初中英语八年级上册第二单元作业
基础性作业
一、词汇运用
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
1. English is one of the most widely used ________ (语言) in the world.
2. Our group members are all looking forward to ________ (讨论) their holiday plans.
3. My buddy John is really helpful because he often enjoys ________ (提供) help to me.
4. Italy may be the first choice of most people when choosing a ________ (外国的) country for
holiday.
5. When students in the UK say they want to buy rubbers, American students would say they’d
like to buy________ (橡皮).
(B) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
6. Shanghai Fudan University is always my ________ (idea) school.
7. With a bike, you can travel even ________ (far) without much cost.
8. The little boy will go on to play the piano after he ________ (finish) the homework.
9. Mrs Gao comes from France so her ________ (day) life is quite different from ours.
10. Let’s get off. We can save at ________ (little) twenty minutes by walking through the park.
二、语法专练 Compare the information of the three students and fill in the blanks.
Name Amy Tom Bill
Age 14 13 15
Height 1.62m 1.65m 1.74m
Time on 45
1.5 hour 2 hours
homework minutes
Clubs 2 4 1
Singing
96 91 93
score
The three students are all in Moonlight Middle School. Tom is the youngest and he is
taller than Amy but shorter than Bill. He spends 1. ________ time on homework than Amy. He is in
2. ________ clubs among the three students. Bill is in Grade 9 so he is the oldest. He studies hard.
He spends 3. ________ time on homework and he is in 4. ________ clubs of the three students.
Amy is in the 8th grade and she is the shortest of them. She has a sweet voice and she is also good
at sports. She is a member of both the volleyball club and the singing club. But she is in 5. ________
clubs than Tom. She spends 6. ________ time on homework than Bill.
Tom lives closest to the school. It takes him only five minutes to get to school on foot. Bill
lives 7. ________ from school than Amy and his home is 8. ________ from school of the three, so
he always takes a bus to school.
Last week, they all took part in a singing competition. Tom did very well in the competition,
but Bill sang 9. ________ than him. Amy got the highest score. She sang 10. ________ of all.
1三、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. — Why are you so angry with David?
— He ________ (not listen) to me at the meeting and is asking a lot of questions now.
2. Our school ________ (end) earlier than others because we had a power off.
3. — How pale you look! What happened?
— We can’t find my sister. The police ________ (search) the whole city for her these days.
4. Everyone in the class ________ (choose) Lily to be our monitor last week.
5. It’s much cheaper to ride a bike to Jin Kui Park than ________ (take) a taxi.
6. John spends as much time on computer games as he does ________ (practise) English.
7. We all tried our best to do everything we can to finish ________ (make) the project in time.
8. The boy is so good at art that he often ________ (mix) things together wonderfully.
9. Please write down what I say, or you ________ (miss) all the important points.
10. If you ________ (not be) careful enough, you won’t pass the coming test.
四、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。
1. 为什么不告诉他们不要犯相同的错误。
_________________________________ the same mistake.
2. 中国学生寒假比暑假少几周的休假。
Chinese students ____________________ the winter holiday than the summer holiday.
3. 他们上学要比我们晚三十分钟。
Their school _________________________________.
4. Jason每周三下午放学后坚持练习打棒球。
Jason __________________________________ after school every Wednesday afternoon.
5. 为了赢得比赛Jim比任何其他队员都刻苦。
Jim __________________________________ in his team to win the competition.
6. 梅西是世界最受欢迎的足球运动员之一。
Messi is __________________________________ in the world.
7. 谢谢你主动给我的朋友们提供如此多的帮助。
Thank you for __________________________________.
8. 每天至少花一小时做锻炼对我们是有好处的。
It’s good for us __________________________________ every day.
9. 我们一看到图书馆里的新杂志，就快速浏览了起来。
We ___________________________________ as soon as we see them.
10. 当我们无所事事的时候，时间似乎过得更慢。
Time ___________________________________ when we have nothing to do.
五、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. — How do you like Jason’s voice?
— I like the boy’s voice very much. In fact, I never heard ___________ one.
A. a better B. a good C. the best D. the better
2. People in the USA say “soccer” while people in the UK say “___________”.
A. fall B. football C. yard D. vacation
3. The number of the books in our school library is much ___________ than that in theirs.
A. fewer B. more C. smaller D. less
24. Attention, please. None of the students can _________ mobile phones when entering school.
A. take in B. bring in C. take up D. bring up
5. — The social worker spent almost five hours ___________ the plan and he’d like to have a talk
with you.
