Unit5-2023-2024学年八年级英语上册单元速记巧练（人教版）（原卷版）2

Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow？【A卷（基础专练）】单词拼写（10分）1．Ifyouworkhard,youwillbes.2．Forme,yourwordsarem.Idon’tcareaboutthem.3．Thisnewcameraisverystouse.Youcanlearnhowtouseiteasily.4．ThestudentsinClass3arehavinga(讨论)abouthowtolearnmathwell.5．Everycountryhasitsown(文化).6．I(期望)toseetheCBAbasketballmatchbetweenLiaoningandZhejiang.7．Ican’t（忍受）soapoperas.8．Hewantstomoveoutbecausehedoesn’twantto（依靠）onhisfamily.9．Ilikethesestories,becausethey’remore([edʒuˈkeɪʃənl]).10．Billisakindheartedboy.He’salways/ˈredi/tohelpothers.二、用所给单词适当形式填空（10分）11．Theyhada(discuss)aboutthemathsproblemjustnow.12．Doyouplan(watch)asittonight?13．Mr.Liisa(success)teacher.Allofhisstudentslovehim.14．Didyoudecide(visit)yourgrandparents?15．They(plan)totryparagliding,butatlasttheydidn’tmakeit.16．Iwanttowatchsomething(education)inmyfreetime,andIexpecttolearnsomethingfromit.17．Itwas(luck)forustomissthetraintoBeijingbecauseoftheheavyrain.18．Remember(bring)methebookwhenyoue.19．Thispassage(main)tellsushowtousetheputer.20．Theproblemisn’tas(simple)asitseems.三、单项选择（10分）21．Mr.Lindecided________backtotheearthquakeruinstolookforfoodandblankets.A．go B．togo C．went D．going22．Franklivesa_______lifealthoughhehaslotsofmoney.A．rich B．fortable C．simple D．peaceful23．—Everyonewillgototheparty________you.—Iprefer________athomeratherthangototheparty.A．besides;staying B．expect;staying C．with;tostay D．except;tostay24．—Let’sgoclimbingthisafternoon.—You________bejoking!Ihaveafearofheights!A．can B．may C．must D．should25．________Mr.Liisinhisofficenow.Goandfindhim.A．Be B．Maybe C．Maybe D．May26．—Tom,don’tplaywithfire,oryou________hurtyourself.—OK,mum.A．should B．may C．haveto D．need27．Ilikewatching________becauseIcanknowwhatishappeningintheworld.A．show B．book C．news D．newspaper28．Asmartphonemakesabig________toourlife.A．decision B．difference C．progress D．discussion29．—Canyoutellmewhathappened________himjustnow?—Heexpected________cartoons,buthisbrotherwantedtoseeactionmovies.Sotheyhadafight.A．to,tosee B．on,seeing C．with,tosee D．to,seeing30．Theypracticedalotand________towinthesoccergame.A．learned B．started C．expected D．forgot四、完形填空（10分）Canyoucutanapplewithaplayingcard（扑克牌）?Canyouwritewithonehandanddrawwith31?Well,somepeoplecan,andtheyallshowtheir32talentsonthetelevisionprogram,China’sGotTalent.TheTVprogramisgettingmoreandmore33inChina.Manypeoplewatchiteveryweek34theywonderhowtalentedonecanbe.Talentshows35inBritain.Andnowtherearesimilarshowsinlotsofcountries36theworld.China’sGotTalentisthenewest,butit37others.Whenpeopleshowtheirspecialtalents,theyalso38theirmosttouchingorfunnieststories.Mostofthemdon’twanttobefamous（出名的）.They39wanttomaketheirfamilylaughandwanttomakeotherslaugh,too.Weallhavea40.Itmaybebigorsmall.What’syourtalent?MaybeyoucanbethenextstaronChina’sGotTalent!31．A．other B．others C．theother D．theothers32．A．serious B．scary C．special D．slow33．A．boring B．necessary C．important D．popular34．A．though B．because C．but D．so35．A．began B．died C．won D．reached36．A．with B．to C．for D．around37．A．isafraidof B．isdifferentfrom C．isupto D．isgoodfor38．A．enjoy B．touch C．share D．write39．A．just B．ever C．maybe D．still40．A．talent B．family C．role D．heart五、阅读理解（20分）A

