《2025年通城学典组合训练八年级英语人教版江西专版》

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范畴:人与自然 主题:季节与情绪 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价:____/11
请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。
nature know better often reason feel work if hard usually season
Winter is coming. Do you feel down more 1. often? If so, you might have seasonal affective disorder(SAD,季节性情绪失调).
SAD is a kind of depression(抑郁) that comes and goes with the 2. seasons. It is also 3. known as “winter depression” because it 4. usually happens in winter. However, some people with SAD may also feel down during the summer and feel 5. better in winter.
Besides 6. feeling sad, people with SAD may also lose interest in everyday activities. They may sleep a lot and find it 7. hard to get up in the morning. It can also be difficult for them to focus(集中注意力).
Scientists still don’t know the 8. reason behind SAD. But often it is linked to less sunlight during the shorter autumn and winter days. Not getting enough sunlight might make a part of the brain not 9. work well. This can influence your hormones(激素;荷尔蒙) and body clock. All of these things make you feel blue.
Getting more sunlight and exercising are good ways to deal with SAD. “Light therapy(疗法)”, or using special lamps at home to simulate(模仿) 10. natural light, can also help. But 11. if you still feel very sad, you should go to a doctor.

答案： 1. often 2. seasons 3. known 4. usually 5. better 6. feeling 7. hard 8. reason 9. work 10. natural 11. if

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范畴:人与社会 主题:历史、社会与文化 体裁:应用文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价:____/3
Family traditions around the world
The idea of the family is important all over the world and many countries have special activities to celebrate it. Let’s look at a few.
FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL—GERMANY
In Germany, the first day at school is a very important time for all children. There is a special event called Einschulung. Everyone in the family needs to give the child gifts, like pens and books, for his or her new school life.
LOOKING AFTER ANIMALS—INDIA
Every year in India there is a Hindu festival called Thai Pongal. During the festival families feed cows and birds to give thanks to these animals. Children also learn that all living things must share the world.
REMEMBERING YOUR ANCESTORS(祖先)—JAPAN
In traditional Japanese houses you often find a butsudan(神坛). People usually put things on the butsudan for their ancestors: a book, some flowers or a bowl of rice. Adults also tell stories about their ancestors to the children so the children will remember them.
WRITING POEMS—DUTCH
In Dutch, people celebrate Sinterklaas on December 5th. Each one of the family writes their name on a piece of paper. After that, they usually put it in a hat. Everyone then takes a name from the hat and writes a poem about this person. Everyone sits in a circle(圆圈) and reads out their poems.
(A)1. Which of the following is not true according to the text?
A. Adults in Japan write poems to remember ancestors.
B. Children in India learn to share the world by feeding animals.
C. Families in Dutch celebrate Sinterklaas together on December 5th.
D. Parents in Germany give kids gifts to celebrate the first day of school.
(D)2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. The picture of Sinterklaas. B. The circle of a family.
C. The poem about a family. D. The paper with a name.
(C)3. 新考法·文章出处 In which column of the newspaper can we read this text?
A. Travel. B. History.
C. Culture. D. Study.

答案： 1. A
2. D
3. C