Unit1 Time to Relax阅读与写作能力专项训练-2025-2026学年人教八年级下册英语

新人教八年级下册英语Unit1 Time to Relax阅读与写作能力专项训练及答案

一、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

What do students actually do for fun? Last week, I did a survey by 1.            

(I) to learn about how Grade 8 students relax on weekends. I asked 500 students 2.              

their favourite ways to relax.After getting the answers, I sorted out 3.        results.

4.         (surprising), the results show that 50% of the students choose to use their phones or computers to relax. Another 20% prefer reading books, such as storybooks, and they get great joy from wonderful stories. Some have a special interest in reading 5.        (poem). Another 20% enjoy listening to music because it 6.        (reduce) stress. Some like to sing 7.      (express) their feelings,while others prefer playing instruments. Finally, only 10% of the students enjoy sports. They often go climbing or play ball games outdoors with friends 8.        they want to enjoy the fresh air. Some even try going9.         (ski) in winter.

We all know that TV shows, phones and computers are popular. But too much screen time can cause eye problems. Let's do something 10.        (meaning) to help ourselves grow! From now on, try to spend less time on phones and more time reading or doing sport with friends.

1.           2.           3 .             4.            5.           

6.          7 .           8.             9.            10.           

二、完形填空

（一）

 Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often   1 some books from the library. He listens to the radio every morning and reads   2   after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His students admire him very much. Mike,  Mr Clarke's little son, is only nine. He   3   likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too young to understand and chooses   4   ones to answer. Of course, the boy is not satisfied with(对……满意) it. One day Mike read   5 about the incandescent bulbs (白炽灯) and was   6   it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked his father a few questions,  and his father answered all. Then his father said,  “Fathers always know   7   than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said,“I don't think so.” His father asked,“Oh? Why?” Mike didn't answer and asked   8  ,  “  9   developed the incandescent    bulbs?”“ Thomas     Edison,”answered Mr Clarke. “Then, why didn't his10  develop them?” Looking at

his son, Mr Clarke didn't know what to answer!

(   )1. A. finds      B. sells       C. borrows     D. buys

(   )2. A. CDs       B. music       C. TVs      D. newspapers

(   )3. A. also       B. never       C. even      D. only

(   )4. A. more difficult    B. the most difficult    C. harder   D. the easiest

(   )5. A. everything   B. nothing      C. something    D. anything

(   )6. A. worried about    B. interested in   C. afraid of    D. angry with

(   )7. A. more       B. most         C. less        D. least

(   )8. A. instead      B. carefully     C. quickly    D. brightly

(   )9. A. Who        B. Where       C. When      D. What

(   )10. A. teacher     B. mother       C. son       D. father

（二）

When I was young, my family was poor. So our weekends were filled with simple pleasures we could do for  1 , like picnics, bike rides, and my favourite—— trips to the   2 .

Thanks to the library's children's section, I fell in love with  3 . I had my parents read the books we borrowed over and over until we needed to   4  them.

When I was about five years old, I started to   5  on my own, and had a curious thought: I knew we  6   get books from the library or buy them in stores if we had the money, but   7  did books come from? I asked my mother this question; she replied that the stories were made up by writers. These people  8    the stories so they could be shared with others.

Many years later, I still remember that  9    . It was as though I'd been struck(击中) by lightning. I knew my dream in this world. I would be one of those  10   . I began by making up stories about animals, dictating(口述)them to my grandmother  11  I didn't master the writing skills to write them down  12    . I filled notebooks with words when I grew a little  13    . I started to learn some of the writing  14   at school, such as grammar and basic story structure. I finished my homework  15  each day so I could write for the rest of the evening. In this way, I completed my first attempt at a novel by fourteen.

(   )1. A. fun          B. free           C. love            D. help

(   )2. A. library       B. bookshop       C. supermarket        D. park

(   )3. A. games       B. pictures         C. stories            D. music

(   )4. A. return        B. buy            C. record            D. keep

(   )5. A. live          B. borrow         C. return            D. read

(   )6. A. need         B. must           C. could            D. should

(   )7. A. when        B. how             C. what           D. where

(   )8. A. packed up    B. wrote down       C. took over        D. worked on

(   )9. A. moment      B. day             C. idea           D. question

(   )10. A. students     B. riders            C. writers        D. shopkeepers

(   )11. A. if          B. because           C. however        D. although

(   )12. A. myself     B. herself            C. himself        D. yourself

(   )13. A. taller       B. stronger          C. older         D. fatter

(   )14. A. instructions    B. skills           C. posters        D. words

(   )15. A. easily    B. carefully          C. slowly         D. quickly

三、阅读理解

A

Although people have more free time than ever, it doesn't feel that way. These days, we often spend our free time using our phones. And lots of information and pictures make our minds tired. We don't have enough time to relax. To really make ourselves relaxed, we can use our free time wisely in the following ways:

Plan your activities

Think about what you want to do in your free time. Do you want to exercise, take a trip or just relax? Do what makes you happy. Free time is for doing what you enjoy. And make sure you have everything you need to enjoy your free time.

Try something new

Don't always play computer games in your free time. You can do something different. You can try to read a book, draw or cook. Trying something new can be an exciting way to spend your free time.

Put your phone away

It's important to put your phone away. When you put your phone near you, it may distract you with all kinds of messages. This will make it difficult for you to fix your mind on what you enjoy in your free time.

Meet new people

Join a club to meet people with the same interests. You can talk with different people and also learn from them. Help others. You' ll feel you are using your free time wisely if you help people in need. So, visit the old or help out in a children's club.

(   )1. What do people often do in their free time according to Paragraph 1?