外研版八年级上册英语完形填空与阅读理解练习及标准答案

1、外研版八年级上册英语完形填空与阅读理解练习及答案 第六模块完形填空：Be proud of what you do. " My father always told me, “1 you are a boss or a cleaner. " When I was 15, I got asummer job 2. I was told that my duties would includesweeping floors. I smiled and 3 Dad s words.4 my job was the lowest, it made me feel 5 Isaw it

2、 6 challenge because it was my first job. I learned to be7 and tried to do everything well. 8, I was treated with respect 9 doctors, nurses and patients. Each morning Iimagined that the dirty dishes would make patients more sick 10 we were not there to wash them clean. Afterbreakfast 1J I started sw

3、eeping the floors of all patient roomsand 12 toilets. Though I was tired, I wanted the job to be done well. People would say ,“That young boy really does a goodjob. " That gave me a 13Working in the hospital taught me that being proud of one s job is important . It does not matter 14 the job is

4、 sweeping floors ormanaging a large business. Though every job I have ever had, my father s words have always stayed with me. I have swept floors, and I have been a manager. I think 16 would be proud of me.( )1. A. If B. That C. Weather D. Whether( )2. A. in the hospital B. in a hospitalC. in hospit

5、al()3. A. forgot B. remembered C. left()4. A. EvenB. Even though C. ButC. on timeC. For return()9. A. or()10.A.when()11.A.did()12.A.clean()13.A.proud()14.A.that()15.A.dad阅读理解：B. asB. ifB.doesB. cleaningB. prideB. whetherB. motherC. byC. unlessC. was doneC. cleanedC. presentC. ifC. teacherD. is done(

6、)5. A. excited B. exciting C. excitement()6. A. of B. as C. for()7. A. in time B. at times()8. A. As return B. In returnSu Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security (安全).Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.IntroductionA lot of crime

7、is against bicycles. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found.You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.Basic SecurityDo not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take

8、off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles (车座).LocksGet a good lock. There are many different types in the shops. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop.MarkingSecurity marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief.

9、 It can also help the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.RegistrationThere are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put yo

10、ur registration number and personal details on their computer database. Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you.FinallyKeep a record of the bicycle yourself : its make, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to yo

11、u.1. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?A. Locks. B. Marking. C. Registration. D. Basic Security.2. The underlined phrase act as a deterrent to a thief '' meansA. help you recognize your bikeB. help the police find your bicycleC. sto

12、p someone stealing your bicycleD. stop you worrying about your bike3. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycleA. in the bike shop and your computerB. in the police station and a security companyC. in a security company and your universityD. by yourself and in a security company4. The

13、 main purpose of this article is.A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolenB. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safeC. to give you advice on where to buy a good lockD. to say why you shouldn't keep your bicycle in a quiet place第五模块完形填空：（A）Macau is only forty miles from Hong Kong a

14、nd it is easy toI . It is an interesting place and it has a long history. Macau is apart of China and most people 2 there are Chinese .The first Europeans to reach Macau came from Portugal （葡萄 牙）.More than four 3 years ago the Portuguese （葡萄牙人）went there to trade with China. Some settled （定居）and 4 t

15、heir homes there . They 5 strong forts （要塞）to guard （保卫）thecity on the island . They also built churches , schools , hospitals andother places. Slowly the city ©. People from many countriescame to live and work in Macau.Today , many people visit Macau . Some only go there to 7 dog-racing or mot

16、or-racing or to gamble(赌博).But Macauis quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at the old buildings and forts. You 8 you are back in the old days. Of course , some of the buildings are now in ruins(废墟).Thechurch of St Paul has only the front wall 9 steps leading up to i

17、t.But it is still interesting to see.When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest 10. When you are hungry, there are good restaurants withmany 11 food. Nearby are some islands, which are also nice tovisit and are easy to get to. There is certainly 12 to see and todo in Macau.()1.

18、 A. reach()2. A. live()3. A. hundreds()4. A. make()5. A. built()6. A. began()7. A. see()8. A. know()9. A. with()10. A. onB. getC. visitB. living C. to liveB. hundred ofB. makingB. madeB. grewB. look atB. likeB. withoutB. inC. hundredD. landD. livedD. hundreds ofC. to make D. madeC. gotC. madeC. watc

19、hC. hopeC. inC. withD. grewD. hadD. findD. feelD. hasD. /) 11. A. pieces of B. baskets of C. kinds of D. plates of()12. A. much B. many C. a lot of D. a lotBThings got worse and worse . Granny Green always lived in hunger and cold .She had hoped that the government could help her, but she failed .It

