8A Unit 4 Hands-on fun
Reading(Ⅰ)
基础巩固
一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示写出单词
1. What delicious fried rice! You are a _______________ (天生的) cook.
2. Why not write down our _______________ (错误) on the notebooks
3. If you turn off the _______________ (灯), the room will get dark during the night.
4. Nothing in the world is _______________ (不可能的) when you put your heart into it.
5. Don't f_______________ the bag with so much food. Do you think you can eat them all
6. Yesterday I didn’ t watch the film with him. I stayed at home and watched TV i_______________.
二、用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1. The girl wanted to solve the difficult problem by _______________ (she).
2. We can't change our past, but we can try _______________ (change) our future.
3. Tom was really _______________ (luck) because he hurt his arm.
4. Danny did all kinds of things to make the baby stop _______________ (cry).
5. It's difficult for some foreigners _______________ (learn) Chinese well.
三、单项选择
1. Lucy feels sad because her best friend has moved to ________ city.
A. other B. the other C. others D. another
2. The workers ________ a piece of paper with“No Smoking” on the wall.
A. put in B. put up C. put on D. put away
3. Studies show that we'd better ________ less salt in our daily life.
A. have B. to have C. having D. to having
4. Everything is ________ in your room. Tom, go and tidy them up.
A. in an order B. out of order C. in a mess D. out of mess
5. I'm ________ to know that camels can live without water for a long time.
A. boring B. bored C. surprising D. surprised
6. If you take the underground, you will ________ more money and time.
A. spend B. improve C. save D. waste
7. Betty is ________ reading books. Her dream is to be a writer.
A. crazy about B. famous for C. aware of D. willing to
8. Being a volunteer may be tiring. ________, it is well worth a try.
A. Otherwise B. However C. Moreover D. Instead
四、根据汉语提示完成句子
1.教室什么时候停电的
When did the classroom _____________________________________________
2.你真傻，又犯了同样的错误。
It's silly of you to _____________________________________________ again.
3.上周，我上了一节英语在线课程。
Last week, I _____________________________________________.
4.丹尼尔试图安装一盏更亮的灯。
Daniel tries _____________________________________________ light.
5.她连衣裙上鲜艳的颜色的确引起了我的注意。
The bright colours on her dress _____________________________________________.
能力提升
五、语法填空
My dad said that the man of a family had to be a handyman. In his mind, it's a duty(职责) for a man ____1____ (repair) things around the house. My mum gave him full support whenever he wanted to repair something by ____2_____ (he).
Dad's handyman work started with our bicycles. We have two bicycles. One is new, and the other is old. Some parts of the newer one were wrong. Dad decided ____3____ (take) parts from the old bicycle to make a perfect one for me. He spent the whole morning ____4____ (do) the thing. But at last, neither of the bikes worked.
Dad felt ____5____ (happy). He stopped thinking about his handyman work for a while. Not long after, he noticed that a wall in the bedroom had some dirty things on it. He decided to paint the wall. That seemed like ____6____ easy job. Once he began painting, Dad discovered that the brushes left marks on the wall ____7____ (easy). Instead of ____8____ (paint) the whole room, he did only one wall. Then he left brush marks here and there.
However, Dad never gives up and is still trying to become a handyman. Recently, he put up a brighter light in the kitchen. He was so happy with his ____9____ (successful).
We love the way Dad tries to be the head of the household even if he'd better ____10____ (improve)his handyman skills.
六、阅读理解
What's DIY exactly It stands for do it yourself. DIY began in the 1960s in the West. InWestern countries, it was very expensive for people to pay someone to repair or decorate their house. So people tried to do most things around the house themselves. Now it's more and more popular among people. People can do many things by DIY.
Why are so many people crazy about DIY When you do DIY, you' re sure to save some money. It may take you some time to do it yourself, but you needn't spend any money asking someone else to do things for you.
DIY makes you special too. Use your mind and try to make something great with your two hands. They are just what you want and need. Your DIY product can make you more popular among friends.
What's more, DIY makes you feel great about yourself. When you do DIY, it's just a kind of exercise to keep you healthy. And, it makes you feel close to nature and enjoy the joy of work.Also, it makes you be serious about your work and stop thinking about anything unhappy. This way, you' ll feel relaxed.