— Really? Any time is fine.
A. looking for B. looking through C. looking after D. looking up
6. Chinese students usually have seven days ___________ for National Day holiday.
A. out B. off C. on D. over
7. —￥5000? The price of Jaychou’s concert ticket in Shanghai is __________ than I thought.
— Oh, dear! I didn’t know it cost so ___________.
A. much more expensive; high B. much more expensive; much
C. much higher; much D. much higher; high
8. — ___________ homework do you do every day?
— Thanks to the “Double-Reduction” Policy, now I do at most two hours of homework.
A. How many B. How long C. How much D. How often
9. China has a much longer history than ___________ in Asia (亚洲).
A. any country B. another country C. any other country D. other countries
10. — The temperature changes a lot. The radio says it’ll be much ___________ tomorrow.
— Yes. It’s said that there will be much ___________ tomorrow.
A. rain; rainier B. rainy; rain C. rain; rain D. rainier; rain
11. — What do you like best about your school, Susan?
— I love the reading week best because I think life without books is __________.
A. interesting B. ideal C. colourful D. boring
12. — You look terrible. Don’t you think you should change your diet and lifestyle?
— I know. The ___________ I change, the ___________ I’ll be.
A. earlier; healthier B. earlier; more healthily
C. later; more healthily D. later; healthier
13. Which one of the following words will be like “lovely” after adding “-ly” to “love”?
A. usual B. friend C. quick D. careful
14. — Why are you always in such a hurry?
— So much work. I am ___________ in the company.
A. freer than before B. busier than the others C. not so busy D. the freest of all
15. — Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.
— __________. As teenagers, it’s the best way for us to know about the world.
A. It sounds like fun. B. That’s not the case.
C. You got me there. D. I truly agree with you
3拓展性作业
一、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可
以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
Have you ever heard the term “body image”? It means the way we 1 our own bodies and
how we feel about them. Some people have a good body image – they know that while their bodies
might not be the 2 , they are still healthy and happy.
But many others, especially (尤其) women, have a “ 3 ” view of their bodies. They feel
like they can never be thin enough.
I have seen this among my own girl friends. I often see them 4 about their weight on my
WeChat moments, even though (尽管) these girls already look so slim and pretty. I want to tell them
to 5 worrying and complaining, but it’s not really my place to do that.
This has been a 6 in the US and other countries for many years. But it seems to me that
Chinese women are more worried about their body image. Some of you may remember the “A4
challenge” of 2016. Women posted pictures of 7 online, comparing their waist (腰部) to the
width of a piece of A4 printing paper. A4 sheets are only about 20 cm 8 . For most people, that
would mean that they are at an 9 weight.
Unluckily, these kinds of beauty ideals will last for a long time. But the thing to remember is
that if you are not overweight or too thin, you’re probably in good health and are 10 just the
way you are.
1. A. build B. see C. face D. move
2. A. most B. worst C. least D. best
3. A. broken B. better C. boring D. brave
4. A. complain B. talk C. care D. write
5. A. keep B. practise C. stop D. enjoy
6. A. dream B. problem C. competition D. secret
7. A. herself B. themselves C. ourselves D. myself
8. A. long B. tall C. wide D. high
9. A. unhappy B. uncomfortable C. unable D. unhealthy
10. A. fine B. free C. fresh D. funny
B
As a boy, like all other boys, I wanted to be a man. But my parents did 1 for me. In fact,
they managed (掌控) every minute of my life. Although they loved me, I felt a bit unhappy with
them. “ZhengChenyu, do your homework!” “Practise the piano!” “ 2 the TV right now!” I
became so 3 with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.
Well, my wish came true! Although my parents were very worried about leaving me, they had
to go away on business for a few days. Now was my chance! I could have some 4 at last! As
soon as I got home from school the first day, I happily threw my schoolbag on the sofa and ate lots
of snacks. Then I enjoyed an exciting film on TV, and after that I played computer games. I liked
the games so much that I played 5 midnight.
The next morning I woke up late. I had to go to school 6 without breakfast, but when I
4got to school I was still late. The teacher asked me for my homework, but I could not hand it in.
With an empty stomach (胃), I was 7 to play basketball with my classmates! I felt tired and
sleepy at school all day long. When I got home. I tried to cook some rice, but I burnt it. I even
dropped my father’s favourite cup when I was cooking! I found myself so 8 at the easiest
cooking tasks. I started to feel lonely. I wanted Mum and Dad to come home soon. Mum cooked
such delicious food and made sure I never forgot my homework. Dad always helped me with
difficult questions, and told 9 when I was unhappy. Then I found being home alone was not
always 10 . When my parents came home, they were happy to find that I could cook and tidy
up now. I told them my home alone story, and we all laughed.
1. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
2. A. Turn on B. Turn off C. Turn up D. Turn down
3. A. excited B. exciting C. boring D. bored
4. A. fun B. food C. friends D. festivals
5. A. before B. till C. when D. after
6. A. quietly B. carefully C. hurriedly D. easily
7. A. willing B. glad C. ready D. unable
8. A. terrible B. excellent C. angry D. happy
9. A. truth B. jokes C. lies D. news
10. A. wonderful B. useful C. beautiful D. helpful
二、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳
选项。
A
Singapore started to put labels (标签) on every drink recently. The labels which have something
to do with sugar and saturated fat (饱和脂肪) are from A to D. A is the most healthy, and D is the
least healthy.
51. The passage is most probably part of a .
A. storybook B. magazine C. travel guide D. science report
2. Which of the following drink is the healthiest?
A. Milk without fat. B. Diet coke.
C. Sweetened tea drinks. D. Apple juice.
3. The labels on every drink want to tell customers .
A. water is less healthy than energy drinks
B. full-fat milk is far healthier than low-fat milk
C. the less sugar a drink has, the less healthy the drink is
D. the more saturated fat a drink has, the less healthy the drink is
B
Are you an “I” person or an “E” person? People have talked
about it a lot online recently. They are part of a popular personality
test called MBTI.
The MBTI test shows one’s personality in eight ways:
E:extroversion, I: introversion, S: sensing (感觉), N: intuition (直
觉), T: thinking, F: feeling, J: judging (判断) and P: perceiving (感
知). All the results have four letters, and there are results
in all. “I” and “E” are “introverted” and “extroverted”, respectively
(分别地).
Even if someone is typically quiet, many online discussions
show that an “I” person can still act outgoing at times. For example,
when an introverted person is with a group of introverted friends,
they might become more social like an “E” person.
Thinking on this, I may actually be the kind of person that these people are discussing. Most
times, I just wish to make everything more interesting and exciting and show people that I’m easy
to get along with. But deep down, I mostly enjoy being alone and quiet.
Using the MBTI result to tell someone’s personality seems fun. However, I went too far at one
time. My sister was excitedly making a day-to-day travel plan when I remembered from an article
that “P people” don’t like to make or follow plans, so I said to her, “You don’t seem like a ‘P person’.”
“Why?” she asked back. “Since when do I need to follow what my personality test tells me to do?”
It was then I knew I’d taken the result too seriously.
The MBTI personality test may show something you don’t know about yourself and can even
be a fun ice-breaker question when meeting new friends. And that’s all it is – for fun. Knowing
someone’s MBTI result doesn’t mean you really know this person. And those four letters of yours
don’t decide who you are.
4. What’s the correct number on the “ ” in Paragraph 2?
A. 2 B. 8 C. 16 D. 64
5. What is an “ I ” person like?
A. A person who is always easy to get along with.
B. A person who is more social than anybody else.
6C. A person who makes plans for everything and follow them.
D. A person who is quiet and shy but sometimes takes an active part.
6. What may be the best title of the passage?
A. Making the ideal match B. Getting to know about MBTI
C. Finding out who you really are D. Taking a free personality test online
C
“He must be here somewhere!”
Kevin Davidson covered his mouth and pressed (挤压) himself against the
wall of an old shop which no one would come. He tried to hide his thin body into
the grey concrete (混凝土) to make himself invisible. Difficult when you’re
wearing a red tracksuit.
It didn’t work.
“There he is!”
In the twilight, Kevin could just make out the
boy with the black hair who was pointing at him. Why
did he hate him? Kevin wondered. He had never seen
him before, never seen any of them. Yet here they
were, like a pack of crazy dogs drooling (流口水)
over him. Kevin threw himself forward and jumped
over a broken wall. They quickly ran after him. One,
two, three — more of them coming from everywhere.
