八年级英语时文阅读-WEEK-13-历史地理-有答案

1、八年级英语时文阅读-week-13-历史地理-有答案week 13 历史地理（2） 一、完形填空（共20小题；共35分）a tianya haijiao lies to the west of sanya, hainan province. it 1   many visitors from home and abroad every year since it opened in 1988. it also attracts thousands of 2   to hold their wedding ceremonies (婚礼) here. tianya haijia

2、o means "the 3   part of the sky and the sea" in chinese. hainan, the southernmost part of 4   is the location of tianya haijiao. the tianya haijiao scenic spot sits on maling mountain facing the 5  . walking along the seashore(海滨), you will see a stone with 6   charact

3、ersnan tian yi zhu, which means "a pillar(石柱) standing in the 7   part of the sky" in chinese. near it lies another stone with the charactershai pan nan tian. 8   for a further 500 meters, you will see two stones with the characters of tianya and haijiao. there is a 9   stor

4、y about these two stones. now people regard these two stones as symbols of love. 10   this beautiful and romantic story many young lovers choose this place for their wedding ceremony. tianya haijiao is a heaven for people who are in love, and also a wonderful place for people to relax. 1.a. get

5、sb. receivesc. stopsd. gives 2.a. loversb. studentsc. workersd. scientists 3.a. nearestb. hottestc. farthestd. darkest 4.a. japanb. chinac. koread. america 5.a. forestb. seac. mountaind. earth 6.a. twob. threec. fourd. five 7.a. easternb. westernc. northernd. southern 8.a. passing onb. getting downc

6、. flying overd. walking on 9.a. romanticb. sadc. boringd. humor10.a. thanks tob. because ofc. thanks ford. as forb the temple of artemis (阿尔忒弥斯神庙) was one of seven wonders of the ancient world. it was so large that it took 120 years to build the temple. it's hard to believe but it was one of the

7、 largest temples in ancient times. people built the temple in 550 bc. it stood in the greek city of ephesus, on the west coast. the whole temple was all stones except for its wooden roof. it was built to remember the greek goddess artemis. but this temple didn't last long because of the fight in

8、 550 bc. during the fight, people destroyed the temple. another temple was built instead of the first one. then a man named croesus ephesian wanted to have his name in history. he managed to burn the temple and he wanted the temple to disappear in history. today the site of this temple is a field. t

9、he single column(立柱) is still there to tell visitors that there once stood a wonder of the ancient world.11. from the first paragraph, we can know  .a. the temple of artemis is the largest temple in ancient timesb. people spent 120 years building the temple of artemisc. the temple of artemis is

10、 the most famous wonder in the worldd. it took 120 years to build the seven wonders12. what was the temple made of?a. stones and glass.b. wood and glass.c. wood and iron.d. stones and wood.13. why did the ancient people build the temple?a. to remember the greek goddess artemis.b. to remember croesus

11、 ephesian.c. to develop tourism and make more money.d. to remember the greek city of ephesus.14. what happened in 550 bc?a. the temple was destroyed and another one was built.b. many people died.c. croesus ephesian had his name in history.d. croesus ephesian died in the fight.15. the last paragraph

12、tells us that  .a. people can grow crops in the temple of artemisb. in fact, the temple of artemis is just a single columnc. we can't see the temple of artemis any mored. today, there are many visitors coming to the temple of artemis every dayc for over 200 years, the white house has been m

13、ore than just the home of the us presidents. it is also the symbol(象征) of america and the american people. however, few people know that the white house has an interesting history. it lived through many fires. the biggest one happened at the hands of the british in 1814 when the two countries were a

14、t war. after that, 570 gallons(加仑) of white paint were used to cover its outside surface. in 1901, president theodore roosevelt officially(正式地) named it the white house. there are 132 rooms in the white house, with 35 bathrooms, a tennis court, a swimming pool and a movie theater. with five chefs(主厨

15、), the white house kitchen can serve dinner to as many as 140 guests at the same time. in 1805, thomas jefferson opened the white house for public tours. even today, it remains(仍是) the only president's house in the world that is open to the public free of charge (免费).16. the passage is mainly ab

16、out  .a. the war between america and englandb. the history of the white housec. the symbol of americad. the presidents of america17. the white house lived through the biggest fire in  .a. 1814b. 1901c. 1805d. 193218. who officially named the white house?a. president theodore roosevelt.b. t

17、homas jefferson.c. the five chefs.d. the public tours.19. according the third paragraph, we can know that  .a. there are 132 bathrooms in the white houseb. 140 guests can enjoy dinner in the white house at the same timec. the chefs can swim in their free time in the white housed. there are many

18、 kitchens in the white house20. which of the following is true?a. thomas jefferson was the american president in 1905.b. many presidents' houses in the world are open to the public.c. only rich people can visit the white house.d. today, you needn't pay any money if you go into the white hous

19、e.二、阅读理解（共5小题；共10分） what is the world's highest tree where is the hottest to find out these answers, please open the bookguinness world records. it recorded the finest human achievements(成就). and it started to record these from 1954. guinness world records tells us many wonderful things. now mor

20、e than 100 million copies of the book have been sold in almost 40 languages, and a new edition(版本) comes out every year. the idea of the book came from the briton sir hugh beaver. one day, he and his friends argued about the fastest game bird (猎鸟) in europe and they failed to find an answer in any b

21、ook. later, the guinness world records was published by jim pattison group in canada. from then on, many people wanted to get into the hook. anyone who has a special skill or talent can apply for a guinness record. after that, guinness judges will check your information. if yours is correct, they wi

22、ll send you an official guinness world records certificate(证书)! ashrita furman from the us, holds the most guinness world records. he holds 125 ones. but there are many records that guinness won't accept. for example, they do not recognize any activity that could harm people or animals.21. how o

23、ld is the guinness world records till 2015?a. 40b. 61.c. 125.d. 174.22. what does the guinness world records book record?a. it records the finest human achievements.b. it records wonderful things.c. it records famous people.d. it records great judges.23. the idea of the guinness world records is fro

24、m  .a. hugh beaverb. hugh beaver's friendc. jim pattison groupd. ashrita furman24. which of the following is not true?a. the guinness world records is translated into almost 40 languages.b. over 100 million copies of the guinness world records have been sold every year.c. a new edition of t

25、he guinness world records comes out every year.d. someone who has a special skill might get into the book.25. who may get the official guinness world records certificate?a. mike can eat 129 birds in 20 minutes.b. jack killed a tiger without anything except his hands.c. simon adopted(收养) one homeless

26、 dog.d. sally can sing many songs with his nose.三、阅读与表达(问答式(含翻译)（共5小题；共10分） windsor castle (温莎城堡) is one of the most famous castles in the world. it was built just outside of london to protect the capital of britain. windsor castle is the oldest and largest occupied(在使用的) castle in the world. 它有着悠久而

27、丰富的历史。 for almost 1,000 years, the castle  (use) as the family home of british kings and queens. it was also used as a prison(监狱) during the english civil war. today, windsor castle is the home of queen elizabeth ii. she spends most of her private weekends there.   it is still a living place of the r