流，而且一些非主流的服装文化也在兴起。人们对色彩鲜艳、造型奇特的服装感兴趣。过去，全家人都挤在一间房子里，家具很少，更不用说装饰了。现在的中国，人均居住面积很大。人们更加关注房屋内部的设计。此外，许多人花费大量金钱在北京、上海等大城市购买高档住宅。交通条件得到了极大的改善。现在，街道上行驶着自行车、电动摩托车和越来越多的私家车。现在几乎看不到拖拉机了。更多的人选择乘飞机旅行，而不仅仅是坐火车或步行。回顾过去的七十年，没有词语可以形容中国的巨大变化。以上只是其中一部分，但整个世界都为之震惊。毫无疑问，随着时间的推移，未来的中国将会变得更好。 Passage B（介绍了在政府和善良的人民的帮助下， 生活变得越来越好，发生了巨大的变化） Dear Joe, I wrote you the letter to tell you about what the world used to be like when I was young. Life used to be very different then. We didn’t have smartphones when we wanted to talk to our friends. We didn’t have e-mails either, so we had to write letters. When we traveled from town to town, we used to walk or ride horses or take a cart (马车). Later we had buses and very few people had cars. Air travel was a luxury and we used to dream of riding on an airplane but now everyone does. It’s so common. Food is another big difference. There weren’t any supermarkets so we used to grow our own food. We would exchange some with people from other towns to buy the things we didn’t have. We didn’t have a fridge so we kept things cool in a special room downstairs. But the biggest difference is electricity. We didn’t have any in our town! At night, we used to light candles when we wanted light and we burned coal (煤) or wood to keep warm. We didn’t have TVs. In summer, we used to go swimming in the river. Life used to be very different, but we were happy. Love, Grandpa 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1．This letter was written by ________. A．a grandfather B．a grandson C．a grandson to his grandfather D．a father to his son 2．The writer no longer ________. A．takes buses B．has a fridge C．rides horses to travel from town to town D．buys food from the supermarket 3．As there wasn’t any electricity when the writer was young, ________. A．he couldn’t keep warm B．he went swimming C．he used to write e-mails to his friends D．he used to light candles to get light 4．What does the underlined word “luxury” mean in Chinese? A．消耗 B．浪费 C．享受 D．奢侈 5．The letter talks mostly about what ________. A．the writer used to do differently B．the writer wants to do in the future C．Joe should do differently D．Joe has not done recently 译文 亲爱的乔， 我写这封信是为了告诉你在我年轻时的世界是什么样子。 那时的生活非常不同。我们想要和朋友交谈时没有智能手机。也没有电子邮件，所以我们必须写信。 当我们从一个城镇到另一个城镇旅行时，我们步行、骑马或乘坐马车。后来有了公共汽车，只有很少的人有汽车。航空旅行是一种奢侈，我们曾经梦想着乘坐飞机，但现在每个人都能做到了。它变得如此普遍。 食物也有很大的不同。没有超市，所以我们自己种植食物。我们会和其他城镇的人交换一些东西来购买我们没有的东西。我们没有冰箱，所以把东西放在楼下一个特别的房间里保持凉爽。但最大的区别是电。我们的镇上没有电！晚上，我们需要灯光时会点燃蜡烛，用煤或木头取暖。我们没有电视。夏天，我们会在河里游泳。 生活曾经非常不同，但我们很快乐。 爱你的， 爷爷 话题写作佳句积累 实战演练 真题示例 Passage1 （2024·四川巴中·中考真题）①Do you still remember me, Liangliang, an 11-year-old boy from a small village? My friends and I used to go on a ropeway to cross a big river to school. ②Thanks to our government and the nice people, the villagers’ dream has come true. There is a big and wide bridge over the river. And besides, the villagers have lived in the new buildings and worked in companies in our village. ③As for me, with the love and encouragement from kind people, I had no fear on the way to my dream. Last year I graduated from a university. To follow the call of rural revitalization (乡村振兴), I chose to build my hometown as an engineer with some of my friends. In fact, with Chinese Dream, great changes have taken place everywhere in China in the last few years. China has also got many achievements such as 5G, high-speed railway, Beidou Navigation. ④Now our government is carrying out a lot of projects such as urban-rural integration (城乡融合), ecological tourism (生态旅游) to increase people’s income and improve the quality of their life. More and more people would like to return to their hometowns to do some meaningful things. ⑤ “Where there are dreams, actions and union, there is a way.” I believe Chinese will continue getting together and working hard to get more achievements in the near future. 1．Who helped the villagers build the bridge? A．Liangliang. B．The teachers. C．Liangliang’s friends D．Our government and the nice people. 2．How does Liangliang show China’s achievements? A．By listing numbers. B．By giving examples. C．By comparing facts. D．By showing pictures. 3．What do we know from the passage? A．Liangliang has to go on a ropeway to work. B．Only small villages have changed a lot in China. C．More and more people choose to go back and build their hometowns. D．Our government will make a project called urban-rural integration. 4．What is the best structure of the passage? （①=paragraph 1, ②=paragraph 2…） A． B． C． D． 5．Why does the writer say “Where there are dreams, actions and union, there is a way.”? A．Because he thinks dreams are more important than any other thing. B．Because he thinks success has nothing to do with union. C．Because he thinks we should speak less, do more. D．