八年级英语下——任务型阅读

1、(5-1c)On a rainy night, a boy was walking along the street. 36 When he came over, other people seemed to be afraid of him and ran away. He walked and walked, but nobody said to him. 37 The girl didnt run away, but said to him, “Hi. You look like one of my old friends. Whats your name, please?“Really

2、? I am sadness. Answered the boy.“Oh. I know you. You visit me sometimes.“ 38 “But why?“Because Im Sadness. In fact, nobody likes me, I only want to give them some help. I can help them face themselves properly. 39 Sometimes those wounds(伤口) can help them remember what should be remembered. However,

3、 it seems that they dont need me.While Sadness was saying these words, he became even sadder. The girl came up and gave him a hug(拥抱) and said, “Dont worry. 40 I will be with you!“But who are you? asked Sadness.“Me? Im Hope. Said the girl with a smile.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最正确选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其

4、标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。A. Dont you have a fear of me?B. He felt lonely, because people would not treat him as their friend.C. I often build a place for each of them to care for their wound.D. From now on, you wont feel lonely any more.E. He was just beginning to cry when he met a girl.36. 37. 38. 39. 40. (5

5、-2c)Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says founding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (种子) and take care of it to make it grow.First, you shou

6、ld choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints (抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you cant be too shy

7、. You should make each other happy and share your lives.But things can not always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have a good talk. If he or she doesnt want to talk, y

8、ou can write a letter.There are three steps to be friends again:Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend did wrong and talk about why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life. 根据短文内容，完成以下各题。( )36. Sally wants to tell students th

9、e ways to _. A. find friendsB. plant treesC. get happyD. keep fit37. What makes good friends? A good friend should _. 38. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend?简要答复_39. One of the most important things in your life is _. ( )40. What is the best title of the passage? A. Teenagers

10、and FriendshipB. The Good Friend Around YouC. The Trouble of Growing upD. The Founding and Keeping Friendship(5-3c)If you think youre too shy and want to be a little braver, try the following. You can make it. 36 Theres no need to hide it. When they get to know youre a shy kid, theyll understand you

11、 better. This also helps you feel easier in talks. 37 When you smile, people think youre friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too, and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.Take one small step at a time. If you find it hard to start talks, say som

12、ething nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesnt it make you want to keep talking to that person?Turn your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game. Dont waste(浪费) time worrying about your looks or wh

13、ether people like you or not. 38 Each time after you say “hi or smile at someone for the first time, say “I did it! to yourself. Or it could be something bigger, like buying yourself an ice cream.Keep trying and one day youll never be shy when you talk to others.(A)根据短文内容，从下面方框中的4个句子中，选出3个句子分别放入文中第3

14、6，37，38的空白处，使短文意思完整。A. Learn to be a good talker. B. Tell people youre shy. C. Dont lose heart. D. Try to smile more.36. _ 37. _ 38. _(B)按要求完成下面两小题。39. 把画线句改为同义句。People dont want to talk to the person who _.40. 把画线句翻译成汉语_6-1cClimbing a mountain is hard work. But one step(脚步) after another finally br

15、ings a person to the top. Along the way, he can stop and look around. And the higher he climbs, the more wonderful his view is. If he keeps climbing, he will have a new world before him. He will have a new way to see everything.Now learning a foreign language is something like climbing a mountain. T

16、his new language can give you a new view of life. And it is more than a look at the surface of things. It can open the way into peoples minds and hearts and into a culture that is very different from your own culture. This will make you richer, richer in things that money cant buy. Even though you n

17、ever set foot(踏上) on a ship or a plane, you can be an armchair traveler through books.The mountain climber stops now and then to enjoy the scenery around him. Reading is just like this. If you are interested in it, you will find fun in books. 根据短文内容，答复以下问题。36. Is climbing a mountain easy?_37. What w

18、ill he have if he keeps climbing?_38. Can learning languages open the way into peoples minds and hearts?_39. How will learning languages make you?_40. Where will you find fun if you are interested in reading?_(6-2c)Come to Austria(奥地利)!Soll is a village in the mountains in Western Austria, and a loc

19、al(当地的) family opens a Hotel Post there. The hotel is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually around 20 to 25 in the daytime, but much cooler in the evening.Enjoy Thailand(泰国)!When you visit Bangkok in Th

