人教新目标英语八年级上册 Unit 6单元同步阅读精析

Like many other young boys，I don't know what I wanted to be when I was a middle school student. My mother advised me to be a pianist. However，I could not stand spending all of my time in front of a piano. My father wanted me to be a teacher like him，but it seemed that I was not interested in it.

I had my own goal after I went to high school. I got a part-time job at the school radio station and I found it interesting. I liked to discuss school life and my favorite music with my classmates on the radio. I kept on doing this job during the next six years. When I left the college，I got a full-time job at our local radio station. My career started. My program is successful and I have lots of fans. I enjoy my job and my life now.

1.The writer's father was a ________.

A. pianist　　 B. pilot

C. teacher　　 D. doctor

2.The writer began his part-time job ________.

A. when he was a middle school student

B. when he was a high school student

C. when he was a college student

D. after he left the college

3.The underlined word “career” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 协议　　 B. 经历

C. 事业　　 D. 习惯

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The writer wanted to spend all his time playing the piano.

B. The writer thought working at a radio station was interesting.

C. The writer talked about his school life on the radio.

D. The writer's program is very popular now.

5.What's the best title for this passage?

A. My part-time job and full-time job

B. No job is easy to get

C. Study hard to make your dream come true

D. The part-time job made me successful

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Rachel will go camping with Ginny

Dear Ginny,

Our family will go camping in two weeks. We will stay at the campground(度假营地) by the river for a week and it’s close to your house. Can you stay with us for a few days? We have enough room in our tent but you’ll have to bring your own sleeping bag. I’ll be so excited if you can come! I hope your parents say OK.

We can cook food and swim in the river. Maybe my dad will take us to the lake to go fishing. I’ m not very good at fishing, but it’s fun to try.

Please call me after you read this letter. You won’t have enough time to send a letter back before we leave. I hope you can come!

Yours,

Rachel

Ginny went to the mailbox to get the mail. She saw a letter for her. It was from her friend Rachel. Rachel and Ginny were neighbors before, but Rachel and her family moved away two years ago. Rachel and her family will be camping close to Ginny’s house.

Ginny can’t wait to talk to her parents. She hopes her parents can let her go camping. She wants to see Rachel again. She wants to swim with Rachel. Ginny’s favorite camping activity is having campfires. She also likes to sleep in a tent.

1.How long will Rachel’s family stay at the campground?

A.For five days. B.For seven days. C.For ten days. D.For fourteen days.

2.What did Rachel ask Ginny to do after Ginny read the letter?

A.To call her. B.To e-mail her. C.To send her a letter. D.To send her a photo.

3.Rachel and Ginny are __________.

A.cousins B.friends C.neighbors D.classmates

4.What does Ginny like best when camping?

A.Cooking food. B.Sleeping in a tent.

C.Having campfires. D.Swimming in the river.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Rachel is good at fishing.

B.Ginny got Rachel’s letter from her mother.

C.The campground is close to Ginny’s house.

D.Ginny has to bring her own tent to go camping with Rachel.

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A girl’s actress dream

1.Emma is angry because __________.

A.her parents ask her to be an actress

B.her parents don’t let her swim

C.she didn’t get the role in The Little Mermaid

D.her parents don’t want her to be an actress

2.The underlined word “realistic” means __________ in Chinese.

A.现实的 B.骄傲的 C.直接的 D.谅解的

3.Helen thinks getting into acting is very __________.

A.interesting B.difficult C.important D.easy

4.Helen thinks Emma should __________ first.

A.start learning acting B.go to the theater more often

C.give up acting D.listen to her parents

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Helen is going to help Emma with acting.

B.Emma got a leading role in The Little Mermaid.

C.Helen doesn’t agree with Emma on getting into acting.

D.Helen asks Emma to do whatever she likes.

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Hobbies and Dreams

1.Katrina wants to work as a __________ in England.

A.doctor B.runner C.singer D.dancer

2.Both Isabel and Bob like __________.

