浙江省外研版初中英语八年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：任务型阅读

    Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid. A volunteer donates his or her time for free.

    Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer. Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons each week at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve's father David is also a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.

    Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.

Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.

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A family of volunteers

    Want a house for just $600 a week? This house is onRoad in Melbourne. It's just opposite Monash . It is well kept by the owner. Outside the house, there is a garage and a yard in the front. On thefloor, there is a living room, a dining room, a , and a laundry(洗衣房) . On the second floor, there is one big  and three bedrooms, fully furnished.

    It's the best for this price! Please call Peter at 61399051777 in the daytime if you want to rent it.

    Long long ago there was a thief. Do you know what he did one day？When he wanted to steal(偷)the bell on his neighbour's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住)the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

    Then he sat down to think. "I must do something about the noise," he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea, "Ah, I'll put some cotton(棉花)in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise." The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell off the door. Just then the neighbour came out.

    "Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson," the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

    The thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell." Why did he come out just then?" he wondered.

M: You look unhappy.

W: Oh, my clothes are out of style. I don't look cool.

M: Well, maybe you should buy some new clothes.

W: Yes, but I don't have enough money.

M: Huh.

W: I can't, because my parents want me to stay at home every night. I argued with them about it.

M: Well, you shouldn't argue with your parents.

W: And guess what else is wrong?

M: What?

W:  I can't go to sleep.

M:

W: Maybe.

M: Hope things can work out.

Alice: Hi, Frank! Are you free on Saturday?

Frank: Yes.

Alice: I heard a baby panda was born in the zoo. Let's go and have a look.

Frank: Oh, I have been there twice. I think you'd better learn something about pandas before you go to the zoo.

Alice: I know a little. There are fewer than 1, 600 pandas living in the wild.

Frank: That's true. They are endangered now.

Alice: Why? Is it because they don't have babies very often?

Frank：Another main reason is that humans cut down lots of bamboo forests, and pandas don't have enough food to eat.

Alice: What a pity!

Frank: We can make some posters to tell people the importance of saving pandas.

Alice: I will take some photos of the pandas first when I visit the zoo.

Frank：Have a good time!

Alice: Thank you.

Richard: Hi, Simon.

Simon: Not too good.

Richard: Well, the final exam is always more difficult.  You'll certainly do better next time.

Simon: But unluckily, I've never done well in the science exam.

Richard: Come on, Simon! Let's talk about the football match tonight. It is much more interesting.

Simon:

Richard: Yes. It's between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.

Simon: Er…

Richard: Why? Everybody knows you are a football fan.

Simon: The Chinese team has always played badly in the important matches, just as I have done in the important exams.

Richard: Well, I think the team is making great progress.

A: Hey, Nick! You look sad today. What's the matter with you?

B: Bad luck!

A: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe you should spend more time on your English.

B: I agree.Could you please give me some advice?

A: OK. First, why not listen to some English every morning?

B: That's good.They speak too fast.

A: Don't worry. Just have a try and listen to the key points.

B: OK. What else should I do?

A：

B: Where can I find one? I'm too shy to talk with others in English.

A: Why don't you go to the English Corner in our city park?

B: Will they laugh at me? My English is so poor.

A: Don't worry about that. Nobody will laugh at you. All the people come to practise speaking!

A:

B: No, I didn't. I was busy with my homework. What was it about?

A: It was about animals in danger.

B:

A: Many people kill animals for money.They pour(倾倒) the dirty water into the rivers. So there is little clean water for the animals to drink.

B: What can we do to protect the animals?

A: We can't destroy the forests and we should plant more and more trees. We should try to make the earth clean.

B: I think it can do a lot to protect the animals in the world.

A: Hi, Du Lin.

B: I am going to Hainan with my friends. But I'm not sure how to get there.

A: It is the fastest way.

B: You are right. But I think a plane trip is boring.

A: Then you can take a coach. It is cheap, and you can see cities and the countryside through the windows.

B: A coach ride will be interesting. But you know, Hainan isn't close to our city.

A: Would you like to go by train? It is relaxing and comfortable. Maybe you'll make some friends.

B: That's really a good idea. Thank you.

    Polar bears(北极熊) are soft and lovely, but they are also very dangerous. Mark's best pal is Agee, just a big cute white polar bear! Mark is a Canadian animal trainer. He and Agee became friends when the polar bear was just about four weeks old. Now Agee is 16 years old and weighs 800 pounds. She can't live at Mark's home now, but both of them are still best friends. They always play, swim and even wrestle(摔跤) together. Agee is not only Mark's best friend, but also the world's first trained polar bear star. She has acted in some films and TV advertisements(广告) . Polar bears usually live in the freezing Arctic region(冰冷的北极地区) . Unluckily, as the weather gets warmer and warmer, there is less and less room for the polar bears to live in. And they have to find their home and have less time to find food. So these make polar bears become fewer and fewer.