牛津上海版八年级上册《Module 2 Amazing things Unit 4 Numbers》2020年同步练习卷（3）

一、词汇应用

• 1．You know that eating a sensible diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong.But do you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter？Here are seven steps toward a smarter brain.
     ◆Limit your TV viewing
     Never spend too much time on TV viewing，for it （1）n

  very little brain activities.Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do.If you do watch TV，choose something educational and meaningful.
     ◆Travel
     Travelling to （2）a

  country forces you to see and do things in a fresh way，bringing stimulation to the brain.
     ◆Learn a new language
     Learning a new language involves different learning methods.Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps prevent memory （3）p

  that you may meet in later years.
     ◆Read often
     As you read，take the time to look up people or places that aren't familiar.Reading makes your vocabulary much （4）l

  if you always search for words and definitions that you don't know.Each week，choose an animal，a bird or fish，and read everything you can about it.Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject.
     ◆Calculate （5）w

  you shop
     As you put things in your grocery cart，total everything in your head.See how close you get to the actual total.
     ◆Use your non-dominant（不占优势的）hand
     If you are right-handed，use your left hand for everyday activities，or use your right hand if you are left-handed.Doing familiar things in a different way will make your brain （6）c

  new neural （神经）networks.
     ◆Wechat（微信）!
     Read messages from people who has different interests.And some say that learning to express （7）y

  in just 100 words is a great brain challenge.
     Have a try and do these every day.Little by little you can get into the habit of challenging your brain，and make your brain smarter!
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一、词汇应用

• 4．A Delicious MealTony is Chinese American．His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week．Last week Tony i（81）

  his friend Amy for it．
  Tony's family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived．The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil．The k（82）

  was filled with many good smells．"You can help me set the table．"Tony told his friend．They gave each person a pair of chopsticks，a soup bowl，a soup spoon，and a rice bowl on a plate．
  "Where are the forks and knives？"Amy asked．
  "Oh，you won't n（83）

  those．"Tony explained．"I will show you how to use chopsticks．Don't worry．"
  Tony's mother put different foods on big plates that Amy was not familiar with．She asked the kids to carry the food-filled plates out to the table．Amy carried roast duck．It was one of the f（84）

  dishes she recognized．
  Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks．Tony gave her instructions on how to do it．Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks．Just when she picked up a piece of chicken with her chopsticks，her fingers s（85）

  lost control，and the chicken flew across the table.．It landed in Tony's soup with a splash（飞溅）．E（86）

  at the table smiled．
  Tony's father kindly brought out a fork and knife．He handed them to Amy．Amy felt more c（87）

  ．She ate the rest of her dinner easily．It was delicious!
  At the end of the meal，Amy was given a fortune cookie（签语饼干）．She opened it and read the small note inside，"If you practice hard，you will learn many things．"Amy laughed and said，"if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks，my fortune may come true!
  
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• 5．In many businesses，computers are doing almost all the paperwork，because they are fast and seldom make （1）m

  .
     As one banker said， "Man sometimes get ill，computers never have a bad day.And they are （2）h

  ." Computers have no reason to steal money.But they also don't know what is right and what is （3）w

  .They do the things people tell them to do，so they can be used to steal.
     Computer criminals（罪犯） don't use guns.And even if the crimes（犯罪） are found，it is hard to catch them because no one sees them stealing money.A computer can't （4）r

  who used it；it simply does what it is told.The head teller at a New York City Bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half billion dollars in just four years.No one found out about this because he （5）m

  the money to another account（账户）.Each time when a customer had found out the money was missing，the teller would say it was a computer mistake，and then he （6）g

  back the missing money from someone else's account.This man was caught only because he was a gambler（赌徒）.
     Some workers use the computer to get revenge on（对…进行报复）their bosses they dislike.Recently，a large company librarian erased （7）a

  the company's computerized records（记录） to get revenge on her boss.
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