八年级英语阅读练习

八年级阅读练习

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（1）

Koreancultureisreallyexcitingrightnow.TheKoreanWaveis

sweepingAsiancountriesincludingChina.Youngpeoplearegoing

crazyaboutKoreanTVdramas,Koreanpopsongs,taekwondoand

theKoreanlanguage.

TheKoreanWavestartedafewyearsagowiththeTVseries“Winter

Sonata”.Thislovestoryisstillpopular.People,especiallygirls,like

thebeautifulstoryandhandsomeactorslikeBaeYongJun（裴勇俊）.

Inthemusicworld,Koreangirlsaremakingthemselvesheardin

China.YoucanoftenfindbigKoreannameslikeBabyVox,S.E.S

andFinkleatthetopoftheChinesemusicchartsG非行榜）.

TheKoreanWavehasalsomadeyoungpeoplewanttotrythe

clothesandhairstylesofpopstars,too.Notonlythat.Nowsome

girlsinChinaarehavingplasticsurgery（整容）tochangetheway

theylook.PeoplesaysomebeautifulKoreanstarshavehadplastic

surgery.Thesestarsdon'tmakeplasticsurgerylookshameful（丢面

子的）.

AreallthefacesofbeautifulKoreangirlsnotreal?Findoutfor

yourselfwhenyounextvisitSouthKorea.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.WhatdoestheKoreaWavereferto?Itrefersto.

2.A.KoreanTVdramasB.Koreanculture

C.KoreanlanguageD.Koreanactors

3.WhendidtheKoreanWavestart?Itstartedwith.

A.theKoreanpopsongsB.Taekwondo

C.theTVseries“WinterSonata"D.theKoreanfood

4.WhoisthefamousactorinKoreandramas?

A.BaeYongJunB.BabyVoxC.S.E.SD.Finkle

5.Koreanstarsoftenchangetheirlooksby.

A.singingpopsongsB.actinginTVdramas

C.tryingdifferentfoodD.havingplasticsurgery

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.WinterSonatatellsaveryfamouslovestory.

B.YoungpeoplelikeKoreanpopstars'clothesandhairstyles.

C.Chinesegirlsalsowanttotryplasticsurgery.

D.Koreanpopstarsthinkplasticsurgeryisshameful.

(2)完形填空：

TheTajMahalisIndia'smostfamousbuilding.Itisknown

jtheeighthwonderoftheworld.Italso2agreatlove

story.

Intheyear1607,EmperorShahJahanofIndia3agirlina

market.Shewassobeautiful4hefellinlovewithheratonce.

ThegirFsnamewasMumtazMahal.

Fiveyearslater,MumtazandShahJehangotmarried.Theyhad14

children.5Mumtazdiedin1630.ShahJahanmissedhiswife

somuchthatin1638,heorderedthebuildingof6beautiful

mausoleum（陵墓）onearthforher,theTajMahal.

It722,000workmen22yearstofinish.Thebeautifulwhite

marble（大理石）buildingstandsbesidetheYamunaRiver.Ithas

expensivestones8itswalls.Bytheway,tovisittheTajMahal,

you'llhavetotakeoffyourshoesandleavethematthefrontdoor.

1.A.asB.forC.toD.at

2.A.speaksB.tellsC.saysD.talks

3.A.seesB.seeingC.sawD.seen

4.A.ifB.thatC.asD.while

5.A.AndB.ButC.OrD.So

6.A.themoreB.themostC.muchD.quite

7.A.tookB.takesC.takingD.take

8.A.inB.onC.withD.at

（3）

Australiahasalotoflovelyanimals.Themostfamousonesare

kangaroosandkoalas.

ThekangarooisthesymbolofAustralia.Theyhavelargeeyesand

ears.Theydon'twalk,theyjump.Theyusetheirstrongbacklegs.

Theycanjumpatupto74kilometresperhour.Theycangoover

ninemetresinonejump!

Kangaroomothershavepouches（育儿袋）tocarrytheirbabies.The

babiesstayinsidetogetmilkandkeepwarm.Kangaroosare

everywhereinAustralia.TheyareonTV,inbooksandintheshops.

Thegovernmentevenwantstoputthemonpassports（护照）.

Thereareabout20to25millionkangaroosinAustralia.That'smore

thanthenumberofpeopleinthecountry!Somekangaroosgo

hungrybecausethereisnotenoughtoeat.Theybreakintofarmsfor

food.Farmersareveryangrywiththem.Tohelpthefarmers,the

AustralianGovernmentkillssomekangarooseachyear.

ThekoalaisanotherfamousAustraliananimal.Theylooklikebears,

andhavesmalleyesandbignoses.Theyeatleavesfromgumtrees,

wheretheyspendmostoftheirtime.

Koalashaveaspecialsmell.Theyuseittomark（标识）theirhome-

“thisismyplace,youcan'tcomein!”

Likekangaroos,akoalababylivesinitsmother'spouch.

Butkoalashavefewerplacestolive.Thereareabout100,000koalas

inAustralia.Thereisalawtokeepthemsafe.

根据文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活状况，用简洁的句子完成下

列表格：

KangaroosKoalas

Looks1.2.

FoodNotenoughtoeat3.

Numbers4.5.

LifeSomekangaroosarekilled.6.

（4）完形填空：

BigBen?It'snotthenameofaperson.It'safamous1in

London.Itispartofaverybigclockatthetopofatower（塔）.The

minutehandsoftheclock2morethanfourmetreslong.The

clockhasfour3.Youcanseewhat4itisfromanyside

（面）.Thenameofthebellcomes5SirBenjaminHall.The

towerisabout150yearsold.Thebellmakesaloud6every

hour.OnNewYear'sEve,millionsofpeoplelistentoitonTV!

1.A.personB.bellC.placeD.animal

2.A.areB.isC.haveD.has

3.A.feetB.handsC.nosesD.faces

4.A.timeB.foodC.weatherD.place

5.A.forB.fromC.atD.to

6.A.soundB.voiceC.noiseD.hearing

（5）

Venice（威尼斯）isinthenortheastofItaly.Itwasn'tbuiltonland,

likeBeijingorShanghai,butonmorethan110islands.Seawateris

everywherearoundthecity.

Evenso,travelisn'tthatdifficult.Thewaterwayshavealwaysbeen

thebestwaytogetaround.Thereare117waterwaysandmorethan

400bridgesthatcanleadyouwhereyouwanttogo.Peoplein

Venicemovefromplacetoplacebyboat.Theyliketoenjoycool

summernightswhiletakingboattrips.Theycantalktootherpeople

astheygoalong.

Venicegrewoutofsmallislandsinsaltwaterlakeswhensome

Italiansescaped（逃跑）fromawarmorethan1,500yearsago,and

builthomesthere.

选择恰当的短语填空：

Veniceisacityof_1_.Peoplebuiltitonmorethan110_2_

Although_3_isaroundthecity,itisnotdifficultforpeopleto

_4_.Becausetherearemany_5_and_6_,andpeoplecan

moveby_7_.Theyenjoytakingboattripson_8_andtalking

toothersasthey_9—.

ThehistoryofVeniceisverylong.Morethan1,500yearsago,

someItalians_10_fromagreatwarandtheybuilthomesthere.

（6）

Doyourememberwhenyourgrandmatoldyouthestoryof

SnowWhite?Ah,thehappydaysofchildhood!

ButdidyouknowthatSnowWhitecomesfromGermany?It'sjust

onestoryfromthe209inGrimm'sFairyTales（《格林童话》）.The

Grimmbrothersstartedtocollectfairytalesin1806.Theirfirstbook

cameoutin1812.

WhyareGermanfairytalessointeresting?Maybeit'sbecausethey

comefromagreatplacefamousforitsstories-theBlackForest.

TheBlackForestisinsouthwestGermany.It'sthelargestforestin

thecountry-andoneofthemostbeautiful.It'sfamousforitstrees

andlovelyviews.Therearevalleysandwaterfalls（瀑布）there.It'sa

goodplacetostartastory.

Don'tforgettobringsomethingbackifyouvisit.Peoplethereare

goodatmakingclocks,musicalinstrumentsandwatches.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.Fromthestory,weknowthatisthehometownofSnow

White.

A.EnglandB.JapanC.AmericaD.Germany

2.HowlonghadtheGrimmbrothersbeencollectingstories?

A.FouryearsB.FiveyearsC.SixyearsD.Sevenyears

3.Fromthestory,wecannotguessthattheBlackForestisvery

A.largeB.beautifulC.boringD.famous

4.Thestorymainlytellsus.

A.whowrotethestoryofSnowWhite

B.somethingsaboutBlackForest

C.peopleshouldvisitGermany

D.SnowWhiteisaveryfamousfairytale.

（7）

IfyougotoRussia,bringmatryoshkaornestingdolls（套娃）

backwithyou.Theymakegreatpresents.

Itlookslikeanyotherdollontheoutside.Butifyouopenit,

youwillfindasmallerdollinside.Thenasmalleroneinsidethat

one,andonandon!

Inanestingdoll,therearedollsinsideoneanother,fromlarge

tosmall.Thelargestonecanbehalfameterhigh.Thesmallestisas

smallasapeanut.Usually,thereareeightdolls.Buttherecanbe

anythingfromthreeto50.

ThedollsareoftenprettyRussiangirlsincolourfuldresses.

Theywearscarves（头巾）.

Theysometimeshaveotherkindsoffacesonthem.Thereare

cartoonpeopleormenwithwhitebeards（胡子）.Theyevenhave

greatmenlikePresident（总统）VladimirPutinonsomeofthem.

根据短文，判断正误:

()1.Therearedollsinsideoneanotherinanestingdoll.

()2.Thelargestdollcanbeonemeterhigh.

()3.PeopleoftenmakedollslooklikeprettyRussiangirls.

()4.Usually,anestingdollcanbeeightdollsinone.

Peoplenevermakedollslooklikethepresident.

(8)

TheSpringFestivalisthebiggestfestivalforChinesepeopleall

aroundtheworld.Thecelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.Thereis

alottodo.

OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familymembersgettogether

andhavebigmeals.Theirfavouritedishonthisdayisdumplings.

DaysbeforetheSpringFestival,familieswillcleantheir

homes.Peoplethinkcleaningsweepsawaybadluck.Itmakesthe

housereadyforgoodluck.

ThecolourrediseverywhereduringtheSpringFestival.

Peoplethinkredisahappycolourandwillbringthemabright

future.Peoplewearred,too.Theydecorate(装饰)theirhomeswith

piecesofredpaper.Kidsgetalotof“hongbao”.Itisaredpaper

bagwithmoneyinit.Usually,olderpeoplegiveyoungeroneshong

bao.Theythinkitbringsgoodluck.

TheSpringFestivalisthetimetomakeeverybodyhappy.Sodon't

sayanybadwordsordoanythingthatwillbringunhappinessto

otherpeople.

Forinstance,you'dbetternotsayanybadwordslike“death”.Don't

breakanything.Peoplethinkthatitmeansyourluckisrunningout.

Also,don'tborroworlendmoneyonthesedays.Ifyouhave

borrowedmoney,returnitbeforetheSpringFestival.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.WhatdomostpeopledoontheeveoftheSpringFestival?

A.Familymembersgatherforabigmeal.

B.Friendseatdumplingstogether.

C.Theyborrowmoneyfromfriends.

D.Theygiveeachotherhongbao.

2.WhydopeoplecleantheirhousesdaysbeforetheSpringFestival?

A.Becausetheyenjoybeingclean.

B.Becauseitisbelievedthatcleaningwillsweepawaybadluck.

C.Becausetheythinkitwillbringhappinesstoothers.

D.Becauseitisthoughtthatcleaningbringsinmoney.

3.Whichofthefollowingthingsisnotsupposedtohappenduring

theSpringFestival?

A.ReturningmoneybeforetheSpringFestival.

B.Sayingwordsthathavetodowithdeath.

C.Wearingredclothes.

D.Decoratinghouseswithredpaper.

4.Theunderlinedphrase'Tunningout“probablymeans"

A.跑出去B,打碎C.耗尽D.离开

5.WecantellfromthestorythattheSpringFestivalis.

A.atimeofharvestandfun

B.celebratedforonewholemonth

C.onlycelebratedinChina

D.atimeforfamiliestogettogether

(9)

Coldair.Snow.Shorterdays.Weareinwinternow.

Winteristhecoldestseasonoftheyear.Itcomesbetweenautumn

andspring.Forus,thewintermonthsareusuallyNovember,

DecemberandJanuary.Butthatisonlybecauseweliveinthe

northernpartoftheEarth.

InChina,winteristhetimebetweenthebeginningofwinter,and

thebeginningofspring.But,thisisthetimethatthesouthernpartof

theEarth,hasitssummer.Imaginewhenweareplayingwithsnow,

Australiankidsareenjoyingicecream!

Winterisn'talwaysgray.Itcanalsobebright.Here'show.

Putonaholidayplayandtryacting.Askyourcousinsor

classmatestocometoyourhouseandmakebeautifulclothesand

writeaplay.Actitoutforyourfamily.

Playaround.Gooutsideandenjoyyourself.Makeasnowmanwith

yourfriends.

Ifyoureallyhavetostayindoors,giveyourroomacleanand

decorate（装饰）it.You511finditalotoffun.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkbout?

A.Thewinterseasonandfunwinteractivities.

B.Waystodecoratehouses.

C.ThedifferencebetweenChinaandAustralia.

D.Thecolourslinkedtowinter.

2.WhyareAustraliankidseatingicecreamwhenifswinterin

China?

A.Becausetheyarecrazyabouticecream.

B.BecausewinterinAustraliaisnotascoldasthatinChina.

C.Becauseit'ssummerinAustraliawhenit'swinterinChina.

D.Becausetheydon'thavemuchtodoinwinter.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.ThenorthernandsouthernpartsoftheEarthhavedifferent

wintermonths.

B.Wintercanbefunifyoufindinterestingthingstodo.

C.Thewriterthinksit'sgreatfuntocleanyourhouseand

decorateit.

D.Australiankidsenjoyhavingicecreamonwinterdays.

4.从短文中选出一种你喜欢的活动，并说明原因。

IthinkitwillbegreatfuntothiswinterbecauseIliketo.

Also,itisanditcan.I'lltryitoutsoon.

Findwordsfromthepassagetofillintheblanks:

InChina,thewintermonthsareusuallyNovember,Decemberand

.Butit'sdifferentinAustralia.ThewinterinChinaisin

AustraliabecauseitisinthepartoftheEarth.

Winterisnotalways.Youcanhavelotsoffun.Trya

playandactingitoutwithyourcousinsorfriends.Oryoucanplay

outsideandmakea.Ifyouhavetostay,cleanup

yourhouseanditwithfunpieces.

Justenjoywinter!

(10)

Lookatthelightandbeautifulsnowflakes(雪花)falling.Ever

wantedtoholdtheminyourhands?Theyarealwayslostwhenthey

meetyourhands.

Well,thisisn'tjustaproblemforyou.ItwasaproblemforWilson

Bentley,too.

Inthe1870s,WilsonBentleywasjustateenager.Hisfamilylivedin

asmalltowninnortheastAmerica.Winterstherewerelongandhard.

Bentley'smotherwasonceaschoolteacher.Shetaughthimathome.

Bentleydidn'tgotoschooluntilhewas14.Hewasaquietboy,and

lovedreadinghismother'sbooks.

Butitwashismother'smicroscope（显微镜）thatinterestedhim.

Whentheotherboyswereplayingwithballs,littleBentleywas

studyingthingslikedropsofwater,flowersandsnowflakes.Bentley

lovedwatchingsnowflakes.ForthenexttwoyearsyoungBentley

spentmanywinterdaysinacoldroomwatchingtheseicecrystals

（晶体）underhismicroscope.

Theboythoughttheyweresobeautifulthathestartedtodraw

picturesofthem.Butthereweresomanysnowflakesthathe

couldn'tdrawthemall.

Howcouldhekeeptheirbeautyforever?Bentleythoughtofbuying

acamera.

Theboyandhismotheraskedhisfathertobuyone.But,hisfather

didn'tagree.Hethoughtthewholethingwasabadidea.Hethought

theonlythingafarmershoulddowasfarming.

ButfinallyBentleydidgetacamera.Formorethanayearhetriedto

takepicturesofsnowflakes.OnJanuary15,1885,duringa

snowstorm,Bentleytookthefirsteverphotoofanicecrystalwith

hiscamera."Itwasthegreatestmomentofmylife,“Bentleysaid

later.

For13years,Bentleyworkedquietlyandtookthousandsofphotos

oficecrystals.Laterhebecameknownas“Snowflake“Bentley.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.SnowflakePhotosB.SnowflakeBoy

C.LongandHardWintersD.TeenagePhotographer

2.WecantellfromthestorythatBentley'sfatherwas.

A.afarmerB.afunnyman

C.anathleticmanD.aschoolteacher

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBentleyistrue?

