八年级英语阅读训练1

1、八年级英语阅读训练 第十周Teaching aims:1. To talk about Western culture and customs2. To understand more passages Teaching Materials: English Coaching PaperProcedure:1. Warm-up: Do some warm-up exercises.2. Doing exercises together (Passage A,B and C) and explain some useful phrases3. Doing exercises students t

2、hemselves (Passage D,E, F) Passage ASome people think that they will get ill if they use their brains too much. It is not 1 . Through many studies, scientists show us that the more you use your brain, the better it will be, and 2 you will become.Of course, if you want to keep your mind clear and 3 ,

3、 you must take a proper rest and study properly. To the teenagers, using their brains in the morning is good for their health.There are many ways to rest. One is a peaceful rest. Sleep is a peaceful rest. 4 is an active rest. For example, take a walk outdoors, do more exercises every day. To 5 the w

4、ay of the brains activities is also a good way to rest.In everyday life, to eat some eggs, 6 , fresh vegetables and fruit is also good for the brains.Wish you a wise man and a happy life. 1. A. excitingB. trueC. enjoyableD. popular 2. A. cleverB. the clevererC. the cleverestD. cleverer 3. A. foolish

5、B. bigC. activeD. rich 4. A. AnotherB. OthersC. The otherD. The others 5. A. changeB. useC. throwD. lose 6. A. crispsB. ice creamsC. fried foodD. meatPassage BThe clock in the old building in front of Max showed six oclock. As the clock began ringing, he n 1 a tall man with a bag walking to him. The

6、 man turned around, looked at the clock, and then moved his steps faster. Max walked faster as well. Miss Fritz invited him for dinner. He didnt want to be l 2 .“Im glad you could come,” Miss Fritz said. “Ive made a lovely cake for us.” She pointed Max to a chair. “Good thing I prepared just now. A

7、surprise visitor just l 3 .”“Who visited you?” Max asked.“A teacher from a school for the deaf. He was totally deaf h 4 . What a poor man! But he could read the shape of my mouth perfectly. He wrote down what he wanted to tell me.”“W 5 was he here?”“Well, the school needs more money. I was glad to h

8、elp out. I got some money from the bank, so I was a 6 to give him five hundred dollars.”“Did he just leave? Was he a tall man with a bag?”“Yes.”“Wed better phone the police. I dont think that man is h 7 . I know for sure he was not totally deaf.”How did Max find it out?1._2. _3. _4._5._6._7._Passage

9、 CThe post office has plenty of work to do. It handles (处理) thousands of letters every day. Lets follow a letter all the way across America.Julie lives in New York. She wrote a letter to Dave. Dave lives in Oregon. Julie put the letter in the mailbox on Monday night. On Tuesday morning a truck stopp

10、ed at the mailbox. The mail carrier (投递员) put the letters into a large bag and took the bag to a post office in New York.On Tuesday afternoon the letters were sorted (分类). Post codes were used to sort the mail. A machine picked up a letter and held it. A worker read the post code. Then the worker pu

11、shed five buttons on another machine. The worker had only one second to do this. After the worker pushed the buttons, the machine put the letter in a box. By Tuesday night the box was on a truck. The truck went to the airport. An airplane took off for Oregon on Wednesday morning. Julies letter went

12、on the airplane.By noon the letters were in an airport in Oregon. Mail trucks then took them to post offices. One of these was in Daves town. On Wednesday night people in Daves town sorted the letters by street name.On Thursday morning the mail carrier for Main Street picked up her pile of letters.

13、She sorted all of them by street address before delivering. The people at 1 Main Street got their mail first. Dave lived at 221 Main Street. He got his letter before lunch.1. When did Julie send her letter to Dave?_2. Who took the letters from the mailbox to the post office?_3. What can help sort th

14、e mail?_4. How was Julie's letter sent to Oregon, by air or by sea?_5. What did the mail carrier do before she delivered the letters?_6. What is the passage mainly about?_Passage A: BBCAADPassage B: 1. noticed 2. late 3. left 4. himself 5. Why 6. able 7. honestPassage C: 1. On Monday night. 2. T

15、he mail carrier. 3. Post codes. 4. By air. 5. She sorted all of them by street address. 6. Its about how the post office handles letters. (Any reasonable answer can be accepted.)Passage DComplete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once:A. activities B. abilit

16、ies C. early D. other E. homeworkF. be able to G. teachers H. all the time I. moreA lady has a problem with her daughter: My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Grade Four. Every evening we get into 1 battles (争执). Three afternoons a week, she has 2 , such as tennis and singing after school. By the

17、 time we get home, she has to do her homework. The other two days, she gets home 3 and we argue about whether she should do her homework. She seems to want me there helping 4 . I want to help her, but Im sure that she should 5 do it on her own. And in fact, most of the time I have 6 things to do. It

18、 seems that children these days have much 7 homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond (超越) their 8 . As you can see, Im really worried about homework and I really dont know what I should do. Any ideas?1._2._3. _4. _5. _6. _7. _8. _Passage EDifferent countries have different customs. When

19、 you travel to other countries, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “_”.Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip(付小费). It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Tax

20、i drivers expect about the same amount.In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. Its important to respect lines there. Its a good idea to talk about the weather. Its a favourite subject of conversation with the British.In Spain, its a good idea to have a light meal in

21、 the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People there have dinner very late, and restaurants do not usually open until after 9 pm.In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek (脸颊). Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.In Japan, pe

22、ople usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, dont put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.Dont forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation. A kind of bod

23、y language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.Choose the best answer:1. The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be “_”.A. Love me, love my dogB. He who laughs last laughs bestC. When in Rome, do as the Romans doD. Where there is a will, there is a way2. When you

24、travel to the USA, you dont need to tip _.A. portersB. waitersC. taxi driversD. shop assistants3. The underlined word “porters”in the passage means _.A. 搬运工B. 清洁工C. 接线员D. 售票员4. You should wait in line _in England.A. except there are only two of youB. when there is someone elseC. if others ask you to

25、 do soD. when you are with your relatives5. Which of the following is True according to the passage?A. In Spain, people usually have dinner very early.B. In England, its not polite to talk about the weather.C. In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.D. In Japan, you should not read the

26、business card as soon as you get it.6. What is the best title for the passage?A. How to TipB. Body LanguageC. When to Have Dinner D. Advice to International TravellersPassage FI set up a classroom library of books that I bought with my own money. The library looks beautiful, like a bookshop. And my

27、students like it very much.I read the children a story. It is about a girl who is so that she wears the same dress to school every day. But she says she has a hundred dresses at home. The other girls her until she goes away. Later, her classmates discover she has a hundred dressesa hundred beautiful drawings of dresses. Oh, God, every child cries when I close the