Unit 2 School life
1 ｜ How is school going？
单元主题：人与自我——生活与学习：多彩、安全、有意义的学校生活
@激活基础
Ⅰ.任务型完形填空辨识训练
geography， shop， almost， twice， social
1.An artist can make almost anything into art.
2.（2024上海青浦期中改编）Paul， 76－year-old， is a teacher of social studies.
3.（2024吉林九中期末改编）Mr Brown is our history teacher and Ms Wang teaches us geography .
4. 学科融合·历史 Xu Xiake， a traveller and geologist of Ming dynasty， visited Mount Huang
twice .
5.（2024德州崇德中学、东城学校联考改编） Shop classes teach many interesting subjects like woodwork， cooking， car studies， sewing（缝纫） and taking photos.
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
6.（2024长春汽开期末改编）我最喜欢的科目是数学，因为我擅长数字。
My favourite subject is maths， because I am good with numbers.
7.星期二，第一节课是语文，8点开始。
Tuesday， the first class is Chinese and it starts/begins at 8：00.
8.植树让我们的学校生活更有意义。
Planting trees makes our school life more meaningful.
9.汤姆在学校运动会的100米赛跑中得了第一名。
Tom won first place in the 100－metre race in the school sports meet/meeting .
10.于婷正在为跳远做准备。
Yu Ting is getting ready for the long jump .
@知能提升
Ⅲ.口语交际
阅读下面的对话，根据上下文，从方框内选择恰当的选项补全对话，使句意完整、符合逻辑。（其中有两项为多余选项）
核心素养·思维品质
A.Thank you.
B.That’s true.
C.I have no idea.
D.What about yours？
E.I want to be a person like them.
F.Did you watch the news？
G.How was your trip to the space museum？
（Three friends are talking about the school trip.）
S1： Hey， Lin Tao.11. G
S2： Great！ I’ve learned a lot about China’s space technology（空间技术）. How rapidly（迅速） it develops！
S3： 12. B It has got a lot of success.
S2： Right！ I was excited to see Shenzhou－19 rising into space on TV.13. F
S1： Yes， I did. I feel so proud of our country.
S2： So do I. And Tang Shengjie from Dingxi is my hero.14. D
S1： All the astronauts are my heroes. Their fighting spirit touches me deeply.
S3： Yeah！15. E
S2： Me， too. Let’s work harder together！
2 ｜ A report about Sports Day
@激活基础
Ⅰ.任务型完形填空辨识训练
success， well， high， champion， exercise， winner
1.（2024青岛莱西期中改编） Well done， Wang Han. In fact， this is my first lesson for all of you.
2. 妙言金句 As we know， failure is the mother of success .
3.She is fifteen years old， but she is an Olympic champion .
4.Mandy is going to do the high jump on the Sports Day.
5.（2024张掖肃南期末改编）I often play games with students from other schools， but I am not always the winner .
6.（2024哈尔滨呼兰期末改编）Running， hiking， swimming and playing games are good exercise .
Ⅱ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
7.They do morning exercises and hold school events （event） here.
8.I love the sports club best because I can play basketball with my teammates （teammate）.
9.Ball throwing （throw） is Mr Zhang’s favourite.
10.More than 1，000 children took （take） part in last year’s musicals（音乐剧）.
11.（2024淮北五校联考期中改编）On the day of the running （run） event， my friends and my father came to cheer（加油） for me.
@知能提升
Ⅲ.任务型阅读理解
阅读下面短文，按要求完成12至16小题。
体育赛事 逆风展翅：亚运赛场上陈雨菲带伤夺银·（2024珠海期中）On October 7th， with the score 1－2， Chinese badminton player Chen Yufei lost the match at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. She got the silver medal. Chen said on the social media， “At the Hangzhou Asian Games， which is likely to be my final Asian Games， receiving a silver medal is something I can accept with a smile. That’s because I’ve tried my best.”
During the earlier match， her injuries（损伤） caused her left leg to feel weak. Because of the injuries， she had to take medicine to stop the pain during both the semi-finals and finals， and it was also the first time she used muscle patches （肌贴） all over her body. She also needed to put medicine on her back， thighs（大腿）， and ankles until late at night.
Even though she got injuries all over her body， she neither feared nor gave up. For the whole 90 minutes， Chen did her best to fight against the Korean opponent（对手）， so people all praised（赞扬） her for her persistence（坚毅） and bravery（勇气）.
12.What does Chen Yufei do？
She is a badminton player/She plays badminton.
13.When was the match？
On October 7th.
14.Where did Chen lose the match？
In Hangzhou.
15.Why did Chen Yufei have to take medicine and use muscle patches during the matches？
Because of the injuries.
16.Who won the match， Chen Yufei or the Korean player？
The Korean player.
3 ｜ Making a difference
@激活基础
Ⅰ.任务型完形填空辨识训练
anyone， future， possible， village， education
1.I want to be a scientist in the future .
2. 风云人物 Zhang Guimei is my role model（楷模） because she devotes a lot to education .
3.Her books are about village life.
4. 航天事业 （2024广州真光中学月考改编）Gui Haichao’s story shows us that with hard work and a dream， anything is possible ！
5.（2024揭阳普宁勤建学校期末改编）These lessons will teach you some simple moves of Tai Chi， and almost anyone can learn them.
Ⅱ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.His spirit always encourages us to try （try） our best to serve（服务） our motherland.
7.I don’t know how to choose the right colour to wear. Could you give me some advice （advise）？
8.（2024杭州锦绣育才教育集团月考改编）Make sure to give yourself/yourselves （you） time for activities you enjoy.
9.核心素养·思维品质 Children all over the world love the Monkey King because he keeps helping the weak（弱者） and never gives （give） up.
Ⅲ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
10.好的习惯造就了美好的生活。
Good habits make a good life .
11.（2024无锡宜兴期中改编）一个业余爱好可以改变这个世界。
A hobby can make a difference to the world.
12.（2024定西岷县期中改编）外面下雨了。迈克必须待在家里。
It’s raining outside. Mike has to stay home .
13.他因为伤病而想退出比赛。
He wants to drop out of the game because of an injury.
@知能提升
Ⅳ.阅读理解
体育赛事
疾风少女：11岁Tilly Williams驰骋5 000米，梦想瞄准2032奥运·In November 2023， Tilly Williams ran 5，000 metres in only 17 minutes and 22.7 seconds， becoming the fastest 11－year-old girl in the world.
Tilly loves running very much. She started running in 2021 when she joined her school’s cross-country team. “Running makes me feel free，” said Tilly. Tilly runs two or three times a week with her dad， Mark Williams. Sometimes， she runs with her friends. “It’s good to know that my family and friends support（支持） me，” said Tilly.
In her free time， Tilly loves reading books. Her favourite book is Matilda. It’s a children’s book by Roald Dahl. Matilda in the book is Tilly’s favourite person. She said， “I like Matilda because she works really hard to follow her dream.” Now， Tilly has a big dream—she wants to run in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
“I’m very proud of my daughter. She loves running， ★ . I think it’s good for her to have many hobbies，” Mark Williams said.
阅读以上短文，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
（ B ）14. 新考法·写作方式 How does the writer develop Paragraph 1？
A.By giving examples.
B.By listing numbers.
C.By drawing pictures.
D.By comparing facts.
（ D ）15.What can we know from Paragraph 2？
A.Tilly runs two or three times a month.
B.Tilly’s father doesn’t want Tilly to run.
C.Tilly feels free with her family and friends.
D.Tilly’s father runs with Tilly every week.
（ A ）16.What does Tilly think of Matilda？
A.Hard-working.
B.Friendly.
C.Strict.
D.Warm-hearted.
（ A ）17.What’s Tilly’s dream？
A.To run in the Olympics.
B.To meet her favourite runner.
C.To write a children’s book.
D.To read all Roald Dahl’s books.
（ D ）18. 新考法·句子回填 Which of the follow－
ing can be put in “ ★ ”？
A.and I like to run with her
B.but she is too busy to run
C.and running is good for her
D.but she does many other things too
Ⅴ.任务型完形填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯，每个单词限用一次。
new， enjoy， fun， hundred， have，
be， start， sport， other， of
卡迪夫湾都市运动会引领青年运动新潮流·Do you like doing sports？ Summer is the perfect time to try 19. new sports. That’s what 20. hundreds of young people did from June 16 to 18 at the Cardiff Bay in South Wales.
They were part of a two-day game called the Urban Games. The Urban Games 21. had many kinds of sports like 3×3 basketball， BMX， street dance and so on. Some of the events（比赛项目） took place outside the gym. 22. Other events were held inside. There 23. were also free areas（区域） where people could try out something different. Lots 24. of young people learned new sports there. They even got advice from the players who joined in these exciting 25. sports .
Noni and her sister are skate-boarding lovers. They 26. started skateboarding（滑板运动）three years ago. And they really enjoyed joining in the Urban Games. “Skateboarding is 27. fun and I’m excited to share ideas about skateboarding with others，” Noni said.
Urdd Gobaith Cymru is the organization（组织） that started the Urban Games. It is Wales’ largest organization for young people. The Urdd helps young people 28. enjoy sports.
4 ｜ Running for monitor
@激活基础
Ⅰ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.The challenges bring us chances that can make us better （good） and wiser.
2.（2024长沙望城期末改编）Students can also choose （choice） to study other subjects， such as history， art and business（商务）.
3.This instrument（仪器） monitors （monitor） the patient’s heartbeats.
4.（2024杭州锦绣育才教育集团月考改编）In clubs， you can learn skills （skill） such as teamwork， public speaking， and problem solving.
5.（2024泰州靖城中学期中改编）Don’t worry. I am sure you will get good grades （grade）.
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
6.三河镇小学的学生们喜欢踢足球。
Students at the Sanhe Township Primary School enjoy playing football.
7.（2024深圳南山外国语学校期中改编）为了达到这些目标，我们日复一日地努力取得进步。
To reach these goals， we work hard to make progress day after day.
8.她在上海的第五初中学习。
She is studying in No.5 Junior High School in Shanghai.
9.家里的每个人都需要好好相处。
Everyone in the family needs to get along/on well with each other.
10.（2024盐城射阳实验初中期中改编）没有人要求他这么做，但他总是准备为纳塔莉亚清理道路。
No one asks him to do that， but he is always ready to clean the road for Natalia.
@知能提升
Ⅲ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
12岁女孩网络授课，巧解数学难题引热潮·A 12－year-old girl， called Xiao Gu， got popular on the Internet. She 11 maths online. In her videos， she usually stands in front of a whiteboard 12 a marker pen in her hand. She writes down her 13 of solving（解答） maths problems for many students.
In December 2023， she became famous when she 14 worked out（计算出） a difficult maths problem. She 15 a faster and easier way to solve the problem. And it helped many university students a lot 16 they took the postgraduate entrance exams（研究生入学考试） three days later.
Xiao Gu became interested in maths when she was little. And she 17 sharing her ways of studying maths. She started to post（上传） videos online in 2022. Her 18 video was about solving a high school maths problem. Now， many people ask her lots of questions about maths. And she helps 19 solve the problems in her videos.
One of Xiao Gu’s fans said， “Some high school maths problems are hard for me， but after watching her videos， they all became 20 .”
（ B ）11.A.practices B.teaches C.shows D.studies
（ A ）12.A.with B.by C.about D.as
（ C ）13.A.gifts B.dreams C.ideas D.stories
（ D ）14.A.quietly B.nearly C.slowly D.successfully
（ A ）15.A.used B.carried C.planned D.started
（ B ）16.A.because B.when C.but D.after
（ D ）17.A.stopped B.forgot C.finished D.enjoyed
（ A ）18.A.first B.next C.final D.only
（ C ）19.A.him B.her C.them D.it
（ B ）20.A.boring B.clear C.perfect D.difficult
5 ｜ A thank-you letter
@激活基础
Ⅰ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.（2024日照五莲期中改编）To celebrate， locals will light （light） fires all around the city.
2.（2024泰州靖城中学期中改编）At the clinic（诊所）， doctors checked （check） how well the students understood maths.
3.We do morning reading （read） for our English study.
4.We can give you an unforgettable （forgettable） birthday！
5.How time flies （fly）！ It’s really nice to get your e-mail.
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
6.房间里太黑了。你应该把灯打开。
It’s too dark in the room. You should turn on the light.
7.（2024南京联合体学校期中改编）早上骑自行车感觉很好，因为它能更好地唤醒我们。
It feels good to ride our bikes in the morning because it wakes us up better.
8.丽莎工作努力，并且每天都照顾她的植物。
Lisa was hard-working and took care of her plants every day.
9.走进你的学校，享受那里美丽的事物。
Walk in your school and enjoy the beautiful things there.
10.年幼的熊猫和它们的妈妈待在一起大约18个月。
Young pandas stay/stayed with their mothers for around 18 months.
@知能提升
Ⅲ.阅读理解
根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项多余选项。
信件环游美国：Goddard小学Miss Linda的创意地理课·Miss Linda is a teacher in a primary school called the Goddard School in Pennsylvania. 11. F
A.It is a letter class for kids and parents.
B.They now have letters from 36 states.
C.Now they can quickly name some states.
D.And kids are excited to receive these photos.
E.Last year she became “the teacher of the year”.
F.She is teaching her students about their country through letters.
G.Not surprisingly， the first state to send in a letter was Pennsylvania.
Getting a letter can be exciting when it’s coming from a faraway（遥远的） state. Her students are hoping to get a letter with a postmark（邮戳） from all 50 states of America. 12. B The other 14 letters are well on their way.
13. G It is the kids’ home state. The kids are quite happy to receive their first letter.Every time a letter comes in. Miss Linda reads it to her students. Most of the letters have information about the state and some photos for the kids. 14. D
Miss Linda got the idea after seeing a similar（类似的） lesson on the Internet. She said she wanted to give her students an idea of where they live and the amazing size of their country. This kind of study is very popular with the students. 15. C And they can even point out where some of the states are on the map.
Understanding cultures ｜ Different countries， similar school life
@激活基础
Ⅰ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.I tried many ways to do it， but none of them was successful （success）.
2. 科技前沿 AI makes （make） a great difference to people’s daily life.
3.Playing sports can make us sleep better （good） at night.
4.They work in the farmland twice （two） a week with their teachers’ help.
5.（2024佛山南海瀚文外国语学校期末改编）In Italy， friends meet at coffee shops （shop） to share stories over espresso（意式浓缩）.
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
6.作为一名学生，努力学习是你的责任。
As a student， it’s your duty to work hard at your lessons.
7.（2024银川十八中集团校期末改编）下课后我总是和他们交谈或和他们一起运动。
I always talk with them or play sports with them after class.
8.她的想法和我的很相似。所以我完全同意她的想法。
Her ideas are similar to mine. So I completely agree with her idea.
9.闲聊是指我们在谈话开始时谈论的小事。
Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation.
10.在园艺课上，学生们可以到外面去呼吸新鲜空气。
In gardening classes， students can go outside and get fresh air.
@知能提升
Ⅲ.阅读理解
从校服改革到呼吸新风尚：全球教育与社会规则的新趋势·
Fight against uniform（校服） rules Thirteen-year-old Oscar Ralph from England went to school in his sister’s skirt in hot weather. He wore the skirt to fight against his
school’s rule “Students can’t wear shorts”. In the end， the school allows（允许） students to wear their shorts when the weather is really hot.
Cellphones can’t be used at school The parents of children at elementary schools in an Irish town are happy to stop their children using cellphones. Under the town’s new rule， children can’t have cellphones at home or school before they are 13 years old.
Honor for a speaker of an endangered language （濒危语言） Katrina Esau is 90 years old. She has been honored for protecting the Nluu language. Nluu， a little-known language， is the language of a group of people. They lived in Africa before white people arrived. She stopped speaking Nluu as a child， but in 2005 she began teaching it to children.
Children learn a special breathing method（呼吸方法） The head of New York City says that all children will learn a special breathing method for five minutes a day from September. He says this will help students stay relaxed. However， many people think time should be spent in helping students’ health.
阅读以上材料，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
（ D ）11.Why did Ralph wear his sister’s skirt？
A.Because it sold well.
B.Because it was beautiful.
C.Because he didn’t have jeans.
D.Because he didn’t like the uniform rule.
（ C ）12.Children at elementary schools in an Irish town can’t .
A.play games
B.wear shorts
C.use cellphones
D.learn the Nluu language
（ B ）13.Where did Katrina Esau come from？
A.Asia. B.Africa.
C.Europe. D.South America.
单元语法聚焦Grammar
@语法精讲
一般过去时（Simple Past Tense）（1）
规则动词的过去式变化
@语法精练
（中考考点变式练）
Ⅰ.根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1.Last week my sister failed （fail） her cooking exam because she burnt something.
2.Who cooked （cook） dinner yesterday evening in your family？
3.Because he came to a new school， he missed （miss） his old friends.
4.Victor dreamed/dreamt （dream） of becoming a lawyer when he was a schoolboy.
5.（2024淮安中考）Yesterday， we worked （work） out the problem with our teacher’s help.
6.The train arrived （arrive） at the station 20 minutes late yesterday.
Ⅱ.语法与情景对话
（ B ）7. 学科融合·历史 In ancient times， peo－
ple a fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together.
A.make B.made
C.makes D.are making
（ C ）8.She to open the shop at 9 a.m.， so she could sleep more.
A.plan B.to plan
C.planned D.planed
（ B ）9.The little boy putting all the pens into the small bag， but failed.
A.try B.tried
C.trying D.will try
（ B ）10.—What did you do this Dragon Boat Festival？
—I the boat races on TV and read books.
A.watch B.watched
C.will watch D.am watching
（ D ）11.（2024呼和浩特中考改编）In China， hotpot has a history of over 1，000 years. It first in the Mongolia area， and then became popular in the southern part of China.
A.appearing B.appears
C.will appear D.appeared
情境小练/“为英语注入趣味活力”——一般过去时课堂活动
为了让学生摆脱传统英语语法学习的枯燥，英语老师开展了此次课堂活动。
李老师在课堂上给学生布置了一组练习。
Ⅲ.选择括号里正确的be动词形式并把它填在横线上
12.The weather was （was/were） sunny yesterday.
13.The science test was （was/were） very easy.
14.They were （was/were） at the beach yesterday evening.
15.Rose and Peter were （was/were） very busy.
16.Where was （was/were） Violet last Saturday？
17.My grandparents were （was/were） at home yesterday.
18.That was （was/were） my brother’s favourite
toy.
19.All of my family were （was/were） in the south of the island last summer.
Mary和Coco拿到了一张时间旅行动词轮盘图，Mary在Coco的配合下尝试着通关。
Ⅳ.从Start一格开始，一人在横线上按顺序填出所给词的过去式，另一人负责检查，填正确可继续填下一空格，直至写出所有单词的过去式
时间旅行动词轮盘
单元主题写作Writing
@写作话题剖析
本单元以“学校生活”为话题，围绕这一话题主要谈论了学校学习科目、学校活动、学习态度的转变、班长竞选和对老师的感谢。写作主要围绕所学科目、老师、学校活动和对学习的认知等方面展开。体裁以说明文或记叙文为主。本单元对接的课标范畴是“人与自我”，主题群为“生活与学习”，子主题内容为“多彩、安全、有意义的学校生活”。高阶写作在描述学校各类生活的同时也可表述通过各项学校活动谈论养成积极乐观的生活态度的重要性。
@写作素材积累
@学以致用
（2024南通期中）假如你是阳光中学的李华，香港的一批学生来你们学校访问交流。请根据思维导图中的内容提示，用英文向他们介绍你的学校生活。
要求：1.文中不能出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；
2.内容涵盖所有要点，全文连贯通顺；
3.词数80左右，开头和结尾部分已经给出，不计入总词数。
思路提示：
借用文章开头，介绍自己的学校生活（Hello， everyone. Welcome to…）→根据题干思维导图中的要点，描述学校科目、学校老师、同学以及课外活动等（I have eight classes…We have nice teachers and classmates…After school， we often…）→表达感谢，并收尾（Thank you very much for…）
My school life
Hello， everyone. Welcome to Sunshine Middle School. I am Li Hua.
I have eight classes every day. I start school at 7：30 a.m.I usually finish at 6：00 p.m.My school subjects are so interesting. I like English best because it’s very easy and interesting. We have nice teachers and classmates. They are kind and friendly to us. After school， we often chat with each other and play sports together. We have many after-school activities. There are different clubs， such as Chess Club， Swimming Club and Art Club. In my class， we do all kinds of chores in groups. I usually sweep the floor on Friday.
Thank you very much for coming to our school.
时文素养提升Reading
A
lternative（非传统的） schools are schools where students learn differently. In traditional（传统的） schools， children must sit. They listen to the teachers. They fill in worksheets. They usually work alone. Children of the same age are in one class. The Life School in Atlanta， US， is different. Children can move freely in the room. They work in teams. They can choose what to learn. They have a lot of fun. These schools are in contact with parents much more.
Studies show that children from alternative schools have better results. They are more empathetic（ ▲ ）. They enjoy learning.
