牛津译林版八年级上册Welcome to the unit优秀课时作业

Unit 4 Do it yourself

第 1 课时 Comic strip & Welcome to the unit

一. You' d better get some tools.

1.You had better ______ (not talk) loudly. The baby is sleeping.

【答案】not talk

【详解】句意：你最好不要大声说话。婴儿在睡觉。had better not do sth.意为“最好不要做某事”，结合句意，故填not talk。

二. -What's DIY exactly, Suzy?  -It stands for “do-it-yourself”

1.DIY ______ (stand) for “do-it-yourself”.

三. When you do DIY, you make, repair or decorate things yourself instead of paying someone to do it.

1.—Why don’t you keep long hair, Mary?

—The short hair looks fresh and cool. I also have ______ time to sleep in the morning ______ doing my long hair.

A．more; instead B．more; instead of C．much; instead D．less; instead of

2.— Did you go to the cinema last night?

— No. ______ seeing a film, I just stayed at home and watched TV.

A．But B．So C．Instead D．Instead of

3.McDonald has changed its company’s name into Golden Arches ______ Maidanglao, but most people don’t like the new name.

A．instead B．instead of C．just like D．because of

【基础练习】

一、根据句子意思和所汉语给提示，完成下列单词

1. Read the _________ (指示) carefully before you use it.

2. English is a kind of _________ (工具) for communication (交流).

3. This __________ (绳索) is the same length as that one.

4. He joined the two pieces of wood together with _________ (胶水). 

5. There are many __________ (玫瑰花) in my grandfather’s yard.

6. They used _________ (胶带) to hang the posters on the wall. 

二、根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空

1. Can I borrow a pair of __________ (scissor)? 

2. When I paint, I use different kinds of __________ (brush).

3. Tell me __________ (exact) where he is. 

4. He spent half an hour __________ (repair) his table this morning.

5. They were busy __________ (decorate) the room all yesterday afternoon. 

6. You are old enough to look after __________ (you).

三、根据汉语意思，完成下列句子，每空填一词

1. 看，这是给你的玫瑰花。

  Look! ________ ________ some ________ for you.

2. 下次最好不要迟到了。

  You ________ ________ ________ ________ late next time.

3. NBA代表“美国职业篮球协会”。

NBA ________ ________ National Basketball Association.

4. 我们不需要花钱请人装饰我们的新家。

We don’t need ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ our new house.

5. 昨天我不得不呆在家里，没有去游泳。

  Yesterday I had to stay at home ________ ________ ________ ________.

6. 当你做DIY时，你亲自制作、修理或者装修东西。

  When you ________ DIY, you ________, ________ or ________ things yourself.

【能力拓展】

完型填空

    Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for their family is 1      . However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring 2           you think.

Learn to do small things

You should learn to do small things. For example, you can 3         to do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to 4         yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible.

Divide(分配) housework among the family

5           fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework 6          . Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much 7         .

Make it fun

Cooking 8         one part of housework. Cooking can be fun 9          you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of 10           .

So, let’s enjoy doing housework.

1．A．interesting B．exciting C．boring D．surprising

2．A．as B．so C．such D．that

3．A．give B．offer C．provide D．serve

4．A．look for B．take after C．take care of D．look through

5．A．In B．At C．To D．On

6．A．alone B．lonely C．together D．along

7．A．worse B．easier C．better D．harder

8．A．is B．are C．was D．were

9．A．but B．until C．although D．if

10．A．control B．stress C．development D．satisfaction

二．阅读理解

    Life is full of good and bad things. And what you think really has something to do with it. Life goes on the way your mind decides it. Now I’ll tell you some things I try to do. They really help make my life different.

I stop being angry at other people’s rude behavior（粗鲁的行为）. Now I try to know more about other people’s mind（or past life）. This helps me know others better.

I start to smile at others. You never know how much you may influence people with it. To some people, you may be the only one smiling at them in a day. And I find that I feel happier than before. What’s more, I make more good friends.

I start listening to people around me. I give my full attention when they want to say something good to me. But of course I won’t do everything they want me to do. I’ll think about what they say and I love to do what I enjoy more!

Just try making some changes. A small change can make a bigger difference in your life!

1．What can decide people’s life according to the passage?______

A．Body. B．Money. C．Mind. D．Habits.

2．How did the writer behave（表现）when he saw others do something rude in the past?______

A．He shouted at them loudly. B．He asked why they did like that.

C．He didn’t feel happy because of it. D．He found out what their past life was like.

3．The underlined word “it” refers to ______ in the passage.

A．a friend B．a smile C．a day D．a life

4．We can know that the writer ______ from the passage.

A．doesn’t decide things by himself B．has few friends around him

C．doesn’t listen to other people D．does what he likes to do

5．What can be the best title of the passage?______

A．Make Changes in Your Life B．Know Others Well

C．Start a Day with a Smile D．Enjoy Your Life