八年级下学期 Unit 1 -Unit 4 任务型阅读 第一周
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Have you ever found it difficult to get up early on cold mornings We often feel tired and sleepy when we wake up. It really needs strong courage to get up in winter. Here are some tips for you to make“getting up on cold mornings” easy.
Get as much natural light as you can
Enough bright light will help you get up early, says Jennifer Martin, doctor from American University of Sleep Medicine. That’s because light influences melatonin (褪黑激素), which plays an important role in sleep. As a result, when you wake up, taking a walk or enjoying coffee outside will be good. Some people prefer to use curtains or wear eye masks to create a dark sleeping environment, but that will be a bad idea if you want to get up early the next day.
Form the fixed early rising habit
There are two ways to help you get up early. First, you can force yourself to get up at a fixed time. It must be difficult in the beginning but after a few weeks, you will not feel hard. Martin recommends people can try another way. You can get up ten minutes earlier than usual on the first day. After a few days, you can get up another ten minutes earlier. Finally, you will get used to the new habit.
Go to bed early in the evening
A fixed bedtime is also important to make sure you’re getting enough sleep. Most people should have at least seven hours of sleep. So you’ll probably need to go to bed early if you want to change your habit. Research shows that we should make sure we are not in the bright light for at least an hour before we sleep. Bright light will influence our abilities to fall asleep. Listening to soft music or doing some reading may be helpful before you sleep.
Plan something to look forward to
To encourage you to get out of bed, Martin suggests treating yourself to something special you can enjoy. Go to buy your favourite coffee or pick up some delicious breakfast. Start a day with something nice, and you will find getting up early on cold mornings is not difficult.
How to get up early 1 on cold mornings
Most people have 2 getting up early on cold mornings. It does need strong courage to get up in winter.
Get as much natural light as 3 4 for a walk or enjoy coffee outside. Avoid using curtains or wearing eye masks to 5 a dark sleeping environment.
Form the fixed early rising habit 6 yourself to get up at a fixed time at first. Form the fixed habit step by step and then get used to it.
Go to bed early in the evening Make sure you can get 7 sleep-at least seven hours. Try soft music and books because they may be of some 8
Plan something that you 9 Give yourself something special as a 10 to encourage yourself to get up.
【答案】1.easily 2．difficulty 3．possible 4．Go 5．create 6．Force 7．enough 8．help
9．expect 10．reward
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March 25 is the 17th National Day of Education on the Safety of Elementary and Middle School Students. The theme (主题)of the day this year is to give students more knowledge(知识) about how to keep safe. How can you keep yourselves safe Here are some suggestions(建议).
When there is a fire: Shout out “Fire”! Call 119! Try to find a safe exit(出口) and get away quickly. Don’t use a lift(电梯). Use a piece of cloth to cover your mouth and nose.
When there is an earthquake(地震) at school:Stay calm(冷静的). Follow the teachers’ instructions(指导). Quickly move under the desk. Don’t jump out of windows or run out.
When you are on the street: Wait for the green traffic light. Look left and right before crossing the street. Don’t run across the street.
When you are eating: Wash fruits and vegetables carefully before eating them. Check the expiration dates(保质期) of the food. Don’t eat the food if it looks or smells bad.
When you are at school: Take care not to fall down or hurt yourself. Don’t run, jump or push while going upstairs(上楼) or downstairs. Take care of yourself all the time.
Suggestions on 1
Situations What you should do What you shouldn’t do
Be on 2 Shout out “fire”! 3 119! Find a safe exit. Get away quickly. Use a piece of cloth to cover your mouth and nose. Take a lift.
Havean earthquake Stay calm. Follow the teachers’ instructions. Move 4 under the desk. Jump 5 windows. Run out.
Be on the street Wait for the green traffic light. Look left and right before 6 the street. Run across the street.
While 7 Wash fruits and vegetables 8 . Check the expiration dates. Eat 9 food.
While at school Look 10 yourself at any time. Jump, run or push while going upstairs or downstairs.
【答案】
safety 2．fire 3．Call 4．quickly 5．through/from 6．cross 7．eating
8．carefully 9．bad 10．after
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As the saying goes, “a good neighbour is better than a brother far off.” But noisy neighbours are a common problem in a society where many people live closely together. And this can be most important when you share walls or floors with neighbours in a flat. A noisy neighbour can lead to trouble in life, if noise goes well into night,or happens during early morning hours. This situation needs to be dealt with properly.
You should first try to tell your noisy neighbour about the noise. This conversation should be friendly and polite. It can begin with a sentence like “I am not sure if you realize…”. Explain the problem in an honest way, and ask the neighbour to turn down the music, or not to hold parties until 3 am. You can also add that you realize they hear your noise too, and you are certainly willing to try to stop anything in your behaviour that is making noise.
You should also know that not all neighbours are going to follow your requirement(要求), and some may act in a bad manner. If the noisy neighbours don’t change their behaviour, the next step should be to write the neighbours a letter. The letter should show your feelings and the dates when the noise was quite terrible.
When the noise continues going on, you should report it to the community, or even the police station, when it’s really necessary. Often, however, the problem is solved when the noisy neighbour knows you are going to call the police.
But you should know that you cannot always expect noisy neighbours to be quiet. When the noise continues going on, it is not wise to be angry or do something against the law. If you have completed the steps and letter, don’t hit walls or floors around in your home or turn up the music. Just keep in mind not to get angry so easily and don’t stop communicating.
1 to deal with the noise of neighbours
Introduction A noisy neighbour can 2 trouble, so we should deal with the problem properly.
Useful advice Talking with your neighbor ●Start the conversation in a friendly way and talk with them 3 ●Explain the problem in a (an) 4 way and ask them to be quieter. ●Make them believe that you will not make too much noise either.
Writing 5 to your neighbour ●Take the next step if the neighbours don’t 6 your requirement or change their behaviour. ●Tell them 7 you felt and when the noise was quite terrible.
Reporting to the community or police ●Report it to the community when the noise continues going on. ●Call the police if communication doesn’t 8 .
Conclusion 9 hitting the walls or floors since it’s not wise to be angry with your neighbours. 10 to be patient and don’t stop communicating.
【答案】1．How/Ways/Steps 2．cause 3．politely 4．honest 5．letters 6．follow 7．how 8．work/help 9．Avoid 10．Remember
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A large number of emojis (表情符号) are sent online every day. Emojis are pictures used in texts and web pages. Since emojis were invented in the late 1990s, they have been used as a modern international language.
We like emojis for different reasons. A written message is always black and white, but emojis can show meanings beautifully. Sometimes emojis also change the way we write. The more emojis we use, the fewer words we use.
There are many emojis with different meanings. They are easy to understand. For example, a smiling face means “I’m happy”. A cake with candles means “Happy Birthday”. When we want to say “goodbye”, we use a smiling face with a waving hand. When we are in a terrible situation but we have to laugh to cheer ourselves up, we can use a “cry-laugh” emoji.
Now emojis have great influence on us. Sometimes, emojis can be helpful to people from different countries in understanding each other. And when we are communicating online, we can’t see the person’s face and there is no feeling exchange. Then the invention of emojis helps change the situation. For example, when we receive a smiling face from our friends online, we try to exchange our feelings by sending the same picture.
It seems that emojis change as time goes by. However, we should be careful when we use them online.
Title: Emojis
Brief introduction Emojis are pictures that we use in texts and web pages. Emojis have been used as a 1 international language.
Reasons for their popularity Emojis can show 2 beautifully. Emojis change the way we write.
Examples of emojis A smiling face means “I’m happy”. A cake with candles means “Happy Birthday”. A “cry-laugh” emoji means we want to 3 up.
The influence of emojis Emojis can 4 people from different countries to understand each other. Emojis can allow us to exchange our feelings.
Conclusions We should use emojis 5 when we are online.
【答案】1．modern 2．meanings 3．cheer 4．help 5．carefully
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The hardest thing in the world is saying yes to the world. Do you say yes to the world Most of us have a habit of going through our days saying no to the things we don’t like and yes to the things we like. However, everything we face is our life, we won’t say yes to the things we do not like because we are afraid that we will stay with them forever.
But in fact, we can begin to change the way we think by accepting that’s not working for us. When we say yes to the world, we began to believe that whatever our situation is, we can work with it. We express belief in ourselves, and the world, and we also express a willingness to learn from whatever happens to us, rather than running and hiding when we don’t like what we see. Therefore, in one word, saying yes is really good for our life.
The question we might ask ourselves is what it will take to get to the point of saying yes. For some of us, we can’t run away from or refuse something, so we have no choice but to say yes. For others, they might make a decision to say yes to life no matter what happens to them. Saying yes to life might be difficult at first, but if we continue to say yes to life, it will be far less difficult in the end. And we will find the joy of being in a positive（积极的）talk to the world with a very powerful word “yes”. We should accept everything life puts in front of us.
Title Talk to the 1 with a Yes
Attitudes towards life Most of us are 2 to saying yes to what we like and saying no to what we don’t like.
The 3 of saying no We are afraid that we will stay with what we don’t like forever.
Advantages of saying yes We can begin to change 4 to think by accepting what’s not working for us. We can 5 with our situation whatever it is. We can believe in ourselves and our world.We are 6 to learn from whatever happens to us.
Situations of saying yes Some people have to say yes instead of saying no 7 they can’t run away from or refuse to do something. Other people might 8 to learn from whatever happens to us.
Conclusion For us all, it will be much 9 to say yes to life if we keep doing so. Everything in life should be 10 whether we like it or not.
【答案】
1．World 2．used 3．reason 4．ways 5．work 6．willing 7．because 8．decide 9．easier 10．accepted
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Here are five best things that will help keep your pearly teeth shiny.
Apples
Though apples technically have sugar, they’re not quite in the same type as a candy. Apples are high in fiber (纤维) and water, which are both key parts in removing food remains from your teeth. The biggest advantage, however, is the quality of the apple, and the fact that you have to bite so much to break it down enough to eat. And that act of biting produces saliva (唾液) that can help to protect your teeth from sugar and other harmful things that often cause tooth problems.
Cheese
Cheese, along with other milk products have bacterium that have been found to raise the pH levels inside your mouth, and in turn, lowering their risk of tooth problems. Cheese also has calcium (钙), and protein that help strengthen teeth.
Leafy Greens
It’s true that leafy greens like cabbages and many more will likely find their way on any lists of healthy foods. This is because they are full of healthy vitamins and materials while being low in calories. Specifically for teeth, however, these green vegetables are high in calcium to help build good enamel (釉质).
Almonds (杏仁)
Almonds are fantastic for your teeth because they contain calcium, protein, and like the leafy greens, they are also low in sugar, they also require quite a bit of biting to break down, adding to the production of that all-important saliva.
Water
Water contains fluoride (氟化物) that is mineral which has been known because of its teeth strengthening powers. And when there is plenty of fluoride in your drinking water, it can do a wonderful job like that. So if you want to own healthy and shiny teeth, keep having them often.
Five 1 of best things that are good for your teeth
Apples Fiber and water in the apples are the 2 parts to remove the food remains of your teeth. When you bite the apple, you will produce saliva, it’s 3 to protect your teeth.
Cheese The 4 of pH levels inside your mouth can reduce the risk of tooth problems. Calcium and protein in it can also help make your teeth 5 .
Leafy Greens 6 vegetables are full of healthy vitamins and minerals. They are high in calcium to help build enamel 7 .
Almonds Almonds are 8 the leafy greens, they contain many useful things for our teeth.
Water If there’s lots of fluoride in your drinking water, it strengthen your teeth 9 .
Conclusion 10 the above things often, and you will own shiny teeth.
【答案】
kinds 2．key 3．helpful 4．raising 5．strong 6.Green 7．well 8．like 9
9．wonderfully 10．Have
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When did you last say “I love you” to your father If you can’t remember, then you can get the chance this Father’s Day on June 19.
Generally compared to(与---相比) a mother’s gentle love, a father represents qualities such as independence(独立), confidence, courage and adventure(冒险).
Also, caring fathers help their children get along with others. Fathers can lead their children into their social circle(社交圈). They can also teach them how to behave and control their feelings.
For example, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was quiet and didn’t like to talk with others when he was a little kid. So his father often held family parties and let Bill play games with family members. “my ability of leading and cooperating(合作) became better through games.” Gates once said in an interview with US Fortune magazine.
US actor Will Smith said that his father taught him important lessons through small things. His father once planned to tear(拆) down a wall of their shop and rebuild it. But little Will thought it was impossible. After a year and a half, they did it. “You didn’t try to build a wall. You are going to lay a brick every day. And soon you have a wall,” he said on TV show.
“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters”, British poet George Herbert once said. Do you agree
Father’s love
1 between mother’s and father’s love ﹡Mother’s love is 2 ﹡Father’s love has many qualities 3 independence, confidence, courage and adventure.
Advantages of a caring father ﹡A caring father can help the kids get 4 with others. ﹡They can not only lead their children into their social circle 5 teach them how to behave and control their feelings.
Celebrities(名人们) and their 6 Bill Gates ﹡He was 7 when he was a little kid. ﹡His father held family 8 for him and let him play games with family members. ﹡His ability of leading and cooperating(合作) was 9 through games.
Will Smith ﹡He was 10 important lessons through small things by his father. ﹡He thought it was impossible to build a wall. But he soon learned from his father that he could lay a brick every day to build a whole wall.
【答案】
Difference(s) 2．gentle 3．like 4．along 5．but 6．fathers 7．quiet
8．parties 9．improved 10．taught

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