Unit3-Comics and amination- Section 4-同步练2025-2026学年沪教版八年级英语下册

Unit 3 Comics and animation

Section 4 同步练

班级：________ 姓名：________ 得分：________

一、选词填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）

从方框中选择合适的单词或短语，并用其适当形式填空，每词 / 短语限用一次。

| forerunner | date back | advantage | element | take one's eyes off | | hold one's breath | die out | perform | explore | influence |

1. Shadow puppet plays are seen as the __________ of modern animation in China.
2. The oldest shadow puppet plays in China __________ over 1,000 years.
3. One big __________ of using leather for puppets is that they last a long time.
4. Traditional Chinese __________ like shadow puppets are often added to modern animated films.
5. The audience couldn’t __________ the screen during the exciting shadow puppet play.
6. Everyone __________ as the puppet character did a difficult move on the screen.

7. Local artists are trying to stop traditional folk art from __________.
8. Wang and his friends __________ shadow puppet plays in their town every Saturday afternoon.
9. Today, puppeteers are __________ new ways to make traditional plays more interesting.
10.                    Shadow puppet plays have had a huge __________ on modern film-making and animation.

二、适当形式填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）

根据句子意思，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Shadow puppet plays __________ (perform) behind a white screen in front of an audience.
2. The puppets __________ (make) of leather or paper in the past.
3. The screen __________ (light) up so the audience can see the shadows clearly.
4. Wang and his friends __________ (add) new elements to traditional plays these days.
5. The puppets __________ (move) around the screen just like characters in an animated film.

6. The oldest shadow puppet plays in China __________ (date) back over 1,000 years.
7. New materials __________ (use) by puppeteers to make colourful shadow puppets now.
8. The audience __________ (hold) their breath when the puppets did modern dance moves.
9. The traditional art form __________ (consider) an important part of Chinese culture.
10.                    These days, people seldom __________ (attend) shadow puppet plays in small towns.

三、阅读理解 A（共 4 小题，每小题 2 分，共 8 分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The Forerunner of Animation: Shadow Puppet Plays

Shadow puppet plays are a traditional form of storytelling in China, and many people see them as the forerunner of modern animation. The oldest shadow puppet plays in China date back over 1,000 years. In these plays, light and shadows are used to tell stories on a screen, making them one of the earliest forms of moving images. They have had a huge influence on modern film-making and animation.