人教版八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)下冊(cè)Unit8單元拓展提升課件

Unit8HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet?單元拓展提升一、語(yǔ)法選擇(難度:★★★★)RainaTelgemeierisoneofthemostwell-knowncomicbookwritersintheworld.Whenshewasakidin

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?1980s,shefellinlovewithcomics.Atthattime,therewereonlytwotypesofcomicsthatkidscouldget

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?.Therewerecomicbooksaboutsuperheroes,whichweren’therthing.She

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?comicsthattoldstoriesshecouldrelate(聯(lián)系)toasacommonkid.Andtherewerenewspapercomicstrips(連環(huán)漫畫).Telgemeier

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?someofthem,especiallyCalvin

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Hobbes.

Ataround10,shestarteddrawing

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?owncomics.Twenty-threeyearslater,shepublished(出版)

Smile.IttoldstoriesaboutTelgemeier’smiddleschoolexperiences.

BeforeSmilewaspublished,in2010,itwasn’tclearifthebookwould

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?.Somepeoplewhoworkedinthepublishingindustry(行業(yè))thoughtthatit’shardtotell

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?kidswouldenjoyacomicbookaboutacommongirlornot.However,Telgemeierremindedthemthatshemightnotbetheonlykidwhowasinterested

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?commonpeople’severydayproblems.

Shewasright.Smilebecameabest-seller.Thereweremorethaneighteen

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?copiesofherbooksinprint.“Howbigadifferenceshe

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?tothecomicbooksforkids!Isupposewhatshedidwillinfluencepeoplewhomakecomics,”apublishingindustryexpertsaid.

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C.wasmakingAB二、閱讀理解(B篇)(難度:★★★★★)IfonlyonepersonfitsthenameofthegreatestEnglishwriterofalltime,thatpersonshouldbeWilliamShakespeare.Hispopularsayings,like“Tobeornottobe,thatisaquestion”,andhisstoriessuchasthetragedy(悲劇),

Romeo

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Juliet,arealmostknownineverycorneroftheworld.By1590,WilliamShakespearehadbecomeanimportantplaywrightofapopularactingcompanyinthecity.Whethercomedyortragedy,Shakespeare’splayscatchpeople’sheartswithcomplicated(復(fù)雜的)charactersandplots(情節(jié))thatreflect(反映)truthsabouthumannature.Hiscomediesmakefunofhuman’sweaknessandalwayshaveahappyending.InA

Midsummer

Night’s

Dream,fairies(小精靈)playmagicaltricksonpeopleinthewoods.Histragedies,however,canbeverydark.MacbethtellsthestoryaboutaScottishmanwhobecomesthekingbykillingallhisenemies.Shakespeare’sworksalsomakeadifferenceontheEnglishlanguage.Heisamasterofwords.Hecoinedabout1,700Englishwords,includingeverydayoneslike“l(fā)onely”,“hurry”and“critical”,accordingtoNew

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Post.Ofcourse,Shakespearewrote400yearsagoandhisEnglishwasverydifferentfromthatoftoday.Butitdoesn’taffecthispopularity.Hisplayshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlanguageandareperformedmoreoftenthananyotherplaywright.Thereareover400filmsandTVdramasadapted(改編)fromhiswork.Shakespeareisnotforanage,butforalltime.(

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)11.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.ShakespeareisthegreatestEnglishwriterofalltime.B.Shakespeareisknownforhispopularsayings.C.PeopleineverycorneroftheworldknowsShakespeare.D.Shakespeareisfamousforhistragicworks.A(

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)12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“coined”inParagraph4mean?A.Cutdown.B.Careabout.C.Turndown.D.Makeup.D(

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)13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutShakespeare’sworks?

A.Hisplaysareeasytounderstand.B.MacbethisacomedyaboutaScottishking.C.Hisplaysalwayshaveahappyending.D.Hisworksreflecthumannature.D(

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)14.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Shakespeare’sfamilyandeducationalbackground.B.Shakespeare’sworksandhisgreatinfluence.C.DifferencesbetweenShakespeare’swordsandthemodernones.D.FilmsandTVdramasadaptedfromShakespeare’splays.B(

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)15.Whichpartofawebsiteisthepassageprobablychosenfrom?A.Business.B.Education.C.Science.D.Writers.D三、短文填空(難度:★★★)HaveyoueverreadHarry

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?popularbookwithalmostallthechildrenintheworld.TheideaforthebookcametoJ.K.Rowlingin1989.It

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?hereightyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthoseeightyearsshehad

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?lotofjobs,forexample,beinganEnglishteacherinPortugal.Rowlingsentthebooktomanypublishers(出版商),

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?onlyoneofthemboughtit.Shewasveryhappytosellherbookbecauseherdreamwastobea

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?.Beforeshesoldherbook,Rowlingwaslivinginasmallflat

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?herdaughterandwasverypoor.Shedidn’thaveenoughmoneyto

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?forheatinginwinter.Harry

PotterbecamepopularwithchildrenandadultsinEnglandandthenaroundtheworld.Thebookwastranslatedintomorethansixty-seven

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?werepublished,

Harry

Potterbooksfilledthetopplacesonmanynewspapers,listedasthemostpopularbooks.Withoutquestion,Rowling’slifecompletely

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四、回答問題(難度:★★★★)

CharlotteBronteisawomanwriterinEnglishliterature.ShewroteseveralbookssuchasJane

EyreandShirley.Jane

EyreisfromCharlotte’sownlife.ThenovelisaboutthestoryofanindependentwomannamedJaneEyre.Shetriesherbesttofindequality(平等)betweenmenandwomen,andnevergivesuplookingfortruelove.Sheisagoodexampleforallthewomen.

Inthisbook,JaneEyrelostherparentsaftershewasborn.What’sworse,heraunt,Mrs.Reed,treated(對(duì)待)herbadly.Butwhenshegrewup,shebecameanindependentwomanandbecameafamilyteacheratThornfieldHall.There,shemettheman—Mr.Rochester.Theyfellinlovewitheachother.However,JaneEyredidn’tmarryRochesterbecausehehadamadwife.Rochesterhidhiswifesomewhereinthehouse.Janedidn’twanttobeRochester’smistress(情婦),sosheleftThornfieldHall.

Onenight,Rochester’smadwifesetthehouseonfire.Rochestertriedtosavehiswifebutshekilledherselfintheend.Rochesterlostaneyeandahandduringthefire.JanewentbacktoRochesterandofferedtotakecareofhim.Later,Rochesteragainaskedhertomarryhim,andshehappilyagreedthistime.26.WhatisJane

Eyreabout?

Jane

Eyre/ItisaboutthestoryofanindependentwomannamedJaneEyre./ThestoryofanindependentwomannamedJaneEyre.

?27.WhotreatedJanebadly?

Heraunt,Mrs.ReedtreatedJanebadly./Heraunt,Mrs.Reed.

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Jane