《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版》

四、根据短文内容,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
People are so busy these days that many of them have no time to 1cook(cook). This becomes a problem because most 2families(family) love home cooking! The food 3tastes(taste) good and warm, and a family meal brings every family member together. In some families, mealtimes are often 4theonly times everyone sees one another at the same time. Another reason 5whypeople enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love.
A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a 6child's(child) sweet tooth. He or she is 7sending(send) a message. The message says, "I care about you enough to spend an hour 8making(make) the food that you will eat up in 15 minutes."
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us 9feel(feel) good even if we are the ones doing the cooking. Next time you smell a cake baking, stop for a moment and pay attention 10toyour mood.

答案： 1. cook 2. families 3. tastes 4. the 5. why 6. child's 7. sending 8. making 9. feel 10. to

五、阅读理解。
Most designers follow a set of steps(步骤) to make their ideas happen. Let's see how you can be a designer.
Step One: Define(明确) a problem or need.
Suppose(假设) you have a new dog but don't have a doghouse. Your dog needs a doghouse. You might have a good idea for a birdhouse or a fish tank, but that won't fill this need. The first step is to know what problem to solve. The design must suit the need.
Step Two: Define a good outcome.
The desired outcome(理想效果) is different for different designers. A fashion designer designs clothes of different styles. But stores already have lots of clothes. Why do they want new styles? The reason is that stores always want people to buy clothes there. Fashion designers need to design the clothes that people want to buy. The clothes should be different from the old ones. Wearing them should make people feel good.
So you should imagine what your new doghouse is like. You could buy a doghouse at a pet store. Why do you need to design your own? How will yours be different? What will make your new doghouse a nice one? Now you know where the idea starts and where it is going.
Step Three: Describe the situation(描述状况) as it is now.
What resources(资源) are there? How can you use them? You should think about your resources. Do you have a place for a doghouse? Is the land grassy or rocky? Think about the weather. Will your dog need shade from the sun?
Also, what will the house be made of? Do you have the materials? Do you have someone to help you build it?
( C )1. What is the first step to be a designer?
A. How to solve a problem. B. When to solve the problem.
C. What problem to solve. D. Why a doghouse is needed.
( D )2. When making a doghouse, you need to care about the following things except(除了) ______.
A. the materials B. the weather C. the place D. the dog food
( A )3. What is this passage mainly about?
A. How to be a good designer. B. How to design clothes.
C. How to define a problem. D. How to design a birdhouse.

答案： 1. C 【点拨】根据“The first step is to know what problem to solve. The design must suit the need.”可知，成为设计师的第一步是要确定问题或需求，即知道要解决什么问题。故选 C。2. D 【点拨】根据最后两段内容可知，在建造狗舍时，要考虑放狗舍的地方是草地还是石子地、是否需要遮阳、做狗舍要用什么材料等问题。文中未提及要考虑狗粮。故选 D。3. A 【点拨】根据全文和“Let's see how you can be a designer.”可知，本文以设计狗舍为例，介绍了如何成为一名设计师。故选 A。