20、 was a cold windy night. The old woman couldn't fall asleep atall. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God, asking for help. She wished God to give her 100 rubles （卢布），so she could bring some food for herself .When she finished it, she found she had no stamp. She had to put the l

21、etter at a crossing the next morning.Luckily a policeman found the letter. He read to his comrades. They were all so moved that they gathered together 50 rubles and sent it to the poor old woman.At first Granny Green was happy. But after she counted the money, she became angry and said,Tm told that

22、all things that aretouched by policemen will be only a half left! ”Fill in the blanks according to the passage you read, only one word for each blankAn old womanlived a poorlife.She alwayshadnoenough 1 andwarmth. Nobodycould help her,eventhegovernment.One cold windy night, she decided to 2to God to

23、ask for100rubles to buy3 some food.Sheput the letter4 astamp at a crossing. A policeman found it and gathered together 50 rubles. The woman was happy first, but after counting the money, she began to get angry, because she thought the police had 5 halfof the money.第四模块完形填空:(A)Can you swim? Do you li

24、ke swimming ? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I m afraid you 1l 1 learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or 2 others swimming . It s 3 the English studyfor us kids today. We must practice, practice, and practice.Listening and

25、speaking are very important for beginners. The children in 4 countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate (模仿)and speak. We can listen to English programs5 the radio. You may just understand 6 words. It doesn 'tmatter . Just be 7, try to get the main topics, then the main ideas, th

26、en the key words, then the main sentences,8.As for speaking , speak 9.Reading and writing are more important for school students . First we must choose the books we are 10. A lot of reading willII your language sense. This is the most important.Keep 12 English diaries. We can also write English arti

27、cles . We may even post them 13 English magazines. Dont be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of 14.Easier said than done. Well, let s do more practice from now on. I'm sure you 1l learn English well 15 this way.()1. A. justB. neverC. yet( )2. A. Look atB. looking atC. seeing( )3. A. same

28、asB. different to C. the same as( )4.A.speaking-English B. English-speaking C. spoken English( )5. A. in( )6. A. a little( )7. A. relaxed()8.A. the fullmeaningsB. overB. a fewB. relaxingmeans B. the fullC. fromC. fewC. relaxmeaning C. the full( )9. A. as many as you canB. as more as you can C. asB.

29、interestingB. developB. writeB. toB. successB. inC. interested inC. improveC. writingC. tillC. successfulC. bymuch as possible( )10. A. interested( )11. A. change( )12. A. to write( )13. A. for( )14. A. succeed( )15. A. using(B)Dear sir,I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two b

30、uses travel along the routes: the number 49 and the number 16 . But by the time the number 16 bus reaches Souk Road . It is always full , so I can t get on it. I have to wait for the number 49 because sometimes there are empty seats in it. The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to th

31、e airport every ten minutes . If this is true, why do I have to wait half an hour for a us nearly every day?The rules say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus st

32、op/ The rules say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers . Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 people.It is clear that our bus companies break the rules and t

33、hink little of their passengers. Can nothing be done to make your service better?( )1This passage isA. a message B. a talk C. a story D. a letter( )2The writer has to take Bus No.49 because.A. it arrives on timeB. it is not always fullC. it travels fasterD. it has fewer seats on it()3 How long does

34、the writer usually have to wait for a bus?A. Ten minutes B. One hour C. Half an hour D. Nearly a day()4 The rules say that each bus may carry passengers at mostA. twentyB. fortyC. sixtyD. one hundred and twenty-nine()5 From the passage we can see thatA. the bus service was poorB. no passengers took

35、their busesC. no buses except the No.49 bus passed Souk RoadD. the writer was always the first to get on the bus第三模块(A)InterchangeNameNumber ofMilesAmount交通枢纽费用1Three Rivers10.0$ 2.502Rose City8.0$ 2.003Bakersfield7.5$1.854Rocky River6.3$ 1.505Apple Valley6.0$ 1.306Pineville3.9$ 1.007Grovewood2.0$0.

