滬教版英語八年級(下冊)_U1_U8_Reading_原文(含習(xí)題)

1、Unit1 Helping those in needVoluntary workThree teenagers offered to do some voluntary work during the school holidays.They wrote the following reports.BettyI didsomevoluntaryworkin a childrenshospital.The childrenthereallsuffer from serious illness. We organized a painting competition for them.I met

2、 a girl called Cindy. She wanted to paint a picture of the park near herhome. I went there and took some photos of it. Cindy used them for her painting.MarkThere are many children without parents. I met som e of these children withmy mother. We taught them to tell stories. This helps them express th

3、eir feelings.One child said, My friends dont understand my pain.We spentsometimewitha girlcalledVivien.Herparentsdiedina caraccident, and she is unhappy and very lonely. She needs friendship. My motherand I will continue to visit Vivien.AnnieI wanted to help disabled children. They have difficulty w

4、alking or moving. Itaught them to sing because music can bring them joy and peace.I met a boy called Tim. He hurt his legs in an accident, but he has lots ofcourage. We need to help children like Tim and raise their spirits. I will continue todo voluntary work in the future.CVocabularyC1 Thewordsini

5、talics arefromthe reports.Circlethe correctanswerstocompletethese sentences.1When something is serious, it is.abad or dangerousbgood and safe2If you have an illness, you are a person.ain good healthbin had health3If you have peace, you are.anervousbnot worried or excited4A personwithcourageisusually

6、ofsomethingdangerousordifficult.aafraidbnot afraid5If you raise something, you.amake it lowerbmove it higher6If you are in high spirits. you have a good.afeelingbabilityC2Complete the passage below with the words from the box. Change their formsif necessary.DifficultyJoe wantedto doexpressduringlone

7、ly offer the summervoluntary work holidays, so hetohelp at a local hospital.EverySaturday,hewenttheretolookafterthepatients.Oneofthemhadwalking, so he helped him move around.Another one could not see. Joe read newsand funny stories toher so that she did not feel. Joe also talked with the patients. T

8、hishelpedthemtheir feelings.Joe enjoyed helping people. He will continue to help at the hospital inhis freetime.D ComprehensionD1 Read the reports and complete the notice below.They need help!Can you help these children?Cindy, aged 12Cindy is in hospital because she. Cindy wants tothepark near her h

9、ome. We need someone to go to the park andfor Cindy.Vivien, aged 13Viviens parents died in. She is. We need someone totalk to her and make friends with her.Tim, aged 14Tim was a healthy boy. He used to love sport until he. We needsome volunteers to teach disabled children like Tim toand to helpthem.

10、More practiceA Read a girl s story about the Spring Bud Project and aniswer the questions below.Success for Spring BudsMy name is Feng Guixianq. I want to tell you about the China Children andTeenagers Fund (CCTF) and how it helped me.One of the CCTFs special activities is the Spring Bud Project. In

11、 1989, 4.8million children in the country, aged from seven to fourteen, were unable to attendschool.Eighty-threepercentof themweregirls.Becauseof this,theCCTFlaunched the Spring Bud Project to help them. Since then, the project has helpedmillions of girls return to school. It has also built a lot of

12、 schools.The very first Spring Bud class was here in Guangxi in 1989. The Spring BudProject paid for me to attend that class. It alsorented a room close to the schoolfor me.Before the project started, I stayed at home and helped my mother with thehousework. Going to school changed my life. I learnt

13、to read and write and domany other things.Now I work as a teacher at a Spring Bud school here in guangxi.I wish to helpother girls the waythe Spring Bud Project helped me.1What is the purpose of the Spring Bud Project?2What kind of help did Feng Guixiang get from the Spring Bud Project?3How did the

14、Spring Bud Project change Feng Guixiangs life?4What job does Feng Guixiang do now? What does she wish to do?Unit2Body languageDebbieand Simonare students.They both have part-timejobs at a travelcompany.A well-dressedlady enteredthe office. She looked at Debbieand Simon,and then walkedover to Debbie.

15、Debbie gave her a cheerfulgreeting.Simonsighed and walkedaway.“What s the matter? ”Mr Yang asked.“People always choose Debbie instead of me. I don tunderstand. ”“I do. Its the way you communicate.”“ How can that be? ”Simonasked,“Idontget a chanceto speak. ”“ Communicatingis more than justspeaking.Yo

16、ur body languageis important, too. ”“Body language? ”“ Its the way you stand and sit. Its your gestures and the expression on your face. Yourwhole appearancecommunicatesthings.You don tgive people a good impression,Simon.Youlook down, you never smileand you dontturnyourhead towardsthem.”Look at Debb

17、ie.She s holdingher head up. She alwayssmiles and looks friendly. Her body languageis makingpeople feel welcome,so they go to her for help. ”Simondecidedto improvehis body language.He sat up straightand triedsmiling at people.Minuteslater,a beautifulgirl entered.She walkedover to Simon.A few moments

18、later, she leftwitha smile.Mr Yang came over at once and said,“You made a good impressionon her, Simon. ”“ That was my sister, ”Simon said. “She wanted to remind me that tomorrow is her birthday. ”CVocabularyC1 Find words from the story that have similar meanings to the words below.1 wearing nice cl

19、othes2 a polite word for a woman3 the look on ones face4 the way someone or something looks5 keeping something in a placeC2laterthatday,Simonwastalkingwithhismother.Completetheirconversation with the words from the box.body languagemattertowardslaterpart-timeSimon:Mum, Im thinking of leaving myjob a

20、t the travel company.Mum:Whatsthe?Youhavea good chanceto learnabouttravelthere. Dont you want to build a career in tourism?Simon:Yes,butitsmoreimportantformetodevelopotherskillsatthemoment. I want to take a class in communication skills because I need toimprove my.I can get another job like this.Mum

21、:Well, I understand the feelings you haveyour job,but I dontthinkyoushouldleave it.Thisjob willteachyousomethingyoucantlearn in a classroom.Simon:Thanks, Mum. Ill think it over.D ComprehensionD1Simon is talking to a friend on the phone. Read the story and complete hiswords with the information from

22、the story.Our customers always.I didnt know why and Mr Yang told me the reason.It was because of the way.I wasnt giving customers.Mywasntmakingthem.SoIdecided to improve it.D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.1 What is body language according to Mr Yang?2 Why

23、 did Simon not give customers a good impression?3 Why did customers choose to talk to Debbie?4 What happened after Simon sat up straight and tried smiling at people?5 Who was the girl that walked over to Simon?More practiceA Read this online article about eye contact and answer the questions below.

24、Eye contactEyecontactmeanslookingintoanotherpersonseyes.Thisisaveryimportant part of body language. It can be the key to communication. Eye contactcan show feelings such as friendliness, interest and understanding.In Western countries, using eye contact in conversations is very important. Ifyou do n

25、ot use eye contact. Westerners may think that you are not listening. Andif you look away, they may also think that you are lying.However, in many Asian countries, looking down when talking with an olderperson,like a teacher or a parent,is polite. These differences can cause problems.Forexample.anAsi

26、anpersonmightlookdownwhilelisteningtoa Westernspeaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what heor she is saying.Not using eye contact can cause problems. but using too much is not politeeither. In many countries, watching other people, especially strangers, for a long

27、time is impolite. This may make them feel nervous.1 What does eye contact mean?2 Why is eye contact the key to communication?3 If you do not use eye contact in Western countries, what may happen?4 Do Asians use eye contact as often as Westerners?5 What kind of eye contact is impolite in many countri

28、es?Unit3TraditionalskillsFishing with birdsWang Daminis a fisherman.Althoughhe is over 65, he is very fit and stillenjoys working.Daminuses cormorantsto catch fish. Cormorantsare large blackbirds.Theyare good atcatchingfish becausethey can swim well. They can dive down and stay underthewaterfor up t

29、otwo minutes.Daminusuallysets off in thelate afternoonandgets the cormorantsreadyforwork.First,heties a pieceof grassaroundtheirnecksto stopthemfromeating big fish.Thenwhen Damins boatreaches the rightplaceinthe river, he pushedthemintothe river.Daminusesseveral waystoattractfish. Duringtheday,he ju

30、mpsupanddownon hisboat. Afterdark,he hangs a lighton apost at thefrontof theboat.The cormorantsbring the fishback to the boat. The fish are thentakenandthrowninto a big basketby Damin.No netsare requiredforthis typeof fishing.Cormorantfishingwas oncepracticedin lotsof places inSouth-EastChina,and th

