外研版八年级英语下册 Module 8 Time off同步话题阅读（含答案）

Module8 Time off
常用单词
（一）旅行景点相关词汇
plan计划 sights风景，名胜
weather天气 kilometre千米
shape形状 umbrella雨伞
sunglasses太阳镜 swimsuit泳衣
sunhat太阳帽
常用短语
（一）方位短语：
in the east/south/west/north of在……东部/南部/西部/北部
（二）度假活动：
1.on holiday度假 2.go fishing去钓鱼
3.go swimming去游泳 4.go walking散步
5.go hiking远足 6.enjoy the sunshine享受阳光
7.look forward to盼望
常用句子
1. I’d like to invite you to my home town, the Hainan Island，next winter holiday.
下个寒假我想邀请你来我的家乡海南岛。
2. Hainan Island is in the south of China. Its weather is quite warm even in winter.
海南岛在中国的南部，那里的天气甚至在冬天都很暖和。
3. There are many different kinds of activities for fun here.
这里有许多各种各样有趣的活动。
4. Remember to take sunglasses with you.
记着随身携带太阳镜。
5. I’m looking forward to your coming.
我正盼望着你的到来。
A traveller was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed, the journey had been going on 1 . “Soon I’ll be able to walk out of this desert.” he thought gladly.
But the desert was never friendly 2 travellers. In a short time, there came a strong sandstorm. He hurriedly 3 his head with the clothes, prostrating on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm 4 . He shook the clothes and stood up. At that moment, he found himself in a hopeless situation—the backpack with food and water was swept away by the 5 .
As we know, it seems 6 to leave the desert without food and water. 7 he had a pear left. He held it in his hands lightly. “Not too bad, at least I have a pear. I 8 I can walk out of the desert.”
Days and nights went by quickly, but the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger, thirst and fear of 9 were always around him like ghosts. 10 each time he was close to losing hope, he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been 11 . “Not too bad, at least I have a pear.”
A small pear became the 12 for his survival. Three days later, 13 he saw a village not far away, he laughed with excitement. He felt completely relaxed—the “pear” brought him back to 14 .
To keep hope is the best weapon for victory, so never tell you 15 is left because only if you try to search, you can always find a “pear” of pull you out of trouble.
1. A. well B. badly C. terribly D. heavily
2. A. at B. on C. to D. by
3. A. played B. beat C. filled D. covered
4. A. began B. stopped C. hid D. continued
5. A. snow B. desert C. sandstorm D. smoke
6. A. right B. impossible C. safe D. important
7. A. Carefully B. Easily C. Sadly D. Luckily
8. A. believe B. wonder C. remember D. advise
9. A. death B. pain C. illness D. sand
10. A. Also B. And C. Or D. However
11. A. smelling B. eating C. keeping D. imagining
12. A. hope B. rule C. question D. plan
13. A. as long as B. even if C. so that D. as soon as
14. A. danger B. sleep C. life D. mind
15. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
Alan Smith is blind. He teaches blind children in his country. To show the world that the blind can also do something amazing, he walked across the world’s largest salt desert, Salar de Uyuni, only with the help of a GPS.
Walking across the desert is not easy for an able-bodied person, let alone a blind man. Before setting off, Alan spent three years training for the journey. He studied everything he could find about the place and asked for advice from other travellers. During his journey, he only took water, food and sleeping bags. He walked about 20 kilometres a day. He showed great perseverance and finished the 140-kilometre journey in just seven days.
The brave teacher thought his week-long journey was wonderful. He said, “The journey was quite good. There were snow storms and winds, but luckily I made it.”
1. Why did Alan cross the desert on foot
A. To tell children a story. B. To have a wonderful journey.
C. To take a risk for money. D. To show the ability of the blind.
2. The underlined phrase"setting off"in the second paragraph probably means .
A. preparing a journey B. starting a journey
C. breaking a journey D. finishing a journey
3. Which of the following can best describe Alan’s journey
A. It is a piece of cake. B. It is between a rock and a hard place.
C. Nothing is impossible. D. Learning should be a lifelong journey.
Did you take part in a camp this summer There are so many summer camps and not all of them are the same. To choose which camp is best for you, first you must do a bit of research.
Maybe you’ve never thought about it before, but every great summer camp has the same main goals—opportunity, challenge and growth.
Opportunity means you are given a chance to do something special. It also makes you special because other kids don’t have the same opportunity. For example, if you are interested in writing, then you can choose to join a journalism camp. You may have the opportunity of meeting famous journalists there.
Challenge means you are given a task. You must finish the task and succeed in dealing with the challenge. Then you will have a sense of achievement. For example, you could take a lifeguard course at some summer camps. If you pass the exam, then you will receive a certificate to become a real lifeguard.
This also leads to the third and most important goal of very great summer camps—personal growth. It doesn’t mean growing taller and stronger or more beautiful. It means seeing yourself improve, learning something new and doing something you didn’t know or believe you could do before. It also means becoming more confident in yourself.
So in the future when choosing your next summer camp, remember to ask yourself: Is it a special opportunity Is it a challenge Will I grow
But what about friendship, fun and joy These will all happen naturally when you have the right goals at summer camps!
4. Which is the writer’s opinion
A. Different camps have different goals.
B. There are too many summer camps today.
C. All great summer camps have the same main goals.
D. All the summer camps offer the same activities and courses.
5. According to the passage, a camper feels successful when he________.
A. joins the best camp B. finishes a hard task
C. grows taller and stronger D. takes a special chance
6. What does the last paragraph tell us
A. It’s not important to have fun at a camp.
B. It’s hard to make real friends at a camp.
C. You can get more joy with more goals at a camp.
D. With the right goals, you can have fun while learning at a camp.
7. Which is the best title for the passage
A. What makes a camp great B. Which is the best goal
C. How to be a successful camper D. How to do research work
They say that “travel is the best teacher” and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming Dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake (1587-1641). His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake, not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country’s land and geography.
Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family, Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel. When he was 18, however, Xu’s father died. He was responsible for the family farm and ta king care of his 60-year-old mother as tradition required.
But his mother had different ideas. Understanding her son’s love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences, this modern-thinking woman refused to keep her son at home. She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year, when there was less farm work.
So at the age of twenty and with his mother’s support, Xu set off for the first time, leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well. He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years. During this time, he travelled throughout the Ming Kingdom, carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experience and many discoveries in a diary. This diary, which once had over 500, 000 words, would eventually become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring to go almost everywhere on foot. This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world. Many of his trips were so-hard-to-reach mountain areas, and through wild forests where few people lived.
His willingness to face hardship came at a cost however. Progress was slow and tiring and he was frequently sick, robbed and beaten during his journeys.
Sadly, Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey, a 4-year trip through the southwest of China. He died in 1641, soon after returning to his hometown for the last time. When his diary was finally printed years after his death, much of it had been destroyed or lost. Although incomplete, it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world.
8. What is the passage mainly about
A. The general details of Xu Xiake’s life story.
B. The difficulties Xu Xiake faced in his travels.
C. The important discoveries made by Xu Xiake.
D. The influence of Xu’s book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
9. Why did Xu prefer walking during his travels
A. It gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people.
B. It helped him to save money and travel for a longer time.
C. It allowed him to see and study the environment in detail.
D. It was the only way to reach the places he was interested in.
10. Which of the following is true about Xu’s book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake
A. It was only made public after Xu died.
B. It made Xu very famous during his lifetime.
C. It was the first travel book ever written in Chinese.
D. It was mainly about the different people of China.
11. What is the correct order for the following events from Xu’s life
a. He went on his first journey.
b. His book was finally printed.
c. He returned to his hometown for the last time.
d. He developed an interest in books about other places.
e. He started managing the family farm after his father died.
A. a-e-d-c-b B. d-e-a-c-b C. d-e-a-b-c D. e-d-a-b-c
There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and I know that the experience will make one a better person.
I remember when I was travelling, I began to know the world better. The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although you will meet different people from all over the world, you will realize that people are similar in their dream, hopes and feelings. Enjoy exploring different cultures, and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once you understand their ways, it will not be strange or scary. Often we read stories about other cultures in books. Only when we visit their areas, do we find that those stories are something wrong.
One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world. We can’t just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out. The world should get involved and help wherever there are problems. People everywhere should be given a chance. It’s so easy to ignore this of one does not travel or explore. One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges worse than ours. One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big after all.
On your journey you will meet lots of new friends. Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time. You will certainly be more confident after having to deal with problems and make many decisions along the way.
When you travel, you have to be on your own in some situations. You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that. All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read. It would be filled with your special memories.
Travelling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience. If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place.
12. The writer advises us to help the area in need by________.
A. sending them away B. offering them chances
C. looking around D giving them challenges
13. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage
A. People in the World Are Family
B. Travelling Helps One Make More Friends
C. People in the World Share One Dream
D. Travelling Makes One A Better Person
14. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage
A. To encourage more people to travel around the world.
B. To share his travel experiences with others.
C. To show how travelling can change the world.
D. To tell people how to travel around the world.
15. What do you think of travelling
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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述的是一个人独自穿越沙漠，开始时比较顺利，后来在途中遭遇了沙尘暴，但他最终凭借着一个梨存活了下来。
1.A 考查副词辨析。根据后面的“Soon I’ll be able to walk out of this desert.”可知“旅程一直比较顺利”，well表示“好”。
2.C 考查介词辨析。be friendly to表示“对……友好”，为固定搭配。
3.D 考查动词辨析。根据前面提到“强沙尘暴来临”以及后文中的“with the clothes”可知，此处是“拿衣服遮盖住头，保护自己”。
4.B 考查动词辨析。前面提到沙尘暴来了，所以10分钟后，沙尘暴应该是停止了。再根据后面的“He shook the clothes and stood up.”可知“沙尘暴停止了”。
5.C 考查名词辨析。整个第二段在描述“沙尘暴来临后的场景”，因而食物和水是被沙尘暴（sandstorm）吹跑的。
6.B 考查形容词辨析。句意：我们知道，没有水和食物，走出沙漠似乎是不可能的。impossible不可能的。
7.D 考查副词辨析。前文中提到食物和水都被吹跑了，这时发现还有一个梨，所以他是幸运的。luckily幸运的是。
8.A 考查动词辨析。根据前面的“Not too bad，at least I have a pear.”可知，“他在给自己鼓气加油，因而是他相信他能走出去”，所以用 believe。
9.A 考查名词辨析。根据前面的“hunger，thirst”以及后面的“like ghosts”可知“困扰他的是对于死亡的恐惧”。
10.D 考查连词和副词辨析。空格后面有逗号，因而排除B和C；再根据前一句的害怕以及后一句的坚定可知前后是转折关系，所以用 However。
11.C 考查动词辨析。这个梨他是一直保留着，视为希望的，所以用keep。
12.A 考查名词辨析。上文提到每当快失去希望的时候，他都会强迫自己盯着那个梨。所以那个梨是他生存的希望。hope希望。
13.D 考查连词辨析。根据后半句“he laughed with excitement”可知是“一看到村庄就在前方，他欣喜若狂”。as soon as表示“一......就......”。
14.C 考查名词辨析。根据前文可知梨是他活着的希望，所以短语 bring sb.to life表示“使某人活下来”。
15.B 考查不定代词辨析。后半句句意：只要你努力去搜寻，总会发现有像这个梨一样带给你希望的东西，让你走出困境。再结合句中的 never可知，不要告诉自己你无所有，所以用 nothing。
阅读A篇
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。史密斯先生是一位盲人老师。为了向世界表明盲人也能做令人惊奇的事情，他以很大的毅力和勇气，历时七天，行程140公里，成功地徒步穿越了世界上最大的盐湖沙漠—乌尤尼盐沼。
1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知“史密斯老师徒步穿越沙漠，是为了向世人展示盲人也有能力做出令人惊奇的事情”。
2.B 词义猜测题。根据后文史密斯老师穿越沙漠前的准备工作可知，这个短语意为“在开始旅行前”。
3.C 推理判断题。根据本文盲人教师史密斯先生成功穿越大沙漠的壮举可知“世上没有什么是不可能的”。
阅读B篇
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了各种夏令营，每个夏令营都有相同的主要目标，即机会、挑战和成长所以，在将来如果你想要参加夏令营，可以问一下自己这三个方面的问题。
4.C 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知“每个很棒的夏令营都有着同样的主要目标”。
5.B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Then you will have a sense of achievement.”可知“完成一项任务时会有成就感”。
6.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“These will all happen naturally when you have the right goals at summer camps！”可知“在夏令营中拥有合适的目标可以玩得很高兴”。
7.C 标题归纳题。根据第一段中的“To choose which camp best for you，first you must do a bit of research.”和最后段内容可知，本文谈论的是“如何成为一名成功的夏令营者”。
阅读C篇
【主旨大意】本文是一篇人物传记。文中主要讲述了游记作家和地理学家徐霞客的生平。他18岁丧父，不得不照顾自己的母亲。开明的母亲支持他实现自己旅行的梦想。他把自己的所见所闻都记录在日记上，最后整理成了《徐霞客游记》，这本书具有深远的影响。
8.A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了徐霞客一生中的一些重要细节。
9.C 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world.”可知，“徐霞客旅游时更喜欢步行，这样他就可以对环境进行详细的研究，从而对自然界有一个真实的了解”。
10.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“When his diary was finally printed years after his death，much of it had been destroyed or lost.Although incomplete，it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world.”可知，“由徐霞客的日记整理成的《徐霞客游记》在他死后几年才出版，它使徐霞客成为全世界的旅游传奇”。
11.B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family，Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel.”可知“徐霞客很小的时候就对其他地方的书感兴趣”；根据第二段中的“When he was18，however，Xu’s father died He was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60-year-old mother as tradition required.”可知“徐霞客18岁时父亲去世后，他开始管理家庭农场”；根据第四段第一句“So at the age of twenty and with his mother’s support，Xu set off for the first time，leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well.”可知“徐霞客20岁时开始自己的第一次旅行”；根据最后一段中的“He died in 1641，soon after returning to his hometown for the last time.”可知“1641年徐霞客生前最后一次回到他的故乡”；根据最后一段中的“When his diary was finally printed years after his death”可知“徐霞客死后他的书才被印刷”。
阅读D篇
【主旨大意】本文是一篇议论文。作者鼓励人们去旅行，这样才能真实地了解世界各地的文化、社会现状，明确自己的社会责任，不断完善自己。
12.B 细节理解题。根据第三段第四句“People everywhere should be given a chance.”可知应该给贫困地区提供机遇，故选B。
13.D 标题归纳题。根据文章首句中的“make one a better person”和尾句中的“we would all be better people”可推断文章的主题思想是旅行使人更优秀。故选D。
14.A 细节理解题。文章首句“There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel，and I know that the experience will make one a better person.”表述了作者的写作目的。故选A。
15.Travelling can make you know the world better and meet different people to make friends with them. And you can also learn about different sights all over the world and learn about different cultures. Travelling can make you relax yourself and so on.
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