2016-2017学年度深圳龙华中学8AUnit6主题阅读

1、8A Unit 6主题阅读 一、语法填空 The Trojan war A GREEK king once had a beautiful wife (1)(call) Hele n. One day, a prince from Troy, called Paris, stole Hele n away and brought her to Troy with him. The Greeks sent (2)(thousand) of ships to attack Troy. Troy, however, was po werful and well p rotected. The war

2、 lasted (3)many years. The Greeks had a soldier called Achilles (阿喀琉斯).He was the greatest (4)(fight) in the world. When he was born, his mother put him in a magic river. Every part of his body that touched the water became immortal ( 不朽的).But she had to hold his heel (脚后跟),so that part became his g

3、reat weakness. Achilles killed many (5)(enemy). He was strong and cruel. He killed the (give) greatest prince in Troy, called Hector. He the n dragged (拖)Hector body around the city to mock (嘲笑)the Trojan people. The Greeks had still not won, though. They made a plan. They decided (6) a gift to the

4、city of Troy: a gia nt woode n horse. Late one evening, the Greeks pu shed the woode n horse to the gates of Troy. The Troja ns, see ing the gift, thought the Greeks had give n up.(7)(happ y), they took in the gift. That night, they celebrated and drank wine. But as they slept, the horse opened up a

5、nd ropes (绳子)came down. It was a trick - the horse was filled (8)Greek soldiers. They opened the gates, (9)(burn) the city and killed most of the Troja ns as they sle pt. The Greeks won the war. Achilles, though, was hit by (10)arrow ( 箭)in the final battle. It hit his heel, the one weak part of his

6、 body, and he died. 二、完型填空 Mexico is a country with a long history and many in teresti ng customs. The beautiful views and delicious Mexica n food are11ourists from all over the world. Have you12Mexican chicken wraps ( 鸡肉卷)at fast food restaurants? They re like a traditional Mexican food - tacos. Ta

7、cos are J3_ corn powder (玉米面粉).In fact, corn is not only a kind of food, but a symbol ( 标志)of14 for Mexicans. Every year in late July, they come together to sing and dance to _15_ _the Corn Festival. Mexica ns have great16in music and dan ce. Their music is always p layed with Spanish guitars and dr

8、ums. For Mexico, dancing is a17part of its colorful culture. Mexico is in North America with the Pacific Ocean ( 太平洋)to the west. The country is very 18_the US. Therefore, a lot of Mexican immigrants ( 移民)come to live or work in the US. 19_2005 to 2010, about 1.4 million (百万)Mexicans went to the US,

9、 the Guardian reported. Most Mexicans also like American culture,20_ _ the culture of young people in the US. ( )11. A. attracti ng B. kee ping C. coming ( )12. A. heard B. tried C. no ticed ( )13. A. made in B. made by C. made of ( )14. A. life B. customs C. culture ( )15. A. spend B. celebrate C.

10、remember ( )16. A. i nterest B. success C. p redicti on D ( )17. A. key B. small C. simp le （ ）18. A. close to B. far from C. differe nt from （ ）19. A. Betwee n B. From C. During （ ）20. A. surely B. usually C. esp ecially -； 、阅读理解 A ThE story of the fall of Troy is one of the oldest stories in histo

11、ry. It dates back to around 800 BC, to a poem written by a man called Homer. The poem is called The Iliad （伊禾U亚特）.Ilium is the Greek n ame for Troy. The story is a myth （神话），but many believe the city of Troy actually existed. Some peopie have thought it was in moder n Turkey. Others have suggested i

12、t may have bee n in cen tral Europe, no rther n Euro pe or even En gla nd. You could write a long book on 訓 the paintings； nmisic and stories about A chilles. His name is used for many thin gs. Since 1744, nine British warsh ips have bee n n amed after him, for exa mple. Sayings from the story ）21.

13、Who wrote the p oem of Troy? A. Iliad B. Homer .C. Hector. D. Ilium ）22. What the meaning of the Underlined word? A.存在 B.不存在的C不真实的D.虚拟的 ）23. How many warsh ips have bee n n amed after Achilles? A. seve n B. eight C. nine D. ten ）24. Which of the followi ng is False? A. The story of the fall of Troy

14、is the oldest story in history B. A Troja n horse mea ns someth ing that seems frien dly, but is actually a trick to hurt you. C. Some kinds of computer viruses （ 病毒）are now called Trojans. D. An Achilles heel means a person ma in weak ness. ）25. Where can you find this article? A. n ews paperB. sci

