人教版八年级英语下册 Unit 4 单元话题阅读理解

Unit4单元话题阅读AOneday,aboyhadafightwithoneofhisclassmates.Hedidn’twaituntilschoolwasover,andhurriedhometohisgrandfather.Hetoldhimhisstoryangrily.“Heisreallybad,”theboysaid,“andIhatehim.”Thegrandfathersaid,“Letmetellyouastory.WhenIwasaboy,I,too,sometimeshatedothersforwhattheydid…”Astheboylistenedcarefully,thegrandfatherwenton,“Therearealwaystwotigersinsidemyheart.Oneisgoodandkind.Hegetsonwellwitheverythingaroundhim.Buttheotherisbadandunfriendly.Eventhesmallestthingwillmakehimangry.Hefightswitheveryoneallthetime,andfornoreason.Hecan’tthinkcarefullybecausehealwayshatesothers.Itisdifficulttolivewiththesetwotigersinsidemyheart.Theybothtrytocontrolme.”Theboylookedintohisgrandfather’seyesandasked,“Whichtigeralwayscontrolsyou,Grandfather?”Theoldmansaidslowlyandseriously,“TheonethatIfeed.Ialwaysfeedthegoodandkindtiger,soIneverhateothersandseldomgetangrynow.”1.Theboywenttohisgrandfather____.A.beforehewenttoschool B.whenhewenttoschoolC.afterschoolwasover D.afterhehadafight2.Thegoodtiger____everythingaroundhim.A.doesn’tlike B.getsalongwellwith C.isn’tinterestedin D.wantstoeat3.Thebadtigerfightswitheveryoneallthetime____.A.becauseotherswantstokillhim B.becausehewantstoeatothersC.fornoreason D.becauseothersaren’tfriendlytohim4.Thegoodtigercancontrolthegrandfatherbecause____.A.thegoodtigerismuchstrongerB.thegoodtigercangetalongwellwithothersC.thegrandfathertreatsthetigerverywellD.thegrandfatherhatesthebadtiger5.Thewriterwantstotellus____inthepassage.A.howtofeedtigerswell B.howtocontrolourfeelingsC.howtogetalongwithothers D.howtofightwithothersBMaybeyouhaveseenthisinschools:somestudentsarestudyingnearlyallthetimebuttheyjustpasstheirexams,whilesomeothersmayspendmuchlesstimeontheirbooksbutdomuchbetterinexams.Howcouldthishappen?Peopleusedtothinkthathardworkistheonlywaytosuccess.Butnowtheyhaveunderstoodthatsmartworkcanmakethemsucceed,too.

Hardworkersdon'tmindworkingforlonghours,whilesmartworkersalwaysthinkofseveraldifferentanswerstothesequestions,“WhyshouldIsufferthis?”“Isn'tthereabetterwaytodothis?”Thankstothesepeople,wecanusecomputersinsteadoftheabacusnow.Progressineveryfieldisthedirectresultof“trytofindabetterway”bysmartworkers.

TherewasalargesoapfactoryinJapan.Onceitreceivedanunusualletterfromsomeonewhocomplainedthattherewasnosoapinthesoapboxhebought.

Howcouldemptysoapboxesgooutofthefactory?Theengineerscheckedtheproducingandpacking.Theproducingwasfine,butinaboutoneintenthousandcases,thepackingmachine(机器)letanemptysoapboxgo.Therewasnoneedtospendalotofmoneyrepairingthemachineforsuchasmallproblem.Theengineersoonworkedoutasolution;heputahugeXraymachineandtwolargecomputerstofindouttheemptysoapboxes.Afterteachingtheworkershowtouseit,hesatdowninhisseat,exhausted.

“Sir,wecouldhavesolvedtheproblemsinamuchsimplerandcheaperway，”aworkersaid.

“Really?How？”

“Wecanputahugefannearthepackingmachine.Thewindcomingfromthefanwillblowawaytheemptyboxes,leavingtheotherboxeswithsoap.”

