桂凤中学八年级第一学期英语科阅读理解材料二

1、班别：_姓名：_小组：_学号：_桂凤中学八年级第一学期 英语科阅读理解材料（二）9. An English Talk by Doctor Lucas from New YorkDoctor Lucas will give us a talk on“How to learn English”. He will tell us about some better ways to learn English. This is a good chance for us to improve our English. After the talk, students can ask Doctor Luc

2、as some questions about learning English.Time & Place: From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. this Friday in Room 535( )1. Where is Doctor Lucas from?A. The UK.B. America. C. China. D. Australia.( )2. What is the talk about?A. Problems with learning English. B. Some better ways of writing.C. How to learn E

3、nglish. D. How to improve your reading.( )3. What can the students do after the talk?A. Ask Doctor Lucas questions. B. Watch an English movie.C. Take a photo of Doctor Lucas. D. Have a chance to sing with Doctor Lucas.( )4. How long will the talk be?A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours. D. Four

4、 hours.( )5. Where can you see this message?A. In an English club. B. In a cinema. C. In a hospital. D. In a restaurant.10A good_1_is important for everyone._2_can easily understand it. Till(直到) breakfast time you dont eat_3_for twelve hours. Your body_4_food for your work in the morning.One good br

5、eakfast may be rice, bread, an egg and a glass of milk or fruit juice. On a cold morning, a cup of hot_5_is useful to keep you warm. So what you need to do is to get up early enough to have_6_to have breakfast.A good breakfast_7_you to smile more easily. It helps you to be more friendly and also to

6、work_8_and play more_9_. You whole day(整天) will be full of fun after you_10_a good breakfast.( )1. A.meal B.breakfast C.lunch ( )2. A.Man B.I C.You ( )3. A.anything B. nothing C.something ( )4. A.has B.keeps C.needs ( )5. A.cheese B.drinks C.oranges ( )6. A. time B.place C.money ( )7. A.helps B.lets

7、 C.keeps( )8. A.bad B.good C.better ( )9. A.sad B.happily C.wonderful( )10. A.enjoy B.love C. buy11Dear Jack, Thank you very much for your picture. I'm very glad to hear that you are having a good trip in my home town. London is very beautiful at this time of year. And the weather is cool. I hop

8、e I can go back there. It's quite hot at this time of year in New York. I really need to relax myself during the holiday. I want to go swimming in the sea. I also want to visit your home town near Chicago. My uncle works there. And his daughter Alice will come back from Washington. So we can spe

9、nd holiday together. It's a good idea to take the train there. There is much traffic on the roads during holidays and driving is very dangerous. You said there's a hill and a river in your home town. My sister Linda and I want to climb the hill and go fishing. I'm sure we'll have a g

10、ood time. Yours, Dave ( )56. Dave's home town is _. A. London B. New York C. Chicago D. Washington( )57. What's the weather like in New York at this time? A. Cool. B. Hot. C. Cold. D. Windy. ( )58. Dave will take the train to Jack's home town because _. A. Jack's home town is far awa

11、y B. it is faster than by car C. he is afraid of driving a car D. the roads are too busy at this time of year( )59. What is Dave going to do during the holiday? A. B. C. D. Go swimming Go fishing Visit his uncle Go back to his hometown( )60. Which of the following is NOT True? A. Jack is traveling i

12、n England. B. Dave's uncle works in Jack's home town. C. Dave got a picture from Jack. D. Alice and Dave are brothers and sisters.12Mr John was a teacher at a school in a big city in the north of England. He usually went to France or Germany for a few weeks during his summer holidays and he

13、spoke French and German quite well.But one year Mr John said to one of his friends, “Im going to have a holiday in Japan. But I cant speak Japanese, so I am going to go to evening classes and have Japanese lessons for a month before I go.”He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began

14、 and he went to Japan.In Japan, Mr John spoke to many Japanese proudly, the Japanese listened to him patiently, but they shook their heads. When he came back a month later, his friend said to him, “Did you have any trouble（麻烦） with your Japanese when you were in Japan, John?”“No, I didnt have any tr

15、ouble with it,” answered Mr. John, “but the Japanese did!”（ ）1. Mr John was a teacher at a school in _.A. England B. France C. Germany D. Japan（ ）2. Every year he was in _ for a few weeks during his summer holidays. . France B. Germany C. France or Germany D. France and Germany（ ）3. But one year he

16、went to _ on holiday.A. China B. Japan C. Germany D. France （ ）4. Mr.John stayed in Japan for _. few weeks B. a few weeks C. ten months D. more than a year（ ）5. Which is right?A. Mr John cant speak German very well.B. Mr John studied very hard, and he could speak Japanese quite well.C. Three months

17、later, he went to Japan.D. He found Japanese difficult, but the Japanese were very kind.13Mother: Kate! Its late. Why are you still i (1) bed? You must get up and get ready for school. If you dont go soon, youll be l (2).Kate: Mum. I dont feel very well.Mother: Oh, dear! Whats the m (3)?Kate: I dont

18、 know. My head h (4).Mother: Really? If you are i (5), youll have to s (6) the doctor.Kate: Can I have some breakfast f (7)?Mother: No, you mustnt eat anything u (8) you see the doctor.Kate: Mum! I feel a l (9) b (10) now. 14Can animals talk? They cant say hello or speak when were sad. People say th

19、at just because we cant understand them. In fact, animals can talk, too! They speak to us through body languages. Take a close look at your pet (宠物)(if you have one). Do you notice your cat is closing her eyes happily as you pet her? Not only animals at home can communicate and speak to you, but wil

20、d animals also can. Crickets make short high sounds to tell you warm weather. A bird will call out to other animals to let them know that people are coming. A horse with their ears back and neck(脖子) arched(弯成拱形) tells you to keep away. A wolfs cry to his friends means “Im over here. Im lonely. ” The

21、 wolf waits for them to join him. Animals will never lie. If you want to know the honest truth(事实), look at your pets or the wild animals around you. If they love you, they will let you know in their own way. You just have to understand them.( )56. People can guess animals ideas from _.A. animals la

22、nguages B. peoples languages C. animals body languages D. peoples body languages( )57. What does the word “cricket” mean?A. A kind of animal. B. A kind of language.C. A kind of sound. D. A kind of weather. ( )58. When you see a horse with their ears back and neck arched, you should_.A. touch its ear

23、 and neck B. be close to its neck and earC. keep away from it D. give food to it( )59. What will the birds do when they see people are coming? A. They will cry to their friends. B. They will put their ears back. C. They will make short high sounds to tell them. D. They will call out to other animals

24、 to tell them. ( )60. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Animals bodies. B. Animals languages. C. Animals friends. D. Animals hobbies.15Mr. and Mrs. Clarke were going to America for their holidays. They had a dog called Billy. They liked him very much. But they couldnt take him to America with

25、them. So they found a place to leave him while they were away. At the end of their holidays they got back to England very late at night so they didnt go to get Billy. The next morning Mr. Clarke got into his car and drove happily to get Billy. When he got home with the dog, he said to his wife, “Dea

26、r, I dont think Billy enjoyed his days at that place. He made lots of noise all the way home. I guess he must want to tell me something!” Mrs. Clarke looked at the dog carefully and answered, “ You are quite right, dear, but he wasnt trying to tell you he didnt enjoyed his day at that place. He was

27、trying to tell you that you brought the wrong dog home. That isnt our Billy.”( )1. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke were going to America_.A. to meet their friends B. to see their family C. to spend their holiday( )2. Mr. Clarke drove to get Billy back_. A. as soon as they came back B. late at night C. the next

28、morning( )3. Mr. Clarke thought that Billy _ at that place. A. had a good time. B. didnt have a good time C. liked to made noise( )4. Mrs. Clarke found that _.A. her husband was quite right. B. the dog was Billy C. her husband had brought the wrong dog home.( )5. Which of the following is right? A.

29、Mr. and Mrs. Clarke loved Billy very much.B. Billy really enjoyed himself while they were away. C. Mr. Clarke brought their own dog home.16Bruce is a sixty-year-old man. He lives in Khémisset, a city in Morocco all his life. It is small but he likes it very much. One reason (原因)is the climate.

30、The weather in Khémisset is often mild. It is not very cold in winter or not very hot in summer. Another is its size. It is a small city with less traffic jam. There's fewer cars and less car noise. There are almost no factories either. This makes the city cleaner than the big modern ones.

31、Living in a small city, as well, makes him know most people here. But in big cities most people often feel lonely. The third why he likes this city is its rural (田园的) feel. The city allows him to enjoy the nature (大自然). And the four seasons are different but beautiful.The language is also an important reason. People here