A.Hedidn'tgetanykindofeducationasachild.

B.Hewasbornintoarichfamily.

C.Hewasthefirstpersontotakephotosofsnowflakes.

D.Hewasfascinatedbythebeautyofsnowflakes.

4.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkBentleywas?

A.Hewasoutgoing.B.Hewastooserious.

C.Hewasinterestedinlearning.D.Hewasverywarm-hearted.

5.The“icecrystals“inthethirdparagraphrefersto"

A.waterdropsB.raindrops

C.flowersD.snowflakes

（11）

Ifyoudon'tkeepyourselfwarmenough,wintercanbeatimeof

illness.

Duringthewintermonths,peopleeasilygetcoldsandflu（流感）.

Manythinktheyarethesame,butthesetwoillnessesaredifferent.

Coldscanstaywithyouforuptoaweek.Youwillhavearunning

nose,sorethroat,headache,coughandafever.

Fluismoreserious.Youwillfeelsickveryquickly.Youwillhavea

feverandaheadache.Yourbodywillhurtandbecomeweak.This

couldlastforuptofourweeks.

Isthereanywaytokeepyourselfawayfromcoldsandflu?Staying

clearofpeoplewithcoldsorflumaywork.

Trynottotouch（触摸）yournoseoreyesifyouhavebeencloseto

someonewhohasacold.Washyourhands,especiallyaftercleaning

yournose.

Goingoutwithwethaircanalsogiveyouacold!

Ifyoucatchacoldorflu,gotobedandrest.Doingthiswillhelp

yougetbetter.Drinklotsofwater.Stayinawarm,well-airedroom.

Ifyouhaveaheadache,oryourmuscleshurt,takesomemedicine.

1.阅读上面的短文，根据短文内容帮助Mary完成下面的一封信。

DearMomandDad,

How'severythinggoing?

I'mhavinggreatfunatwintercamp.Butforthepasttwodays,I'm

notfeelingverywell.Idon'tknowwhat'swrong.MaybeIhave

acold.Ihaveanoseandthroat.LastnightI

couldn'tsleepbecauseIhada,andaslight.But

don'tworry.I'vebeentothedoctor's.Thedoctortoldmethatitwas

not,whichwouldotherwisebemore.Headvisedmeto

lotsofwater,liedownandforafewdays.HesaidI

wouldgetwellinaweek.Okay,somuchfornow.

Takegoodcareofyourselves,too.

Love,

Mary

1.假设你是Mary的朋友Tina.得知她生病的消息后，你很着急，

立刻发一封e-mail,给她提一些建议（三至五条，可参考短文，

字数100字左右）。

（12）

Winterisatimeformanyexcitingsports:sledding（雪橇）,

skatingandskiing.Skatingandskiingneedslotsofskills（技巧）.

Sleddinggivesyougoodexerciseandislotsoffun!

Asledlookslikeaboat.Itcanmoveeasilyoversnoworice.Early

sledsweremadeofwood.Nowsomebettersledsaremadeofglass.

Sledscanbepulledbyanimals.Insomeverycoldpartsoftheworld,

peoplemakeanimalslikedogs,horses,andreindeer（驯鹿）pull

goodsorpeopleinsleds.

Peoplealsosledforsportsandfun.Drivingasleddoesnotneed

muchskill.Thedrivergivesakick（踢）inthesnowtostartthesled.

Heorshecanalsoasksomeoneelseforhelp.Inasled,therecanbe

onepersonorseveral.

Usually,youhavetolieonyourback,feetfirstinasled.Asyou

travel,youmoveyourbodyandfeettokeepitintherightdirection

（方向）.

Thereisaspecialsledcalledtheskeletonsled（骨架雪橇）.It'svery

different.

Onaskeleton,youlieonyourstomachanddrivethesledina

head-firstway.Itisveryfast!Manyareafraidtorideit.Butonce

theytryittheywanttodoitagain!

阅读短文，回答下列问题：

1.Whataresledsmadeof?

2.Whatkindofanimalscanpullsleds?

3.Whataresledsusedfor?

4.Howdopeoplesled?Describetheprocess.

5.Whatisaskeletonsledlike?

（13）

Likemanyotheranimals,swallowswillflysouthwhenthedays

turncoldandtheleavesfromtreesbegintofall.Theytravelmany

milestofindawarmerwinter.Thistypeoftraveliscalledmigration

（迁徙）.

