8A Unit2 Reading（1）课时练习一、词汇1.Our school is a _____________(混合性的) school. Boys and girls have lessons together.2.You should spend as much time as you can _____________(练习) speaking English.3. I want to ___________ (讨论)something strange about Tom with you. .4.Thank you very much for ____________ （提供）me so much help.5.It’s really fun to learn different ________________.（语言）6.Nancy plays baseball _______________(one) a week.7.I hope you will be ______________(health) than before.8.Nanjing is one of _________________(famous) cities in China.9.Those ______________ are practising ______________now. (run)10.Do you know any __________(hero) in history?二、用所给动词的适当形式填空1.Ask him ______________( not spend) too much time ___________ (watch) TV.2.They often have a good time ________________(chat) on the phone together.3.Yesterday she ________________(hurt) her leg at school.4.Could you teach me how ________________(cook) healthy food?5.Anna is willing ________________ (share) the bedroom with Nancy .6.John _______________(study) fewer subjects than Daniel.7.How soon ____________ there ___________ (be) a school sports meeting ? In a week .8.I like ______________(take) a taxi ,because it’s faster than _______________(catch) a bus.9.I hope she _________________(become) a good singer in the future.10.It is fun ______________(talk) to you.三、单项选择( ) 1.They usually get there a little ________ than we _______.A. early, getB. earlier, doC. earlier, getD. more early, do( ) 2.How did you make him_____________?A .stop talking B. to stop talking C. stop to talk D. stopped to talk( ) 3.I love cats best, because they look and moveA. quietly, quietlyB. quiet , quietC. quietly, quietD. quiet, quietly ( ) 4. ---What do you think of the fish? --- It looks ____, but I don’t know if it tastes ____.A. delicious, wellB. well, deliciousC. well, nicelyD. delicious, good( ) 5. We heard a story __________end of our English class yesterday.A. in theB. at theC. byD. at( ) 6.There are __________workers in our factory than in _______.A. fewer; theirsB. less; theirC. many; theirsD. more; their ( ) 7.They are having a lot of fun the English song.A. singB. singingC. to singD. sang( )8.Lily’s book is ________ nicer than yours. A. much B. a few C. very D. too ( )9. He knows computer ________ and enjoys working on it _________A. very much, very muchB. very well, very wellC. very well, very muchD. very much, very well( ) 10.The __________ now is that we have lots of __________ to ask.A problem ,questions B.question,problem C.questions, problem D.problem, question ( ) 11.There are a lot of __________ in history.A. woman herosB. women herosC. woman heroesD. women heroes( )12.Could you tell me __________work out this maths problem?A. how toB. what toC. what doD.how did( ) 13 Look!The whole family are discussing ________for the birthday party.A about what to buyB to buy whatC about to buy whatD what to buy ( )14 --__________ do you go to the ReadingClub? – Twice a week.A How oftenB How longC How farD How soon四、翻译下列句子1.学习一门外语是件趣事。
8A Unit 2 Reading 2练习一、选择1.The mother made the little girl______for an hour every day.A.practice drawingB.to practice drawingC.practice to drawD.to practice to drawstmonth,I read the most books in our class.No oneread______than I.A.manyB.moreC.fewD.fewer3.—________great fun we have_____English!—Yes.I believe we can be_____at it in this way.A.How ;tolearn;goodB.How;learning ;wellC.What;tolearn;betterD.What;learning;better4.—How is Bob now? —I hear a big company_____him a very good job,but he turned it down.A.offeredB.preparedC.sentD.showed5.I read an article______BiShumin just now.She wrote something about life.A.aboutB.onC.forD.by6.Who listens the most carefully______,Tom,Jack or Bill?A.in classB.after classC.on classD.in the class7.______children,there are in a family,_______their life will be.A.Theless;the betterB.Fewer;richerC.Thefewer;the betterD.More;poorer二、词汇应用8.—Shall we meet at 9:00 at the school gate tomorrow morning?—I hope we can make it_______(early).What about 8:30?9.________(Britain)English “fall”means the same thing as “autumn”.10.Liu Yang and Wang Yaping are both my________(hero).11.The TV programmes were_____(real)boring,so I went to bed very early.12.Some of my classmates were born inthe_______(eight)month of the year.13.Who_________(赢)the last snooker match between Ding Junhui and Selby?14.Travelling to_____(外国的)countries is fun to me.15.She read an _________(文章)by Lu Xun yesterday.16.Nancy,plays_________(棒球)after school every Friday.17.There are more than 100__________(语言)in the modern world now._____(法语)is one of them.三、动词填空18.Miss Liu seems_________(be)very happy with our work.19.Which will you choose________(watch),football matches orTV series(电视连续剧)？20._______we______(play)football together? —Good idea.21.Each of them__________(talk)about the trip to North Hill at the moment.22.My little son__________(study) Chinese,Maths and English at school.23.The day before yesterday I__________(listen)to a song by Adele.—Rolling in the Deep.24.She________(bring)her buddy to the party last night.25.To some boys,playing computer games_______(be)a lot of fun.26.What fun it is_________(play)computer games!四、完成句子28.当我们等人的时候，时间似乎过得很慢。
