Unit6Birdwatching提优训练阅读训练牛津译林版八年级英语上册

Unit6Birdwatching阅读训练(六)一、完形填空。(本题共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)Onceuponatime,therewasalittlesparrow.Thissparrowwasalwaysonthehuntforsomethingtoeatandonedayhehappenedonabigbean.Butbeforehecould___1___it,hehadtowashhishands.Hehidthebeanonabridgeandflewdowntothe___2___belowtocleanup.“Ijustcan'twaittohavemywonderful___3___,”thesparrowsaidtohimself.Thenhe___4___hiswaybackuptothebridge.“Iwon'thavetoworkforaweek!”Butwhenhegotbacktohis___5___place,thebeanwasgone!Asthesparrowflewaroundlookingforhislosttreasure,hesawa6ingovertothebridge.“___7___,canyouhelpmefindmybean?”thesparrowasked.“Please,doIlooklikeIhavetimetofindatinybean?Findit___8___,”saidthefarmerashewalkedaway.Next,thesparrowsawasoldieringovertothebridge.Heaskedthesoldierthe___9___question,“Please,littlebird.Ihavenotimeforyou,”hesaidandwalkedon.Thenaminister(大臣)camewalkingby,but___10___thesparrowcouldevenask,helaughedandwalkedaway.Thelittlebirdhad___11___givenuphopewhenthekingcameupthebridge,ridingonanelephant.Thesparrowrepeatedhisquestion,butthekingdidn't___12___him.Thesparrowsatonthebridge,hungryandsad.Anantcameby.Afterheheardthesparrow'sstory,hewentuptotheelephant.“Tellthekingtofindthatpoorbird's___13___,orIwillgoinsideyourearandbiteyou!”Theelephantstopped,turnedtothekingandsaid,“Gotohelpthatsparrow,orIwillthrowyouoff.”Thekingwas___14___.Hecalledtheministeroverandtheministerorderedthesoldier.Thenthesoldierwentovertothefarmerandsaid,“Findthatbird'sbean,orI'llkickyouoffthisbridge!”Thefarmer___15___alldayandasthesunwassetting,hefinallyfoundthebean.Thesparrowwasthankful,andheatewellforthenextweek.1.A.plant B.sell C.drop D.eat2.A.hill B.river C.tree D.forest3.A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.dinner4.A.lost B.felt C.made D.fought5.A.sleeping B.playing C.working D.hiding6.A.farmer B.soldier C.minister D.king7.A.Thankyou B.Excuseme C.I'msorry D.eon8.A.myself B.herself C.yourself D.himself9.A.same B.different C.opposite D.mon10.A.while B.after C.before D.until11.A.again B.almost C.already D.always12.A.getonwith B.catchupwith C.takenoticeof D.thinkhighlyof13.A.meat B.drink C.fruit D.food14.A.scared B.satisfied C.excited D.bored15.A.regretted B.thought C.waited D.searched二、阅读理解。(本题共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)Walkingbacktocampthroughtheswamp,Samwonderedwhethertotellhisfatherwhathehadseen.“Iknowonething,”hesaidtohimself.“I'mgoingbacktothatlittlepondagaintomorrow.AndI'dliketogoalone.IfItellmyfatherwhatIsawtoday,hewillwanttogowithme.I'mnotsurewhetheritisaverygoodidea.”Samwaseleven.HislastnamewasBeaver.HewasstrongforhisageandhadblackhairanddarkeyeslikeanIndian.SamwalkedlikeanIndiantoo,puttingonefootstraightinfrontoftheotherandmakingverylittlenoise.Theswampthroughwhichhewastravellingwasawildplace.Therewasnoroad,anditwassoftandwetunderfoot,whichmadewalkingdifficult.Everyfourorfiveminutes,Samtookhispass(指南针)outofhispocketandcheckedhiswaytomakesurehewasgoinginarightdirection.Canadaisabigplace.Muchofitiswildland.TogetlostinthewoodsandswampsofWesternCanadawouldbeaseriousmatter.Ashetrudgedon,theboy'smindwasfullofthewonderofwhathehadseen.NotmanypeopleintheworldhaveseenthelivingplaceofaTrumpeterSwan.Samhadfoundtwoonthelonelypondtoday.Hehadseenthetwogreatwhitebirdswiththeirlongwhitenecksandblackandyellowbills.Nothinghehadeverseenbeforeinallhislifehadmadehimfeelquitethewayhefelt,onthatwildlittlepond,inthepresenceofthosetwolargeswans.Theyweremuchbiggerthananyotherbirdhehadeverseenbefore.Thenestwasbigtoo.Thefemalewassittingoneggs.Themalewalkedslowlybackandforth,guardingher.—TakenfromTheTrumpetoftheSwan1.Whydidn'tSamwanttotellhisfatherwhathehadseen? A.Becausehedidn'tlikehisfather. B.Becausehisfatherwastoobusytogowithhim. C.Becausehisfatherwasn'tinterestedintheswans. D.Becausehedidn'twanthisfathertogowithhim.2.Theunderlinedword“trudged”maymean______. A.walkedfastandeasily B.walkedfastbutheavily C.walkedslowlywithheavysteps D.walkedslowlywithlightsteps3.HowdidSamfeelwhenhethoughtaboutwhathehadseen? A.Bored. B.Excited. C.Tired. D.Worried.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthereading? A.Samwaswalkingwithaman. B.Samdidn'tworryaboutlosinghisway. C.Samdidn'tknowwheretheswans'nestwas. D.Samlookedstrongerthanmanyotherboysofhisage.5.WhatistherightorderofthethingsSamdid?①Hewasgoingbacktothatlittlepond. ②Hesawtwogreatwhiteswans.③Hecheckedhiswaywithhispass. ④Hebeganwalkingbacktocamp. A.①③②④ B.②④③① C.②③①④ D.④①③②三、短文填空。(本题共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)A.根据短文内容,在空格上填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ZhangYugunisheadofHeihumiaoPrimarySchoolinHenanProvince.He1.________(be)apersonfullofloveandresponsibility(责任).Aftergraduationin2001,Zhangchosetoworkinthepoorcountryside.Overtheseyears,hehasseenmanyteachers2.________(e)andgobecauseofthepoorconditionsinthevillage.However,hehasstayedonandmadeeveryefforttohelpthechildrendealwiththeir3.________(problem).Onewinter,travellingonthemountainroadwasmuchmoredifficult4.________usual.Theschoolwasabouttostart,butthose5.________(student)bookswerestillinatownoutsidethevillage.ThenZhangandanotherteacher6.________(leave)earlyinthemorningwithashoulderpole(扁担).Theycarriedbackkilosofbooks.Whentheygottotheschool,theywerebothcoveredinmud(泥),butthebookswereprotected7.________(good).In2006,acementroad(水泥路)wasbuiltinthevillage.SoZhangstarted8.________(carry)thebookswithamotorbike.Althoughfourmotorbikesbrokedown,heneverstopped.Inordertoprovidebettercareforthestudentswhoseparentshadleftthevillagetofindworkinthecity,Zhangaskedhiswifetogive9.herjobtohelpcookandcleanforthestudents.ThankstotheteacherslikeZhang,thestudentsinHeihumiaoPrimarySchoolareabletolearnatschoolandhopefor10.brighterfuture.B.根据短文内容及首字母提示,写出所缺单词,使短文完整、通顺。KeepingfamilytraditionsaliveMygrandmotherpassedawayattheageof90.MymotherandIwenttoherhomeandlookedaround.Itwasthehousewheresomanymemorieslived...feedingbirdsinthebackyard,11.s________onthegrassplayingcardsanddrinkinglemonade.Intheweeksandmonthsaftershe12.d________,itwassohardtobeinthehousewithouther.She'dlivedasimple(简单的)13.l________andhadn'tleftmuchbehind.Weweren'tlookingformoneyoranythingvaluable.Inthelivingroom,Isawmygrandma'srockingchair.SinceIcouldremember,she'dsitinthatchair,knitting(编织)thingsandwatchingTV.Ithoughtforamomentabouttakingithomewithme.14.B________itwasfartoobigformylivingroom.Thenmymumcameinandlookedatthe15.s________chair.“Ah,it'smymum'srockingchair.Youknow,whenIwasanewbornbaby,yourgrandmotherwouldnursemeandputmetosleep16.w________rocking(摇晃)inthatchair.Andwhenyouwereborn,Ididthesametoyou,”shesaid.Ihadno17.i________ofthechair'shistory.Foryears,itstayedinour18.f________andhelpedmymotherandmygrandmotherastheydealtwiththechallengesofnewmotherhood.MyhusbandandIhadbeentalkingabouthavingachild19.o________ourown..“I'lltakethechairhomewithmeifyoudon't20.m________,”Isaidtomymother.“Notatall,”shereplied,withaknowinglookinhereye.四、任务型阅读。(本题共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)WhenJason'sparentssawhimforthefirsttime,theywereshocked(震惊的).Thislovelylittlebabywasborndisabled(残疾的).Butsoontheyoungcoupleacceptedthisfact.Jason'sarmsarejusthalfwithouthandsandhislegsaren'tfullygrowneither.Attheageofsix,hetoldhismotherhewantedtogetdownfromtheprosthetics(假肢)andplaywithotherkids.ThiswasthelasttimethatJasonhadwornthem.Henowhasanelectricwheelchair(轮椅),butheneverusesitathomeorwhenitiseasyforhimtomoveusingonlyhisbody.Jasonlearnedhandwritingandcolouringatschool,holdingthepenbetweentheendsofhisarms.Healsolearnedtoeatwithforksathome.Whenhewasten,hefellinlovewithfootball.Heneverhadapairofshoesinhislifebecauseoftheshapeofhisfeet.Heonlyworesocksonthefootballfield.Heneverwonamatch,butherefusedtogiveup.Hisstrongarmsandbodyaswellassomefantasticwaysmadehima