A.traveling B.playing sports C.music D.dancing

3.__________ wants to work in China when he grows up.

A.Hector B.Ted C.Bob D.Isabel

4.There is going to be a __________ in Ted’s city next year.

A.basketball game B.singing competition

C.running competition D.dancing competition

5.From the above information we know that __________.

A.Ted is going to study Chinese medicine next year

B.Isabel likes traveling very much

C.Bob wants to be a great basketball player

D.none of the five people likes dancing

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Happy New Year！Many people make New Year's resolutions in January. A resolution is something that you are going to do or change. For example, I'm going to eat more fruit each week.

Do you make New Year's resolutions？What are your New Year's resolutions？The following is an e－mail. Here are my resolutions：

Dear Jim，

I have a lot of resolutions. The first one is to do some sports. Next is to keep my bedroom clean. Then I'm going to do my homework every day. I will not get into fights with people who really hate me. I am going to spend less time on computer games. I'm going to read more books. I know friends are very important in our life. So I'm going to make new friends who like me and don't just feel sorry for me. At the same time，I'm going to take more care of my appearance. I'm sure they will like my new look then! How do I make more friends? I'm going to join more clubs. Are you going to clubs with your classmates?

What are your New Year's resolutions？Please write me soon.

Yours,

David

1.From the first paragraph we know that New Year's resolutions ________.

A.are made just before New Year's Day B.are made at the beginning of a new year

C.are usually about something you want to eat D.are a New Year's gift

2.From the e-mail，we can infer that the writer ________.

A.wants to change his lifestyle B.is a student who always makes trouble

C.is a teacher who wants to work harder D.doesn't like sports at all

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.David wants to improve the skills of playing computer games.

B.David thinks he always has too much homework.

C.Jim always says sorry to David.

D.David wants to read more books than before.

4.David wants to take more care of his appearance because ________.

A.he is always dirty at school B.none of his friends like his appearance

C.he always fights with others D.he wants to make more friends

5.David sent the e-mail to Jim because he wanted ________.

A.to give Jim more advice B.to show how much he was going to change

C.to know Jim's New Year's resolutions and tell Jim about his own D.to make friends with Jim

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My dream is to work in a hospital. I think that a（n） _______ is one of the most important jobs in the world.　　　 _______ people are busy working every day. They don't have much time to relax or do exercise. Many of them are in poor health _______ they don't take care of themselves. I would like to help them get _______ again. I know it's not easy to be a doctor. I need to _______ a lot. I'm going to study hard to improve my skills.

_______ a doctor I am going to try to help patients（病人）. I'll _______ be there with them when they need me. If someone doesn't have enough _______ ,I am still going to help him or her. I believe after he gets some money, he is going to give the money back to _______ .

Maybe doctors can't make a lot of money,but I do not ________ . It would be great to be a doctor because I can help others. Helping others would make me happy.

1.A.engineer B.writer C.doctor D.reporter

2.A.Few B.Most C.Any a D.Much

3.A.if B.although C.when D.because

4.A.excited B.famous C.healthy D.rich

5.A.learn B.send C.choose D.share

6.A.Through B.From C.With D.As

7.A.always B.usually C.often D.sometimes

8.A.food B.money C.information D.medicine

9.A.you B.her C.him D.me

10.A.spend B.stand C.care D.wonder

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Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. (A)Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. (B)整个旅行将花费三个星期and she is sure she will have a great time in China.

1.根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误(T/F)。

（_________） a. Betty is very happy because she will visit China with her parents.

（_________） b. They are going to China on June 30.

2.Their __________ friends will show them around Beijing.

A.Australian B.Chinese C.American

3.From the text we can know that they will __________ in Beijing.

A.cook Chinese food B.learn to speak Chinese C.try some Chinese food

4.将文中(A)处画线句子译为汉语。_____________________________

5.将文中(B)处画线句子译为英语。_____________________________

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