第III.閱讀理解It’snevertoolatetodowhatyouwanttodo.AnnaMary,knownasGrandmaMoses,grewuponafarm.Asachild,sheloveddrawing.Butshehardlydiditbecauseofthebusyfarmwork.GrandmaMosesspentallherlifeonthefarm.Whenshewasoldandfoundfarmworkdifficult,shestartedtopaintattheageof78.AnartloverfoundGrandmaMoses’spaintingsinashopin1938.Heboughtthem,andthenextdayhewenttoherfarmandboughtallherpaintings.SoonGrandmaMosesbecamefamous.In1940,attheageof80,shehadherfirstpaintingshowinNewYork.Manypeoplelovedthebrightcolorsandbeautifulfarmviewsinherworks.GrandmaMosesdiedin1961,atage101.Shepaintedover1,600paintingsinthelatepartofherlife.“Doyourfavoritething,andyouwillfinallybesuccessful,”sheoncesaid.1．WhydidGrandmaMoseshardlypaintasachild?A．Shedidn’tloveit. B．Shecouldn’tdoit.C．Noonetaughther. D．Shehadnotime.2．GrandmaMosesstartedtopaint________.A．in1936 B．in1938 C．in1940 D．in19613．WhatdoweknowaboutGrandmaMosesfromthepassage?A．Shelearnedfromagreatpainter.B．Shewasgoodatdrawingpeople.C．Mostofherpaintingswereexpensive.D．Herpaintingswerebrightandbeautiful.4．Whatisthepurpose(目的)ofthepassage?A．Toaskpeopletolearnpainting.B．Toaskpeopletodowhattheywanttodo.C．ToaskpeopletobuyGrandmaMoses’spaintings.D．Toaskpeopletoenjoytheirhappylives.=7\*ROMANVI.選詞填空用方框中所給單詞的適當形式填空，使短文意思完整、通順。excite，volunteer，journey，difficulty，clever，understand，as，different，practice，wonderIvolunteeredfor4weeksinachildren’shomeinKathmandu,anditwasa__1__experience.Afteralong__2__,Iarrivedattheorphanage(孤兒院)andsawthechildren.Itwasanexcellentwaytogettoknowthemandhelpthem__3__abigbrother/sister.Allthechildrenwere__4__andkind.Theorphanagebecamemyhomeandthechildrenweresogratefulforthehelpof__5__.Thoughtheplacewaspoorandtherewere__6__,theywerehappy.Theygotalotofhelpfromhavingateacher,__7__theirEnglishanddoingtheirhomework.Whenweplayedgamestogether,theywereall__8__.WhenItaughtthemEnglish,theycould__9__mequickly.Avolunteercanbringnewinformation,educationandideastothechildren’shome.Andallthesemakeagreat__10__tothechildren.Itwillalsohelpthecountry.

Unit8知識點精講精練=1\*ROMANI.根據(jù)句意及首字母或漢語提示寫單詞1.Madam 2.understand 3.strong 4.satisfaction5.owner 6.joy 7.carrying 8.deaf9.similar 10.raise=2\*ROMANII.用所給單詞的適當形式填空1.feeling2.training3.kindness4.broken5.openingA【文章大意】文章通過Moses奶奶學繪畫的故事，告訴我們一個道理，做自己想做的什么時候都不晚。1.D【解析】根據(jù)Asachild,sheloveddrawing.Butshehardlydiditbecauseofthebusyfarmwork.故選D。2.B【解析】根據(jù)shestartedtopaintattheageof78.和In1940,attheageof80,shehadherfirstpaintingshowinNewYork可知她開始繪畫在1938年，故選B。3.D【解析】根據(jù)Manypeoplelovedthebrightcolorsandbeautifulfarmviewsinherworks.故選D。4.B【解析】根據(jù)文章通過Moses奶奶學繪畫的故事，告訴我們一個道理，做自己想做的什么時候都不晚