“You can’t run from us,” one of them shouted, “You can’t hide.”
They were right. He didn’t know this part of town well enough to
hide from them. Where could he go? Where was safe?
Nowhere. Not here. Not for him.
He kept running without any stop, though his legs hurt and his heart
was pounding (连续重击). It was fear that kept him going. Why were they after him? What had he
ever done to them?
He was sure that these boys meant to do some serious kicking if they caught him.
But why?
Because he was new in town?
They were closing in on him. He looked behind quickly and almost yelled when he saw how
close they were. He rounded a corner and found himself heading for the car park underneath one of
the tall buildings. Maybe he could hide himself there. Find somewhere to get away or someone to
help him.
They were still behind him. He didn’t dare (敢) look to see how near, but he could hear their
feet pounding closer. If he didn’t find a hiding place in this car park, he was done for.
from Tribes by Catherine MacPhail
7. What does the underlined word “invisible” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Not be seen. B. Not be chosen. C. Not be touched. D. Not be called.
78. What Kevin Davidson thought made the boys hate him?
A. Kevin's red tracksuit. B. Kevin’s serious kicking.
C. Unknown reason. D. Kevin’s not showing them around.
9. Which is the right order according to the passage?
a. The boy with the black hair pointed at him.
b. The poor boy heard feet pounding closer.
c. Kevin Davidson came to the town.
d. More of them appeared from every direction.
e. Some boys searched for a boy in a red tracksuit.
A. c-e-b-a-d B. c-e-a-d-b C. e-a-d-c-b D.e-c-a-d-b
10. What can we infer (推断) from the story?
A. Kevin would not get away from these boys.
B. The light outside the old shop was bright enough.
C. Though tired and afraid, Kevin would never give up.
D. Someone would help Kevin if he went to the car park.
三、任务型阅读& 阅读填空
(A) 任务型阅读 :阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。
．．．．．．．．．．．．
Sad but Beautiful
Last night, one of my Chinese friends took me to a special concert of Chinese folk (民间的)
music which I’ve never heard in my hometown Paris. The music was strangely beautiful, but under
the beauty I found it so sad and full of pain. I almost cried along with it as I listened. Later I looked
up the history of Erquan Yingyue, and I began to understand the sadness in the music.
The music was written by Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893.
His mother died when he was very young. Abing’s father taught him to play many musical
instruments (乐器), such as the drums, dizi and erhu, and by the age of 17, Abing was known for
his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing’s life grew worse. He was very poor. Not
only that, he had a serious illness and became blind. For several years, he had no home. He lived on
the streets and played music to make money.
Abing’s amazing musical skills made him very popular during his lifetime. By the end of his
life, he could play over 600 pieces of music. It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were
recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity lasts. Today, Abing’s ErquanYingyue has
become one of China’s national treasures. It has a sad beauty that not only paints a picture of Abing’s
own life but also makes people recall their hardest time from their own saddest past.
1. What does the writer think of Abing’s music?
2. What did his father teach Abing to play?
3. What made Abing blind?
4. How many pieces of music by Abing can we hear today?
5. What made Abing popular in his life?
8(B) 阅读填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最
恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。
As you know, homework is a big part of students’ school life. Luckily, here are several ways
for you to make homework easy.
Make a homework plan
Most middle school students have two or three hours of homework a night. If it is a heavy
homework day, it takes you even more time. It is a good idea to come up with some kind of
homework schedule, especially if you are going to do sports or other activities after school.
Watch where you work
A bedroom, a study or any room where you can get away from noise is good for you to do your
homework. But don’t study on your comfortable bed, or you might fall asleep there.
Take a break
Most people’s attention (注意力) doesn’t last very long, so it’s better to take some short breaks
while doing your homework. If you sit in front of your desk for too long but don’t relax, you will
be less productive (有成效的) than if you stop to take a break. Taking a 15-minute break every hour
is a good way for most people.
Get help when you need it
Sometimes even though you are listening carefully in class, some subjects seem too hard. The
first person to ask for help is your teacher. He or she may be able to work with you before or after
school and help you understand things more clearly. Your classmates may also be able to give you
a hand. However, this might not give you the results you want. Lots of people understand something
well but are not able to explain it.
Title: Ways to help with your homework
Homework can be quite hard, but there is something you can do to make
Topic
homework much 1 .
Making a Heavy homework means 2 more time on your
homework plan study, so it is a good idea to have a homework plan.
Watching where It is necessary for you to study in a 3 place, so a
Useful you work bedroom or a study is a good choice.
Suggestions Sitting for a long time 4 relaxing makes your mind
Taking a break
work slowly. It is a good idea to have a rest.
It’s 5 to ask for help from your teacher than your
Getting help
classmates.
9综合实践性作业
A folder of our favourite books － The Reading Week of Our Class
A. Let’s choose it!
Reading makes a full man. Our class is also going to hold a Reading Week for all of you to
have more chances to do some reading. Before the activity, you should find your own reading
partners according to your reading habits. Please finish the following questions for the survey to
help you know more about your reading habits.
Questionnaire
1. When do you usually read books?
A. During holidays B. At weekends C. Every day
D. Any time I can E. Other time:
2. What kind of books do you like best?
A. Novels B. Science C. History
D. Travel E. Other kinds:
3. How do you get most of your books?
A. Borrow from libraries B. Buy at shops C. Borrow from friends
D. Get as a gift E. Other ways:
4. How much time do you spend reading every week?
A. Have no time B. Less than 1 hour C. 2-3hours
D. More than 4 hours E. Other time:
5. Compared with your classmates, the time your spend reading is .
A. the most of all B. more than most of theirs C. as much as theirs
D. less than theirs
6. Why do you usually read？
A. To collect information for a report or others.
B. To find a way to relax myself in my free time.
C. To know more about something I’m interested.
D. To have a subject to chat with my friends.
E. Other reasons:
After finishing the questionnaire, you can choose your reading partners to make your own
reading groups within 6-7 students. Name your own group.
B. Let’s read it!
Discuss with your group members to make sure what kind of books your group is going to read
first (Each group can choose 1 topic). Then find the books which are related to the topic and you
can enjoy yourselves in reading. If you have enough time, you can read as many books as you can.
You can also bring in books for your group members.
C. Let’s make it!
When you finish reading the book(s), you can make a review(书评) for other students to know
something about your book(s). (Take the picture below as an example)
Write a report about what you learned from the book.
10 Each group makes a folder for your book reviews with the type of the books, your group name
and names of members and on the cover. Put all the reviews in the folder.
Date:
Name of the book:
Writer:
Picture of the book cover
Reader: (Name)
Picture of
the reader
Who are the main characters?
What is the book mainly about?
Why do you like the book? What questions do you still have
after reading?
My report about the book...(What did you learn from the book?)
完成时长： 自我评价： （A+ /A/ B+/ B /C)
11D. Let’s share it!
Now every group has your excellent folder of your books. Put it up in the English corner of
your class and share your works with other groups. If other students are interested in your folder, he
or she can put a sticker with his or her name on it. Let’s find out who can get the most stickers.
设计说明：
本次作业结合第二单元Reading中的活内容组织开展班级阅读周，不仅让学生更加深刻
地体会感受课本中的情境的，同时也引导学生通过问卷调查有所依据的组成阅读小组，通过
共同兴趣来寻找以及共享优秀语料，学习英语语言文化知识。设计英文阅读活动，借助读书
报告，推荐并辅助学生阅读经典，培养阅读素养，发展多元文化意识，批判地辨别并汲取优
质文化。在阅读书目的选择和推荐时，注意选择和主题相关性强、学生感兴趣、并具有相关
影视作品等拓展资源的书籍，以便贴近不同层次学生的阅读需求和阅读兴趣。
分层指导：
Level A: 英语学习能力较强的同学需独立完成阅读任务，并完成全部阅读报告，以范
本为例融入自己的创意制作成个性化的小册子。
Level B: 英语学习能力稍弱的同学可以通过同伴互助的方式，共读同一本读物，了解原
著内容，完成范本阅读报告。
评价标准：
A+: 能通过阅读周活动、个性化地完成书评和读书报告，并主动阅读更多相关书籍。
A: 能完成阅读周活动，独立完成书评并对故事内容、主人公变化等开展文学评论。
B+: 能借鉴范本较为完整地完成读书报告，并写出一定的感受。
B: 能通过阅读周活动，了解阅读材料的题材、背景、角色和情节等要素。
C: 能通过共读和同伴的书评，更好理解原著内容，尝试原著阅读。
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