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阅读组合训练8一、完形填空。 once there lived two brothers. the elder was called simon and the younger victor. they 1 each other very much, and always took care of one another. every day they worked from morning _2_ night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields. one late autumn evening, after their work in the _3_ was done, simon said to his wife, victor got married last month. he has many bills(账单) to pay. i think i will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “oh, thats a good idea,” said his wife. “but please dont tell him,” said simon, “if he knows i put the rice there, he will _4_ take it.” so, late that night simon took a bag of rice to victors barn. the next day, while looking at his own barn, he found _5_ strange. “i took a bag of rice to victors house last night,_6_ i still have the same number of bags in my barn._7_ did that happen?” simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brothers barn that night. but the next morning, he found the _8_ number of bags in his barn again! “this is very strange,” he thought. that night he _9_ again. he carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brothers house. in the bright moonlight, he could see another _10_ coming down the road. he was carrying something on his _11_, too. “younger brother!” simon cried, “what are you doing?” “i was _12_ you, older brother,” said victor, “your family is _13_ than mine. i thought you needed more rice.” the two brothers quickly _14_ that they had been taking rice to each other. they _15_ what had happened. “it is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. and they lived happily ever after.( )1. a. disliked b. hated c. loved d. enjoyed( )2. a . until b. at c. through d. with( )3. a. shops b. fields c. hospitals d. factories( )4. a. never b. sometimes c. usually d. ever( )5. a. everything b. anything c. nothing d. something( )6. a. so b. and c. but d. or( )7. a. how b. what c. why d. where( )8. a. small b. different c. big d. same( )9. a. planned b. failed c. hoped d. tried( )10. a. brother b. person c. sister d. wife( )11. a. back b. shoulder c. head d. hand( )12. a. proud of b. polite to c. angry with d. worried about( )13. a. smaller b. richer c. larger d. happier( )14. a. remembered b. knew c. believed d. hoped( )15. a. laughed about b. dreamed about c. pointed at d. shouted at二、阅读理解。aleeds castleone of the most popular places of interest in britainopening timesopen all year round except(除了) 7th and 8thnovember and christmas day（25th december） 2014.1 april to 30 september 2014open： 10:30 am5:30 pm; gates close at 6pm1 october 2014 to 31 march 2015open： 10:30 am4 pm ; gates close at 5pmprices adults：16.50students：9.50 children under 4： free( )1.leeds castle is closed on _. a.7th january b.8th august c.25th december d.1st april( )2.john and mary will take their three-year old son to leeds castle. how much should they pay?a.33. b.16.50. c.26. d.9.50.( )3.what time does leeds castle close on 29th october? a.6 pm. b.6:30 pm. c.5:30 pm. d.5 pm.bmichael jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. he was born in brooklyn, new york. he didnt like to talk to other people about himself. he was also very short. he didnt play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. but the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.michael jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in north carolina. michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. he played so well that people called him “air jordan”.after college, michael became a basketball team member in the chicago bulls. the nba was very surprised at this high-flying player. he was named “rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “most valuable (价值的) player” in 1987. he once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game.( )4. michael jordan was born in_. a. in china b. in france c. in america d. in england( )5. he began to become famous in _.a. the university basketball team b. the nba c. his high school at first d. the chicago bulls( )6. he is often called“_”. a. rookie b. the nba c. air jordan d. most valuable player( )7. the nba was very surprised at the superstar when _.a. he was young b. he joined the basketball team in his high schoolc. he joined the university basketball team d. he joined the chicago bullscan old man was fishing on the bank of a river. a child came to see him fishing. the old man was really good at fishing and it didnt take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. the old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. but the child shook her head. the old man was surprised and asked, why dont you want the fish? the child replied, “i want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.” the old man asked, “why do you want the rod?”“it doesnt take long to eat all the fish in a basket. but if i have the fishing rod, i can go fishing by myself and i wont be afraid of not having any more fish to eat.”i think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. wrong! if she doesnt know how to fish, she cannot have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. its useless to only have a fishing rod. fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod” in their life, they will no longer fear the wind and rain. they are just like the child, who thought that if she had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.( )8.why did the child refuse(拒绝) the fish the old man gave her?a. because she didnt like fish. b. because she wanted his fishing rodc. because the old man had few fish. d. because she wanted to learn fishing skills( )9.the writer thought the child was _ after she explained why she didnt want the fish.a. smart b. hardworking c. silly(傻的) d. creative(有创造力的)( )10.the article mainly tell us _a. if you have a “fishing rod” in your life, you wont be afraid of anything.b. if you have a fishing rod, youll have a lot of fish to eatc. “fishing skills” are more important than “the fishing rod” in life.d. “the fishing rod” is more important than the fish that people catch( )11.what is the best title for the article?a. the fishing rod b. the fishing man c. the fishing girl d. the fishing experiencedmost people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.first, why do you want to be popular? ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. if it does, then work first on your self-confidence.be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. if you are strange or different, realize (意识到)that everyone is strange in their own way. take part in school activities and make yourself more visible(可见的) to the school population.find a talent or special skill that you have. whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.be yourself and have fun. keep your strong sense and personality. join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school.( )12. what does the underlined word “ weird ” in paragraph 3 mean? a. strange. b. popular. c. exciting. d. common.( )13. what does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph? a. not losing a sense of self. b. creating a club of our own. c. making a difference to our school. d. following other students example.( )14. which of the following is not mentioned by the writer? a. be nice to other people at school. b. find something that you are good at. c. make your teachers know youre a good student. d. make friends with some students who are popular.( )15. the writer writes the passage to tell us_. a. what to do in high school b. how to get along well with others c. how to become popular in middle school. d. what kinds of students are popular at school三、任务型阅读。（每空一词） is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? are you often late for work or school? yes? then a scientist called mike has a special bed for you. his bed will get you up in the morning! here is how it works! the bed is connected to an alarm clock. first, the alarm clock rings. you have a few minutes to wake up. next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music and then your girlfriends beautiful voice comes, “wake up, darling, please.” a few minutes later, loud music comes from the tape recorder. at the same time, you may hear the voice of your boss. your boss shouts angrily, “ wake up at once, or youll be late!” if you dont get up after that, youll be sorry! a plastic “foot” is in the bed. it kicks you in the head. then the bed waits for a few more minutes. what! youre still in bed! slowly the top of the bed rises higher and the foot of the bed goes lower. finally, you fall off the bed and onto the floor. you are out of the bed and awake! mike made his bed because he wanted to take part in a competition. mike won one of the top prizes for his bed.titlea 1 bed 2 was it made bya scientist called mikewhy was it madeits difficult for people to get up in the morning and mike made it to take part in a 3 . 4 _does it workstep 1the alarm clock wakes you up.step 2a tape recorder plays 5 music and you will 6 your girlfriends voice.step 3loud music together with your 7 voice will wake you up.step 4a plastic “foot” 8 _you in the head so 9 you can wake up.step 5the bed makes you 10 off it and onto the floor and you have to wake up.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 四、缺词填空。（每空一词）tu youyou, an eighty-five-year old chinese pharmacologist(药理学家), became one of the most famous person in china because she w 1 the 2015 nobel prize for medi