沪教版英语八年级下册-U1-U8-Reading-原文(含习题).doc

Unit1 Helping those in needVoluntary workThree teenagers offered to do some voluntary work during the school holidays. They wrote the following reports. Betty I did some voluntary work in a childrens hospital. The children there all suffer from serious illness. We organized a painting petition for them. I met a girl called Cindy. She wanted to paint a picture of the park near her home. I went there and took some photos of it. Cindy used them for her painting. Mark There are many children without parents. I met som e of these children with my mother. We taught them to tell stories. This helps them express their feelings. One child said, My friends dont understand my pain. We spent some time with a girl called Vivien. Her parents died in a car accident, and she is unhappy and very lonely. She needs friendship. My mother and I will continue to visit Vivien. AnnieI wanted to help disabled children. They have difficulty walking or moving. I taught them to sing because music can bring them joy and peace. I met a boy called Tim. He hurt his legs in an accident, but he has lots of courage. We need to help children like Tim and raise their spirits. I will continue to do voluntary work in the future.CVocabularyC1The words in italics are from the reports. Circle the correct answers to plete these sentences.1When something is serious, it is .a bad or dangerous b good and safe2If you have an illness, you are a person .a in good health b in had health3If you have peace, you are .a nervous b not worried or excited4A person with courage is usually of something dangerous or difficult.a afraid b not afraid5If you raise something, you .a make it lower b move it higher6If you are in high spirits. you have a good .a feeling b abilityC2 plete the passage below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.Difficulty express lonely offer voluntary workJoe wanted to do during the summer holidays, so he to help at a local hospital.Every Saturday, he went there to look after the patients. One of them had walking, so he helped him move around.Another one could not see. Joe read news and funny stories toher so that she did not feel . Joe also talked with the patients. This helped them their feelings.Joe enjoyed helping people. He will continue to help at the hospital in his free time. D prehension D1 Read the reports and plete the notice below. They need help! Can you help these children? Cindy, aged 12 Cindy is in hospital because she . Cindy wants to the park near her home. We need someone to go to the park and for Cindy.Vivien, aged 13 Viviens parents died in . She is . We need someone to talk to her and make friends with her. Tim, aged 14 Tim was a healthy boy. He used to love sport until he . We need some volunteers to teach disabled children like Tim to and to help them .More practice ARead a girl s story about the Spring Bud Project and aniswer the questions below. Success for Spring BudsMy name is Feng Guixianq. I want to tell you about the China Children and Teenagers Fund (CCTF) and how it helped me. One of the CCTFs special activities is the Spring Bud Project. In 1989, 4.8 million children in the country, aged from seven to fourteen, were unable to attend school. Eighty-three per cent of them were girls. Because of this, the CCTF launched the Spring Bud Project to help them. Since then, the project has helped millions of girls return to school. It has also built a lot of schools. The very first Spring Bud class was here in Guangxi in 1989. The Spring Bud Project paid for me to attend that class. It also rented a room close to the school for me. Before the project started, I stayed at home and helped my mother with the housework. Going to school changed my life. I learnt to read and write and do many other things. Now I work as a teacher at a Spring Bud school here in guangxi.I wish to help other girls the waythe Spring Bud Project helped me.1 What is the purpose of the Spring Bud Project?2What kind of help did Feng Guixiang get from the Spring Bud Project?3How did the Spring Bud Project change Feng Guixiangs life?4What job does Feng Guixiang do now? What does she wish to do?Unit2BodylanguageDebbieandSimonarestudents.Theybothhavepart-timejobsatatravel pany.Awell-dressedladyenteredtheoffice.ShelookedatDebbieandSimon,andthenwalkedovertoDebbie.Debbiegaveheracheerfulgreeting.Simonsighedandwalkedaway.“Whatsthematter?”MrYangasked.“PeoplealwayschooseDebbieinsteadofme.Idontunderstand.” “Ido.Itsthewayyoumunicate.”“Howcanthatbe?”Simonasked,“Idontgetachancetospeak.”“municatingismorethanjustspeaking.Yourbodylanguageisimportant,too.”“Bodylanguage?”“Itsthewayyoustandandsit.Itsyourgesturesandtheexpressiononyourface.Yourwholeappearancemunicatesthings.Youdontgivepeopleagoodimpression,Simon.Youlookdown,youneversmileandyoudontturnyourheadtowardsthem.”LookatDebbie.Shesholdingherheadup.Shealwayssmilesandlooksfriendly.Herbodylanguageismakingpeoplefeelwele,sotheygotoherforhelp.”Simondecidedtoimprovehisbodylanguage.Hesatupstraightandtriedsmilingatpeople.Minuteslater,abeautifulgirlentered.ShewalkedovertoSimon.Afewmomentslater,sheleftwithasmile.MrYangcameoveratonceandsaid,“Youmadeagoodimpressiononher,Simon.”“Thatwasmysister,”Simonsaid.“Shewantedtoremindmethattomorrowisherbirthday.”C Vocabulary C1Find words from the story that have similar meanings to the words below.1wearing nice clothes 2a polite word for a woman 3the look on ones face 4the way someone or something looks 5keeping something in a place C2 later that day, Simon was talking with his mother. plete their conversation with the words from the box.body language matter towardslater part-timeSimon: Mum, Im thinking of leaving my job at the travel pany. Mum: Whats the ?You have a good chance to learn about travel there. Dont you want to build a career in tourism? Simon: Yes, but its more important for me to develop other skills at the moment. I want to take a class in munication skills because I need to improve my .I can get another job like this . Mum: Well, I understand the feelings you have your job,but I dont think you should leave it. This job will teach you something you cant learn in a classroom. Simon: Thanks, Mum. Ill think it over.D prehension D1 Simon is talking to a friend on the phone. Read the story and plete his words with the information from the story. Our customers always .I didnt know why and Mr Yang told me the reason. It was because of the way . I wasnt giving customers . My wasnt making them .So I decided to improve it. D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in plete sentences. 