36、558EnterWatertown*Answer the questions according to the information above24. At what interchange is the vehicle entering?25. What is the longest distance between the two points?26. How many miles is Bakersfield from Pineville?27. How many interchanges are there on this highway?28. How much does it c

37、ost to get off at Rocky River for the person who entered at Watertown?(B)Choose the best answer to complete the following passageHow do you feel when you have to make a report 1 yourclassmates? What about you go to a birthday party? Do you get 2 shy?Shyness means feeling nervous or 3 when you Ye rou

38、ndother people . Everyone experience this shyness 4 they growup. Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they are in the center of attention . It s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet strangers.5, everybody gets a little shy somet

39、imes. It s just a case of howmuch. But some teenagers think that they hate themselves and that they won 't fit 6at some point.Stop the negative( 消极的)thoughts about yourself . If shyness doesn't keep you 7 something you want to do, being shy isn t a very big problem. Some experts say shy peop

40、le are not only cleverer, but also better 8 working with others, because they think moreand talk 9.Some great people in history were shy, too.You see, being shy isn t all 电 ，but remember not to let good chances 11 just 12 it! Your shyness will 13When you have grown up year after year, you'll bec

41、ome 14 to speak to anyone. But now, you need practice! If you have to sing a song at a party, just do it! There s nothing to 15Remember , though you are shy , you don 't lack in (减少)confidence. Come on, our shy friends!()1. A. in front of()2. A. true()3. A. comfortable()4. A. asB. in the front o

42、fB. realB. frightenedB. since()5. A. What is worse B. In factexample()6. A. in future()7. A. to do()8. A. at()9. A. much()10. A. good()11. A. go downB. in the futureB. doingB. inB. moreB. badB. go overC. beforeC. reallyC. proudC. byC. ForC. to the futureC. from doingC. withC. lessC. wonderfulC. go b

43、y()12. A. because()13. A. past()14. A. too brave()15. A. afraid第二模块完形填空：A good dictionary isB. asB. passB. brave enoughB. be afraidA21 importantC. because ofC. passedC. enough braveC. be afraid oftool. It will tell you22 only what a word means but how it uses . A dictionary needs to be printed again

44、 about every ten years. Languages develop and agood dictionary must 23 these new changes. A new English dictionary will only tell you 24most people use the languagetoday. It will not tell you what is right25wrong. It may tell youthe right time to use a word. If only 26people use a word, adictionary

45、will 27 tell you this or not list ( 编列)it.Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, 28 in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you 29 to break( 拆开)a word. And they alsoshow you how a word 30. Every dictionary , of course, tells youwhat a wo

46、rd means. But some words, like“get” or “take”，mayhave dozens of meanings. In some dictionaries , the main meanings are often listed first. In 31, the newest meanings are listed last.So before you use your dictionary, you should always 32 thefront part. This part explains 33. Some dictionaries also s

47、howyou where a word comes from. . Do you know that the word “brand ' comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because 34 18 years ago people burned their names on tablesor boats to show who 35 them. They also burned their ownnames on their farm animals 36 they would not be

48、stolen. Yourdictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you havelearned to use a dictionary , it can become your most useful book)21.A. aB. anC. theD. very)22. A. noB. thatC. notD. if)23. A. toshow B.showC.showsD. beshown)24. A. howB. whatC. whyD. if)25. A. andB. orC. butD. not

49、)26. A. a littleB. manyC. a fewD. a lot of)27. A. neitherB. norC. bothD. either)28. A. look up itB. look for itC. look it upD. look it out)29. A. whenB. whereC. whyD. which)30. A. speaksB. is spokeC. bespokenD. isspoken)31. A. anotherB. the otherC. othersD. other)32. A. seeB. lookC. watchD. read()33

50、. A. how use itB. to how use it C. how to use itD. to howto use it()34. A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. a hundred of D. hundred()35. A. builds B. makes C. buildD. made()36. A. when B in order C so thatD.before阅读理解:People living in different countries made different kinds of words today there are abo

51、ut fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words A very large dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will l

52、earn only one thousand or moreThe words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can.There are a lot of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary.langua

53、ges spoken isYour dictionary is your most useful book.() 37. The number of differentaboutA. 150B. 15 000C. 500D. 1500ll learnB. five hundredD. three or four() 38. Before you leave your school, youA. only two thousand words thousand wordsC. more than one thousand words thousand words() 39. To make yo

54、u vacabulary bigger, you mustA. get as many dictionaries as you can B. read as many books as you canC. buy a lot of booksD. have a very large Englishdictionary() 40. You will enjoyA. the books written in easy EnglishB. your dictionaryC. your new words D. finding new words in a dictionary() 41. From

55、the passage we know that one if he knowsabut two thousand wordsA. can read long difficult stories B. can read easy short storiesC. can read as many books as he likes D. will find the dictionary not useful第一模块三、阅读理解A student is learning to speak British English. He wants to know: Can I speak with Ame

56、rican? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask ： What are the differences between British English and American English ? How important are these differences?Certainly , there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “ in hospital ” and “ Have you a pen ” Americans say “ in the hospital ” and “ Do you have a pen? ” Pronunciation is sometimes different . Americans usually sound the rs in words like “ bird” and “ hurt” . Speakers of British English do