Unit4 Do it yourself-2023学年八年级英语上册（牛津译林版）

20222023学年八年级英语上册单元话题拓展阅读（牛津译林版）

Unit4Doityourself

1.

D1YYourOwnDesserts

Weofferdifferentkindsofclassedtoyouall.Averypopularclassweareofferingthese

10daysistheclassnamed“DIYYourOwnDesserts”.

Canyouimaginehowhappyyourbelovedonewillbehappywhenyougivehim/heryour

DIYdessertsonthespecialdayslikebirthday,Mother'sDayandFather'sDay?etoourclass

andmakeyourowndesserts.Giveyourbelovedonesomesurprises!

Theclassrunsdailyanditisapleteiyhandsonpersonalcookingexperiencelastingupto4

hourslearning34recipes(食谱)eachlesson.Theteacherwillfirstshowhowtocookdifferentrecipes

infrontofyou.Andthenhewillguideyouonhowtoprepareandmakethefood.

Attheendoftheclassyoucaneithereatthemealpreparedduringtheclassortakeithome

withyou.What'smore,you'llbeabletotakehomethecopiesofalltherecipes.

Costs:$30eachlesson.Youcanstartatanytime.

Gotoourwebsitetogetmoreinformationabouttheclass.

Youcaneitheremailusoretoourofficeforattendingit.

(1)Youcanjointheclassifyouliketo.

A.offersomerecipesB.teachhowtocook

C.makedessertsyourselfD.getsomesurprises

(2)Youwillintheclass.

A.eatthemealwiththeteacherB.celebratethespecialdays

C.learn23recipeseachlessonsD.haveahandsonexpsrience

(3)Youwillpayforfivelessons.

A.$30B.S60C.$120D.$150

<4)Howcanyouattendtheclass?

A.Makeaphonecalltothem.B.Sendthemanemail.

C.Getinformationfromparents.D.etotheclassdirectly.

2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的几个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Lastweek,IvisitedmyfriendPeteinhisnewhome,whereheliveswithhiswifeanddaughter.

Peteusedtospendhisholidaystravelingaroundtheworld—visitingthepyramidsinEgyptorscuba

diving(水肺潜水)intheCaribbean.Nowadays,hepreferstospendhisholidaysandweekends

makinghishouselookmorebeautiful.LikehundredsofthousandsofotherBritishpeople,he'sfound

thejoyofDIY(doityourself)homerepairs.Thismeansthatifthere'sanythingthatneedsfixing

aroundthehouse,hewilltrytcdothejobhimself.

Peteshowedmehisnewkitchen,whichheputtogetherhimself,andhisnewlypaintedwalls.I

askedhimwherehegottheideatodothesethings.Hetoldmethathisfavouritesource(来源)of

ideasisaDIYprogramonTV.

ThisgotmethinkingabouthowpopularDIYprogramsareintheUK.Eachmainchannel(频道)

hasatleastonehomeorgardenmakeovershow.Thereareevenchannelstotallyonthesubject.

1supposeit'snotreallysurprisingthatDIYprogramsaresopopular.Therearetwomonsayings

inBritain—"anEnglishman'shomeishiscastle(城堡)"and"there'snoplacelikehome"—which

showhowimportantourhousesaretous.Withthesocialchangesofthelasttenyearsorso,many

peoplecan'taffordtobuybiggerhouses.Sotheyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetter

withoutspendingalotofmoney.DIY,clearly,istheperfectchoice.

(1)Peteusuallyspenthisholidaysinthepast.

A.travelingroundtheworldB.visitingEgypt

C.divingintheCaribbeanD.buildinganewhouse

(2)WhatdomostBritishpeopleenjoydoingnowadays?

A.Finishingtheirworkathome.B.Doingeverythingontheirown.

C.Spendingtheirsparetimeathome.D.Doingthehomerepairsthemselves.

(3)HowdidPetemanagetomakehishousemorebeautiful?

A.Heaskedhousebuildersforadvice.

B.HegothelpfromaDIYTVprogram.

