Unit3知识点-Starting out练习 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语上册

**基本信息** 本练习通过“小试牛刀-配套练习-拓展思考”三级分层设计，梯度覆盖核心短语、句型转换到语篇写作，构建从基础巩固到综合应用的知识路径，适配新授课语言能力培养需求。 **分层设计** |层次|知识覆盖|设计特色| |----|----------|----------| |小试牛刀|核心短语（in the past等）、基础句型转换|短语填空+一般疑问句转换，夯实语言知识基础| |配套练习|发明相关词汇理解、单句综合运用|单选（★）辨析古今发明，完成句子（★★）强化词汇灵活运用| |拓展思考|语篇连贯表达、跨时空比较|写作任务整合多元素材，提升语言综合运用与思维品质|

八年级英语上册Unit3知识点-Starting out练习 小试牛刀 A. 选用方框中的短语填空 | in the past | communicate with | travel around | change our lives | thanks to | at any time | 1. People used horses to __________ in ancient times, but now we have cars and planes. 2. __________ modern inventions, we can talk to friends far away easily. 3. In the past, it was hard to __________ people in another city. Now we just use a phone. 4. Many great inventions have __________ greatly. 5. We can learn new things online __________. B. 句型转换（改为一般疑问句并作肯定或否定回答） 1. Ancient people lived in caves. 一般疑问句：____________________________________________________ 肯定回答：____________________ 否定回答：____________________ 2. These inventions have changed our lives. 一般疑问句：____________________________________________________ 肯定回答：____________________ 否定回答：____________________ 配套练习 A. 单项选择（★） 从A、B、C、D中选择最佳答案。 1. Which of the following is an ancient invention? A. Smartphone. B. Wheel. C. Internet. D. Electric light. 2. How did people travel in ancient times? A. By car. B. By plane. C. By horse. D. By train. 3. What has made it possible to see each other far away? A. The wheel. B. The paper. C. The video call. D. The horse. 4. What is the main difference between life then and now? A. People now are happier. B. People now have more inventions to help them. C. Ancient people were stronger. D. Modern people don't need to work. 5. What caused the great changes in our lives? A. Weather. B. Inventions. C. Animals. D. Wars. B. 完成句子（★★） 根据提示，用正确的词汇完成句子。 1. 在过去，人们没有电。 __________ __________ __________, people had no electricity. 2. 现代发明使我们的生活更方便。 Modern inventions have made our lives __________ __________. 3. 古代人靠蜡烛照明。 Ancient people used __________ to light their homes. 4. 多亏了互联网，我们现在可以在家学习。 __________ __________ the Internet, we can study at home now. 5. 交通工具已经改变了许多。 Transportation __________ __________ a lot. 拓展思考 写一段话（至少5句）介绍一件你认为最重要的发明，并说明它如何改变了人们的生活。比较过去和现在的不同，以及你对未来生活的期待。请使用以下表达中的至少三个： in the past, thanks to, change our lives, communicate with, travel around, at any time ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 参考答案与解析 小试牛刀 A 1. travel around 2. Thanks to 3. communicate with 4. changed our lives 5. at any time 解析： 1. 古代用马“到处旅行”用travel around。 2. “多亏了”现代发明，用Thanks to。 3. “与……交流”用communicate with。 4. 发明“改变了我们的生活”用changed our lives。 5. “随时”学习用at any time。 小试牛刀 B 1. Did ancient people live in caves? Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t. 2. Have these inventions changed our lives? Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t. 配套练习 A 1. B（车轮是古代发明） 2. C（古代用马出行） 3. C（视频通话让人能看到远方的人） 4. B（主要区别是现代人有更多发明帮助生活） 5. B（发明导致了巨大变化） 配套练习 B 1. In the past 2. more convenient 3. candles 4. Thanks to 5. has changed 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $