Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A(2a-2d) (同步练）-2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 1 Time to Relax How do you spend your free time? Section A (2a-2d) 一、根据句意及首字母填写单词。 1. The i______ at the sports centre taught Emma how to keep balance on the ice. 2. Fu Xing used to be s______ of water, but she tried swimming to fight her fear. 3. We need to face the c______ of learning a new sport instead of giving up. 4. Emma didn’t want to g ice skating again at first because she fell many times. 5. No one e______ you to be perfect when you start something new. 二、用单词的正确形式填空。 1. I love ______ (sing) and performing now, but I was afraid at first. 2. Fu Xing ______ (use) to be scared of water, but she overcame it. 3. The instructor told Emma ______ (not fall) on the ice. 4. She started swimming ______ (overcome) her fear. 5. What ______ (happen) at the sports centre last weekend? 三、单项选择。 ( )1. —I used to be afraid of swimming. —______ did you get over your fear? A. What　　B. How　　C. When ( )2. Emma didn’t want to ______ ice skating again because she fell many times. A. go　　B. go to　　C. go for ( )3. The instructor told us ______ on the ice. A. don’t run　　B. not run　　C. not to run ( )4. No one expects you ______ a professional from the start. A. be　　B. to be　　C. being ( )5. I started ______ to overcome my fear of water. A. swim　　B. swimming　　C. to swimming ( )6. —What helped you get over your fear of singing? —______ in front of my friends. A. Practise　　B. Practising　　C. To practise ( )7. Fu Xing encouraged Emma ______ again. A. try　　B. to try　　C. trying ( )8. —What did you do last weekend? —I ______ to the sports centre. A. go　　B. went　　C. gone ( )9. I love performing now, but I ______ to be afraid of it. A. use　　B. used　　C. am used ( )10. ______ you are afraid, just take a deep breath and keep going. A. If　　B. Unless　　C. Though  四、选词填空。 （选择方框内的单词或短语填空，每词限用一次）   be afraid of, get over, encourage, challenge, expect  1. It’s a big ______ to learn ice skating, but I won’t give up. 2. Fu Xing ______ Emma to try ice skating again. 3. No one ______ you to be perfect when you start a new sport. 4. I used to ______ water, but now I love swimming. 5. It took me a long time to ______ my fear of performing.   五、根据汉语意思完成句子。 1. 我过去害怕在别人面前唱歌。 I ______ ______ ______ ______ singing in front of others. 2. 教练告诉我们不要在冰上跑。 The instructor told us ______ ______ ______ on the ice. 3. 没有人期望你一开始就成为专业选手。 No one ______ you ______ ______ a professional from the start. 4. 她开始游泳来克服对水的恐惧。 She started swimming ______ ______ her fear of water. 5. 是什么帮助你克服了对滑冰的恐惧？ What helped you ______ ______ your fear of ice skating? 六、完形填空。 When I was young, I 1. ______ afraid of swimming. I thought the water would 2. ______ me. One day, my friend 3. ______ me to try swimming again. “No one expects you to swim well from the start,” she said. I decided to 4. ______ her advice. At the pool, the 5. ______ taught me to float first. I was nervous, but I didn’t 6. ______. After a few lessons, I could swim a little. I felt so 7. ______! Now I love swimming and I 8. ______ my fear. It was a big 9. ______, but I 10. ______ it. ( )1. A. am　　B. was　　C. were ( )2. A. hurt　　B. help　　C. save ( )3. A. made　　B. encouraged　　C. let ( )4. A. take　　B. give　　C. make ( )5. A. student　　B. friend　　C. instructor ( )6. A. give up　　B. get up　　C. stand up ( )7. A. sad　　B. proud　　C. angry ( )8. A. got over　　B. got up　　C. got on ( )9. A. problem　　B. challenge　　C. question ( )10. A. did　　B. won　　C. overcame 七、补全对话（七选五，有两项多余）。 Emma: Hi, Fu Xing! How was your weekend? Fu Xing: Great! I went to the sports centre. 1. ______ Emma: I went ice skating, but I fell many times. 2. ______ Fu Xing: Oh, I used to be scared of ice skating too. 3. ______ Emma: What did you do to get over it? Fu Xing: 4. ______ The instructor told me not to worry about falling. Emma: That sounds helpful. 5. ______ Fu Xing: Sure! Let’s go together next weekend. A. I didn’t want to try it again. B. I practised every week and got better. C. What about you? D. Would you like to go with me? E. No one expects you to be perfect from the start. F. I love ice skating now. G. I went swimming.   八、阅读选择。 When I first tried swimming, I was terrified of the water. I thought I would sink and never come up. My friend Li Tao encouraged me to try again. “No one expects you to swim like a fish on your first day,” he said. I took his advice and went to the pool with an instructor. The instructor taught me to breathe slowly and float on my back. At first, I could only float for a few seconds, but I didn’t give up. After a month, I could swim across the pool. Now I love swimming and I even joined the school swimming team. It was a big challenge, but I overcame my fear. ( )1. How did the writer feel when he first tried swimming? A. Excited.　　B. Terrified.　　C. Bored.​ ( )2. Who encouraged the writer to try again? A. His instructor.　　B. His friend Li Tao.　　C. His parents.​ ( )3. What did the instructor teach the writer first? A. To breathe slowly and float.　　B. To swim across the pool.　　C. To join the swimming team​ ( )4. How long did it take the writer to swim across the pool? A. A week.　　B. A month.　　C. A year.​ ( )5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The writer learned to swim and overcame his fear. B. The writer joined the school swimming team. C. The writer’s friend helped him learn to swim.  参考答案 一、根据句意及首字母填写单词 1. instructor2. scared3. challenges4. go5. expects 二、用单词的正确形式填空 1. singing​ 2. used​ 3. not to fall​ 4. to overcome 5. happened 三、单项选择 1. B2. A3. C4. B5. B6. B7. B8. B9. B10. A 四、选词填空 1. challenge​ 2. encouraged 3. expects​ 4. be afraid of​ 5. get over 五、根据汉语意思完成句子 1. used to be afraid of​ 2. not to run​ 3. expects; to be​ 4. to overcome​ 5. get over 六、完形填空 1. B2. A3. B4. A5. C6. A7. B8. A9. B10. C 七、补全对话 1. C2. A3. E4. B5. D 八、阅读选择 1. B2. B3. A4. B5. A 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 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $