Unit 4 Then and now 单词短语句型语法（教材考点精练）英语新教材沪教版五四学制八年级上册

**基本信息** 聚焦“Then and now”主题，通过词汇夯实、语法应用到语篇理解的渐进式训练，系统构建过去与现在对比的语言知识体系，提升语言能力与跨文化思维品质。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |小题夯基|音标默写(5)、汉语提示填空(10)等|基础词汇语法专项训练|从核心词汇（seldom/progress等）到语法（used to/时态），层层递进| |综合攻坚|语法选择(10)、完形填空(10)等|语篇层面综合应用|以“过去与现在生活对比”为语境，整合词汇语法，培养语篇理解与思维品质|

Unit 4 Then and now 单元重点单词短语句型语法精练 教材考点概览 考点夯基攻坚 小题夯基·精准突破 一、根据音标默写单词（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，共 5 分） 1. People /ˈseldəm/ travelled far in the old days. _________________. 2. Great /ˈprəʊɡres/ has been made in public transport. _________________. 3. The /kənˈdɪʃn/ of living here is much better than before. _________________. 4. This old tape player /bɪˈlɒŋz/ to my grandma. _________________. 5. Industry led to rapid /dɪˈveləpmənt/of the city. _________________. 【答案】1.seldom 2.progress 3.condition 4.belongs 5.development 二、根据汉语提示填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 1. He ________（很少）goes back to his old hometown now. 2. Many years ago people ________（借入）books from the small village library. 3. This old camera ________（属于）my greatgrandpa. 4. ________（虽然）life was hard, people still felt warm together. 5. The factory accident ________（导致）serious pollution years ago. 6. We have seen great changes in public ________（交通）. 7. Living ________（条件）in the town have improved greatly. 8. With the ________（发展）of technology, our life changes a lot. 9. Nobody likes the ________（差的）service in that small shop. 10. We made much ________（进步）in building new roads. 【答案】1.seldom 2.borrowed 3.belongs 4.Although 5.resulted  6.transport 7.conditions 8.development 9.worst 10.progress 三、选词填空（用所给词适当形式填空，每词限用一次，共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 备选词：seldom, belong, although, result, develop, progress, condition, borrow, transport, imagine 1. This old box ________ to my mother. She kept it for many years. 2. He ________ watches movies because he is too busy with his work. 3. ________ the road is narrow, lots of villagers still enjoy their life. 4. Careless mistakes may ________ in bad punishments in old factories. 5. We can hardly ________ what life was like one hundred years ago. 6. Tom ________ two storybooks from the community library last weekend. 7. With the ________ of science, our public transport becomes faster. 8. People have made great ________ in building modern housing. 9. The living ________ of local farmers are getting better and better. 10. Modern ________ makes it easy for us to travel to faraway places. 【答案】1.belongs 2.seldom 3.Although 4.result 5.imagine  6.borrowed 7.development 8.progress 9.conditions 10.transport 四、用单词的适当形式填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 1. In the past, people ________ (use) to travel by bike or on foot. 2. Although he ________ (be) poor in the past, he was very honest. 3. This old tape ________ (belong) to my grandma, not me. 4. He ________ (borrow) a record from his neighbour yesterday afternoon. 5. The bad weather ________ (result) in a heavy traffic accident last winter. 6. With the ________ (develop) of industry, many new houses appear. 7. People ________ (not use) to have smartphones thirty years ago. 8. Living ________ (condition) in this village have greatly improved. 9. Nobody ________ (make) such great progress without hard work. 10. ________ (imagine) life without modern transport is not easy for us. 【答案】1.used 2.was 3.belongs 4.borrowed 5.resulted 6.development 7.didn’t use 8.conditions 9.makes 10.Imagining 【解析】 1. 句意：在过去，人们常常骑自行车或者步行出行。固定句型 used to do 过去常常做某事。故填 used。 2. 句意：虽然过去他很穷，但是他十分诚实。in the past 表示过去，主语 he，be 动词用一般过去时 was。故填 was。 3. 句意：这盘旧磁带属于我奶奶，不是我的。主语 this old tape 是单数，belong to 无被动语态，谓语用三单 belongs。故填 belongs。 4. 句意：昨天下午他从邻居那里借了一张唱片。时间标志词 yesterday afternoon 提示一般过去时，borrow 过去式 borrowed。故填 borrowed。 5. 句意：去年冬天恶劣天气造成了严重的交通事故。last winter 为过去时间，result in “导致”，过去式 resulted。故填 resulted。 6. 句意：随着工业的发展，许多新房子出现了。定冠词 the 后接名词，develop 的名词形式 development。