2023-2024学年初中英语人教部编版八年级上册Unit 1 阅读理解专项练习

Unit1阅读理解专项练习AMorethanahundredyearsago,anAmericanproducedagame.Hecalleditindoortennis.TheAmericanswerenotinterestedinitatfirstsohesentittohisLondonfriendsanditbecameverypopularinBritain.Thegamewasthenplayedacrossthediningroomtable,oronthefloorwiththenethungbetweentwochairs.Theballsweremadeofcorkorrubber.Thebatsweremadeofwood.Afewyearslaterahollowballliketheoneweusetodaywasinvented.Thegamethenquicklyspreadallovertheworld.AnEnglishmanoncemadeabatcoveredwithrubber.HefirstplayedthegameinEnglandandcalledit“ping-pong”.“Ping”wasthesoundofthebatwhenithittheball.and“pong”wasthesoundoftheballwhenithitthetable.1.Whoinventedthegameofping-pong?AAChineseBAnEnglishmanCAnAmericanDWedon’tknow2.Thegamewasfirstknownas_________.Aping-pongtennisBtabletennisCoutdoortennisDindoortennis3.WhatdidtheBritishthinkofthegame?AMovingBInterestingCTerribleDWell4.Intheearlydaystheballwas______________.AhollowBcoveredwithrubberCmadeofcorkandrubberDmadeofplastics5.Thenameofping-ponghassomethingtodowith_______.AsoundBsizeChistoryDplaceBUniversityofOxfordistheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworldandit'soneofthetopuniversityintheworld.Thereisnocleardatewhentheuniversitystarted,butteachingbeganatOxfordinsomeformsin1096anddevelopedquicklyfrom1167.

Thereare39independent(独立的)collegesatOxford,attractingstudentsandlearnedmenfromacrosstheworld.Thereareover100librariesforthestudentsandlearnedmentouse.AtUniversityofOxford,theyalsoprovideanumberofmoneyforthebeststudents.Ofcourse,ifyouwanttostudyhere,firstyouhavetoreachacertainlevelofEnglishlanguage.

CollegelifeatOxfordisveryexcitingbutbusy.Thegroupsofcollegeprovideafriendlyandwelcominghomeforstudentswhilethecollegearestrictwithstudentsabouttheirstudies.ManyChinesestudentsarestudyinghere.ThenumberofChinesestudentsattheuniversityhasgrownquicklyoverthepast10years.1.HowmanylibrariesarethereatOxford?A.Only100B.Just100C.Morethan100D.lessthan1002.WhatdoyouhavetodofirstifyouwanttoaskfirstudyingatOxford?Youhaveto________.A.beindependentB.passacertainleveltestofEnglishlanguage

C.studyEnglishhardD.bethebeststudents3.How'sthecollegelifeatOxford?It'sfullof________andhas________.A.excitement;muchschoolworktodoB.excitement;noschoolworktodo

C.attraction;noschoolworktodoD.attraction;alittleschoolworktodo4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thecollegearen'tstrictinstudies.

B.Onlybecauseof39dependentcolleges,thousandsofstudentscomeheretostudy.

C.TheuniversityofOxfordisthemostimportantandsuccessfuloneintheworld.

D.TheuniversityofOxfordprovidesanumberofmoneyformoststudents.5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheCollegeLifeB.TheFamousLearnersatOxford

C.TheChineseStudentsatOxfordD.TheUniversityofOxfordCAgoodreaderislikeadriververymuch.Hemustchangehisreadingspeed(速度)tofit(适应)whatheisreadingandwhatheisreadingfor,justasadriverdoestofittheroadsituation(状况).Agoodreadermayreadat1,000WPM(每分钟……词)whenhelooksforsomethingforareportinthelibrary.Butoncehefindswhatheneeds,hemayslowdownto100WPM.Agoodreadermayreadnewspapersandstorybooksat600WPM.Buthemayreadhisscienceormathbooksat150WPM.Justasadriverhasawide(广泛的)changeofdrivingspeed,soagoodreaderhasawidechangeofreadingspeed.()46.Thewriterthinksthatagoodreadercan______.A.readat1,000WPMB.readasfastashecanC.spendmoretimereadingD.changethereadingspeedasheneeds1._______decidesthespeedofreading.A.HowmanyisreadingforB.WhatheisreadingforC.WhereheisreadingD.Whenheisreading2.Agoodreadermayreadfastest_______.A.whenhereadsnewspapersandstorybooksB.whenhereadssomethingmostusefultohimC.whenheistryingtoworkoutamathproblemD.whenheistryingtofindsomethingforhisreport3.Theunderlinedword“once”inthepassagemeans_______.A.onetimeB.onlyC.assoonasD.atonce4Whichisthebesttitle(题目)forthispassage?A.TheImportanceofHavingDifferentReadingSpeedB.TheDifferencebetweenDrivingandReadingC.TheBestWayofFastReadingD.AGoodReaderandHisReadingSpeedDEatinginspaceisdifferentfromeatingontheearth．Thefoodthatastronautscarrywiththemdoesnotlooklikethefoodyoueat．Somefoodiscarriedinclosedbags．Itiscookedandfrozenbeforetheastronautsgetit．Allthewaterisremoved（分离开）fromthefood．Inthespaceship，theastronautputsthewaterback．He“shoots”hotorcoldwaterintothefoodbagwithaspecialgun．Heeatsthefoodthatcomeinbitesizes．Theastronautsputsawholepieceinhismouthatonce．Therecanbenocrumbs（碎屑）．Crumbswouldfloataroundthespaceshipandgetintheway．Meatandcakeoftencomeinbitesizedpieces．Astronautscannotdrinkwaterfromopencups．Thewaterwouldfloatindropsintheair．Thewaterisputinthespecialgun．Theastronautshootsthewaterintohismouth．1．Astronautsput________thattheycarrywiththeminclosebag．A．theclothesB．someflowersC．thefoodD．somestones2．Thepassagedoesn'tsaythis，butfromwhatwehaveread，wecantallthat_______．A．astronautscannoteatanythinginspaceshipB．astronautscannotdrinkwaterinspaceshipC．astronautscannotdrinkwaterintheusualwayinaspaceshipD．astronautsmustlearnmanynewanddifferentthings3．Inthespaceship，astronautsputthewater_______．A．inabottleB．insomebagsC．backD．front4．--Howdotheastronautsdrinkthewater?--________．A．TheyshootthewaterintotheirmouthwithaspecialgunB．TheydrinkthewaterwithausualcupC．TheydrinkthewaterfromanopencupD．Theyoftendrinkthewaterwiththeirhands5．Themainideaofthepassageisthat_________．A．astronautseatlessfoodinspacethanontheearthB．astronautsgethungrierandthirstierinspacethanontheearthC．eatinganddrinkinginspaceisdifferentfromthatontheearthD．thereisnoenoughfoodandwaterforastronautsESpainisfamousforitstomatofestival,calledLaTomatina.IthappensinasmalltownHanoionthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear.Duringthefestivalthereareallkindsofactivities,butthemostexcitingpartisthetomatofight.Ittakesplaceattheendoflongcelebration(庆祝).Youareencouragedtothrowtomatoesinthefight.There’remanystoriesabouthowthefestivalbegan.Oneofthestoriesgoesthatduringthe1940's,somefriendsstartedatomatofight,whileanotherstoryisaboutalocalband.Anyway,everyoneinBunolseemstohaveadifferentstory.

Beforethetomatofight,thereareparades(游行)，musicalbands,streetpartiesandsoon.Onthedayofthefight,shopkeeperscovertheirwindowsanddoorsinordertokeepawayfromthetomatofight.Atthesametime,thousandsoftouristsandlocalpeoplecometothetownsquaretogether.Thenlargetrucks(卡车)fulloftomatoesarrive.Fromthebackofthelargetrucks,agreattownbandstarttothrowtomatoesatothers.Thenthecrowdsfightback,throwingthetomatoesatanythingandanyone.Soonthestreetsareintheseaofredtomatojuice.

Everyoneissupposedtoobeyasmallnumberofrules:Youmustsquash(压烂)thetomatobeforethrowingitandyouareallowedtothrownothingbuttomatoes.

Itisusuallyoverinlessthanhalfanhour.Everyonethensetsofftotherivertoclearup.Soundslikefun!

1:Themostexciting