C.Hecalledsomeofhisfriendsforhelp.

D.Hepaidworkerstodothehousework.

(4)Whatdocstheunderlinedword"makeover"inParagraph3probablymeans?

A.修建B.交换C.修饰D.化妆

(5)DIYprogramshavebeepopularbecause.

A.otherprogramsaretooboringtowatch

B.peoplearespendingmoretimewatchingTV

C.peoplecan'taffordnewhousesanymore

D.peoplearespendingmoretimefixingtheirhouses

3.阅读理解

Wethrowawaymanythingseveryday,thoughsomeofthemcangetanewlifeafterasimple

repair.Thetroubleis,lotsofpeoplehaveforgottenthattheycanrepairthingsthemselvesortheyjust

don'tknowhowtorepairthem.

RepairCaKschangeallthat!Theyarefreemeetingplace?aboutrepairingthingstogether.Inthe

ca亿，therearctoolsandmaterials(材料)tohelpvisitorsrepairanything,suchasclothes,furniture,

bikes,toysandsoon.Volunteersaretheretogivethemahand.Iftheyhavenothingtorepair,theycan

enjoyacupofteaorcoffee.Ortheycanhelpwithsomeoneeke'srepairjob.Theycanalsogetideasat

thereadingtabicbyreadingbooksonrepairsandDIY.

MattBreweristhedirectorofaRepairCaflLAlso,heisateacheratahighschool.Inhiseyes,

beingateachernotonlymeansleachingstudentstogethighscoresinexams,butalsomeanspassing

someimportantlifeskillsontcthem.Someofhisstudentsstudymanydiflerentskillsandtrytomake

brokenthingsworkagainbythemselvesinhisRepairCafe.ZanderandChasearetwoofthem.

Recently,ZanderandChasehelpedanoldladyrepairatelephone.Brewertaughtthemtousethetools

andthenfixedthetelephone.Whentheoldladytoldthemthephonewasnicetouse,theywereboth

happy.

moreshapeslikecars,boats,facesandnumbers.And(hen,cutapotatoinhalfwiththelargeknife.

Usethesmallknifetomakeanoutline(轮廓)oftheshapeyouwanttomakeononehalfofthepotato.

Next,cutawaytheunwantedpotato,aboutaquarterofoneinchdeep,aroundtheoutlineoftheshape.

Andthenputthepotatoprintingintothethickpaint.Atlast,press(按)thepotatoprintingontoany

papertomakeyourprintings.

AHofuswereveryhappytomakeourownprintings.Imadeheart,flowerandfaceprintings

andMarymademoonandsunprintings.

(1)WhatisnotneededinMissGreen'sclass?

A.Scissors.B.Paint.C.Knives.D.Paper.

(2)Howdeepshouldthepotatobecut?

A.1/2inchdeep.B.1/3inchdeep.

C.1/4inchdeep.D.1/5inchdeep.

(3)HowmanystepsdoestheDIYhave?

A.Six.B.Five.C.Four.D.Three.

(4)WhatdidMarymake?

A.Moonandsunprintings.B.Heartandflowerprintings.

C.Flowerandfaceprintings.D.Sunandflowerprintings.

(5)WhatdoweknowaboutMissGreen'sclass?

A.MissGreenhastheDIYclassonceaweek.

B.ThewritermadetwoprintingsinMissGreen'sclass.

C.MissGreen'sclasswasalittledifficultforthestudents.

D.AllthestudentsenjoyedthemselvesinMissGreen'sclass.

5.

Recently,amanintroducedhislatestinventionto(heworldanupsidedownhairwashing

machine.Thestrangemachinelookslikeanupsidedowntableusedtocurebackpain,witha

transparenttankfittednearthebottom.

Inordertoshowhowitworked,themanlayonthetable,clippinghisnoseandplacinga

plastictubeinhismouthtoallowhimtobreatheunderthewater.Afterheturnedonthemachinethe

tableslowlymovedbackwardsuntilhisheadwasfittedintothetank.Andafterheopenedavalve,

waterbegantofillinthetankwhileasmallboardat(hebottomstartedturningroundandround

rapidly,creatingacurrent,whichensuredthatallofhishairwasgivenagoodwash.Atlast,afterthe

waterranfromthetank,hotairfromthehairdryingsystemgavethemanaperfectblowdry.

Theman,whoinventedthisinterestingmachine,isGengShual,a31yearoldDIYfanfrom

Baoding,HebeiProvince.Heisfamousforhisinventions,suchasameatknifesmartphonecase,a

BBQfootballtableandanearthquakeproofnoodlebowl.Mostofthemarenotusefulbutfunny.

Gengmaybeanewkindofsocialmediastarwhosecallingcardishisunmonness.Mostdays

hedoesn'tgotosleepuntilaftermidnight.Hetriestoeupwithanewinventioneveryweekandto

makevideosthreetimesaweek.Hemakesabout150everytimehedoesalivebroadcast.Hecan

makeenoughmoneytosupporthisfamilyhiswife,theirchildrenandhisbrother.

Nowheiscalled"UselessEdison"ontheInternetandhiswhimsicalinventionsarcalwayson

theway.Ifyouarcinterested,searchhimontheInternet!

(1)Whichpartcreatesacurrentinthismachine

A.Thesmallboard.B.Thevalve.

C.Theplastictube.D.Thetransparenttank.

(2)Whichistherightorderof(heworkingprocessofthemachine?

a.Waterfilledinthetank.

bHairbegantobewashed.

c.Hairgotaperfectblowdry.

dThetablemovedbackwardsslowly.

e.Themansheadwasfittedintothetank.

A.aebedB.adebcC.deabcD.edabc

(3)Whatdoweknowabouttheinventor?

A.HeisfromHubei.

B.Heiscalled"Edison"byallthepeople.

C.Heisfamousforhisusefulandfunnyinventions.

D.Hemakesabout$450throughthelivebroadcasteveryweek.

(4)Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Geng'sdailylife.B.Geng'snewinventions.

C.ThewayhowGenginventedthings.D.ThereasonwhyGengbecamefamous.

(5)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Howtowashhair.

B.GengShuaiandhisinventions.

C.Howtomakefunnyandusefulinventions.

D.Howtomakemoneybydoingalivebroadcast.

6.

Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the44doityourself'(DIY)isgettingmoreandmore

popularintheUSA.

“Wcneededfurnitureforourlivingroom,“saysJohnRose,"andwcjustdidn'thaveenoughmoney

tobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs.,,Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,and

likemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarcstrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostof

livingisveryhigh.TheRosestooka2weekcoursesfor$280atanightschool.Nowtheybuildall

theirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehouse.

JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hehasmuchworkathomeaswellasajobina

shocmakingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor$420."Iwasdeeplyunhappyaboutit.

NowI'vefinishedacarrepaircourse,Ishouldbeabletofixthecarbymyself”

JohnandJimarenotunusualpeople.Mostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverythingtheycandoto

savemoneysotheycanfightthehighcostofliving.IfyouwanttobccaDIY,youcangotoDIY

classes.Andforthosewhodidn'thavetimetotakeacourse,therearebooksthattellyouhowyoucan

dothingsyourself.

(1)ManynewlymarriedpeopleintheUSA.

A.findithardtopayforwhattheyneed

B.musttakesomecourses

C.havetolearntomaketheirownfurniture

D.seldomgotoashoptobuythings.

(2)Johnandhiswifewenttoeveningclassestolearnhowto.

A.makefurnitureB.makeorrepairthings

C.improvethequalityoflifeD.savetimeandmoney

(3)JimHatfield'sjobisto.

A.makeshoesalhomeB.dohouseworkinashoefactory

C.runashoemakingfactoryathomeD.workinashoefactory

(4)JimdecidedtobeeaDIYwhen.