Birdsareanimalsthatliketomigratealotwhenitiscold.About600

outof9,000kindsofbirdsdoit.Theyleaveinautumnandcome

backduringthewarmspringmonths.

Manybirdsdon'tlikethecold.Theyneedfood,butplantsdieand

insects（昆虫）hideinwinter.So,they511onlycomehomethenext

year,whentherewillbeplentyoffoodforthemtoeat.

Butthetripisoftenhardandnotsafe.Manybirdsflyingroupsand

makenoises.Cranes（鹤）flyingroupsliketheletterV,orinarow.

Otherstravelinpairsoralone.

Somecantravelaverylongway.Theyflybetweenlands.For

example,theArctictern（北极燕鸥）cantravel20,100kilometres.

TheybuildahomeneartheNorthPole（北极），gototheAntarctic

（南极洲）inautumn,andthencomebackinspring.

Howdothebirdsfindtheirway?Theylookatthingslikethesun,

moonandstars.Theynevergetlost.

阅读短文，根据短文内容填表（每空不超过三个单词，最后一空

为开放性试题，可多于三个单词）：

Whatismigration?It'swhenanimalstravelfromcoldplacestofind

a.Theyleaveinandcomebackin.

Whydobirdsmigrate?Becauseplantsandanimals.

There'snotmuchforthemduringcoldwinters.

Howdobirdsmigrate?Thetripisoftenanddangerous.Many

travelinand.

Howdobirdsfindtheirway?Theyfindtheirwaybylookingatthe

,and.

Whatcanwelearnfrombirds5migration?Animalsareborn

naturallytobeableto.

（14）

完形填空：

Yourroomisyourownspecialspace.It's1justaplacefor

youtostudyandsleep.Somakeitfunand2tolivein.Here

aresometipstohelpyou.

Giveyourroomatheme（主题）.Havinga3makesyourroom

lookmorestylishandbeautiful.Aroom'sthemecanbe4.It

couldbeaboutoneofyourfavoritethings,likefootballormusicora

colour.Pickathemeandkeepitinmind,thendecoratetheroom

aroundthethemeyouhavechosen.

5,someboysLikeskateboarding（滑板）.Paintthewallsin

skaterstripes（条纹），and6discoballsfromtheceilingand

useskateboardsasshelves（架子）.7youareagirl,youmay

bemoreinterestedin8likedolphins（海豚）.Pickcurtains（窗

帘）andbedcoverswithdolphinpatternsonthem.Putdolphintoys

onyourbed,too.Draworpaintpicturesofdolphinsplayingonyour

walls.Makeyourroomasblueasthe9.Sowhenyouwalkinto

theroom,you10it'sahomefordolphins!

1.A.lessthanB.morethanC.asmuchasD.aslongas

2.A.boringB.tiringC.enjoyableD.suitable

3.A.problemB.flowerC.dollD.theme

4.A.differentB.difficultC.importantD.interesting

5.A.AsaresultB.Suchas

C.ForexampleD.Asissaid

6.A.hangB.wrapC.tieD.stick

7.A.WhenB.WhileC.AsD.If

8.A.vegetablesB.sportsC.animalsD.pictures

9.A.skyB.seaC.riverD.lake

10.A.looklikeB.soundlikeC.feellikeD.tastelike

（15）

Duringthecoldwinterdaysyoumayfindithardtowakeupin

themorning.It5swarmandcozy（若干适的）inyourbed.

Inwinter,manyanimalsliketosleep,too.Buttheirsleepscanbe

verylonganddeep.Thiskindofsleepiscalledhibernation（冬眠）.

Duringthiskindofsleep,theirtemperaturesgodown,andhearts

beat（跳动）slowly.Theytakeverysmallbreaths.

Animalscanhibernateforpartorallofthewinter.It'shardforthem

tofindthingstoeat.Whentheygotosleep,theydon'tneedmuch

food.

Bears,hedgehogs(刺猬)andchipmunks(花栗鼠)gotosleepin

theirhomes.Frogsandsnakeshibernate,too.Frogsmoveintothe

earthunderwatertokeepthemselveswarm.

Beforetheygotosleep,theyeatalottogetfat(月旨肪).Somealso

keepfoodintheirhomestoeatlater.

Bearsarethebiggestanimalsthathibernate.Theyoftensleepin

caves(山洞).Bearsmusteatalotofthingslikenutsbeforegoingto

sleepforalongtime.Theyeatasmuchas300apples(that'sthe

sameas60hamburgers)eachdayformanyweeks.Theycaneat

for20hoursinaday!

Bearscangointoaverydeepsleep.Itcanlastfromthreemonthsto

halfayear.Duringthattimetheydonoteat,drinkorgotothetoilet.

Amotherbearcangivebirthtobabiesduringherhibernation.

Otheranimalssleepless.Sometimestheywakeuptoeat,ortakea

walk.Thentheygotosleepagain.

根据短文内容判断正误：

()1.Hibernationisathelonganddeepsleepofanimalsinwinter.

()2.Duringhibernation,animalsdon'tbreatheatall.

()3.Bearseatlotsoffoodbeforetheyhibernateinwinter.

()4.Bearsdon'tgotothetoiletduringtheirhibernation.

()5.FrogshibernateintheEarthunderwater.

()6.Motherbearscan'tgivebirthtobabiesduringhibernation.

()7.Wecaninferthatfatisanimportantfoodforanimalsduring

hibernation.

()8.Bears,hedgehogs,chipmunks,pigsandfrogshibernate.

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ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish.Someofthese

studentsaresmall

children.Othersareteenagers(十几岁的青少年).Manyareadults.

Somelearnatschool,othersstudybythemselves.Afewlearn

Englishlanguage(语言)overtheradio,ontelevision,orinfilms.

Onemustworkhardtolearnanotherlanguage.Whydoallthese

peoplewanttolearnEnglish?Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion.

ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheir

subjects.TheystudytheirownlanguageandmathsandEnglish...

SomepeoplelearnEnglishbecauseitisusefulfortheirwork.Many

peopleoftenlearnEnglishfortheirhighersutdies,becauseatcollege

oruniversity(大学)someoftheirbooksareinEnglish.Otherpeople

learnEnglishbecausetheywanttoreadnewspaperandmagazinesin

English.

()21.ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish,aren'tthey?

A.No,theyaren'tB.No,theyare

C.Yes,theyareD.Yes,theyaren't

()22.Ifonewantstolearnanotherlanguagewell,hemust.

A.learnatschoolB.studybyhimself

C.workhardD.studyhard

()23.Thesentence"Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion"means

A.thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswer

B.thatquestionisdifficulttoanswerit

C.itisdifficultlytoanswerthatquestion

D.itishardtoanswerthatquestion

()24."Theirownlanguage"means.

A.ChineseB.EnglishC.FrenchD.Japanese

()25.What'stheChineseof"studybythemselves"?

A.和他们一起学习B.自学

C.向他们学习D.通过学习

B

Onceuponatime,therelivedarichman.Hehadaservant(仆

人).Heandtheservantlovedwineandgoodfoodverymuch.Each

timetherichmanlefthishome,theservantwoulddrinkthewine

andeatupallthenicefoodinthehouse.Therichmanknewwhat

hisservantdid,buthehadnevercaughthisservantdoingthat.

Onemorning,whenhelefthome,hesaidtotheservant,<cHere

aretwobottlesofpoison(毒药)andsomenicefoodinthehouse.

Youmusttakeofthem.^^Withthesewords,hewentout.

Buttheservantknewthattherichmanhadsaidwasuntrue.

Aftertherichmanwasawayfromhishome,heenjoyedanicemeal.

Becausehedranktoomuch,hewasdrunkandfelltotheground.

Whentherichmancameback,hecouldn'tfindhisfoodandhis

wine.Hebecameveryangry.Hewoketheservantup.Butthe

servanttoldhisstoryverywell.Hesaidacathadeatenup

everything.Hewasafraidtobepunished(惩罚),sohedrankthe

poisontokillhimself.

()26.Inthestory,likedwineandgoodfoodverymuch.

A.therichmanB.theservantC.bothAandBD.neitherAandB

()27.Therichmanknewthatitwasthatdrankthewine

andateupallthenicefood.

A.thecatB.himselfC.nobodyD.theservant

()28.Therichtoldtheservantthattherewaspoisoninthetwo

bottles,because.

A.therewasinfactpoisoninthebottles

B.didnotwanttheservanttodrinkhiswine

C.hewantedtokillthecat

D.hewanted