Unit 1 Time to Relax (Period 3)Section A (Grammar Focus-4c)同步练2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册 (2)

Unit 1 Time to Relax (Period 3)

Section A (Grammar Focus-4c)

Ⅰ．完成句子，每空一词。

1．你怎么开始练书法的？

How did you __________ __________ __________ calligraphy?

2．你的身体就像其他机器一样，偶尔也需要一次全面保养。

Your body, like any other machine, needs a full service __________ __________ __________ __________.

3．我建议你也试一试。

I advise you __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ too.

4．别逼自己太紧。你需要多做运动。

Don’t __________ __________ so hard. You need to do more exercise.

5．天气这么好，我们出外游玩吧。

The weather is so nice. Let’s __________ __________ __________ __________.

Ⅱ．阅读理解。

A

Scientists say that hobbies can make kids smarter, healthier and even more successful when they grow up. Now, let’s see what they can help.

Help you learn

When you have a hobby, you learn new things. You have to read instructions. You look through websites, magazines and books to get more information about your hobby. More reading makes you a better reader and a better learner.

Help you be creative

For many hobbies, such as building model cars and making pottery, you have to use your brain as well as your hands. We learn by doing things and by touching things. These kinds of activities make people more creative.

Help you be relaxed

Having a hobby makes you feel good. Scientists say, “When you make something, the ‘feel-good’ part of your brain gets a message. It makes you feel happy.” When we feel happy, we have less stress. Too much stress can make people sick.

Help you build skills

People with hobbies learn how to set goals and solve problems. Learning these skills when you are young can help you grow up. For some kids, having a hobby can be the first step to find a satisfying job in the future.

6．Which hobby can use your brain and hands?

A. Watching cartoons.

B. Reading novels.

C. Building model cars.

D. Listening to music.

7．What can we infer from the passage?

A. Hobbies can stop people being sick.

B. You can solve all your problems by hobbies.

C. Developing a hobby needs more instructions.

D. Hobbies can make you get more success in the future.

8．What is the passage mainly about?

A. The meaning of life.

B. The ways of developing hobbies.

C. The importance of learning.

D. The advantages of hobbies for kids.

B

A lot of people take up dancing as a hobby after school. In fact, dancing has been considered one of the best exercises to fight bad feelings in recent years.

Dancing, which involves moving the body to different kinds of music, helps our bodies produce a chemical that makes us feel relaxed and happy. While simply listening to music or doing sport can cheer us up, mixing them together gives better results. In a study, a group of German scientists tested some patients under three conditions: a group dancing to music. a group just listening to music, and a group riding bikes without music. The results showed that the first group were the least upset.

Dancing can bring people together too. Tango, Latin or other social dancing forms require us to move with others, which can improve our sense of social connections.

Dancing also helps let go of bad feelings. Studies have found that they often have to do with sadness about the past or worries about the future. However, dancing helps us focus on the present, connect with our bodies, and free our mind for a while.

Lauren Helper, a social worker in Virginia, US, pointed out that if people enjoy music of any kind, dancing can be a helpful way to lower stress. She also said that dancing can take any form, whether it’s moving around the house to a song or going out dancing with friends. “The important part of movement is that it is fun.” she said.

9．What patients were the least upset according to German scientists?

A. Patients dancing to music.

B. Patients just listening to music.

C. Patients riding bikes without music.

D. Patients doing nothing.

10．What’s the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. Dancing improves physical health.

B. People like social dancing better.

C. Social dancing is more popular.

D. Dancing helps build social connections.

11．What does the underlined word “they” refer to in paragraph 4?

A. People.

B. Bad feelings.

C. Studies.

D. Bodies.

12. What can we learn from Lauren Helper’s words?

A. We must dance by ourselves.

B. Friends can help us dance well.

C. Fun is an important part of dancing.