Ⅳ. 选词填空
paint for together help on can decorate some
（改编自RJ版八上U2课文）
Hi John, It was fun to 1. your room last month. I share a room with my brother. We want to decorate it too. Can you 2. us?
Right now, the walls are blue. There are cute animals on them, but the animals look too young 3. us. We want to cover the animals and 4. the walls light green. What do you think about the colour?
5. Sunday, we can meet at the paint shop near the shopping centre and choose the paint 6. . Then we can paint the room with my brother. I loved the brushes we used for your room. 7. you bring them?
After painting, could you help choose 8. photos to hang on the walls? Let me know what you think.
Best,
Zhang Peng

【语篇导读】本文是一封写给朋友的请求信,主要讲了作者想和哥哥一起装饰他们的房间,请求对方来帮忙。
1. decorate 句意:上个月装饰你的房间很有趣。根据下文“We want to decorate it too.”可知,此处表示装饰房间。decorate“装饰”符合语境。It's+adj.+to do sth 是固定句型,空处应填动词原形。
2. help 句意:你能帮助我们吗?情态动词 can 后接动词原形;结合语境“请求对方帮忙装饰房间”可知,help“帮助”符合语境。
3. for 句意:墙上有可爱的动物(图案),但这些动物(图案)对我们来说显得太幼稚了。“too+adj.+for sb”是固定结构,意为“对某人来说太……”。
4. paint 句意:我们想盖住这些动物(图案),把墙刷成浅绿色。结合语境“把墙刷成浅绿色”可知,paint“在……上刷油漆”符合语境;分析句子结构可知,空处与 cover 并列,应用动词原形 paint。
5. On 句意:周日,我们可以在购物中心附近的油漆店碰面,一起挑选油漆。表示在具体某一天用介词 on。注意句首单词首字母须大写。
6. together 句意:周日,我们可以在购物中心附近的油漆店碰面,一起挑选油漆。根据句意可知,together“一起”符合语境。
7. Can 句意:你能把它们带来吗?此处是礼貌的请求,应用情态动词 can 引导一般疑问句。注意句首单词首字母须大写。
8. some 句意:刷完墙后,你能帮忙选一些照片挂在墙上吗?some 用于疑问句中表示希望得到肯定回答,此处修饰可数名词复数 photos。

Ⅴ. 阅读还原
（山东济南期末）Do you often do housework? Most of us may answer, “No, never.” Most of us think cleaning the room or cooking is boring.However, the fact is that someone has to do it. Who? 1.
2. However, if we all do some housework, it will seem less annoying(恼人的). Why should your mother have to wash your dirty dishes? Part of growing up is being able to take care of yourself.
Some of us may think that we are so busy that we can't do housework. But most parents work all day and are then expected to keep a clean house! 3. It seems much better to have three or more people together to keep the house clean.
Cooking is one part of housework. It can be very fun if you are creative. 4. If you learn how to cook your favourite food, you will show others that you have a very special talent.
Don’t be afraid to help around the house; your parents will greatly like it. The next time you see something that needs to be done at home, do it yourself and show that you can do anything! 5. You can do it easily and it also helps you to understand the idea of fairness.

A. Teenagers like doing housework.
B. Doing housework is really boring.
C. So, why not share housework with the whole family?
D. Our parents spend most of the time doing housework.
E. Learning how to cook a meal is a great skill.
F. Anyway, doing housework is not so difficult.
G. Teenagers are too busy to do housework.
词句加油站
• If you learn how to cook your favourite food，
条件状语从句
food, you will show others that you have a very special talent.
主语 谓语 间接宾语 宾语从句作直接宾语
译文:如果你学会如何烹饪你最喜欢的食物,你将会向别人展示你有一项非常特别的才能。

【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了青少年应该分担家务的观点。
1. D 根据上文“However, the fact is that someone has to do it. Who?”可知,空处是回答谁做家务。D项“我们的父母花大部分时间做家务”符合语境。
2. B 根据下文“However, if we all do some housework, it will seem less annoying.”可知,空处与下文存在转折关系,应是说做家务不好。B项“做家务真的很无聊”符合语境。
3. C 根据下文“It seems much better to have three or more people together to keep the house clean.”可知,空处应是说分担家务。C项“那么,为什么不和全家人一起分担家务呢?”符合语境。
4. E 根据下文“If you learn how to cook your favourite food, you will show others that you have a very special talent.”可知,空处与做饭有关。E项“学习怎样做饭是一项很棒的技能”符合语境。
5. F 根据下文“You can do it easily and it also helps you to understand the idea of fairness.”可知,这里是在鼓励青少年做家务,并且说明做家务没有那么难。F项“不管怎样,做家务没有那么难”符合语境。