江苏省宜兴市汇文中学八年级英语上册 阅读组合训练4（无答案）（新版）牛津版.doc

阅读组合训练4一、完形填空。a long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. a little boy 1 to come and play around it every day. later the little boy 2 and didnt play around the tree every day. one day, the boy came back to the tree sadly. “come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “i am 3 a kid. i need to buy toys.” “you can 4 all my apples and sell them.” the boy picked all the apples and left 5 . one day, the boy returned and the tree was so 6 . “come and play with me,” the tree said. “i have to work for my family. we need a house.” “you can 7 my branches(树枝) to build your house.” the boy did so and left. the tree was again 8 and sad.one hot summer day, the boy 9 and the tree was happy. “come and play with me!” the tree said. “i want to go sailing. can you give me a 10 .” “use my trunk to build your boat.” so the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. 11 , the boy returned 12 he left for so many years. “sorry, my boy. i really cant give you 14 ,and the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears.“i am 14 after all these years. i dont need much now, just a 15 to rest.” the boy replied.“good! old tree roots is the best place to rest.” the boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.( )1. a. hoped b. loved c. wanted d. decided( )2. a. stood up b. dressed up c. grew up d. got up( )3. a. not only b. nothing but c. no longer d. more than( )4. a. pick b. take c. catch d. buy( )5. a. sadly b. happily c. slowly d. quietly( )6. a. worried b. sorry c. excited d. calm( )7. a. live in b. clean up c. cut off d. climb up( )8. a. glad b. afraid c. angry d. lonely( )9. a. reached b. left c. returned d. tree( )10. a. tree b. boat c. leaf d. ticket( )11. a. badly b. finally c. luckily d. firstly( )12. a. as b. after c. before d. when( )13. a. anything b. something c. nothing d. everything( )14. a. lazy b. tired c. shy d. joyful( )15. a. house b. space c. room d. place二、阅读理解。aeastgatesyangzhourollerworld is a public skating rink(旱冰场) that welcomes everyone from beginners to experts.notice under 12s must be taken care of by an adult (成人) small fee(费用) for adults watching children no dirty or dangerous skates dress must be neat no smoking except in roller bar and smoking room of roller caf over 18s only in roller bar “roller skating fun for everyone”( )1. from the poster(海报) we know rollerworld can only be visited by people _. a. who can roller skate wellb. who are over eighteen c. who are neatly dressed d. who are learning how to roller skate( )2. if a 10-year-old boy wants to skate in rollerworld, his parent _. a. is allowed to watch him for freeb. should look after him c. can take him to the roller bard. can read while waiting in the roller bar( )3. where can people smoke? a. in any place in the roller caf. b. at the skating rink. c. nowhere in rollerworld. d. in the roller bar.b some british and american people like to invite friends and colleagues(同事) for a meal at home. you should not be upset (心烦意乱) if your english friends dont invite you home. it doesnt mean they dont like you. dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11. ask your hosts what time you should arrive. its polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present. do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. but remembernot to ask how much things cost. youll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a “starter” (酵母), then youll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert (甜食), followed by coffee. its polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. some people eat bread with their meal, but not everyone does. before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask, “do you mind if i smoke here?” did you enjoy the evening? call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. perhaps it seems funny to you, but british and american people say, “thank you, thank you, and thank you.” all the time.( )4.if your english or american friends dont invite you to dinner at home, _. a. it shows they dont like you b. it shows they have no time to get together c. it shows they dont want to make friends with you d. it doesnt show they dont like you( )5.when you are invited to go to your friends home, _. a. you shouldnt take anything with you b. you may go at any time c. you may take an expensive present with you d. you may take a small present with you( )6.in england and america, its not polite to _. a. ask the price of a thing b. eat all the food on your plate c. talk to your hosts d. eat too fast( )7.which is not right? a .in england or america, it usually takes more than three hours to have a dinner party at home b. if you are invited to go to a dinner party, you cant arrive early. c. you mustnt smoke after a meal when you are with some american or english people. d. youd better write a short “thank you” letter to your hosts or give them a call if you want to be extra polite.c some students think it difficult to learn english well. thats because they dont find the right way. i think reading is very important for students. the more you read, the better youll understand. reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. if you often read english aloud, youll improve your listening. on the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. reading english everywhere when you are free, if you wish. you can get a lot of knowledge when you read. sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. that means you are using what you learned from reading. the same as chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. if you want to remember something, you should read again and again. so from now on, youd better do more reading. its a good way to learn english well.( )8. some students think it difficult to learn english well because _. a. they dont work hard b. they are afraid of english. c. they dont find the right way d. they arent clever( )9. reading is helpful to _. a. speaking b. listening c. writing d. a. b & c ( )10. the writer thinks _ is a good way to learn english well. a. the better you write b. doing more reading c. the more you remember d. the more you write ( )11. in chinese studying, the more you read, _. a. the better you speak b. the better you write c. the more you remember d. the more you write done saturday afternoon, kate went to buy something for her sister and herself. as kate was coming out of a shop, a young lady walked towards her. she said she was miss green - a good friend of kates sister. kate believed her. then she called a taxi to send kate home. she told the driver where he should go. kate was surprised that it was not the in direction of her home. “why?” kate asked. the lady smiled.when they came to a quiet road, a big rough man appeared, on the road. he stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, and threw him out of the taxi. at the same time, miss green took out of a knife and pointed it at kate. she asked kate to keep quiet. the man then started the taxi.“ oh, my god! im being kidnapped(绑架),” kate said to herself. she tried to escape, but not succeeded. suddenly an idea came to her. she took out a lipstick(口红) from her pocket, wrote sos on the window, and covered the word with her back.a few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the sign. when the kidnappers saw the policemen they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.the policemen then picked kate up and sent her home. when her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. but they were also happy because their daughter had finally come back safely.( )12. kate bought something for _. a. herself b. her sister and herself c. miss green d. a big rough man( )13. _called a taxi. a. kate b. kates sister c. miss green d. a big rough man( )14. kate wrote “sos” on the window because _. a. she had nothing to do b. she liked the sign c. she wanted to decorate the window d. she wanted to get some help( )15. which statement is true according to the passage? a. miss green was a good friend of kates sister. b. kate wrote “sos” with a lipstick. c. the kidnappers were caught at last. d. kates parents were very afraid when they knew what had happened.三、任务型阅读。（每空一词） the world we live in is full of amazing things. do you know the following things?chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.we may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.you may think a bear walks slowly. in fact, it can run as fast as a horse.cats wont die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.the largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). it weighs about 80 tons (吨)more than 24 elephants.most animals will die soon if they lose the head. but a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.not all birds can fly. about forty kinds of birds cant fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).some _1_ things in the world_2_its nice but you cant give it to little _3_, because it can kill them.snailsthey can sleep as _4_ as three years.our eyesthe si