一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. She comes from a (music) family, and her brother is a singer.
2. The boy has a (nature) ability to learn languages quickly.
3. We should use the language for (education) purposes in our daily life.
4. I want to keep a (person) diary to record my learning experiences.

1. musical 2. natural 3. educational 4. personal

本题考查名词转换为形容词的用法，空格后均为名词，需要将括号内所给的名词变为对应的形容词来修饰后面的名词：
1. 此处修饰名词family，music的形容词形式为musical，意为“音乐的”，musical family表示“音乐世家”。
2. 此处修饰名词ability，nature的形容词形式为natural，意为“天生的、自然的”，natural ability表示“天生的能力”。
3. 此处修饰名词purposes，education的形容词形式为educational，意为“教育的、有教育意义的”，educational purposes表示“教育目的”。
4. 此处修饰名词diary，person的形容词形式为personal，意为“私人的、个人的”，personal diary表示“私人日记”。

二、按要求完成句子
1. 学好一门外语很难。（汉译英）
It is learn a foreign language.
2. 我们上课应该认真做好笔记。（汉译英）
We should carefully in class.
3. My father will take park in an important meeting tomorrow.（改为同义句）
My father will an important meeting tomorrow.
4. He is good at English. He can speak it fluently.（合并为一句）
He is good at English can speak it fluently.
5. The exams are coming. Xuanxuan is under great pressure.（用when合并为时间状语从句）
Xuanxuan is under great pressure the exams coming.

1. hard/difficult; to
2. take; notes
3. attend
4. not; only; he; also
5. when; are

1. 本题考查固定句型It is + 形容词 + to do sth.，该句型中it作形式主语，真正的主语是后置的不定式结构，“困难的”可用hard/difficult表达，符合句意要求。
2. 本题考查固定短语，“做笔记”的标准英文表达是take notes，情态动词should后需要接动词原形，符合语法规则。
3. 本题考查同义短语替换，take part in表示“参加、出席”，和attend（出席会议）语义一致，will后接动词原形即可。
4. 本题考查并列连词结构not only...(but) also...，意为“不但……而且……”，可以连接两个语义递进的内容，完美合并原句的两个分句。
5. 本题考查when引导的时间状语从句，从句主语the exams是复数，对应的be动词用are，完全符合题目要求的合并规则。

三、阅读理解。
Learning is like a journey filled with unexpected discoveries. Last term, this journey led me to take part in some courses, they taught me some special skills. Let me share these experiences with you.
Public Speaking Course
I used to be afraid of speaking in front of the class. But after I took this course,
I have learned to express my thoughts clearly in simple words and look at people in the eyes. Little by little, I became more confident. This skill helped me lead discussions better.
Science Experiment Course
Every week, we did many fun experiments like making a mini-volcano(迷你火山) eruption(爆发). To succeed, I learned to watch carefully, write down every detail and think step by step. This method even helped me solve math problems.
Creative Writing Course
Writing stories was hard at first. But our teacher said, “Imagine the characters’ lives and use your words to paint pictures.” So I started to imagine scenes and create conversations. This course taught me to be creative and express my ideas freely. Writing stories became fun! Now I can write history events vividly in my essays.
These courses didn’t just teach speaking, science and writing. They gave me the ways to express, watch and imagine. Now I know learning is not only about knowledge, but also about finding right ways to grow.
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. What is learning like in the passage?

2. What did the writer take part in last term?

3. What have the writer learned to do in the Public Speaking Course?

4. What fun experiment is mentioned in the Science Experiment Course?

5. What is learning about for the writer now?

【解析】：本篇为八年级难度的细节类阅读理解，所有问题均可通过定位原文对应段落的内容直接得出答案：
1. 可直接定位文章开篇第一句获取对应描述；
2. 定位文章第一段第二句，结合后文介绍的三类课程可提取答案；
3. 定位Public Speaking Course板块的对应描述可得到所学内容；
4. 定位Science Experiment Course板块的举例内容可找到提到的趣味实验；
5. 定位文章末尾作者的总结感悟句可得到对应答案。
【答案】：
1. It is like a journey filled with unexpected discoveries.
2. The writer took part in some special courses, including the Public Speaking Course, the Science Experiment Course and the Creative Writing Course.
3. The writer has learned to express his/her thoughts clearly in simple words and look at people in the eyes.
4. Making a mini-volcano eruption is mentioned in the course.
5. For the writer now, learning is not only about knowledge, but also about finding right ways to grow.