1、Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?,单元能力提升八,单元能力提升八,Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?,As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered(被认为) to be a great English writer. Hes very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other _1_ in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in Londo
2、n. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked _2_. He was an actor.Maybe its interesting to hear that and thats _3_ his books are so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always,. 完形填空,单元能力提升八,wanted _4_ part. H
3、e wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them _5_: Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful _6_. Dickens early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He _7_ it
4、, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write _8_ he died. When he died in 1870, he was _9_ a story. But what a pity! Well never know _10_ it ended.,单元能力提升八,( ) 1.A.cities Bcountries Ctowns Dvillages,B,单元能力提升八,【解析】句意:他不仅在英
5、国著名,在世界上其他许多国家也很著名。,( ) 2.A.reading Bwriting Cacting Dplaying,C,【解析】根据“He was an actor.”可知,他喜欢表演,故选C。,( ) 3.A.what Bhow Cwhen Dwhy,【解析】 thats why意为“那就是的原因”,故选D。,D,( ) 4.A.the next Bnext Cnext to Dnext time ( )5.A.either Bas well Cas well as Dalso,A,B,( ) 10.A.what Bhow Cwho Dwhich,( ) 7.A.hated Benj
6、oyed Cwanted Dshamed,( ) 6.A.book Bstory Cplay Dfilm,D,单元能力提升八,( ) 8.A.as Bwhile Cuntil Dsince,A,【解析】句意:他继续写作直到去世为止。,C,( ) 9.A.drawing Bsinging Cwriting Dmaking,C,B,【解析】根据下文“but he used his experiences in his writing”可知,他讨厌在工厂工作,故选A。,【解析】句意:我们将永远不知道它是怎样结尾的。,. 阅读理解,The American book Who Moved My Chee
7、se has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. It is mainly for teens. The book tells us that when facing changes in our life, like a new school or new friends, dont be afraid. Use this change to make a better life.The book gives an example of a ch
8、ange at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students. Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are,单元能力提升八,unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.The fou
9、r are in a maze(迷宫) looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they cant change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people cant do this. They are afraid of
10、 changes so they find no cheese.,单元能力提升八,After Chris finishes the story,the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or feeling good about yourself.,单元能力提
11、升八,单元能力提升八,( ) 1.The book Who Moved My Cheese wants to teach us _. Ahow to find the cheese Bhow to face changes Chow to make a better life Dhow to do well in our study,B,单元能力提升八,( ) 2.The underlined word “four” in the third paragraph refersto _. Acheese Breaders Cstudents Dmice and little people,D,单
12、元能力提升八,( ) 3.From the story, we can know that finding more cheese means _. Afinding more food Bfinding more friends Cfinding different dreams Dfeeling good about ourselves,C,单元能力提升八,( ) 4.Why does Chris tell the story to his friends? AHe wants to help his friends out. BHe likes telling stories. CHis friends like listening to stories. DHis teacher asks him to do so.,A,