Because he thinks if we do our best and help each other, we will succeed. Passage 2 （2022·山东聊城·中考真题） ① Mrs. Li is over 70 years old. She has lived in Beijing all her life. A reporter interviewed her yesterday. The following are their questions and answers. ② Reporter: What was your life like in the past? ③ Mrs. Li: My family lived in a tiny house. My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. My mum was a farm girl before she met my father. She was a kind and loving mother. She didn’t go out to work. There were five children in my family, and looking after us was more than a full-time job. ④ The food we ate was simple. We could only eat meat once or twice a year. I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it. ⑤ Reporter: How has life changed? ⑥ Mrs. Li: Families have got smaller than they were in the past. The role of women has changed too. My daughter is really lucky. She has a good education. I’m happy that she can go to work even after getting married, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to see me often. ⑦ Transport and travel are easier today. When I was young, I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike. Now you can take the bus, the underground or a plane to travel. What I don’t like is that there’s so much more traffic. It’s so difficult to cross the road. And, of course, we have television today and I really enjoy watching TV. But I hate some of the shows because they are too noisy for me. ⑧ Generally speaking, I think life is better today. We eat better and we live longer. 1．Who does Paragraph 3 (第3段) mainly talk about? A．Mrs. Li’s father and mother. B．Mrs. Li’s mother and Mrs. Li. C．Mrs. Li’s brothers and sisters. D．Mrs. Li’s father and the children. 2．Mrs. Li’s mother ________. A．worked very hard at home B．was very strict with her children C．often gave her children meat to eat D．worked on a farm after getting married 3．The passage tells us that Mrs. Li ________. A．can often see her daughter B．has lived in Beijing for 50 years C．usually went out by bike when she was young D．couldn’t go to school because her family was poor 4．Mrs. Li thinks ________. A．her daughter is not lucky B．it’s easy to cross the road C．the food she eats is simple D．some TV shows are too noisy 5．The passage above can probably be found in the part of _________ in a newspaper. A．Business B．Nature C．Life D．Travel 模拟演练 Passage 1 As the sun drops, a mountain village in Hubei becomes noisy. An open-air movie screening (放映) is about to 1 . Villagers arrive at a small square, one after another. As the sky turns 2 , the movie begins. The villagers eat snacks and discuss the characters with each other 3 they are watching the movie. Watching open-air movies is the main way to relax in the area. More than 15 years ago, the local government 4 some projectionists (电影放映员) to screen movies for villagers. Thanks to the projectionists, it was 5 for people in the village to watch movies once a month. In the past 6 , they have screened more than 45,000 movies in all villages in the area. Liu Xin was one of the first projectionists. She used to be a projectionist at a 7 in the city. She thinks what she is doing now is quite different 8 her old job. By screening movies in the villages, she can directly 9 the people there and know how they like the movies right away. “I’ve travelled to many places and met many people, but I 10 had such an experience in the city. I’m 11 that I can bring lots of joy to the villagers,” Liu says. Before organizing the movie screenings, the projectionists always think of 12 opinions from villagers first and know what they want to watch. Some elderly people have 13 going outside to watch movies. So the projectionists visit their houses to give 14 personal movie screenings. Villagers in the area like watching movies a lot, and they 15 the projectionists more. “They have made our lives full of fun,” a villager says. 1．A．stop B．finish C．start D．cancel 2．A．dark B．bright C．new D．old 3．A．though B．unless C．because D．while 4．A．warned B．organized C．expected D．protected 5．A．hard B．meaningless C．busy D．possible 6．A．minutes B．hours C．days D．years 7．A．library B．cinema C．hospital D．museum 8．A．as B．with C．from D．to 9．A．look after B．communicate with C．worry about D．laugh at 10．A．never B．always C．often D．sometimes 11．A．sorry B．afraid C．glad D．angry 12．A．copying B．spreading C．avoiding D．collecting 13．A．interest B．difficulty C．joy D．ability 14．A．him B．her C．us D．them 15．A．love B．hate C．believe D．help Passage 1 Passage 2 ①Do you still remember me, Liangliang, an 11-year-old boy from a small village? My friends and I used to go on a ropeway to cross a big river to school. ②Thanks to our government and the nice people, the villagers’ dream has come true. There is a big and wide bridge over the river. And besides, the villagers have lived in the new buildings and worked in companies in our village. ③As for me, with the love and encouragement from kind people, I had no fear on the way to my dream. Last year I graduated from a university. To follow the call of rural revitalization (乡村振兴), I chose to build my hometown as an engineer with some of my friends. In fact, with Chinese Dream, great changes have taken place everywhere in China in the last few years. China has also got many achievements such as 5G, high-speed railway, Beidou Navigation (北斗导航). ④Now our government is carrying out a lot of projects such as urban-rural integration (城乡融合), ecological tourism (生态旅游) to help people make more money and improve their life. More and more people would like to return to their hometowns to do some meaningful things. ⑤“Where there are dreams, actions and union, there is a way.” I believe Chinese will continue getting together and working hard to get more achievements in the near future. 1．Who helped the villagers build the bridge? A．Liangliang. B．The teachers. C．Our government and the nice people. D．Liangliang’s friends. 2．How does Liangliang show China’s achievements? A．By listing numbers. B．By giving examples. C．By comparing facts. D．By showing pictures. 3．What do we know from the passage? A．Liangliang has to go on a ropeway to work. B．Only small villages have changed a lot in China. C．More and more people choose to go back and build their hometowns. D．Our government will make a project called urban-rural integration. 4．Why does the writer say “Where there are dreams, actions and union, there is a way.”? A．Because he thinks dreams are more important than any other thing. B．Because he thinks success has nothing to do with union. C．Because he thinks we should speak less, do more. D．Because he thinks if we do our best and help each other, we will succeed. Passage 3 Teenage life — better now, or in the past? Does this situation sound familiar(熟悉)? You are complaining to your parents about something. Maybe your computer isn’t powerful enough to play the latest games. 1 Then you hear... When I was your age, there weren’t any computers or video games. And I didn’t get a bike until I was sixteen. And it was second-hand bike. 2 So, is it really true that life is better for teenagers now? It is certainly true that many teenagers have got more things nowadays. 3 So parents have got more money to spend on each child. And many things are cheaper than they were when our parents were children. 4 Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smartphones. And now these things are necessary—we can’t imagine living without them! However, technology often means we spend more time at home. And often it’s just with our computer or television. Teenagers don’t do enough exercise. 5 And, although young people still get on well with their friends, some people think teenagers today don’t have so many social activities as they did in the past. What do you think? How is teenage life better these days? A．And it was too big for me. B．A typical family is smaller now. C．Or your friends’ bikes are better than yours! D．So they aren’t as healthy as they were in the past. E．Technology is probably the greatest change in our life. F．It’s terrible for me. Passage 4 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Wuying, a Miao-majority village, located (位于) 1 Guangxi and Guizhou, has seen great changes over the past 10 years. With around 700 villagers living in 145 families, all are now above the poverty line (贫困线). The village has 2 (make) progress in protecting the environment and education. Six years ago, local officials 3 (join) villagers in a tree-planting activity to celebrate Tree-Planting Day, resulting in the planting of 4 (thousand) of fruit trees. Now, as these trees have begun to bear fruit, the living environment in the village has improved. In the past, girls in the village usually helped with farming instead of 5 (go) to school because people there preferred boys.    However, in March 2020, the government started night school programs 6 (teach) women Mandarin (普通话). According to Liang Zuying, aged 48, the women in Wuying now have a few 7 (opportunity) to receive an education. As the 8 (old) daughter in her family, Liang has helped with housework and farming 9 she was 7 years old. Her dreams of getting an education came true at the evening classes. “Even after 10 long and tiring (令人疲惫的) day of work, they still want to be here,” said Pan Muzhi, who teaches at the night school. 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 / 23 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $