Unit 2 阅读理解补充材料 2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级下册

新目标八年级下册第2单元阅读理解补充材料 1、 完形填空 A Many people are playing a role in saving the earth on Earth Day. Earth Day is on April 22nd. Lots of people all over the world try to do something ____1____ on this day. In China, people expected to keep lights off for one hour at night. People don’t use ____2____ in Italy. People dress up like ____3____ and animals to dance in Times Square, New York (纽约时代广场). On that day, people can see many posters about protecting ____4____ animals in Canada and Norway (挪威). After reading them, people should avoid ____5____ things made of animals, such as ivory and shark fin. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has made a list of ____6____ things that each person can do to save the environment. ★____7____ the lights when you leave a room. ★Don’t leave the tap (水龙头) running. ★No turning on your computer every night. ★Wash your clothes in warm or ____8____ water, not hot water. ★Use as little water as you can when you do the dishes. Some environmental protection groups believe that humans will ____9____ the true spirit of Earth Day and try ____10____ best to protect the earth. Small actions can make a difference and lead to a better future. 1．A．harmful B．green C．bad 2．A．old books B．big bags C．plastic bags 3．A．plants B．clowns C．trucks 4．A．delicious B．wild C．magic 5．A．building B．buying C．improving 6．A．three B．four C．five 7．A．Turn on B．Turn off C．Turn up 8．A．cold B．dirty C．dangerous 9．A．change B．finish C．understand 10．A．its B．their C．his B Eight-year-old Christian McPhilamy from Melbourne, Florida, grew his blonde hair for over two years. Although some people laughed at him, ____11____ could stop him doing so. Why? When Christian was six years old, he ____12____ a commercial (广告) for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In the commercial, some sick children lost their hair and people ____13____ wigs (假发) to them. “I want to do that,” said Christian. The words surprised his mother. But she knew her son would hardly ____14____ his mind. With h