burnish八年级英语下任务型阅读

(5-1c)

On

a

rainy

night,

a

boy

was

walking

along

the

street.

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When

he

came

over,

other

people

seemed to be afraid of him and ran away. He walked and walked, but nobody said to him.

37

The girl didn

’

t run away, but said to him,

“

Hi. You look like one of my old friends. What

’

s your

name, please?

”

“

Really? I am sadness.

”

Answered the boy.

“

Oh. I know you. You visit me sometimes.

”

“

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”

“

But why?

”

“

Because I

’

m Sadness. In fact, nobody likes me, I only want to give them some help. I can help them

face themselves properly.

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Sometimes those wounds(

伤口

) can help them remember what should

be remembered. However, it seems that they don

’

t need me.

”

While

Sadness

was

saying

these

words,

he

became

even

sadder.

The

girl

came

up

and

gave

him

a

hug(

拥抱

) and said,

“

Don

’

t worry.

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I will be with you!

”

“

But who are you?

”

asked Sadness.

“

Me? I

’

m Hope.

”

Said the girl with a smile.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入 文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，

并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横 线上。

A. Don

’

t you have a fear of me?

B. He felt lonely, because people would not treat him as their friend.

C. I often build a place for each of them to care for their wound.

D. From now on, you won

’

t feel lonely any more.

E. He was just beginning to cry when he met a girl.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

(5-2c)

Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says

founding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (

种子

) and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or

good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend

could listen to your complaints (

抱怨

) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can

’

t be too

shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.

But things can not always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you

have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have a good talk.

If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.

There are three steps to be friends again:

Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend did wrong and talk about why you did this or

that. Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

(

)36. Sally wants to tell students the ways to ____.

A. find friends

B. plant trees

C. get happy

D. keep fit

37. What makes good friends? A good friend should ______________________.

38. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend?

（简要回答）

___ ___________________________________________

39. One of the most important things in your life is ________.

(

)40. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Teenagers and Friendship

B. The Good Friend Around You

C. The Trouble of Growing up

D. The Founding and Keeping Friendship

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(5-3c)

If you think you’re too shy and want to be a little bra

ver, try the following. You can make it.

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There’s no need to hide it. When they get to know you’re a shy kid, they’ll understand you

better. This also helps you feel easier in talks.

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When

you

smile,

people

think

you’re

friendly

and

easy

to

ta

lk

with.

Remember

that

other

people have feelings, too, and

①

most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

Take one small step at a time. If you find it hard to start talks, say something nice about people around

you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn

’

t it make you want

to keep talking to that person?

Turn your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game.

②

Don

’

t waste(

浪费

)

time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not.

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Each time after you say “hi” or

smile at someone for the first time, say “I did it!”

to yourself. Or it could be something bigger, like buying

yourself an ice cream.

Keep trying and one day you

’

ll never be shy when you talk to others.

( A)

根据短文内容，

从下面方框中的

4

个句子中，

选出

3

个句子分别放入文中第

36

，

37

，

38

的空白处，

使短文意思完整。

A. Learn to be a good talker.

B. Tell people you’re shy.

C. Don’t lose heart.

D. Try to smile more.

36. ____

37. ____

38. ____

(B)

按要求完成下面两小题。

39.

把①画线句改为同义句。

People don

’

t want to talk to the person who ________________.

40.

把②画线句翻译成汉语

_________________________________________ ________________________________

（

6-1c

）

Climbing a mountain is hard work. But one step(

脚步

) after another finally brings a person to the top.

Along the way, he can stop and look around. And the higher he climbs, the more wonderful his view is. If he

keeps climbing, he will have a new world before him. He will have a new way to see everything.

Now learning a foreign language is something like climbing a mountain. This new language can give

you a new view of life. And it is more than a look at the surface of things. It can open the way into people

’

s

minds and hearts and into a culture that is very different from your own culture. This will make you richer,

richer in things that money can

’

t buy. Even though you never set foot(

踏上

) on a ship or a plane, you can be

an armchair traveler through books.

The mountain climber stops now and then to enjoy the scenery around him. Reading is just like this. If

you are interested in it, you will find fun in books.

根据短文内容，回答问题。

36. Is climbing a mountain easy?

__________ __________________________________________________

37. What will he have if he keeps climbing?

_____________________________ _______________________________

38. Can learning languages

open the way into people’s minds and hearts?

