（浙江）外研版初中英语八年级下册期中复习（题型专练）：任务型阅读

Terry wants to make friends with the most popular girl in his class because everyone else likes her.

Max talks to a girl in his class on Monday, but on Tuesday he's afraid to say "Hi".

When Pedro feels uncomfortable talking to someone, he starts to look away.

Julia often asks herself, "Why do I have so few friends?"

Carl is never sure what to talk about when he meets people.

Ways to make friends

    Hong Kong is a shopping heaven. During the Hong Kong Shopping Festival in July and August each year, Hong Kong puts on special events and the stores put on sales for the festival.

    Hong Kong is a city full of shopping malls, department stores, and street markets but shopping areas are mainly in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

    Hong Kong is one of the best shopping places in the world, however, the best three buys are clothes, cosmetics, and electrical appliances（电器）. As they are tax free, the prices are always much lower than those found in other countries.

    When you shop in Hong Kong, you will find the currency（货币） symbol $. It looks like the symbol of US dollars but it always refers to Hong Kong dollars rather than US dollars. You can exchange your currency for Hong Kong dollars at any money exchanger.

    There are many street markets in Hong Kong. Going around street markets is a way to experience the local people's lifestyle and buy souvenirs（纪念品）. The famous street markets are Stanley Market, Ladies' Market and Temple Street Market.

    Small shops generally open from 10 am to 7 pm daily. But most department stores and shopping malls in major tourist areas will stay open until 9: 30 pm or even later. Please check the opening hours before you pay them a visit.

    There was a young man who lived in Mengzi, Yunnan. He was very smart, but he didn't like studying at first. His beautiful wife wanted him to study hard, so she made the young man live in a nice park. Then she cooked for him at home and every day she crossed a bridge to the park. It took a long time to get there, and she found the food cold when she got there. So she cooked a bowl of hot soup and took some rice noodles and meat there.

    The young man found the food hot and delicious, and also liked it very much, and then he studied hard. His wife was very happy. She told this to other people and the meal was popular soon. People call it "Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles".

    Bullying(欺凌)has become a big problem in schools, which has caused serious attention of society. To know what causes bullying will help to stop it. There are many① factors that involve(陷入) a child in bullying：②Parents are busy with their work, leaving their children_ alone or with the grandparents. They don't get love or warmth from their parents. Children who are bullied are easier to bully others. Some children bully others to get respect(尊重)from other kids. Teenage girls bully to win attention or love from someone. Movies and video games also play a role in a child's bullying action.

    Parents, teachers, schools and society should work jointly to stop bullying. As students. ③you should respect others and not make fun of their weakness. If you are bullied, you have the right to tell your parents or teachers about it first and ask them for help.

    Many parents think that it's very difficult to get their children to do chores(杂务).（1）But I don't think so.

    My daughter is ten years old. At night, I write down her chores for the following day. Then I stick（贴）the paper with chores on her door. Usually she gets three to eight chores a day. It depends on（依靠）how she does chores. If she does all of her chores well, she can get fewer chores the next day. The chores are some easy ones, such as s________（2） the floor, folding the clothes and cleaning the table after dinner.

For my other two children, the chores are different because they are very young. They both know how to put their empty dinner plates in the dishwasher. My 19-month-old son helps me put the dirty clothes in the washing machine（洗衣机）when I am doing the h________（3）．They can also help me when I'm working in the yard. They help me pick up the sticks（树枝）and throw them away.

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    Nowadays, traveling is becoming simpler than ever. Many new travel ways will be available. Here are somerends (趋势)that we can expect in the next 10 years.

    With the help of technology, making plans for your trip is right at hand. Our phones are becoming smarter and can work as a reminder. You can add simple things like flight times and numbers to your phone calendar. If you want to find local food or a museum, you can just use an app.

    Chaotic (混乱的) airports are disappearing. Future airport designs will focus on a local feel. Travelers will be able to enjoy local culture as they wait for their luggage(行李). They will also provide local food in waiting areas. For example, a library in the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol gives travelers a special experience.

    In the future, travelers may not always stay in traditional hotel rooms. They might find more interesting places to make their travel more colorful. Can you imagine swinging(悬摆) into a treehouse on a zipline(滑索)? You can find one in Laos(老挝) Travelers will have more fun experiences for their accommodation(住宿)in coming years.

Thanksgiving Day is coming. Bruce wants to buy his grandma a small present. But he only has $60. His grandma's eyesight is so poor that she sometimes can't see the clock clearly.

Father's Day is several days away. Ann is thinking about the gift for her father. Her father is a sports lover. He enjoys riding bikes to the countryside at weekends. But he always suffers from back pain from biking.

Frank's grandparents live in an area which is very cold in winter, but they have no heating system in the room. Frank wants to send them a gift that can make their bed warm all night long.

Emily's aunt is a writer. Emily decides to give her a present. But she can only afford things that cost less than $40.

Joe's father's birthday is coming. Joe wants to buy a gift for him with $1,800 she made from the part-time job. Her father used to be a football player and his back aches from time to time.

    Learning to play an instrument can be one of the most exciting ways to spend your free time. There are many different kinds of instruments to choose from: guitar, piano, violin … There is always one that's right for you. The following may help you make it.

    Make a choice (选择).

    First, you need to choose an instrument that you would like to learn to play. This may be the kind of music that you also enjoy listening to.

    Get your instrument.

    When you finish choosing your instrument, you need to buy it.  Some schools will lend students instruments. Or you can buy a second-hand instrument and it's usually much cheaper.

    Get ready to learn.

    After you get your instrument, you should then make a learning plan. You can have personal(个人的) lessons with a music teacher or go to a music school.

    Play for others.

    After you learned to play a song for some time, you should start playing for others.

    Then you can try to play for larger groups of people.

    Keep going.

     Keep learning as much as you can and practice often. As you learn more, you will get better and better.

A. You can also choose to learn on your own.

B. If it is very expensive, you can borrow one.

C. It is a good idea to start with your family or friends.

D. To become a good musician, you have to keep playing.

E. You could also think about the kind of music you'd like to play.

    Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she succeeds, she'll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-miletrip.

    Spotz began sailing when she was at university, but she has never tried to sail such a long way before. It will be a great challenge for her. In recent years, she has swum all the way down the325- mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike from Seattle to Washington.

    Spotz knows that she may see some dangerous things during the trip. It will be very dangerous if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. But she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties.

    “I never thought I could run 26miles,” she said “But once I finished it, I realized that maybe I could do something even more difficult.”

    Spotz wants to collect money by going on this trip. She wants to collect money for an organization called “Blue Planet Run”. The organization offers free, safe drinking water to people who need it. It will take her I about three months to finish this trip. Good luck to this brave girl and best wishes to her!