（全国通用）八年级英语下册 第七周 阅读周周练（A、B卷） 人教新目标版.doc

阅读周周练a卷一、完形填空。通读下面短文，从a、b、c三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。everybody dreams. some people think dreams can tell us about the future. other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. its like our 1 is talking to us. why are dreams 2 strange and hard to understand? some people think our brain uses 3 to talk to us. when we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 4 meaning. lots of doctors help people 5 their dreams. they find that dreams tell us about our 6 and fears. these days, many scientists 7 that dreams are very important. during the day, we have many 8 , and our brain receives a lot of information. when we dream, our brain 9 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 10 . as we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams. ( ) 1. a. body b. spirit c. brain ( ) 2. a. never b. often c. ever ( ) 3. a. symbols b. examples c. numbers ( ) 4. a. special b. serious c. great ( ) 5. a. finish b. forget c. understand ( ) 6. a. hopes b. rights c. positions ( ) 7. a. reply b. believe c. doubt ( ) 8. a. experiences b. dreams c. mistakes ( ) 9. a. passes on b. looks into c. throws away ( ) 10. a. memories b. stories c. lives二、阅读理解。阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。aonce upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. the pay was really good and so were the work conditions. for that reason, the woodcutter decided to do his best. his boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work. the first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees.“congratulations,” the boss said. “go on that way!” very motivated for the bosss words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring 15 trees. the third day he tried even harder, but he only could bring 10 trees. day after day he was bringing less and less trees. “i must be losing my strength,” the woodcutter thought. he went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on. “when was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the boss asked. “sharpen? i had no time to sharpen my axe. i have been very busy trying to cut trees.” ( ) 1. how are the work conditions in the timber merchant?a. too hard. b. very good. c. really bad. ( ) 2. _ made the woodcutter decide to do his best.a. that reason b. the pay and work conditionsc. the boss ( ) 3. what does the underlined word “motivated” mean in the passage?a. 鼓动性 b. 消极性 c.破坏性 ( ) 4. how many trees did the woodcutter bring the first three days?a. 10. b. 15. c. 43. ( ) 5. which of the following is not true? a. the axe made the woodcutter bring less and less trees. b. the woodcutters axe didnt sharpen any more.c. the boss helped the woodcutter sharpen the axe.bif youre feeling tired and stressed because you have too much going on, like lots of after-school activities, you might feel better if you drop something, even if its just for a term or so. sometimes lots of activities even if theyre all fun can make you feel stressed by keeping you busy all the time. on the other hand, if problems at home are troubling you, in fact some after-school activities may help you relax and feel better.there are also relaxation exercises that you can use to get rid of stress. the easiest one to do is to breathe in slowly and deeply through your nose, and then exhale slowly through your mouth. do this two to four times.you can do exercises like these anytime, without anyone noticing. you can even do breathing exercises in class if youre nervous before a test.the best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. that means making good decisions about how to spend your time. if youre only dealing with schoolwork and have no time to play, you can get stressed. make sure you keep your self in mind: sleep, exercise, leisure (something fun), and food.if you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun schoolwork, youll probably be less stressed out! ( ) 6. what may help you relax and feel better if you are in trouble at home? a. homework. b. housework. c. after-school activities. ( ) 7. which is the best way to keep stress away?a. do exercises like these anytime.b. make good decisions about how to spend time.c. take care of yourself and get too much food. ( ) 8. which of the following is true? a. its the best way for keeping stress away to have a balanced life. b. too much after-school activities can make you feel better. c. get enough sleep and food can make you stressed. ( ) 9. what does the underlined word “exhale” mean in the passage? a. breathe in b. break away c. breathe out ( ) 10. which of the following is the best title of this passage?a. the story on stressb. stressed out c. how to relax三、完形填空。通读下面短文，从a、b、c三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。