八年级下英语双休作业Unit1(第二周)
一、词汇运用
1.Everyone thinks he is a________(有爱的) dad because he spends all his free time with his family.
2.You’ll find a nicer world if you’re _________(友善的) and helpful to people around.
3.We should learn how to be a good _________(听者) when others are speaking.
4.In China,some grandparents dote on (溺爱) their _________(孙子).
5.How about going ________(滑冰) this weekend
6.I am a new student in Shandong Experimental High School, and everyone is very ___________(friend) to me.
7.The boy spends about half an hour __________(do) his homework every day.
8.He was unable to come to school because of his _________(ill).
9.Please be quiet. Don't keep on ________(talk) to each other in class.
10.On my way to school, I happened to see an old man _________(lie) on the ground and helped him to hospital.
11.I started a band the year before last, though it didn't last —we b__________up after six months.
12.My father is very excited because his new book will be p_________soon.
13.Lu Xun had lots of_________(作品)in his life.
14.As we all know, China's deep-sea exploration has already ________(进入)a new period.
15.As we all know,Wang Yaping is the second Chinese woman _____________(enter) a space station.
16.What other novels have you read ________(除……之外)his The True Story of Ah Q
17.In our school library, there _______(be) a number of books on art. The number of the books _________(be)still growing larger and larger.
18.Audio books (有声读物)are so welcome that the number of the __________(listen) is increasing.
19.At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the young athletes of China have inspired the nation's youth _________(dream) big.
20.Through watching Amazing China, we can't stop _______(imagine) what our country will be like in 50years.
21.After that, Orion wanted to make an even ________(big) influence.
22.I feel even _________(bad) today.I don't think the medicine is good for me.
23.Maria went _______(skate) with her friends in the park on a sunny morning.
24.In China,people in different fields are interested in wearing hanfu: from history ________(love)to students and even young workers.
25.If you want to go to university,you should take your schoolwork ____________(serious).
26.If you want to improve your pronunciation,keep on ____________(practice) every day.
27.Both of her brothers are famous international__________(piano).
28.Birds have a __________(music ) ability.They can sing.
29.The fans were surprised to know the _______(die) of their favorite singing star.
30.Great ________(poet) always spend lots of time thinking before they finish a poem.
二、课文变脸
Fryderyk Chopin was a famous 1.________(piano) and music writer. Today many piano music lovers still listen to his famous works such 2.____ Minute Waltz. He was born on March 1,1810 in a small village in Poland. Everyone in Chopin's family was a 3.________(music). His father played the violin, and his mother and sister played the piano. His family moved to Warsaw when Chopin was seven months old.
When he was six years old, he started to take piano lessons. Soon he played even 4._______(well) than his teacher. At that time, he also started to write music, and began to give 5._________(concert) when he was only seven! In 1825, when he was 15 years old, people said he was the best pianist in Warsaw. They called him the 6.________(诗人) of the piano because his music could touch the hearts of his 7._________(listen).
In his 8.______(late) years, he enjoyed 9._______(play) at his apartment for a few friends more than 10.______(give) big concerts. Chopin became 11._________(serious) ill when he was only 25 and continued to have bad 12.__________(healthy) into his old age. In his last years, he was very weak but kept on 13._________(write) music 14._______ he died in 1849.The world lost a 15._________(music) talent, but his spirit 16._________(continue) live in his 17.__________(work) today.
三、阅读理解
Samantha Cristoforetti was born in Milan,Italy in 1977 and she became an astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2009.She is Italy 's first woman astronaut in space.Cristoforetti loves enjoying the beauty of the earth from space.When performing a task on the International Space Station on October 12,2022,she shared a group of photos taken from space online.
These photos themselves were not unusual,but above them Cristoforetti quoted (引用) several lines from an ancient Chinese calligraphy (书法) work.The work was written by Wang Xizhi,a famous calligrapher from the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China.As an important piece of writing in Chinese culture,it has been studied and copied by a huge number of Chinese calligraphy lovers.
Many Internet users in China were surprised that a foreigner knew those beautiful sentences.They perfectly fit into the scene in her photos.Several days later,Cristoforetti explained why in an interview. "A good friend of mine suggested those words to me.He,also an Italian,has lived in China for 30 years and knows a lot about Chinese culture."
Although Cristoforetti didn't choose those sentences herself,her Chinese language skills have been praised.She can speak Chinese well.She also has a Chinese name—Shasha.
And there is just more.During a visit to China in 2017,Cristoforetti finished a task in the Yellow Sea together with Chinese astronauts.She is also a member of a working group in the ESA.Her task is to contact (联系) Chinese astronauts to discuss and decide on things that they will do together.
1.What can we learn about Cristoforetti?
A.She likes taking photos in her spare time.
B.She is the first Italian astronaut in space.
C.She likes watching the earth from space.
D.She became an astronaut at the age of 28.
2.The ancient Chinese calligraphy work .
A.has only several lines B.is popular among calligraphy lovers
C.was written in the Western Jin Dynasty D.was not famous in ancient China
3.What does the writer tell us in Paragraph 3?
A.Cristoforetti's friend made a good suggestion.
B.Cristoforetti is good at calligraphy.
C.Cristoforetti knows Chinese culture well.
D.Cristoforetti has lived in China for many years.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.A famous Chinese calligraphy work. B.Learning ancient Chinese from space.
C.Sharing the beauty of Chinese from space. D.An Italian astronaut working in China.
四、阅读五选五
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history Many people would think of Confucius,whose birthday was on September 28. ____1___, although he lived over 2,000 years ago.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu,which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period.__2____. His father died when he was only three. His mother brought him up. As a child,he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music,history,poetry and sports.
Later,he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school,but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn.____3_____.
Today, people still follow Confucius's lessons.He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned.“When I am with three people,one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”
____4____.“All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher,but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. ___5____.“A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others,”he said.
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A.He had a hard childhood.
B.He had about 3,000students in his lifetime.
D.He also taught us that thinking is very important in study.
E.His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners.
C.People still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today
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五、阅读表达
When talking about “good people”, who first comes to your mind Many Chinese might think of Lei Feng. In China, Lei Feng is a symbol of the giving spirit(给予精神).
Born(出生于) to a rural(农村的)family in Hunan in 1940, Lei grew up poor. He became a soldier(军人)in 1960. But just two years later, the young man died.
During his short life, he did not (1)________ in any wars(战争), nor did he achieve any world-changing achievements. But he has been remembered as a national hero(被铭记为一个民族英雄.).
Lei devoted(奉献)all his life to helping others. He carried luggage(行李)for the elderly(长者)and gave food to children. He once gave all his money to the sick parents of a friend. He often helped his fellow soldiers(战友)and taught them (2)________ to read.
Lei is not a “Superman”, but a role model for every person. Being kind to others is something that everyone should try to do.
According to Chairman Mao Zedong, Lei served the people whole-heartedly(全心全意地)all his life. On March 5. 1963, Chairman Mao wrote in an article that people should “Learn (3)________ Comrade(同志)Lei Feng”. Later, March 5 became “Lei Feng Day”.
1.How old was Lei Feng when he died (不超过5个词)
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When is “Lei Feng Day” (不超过5个词)
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根据语境在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
(1)________________ (2)_______________ (3)_______________________
4.请将划线句子译成汉语。
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5.What do you think of Lei Feng
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