第十一课时八年级下Unit5一、阅读理解Allthroughgradeschool,Igotextrahelpwithschoolwork.IfIgotaD,Iwasveryhappy.IfIgotaC-minus(C-),Ihadachievedgreatness.A’sandB’swereakingdomIcouldneverenter.Oncemyteacher,MissMills,hadgivenmealistoftenspellingwords.MymotherandIwentoverthelistuntilIknewthosewords.Ifeltgreat.Ithought,“Wow!Thistime,I’mgoingtopass.”Thenextday,Iwentintotheclassroomandbegantowritedownthewords.Thefirstwordwascarper.Iwrotethatonedown:c-a-r-p-e-t.Iwasfeelingprettyconfident.Thencameneighbor—Iwrotedownthelettern.Thenrhythm—Iknewtherewasanr.Suburban—Iwrotes-u-b.Myconfidencefailedme.Ihadgonefrom100percenttomaybeaD-minus.Wheredidthewordsgo?Somepeopletalkaboutinformationslidingoffyourbrain.Thatwasmylife.Iwasanunderachiever(未能充分发挥学习潜力者).NowIknowIhavedyslexia(诵读困难症).Apersonwithdyslexiamightseetheasteh,andbirdasbrid.Mybrainlearnsdifferently.Alearningdisabilitycanreallychangethewayyoufeelaboutyourself.NowIknowthatevenifIlearndifferently,Icanstillbefilledwithgreatness.TodaywhenIvisitschoolsasanactor,director,andco-authorofchildren’sbooks,Itellchildrenthateveryonehassomethingspecialinside.It’sourjobtofindoutwhatthatisandgetitout,andgiveittotheworldasagift.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。(A)1.What’sthewriter’sproblemingradeschool?A.Hehadtroublespelling.B.HeoftengotC-minuses.C.Hewasabsent-minded.D.Hehadaphysicaldisability.(C)2.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Thewriterwrotedown20%wordscorrectly.B.Thewriterknewhehaddyslexiathen.C.Thewriterfeltupsetabouthimselfatlast.D.Thewriterstudiedhardandpassedthetest.(D)3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“slidingoff”probablymeaninParagraph3?A.Cominginto.B.Goingthrough.C.Movingaround.D.Disappearingfrom.(D)4.Afterthewriterknewhehaddyslexia,he.A.feltveryexcitedB.hadmoredifficultiesinstudyC.wasfilledwithsadnessD.changedhisviewofhimself(B)5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AChangeforSureB.AGreatUnderachieverC.AGiftfromtheWorldD.ASpecialSpellingBee二、完形填空(2023甘肃兰州改编)先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。ItoldmyparentsthatIwantedtovisitmygrandparentsalone.Ididn’tseethemforalongtimeandI1themalot.Althoughmyparentsagreed,theywerestillworriedaboutmy2.Sotheytoldmesomethingthatwould3onthewaytomygrandparents’andencouragedmetosolvetheproblemsbymyself.Whenthe4came,myparentscametothetrainstationtoseemeoff.Whilewewerewaitingforthetrain,myfathergavemealetter.HetoldmeIcouldreadit5Ifeltafraidontheway.Withthetrainmoving6,Isaidgoodbyetothem.Ilookedoutofthewindowand7greenfarmsandbeautifulvillagesalongtheway.AndIwasvery8.Atonestation,atallandheavymangotonthetrainandsatnexttome.Igotalittle9.Suddenly,I10whatmyfathergavemeandtoldmeatthestation.Iopenedthe11.Itsaid,“Neverbeafraid.I’mtogetherwithyouinthistrain.”Seeingthis,Ibegantofeel12.Itriedtospeakwiththemanandhe13mesokindly.Webothfeltquitehappyalltheway.Inour14,therearemanytimeswhenweneedtodosomethingalone.Weneedn’tbe15becauseourparentsarealwayswithus.(C)1.A.helpedB.thankedC.missedD.hated(D)2.A.dangerB.troubleC.healthD.safety(A)3.A.happenB.waitC.stopD.hurt(B)4.A.chanceB.dayC.successD.job(A)5.A.ifB.whereC.butD.because(C)6.A.finallyB.sadlyC.slowlyD.happily(B)7.A.feltB.sawC.brokeD.lent(C)8.A.disappointedB.upsetC.happyD.soft(A)9.A.nervousB.boredC.cleverD.ugly(D)10.A.acceptedB.refusedC.addedD.remembered(B)11.A.giftB.letterC.newspaperD.bag(B)12.A.unhappyB.relaxedC.angryD.stupid(D)13.A.agreedwithB.workedwithC.playedwithD.talkedwith(A)14.A.lifeB.opinionC.adviceD.education(C)15.A.beautifulB.politeC.afraidD.hungry三、语篇填空第一节(2023四川自贡改编)阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。sharegooddayhowwithtimetheyimprovejustaskManyofushavelearnedthatchattingwithafriend,relativeorclassmatecanimproveourmood.Andfailingtocommunicate1otherscanalsoaffectthehealthofourmindsandbodies.NowexpertsintheUShavefoundthatagoodconversation2onceadaycouldbeenoughtoincreasepeople’shappinessandlowertheirstresslevels.Theresearcherslookedatfivetypesofconversationthatpastresearchhasfoundtomakepeoplefeelcloser.Theseincludedthingslike3jokes,listeningtoothers’opinions,discussingrecentexperiences,offeringrealpraiseandshowingcareforothers.Theresearchers4over900peopleatfiveUSuniversitiestohaveoneofthesefivetypesofconversationeachday.Thenthesepeoplereportedhow5chatsaffectedtheirstress,well-beingandotherfeelingsthatday.Theresearchersalsolookedat6thenumberofdailychatsaffectedthepeople’swell-being.Andtheyfoundthatwhileonegoodchatwasenoughto7someone’smood.Andthosewhochosetohavemoreoftheseconversationshadbetter8.“Thismeansthemoreyoulistenedtoyourfriends,themoreyoushowedcare,andthemoreyoutook9tovalueothers’opinions,thebetteryoufeltattheendoftheday,”oneoftheresearcherssaid.Theresearchersalsosaidthatmeetingforachatwas10forpeople’swell-beingthanusingaphoneorsocialmediums(媒介).1.with2.just3.sharing4.asked5.their6.how7.improve8.days9.time10.better第二节(2023天津改编)阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Asmileshowsthatapersonishappy.Forexample,apersonmaysmilewhenheorsheispleased11someprogressinstudies.Orapersonmaysmileifafriendtellsafunnyjoke.12areothergoodreasonstosmileoften.First,itiseasiertosmilethantoshowunhappiness.Infact,13onlytakes17muscles(肌肉)tosm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