we often face difficult times. its a part of 1 . and in these difficult times, just stopping is not enough, and we need to ask for help.when i have a problem, i never go to a single person for help. 2 , i am lucky enough to have a strong support group. first, i have a very strong relationship (关系) with my 3 . they know that i value (重视) their wisdom. so when im faced with difficulty, my parents are usually the 4 ones i go to. as teenagers, many of us dont think our parents can 5 us. however, they have gone through situations as 6 as or maybe even harder than those we go through today. so why not 7 them and learn from their experiences? there are quite a few situations when we dont want to ask our parents for advice. for these, we can turn to our 8 . its great to be able to receive the opinion of a peer. having problems is 9 to be ashamed (羞愧) of. when you need to, go ask for help, because the 10 of another can often get you through your darkest times! ( ) 1. a. school b. life c. work ( ) 2. a. in fact b. for example c. such as ( ) 3. a. teachers b. classmates c. parents ( ) 4. a. last b. first c. just ( ) 5. a. understand b. know c. love ( ) 6. a. easy b. hard c. difficult ( ) 7. a. look for b. ask for c. listen to ( ) 8. a. grandparents b. teachers c. friends ( ) 9. a. nothing b. something c. anything ( ) 10.a. problem b. time c. help四、阅读判断正误。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“a”,错误的涂“b”。sometimes, kids dont think their parents are fair to them. when you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesnt like you wearing a miniskirt. when you are making phone calls to friends, they ask whether youre speaking to a boy or a girl.sometimes it seems that youre not as close to your parents as you used to be. how can you become close again?“closing the gap” by american author jay mcgraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship (关系) with your parents.the book gives ways to help teens understand their parents. when you think “my parents dont want me to have any fun” that usually means your parents want you to be safe. both parents and children have needs. they need to feel they are important and loved.you should tell your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. the book gives you some ideas:make time to talk. you could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.keep a diary. this is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.show your parents you are growing up. wash your own clothes and help around the house. your parents will feel that you are no longer a small child.if you follow these steps, slowly, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself. ( ) 1. parents are always unfair to their children. ( ) 2. sometimes it seems that youre not as close to your parents as you used to be because you dont understand each other. ( ) 3. both parents and children need to feel they are more important and loved. ( ) 4. making time to talk will help you understand more about yourself and your feelings. ( ) 5. you will never be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.b卷五、完成对话。在对话空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词）。 (miss yu is giving a class. suddenly some bottles drop out of a students desk.)t: whats the 1 there?s: sorry, miss yu. some bottles dropped onto the 2 .t: (walking over to take a 3 ) oh, so many bottles!s: im 4 bottles.t: 5 do you collect bottles?s: because i want to make toys of them.t: thats an interesting idea. if 6 why not put a big paper box at the back of our classroom? then your 7 can help collect the bottles.s: thanks for your 8 .t: have you already made some toys?s: yes, 9 a few.t: can you help us make some toys?s: of course. ill 10 a few here tomorrow.t: perfect!六、短文填空。用下面方框中单词的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺（每词限用一次）。easy it solve encourage reason angry instead understand if that life whylife is difficult. but life is no longer difficult when we truly 1 and accept it.most people do not fully see this truth. 2 , they complain about their problems and difficulties. they think life should be 3 .what makes life difficult is the process (过程) of facing and 4 problems. problems make us sad or lonely or 5 . these are uncomfortable feelings. since life has lots of problems, _6_ is always difficult and full of pain and joy as well. however, when we successfully solve them, we can feel that 7 is very interesting and pleasant.problems are serious tests 8 can tell success from failure. in school we set problems for the students and 9 them to learn well. we learn through the pain of meeting and working out problems. for this 10 , wise people learn not to fear but to deal with the difficulties in their life.1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6._ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _七、完成表格。 阅读下面短文，根据其内容，完成表格中所缺的信息。living with a single parentif you live with one parent, you know that a lot of other kids do, too. more than 20 million kids in the united states live with one parent. separation (分离) and divorce (离婚) are the most common reasons for this. in other cases, the mom and dad may never have lived together, or one of them may have died.living with one parent instead of two can bring out a lot of emotions (情绪). these feelings can be pretty strong, and they can be confusing, too. you might feel terribly sad and angry because your parents divorced.you also might feel happy that your parents split up and arent fighting any more, but you may also feel upset when your mom introduces you to a man that she is dating. you might love the uncle or grandma who takes care of you, but sometimes you might wish you could have one family with both a mom and a dad.emotions all by themselves arent either good or bad. theyre just feelings. because living with one parent can sometimes be stressful, it can help to talk about it. you can talk with your parent, a relative, school teacher, or another trusted adult. talking with other kids who live with single parents can be a great idea, too.living with a single parentemotionsdont feel good or bad.causesseparation and divorce are the