人教新目标版八年级英语主题阅读-音乐与艺术 练习题

人教新目标版八年级主题阅读-音乐与艺术 练习题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly. So he sent them _ on a journey, in tum, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great _ away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the _ son in the fall.When they all had gone and came back, he called them together to _ what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly and twisted. The second son said _ . It was covered with green buds（芽）and full of promise. The third son disagreed. He said it was filled with flowers that smelled so _ and looked so beautiful that it was the most graceful thing he had _ seen. The last son disagreed with all of _ . He said it was ripe（成熟）and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.The man then _ explained to his sons that they were all right, _ they had each seen but one season in the trees life. He told them: “you cannot _ a tree, or a person, by only one season and its true naturethe pleasure,joy, and love that come from life can only be measured _ when all the seasons are up.”If you _ when its winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the _ of your summer, and the fulfillment of your fall. Dont let the pain of one season destroy（破坏）the _ of all the rest.1 . AbothBeachCeitherDevery2 . AdistanceBtransportCaddressDdirection3 . AstupidestBcleverestColdestDyoungest4 . AdesignBdescribeCdiscoverDdecide5 . AsorryByesCnoDso6 . AprettyBtastyCdeliciousDsweet7 . AhardlyBalwaysCeverDnever8 . AthemBthemselvesCtheirDthey9 . AfriendlyBsadlyCpolitelyDpatiently10 . AsoBbecauseCthoughDbut11 . AsayBdiscussCtellDrequire12 . Ain the beginningBin the middleCat the topDat the end13 . Agive inBgive upCgive outDgive away14 . AbeautyBprogressCharvestDpraise15 . AsmellBviewCjoyDtalent二、阅读单选Florida teen band The Garbage Men is performing on the stage. The band has five members. They are Jack Berry, Ollie Gray, Harrison Paparatto, Austin Siegel and Evan Tucker. The five teens are making music from waste. The Garbage Men bands instruments are made from recycled things. The guitars are boxes. A horn (号) is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles.The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry who was in eighth grade at the time decided to make a playable, home-made guitar, after some trial-and-error (反复试验), he ended up building it from a cereal box, a yardstick and toothpicks. After Jack showed his creation to his friend Ollie Gray, Ollie had the idea to form a band using other home-made instruments as a way to improve recycling. “We want to show people there is more to recycling than throwing things away in the bin.” Jack, 16, told TFK. “You can actually reuse materials.”Lastyear,theGarbage-Menplayedatlocalevents,includingfestivals,farmersmarkets.Typically, the teens set up on the street and performed popular songs from the 1960s, including classic Beatles and crowd favourite “Wipe Out”. They talked about recycling and offered tips for how to improve theenvironment.Whiletheywereperforming,JackslittlebrotherTrent,11,gave out leaflets about recycling and helped sell the bands CDs and other musical products.The band donated the money from sales to charity. They have raised more than $2, 500 for Heifer International. The organization gives farm animals, seeds and agricultural training to people in poor countries to help end poverty and hunger. “Its a good, sustainable-development(持续发展的) charity,”Jacksays,“Bydonatingoneanimal, you help the whole community.”The band, all tenth graders, tries to play a show every week. Theyve also played on a Florida radio station. The teens hope to take their shows on the road by touring in other states. “Music is a really good way to get a good message across to people because its really close.” Jack says. Their instruments may be rubbish, but their message isnt.16 . They are all members of the Garbage -Men band EXCEPT _.AOllie GrayBTrent BerryCAustin SiegelDJack Berry17 . What did the Garbage -Men mainly do according to the passage?AThey collected the rubbish in communities and cleaned up the markets.BThey told people how to protect the environment and do some charitiesCThey joined the Heifer International and made their own musical CDs.DThey raised money for the elderly how to protest the environment and do chartities.18 . Which of the following is the correct order of what the teens have done? The Garbage-Men played at local events. Jack Berry made a playable, home-made guitar. The band donated the money from sales to charity. Ollie decided to form a band using home-made instruments.ABCD19 . The five teens formed the band with the purpose of _.Amaking musical instruments from rubbishBearning more money to help support their own familiesCasking more people to recycle daily rubbish around themDmaking their musical products known all around the world20 . Whats the best title for the passage?AClassicalmusicandrubbish.BAspecialband.CHome-made musical instruments.DA pioneer of country music.三、多任务混合问题阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务。Flowers are a wonderful gift in the world. Everyone likes them. Flowers stand for（代表）love，happiness，joy and all the other good feelings.Sending flower gifts is popular among mothers. We can see more people holding flowers in arms on Mothers Day than on Fathers Day. Traditional gifts such as ties and shirts are often for fathers，grandfathers and uncles. But why not send fathers some spring flowers，green plants or other flower gifts for Fathers Day？ It is true that men also have a soft side to them.（A）Give your father some flowers on Fathers Day and he is sure to be very happy，or even excited.White and red roses are known to be the official flowers of Fathers Day. People wear a white rose to miss a father who has passed away and a red rose