Unit 2 Growing pains and gains-Understanding ideas同步练-2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 2 Growing pains and gains

Understanding ideas:

一、根据句意及汉语注释完成单词

1. I know it won’t cost very much, but that’s not the___________ (要点，重点).
2. The important note will be ___________ (贴) to the front door so everyone can see it.
3. We___________  (注意到) a strange smell from the kitchen when we got home yesterday.
4. Can you tell me the main ___________ (情节) of this story? I want to know what happens next.
5. We should be polite to the ___________ (年老的) people and help them when they are in need.

二、用选项中所给词语的适当形式填空

late       station       near       remember       head back

1. My mother always___________  to lock the door before going to work.
2. Lily did her homework much___________  than her brother last night.
3. Oh no, I left my phone in the office. I am___________  to get it now.
4. How many bus___________  are there along this main road?
5. The___________  hospital is about ten minutes’ walk from here.

三、用合适的介词完成句子，每空限填一词

1. Lily felt tired ___________ finishing her homework.
2. David’s parents were so proud___________  him for telling the truth.
3. The sunlight comes into the room___________  the window every morning.
4. My family usually has dinner together___________  seven o’clock in the evening.
5. Jack tried many ways to fix the bike, and___________  the end, they succeeded with Tom’s help.

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）。

Maybe all of you are around 14 years old. This age means you’re not a child anymore. If you do the following, that means you’ve grown up.

You 1.___________  (理解) that things change and people come and go in your life. So you enjoy the 2. ___________ （和平；平静）time you spend with your family.

You keep your 3. ___________ (承诺) and don’t break them easily. You start to plan for 4.___________ (所有事物) you want in the future and your future job.

You have learnt how to enjoy your time 5. ________ (独自). You have already 6. ________ (认识到) that life goes by fast. “Going out” doesn’t make you as excited as it used to. 7. ________ (事实上), “staying in” and watching a movie sounds pretty great.

You start to think back sweet 8.___________  (回忆) from your childhood, and you sometimes wonder why you expected to grow up when you were young.

Growing up is about knowing that you are no longer 9.___________  (十四) years old, but you are completely okay with it. You have an amazing 10.___________  (旅程;历程) ahead of you as an adult, so make the most of it!

五、阅读理解

Every Saturday, 14-year-old Mia had to help wash clothes. But she hated it. One day, when her mother asked her to wash socks, she complained (抱怨) and threw them into the basket, “Why me?” Her mother was cleaning the kitchen floor and answered, “We’re a family, aren’t we?”

Mia felt sad. Her friend Emma’s house was always clean because they had a cleaner. “Why can’t we have a cleaner?” Mia asked. Her mother replied, “Doing chores teaches responsibility.”

Last week, Mia’s history teacher gave a project called “Hidden Heroes”. While researching, Mia found a story about Mierle Ukeles, an artist from the 1970s. Ukeles called housework “art” and even cleaned museums to show its importance. Mia was surprised - could chores be special?

That weekend, Mia noticed things she had never seen before: her father fixed the sink (水槽),▲ and her brother watered flowers carefully outside. She found that their home needed everyone’s care.

For her project, Mia made a video and showed pride in her family’s Saturday chores. She wrote funny titles like “Dad: Fixer and Breakfast Maker” and “Mum: Cleaning Boss”. When she showed the video, her classmates loved it. Emma said, “Maybe chores aren’t so bad.”

Now, Mia still doesn’t love washing, but she understands its value. As Ukeles said, “In fact, chores aren’t boring — they keep life going well.”

(      )1. What did Mia complain every Saturday?

[A] She hated school projects.

[B] She had to help wash clothes.