1What is body language according to Mr Yang? 2Why did Simon not give customers a good impression?3Why did customers choose to talk to Debbie? 4What happened after Simon sat up straight and tried smiling at people? 5Who was the girl that walked over to Simon? More practice A Read this online article about eye contact and answer the questions below. Eye contactEye contact means looking into another persons eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key to munication. Eye contact can show feelings such as friendliness, interest and understanding. In Western countries, using eye contact in conversations is very important. If you do not use eye contact. Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying. However, in many Asian countries, looking down when talking with an older person,like a teacher or a parent,is polite. These differences can cause problems. For example. an Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying. Not using eye contact can cause problems. but using too much is not polite either. In many countries, watching other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them feel nervous. 1 What does eye contact mean?2 Why is eye contact the key to munication?3 If you do not use eye contact in Western countries, what may happen?4 Do Asians use eye contact as often as Westerners?5What kind of eye contact is impolite in many countries?Unit3TraditionalskillsFishing with birdsWangDaminisafisherman.Althoughheisover65,heisveryfitandstillenjoysworking.Daminusescormorantstocatchfish.Cormorantsarelargeblackbirds.Theyaregoodatcatchingfishbecausetheycanswimwell.Theycandivedownandstayunderthewaterforuptotwominutes.Daminusuallysetsoffinthelateafternoonandgetsthecormorantsreadyforwork.First,hetiesapieceofgrassaroundtheirneckstostopthemfromeatingbigfish.ThenwhenDaminsboatreachestherightplaceintheriver,hepushedthemintotheriver.Daminusesseveralwaystoattractfish.Duringtheday,hejumpsupanddownonhisboat.Afterdark,hehangsalightonapostatthefrontoftheboat.Thecormorantsbringthefishbacktotheboat.ThefisharethentakenandthrownintoabigbasketbyDamin.Nonetsarerequiredforthistypeoffishing.CormorantfishingwasoncepracticedinlotsofplacesinSouth-EastChina,andthereweremanyfishermeninthearea.Buttoday,fewyoungpeopleareinterestedinit.In50years,perhapstherewillbenomorecormorantfishermenintheworld.C Vocabulary C1The words in italics are from the article. Circle the correct answers to plete these sentences.I If a person is fit, he or she is a healthy and strong b weak and ill2When you set off, you a journey.a plan b start3When you reach a place, you the place.a arrive at b return from4If you hang something on a post, you the post.a put it on b take it from5If you require something to do your work, you it.a lose b needC2 Mark wrote an email to Jenny about fishing with hand nets. plete his email with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. fisherman fit hang reach require set off To: Jenny From:MarkDear Jenny,I saw a TV programme about an old .He is very , so he can catch fish from his boat every day. He usuallyin the late afternoon. Fishing is simple forhim because it only some hand nets. When his boat the right place, he puts the nets in the water. After a few minutes, he pulls the nets up to get the fish. He always looks happy when he his nets at the front of his boat and sails back home.I enjoyed this programme. Best,MarkDprehensionD1These sentences are about the article. Each sentence has one incorrect word or number in it. Underline the mistake and write the correct word or number in each blank.1Damin is over 75 now, but he still enjoys working. 2Cormorants are able to stay under the water for up to 25 minutes. 3Damin often goes fishing in the early afternoon. 4Damin ties a piece of grass around the mouth of each bird. 5After dark, Damin has a fire on his boat. 6The fish are taken from the fishermens mouths. D2 Read the article again and answer the questions below in plete sentences.I What do cormorants look like?2Why are cormorants good at catching fish?3Why does Damin hang a light on a post at the front of his boat?4Where was cormorant fishing once practised?More practice A Read this newspaper article about shadow puppet plays and answer the questions below. Shadow puppet playsEvery Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xian. The audience can hear them, but they cannot see them. That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet play. Shadow puppets are made of hard leather. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colours and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs. During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters. Shadow puppet plays are an ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive. 1 Why can the audience not see Wang and his friends?2 What are shadow puppets made of?3 During a shadow puppet play, where does Wang stand?4 Who does the voices of the different characters?5Why do Wang and his friends put on shadow puppet plays?Unit4CartoonsandicstripsJiason is learning how to make cartoons.He has found some information in a magazine.HowtomakeacartoonFirst,youneedtodecideonsomebasicideasforastory.Thisstoryisaboutarobot,Han.Healwaysforgetsthings.Oneday,HanmeetshisfriendsSarahandTimattheundergroundstation.Hesays,“Imhappy.Iboughtanewnotebook.NowIwontforgetthings.”Sarahsays,“Yes.Ihaveonetoo.Hereitis.”Tim asks,”where yours,han?”Hansays,“Oh,no!Iforgottobringit!”Inthesecondstage,thinkaboutthekindsofcharactersyouwantandwhattheywilllooklike.Hanisatallrobot.Hehassquareeyes.Theyareactually