For parents, DIY is a great way to educate children. When children do DIY, they learn some knowledge they can't learn from books. They can learn some life skills that are good for their future.
In a word, DIY is always staying with us because we really need it in life to improve ourselves little by little. I am glad to have such a friend in my life.
1. When did the DIY begin
A. In the 1950s. B. In the 1960s. C. In the 1970s. D. In the 1980s.
2. Why is DIY getting more and more popular among people
A. Because it can make you famous and successful.
B. Because it may make you richer and more popular.
C. Because it may help people in many different ways.
D. Because it may help people be healthy.
3. What does the underlined word“it” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. Health. B. Exercise. C. Product. D. DIY.
4. What can we learn from the passage
A. DIY can help people save both time and money.
B. DIY helps people get what they really want and need.
C. Children can learn more knowledge from DIY than from their books.
D. DIY can't make you feel close to nature and enjoy the joy of work.
5. What's the best title for the passage
A. Why is DIY Popular B. How does DIY Save Money
C. DIY Makes People Successful D. I Like DIY
参考答案
8A Unit 4 Hands-on fun
Reading(Ⅰ)
一、1. born 2. mistakes 3. lamp 4. impossible5. fill 6. instead
二、1. herself 2. to change 3. unlucky 4. crying 5. to learn
三、1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B
四、1. have a power cut
2. make the same mistake
3. took an English online course
4. to put in a brighter
5. really caught my eye
五、【文章大意】本文讲述了作者的爸爸认为一个家庭的男人必须是个杂务工，在他看来，对于男人来说修理房子周围的东西是一种职责，作者和家人都很喜欢爸爸努力成为一家之主的样子。
1. to repair 句意：在他看来，对于男人来说修理房子周围的东西是一种职责。 It's... for sb to do sth.意为“对于某人来说做某事是 ”。
2. himself句意：每当他想自己修东西时，我的妈妈都会全力支持他。 by oneself意为“独自地”。
3. totake 句意：爸爸决定从那辆旧自行车上拆下零件给我造一辆完美的自行车。decide to do sth意为“决定做某事”。
4. doing 句意:他花了整个上午做这件事。 sb spend time(in) doing sth意为“某人花费时间做某事”。
5. unhappy 句意:爸爸感到不开心。根据上文“But at last,neither of the bikes worked.”可知,最终两辆自行车都坏了，可推知爸爸因此感到不开心。
6. an句意：那似乎是一项简单的工作。easy以元音音素开头，前面的冠词用 an。
7. easily 句意：爸爸一开始刷漆，就发现刷子很容易在墙上留下痕迹。easily 是副词，意为“容易地”，可用于修饰动词。
8. painting 句意：他只粉刷了一面墙，而不是粉刷整个房间。 instead of doing sth意为“而不是做某事”。
9. success 句意:他对自己的成功感到非常高兴。 success是名词，意为“成功”。
10. improve 句意：我们喜欢爸爸努力成为一家之主的样子，即使他最好能提高他的杂务工技能。had better dosth意为“最好做某事”。
六、【文章大意】本文介绍了 DIY 广受欢迎的原因，人们可以通过DIY 来节省金钱、获得所需物品、提升自我价值感等。
1. B 细节理解题。根据第一段“DIY began in the 1960s inthe West.”可知,DIY始于20世纪60年代。故选B。
2. C 细节理解题。根据第一段“People can do many thingsby DIY.”、第三段“DIY makes you special, too.”以及第四段“What's more, DIY makes you feel great aboutyourself.”可知，DIY 之所以越来越受欢迎，是因为它可以在很多方面帮助人们。故选C。
3. D 代词指代题。根据第四段“When you do DIY, it'sjust a kind of exercise to keep you healthy.”可知,当你做DIY的时候，它只是一种让你保持健康的锻炼方式。所以 it代指的是“DIY”。故选D 。
4. B 细节理解题。根据第三段“They are just what youwant and need.”可知,DIY 可以帮助人们得到他们真正想要和需要的东西。故选B。
5. A 标题归纳题。根据第二段“Why are so many peoplecrazy about DIY ”以及全文内容可知,本文介绍了DIY广受欢迎的原因。故选 A。