31、ere were manyfishermenin the area. Buttoday,few youngpeopleare interestedin it. In50 years, perhapsthere willbe no more cormorantfishermenin the world.CVocabularyC1 The words in italics are from the article. Circle the correct answers to completethese sentences.IIf a person isfit , he or she isaheal

32、thy and strongb weak and ill2When youset off , youa journey.aplanbstart3When youreach a place, youthe place.aarrive atbreturn from4If youhangsomething on a post, youthe post.aput it onbtake it from5If yourequiresomething to do your work, youit.alosebneedC2Mark wrote an email to Jenny about fishing w

33、ith hand nets. Complete hisemail with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.fishermanfithangreachrequireset offTo:JennyFrom:MarkDear Jenny,I saw a TV programme about an old catch fish from his boat every day. He.He is veryusually, so he canin the late afternoon.Fishing is simple fo

34、rhimbecauseit onlysomehandnets.Whenhisboatright place, he puts the nets in the water. After a few minutes, he pulls the nets upto get the fish. He always looks happy when hehis nets at the front ofhis boat and sails back home.I enjoyed this programme.Best,MarktheDComprehensionD1 These sentences are

35、about the article. Each sentence has one incorrect wordor number in it. Underline the mistake and write the correct word or number ineach blank.1 Damin is over 75 now, but he still enjoys working.2 Cormorants are able to stay under the water for up to 25 minutes.3 Damin often goes fishing in the ear

36、ly afternoon.4 Damin ties a piece of grass around the mouth of each bird.5 After dark, Damin has a fire on his boat.6 The fish are taken from the fishermens mouths.D2Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.IWhat do cormorants look like?2Why are cormorants good at catching fi

37、sh?3Why does Damin hanga light on a post at the front of his boat?4Where was cormorant fishing once practised?More practiceAReadthisnewspaperarticleaboutshadowpuppetplaysandanswerthequestions below.Shadow puppet playsEvery Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small townnearXia

38、n.Theaudiencecanhearthem,buttheycannotsee them.Thatisbecause they are putting on a shadow puppet play.Shadow puppets are made of hard leather. The leather is cut out in the shapeof a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colours andput on a stick. Some puppets have movable

39、 arms and legs.During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lightsbehind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold thepuppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets shadowsclearly.Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddo the voicesof

40、 thedifferentcharacters.Shadowpuppetplaysare an ancientChineseart.Now withTV andfilms,shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. Wang and his friends oftenwork very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep thistraditional art form alive.1 Why can the audience not see Wan

41、g and his friends?2 What are shadow puppets made of?3 During a shadow puppet play, where does Wang stand?4 Who does the voices of the different characters?5 Why do Wang and his friends put on shadow puppet plays?Unit4Cartoonsand comic stripsJiason is learning how to make cartoons.He has found some i

42、nformation in amagazine.How to make a cartoonFirst,you need to decide on some basic ideas for a story.This story is abouta robot,Han. He alwaysforgets things.One day, Han meets his friendsSarah and Tim at the undergroundstation.He says, “I mhappy.I boughta new notebook.Now I won tforget things. ”Sar

43、ahsays, “Yes. I have one too. Here it is. ”Tim asks,”where yours,han?”Han says, “Oh, no! I forgot to bringit! ”In the second stage, thinkaboutthe kindsof charactersyou want and what they will look like.Han is a tall robot.He has squareeyes. They are actuallyvideo cameras.Tim wears glasses, so he loo

44、ks clever. Sarah is a pleasantgirl. She has straight,blackhair.Now make a roughsketchof the story.Next, use a computerto draw detailedpicturesand add colour.To make the charactersandthingsappearto move, each pictureshouldbe made a littledifferentfrom the onebefore it. In thenext stage, a computerpro

45、gramis used to put the picturestogetheras a film.Finally,recordthe voices and soundeffects. The actorswill do the charactersvoices. Theirspeech mustmatchthe pictures.Soundeffects, like the noise of the underground,mustalso beadded separately.After everythinghas been checked,the cartoonis ready to be

46、 playedfor everyone to enjoy.CVocabularyClThe words in italics explain the meanings of some words from the article.Findthe words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.1Theidea of the story must besimple as well as important.2The painting is really interesting. The people in itlook real . Theytobe alive.3He wants to bea person in a film. His dream is to be an.4This shirtyour trousers well. Their