《2025年智慧学习明天出版社八年级英语上册人教版》

Ⅶ.阅读表达
阅读短文,按要求完成后面的小题。
A New Year’s resolution is a promise a person makes for the new year. No matter what resolutions people make, they want to improve themselves in the coming year.
Resolutions can come in many ①forms. Some people make a promise to change a bad habit, such as giving up smoking or eating less junk food. Other people make a promise to have a good habit. For example, they promise to start an exercise program, spend more time with family and friends, or learn something new.
②The tradition(传统)of New Year’s resolutions goes back to 153 BC(公元前). At that time, January was named after Janus, a god of early Rome. Janus had two faces—one looking forward(向前)and the other looking backward(向后). On December 31st, the Romans thought Janus could look backward into the old year and forward into the new year. ③for, a, time, became, special, Romans, this (.) They wanted Janus to forgive(原谅)them for their wrong doings in the past year. They would give gifts and make promises. And that’s how the New Year’s resolution was born.
1.请从A、B选项中选出文中①处画线单词恰当的汉语意思。(A)(A.形式 B.原因)
2.请将文中②处画线的句子翻译成汉语。 新年计划的传统可以追溯到公元前 153 年。
3.请将文中③处画线部分连词成句。 This became a special time for Romans.
4.What did the Romans do on December 31st? They would give gifts and make promises.
5.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us? It's mainly about how the New Year's resolution was born. / How the New Year's resolution was born.

答案： 1. A 2. 新年计划的传统可以追溯到公元前 153 年。 3. This became a special time for Romans. 4. They would give gifts and make promises. 5. It's mainly about how the New Year's resolution was born. / How the New Year's resolution was born.

Ⅷ.写作。
新的一年快到了,彼得一家人的新年计划是什么呢？请根据表格内容提示,写一篇90词左右的英语短文,对他们各自的新年计划进行介绍。
要求：语言表达准确,短文连贯通顺。

New Year’s Plans of Peter’s Family ___One possible version:
New Year's Plans of Peter's Family
The New Year is coming, and everyone in Peter's family is excited about their plans.
Peter's dad is going to find a new job. He wants to have better work and make more money for the family. Also, he is going to exercise every morning to keep fit.
Peter's mum loves music, so she is going to learn to sing. She is also going to take photos to record their happy life. And she plans to learn how to cook yummy meals.
Peter is going to study harder to get good grades. He really likes music, so he is going to practise the violin every day. Besides, he is going to play football with his friends to have fun and stay active.
Peter's sister knows junk food is not good, so she is going to eat less of it. Instead, she is going to eat more fruits and vegetables to stay healthy.
They all can't wait to start the New Year and make their dreams come true.

答案： One possible version:
New Year's Plans of Peter's Family
The New Year is coming, and everyone in Peter's family is excited about their plans.
Peter's dad is going to find a new job. He wants to have better work and make more money for the family. Also, he is going to exercise every morning to keep fit.
Peter's mum loves music, so she is going to learn to sing. She is also going to take photos to record their happy life. And she plans to learn how to cook yummy meals.
Peter is going to study harder to get good grades. He really likes music, so he is going to practise the violin every day. Besides, he is going to play football with his friends to have fun and stay active.
Peter's sister knows junk food is not good, so she is going to eat less of it. Instead, she is going to eat more fruits and vegetables to stay healthy.
They all can't wait to start the New Year and make their dreams come true.