最新英语人教版选修8课文配套阅读理解(课前五道题)

1、精品文档英语人教版选修8课文配套阅读理解（课前五道题）Unit 1Reading 11. Which of the following are CORRECT about California?A. It ranks third in American in terms of area.B. It is now dominated （主宰）by the Western culture.C. Its first settlers arrived about 15,000 years ago.D. Native Americans are in the majority in its popula

2、tion.2. Why are there strong Spanish features in California?A. Because California was once governed by Spain.B. Because Californians often trade with Spanish.C. Because all Californians believed in Catholic.D. Because it was once defeated by Mexico.3. What do we know about the Gold Rush Period in Ca

3、lifornia?A. The Europeans discovered the gold first.B. The black were forced to be miners.C. Gold was easy to find and most gold miners got rich.D. The Gold Rush made California more multicultural.4. Among the later arrivals of California,.A. Chinese immigrants all live in coastal area.B. Danish sti

4、ll keep up their fisherman culture.C. Africans joined in the film industry of Hollywood.D. some Japanese settled there in 1900s while others in 1980s.5. The passage is developed in the order of.A. space B. time C. flashback D. eventsReading 21. Andrew Hallidie invented cable car system because:A. th

5、e horse-drawn trams were too slowB. he wanted to make the traffic system more efficientC. people at that time could not accord ride by tramsD. he wanted to improve the road safety of San Francisco2. What order is George ' visit?a. Chinatownb. Angel Islandc. Fishman Wharf d. A tour to a hillA. ab

6、dc B.dcab C. dbac D.adcb3. What can we learn about China town?A. There are many seagulls on its seashore.B. Tourists can enjoy round-trip 24 hours.C. George took a bus tour there to view the streets.D. There are buildings with Chinese characteristics.4. George mentioned that visitors can do the foll

7、owing in Chinatown EXCEPTA. Buying traditional Chinese customes B. Going to marketsC. Visiting temples D. Eating in Chinese restaurants5. What is Angel Island famous for?A. Its booming Chinese business. B. Chinese art gallery.C. Beautiful seaside scenery An immigration station thereUnit 2Reading 11.

8、 What do we know about natural cloning?A. It was discovered by modern scientist.B. It is expensive and unaffordable.C. It is carried out only on animals.D. It has been put into production.2. The benefits cloning include the following EXCEPT that:A. It can help scientists understand animals better.B.

9、 It can help us make more produce.C. It makes people grow bigger and stronger.D. It can help us develop new and more useful species.3. What's the results of cloning that disturb scientists most?A. It will make animals live shorter than normal.B. It will make the cloned animals weaker.C. It bring

10、s many incurable deseases.D. It does harm to people to take in the products.4. Why many people object cloning?A. Because it is dangerous to cosumers.B. Because it makes people greedy.C. Because it may be used improperly.D. Because it will make developing countries poorer.5. What can be inferred from

11、 the text?A. People don't know whether cloning is good or bad.B. China is already using the technology of animal cloning.C. UK tries to ban scientists from cloning.D. Religious leaders support the research on cloning.Reading 21. From Paragraph 1, we can infer that:A. people started cloning in 19

12、50sB. the film Jurassic Park was set in the Jurassic periodC. some scientists thought it possible to clone dinosaursD. the idea of cloning makes people interested but scared2. Which of the following is CORRECT?A. scientists made a hybrid of cow and bison in 2000B. complete DNA of any dinosaurs canno

13、t be foundC. the writer always dreamed of the return of dinosaursD. Dolly the sheep was the first successful cloned animal3. Why is it unsuitable to clone dinosaur? Because.A. it would bring a lot of new diseasesB. no zoos would be big enough to let them stayC. dinosaurs would grow to an uncontrolla

14、ble populationD. there would be no natural conditions for the species to developUnit 3Reading 11. What made the writer feel so proud?A. That her mother needed her.B. That she was not afraid of snakes.C. That she could prove herself to be creative.D. That she had attracted many snakes to her house.2.

15、 What tool did the writer use to catch the snakes?A. some perfume B. some powder C. some ice-cream D. some jelly3. The purposes of the writer's covering a bucket (line 24) include the following EXCEPT:A. To keep the bowl cool.B. To stop the snakes from escaping.C. To freeze the snakes in its hab

16、itat.D. To make the snakes breathless.4. Which of the following can explain why the snakes were caught?A. The writer blocked the snakes ' way to get walnuts.B. The snakes' habitat was destroyed by the ice cubes.C. The floor was so slippery that the snakes could not move.D. The snakes cooled

17、down and become less active.5. Which of the following is a criterion for valid invention?A. The inventor should be over 18 years old.B. The inventors should pass a special test of science.C. The invention should be environment friendly.D. The invention should be different from anything known before.

18、Reading 21. Why was Bell interested in deaf education? Because.A. his mother could hardly hear others.B. he didn't have a good sense of hearing.C. he wanted to keep in touch with his mother.D. he intended to make a louder speech outdoors to the crowd.2. By quoting his saying, the writer wants to

19、 show us that:A. Bell encouraged us to be curious and independent.B. Bell was thankful to the thinkers that had inspired him.C. Bell hoped everyone can be hardworking and keep busy.D. Bell felt unsatisfied with the achievements of previous scientists.3. Which of the following is NOT an invention/ a

20、discovery by Bell?A. telegraph B. tetrahedron C. telephone D. microphone4. What inspired Bell to improve the quality of telephone?A. His own experiment.B. The rhythm of Morse code.C. A flying kite tied with a string.D. His conversation with his assistant.5. From the passage, we can infer that Bell:A

21、. had succeeded in helicopter design.B. was interested in bridge architecture.C. was also an expert studying glasses.D. discovered the stability of tetrahedron by chance.Unit 4Reading 11. What was the man that hid from the rain?A. An expert in phonetics. B. A officer in the army.C. A local policeman

22、. D. A detective.2. What made Eliza cry?A. That she got no money from the gentleman.B. That she could not sell out her flowers.C. That she was followed and watched.D. That she was caught stealing money.3. How could Higgins help Eliza become an upper class lady?A. By giving her much money.B. By teach

23、ing her standard English.C. By guiding her to sell expensive flowers.D. By sending her to an ambassador's garden party.4. What made Eliza so happy at the end?A. That she got money from Higgins.B. That Higgins asked her to work in a shop.C. That she was going to be a lady's maid （女仆）.D. That

24、policemen stopped watching her.5. Why does the title say that the meetings were "fateful"?A. Because the rain made the characters meet by chance.B. Because the characters' were offering kindness to each other.C. Because there were a lot cheating and misunderstanding.D. Because Eliza an

25、d Higgins fell in first at first sight.Reading 21. How many vowels can Higgins pronounce?A. 130 B. 24 C. 48 D. 962. Why did Higgins allow Mrs Pierce to show Eliza in? Because he wanted to:A. give her clean clothesB. teach her standard English.C. ask her to return his money.D. show off his recording

26、machine.3. Higgins and Pickering made a bet on:A. whether Eliza could be passed off as a lady.B. whether Eliza would become rich.C. who would marry 曰iza.D. when Eliza got married.4. Why did Eliza refuse to take a bath? Because she:A. had no clothes to change.B. thought herself to be dirty.C. wanted

27、to keep her dirty look.D. thought bathing was a nasty 下流的 thing.Reading Task on P741. What made Eliza sob?A. That she had lost the bet.B. That she got no care from Higgins.C. That she no longer spoke authentic English.D. That she had to return home and sell flowers.2. Why did Eliza throw the slipper

28、s on Higgins?A. Because she no longer wanted to be a fair lady.B. Because she wanted to have Higgins wear them at once.C. Because she hated Higgins and wanted to show her anger.D. Because she wanted Higgins to buy a pair of slippers for her.3. Higgins thought that he won the bet because:A. the game

29、was too simple for him.B. Eliza worked hard and did a good job.C. his teaching was perfect and successful.D. Pickering was not as professional as him in phonetics.4. Why was Higgins upset at the end of the play?A. Because he felt lonely and lacked love.B. Because he thought Freddy could not match El

30、iza.C. Because Eliza gave up being lady and wasted his teaching.D. Because he worried that Eliza would pick up selling flowers.Unit 5Reading 11. What do we know about the caves?A. They are at the foot of the hills.B. Animals were raised inside the cave.C. There was a wooden door to each cave.D. Animal skins were hung to shield against wind.2. How did the primitive keep warm in the cave in winter?A. By running and climbing.B. By keeping a fire burning.C. By wearing clothes made of leaves.D. By hugging and huddling each other.3. The needle found in the cave were made of:A.