8年级下册 第14讲　Unit 7－Unit 8

八年级下册第14讲Unit7－Unit8Ⅰ.任务型阅读请仔细阅读第1－5小题中关于五名学生的介绍，从A－F中选出最适合他们的读物，其中一项为多余选项。AThisbookisaboutamiddleschoolstudentcalledJamie.Inacaraccidenthebecamedisabledandlosthisfamily.However,hedidn'tloseheart.Instead,hetriedtoachievehisgoalsandkeptthepeoplearoundhimlaughing.Jamie'sstoryisencouraging.BCorduroywasatoybearlivingintheshoppingmall.Dayafterdayhewaitedforsomeonetocomealongandtakehimhome.Lotsofpeopledidn'tlikehimbecausehehadlostabutton(纽扣).ButagirlnamedLisalovedhimandtookhimhomefinally.CRyewasagirlwholovedadventures(冒险).Onedayamonster(怪物)cametohervillage.OnlytheLuckUglies,asecretgroup,canbeatthemonster.SoRyehadtotryherbesttoasktheLuckUgliesforhelp.DI

survived(幸存)tellsustruestoriesabouthowpeoplesurvivedthedisasters(灾难)inhistorysuchastheearthquake,thefloodandsoon.ETaylorSwiftisanAmericansuperstar.Shewasbornin1989.Shewritesandsingsherownsongsandnowsheisalreadyaworld-famousartist.Thisbookisabouthowsheworkedhardtobeasinger.FRobertawantedtowinthesciencecompetitioninherschool.Butitwasverydifficultforher.Whenmysteriouslightappearedoverherhometown,Robertahadanexcellentideaabouthowtowinthecompetition.1.____14-year-oldTonylikesreadingbooksabouthistoryevents.2.____13-year-oldMikeisanAmericanboy.Hebrokehisleglastmonthandhewillhavetobeinawheelchairfortherestofhislife.Hedoesn'tknowwhattodo.3.____15-year-oldAmylovesmusicandshewantstobeasinger.4.____12-year-oldLucyhasagreatinterestintakingrisks.Shelovesalltheexcitingthings.5.____11-year-oldBobisinterestedinscienceandhelovesbooksaboutit.DAECFⅡ.词汇运用A.根据下列句子及所给首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。6.Didhe_________(成功)handinginhisprojectontheenvironment?7.Humanscansometimesbestrongerthanthe________(力量)ofnature.8.LuXunisoneofthemostfamous________(现代的)writersinChina.9.____________(保护)ourselvesisoneofthemostimportantthingswemustdo.succeedforcesmodernProtecting10.Thisboxonlyw_______2kilos.Thelittleboycancarryiteasily.11.Don'tstayuptoolate,oryouwillfeelithardertostay_______(醒着)inclassthanitreallyis.12.Everyonegrowsupwithl_________andtears,andmaybethatistrueoflife.13.Nowadays,thegovernmentismakingalotofeffortstoimprovethelivingc__________offarmers.14.Tim,thecupisf____ofhotwater.Pleasetakecare.15.Withthedevelopmentofscienceand____________(科技),lifeisbecomingmucheasier.

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