See,thisissmartwork.Inordertosucceed,weshouldnotonlyworkhardliketheengineer,butalsothinksmartlikethisworker.

1.Somestudentsspendlesstimeonschoolworkbutdobetterinexams________.

A．becauseoftheirhardwork

B．becauseofdifferenteducation

C．becausetheytrytofindabetterway

D．becausetheystudyforamuchlongertime

2.Someonewrotetothesoapfactoryandcomplainedthat________.A．thesoapboxheboughtwasempty

B．theirsoapwastooexpensive

C．thesoapheboughtwasterrible

D．theirservicewasverybad

3.Thesoapfactorycouldonly________nearthepackingmachinetosolvetheproblemsinamuchsimplerandcheaperway.

A．setsomesoapboxes

B．setanXraymachine

C．puttwolargecomputers

D．putahugefan

4.Thephrase“blowaway”inthepassagemeans“________”.

A．停止

B．远离

C．吹走

D．逃脱

5.Thearticlemainlytellsusweshould

________

inordertosucceed.

A．workhardforlonghoursandstudyallthetime

B．workhardliketheengineerandthinksmartliketheworker

C．spendmuchlesstimeonourschoolworkthanbefore

D．spendenoughmoneyrepairingthemachine

foranyproblemCBarbaracouldn’tstanditanymore.Herupstairsneighborwasblasting（大声播放）hisstereo（立体音响设备）again.Shehadaskedhimtwicealreadytoturnthevolumedown.Thefirsttimesheasked,hewassurprised.Hesaidhedidn’tknowthatshecouldhearhisstereo.“Yes.”shesaid，“it’sjustlikeyourstereowasinmylivingroom.Icanheareverynote!”Hesaidhewouldkeepitdown.Shehopedthathewastellingthetruth.Ofcourse，hewasn’t.Thenextday，heblastedhisstereo.Shewentupstairstoremind(提醒）himofhispromise.Hesaidthevolumewassolowthathecouldhardlyhearit.Sheaskedhimtoturnitlower.Hesaidhewouldtry.Whenshewentbacktoherroom,themusicwaslouderwhenshehadwalkedupstairs.So,thiswasthethirdtime.Shetookherbaseballbatupstairswithher.Sheknockedveryloudlyonhisdoor.Whenheopenedthedoor,shescreamed(尖叫)athimlikeacrazyperson.Shetoldhimshewouldkillhimifhedidn’tturnthemusicdownandkeepitdown.Hiseyesgotbig.Shewentbackdownstairs.Shecouldn’thearanote.1.WhenBarbaraaskedherneighbortoturnthevolumedownatfirst,hewassurprisedbecause________.A.shewasfriendlytohimB.shewashisneighbordownstairsC.heknewthevolumewassoloudD.hedidn’tknowshecouldhearhisstereo2.TheunderlinedwordinParagraphTwo“promise”means“________”inChinese.A.工作B.兴趣C.诺言D.责任3.Barbaraaskedherneighbortoturnthevolumedown_______.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes4.WhenBarbarawalkedupstairswithabaseballbat,shefelt_______.A.happyB.angryC.surprisedD.sad5.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thevolumewasnotloudatall.B.Barbarawasveryinterestedinthestereo.C.Finally,herupstairsneighborwasmoresurprised.D.Barbaraandherneighborweregoodfriends.DDearCindy，Inyourlastletter，youtoldmethatyouhadnotimetospendwithyourgoodfriendsbecauseyourparentsweretoooverprotective(过分保护的)．Andatthesametimetheyhadmanyrulesforyouathome.Iamsorrytohearthat.Andhereismyadviceforyou.First，youshouldhaveaconversationwiththemandtellthemwhatyoureallyneed.Atagoodtime—duringahappyfamilydinner—youcansaythatyoushouldhavesomerightsandwanttospendsometimewithyourbestfriendshavingfun.Ifyourparentsareagainstyou，youmaytalkabouttheadvantages(好处)ofstayingwithfriends.Second，youcantellthemit'snotgoodforyourhealthandstudywhenyoualwaysstayathome.Youshouldgetoutwithyourfriends，hangoutwiththem，andmeetnewpeople.Itwillbeagoodideatoopenupyoureyes.Third，ifyourparentsregardstudyasanexcuseforkeepingyouathome，youshouldtellthemthat“▲”．