Unit 8 Let’s Communicate! (Period 1)Section A (1a-Pronunciation) (2)练习 2026-2027学年人教版八年级上册英语

Unit 8 Let’s Communicate! (Period 1)

Section A (1a-Pronunciation)

Ⅰ．阅读理解。

A

Born as the only child of my parents, I am the “king” in the family. Both of my parents are busy with their work abroad and they come home every two weeks. Because they don’t spend much time with me, they always feel guilty and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.

I never said “thank you” to people. As time went by, I found that my classmates didn’t like me and my best friends left me.

I noticed that all the popular kids in the class are friendly to others. They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back,” I said to myself. From then on, I started to change myself. I learnt to say “thank you” to others. I smiled and helped others as much as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them. My friends came back to me again.

Now I have more friends and I am happier than I used to be.

1．What does the underlined word “guilty” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Sorry.

B．Worried.

C．Sad.

D．Relaxed.

2．What’s the writer’s life like at home?

A．His parents spend much time with him.

B．He has to do lots of housework.

C．He can do whatever he wants to do.

D．He does much more homework than other kids.

3．According to the passage, what kind of people are more popular in school?

A．People who always buy expensive things.

B．People who don’t talk too much.

C．People who always change.

D．People who are polite to others.

4．What did the writer do to change himself?

A．He learnt to say “thank you”.

B．He always smiled at others.

C．He helped others as much as he could.

D．All of the above.

5．What can we infer from the passage?

A．To make more friends, we need to try to please them.

B．A person who always receives but never gives can still have many friends.

C．The writer lost his friends at first because he didn’t like them.

D．To be a better person, we need to make some changes.

B

Dear Sam, Thank you for asking me to play football with you. But I’m afraid I can’t. I have a piano lesson on Tuesday. Maybe we can play football at another time. Nancy

Dear Sandy, Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party on Friday. I’d love to, but I have to go to New York that day. It’s very kind of you. I hope you can have a good time. Nancy

Dear Lucy, Thanks a lot for your invitation. I’d love to go to your house for dinner on Thursday. But I have to get my things ready for travelling. How about coming to my house with Lily? My mother

cooks fish very well. I think you’ll like it. I hope to see you before I leave. Nancy

Dear Rose, Would you like to come to my house for dinner tonight? All of our good friends will come. Nancy

6．How many invitations does Nancy get?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

7．Who will have a birthday party?

A．Sam.

B．Sandy.

C．Lucy.

D．Rose.

8．When will Nancy go to New York?

A．On Tuesday.

B．On Thursday.

C．On Friday.

D．On Wednesday.

9．What does Nancy have to do on Thursday?

A．Get her things ready for travelling.

B．Cook fish for Lucy and Lily.

C．Play football with Sam.

D．Go to a birthday party.

10．Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Nancy will go to Lucy’s house for dinner.