八年级·上
第7课时 Units 1—2
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一、选择型阅读
A(2020·《解析与检测》)
A few weeks before Thanksgiving one year，my husband and I decided to invite a guest over for the holiday.I called the old people's home and they suggested Bella，a woman I thought would be very gentle，but I was wrong.Bella was a stubborn 78yearold lady，and she enjoyed gambling.
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On Thanksgiving，within minutes of arriving，Bella dropped her large pur on the kitchen table heavily and，with a wide smile，drank down the glass of wine I offered.By the end of the evening，this strange old lady became our friend.Two weeks later，I invited her to lunch.
Day by day，she became more like a grandma.“Get a child！You're not getting any younger！”she always shouted at me.Soon I became her personal driver，too.The more I helped，the more she asked of me.But when I asked her only child Ralph to help，he refud.
A few months later，I helped Bella find a caregiver becau she was too old to live alone，yet she was still the same stubborn lady.Once留学中介费多少，I threw away the old table in her hou which got her fall over.She was so angry that she didn't talk to me for a whole week！But at the end of that week，her caregiver called，saying she died of a sudden heart attack.I cried my heart out when I arrived at the hospital，but it was too late.
However，what was completely unexpected was that Bella left all her money to me—$50，初一上册英语000！I knew I couldn't spend the money on mylf，if i walk would you runso I gave it away to local kids with a reading program.
Bella wasn't a softspoken old lady to many people.Yet the gamble I'd taken years ago when I called the old people's home and met Bella had made my life richer.I took a chanc
e on humanity，and Bella's friendship was the jackpot.
1．What decision did the writer and her husband make before Thanksgiving?
爱你在心口难开英文A．To visit the old people's home.
大致的英文B．To invite a guest over for the holiday.
C．To make a meal for the homeless.
D．To give away money to the old people's home.
2．Who might Bella value the most in the last days of her life?教师节 祝福
A．The writer. B．Her son.
C．The caregiver. D．Local kids.
3．Why didn't the writer spend the money on herlf?
A．Becau the money was too much for her.
B．Becau Bella's son didn't allow her to do so.
C．Becau she helped Bella without expecting any money.
D．Becau Bella told her to give the money away.
4．What did the writer mean by saying she took a gamble years ago?
A．She joined Bella in gambling for the holiday.
B．Taking care of old people would cost much money.
C．Many people didn't like Bella becau she talks too much.
D．She didn't know what would happen after bringing Bella to her life.
感恩节快乐英文怎么说5．What is the writer mainly trying to tell us in the story?
A．Learn to accept people for who they are.
B．No one has ever become poor by giving.
C．The elderly people are tho who need love most.
D．A true friend is someone who loves you for who you are.
B型号的英文(2020·内江改编)
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about winter sports？Skiing，of cour.There is no doubt that downhill skiing is the world's most popular winter sport although it's one of the most expensive as well.Few people，however，know that crosscountry skiing is much easier and less expensive than downhill skiing，and certainly also enjoyable.
Crosscountry skiing has been around for much longer than downhill skiing and it is proba
bly the oldest winter sport.A long time before the snowmobile was invented，it was also the first means of transportation that people ud to move across the snow.In fact，the oldest ski ever found，which was in Sweden，is more than 4，500 years old.
Crosscountry skiing is not difficult at all.Even people who aren't professional can have fun from the beginning without having to spend a long time or lots of money taking lessons.That's why it's very common to e people of all ages enjoying crosscountry skiing together.In fact，at the first Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924，it was the only kind of skiing in the competition.Now for crosscountry skiers，the most exciting event every year is the Engadine Marathon，where more than 10，000 men，women and children ski across the frozen lake of St.Moritz in Switzerland.This makes more people from all over the world take part in the sport.
For crosscountry skiers，what they value is the excitement of the sport.Popular holiday centers and luxurious hotels are not important.They stay in cheap hous and go skiing whenever they feel like it.