释义猜词
请结合文意和括号内给出的英文释义写出下列单词的汉语意思。
1.empathetic（someone who can understand the feelings of others）
adj. 有同情心的（人）
2.How do students in traditional schools usually learn？
In traditional schools， students usually sit， listen to the teachers， fill in worksheets， and mostly work alone .
3.What can children at The Life School in Atlanta do to improve（改进） their learning experience？
Children improve their learning experience by moving freely， working in teams and choosing what to learn.
思维发散
阅读以上短文，根据其内容判读下列句子正误。正确填A、错误填B。
（ B ）4.Students are always divided into classes according to age in The Life School in Atlanta.Unit 2 School life
1 ｜ How is school going？
单元主题：人与自我——生活与学习：多彩、安全、有意义的学校生活
@激活基础
Ⅰ.任务型完形填空辨识训练
geography， shop， almost， twice， social
1.An artist can make anything into art.
2.（2024上海青浦期中改编）Paul， 76－year-old， is a teacher of studies.
3.（2024吉林九中期末改编）Mr Brown is our history teacher and Ms Wang teaches us .
4. 学科融合·历史 Xu Xiake， a traveller and geologist of Ming dynasty， visited Mount Huang
.
5.（2024德州崇德中学、东城学校联考改编） classes teach many interesting subjects like woodwork， cooking， car studies， sewing（缝纫） and taking photos.
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
6.（2024长春汽开期末改编）我最喜欢的科目是数学，因为我擅长数字。
My is maths， because I am good with numbers.
7.星期二，第一节课是语文，8点开始。
Tuesday， the first class is Chinese and it 8：00.
8.植树让我们的学校生活更有意义。
Planting trees makes our more meaningful.
9.汤姆在学校运动会的100米赛跑中得了第一名。
Tom won first place in the 100－metre race in the school .
10.于婷正在为跳远做准备。
Yu Ting is getting ready for the .
@知能提升
Ⅲ.口语交际
阅读下面的对话，根据上下文，从方框内选择恰当的选项补全对话，使句意完整、符合逻辑。（其中有两项为多余选项）
核心素养·思维品质
A.Thank you.
B.That’s true.
C.I have no idea.
D.What about yours？
E.I want to be a person like them.
F.Did you watch the news？
G.How was your trip to the space museum？
（Three friends are talking about the school trip.）
S1： Hey， Lin Tao.11.
S2： Great！ I’ve learned a lot about China’s space technology（空间技术）. How rapidly（迅速） it develops！
S3： 12. It has got a lot of success.
S2： Right！ I was excited to see Shenzhou－19 rising into space on TV.13.
S1： Yes， I did. I feel so proud of our country.
S2： So do I. And Tang Shengjie from Dingxi is my hero.14.
S1： All the astronauts are my heroes. Their fighting spirit touches me deeply.
S3： Yeah！15.
S2： Me， too. Let’s work harder together！
2 ｜ A report about Sports Day
@激活基础
Ⅰ.任务型完形填空辨识训练
success， well， high， champion， exercise， winner
1.（2024青岛莱西期中改编） done， Wang Han. In fact， this is my first lesson for all of you.
2. 妙言金句 As we know， failure is the mother of .
3.She is fifteen years old， but she is an Olympic .
4.Mandy is going to do the jump on the Sports Day.
5.（2024张掖肃南期末改编）I often play games with students from other schools， but I am not always the .
6.（2024哈尔滨呼兰期末改编）Running， hiking， swimming and playing games are good .
Ⅱ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
7.They do morning exercises and hold school （event） here.
8.I love the sports club best because I can play basketball with my （teammate）.
9.Ball （throw） is Mr Zhang’s favourite.
10.More than 1，000 children （take） part in last year’s musicals（音乐剧）.
11.（2024淮北五校联考期中改编）On the day of the （run） event， my friends and my father came to cheer（加油） for me.
@知能提升
Ⅲ.任务型阅读理解
阅读下面短文，按要求完成12至16小题。
体育赛事 逆风展翅：亚运赛场上陈雨菲带伤夺银·（2024珠海期中）On October 7th， with the score 1－2， Chinese badminton player Chen Yufei lost the match at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. She got the silver medal. Chen said on the social media， “At the Hangzhou Asian Games， which is likely to be my final Asian Games， receiving a silver medal is something I can accept with a smile. That’s because I’ve tried my best.”
During the earlier match， her injuries（损伤） caused her left leg to feel weak. Because of the injuries， she had to take medicine to stop the pain during both the semi-finals and finals， and it was also the first time she used muscle patches （肌贴） all over her body. She also needed to put medicine on her back， thighs（大腿）， and ankles until late at night.
Even though she got injuries all over her body， she neither feared nor gave up. For the whole 90 minutes， Chen did her best to fight against the Korean opponent（对手）， so people all praised（赞扬） her for her persistence（坚毅） and bravery（勇气）.
12.What does Chen Yufei do？
13.When was the match？
14.Where did Chen lose the match？
15.Why did Chen Yufei have to take medicine and use muscle patches during the matches？
16.Who won the match， Chen Yufei or the Korean player？
3 ｜ Making a difference
@激活基础
Ⅰ.任务型完形填空辨识训练
anyone， future， possible， village， education
1.I want to be a scientist in the .
2. 风云人物 Zhang Guimei is my role model（楷模） because she devotes a lot to .
3.Her books are about life.
4. 航天事业 （2024广州真光中学月考改编）Gui Haichao’s story shows us that with hard work and a dream， anything is ！
5.（2024揭阳普宁勤建学校期末改编）These lessons will teach you some simple moves of Tai Chi， and almost can learn them.
Ⅱ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.His spirit always encourages us （try） our best to serve（服务） our motherland.
7.I don’t know how to choose the right colour to wear. Could you give me some （advise）？
8.（2024杭州锦绣育才教育集团月考改编）Make sure to give （you） time for activities you enjoy.
9.核心素养·思维品质 Children all over the world love the Monkey King because he keeps helping the weak（弱者） and never （give） up.
Ⅲ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
10.好的习惯造就了美好的生活。
Good habits make a .
11.（2024无锡宜兴期中改编）一个业余爱好可以改变这个世界。
A hobby can to the world.
12.（2024定西岷县期中改编）外面下雨了。迈克必须待在家里。
It’s raining outside. Mike has to .
13.他因为伤病而想退出比赛。
He wants to the game because of an injury.
@知能提升
Ⅳ.阅读理解
体育赛事
疾风少女：11岁Tilly Williams驰骋5 000米，梦想瞄准2032奥运·In November 2023， Tilly Williams ran 5，000 metres in only 17 minutes and 22.7 seconds， becoming the fastest 11－year-old girl in the world.
Tilly loves running very much. She started running in 2021 when she joined her school’s cross-country team. “Running makes me feel free，” said Tilly. Tilly runs two or three times a week with her dad， Mark Williams. Sometimes， she runs with her friends. “It’s good to know that my family and friends support（支持） me，” said Tilly.
In her free time， Tilly loves reading books. Her favourite book is Matilda. It’s a children’s book by Roald Dahl. Matilda in the book is Tilly’s favourite person. She said， “I like Matilda because she works really hard to follow her dream.” Now， Tilly has a big dream—she wants to run in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
“I’m very proud of my daughter. She loves running， ★ . I think it’s good for her to have many hobbies，” Mark Williams said.
阅读以上短文，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
（ ）14. 新考法·写作方式 How does the writer develop Paragraph 1？
A.By giving examples.
B.By listing numbers.
C.By drawing pictures.
D.By comparing facts.
（ ）15.What can we know from Paragraph 2？
A.Tilly runs two or three times a month.
B.Tilly’s father doesn’t want Tilly to run.
C.Tilly feels free with her family and friends.
D.Tilly’s father runs with Tilly every week.
（ ）16.What does Tilly think of Matilda？
A.Hard-working.
B.Friendly.
C.Strict.
D.Warm-hearted.
（ ）17.What’s Tilly’s dream？
A.To run in the Olympics.
B.To meet her favourite runner.
C.To write a children’s book.
D.To read all Roald Dahl’s books.
（ ）18. 新考法·句子回填 Which of the follow－
ing can be put in “ ★ ”？
A.and I like to run with her
B.but she is too busy to run
C.and running is good for her
D.but she does many other things too
Ⅴ.任务型完形填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯，每个单词限用一次。
new， enjoy， fun， hundred， have，
be， start， sport， other， of
卡迪夫湾都市运动会引领青年运动新潮流·Do you like doing sports？ Summer is the perfect time to try 19. sports. That’s what 20. of young people did from June 16 to 18 at the Cardiff Bay in South Wales.
They were part of a two-day game called the Urban Games. The Urban Games 21. many kinds of sports like 3×3 basketball， BMX， street dance and so on. Some of the events（比赛项目） took place outside the gym. 22. events were held inside. There 23. also free areas（区域） where people could try out something different. Lots 24. young people learned new sports there. They even got advice from the players who joined in these exciting 25. .
Noni and her sister are skate-boarding lovers. They 26. skateboarding（滑板运动）three years ago. And they really enjoyed joining in the Urban Games. “Skateboarding is 27. and I’m excited to share ideas about skateboarding with others，” Noni said.
Urdd Gobaith Cymru is the organization（组织） that started the Urban Games. It is Wales’ largest organization for young people. The Urdd helps young people 28. sports.
4 ｜ Running for monitor
@激活基础
Ⅰ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.The challenges bring us chances that can make us （good） and wiser.
2.（2024长沙望城期末改编）Students can also （choice） to study other subjects， such as history， art and business（商务）.
3.This instrument（仪器） （monitor） the patient’s heartbeats.
4.（2024杭州锦绣育才教育集团月考改编）In clubs， you can learn （skill） such as teamwork， public speaking， and problem solving.
5.（2024泰州靖城中学期中改编）Don’t worry. I am sure you will get good （grade）.
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
6.三河镇小学的学生们喜欢踢足球。
Students at the Sanhe Township enjoy playing football.
7.（2024深圳南山外国语学校期中改编）为了达到这些目标，我们日复一日地努力取得进步。
To reach these goals， we work hard to day after day.
8.她在上海的第五初中学习。
She is studying in No.5 in Shanghai.
9.家里的每个人都需要好好相处。
Everyone in the family needs to each other.
10.（2024盐城射阳实验初中期中改编）没有人要求他这么做，但他总是准备为纳塔莉亚清理道路。
No one asks him to do that， but he is always clean the road for Natalia.
@知能提升
Ⅲ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
12岁女孩网络授课，巧解数学难题引热潮·A 12－year-old girl， called Xiao Gu， got popular on the Internet. She 11 maths online. In her videos， she usually stands in front of a whiteboard 12 a marker pen in her hand. She writes down her 13 of solving（解答） maths problems for many students.
In December 2023， she became famous when she 14 worked out（计算出） a difficult maths problem. She 15 a faster and easier way to solve the problem. And it helped many university students a lot 16 they took the postgraduate entrance exams（研究生入学考试） three days later.
Xiao Gu became interested in maths when she was little. And she 17 sharing her ways of studying maths. She started to post（上传） videos online in 2022. Her 18 video was about solving a high school maths problem. Now， many people ask her lots of questions about maths. And she helps 19 solve the problems in her videos.
One of Xiao Gu’s fans said， “Some high school maths problems are hard for me， but after watching her videos， they all became 20 .”
（ ）11.A.practices B.teaches C.shows D.studies
（ ）12.A.with B.by C.about D.as
（ ）13.A.gifts B.dreams C.ideas D.stories
（ ）14.A.quietly B.nearly C.slowly D.successfully
（ ）15.A.used B.carried C.planned D.started
（ ）16.A.because B.when C.but D.after
（ ）17.A.stopped B.forgot C.finished D.enjoyed
（ ）18.A.first B.next C.final D.only
（ ）19.A.him B.her C.them D.it
（ ）20.A.boring B.clear C.perfect D.difficult
5 ｜ A thank-you letter
@激活基础
Ⅰ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.（2024日照五莲期中改编）To celebrate， locals will （light） fires all around the city.
2.（2024泰州靖城中学期中改编）At the clinic（诊所）， doctors （check） how well the students understood maths.
3.We do morning （read） for our English study.
4.We can give you an （forgettable） birthday！
5.How time （fly）！ It’s really nice to get your e-mail.
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
6.房间里太黑了。你应该把灯打开。
It’s too dark in the room. You should the light.
7.（2024南京联合体学校期中改编）早上骑自行车感觉很好，因为它能更好地唤醒我们。
It feels good to ride our bikes in the morning because it us better.
8.丽莎工作努力，并且每天都照顾她的植物。
Lisa was hard-working and her plants every day.
9.走进你的学校，享受那里美丽的事物。
your school and enjoy the beautiful things there.
10.年幼的熊猫和它们的妈妈待在一起大约18个月。
Young pandas their mothers for around 18 months.
@知能提升
Ⅲ.阅读理解
根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项多余选项。
信件环游美国：Goddard小学Miss Linda的创意地理课·Miss Linda is a teacher in a primary school called the Goddard School in Pennsylvania. 11.
A.It is a letter class for kids and parents.
B.They now have letters from 36 states.
C.Now they can quickly name some states.
D.And kids are excited to receive these photos.
E.Last year she became “the teacher of the year”.
F.She is teaching her students about their country through letters.
G.Not surprisingly， the first state to send in a letter was Pennsylvania.
Getting a letter can be exciting when it’s coming from a faraway（遥远的） state. Her students are hoping to get a letter with a postmark（邮戳） from all 50 states of America. 12. The other 14 letters are well on their way.
13. It is the kids’ home state. The kids are quite happy to receive their first letter.Every time a letter comes in. Miss Linda reads it to her students. Most of the letters have information about the state and some photos for the kids. 14.
Miss Linda got the idea after seeing a similar（类似的） lesson on the Internet. She said she wanted to give her students an idea of where they live and the amazing size of their country. This kind of study is very popular with the students. 15. And they can even point out where some of the states are on the map.
Understanding cultures ｜ Different countries， similar school life
@激活基础
Ⅰ.词汇考查
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.I tried many ways to do it， but none of them was （success）.
2. 科技前沿 AI （make） a great difference to people’s daily life.
3.Playing sports can make us sleep （good） at night.
4.They work in the farmland （two） a week with their teachers’ help.
5.（2024佛山南海瀚文外国语学校期末改编）In Italy， friends meet at coffee （shop） to share stories over espresso（意式浓缩）.
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（每空限填一词）
6.作为一名学生，努力学习是你的责任。
As a student， it’s your duty to at your lessons.
7.（2024银川十八中集团校期末改编）下课后我总是和他们交谈或和他们一起运动。
I always them or play sports with them after class.
8.她的想法和我的很相似。所以我完全同意她的想法。
Her ideas are similar to mine. So I completely her idea.
9.闲聊是指我们在谈话开始时谈论的小事。
Small talk means the little things we talk about a conversation.
10.在园艺课上，学生们可以到外面去呼吸新鲜空气。
In gardening classes， students can and get fresh air.
@知能提升
Ⅲ.阅读理解
从校服改革到呼吸新风尚：全球教育与社会规则的新趋势·
Fight against uniform（校服） rules Thirteen-year-old Oscar Ralph from England went to school in his sister’s skirt in hot weather. He wore the skirt to fight against his
school’s rule “Students can’t wear shorts”. In the end， the school allows（允许） students to wear their shorts when the weather is really hot.
Cellphones can’t be used at school The parents of children at elementary schools in an Irish town are happy to stop their children using cellphones. Under the town’s new rule， children can’t have cellphones at home or school before they are 13 years old.
Honor for a speaker of an endangered language （濒危语言） Katrina Esau is 90 years old. She has been honored for protecting the Nluu language. Nluu， a little-known language， is the language of a group of people. They lived in Africa before white people arrived. She stopped speaking Nluu as a child， but in 2005 she began teaching it to children.
