8A Units 7-8限时作业
一、信息还原(本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Recharge (充电) Your Body’s Battery
My phone is showing that little red low-battery sign. What if I didn’t recharge it—no, that would stress me out. But what if I took a few minutes to recharge myself—yes, that would help. But how? ____1____
Tell yourself the truth.
When something stressful happens, we often can’t help taking a deep breath at first. But we control what happens next. It’s possible to work with our stress, rather than against it. Thank it and remind yourself: “____2____”
Turn your attention to joy.
To protect energy stores, turn your attention to being present. Focus on what you can feel grateful (感激的) for. Smiling can reduce stress. ____3____ Plant something in your day that you look forward to.
Work your stress out.
You might think all your feelings live in your brain. But in fact, we feel them with our whole bodies. ____4____ It can change how you feel. Also, heating up and cooling down, like taking a shower, may cheer you up.
____5____
Being in crowded and busy places sends our bodies signs of danger. We can recharge our batteries with green space time—look for a park, gardens or plants to calm our bodies and minds.
Life is short. It’s even shorter living on half a battery. We can break our daily stress habits and create more energy.
A. My body is producing energy to help me deal with it.
B. Relax yourself in green.
C. My energy is running out.
D. Here are a few ways to recharge yourself.
E. Warn your body of danger.
F. Joy can recharge us.
G. Doing exercise can help your body reduce stress.
二、完形填空 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)
Luke lived with his grandma during the last summer holidays. He was curious about everything in his grandma’s house. One ____6____ he stole into the storeroom where his grandma kept her valuable collections. He knew she did not like anyone to touch her treasures, especially her cup for skating. Luke walked around on tiptoe and felt the treasures one after another with excitement. He found the cup wasn’t there. “Where is it?” he thought to himself. He ____7____ his head and found it!
With the help of a ladder, Luke reached the cup. It was much heavier than it seemed. Luke lifted the cup and tried to get it down. While climbing down, Luke’s elbow struck against the ladder. He lost his ____8____ and fell down to the ground heavily. The cup slipped out of his hands and broke into two halves.
Luke was too nervous to feel the ____9____. He stood up quickly and felt heartbroken. He picked up the broken pieces with his shaking hands, put them back to the ____10____ and left the storeroom quickly. Grandma was watching TV in the living room. Luke went into his bedroom quietly so that his grandma wouldn’t ____11____ him.
That night was so ____12____. He tossed and turned in bed. He couldn’t fall asleep till midnight. He woke up and looked at the clock many times. Time seemed to go much slower. Early in the morning, Luke knocked on Grandma’s door with ____13____.
Grandma hugged Luke thoughtfully and said, “That cup was presented to me when I was only ten years old. I won the first prize in my ____14____ competition with it.” “I’m sorry,” Luke said. With a smile, Grandma took down the broken cup and used glue to stick the broken pieces together. The cup was repaired miraculously!
She continued, “When I was young, I once messed my uncle’s priceless painting. I was not as ____15____ as you. I didn’t tell the truth at first. It made me feel upset day and night. After a week’s struggle, I admitted my fault to my uncle. That was the most unforgettable moment. I think it is honesty that matters more than mistakes.”
6. A. noon B. night C. morning D. afternoon
7. A. was rising B. rose C. raised D. was
8. A. purpose B. balance C. interest D. confidence
9. A. pain B. stress C. action D. sickness
10. A. bench B. table C. shelf D. ground
11. A. notice B. excuse C. mind D. understand
12. A. dark B. quiet C. cold D. long
