贵州省贵阳市花溪二中八年级英语下册 Unit4阅读练习（无答案） 人教新目标版VIP

贵州省贵阳市花溪二中八年级英语下册 Unit4阅读练习 人教新目标版Many people who work in London want to live outside it and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this 1_ they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach 2_ later in the evening. One benefit (好处) of living outside London is that houses are 3_ . Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot 4_ . With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of 5_ own. Then, in the country one can be 6_ from the noise and hurry of the town. 7_ one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep 8_ at night, and, during weekends and 9_ summer evenings, one can enjoy the 10_ clean air of the country. If one 11_ gardens, one can spend ones 12_ time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are 13_ in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables 14_ , one has the reward of a person who has shared the secrets of 15_ . Some people, however, take no interest in country things; for them, 16_ lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants. Such people would 17_ that their life was not worth 18_ if they had to live it outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit 19_ the sea every summer is all the country they 20_. 根据文章内容，选择正确答案： 1. A. showsB. expressesC. meansD. needs 2. A. home B. family C. flatD. house 3. A. cleaner B. nicer C. biggerD. cheaper 4. A. money B. to lend C. to borrowD. to hire 5. A. himB. its C. onesD. their 6. A. free B. farC. outD. absent 7. A. If B. Although C. BecauseD. After 8. A. little B. less C. longerD. better 9. A. on B. for C. at D. by 10. A. coldB. warm C. freshD. pleasant 11. A. prefers B. likes C. wantsD. interests 12. A. day B. rest C. spareD. whole 13. A. made B. brought C. carriedD. needed 14. A. come on B. come to C. come upD. come over 15. A. work B. societyC. scienceD. nature 16. A. health B. happiness C. wealthD. future 17. A. know B. feel C. understandD. hope 18. A. wastingB. finding C. livingD. spending 19. A. for B. to C. ofD. at 20. A. hope B. wish C. askD. wantPassage 2A well dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop one day. He 1_ to buy a pearl for his wifes birthday. The 2_ didnt matter, since business had been good for him that year. After 3_ a number of beautiful and expensive pearls, he chose 4_ black one. It would 5_ 5,000 dollars. He paid, took the black pearl, shook hands with the salesman and left. A few days later, the man 6_ and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like this. It 7_ be exactly the same size and quality, 8_ she wanted to have a 9_ of earrings. The salesman seemed 10_ . Then the man suggested that the salesman advertise (登广告) in the newspaper to 11_ $25,000 for such a pearl. So the salesman did. Many people 12_ the advertisement , but nobody 13_ a pearl which was just the right size and quality. Just when the jeweler had given up, a little old lady came into his 14_ . She took out one such black pearl 15_ her purse. “I dont like to 16_ with the pearl,” she said sadly. “It was given to me by my mother, who had received it from her 17_ mother. But I really need the 18_.” The salesman was very glad and quickly paid her for the pearl. Then he called the 19_ to tell him the good news. However, the man could never be 20_ . Clever readers, can you guess why? 根据文章内容，选择正确答案 1. A. reportedB. saidC. wishedD. knew 2. A. color B. design C. price D. size 5. A. cost B. pay C. worth D. buy 6. A. arrived B. came C. returned D. stopped 7. A. could B. might C. should D. had to 8. A. as B. if C. though D. when 9. A. box B. lot C. number D. pair 10. A. jobless B. homeless C. helpless D. careless 11. A. ask B. give C. offer D. pay 12. A. answered B. liked C. read D. saw 13. A. bought B. had C. sold D. wantedPassage 3I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride and 1_ to 2_ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in 3_ way: changing the dishes colour, the meats type or the soups style. Thus, my American friends could discover the 4_ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “ 5_ ” job, I was often rewarded(奖励)by their 6_ of appreciation(感激)such as “very delicious”,“excellent”, etc. But the joke was here: yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style 7_ for dinner. I was 8_ at my achievement (成就). When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked 9_ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their10_？” they asked，“Its terrible!” Terrible or beautiful？I dont know. But I 11_ know that fish heads are delicious. The 12_ is the best part of fish; in 13_ only the respectable(受敬重的)guest can have the special honour of 14_ it. Another 15_ thing is: the American friends often said to me“ 16_ ”as they 17_ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 18_ actually helping myself to any of the food. 19_ , I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they 20_ hesitated (犹豫)to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished. 根据文章内容，选择正确答案： 1. A. worryB. attentionC. delightD. pleasure 2. A. buy B. fetch C. cook D. leave 3. A. their B. a new C. the sameD. a simple 4. A. way B. joy C. trouble D. importance 5. A. hard B. daily C. good D. new 6. A. expressions B. flowersC. talk D. smile 7. A. meat B. fish C. soup D. egg 8. A. praised B. pleased C. good D. surprised 9. A. happily B. excitedly C. surprisedlyD. worriedly 10. A. bones B. skins C. tails D. heads 11. A. do B. will C. want toD. should 12. A. tail B. head C. soup D. flesh 13. A. fact B. China C. USA D. the West 14. A. enjoying B. looking at C. playing withD. cooking 15. A. real B. exciting C. interestingD. easy 16. A. please help us B. excuse me C. help yourself D. eat them please 17. A. brought home B. wanted C. were buying D. were eating 18. A. not B. but not C. withoutD. nor 19. A. At last B. Above all C. After allD. In return 20. A. usual B. often C. never D. hadPassage 4In the past，most American mothers were at home to take care of their children during the day. Now, 1_ , many mothers are working. More than half of the American women 2_ young children have 3_ outside the house. American families solve the child care 4_ in different ways. Some parents allow 5_ children to stay at home alone after school. The parents 6_ make sure that their children, usually not younger than 10 years old , understand 7_ rules and can deal with emergencies (紧急情况). Other parents say they would 8_ allow their children to be at home alone. They usually 9_ someone to take care of the 10_ . Some parents in the U.S. find their own ways to 11_ the cost of child care. They join child care 12_ . Each person in the group 13_ for the children of other group 14_ at different times. Some parents ask local 15_ , schools and social organizations to help16_activities for the children .These child care choices often cost 17_ or no money. Many American parents, however, still 18_ with the problem of 19_ good ch