牛津译林版8A英语期中复习专题练习—任务型阅读

1、牛津译林版8A英语期中复习专题练习一任务型阅读（1）EveryweekendinBritain,DIYshopsarealwaysverybusy.Alargenumberofpeoplespendtheirweekendsmakingtheirhomesbetterinsteadofrelaxing!DIYprojectsareverypopularinBritainandtherearelotsofTVprogrammeswhichshowpeoplehowtheycanimprovetheirhomes.Somepeoplelikesimple（简单的）decorating.Theyof

2、tenputupwall-paperandpaintwalls,buttherearealotofdifferentDIYprojectsthatpeopledecidetotakeon,fromchangingthenewfloortosettinganewshower.Unluckily,peoplebiteoffmorethantheycanchew（不自量力）,andtrytotakeonjobswhichendinDIYdisasters（灾难）.Forexample,theshopsoftentelltheircustomersthatanythingelectrical（电的）s

3、houldbedonebyanelectrician.However,manypeopledoncareaboutthiswarningandputthemselvesindanger.SomethingaboutDIYprojectsin_J_WeekendsinBritain DIYshopsbecomeverybusy. 2peoplemaketheirhomesbetterinsteadofrelaxing.3tolearnDIYBywatchingTV.KindsofDIYProjects Somepeopledosimpledecorating,suchasputtingupwal

4、l-paperand4walls. Somepeopletakeonsomedifficultimprovements,suchaschangingthenewfloorsandsettinganewshower.DIYdisastersIt，5sthatsomepeopletrytotakeondangerousjobs.Theydondareaboutthewarningandputthemselvesindanger.12345Ifyouthinkyouretooshyandwanttobealittlebitbraver,trythefollowing.Youcanmakeit.The

5、resnoneedtohideit.Whentheygettoknowyouareashykid,theyllunderstandyoubetter.Thisalsohelpsyoufeelfreerintalks.Whenyousmile,peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.Rememberthatotherpeoplehavefeelingstooandmostpeoplewillstayawayfromanangry-lookingface.Ifyoufindithardtostarttalks,saysomethingniceaboutpe

6、oplearoundyou.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethinggoodtoyou.Doesntitmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?Getyourattention（注意）elsewhere.Thinkmoreaboutwaystoenjoythepartyorthegame.Dontwaste（浪费）timeworryingaboutyourlooksorwhether（是否）peoplelikeyouornot.Eachtimeafteryousayhiorsmileatsomeonef

7、orthefirsttime,saytoyourselfIdidit!Oritcouldbesomethingbigger,likebuyingyourselfanicecream.Keeptryingandonedayyoullneverbeshywhenyoutalktoothers.HowtobealittlebraverAdviceReasonsNever1thefact.Ifyoutellpeopleyouareshy,theywillunderstandyoubetter.Smilemore.Peopledon2ttheonewithanangry-lookingface.Star

8、tatalkwithgoodPeoplewillfeel3andwanttotalktoyouwords.PaymoreattentionItisawasteoftimeto4aboutothersopinions.elsewhere.Encourage（鼓励）5tosayKeepingdoingthisandyouwillbemuchbravertotalkhiorsmileatsomeone.toothersinthefuture.12345参考材料(3)Doyouoftenseeants?Iftheweatheriswarm,youmayseethemunderthestones.Ifi

9、tiscold,manyantswillbeintheirhouseundertheground.Mostoftheantsareworkers.Theyhavelotsofworktodo.Theylookforfoodandtakecareoftheyoungants.Eachfamilyofantshasaqueenant.Thequeendoesnatall.Sheisimportantbecauseshelayeggs.Theseeggswillbecomenewants.TherearemanykindsofantsinAmerica.Onekindoftheseisverystr

10、ong.Theycankillandeatelephants.Theymoveingroups.Theyeatalltheanimalstheymeetwhilemovingontheirway.Whentheseantscomenear,peopleleavetheirhomes.Some1aboutAntsHomesTheystayintheirhouseunderthegroundiftheweatheriscold.Sopeoplecanseethemonlyon2days.31.Workers:Theyarealwaysbusysearchingforfoodand4afteryou

11、ngants.2.Queenants:She5worksbutsheisimportanttotheantfamilybecauseshelayseggs.AstrongkindTheyliveinAmerica.Theymoveingroups.Theyeatalltheanimalsontheirway,killingelephantsandpeople.12345(4)Everyonehasworries,butwhatdoyoudowithyourworries?Whetheryourworriesarebigorsmall,youcantakethreestepstodealwith

