Unit4Doityourself辅导讲义（教师版）牛津译林版英语八年级上册

Unit4Doityourself教学目标：重点单词：mix/cut/stop/fix/uncertain/decide/cover/leave重点短语：cut相关短语/stopsbdoing/stopdo/doingsth/decidetodo/leave的相关短语重点语法：掌握祈使句和should、hadbetter【课前检测】1.你最好先仔细阅读说明，而不是花钱请人来做。2.扬州园林（YangzhouGardens）不仅在中国出名，而且在全世界也很有名。3.他建议我们在回答问题之前要仔细地浏览。4.他花了一个半小时把两个架子挂上了墙。5.他的老师建议他去上DIY课程了吗？答：1.You’dbetterreadtheinstructionsfirstinsteadofpayingsomeonetodoit.2.YangzhouGardensarefamous/wellknownnotonlyinChinabutalsointheworld.YangzhouGardensarefamous/wellknownathomeandabroad.3.Headvisedustolookthroughthequestionscarefullybeforeansweringthem./youanswerthem.4.Ittookhimoneandahalfhours/onehourandahalftoputupthetwoshelvesonthewall.Hespentoneandahalfhours/onehourandahalfputtingupthetwoshelvesonthewall.5.DidhisteacheradvisehimtotakeacourseinDIY?【同步知识梳理】知识点1：Mixthemtogether.Addsomesaladcreamifyoulike.(P49)用法解析：这是一个祈使句，表示请求、命令、叮嘱、号召等，谓语动词用原形。mixvt&vi混合mixup混淆；拌和；调和例:Don'tmixupdifferentkindsofseeds.mixedadj混合的mixedschool混合学校例题训练：________(mix)differentfruitstogethercanmakethesaladlookcolourful.答：Mixing知识点2：Cutsomeofthelargerfruitintosmallpieces.(49)用法解析：cut…into…把……切成……例:Hecutallthebigpotatoesintopieces.cutout剪出cutoutapictureofcolorfulballoons与cut相关的词组：cutup切碎cutoff切断cutinline插队cutdownon削减cut…short把……缩短cutinonothers插嘴例题训练：Hehasto____onfamilyexpensesbymorethanonethird.A.cutupB.cutdownC.cutoffD.cutaway答：B知识点3：Canwestopcleaningthehouseandmakesomefood?（P50）用法解析：stopdoingsth.停止正在做的某事stoptodosth.停下来开始做另外一件事例:It'stimeforclass.Let'sstoptalking.Itbeginstorain.Whynotstoptohavearest?词条含义及用法例句stopdoingsth意为“停止做某事”，表示停止正在做的事情，doing是stop的宾语。Shestoppedsinging.她停止了唱歌。stoptodosth意为“停下来去做某事”，表示停下来去做另一件事，todo是stop的目的状语。Shestoppedtosing.她停下来去唱歌。例题训练：Hehadtostop_____afterthehomelessgirl______hisbadhealth.A.tolook;asaresultofB.looking;becauseofC.tolook;becauseD.looking;asaresult答案：B知识点4：Forexample,mixingredapples…（P50）用法解析：forexample意为“例如”。用法辨析：forexample与suchas(1)forexample用于举例说明某种论点或情况，一般只列举同类人或事物中的一个；作插入语时，可位于句首、句中或句末。(2)suchas意为“诸如”，也用来列举事物，一般列举同类人或物中的几个，插在被列举的事物与前面的名词之间，as后面不可用逗号隔开。例题训练：Therearemanysubjectsinschool,_______,English.（例如）答：forexample知识点5：Areyouabletofixyourbicycle,Andy?No.I’muncertainthatIcanfixitmyself.(P51)用法解析：1.fixv.意思是“修理；固定”。例:Mybikeisbroken.Itneedsfixing.2.uncertainadj.

“不确定的”，是certain的反义词。un是一个否定前缀，由它构成的词还有：unfortable,unimportant,uninteresting等。im和in也是否定前缀，由它构成的词有：inactive,incorrect,impatient,impossible,impolite等。[搭配]例题训练：It’s___________(certain)thattheproblemofairpollutioncanbesolved.Westillworkonittofindawayout.答案：uncertain知识点6：It'spossibletosleepwithallthatnoise．(P51)用法解析：（1）Itis+形容词+todosth。句首的it在句中充当形式主语，真正的主语是句中的动词不定式tosleepwithallthatnoise。例：Itispossibletogettherebybus．可以乘公共汽车到那里。Itisimpossibletodrawahorsewithinfiveminutes．（2）as…aspossible意为“尽可能地……”。例：Youmustmakethehousesasstrongaspossible．（3）句中的形容词possible意为“可能的”，其反义词impossible，意为“不可能的”。形容词前加前缀im，in，也可以表示相反的意思。如：polite礼貌的impolite不礼貌的correct正确的incorrect不正确的patient耐心的impatient不耐心的active积极的inactive不积极的plete完成的inplete完成的direct直接的indirect间接的例题训练：Hislazinessmakesit________(possible)forhimtopasstheexam.答案：impossible知识点7：I'lltidyuprightnow．(P51)用法解析：tidyup的意思是“收拾妥，整理好”。=putawaytidyup是“动词＋副词”短语，当代词作宾语时，必须放在动词和副词中间。tidy还可作形容词，意为“整洁的”。其反义词为untidy，意为“不整洁的”；untidy的近义词为dirty，意为“脏的”。例:Pleasetidyuptheroomaftertheparty.rightnow的意思是“现在，马上”。例:Let'sgohomerightnow.例题训练：你确定你能自己把你的房间收拾好吗?答案：Areyousure/certainyoucantidyupyourroomonyourown/byyourself?知识点8：Mum’sbirthdayising,soIdecidedtomakeherabirthdaycardbymyself.(P52)用法解析：1.decidetodosth.决定做某事=makeadecisiontodosth.=makeupone’smindtodosth例:Tomandhisparentsdecidedtogoforaholidaythisweekend.Hedecidedtogoabroadforfurthereducation.2.makesbsth给某人制作某物=makesthforsb例:ThechildrenmadesomepresentsfortheirteachersontheTeachers’Day.3.byoneself自己，独自=alone=onone’sown例:Thelittlegirlgoeshomebyherselfafterschool.例题训练：他决定去香港度假。______________________________________答：HedecidestogotoHongkongonvacation.知识点9：You'dbetterleavethedooropen.（P50）用法解析：leave意为“使处于某种状态”，常用于“leave＋宾语＋宾补(形容词或介词短语等)”结构，表示“使……处于某种状态”。用法拓展：(1)leave用作动词，意为“离开，出发”，常用于以下结构：leaveforsp离开去某地；leavespforsp离开某地去某地。(2)leave用作动词，意为“留下；遗忘”。其固定结构：leavesth＋介词＋sp，表示“把某物遗忘在某地”。例题训练：当你把一些水果放置在空气中一段时间，它们很快会变成棕色。答案：Someofthefruitwillquicklyturnbrownwhenyouleaveitintheairforsometime.知识点10：WhenIpletedthecard,therewaspaintoneverything.（P52）用法解析：plete为及物动词，完成后面直接接宾语。pleteadj.完全的，完整的；pletelyadv.完全地，彻底地例题训练：Canyou______thetaskontime?（完成）答：plete【同步语法梳理】祈使句祈使句表示命令、警告、提醒、建议、请求、叮嘱、号召等，谓语动词用原形，其否定形式就是在句首加Don't。祈使句一般有四种类型：(1)行为动词类型：Openthedoor，please!请把门打开！Don'topenthedoor，please!请不要开门！(2)以let开头的祈使句：Letmegothere.让我去那儿吧。(3)“Be+形容词”类型：Becareful!小心！(4)“No+名词／动名词”类型：Nosmoking!禁止吸烟!(5)祈使句的反义疑问句的简略疑问句，一般用willyou?但是Let’s….句型后加shallwe?用should和hadbetter提建议should和hadbetter都是情态动词，都可以用于给他人提建议，表示“应该”或“最好”做某事。1．should表“建议”(1)should意为“应该”，后跟动词原形，没有人称和数的变化，由时间状语或上下文来决定现在、过去或将来。如：Youshoulddoyourhomeworkmorecarefully．你应该更认真地做作业。Heshouldbebackinthreedays．他应该3天后回来。(2)should的否定形式是shouldnot或shouldn’t；疑问式是将should提到句子开头；反意疑问部分应为“should／shouldn’t+主语”。如：Youshouldn’teherealoneagain．你不应该再次一个人来这儿。Shouldwediscussitatonce?我们应该马上讨论它吗?Yes，youshould．是的，你们应该。Youshouldn’tmakenoiseinclass，shouldyou?你们不应该在课堂上大声喧哗，是吗?2．hadbetter表“建议”(1)hadbetter可缩写为’dbetter，后跟动词原形，表示现在或将来，没有人称和数的变化。如：You’dbettercleanyourroomeveryday．你最好每天都打扫房间。(2)hadbetter的否定形式是hadbetternot；疑问式是将had放在主语之前；在反意疑问句中，反意疑问部分用“had／hadn’t+主语”。如：We’dbetternotstayathome．我们最好不要待在家里。You’dbetteretoseeme，hadn’tyou?你最好来看我，好吗?表示提建议的句型有：(1)Wouldyoulike／love(todo)sth.?这是一个很委婉的表示建议的句型，并带有与对方商量的意味，意为“你想要（做）……吗？”。(2)ShallI／wedosth．？此句型是用来提建议或征求对方意见的，意为“我（们）做……好吗？”，语气委婉，商量的语气较浓。(3)Let'sdosth.当你觉得可以直截了当地向对方提出建议，让对方和自己一起去做某事时，常用该句型，意为“咱们做……吧。”该句型后常加附加问句“shallwe?”，使语气更加委婉。(4)主语+hadbetter(not)dosth.．该句型用于表示对下级、晚辈的劝告，往往带有命令、强制的语气，意为“某人最好（不要）做某事”。Whydon'tyou/wedosth.？表示向对方提出一种建议或询问某种原因，暗含有责备对方的意思，意为“为什么不……？”。(6)What/Howabout(doing)sth.?如果是在讨论式的谈话中，可用该句型提出一个建议或引出一个新话题。(7)Youshould(not)do...,此句型意为“你（不）应该做……”。should的语气比hadbetter要委婉。祈使句和情态动词选择题1、 downtheradio.Thebaby’ssleepinginthenextroom. A．Turning B．Toturn C．Turn D．Turned2、Let’s footballinthestreet. A．nottoplay B．notplay C．don’tplay D．notplaying3、 carefulwhenyoucrossthestreet. A．Don’tbe B．Dobe C．Being D．Do4、 thechild alldaylong! A．Let,nottocry B．Notlet,cry C．Don’tlet,tocry D．Don’tlet,cry5、 afraidofmakemistakes! A．Don’tbe B．Nottobe C．Notbeing D．Benot6、 meagainbeforeing. A．Calling B．Tocall C．Docalling D．Call7、Inallthepetitions,asinlife,you_______notalwayswin.Youareright.A.may B.shall C.must D.need8、Scissorscanbedangerous,soyou____________playwiththem.OK,Iwon’t.A.shouldB.hadbetterC.shouldn’tD.hadnotbetter答案：CBBDA DAC【精题精练精讲】单项选择1.______thesaladinthefridgeforawhilecanmakeit______nicer.A.Keeping;tasteB.Tokeep;totaste C.Keep;taste D.Keeping;totaste2.______!Wearenearthefinishingline.A.eover B.eon C.Goaway. D.Tryagain3.Maryis______inclassnow,butshewasaveryshygirlbeforeandsheseldomtalked.A.active B.clever C.quietD.happy4.You

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having5.You’dbetter____________becausethewolfis____________foodhere.A.toruntheotherway;hunting B.runtheotherway;huntingforC.runanotherway;hunting D.torunanotherway;huntingfor6.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.impatient B.impossible C.impopular D..impolite7.—Mum,canIgotoplayforawhile?—Whynot?Yourhomeworkisalmost_____.A.finishing B.finishes C.finished D.finish8.Dad,haveyoutoldMumthatIwillebacknextWednesday?No,Let’skeepit_______andgiveherasurprise.chanceB.choiceC.secretD.idea9.Wecan’tputtheprefix“un”to_____togiveittheoppositemeaning.A.correctB.fortableC.certain D.interesting10.Don’tthewindowopenwhileyouareasleep.A.leave B.left C.forget D.forgot11.Itwasmytwelfthbirthdayyesterday.I______thecake______twelvepieces.A.cut,out B.cut,outof C.cut,into D.cut,down12.ThereisasmileonSam'sface.Hemustbe_______thathisanswerisright.Ithinkso.Noonedidas________ashiminourclass.A.uncertain;well B.certain;good C.uncertain;good D.certain;well13.ewithustothemuseumtogether,___________?A.willyou B.shallwe C.won’tyou D.don’tyou14.Theroomis___________lotsofpeople.A.fillwith B.filledwith C.fullwith D.filledof15.NotonlyMr.Turnerbutalsohislittleson____________inthisfilm.A.isinteresting B.areinteresting C.areinterested D.isinterested答案：ABAABCCCAACDABD词汇运用1.Kateisshyand(active).Sheseldomtakespartinouractivities.2.It’sforyoutodothingslikethat!(可怕的)3.Whatabout_________(混合)flour,yeastandwatertomakebread?4.Tom,upearlyisbetterthanwalkingaftersupper.(get)5.Theremaybenopandas_____________(leave)intheworldifwedonothing.6.Jerrywassocarelessthathegavean________answeratlast(correct)）7.Hecutoutacolorfulpictureand__________(stick)itonthecoverofhisEnglishbook.8.Before___________thesentences,you’dbetterreadthemcarefully.（完成）9.AfterMrs.Green__________upallthethings,sheleftforNanjing.(收拾)10.Nothingintheworldis___________ifyouputyourheartintoit.(可能)答案：inactiveterriblemixinggettingleftincorrectstuckpletingtidiedimpossible翻译句子1.你最好不要放弃参加DIY课程。2.妈妈建议我用当季的水果制作水果沙拉。3.你最好别一直犯同样的错误。4.周末，那个大型购物中心里满是人。5.医生建议我的爷爷为了保持健康戒烟戒酒。6.我们最好不要在卧室里安装很明亮的灯。7.你最好在开始你的工作前仔细看看说明。8.你能肯定把这张画贴到墙上只要花我10分钟吗？答案：1.You’dbetternotgiveuptakingacourseinDIY.2.Mymumadvises/advisedmetousefruitinseasontomakeafruitsalad./fruitsalads.3.You’dbetternotkeepmakingthesamemistake.4.Attheweekend,thelargeshoppingmallisfilledwith/fullofpeople.5.Thedoctoradvisedmygrandfathertogiveupsmokinganddrinkingtokeephealthy.6.We’dbetternotputinabrightlightinourbedroom.7.You’dbetterreadtheinstructionscarefullybeforeyoubeginyourwork.8.Areyousure/certainitwilltakemeonlytenminutestoputupthepictureonthewall?【能力拓展训练】任务型Weliveinaworldfullofmanydifferentkindsofpeople.Wewanttogetalongwellwithothers.Wealsowanttobelikedbyothers,Thefollowingwayswillmakeotherslikeyou.DoThisandYou’llBeWeleAnywhereBeereallyinterestedinotherpeople.Ashowofinterestmustbetrue.Itmustbringgoodresultstothepersonshowingtheinterest,butalsotothepersonreceivingtheattention.Itisatwowaystreet—bothofyougetanadvantage(好处).ASimpleWaytoMakeaGoodFirstImpression(印象)Smileasoftenaspossible.Yoursmileisasignofkindness.Whensomeonefeelsstressedfromhisorherteachersorparents,yoursmileislikethesunbreakingthroughtheclouds,yoursmilecanhelphimorherthinkthatallishopeful—thatthereisstilljoyintheworld.IfYouDon’tDoThis,YouAreGettingintoTroubleRememberaperson’sname.Aperson’snameisthesweetestandthemostimportantsoundinanylanguage.Weshouldrealizethemagicinaname.Thenamemakesthepersondifferentfromothers;itmakeshimorherspecialamongallothers.Ifyourememberaperson’sname,therelationshipbetweenbothofyouwillbeemuchcloser.AnEasyWaytoBeeaGoodTalkerBeacarefullistenerfirst.Askquestionsthatotherpersonswillliketoanswer.Encourage(鼓励)themtotalkaboutthemselvesandtheirachievements(成绩，成就).Whatyouneedtodoisjusttolisten,becausepeoplearemuchmoreinterestedinthemselves.Title:1tomakepeoplelikeyouBeereally2inothers●Yourshowofinterestmustbetrue.●Itmust3goodresultstobothofyou.Smileasoftenaspossible●Yoursmileisasignof4.●Yoursmilemakesothers5thatallishopeful.Rememberaperson’sname●Aperson’snamemakeshimorher6fromothers.●Aperson’snameisthesweetestandthemostimportantsoundinany7.Listen8first●Youaskquestionsthatothersenjoy9.●Theyareencouragedtotalkabout10andtheirachievements.答案：Ways/Howinterestedbringkindnessthink/feel/understanddifferentlanguagecarefully/attentivelyansweringthemselves缺词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）LearningEnglishisnotaneasyjob.Almosteverystudentsometimesa1questionslikethese:CanIreallylearnEnglishwell?CanIreallylearnitwellenoughtot2withothers?Theanswerisyes.Fromsomestudiesweknowthatalmosta3canlearnaforeignlanguagewellifheorshewantsto.Somemightlearnitfasterandsomemightlearnitslower.Somemightlearnite4andsomewithdifficulty.Butanyonecanlearnitwellifheorshehasthec5ways.ManystudentshavetheirownspecialwaysinlearningEnglish.Thefollowingsaresomee6.MilliegetsupearlyeverymorningandthefirstthingshedoesislistentoanEnglishradioprogram.ThishasreallyhelpedmakeherEnglishinlisteningb7.Danieloftenp8speakingEnglishinclass.Atfirsthewasnervouswhenhewasaskedtospeak.Aftertryingseveraltimes,hefounditwasnotasd9ashethought.HeismoreactiveandnowhespeaksEnglishbestamonghisclassmates.JimlikestowatchAmericanmovies.Hewillwatchitmanytimesi10itisagoodagoodfilm.AndhealsolikestoreadEnglishaloud.答案：askstalkanyoneeasilycorrectexamplesbetterpractises/practicesdifficultif完形填空阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Mikewasalittleboy.OnedayMikewentwithhisfatherto1hisgrandparentsbytrain.2thetrain,Mikeputhisheadoutofthewindow.Hisfathersaid,“Mike,be3!Don’tputyourheadoutofthewindow!”ButMikedidn’t4hisfather.Hisfathercoulddo5.ThenMike’sfatherwantedto6ajokeonhisson.HetookMike’scapquietly,hid(藏)it7hisbackandsaid,“Yousee,yourcaphasflown8.”Miketouchedhisheadanditwasreallygone.Theboylooked9andthenhebegantocry.Hewantedtogethiscapback.“Don’tworry,son.”saidhisfather,“Ihaveastrange10togetyourcapback.”“11canyougetitback?”askedMikeinsurprise.Hisfathersaid,“Closeyoureyesandwhistle(吹口哨)once,andmaybeyourcapwilleback.”Mikecame12tothewindow,closedhiseyesandwhistled.Justatthat13,hisfatherquicklyputthecapontheson’shead.“Oh!Itis14!”Mikelaughed.Hewaspleased,thenhequicklytookhisfather’scapand15itoutofthewindow.“Nowitisyourturntowhistle,Dad!”hesaidhappily.1.A.look B.see C.watchD.notice2.A.AtB.Of C.ToD.In3.A.quick B.happy C.careful D.quiet4.A.answer B.lookat C.hear D.listento5.A.nothing B.anything C.some D.any6.A.do B.work C.play D.take7.A.before B.behind C.after D.at8.A.away B.high C.around D.out9.A.worried B.glad C.happy D.nervous10.A.road B.path C.way D.street11.A.WhyB.How C.What D.Where12.A.on B.in C.up D.out13.A.while B.second C.minute D.moment14.A.terrible B.wonderful Cbad D.lovely15.A.threw B.placed C.brought 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A.lookafterB.lookthroughC.lookup D.lookout8.Shanghaiismuchlargerthan_____inFranceanditisoneofthe_____citiesinChina.A.anycity,biggest B.anyothercity,biggerC.anyothercity,biggestD.anycity,bigger9.Andrewoncetriedto______abrighterlightinhisbedroom,buthefailedintheend.A.putinB.putonC.putoutD.putup10.Thetrafficonthecityroadsisheavierthan__________onthehighway.A.it B.thatC.theoneD.one11.Whensomething_______me,Ialwaysgotomyparentsforhelp.Metoo,parentsarealwaysbehindus.A.worryaboutB.worriedC.worriesD.worriesabout12.Sandydoesn’tknowhowtomakeaplan.Couldyougivehersome______,please?A.tools B.sentences C.tipsD.problems13.Pleasedon’ttellanyoneaboutthis,Linda.OK,________.You’reluckynottohurtyourself!A.Idon’tB.Iwon’tC.IdoD.Iwill14.What’syourbestfriendlike?____________A.Heisfine.Thankyou. B.Heisadoctor.C.HelikeswatchingTV. D.Heishelpfulandgenerous.15.I'mgoingtoDisneylandinShanghainextmonth._____________.Therearemanywonderfulthingstoseeandtodothere.A.That'sallrightB.HaveagoodtimeC.GoodluckD.Ihopeso答案：CBCCDCBAABCCBDB二．词汇16.Canyoutellmethe_________(high)oftheEiffelTower?17.Thegirlwithlonghairisthe__________(slim)ofallherclassmates.18.Toget

(far)informationaboutourschool,youcanvisitourschoolwebsite.19.Myparentsarebusy__________(plan)fortheingholiday.20.___________(luck),hewasbadlyhurtinthefire..21.Thanksalotfor_________(建议)metotakeacourseinDIY.22.Bothofthemareinterestedindifferent________(文化).23.Wedon’thavea_________(月)testoneachsubject24.Ikept_______(拼写)thewordswrongyesterdaybecauseIwastooexcitedatthegoodnews.25.YesterdayIcutoutapaperroseand_________(贴)itonmypicture.答案：heightslimmestfurtherplanningUnluckilyadvisingculturesmonthlyspellingstuck三．翻译1.我认为游泳没有登山危险。_____________________________________________________________________2.你最好在卡片的另一面写上“教师节快乐”这句话。_____________________________________________________________________3.在我们四个人当中，她花在爱好方面时间最少。_____________________________________________________________________4.在公交车上，他乐意把座位让给需要帮助的人吗？_____________________________________________________________________5.当他们到达农场时，他们迫不及待地往篮子里装蔬菜。_____________________________________________________________________答案：Idon’tthinkswimmingisasdangerousasclimbing.You’dbetterwritethesentence“HappyTeachers’Day”ontheothersideofthecard.Amongthefourofus,shespendstheleasttimeonhobbies.Ishewilling/readytogivehisseattopeopleinneedonthebus?Whentheyarrivedat/gotto/reachedthefarm,theycouldn’twaittofillthebasketwithvegetables.阅读ADIY,whichmeansDoItYourself,isquitepopularinUK.LotsofstoresandsupermarketssellDIYthings.TVprogrammesshowpeoplehowtoDIY.EnglishpeoplelikeDIY.ThereisasayinginUK—“AsEnglishman’shomeishiscastle”.Ifthereisanythingthatneedsfixingaroundtheirhomes,suchaspaintingthewallsorputtinginanewshower,theywilldothejobsthemselves.TheyshareDIYexperiencewiththeirfriends.MoreandmorepeopleenjoythejoyofDIY.SometimespeoplealsoDIYforsavingmoney.Theylikemakingtheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.ItisnotsurprisingthatDIYissopopular.DIYcanbedifficult.ThereisahugemarketforDIYfurniturewhichpeopleneedtogettogetherthemselveswithafewbasictools.However,peopleoftenfinditnoteasytobuildapieceoffurniturebecausetheycan’tunderstandtheinstructions.DIYcanalsobedangerous.Forexample,anythingelectricalshouldbedonebyaprofessionalworker.Unluckily,manypeopledon’tcareaboutthiswarningandputthemselvesindanger.Itisreportedthatinjustoneyearover230,000peoplewerehurtwhiledoingDIYinUK,including41,000whofelloffladders.DIYcanbringusfunandhelpussavemoney,butitisnotalwaysaseasyasitisthoughttobeifwebiteoffmorethanwecanchew.MaybefactoriesshouldmakeproductsthatareeasierandsaferforustoDIY.1.HowdomanyEnglishpeoplespendtheirholidaystothepassage?A.Makingtheirhomesbeautiful.B.Visitingfriends.C.Travelling.D.Makingmoney.2.WhydoEnglishpeoplelikeDIY?A.ManystoressellDIYthings.B.DIYcanbringthemfun.C.TVprogramsteachthemtoDIY.D.AllDIYprojectsareeasy.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.DIYisawasteofmoney.B.ItisalwaysdifficulttoDIY.C.WeshouldbecarefulwhiledoingDIY.D.ItisverysageforustoDIY.4.Inthepassage,“webiteoffmorethanwecanchew”probablymeans________.A.wecaneateverythingwelikeB.weshoulddosomethinghardC.wedosomethingthatistoohardD.weeattoomuchfoodthatisnotsafe答案：ABCCBAnoldmanwasfishingonthebankofariver.Achildcametoseehimfishing.Theoldmanwasreallygoodatfishinganditdidn'ttakelongforhimtocatchafullbasketoffish.Theoldmansawthatthechildwasverycute,andhewantedtogiveherawholebasketoffish.Butthechildshookherhead.Theoldmanwassurprisedandasked,"Whydon'tyouwantthefish?"Thechildreplied,“Iwantthefishingrod(竿)inyourhands.”Theoldmanasked,“Whydoyouwanttherod?”“Itdoesn'ttakelongtoeatallthefishinabasket.ButifIhavethefishingrod,IcangofishingbymyselfandIwon'tbeafraidofnothavinganymorefishtoeat.”Ithinkyouwillcertainlysaythatthechildisverysmart.Wrong!Ifshedoesn'tknowhowtofish,shecannothavefishtoeat,eventhoughshehasthefishingrod.It'suselesstoonlyhaveafishingrod.Fishingskillsarethemostimportant,notthefishingrod.Toomanypeoplethinkthatiftheyhavea“fishingrod”intheirlife,theywillnolongerfearthewindandrain.Theyarejustlikethechild,whothoughtthatifshehadafishingrod,shewouldhavefishtoeat.5.Whydidthechildrefuse(拒绝)thefishtheoldmangaveher?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikefish.B.BecauseshewantedhisfishingrodC.Becausetheoldmanhadfewfish.D.Becauseshewantedtolearnfishingskills6.Thewriterthoughtthechildwas_______aftersheexplainedwhyshedidn’twantthefish.A.smartB.hardworkingC.silly(傻的)D.creative(有创造力的)7.Thearticlemainlytellus_________A.ifyouhavea“fishingrod”inyourlife,youwon’tbeafraidofanything.B.ifyouhaveafishingrod,you’llhavealotoffishtoeatC.“fishingskills”aremoreimportantthan“thefishingrod”inlife.D.“thefishingrod”ismoreimportantthanthefishthatpeoplecatch8.Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.TheFishingRodB.TheFishingManC.TheFishingGirlD.ThefishingExperience答案：BCCACYoumayfeelcurious(好奇的)aboutstudentsinothercountries:Dotheyalsohavesomuchhomework?Whatdotheydointheirfreetime?OnApril8,areportcameoutonthelifeofhighschoolstudentsinChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUS.Itsurveyedaround6,200studentsfromthefourcountrieslastyear.Youwillfindtheanswerstomanyofyourquestionsinthisreport.Whostudieshardest?Chinesestudentsspendthemosttimestudying.NearlyhalfofChinesestudentsspendmorethantwohoursontheirhomeworkeveryday.That’smuchmorethanstudentsoftheUS(26.4%),Japan(8.2%)andSouthKorea(5.2%).Whosleepsmostofteninclass?Japanesestudentsfallasleepinclassmostoften.About45%ofth