《2026年名校金典课堂八年级英语上册人教版》

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Do you live in a city? Do you wonder how cities started? A long time ago，the world had very few people. These people did not live in one place. They moved from place to place and hunted animals for food. Because of this，there was no such thing like the city or village.
At some point in history，people learned how to ▲ by themselves. This greatly changed how they lived. Because they no longer had to move to find food. In fact，they planted seeds，grew crops，and stayed in one place. This is how the first villages started. More and more people began living in these villages，and as a result，the villages got bigger.
Later，when machines came out，people's life changed again. Because of the machines，people could build factories. Many people moved near the factories. This made villages keep growing，becoming towns. Finally，towns grew into cities. As more people came together to work，cities became busy places with lots of buildings and businesses.
Today，something interesting is happening. Some people are choosing to leave big cities and move back to small villages. They might want to enjoy a quiet life or be close to nature，away from the noise and fast pace（节奏）of city life. Just like before，people are still deciding where they want to live according to what kind of life they want.
1. Why did people move from place to place a long time ago?
To hunt animals for food. / For food.
2. What can be put in the blank（▲）?
Grow food
3. According to the passage，people's lives went through（经历）two changes. Please list the time when the two changes happened.
①When people learned how to grow food. ②When machines came out.
4. When machines came out and people moved near the factories，what did the village become?
It became towns and cities
5. Why are some people moving back to small villages?
Because they want to enjoy a quiet life or be close to nature. / Because they want to be away from the noise and fast pace of city life.

答案： To hunt animals for food. / For food.; Grow food; ①When people learned how to grow food. ②When machines came out.; It became towns and cities; Because they want to enjoy a quiet life or be close to nature. / Because they want to be away from the noise and fast pace of city life.