八年级上任务型阅读2[1]

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In America, boys and girls like watchi ng TV. Some childre n spe nd six hours a day at school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV sets. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.

Televisi on is like books and films. A child can lear n both good thi ngs and bad things from it（1）Some TV programs help childre n to un dersta nd the n ews, the people and places in other coun tries. With TV, childre n do not have to go to the movies. They can liste n to in teresti ng music or watch a game at home. （2）t some programs are bad for childre n, so pare nts sometimes should help them to find other in terest ing and useful things to do.

1. How many hours a day do some children at school? _________________

2. How many hours a day do some children watch TV on Saturday? ______

3. 将（1）句译成汉语_______________________________________ .

4. 将（2）句译成汉语________________________________________________ .

5. The parents had better not let their children watch ________ on TV.

A. good programs

B. bad programs

C. n ews

D. weather report

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（This is an in terview to a tee nager.）

In terviewer: Thanks for coming in for the in terview, Susa n.

Susa n: That's ok.

In terviewer: ok, how ofte n do you exercise?

Susa n: Every day.

In terviewer: How ofte n do you eat vegetables and fruit?

Susan: I eat vegetables ten or eleven times a week, and I eat fruit every day.

In terviewer: All right! So how many hours do you sleep every ni ght?

Susa n: Nin e. I n eed lots of sleep.

In terviewer: How ofte n do you drink milk?

Susan: Never. I can'tstand milk. It 'sawful.

In terviewer: What about junk food?

Susa n: Yeah, I love it. I guess I eat once or twice a week.

In terviewer: Well, tha nk you very much.

Susa n: You're welcome.

根据对话内容及首字母提示完成短文。（注意每格词数不等）

Susa n is pretty healthy. She e ________ e very day, and her eat ing h _______ are pretty good. She eats fruit every day and vegetables t _________ a week. Of c _________ she loves j ________ food, too, but she tries to eat only o ________ a week. And

she s ________ nine hours every ni ght. So you see, she looks a _________ her health well. And it makes a big d__________ to

her grades. Good food and exercise h _________ her to study better.

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你的好朋友要去英国，他想了解在英国如何去看病，读下面的短文，比较两国的差异。

There is a National Health Service in Britain. People usually call it f he NHS ”. When people are ill, they can get free treatme nt （治疗）.① The gover nment pays for the treatme nt. In Brita in every one has a local doctor. The local doctor is a

general practitioner （全科医生）（GP）. A GP is a doctor who treats patients with all kinds of illness. He may not have specialists （专家）usually work in hospitals.

If a man is ill and wants to see his doctor, he calls to make an appointment first. If he is too ill and he can S go out, his doctor will come to his house. If the patient has to take medicine, the doctor gives him a prescription（处方）. ② The patient has to pav some money for the prescriptio n. He goes to the chemist's shop and buys the medic ine there. The price is the same as any kind of medicine. ③But children, students, old people or people without work don S have to pay for their medicine.

任务一：从文中找出下列各词：medical __________ （名词）;different ________（反义词）

任务二：把文中画线①改为一般疑问句。

______ the gover nment ______ for the treatme nt?

任务三：把文中画线②③处译成汉语。

② _______________________________________________________________

③ _______________________________________________________________

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Holidays in the Un ited States usually happe n at least once a mon th. Most mon ths have a n ati on al（国家的）holiday on Mon days.

Then the workers may have 3-day weeke nds, that is, Saturday, Sun day and Mon day. On these days people can rest or go to interesting places or do things with their families. Greater holidays in the United States are New Year S Day, Chrisman Day and