牛津译林版八年级上册英语课外阅读拓展训练二（时文无答案）

8a英语课外阅读拓展训练二（时文）完型填空WangChenMin-chu（王陈明珠）wasbornin1927inthecountrysideofTainanCountyinsouthernTaiwan,China.1usedtobeanelementaryschoolteacherinherhometown.Onedayin1987,while2anexhibitionalongwithherhusband,shewasdeeplyattractedbyoneoftheworkscreatedbyafamousChinesemaster.3herhusbanddidn'tagreetobuytheexpensivepiece,shethoughtoflearningtopaintbyherself.*Inthisway,shestartedheroilpaintingjourney.4traditionalcanvases（画布）,shealsopaintedoncuttingboards,fryingpans,chairs,benches,handkerchiefs,bags,andotherthingsinthekitchenjustforfun.However,toher5,herpaintingsimpressedmanyofherrelativesandfriends,whodisplayedthemintheirhomes.Feeling6withthesupportshereceived,shespentevenmoretimeonpainting.Inearly2017,ayoungartistwhoworksinTaipeihappenedtoseeWangChen'spaintingsonFacebookandwas7impressed.Throughtheeffortsofthisyoungartist,WangChenheldherfirst8atLegendsDigitalServicesCorp.inTaipeifromNovember1toDecember31,2017.WangChenMin-chusayspaintinghastrulymadeherlifemorecolorful,andshewillcontinuetocreatemoreworks.Shesaysthatallthemoneyfrom9herworkswillbedonatedtocharities.WangChenMin-chuisagood10oflifelonglearningandhavingapositiveattitudetowardlife.Hergreatcompassionisaninspiration,andwillsurelyberememberedbymanypeople.1A.HeB.SheC.TheyD.We2A.attendingB.invitingC.makingD.hearing3A.IfB.BecauseC.SoD.But4A.BesidesB.WithC.ForD.To5A.excitementB.surpriseC.kindnessD.sadness6A.calmB.angryC.happyD.forgetful7A.slowlyB.softlyC.hurriedlyD.deeply8A.exhibitionB.danceC.concertD.party9A.buyingB.sellingC.borrowingD.lending10A.habitB.customC.questionD.example阅读理解AIfyouareaforeignvisitorthatislostintheSanlitunareaofBeijing,ZhangJianna,asanitationworker（环卫工人）mightbeabletohelpyou.Recently,videosofZhanghelpingforeignershavebecomereallypopularontheInternet.HerexcellentEnglishhasamazedmanypeople,makingthemwonderhowanordinarysanitationworkerlearnedsuchamazingEnglish.*Thereasonbehindthesuccessisaten-yearjourneyofnevergivingup.The49-year-oldZhangisfromaruralvillageinHebeiProvince.Withonlyahighschooldiploma（毕业文凭）,sheusedtoworkinarestaurantandastore.In2012,shestartedworkingasasanitationworkerintheembassy（大使馆）areaofSanlituninBeijing'sChaoyangDistrict.Onemorning,aforeignerapproached（走近）herandspokesomeunfamiliarwordstoher.Zhangstoodthere,feelingconfusedandnotknowinghowtoanswer.TheexperiencetouchedZhangdeeplyandshemadeuphermindtolearnEnglishasshethoughtthatwhilecleanstreetsareanimportantpartofthecapitalcity'sinternationalimage（形象）,goodcommunicationwithforeignfriendsisalsoimportant.Thus,attheageof40,Zhangstartedapersonalchallenge.ShebeganlearningEnglishfromherchildren'stextbooksbyherself,startingwithbasicwordsandphrasesusedforgivingdirections.Sofarshehasmasteredaround3000Englishwords,whichallowshertocommunicatewithforeignersfreely."Toserveothersmakesmehappyandit'swhereIprovemyself-worth,"saidZhang."Afterretirement（退休）,IalsowanttointroducemyhometowninEnglishandpromotelocaltourism."1.WhyisZhangJiannaverypopularontheInternet?A.Becausesheworkshardasasanitationworker.B.BecausesheworksintheembassyareaofSanlitun.C.Becausesheoftenseesforeignerswheresheworks.D.Becauseshe,asasanitationworker,canspeakamazingEnglish.2.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"confused"InChinese?A.难过的B.困惑的C.激动的D.奇怪的3.WhichIsthecorrectorderofwhathappenedtoZhangJianna?a.ShedecidedtolearnEnglish.b.Sheusedtoworkinarestaurantandastore.c.SherealizeditwasimportanttolearnEnglish.d.Shebegantoworkasasanitationworker.e.ShebecamepopularontheInternet.A.d-a-c-b-eB.b-d-e-c-aC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-d-c-a-e4.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.ToaskustoworkhardatEnglish.B.Tointroduceustoarolemodel.C.Totellusthatweshouldliveandlearn.D.ToexplainwhystudentsshouldlearnEnglishwell.5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Nevertoolatetolearn.B.ItisveryeasyforustolearnEnglishwell.C.PeoplefromallwalksoflifeneedtolearnEnglishwell.D.Ifyouwanttobeagoodsanitationworker,youmustlearnEnglishwell.BInanamazingexampleofnevergivingupandlovingtravel,79-year-oldLuisaYuhassuccessfullydonesomethingthatmanypeopleonlydreamofshehastraveledtoeverycountryintheworld.ForYu,thisjourneybeganasa23-year-oldexchangestudent（交换生）fromthePhilippines,and56yearslater,shefulfilledherlifelonggoal.WhenshecametotheUnitedStatesasanexchangestudent,shecouldn’ttraveloutsidethecountry,sosheembarkedon（开始）aGreyhoundbustourtoseethedifferentlandscapes（风景）andculturesoftheUnitedStates.Afterworkinginthemedicaltechnologyindustry,Yudecidedtochangecourseandbecomeatravelagent（代理人）,ajobthatallowedhertofollowherpassion（热情）fortraveling.*Overthepastfiftyyears,Yuhastraveledallovertheworld,learningaboutthehistory,culture,andsceneryofeachcountry.Shewenttotheplacesthatsomepeoplemightconsiderdangerous,butYuwelcomedthechallenge.Shesaid,"Eventhoughsomeplaceswereconsidereddangerous,Isaid,‘IthinkIcandothis.Iwanttoseetheseplaceswithmyowneyesbecausethere’salotofhistoryandculturethathappenedthere."ThecrowningachievementcameonNovember9,2023,whenLuisaYusetfootinherfinalcountry,Serbia,markingthecompletionofheramazingjourneytovisiteverycountryintheworld.6.HowdoesLuisaYu'stravelmakepeoplefeel?A.Amazed.B.Proud.C.Calm.D.Happy.7.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"fulfilled"?A.Found.B.Realized.C.Made.D.Understood.8.WhydidLuisaYudecidetobeatravelagent?A.Becauseshelovedtraveling.B.Becauseshewantedtoearnmoremoney.C.Becauseshehatedherworkinthemedicaltechnologyindustry.D.Becauseshewantedtoseethe|differentlandscapesoftheUnitedIStates.9.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytellus?A.WhereLuisaYuhaseverbeensofar.B.WhyLuisaYumadesuchalongjourney.C.HowLuisaYutriedherbesttomake|plans.D.WhatLuisaYuhasdoneduringthepastfiftyyears.10.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WeshoulddaretochallengeourlifeB.ThewonderfullifeoftheelderlyC.A79-year-oldwomancompletedherjourneyaroundtheworldD.OldpeopleshouldalsotravelaroundtheworldCRecently,acosplayerof"TangMonk（唐僧）"hasbecomeverypopularonlineforlookingandactingjustliketherealcharacter.Theperformer,TianXiangyang,34,hasbecomefamousonDouyinbecauseofhisvideosofhimselfinteracting（交流）withvisitorsatChengduHappyValleyinthecostumeofTangMonk.Hehasmorethan900,000followersonDouyin.Inhisvideos,Tianlooksjustlikethecharacterfromthe1986-airedTVseriesJourneytotheWest.Peoplewhowerebornfromthe1970sto1990sknowtheTVseriesverywell.Tianactsandspeaksjustlikethecharacter,deeplytouchingeveryone.LotsofpeopleonlinehavesaidgoodthingsaboutTianforlookingsomuchlikeTangMonkintheTVseries.Somepeoplesaid,"Helooksjustlikehim,evenwithoutthecostume（戏服）"and"He's70%similarinappearanceand100%similarinhisshyness."Someevensaid,"Weaskedyoutoimitate（模仿）,nottobebetterthantheoriginal（原作）."Tianusedtoworkinthebuildingmaterialsindustry.HebeganimitatingTangMonkthreeyearsagoafterhisfriendssaidhelookedlikethecharacterintheTVseries.Tianwassurprisedbythesuddenpopularity,soheperformedinChengduforthreedaysinsteadofpreviouslyplannedjustone.*WhenTianwasaskedabouthisactingskills,hegavehimselfascoreof6outof10.HesaidthatXuShaohua,theactorwhoplayedTangMonkintheTVseries,ishisidol.11.WhydoesThanXiangyanghavesomanyfans?A.Becausehewearsthebestcostume.B.BecauseheisgoodatmakingDouyinvideos.C.BecausetheTangMonkheimitatesisliketherealone.D.BecauseheplayedtheroleofTangMonkinJourneytotheWest.12.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________.A.TianwillbecomeabetteractorinthefutureB.TianplaysTangMonkbetterthanXuShaohuaC.ifTianactedinJourneytotheWest,itwouldbemorepopularD.TianisveryinterestedinplayingTangMonk13.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?（①＝Para.1,②＝Para.2…）A.①/②③/④⑤⑥/⑦B.①/②③④/⑤/⑥⑦C.①②/③④/⑤⑥/⑦D.①②③/④/⑤/⑥⑦14.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TianXiangyangisanexcellentactorB.TianXiangyangfilmednewJourneytotheWestC.New"TangMonk"winstheheartsofmanypeopleD.TianXiangyangrespectshisidolXuShaohua信息还原A17-year-oldboynamedTaotao,whohascerebralpalsy（脑瘫）,hasbeentryingtobecomemoreindependentbysellinghome-madepopcorn（爆米花）onthestreet.1.AsTaotaogrewup,hismother,YaoChuanhuastartedthinkingabouthowtohelphimbecomemoreindependentbysellinghome-madepopcorn.*ShetaughtTaotaohowtomakepopcornathomeandtogethertheysetupastall（摊位）inXiaoshanDistrict,HangzhouCityofEastChina'sZhejiangProvince.2,sohefoundithardtogetpeopletobuypopcornfromhim.Tohelphimfeelmoreconfident,hismotherevenpaidsomepeopletobuypopcornfromhisstall.Astimepassed,Taotaobecamemoreconfidentandactive,eventhoughhewasstillshy.3.SomepeoplecamefromfarawayjusttobuypopcornfromTaotao,andonepersonevenorderedthousandsofbuckets.Manywantedtodonatemoney,butYaorefusedanyformofdonations."4,"Yaosaid.ThevideoofTaotaohascaughtthelocaleducationauthority'sattention.5,theyarrangedforspecialeducationteacherstocometohishomeandteachhim.A.Now,herunshispopcornbusinesssmoothlyB.Atfirst,TaotaowasshyandnotusedtosellingpopcornonthestreetC.Mygoalisthatonedayhecanliveindependently（独立地）throughhisowneffortsD.WhentheyfoundoutTaotaofailedtoreceiveschooleducationbecauseofhishealthconditionsE.HishardworkhasmovedmanypeopleonlineandevenwonhimachancetoreceiveeducationF.MoreandmorepeoplecaredaboutTaotaoandwantedtotakehimtoseeadoctorG.Mygoalistoencouragehimtomakeabravestepforwardandconnectwiththeoutsideworld.12345短文填空age,she,though,customer,lose,train,own,voice,different,noiseA6-year-oldgirlishelpingoutatafootspawhereeveryone,includingtheownerandworkers,isdeaf.*Sheservesasasignlanguagetranslator（翻译）for1.HuYunjia,nicknamedNiuniu,isthed