时文天天练英语人教版八年级年级上册 Week10我型我秀.docx

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时文天天练英语人教版八年级年级上册Week10我型我秀

Nevertoolatetorealizeyourdream

实现梦想永远都不晚

WhenIwasasmallboy,myfamilywasverypoor.Ididn’thaveachancetoreador1likeotherkids,butIlearnedhowtogrowcropsandsellvegetables.Igotlotsof2fromtheseexperiences,butIstilldidn’tknowhowtoreadorwrite.3Igrewolder,IknewthatImustdosomethingtogetsomeeducation.

Iwenttothecitytolookforajob.ThereIfirst4Mr.Browntheownerofarestaurant.Afterknowingmydream,hesaidhewouldgiveme30aweek,andthathewouldhelpfinda5toteachme.ThenIstartedtolearntoreadandwrite.WhenIwas22yearsold,Ifeltbetteraboutmyself6Icouldreadandwrite.AndIbelievedIcouldmakemoredreamscometrue.

It’salwaysnot7tomakeyourdreamcometrue,butitdoesn’tmeanyoucan’tmakeit.8shouldyoudo?

Justworkhardforyourdream.Astimegoesby,you’llseethe9inyourlife.Remember,it’snevertoo10tostart.Don’tmissanychancetomakeyourdreamcometrue.

（）1.A.danceB.speakC.writeD.sing

（）2.A.surpriseB.skillC.joysD.education

（）3.A.AfterB.BeforeC.IfD.When

（）4.A.metB.askedC.inviteD.called

（）5.A.friendB.teacherC.singerD.neighbor

（）6.A.becauseB.untilC.soD.but

（）7.A.difficultB.wonderfulC.luckyD.easy

（）8.A.WhereB.WhenC.WhatD.How

（）9.A.changesB.problemsC.factsD.troubles

（）10.A.earlyB.lateC.oldD.young

Crochetingboy:

Jonah

钩编男孩:

乔纳

Ifyoubelievethatonlygrandmasenjoycrocheting（钩编）,youwillbesurprisedtoknowthatevenan1l-year-oldboylovesittoo!

HisnameisJonahLarson.Hehasbecomefamousforhisamazingcreations.

JonahLarson,fromtheUS,tookupcrochetingwhenhewasjustfiveyearsold.HelearnedbasiccrochetingknowledgefromtheInternet,andsoonbeganmakingallkindsofhats,bags,blanketsandtablerunners-justanythinghecouldthinkof.

The11-year-oldboynowcrochetsaroundfivehoursaday.HesaysittakeshimlessthananhourtomakeahatandaroundsixhourstomakeafullAfghanthrow（针织软毛毯）.“Somepeoplewhohavecrochetedtheirwholelivescan’tcomeclosetowhereheisnow,saidhismotherJennifer.Thelittleartistdonatedandkepthidesigns.HealsosellssomeofhisproductsontheInternetandhasmadearound$5,000overtheyears.

However,Jonah’slifedidn’tstartoutashappyasitisnow.HewasborninEthiopiaandwasabandoned（遗弃）inawoodedareabyhisbirthmotherapasser-bybroughthimintoachildren’shome,wherehewasadoptedbytheLarsons.Jonahsaidhewasluckytobecomeafamilymember.Andheoftendonatessomeofhisgoodsandmoneytochildreninhishomecountry.

ForJonah,crochetingisonlyarelaxinghobby.Heisnowtakingninthgradealgebra（代数）andisalreadylookingtowardsthefuture.“I’mplanningtoattendWestPoint,andthenbecomeasurgeon（外科医生）,”hesaid.

（）1.JonahLarsontookupcrochetingwhenhewasjust_____.

A.fouryearsoldB.fiveyearsoldC.sixyearsoldD.sevenyearsold

（）2.WherewasJonahborn?

A.ChinaB.EgyptC.EthiopiaD.England

（）3.Jonahspent_____crochetingnow.

A.aboutthreehoursadayB.aboutfivehoursaday

C.sevenhoursorsoadayD.overeighthoursaday

（）4.HowmuchmoneyhasJonahearnedovertheyears?

A.Around$5,000.B.Around$4,000.C.Around$3.000.D.Around$2,000.

（）5.What’stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword"adopted"inParagraph4?

A.逃离B.收养C.接受D.拒绝

Aconcertintheclouds

云端音乐会

EvelinaDeLatin,a41-year-oldpianistfromLondon,hassettheworldrecordforthehighesteverclassicalconcert.ShecarriedthegrandpianouptotheSingelaPassintheHimalayas,India,alongwithateamofmountainclimbers.

Evelina’sperformancelastedfor90minutesandsheperformedlotsofmusicincludingChopin’sNocturnes（《夜曲》）.

Talkingaboutherexperienceofplayingmusicinthecoldweather,Evelinasaidthehardestpartwasthewind,notthecold.“Itfeltlikeitwaspenetrating（穿透）myboneswhenIpressedeachkey.AfterplayingChopin’s,Icouldnotfeelmyhandsmoving.ButIstillkeptonplayingnextsong,”saidEvelina.

Fourteenyearsago,Evelina’shandsgothurt.Shecouldnolongermovethemproperly.Butafteryearsofrehabilitationtreatment,herhandsgotbetterandshestartedtoplaythepiano.

“IneverthinkI’dplayclassicalpianoagain,butIamnottheonewhogivesupeasily”.

Theconcert,called“ConcertintheClouds”,wastoraisemoneyfortheCysticFibrosisTrust（囊性纤维化基金会）andthepianowasdonatedtothelocalschool.

（）1.EvelinaDeLatinhassettheworldrecordfor_____.

