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les he wrote.C.His life inside the prison.D.they showed his love for the poorB. . A.s stories becauseD.C.B. f. learned to write storiesA. b. worked in a bankc. traveled to Texas O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen(偷)it. Because of that, he was sent to prison(監(jiān)獄). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales(故事)were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader39。⑸________⑶________t waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything in order, he says.⑸Example Five:Christi is an excellent student at the university. If her math teacher asks her to do five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher asks her to read five passages, she reads ten, parts of learning is practicing, she says, and the more you practice, the more you learn.⑴________t understand what my teacher is explaining in science, I ask him to say it again, says Anna Lee. I find that asking more helps me a lot.⑵Example Two:When a teacher asks us to do a lot of homework, says Dave Roman, I will draw up a timetable and plan to do it little by little, so it isn39。 Speak out and ask more. E. Study anywhere or everywhere. D. Plan your time well. C. Get your things in order. B.It is a good way to learn from others. Please match the ways and the examples. A.s home on summer vacation________.The place where his uncle lives________.The reason why All the children make fun of John________.The thing that John39。 Oh, dear. I haven39。t listen to them, his aunt said. You have a beautiful head. Now stop crying and go to the store to buy fifty potatoes. John made some friends soon. They played games and swam in the river happily. But one afternoon he cried to his aunt, All the children make fun of me. They say I have a big head.s home on summer vacation. His uncle lives in a mountain village and it39。 John is eight years old, and he is a very funny boy. He works hard, so he is good at his subjects. And his teachers and parents like him very much. But he has a very big head.Dick: I will go to America. I want to know the famous places and the weather there.2.信息歸納: 閱讀下面的短文,并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成信息卡。Tom: I need some information on pollution(污染).⑷________Alice: I want to get some pictures of Jay Chou,⑵________深圳寶安區(qū)龍豐學校八年級英語上冊期末任務(wù)型閱讀匯編一、八年級英語上冊任務(wù)型閱讀專項訓練1.你會,上網(wǎng)尋找自己需要的信息嗎?請根據(jù)Alice, Kate, Tom, Harry, Dick的需要,向他們推薦合適的網(wǎng)站,并將網(wǎng)站的序號分別填入相應(yīng)的括號內(nèi)。(本題提供六個網(wǎng)站的信息,你只能選五個) A. . : The latest news about Rocketsbasketball players.B. : Pictures about news, famous people, big events…C. : Introduction to air pollution, health effects, environmental protection…D. : Official Website of the England Team, the FA Cupand football in England.E. : Online shopping of books, DVDs, cards, shoes, sports goods…F. : About traveling around the world, the weather, the people, the places of interest.⑴________Kate: I hope to buy some Christmas cards online.⑶________Harry: I would like to have some information about basketball.⑸________ Last year, he spent ten days in his uncle39。s about four hundred miles away from his city. He took a train to a small town. There his uncle waited for him and took him to his house by bike. Don39。 Where is the shopping bag?t got one. Use your hat.Information CardThe age of John________.The number of days he spent in uncle39。s aunt asked him to go to the store________.3. Do more than you are asked.Secrets of Top Students⑴Example One:If don39。t so tiring.⑶Example Three:One student put a vocabulary list on the wall of the bathroom. He learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time to remember biology terms while practicing running.⑷Example Four:In high school, Mike played football, painted and was in the band. I was so busy that I couldn39。⑵________⑷________4.閱讀理解 s surprise.(1)In which order did O. Henry do the following things? a. lived in New York d. was put in prisone. had a newspaper jobe, c, f, b, d, ac, e, b, d, f, ae, b, d, c, a, fc, b, e, d, a, f(2)People enjoyed reading O. Henry39。they had surprise endingsthey were easy to understandC.they were about New York City(3)Where did O. Henry get most materials(材料)for his short stories? A.B.The city and people of New York.His exciting early life as a boy.(4)Why did O. Henry bee a famous writer?(30 詞左右) 5.方框中是七個段落主題。其中有兩項多余。 Freetime activitiesC. Future plansD. Past experiencesE. Ideas about TV showsG. Where to shop in the town⑴________There are many kinds of shows on TV. As for me. I like talk shows and talent shows better because they are fun and I can learn a lot from them.⑶________I made a new pen friend. She is in New York. She is tall and has long curly hair. She wears glasses. She is outgoing and creative.⑸________s has the best goods. The Lucky Fellow has the friendliest service. And the King Star plays the most wonderful music.6.閱讀下面的材料,然后在表格中完成內(nèi)容摘要,每空不超過三個單詞。 Being healthy means a person eats well, gets a lot of exercise, and has a healthy weight. Here are some rules for a kid who wa