人教版八年级英语下册Unit8单元拓展提升课件

Unit8HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet?单元拓展提升一、语法选择(难度:★★★★)RainaTelgemeierisoneofthemostwell-knowncomicbookwritersintheworld.Whenshewasakidin

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⁠1980s,shefellinlovewithcomics.Atthattime,therewereonlytwotypesofcomicsthatkidscouldget

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⁠.Therewerecomicbooksaboutsuperheroes,whichweren’therthing.She

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⁠comicsthattoldstoriesshecouldrelate(联系)toasacommonkid.Andtherewerenewspapercomicstrips(连环漫画).Telgemeier

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⁠someofthem,especiallyCalvin

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Hobbes.

Ataround10,shestarteddrawing

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⁠owncomics.Twenty-threeyearslater,shepublished(出版)

Smile.IttoldstoriesaboutTelgemeier’smiddleschoolexperiences.

BeforeSmilewaspublished,in2010,itwasn’tclearifthebookwould

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⁠.Somepeoplewhoworkedinthepublishingindustry(行业)thoughtthatit’shardtotell

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⁠kidswouldenjoyacomicbookaboutacommongirlornot.However,Telgemeierremindedthemthatshemightnotbetheonlykidwhowasinterested

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⁠commonpeople’severydayproblems.

Shewasright.Smilebecameabest-seller.Thereweremorethaneighteen

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⁠copiesofherbooksinprint.“Howbigadifferenceshe

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⁠tothecomicbooksforkids!Isupposewhatshedidwillinfluencepeoplewhomakecomics,”apublishingindustryexpertsaid.

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C.wasmakingAB二、阅读理解(B篇)(难度:★★★★★)IfonlyonepersonfitsthenameofthegreatestEnglishwriterofalltime,thatpersonshouldbeWilliamShakespeare.Hispopularsayings,like“Tobeornottobe,thatisaquestion”,andhisstoriessuchasthetragedy(悲剧),

Romeo

and

Juliet,arealmostknownineverycorneroftheworld.By1590,WilliamShakespearehadbecomeanimportantplaywrightofapopularactingcompanyinthecity.Whethercomedyortragedy,Shakespeare’splayscatchpeople’sheartswithcomplicated(复杂的)charactersandplots(情节)thatreflect(反映)truthsabouthumannature.Hiscomediesmakefunofhuman’sweaknessandalwayshaveahappyending.InA

Midsummer

Night’s

Dream,fairies(小精灵)playmagicaltricksonpeopleinthewoods.Histragedies,however,canbeverydark.MacbethtellsthestoryaboutaScottishmanwhobecomesthekingbykillingallhisenemies.Shakespeare’sworksalsomakeadifferenceontheEnglishlanguage.Heisamasterofwords.Hecoinedabout1,700Englishwords,includingeverydayoneslike“lonely”,“hurry”and“critical”,accordingtoNew

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Post.Ofcourse,Shakespearewrote400yearsagoandhisEnglishwasverydifferentfromthatoftoday.Butitdoesn’taffecthispopularity.Hisplayshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlanguageandareperformedmoreoftenthananyotherplaywright.Thereareover400filmsandTVdramasadapted(改编)fromhiswork.Shakespeareisnotforanage,butforalltime.(

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)11.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.ShakespeareisthegreatestEnglishwriterofalltime.B.Shakespeareisknownforhispopularsayings.C.PeopleineverycorneroftheworldknowsShakespeare.D.Shakespeareisfamousforhistragicworks.A(

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)12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“coined”inParagraph4mean?A.Cutdown.B.Careabout.C.Turndown.D.Makeup.D(

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)13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutShakespeare’sworks?

A.Hisplaysareeasytounderstand.B.MacbethisacomedyaboutaScottishking.C.Hisplaysalwayshaveahappyending.D.Hisworksreflecthumannature.D(

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)14.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Shakespeare’sfamilyandeducationalbackground.B.Shakespeare’sworksandhisgreatinfluence.C.DifferencesbetweenShakespeare’swordsandthemodernones.D.FilmsandTVdramasadaptedfromShakespeare’splays.B(

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)15.Whichpartofawebsiteisthepassageprobablychosenfrom?A.Business.B.Education.C.Science.D.Writers.D三、短文填空(难度:★★★)HaveyoueverreadHarry

Potter

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Philosopher’s

Stone?Itmustbethe

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⁠popularbookwithalmostallthechildrenintheworld.TheideaforthebookcametoJ.K.Rowlingin1989.It

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⁠hereightyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthoseeightyearsshehad

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⁠lotofjobs,forexample,beinganEnglishteacherinPortugal.Rowlingsentthebooktomanypublishers(出版商),

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⁠onlyoneofthemboughtit.Shewasveryhappytosellherbookbecauseherdreamwastobea

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⁠.Beforeshesoldherbook,Rowlingwaslivinginasmallflat

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⁠herdaughterandwasverypoor.Shedidn’thaveenoughmoneyto

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⁠forheatinginwinter.Harry

PotterbecamepopularwithchildrenandadultsinEnglandandthenaroundtheworld.Thebookwastranslatedintomorethansixty-seven

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⁠.Afterherfive

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⁠werepublished,

Harry

Potterbooksfilledthetopplacesonmanynewspapers,listedasthemostpopularbooks.Withoutquestion,Rowling’slifecompletely

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⁠andshebecameoneofthemostfamouswomenwritersintheworld.

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四、回答问题(难度:★★★★)

CharlotteBronteisawomanwriterinEnglishliterature.ShewroteseveralbookssuchasJane

EyreandShirley.Jane

EyreisfromCharlotte’sownlife.ThenovelisaboutthestoryofanindependentwomannamedJaneEyre.Shetriesherbesttofindequality(平等)betweenmenandwomen,andnevergivesuplookingfortruelove.Sheisagoodexampleforallthewomen.

Inthisbook,JaneEyrelostherparentsaftershewasborn.What’sworse,heraunt,Mrs.Reed,treated(对待)herbadly.Butwhenshegrewup,shebecameanindependentwomanandbecameafamilyteacheratThornfieldHall.There,shemettheman—Mr.Rochester.Theyfellinlovewitheachother.However,JaneEyredidn’tmarryRochesterbecausehehadamadwife.Rochesterhidhiswifesomewhereinthehouse.Janedidn’twanttobeRochester’smistress(情妇),sosheleftThornfieldHall.

Onenight,Rochester’smadwifesetthehouseonfire.Rochestertriedtosavehiswifebutshekilledherselfintheend.Rochesterlostaneyeandahandduringthefire.JanewentbacktoRochesterandofferedtotakecareofhim.Later,Rochesteragainaskedhertomarryhim,andshehappilyagreedthistime.26.WhatisJane

Eyreabout?

Jane

Eyre/ItisaboutthestoryofanindependentwomannamedJaneEyre./ThestoryofanindependentwomannamedJaneEyre.

⁠27.WhotreatedJanebadly?

Heraunt,Mrs.ReedtreatedJanebadly./Heraunt,Mrs.Reed.

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Jane