2023—2024学年外研版英语八年级下册
同步话题拓展阅读（For Module 7）
I. 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
During the summer holiday, some students might have been busy with traveling, summer camps and all kinds of courses. But a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship of life outside school.
Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together. Within 12 days, they made more than 1,500 yuan.
Among them, the oldest is 21 years old, while the youngest is just 10. They are all cousins in a big family and eight of them are from rural areas.
“Compared to traveling, such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are,” said Dalin, 18, to the City Morning Post. Dalin, a senior high graduate, and her 12-year-old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea.
They learned to work hard to sell their veggies. Every morning they had to wake up at 3 o’clock. Some of them went to the farmer’s market to buy vegetables. Some of them went to the local market to take up a temporary stall(临时摊位). To lower the cost, they learned to bargain(讲价) with the sellers.
At about 6:30 am, they began to sell vegetables. They peddled(吆喝) loudly to attract(吸引) customers. After several days, they got some experience, too.
For example, it was better to put vegetables in order and bigger ones on top. When the vegetables are too heavy, they should give customers an extra plastic bag.
When they finally packed up and went home, they had a small meeting. Everyone took notes and shared their feelings.
“We are tired,” said Dalin. “but we gained a lot.”
1.In the writer’s opinion, the 12 students’ action was ____.
A. popular B. encouraging C. strange D. embarrassing
2.The cousins decided to sell vegetables at a market to ____.
A. show how able they were
B. have less hardship of life
C. learn how hard their parents work
D. prepare for their future traveling
3.They bargained with the sellers to ____.
A. cut down the cost B. share their feelings
C. get bigger vegetables D. attract more customers
4.It’s clear that ____.
A. they took up the temporary stall in turn
B. they gave each customer an extra plastic bag
C. Dalin and Xiaolin got the idea of selling vegetables
D. the elder sold vegetables when the younger took notes
5.The best title of the story should be ____.
A. Summer Courses B. Family Business
C. Students Learn from Bargains D. Cousins Work with Vegetables
II.阅读还原
In the city of Guiyang, China, lives a girl named Li Fang. When she was a teenager, she dreamed of going to the United States. 1 “I had a picture of the daddy sitting in the living room, the mommy doing some cooking and their kids playing games on the floor.”
Li Fang decided to go to college in California. When she arrived, however, it was not the dream world she had imagined. “People were struggling with problems and often seemed unhappy and too busy,” she said 2 .
One of her most difficult classes was P.E. When the class played volleyball, the other students were good at it, but she wasn’t. One afternoon, the P.E. teacher had Li Fang hit the ball to her teammates so that they could knock it over the net. It was not a big deal for most people, but it made Li Fang scared. She was afraid of failing and being laughed at by others.
A young man on her team seemed to understand what she was going through. He walked up to her and whispered (小声说), “ 3 ”
Li Fang said, “You will never understand how those words of encouragement made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness. ” Perhaps she thanked the young man; she can’t remember it.
Six years has passed. Li Fang is back in China, working as a salesclerk. “I have never forgotten the words. 4 ” she said, “I am sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness meant to me. He probably doesn’t even remember it. From this experience, I have learned a lesson: Whenever you say something to a person —cruel or kind — you have no idea how long the words will stay with them.” She is back in China. But still she hears those four simple words: You can do that.
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. I felt very lonely.
B. Come on. You can do that.
C. Don’t worry. I can help you.
D. When things are not going well, I think of them.
E. Most of what she knew about American life was from textbooks.
III. 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
My host father woke me up at about six this morning. I then 1 my school uniforms. After eating a Chinese pastry, I 2 a bike to school. The bicycle is the most common traffic tool in this city. You could see people riding bicycles 3 .
In just five minutes I arrived at the school gate. After locking my bike, I joined my 4 to do morning exercises. At 8 a.m., our class started for math. It is my favourite 5 . For lunch I had a delicious egg and tomato dish with rice at the school 6 . In the afternoon, I had Chinese history. Advanced Spoken Chinese is my last 7 of the day. Today I learned ten Chinese words. Our teacher walked around the classroom to check our 8 correctly. I tried almost ten more times to practice it. It is quite 9 to learn Chinese, but I will try my best to work at it. After school, I went back to my host family to 10 the rest of the day with them. It's a fun and exciting day.
1.A. took off B. put on C. lay down D. put up
2.A. sent B. gave C. passed D. rode
3.A. everywhere B. somewhere C. wherever D. nowhere
4.A. neighbours B. teachers C. classmates D. family
5.A. food B. colour C. sport D. subject
6.A. dining hall B. library C. gate D. lab
7.A. thing B. song C. class D. group
8.A. grammar B. pronunciation C. spelling D. writing
9.A. comfortable B. interesting C. difficult D. relaxing
10.A. read B. learn C. draw D. spend
IV. 词汇运用
阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。
Learn English in Los Angeles
Come to learn English in Los Angeles! We can offer you great summer English courses. You
1 (love) coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time.
The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the 2 (beginning) of July. Our teachers are 3 (love) trained and have a lot of experience. They teach English classes for four hours a day. You can work in small or large groups and it depends on your personal 4 (choose). We provide books, and we set tests every week to check your progress. There are also computers for personal study.
As well as 5 (learn) English, we want you to experience life in the US. You can stay as a guest with an American family and take part in their 6 (day) life. You have meals with the family and do some 7 (activity) with them too. For many of our students this is the best part of the course. Many families form close friendships with the students and stay in touch with them. But if you prefer, of course, you can stay in a hotel.
There are many excited things to do in Los Angeles. We plan activities every day after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or San Francisco, or you can go shopping.
You are certain 10 (get) the best possible experience of English and life in the US. You must pay for your course at 11 (little) one month before it starts. 8 (not wait)— fill out our form and come to learn English in Los Angeles!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
V. 阅读表达
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。
More than nine million American children are spending part of their summer at a camp. They are swimming, playing sports, making music or learning to use a computer. Traditional American summer camps offer children a chance to play many sports outdoors. These camps may be in the mountains, in the woods or in a lake. Other camps teach activities like painting, music or computer programming. Children at all kinds of camps meet new friends, learn new skills develop independence (自立).
Some children go to camp during the day and return home at night. Others stay at camps all day and all night. Most children who attend camps are between the ages of about six and sixteen.
Some children stay at an overnight camp for one or two weeks. Others stay at day camp for as many as eight weeks. Parents pay from one hundred to more than seven hundred dollars a week for overnight camps. Day camps are much cheaper. The American tradition of sending children to summer camps began more than one hundred years ago.
1. How many American children are involved in summer camps （根据短文内容回答问题）
2. How long does an overnight camp last （根据短文内容回答问题）
3. 在文中空白处填入一个适当的连词。
4. 把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
参考答案
I. 1—5 BCACD
II. 1—4 EABD
III. 1—5 BDACD 6—10 ACBCD
IV. 1.will love 2.beginning 3. well 4.choice 5. learning 6.daily 7.activities 8.to get 9.least 10.Don’t wait
V. 1. More than 9,000,000.
2. One or two weeks.
3. and
4. 传统的美国夏令营为孩子们提供了一个进行户外运动的机会。
5. The American children’s summer camps.
