仁爱科普版初中英语八年级上册Unit 4 Our World 过关训练

—Yes. And she spends more time practicing than I, so she dances ______ than I.

— I don't know. But it might have to do with my cat.

—Yes. But Tina is ________ taller than Tara.

—Tom did. He is good at painting.

—Why not ________ for it on the Internet?

Fire is dangerous. What should we do to protect ourselves from the fire? The following is some1for you.

When you do your homework, you may often meet some problems. How do you solve them? Linda, a middle school student, would take out her smartphone, open a special app(应用)and search the problem. Answers soon appear on the screen.

Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the special apps like Linda. "It's convenient. You don' t have to go out or wait for a tutor(家庭教师) at home." Linda said. "You also learn by seeing how others work them out. It's very helpful and improves students' abilities" said John, another student. He said it was especially true for new types of homework.

John's Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers. When it comes to John's turn, he usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PPTs. "I've become skilled at finding information online and using Microsoft Office," John said.

However, many people think this trend (趋势)also brings up problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy.

Head teacher Mr. Wang in Linda and John's school thinks that knowing how to use the Internet is important. The key is to have good self-control. "No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it by yourself first. Remember not to depend on the Internet too much." the teacher said. "Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers, or you won't make progress. If you don't have confidence in your self-control, ask your parents for help."

The Beijing Hearing Dog Association has a plan. They plan to choose some stray dogs (流浪狗) and train them. Then the dogs will be able to help the old and the deaf.

They will choose young dogs, because it's easier to train them. The kind of dog is not important.

Twenty­-four volunteers will join the training. They all have some experience of keeping dogs and they all love dogs. They will learn a special language first from the coach (教练) and they teach the dogs. This training will take 180 days. Then the better-performed dogs will enter the next training. They will learn to understand different sounds, such as knocking on a door and water boiling. Then the dogs will live with the deaf or the old for 30 days.

Some people think the plan won't work, because it will cost a lot of money. But some people like the plan and they would like to be the volunteers.

Plants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals can get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eating plants and animals, too. So animals and men need plants in order to live. This is why there are so many plants around us.

There are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Almost all the trees around us are flowering plants. You can know some trees from their flowers and fruit. Non-flowering plants do not grow flowers. You can not see many non-flowering plants around you.

If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large and some are small. Most of them are green. Thanks to the plants around us, we can live on the earth.

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