《2025年新编基础训练八年级英语上册外研版》

Ⅰ. 根据首字母及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写,使句意明确,语言通顺
1. A pioneer(先驱)is a person who is the first one to study and explore a new area.
2. Yang Jie, an 8-year-old boy, shows great talent(天赋)in music. He can play many kinds of instruments.
3. Li Ming wants to test(检验)who his true friends are.
4. I don't know what my future(未来的)job is. But now I must study hard.
5. The earth will shake when the earthquake(地震)happens.

答案： 1. pioneer 2. talent 3. test 4. future 5. earthquake

Ⅱ. 根据微语境,用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
6. Our country has worked hard at the exploration(explore)of space.
7. To satisfy my curiosity(curious), my father took me to that lonely island by boat.
8. As we all know, failure(fail)is the mother of success.
9. At times an advertisement leads you to buy(buy)something you don't need at all.
10. I love to listen to rock music while running(run).

答案： 6. exploration 7. curiosity 8. failure 9. to buy 10. running

Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子,一空一词
11. 避雷针是一个重要的发明,我们今天仍在使用。
The lightningrod is an important invention that we still use today.
12. 他喜欢冒险,经常一个人去山里。
He likes takingrisks and often goes to the mountains by himself.
13. 虽然林浩吃得很简单,但他经常在书上花很多钱。
Although Lin Hao eats simply, he often spends lots of money buying/on books.
14. 当他十岁的时候,他被中国文化所吸引。
When he was ten years old, he wasdrawnto Chinese culture.
15. 现在一些科学家正在做大量的研究来帮助大熊猫。
Now some scientists are doingalotofresearch to help pandas.

答案： 11. lightning rod 12. taking risks 13. spends; buying/on 14. was drawn to 15. doing a lot of research

Ⅰ. 阅读理解
[人与自我·好奇拓新] Curiosity is part of human nature. It can bring new discoveries. Have you heard of Henry Ford? He is a great example.
Henry Ford was the American pioneer behind Ford Motor Company. He is well known as an inventor.
In his early teens, Ford was drawn to machines and had a deep curiosity about them. By age 15, Ford had become very good at repairing(修理)watches. He could finish a repair in less than ten minutes.
Ford was also interested in how things worked. In one experiment(实验)with a teapot, he plugged up the spout(堵住壶嘴)and watched the water boil. As you can imagine, the teapot exploded(爆炸). The result was that a mirror and a window were broken. The young inventor was badly hurt.
Ford's years of curiosity and bravery led him to success. He built his first car in 1896. The invention greatly improved people's lives in transport(交通运输). In 1903, Henry Ford started Ford Motor Company. It became a household name with its great success.
(C)1. What is Henry Ford famous as?
A. A scientist.
B. A doctor.
C. An inventor.
D. A teacher.
(A)2. When Ford was a teenager, what was he interested in?
A. Repairing.
B. Making tea.
C. Inventing.
D. Building cars.
(B)3. Why was Ford badly hurt?
A. Because he fell off the house.
B. Because he was hurt in an experiment.
C. Because he fell off the car while driving.
D. Because he was hurt by a broken watch.
(C)4. How long has Ford Motor Company been?
A. For about 90 years.
B. For about 110 years.
C. For over 120 years.
D. For over 150 years.
(D)5. [推理判断题] What kind of person is Ford?
A. Smart and handsome.
B. Clever and tall.
C. Brave and hard-working.
D. Curious and brave.

答案： 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D