八年级英语阅读理解培优训练题2010

八年级英语培优训练题2010.11.3(1Maybe every town in the United States has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. Others are large buildings. They are opened five days a week and Saturday morning. From Monday through Friday they are usually opened from 8:30 to 15:30. If you know how much the postage (邮资 is for your letter, you can buy stamps at window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices. If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter, you can ask the person in the post office. He or she will give you the stamps you need.If you are sending your letters far away, write on the envelope (信封 that you want them to go by air. Remember that the postage will be more expensive for a letter that you want to send overseas (海外 .At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is cheaper than a letter. Usually the postage of a postcard is about half that of a letter. The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures. But they are not to be sent outside the country.( 1. There is a post office in each town in the US.A. nearly B. usually C. certainly D. almost( 2. A post office is opened in the US.A. every day but Saturday morning B. every day from 8:30 to 16:30C. from Monday to Friday and Saturday morning D. from Monday till Friday( 3. A post office sells in the US.A. stamps only B. only stamps and postcardsC. stamps and envelopes only D. stamps, envelopes and postcards( 4. What can you do if you are not sure about the postage?A. You can ask the person in the post office for help.B. You can buy different stamps of different prices.C. You can buy stamps from machines.D. You can put more stamps on the envelope.( 5. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. Post Office Sell Stamps B. Post Office in the United StatesC. People Want to Use Postcards D. Postcards are Cheaper than Letters(2V ienna comes to mind if you are talking about music. And when people in Vienna talk about music, they talk about it over a cup of coffee-another important part of Viennese culture.In 1683, a Polish man saved Vienna from the Turkish army. To thank him, the V iennese offered their hero a choice of anything. Ignoring (对不理 the gold, he chose three hundred bags of strange dry beans. Nobody else wanted them, but he knew what they were-coffee beans. With these beans, he opened the first coffee house in Vienna.Since the V iennese liked tea at that time, the clever Polish man added cream and sugar to improve the taste of coffee. Quickly, this new smooth-tasting coffee became the in drink. Perhaps thats just a legend (传说 ,but every Viennese learns it at school. Many coffee houses even say that they are the one that the Polish man first opened.Nowadays, Viennese coffee houses are meeting places for artists, as well as for you, the tourist. So take a seat and have a cup of coffee!( 1. The underlined word it in the first paragraph refers toA. music B. coffee C. a legend D. an artist( 2. Which country had ever invaded(入侵 Vienna?A. Poland. B. Turkey. C. England. D. France.( 3. The VA. gold B. clothes C. food D. coffee beans( 4. Who opened the first coffee house in Vienna?A. A Viennese. B. A Polish man. C. A Turkish man. D. An Englishman.( 5. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Many tourists go to Vienna for coffee now.B. There are lots of coffee houses in Vienna.C. The Polish man earned much money.D. Viennese like drinking coffee very much.(3My cousin Henry is much healthier now. But he used to have some bad habits. For one thing, he was a couch potato. He is one of those overweight people who sit on a sofa and eat junk food while they watch TV. He used to watch TV for six or seven hours a day.Now, he never watches TV for more than two hours a day. Five years ago, he didnt use to exercise. In fact, he hated to exercise! He didnt use to watch sports programs on TV . Now, he exercises every morning. He loves to exercise now, because it makes him feel wonderful.Henry used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day three years ago. Now he only misses smoking when he is nervous. He chews gum at those times.Henry also does something else to lose weight. He used to eat lots of meat, but now he always任务一:补全下面的句子。1. A couch potato is任务二:根据短文内容,回答下面的问题。2. What is Henrys opinion about sports program now?3. When does Henry miss smoking?4. What does the underlined word vegetarian mean in Chinese?任务三:将画线的句子翻译成汉语。5.(4More and more Chinese people care for their own health. I come from England. I came to China five years ago. I began to learn cooking Chinese food from my father. When I was fifteen, I began to help my mother in the kitchen. My father is a very famous cook in Beijing. So he taught me many things about cooking. In the past three yeas, I never stopped learning cooking. When I saw a book called The disease eating out can be gone back again by eating (把吃出来的病再吃回去 , I began studying the book. The writer of the book is Zhang Wuben(张悟本 . He said he was a famous nutritionist (营养师 and well-known traditional Chinese doctor. He asked the people to eat eggplant (茄子 and gram (绿豆 . In China, Zhang Wubens book has been popular in the past few years. My father was invited to talk about the book in May, 2010. A large number of Chinese people believe they should eat eggplant and gram to be healthy. I have visited a lot of Chinese restaurants in Beijing and studied hundreds of restaurant menus. I talked to lots of doctors about eating and nutrition (营养is its important for us to eat a balanced diet and not just to eat eggplant and gram.( 1. Why did most of Chinese people believe. to eat eggplant and gram to be healthy?A. Because the people think Zhang Wuben is a famous nutritionist and doctor.B. Because the people like eggplant and gram best.C. Because the people dont believe doctors.D. Because hundreds of restaurants are closed.( 2. If you want to keep healthy, you shouldA. believe Zhang Wubens words B. eat a balanced dietC. eat more eggplant and gram D. eat in Chinese restaurants( 3. What does the writers father do?A. A doctor. B. A waiter. C. A nutritionist. D. A cook.4. What do you think of Zhang Wubens book?( A. It is a book about health. Now it is the most popular science writing.B. It can keep a balance of yin and yang.C. It is a trashy(垃圾的 book.D. Its a book on medicine.5. The underlined word violated in the passage means in Chinese.A. 有教育意义的 B. 违反 C. 符合 D. 困难的(5American studentsThe American students spend 7 hours in their schools every weekday. And the day is divided into classes of about 40 to 50 minutes. The students study English, history, math, science, art and foreign languages. They go to listen to different lessons by different teachers in different classrooms. After class they learn job skills. Sometimes they study by working in an office, a hospital or other places one day a week.German studentsThe German students love practicing. Lots of schools have lessons for only half a day. They spend most time on practicing. The teachers give the children enough freedom. The students may try all kinds of ideas they have. They begin to plan what they will do in the future and work hard at a young age.French studentsThe French students like independence and freedom. Their school life is very relaxing and interesting. When they have a contest, they put a few desks together, and put some peanuts or candies on it. When they have tests, they may have snacks.1. American students spend at school every weekday.2. The German students spend most time on .3. The students like and in France.(6Do you know the game Rock, paper or scissors? Maybe you think its just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults use it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game came from Japan, and Japanese have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (荣誉 .There is even an international club named the W