牛津译林八年级下册Unit3阅读练习题

牛津译林八年级下册 Unit3阅读练习一、完形填空Mrs.Joneswasovereighty,butshestilldroveheroldcarlikeawomanhalfherage.Sheloveddrivingveryfast,andwasproudofthefactthatshehadnever,inherthirty-fiveyearsofdriving,beenpunished___1___adrivingoffence（犯规）.Thenonedayshenearly___2___herrecord.Apolicecar__3 her,andthepolicemeninitsawher__4 aredlightwithoutstopping.Ofcourse,shewasstopped.Itseemed__5 thatshewouldbepunished.WhenMrs.Jonescameuptothejudge法官）,helookedatherseriouslyandsaidthatshewastoooldtodriveacar,andthatthereasonwhyshehadnotstoppedattheredlightwasmostprobablythathereyeshadbecomeweakbecauseofoldage,sothatshehadnotseenit.Whenthejudgehadfinishedwhathewassaying.Mrs.Jonesopenedthebighandbagshewas6andtookouthersewing（针线）.Withoutsayingaword,she_7aneedle仔t）withaverysmalleye,andthreadeditatonce.Whenshehadsuccessfullydonethis,shetookthethreadoutoftheneedleagainandhanded__8 theneedleandthethreadtothejudge,saying,“Nowitisyour___9___.Isupposeyoudriveacar,andthatyouarequitesureaboutyourowneyesight.Thejudgetooktheneedleandtriedtothreadit.Afterhalfadozentries,hehadstillnotsucceeded.Mrs.Jones’recor_d_10 unbroken.1.A．aboutB．onC．toD．for2.A．keptB．wonC．missedD．lost3.A．watchedB．afterC．followedD．ranafter4.A．passB．goC．runD．rush5.A．sureB．IndeedC．certainD．perhaps6.A．holdingB．gettingC．carryingD．bringing7.A．tookB．broughtC．pickedD．chose8.A．bothB．allC．neitherD．either9.A．timeB．turnC．chanceD．job

10.A．wasB10.A．wasB．keptC．seemedD．remained答案：DDCACCDABD二、阅读理解AGuangzhou（Xinhua）——12peoplewerekilledand20injuredearlyyesterdaymorningwhentheyjumpedfromaburningtraincarintothepathofanoncominggoodstraininSouthernChina.WhenNo.247Wuchang——GuangzhoupassengertrainwaspassingtheDayaoshanTunnelinGuangdongProvince，SouthChinaat00：17yesterday，afirecausedbypassengers'smokingbrokeoutonNo.17car.Theywantedtoextinguishfire.Asthetrainstoppedsomefrightenedpassengersjumpedfromwindows.12peoplewerecrushedtodeathand20othersinjuredbyanorthwardpassinggoodstrain（No.1766）。Inwhichdirectiondidthepassengertraintrave？lA.Northward.B.Southward.C.Eastward.D.Westward.Whendidtheaccidenthappen？A.At00：17am. B.At00：17pm.C.Atseventeenpastone.D.Atseventeentoone.Whatwasthecauseofthefir？eA.Aheavyrain.B.Hightemperature.C.Carelessness.D.Fear.答案：AACBJamesCook,attheageofforty,wassentbyEnglandtoexplore（探索）thePacificOcean.Onhisthirdvoyage,ascaptaininchargeoftwoships,theDiscoveryandtheRevolution,hecameuponagroupofunknownislandswhichhenamedtheSandwichIslandsafterhisfriend,theEarl（伯爵）ofSandwich.TodaytheislandsareknownattheHawaiianIslands.WhenCooksailedintoaprotectedbay（海湾）ofoneofthelargerislands.Thenativegreetedhimwithcuriosity（好奇）andrespect.Somehistorianssaidthattheislanders,welcomedhim,believinghewasthegod,protectorofpeaceandagriculture.Theislanderswereshort,strongpeoplewithaverywell-organizedsocialsystem.Themenfishedandraisedcrops.Thewomenpreparedforthechildrenandmadeclothingforthemenandshortskirtsforthewomen.Theislandswerenamed .theHawaiianIslandsbyJamesCooktheEarlofSandwichbyJamesCookDiscoverybyJamesCookthesandwichIslandsbyJamesCookWhenhelandedthereJamesCookfoundtheislanderswere .A.cold B.friendlyC.angryD.satisfiedWhichofthefollowingistrue?Thenativesweretallandhealthy.Themenmainlyworkedoutside.Thewomendidnothingbutlookafterchildren.Thenativeswereverycuriousabouteverything.答案：DBBCItgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissverymuch.Tobehonest,Ican’timaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe ’sgone.