A.heenjoyeddoingeverythingbyhimself

B.hebeesanunusualperson

C.hiscarrepairscostverymuch

D.hecarrepairclasswasn'thelpful

(5)Whichofthefollowingstatementisright?

A.IfyouwanttobccaDIY,youcanonlygotoDIYclasses.

B.PeoplewhotakeDIYcoursesarcquitedifferentfromtheothers.

C.DIYisbeingmoreandmorepopularbecauseoftheraisinglivingcost.

D.Mostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverythingbecausetheyenjoythelifestyle.

JOINTODAY!

Whatareyougoingtodothisyear?Therearelotsofafterschoolclubsforyoutochoose

from!

MakeNewFriends

Areyoufriendlyandtalkative?ThentheWelinginitteeisjustforyou.eandmeetnewor

youngerstudentswhoarequietandshy.TalkwiththemeveryMondayandhelpthemmake

newfriends.

LaughterIstheBestMedicine

Canyoumakepeoplelaugh?YoushouldjointheedyClub.WemeeteveryTuesday

toplaygamesandlearnnewjokes.Wealsogotothechildren'shospitaltoplaygameswith

childrenwhoaresick.

FunwithSports

Arcyougoodatsports?ThenctotheSportsClubeveryFridayYoucanjointhe

basketball,footballorswimmingteam.

PaintersPaintTogether

Areyougoodatdrawing?EverySunday,membersoftheArtClubgettogethertotake

artlessons.Oncemonth,wegototheartmuseumtoseeallthefamouspaintingsthere.

Sometimes,wcgotoahomeforolderpeopleandmakethingsforthem.

Gototheschoolwebsiteandjoinclubtoday!

20.Ifyouarefriendlyandtalkative,theisjustforyou.

A.ArtClubB.SportsClub

C.WelingmitteeD.edyClub

21.StudentsintheedyCluboftengettogetherto.

A.learnnewjokesB.takeartlessons

C.makenewfriendsD.makethingsforoldpeople

22.StudentsintheSportsClubmeetevery.

A.MondayB.TuesdayC.FridayD.Sunday

8.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。

DIY,whichmeansDoItYourself,isverypopularintheUK.Lotsofstoresandsupermarketssell

DIYmaterials（材料）.TVshowsalsoteachpeoplehowtoDIY.

BritishpeoplelikeDIYalot.Ifthereisanythingthatneedsfixing（修理）aroundtheirhomes,

suchaspaintingthewallsorfixingthefurniture（家具），theywilldothejobsthemselves.Theyshare

DIYwiththeirfriends.MoreandmorepeopleenjoyDIYandhavefoundthehappinessandpleasure

ofDIY.SometimespeoplealsoDIYfbrsavingmoney.Today,manypeopledon'thaveenoughmoney

tobuyabighouse.Theyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousesbetterwithoutspendingalot

ofmoney.That'swhyDIYissopopular.

However,DIYcanbedifficult.Peopleoftenfinditnoteasytobuildapieceoffurniturebecause

theycan'tunderstandtheinstructions（用法说明）.Sometimestheinstructionsthemselvesareeasyand

clear,butthefurnitureitselfisdifficulttobuild.DIYcanalsobedangerousifyouarenotcareful

enough.Itisreportedthatinjustoneyearmorethan23（）,00（）peoplewerehurt（受伤）whiledoing

DIYintheUK.

DIYcanbringusalotoffunandcanhelpussavesomemoney,butitisnotalwaysaseasyasit

seemstobe.Maybefactoriesshouldmakethingsthatareeasierandsafer（安全）forustoDIY.

23.OrderingahamburgerontheInternetisonekindofDIY.

24.BritishpeoplelikeDIYverymuch.

25.PeopleinUKfinditisalwaysexpensivelobuildfurniturebythemselves.

26.Peoplefixthingsaroundtheirhousesonlyforfun.

27.DIYsometimesismoredifficult（hanitseemstobe.

