Unit 4 Developing ideas-课文阅读理解 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

八年级英语 课文阅读理解 Unit 4 Helping out The Circle of Goodwill 【Global reading】 ( )What’s the main idea of the passage? A. The terrible destruction caused by the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. B. How the author overcame fear and difficulties to become a successful head nurse. C. How love and kindness are passed on from person to person to form a circle of goodwill. D. The challenges that new nurses face when working in disaster relief hospitals. 【Close reading】 Task 1. Choose the best answer. （ ）1. What does “jumped to my feet” mean? A. sat down slowly and quietly B. stood up in a sudden and quick way C. fell down to the ground in fear D. ran out of the classroom at once （ ）2. Why did the soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses “race against time”? A. To rebuild the broken houses and roads in a short time B. To provide enough food and water for local villagers C. To save as many injured and trapped people as possible D. To report the bad situation to the government quickly （ ）3.Why did the writer decide to become a medical worker? A. She was greatly moved by the rescuers’ selfless efforts in the earthquake. B. She thought being a nurse was the only way to escape from her hometown. C. She hoped to find a stable and easy job in her hometown. D. She planned to offer medical help only to earthquake victims ( )4. What is true about Ye Man? A. She was also a new nurse during the Wenchuan earthquake. B. She was too strict with young nurses in her hospital. C. She once refused to save people in the disaster. D. She has worked as a head nurse for over 20 years. ( ) 5. What is the author most likely trying to tell readers with this story? A. Nurses are the only people who can help others in times of disaster. B. Receiving kindness often inspires people to pass it on to others. C. People should only help others if they know they will get help in return. D. Working as a nurse is the best way to repay the help one has received. Task 2. Complete the chart . Task 3. Answer the questions. 1 .What kind of person do you think she is? 2.How do you understand “the circle of goodwill”? 3.What would you do to pass on the help if you were the writer? 学科网（北京）股份有限公司1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $