Unit 2 拓展阅读专练 2024-2025学年鲁教版英语八年级上册

鲁教八上U2拓展阅读专练 （一）A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and announced: "Dad, because today is your birthday and you're 40 years old, I'm going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!" When the boy started making good on his word (履行诺言 ) , the father shouted: "Andrew, don’t do it now. I'm too busy! "The boy soon fell silent as tears fell from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said: "You can finish later. “The boy said nothing but quietly walked away. That evening the father said: "Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!" But the boy didn’t.Unfortunately, a few days later after the father's birthday, the boy had an accident and died. His sad father wrote: "If only(要是...,该多好)I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words, and how much my heart is hurting." Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act, or others will take it as a "NO" and it can leave a scar(伤痕). If we don't receive love, our life will lose its true meaning. Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us . 1. On his father's birthday, the boy wanted to________ A. help pay the bills B. have a talk with his father C. buy his father a gift D. give his father kisses 2.The boy felt when his father refused him. A. sorry B. surprised C. sad D. excited 3. A few days after the fathers birthday, the boy A. was badly hurt in an accident B. was killed in an accident C. had to go back to school D. became unhappy with his father 4.The headline "Love is a two-way street" means A. love keeps one busy all the time B. love can make people happy and unhappy C. we should learn to give and receive love D. it's important to love people around us 5. We can know from the story that A. the father is busy with his work B. the boy is hard -working C. the father doesn’t like the boy D. the boy is too careless （二）Gardening is popular in many parts of the world. It brings us sweet smelling flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables. But you can get more from your garden. Gardening helps to keep healthy. Today’s people sit indoors for too long and don’t get much exercise . When you garden,you have to move around . It’s a good chance for you to exercise your body by watering flowers or doing some digging.Besides, when you are in your garden, you can feel the warm sunshine. This means you are getting Vitamin D．It help your bodies use calcium (钙),which necessary to keep your bones(骨骼) strong. It keeps them off computers, televisions and phones. Gardening can be great teacher to teach children about nature and healthy eating. It can also help them to understand the meaning of “No pains, no gains.” Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. So it is a perfect time to communicate with your neighbors. Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and so do gardeners. They usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens. 1.When it’s , you can get Vitamin D in your garden. A. sunny B. cloudy C. snowy D. rainy 2.According to the passage, is one of the gardening activities. A. watching TV B. watering flowers C. walking dogs D. playing with phones 3.Which of the following can be the missing part in Paragraph 3? A. Gardening will be good for your bones. B. Gardening may help people to feel happy. C. Gardening is a great activity to do with children. D. Gardening can be a good way to meet neighbors. 4.The best title of the passage may be “ ” . A. Outdoor Activities B. Advantages of Gardening C. Healthy Eating Habits D. Relationships with Neighbors 5.In the writer’s opinion, is a great way to meet people and build relations. A.making tea B. watering flowers C. sharing advice D.gardening （三）Before the storm came,Jennifer Kaufman was riding her motorbike around Washington Township, New Jersey ,where she lived .Kaufman is a high school teacher.She had never thought of her motorbike as an emergency vehicle (应急车辆). The day after the storm, Kaufman heard reports of the damage (损失) it caused and quickly decided to volunteer in nearby Little Ferry.Because of the storm , streets were almost impossible to pass.So, instead of her car, Kaufman rode her motorbike to Little Ferry,with food and clothes.She handed them out as soon as she got there. She also helped people clean out their houses . At that time , there was not enough gas (汽油). As a result, the police , doctors and volunteers had difficulty getting to the Jersey Shore,one of the areas hardest hit by the storm .Hearing it , Kaufman rode her motorbike to find gas stations and then put the places online .“ The gas station lists were among the most read pages after the storm ,” a reporter said . Kaufman said she was just a common volunteer .“ There were so many people doing what I was doing ,” she said . 1. What is Jennifer Kaufman? 2. Why did people have difficulty getting to the Jersey Shore? 3. What did Kaufman think of what she did? 4. Translate the underline sentence into Chinese. 5. What does the writer want to tell us? （四）根据短文内容，选择恰当的单词填空 run sitting while them opposite why nice around searched finally The girl’s name is Laura , I first met her when I was nine years old if my memory serves me right . She was with her little brother in front of their house , She wore a beautiful yellow scarf her neck . Laura was drawing on a piece of paper her brother Tom was playing a train and railway set next to her . After I watched for a while , they noticed me . Seeing me , Laura said in a sweet voice ,“ Hi ! What’ s your name ? do you come here ?” It was really to hear a lovely girl say that to me . I stood her and replied ,“ I’m Fred and I come here to look for my cat . I saw him into your house .” “ Oh,I just saw a cat run past us . I ‘ll lead the way ,” Laura said . We together every room in their house including their bedroom and I found my cat . After that , Laura , Tom and I became good friends . We’ve been friends for all these years . 以下是对这些阅读理解的答案及解析： （一） 1. D 解析：根据男孩说的“Dad, because today is your birthday and you're 40 years old, I'm going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!”可知，男孩想给父亲40个吻。 2. C 解析：男孩被父亲拒绝后很快沉默了，泪水从他蓝色的大眼睛里流出来，所以他感到伤心。 3. B 解析：文中提到“Unfortunately, a few days later after the father's birthday, the boy had an accident and died.”，可知男孩在父亲生日几天后在事故中丧生。 4. C 解析：“Love is a two-way street.”意味着我们既要给予爱也要接受爱，C选项“我们应该学会给予和接受爱”符合文意。 5. A 解析：父亲因为忙拒绝了男孩的吻，可推断出父亲忙于工作。 （二） 1. A 解析：根据“Besides, when you are in your garden, you can feel the warm sunshine. This means you are getting Vitamin D.”可知，在阳光明媚的时候能获得维生素D。 2. B 解析：文中提到的园艺活动包括浇水、挖土等，B选项“watering flowers”属于园艺活动。 3. C 解析：第三段主要讲述了园艺对孩子的好处，是教孩子了解自然和健康饮食的好方式，C选项“Gardening is a great activity to do with children.”符合段落主题。 4. B 解析：文章主要讲述了园艺在保持健康、帮助孩子成长、与人交流等方面的好处，B选项“Advantages of Gardening”（园艺的优点）能概括文章主旨。 5. D 解析：根据“Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships.”可知，园艺是与人交流和建立关系的好方式。 （三） 1. Jennifer Kaufman is a high school teacher. 2. Because there was not enough gas and the streets were almost impossible to pass. 3. Kaufman thought she was just a common volunteer. 4. 风暴过后的第二天，考夫曼听到了有关其造成的损失的报道，并迅速决定到附近的利特费里当志愿者。 5. The writer wants to tell us that Kaufman was a kind and helpful person who did volunteer work after the storm. （四） 1. sitting 解析：“was sitting”是过去进行时，表示当时正在坐着。 2. around 解析：“around her neck”表示“在她脖子周围”。 3. while 解析：“while”表示“当......的时候”，引导时间状语从句。 4. them 解析：“them”指代劳拉和她弟弟。 5. Why 解析：“Why”表示“为什么”，询问原因。 6. nice 解析：“It was nice to...”表示“......是很好的”。 7. opposite 解析：“opposite”表示“在......对面”。 8. run 解析：“see sb. do sth.”表示“看见某人做某事”，“run”用原形。 9. searched 解析：“searched”是“search”的过去式，“searched every room”表示“搜索每个房间”。 10. finally 解析：“finally”表示“最后”，强调经过一系列过程最终的结果。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$