_ __________________________________________________ _________

39. How will learning languages make you?

___________________ _________________________________________

40. Where will you find fun if you are interested in reading?

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__________________________ __________________________________

(6-2c)

Come to Austria(

奥地利

)!

Soll is a village in the mountains in Western Austria, and a local(

当地的

) family opens a Hotel Post

there. The hotel is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the

mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually around 20

℃

to 25

℃

in the daytime, but much cooler in

the evening.

Enjoy Thailand(

泰国

)!

When

you

visit

Bangkok

in

Thailand,

don

’

t

miss

the

early

morning

river

boat

trip

to

the

Floating

Market(

漂浮的市场

) just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruit and vegetables. There you

can buy them when you sit in your boat. Don

’

t forget your hat

—

the sun can be strong and it may be as hot

as 40

℃

at midday!

Visit Hawaii(

夏威夷

)!

Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long beaches(

沙滩

) in the south

and

west

of

the

island(

岛

),

and

mountains

and

forests

in

the

north,

but

be

careful

—

there

are

many

mosquitoes(

蚊子

), and don

’

t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there

are usually around 24

℃

to 26

℃

by the sea, and only a little cooler in the late evening.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

36. If you stay at the Hotel Post, you

’

ll see the whole village, the forest and _________________.

37. At the Floating Market you can buy things in ____________________________.

38. Because the sun is strong in Bangkok, you should bring ____________________________.

39. In the north of Kauai Island there are ____________________________.

40. The warmest place of the three is ____________________________.

(6c)

The worst tourist in the world may be Mr. Smith in San Francisco.

Once

he

①

to

his

hometown

in

Italy

from

America

to

visit

his

family.

The

plane

made

a

one-hour stop to get something at the airport in New York. But Mr. Smith mistook New York for Rome, so

he got off the plane.

When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Smith thought perhaps they were held up by heavy traffic.

While

looking

for

his

address,

Mr.

Smith

found

that

the

old

“

Rome

”

had

changed

a

lot.

②

Many

old

buildings

were

replaced by

high

modern

ones. He

also found

that

many

people

spoke

English

instead

of

Italian.

Mr. Smith knew very little English, so he asked a policeman for help. Luckily, the policeman was also

born in Italy and answered him in the same language.

After

③

(

六小时的

) traveling around on a bus, the driver had to take him to a police station. Mr.

Smith didn

’

t believe he was still in New York when he was told so.

In order to catch a plane back to San

Francisco, a policeman drove very fast with siren(

警笛

) on to sent Mr. Smith to the airport.

“

L ook

”

, said

Smith to himself,

“

I know I

’

m in Italy. That

’

s how the policeman drives.

”

根据短文内容，按要求完成下列各题。

41.

在文中①处填入一个恰当的动词：

42.

将文中②处画线句子译成汉语：

43.

在文中③处根据汉语提示填空：

回答问题：

44. Why did Mr. Smith get off in New York?

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45. How did Mr. Smith come back to the airport?

(7-1c)

Grace was fourteen years old and was in Grade Eight. She had a part- time job, so she had to get up at

five o’clock. She was a newspaper girl.

Each

morning,

Grace

left

the

house

at

5:15.

She

always

rode

a

bike

to

the

corner

to

carry

the

newspapers.

In winter it was still dark when she got up, but during the rest of the day it was bright. Grace had to

send newspapers to people’s houses in all kinds of weather. She tried to put each paper in the box where it

would be kept safe from wind, rain or snow. Her customers thought she did a good job. Sometimes they

gave her tips(

小费

).

Grace made about $$70 each month and she was saving some of the money to go to college. She spent

the rest on tapes and clothes. Once a month she got the money from her customers together. Since many of

them worked during the day, Grace had to get the money at night. Sometimes when Grace was ill, her elder

brother had to send the newspapers and Grace’s father had to help her.

Grace had 70 customers now, but she hoped to get more later. Some day, if she got more customers,

perhaps Grace could win a prize for being a very good newspaper girl. She wanted to win a visit to Europe,

but she would be happy if she won a new bike.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

36. What was Grace’s part

-time job?

_____________ __________________________________________________ ________

37. There is an underlined word

“

prize

”