《2025年教与学课程同步讲练八年级英语上册人教版》

第二节 词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
A. 将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。
thousand，forget，nod，popular，with
Mr Brown was the librarian at Sunny school. His library was one of 51. the most popular places because it had 52. thousands of interesting books. But Mr Brown was very 53. forgetful. He often lost his glasses or forgot students' names.
One day，Lucy came to borrow a book. "I need a science book for my project，" she said. Mr Brown 54. nodded and pointed to the shelves. Lucy searched but couldn't find it. Suddenly，Mr Brown laughed. "Oh! I forgot—it's on my desk!"
Lucy smiled and thanked him. As she left，Mr Brown called out，"Wait! Don't go 55. without your bookmark!" He handed her a colourful one. His kindness made the library special.

答案： 51. the most popular
52. thousands
53. forgetful
54. nodded
55. without

At the dinner table，Westerners use knives and forks，while the Chinese use chopsticks（筷子）. Since at 56. least（最少）3，000 years ago，chopsticks have been the eating 57. tools（工具）for the Chinese people. 58. Ancient（古代的）Chinese used pottery pots（陶罐）to cook food 59. during（在……期间）the Pottery Age. And they used leaves or 60. bamboo（竹子）sticks to pick up the food. Later on，they developed the habit of using chopsticks.
Using knives and forks or chopsticks bring a 61. difference（差异）not only in lifestyle. For example，the use of knives and forks makes it convenient for people to eat individually（单独地）. And the use of chopsticks makes it possible for the family members to have meals 62. together（在一起）. The way that Chinese people use chopsticks and eat with others around the table is 63. connected（关联）with the lifestyle of the Chinese family. Nowadays，an increasing 64. number（数字）of foreign students are coming to China. They are happy to learn to use chopsticks to enjoy the 65. pleasure（愉快）of eating with friends around the table.

答案： 56. least
57. tools
58. Ancient
59. during
60. bamboo
61. difference
62. together
63. connected
64. number
65. pleasure