Unit4 阅读写作周周练 2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级上册

八年级上 阅读写作周周练 Unit 4 (B) With the development of science and technology (科技), people in the world are making more and more waste things. And now clean water is becoming less and less. People use about a thousand million(百万)tons of water a day. As we all know, water is very important and everyone should have their share. But more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean and safe water. 80% of waste water around the world is not treated(处理) at all before running into oceans(海洋).Treating waste water is a good way to provide clean water for us. And it also helps the environment(环境)by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans. Luckily,we have got the technology to treat and reuse the waste water now. While 75% of the earth is covered with water, only about 2% is clean water —that comes from rivers, lakes, ice and snow. The rest,98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalination businesses come in. There are more than 19,000 factories around the world. They treat more than 92 million tons of water every day. But the technology they use needs a lot of energy(能源). Scientists are working hard to find a less expensive technology. They want to make 20 times more clean water and make sure everyone has enough water. But now, the world still faces not having enough water for everyone. ( )1.How many people have trouble in getting clean water around the world? A.Under 10 million. B. Only 19 million. C.Over 700 million. ( )2. Treating waste water helps the environment by A.keeping waste in ice and snow B.letting waste run into oceans C.keeping waste out of rivers and oceans ( )3. What does the underlined word "desalination"mean? A.海水淡化 B.潮汐发电 C.食盐销售 ( )4. Now the technology to treat water A.needs much energy B. saves much money C.makes everyone happy ( )5. What can we learn from the last paragraph(段落)? A. Waste water cannot be treated. B. The water problem is still serious. C. Our earth is covered with water. (C) Sue is a happy girl with a kind heart. One day, her mother gave her some money to buy her favorite ice-cream. When she got to the ice-cream shop. 1 .The man looked hungry. Sue thought he was the poorest man in the world. Sue looked at the ice-cream shop and the man for a while. 2 The man smiled and said, "Thank you, little girl. You are very kind. 3 In fact, I'm the richest man in this town and sometimes I wear old clothes to see what people will do." Then the man took Sue to a big shop and said to her, " 4 You can choose any of them, even the most expensive one you want.” Sue asked, " 5 ” "Of course,” said the man. Sue took a big cup of ice- cream for herself, and a new coat for the man.A.Choose a gift for you. B. Then she decided to give the money to the poor man. C. But I'm not a poor man. D.Can I choose two? E.she saw a homeless(无家可归的) man outside the shop. F.What do you want? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (D) The TV program A Bite of China has become(已经变得) more and more popular in China since it's first shown on CCTV.This program shows us a lot of things about traditional Chinese food. It is such a great program that lots of Chinese people take a great interest in it. Most of them don't see this program as a common food show, because it shows them the value(价值) and importance of Chinese food, as well as the changes in our daily lives today. The Chinese people also have the chance to see how hard the cooks and farmers have to work to make such wonderful Chinese food. A Bite of China makes Chinese people think back to their cooking traditions, most of which have been forgotten in today's busy life. The TV program is not only about eating, but also about traditional habits and historical heritage(历史遗产).It also wants to show the people all over the world what modern(现代的)China is like. ★A Bite of China is a very 1 TV program in China. ★The program is so great that many Chinese people are 2 in it. ★The program shows the value and importance of Chinese food, 3 the changes in our daily lives today. ★Cooks and farmers work 4 to make such wonderful Chinese food. ★A Bite of China reminds(提醒) Chinese people of their 5 traditions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (E) 几周前，我去拜访我的朋友彼得。He lives in a small town near London. On a cold morning, Peter invited me to a famous coffee shop. When we enjoyed our coffee, a tall man with a pair of glasses came in and sat down. He called the waiter and ordered, "Two cups of coffee, one of them on the wall.”We saw that he drank one cup of coffee but he paid for two. After he left, the waiter quickly put a piece of paper on the wall, saying “A cup of coffee”.While we were still there, two other women had two cups of coffee but paid for three. Again, the waiter did the same thing. About 30 minutes later, an old man came in.He looked thin and poor.When he sat down, he looked at the wall and said, "One cup of coffee from that wall." The waiter served(提供) coffee to this man. The man had his coffee and left without paying. The waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and put it in a box. After that, I knew anybody could take a cup of coffee from that wall if he wanted. He didn't have to lose face to ask for a free cup of coffee. Without asking or knowing who gave him this cup of coffee, he only looked at the wall, ordered, enjoyed coffee and left. It was a really beautiful thing. I think the wall is the most beautiful wall in the world. 1.Please translate the underlined sentence into English. 2.When did Peter and I go to the coffee shop? 3.Did the old man pay for his coffee? 4.What did the waiter do after the old man left? 5.Why did people put coffee on the wall? 6.Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. 词语运用play win way he birthday born出生 do which real work child fall You may have read(已经读过) the book A Brief History of Times. It was written by Stephen Hawking in1988. Stephen Hawking was 1. on January 8th, 1942. At the age of eleven, Stephen went to Oxford University, his father's old college(大学).After three years, he 2. an honor degree（学位） in natural science. In October 1962, Stephen got to the University of Cambridge 3. research（研究）. He 4. enjoyed his time there. Unluckily, Stephen got a bad illness(疾病) just after his 21st 5. in 1963 and had two years to live. Yet he went on 6. hard to become a wonderful scientist. Stephen didn't live by 7. . Instead, he 8. in love with Jane Wilde and they got married(结婚) in 1965, and then they had three 9. Hawking liked China very much,and he visited China several times. On November 24th,2017, Hawking answered Wang Junkai on his Weibo. He said he was happy to answer the question 10. Mr.Wang asked. Hawking died on March 14th, 2018. He is one of the greatest scientists in the world. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 书面表达 假如你是李华，住在一个镇上，你们的小镇非常漂亮。请根据以下所给的提示写一篇英语短文，向你的网友Tom介绍你们的小镇。 提示词：three movie theaters,many shops, cheap,video and music stores,street performers 要求：1.用所给的提示信息，可适当发挥； 2.词数70词左右； 3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$