第2课时 [Unit 8 Period 2 Reading Ⅰ]
Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空
1.Can you find the ________(different) between the two bags
2.(2021盐城)Choose ________(wise) how you spend your spare time and with whom you spend it.
3.Chinese parents try their best ________(provide) a good environment for their children.
4.I think ________(recycle) waste paper is a good way to solve the problem.
5.(2021龙东改编)Yuan Longping, one of the ________(great) scientists in the world, is known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
Ⅱ.选用方框内的单词或词组填空,其中有一个单词或词组是多余的
separate…into, fined, be used up, produced, cut down, set up
6.This kind of cotton is ________________ in Xinjiang. Many clothes are made of it.
7.Can you __________________ the students __________________ two groups
8.The gas in the car will __________________ soon after a long journey.
9.You will be __________________ if you are found breaking the traffic rules.
10.In order to protect the environment, we shouldn't __________________ trees.
Ⅲ.单项填空
( )11.Some students plan to go to Dalian for their summer holidays, ________ plan to go to Qingdao, and ________ decide to fly to Canada.
A.some; another B.others; another
C.some; others D.another; others
( )12.—Are you going to do a part time job in your free time
—Yes. I don't think I should always ________ my parents.
A.turn on B.put on
C.depend on D.come on
( )13. (2019菏泽改编)—Would you like to go shopping with me after lunch
—I'd love to, but I ________ to go out this afternoon.
A.don't allow B.will allow
C.won't be allowed D.won't allow
( )14.We can't live without natural ________, so it is important for us to use them wisely.
A.changes B.resources C.disasters D.conditions
( )15. (2020宜昌)—The teenagers clean up the city park every Saturday.
—Sometimes small things can make a ________.
A.promise B.conversation
C.difference D.discussion
Ⅳ. (2021连云港)阅读理解
March 2 is Old Stuff Day(旧物日). It is all about old stuff. Things you used have been forgotten for ages in your home. You must have some old stuff around. And today is all about enjoying it. Because what's better than finding something really great from days gone by
It's so easy to forget things you have. If we don't use them every day, some things can be put away and stay there. And that's not just the things in your home—technology grows so quickly, new toys come out all the time, and new books keep coming out. In the age of new information, we can have so many things easily. Today is all about remembering the things we sometimes leave behind.
We've learned to value what age can bring to things. Wines, for example, are more valuable and tastier as they grow older. It's certain that old things still have their uses, value or charm. People today will pay a pretty penny for stamps, toys, video games, board games, books, coins, and clothes of yesterday.
You can really get into the charm of old things by visiting a junk shop(旧货店). Another person's old stuff could be your new stuff! Or maybe now is a good day to clean up Old stuff could become a great gift for someone else, or you could always send your old things to a charity shop. If you're free, you could turn your old clothes into new ones with just a little change.
Today could be a good day to visit your older families. You could ask your grandparents to tell you stories about family history, their childhood and their youth. Learn about what was going on in the world when they were growing up.
Most of all, remember that today's new stuff will one day be old stuff.
( )16.What is Old Stuff Day
A.A day to throw away old things.
B.A day to follow new technology.
C.A day to get together with families.
D.A day to enjoy and reuse old things.
( )17.From Paragraph 3, we know that ________.
A.age brings people new things
B.people love buying new things
C.people always clean up old stuff
D.old stuff is still valuable and useful
( )18.Which of the following is a proper way to deal with old stuff
A.Breaking them into pieces.
B.Sending them to charity shops.
C.Forgetting them in some places.
D.Turning them into waste things.
( )19.The author's purpose in writing the text is to make people ________.
A.realize value of old stuff
B.explore new technology
C.produce more old things
D.remember family history
Ⅴ.用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
On May 22, 2021,people in China and around the world felt sad about the loss of a great man. Yuan Longping, the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, passed away at the age of 91.
Yuan grew up in a time of war and he saw many people die of hunger, so he made up his mind 20.________(study) hybrid rice. He spent four years 21.________(look) for a wild rice strain(品种) that could be crossed with other plants. In 1973, he grew the world's first high yielding(高产的) hybrid rice 22.________(success). It could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu. After that, he kept working 23.________(close) with his team to make new breakthroughs. In 2016, his team started to research into growing salt tolerant(耐盐的) rice and they succeeded in 2017. In 2020, hybrid rice achieved 1,500 kg per mu in two growing seasons. They 24.________(set) a new record again.
Yuan's achievements have made a great 25.________(different) to the world. Now hybrid rice is grown in 57 per cent of China's rice fields. It is also grown in over 40 countries, 26.________(include) India, America and Brazil.
Yuan once said he had two dreams. One was 27.________(enjoy) the shade under the rice crops that were 28.________(tall) than man. The other was that hybrid rice would be grown all over the world. We believe his dreams 29.________(achieve) in the future.
第2课时 [Unit 8 Period 2 Reading Ⅰ]
Ⅰ.1.difference(s) 2.wisely
3.to provide 4.recycling
5.greatest
Ⅱ.6.produced 7.separate; into
8.be used up 9.fined
10.cut down
Ⅲ.11.C
12.C
13.C
14.B
15.C
Ⅳ.16—19 DDBA
Ⅴ.20.to study 21.looking
22.successfully 23.closely
24.set 25.difference
26.including 27.to enjoy
28.taller 29.will be achieved