牛津译林版英语八年级下册课时练习Unit1PastandpresentPeriod2Reading(1)

Unit 1 Past and present Period 2 Reading Ⅰ 基础检测 一、根据课文内容填空, 完成信息表 (每空不超过三个单词) Interviewee Mr. Chen Topic 1. ________ in Sunshine Town Facts Facilities There were only some small 2. ________ and shops. They had a post office and a 3. ________ in the town centre. Part of the town centre has been turned into a new 4. ________ . They have a new 5. ________ and a large shopping mall. Environment A steel factory put the 6. ________ into the Sunshine River. The river is much 7. ________ now. Life He often met his old friends and they played 8. ________ and 9. ________ together. Most of his friends have 10. ________ . Life is better but sometimes he feels 11. ________ . Opinion It's 12. ________ to see the amazing changes anyway. 二、英汉词组互译 1. in the northern part of town ________ 2. move house ________ 3. two blocks away ________ 4. over the years ________ 5. improve the situation ________ 6. used to do sth. ________ 7. 对…非常了解 ________ 8. 结婚 ________ 9. 把. . . 变成. . . ________ 10. 像以前那样经常 ________ 11. 在镇中心 ________ 12. 自那时起 ________ 13. 不时, 时时 ________ 14. 下中国象棋 ________ 三、用方框中所给单词和词组的适当形式填空 change a lot put . . . into move away used to in some ways amazing change turn . . . into . . . take action once much cleaner Swan Lake is in the southern part of my hometown. It 1. ________ be dirty and smell bad. There were 2. ________ many small restaurants near the lake, and they always 3. ________ the waste ________ the lake. Later the local government realized this problem and began to 4. ________ . Now the area has 5. ________ over the years. The government has 6. ________ the restaurants and 7. ________ the place ________ new lakeside park. The lake is 8. ________ . There are green trees and beautiful flowers everywhere. Walking trails, camping sites, picnic grounds and playing fields attract a lot of local people and even tourists. 9. ________ , it has become the icon of the city. What 10. ________ ! 技能提升 四、阅读短文, 回答问题 A community is a group of people. Neighbourhoods and towns are made up of communities. People in communities do things together. What community are you a part of? Communities need helpers. A town has many community helpers. They are called service workers. Let's see how service workers help! Police officers help the people in a community live together in peace and safety. Some police officers direct traffic. Firefighters put out fires in their communities. They save people from burning buildings. When an alarm starts ringing in the fire station, firefighters jump into their fire trucks. The trucks roar to the fire. Then the firefighters use their hoses to put out the fire. Teachers and coaches are also community workers. Your teachers help you learn. They may teach you how to read and write. Coaches help you learn how to play sports. Coaches also teach you how to play fairly. Doctors and nurses help people stay healthy. When people are sick or hurt, doctors and nurses help them feel better. Doctors and nurses may work in hospitals and clinics. Postmen work at the post office. They help their communities by taking care of mail. They carry mail to homes and the workplace. Who brings your mail? Communities are made up of people who live together and help each other. What other community workers can you name? 1. What does the passage mainly tell us? 2. What do firefighters use to put out a fire? 3. Who helps people learn how to play sports? 4. Many community workers work in special buildings. Please write at least three buildings you read about in this passage. 5. Do you know about any other kind of community worker? (至少写两种) Period 2 基础检测 一、 1. Changes 2. restaurants 3. cinema 4. park 5. theatre 6. waste 7. cleaner 8. cards 9. Chinese chess 10. moved away 11. a bit lonely 12. good 二、 1. 在小镇北部 2. 搬家 3. 两个街区之外 4. 在这些年 5. 改善状况 6. 过去常常做某事 7. know. very well 8. get married 9. In some ways 10. as often as before 11. in the town centre 12. since then 13. from time to time 14. play Chinese chess 三、 1. used to 2. once 3. put; into 4. take action 5. changed a lot 6. moved away 7. turned; into 8. much cleaner 9. turn ... into... 10. amazing changes 技能提升 四、 1. About community helpers/workers and their work. 2. Their hoses. 3. Coaches. 4. Fire stations, hospitals, clinics and post offices. 5. Librarians (or bank workers, shopkeepers, etc. ).