外研版八年级上册英语完形填空与阅读理解练习及答案.

1、外研版八年级上册英语完形填空与阅读理解练习及答案第六模块完形填空：“ Be proud of what you do.” My father always told me,1_you “are_a boss or a cleaner. ” When I was 15, I got a summer job2_ . I was told that my duties would include sweeping floors. I smiled and_3_ Dad s words._4_ my job was the lowest, it made me feel _5_. I saw it_

2、6_challenge because it was my first job. I learned to be _7_and tried to do everything well. _8_, I was treated with respect_9_doctors, nurses and patients. Each morning I imagined that the dirty dishes would make patients more sick_10_we were not there to wash them clean. After breakfast_11_I start

3、ed sweeping the floors of all patient rooms and _12_toilets. Though I was tired, I wanted the job to bedone well. People would say ,“ That young boy really does a good job.gave me a_13_Workinginthe hospital taught me thatbeingproud of one sjobisimportant . Itdoes notmatter _14_ the jobis sweeping fl

4、oorsormanaging a large business. Though every job I have ever had, my father shave always stayed with me. I have swept floors, and I have been a manager. Ithink_16_ would be proud of me.()1. A. IfB. ThatC. WeatherD. Whether()2. A. in the hospitalB. in a hospitalC. in hospital()3. A. forgotB. remembe

5、redC. left()4. A. EvenB. Even thoughC. But()5. A. excitedB. excitingC. excitement()6. A. ofB. asC. for() 7. A. in timeB. at timesC. on time()8. A. As returnB. In returnC. For return()9. A. orB. asC. by()10. A. whenB. ifC. unless()11. A. didB. doesC. was doneD. is done()12. A. cleanB. cleaningC. clea

6、ned()13. A. proudB. prideC. present()14. A. thatB. whetherC. if()15. A. dadB. motherC. teacher阅读理解：Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security ( 安全 ). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.IntroductionA lot of crime is against bicycle

7、s. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found. You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.Basic SecurityDo not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take off smaller parts

8、 and take them with you, for example lights and saddles (车座 ).LocksGet a good lock. There are many different types in the shops. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop.MarkingSecurity marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief. It can also hel

9、p the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.RegistrationThere are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put your registration

10、number and personal details on their computer database. Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you.FinallyKeep a record of the bicycle yourself ： its make, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to you.1. Which part

11、of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?A. Locks.B. Marking.C. Registration.D. Basic Security.2. The underlined phrase“ act as a deterrent to a thief”meansA. help you recognize your bikeB. help the police find your bicycleC. stop someone stealing your bicyc

12、leD. stop you worrying about your bike3. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _. A. in the bike shop and your computer4. The main purpose of this article is _. A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen B. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safeC. to give you advice

13、 on where to buy a good lockD. to say why you shouldn t keep your bicycle in a quiet place第五模块完形填空：（ A ）Macau is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to _1_. It is an interesting place and it has a long history. Macau is a part of China and most people _2_ there are Chinese .The first Euro

14、peans to reach Macau came from Portugal（葡萄牙） . More than four _3_ years ago the Portuguese （葡萄牙人） went there to trade with China. Some settled（定居） and _4_ their homes there . They _5_strong forts（要塞） to guard（保卫） the city on the island . They also built churches , schools , hospitals and other place

15、s. Slowly the city _6_. People from many countries came to live and work in Macau.Today , many people visitMacau . Some only go there to _7_dog-racing or motor-racing or to gamble（赌博） . But Macau is quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at the old buildings and forts.

16、 You _8_ you are back in the old days. Of course , some of the buildings are now in ruins（废墟） . The church of St Paul has only the front wall_9_ steps leading up to it. But it is still interesting to see.When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest_10_.When you are hungry, there

17、are good restaurants with many_11_ food.Nearby are some islands, which are also nice to visitand are easy to get to.There is certainly _12_ to see and to do in Macau.（） 1. A. reachB. getC. visitD. land（） 2. A. liveB. livingC. to liveD. lived（）3. A. hundredsB. hundred ofC. hundredD. hundreds of（） 4.

18、A. makeB. makingC. to makeD. made（） 5. A. builtB. madeC. gotD. grew（） 6.A. beganB. grewC. madeD. had（） 7.A. seeB. look atC. watchD. find（） 8.A. knowB. likeC. hopeD. feel（） 9.A. withB. withoutC. inD. has（） 10. A. onB. inC. withD. /（） 11. A. pieces ofB. baskets ofC. kinds ofD. plates of（） 12. A. muchB

19、. manyC. a lot ofD. a lotBThings got worse and worse . Granny Green always lived in hunger andcold .She had hoped that the government could help her, but she failed .It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldnasleept atfallall. Shehad to get up. She decided to write a letter to God, asking for h

20、elp. She wished God to give her 100 rubles（卢布）， so she could bring some food forherself .When she finished it, she found she had no stamp. She had to put the letter at a crossing the next morning.Luckily a policeman found the letter. He read to his comrades. They wereall so moved that they gathered

21、together 50 rubles and sent it to the poor oldwoman.At first Granny Green was happy. But after she counted the money, shebecame angry and said,“ I m told that all things that are touched by policemenwill be only a half left!”Fill in the blanks according to the passage you read, only one word for eac

22、h blankAn old woman lived a poor life. She always had no enough_1_ and warmth. Nobody could help her, even the government.One cold windy night, she decided to _2_to God to ask for 100 rubles to buy _3_some food. She put the letter _4_a stamp at a crossing. A policeman found it and gathered together

23、50 rubles. The woman was happy first,but after counting the money, she began to get angry, because she thought the police had _5_half of the money.第四模块完形填空：(A)Can you swim? Do you like swimming ? Yes? Well, how can you learn toswim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I m afraid

24、yo_1_ learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or _2_others swimming . It s3_the English study for us kids today. We must practice, practice, and practice.Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in_4_ countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate

25、( 模仿 )and speak. We can listen to English programs _5_the radio. You may just understand_6_words. It doesn t matter . Just be7_, try to get the main topics, then the main ideas, then the key words, then the main sentences, _8_.As for speaking , speak_9_.Reading and writing are more important for sch

26、ool students . First we must choose the books we are _10_. A lot of reading will _11_ your language sense. This is the most important.Keep _12_ English diaries. We can also write English articles . We may even post them _13_ English magazines. Don tbe afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of _14_

27、.Easier said than done. Well, let s do more practice from now on. Iyou ll learn English well_15_ this way.()1. A. justB. neverC. yet()2. A. Look atB. looking atC. seeing()3. A. same asB. different toC. the same as()4.A.speaking-EnglishB. English-speakingC. spoken English()5. A. inB. overC. from()6.

28、A. a littleB. a fewC. few()7. A. relaxedB. relaxingC. relax()8. A. the full meansB. the full meaningC. the full meanings()9. A. as many as you canB. as more as you can C. as much aspossible()10. A. interestedB. interestingC. interested in()11. A. changeB. developC. improve()12. A. to writeB. writeC.

29、 writing()13. A. forB. toC. till()14. A. succeedB. successC. successful()15. A. usingB. inC. by(B)Dear sir,I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travelalong the routes: the number 49 and the number 16 . But by the time the number16 bus reaches Souk Road . It is always f

30、ull , so I can t get on it. I hafor the number 49 because sometimes there are empty seats in it. The timetablesays that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes . If this is true, why do I have to wait half an hour for a us nearly every day?The rules say that if there are empt

31、y seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop/ The rules say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers . Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus

32、 when it reached the airport. I counted the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 people.Itis clear that our bus companies break the rules and thinklittle of theirpassengers. Can nothing be done to make your service better?() 1This passage is _A. a messageB. a talkC. a storyD. a letter()

33、2The writer has to take Bus No.49 because _.A. it arrives on timeB. it is not always fullC. it travels fasterD. it has fewer seats on it()3 How long does the writer usually have to wait for a bus?A. Ten minutesB. One hourC. Halfan hourD. Nearly aday()4 The rules say that each bus may carry _ passeng

34、ers at mostA. twentyB. fortyC. sixtyD. one hundred and twenty-nine()5 From the passage we can see that_A. the bus service was poorB. no passengers took their busesC. no buses except the No.49 bus passed Souk Road D. the writer was always the first to get on the busInterchange交通枢纽12345678Enter第三模块（A

35、）AmNameNumber of ountMiles费用$2.50$2.00Three Rivers10.0$1.8Rose City8.05Bakersfield7.5$1.Rocky River6.350Apple Valley6.0$1.Pineville3.930Grovewood2.0$1.Watertown*00$0.55*Answer the questions according to the information above24. At what interchange is the vehicle entering?25. What is the longest dist

36、ance between the two points?26. How many miles is Bakersfield from Pineville?27. How many interchanges are there on this highway?28. How much does it cost to get off at Rocky River for the person who entered at Watertown?（B）Choose the best answer to complete the following passageHow do you feel when

37、 you have to make a report _1_ your classmates?What about you go to a birthday party? Do you get _2_shy?Shyness means feeling nervous or_3when you re round other people .Everyone experience this shyness _4_ they grow up. Most people have redfaces and talk in broken sentences when they are in the cen

38、ter of attention . ItOK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place ormeet strangers. _5_, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It s justof how much. But some teenagers think that they hate themselves and that theywon t fit6_ at some point.Stop the negative( 消极的 )thou

39、ghts about yourself . If shyness doesn tkeep you _7_ something you want to do, being shy isn t a very big probSome experts say shy people are not only cleverer, but also better _8_workingwith others, because they think more and talk_9_.Some greatpeople in history were shy, too.You see, being shy isn

40、 allt _10_, but remember not to let goodchances_11_ just _12_it! Your shyness will _13_. When you have grown up year after year, you ll become _14_ to speak to anyone. But now,you need practice! If you have to sing a song at a party,just do it! There snothing to _15_!Remember , though you are shy ,

41、you donlackt in(减少 )confidence.Come on, our shy friends!() 1. A. in front ofB. in the front ofC. before() 2. A. trueB. realC. really() 3. A. comfortableB. frightenedC. proud() 4. A. asB. sinceC. by() 5. A. What is worseB. In factC. For example() 6.A. in futureB. in the futureC. to the future() 7.A.

42、to doB. doingC. from doing() 8.A. atB. inC. with() 9.A. muchB. moreC. less() 10. A. goodB. badC. wonderful() 11. A. go downB. go overC. go by() 12.A. becauseB. asC. because of() 13.A. pastB. passC. passed() 14.A. too braveB. brave enoughC. enough brave() 15.A. afraidB. be afraidC. be afraid of第二模块完形

43、填空：AA good dictionary is _21_ important tool. It will tell you _22_only what a word means but how it uses . A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must _23_ these new changes. A new English dictionary will only tell you_24_ most people u

44、se the language today. It will not tell you what is right_25_wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only _26_people use a word, a dictionary will _27_ tell you this or not list ( 编列 )it. Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word andthe word is too lon

45、g, _28_ in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you_29_ to break(拆开 ) a word. And they also show you how a word_30_. Every dictionary , of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like“ get ” or “ take ” , may have dozens of meanings. In some dictionaries , the ma meanings are often li

46、sted first. In_31_, the newest meanings are listed last.So before you use your dictionary, you should always_32_ the front part. This part explains _33_. Some dictionaries also show you where a wordcomes from. . Do you know that the word“ brand ” comes from an old worThis old word means“ to burn ” .

47、 This is because34_18 years ago peopleburned their names on tables or boats to show who_35_ them. They alsoburned their own names on theirfarm animals_36_ they would not bestolen. Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After youhave learned to use a dictionary , it can beco

48、me your most useful book() 21. A. aB. anC. theD. very() 22.A. noB. thatC. notD. if() 23.A. to showB. showC. showsD. be shown() 24.A. howB. whatC. whyD. if() 25.A. andB. orC. butD. not() 26. A. a littleB. manyC. a fewD. a lot of() 27. A. neitherB. norC. bothD. either() 28.A. look up itB. look for it

49、C. look it up D. look it out() 29.A. whenB. whereC. whyD. which() 30.A. speaksB. is spokeC. be spokenD. is spoken() 31.A. anotherB. the otherC. othersD. other() 32.A. seeB. lookC. watchD. read( ) 33. A. how use itB. to how use it C. how to use it D. to how to use it() 34.A. hundreds of B. hundred of

50、 C. a hundred ofD. hundred() 35.A. buildsB. makesC. buildD. made() 36.A. whenB in orderC so thatD. before阅读理解：People living in different countries made different kinds of words today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains manythousands of words A very large dictionary,

51、 for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or moreThe words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most usefulbook.() 37. The number of different