牛津英语译林版8下Unit3Onlinetours专项练习-短文理解

1、牛津英语译林版8下Unit 3 Online tours专项练习-短文理解I阅读下而短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。The Internet has become not only a necessary but also a virlual 虚拟的world for people With the development of theInternet. Internet friendship has also become very popular. Online friends are those people who have known each other throu

2、ghthe Internet. Making Internet friends is the same as making penfriends Many famous websites offer very warm Internetfriendship. One can find many people on these websites, and they share the same interests It is difficult to make friends withsomeone you cant see or feel. That is the main problem o

3、f Internet friendship A virtual friendship would not last foreverwithout seeing each other, but it is an advantage for some people because they are afraid to speak in publicOn the other hand. the chances of cheating 欺骗are very high in Internet friendship Some people make friends on theInternet with

4、wrong ideas So while making friends on the Internet, one has to be very careful. Here is some advice for you.*Do not give personal information, such as your telephone number, address, location school name as well as your parents1information, to strangers on the Internet*Do not exchange personal phot

5、os of you or any family member with the people you meet on the Internet.*Do not go to meet a person you have just met on the Internet. You*d better ask older or other experienced people foradvice if you want to go to meet an online friendDo not accept someones request if you feel he or she is dishon

6、est.Intemet 1.AdvantagesIts aood for some people who are 2.to speak in publicOne can find manv people on the websites with the 3.4.DisadvantagesIts not 5.to make friends with someone vou cant see or feel.Four pieces of 6.onKeep vour personal information 7.from vour online friends.Do not 8.vour perso

7、nal ohotos with the people vou meet on the Internet.Ask other people for advice before 9.an online friend.Do not accept someones reauest if vou feel he or she is 10.making onlinefriendsIIHe has millions of students from all over the world They listen to his class online They1see his face on thescree

8、n. Salman Khan, 42, from the US. is the founder 仓ij始人of the learning website Khan Academy.Unlike other online courses that film teachers2classes, Khan*s videos only use is voice and a digital blackboardfor writing He says he doesnt want a human face to distract 使分心students. Khan also makes his class

9、es310 to 15minutes so that students wont lose interest. They can also get scores from taking classesThe courses are translated into more than 36 different languages4Chinese About 80 teachers from the worlds topuniversities are now also teaching on the website But all this started nine years ago with

10、 just one man Khan These kinds ofspecial courses make Klian Academy one of the worlds5online education websites.In 2006 Khan made home-made videos to help his6grade cousin with Maths. He posted the videos online and gotthousands of views This encouraged him to make more videos and create his own web

11、site Khan Academy.Khan understands that many kids, especially those in developing countries, cannot get a good education He has threedegrees from universities. He wants to use his7to help more people. Thus, his courses are all offered for free MOur taskis to8a free, world-class education for anyone,

12、 anywhere,M he saidKhans website has9become very popular worldwide but won a lot of respect 尊重 Even Bill Gates, thefounder of Micros, is one of his fans, Gates10over $1.5 million to support Klian and named him he teacher to theworld.1. A. alwaysB. usuallyC. neverD. sometimes2. A. to giveB. givingC.

13、giveD. gave3. A. as long asB. as much asC. as short asD. as soon as4. A. includingB. withC. asD. beside5. A. 1 east popularB. more popularC. popularD. most popular6. A. nineB. ninethC. ninthD. the ninth7. A. knowledgeB. fameC. courageD. value& A. giveB. offerC. provideD. pay9.A. everB. alreadyC. not

14、D. not only10. A. gave outB. gave offC. gave upD. gave awayIllThen Alice saw a small glass table There was a little golden key on it. She picked it up and put it in all the locks on thedoors but it didnt open any of them. She moved a curtain on one of the walls and discovered another door, a very sm

15、all oneShe put the key in the lock.1 was exactly the right size! She opened the door and looked through it. At the end of a low passage,she saw a beautiful garden. 1 was full of brightly coloured flowers and fountainsMOh. how beautifulshe said. nId love to go there but Im too big to get through the

16、door. H She walked back to the table.There was a bottle on it now.nFm sure that bottle wasn*t there before she said, a little confusedShe put down the key and picked up the bottle. She read the words MDRINK ME on it. Alice wasnt a stupid girl. Shedidn*t drink it immediately. First, she looked at the

17、 bottle carefully. Tlicre wasn*t a label on it that said POISON*.So she put the bottle to her lips and drankMmm, its nice, she said.1 tasted like cherry tart, pineapple, roast turkey and toast all he things that she liked to eatso she drank some more And some more Soon the bottle was empty.MWhat a c

18、urious feeling,M she said. Tm getting smaller and smaller. H It was true! She was now as small as her cat DinahMGood! I can go through the door into the garden,u she said. But, poor Alice! When she got to the door, she didn*t have thekey! It was on the table She couldnt reach it because she was too

19、small now. She sat down and criedAfter a while, she said, Alice! Stop crying! Crying doesnl help! Dry your tears immediatelyWhen she looked at the table again, she saw a small glass box under it. She picked it up and opened it There was a smallcake inside .It had the words EAT MEU on it. She put a s

20、mall piece of it in her mouth If I grow bigger, I can reach the key,u she thought. And if I grow smaller, I can go under the door. But nothing happened so she finished 址.1 From the passage, we can know thatA. at first Alice could go through the door into the garden easilyB. then Alice found there wa

21、s a little golden key on a small wooden tableC. Alice was as small as her rabbit Dinah after she drank something in the bottleD. Alice saw a small glass box with a small cake in it under the table2. Alice did the following things in the order ofa. She saw a beautiful garden at the end of a low passa

