Unit 8 第4课时Section B 3a-Self Check（分层作业）-2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

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Unit 8 第4课时Section B 3a-Self check
一、选词填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
laugh, south, abroad, beautiful, succeed
1．This kind of fruit only grows in the part of China.
2．My parents will hold a party to celebrate my .
3．We should learn to enjoy the of nature.
4．After high school, he went to continue his study.
5．Wow! The house is always full of .
二、完成句子
6．你出国留过学吗？
Have you ever
7．我姐姐刚才把她的一个同学介绍给了我。
My sister one of her classmates just now.
8．今晚我们学校有一个关于美国乡村音乐的讲座。
There is going to be a talk about in our school tonight.
9．亨利是摇滚乐的狂热爱好者。
Henry is rock music.
10．这片森林里鸟的数量在增加。
the birds in this forest is rising.
11．小杜昨天把那个朋友介绍给了我。
Xiao Du that friend to me yesterday.
12．我开始意识到要教好她是多么地不容易。
I how difficult it was to teach her well.
三、完形填空
Tom Sawyer is a classic written by the famous writer Mark Twain in 1876. It is about a summer in Tom Sawyer’s 13 .
Tom Sawyer is a child. His parents are 14 so no one takes care of him. He moves to a small town on the Mississippi River to live with his aunt. He has many clever ideas, but he doesn’t like school. He always likes to 15 to go fishing when he is having classes. Tom has a friend, Huck Finn. He never goes to school, but 16 he is kind and independent. They have great adventures on the Mississippi River together, like going to their own funeral (葬礼) and seeing a murder (谋杀). Tom is so 17 that he even speaks out the murderer loudly. Finally, he and his friend 18 a lot of treasures and become rich.
This novel is full of adventures, love and wishes. Tom Sawyer 19 people that everything is great when they are children. It is a little difficult to read at first. Perhaps, it will take you some 20 to get used to the language in the 19th century. But it is 21 for people of all ages to read the whole book. It is interesting and wonderful. I want to 22 this book to anyone who looks forward to becoming young again. Hope you can go on a different journey with this book.
13．A．dream B．life C．school D．achievement
14．A．dead B．silly C．dangerous D．crazy
15．A．give away B．hand out C．work out D．run away
16．A．finally B．quickly C．actually D．difficultly
17．A．kind B．brave C．young D．lonely
18．A．find B．repair C．guess D．provide
19．A．records B．imagines C．reminds D．advises
20．A．money B．time C．success D．food
21．A．ancient B．beautiful C．modern D．enjoyable
22．A．connect B．introduce C．lead D．make
四、阅读理解
People read books less often these days. With the invention of radio, television and most recently, the Internet and computer games, it seems that reading books is no longer a popular activity. However, I believe that books are an important part of our lives.
Books offer an outstanding wealth of learning and at a lower price than taking a course. Books can make people cleverer, because heavy readers have greater knowledge of how things work and who or what people were.
Everything in today′s society requires reading. Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills. Someone could not understand them and become very sick or even die.
Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous without enough reading. Sometimes, you must be able to understand what is written and explain the meaning of them.
Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time. Even if we don′t read books, we still read every day, and reading books can strengthen(加强) our abilities. Reading is one of the greatest things we can do in our spare time.
With a book, you can travel anywhere you want, do anything you want, and talk to anyone you want. Reading is very important in our lives, no matter your age. So I think people should read books.
23．What activity is less popular these days than before
A．Reading books. B．Listening to the radio. C．Watching TV. D．Surfing the Internet.
24．We can learn from the second paragraph that 　　　　.
A．reading can improve your memory B．reading can make you interesting and attractive
C．reading can make you smarter D．reading can reduce stress
25．The underlined word “them” in the third paragraph refers to 　　　　.
A．the books they are reading B．the directions on a medicine bottle
C．the good reading skills D．the words a doctor tells a sick person
26．Some people disagree to read books because they think 　　　　.
A．walking in the city also needs reading skills
B．driving along the road is dangerous
C．reading books is very helpful for our abilities
D．reading books just wastes their time
27．The best title of the passage can be 　　　　.
A．People Should Enjoy Themselves B．How We Improve Reading Skills
C．Why People Should Read Books D．What We Love Doing in Spare Time
请阅读下面语篇，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
NVITATTONCome to learn the Yangge dance! Do you know the Yangge dance It is a kind of traditional Chinese dance. The performers dance to music with handkerchiefs (手帕) or fans (扇子) in their hands. It’s a very popular festival activity in northern China. Yangge may have different forms from place to place, but all of them show happiness. To help young people learn more about the dance, we will have an activity this Sunday.
28．What is the Yangge dance
A．A modern dance. B．A dance from foreign countries. C．A kind of traditional Chinese dance.
29．What will participants (参与者) do first
A．Learn the Yangge dance. B．Watch the Yangge dance shows. C．Listen to stories about Yangge.
30．How long does the activity last
A．For three hours. B．For four hours. C．For five hours.
31．What will a participant get for free
A．A fan. B．A pair of shoes. C．A handkerchief.
32．What can we know from the invitation
A．The activity will start on Saturday morning.
B．People will learn the dance in the sports hall.
C．Participants need to take some water with them.
Everyone enjoys music. But do you know it can help sick (生病的) kids feel better 33 In fact, music has changed the world a lot. In Australia, scientist Catherine has made a music program (项目). 34 “Music can make you happy, music can make you sad, music can make you relaxed and take away any bad feelings,” said Catherine.
For thousands of years, people have believed that music has a great effect (影响) on both the mind and the body, but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical benefits (好处). They found that playing music in hospitals helped soldiers (士兵) feel better. 35 What’s more, it can also help kids in school get better grades because it can make them feel relaxed and study more carefully.
Now music is being used in a special program called Music Therapy (疗法). 36 The therapy has many games like listening to music, playing the instruments, singing, songwriting. Sophia is 11. She got cancer five months ago, but playing music, learning new songs and singing have become part of her life. She said, “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope. 37 ”
A．It helps people live a better life in different ways by using music.
B．A famous musician once said music could change the world.
C．After that, people started to use music to help sick people.
D．The program brought smiles on the faces of kids in hospitals across the country.
E．It feels like my life will soon turn around and I’ll be strong again.
五、任务型阅读
Why is the little girl Alma called “Mini Mozart”
Most children of her age couldn’t understand an opera. But Alma has already wrote her own. Alma wrote her own sonata (奏鸣曲) at the age of six and one year later she composed (创作) her first opera, The Sweeper of Dreams, this year. The English National Opera thought it was great work!
Alma said, “The music comes to me when I feel relaxed. I like thinking about fairies (仙女) a lot, and princesses, and beautiful dresses.” She likes to sit on the swing in the garden and compose. According to this talented young musician, the idea for The Sweeper of Dreams came in a dream.
Because of her talent for music, Alma has become famous and many people like to compare her with Mozart. “I don’t mind if I am famous or not,” she says. “I like Mozart, but I’m not trying to become him. I’m going to be like myself, Alma, not Mozart.”
根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。
The Little Alma—“Mini Mozart”
Alma composed her first opera When she was 38 years old.
Alma said “The music comes to me when I feel 39 .”
Because she is 40 in music Alma has become famous and many people like to Compare her with Mozart.
Alma doesn’t mind if She is 41 or not.
Alma thinks It’s important for her to be no one but 42 .
六、短文填空
阅读下面短文，并借助上下文内容，在空格里填上一个合适的单词，使短文合理通顺。请将答案填写在答卷相应的位置上。
Do you know the song How I’d Like to love This World It’s 43 very popular song these days. Chinese singer Hua Chenyu sings the song 44 he was twenty-nine. He sang 45 at the New Year’s Eve gala（跨年晚会） on TV. The song 46 out on Dec 1, 2019, on Net East’s Cloud Music app. Within only half an hour, it sold 47 than 3 million, becoming the best-selling(最畅销) song of 2019. It sells over 15 million at last.
Hua made the song for people who have depression(抑郁症). It tells people 48 love themselves, as well as the world. 49 fact, Hua himself had a hard time growing up. His parents got divorced(离婚的) when he 50 a child. He often stayed alone at home. Music helped 51 get over (克服) this difficulty over the years. His deep love of music made him learn piano 52 flute(笛子), as well as write songs, when he was in middle school
参考答案
题号 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
答案 B A D C B A C B D B
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答案 A C B D C C B B A C
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答案 B D C A E
1．southern 2．success 3．beauty 4．abroad 5．laughter
【解析】1．句意：这种水果仅仅生长在中国的南部。此处应填表示方位的形容词作定语，结合备选词汇可知，south“南方”，名词，其形容词southern“南方的”符合语境，故填southern。
2．句意：我的父母将为庆祝我的成功举行一个聚会。此处应填名词，根据“My parents will hold a party to celebrate”并结合备选词汇可知，succeed“成功”，动词，其名词success“成功”符合语境，故填success。
3．句意：我们应该学会享受自然之美。此处应填名词，根据“We should learn to enjoy”和“nature”并结合备选词汇可知，beautiful“美丽的”，形容词，其名词beauty“美丽”符合语境，故填beauty。
4．句意：高中之后，他出国继续他的学业。此处应填副词，根据“to continue his study”并结合备选词汇可知，go abroad“出国”符合语境，故填abroad。
5．句意：哇！房子总是充满笑声。此处应填名词，结合备选词汇，laugh“笑”，动词，其名词laughter“笑声”符合语境，故填laughter。
6． studied abroad
【详解】分析句子，动词短语study abroad“出国留学”符合语境，结合“Have you ever”可知，该句是现在完成时，动词填过去分词。故填studied；abroad。
7． introduced to me
【详解】把某人介绍给……：introduce sb. to...，此处的to后接宾格me；结合“just now”，句子用一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式introduced。故填introduced；to；me。
8． American country music
【详解】American“美国的”，形容词作定语；country music“乡村音乐”，固定短语。故填American；country；music。
9． a fan of
【详解】一个狂热爱好者：a fan of，是固定表达。故填a；fan；of。
10． The number of
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，此处缺少“……的数量”，其英文表达为the number of，是固定表达。故填The；number；of。
11．introduced
【详解】表示“介绍”用动词introduce，结合yesterday可知用一般过去时。故填introduced。
12． came to realize
【详解】根据中文意思可知本题考查短语come to do sth.“开始做某事，逐渐做某事”和动词realize“意识到”，根据“how difficult it was to teach her well”可知此处时态为一般过去时，故填came；to；realize。
13．B 14．A 15．D 16．C 17．B 18．A 19．C 20．B 21．D 22．B
【导语】本文介绍了马克 吐温的一本小说《汤姆 索亚历险记》。
13．句意：它有关于Tom Sawyer一个夏天的生活。
dream梦想；life生活；school学校；achievement成就。根据“It is about a summer in Tom Sawyer’s...”以及下文所讲述的内容可知，《汤姆 索亚历险记》与Tom Sawyer生活中的一个夏天有关。故选B。
14．句意：他的父母都去世了，所以没人照顾他。
dead去世的；silly愚蠢的；dangerous危险的；crazy疯狂的。根据“so no one takes care of him”并结合选项可知，应是父母都去世了，所以没人照顾他。故选A。
15．句意：他总是喜欢在上课的时候跑去钓鱼。
give away捐赠；hand out分发；work out解决；run away跑开，逃走。根据上文“but he doesn’t like school”可知，他不喜欢学校，所以总是在上课时跑出去钓鱼。故选D。
16．句意：他从不上学，但实际上他很善良，并且很独立。
finally最终；quickly快速地；actually实际上；difficultly艰难地。根据“He never goes to school, but...he is kind and independent.”可知，虽然他从不上学，但实际上他是一个很善良且独立的人。故选C。
17．句意：汤姆很勇敢，他甚至大声说出了凶手的身份。
kind善良的；brave勇敢的；young年轻的；lonely孤单的。根据“he even speaks out the murderer loudly”可知，Tom很勇敢。故选B。
18．句意：最后，他和他的朋友找到了很多宝藏，变得很富有。
find找到；repair修理；guess猜；provide提供。根据“he and his friend...a lot of treasures and become rich”可知，此处应是指找到了很多宝藏。故选A。
19．句意：《汤姆 索亚历险记》提醒人们，当他们还是孩子的时候，一切都是美好的。
records记录；imagines想象；reminds提醒；advises建议。根据“Tom Sawyer...people that everything is great when they are children.”可知，《汤姆 索亚历险记》这本小说提醒人们“当他们还是孩子的时候，一切都是美好的”。故选C。
20．句意：也许，你需要一些时间来适应19世纪的语言。
money钱；time时间；success成功；food食物。根据“It is a little difficult to read at first. Perhaps, it will take you some...to get used to the language in the 19th century.”可知，这本小说一开始读起来有点困难，所以需要一些时间来适应19世纪的语言。it takes sb. time to do sth.“做某事花费某人时间”。故选B。
21．句意：但对于所有年龄段的人来说，读整本书是令人愉快的。
ancient古代的；beautiful漂亮的；modern现代的；enjoyable令人愉快的。根据下文“It is interesting and wonderful.”可知，读整本书是令人愉快的。故选D。
22．句意：我想把这本书介绍给所有期待再次变得年轻的人。
connect连接；introduce介绍；lead引领；make制作。根据“I want to...this book to anyone who looks forward to becoming young again.”可知，此处指把这本书介绍给他人。故选B。
23．A 24．C 25．B 26．D 27．C
【分析】本文是一篇议论文，主要谈论的是读书的重要性，我们应该多读书。
23．细节理解题。根据第一段中“People read books less often these days. With the invention of radio, television and most recently, the Internet and computer games, it seems that reading books is no longer a popular activity.”可知，如今人们不太经常读书了。故选A。
24．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Books can make people cleverer”可知，读书可以让人更睿智。故选C。
25．推理判断题。根据画线词所在句中的“and become very sick or even die”以及上句“Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills.”可知，有些人因为不能读懂药瓶上的使用说明，变得病情很严重，甚至死去。由此推断代词them指的是“药瓶上的使用说明”。故选B。
26．细节理解题。根据第五段中“Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time.”可知，一些人认为读书是浪费时间，他们认为可以用读书的时间做更好的事情。故选D。
27．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要谈论的是阅读的重要性以及我们为什么应该多读书。故选C。
28．C 29．B 30．B 31．A 32．C
【导语】本文主要向人们宣传并号召大家参加这周日在五一广场举行的秧歌舞活动。
28．细节理解题。根据“Do you know the Yangge dance It is a kind of traditional Chinese dance.”可知，它是一种传统的中国舞蹈。故选C。
29．细节理解题。根据表格中“3:10 pm 4:00 pm Watch the Yangge dance shows.”可知，是观看秧歌舞表演。故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据表格中“3:00 pm Arrive at the Wuyi Square.”、“3:10 pm-4:00 pm Watch the Yangge dance shows.”、“4:10 pm-5:00 pm Learn about the history of the traditional dance and listen to stories behind it.”和“5:10 pm-7:00 pm Learn the dance from teachers.”可知，活动从下午3点开始，晚上7点结束，持续四个小时。故选B。
31．细节理解题。根据“A free fan for you!”可知，得到一个免费的扇子。可知选A。
32．推理判断题。根据“Wear a pair of comfortable shoes and bring some water.”可知，参与者需要随身携带一些水。故选C。
33．B 34．D 35．C 36．A 37．E
【导语】本文主要讲述了音乐的作用，尤其在医院里，对病人的音乐疗法。
33．根据“In fact, music has changed the world a lot.”可知，此处描述音乐可以改变世界，选项B“一位著名的音乐家曾经说过音乐可以改变世界。”符合语境。故选B。
34．根据“In Australia, scientist Catherine has made a music program.”可知，此处是与这个音乐项目有关，选项D“这个项目让全国各地医院里的孩子们脸上露出了笑容。”符合语境。故选D。
35．根据“They found that playing music in hospitals helped soldiers feel better.”可知，音乐对生病的人有帮助，接着是音乐被用于医疗的过程，选项C“在那之后，人们开始用音乐帮助病人。”符合语境。故选C。
36．根据“The therapy has many games like listening to music, playing the instruments, singing, songwriting.”可知，该疗法通过音乐使人生活得更好，选项A“它通过使用音乐以不同的方式帮助人们提高生活质量。”符合语境。故选A。
37．根据“While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope.”可知，此处讲的是听音乐的好处和效果，选项E“感觉我的生活很快就会改变，我又会变得强大。”符合语境。故选E。
38．seven/7 39．relaxed 40．talented 41．famous 42．herself
【导语】本文主要介绍了被誉为“小莫扎特”的Alma的一些情况。
38．根据“Alma wrote her own sonata (奏鸣曲) at the age of six and one year later she composed (创作) her first opera”可知，七岁时，Alma创作了自己的第一部歌剧。故填seven/7。
39．根据“The music comes to me when I feel relaxed.”可知，当我感到放松时，音乐就来了；relaxed“放松的”，形容词作表语。故填relaxed。
40．根据“Because of her talent for music, Alma has become famous and many people like to compare her with Mozart.”可知，因为她在音乐方面的天赋，许多人喜欢把Alma和莫扎特相提并论；be talented in“在某方面有天赋”。故填talented。
41．根据“I don’t mind if I am famous or not”可知，Alma并不在意自己是否有名；famous“出名的”，形容词作表语。故填famous。
42．根据“I like Mozart, but I’m not trying to become him. I’m going to be like myself, Alma, not Mozart.”可知，对于Alma而言，做自己是最重要的；herself“她自己”，反身代词。故填herself。
43．a 44．when 45．it 46．came 47．more 48．to 49．in 50．was 51．him 52．and
【导语】本文主要讲述了《How I’d Like to love This World》这首歌曲的受欢迎程度以及歌手华晨宇的成长经历。
43．句意：这是最近很流行的一首歌。此处表示泛指，且very是以辅音音素开头的，故填a。
44．句意：中国歌手华晨宇在29岁时演唱了这首歌。分析句子结构可知，此空缺少连词when引导时间状语从句，故填when。
45．句意：他在电视上的新年晚会上唱了这首歌。此空指代前文提到的歌曲，单数形式，用it指代，故填it。
46．句意：这首歌于2019年12月1日在网易云音乐应用上发布。根据“The song … out on Dec 1, 2019”可知，此处介绍这首歌发布的时间，come out“发行”，描述过去发生的事情，动词用过去式，故填came。
47．句意：在短短半小时内，这首歌就卖出了300多万首，成为2019年最畅销的歌曲。根据“becoming the best-selling(最畅销) song of 2019”可知，more than“超过”，固定搭配，故填more。
48．句意：它告诉人们爱自己，也爱世界。tell sb to do sth“告诉某人做某事”，动词短语，故填to。
49．句意：事实上，华自己也经历了艰难的成长。in fact“事实上”，固定搭配，故填in。
50．句意：他小时候父母就离婚了。“he … a child”是主系表结构，空处缺少be动词，结合got可知，此句是一般过去时，主语he是第三人称单数形式，应填was，故填was。
51．句意：多年来，音乐帮助他克服了这个困难。根据He以及helped可知，此空应填宾格him，故填him。
52．句意：他对音乐的热爱使他在中学时就开始学习钢琴和长笛，并写歌。piano与flute是并列关系，用and连接，故填and。
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