Cantalentshowssavemusic?Mostpeopledon’tknowthenameofthechampionofHunanTV’s2003SuperBoy,whichisconsideredChina’sfirstmercializedTVmusictalentshow.Inthelast10years,musictalentshowshavebeeoneofthemostcelebratedformsofTVentertainmentinChina.TalentshowslikeTheVoiceofChina,TheXFactor,ChineseIdol,andSuperBoyarebombardingTVaudiences.Apartfromprovidingentertainment,theseshowsalsoreflectthecountry’sculturalandsocietaltransformationasitstridestowardmodernity.Butdespitetheirmercialsuccess,expertsareskepticalastothepotentialofTVmusictalentshowstoboostthecountry’sstrugglingmusicindustry.TransformedcultureZhengXin,aprofessorattheSchoolofJournalism&municationatNanjingUniversity,saysagrassrootsorientedratherthanelitebasedcultureisemerginginChina.Whileindividualityandpersonalopinionsarenowtoleratedandcelebrated,audiencesstillyearnforacollectiverecognitionoftheirownidentity.“Thepopularityofmusictalentshowsisinevitableinanerainwhichaudiencesseekout‘idols’withasimilarsocialbackgroundtotheirown,”saysZheng.LuoGang,aprofessorinChineseliteratureatEastChinaNormalUniversity,agrees.“Whenparticipantswhobelongtothesameclassasthemtakethespotlightandsucceed,itresonateswithmassaudiences.”Luoaddsthatthenewgenerationischangingitsattitudetowardshowingofftalents,whichisalsofuelingthephenomenon.Chinesetendtobeshyandarereluctanttodemonstratetheirtalentsduetoatraditionalvalueofhumbleness.ButrecentdecadeshavewitnessedanincreasingwillingnessamongyoungChinesetoshowofftheirtalents,highlighttheirindividualityandbeunique.WuMochou,forexample,from2012’sTheVoiceofChinaexpressedstrongwillingnesstoshowoffhertalentonstage.“Weareenteringanerainwhichthedemonstrationoftalentscanbeconsumedlikeaproduct,”saysLuo.TroubledindustryAccordingtotheChongqingEconomicTimes,morethan22musictalentshowsarescheduledonvariousTVstationsacrossthecountrythissummer.BeijingYouthDailyreportedrecentlythatTheVoiceofChina,broadcastbyZhejiangSatelliteTV,hasgeneratedmorethan100millionyuaninnetprofitssincetheshowpletedairinglastyear,mostlythroughconcertsandmercials.ButShenLihui,presidentofModernSky,arecordpany,doesn’tthinktheboomingbusinessofmusictalentshowsisacureforthemusicindustry,whichhaslongbeenhauntedbyalackofinnovationandunequalprofitdistribution.“Musicisnothingmorethanaplatform,oratool,forentertainment,”saysShen.“TheseshowsarenothelpingtofundamentallytackletheproblemsinChina’smusicindustry.”WangLei,aveteranmusicproducerandcritic,warnsoftherisksentailedinTVmusictalentshows.“Nomatterwhatformtheytake,talentshowsarejustshowsattheendoftheday,”WangtoldBeijingDailyrecently.“ThemonopolyofTVstationsinsigningandmarketingartistsissuffocatingtheindustry.”SongKe,arenownedmusicproducer,acknowledgestheseproblemsbutalsobelievesthatmusictalentshowsarepushingtheindustryinanewdirection.Whilerecordpaniesdonothavethefinancialresourcestopromotenewartists,TVmusictalentshowshavebeeanalternativefordiscoveringnewtalents.41．________isconsideredChina’sfirstmercializedTVmusictalentshow.A．TheVoiceofChina B．TheXFactorC．ChineseIdol D．2003SuperBoy42．AccordingtoZhengXin,________isemerginginChina.A．grassrootsorientedculture B．elitebasedcultureC．traditionalculture D．musicindustry43．Whyaremusictalentshowspopular?A．Because‘idols’intheshowsaretalented.B．Because‘idols’intheshowsareasrichasthepublic.C．Because‘idols’intheshowsresonatewiththepublic.D．Because‘idols’intheshowsarereluctanttodemonstratetheirtalents.44．Theunderlinedword“reluctant”means________.A．乐意的 B．不情愿的 C．开心的 D．传统的45．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theauthor’sopiniononmusictalentshows.B．Someopinionsonfilms.C．Someopinionsonmusictalentshows.D．Theadvantagesofmusictalentshows.BFamilyshowendsasahitFRIENDSHIPandfamilyhavealwaysbeenthingsthatcanstrikeachordwithanyone.IfUSsitFriendshasprovedtheformer,thenTwoandaHalfMenmaywellhaveprovedthelatter.Theshowbeganairingin2003.After12seasonsandmorethan260episodes,thelongrunningsitfinallywrappeduplastmonth.AccordingtoTheGuardian,itwasoneofthemostwatchedTVediesintheUSwithabout15millionregularviewers.IttellsthestoryofCharlieHarper,arichadmanwithaluxuriousbeachhouse;AlanHarper,hisrecentlydivorcedbrother;andJake,Alan’s10yearoldson.“Itwasalongride...Intheend,itwasgoodforprettymucheveryone,”mentedtheNewYorkDailyNews.“Itisamagicalshowaboutmen,divorce,singleparenthood,loveandfriendship.”TheseriesfollowedthedailylifeofHarperbrothers—CharlieandAlan.Theywerealmostoppositesbutformedagreatteam.Theyhadlittleinmonexceptforbeingscaredoftheirdomineeringmother,Evelyn.Whentheshowkickedoff,viewerssawthatAlan,anuptightcontrolfreak,hadjustbeenthrownoutfromhishomebyhiswifeJudith.Charliehadtogive“temporary”sheltertoAlanandhissonJake.Thesitthenrevolvedaroundthebrothers’conflictinglifestyles,banteringwiththeirmotherandvariousotherfriendsandfamily,andmostimportantofall,raisingJake.Theschoolkidhadanefficient,caringdadandhadgoodtimeswithhisfunlovingsugarunclewhotaughthimboyishthings.CharliegraduallygrewfondofJake.TheirnephewunclerelationshipwassummedupwhenJakesaid,“Iwishmydadwasascoolasyou,”butCharliereplied,“Don’tsellyourdadshort.Helovesyoumorethananythingintheworld.”“Theshowworksbecauseitisallbuiltonfamily,”AshtonKutchertoldUSradiostationNPR.HeplaysWaldenSchmidt,ayoungInternetbillionaire,inTwoandaHalfMen.“Itisallbuiltontheseobscure,broken,beatup,messedupfamiliesthatarejustlikeyours.Youcanreallyrelatetoit,andit’sfuntolaughat.Youlaughatitbecauseultimatelyyou’resittingathomelaughingatyourself.”46．TwoandaHalfMenbeganairingin________.A．thisyear B．lastmonth C．2003 D．201547．________hadaluxuriousbeachhouse.A．AlanHarper B．CharlieHarper C．Jake D．Evelyn48．CharlieandAlanarebothscaredoftheir________.A．father B．mother C．sons D．friends49．Jakethoughthisunclewas________.A．cool B．bad C．domineering D．handsome50．WhyisTwoandaHalfMenpopular?A．Becauseittellsstoriesaboutfriends.B．Becauseithasfunnystories.C．Becauseitisallbuiltonfamilylifejustlikeeveryone’s.D．Becauseitisamagicalshow.六、短文填空（10分）请用适当的词完成下面的短文。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。Therealityshow（真人秀）isakindoftelevisionp51.Usuallyarealityshowhasmanyseries（集）.AnditcanbeonTVformanyyears.Therealityshowisdifferent52otherkindsofTVshows.Becauseitshowsthelifeof53（普通的）peopleandnoactorsoractressesplayinit.Thestoriesintheshow54(true)happeninpeople’slife.Somanypeopleliketowatchrealityshows.The55(one)realityshowcameoutinthe1990sinAmerica.Atthattime,the56（famous）realityshowwasSurvivor（《幸存者》）.ItwaspopularnotonlyinAmerica,butalsoaroundtheworld.Realityshowsalsoshowdifferentkindsof57（比赛）.Fore58,there’saChineserealityshowcalledTheVoiceofChina（《中国好声音》）.Inthisshow,therearefourfamousChinesesingers.Theirjobis59(find)theirfavoritestudentsandhelpthembethewinner.Theshowisvery60(success).Manypeoplelovetowatchit.七、补全对话（10分）根据对话内容，在空白处填写适当的话语，使对话完整、正确。A:TheNewYearising.DidyoumakeyourNewYear’sresolutions,Jack?B:Yes,Idid,Tom.A:61inthenewyear?B．I’mgoingtostudyEnglishmuchhardertogetbettergradesintheexams.

A:Soundsgreat.62?B:I’mgoingtolistentomyteachercarefullyinclassanddomyhomeworkwellafterclass.A:Thatsoundslikeagoodway.B:63yourresolutionfortheingyear,Tom?A:I’mgoingtolearntoplayfootballandmakeasoccerteam.B:Cool.64yourresolutions?A:Myparentssaymyresolutionsarenotbad.ButtheythinkIshouldstudyhard,too.B:Iagreewiththem.Ihopeyoucanmakeyourresolutions65oneday.A:Tha