沪教版英语八年级上册-U1-U8-Reading-原文（含习题）

Unit 5 Educational exchanges

An exchange visit is educational and interesting!

A group of British students from Woodpark School in London are visiting Xinhua Junior High School in Beijing on an educational exchange.

“I was very nervous at first,” says Sarah. “However, my host family are really friendly. I’m glad to be a guest in their home. I’ve learnt to use chopsticks, and they’re teaching me a little Chinese!”

The students spend the weekdays studying with Chinese students. At the weekend, they tour around Beijing and visit places of interest with their host families.

“It’s been a fantastic experience so far,” says Eric. “ I’ve learnt a bit of t’ai chi, and I really enjoy it. We’ve already learnt a lot about Chinese culture and history. The teachers have introduced us to Chinese painting as well. We’ll also tried to paint some pictures ourselves! I haven’t had much success yet, but I’ll keep trying.”

“I’ve made many new friends,” says Sarah.”I plan to keep in touch with them when I return home. We’ll see one another soon because they’ll come over to the UK for the second part of the exchange next month. I can’t wait!”

C Vocabulary

Cl The words in italics explain the meanings of some words. Find these words to complete the sentences.

1 1 am happy to meet you. I am we met.

2 A person who is invited to stay at another person's home is a . 3 Helen goes to school from Monday to Friday. She has classes on 4 The cake was really excellent. It tasted .

5 Bob has got good exam results. His parents are proud of his

C2 Complete the diary below with the words from the box.

already exchange introduce

culture experience tour

Friday, 8 July

Tomorrow I'm going to take part in an exchange programme in London. I'll be there for two weeks.

Over the two weeks. I hope to learn about British and practise my English. I'II be can student at a famous school in London. I'm a little nervous because I don't know anyone

there.However, the british students are the same cage as me, so I think we'll become good friends. They'll me to many new things. I also plan to around London. The next two weeks should be a good - for me.

D Comprehension

Dl A reporter from a student newspaper interviewed Sarah on campus. Read the article and complete Sarah's answers.

Reporter: Good morning. I'm a reporter from a student newspapcr. Can I ask you a fcw questions? Sarah: Sure.

Reporter: Why are you in Beijing?

Sarah: . Reporter: Which school do you come from?

Sarah: . Reporter: What do you and your classmates do in Beijing?

Sarah: We spend the weekdays . At the

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weekend, . Reporter: That's great. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Beij ing. Thank you and goodbye. Sarah: You're welcome. Bye.

D2 Miss Wilson came to Beijinq with the exchange students. Read the article again andcomplete her report below.

The educational exchange visit to Beijing went well last month.The host families were very friendly. They taught our students how to use .They also taught our students to speak . Our students enjoyed their studies at the school. They learnt a lot about Chinese culture and history. They learnt some t'ai chi.They also learnt .The students made in Beijing. They plan to keep in touch with them.

The Chinese students will come to our school for next month. We need to get ready soon.

More practice

A Read the poster about educational exchanges and answer the questions below.

Take part in oureducational exchange

Do you love to travel and meet new people? Yes? Have you ever lived and studied in another country? No? Well, join our educational exchange now!

Our educational exchange is fantastic. You can experience a different culture and learn a new language. You can improve your social skills and make lots of friends.

There are two parts in our educational exchange. In the first part, an exchange student will travel to your home country and stay with your family. In the second part, you will travel to your exchange partner's home country and stay with his or her family. You will go to school with him or her. You will also take part in local activities.

You can apply for our educational exchange if you: ? are aged between 14 and 17.

? would like to learn about the language, culture, history,geography and way of life of another country. ? have a reference from your head teacher.

It will be the adventure of a lifetime. So, what are you waiting for? Apply today! 1 What new experiences can students gain from the educational exchange?

2 How many parts are there in the educational exchange?What arc they?

3 What will yon do in the exchange country?

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Unit 6 Ancient stories

The Trojan horse

The capital stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone and we’ve won,” he said. “ They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve given up and sailed away!” “But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.”

“Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.”

That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep.

By midnight, the main square was empty, except for the huge horse. Suddenly a secret door opened on the side of the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one.

The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city.

For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting. In one night, however, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick.

C Vocabulary

Cl The words in italic explain the meanings of some words on. Find these words to complete the sentences.

1 A blue whale is a very big animal. It is .

2 The soldiers thought the Creeks were not clever. They thought the Greeks were _________ 3 The cinema does not have any people in it. It is .

4 I like almost all meat, but this does not include chicken. I like all meat chicken. 5 Only a few people know about this information. Please keep it .

C2 Complete the conversations below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.

army full of pull succeed celebrate make jokes about secret

1 Alice: Oh, no! Your dress is holes!

Hetty: Don 't that. I need to wear this dress to the party tonight. Alice: Sorry, I'm only joking.

2 Barry: Follow me. 1 know a path through the forest. We can get to the town faster. James: Really? That sounds great.

3 Simon: I want to join the in the future. William: Me too. My dream is to be a soldier.

4 Jill: Look! The old man is a big box into the house.

Ella: Let's go and help him.

5 Grace: Hey! Great news. Our class has in winning first prize. June: Wow! We should ! D Comprehension

D1 What are the main ideas of the seven paragraphs in the story? Read the story on page 83 and write the letter of the correct statement in each blank.

Paragraphs 1-2: a The Trojans celebrated in the main square.

Paragraph 3: b The Greek soldiers climbed out of the wooden horse and opened the main gates. Paragraph 4: c The Greek army disappeared and left a wooden horse outside the city of Troy. Paragraphs 5-6: d The Greeks captured the city of Troy.

Paragraph 7: e The captain ordered the soldiers to pull the horse into the city.

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D2 Read the story again and circle the correct answers. 1 The Greek army disappeared because . a they tiverc afraid of the Trojans

b they wanted to play a trick on the Trojans c they won the war

2 The Trojans thought the Greeks were _ . a funny b stupid c helpful

3 The Greek soldiers in the wooden horse waited until midnight because then. a they could break the gates

b all the Trojans would be asleep c all the Trojans would leave the city

4 The Greeks could not capture the city of Troy for ten years because . a they could not get inside the city

b the Trojans were cleverer than the Greeks c they did not build a wooden horse before

More practice

A Read the story and answer the questions below.

The story of 100,000 arrows

This is a story about two wise men- Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu. The Chinese people have told it for many, many years.

One day,Zhou Yu gave Zhuge Liang an impossible task.He asked him to make 100,000 arrows within ten days. \

Zhuge Liang asked his soldiers to fill 20 large boats with many straw men. In the early morning of the third day, Zhuge Liang's soldiers sailed the boats towards the camps of Cao Cao's army on the other side of the river. The soldiers shouted and beat their drums loudly.

When Cao Cad's soldiers heard the sounds, they thought they were under attack. Ilowcvcr, they could not see through the thick fog on the river. Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to shoot arrows towards the sounds of the drums and the shouting. Zhuge Liang's boats were soon full of arrows.

Zhuge Liang's soldiers then turned the boats around and shouted, \\1 What task did Zhou Yu give Zhuge Liang?

2 What did Zhuge: Liang ask his soldiers to do?

3 What did Cao Cao's soldiers think when they heard the sounds of the drums and the shouting?

4 What did Cao Cao order his soldiers to do?

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