Children learn a special breathing method（呼吸方法） The head of New York City says that all children will learn a special breathing method for five minutes a day from September. He says this will help students stay relaxed. However， many people think time should be spent in helping students’ health.
阅读以上材料，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
（ ）11.Why did Ralph wear his sister’s skirt？
A.Because it sold well.
B.Because it was beautiful.
C.Because he didn’t have jeans.
D.Because he didn’t like the uniform rule.
（ ）12.Children at elementary schools in an Irish town can’t .
A.play games
B.wear shorts
C.use cellphones
D.learn the Nluu language
（ ）13.Where did Katrina Esau come from？
A.Asia. B.Africa.
C.Europe. D.South America.
单元语法聚焦Grammar
@语法精讲
一般过去时（Simple Past Tense）（1）
规则动词的过去式变化
@语法精练
（中考考点变式练）
Ⅰ.根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1.Last week my sister （fail） her cooking exam because she burnt something.
2.Who （cook） dinner yesterday evening in your family？
3.Because he came to a new school， he （miss） his old friends.
4.Victor （dream） of becoming a lawyer when he was a schoolboy.
5.（2024淮安中考）Yesterday， we （work） out the problem with our teacher’s help.
6.The train （arrive） at the station 20 minutes late yesterday.
Ⅱ.语法与情景对话
（ ）7. 学科融合·历史 In ancient times， peo－
ple a fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together.
A.make B.made
C.makes D.are making
（ ）8.She to open the shop at 9 a.m.， so she could sleep more.
A.plan B.to plan
C.planned D.planed
（ ）9.The little boy putting all the pens into the small bag， but failed.
A.try B.tried
C.trying D.will try
（ ）10.—What did you do this Dragon Boat Festival？
—I the boat races on TV and read books.
A.watch B.watched
C.will watch D.am watching
（ ）11.（2024呼和浩特中考改编）In China， hotpot has a history of over 1，000 years. It first in the Mongolia area， and then became popular in the southern part of China.
A.appearing B.appears
C.will appear D.appeared
情境小练/“为英语注入趣味活力”——一般过去时课堂活动
为了让学生摆脱传统英语语法学习的枯燥，英语老师开展了此次课堂活动。
李老师在课堂上给学生布置了一组练习。
Ⅲ.选择括号里正确的be动词形式并把它填在横线上
12.The weather （was/were） sunny yesterday.
13.The science test （was/were） very easy.
14.They （was/were） at the beach yesterday evening.
15.Rose and Peter （was/were） very busy.
16.Where （was/were） Violet last Saturday？
17.My grandparents （was/were） at home yesterday.
18.That （was/were） my brother’s favourite
toy.
19.All of my family （was/were） in the south of the island last summer.
Mary和Coco拿到了一张时间旅行动词轮盘图，Mary在Coco的配合下尝试着通关。
Ⅳ.从Start一格开始，一人在横线上按顺序填出所给词的过去式，另一人负责检查，填正确可继续填下一空格，直至写出所有单词的过去式
时间旅行动词轮盘
单元主题写作Writing
@写作话题剖析
本单元以“学校生活”为话题，围绕这一话题主要谈论了学校学习科目、学校活动、学习态度的转变、班长竞选和对老师的感谢。写作主要围绕所学科目、老师、学校活动和对学习的认知等方面展开。体裁以说明文或记叙文为主。本单元对接的课标范畴是“人与自我”，主题群为“生活与学习”，子主题内容为“多彩、安全、有意义的学校生活”。高阶写作在描述学校各类生活的同时也可表述通过各项学校活动谈论养成积极乐观的生活态度的重要性。
@写作素材积累
@学以致用
（2024南通期中）假如你是阳光中学的李华，香港的一批学生来你们学校访问交流。请根据思维导图中的内容提示，用英文向他们介绍你的学校生活。
要求：1.文中不能出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；
2.内容涵盖所有要点，全文连贯通顺；
3.词数80左右，开头和结尾部分已经给出，不计入总词数。
思路提示：
借用文章开头，介绍自己的学校生活（Hello， everyone. Welcome to…）→根据题干思维导图中的要点，描述学校科目、学校老师、同学以及课外活动等（I have eight classes…We have nice teachers and classmates…After school， we often…）→表达感谢，并收尾（Thank you very much for…）
时文素养提升Reading
A
lternative（非传统的） schools are schools where students learn differently. In traditional（传统的） schools， children must sit. They listen to the teachers. They fill in worksheets. They usually work alone. Children of the same age are in one class. The Life School in Atlanta， US， is different. Children can move freely in the room. They work in teams. They can choose what to learn. They have a lot of fun. These schools are in contact with parents much more.
Studies show that children from alternative schools have better results. They are more empathetic（ ▲ ）. They enjoy learning.
释义猜词
请结合文意和括号内给出的英文释义写出下列单词的汉语意思。
1.empathetic（someone who can understand the feelings of others）
adj.
2.How do students in traditional schools usually learn？
In traditional schools， students usually sit， the teachers， worksheets， and mostly .
3.What can children at The Life School in Atlanta do to improve（改进） their learning experience？
Children improve their learning experience by freely， in teams and what to learn.
思维发散
阅读以上短文，根据其内容判读下列句子正误。正确填A、错误填B。
（ ）4.Students are always divided into classes according to age in The Life School in Atlanta.