12、them.Trytofindoutthecauses.Thefirststepistofindoutwhatyoureworriedabout.Somowtimesuyouksometimesyoumightnot.Ifyoucansurdwhamaourworriesare,youwillhavemoreandmorenewproblemsinyourlife.Sorememberthatyoumusttrytofindoutthecausesbeforeyoustarttodealwiththemeventhoughitmightnotbesoeasy.Thinkofwaystomakei

13、tbetterThereisalwayssomethingyoucandotohelpyoufeellessworried.Sittingthereworryingisnofunanditwontsolveyourproblem.Gradesatschoolareoftenatopworryforstudents.Ifyoureworriedaboutgrades,askyourselfthesequestions.HowdoIgetreadyforclass?DoIreviewmynotesevenwhenthereisntatest?DoIhaveagoodplacetodomyhomew

14、ork?HaveItrieddifferentwaysofstudying?Ifyourworryisaboutafightyouhadwithafriend,youmightwritedownallthethingsyoucoulddo-writeanotetohimorher,invitehimorhertoabasketballgame,saysorrytohimorher,etc.Onceyouhavealistofthingsyoucoulddo,youcanchoosetheonethatgetsyourfriendback.AskforhelpWhenyoureworried,y

15、oucanfindsomeonetochatwith.Youcanaskyourparents,friends,orteachersforhelp.Theycanhelpyouanalyze（分析）yourproblemscarefullyandsolvethemeasily.Threestepstodealwith1Youwillhavemoreproblemsunless（除非）youmakesure1 2 36 7 84 59 10(5)Trytofindoutthecauses2yourworriesare.Itis3tofindoutthecausesfirst,althoughit

16、mightbehard.4ofwaystomakeitbetterDealingwithworriesabout5:Askyourselfsomequestionsaboutyourstudy.Dealingwitha6withafriend:Getyourfriendbackbywritinga7,invitinghimorhertoabasketballgame,or8sorrytohimorher.AskforhelpYouneedto9withyourparents,friendsorteacherswhenyoureorried.Withtheirhelp,youwillsolvey

17、ourproblems10difficulty.Itissaidthattheeyesarethewindowsofoursoul.However,youhavetolookafterthemcarefully.Youreyesneedeverydaycare.Firstly,youhavetobecarefulwithyourdiet.Havemorefreshfruits,vegetable,fish,eggandmilk,Itsgoodforyoureyes.YoushouldalsotakesomeVitaminsAandB2.Secondly,youmusthavearegular（

18、规律的）andsoundsleep.Itrelaxestheeyemuscles（肌肉）andgivesthemtherest.Sleepcanhelpthebodytorepairitstiredtissues（组织）.Usually,youmustsleepforatleastseventoeighthourseveryday.Lossofsleepcangiveyoudarkcirclesundertheeyes.Next,itsnecessaryforyoutoexerciseeeseveryday.Blink（眨眼）youreyesatregulartime,anditcanmake

19、theeyeballswateryandgivethemagoodwash.Lastly,youshoulduseyoureyesinrightways。Foxexample,ifasmallthinggoesintoyoureye,youstartrubbing（揉）it,itiswrong.Rubbingisharmfultoyoureyes。Dontreadorwriteinpoororbrightsunlightbecausesunlightcanmakeeyetired.Remembertousesunglassestostopthesunshinefromshiningdirect

20、ly（直接）intoyoureyes.Toomuchreading,writing,watchingtelevisionorworkingonthecomputercanalsocauseeyetiredness,soagoodrestisimportant.IfyoualwaystakecareofGodsmostbeautifulgift,yourwillbeverycolorful!阅读上面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中的信息（每空一词）Diet Eating food ,such as fresh fruits and vegetables. It eyes. T3_ some Vit

21、amins A and B 2 .The w 1_ to keep your eyes healthys_2 for）4 Havingaregularandsoundsleepisamust. Gettingatleastseven5sleepisnecessary.Eye_6 Exercisingyoureyeseveryday. Blinkgyoureyesatregularperiodscan7youreyeballsEyeusing Its8torubitwhensomethinggoesintoyoureye. Youhavetousesunglassestokeep_9frombr

22、ightsunshine. Youshould10afterreading,writing,watchingTVorworkingonthecomputer...9.10.(6)Here s some advice.Doyouliketraveling?Howcanyoumakeyourtripinteresting?Read!Beforeyouleave,youshouldfindsomeinformationabouttheplace,suchasitsgeography,historyandpeople.Youcanunderstandthatplacebet