1.【答案】(1)C

(2)D

(3)D

(4)B

【解析】文章大意：本文是一篇广告。主要是介绍DIYYourOwnDesserls课程的主要内容以及

课程的费用和报名的方式。

(1)细节理解题。由第一段中“etoourclassandmakeyourowndesserts.”可知，如果你想亲自做

些甜品，可以加入这个课程。故答案选C。

(2)细节理解题。由第三段中“Theclassrunsdailyanditisaplctclyhandsonpersonalcooking

experiencelastingupto4hourslearning34recipeseachlesson.”可知，在这个课堂上,你可以有亲

身实践的烹饪经历。故答案选D。

(3)细节推断题。由文中4,S30eachlesson^可知，五节:果需要$150。故答案选D。

(4)细节理解题。由文中“Youcaneitheremailusoretoourofficeforattendingit”可知，可以通

过发送邮件或直接去办公室报名参加。故答案选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及到细节理解题这一基本题型，在做这一题型的时候不必通篇

细看原文，而常常可采取“带着问题找答案''的方法.先从问题中抓住关键性词语。然后以此

为线索。要快速地辨认和记忆事实或细节，就要恰当地运用略读及查读的技巧快速在文章中寻

找与此问题相关的段落、语句.仔细品味，对照比较、确定答案。

2.【答案】(1)A

(2)D

(3)B

(4)C

(5)D

【解析】本文介绍了DIY的有点，和它流行的原因。

(1)细节题。Peteusedtospendhisholidaystravelingaroundtheworld,可一知皮特过去通常

环游世界，故选A。

(2)细节题。根据Nowadays,hepreferstospendhisholidaysandweekendsmakinghishouselook

morebeautiful,可知现在大多数英国人喜欢自己修理房子，故选D。

(3)推理题。根据Hetoldmethathisfavouritesource(来源)ofideasisaDIYprogramonTV他

告诉我他最喜欢的消息来源是电视上的一个diy节目，可知皮特他从一个diy电视节目中得到

帮助，使他的房子变得更漂亮，故选B。

(4)词义猜测题。根据Peteshowedmehisnewkitchen,whichhepultogetherhimself,andhis

newlypaintedwalls.Iaskedhimwherehegottheideatodothesethings.Hetoldmethathisfavourite

source(来源)ofideasisaDIYprogramonTV皮特给我看了他自己组装的新厨房和新粉刷的墙

壁。我问他是从哪里想到做这些事情的。他告诉我他最喜欢的消息来源是电视上的一个D【Y节

目，可知makeover是修饰的意思，故选C。

(5)细节题。根据Sotheyarclookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalot

ofmoney.DIY,可知diy项目变得流行是因为人们花更多的时间修理房子，故选D.,

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题，细节题要注意从文口寻找答

案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁

定词意。

3.【答案】(1)A

(2)C

(3)B

(4)D

(5)A

【解析】文章大意：短文讲了有些东西经过简单的修理就能获得新生。详细地介绍了修理咖啡

馆是一起修理东西的自由聚会场所及其MattBrewer告诉我们老师应该教学生知识和生活技能。

(1)段落大意题。根据"Wethrowawaymanythingseveryday,thoughsomeofthemcangetanew

lifeafterasimplerepair.”可知有些被人们丢弃的东西可以通过简单的修复得到新的生活。故选A。

(2)细节理解题。根据"Theyarefreemeetingplacesaboutrepairingthingstogether."可知这是一

个可以一起修理东西的地方。故选C。

(3)细节推理题。根据“RepairCafeschangeallthat!”可知第二段主要说的是这是一个修理东西

的场所，所以关键词是修理，即Repair。故选B。

(4)细节理解题。根据"MattBreweristhedirectorofaRepairCafe.Also,heisateacheratahigh

school.”可知他是一家维修咖啡馆的主管，也是一位高中老师。故选D。

(5)细节理解题。根据"Inhiseyes,beingateachernotonlymeansteachingstudentstogethigh

scoresinexams,butalsomeanspassingsomeimportantlifeskillsontothem.”可知老师应该教学

生知识和生活技能。故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解，考查学生的细节理解和段落推纳能力，做细节理解题时•定要找到文

