《2025年时习之暑假衔接八年级英语人教版》

Ⅲ. (南充改编)阅读理解。
A tree has roots. People have roots, too. If you get to the root of a problem, you will solve it. It's the same thing with words. Dig deeply into a big, unfamiliar word and you will understand where it came from.
As readers, especially those reading in a second language, we need to deal with the text as if we were detectives (侦探) looking for information to unlock the unknown. Like any good detective arriving at the crime scene, the first thing to learn a new and difficult word is to judge the situation, to look at everything that is known and to see if it helps us to understand what it means.
As you know, prefixes(前缀) and suffixes(后缀) can be added to the beginning or end of words to change the meaning. Know them, and you will have the word building power. But root words are the key. Take time to learn a few of these and you will become a master word detective.
Let's look at one common root word used in English. “Alter” from the Latin word means “other”. When you meet this root word, you know that the bigger word has something to do with “other”. Examine the word “alternate”. Can you find the Latin root in it?
If you and your friend like to eat out, first you pay and the other pays the next time. You are alternating paying.
If you have no alternative, you have no other choices.
Learn as many root words as possible in the language you are studying. Then use your “rooting for words” skills. Like any new skill, practice and hard work are always paid back.
( )1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The situation.
B. The crime scene.
C. A new and difficult word.
D. Everything that is known.
( )2. If Jim and Lily go to the movies, which one below is “alternating paying”?
A. They each pay half.
B. Jim pays every time.
C. They take turns to pay.
D. Their parents pay for them.
( )3. How does the writer explain his ideas about root words?
A. By giving a fact.
B. By taking an example.
C. By telling a story.
D. By having a discussion.
( )4. “Sen” from the Latin word means “old”. Which word uses this Latin root?
A. My brother is my senior by two years.
B. He was ill so he was absent from school.
C. A criminal was sentenced to death by law.
D. 60 students were present at the meeting.
( )5. What's the structure of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

答案： 1-5 CC B A B