八年级英语阅读理解(travel专题).doc

八年级英语阅读理解 专题一-假期和度假第一篇：摘自湘教版八年级英语教材It was wonderful to travel around Taiwan. First, I visited the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. This museum holds and takes care of one of the biggest collections of Chinese artworks in the whole world. It keeps around 300,000 artworks. Yinke was the second place I visited. The town is like 19 century European houses and has a lot of small streets as in old England.It was a great adventure to visit Keelung. The Keelung coasts are very famous because of their wonderful scenes. There is also a seafood market. You can buy fresh product there. I then arrived at Danshui. The most interesting place of Danshui is the Lovers Bridge. The bridge links one side of the river with the other side and is about 40 meters long. However, only one person can cross it at a time.I like Taiwan and I want to visit Taiwan again if I have time.Notes:1. artwork n. 艺术作品2. adventure n. 不寻常的经历3. link v. 连接( )1. How many places did the author visit in Taiwan?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.( )2. Just like in old England, Yinke has _.A. lots of small streets B. beautiful scenesC. 19 century European houses D. a seafood market( )3. Where is Lovers Bridge?A. At Yinke. B. At Danshui. C. At National Palace Museum. D. At Keelung.( )4. What is the best title of the passage?A. Taiwan and Keelung B. Lovers BridgeC. A Visit to Yinke D. Traveling in Taiwan（ ）5.Which of the following about Lovers Bridge is NOT right.A. The most interesting place of Danshui is the Lovers Bridge B. The bridge links one side of the river with the other side .C.It is about 40 meters wide.D. Only one person can cross it at a time.第二篇：I went on a school trip to New York. We had a good time and there were no accidents. Twenty-four students from one class went, and there were 3 teachers with us. It was a five-day trip, and we visited the following attractions:Statue of Liberty.Ellis Island.A couple of museums.Shopping.Tour of the city.Central Park (snowball fights!).Ice Skating.Empire State Building.We stayed at a hotel and six people shared one room. We often had our meals out of the hotel - there were a number of restaurants nearby. We went around the city, and we were really given quite a lot of freedom. So long as2 we were back in our rooms by 10 p.m., we could go where we wanted to. I was surprised at how safe I felt walking around New York in small groups. My friends and I had an amazing time on the trip, and I would recommend3 it to anyone.Should you decide to go, you would have a wonderful time!Notes:1. attraction n. 景点2. so long as 只要3. recommend v. 推荐，举荐Questions:( )1. What is the passage mainly about?A. A picnic. B. A school trip. C. Ice Skating. D. Shopping.( )2. How many people went on the trip?A. Six. B. Ten. C. Twenty-four. D. Twenty-seven.( )3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Six students shared one room in the hotel.B. Students had to get back to the hotel by 10 p.m.C. Students spent five days on the trip.D. Students did snowball fighting on Ellis Island.( )4. What did the author think of the trip?A. He had a good time and would recommend it to anyone.B. He was surprised how dangerous New York was.C. He didnt want to share one room with others.D. He wanted more freedom and went around freely.第三篇：School trips are a great opportunity1 to learn outside the classroom in interesting ways.Seeing something in real life on a school trip can help you learn quickly and easily. Here are some trips you can take:A trip to a farm to see some plants and animals.Trips to old buildings as part of your history lessons.Visiting science museums.Theater trips to see plays you are studying in English lessons.What else can you do on a school trip?Of course, school trips arent always about study. Some school trips are about sporting activities. If you are a member of a school sports team, you might get the chance to go away on a special trip to compete with other school teams. Some school trips might not seem to have any reason behind them at all. Just for fun! School trips to places like Disney Land can be great fun and you may learn new things without even realizing it!School trips are a natural way to learn more about the real world and new skills.Notes:1. opportunity n. 机会2. realize v. 觉察根据短文内容，补全句子。1. School trips can help you see things _ and learn more efficiently (有效地).2. Going to visit _ may help you with your history lessons.3. If you are on a school sports team, you might _ to take part in a match with other school teams.4. Some school trips are about study, some about sporting activities, some just _.5. School trips are a natural way to learn more about _.第四篇：完形填空Travel is a story of speedwe try to go faster and farther. Taking a train is 1 quicker than walking，but 2 is so fast that the world seems smallerin just a few hours，you can be on 3 side of the world. Many people are afraid of 4 by plane，but flying is 5 to travel. Safety is something 6 airlines take very seriously. Before each flight the engineers check that everything is working properly. When the plane is ready 7 departure，the cabin crew（机组人员） 8 that all the passengers sit down，fasten（扣紧） their seat belts and stop 9 . Everyone must put their personal belongingsbags and coats away 10 . （ ）1. A. many B. much C. more（ ）2. A. flying B. flies C. fly（ ）3. A. other B. one C. the other（ ）4. A. travel B. travelling C. to travel（ ）5. A. safest B. safe C. the safest（ ）6. A. that B. which C. what（ ）7. A. to B. for C. with（ ）8. A. make sure B. be sure C. to be sure（ ）9. A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke（ ）10. A. care B. careful C. carefully第五篇：On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon(气球).They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron,and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way. Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope(绳子),and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight(重量).It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand. After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice.Snow fell past the mens basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling,so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice. At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so theyclimbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land.They came down in Polandheavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London! ( )1.Three men flew in balloon _. A.for nearly 1,800 kilometres B.to another ci