15、e ntific bookC. advertiseme ntsD. Novel B A Troja n horse is a say ing that now means someth ing that seems frien dly, but is actually a trick to hurt you. Some kinds of computer viruses （病毒）are now called Trojans. An Achilles heel means a person main weakness. The Achilles tendon （ 跟腱） is a medical

16、 name for part of your heel at the back. （ They are our time machines, taking us back to the days of ancient history. They are both man-made and natural. They include things like the Grand Canyon （ 峡谷）,the Great Wall of China, and the Tango dance of Argentina. We call these things world heritage （ 遗

17、产）. The Un ited Natio ns Educatio nal, Scie ntific and Cultural Orga nizatio n （UNESCO, 联合国教科 文组织）began the World Heritage List in 1972 when it passed the World Heritage Convention （世界遗产公约）.The goal of the Convention is to encourage countries to protect natural and cultural sites of world heritage.

18、What is heritage? Heritage is our word for all the things our p ast has give n to us. Heritage lets us learn about the many lives, civilizations （ 文明）,and earth movements that came before us. UNESCO puts heritage items into three typ es: n atural, cultural and intan gible. Natural heritage items are

19、 amaz ing things we find in n ature, like the Great Barrier Reef ( 大 堡礁)in Australia or the Amaz on in Brazil. The rain forests in the Amaz on, for exa mp le, have many differe nt types of life in them, in cludi ng ani mals that can be found no where else. Cultural heritage items are man-made things

20、 that show the culture of a country or people. Places like Machu Pichu of ancient Peru and the Palace of Versailles (凡尔赛宫)reflect a p articular mome nt in history. They tell us as much about the p ast as a history book. Intangible heritage is called“ intangible ” because it is more difficult to see

21、or touch. It often refers to things people do, not make. For example, the Mediterranean diet (地中海饮食 ) can teach us many things about civilizati on, just as the city of Ven ice can. )26. What does they ” mean in the first passage? A. the Grand Ca nyonB. the Great Wall of China C. the Tango dance of A

22、rge nti naD. world heritage )27. What can we lear n from heritage? A. Many lives B. civilizatio nsC. earth moveme ntsD. all of above )28. What the meaning of the underlined wordIntangible ”？ A.非物质的 B.物质的 C.可触的 D.可见的 )29. Which of the followi ng is true? A. Whatever form it takes, it is good to know

23、our world heritage is p rotected for gen erati ons to come. ( The rain forests in the Amaz on bel ongs to Cultural heritage B. C. D. Machu Pichu of ancient Peru bel ongs to n atural heritage The Mediterra nean diet bel ongs to Intan gible heritage Our world heritage is p rotected for ourselves )30.

24、What is this passage mainly about ? A. What is world heritageB. How to p rotect word heritage C. why should we p rotect word heritage D. Where you can find word heritage C Shaoli n kungfu comes from the Shaolin Temp le. Thats where the n ame comes from, too. The Shaolin Temp le is more tha n 1,500 y

25、ears old. It is in the Son gsha n mountains of Henan. But why do we have Shaoli n kun gfu? Who made it? How it began? Many stories say that Bodhidharma (菩提达摩),an Indian (印度的)monk, went to the Shaoli n temple in the year 527. The monks there were not very strong. Bodhidharma said they studied too muc

26、h, and they did nt exercise eno ugh. He the n taught kungfu to the Shaoli n monks to make them stro nger. But history says those stories arent true. Some of the Shaolin monks knew some kungfu before they went to the Shaolin Temple. They taught their kungfu to other monks there. The monks all worked

27、together to make their kungfu better. After many years, their kungfu became Shaoli n kun gfu. Why is it famous? In the year 621, some Shaolin monks helped Tang Dyn asty Emp eror Li Shimin win a war. So Li made friends with the mon ks. He gave a lot of land to the tem pie. After that, the Shaolin tem

28、 pie and Shaoli n kungfu became famous all over China. But not all emperors liked kungfu. Sometime during the Qing Dynasty, people could not study Shaolin kungfu. Many monks had to leave the temple. They went to different places and saw many new kinds of kungfu. They studied them and took them back

29、to the Shaolin Temple. All of the new ideas changed Shaolin kungfu a lot. Today, Shaolin kungfu is still the largest and most famous kind of kungfu in China. People say, All kungfu comes from Shaolin, but Shaolin kungfu is the best. )31. Where does the name “Shaolin kungfu ”come from? A. Shaolin temple B. Songshan C. HenanD. India )32. How many stories about the beginning of Shaolin Kungfu are men