Unit 1 Past and present Welcome to the unit 课时练习 2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语下册

Unit 1 Past and present Welcome to the unit 课时练习(01) (附答案) 【基础过关】 一、根据句意、中文释义和首字母提示,写出所缺单词。 1. The car is moving at a high (速度). 2. We need a (高速的) internet connection . 3. She u to be shy , but now she is outgoing. 4. We took the u_ to the museum yesterday. 5. The hall was c with people waiting for the concert . 6. It is comfortable and (方便的)to live in such a community. 二、用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. Why didn’t you _ (take) a bus? 2. You can see many (coach) at the bus station. 3. She used (be) afraid of the dark when she was a child. 4. You can improve your English by (read) more books. 5. There were only a few buses , and they were always (crowd). 三、选择方框中所给单词或短语,并用其适当形式完成句子。 crowd cost take convenient too much 1. It’s to travel to other cities by high-speed train. 2. For buses , it doesn't a long time wait for the next one. 3. Speaking of planes, a place ticket less money than before. 4. The earth is getting more and more as the global population is growing. 5. Modern transport doesn’t make pollution , because it uses clean energy. 四、单项选择 1. With the help of our English teacher, Bill_ a lot. He's good at English now. A. changed B. has changed C. is changing D. changes 2. They got to the bus stop _ ten minutes ago. A. since B. for C. / D. in 3.—_ you _ your homework? —Yes, I have. I _ it only an hour ago. A.Did; finish; did B. Have; finished; did C. Are; finishing; did D. Have; finished; have done 4. The modern city is quite different from what it_ some ways. A. was used to be in B. used to be C. used to be in D. was used to being in 5. —Smart phones are more and more popular now. —So they are. But they still too much. A.take B. spend C. pay D. cost 6. — China develops so fast. —That's true. It_ a lot already, A. has changed B. changed C. will change D. changes 7.—How naughty Wilson is! He often drives his toy car _ high speed. —That’s why everything in the house is _ a complete mess. A.at; at B.at; in C.in; in D.in; at 【综合运用】 五、完形填空 Once, there was an old farmer who had an olive orchard (橄榄园). He always worked very hard, 1 the trees grew well under his care. When the old farmer was about to die, he was very 2 about his three sons. He knew they were 3 , disliked farm work, and only hoped to become rich. He told his sons, “There is a bag of 4 hidden in the olive orchard. If you want it, go and 5 it.” The sons were excited to get this great wealth (财富). They 6 the old farmer where the gold was. He only smiled and said 7 . After the old farmer 8 , the sons started to dig to look for the gold. They didn’t know where it was, so they agreed to dig 9 a line, starting from one end of the orchard. They would dig until someone found the gold. But they dug the whole orchard and found no gold. They thought, “Maybe someone stole it. Or maybe our father was not thinking 10 before he died.” The three sons felt very disappointed. They worked hard but got nothing. The next year, when olives were ready to pick, the trees in the orchard gave more fruit than ever before. The sons 11 the fruit and got a whole pot of gold! Then they suddenly understood their 12 father’s meaning. As time passed, they also learned that true 13 often comes from hard work. They no longer looked down on farm work and became hard-working farmers like their 14 . From then on, their farm was always full of 15 . 1.A.so B.but C.and D.or 2.A.worried B.crazy C.excited D.frightened 3.A.pretty B.strict C.lazy D.helpful 4.A.salt B.rice C.sand D.gold 5.A.depend on B.look for C.agree with D.give up 6.A.asked B.told C.helped D.noticed 7.A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything 8.A.entered B.died C.slept D.waited 9.A.in B.on C.with D.to 10.A.clearly B.bravely C.carelessly D.regularly 11.A.ate B.sold C.saved D.afforded 12.A.strange B.serious C.wise D.handsome 13.A.patience B.design C.business D.wealth 14.A.teacher B.father C.friend D.classmate 15.A.regret B.secrets C.trouble D.hope 六、阅读理解 Today, many young people enjoy a new way of travelling called “special forces travel (特种兵式旅游)”. Zhao Chengnan is one of them. When her 22nd birthday was coming, she decided to celebrate it in a special way. She wanted to climb China’s five great mountains in five days. When Zhao was a middle school student, she had an interest in sports and started to ride bikes and climb mountains. So when she talked about climbing the five mountains, her family thought it was a good idea. On April 25, Zhao reached the top of Mount Hua after a four-hour climb. Then she took trains and buses, and even had a two-hour night climb on Mount Song. She then climbed Mount Tai in Shandong and Mount Heng in Shanxi. The most difficult part was climbing Mount Heng in Hunan. “It wasn’t difficult to climb, but I was really exhausted at that time,” Zhao said. She didn’t have enough time to sleep. After getting to the top of Mount Heng, she quickly got back to school. Zhao said planning the trip wasn’t an easy job, either. She needed to book (预订) tickets and leave enough time to rest before the next climb. However, she sounded pretty happy when she described the excitement of travelling under the stars, watching the amazing sunrise, and enjoying free winds at the top of the mountains. “The trip is also a gift for my mum, who brought me into this world and has been there for me all these years,” Zhao said. 1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? A.How Zhao finished her trip. B.Why Zhao started her trip. C.What Zhao thought of her trip. D.When Zhao finished climbing. 2.How long did it take Zhao to reach the top of Mount Hua? A.Two hours. B.Four hours. C.Six hours. D.Eight hours. 3.What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Excited. B.Bored. C.Tired. D.Worried. 4.What did Zhao think of her trip? A.Easy and interesting. B.Busy but relaxing. C.Terrible and boring. D.Hard but exciting. 5.What’s the best title for the text? A.Climbing Mountains is Fun B.A Special Birthday Celebration C.A Wonderful Gift for Mum D.China’s Five Great Mountains 七、选词填空,从方框中选出正确的词或短语并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词或短语,每词或短语限用一次。 use apple keep sing play with There lives a farmer in a village. On his farm, there is a(n) 1 tree. When the farmer was a little kid, he 2 the tree and picked quite a lot of apples. But now the tree is old and has no fruit. “Why must I 3 it? ” says the farmer. “Now the tree is not 4 . I should cut it down. ” after hearing this, some birds come to speak to him, “Please don’t cut it down! We have no other places to live. We can 5 for you. Our songs will fill the air with love and joy, making your world wonderful. ” delicious remember never home listen to “Please don’t cut it down! All my family live in it,” a squirrel (松鼠) also says, “This tree is our 6 . We love the happy life here.” But the farmer doesn’t 7 them. At this time, he finds a beehive (蜂巢) in the tree. He takes a little honey (蜂蜜) from it and puts it in his mouth. The taste of the honey is 8 and wakes the little boy up in his heart. He 9 his happy childhood (童年) . He stops cutting and thinks, “The tree doesn’t have fruit but is home to these animals. And the music of birds and honey are the best gifts. ” “Sorry. The tree is still important, I will 10 cut it down and you can live here, ” the farmer tells them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 参考答案: 一、根据句意、中文释义和首字母提示,写出所缺单词。 1. speed 2. high-speed 3. used 4.underground 5. crowded 6. convenient 二、用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. take 2. coaches 3. to be 4. reading 5. crowded 三、选择方框中所给单词或短语,并用其适当形式完成句子。 1. convenient 2. take 3. costs 4.crowded 5.too much 四、单项选择 1-5 BCBCD 6-7 AB 五、完形填空 1-5 AACDB 6-10 ACBAA 11-15 BCDBD 六、阅读理解 1-5 BBCDB 七、选词填空 1.apple 2.played with 3.keep 4.useful 5.sing 6.home 7.listen to 8.delicious 9.remembers 10.never 2 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $