《2025年评优监测课时作业八年级英语下册译林版》

阅读理解
Cameron Patterson，a British student，spent his childhood in China. He has seen many great changes in the country over the past 15 years，especially trains.
At the age of 8，Patterson moved from Wales to join his father in Shanxi. In the following years，he and his parents lived in a few cities. They also travelled a lot during holidays. However，traveling itself wasn't always relaxing. When his family moved from Jiangsu to Guangdong，they took the old green train and spent one and a half days on the trip.
Now with high-speed trains，life becomes much easier. Long and boring trips in the past have become shorter. Also，the modern trains are more comfortable. “A coin（硬币） wouldn't move at all on the table of a fast moving train，” he said excitedly.
Patterson was glad to see these changes in China.
Patterson now works as a Confucius Institute volunteer at Lancaster University. “I'm proud to act as a bridge between the UK and China and help the two peoples know about each other's cultures better.”
( )1. From the first two paragraphs，what do we know about Patterson?
A. He moved to China at an early age.
B. He didn't feel any changes in China.
C. He took great interest in China's history.
D. He was always excited on the train.
( )2. The writer shows the modern trains are more comfortable by _______.
A. playing a trick
B. asking a question
C. giving an example
D. showing a picture
( )3. According to the passage，we can infer Patterson _______.
A. wants more people to travel around the world
B. enjoys acting as a bridge between the UK and China
C. thinks it is useless to learn cultures of other countries
D. feels happy to live in China with more people from the UK

答案： ( )1. A ( )2. C ( )3. B
解析：
1. 根据第二段“At the age of 8，Patterson moved from Wales to join his father in Shanxi.”可知，他8岁搬到中国，属于“early age”（早年），A项正确；B项与第一段“He has seen many great changes”不符；C、D项未提及，故选A。
2. 根据第三段“A coin wouldn't move at all on the table of a fast moving train”可知，作者通过举例说明高铁的舒适，C项正确，故选C。
3. 根据最后一段“I'm proud to act as a bridge between the UK and China”可知，他喜欢作为中英桥梁的角色，B项正确；A、C、D项未提及，故选B。

Task & Self-assessment
一、词汇检测
1. According to the present _______(形势)，it's hopeless for our team to win.

答案： situation
解析：“形势”对应的名词是“situation”，此处用单数形式。

2. He was feeling bad yesterday. _______(然而)，he still went to work.

答案： However
解析：“然而”对应的副词是“However”，句首首字母大写，后面用逗号隔开。

3. Has the government _______(意识到) it's a serious problem?

答案： realized
解析：“Has+主语+过去分词”构成现在完成时，“意识到”的过去分词是“realized”。