人教新目标英语八年级上册 Unit 8单元同步阅读精析

1. 完型填空 详细信息

Pancake Day is a special day and it is celebrated in many countries all around the world. On this day many people make and eat pancakes.
Pancake Day is on a ____ in February or March. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent (大斋节). Lent is a period of 40 days before Easter. Easter is on a different day each year _____ it depends on (取决于) the moon. Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon _____ spring. During Lent, people often _____eating things that are bad for ____ like fast food. _____, they make pancakes during Lent.
Pancakes are very easy to make. First, _____ one cup with flour and put the flour into a bowl. Next, pour some _____ and crack an egg into the bowl. Then, mix the flour, milk and egg. Finally, put some butter in a pan. When the butter is hot, pour some of the mixture into the pan and ____ the pan to make a round and thin pancake.
When the pancake is _____ , put some sugar on it and eat it at once.
【1】A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Wednesday D.Thursday
【2】A.although B.if C.or D.because
【3】A.on B.under C.of D.over
【4】A.stop B.enjoy C.miss D.try
【5】A.her B.him C.them D.us
【6】A.Comfortably B.Traditionally C.Physically D.Probably
【7】A.lose B.shake C.dig D.fill
【8】A.milk B.water C.juice D.coffee
【9】A.share B.move C.break D.blow
【10】A.simple B.cheap C.ready D.small
2. 阅读理解 详细信息
The favorite food in every country

People in different countries have their favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. But they don't often cook it.
In England, people like to eat fish and chips. They usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The most popular food in the world is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips and Chinese takeaway food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. The Americans eat takeaway food,too,like chicken. But the most popular takeaway food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham(火腿) is a kind of pork(猪肉),but the hamburger doesn't have any pork in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake hamburgers. They are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia.
【1】From the passage we can know Indians like to eat ________.
A.fish B.hot food C.hamburgers D.pizza
【2】English people may not eat fish and chips ________.
A.at fish and chip shop B.on the street C.in the park D.at home
【3】Which of the following is NOT true about the hamburger?
A.It looks like bread.
B.It's a kind of takeaway food.
C.There is some pork in it.
D.It's also popular in both England and Australia.
【4】What can we learn from this passage?
A.Ham is not made of pork.
B.Americans don't eat chicken.
C.Japanese people like to eat fish,so they often cook it.
D.American fast food is the most popular in the world.
【5】What's the best title for this passage?
A.Where people buy fish and chips
B.What takeaway food is
C.Why most people like fast food
D.Every country has its favorite food
3. 阅读理解 详细信息
How to Make Ice-cream in a Bag

What You Will Need:
1 spoon of sugar,1/2 cup of half-and-half(牛奶和奶油的混合物),1/4 spoon of vanilla extract(香草精),ice, salt, a big bag, a small bag.
First, take the small bag and add 1 spoon of sugar,1/2 cup of half-and-half and 1/4 spoon of vanilla extract to the small bag.
Next, add three glasses of ice to the big bag. You can add more or less just make sure the small bag will be covered by ice.
Then, pour about 1/2 cup of salt in the big bag. The salt helps the ice get cold so you can add more if necessary.
When it's ready, place the small bag in the big bag and seal tightly.You need to shake the bag for about five minutes.
Finally, take the small bag out, be careful not to open it. Wipe off any salt on the bag.
Now open the bag, you can enjoy your ice-cream. You can finish all of the work in less than ten minutes.
【1】What do you need when making an ice cream?
A.A glass of ice.
B.A spoon of salt.
C.A spoon of sugar.
D.A cup of half-and-half.
【2】How many kinds of things should you put into the small bag?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
【3】What should you put into the big bag at last?
A.Salt. B.Ice. C.The vanilla extract. D.The small bag.
【4】What should you do before you open the small bag?
A.Shake the big bag. B.Wipe off the salt.
C.Wait five minutes. D.Pour it into a bowl.
【5】How long will it take you to make an ice cream?
A.Less than 10 minutes. B.More than 10 minutes.
C.Less than 5 minutes. D.More than 5 minutes.
4. 短文填空 详细信息
Alan’s Shop
Alan has a small shop. He【1】(sell)milk, butter, cheese, eggs and other things in it. His shop is in a small town. It is open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and on Sunday morning, but it is closed on Sunday afternoon and on Monday.
Alan goes to some【2】(farm) on Monday. He buys butter and cheese and【3】(egg) from the farmers. But he buys milk in the town. A truck【4】(bring) it to his shop in the morning. Alan and his wife work in the shop, and they sell a lot of their food, because it is good and clean.
A fat woman came into the shop last Saturday. She 【5】(buy) some eggs and some butter, and then she said to【6】(Alan) wife, “Your eggs and butter are dear today. Why is your food dearer on Saturday and Sunday than on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday?”
Alan’s wife【7】(be)happy. She looked at the fat woman, and then she looked at Alan, but she did not give an answer. Then Alan【8】(smile) and said, “Our food is not【9】(dear)on Saturday and Sunday! It is 【10】 (cheap) on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday!
5. 阅读理解 详细信息
Do you like banana cake?Do you know how to make it?The following can help you.

What to need
◆3 bananas
◆2 eggs
◆2 spoons of baking powder(发酵粉)
◆1/4 spoon of baking soda(小苏打)
◆2 cups of flour(面粉)
◆1/2 spoon of salt
◆2/3 cup of sugar
◆1/3 cup of vegetable oil(油)

What to do
◇Make the oven to 180℃.
◇Mix up the flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
◇Add the vegetable oil.Add the sugar a little at a time,and beat(搅拌) it.
◇Pour the eggs into the bowl and beat well.
◇Add the bananas a little at a time and beat some more.
◇Pour the mixture into the oven.Bake it for twenty minutes.
◇Get the cake out of the oven,and cut it into pieces to eat!



【1】We don't need ________ to make the banana cake.
A. flour B. sugar C. eggs D. yogurt
【2】We need ________ of salt to make the banana cake.
A. 1/3 cup B. 2/3 cup
C. 1/4 spoon D. 1/2 spoon
【3】We have to bake the mixture in the oven for ________ minutes.
A. 30 B. 12 C. 20 D. 18
【4】Which is the right order to make the banana cake?
①Add the eggs and the bananas.
②Add the vegetable oil into the bowl.
③Put the mixture into the oven.
④Put the flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt into the bowl.
A. ④②①③ B. ④②③① C. ②①④③ D. ③②①④
【5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. We need a large bowl to make the banana cake.
B. To make the banana cake,we need eight ingredients.
C. There are seven steps(步骤) to make the banana cake.
D. After adding vegetable oil and sugar,we beat them and the eggs.

6. 阅读理解 详细信息
Paula and his noodles with tomato soup


Dear Allen,
How’s it going? I’m in Beijing now, at Beijing International School. I’m in Class 2 with twelve other students. They’re from different countries.
I’m living with a Chinese family. They are very friendly. They like to eat dumplings, noodles and rice. Now I'm very interested in cooking. Yesterday they taught me to make noodles with tomato soup—their favorite food. Now, let me tell you how to make them.
First, cut up some green onions and two tomatoes. Turn on the gas cooker and heat about three teaspoons of oil in a pan. Put in the green onions, then the tomatoes, mix well with the oil and cook for about five minutes. Next pour two bowls of water into the pan and cook for about eight minutes. Then crack two eggs into a bowl, beat it up and pour it slowly into the pan. After one or two minutes, add one teaspoon of salt. Now the soup is OK. Finally, pour the soup over the noodles. It's very delicious! Do you want to have a try?
Write to me soon.
Love, Paula
【1】From the letter we know there are _____ students in Paula's class.
A.twelve B.thirteen C.fourteen D.fifteen
【2】Paula needs ____ to make the tomato soup.
A.green onions, tomatoes, eggs, oil, water and salt
B.green onions, oil, tomatoes, eggs and yogurt
C.green onions,tomatoes, relish, water and salt
D.tomatoes, eggs, butter, oil and salt
【3】The undrained phrase “gas cooker” probably means “______ in Chinese.
A.搅拌机 B.平底锅 C.水龙头 D.煤气灶
【4】It takes Paula _______ to make the tomato soup.
A.an hour B.about five minutes C.about fifteen minutes D.less than ten minutes
【5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Dumplings are the Chinese family's favorite food.
B.Paula is studying in China now.
C.Paula is very interested in cooking.
D.Paula's classmates are from different countries.
7. 阅读理解 详细信息
When I was a boy,I had a big appetite(胃口).I was lucky enough to have my grandma,because she always cooked delicious food for me.At that time,I lived at school.I could only go back home on vacation.But whenever I got the chance to go back home,I would like to stay in my grandma's home.
When my grandma cooked in the kitchen,I would like to help her.I helped her wash vegetables,clean dishes and so on.Then I set the table and waited for her to eat together.It was really a warm memory(回忆) for me.
My grandma always tried to create new dishes.Every time after she cooked a new dish,she would let me try first.Then she would wait for my comments for the dish.After I told her how I liked the dish,she would write down some notes on a small notebook.
When I grew up,I went to another city to work.Although I tried a lot of food in many expensive restaurants,in my eyes,my grandma was the best cook in the world.
【1】Why did the writer say he was lucky enough?
A. Because he had a big appetite.
B. Because he worked in another city when he grew up.
C. Because his grandma always cooked delicious food for him.
D. Because his grandma helped him with his studies.
【2】What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. How the writer helped his grandma cook.
B. Why the writer always ate with his grandma.
C. Why the writer liked to set the table.
D. Why the writer liked to clean dishes.
【3】The underlined word “comments” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
A. 协助 B. 品尝 C. 赞赏 D. 评论
【4】What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A. The writer always liked to try new dishes.
B. The writer's grandma liked to create new dishes.
C. The writer often made some comments on food.
D. The writer's grandma wrote comments about food on a notebook.
【5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The writer lived at school when he was a boy.
B. The writer still liked his grandma's dishes very much when he grew up.
C. The writer never went to the expensive restaurants to try food.
D. The writer liked to stay with his grandma when he went back home from school.
8. 阅读理解 详细信息

There are 30 students in Mr. White's class. Mr. White wanted to take his students to have a trip. They wanted to go to a farm and stay there for two days. They needed some money for the trip. How could they get it?
“Let’s have a Food Day, ” said Tim, a seven-year-old boy. “We can make different foods and sell them during our sports meeting next Wednesday.” “That will be interesting and we can get some money for the trip,” said Mr. White. Other students thought Tim's idea was great.
Mr. White and his students made lots of food — ice-cream, hamburgers arid fruit salad. They sold the food during the sports meeting. Many teachers and students bought the food and they said it was delicious. Mr. White and his students got enough money for their trip. They were very happy.
根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。
【1】Mr. White and his students wanted to stay on the farm for a week.
【2】There was a sports meeting on Wednesday.
【3】Mr. White and his students made some noodles.
【4】Only teachers could buy food on the Food Day.
【5】Mr. White and his students got enough money for their trip.