Unit10I'vehadthisbikeforthreeyears练人教版英语八年级下册

Unit10I'vehadthisbikeforthreeyearsWhenIwasveryyoung,peopleinourvillagelivedbyplantingfruittrees.Mygrandmotheralwaystookmetotheorchard(果园)onthehill.Atthattime,theyhadtocarrywaterfromtheriveratthefootofthehilltohalfwayupthehill.Eventhoughweworkedsohard,theproductionleveloffruitwasstilllowbecauseitwasshortofwaterthere.Oneday,twoyoungmenledagroupofworkerstoourvillage.Theylearnedaboutthedifficultieswefaced,andlater,canalsandotherprojectsbegantobebuiltinmyvillage,“Whoarethey?”Iasked.“Theyaregoodmenfromourgovernment,”mygrandmareplied.Shortlyafterwards,Imovedtoanothercityformyjuniorhighschool.TheonlyreasonIevercamebacktomyhometownwasmygrandmother.Oneday,myfamilyandImadetimetoreturn.Weweresurprisedbecauseeverythinghadchanged.Thecanalranpasteveryorchardsovillagersdidn’thavetogoupanddownthehillanymore.Theriverwasnowsocleanthatfishswamhappilyinit.Whenwearrivedhome,mygrandmatookoutsomefreshpearsandapples.Shetoldusthatafterthewaterconservationproject(水利工程)waspleted,apolicy(政策)wasmadetoencouragemorepeopletoincreasethefruitproductionwithcleanwaterintheriver.Thankthosegoodmenwhohavedevotedthemselvestothedevelopmentofourcountryside.Nowadays,peopleworkhardtoliveinabigcity.However,weshouldnotforgetourhometownswherewearefrom.1．Whattroubledthevillagersmostwasthat________.A．theyhadtoomuchwork B．itwasnotconvenienttogoupthehillC．theycouldonlygrowfruittrees D．therewasn’tenoughwaterintheorchard2．Thegoodmencameandofferedhelpprobablybecauseof________.A．thevillagers’suggestions B．thegovernment’ssupportC．aschool’spracticalactivity D．apany’sengineeringplan3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．thegrandmotherdoesn’tliketoliveinthecityB．thevillageisaplaceofinterestfortouristsnowC．therewillbemorefruitproductioninthevillageD．morepeopleliketoworkinthecountrysidenowadays4．Theunderlinedphrasedevotedthemselvestoisclosestinmeaningto________.A．preparedmuchfor B．donatedmoneytoC．drawnpublicattentionto D．putmucheffortinto5．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Howisavillageimproved? B．Whoarethegoodmen?C．Whydopeopleeback? D．Whatdoesahometownmean?Martina’sGrandpaPeterlivedwiththefamilyafterGrandma’sdeath.Oneday,MomSusandecidedtodothespringcleaning.Theycleanedthehouseuntileverythingwasclean.ThenMompointedtoGrandpa’ssofaandsaid,“Thatoldsofahasgottogo.We’llbuyGrandpaanewone.”Butastheymovedthesofa,Grandpastoppedthemandshouted,“Youcan’ttakemysofa!Idon’twantanewone.”Momhadtosay,“WewilltalkaboutittonightwhenJohngetshome.”John,Martina’sdad,wasstillatwork.“Grandpa,whydon’tyouletustakeawaythesofa?”Martinaaskedatsupper.Grandpashookhishead,“Isatinthissofa,withyourgrandma,whenIaskedhertomarryme.Itwassolongago,butwhenIsitinthissofaandclosemyeyes,sheseemstobenear.”“It’ssurprising!”Martinathought,“HowGrandpacanrememberthingsfromthepast.Thesedaysheforgetsalmosteverything.”GrandpasmiledtoMartina,“Thenightyourfatherwasborn,Isatinthissofa.Iwasnervouswhentheyplacedthelittlebabyintomyarms.”“Manyyearslater,”Grandpacontinued,“Isatinthissofawhenthedoctortoldmeyourgrandmawasill.Iwaslostwithouther,butthesofagavemethefort.”“Idoseenow.”MartinalookedatGrandpa.“Thisisnotjustanoldsofa.Itismorelikeafriend.”“Yes.”Grandpaadded,“We’vegotthroughalottogether.”Thewholefamilyagreedthatthehousewouldbeboringwithouttheoldsofa.6．WhatwasGrandpalikethesedays?A．Forgetful. B．Impatient. C．Angry. D．Careless.7．Whodoestheunderlinedphrase“thelittlebaby”inParagraph7referto（指的是）?A．Martina. B．John. C．Susan. D．Peter.8．Accordingtothepassage,whatimportantthingsdidGrandpaexperiencesittingintheoldsofa?①Grandma’sdeath②holdingthelittlebabyforthefirsttime③askingGrandmatomarryhim④hearingthenewsthatGrandmawasillA．①②③ B．①②④ C．②③④ D．①③④9．Wecaninfer（推断）thatthefamilywereprobably________attheendofthestory.A．surprised B．bored C．moved D．nervous10．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Martina’sWish B．ASpringCleaning C．AHappyFamily D．Grandpa’sOldSofaRudySaldiaisa25yearoldpostmanfromAmerica.Everydayheridestodeliver(投递)parcelsacrosshishometownofPhiladelphiawithhissixmontholdcatcalledMJalwayssittingonhisshoulders.MJ,shortforMaryJane,isdifferentfromothercats.ShewasborninadrawerinRudy’sbedroomonAprilFool’sday.Whenshegotolder,Rudynoticedthatherfavoriteplacetorestwashisshoulders,sohedecidedtotrainhertoworkwithhim.“Thefirstdaywecrossedoneblock.Thenextdaywetriedtwoblocksandnowwecanrideabout25mileseveryday.MJenjoysmovingaroundonmyshoulders,”Rudysaid.However,Rudyhopestobeabletoride100mileswithMJintheingday.“Peoplearealwayssurprisedandexcitedtowatchus.Ioftenhearsomeoneshout,‘Oh,myGod,hehasacatonhisshoulder!Howlovelythatis!’MJissofortableonmyshoulderandsheneverhurtsmewithherclaws.Wealwaysgetonwellwitheachotherandhaveagreattimeduringthework.”Rudysmiled.MJlovesnoisystreetsofPhiladelphia,theonlyproblemisthatsheisscaredofthesiren(警笛声).However,herownerRudyisalwaysthereforher.Oneday,ifyougotoPhiladelphiaandseeapostmanwithacatonhisshoulder,don’tbesurprised!11．What’sMJ’sbiggestdifferencefromothercats?A．SheneverhurtsRudy. B．Sheisverylovely.C．ShelikesridingwithRudy. D．ShelovessittingonRudy’sshoulder.12．WhichmightbetherealreasonwhyRudyalwaysbringsMJwhileworking?A．MJenjoyspeople’sattention. B．MJhelpshimdeliverthings.C．MJcanmakehimpleasedandrelaxed. D．MJcanhelphimmakealotmoremoney.13．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．MJislessthanoneyearoldnow.B．FewpeopleenjoywatchingRudyandMJ.C．RudyandMJnowcanrideabout25mileseveryday.D．MJlikesthenoisystreets.14．Theunderlinedword“claws”means“________”.A．爪子 B．尾巴 C．嘴巴 D．胡须15．WhatistheBESTtitleofthepassage?A．ASmartPostman B．AVeryCoolCatC．AVerySpecialRiding D．APostmanAndHisCoolCatSharedlifehasbeepartofthelivesoftheoldpeopleinsomemunities（社区）inBeijinginrecentyears.“ThesharedkitchenappearedinthemunityservicecenterfortheoldinShunyiseveralyearsago,”saidZhangMei,ayoungwomanheadingavolunteergroup.Shesetupthekitchenaftersheandherworkmatesfoundthattheoldpeopleweresometimeshungrywhentheycametotheservicecentertohavearestortakepartinsomeactivities.Eachpersoncanbringhisorherowncookingtools,freshandtastyingredientsandgoodrecipes（食谱）tothekitchen.Itisopenfrom7：30a.m.to5：30p.m.“Ibroughtmyovenandnoodlepress（压面机）tothekitchenfortworeasons.Firstly,Ihavesomemoreathome,andIdon’twanttoleavethemunused.Secondly,thesecanmakeourcookingmucheasier.Attimes,wemakebiscuitsandtheyturnouttobeverytasty,”said64yearoldGuoQiuling.Mrs.Wang,a70yearoldwoman,hasaspecialdeepfeelingforthekitchen.Inhereyes,itismorethanaplacewhereshecanhavesomethingtoeat.“Lastyear,myhusbanddied.Thatmademefeelsadandlonelyforalongtime.I’mgladtohavesuchaplacetoallowmetomunicatewithothers,”saidWang.Thekitchenistoimprovethemunicationamongtheoldandhelpthemleadahappierlife.16．ZhangMeisetupthesharedkitchenprobablybecause________.A．sheoftenfelthungrywhensheworked B．shewantedtodosomethingfortheoldC．shehopedtomakeherselffamous D．shewasinterestedincooking17．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ingredients”mean?A．原料 B．收藏 C．电器 D．气味18．WhatcanwelearnfromGuoQiuling’swords?A．Shewasn’tgoodatmakingbiscuits. B．Shewantedtoliveinthesharedkitchen.C．Shelivedaricherlifethanotheroldpeople. D．Hercookingtoolsgavetheoldpeoplemuchhelp.19．WhydidthewriterwriteaboutMrs.Wang?A．Tointroduceapoorwomantous. B．Toexplainwhyshelivedalonelylife.C．Toshowthesharedkitchenmeansalottoher. D．Toadviseustogotothesharedkitchentotalkwithher.20．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．SharedlifeinChina B．AsharedkitcheninChinaC．Oldpeople’slivesinBeijing D．HowtorunasharedkitchenIfthereisanemptylot(空地)inyourneighborhood,whatwillyouwanttoturnitinto?SomeUShighschoolstudents,whostudyatBuchtelHighSchoolinAkron,Ohio,turnedsuchalotintoaplaceofhope.Theemptylotintheirneighborhoodwasoncepooranddirty.Asaprogramfortheschool’sbiohealth(生物健康)class,eightstudentsdecidedtoimprovethelot.Theywantedittobeeagoodplace,andwisheditcouldimprovethehealthofpeoplelivingnearthere.Afterweeksofthinkingandstudying,thestudentsmadetheirprogramasuccess.Nowthelotisadifferentplace.Thereisawoodwalkway(小道).Itleadstoapurplebench(长椅).Afewbeautifulplantsarealreadyintheground.Thereisalsoabluehopscotch(跳房子游戏)board.Also,youcanseeawallwithwordslike“Love”and“Peace”andpicturesonit.Thestudentspaintedthebenchpurplebecauseitisarelaxingcolor.Theythinkkidscangotheretosittogether,makefriendsandhavefun.Thehopscotchboardwascreatedforagroupofkidsagedfrom8to10intheneighborhood.Therewasnoplaceforkidstoplay,sotheymadeitforthem.“Itgivestheneighborhoodalittlehopeandalittlebeauty,”saidLyleJenkins,fromtheNeighborhoodNetwork.“Alotofpeoplelovetheneighborhoodandhavegreathopesforthingsgettingbetter.”21．Theemptylotwas________alongtimeago.A．beautiful B．dirty C．relaxing D．interesting22．Thestudents’purposeofimprovingtheemptylotis________.A．tomaketheirdreamsetrue B．tofinishabiohealthclassprojectC．toshowtheirlovefortheneighborhood D．toimprovethenearbypeople’shealth23．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph6isabout________.A．thehopscotchboard B．thebench C．thewoodwalkway D．thewall24．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．thestudentsthinkblueisarelaxingcolorB．LyleJenkinsthinksthestudents’workisgreatC．thestudentsdon’thaveenoughtimetogetreadyfortheirprogramD．therearenoplantsonthegroundintheemptylotnow25．Thebesttitleofthepassageis________.A．ANicerLotofHope B．AnInterestingSchoolClassC．AGroupofHelpfulStudents D．AColorfulNeighborhoodTherearesomefamousbuildingsthateveryonecanrecognize.Whenyouseeapictureofasportsstadiumthatremindsyouofabird’snest,youprobablyknowitistheOlympicstadiuminBeijing.Whenyouseeapictureofafamousconcerthallthatremindsyouofasailingship,youprobablyknowitistheSydneyOperaHouseinAustralia.Buildingsliketheseareeasilyrecognizedeverywhereintheworld.Theyweredesignedtolooklikeotherthingsifpeople

usetheirimaginations.Otherbuildingsdonotneedanyimagination.Theyaremadetolookexactlylikeotherthings.Sometimes,thesebuildingsareoffices,restaurants,orevenhouses.Threebuildingsbuiltinthiswayareactuallymuseums.Theshapeofthebuildingiscluetotheobjectspeoplecanseeinside.InGuizhou,China,peoplecanvisittheMeitanTeaMuseum,builtintheshapeofateapot.Thereisalsoasecondbuildingnextdoorthatisshapedlikeahugeteacup.Fromfaraway,theninestoryteapotshapedmuseumlookslikesomekindsofgiantworkofart.Butasonegetscloser,thewindowsmakeitclearthatthisisabuilding.PeoplewhoareinterestedinguitarsmightwanttovisittheGuitarMuseuminTennessee,USA．Thethreestorybuildingisshapedlikeaguitarlyingonitsside.Inside,visitorscanseeallkindsofguitarsaswellaslearnaboutfamousguitarplayers.

OneofthenewestfunnyshapedmuseumsisapotterymuseuminGyconggi,Koreanmuseum,builtin2011,isshapedjustlikeatraditionalKoreanpot,Alongwithseeingexampotsandtoolsusedformakingpotsinthemuseum,visitorscantrytomaketheirownpots.26．SydneyOperaHouselooklike_______anditisinAustralia.A．abird’snest B．asailingship C．aniceguitar27．Peoplecanvisitthebuildingintheshapeofteapot__________.A．inGuizhou,China B．InTennessee,USA C．inGycouggi,Korea28．Theunderlinedword“giant”means“_________”inChinese.A．豪华的 B．巨大的 C．古老的29．WhichisNOTtrueaboutthebuildingthatisshapedlikeaguitar?A．Peoplecanseeallkindsofguitarsinsideofit.B．Youcanfindinformationaboutfamousguitarplayersthere.C．Thetwostorybuildingisshapedlikeaguitarlyingonitsside.30．TheOlympicstadiumandtheSydneyOperaHouseareexamplesof________.A．buildingsthatlookexactlylikethingsinthemB．buildingsthatlooklikeotherthingsC．buildingsthatlooklikefamousthingsAneighborhoodpartyisagreatwaytohavefunandgettoknowthepeopleinyourneighborhood.Andit’salsothebestwaytobringthemunity（社区）together.Beforeyoubegintodothis,youfirstneedtodecidewheretohavetheparty.Themunitycenterisagoodplaceforaneighborhoodparty.Iftheweatherisnice,manypeopleliketohavethepartyoutside.Itcouldbeataparkoronastreet.Next,askyourfriendsandneighborstohelp.Getthemtotellothersabouttheparty,setup（策划）thepartyandcleanupaftertheparty.Duringtheparty,besuretohavelotsofthingstodo.Manypartieshaveactivitiesforkids,suchasfacepainting.Mostpartieshavefoodanddrinks.Thebestpartiesarewheneveryonebringssomethingtoshare.That’salsothespecialpart（部分）ofaneighborhoodparty!31．WhatisParagraph（段落）1about?A．Whataneighborhoodpartyis.B．Howtobringtheneighborstogether.C．Howwecanhaveagoodtimeintheneighborhood.D．Whyweneedtoknowthepeopleintheneighborhood.32．Thewritertellsus_____rightplace(s)foraneighborhoodparty.A．one B．two C．three D．four33．Thewriterthinkswecanletourfriendsandneighborshelp_____.①setuptheneighborhoodparty

②cleanupaftertheneighborhoodparty③tellothersabouttheneighborhoodparty④decidewheretohavetheneighborhoodpartyA．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④34．Theunderlinedword“During”means“______”inChinese.A．在……之前 B．在……之后 C．在……期间 D．在……周围35．Whatisspecialaboutaneighborhoodparty?A．Ithasfoodanddrinks. B．Ithasactivitiesforkids.C．Therearelotsofthingstodo. D．Peoplebringsomethingtoshare.参考答案：1．D2．B3．C4．D5．A1．细节理解题。根据“Eventhoughweworkedsohard,theproductionleveloffruitwasstilllowbecauseitwasshortofwaterthere.”可知，水果的生产水平仍然很低，因为那里缺水。故选D。2．推理判断题。根据“Theyaregoodmenfromourgovernment”可知，因为政府的支持，好人来提供帮助，故选B。3．推理判断题。根据“apolicy(政策)wasmadetoencouragemorepeopletoincreasethefruitproductionwithcleanwaterintheriver”可知，政策鼓励更多的人增加水果产量，故选C。4．词句猜测题。分析“Thankthosegoodmenwhohavedevotedthemselvestothedevelopmentofourcountryside.”可知，感谢那些为我们的农村发展做出贡献的好人们，此处“devotedthemselvesto”的意思是“付出很多努力，做出贡献”，故选D。5．最佳标题题。本文主要向我们介绍作者家乡过去和现在的变化，多亏水利工程和政府扶持政策，让作者的村里得到了很大的发展。选项A“一个村庄是如何改善的？”符合主题，故选A。6．A7．B8．C9．C10．D6．细节理解题。根据“Thesedaysheforgetsalmosteverything.”可知爷爷这些天忘记了几乎所有的事情，说明他变得很健忘。故选A。7．词句猜测题。根据“GrandpasmiledtoMartina,“Thenightyourfatherwasborn,Isatinthissofa.Iwasnervouswhentheyplacedthelittlebabyintomyarms.””可知爷爷对Martina说，那天她的爸爸出生，爷爷就坐在沙发上，然后他们把那个小婴儿放到爷爷的手上，他非常紧张，说明“thelittlebaby”指的就是Martina的爸爸。根据“John,Martina’sdad,wasstillatwork.”可知Martina的爸爸是John。故选B。8．细节理解题。根据“Isatinthissofa,withyourgrandma,whenIaskedhertomarryme.”可知爷爷坐在沙发上向奶奶求婚。又根据“GrandpasmiledtoMartina,“Thenightyourfatherwasborn,Isatinthissofa.Iwasnervouswhentheyplacedthelittlebabyintomyarms.””可知当Martina的爸爸出生时，爷爷坐在沙发上第一次抱起小婴儿。再根据“Isatinthissofawhenthedoctortoldmeyourgrandmawasill.”可知爷爷坐在沙发上得知奶奶生病的消息。故选C。9．推理判断题。根据“Thewholefamilyagreedthatthehousewouldbeboringwithouttheoldsofa.”可知全家人达成一致认为没有了这个旧沙发，这个房子将会非常无趣，说明家人们都被关于旧沙发的故事给感动了。故选C。10．最佳标题题。这篇文章讲述了在即将要处理家里的旧沙发的时候，爷爷向家人讲述了他与旧沙发的往事，感动了家人们。因此选项D“爷爷的旧沙发”作为标题，最为合适。故选D。11．D12．C13．B14．A15．D11．推理判断题。根据“Oh,myGod,hehasacatonhisshoulder!”表示人们的惊讶，及文中多次提及MJ喜欢坐在Rudy的肩膀上，可知这是最大的不同之处。故选D。12．细节理解题。根据“‘...Wealwaysgetonwellwitheachotherandhaveagreattimeduringthework.’Rudysmiled.”可知，Rudy说他们总是相处得很好，工作的时候也很开心。故选C。13．细节理解题。根据“Peoplearealwayssurprisedandexcitedtowatchus.”可知人们看到Rudy和MJ既惊讶又兴奋，并没有不喜欢看，B项错误。故选B。14．词义猜测题。根据划线部分前半句“sheneverhurtsme.”可知，她从不伤害我。结合常识可推断，猫伤人一般使用的是猫的爪子。由此推断画线部分claws是“爪子”的意思。故选A。15．标题归纳题。通读全文可知，这篇短文讲述了邮递员Rudy每天带着他的猫MJ去投递包裹的故事。因此，选项D“一个邮递员和他的酷猫。”为最佳标题。故选D。16．B17．A18．D19．C20．B16．细节理解题。根据“Shesetupthekitchenaftersheandherworkmatesfoundthattheoldpeopleweresometimeshungrywhentheycametotheservicecentertohavearestortakepartinsomeactivities”可知，她和她的同事发现老人们来服务中心休息或参加一些活动时，有时会感到饥饿，所以她设立公共厨房是想为老人做点事情，故选B。17．词义猜测题。根据“Eachpersoncanbringhisorherowncookingtools,freshandtastyingredientsandgoodrecipes（食谱）tothekitchen”可知，每个人可以带他们自己的做饭工具、美味的原料和好的食谱到厨房，故选A。18．推理判断题。根据“Ibroughtmyovenandnoodlepress（压面机）tothekitchenfortworeasons.Firstly,Ihavesomemoreathome,andIdon’twanttoleavethemunused.Secondly,thesecanmakeourcookingmucheasier”可知，她将压面机和微波炉带到厨房，他们让做饭更加简单，所以她的做饭工具给了老人很多的帮助，故选D。19．推理判断题。根据“Mrs.Wang,a70yearoldwoman,hasaspecialdeepfeelingforthekitchen.Inhereyes,itismorethanaplacewhereshecanhavesomethingtoeat.“Lastyear,myhusbanddied.Thatmademefeelsadandlonelyforalongtime.I’mgladtohavesuchaplacetoallowmetomunicatewithothers”可知，王女士对这个厨房有着特别深的感情，这不仅仅是一个吃饭的地方，她的老伴去世，在很长时间内，她都感到悲伤和孤独，这个地方允许她和其他人交流，故选C。20．最佳标题题。根据“ThesharedkitchenappearedinthemunityservicecenterfortheoldinShunyiseveralyearsago...Thekitchenistoimprovethemunicationamongtheoldandhelpthemleadahappierlife”以及全文可知，主要讲述中国的公共厨房，以及设立公共厨房的原因和对于老年人来说它的独特的含义，故选B。21．B22．D23．A24．B25．A21．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Theemptylotintheirneighborhoodwasoncepooranddirty.”可知曾经的社区空地又差又脏。故选B。22．细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Theywantedittobeeagoodplace,andwisheditcouldimprovethehealt