蓝皮英语系列,八年级英语,完形填空与阅读理解,TEST14

1、test 14完形填空i 题材：生活哲理once upon a time, there was a cloud. she grew up in a very beautiful country. one day, she saw cloud. the cloud was (d bigger than her. she liked her so much, so she decided to grow more and become bigger. to become bigger, she decided not to rain from then on.several months (3),

2、 the cloud grew bigger, but the country wasgetting dry. first, (4) dried up, and then the whole (5) dried, the cloud did not care much about it. it became difficult for her to get new water to keep growing. slowly, she became © and she couldn't do anything to stop it.the cloud then realized

3、 her (§) 一she was too selfish(自私的). she was very sad about it.one day, a strong wind (9) her to a far-away country. there she got some water and was saved having learned this lesson, she decided not to be selfish from then on, and became generous(?慷慨的).as a result, her new country became even g

4、reener and people there had a much life. the cloud was happy, too.c. eachd. othersa. otherb. anothera. veryb. quitec. mored. mucha. laterb. beforec. afterd. agoa. mountainsb. landc. riversd. sky a. cityb. countryc housed. town a. butb. if c. sod. though a. biggerb. smallerc. longerd. shorter a. poin

5、tb. planc. mistaked. idea a. cameb. gavec. gotd. blew a. happierb. harderc. worsed. newer阅读理解a 题材：轶闻趣事do you have a pet? for example, a dog, a pig or a snake, and do your pets have some special skills? let*s look at a cat. he will make you understand his difference from other cats.cooper is a five-y

6、ear-old cat. ©he is very special, becausonly cat who has his own camera in seattle, americaat the beginning, cooper's owner michael cross and his wife deirdre, put a camera on his neck .it was simply to try to find an answer"where does my cat go all day?” mr. cross, 32, said, hwfe. hop

7、ed that he didn,t cross busy streets or go into neighbors! houses. ”when cooper brought the camera home at the end of the first day, the photos that he took surprised his owner. many beautiful pictures filled cooper's day.it is really interesting to be able to see the world from a cats eye. coop

8、er's owner says that these photos let people see a cat's world, and also help them to learn more about their pets.cooper now has more than 12,000 fans. and they have had two exhibitions（展览）and started selling cooper's works around the world. we believe he will take more beautiful picture

9、s one day. .why is cooper special according to the passage?a. because he is too fat.b. because he is the only cat who has his own camera.c. because he will make you understand his carefulnessd. because he is a pet. .why did cooper*s owner put a camera on his neck at first?a. because he wanted to kno

10、w where his cat went all day.b. because he wanted his cat to be more beautiful.c. because he wanted his cat to be a photographer.d. because he wanted his cat to take a photo for him. .what happened when cooper with a camera went out?a. he took many surprising pictures.b. he lost his camera.c. he too

11、k many pictures for his owne匚d. he broke his camera. .what can we do when we see these photos taken by cooper?a. we can see coopefs friendsb. we can learn more about our pets.c we can see the whole america.d. we can see two exhibitions .which of the following is not true?a. cooper is six years old.b

12、. coopefs fans have held two exhibitions for himc. the cat's owner likes him very much.d. cooper will take more beautiful photos one day.阅读理解b 题材：生活故事m匚 brown lived in a house less than two miles from his office, so he was able to drive home every day for lunch. ©every time he drove home at

13、 noon, he found at the road outside his house cars were parked, and there was no room for his own car. he had to drive somewhere else to park his car. then he had to walk back home. this made him very angry. he had put up a board which said nno parking!n in the garden facing the road, but nobody see

14、med to take any notice of it. people obeyed（服从）a police notice, but not a private（私人的）one ©there, were no parked cars where there was a blue board with white letters on it:police noticeno parkingmrs. brown suggested that he steal a police notice he dared not, being afraid of going to prison（监狱）

15、. she then suggested that he should make one just like the police notice. he said he was not the police and couldnft use the word "police". he decided to find a way out. severaldays later, mr. brown made a blue board with white letters:polite noticeno parking"oh!" mrs. brown said

16、. nbut you told me you weren't going to usethe word 'police*. that's exactly like a police notice.'1nis it?” he asked. nlook again/*she started to laugh, nyou are really clever.1' .how far was mr. brown's office from his house?a. not fa匚b. very far.c. half an hour's drive

17、d. more than two miles. .what made mr. brown angry?a. he saw many cars outside his houseb. he could find only a small place to park his car outside his house.c. he could not find a place to park his car outside his housed. he had to drive away to have lunch. .peoplethe notice nno parking!h which mr.

18、 brown hadput up.a. obeyedb. didn't obeyc. took some notice of d. didn't see .the blue board with white letters that mr. brown madea. was the same as a police noticeb. was quite different from a police noticec. was different m color from a police noticed. looked like a police notice .we can

19、infer（推断）thatafter mr. brown put up the blueboarda. people still parked their cars outside his houseb. many cars were parked outside his housec. he could find room to park his car outside his housed. he still had to drive away from his house to阅读理解c 题材：广告信息welcome to franklin hotel. we will make you

20、r stay here as enjoyable（愉,快的）as possible. we hope you can have a good time and we will give you the best servicefranklin hotelroom service: you can use the service 24 hours a day.dining room: you can have three meals a day in the dining room.breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. also the room waiter may

21、bring breakfast to your room at my time after 7:00. if you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your door before 6:00. lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. dinner is from 18:30 to 20-30telephone: there is a telephone in your room. dial h0n before you make a call. we will tell you to wait a momen

22、t if the lines are busy.shop: the hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.cottee house: you can drink coffee here at the following time: 12:00-14:00, 20:00-1:30.other services: there is a cinema in the hotel. a film begins at 19:00 on sundays and wednesdays- hot water is offered 24 hours. you can have

23、 your hair cut in the barbefs（理发店）. if you want to have a meal at 7:30, what should you do?a. phone the service desk.b. go to the hotel shop to buy some foodc. go to the hotel dining roomd. put a card outside the room before 6:00 .the underlined word ''dial" means “” in chinese.a. 划出b.打

24、击c. 拨打d.触摸 .the instructions show that you cana. have lunch from 11:00 to 14:00b. get at least seven servicesc see a film at weekendsd. go to the coffee house twice a week .you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house,you may get there ata. 12:00 b. 9:00c. 10:00d. ll:30 .which of th

25、e following is not true.a. supper is from 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.mb. if you want to make a call in franklin hotel, you must dial nzeron firstc. you can go shopping at any time.d. you can get your breakfast without leaving your room in franklin hotel.阅读理解d 题材：人物故事a young woman was driving through the lon

26、ely countryside it was dark and rainy. ©suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift."i can't leave her there in this weather," the young woman said to herself she stopped the car and opened the door."do you want a lift?&q

27、uot; she asked. the old woman nodded and climbed into the ca匚 after a while, she said to the old woman, "have you been waiting for a long time?'1 the old woman shook her head"strange/ thought the woman. she tried again. "bad weather for the time of the year/ she said. the old woma

28、n nodded. then the young woman noticed that the old woman's hands, which were large and hairy（多毛 的）.suddenly she realized that "she" was a man! she stopped the ca匚"i can't see out of the rear screen/ she said. "would you mind cleaning it for me?n"the old woman'* nodded and opened the door. as soon as "she" was out of the car, the frightened young woman drove off as fast as she could.when she got to the next village, she stopped. she noticed nthe old woman had left "her handbag behind. she picked it up an