2021年河南中考英语一轮复习训练：..第十四讲 人教八年级下 Unit 7—Unit 8

第十四讲　八年级下 Unit 7—Unit 8 一、阅读理解 A World Book Day is on April 23rd. People celebrate it in order to respect and thank the masters of literature, culture and science who have made great contributions to people. Every year on this day, more than 100 countries around the world hold various celebrations and book publicity activities. Here are some books for the youth. 　　▲The Running Dream ￥31.5 (online) Author: Wendelin Van Draanen, US Sixteen-year-old Jessica Carlisle is a runner. She thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. However, Jessica meets her math teacher Rosa, who has to use a wheelchair because of an illness. They soon become friends. The friendship makes Jessica active and strong. Finally, Jessica is able to run again with a prosthetic leg. 　　▲Dead End in Norvelt 　　￥37 (in bookstores) Author: Jack Gantos, US Jack Gantos is a 12-year-old boy. He lives in Norvelt, US. One day, he breaks his father's gun. As a punishment, he must stay at home. His mother only lets him leave home to help their elderly neighbor Miss Volker write some obituaries for the town newspaper. Each obituary is a story about a great American who died. Through writing these obituaries, Jack learns a history of his country that schools don't teach. 　　▲A Ball for Daisy ￥59 (in bookstores) Author: Chris Raschka, US Daisy is a little dog. She loves a red ball very much. She plays with it and sleeps with it every day. But another dog destroys Daisy's ball. Without the ball, Daisy can't eat or sleep. One day, as Daisy walks in a park, the very same dog appears and gives her a blue ball. The story teaches us how to react to loss, and tells us never to lose hope (with 2 tapes). 　　▲Uncle Tom's Cabin ￥45 (in bookstores) Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe, US One of the most famous novels in American history, Uncle Tom's Cabin talks about the struggle between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out