23、terbyreading.Takephotos!Ifyouwanttotakesomephotos,remembertochoosethemostspecialsights.Dontchoosethesightyoucanseeinotherplaces.Forexample,QingdaoandNingboarecoastal（沿海的）cities,sodontonlytakephotosofthesea.Youshouldtakephotosofsomethingelse,too.Taste!Youdbettertastesomespecialsinthearea.Foodinsomepl

24、acesisverydelicious.Sowhynottasteit?Maybeyouhavejustonechancetotasteitinyourlife.Write!Whenyouvisitaplace,youshouldtakeapenandanotebook,soyoucanwritedownwhatyouseeandwhatyouthinkduringthetrip.Howtomakeyourtrip1_Read!Before2,youshouldfindsome3aboutthegeography,historyandpeople.Soyoucanhavea_4_thatpla

25、ce.place,suchasitsunderstandingofTakephotos!Whentakingphotos,don5，totchoosethemostspecialsights,Donchoosethe6sightasyouseeinotherplaces.Taste!Tastesomespecial7foodinthatareabecauseyoumayhavejustone8_totasteitinyourlife.Write!Youshouldwritedownwhatyou9andwhatyou10duringthetrip...9.10.So

26、mebirthdaycustoms（习俗）arequitesimilar（相似）inmanypartsoftheworld-birthdaycandles,birthdaygames,andbirthdaycakes.Butsomecustomsaremorespecific（特殊的）tocertaincountries.Herearesomechildrentalkingabouttheircustoms.Linda-Iamfourteen.IcomefromAruba.Inourcountry,Childrentakesomethingspecialtoschoolfortheirclas

27、smatesandallteachers.Eachteachergivesthebirthdaychildasmallgiftlikeapencil,aneraserorapostcard.Thebirthdaychildcanwearspecialclothesinsteadoftheschooluniform.Lucy-1amoneyearolderthanLinda.Denmarkismycountry.Aflag（旗子）isflyingoutsideawindowtoshowthatsomeonewholivesinthathouseishavingabirthday.Parentsp

28、utpresentsaroundthechildsbedwhiletheyaresleepingsotheywillseethematoncewhentheywakeup.Tom-IamasoldasLinda.IamfromBrazil.Thebirthdaychildgetsapullontheearlobe（耳垂）foreachyearinmycountry.Thebirthdaypersonalsogivesthefirstpieceofcaketohis/hermostspecialfriendorrelative,usuallymomordad.NamesCountriesAges

29、SpecialcustomsLindaArubaFourteenEachteachergetssomethingspecialfromhisorher1_andgiveshimorherasmall2Thebirthdaychilddoesnt3towearschooluniform.LucyDenmark4Ifyouseeaflag_5outsideawindow,youmayknowsomeoneinthathouseis_6_abirthday.Peoplewillputthe7aroundthechildsbedwhiletheya8e...9.10.（8）

30、Studying abroad（国夕卜）is an amazing experience,especially when you come toAustralia as an overseas（ 海夕卜的）high school student. You can have a lot of fun hereTom9FourteenThebirthdaypersongivesthe10pieceofcaketohisorhermomordad.especiallyonholidays.TherearemanyfestivalsinAustralia.Themostimportantoneisob

31、viouslyChristmas.Eachyear,thesummerholidaysateveryhighschoollastabouttwomonthsfromthebeginningofDecembertoFebruary,whichcoverstheChristmastime.Sinceitisalongholiday,mostoverseasstudentslovetoflybacktotheircountriestospendthetimewiththeirfamiliesandfriends,butafewstudentsstillstayinAustraliaduringthe

32、holidaytogetpart-timejobs.Itisquiteeasytofindapart-timejobatChristmas.Studentsoftentakepartinanothermajorsocialactivity.Theygotothebeachtohavefuninthesunshine.ThesummerinAustraliaisfromDecembertoFebruary,sogoingtothebeachinDecemberisverypopularamongAustralians.EasterinMarchisanotherimportantholidayi

33、ntheyear.Itactuallycombines（使结合）“GoodFridayandEasterMonday.AlmosteveryshopclosesonGoodFriday.AndpeopleusuallygotoseeEasterShow.TheChineseNewYearisnotapublicholidayinAustralia,soeveryChinesestudentstillhastogotoschooltostudyanddohisorhernormalthings._1_inAustraliaWhichmonthdoessummerbegininIn2.Austra

34、lia?WhichseasonisChristmasinAustralia?In_3.Whatare4activitiesinDecemberin5tothebeachand6sunshine.Australia?WhatdopeopledoonGoodFridayandPeople7goshopping,but8goEaster?toseeEastershow._9_doChinesestudentsdoduringtheSpringFestivalinAustralia?Theycontinuetodotheir10things...9.10.(9)Haveyo

35、ueverwonderedwhatanAmericanhighschoolisreallylike?Thisarticlewilldescribeatypical（典型的）highschoolanditsstudents.AtypicalAmericanhighschoolhasseverallargebuildingsandenoughspaceforabout1,500students.Everystudentisgivenalocker.Whenstudentsfirstarriveatschool,theygostraighttotheirlockerstoputawayorgetth

36、eirtextbooksandtohanguptheiroutdoorclothes.AsAmericantextbooksareexpensive,studentswouldratherrent（租用）thanbuythem.Studentsmustpaybackiftheylostanyofthem.Americanstudentshavedifferenttypesofschooltransport.Theyusuallytakeayellowschoolbusorwalktoschooliftheylivecloseenough.Sometimestheirparentsdriveth

37、emtoschool.Whentheyturn16yearsofage,mosttakeafreedrivingclassatschoolforoneterm.Ifstudentsearn（赚得,挣得）passinggradesintheclassandalsopasstheirstatedriversexam,theycanridethemselvestoschool.Eachday,studentstakesixorsevenclasses.Theymusttakescience,math,Englishandsocialstudies.Theycanchooseart,homemakin

38、g,fashiondesignandotherclasses.Insomeschoolsstudentsarerequired（要求）totakeoneormoreofthefollowingspecialclasses:healtheducation,physicaleducationorforeignlanguagestudies.Studentsmovetodifferentclassroomsforeachsubject.Thisisbecauseeachteacherhastheirownclassroom.Thereisafive-minutebreakbetweenclasses

39、,togivethestudentsthetimetohurrytotheirnextclass.Theregularschooldayusuallyendsearlyintheafternoon.Afterschoolmorethanhalfofthestudentsneedtojoininafter-schoolactivities.Theseactivitiesinclude（包括）sports-especiallyfootball,basketball,baseballandsoccerorclubs,suchasyearbook,speech,schoolnewspaper,phot

40、ographorstudentgovernment.1inanAmericanHighSchoolOutlineDetailsIntroductionItgivesanoverviewofatypicalAmericanhighschoolandits2LockersandEverystudenthasalockerfortextbooksand3clothestextbooksTheyliketorenttextbooksbetterthanto4them.Studentsusuallygotoschoolbybusoronfoot.Sometimestheir6sendthemtoscho

41、olbycar.5transportTheycan7themselvestoschoolwhentheyareover16andhavepassedtherequiredtests.ClassesandStudentshavetotakemainclasses,electiveclasses（选修课）andsometimesoneormore8classes.classroomsTheygoto9classroomsforeachsubject.After-schoolAfterschoolmostofthestudentstake10intheiractivitiesfavouriteact

42、ivities,includingsportsandclubs...9.10.（10）Asyouknow,homeworkisabigpartofgoingtoschool.Luckily,hereissomeadviceforyoutomakehomeworkeasy.MakeahomeworkplanMostmiddleschoolstudentshavetwoorthreehoursofhomeworkanight.Ifitisaheavyhomeworkday,youmayneedtospendevenmoretime.Itisagoodideatocome

43、upwithsomekindofhomeworkschedule（进度表）,especiallyifyouaregoingtodosportsorotheractivitiesafterschool.WatchwhereyouworkAbedroom,studyoranyquietplaceisgoodforyoutodoyourhomework.Butdontstudyonyourcomfortablebed,oryoumightfallasleepthere.HavearestMostpeoplesattention（注意力）dontlast（持续）verylong,sohavearest

44、whiledoingyourhomework.Sittingfortoolongwithoutrelaxingwillmakeyoulessproductive（多产的）thanifyoustoptohavearest.Havinga15-minuteresteveryhourisagoodwayformostpeople.GethelpwhenyouneeditSometimeseventhough（即使）youarelisteningcarefullyinclass,somesubjectsseemtoohard.Thefirstpersontoaskforhelpisyourteacher.Heorshemaybeabletoworkwithyoubeforeorafterschoolandexplain（解释）thingsmoreclearly.You