Unit 1 Time to Relax Section B (2a— Project)同步练习2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 1   Time to Relax

Section B  (2a— Project)

基础夯实

Ⅰ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

1. My  English teacher gave me some               (suggest) about how to learn English well.

2. Don't give up easily.                 (fail) is the mother of success.

3.Some robots were           (surprise) fast, and others had very lovely designs.

4. Most               (important), we need to listen to our teachers in class.

5. The               ( similar) of these two cultures are easy to find.

Ⅱ.从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确的形式填空(每个词只能用一次)

inspire;  strict; stage; calligraphy; perform

6. The coach told the team                their fans by working hard.

7. The students           a short play at the party. It was funny!

8. My sister loves Chinese              .  She practices writing every day.

9. Our math teacher is very            . She checks homework carefully.

10. The singer was nervous but smiled when she walked onto the           .

Ⅲ.从方框中选择恰当的短语并用其正确的形式填空(每个短语只能用一次)

11. She practiced every day                              a famous university.

12. You  can play  the  game                       you finish your homework first.

13. The girl was                              heights and never took a plane.

14. To achieve our dreams, we should study hard and never                             .

15.                            , our class has planted 100trees in the park.

能力提升

Ⅳ.完形填空

We need to learn how to      16   when we are studying or working for a long time. I have many good ways of relaxing. Here are some of my favorites.

I am a sports fan,  so I usually relax by watching or playing many kinds of  17 . When I am watching a game on TV, it is  18  to see my favorite players doing their best. And I will jump with joy when I see my favorite   19 winning. It's true that playing sports is not only physically“relaxing”, but it is    20  a good way of“relaxing” my brain after a day's hard work.

I enjoy listening to all kinds of music in my free time.     21  , I enjoy listening to beautiful piano music, violin music and guitar music. Some people  can't  study  while  listening   to  music.  22   , I can study better by listening to light music.

Some people   23   to relax by traveling. I don't have  a  favorite  place,   but  I  hear  that   24  to the south of Anhui is really wonderful.I like visiting ancient villages and eating famous food  there.   I  also  love  to   see  the  beautiful Hui-style    25   .

16. A. enjoy B. relax

C. chat D. express

17. A. sports B. games

C. movies D. music

18. A. boring B. upset

C. understanding D. exciting

19. A. agent B. part

C. team D. winner

20. A. carefully B. cheaply

C. seriously D. really

21. A. For example B. At least

C. Because of D. Even worse

22. A. Else B. As

C. However D. Certainly

23. A. choose B. touch

C. serve D. promise

24. A. sending B. traveling

C. arriving D. happening

25. A. environments B. plants

C. magazines D. buildings

V.阅读理解

Comics and graphic stories ( 图像故事) have been popular around the world for over a century.They started as simple drawings in newspapers in the late 1800s. By the mid-1900s, comics grew into colorful books with exciting characters like superheroes and funny animals. Today, they are not just for kids— many adults enjoy them too!Comics use pictures and words together to tell stories. The pictures are placed in small boxes,and characters often speak through speech bubbles.

Graphic novels are similar to comics but are usually longer and tell complete stories in one book. They cover many topics,  from fantasy adventures to real-life events. While comics are often short and published weekly or monthly,graphic novels are like thick books that readers can finish at a time. Both use art styles to show emotions— for example, dark colors might mean sadness, while bright colors show happiness.

Teachers  have  started  using  comics  in classrooms. Why? Because combining pictures and words helps students understand  difficult ideas. A science comic might explain how plants grow using images and simple text. Some students even create their own comics to practice writing and drawing skills. Comics also encourage people who don't like reading long texts to enjoy stories.

26.What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. How to draw speech bubbles correctly.

B. Differences between comics  and  graphic novels.

C. The history of newspaper cartoons.

D. Why adults dislike graphic novels.

27. What can we infer about comics from the text?