故填 development。 7. 句意：三十年前人们过去没有智能手机。used to do 的否定形式 didn’t use to do，表示过去常常不……。故填 didn’t use。 8. 句意：这个村子的生活条件已经大幅改善。谓语动词 have 提示主语为复数，living conditions 生活条件，固定复数搭配。故填 conditions。 9. 句意：没有人不努力就能取得这么大的进步。不定代词 nobody 作主语，谓语动词使用第三人称单数 makes。故填 makes。 10. 句意：对我们来说想象没有现代交通的生活并不容易。动名词作句子主语，imagine 变为 Imagining，句首首字母大写。故填 Imagining。 五、完成句子（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 1. 过去这里的人们常常步行长途出行。 People ________ ________ travel long distances on foot ________ ________ ________. 2. 虽然以前生活条件简陋，但是人们依旧过得很快乐。 ________ living conditions were simple before, people still ________ happy. 3. 这本旧相册属于我的曾祖母。 This old photo album ________ ________ my greatgrandma. 4. 随着科技的发展，我们取得了巨大进步。 ________ the ________ of technology, we have made great ________. 5. 小的失误在旧时工厂会导致严厉的惩罚。 Small mistakes would ________ ________ severe punishments in old factories. 【答案】1.used to; in the past 2.Although; were 3.belongs to 4.With; development; progress 5.result in 【解析】 1. 句意：过去这里的人们常常步行长途出行。单元核心语法 used to do sth. 过去常常做某事；in the past 在过去。故填 used to; in the past。 2. 句意：虽然以前生活条件简陋，但是人们依旧过得很快乐。although 引导让步状语从句，不能和 but 连用；before 提示一般过去时，主语 people，be 动词用 were。故填 Although; were。 3. 句意：这本旧相册属于我的曾祖母。单元高频固定短语 belong to 属于，无被动，主语单数用 belongs to。故填 belongs to。 4. 句意：随着科技的发展，我们取得了巨大进步。with the development of 随着…… 的发展；make great progress 取得巨大进步，progress 为不可数名词。故填 With; development; progress。 5. 句意：小的失误在旧时工厂会导致严厉的惩罚。单元重点短语 result in 导致，would 情态动词后接动词原形。故填 result in。 综合攻坚·知能拔高 一、语法选择（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） When my grandmother was young, life was completely different. She grew up in a small village in the countryside 1 the 1960s. At that time, there were no highways or modern transportation. People 2 walk or ride bicycles to go to nearby towns. There was no running water inside most houses, so families had to carry water from wells. Taking 3 bath was not an everyday activity because it required so much effort. Nowadays, 4 has changed dramatically. With the development of technology, most families have modern bathrooms with showers and bathtubs. The living conditions 5 greatly over the past few decades. People can travel easily on wide highways, and many families own cars. 6 the progress is remarkable, my grandmother still sometimes misses the old days. She says people used to 7 more time with each other, sitting outside and chatting under the stars. What do you think of these changes? Some people believe that modern life is much more convenient. 8 worry that we have lost something important along the way, such as the close connection between neighbors. It seems like only yesterday that my grandmother told me her childhood stories. She said, “Although we didn’t have much, we 9 always find joy in simple things.” Her words remind me to appreciate both the past and the present. No matter which era we live in, our memories and experiences 10 forever. 1．A．in B．on C．at 2．A．used to B．were used to C．use to 3．A．a B．an C．the 4．A．nothing B．everything C．anything 5．A．improve B．have improved C．are improving 6．A．Although B．Because C．Unless 7．A．spend B．spending C．to spend 8．A．other B．the other C．others 9．A．must B．could C．should 10．A．will be kept B．will keep C．are keeping 【答案】 1．A 2．A 3．A 4．B 5．B 6．A 7．A 8．C 9．B 10．A 【导语】文章通过对比祖母年轻时与现在的生活，探讨了时代变迁带来的便利与失去的情感连接，提醒我们要珍惜过去与现在。 【详解】1．句意：她在20世纪60年代的乡村小村庄长大。 “in the 1960s”为固定搭配，表示在某个年代，故填in。其余介词不用于年代，故排除。 2．句意：那时人们过去常常步行或骑自行车去附近的城镇。 used to do sth.表示过去习惯做某事，后面接动词原形walk。were used to表示“习惯于”不符合语境。 3．句意：洗澡不是日常活动，因为这需要付出很多努力。 take a bath为固定短语表示“洗澡”，bath以辅音音素开头，此处应用a。 4．句意：如今，一切都发生了巨大的变化。 根据上下文语境，生活发生了全面变化，该句子是肯定句，肯定句中表示“一切事物”使用单词everything。 5．句意：过去几十年里，生活条件已经大大改善。 时间状语over the past few decades表示“在过去的几十年里”，表示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响或结果需用现在完成时，应用have improved。 6．句意：虽然进步显著，但祖母有时仍怀念旧时光。 前半句表示进步巨大，后半句表述祖母怀念旧时光，前后句意为转折让步关系，Although“尽管”符合语境。Because“因为”、Unless“除非”均不符合语境。 7．句意：她说人们过去常常彼此花费更多时间，坐在外面，在星空下聊天。 used to do表示“过去常常”接的是动词原形，此处应填spend。 