A.themostpopularclassicalconcertB.thebestclassicalconcert

C.thehighestclassicalconcertD.thelowestclassicalconcert

（）2.WhydidEvelinakeeponplayingnextsong?

A.Herhandsgotbetter.

B.Shewasnotafraidofthecold

C.Shewantedtofinishtheconcertassoonaspossible

D.Shehadastrongwill意志力）toovercomethecold

（）3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Evelina’shandsgothurtbecauseofanaccident.

B.Aftergettinghurt,Evelinacouldnotplaythepiano

C.Theconcertismoremeaningfulthanothers

D.Thegrandpianowascarriedback

（）4.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowEvelinais_____.

A.cleverB.braveC.strong-willedD.beautiful

Talkingaboutherexperienceofplayingmusicinthecoldweather,Evelinasaidthehardestpartwasthewind,notthecold.

谈到她在寒冷天气里演奏音乐的经历时，Evelina说，最艰难的是风，而不是寒冷。

这个长句中，“talkingabout...”分词短语作时间状语，相当于“Whenshetalkedabout..”，Evelinasaid后面的句子是宾语从句。

BeavolunteerinUganda

在乌干达做志愿者

I’vejustspentayearasavolunteerinUganda.Andithasmadeabigdifferencetomylife.IhadlivedaveryquietlifeinEngland.Ihadneverleftthecountry,neverbeenonaplaneeven.AndsuddenlythereIwasonaplaneandlandedatEntebbeAirportin40CIwasmetbyanoldman,andthentakenintothebush.Itwasquiteanamazingchange-notlikeanythingIhadevermetinEngland.

Infact,atthebeginningIwasveryhomesickandIjustwantedtogobacktoEngland,tomyfriendsandfamilyandthelifeIknewsowell.ButveryquicklyIbecameveryinterestedinwhatIwasdoingandbywhatIwasabletooffer.Peoplehadsolittlethere,andIwasabletocontribute（贡献）something.Itcompletelychangedmylife.

ThepeopleIwaswithdidn’thavemuchmoney,buttheirliveswererichinotherways-familylifewasveryimportant.Butlivinginthebushwasdifficult；wewerefifteenmilesfromthenearestpostboxandfifteenmilesfromthenearestroad.ThevillagewasrightonthebanksoftheNile.

Iworkedasadoctorseeingaboutsixtypeopleadayinasmallvillage.Themainproblemwasthattherewerealmostnoresources（资源）.Thatmadetheworkverydifficult.Butthereweregoodthingstoo.ImadesomeverygoodfriendsduringmytimeinUganda.

（）1.HowdidthewritergotoUganda?

A.ByshipB.BycoachC.ByairD.Byunderground

（）2.Whathasmadeadifferencetothewriterslife?

A.BeingadoctorinEnglandB.BeingavolunteerinUganda

C.BeingwiththestrangersinavillageD.BeingarichmaninUganda

（）3.Thewriterwasattractedby______.

A.whathewasdoingB.thepeoplewhoneededhishelp

C.whathecouldofferD.bothAandC

（）4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"That"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Peopledidn’thavemuchmoneyB.Therewerefewresources

C.PeoplelivedinthebushD.Thereweretoomanypeople

（）5.Whereisthearticleprobablytakenfrom?

A.NewspapersB.ScienceC.NovelsD.Posters

Striveforexcellence

追求卓越

StudyingatHengshuiHighSchool,WangYehasaheavyacademic（学业的）pressureHowever,sheisnotaspecialstudent.Thegirlalsotakespartinbilliards（台球）competitionseverymonth.

Wangtakeshertextbookswithhertoeachcompetition.Whenshehastobeabsent（缺席的）fromherlessons,shemarksthepartsshedoesnotunderstandandasksherteacherlater.

Wangtookupbilliardswiththeencouragementofheruncle.Whenshewasjustalittlegirl,herunclefoundshehadatalentforthesportandsuggestedshepractisemore.Wangwonherfirstworldchampionshiplastyear.

Wangmadetheachievement,butshehasneverstoppedworkinghardforexcellence.ThegirlisnowfightingforherdreamofenteringatopuniversityinChina.Heracademicperformanceisaverageatthemoment.Wangknowsshemuststudyhardertoachieveheruniversitygoal.

Unlikemanyotherstudents,Wangneverplayscomputergames.Instead,shespendsmostofhertimereadingbooksandwatchingbilliardscompetitions.Herbedroomisfullofbooks.HerfavoritesincludeOneHundredYearsofSolitude（《百年孤独》）andADreaminRedMansion.

WanglikesChineseclassbest.SheisalsogoodatspeakingEnglish.”IcanspeakgoodEnglishbecausefrequentlytakepartininternationalgames.Icommunicatealotwithforeignplayers,”saidWang.

Attheageof18,Wangalreadyhasmanyfans.Heryoungerbrotherisoneamongthem.InfluencedbyWang,herbrotherhasbeenstudyinghardsincechildhood.“Perhapsheknowshecannotdobetterthanmeinbilliards.Therefore,hecanonlystudyhardtobebetterthanme,”Wangsaidjokingly.

（）1.WhofoundWangYehadatalentforbilliards?

A.HerparentsB.HerteachersC.HeruncleD.Hergrandfather.

（）2.Wangisnowworkinghardinorderto_____.

A.enteratopuniversityB.winhersecondworldchampionship

C.furtherimproveherspokenEnglishD.dobetterthanherlittlebrotherinEnglish

（）3.Theunderlinedword"average"inParagraph4maymean“_____”.

A.excellentB.notverygoodC.veryterribleD.improving

（）4.Whichofthefollowing