22、geb. She moved a curtain and discovered another door.c. She put a small piece of the cake in her mouth.d. She put the bottle to her lips and drankE. She cried because she couldnt reach the key.A. a-b-c-d-e B. b-a-d-e-cC. d-a-b-c-eD. b-d-e-a-c3. The underlined word NitH in the last paragraph refers t

23、o MA. the small box B. the glass table C. the small cake D. the golden key4. According to the passage the best words to describe Alice areA. careful and brave B. curious and helpful C clever and friendlyD. organized and strangeIVOne will feel happy when others flatter 奉承him in his face. It is said t

24、hat the best way of1someone is to givehim or her a top hatH to wear.A student was going to leave the capital to become2official in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say3to his teacher. HIt is not an easy job to be a4official, H his teacher said. HYou must be strict 严格的withyourself and n

25、ever be carelessNHDon*t5about me, sir, uthe student answered. 1 have already6one hundred top hats which will7those people quite happy. H HBut we are really8! How could a real gentleman do suchat hing?MHis teacher was abit9Never forget10I taught you in classHYou are always11, sir. Ialso hatesuch thin

26、gs. Butsir,12no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now, M said thestudent.It seemedthat he had to doso.13hearing this, the teacher was pleased. What you said is true!1*MI have14one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine15, N the student said to his friend later when hewas asked

27、what he had talked with the teacher about.1. A. speakingB. talkingD. flattering2. A. aB. theC. anD./3. A. helloB. goodbyeC. OKD. thanks4. A. goodB. cleverC. wellD. smart5. A. careB. worryC. tellD. talk6. A. madeB. boughtC. preparedD. repaired7. A. giveB. letC. keepD. make8. A. gentlemenB. gentlemanC

28、. good manD. people9. A. pleasedB. angryC. excitedD. sorry10. A. thatB. howC. whyD. what11. A. rightB. cleverC. possibleD. true12. A. hardlyC. almostD. seldom13. A. BeforeB. AfterC. WhenD.If.14. A. sent outB. boughtC. soldD. borrowed15. A. leftB. alreadyC. yetD. elseMillie was in a street in London.

29、 The sky was dark. This was Marys big dayher first day in the UK.Millie got out of a taxi. The driver carried a verjf heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a bighouse.A small girl opened the doo匚 She was about four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only t

30、wo years old. Thena young woman came to the door.Welcome to London!H she said and she gave Millie her hand. These are my two children Mary and Tom.HMGlad to meet you, Mrs Bright!H said Millie with a strong French accent 口音.The two children ran into the living room.Dont worry about them! They area li

31、ttle shy. And please call me Jenny! Now let me show you around your room andthen wc can have a nice cup of tea Or would you like some coffee?*1This is your bedroom. You can enjoy the view of Green Park and heres a desk where you can study. The bathroom andtoilet are just opposite you doo匚 Now Fll go

32、 and put the kettle on.HExcuse me, whafs a kettle?0In the UK、we use a kettle to make hot water. We can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee1*Millie was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled Perhaps her mother was right. The British were quitedifferent. They did

33、nt kiss when they met each other and they lived in large old houses. Their favourite drink was tea and theyused strange kettle to make the water hot. What was she going to say to Mary and Tom? How could she make friends with thetwo shy children?1 Where did Millie possibly come from?A. The UK. B. Jap

34、anC. The USA. D. France2. Who was Millies host?A. Mary Bright. B. Tom Bright. C. Jenny Bright. D. Millie Bright.3. The underlined word MkettleH meansMH in Chinese.A.茶杯B.烧开水的壶C.煮咖啡的壶D.热水瓶4. What can we learn from the passage?B. The two children did not like Millie.D. Millie could not understand some

35、of their customs 习谷A. Millie had some trouble living in the UK.C. Mr Bright helped Mary a lot.VICape Town, the second-biggest city in South Africa, is now in danger. The city is running out of water. From June to July,the city may have no water for homes and businesses. How can a city mn out of wate

36、r? To answer this question. we need totake a look at where our water comes from.Water covers 70 per cent of the Earths surface 外表 But most of that is sea water. Freshwater is what we use to drink,take showers and cook food. Less than 1 per cent of the water is fresh and accessible 石了吏用的 Usually, fre

37、shwater comesfrom rivers and lakes. People build resenoirs 水库to help save water so that they always have enough water to use Duringrainy times, the reservoir saves water from rivers. When it is dry, the reservoir releases 释放water back into the rivers.Underground water is another source of freshwater

38、. For example, water from wells 井is a kind of underground waler.Cape Towns water problem is because of population growth and a record drought 创纪录白勺旱 Now, people in thiscity are trying to save water. Each person is using less than 100 liters 升of water a day. The government in Cape Town istrying to fi

39、nd away to use sea water to help solve 解决the problem.答复下面5个问题，每题答案不超过10个单词。1. Where is Cape Town?2. Which kind of water can we drink. sea water or freshwater?3. Why do people build reservoirs?4. Whats the reason for Cape Towns water problem?5. What is the government trying to do to help solve the pr

40、oblem?vnDo you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family members?Text messaging or texting is becoming very popular. But scientists have discovered that texting can give us problemswith our hands Be careful! Too much texting can cause swelling in our thumbs Our thumbs

41、 were not made for pushing smallbuttons, over and over again. Scientists call this problem RSI. We speak to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many sickpeople with RSI. She says we need to see how much time we are spending in typing text messages .If we are spending morethan 10 to 15 minutes at once, we could have problems in the future.As mobile phones d