8．句意：其他人则担心，我们一路上失去了一些重要的东西，比如邻居之间的密切联系。 “Some..., others...”是固定搭配表示“一些怎样，另一些怎样”，此处使用others指代复数人。 9．句意：虽然那时我们没什么，但总能从简单事物中找到快乐。 根据语境表示过去的能力或可能性，应用could。must“必须”表强制、should“应该”表建议，均不符合语境。 10．句意：无论生活在哪个时代，我们的记忆和经验将永远被保留。 主语memories and experiences与动词keep“保留”之间是被动关系。选项中只有“will be kept”是被动语态，其余选项为主动语态，不符。 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。 There’s always a special place in everybody’s heart. For me, the place is my 11 . Every time I think of it, many people and things will 12 in my mind.    I grew up with my grandparents in a small village. I spent a relaxing 13 there. In summer, I liked to 14 dew (露珠)on the grass in the early morning. It was difficult and it took me several days to get a bottle. After lunch, I often played games with my good friends. It looked like we didn’t have any 15 things at that time. We always played happily outside until sunset (日落). I enjoyed watching the sunset. It was so nice that I still 16 it in my mind now. In winter, it was so cold that usually there was 17 on the ground. My friends and I felt excited about the snowy days 18 we could have snowball fights and go skating. Now I live in a city and my hometown has 19 a lot. Many new buildings appeared. I know 20 can stay the same all the time, but to tell the truth, I really miss the old days in my hometown. No matter how far I go, it always holds the most beautiful part of my life. 11．A．hometown B．country C．city D．school 12．A．hide B．happen C．appear D．invite 13．A．daytime B．holiday C．weekend D．childhood 14．A．drop B．collect C．raise D．build 15．A．sad B．cool C．relaxing D．happy 16．A．cover B．remember C．notice D．pass 17．A．ice B．air C．fire D．grass 18．A．unless B．though C．because D．until 19．A．served B．shared C．lost D．changed 20．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything 【答案】 11．A 12．C 13．D 14．B 15．A 16．B 17．A 18．C 19．D 20．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者回忆小时候在乡村度过的时光，对比现在城市生活的变化，表达了对家乡旧时光的深深怀念之情。 【详解】11．句意：对我来说，这个地方就是我的家乡。 根据后文“Now I live in a city and my hometown has...”可知，作者现在住在城市，怀念的是家乡（hometown）。 12．句意：每次我一想到它，许多人和事就会在我脑海中浮现。 根据“in my mind”可知，回忆时人和事会在脑海中出现。“appear”表示“出现、浮现”，符合记忆浮现的语境。 13．句意：我在那里度过了一个轻松的童年。 根据前文“I grew up with my grandparents”可知，指的是成长时期，即童年（childhood）。 14．句意：夏天，我喜欢在清晨收集草地上的露珠。 根据后文“get a bottle”可知，是把露珠装进瓶子，即收集（collect）。 15．句意：看起来那时我们没有伤心的事。 根据后文“We always played happily”可知，生活快乐，没有伤心（sad）的事。 16．句意：它如此美丽以至于我现在仍然记得它。 根据“in my mind now”可知，是仍然记在（remember）心里。 17．句意：冬天，天气很冷，通常地面上会有冰。 根据“In winter, it was so cold”及常识可知，寒冷冬天地面会有冰（ice）。B、C、D项不符合冬季寒冷特征。 18．句意：我和我的朋友们对下雪天感到兴奋，因为我们可以打雪仗和去滑冰。 前后句是因果关系，兴奋的原因是能玩雪。because（因为）引导原因状语从句，符合逻辑。 19．句意：现在我住在城市里，我的家乡已经改变了很多。 根据后文“Many new buildings appeared”可知，家乡面貌发生了变化（changed）。 20．句意：我知道没有什么能一直保持不变，但说实话，我真的想念家乡的旧时光。 根据常识及后文“but... I really miss the old days”可知，事物总会变化，没有什么（nothing）是不变的。 三、阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） Now students spend their weekends in many different ways, but things were quite different fifty years ago. In the past, students usually spent weekends helping their parents on the farm or doing housework at home. Most families had two or three children, so older kids often looked after their younger brothers or sisters while parents worked long hours. Weekend homework was easy and not much, so students had a lot of free time. Some helped feed chickens, water plants, or clean the house. During free time, they might climb hills, fly kites made of paper, or play games like hide-and-seek with friends. They seldom went far from home because buses were expensive, and fun activities were mostly at home or in the neighborhood. Things are very different now. With better life conditions (状况) , students don’t need to do heavy housework. Many join weekend clubs like drawing, singing, or sports. Parents often take them to museums, zoos, or parks. Buses and trains make it easy to travel to nearby cities — students can go there in the morning and come back in the afternoon. Computers also change weekends: some watch educational videos, others talk with friends online or play easy games. Though weekends are busier, they have more chances (机会) to try new things and learn outside school, which is quite different from the quiet weekends in the past. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 21．What did students usually do on weekends fifty years ago? A．They joined sports clubs. B．They helped with farm work. C．They traveled to big cities. D．They played computer games. 22．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A．Weekend life in the past. B．Why students do housework today. C．The importance of weekend clubs. D．How students spend weekends now. 23．How do students travel to nearby cities now? A．On foot. B．By bike. C．By bus or train. D．By ship. 24．What is the main reason for the changes in the text? A．Less homework. B．Better life conditions. C．Smaller families. D．New school rules. 25．What’s the best title for the text? A．Ways to Plan a Good Weekend B．Parents and Children’s Weekends C．Fun Weekend Games Then and Now D．Changes in Students’ Weekend Activities 【答案】21．B 22．D 23．C 24．B 25．D 【导语】本文对比了50年前学生周末多帮家里干农活/家务、活动范围小的朴素生活，和如今生活条件改善后学生周末可参加各类俱乐部、外出游玩、借助网络娱乐，有更多校外学习尝试新事物机会的巨大变化。 【详解】21．第二段明确提到“In the past, students usually spent weekends helping their parents on the farm or doing housework at home”，说明五十年前学生周末通常帮父母干农活或者在家做家务。 22．第三段首句“Things are very different now.”引出本段主题，随后列举了参加俱乐部、出游、使用电脑等现在的活动方式，整段都在介绍当下学生的周末安排。 23．第三段提到“Buses and trains make it easy to travel to nearby cities”，说明公交和火车让去邻近城市旅行变得很容易，即现在学生乘公共汽车或火车去附近城市。 24．第三段提到“With better life conditions, students don’t need to do heavy housework”及下文描述的变化，说明生活条件的改善是变化的主要原因。 25．文章通篇对比了五十年前和现在学生周末活动的差异，D选项“学生周末活动的变化”最能概括全文。 1 / 10 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 4 Then and now 单元重点单词短语句型语法精练 参考答案 考点夯基攻坚 小题夯基·精准突破 一、根据音标默写单词（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，共 5 分） 1.seldom 2.progress 3.condition 4.belongs 5.development 二、根据汉语提示填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 1.seldom 2.borrowed 3.belongs 4.Although 5.resulted  6.transport 7.conditions 8.development 9.worst 10.progress 三、选词填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 1.belongs 2.seldom 3.Although 4.result 5.imagine  6.borrowed 7.development 8.progress 9.conditions 10.transport 四、用单词的适当形式填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 1.used 2.was 3.belongs 4.borrowed 5.resulted 6.development 7.didn’t use 8.conditions 9.makes 10.Imagining 五、完成句子（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 1.used to; in the past 2.Although; were 3.belongs to 4.With; development; progress 5.result in 综合攻坚·知能拔高 一、语法选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 1．A 2．A 3．A 4．B 5．B 6．A 7．A 8．C 9．B 10．A 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 11．A 12．C 13．D 14．B 15．A 16．B 17．A 18．C 19．D 20．B 三、阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 21．B 22．D 23．C 24．B 25．D 1 / 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 4 Then and now 单元重点单词短语句型语法精练 教材考点概览 考点夯基攻坚 小题夯基·精准突破 一、根据音标默写单词（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，共 5 分） 1. People /ˈseldəm/ travelled far in the old days. _________________. 2. Great /ˈprəʊɡres/ has been made in public transport. _________________. 3. The /kənˈdɪʃn/ of living here is much better than before. _________________. 4. This old tape player /bɪˈlɒŋz/ to my grandma. _________________. 5. Industry led to rapid /dɪˈveləpmənt/of the city. _________________. 二、根据汉语提示填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 1. He ________（很少）goes back to his old hometown now. 2. Many years ago people ________（借入）books from the small village library. 3. This old camera ________（属于）my greatgrandpa. 4. ________（虽然）life was hard, people still felt warm together. 5. The factory accident ________（导致）serious pollution years ago. 6. We have seen great changes in public ________（交通）. 7. Living ________（条件）in the town have improved greatly. 8. With the ________（发展）of technology, our life changes a lot. 9. Nobody likes the ________（差的）service in that small shop. 10. We made much ________（进步）in building new roads. 三、选词填空（用所给词适当形式填空，每词限用一次，共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 备选词：seldom, belong, although, result, develop, progress, condition, borrow, transport, imagine 1. This old box ________ to my mother. She kept it for many years. 2. He ________ watches movies because he is too busy with his work. 3. ________ the road is narrow, lots of villagers still enjoy their life. 4. Careless mistakes may ________ in bad punishments in old factories. 5. We can hardly ________ what life was like one hundred years ago. 6. Tom ________ two storybooks from the community library last weekend. 7. With the ________ of science, our public transport becomes faster. 8. People have made great ________ in building modern housing. 9. The living ________ of local farmers are getting better and better. 10. Modern ________ makes it easy for us to travel to faraway places. 四、用单词的适当形式填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 1. In the past, people ________ (use) to travel by bike or on foot. 2. Although he ________ (be) poor in the past, he was very honest. 3. This old tape ________ (belong) to my grandma, not me. 4. He ________ (borrow) a record from his neighbour yesterday afternoon. 5. The bad weather ________ (result) in a heavy traffic accident last winter. 6. With the ________ (develop) of industry, many new houses appear. 7. People ________ (not use) to have smartphones thirty years ago. 8. Living ________ (condition) in this village have greatly improved. 9. Nobody ________ (make) such great progress without hard work. 10. ________ (imagine) life without modern transport is not easy for us. 五、完成句子（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 1. 过去这里的人们常常步行长途出行。 People ________ ________ travel long distances on foot ________ ________ ________. 2. 虽然以前生活条件简陋，但是人们依旧过得很快乐。 ________ living conditions were simple before, people still ________ happy. 3. 这本旧相册属于我的曾祖母。 This old photo album ________ ________ my greatgrandma. 4. 随着科技的发展，我们取得了巨大进步。 ________ the ________ of technology, we have made great ________. 5. 小的失误在旧时工厂会导致严厉的惩罚。 Small mistakes would ________ ________ severe punishments in old factories. 综合攻坚·知能拔高 一、语法选择（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） When my grandmother was young, life was completely different. She grew up in a small village in the countryside 1 the 1960s. At that time, there were no highways or modern transportation. People 2 walk or ride bicycles to go to nearby towns. There was no running water inside most houses, so families had to carry water from wells. Taking 3 bath was not an everyday activity because it required so much effort. Nowadays, 4 has changed dramatically. With the development of technology, most families have modern bathrooms with showers and bathtubs. The living conditions 5 greatly over the past few decades. People can travel easily on wide highways, and many families own cars. 6 the progress is remarkable, my grandmother still sometimes misses the old days. She says people used to 7 more time with each other, sitting outside and chatting under the stars. What do you think of these changes? Some people believe that modern life is much more convenient. 8 worry that we have lost something important along the way, such as the close connection between neighbors. It seems like only yesterday that my grandmother told me her childhood stories. She said, “Although we didn’t have much, we 9 always find joy in simple things.” Her words remind me to appreciate both the past and the present. No matter which era we live in, our memories and experiences 10 forever. 1．A．in B．on C．at 2．A．used to B．were used to C．use to 3．A．a B．an C．the 4．A．nothing B．everything C．anything 5．A．improve B．have improved C．are improving 6．A．Although B．Because C．