Unit 1　Past and present 第4课时　Grammar课时练习-2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语下册

姓名_________ 日期______ 等第_____ Unit 1　Past and present 第4课时　Grammar 一、 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. How fast technology __________________（improve） over the years！ 2. From then on， people ____________（learn） how to cook， keep warm and protect themselves with fire. 3. Since last year， our school ____________（offer） free breakfasts to students in need. 4. Recently， more and more people  ____________（choose） to visit Yangzhou during holidays. 5. — Mum， I  ____________（clean） the living room already.— Good job！ It is so tidy now. 6. — May I speak to Wang Hong？— Sorry， she is not at home. She ____________（go） to Beijing. 二、 单项选择。 （　　）1. — Have you returned the book to him  　　　　？ — Yes， I have  　　　　returned it. A. yet； yet B. already； already C. yet； already D. already； yet （　　）2. I  　　　　some good friends since I came to this school. A. has made B. have made C. make D. made （　　）3. — Why don’t you see the latest film with us？　— Because I  　　　　it. A. see B. saw C. have seen D. will see （　　）4. — China is taking action to help people manage their weight and lead healthier lives. — Yes. The government  　　　　a three-year “Weight Management Year” program already. A. started B. has started C. will start D. starts （　　）5. With the help of my teacher， I  　　　　much progress in English since last year. A. am making B. will make C. was making D. have made （　　）6. — Have you finished your homework？　—  　　　　， but I promise I will finish it soon. A. Not yet B. Ever since C. They have D. Later on 三、 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。 In China， many people move from their hometowns to big cities to look for better jobs and chances. Zhang Bin， a 46-year-old man， is one of them. He 1._____________（work） in a shoe factory in Wenzhou since 2010. 2._________ life in the city is colourful， he really misses his hometown and his family. In the past， Zhang Bin had to take a 20-hour train ride to return to his hometown. But now，3._________ the help of the high-speed railway， the journey takes only six hours. This has made traveling between villages and cities much 4.______（easy） than before. The local government built a new shopping centre last year. That makes life 5._______________（convenience）. Thanks to these improvements， Zhang Bin plans 6._________（open） an online store next month to sell local snacks. “The 7.____________（change） are amazing，” he says. In excitement， he says that his daughter can now receive better 8.____________（educate）. However， he believes some things won’t change—like the old tree in the village square. He used 9._________（play） under it with his friends. He feels so happy that he will never forget it. His hometown holds all his memories all 10._________ time. Zhang Bin hopes that his hometown will become better in the future. 四、 完形填空。〔人与社会——城市变迁〕 A long time ago， Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to  　1　 in Hong Kong， these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is  　2　 thick forest left， though there are still some small areas covered by trees. We call these woods. Some bears， tigers and many  　3　 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong， the  　4　 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and  　5　 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed  　6　 to keep themselves warm in winter， to cook their food and to scare away dangerous animals. Some tigers quickly starved to death（饿死） because there was not enough food for them.  　7　 did some bears. Jackals（豺） and many other animals soon  　8　 in the same way. You might think that wild animals are rarely seen in Hong Kong  　9　 in the zoos. But there are still many different wild animals living there. One of Hong Kong’s most interesting wild animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful animals  　10　 a rich brown coat and a white patch（斑点） under the tail. They  　11　 reindeer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet  　12　 at the shoulder. They make a noise rather like a dog  　13　. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy（敌人）— 　14　. There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important  　15　 people to protect wild animals. （　　）1. A. work B. study C. live D. enjoy （　　）2. A. many B. a few C. no D. not （　　）3. A. other B. others C. the other D. another （　　）4. A. people B. animals C. plants D. things （　　）5. A. grew B. made C. got D. kept （　　）6. A. fire B. rain C. ice D. snow （　　）7. A. So B. Such C. As D. Nor （　　）8. A. lived B. died C. came D. left （　　）9. A. besides B. except C. and D. or （　　）10. A. of B. without C. with D. in （　　）11. A. look at B. look like C. look through D. look after （　　）12. A. tall B. taller C. short D. shorter （　　）13. A. shouting B. crying C. barking D. talking （　　）14. A. tigers B. men C. wolves D. elephants （　　）15. A. to B. for C. like D. of 五、 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A. Playing tug of war B. Watching shadow plays C. Shadow plays were the popular entertaining form in ancient times. D. For example， the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style. E. The other way is that one child must try to find those who have hidden. F. Instead， they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. G. To scare off the beast， people burnt bamboo joints to make them explode（爆炸）. 中国古代的儿童游戏 Unlike the children nowadays， the children during ancient times didn’t have smartphones or computers to enjoy themselves. 1.______ Let’s take a look. Kicking stone balls During the Qing Dynasty， kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China， and it was often played in winter to keep warm. Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood， instead of paper. Nowadays， the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite， the Tianjin kite and the Weifang kite. Each of them has special features. 2.______ Playing hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children. Even nowadays， many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease him. 3.______ 4.______ The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulate（操纵） puppets behind the screen， narrating（叙述） stories. Setting off firecrackers Firecrackers have a history of more than 2，000 years. It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China. 5.______ After gunpowder was invented， it gradually replaced the bamboo joints. 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