外研（新标准）版2021年八年级上学期英语期中专项复习：任务型阅读

Do you think all plants need light, soil and water?   ①   . Some plants “eat” meat. These plants usually grow in places with poor soil. This soil can't give them all the food they need, so the plants have found another way of getting it —-by eating insects(昆虫) and other small creatures. Don't be afraid, though.   ②   . Plants only eat people in the books and film.

    One famous meat-eating plant is the flytrap(捕蝇草). Insects fly into the plant and then the leaves trap them inside.   ③   . Curious insects go inside for a taste and discover that the flower is slippery. They slide down and become the plant's next meal.

       ④   . You can grow them in flower-pots,but you must water them often.

A. Then you are wrong.

B. Another meat-eating plant, the pitcher(捕虫草), has a sweet, sticky drink.

C. They won't eat you.

D. Keeping some of these plants at home is easy.

维生素对人体很重要，大家了解他们吗？请仔细阅读第1-5题中的五种维生素的介绍和A至F材料说明，匹配需要补充该种维生素的人。

A. Emily often feels tired and seems to be lack of energy.

B. Jeff spent his summer vacation on the beach and got serious sunburnt.

C. Kate has poor eyesight and she can't see clearly at night.

D. Tony sometimes feels pains in his bones and he has loose teeth.

E. Linda feel nervous before the new people.

F. Luke is so careless that he often gets hurt. And it takes a long time for his wound to heal.

①There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.

②When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

③Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don't waste time worrying about your look or other things.

④Each time when you say "Hi!" or smile at someone, say to yourself "You can make it." Keep trying and take one small step once.

    Want a house for just $600 a week? This house is onRoad in Melbourne. It's just opposite Monash . It is well kept by the owner. Outside the house, there is a garage and a yard in the front. On thefloor, there is a living room, a dining room, a , and a laundry(洗衣房) . On the second floor, there is one big  and three bedrooms, fully furnished.

    It's the best for this price! Please call Peter at 61399051777 in the daytime if you want to rent it.

    I am a teacher in a middle school. I have a good friend called Mr White. He is the head of an office. He's often busy and has no time to do the housework. His wife knows him well and does all at home.

    Unluckily, their daughter Rose got hurt in a traffic accident two weeks ago, and had to be in hospital. Mrs White had to look after her there and she couldn't look after Mr White well. Mr White often ate in restaurants. As he never did any cleaning, the rooms were all in a mess(混乱) .

    Yesterday morning, before Mr White got up, the telephone rang. He sat up to answer it. His friend Tony told him to write down an important telephone number. But he could not find a pen or a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it with his finger. But soon he forgot about it and went to work.

    This morning, Mrs White and their daughter came back home.

    At noon, Mr White came in while Mrs White was cleaning the rooms. He sadly found the table was clean and the number was gone(不见了) .

    Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid. A volunteer donates his or her time for free.

    Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer. Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons each week at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve's father David is also a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.

    Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.

Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.

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A family of volunteers

The moon landing

    It's always been man's dream to fly like a bird in the sky. Back in 1865, a French writer once wrote about man's landing on the moon on a special airplane with three people inside, and the first person to touch the ground on the moon would be an American. That was considered(被认为) to be a crazy(疯狂的) idea at that time. Over one hundred years later, in July 1969, however, this impossible dream did come true.

    It was a big day in the history of the 20th century. On that day, a special airplane took three brave (勇敢的) men from Cape Kennedy at a very high speed. The trip to the moon took over 100 hours. In fact, it was the first time that man had ever “walked” in outer space. On the trip, two of the spacemen spent two hours on the moon walking like flying, and the other stayed in the spaceship. They studied the appearance of the moon. Four days later, the spaceship Apollo 11，returned to the earth and the astronauts were welcomed by people around the country. The man who took the first step， Neil Armstrong, said, "That's a small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” This has been said again and again in every language around the world since then.

    In Britain, cars, buses and bikes must keep running on the left side of the street. If a person wants to cross a street, he must be very careful. Before he crosses a street, he has to stop and look to the right first and then the left. While in China, we look to the left first instead.

    When visitors are in London, they should learn how to take buses and the underground. The most important of all, they must know in which direction they are going and which bus and which line they should take. At the bus stop they should wait for their buses to come. As soon as they get on a bus, they must pay for their fares.

    Sydney is a young city.。Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia， it is the oldest city. It is also the country's largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous(人口稠密的) city of Australia.

    The climate(气候) of Sydney is very good. It's not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy lifestyle. They will tell you, “Don't worry.

    Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 309- metre tower, you will have a great view(视野) of the city.

    Sydney is famous for its deep harbour(港口). The harbour has many bays (湾) and beautiful surf beaches. ; Among them, Bondi Beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbour is beautiful and it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.

    People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easy- going. When they are not working, they love to have a good time on the beach, swimming and sailing.