8A Unit 2 NumbersReading ⅠThe king and the riceWhat do you do in your free time?My daughter Kitty is 8 years old. She likes playing Chinese chess.She thinks she is good at playing chess and she is confident, so she always challenge s me to this game.I promise her she can have some prize s if she wins. She is wise and careful, so ˈtʃælɪndʒ]向（某人）挑战ˈprɒmɪs]许诺；承诺ɪz]充满智慧的ɪz]奖赏；奖品chessboard [ˈtʃesˌbɔːd] n. 棋盘square [skwe ə]n. 棋格The amount of the squares on the chessboard is 64.How many square s are there on the chessboard?chess [t ʃes]n. 国际象棋 If we double 64, we will get .128The king and the rice1. Where did the story probablyhappen?A. In China.B. In India. ['indiə]C. In Japan.2. What are they doing?A. Playing chess.B. Drinking tea.The king and the rice Who Where When The king and a wise old man In the king’s palace / In IndiaOne day The beginni ng The ending fable time The middl e Let’s read!They played the game for a long time.challeng ed the old man to a chess game.The king lost the game.01L orem ipsum L orem ipsum L orem ipsum 0305020406A long time ago, there was a king in China. The king’s favourite game was football. One day, the king challenged a stupid old man. He promised he would give the old man any prize if the old man won the game. The old man asked for money only.Finally, the old man lost the game.F FF T F Fconflict (冲Why does the writer choose thistitle?makecontrastconflictWe can feel the story by watchingreadingstressintonationThe king quickly realized the problem — even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares!Which word did the reader stress?Why did the reader stress these words?To give us a strong feeling about how surprised the king felt.A long time ago, there was a king in India. Theking’s favourite game was chess.One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him to a game. The king promised the old man, “You can have any prize if you win the game.”The old man said, “If I win the game, I’d like one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for each of the rest of the squares.”“Is that all?” asked the king. “Wouldn’t you like gold or silver instead?”“No, just rice,” replied the old man.The king and the old man played the game for a long time. Finally, the old man won. So the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice. He put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. The king quickly realized the problem — even To make the story sound real and interesting . We can know more about the characteristics of the two characters.Why did the writer use the dialogues?123456Find out who said these words and try to read it out.I am good at chess. I want to play chesswith you.I think I can make your dream come true.Are you sure you have enough rice for me?Of course. I’m the king.That’s impossible. How could that happen?That’s the secret of Maths.A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king’s favourite game was chess.One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him to a game. The king promisedthe old man, “You can have any prize if you win the game.”The old man said, “If I win the game, I’d like one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for each of the rest of the squares.”“Is that all?” asked the king. “Wouldn’t you like gold or silver instead?”“No, just rice,” replied the old man.The king and the old man played the game for a long time. Finally, the old man won. So the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice. He put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. The king quickly realized the problem — evenWe can feel the story bywatchingreadingstressintonation.actingintonationgesturesfacialexpressionsA long time ago, there was a king in India. Theking’s favourite game was chess.One day, a wise old man came to the palace and theking challenged him to a game. The king promisedthe old man, “You can have any prize if you winthe game.”The old man said, “If I win the game, I’d like onegrain of rice for the first square of the chessboard,two for the second, four for the third, and thendouble the amount for each of the rest of thesquares.”“Is that all?” asked the king. “Wouldn’t you likegold or silver instead?”“No, just rice,” replied the old man.The king and the old man played the game for along time. Finally, the old man won. So the kingordered his men to collect a bag of rice. He put onegrain on the first square, two on the second, and soon. The king quickly realized the problem — even I am good at chess. I want toplay chess with you.I think I can make your dreamcome true.Of course. I’m the king.That’s impossible. How couldthat happen?Are you sure you have enoughrice for me?That’s the secret of Maths.What will happennext?What will the king say or do ?What will the wise old man say or do?What should I do?What can we learn from the story?Try our best to learn Maths well because numbers and Maths are amazing!Don’t be too proud and be modest though you are really good at something!123Think twice before making a promise because to make a promise is easier than to keep one!The king and the rice Who Where When The king and a wise old man In the king’s palace / In IndiaOne day The beginni ng The ending fable time The middl e They played the game for a long time.challeng ed the old man to a chess game.The king lost the game.Let’s summarize!B Find out more interesting stories about numbers or wise men online and share them with your classmates.CThink about what will happen next and try towrite it down.ARetell the story.Homewo rk。
