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八年级英语
外研版 下册
Unit 1 Career talks
Developing ideas
第4课时 Reading for writing
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一、根据句意及首字母提示完成句子。
1.When you finish shopping, go to the c______ to make a payment.
2.(宣城二模)It's n________ to save energy in our daily life.
3.Most hotels in Anqing can p______ a high level of service.
4.This secondhand car, with its l__ price and excellent performance, is worth every penny you spend.
5.Life is like a long race where we compete with others to go b_____ ourselves.
二、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.(眉山中考改编)Three researchers predicted what they imagined would be _______ (real) in 2045.
2.The _______(tour)industry in the city is growing more and more important.
3.(上海期末)This factory will produce ___________(fashion)bags for women next year.
4.Unluckily, all the passengers and ______(pilot)on the flight MU5735 haven't been found so far.
5.(佳木斯期中)If you stick to studying maths for an hour every day, your grades will ______(sure)improve.
三、根据句意选用方框中所给单词或短语并用其适当形式填空。
replace; reality; market; tour guide; new technology
1.(盐城一模)The effect of this kind of medicine needs further study before it comes into the ______.
2.One day virtual _______ will completely change the entertainment industry.
3.Calculators were invented many years ago and they are nearly ________ by computers now. People don't often use them.
4.The ______________ has enabled doctors to diagnose diseases more accurately.
5.The ___________ at the museum can speak English fluently. It's foreignerfriendly.
四、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词。
1.随着全球向可持续发展转型,绿色能源相关职业正在兴起。
Green energy jobs are __ ___ ___ as the world shifts to sustainable development.
2.节日来临时,每条街道上都出现了彩旗。
When the festival comes,colourful flags ______ __ on every street.
3.这款新应用程序可以满足人们快速获取信息的需求。
This new app can ____ people's _____ for quick information.
4.传统的现金支付正逐渐被移动支付方式取代。
Traditional cash payments are gradually being ________ __ mobile payment methods.
5.她给儿子报名了钢琴课程来培养他的兴趣。
She ______ her son __ ___ a piano course to develop his interest.
五、阅读理解。
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Chen Zhe is a 36yearold man who was born in Anji county in Zhejiang Province. He never imagined that one day he would return to his hometown to start a business that makes use of classic cartoon characters from the films produced by the Shanghai Animation(动画)Film Studio (电影制片厂).
Chen's coffee shop Mei@Yucun opened in March in Anji's Yucun village. A number of 1.7metrehigh models of cartoon characters from cartoons like The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven and the Calabash Brothers, stand in front of the store. Models of cartoon characters also fill the coffee shop, which sells around 100 cultural and creative products based on the cartoons. “The characters are from classic cartoons made by the studio. It may be their debut in a countryside coffee shop,” he said.
In 2022, Yucun village started the international partners program to encourage young people to take part in village life. Around 1,100 young people have taken part in the program, introducing new forms of business. In 2022, Yucun village made 13 million yuan in total.
“As more people began to visit Yucun village, I decided to open a coffee shop here at first,” said Chen. “ ▲ I wanted to bring coffee and cartoon characters to the village, to add colour and energy to the countryside. Because of their love of Chinese animations, people's attention is caught easily. They are reminded of their childhood, when they could enjoy cartoons and be happy.”
Chen plans to encourage teams of young animation artists to live in Yucun village and create more products. He also plans to cover the outside walls of buildings with cartoon characters, to make the countryside more beautiful and creative.
( )1.A lot of Chinese cartoon models are placed in and outside Chen's coffee shop so that ________.
A.the coffee in the shop tastes better
B.people become more interested in the shop
C.the coffee in the shop becomes more expensive
D.more young animation artists live in the village
( )2.The underlined word “debut” in paragraph 2 means ________.
A.first show in public
B.ideas new but difficult to accept
C.price lower than normal
D.end of a performance
( )3.Which of the following can be put in ▲ ?
A.Then the international partners program inspired me.
B.However, the international partners program stopped me.
C.But the international partners program changed my mind.
D.Because the international partners program was not wellknown.
( )4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.An international partners program brings more tourists
B.Chinese cartoon characters win more people's heart
C.A coffee shop run by Shanghai Animation Film Studio
D.Cartoon characters make village more colourful and alive
B
阅读短文,从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一个多余的选项。
(盘锦二模)London's Chinese community dates back to the 18th century, when a small number of sailors moved to the city to work in East London. As time went on, other Chinese people came to this area and it began to be known as “Chinatown”. However, London's Chinese community remained very small for many years: at the start of the 20th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain.
1._ At first, the new immigrants(移民)found it difficult to get jobs. In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese restaurant opened in London. 2._ Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and takeaways started opening in every part of the city. Instead of too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cooks, managers or waiters. 3._
As time went by, London's Chinese community became more and more successful. The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs. 4._ Chinatown, however, is still lively as ever.
A.Most of them enjoyed their lives and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas.
B.It is difficult to find jobs.
C.Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful.
D.After the Second World War, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London.
E.Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive area.
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