Ireallyhopeyouarehappy.Youruncle，Bruce()1.Theletterisfrom.A．Cindy B．Cindy'sparentC．Cindy'sfriend D．Cindy'suncle()2.Cindyhadnotimetospendwithhergoodfriendsbecause.A．theyweretoooverprotectiveB．shehadlotsofhomeworktodoC．herparentsdidn'tallowhertodosoD．shearguedwiththem()3.Accordingtotheletter，Cindycanhaveaconversationwithherparents.A．atanytime B．atdinnertimeC．afterschool D．beforebedtime()4.Theunderlinedwords“areagainst”mean“”．A．arepleasedwith B．don'tagreewithC．arestrictwith D．takepridein()5.Whichofthefollowingscanbeputin“▲”inParagraph4?A．Nopain，nogain.B．Practicemakesperfect.C．AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadull(迟钝的)boy.D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.FLastmonthwemadeasurveyamong300studentsatourschool.Thequestionsweaskedwere“Whowouldyoutalkwithwhenintrouble?”and“Why?”．Herearesomeanswersfromthem.ZhengHaoIwouldtalkwithmyparentsorteacherswhenintrouble.Theyareolderthanmeandhavemoreexperienceoflife.Theyalwayslistentomecarefullyandgivemehelpfulideas.Itrustthem.ChenLeiLifeisfullofsmalltroubles，butI'mneverafraidofthem.Iwouldtalkwithmyfriendswhenintrouble，becauseweunderstandeachotherandtheyalwaysgivemegoodsuggestions.Iwon'tfeelworried.LiYanIamaquietgirl.Iliketokeepmysecrets(秘密)．Ithinknobodycanreallyunderstandmeexcept(除了)myself.SoInevertellotherswhenI'mintrouble.()1.ZhengHaolikestotalkwithhis______whenintrouble. A.parents B.classmates C.friends D.brothers()2. ChenLeilikestotalkwithhisfriendswhenintroublebecause______. A．theyareolderthanhim B．theyalwaysgivehimgoodsuggestions C．helikestokeepsecrets D．theyhavemoreexperienceoflife()3.FromLiYan'sanswerweknowsheis______. A.outgoing B.active C.funny D.quiet()4.Fromthepassageweknowthat______oftenaskothersforhelp. A.ZhengHaoand ChenLei B.ZhengHaoandLiYan C.ChenLeiandLiYan D.allofthethree()5.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.ChenLeiisafraidtofacethetroublesinlife. B.ZhengHaoandLiYanliketokeepsecretstothemselves. C.LiYanonlytrustsherselfsoshenevertellsothershersecrets. D.ZhengHaodoesn'thaveanyfriendsbut ChenLeihasmany.GEveryoneworries.Buthowdoyoudealwithyourworries?Whether(不管)yourworriesarebigorsmall,youcantakethesethreestepstodealwithyourworries:*Trytofindoutwhatyou'reworriedaboutSometimes,youwillknowwhatyou'reworriedabout.Othertimes,youmightnot.Trytofinditoutfirst;ifyoucan't,youcanaskforhelp.*ThinkofwaystomakeitbetterThereisalwayssomethingyoucandotohelpyourselffeellessworried.Sittingthereworryingisnofunanditwon'tsolveyourproblem.Gradesatschoolareoftenatopworryforkids.Ifyou'reworriedaboutgrades,askyourselfthesequestions:☆Whyaregradesimportant?Whatdogradesmeantome?☆HowdoIgetreadyforclass?DoIgoover(复习)mynotesevenwhenthereisn'tatest?☆DoIhaveagoodplacetodomyhomework?☆DoItrydifferentwaysofstudying?Ifyourworryisaboutafightyouhadwithafrie