初中英语译林版（2024）八年级上册（2024）Unit 2 School life Further Study 课时作业A（含答案）

8AU2 Further Study 课时作业A
一、词汇运用（根据语境填空）
1. On May 15, 2023, the Activity in Chongqing People Moved Awarding of 2022 was held in Xichang. Among them was Luo Sire whose four children two of them are studying in Tsinghua University. He was given a special prize by the government on October 3rd, 2022. It's impossible for him to get such special prizes ______ the great effort.
2. Luo and his wife live in a small mountain village in Bijie. They have a common and hard life as most other villagers in their neighbourhood. They have little education, ______ how can they bring up four excellent children Luo told reporters about the "secrets" of his successful education. "I hope my children can get ______ education and have a better future," said Luo. "My wife and I faced lots of challenges and difficulties. We don't know ______ to read or write. We can hardly count." They really realized the ______ of education for their children. They made up their minds to send them to good schools.
二、首字母填空
In China, a p__1__ of students spend much of their time on their studies and don't help with housework at home. As a result, they lack (缺少) basic skills. L__2__, things are changing. Last year, many schools have begun to teach students life skills. In Hope Middle School in Jiangsu, students have a s__3__ life skill class. They learn to make dumplings in d__4__ kinds of shapes. "I couldn't make dumplings before, but now I can make all dumplings. I really love my life skill class. It's my favourite class," said Zhang Yan, a boy at the school. Shuren School set up some planting c__5__. Their students learnt to farm vegetables. "At first, I thought I could only g__6__ some vegetables here, but I learnt a lot about vegetables," said Chen Jia, a girl at the school. In fact, learning life skills is as important a__7__ learning Chinese and Maths b__8__ it helps us prepare for our future life. Through activities, students can d__9__ their hobbies and enjoy their school life. But do you help your parents do housework at home I__10__ not, maybe you should get started now.
三、选择题（为文段选合适的句子）
Not long ago, a deputy to the National People's Congress (人大代表) advised having fewer English classes but more traditional Chinese classes in school. 1 ______ Officers of the Ministry of Education (教育部) replied that they would strengthen (加强) the teaching of traditional Chinese culture but English language courses would still be kept at 75%, reported China Daily. There is no question that strengthening the teaching of traditional culture should be the most important. 2 ______ Instead, learning English can be seen as a good way to help improve our cultural confidence (自信) and strengthen ourselves. In this age of globalization (全球化), English is the most used language in the world. 3 ______ If you can show traditional Chinese culture to your foreign friends in English, how proud and helpful you can be! 4 ______ If you want to become a scientist when you grow up, English can help you a long way as your foreign study, research, ______
Many of the best papers in advanced (先进的) subjects like Biology and Maths are written in English.
English is the most important language in the world.
But it does not go against (违背) the teaching way.
Going abroad for further study is a good way.
Learning English can help tell China's story to foreign people and help them better understand China.
F. He believed that would help build up cultural confidence.
四、阅读简答题
1. At what age did children begin school in ancient China ________________________________
List two things parents prepared for children to enter school in ancient China.
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3. Why would children bow to the statue of Confucius and their teacher before the First Writing Ceremony _____________________________________________________________________
4. What would children do during the First Writing Ceremony
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What do you think of the school entrance ceremony And why
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一、1. without 2. but; good; how; importance二、1. percentage 2. Luckily 3. special 4. different 5. clubs 6. grow 7. as 8. because 9. develop 10. If三、1. C 2. F 3. E 4. A四、（答案需结合原文，此处略，若需具体答案可根据文本补充）