人教版英语八年级下册 Unit 3 单元话题阅读理解

八下Unit3单元话题阅读理解话题概述本单元以“家务琐事与许可”为话题，围绕这一话题，要求同学们能叙述自己或他人所做的家务，并表达自己对做家务的看法或建议，其目的是让大家了解家务劳动，培养主动分担家务的意识，学会劳动互助。通过家务劳动，培养家庭责任感，促进家庭团结。阅读任务：AAlmosteveryChinesepersoncanrecite(背诵)thetwolinesofthefamouspoem,“Every_grain_on_the_plate_comes_from_hard_work.”Butsadly,manyofusdon'tactuallygettherealmeaningoftheselines:Don'twastefood.ACCTVprogramreportedthatthefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.Dowehavetoomuchfood？Absolutelynot.AccordingtotheUNWorldFoodProgram,therewere925millionhungrypeoplearoundtheworldin2011,especiallyindevelopingcountries.Sixmillionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.Chinesepeoplearewell－knownforbeingfriendlyandgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenupallthefoodonthetable.Luckily,anumberofpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavingfood.Whatshouldwedoinourdailylifetowastelessfood?(1)Don'tordertoomuchinarestaurant.Onlyorderasmuchasyouwanttoeat.Ifyoucannoteatallthefoodyouordered,taketherestofithome.(2)Don'tleaveanyfoodinyourbowlswhilehavingmeals.(3)Keepaneyeonwhatfoodyouhaveathome.Don'tbuytoomuch,especiallyforvegetablesandfruit.1.What'stherealmeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A．春种一粒粟，秋收万颗子。 B．谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。C．吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。 D．足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。2.AccordingtotheUNreport,howmanyhungrypeopleweretherein2011?A．6million. B．925million.C．200million. D．725million.3.Whatshouldwedotowastelessfood?A．Ordermorefoodinarestaurant.B．Everytimeyoueat,leavesomefoodinyourbowls.C．Takeallthefoodyouorderedhome.D．Don'tstoretoomuchfoodlikevegetablesandfruit.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Anumberofpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavingfood.B．ThefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.C．200millionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.D．ManyChinesefeelthattheylosefaceifguestshaveeatenupallthefoodonthetable.5.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Don'twastefood. B．Chinesepeoplearefriendlyandgenerous.C．Wecan'tdieofhunger. D．Everygrainisgrownbyfarmers.BDoyourparentshelpyouwithschoolworkorotherevents?Doyouthinktheyaregivingyoutoomuchhelp?DuPeng,18,fromHebei,hasastorytoshare.Hesaidthatwhileinmiddleschool,hismotheraskedhimtoenteranEnglishspeakingcompetition.Tohelphimwin,Du'smotheronceaskedanEnglishteachertohelpwriteaspeechdraft(草稿).“AlthoughIgotgoodresultsatthecompetition,Ididn'tfeelproud,”Dusaid.Duisnotalone.Nearly90percentofChineseparentssaidthattheyoftenhelpedtheirkidstoomuchinschool,accordingtoarecentsurveyof1,540parentsdonebyChinaYouthDaily.Children,ontheotherhand,wanttodothingsbythemselves.“Doingthingsourselvesgivesusastrongsenseofachievement,”saidLiuJiawei,13,fromJilin.“Wewillleaveourparentssoonerorlater.Soit'sbettertodevelopskillsandliveindependentlyasearlyaspossible.”Some,however,thinkparentshavegoodreasonstohelp.JiangQi,12,isfromBeijing.HesaidthathisparentswouldsometimeshelphimbymakingPowerPointpresentationsandcreatinghandmadeworks.“Ifmyparentsdidn'thelpmewhileotherstudentsstillgothelpfromtheirparents,Iwouldbecriticized(批评)fornotdoingaswellasothers,”Jiangsaid.“Ifschoolscouldsetmorereasonablecriteria(标准)andstopunfaircompetition,thesituationwouldbeimproved,”Jiang'smothersaid.1.HowmightDuPengfeelwhenhewontheEnglishspeakingcompetition?A.Veryproud. B.Veryhappy.C.Alittlelucky. D.Justso-so.2.AccordingtoChinaYouthDaily'ssurvey,aboutparentshelpedtheirkidstoomuchinschool.

A.1,540 B.1,386 C.752 D.683.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inde-pendently”meaninChinese?A.独立地 B.自由地 C.谨慎地 D.快乐地4.Whothinksit'sOKtogethelpfromparentswithschoolwork?A.DuPeng. B.LiuJiawei. C.JiangQi. D.JiangQi'smother.5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whydoyourparentsdotoomuch? B.Areyourparentsgivingyoutoomuchhelp?C.Howcanparentshelptheirchildren? D.Doyourchildrenfeellucky?CTodaymanypeoplesaythatitisdifficulttofindagoodhobby.Whydon’tyouopenupagardeninfrontofyourhouse?Havingagardenmeansyouneedlotsofspaceandfreetime.Buttherearemanyreasonswhygardeningisagoodhobbytodevelop.Oneofthemisthatplantsbringcolortoanyroomandkeeptheairniceandfresh.And,ifyoukeepsomefloweringplantsoutsideyourwindows,theymayevenattract(吸引)cutebeesandbutterflies.Inaword,it’sgoodforplacesaroundus.Gardenersalsofeelveryclosetonature.Thisisquiteimportant.Thereareanothertworeasonsforgardeningaswell.Oneisthatitmakespeoplemorerelaxed.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhodogardeningfeelmorepeaceful(平静的)intheirlives.Thisisbecausegardeningmakesthemfeellessstressed.Anotheroneisthatitkeepsyouhealthy.Gardeningkeepsyouactiveandprovidesfreshfood.Bothofthesearehelpfulforahealthywayoflife.Ifyouarelookingforahobby,trygardening.Youwillfindthefunofgettingyourhandsdirtyandpleasurethatcomeswithgrowingsomething.Nothingtastesbetterthanvegetablesyougrowinyourgarden.1.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodo?A.Dosomereading. B.Dosomeshopping.C.Dosomecleaning. D.Dosomegardening.2.Ifweopenupagarden,weneed_________.A.experienceandenergy B.moneyandpeopleC.spaceandsparetime D.waterandair3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stressed”meaninChinese?A.有压力的 B.自豪的 C.放松的 D.无耐心的4.Howdoesgardeningmakepeoplefeelaccordingtothewriter?A.Happier. B.Cleverer. C.Moretired. D.Morerelaxed.5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howtoplanttrees. B.Thereasonsforpeopletodogardening.C.Theproblemsofgardening. D.Howtomakeyourgardenbeautiful.DHelenIwenttoBeijingwithmyaunt.OnthefirstdaywevisitedtheNationalMuseumofChina.Itwasexciting.Beijingisanicecity.Iloveit.MaryMyparentstookmetoHongKongbyplane.WewenttoDisneyland.Itwasjustlikeafairytalekingdom(童话王国).Andweboughtmanyspecialthings. DavidLastsummer,myfamilywentonatriptoHainan.Theweatherwassunnyandhot.Wewenttothebeachandswim.Wehadagreattimethere.Weenjoyedsomefreshseafood.Wetookmanyfruitswithuswhenweleft.Theywereverydelicious. BruceMyunclewasatcollegeinTibet.Lastsummer,Itookatraintovisithimwithmygrandparents.Therewesawmanyhighmountains.Manypeopletherearegoodatsinginganddancing.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1.Whoboughtspecialthingsonvacation?A.David. B.Mary. C.Bruce. D.Helen.2.Whohadagreattimebythesea?A.Helen. B.Mary. C.David. D.Bruce.3.Peoplein________aregoodatsinginganddancing.A.Beijing B.HongKong C.Hainan D.Tibet4.Whatdidfourstudentsthinkoftheirholidays?A.Interesting. B.Boring. C.Terrible. D.Upset.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.HelenwenttoHongKongbyplane. B.Marylikedswimming.C.DavidvisitedDisneyland. D.BrucevisitedhisuncleinTibet.EBicyclesinChinaBicyclesareverypopularinChina.Inourcountryyoucanseebicyclesalmosteverywhere.Whenyouwalkontheroad,youwillfindalotofpeopleridingbicyclestoschools,shopsandanywhereelse.Therefore(因此),Chinaisknownas“thekingdomofbicycles”.InChina,manyfamilieshaveoneortwobicycles.Compared(与……比)withcars,bicycleshavemanyadvantages.First,theyaremuchcheaperthancars.MostChinesecan’taffordcars,buttheycanaffordbicycles.Second,bicyclesaresmallenoughtoparkanywhere,whilecarsneedalargerpieceoflandtopark.What’smore,withlowerspeed,bicyclesaresaferthancars.However,bicyclesalsobringsomeproblems.Someridersdon’tobeythetrafficrulesandsomeridersdon’tthinkaboutothers’safety.Sotheyridetoofast.Duringrushhours,toomanybicyclesmaycausetrafficjams.Westillhavealongway