Unless 7．A．spend B．spending C．to spend 8．A．other B．the other C．others 9．A．must B．could C．should 10．A．will be kept B．will keep C．are keeping 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。 There’s always a special place in everybody’s heart. For me, the place is my 11 . Every time I think of it, many people and things will 12 in my mind.    I grew up with my grandparents in a small village. I spent a relaxing 13 there. In summer, I liked to 14 dew (露珠)on the grass in the early morning. It was difficult and it took me several days to get a bottle. After lunch, I often played games with my good friends. It looked like we didn’t have any 15 things at that time. We always played happily outside until sunset (日落). I enjoyed watching the sunset. It was so nice that I still 16 it in my mind now. In winter, it was so cold that usually there was 17 on the ground. My friends and I felt excited about the snowy days 18 we could have snowball fights and go skating. Now I live in a city and my hometown has 19 a lot. Many new buildings appeared. I know 20 can stay the same all the time, but to tell the truth, I really miss the old days in my hometown. No matter how far I go, it always holds the most beautiful part of my life. 11．A．hometown B．country C．city D．school 12．A．hide B．happen C．appear D．invite 13．A．daytime B．holiday C．weekend D．childhood 14．A．drop B．collect C．raise D．build 15．A．sad B．cool C．relaxing D．happy 16．A．cover B．remember C．notice D．pass 17．A．ice B．air C．fire D．grass 18．A．unless B．though C．because D．until 19．A．served B．shared C．lost D．changed 20．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything 三、阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） Now students spend their weekends in many different ways, but things were quite different fifty years ago. In the past, students usually spent weekends helping their parents on the farm or doing housework at home. Most families had two or three children, so older kids often looked after their younger brothers or sisters while parents worked long hours. Weekend homework was easy and not much, so students had a lot of free time. Some helped feed chickens, water plants, or clean the house. During free time, they might climb hills, fly kites made of paper, or play games like hide-and-seek with friends. They seldom went far from home because buses were expensive, and fun activities were mostly at home or in the neighborhood. Things are very different now. With better life conditions (状况) , students don’t need to do heavy housework. Many join weekend clubs like drawing, singing, or sports. Parents often take them to museums, zoos, or parks. Buses and trains make it easy to travel to nearby cities — students can go there in the morning and come back in the afternoon. Computers also change weekends: some watch educational videos, others talk with friends online or play easy games. Though weekends are busier, they have more chances (机会) to try new things and learn outside school, which is quite different from the quiet weekends in the past. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 21．What did students usually do on weekends fifty years ago? A．They joined sports clubs. B．They helped with farm work. C．They traveled to big cities. D．They played computer games. 22．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A．Weekend life in the past. B．Why students do housework today. C．The importance of weekend clubs. D．How students spend weekends now. 23．How do students travel to nearby cities now? A．On foot. B．By bike. C．By bus or train. D．By ship. 24．What is the main reason for the changes in the text? A．Less homework. B．Better life conditions. C．Smaller families. D．New school rules. 25．What’s the best title for the text? A．Ways to Plan a Good Weekend B．Parents and Children’s Weekends C．Fun Weekend Games Then and Now D．Changes in Students’ Weekend Activities 1 / 10 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $