8上英语阅读专项训练18

8上英语阅读专项训练18一、完形填空Therewasoncealittlegreyplanet.Itwasverysad.Peopletherehadalltheinventionsandspaceshipstheycouldeverneed,___1___theydidn’tlookaftertheplanetwell.Thewholeplanetwasvery___2___.Itwasfullofsomuchrubbishandpollution___3___therewerenoplantsoranimalsleft.Oneday,alittleboywaswalkingontheplanet.Whenhepassedacave,henoticedasmallredflowerinside.Theflowerwasvery___4___—almostdying.Sotheboycarefully___5___uptheflower,withroots,soilandeverything.Then,hestartedlooking___6___agoodplacewherehecouldlookafterit.He___7___allovertheplanet,buttherewasn’t___8___fortheflowertolive.Then,helookedupattheskyandnoticedthe___9___.Itseemedtotheboythattheplantcouldlivethere.Sothelittleboy___10___hisastronautsuit,andclimbedintoaspaceship.Hetooktheflowerwithhimand___11___tothemoon.Farawayfromallthe___12___,andwiththeboylookingafteriteveryday,theflowerstartedtogrow,givingbirthto___13___.Andtheseotherflowersgavebirthtootherflowers.Beforelong,thewholemoonwaspletely___14___withflowers.That’swhy,wheneverthelittleboy’sfloweropensup,forafewminutesthemoontakesonasoftredlight,likea___15___light.It’stellingusthatifwedon’tlookafterourplanet,adaywillewhenflowerswillonlybeabletogrowonthemoon.1.A.because B.when C.if D.but2.A.big B.small C.clean D.dirty3.A.that B.until C.when D.after4.A.lovely B.sick C.beautiful D.fresh5.A.picked B.broke C.dug D.grew6.A.after B.like C.at D.for7.A.searched B.expressed C.returned D.trained8.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.everywhere9.A.star B.sun C.space D.moon10.A.putaway B.putup C.puton D.putdown11.A.flew B.walked C.drove D.sailed12.A.sunshine B.field C.water D.pollution13.A.others B.other C.theother D.another14.A.pleased B.covered C.connected D.put15.A.running B.guiding C.warning D.weling1～5DDABC 6～10DABDC 1l～15ADABC二、阅读理解A Herearetwopoems.LittlesecretaryWhenIdomyMathshomework,Davidlikestowatchme.SometimeswhenIdon’tknowwhattodo,Hewillcountoutloud.Thoughmybrotheronlyknows1,2,3,Hestilltriestohelpme.WhenIdomyEnglishhomework,Davidlikestowatchme.SometimeswhenIdon’tknowwhattowrite,Hewillspelloutloud.ThoughmybrotheronlyknowsA,B,C,Hesilltriestohelpme.NowIseeitishislove,Thatmakeshimdoalltheseforme.WhatkindofpersonamI?IspeakoutwhatIthink,Loudlikeanangryqueen;Istaylow,Quietlikeawintertree.I’mexcited,Ashappyasajumpingrabbit;I’mbored,Feelinglikeadeadfish.WhatkindofpersonamI?Whoknows?Iliveandweardifferentfaces,Likeeveryoneelse.1.Whatcanwelearnaboutthelittlesecretary?A.Heisonlyajuniorhighschoolstudent. B.Hedoesnotliketobewithhisbrotheratall.C.HeknowsmoreaboutEnglishthanaboutMaths. D.Hecannotdohisbrother’shomeworkverywell.2.Whatissaidaboutthewriterinthefirstpoem?A.HeiscalledDavid. B.Hefeelshisbrother’slove.C.Heteacheshisbrotheralot. D.Hemakeshisbrotherworkforhim.3.Whatisthewritertryingtosayinthesecondpoem?A.Itisnotwisetoshowhowwefeel. B.LifeishardwhenweC.Itisnotpossibletomakeeverybodyhappy. D.Itishardtotellwhatapersonisreallylike.4.Whatcanweknowaboutthewriterfromthesecondpoem?A.Heusedtohavemanypets. B.Winterishisfavouriteseason.C.Hecannotrememberhisrealname. D.Heisnotafraidtotalkabouthisideas.5.Thetwopoemsbothdescribethewriters’______.A.life B.studies C.jobs D.joyDBDDABStephenHawkingwasaBritishscientist.ManypeoplethinkhewasoneofthegreatestscientistsafterAlbertEinstein.OnMarch14,2018,Hawkingdiedattheageof76,inCambridge.Asascientist,Hawkingwasmostfamousforstudyingblackholes.Hethoughtthattheuniverse(宇宙)startedwiththeBigBangandwillendinblackholes.Blackholestookineverythingaroundthem—evenlight.Buthebelievedthatblackholeswilldisappearoneday. Hawking’sstudieschangedhowpeoplelookattheuniverse.Healsowrotebookstohelpmorepeopleunderstandtheuniverse.ABriefHistoryofTimewrittenin1988isoneofhismostpopularbooks.However,peopleadmireHawkingnotonlybecauseofhistalents,butalsoadmirehimbecauseofhisstrongwill.Hawkinghadabadillnessforhiswholelife,whichstartedfromwhenhewas21.Hecouldnotwalkortalk.Forsometime,hehadnowaytotalkwithothersexceptbyblinking.Hehadtositonawheelchairwithaputerbyhisside.Tomunicate,hemovedtwofingerstocontroltheputer.Hechosehiswordsfromthescreen.Theywerethenspokenbyavoicesynthesizer.However,hisillnessdidn’tstophimfromlivingameaningfullife.Hetravelledaroundtheworld.Hewrotebooks.HeevenplayedhimselfonmanyTVshows.Justashischildrensaidafterhisdeath,Hawkingwasagreatscientistandanextraordinary(卓越的)man.Hisworkandlegacy(遗产)willliveonforever.1.StephenHawkingwasbornin______.A.1942 B.1944 C.1945 D.19462.Asascientist,Hawkingthoughtthat______.A.theuniversewillhavetheBigBang B.theuniversewilldisappearinblackholesC.therewillbenolightbecauseofblackholes D.blackholeswillnotdisappear3.Becauseofthebadillness,Hawkingcould______.A.onlyliedown B.donothingbutblink C.onlymunicatethroughaputer D.talkwithothers4.Theunderlinedword"They"refersto"______"inParagraph5.A.Histwofingers B.Hisbooks C.Hiswords D.Histalents5.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHT?A.Hawkingcouldonlystayathome.B.PeopleadmiredHawkingonlybecauseofhistalents.C.Hawking’sillnessstoppedhimfromgoinganywhere.D.Hawking’sspiritwillencourageallofthepeopleforever.ABCCDCChopsticks,orkuaiziinChinese,areapairofsmallsticksofequallength.Thetwochopstickscanworkwelltogether.___①___.Thefirstchopsticks,alsocalledZhu,appearedover5,000yearsagoinancientChina.Theywereusedforcookingandserving,butnotaseatingtools.ItwasnotuntiltheMingDynastythatchopstickscameintonormaluseforbothservingandeating.Peoplemadetheearliestchopsticksoutofbronze.WefoundthemattheRuinsofYininAnyang,Henan,datingbacktoroughly1200B.C.Nowadays,bambooandwoodchopsticksarethemostpopularonesinChinesehomes.___②___Chinesechopsticksareusuallyabout26centimeterslongand1.2centimeterswide.Theyareroundontheeatingend,whichstandsforheaven.Theotherendisusuallysquare,standingforearth.Thisisbecausethegreatestcarebetweenheavenandearthistokeepanenoughfoodsupply.ThereisanoldcustominChina.Itisbelievedthatchopsticksshouldbepartofagirl’sdowrysincethesoundofkuaiziissimilartothatofthewordsfor"soon"and"son".ItisstillapopulargoodwishinChinafornewlymarriedcouplestohavebabies"soon".Accordingtomodernscience,thelongtermuseofchopsticksmakesone’sfingersflexible.Thatisgoodforpeople’shealth.___③___Thus,amongthedifferenttypesoftablewaretoday,chopstickshaveaspecialpower.ThecultureofusingkuaizihasspreadtomanyotherAsiancountries.InJapan,peoplecelebrateAugust4asChopsticksDayeveryyear.___④___Asanoldsayinggoes,"Achopstickcanbebrokeneasily.Tenpairsofchopsticks,heldtogether,arehardtobreak."Forthousandsofyears,ChinesepeoplehavefavoredchopsticksnotonlybecausetheyareeasytousebutalsobecausetheystandforthegreatspiritoftheChinesepeople.1.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanknowthat______.A.chopstickswereusedforeatingover5,000yearsago B.peoplefirstusedchopsticksforcookingandservingC.peoplemadechopsticksoutofbambooandwoodfirst D.onlyrichpeoplecouldusechopsticksinancientChina2.Weshouldputthesentence"ChopsticksareasymbolofChinesefoodculture."in______.A.① B.② C.③ D.④3.Whyistheuseofchopsticksgoodforourhealth?A.Theyareusedforeatingwell. B.Theyaremadeofbamb0C.Theycanmakepeople’sfingersmove. D.Theyhaveaveryspecialpower.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutchopsticks?A.ChopsticksstandfortheunityspiritoftheChinesepeople. B.ChopsticksareveryimportanttoJapanesepeople,too.C.Peoplecanmakechopsticksoutofdifferentmaterials. D.JapanesepeopleonlyusechopsticksonAugust4.5.What’sthebesttileforthepassage?A.AsymbolofChineseculture—chopsticks B.ThewaystousechopsticksC.Thefirstuseofchopsticks D.TheChinesespiritandchopsticksBBCDA三、任务型阅读AWeallhavedayswhenwearedown,tiredandunhappy.That’sOK.Youneeddayslikethese,orhowwouldyouknowyouarehappy?You’llenjoyyourgooddaysevenmorewhenyouhaveafewbaddays.Evenifsadnessisapartoflife,let’strytomakeitsmall.Hereareafewsimplewaystohelpyoufeelbetterwhenyoufeesad)·Standupstraightandthishelpsyourenergyflow(流动).Whenyourenergyisflowingfreely,youcanfeelbetter.·Smile!It’seasytodoandithasgoodresults.Thiswaycannotonlyleaveyouinagoodmoodbutalsobringothersagoodmood.·Listentomusic.Somekindsofmusicworkbetterthanothers,sotrytofindoutwhatkindofmusicworksthebestforyou.·Takesome"my"time.Youcanfindpleasureinreadingabook,watchingthesunriseorhavingahotbath,orsomethingelse.·Exercise.Evensomethingassimpleastakingawalkwillgetyourbloodtoflow.Itisagreatwaytoclearyourmindofanythingthatmakesyousad.Thesewayswillcheeryouupwhenyouaredown,butdon’tjustusethemwhenyouaresad.Tryandpractisethemeverydaytomakethemhabits.Youwillbesurprisedtolearnthatthesesimplewayswillkeepyoursadnessaway.Butifyouareindeepdepression(沮丧),gotoseeadoctor.根据短文内容,完成表格。(每空一词)Howobeat1.______OpinionsItisOKtohaveafeelingofsadness,2.______andunhappiness.Itispossibletomakesadnessasmall3.______oflife.Simple4.______tocheeryouupStandupstraightsothatyour5.______canflowfreely.6.______atothersbecauseitcanbringyouandothersagoodmood.Listentoyour7.______musicbecauseitworksthebest.8.______pleasureineverydaylife,suchaswatchingthesunrise.9.______awalkandyoucanclearyourmindofsadthings.SuggestionsTrytomakethesesimplewayshabits.Goto10.______whenyouareindeepdepression.1.sadness2.tiredness3.part4.ways5.energy6.Smile7.favourite8.Find9.Take/Have10.hospitalBChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingtheMidAutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.MooncakeshavetheshapeofafullmoononMidAutumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmissTherearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimamagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoevertookthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtotakeitwithChang’e.However,abadman,PangMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnotathome.Chang’erefusedtogiveittohimandtookitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavouritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldhaveeback!Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofworshipingthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.根据短文内容,回答下列问题。每题答案不超过5个词。1.What