BillMastersalmostsingle-handedbuiltupoursalesforce（销售人员） intheHoustonareaanddevelopedthemarketpositionthatweenjoytoday.Inonlysixyears,hehasbroughtthefirmfromaverylowfifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenowoutsell（比…卖得多）allbutoneofourcompetitors.Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBill’sleadership;weareincreasingoursharewitheachpassingmonth.Asyouknow,thecompanyhasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicinoneofthiscompany’scompetitiveareas.Butweknowthatifanyonecandoit,BillMasterscan,andIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghimthebestofluckinhisnewwork..Thespeechwasmade .A.atawelcomemeeting B.aftersomeonediedC.whensomebodywasleavingD.whentheyhadanewmanager.WhenBillstartedtoworkinHoustonarea,hehadtohelphim.A.manypeopleB.nobodyC.about37peopleD.veryfewpeopleA.manypeopleB.nobody3.Billincreasedthecompanyby3.Billincreasedthecompanyby37percenteverymonthC.tobethefifthlargestintheareassale .tothesecondlargestintheareaD.fivetimesasmuchasbefore答案：CDBDWhenthefamousdancerFredAstairewasinterviewedforajobbyaHollywoodproducer,themovie“expert”turnedhimdown,saying,“Can"tsing.Can"tact.Dancesalittle.stupidmistake.WhenthegreatscientistAlbertEinsteinwasatschool,histeachersconsideredhimratherdull.Andafinalstory,thefamousPolishpianistPaderewskiwastoldbyateacherthathe"dneverbeasuccessasaperformerbecausethemiddlefingeroneachhandwastooshort.Whatlessonscanbedrawnfromthesethreeexperiences?First,truegeniu球才）cannotbesuppressed（E抑）.Forsomereasonorotheritworksitswayout.Second,earlyjudgementsofaperson"sabilitiesmaybeunfairorjustwrong.Third,whenthereisarealdeterminationtosucceed,obstaclesfallbythewayside.Thefamousmotto“adastraperaspera”canbetranslatedas“TothestarsthroughAstaire,EinsteinandPaderewskiprovedtheircriticswrong..Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.FredAstairewasafamousdancer.B.Trueabilitywillalwaysmakeitselfknown.C.SomepeoplenevergetdiscouragedD.AlbertEinsteinprovedhisteacherswrong..WhenPaderewski"steacherstoldhimhe"dneverbeasuccess,theywere .A.beinghumorous B.cheerful,thoughconcernedC.somewhathesitant D.seriouslymistaken.“Adastraperaspera”isusedinthepassage .A.asamottoforthethreemen"slivesB.toshowthevalueofLatinC.tosendthereadertothedictionaryD.topointoutthatgeniusisalwaysrecognizedearly.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthatthereader .A.knowsthatthethreemenweresuccesses.somedaydreamstobecomelikeoneofthemenC.sympathizeswith（同情）thepoorteachersofthethreemenD.knowsthatFredAstairewasanactorfamousforperformingShakespeare"splays答案：BDAA三、任务型阅读Itissaidthattheeyesarethewindowsofoursoul.Beautifulandbrighteyesnotonlyshowagoodhealthbutalsomakeyoulookveryattractive.However,tohavehealthyeyesyouhavetolookafterthemproperly.Yourseyesneedeverydayattention.Paymoreattentiontoyourdiet.First,eatfoodthatisgoodforyoureyes.Theyarefreshfruitsandvegetablesasfish,eggs,andmilk.Besides,aregularamountofvitaminsAandB2shouldalsobetaken.Aregularandenoughsleepisnecessary.Itrelaxestheeyemuscles肉）andgivesthemtherestrequired.Sleepnotonlyhelpsthebodytorepairitstiredtissue胤织）.Usually,youmustsleepforatleastseventoeighthourseveryday.Lossofsleepcangiveyoudarkcirclesundertheeye.Youmustexerciseyoureyeseveryday.Blink眨眼）yourseyesatregularperiods,whichmakestheeyeballswatery,andgivesthemagoodwash.Weuseoureyesinmanyunnoticeableandwrongways.Foxexample,ifasmallthinggoesintooureyewestartrubbingit,whichiswrong.Rubbingcancausedamage（害）toyoureyes.Don'treadorwriteinpoororbrightsunlight.Alwaysusesunglassesassunlightcancauseeyetiredness.Lightshouldnotshinedirectlyinyoureyes.Reading,writing,watchingtelevisionorworkingonthecomputerfortoolongwithoutarestcanalsocauseeyetiredness.RemembertoalwayslookafterGod'smostbeautifulgifttoyou.Yourlifewillbeverycolourlesswithoutyoureyes.Howtokeepyoureyeshealthy1Eatingfoodgoodforyoureyessuchasfreshfruits,vegetablesandfoodhighinprotein（蛋白质）TakingaproperamountofVitaminsAandB2regularly.SleepHavingaregularandenoughsleepis2Reducinglossofsleep.EyeexercisingHavingyoureyes3everyday.Blinkyoureyesatregularperiodsmakestheeyeballswatery.EyeusingItwrongtorubyoureyewhensomethinggoesin.Readorwritein4sunlight.LightshouldnevershineinyoureyesinadirectwayTakeaestafterreading,writing,watchingTVorworkingonthecomputerfortoolong.Remembertoalwaystake5ofGod'smostbeautifulgifttoyou答案：1.Diet2.necessary3.exercised4.soft5.care四、首字母填空OnMarch5,PremierLiKeqiangdeliveredthisyear'sGovernmentWorkReport.Plentyofreportersathomeandaattendedthebigevent.Libroughtgoodntostudentswhohavetoomuchworktodoafterschool.“Wewillbringattentiontosolvingtheproblemofheavyextracurricularburdens（课外负担）onpandsecondaryschoolstudents,"Lisaidduringhiss.Chineseparentsdevotemostoftheirtimeandmtotheirchildreneducation.Manysendtheirchildrentoafter-schoolclasses.In2016,Chinahadabout180millionschool-agedstudents,accordingtoareportbytheChineseSocietyofEducation.Morethan137millionofthemtookanapartinextracurricularclassesoroff-campustraining.Todealwiththisissue,theMinistryofEducationandthreeotherministriessuggestedthatmoreactionsshouldbetakenrthestress.“Itisamust-dot.Ourchildrenshouldstudyhandgrowinahealthymanner...andsleepanotherhalf-hourorm：'saiWangGuoqing,spokesmanforthefirstsessionofthe13thNationalCommitteeoftheChinesePeople'PoliticalConsultativeConference.住国政协）答案：abroadnewsPrimaryspeechmoneyactivereducetask/thinghappilymore五、回答问题SpellmastersSpellingCompetitionsareopentoallschoolchildrenaged15yearsoldoryounger.Therearetwodivisions：JuniorandSenior.?WordsusedinallcompetitionswillbechosenfromTheMacquarieDictionary.?ThecompetitionisconductedorallyOncethepronouncerhasgiventhespellerthewordtospellthespellershouldsaythewordaloudsothatthejudgescanhearitclearly?Oncethespellerhasrepeatedhiswo「diehasoneandahalfminutestocompletethespellingAtthe60-secondmarkthespellerwillbeinformed(e.g.ringofabell)thathehas30secondslefttocompletethespelling.Asecondringofthebellat90secondswillshowthattimeisupIfthespellerhasn'tcompletedthespellingofhiswordatthe90-secondmarkheisimmediatelydisqualified.?Thespellermayaskthepronouncertosaythewordagaindefineit,useitinasentenceprovid