Unit 1 Career talks-Understanding ideas同步练 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 1 Career talks Understanding ideas： 一、根据句意及汉语注释完成单词（每小题1分，共5分） 1. The sky suddenly went dark, and I felt a___________ (滴) of rain. 1. The boy ___________(使想起) me of my best friend. They have the same smile. 1. Words can show different meanings in different ___________（语境）. 1. Sally practised her___________(演说) again and again before the class meet. 1. Learning to ride a bike was ___________(富于挑战性的) at first, but I never gave up. 二、用选项中所给词语的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共5分） story touch change encourage say goodbye to 1. Hard work___________ our lives in a good way last year. 1. They smiled and___________ their old friends before moving. 1. My grandma often tells sweet___________ about her childhood. 1. Our teachers___________ us to ask questions if we didn’t understand anything. 1. The movie about the friendship between a boy and his dog was very___________. 三、用合适的词完成句子，每空限填一词（每小题1分，共5分） 1. ___________her, I learnt that practice was very important. 1. Henry was moved___________ Karen’s words and felt ashamed (羞愧). 1. I feel thankful___________ my best friend’s support. 1. We ran as fast as we could and arrived at the cinema ___________time. 1. Finishing the project on my own gave me a sense___________ achievement. 四、词汇运用（每小题1分，共10分） 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 Julie has a sweet memory of singing with her mum in the kitchen. Each night, the warm light 1.___________ (发亮) on the table as they sang old songs together. But when she 2.___________ (尝试) to sing on stage at school, she felt so 3.___________ (神经紧张) that her voice shook. She forgot the words and her face turned red. For 4. ___________(周；星期)，Julie didn’t sing in front of others. Then one day, a music teacher, Ms Lee, heard her practice in the 5.___________ (空) hall. “Your voice is nice,” she said gently, giving her a cup of water. Julie was 6. ___________(感动) by the kind words. She decided to keep going, even when 7.___________ (滴) of sweat made her music book wet after hard practice. Ms Lee stayed after school to teach her how to breathe right. Julie started to 8. ___________(考虑，细想) every detail. 9. ___________(通过) lots of practice, her voice got steady. When she stood on the big stage again for the school show, people clapped (鼓掌) 10.___________ (响亮; 大声) after she finished. As she bowed, Julie knew her dream of being a singer was not just a hope anymore—it was getting nearer. 五、阅读理解（每小题2分，共8分） Many parents think childhood is just for playing, so they don’t ask their children to do housework. And some parents say, “I know it’s wrong, but it’s quicker to do it by myself!” But most people believe that doing housework is a way of teaching children responsibility (责任). Children learn to help, share and care about others by doing housework. Things like taking care of a pet or a baby and helping make meals are some examples of helping others. Reasons for doing housework: To learn responsibility: Most people believe doing housework is good for children. To share the workload (工作量): Children won’t make a big mess when they help clean. To learn skills: Children will learn how to cook, clean and do other things in the house. There are benefits (益处) and challenges when you are doing housework, so start to help your parents with housework. You will learn a lot by doing them. ( )1. What do most people think about childhood? [A] Children should spend time playing. [B] Children should study hard at school. [C] Children should look after themselves. [D] Children should learn to do housework. ( )2. What are the benefits for children to do housework according to the passage? Being good for study. Learning responsibility. Sharing the workload. ④ Learning skills. [A] ①②③ [B] ①②④ [C] [D] ①③④ ( )3. What does the writer want to tell us? [A] Children should learn to cook first. [B] It’s too early for children to help with housework. [C] Children always do housework slowly. [D] Children should help their parents with housework. ( )4. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? [A] Doing housework has more challenges than benefits. [B] Doing housework may help children grow better. [C] Most parents don’t let their children do housework. [D] When doing housework, children will hurt themselves. 六、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分） Children gathered together and felt very surprised. They couldn’t believe their eyes when they 1__________ Wang Chunjing make a lifelike rabbit in just one minute. Wang Chunjing was a(n) 2__________ from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. She began blowing sugar figures (糖人) fifteen 3__________ ago. She understood the children’s feelings because she was also 4__________ when she watched her grandfather do the same thing. At that time, she thought her grandfather was 5__________ a magician (魔术师). She showed her interest and 6__________ in making sugar figures at the early age. Wang Chunjing could make easy shapes with syrup (糖浆) when she was only six years old. After she finished high school, her family decided to 7__________ their hometown. They moved to Harbin to have a 8__________ life. Her grandfather wanted her to get a good job in a factory, but she 9__________ had the dream of doing magic like him. 10__________ , the grandfather agreed to take her on as his student. She spent three years learning the folk art and later opened three 11__________ in Harbin. People could buy many kinds of sugar figures there. “As far as I know, lots of people don’t want to do this job. 12__________ people are good at blowing sugar figures,” she said. “It’s difficult to make something new and popular in such traditional art. 13__________ I’ll never stop and I must keep trying.” Every month, Wang Chunjing and other folk artists visit schools in Harbin to teach 14__________ about the art. She said, “We are 15__________ to know that more and more children love this kind of folk art. For me, making sugar figures is not just a childhood memory. It also brings me great happiness. It’s my duty to make more people understand the meaning and the beauty of the traditional art.” ( )1. [A] heard [B] watched [C] hoped [D] believed ( )2. [A] doctor [B] teacher [C] worker [D] artist ( )3. [A] hours [B] days [C] months [D] years ( )4. [A] surprised [B] hungry [C] lucky [D] bored ( )5. [A] for [B] from [C] like [D] with ( )6. [A] hobby [B] talent [C] mistake [D] plan ( )7. [A] reach [B] build [C] leave [D] visit ( )8. [A] worse [B] better [C] harder [D]busier ( )9. [A] still [B] ever [C] never [D] seldom ( )10. [A] First [B] Next [C] Finally [D] However ( )11. [A] offices [B] schools [C] parks [D] stores ( )12. [A] Few [B] Some [C] Many [D] Most ( )13.[A]So [B] But [C]Or [D] Because ( )14. [A] reporters [B] players [C] cooks [D] students ( )15. 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