20、ailand, dont miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market(漂浮的市场) just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruit and vegetables. There you can buy them when you sit in your boat. Dont forget your hatthe sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40at midday!Visit Hawai

21、i(夏威夷)!Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long beaches(沙滩) in the south and west of the island(岛), and mountains and forests in the north, but be carefulthere are many mosquitoes(蚊子), and dont be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperature

22、s there are usually around 24to 26by the sea, and only a little cooler in the late evening. 根据短文内容，完成以下各题。36. If you stay at the Hotel Post, youll see the whole village, the forest and _.37. At the Floating Market you can buy things in _.38. Because the sun is strong in Bangkok, you should bring _.3

23、9. In the north of Kauai Island there are _.40. The warmest place of the three is _.(6c)The worst tourist in the world may be Mr. Smith in San Francisco.Once he to his hometown in Italy from America to visit his family. The plane made a one-hour stop to get something at the airport in New York. But

24、Mr. Smith mistook New York for Rome, so he got off the plane.When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Smith thought perhaps they were held up by heavy traffic. While looking for his address, Mr. Smith found that the old “Rome had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He

25、also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian.Mr. Smith knew very little English, so he asked a policeman for help. Luckily, the policeman was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language.After (六小时的) traveling around on a bus, the driver had to take him to a police statio

26、n. Mr. Smith didnt believe he was still in New York when he was told so. In order to catch a plane back to San Francisco, a policeman drove very fast with siren(警笛) on to sent Mr. Smith to the airport. “Look, said Smith to himself, “I know Im in Italy. Thats how the policeman drives.根据短文内容，按要求完成以下各题

27、。41. 在文中处填入一个恰当的动词： 42. 将文中处画线句子译成汉语： 43. 在文中处根据汉语提示填空： 答复以下问题：44. Why did Mr. Smith get off in New York? 45. How did Mr. Smith come back to the airport? (7-1c)Grace was fourteen years old and was in Grade Eight. She had a part-time job, so she had to get up at five oclock. She was a newspaper girl.

28、Each morning, Grace left the house at 5:15. She always rode a bike to the corner to carry the newspapers.In winter it was still dark when she got up, but during the rest of the day it was bright. Grace had to send newspapers to peoples houses in all kinds of weather. She tried to put each paper in t

29、he box where it would be kept safe from wind, rain or snow. Her customers thought she did a good job. Sometimes they gave her tips(小费).Grace made about $70 each month and she was saving some of the money to go to college. She spent the rest on tapes and clothes. Once a month she got the money from h

30、er customers together. Since many of them worked during the day, Grace had to get the money at night. Sometimes when Grace was ill, her elder brother had to send the newspapers and Graces father had to help her.Grace had 70 customers now, but she hoped to get more later. Some day, if she got more cu

31、stomers, perhaps Grace could win a prize for being a very good newspaper girl. She wanted to win a visit to Europe, but she would be happy if she won a new bike. 根据短文内容，完成以下各题。36. What was Graces part-time job?_37. There is an underlined word “prize in the last paragraph. Please translate it into Ch

32、inese. _38. Why did Grace choose a part-time job?_( )39. From the story, we know customers liked _ people to work for them. A. cleverB. hard-workingC. youngD. poor40. What do you think of Grace?(7-2c)An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to ha

33、ve lunch with him, you may say something like this, “Im afraid itll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money. The other person may say, “OK, Ill meet you at Mc Donalds.This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also says,“Oh, no, I want to

34、 take you to lunch at Smiths. This means the person wants to pay for you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you neednt pay for the meal. American customs about who pays for dates(约会) are almost the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women w

35、anted men to pay for all the meals. But today, a university girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her own meal. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning. 根据短文内容，完成以下各题。36. 将文中第一个下画线句子翻译成汉语。 _( )37. 第二段中的画线局部的意思是 。A. 去饭馆B. 订餐C. 就餐D. 各自付

36、款38. In the old days _ often paid for all the meals in America. 39. If you feel friendly to the person, _. 40. Wed better know who will pay for the meal _. (7c)Chefs(厨师) across the U.S.A are making school lunch healthy and delicious. Recently, at a school in New York, students picked some green vege

37、tables from their garden. Then they made pizza with their own hands. But an hour ago, the same students said their favorite food was fried chicken.“Kids are glad to eat different foods if you introduce them in a fun way,chef Spike says. He has cooking classes. He students to make salad and pizza. Mr

38、. Spike joins the White Houses Chefs Move to School program. It is a program to help kids have healthy eating habits. wont be easy for chefs to put school lunch on a healthy path. Most kids like to eat junk food like hamburgers. But when students were learning to grow and cook their own food, they f

39、elt excited. After the cooking lesson, Mr. Spkike served up pizza with green vegetables. The students ate it up. .“I like to taste different foods, says a student in Grade Five. “Vegetables didnt look good to me, but I tasted them and theyre delicious. You dont know if you will like it unless you tr

40、y it by yourself.根据短文内容，完成以下各题。41. 联系上下文，在文中、处各填入一个恰当的词： ; 42. 选择下面的两个句子恢复到文中的、处： ; A. No one seemed to miss the hamburgers.B. They are cheaper and easier to take.答复以下问题：43. What is the White Houses Chefs Move to School program?_44. What did the kids think of the pizza made with their own hands?_45.

41、 将文中处的画线句子译成汉语。_(8-1c)One day a farmer went out for a walk with his little son. The farmer wore a pair of wrong shoes. One had thick sole(厚鞋底) but the other didnt. He began to walk and then his feet hurt. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his son and said, “Why is one of my legs longer

42、 than the other today?The son looked at his fathers legs carefully as he was walking and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy. Your legs are all right. Youre wearing the wrong shoes. The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever son! Then he asked his son to go back and got the

43、other pair of shoes for him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.When the son ran back to the house, he found that the other pair was also a wrong pair. He had to return to his father with nothing in his hands and said, “Its no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home are not a pair, either!根据

44、短文内容，完成以下各题。36. One day a farmer wore _ to walk with his son. 37. Was one of his legs longer than the other?_38. _ found the farmers legs were all right. 39. The son came back to his father with _. 40. Is the son really clever or not?_(8-2c)Most middle school students wear uniforms. Some students li

45、ke uniforms, but dont. However, recently, a Japanese government survey(政府调查) shows that more students in Japan like uniforms now because school uniforms are more fashionable(时尚的) than they were before.I surveyed some Japanese students about what they thought about school uniforms. I asked them, “Do

46、you like fashionable uniforms? There were lots of different opinions(观点, 看法).Hiromi said, “I like school uniforms because I dont need to choose clothes every day. I think that fashionable uniforms are good. My high school uniform is fashionable, but there is a problem. Fashionable uniforms are too e

47、xpensive.Miki said that she didnt like fashionable uniforms because she didnt want to (在制服上花太多的钱). She thought that the uniforms should be changed(被改变). They should be cheaper and easier to get.Mitsuaki said, “I dont like school uniforms because I want to look different. I also agree that fashionabl

48、e uniforms make many students want to wear uniforms in high school. If students like fashionable uniforms, it is good. 根据短文内容，完成以下各题。36. 联系上下文，在处填入一个恰当的词。_37. 将文中处画线的句子译成汉语。_答复以下问题。38. How many students opinions are there in the passage?_39. Why does Hiromi like school uniforms?_40. 将文中处译成英语。_8-3cOn

49、e of Harrys feet was bigger than . “I cant find suitable shoes for them, he said to his friend, Jack.“Why dont you go to a shoemaker? Jack said, “A good one can make you the right shoes. “I dont want to go to any shoemaker, Harry said, “ (难道它们不很贵吗？) “No, Jack said, “Some of them arent. Theres a good

50、 one in our town. Heres his address. Harry went to the shoemaker in Jacks town a few days later, and the shoemaker made him some shoes.Harry went to the shop again a week later and looked at the shoes. Then he said to the shoemaker angrily, “You are a foolish man! I told you to make one shoe bigger than the other, but you made one smaller than the other. 根据短文内容，完成下面各题。36. 联系上下文，在文中处填入一个恰当的词组。_37. 将文中处的汉语译为英语。_答复以下问题。38. What did Jack give Harry?_39. When did Harry go to the shoemaker again?_40. 将文中处的下画线句子译为汉语。_(Qc)T