牛津英语译林版八年级下册 Unit 5 Period 2 Reading (I)

Period 2 Reading (I)

一、根据句意和汉语提示, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词

1. Jane has become much braver than before. She can express herself in ________ (公共场合) now.

2. Carroll was ________ (亲密的) to the Liddell family.

3. The ________ (主 题) we are going to talk about is “Online Manners”.

4. After the meeting, we had a warm ________ (讨论) .

5. Behave ________ (礼貌地) costs nothing, but it brings a lot.

6. Here is another popular ________ (谚语) about love: “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”

二、请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词并用其适当时态填空, 使句子通顺

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1.—The teacher with the students ________ the study trip to Beijing next month at that moment. —No wonder they looked so

excited.

2. —I am worrying about my son. I haven’t heard from him for two days. —Take it easy. No news ________ good news.

3. Could you tell me if he ________ my new pen? I can’t find it now.

4. If you continue your habit, you ________ in the high school entrance exam. Let’s wait and see.

5. Remember not to play the piano while your father ________ the letter.

三、句子翻译

1. Amy每次都足够滑稽得使大家大笑。

Amy is funny enough __________________ every time.

2. 吴老师告诉我们避免谈论年龄或体重之类的话题。

Mr Wu told us __________________ like age or weight.

3. 我们应该尽力在公共场合举止文明。

We should try our best __________________ .

4. 我们都认为在别人前面插队是粗鲁的行为。

We all think it is rude __________________ .

5. 这位老师建议Tina在公共场合降低音量。

The teacher advises Tina __________________ .

6. 如果你挡了他们的路, 他们不会碰你或推开你。

If you are __________________ , they won’t __________________ .

7. Andy不停地查看手机, 但他又不想以一种不礼貌的方式离开主人的家。

Andy __________________ his mobile phone but he didn’t want to leave the host’s house __________________ .

四、短文填空

根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the world and becomes the most generous person as well. It all began when Bill

and his wife, Melinda, made a b___1___ decision. They set up a charity, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates feel

that with success comes responsibility (责任) . They want to use their money to help others. That is why they s___2___ the

charity.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends billions of dollars. It gives money to s___3___ so they can go to school,

The foundation also gives money to libraries for computers and other materials.

The Gates are also providing money for m___4___ research. Their foundation has given over $ 1 billion to improve the

health of people in poor countries. The money is used to fight disease such as malaria (疟疾) . Malaria is s___5___ widely by a

bite from a mosquito (蚊子) . The disease kills 2000 kids in Africa each day. In 2008, the Gates Foundation gave $ 168.7

million to work on the problem of malaria. This money was used to s___6___ the work of developing a malaria vaccine (疫苗) .

A vaccine is given to people before they get a disease. " It protects them a___7___ that disease in the future.

A___8___ worry of Bill and Melinda Gates is hunger. In many parts of the world people are short of food. They don’t

have enough tools and training to i___9___ farming. The Gates Foundation is working in these areas.

The Gates Foundation is helping people in the United States too. It works on e___10___ . The foundation gives money for

school programmes and libraries. It also helps kids pay for school.

The world should give Bill and Melina Gates big thanks for lending a helping hand to those who need it most.

五、阅读理解

Everyone loves holidays and festivals. But do you know a holiday that is celebrated every month? Yes, it’s the only

holiday that takes place twelve times a year—Bonza Bottler Day.

Bonza Bottler Day is celebrated once a month when the number of the month is the same as the number of the day (Jun. 1,

Feb. 2, March 3) . When the number of the year also matches the number of the day and month (August 8, 2008) , there is a

reason to have a bigger celebration.

Elaine Fermont from America came up with the idea for Bonza Bottler Day on August, 1985. She created it when she

realized that there were no special chances to celebrate one month. She decide to give herself a reason to have a party and some

fun with this special day every month.

Mrs. Fremont held a competition to give the day a special name, which a student from Australia won. When Australians

like something, they might shout, “Bonza!” The word means super, great or fantastic. And “Bottler” is slang (俚语) for

something excellent. So the holiday is known as Bonza Bottler Day.

Bonza Bottler Day has no tradition. You are free to do whatever you want. People in offices and hospitals bring food to

share. Bonza Bottler Day is a favorite with many schools because it gives a break to students. The holiday can be Candy Day,