章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择。在做段落大意题时根据段落内容进行合乎

逻辑的推理判断。

4.【答案】(1)A

(2)C

(3)B

(4)A

(5)D

【解析】本文讲述作者上了一次制作土豆版画的特别的课。

(1)细节题。根据Whatyouneedarepotatoes,thickpaint,alargeknife,asmallknifeandsome

paper.你需要的是土豆、厚油漆、一把大刀子、一把小刀和一些纸可知格林小姐的课上不需

要剪刀，故选A。

(2)细节题。根据aboutaquarterofoneinchdeep可知土豆切成四分之一英寸深，故选C。

(3)细节题。根据文章第二段,可知第1个步骤是First,decidewhatshape(形状)youwouldliketo

print(印)withyourpotato.首先，决定你想用土豆打印出什么形状；第2个步骤是Andthen,cuta

potatoinhalfwiththelargeknife.然后,用大刀把土豆切成两半;第3个步骤是Next,cutawaythe

unwantedpotato,aboutaquarterofoneinchdeep,aroundtheoutlineoftheshape.接下来，f巴不需要

的土豆切成四分之一英寸深的形状；第4个步骤是Andthenputthepotatoprintinginto(hethick

painl.然后把土豆印放进厚厚的油漆里；第5个步骤是Atlast,pressthepotatoprintingontoany

papertomakeyourprintings,最后，把土豆印到任何一张纸上都可以印出来，因此一共有5个步

骤，故选B。

(4)细节题。根据Marymademoonandsunprintings可知玛丽做了月亮和太阳版画，故选A。

(5)推理题。根据Allofuswereveryhappytomakeourownprinting我们大家都很高兴能自己

印刷可知在格林小姐的课上，班上所有的学生都玩得很开心，故选D。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；挂断题需

要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。

5.【答案】(1)A

(2)C

(3)D

(4)D

(5)B

【解析】大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了网红耿帅最近的一个无厘头发明“自动洗头机”,

他的出身和他走红的原因。

(1)黜节理解题。由第二段倒数第二句"Andafterheopenedavalve,waterbegantofillinthetank

whileasmallboardatthebottomstartedturningroundandroundrapidly,creatingacurrent,which

ensuredthatallofhishairwasgivenagoodwash."可知，打开阀门，水箱底部的小木板就开始不停

地转圈，制造出水流。故选

(2)细节理解题。由第二段中“Afterheturnedonthemachine,thetableslowlymovedbackwards

untilhisheadwasfittedintothetank.Andafterheopenedavalve,waterbegantofillinthetank

while...whichensuredthatallofhishairwasgivenagoodwash.Atlast,afterthewaterranfromthe

tank,hotairfromthehairdryingsystemgavethemanaperfectblowdry."可知，”自动洗头机”第一步

是先把桌子缓慢下移，然后头发入水，打开阀门后水开始流入水箱，之后开始洗头，最后热空

气进入，吹干头发。故选C。

(3)推理判断题。通读全文可知,耿帅来自河北,他被称为“UselessEdison”，他的发明被认为

是没有用但是有趣的，故A、B、C三个选项与文章内容不符。根据第四段第三、四句"Hetriesto

eupwithanewinventioneveryweekandtomakevideosthreetimesaweek.Hemakesabout$150

everytimehedoesalivebroadcast.可知，耿帅每周可以通过直播挣450美元。故选D.

(4)段落大意题。根据第四段的内容可以判断出本段写的是耿帅在网络上爆红的原因。故选D。

(5)标题归纳题。文章的前半部分介绍了“自动洗头机”，后半部分介绍了它的发明者耿帅，故

选Ao

【点评】考查阅读理解。考查阅读理解。本文主要涉及到的是细节题和推理判断题，细节题要

注意从文中寻找答案；推理题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，做题时，可知在文中做上

相应的笔记。

6.【答案】(1)A

(2)B

(3)D

(4)C

(5)C

【解析】

(1)推理题。根据文章最后一段1,