Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla单元同步阅读（含答案）

Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.单元阅读训练一、完形填空。根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。TaosisasmalltowninNewMexico,USA.Manypeoplecomehereforavisiteveryyear.Theydonotcometoseethebeautifulscenes(景色)__1__eatdeliciousfood.Theycometolistentoakindof__2__sound:theTaosHum.Theword“hum”meansalowsoundthatneverstops.__3__isthesoundstrange?Firstly,theTaosHumthatpeoplehearisquite__4__.Someonesaysitsoundslikealittlebeeflyingaroundyou.Othersthinkitsoundslikeacarmovinginafaraway(遥远的)place.Secondly,__5__knowswherethesoundcomesfrom.JoeMullins,ascientistfromtheUniversityofNewMexico,isoneofthefirstpersonstodo__6__onthehum.Heputsomeinstrumentsinplaceswherepeoplecouldhearthehum,butthoseinstrumentscouldn't“hear”anyhum!Otherswhowantedtofindthehumfailed,too.Manypeopletryto__7__thatstrangesound.Someonesaysitisanoisemadebyinsects.Someonebelievesitmustcomefromsomesecretprojects.Someonesaysthere__8__beanundergroundUFObase!Butnooneissurewhichisright.Itmightbeinterestingfor__9__tolistentothehum,butitisnotforpeoplewholiveinthetown.Theyhavetohearthesound__10__.Thatisreallyahardlife.()1.A.butB．ifC．soD．or()2.A.terribleB．strangeC．sweetD．musical()3.A.WhenB．HowC．WhyD．What()4.A.differentB．similarC．lowD．high()5.A.nobodyB．everybodyC．anybodyD．somebody()6.A.discussionB．businessC．inventionD．research()7.A.receiveB．produceC．explainD．carry()8.A.mightB．wouldC．needD．shall()9.A.teachersB．astronautsC．patientsD．visitors()10.A.anothertimeB．ontimeC．allthetimeD．onceuponatime二、阅读理解。根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个正确答案。A(2019山东滨州)ThankstotheancientSilkRoad,thelandsofItalyandChinahavebeenconnectedformorethan2，000years.TouristsfromChinaandeverycorneroftheworldcometovisitItalyeveryyear.HerearefourfamouscitiesofItaly.RomeColiseumRomeisthebirthplaceofscience,cultureandofcourse,artinEurope.Itistheperfectcombination(结合)ofthemodernandtheclassical.Whenonewalksaroundthecity,onecanseemanymuseums.Ofcourse,Romeisalsoconsideredasthefashion(时尚)centreoftheworldnow.TheRomeColiseumistodayconsideredonewonder(奇迹)ofthemodernworld.LeaningTowerPisaisasmallcity.ItisfamousfortheleaningtowerofPisa.IfyouthinkthatPisahasonlyoneleaningtower,youmayjustbewrong.Thiscityhasthreeleaningtowers.HomeofthefamousscientistGalileo,PisaisalsoknownforitsuniversitiesbecausethecityishomeofsomeofthemostimportantuniversitiesinEurope.DavidFlorenceisoneofthemostimportantprovincesaroundItaly.Shoppinghere,you'llfindDavid,themostfamousstatue(雕像)ofMichelangelo.IfyouareplanningtospendacoupleofdaysinFlorence,youlikelywillnotwanttolosetheopportunitytoseeandenjoyArnolfoTower,itwillbeopenonSundayandMondayfrom9a．m.to6p．m.(closedincaseofrain).gondolasVeniceisacityoverahundredislands.Youcanvisitmostinterestingplacesofthecitybywalksorbythefamousgondolas.Artexhibitions,filmfestivalsandfamouscarnival(狂欢节)makeVeniceaplacethatcanbevisitedanytimeoftheyear.()11.Accordingtothepassage,________isconsideredasafashioncenteroftheworldnow.A．RomeB．PisaC．FlorenceD．Venice()12.Pisaisalsofamousforits________besidesleaningtowers.A．universitiesB．artexhibitionsC．filmfestivalsD．museums()13.WecanvisitArnolfoTower________.A．at8a．m.onSundayB．at9a．m.onTuesdayC．at9p．m.onSaturdayD．at10a．m.onMonday()14.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Pisahasthreeleaningtowers.B．You'llfindDavidwhenyougoshoppinginFlorence.C．YoucanvisitmostinterestingplacesofVenicebywalksorbybus.D．Everyyear,thousandsoftouristsallovertheworldcometovisitItaly.()15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ItalyandChinaB．TheancientSilkRoadC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．FourfamouscitiesofItalyBIn1924,FrederickMitchell­HedgesledateamtoLubaantun,anancientMayan(玛雅人的)cityinmodern­dayBelize,acountryinCentralAmerica.There,hisdaughter,Anna,foundoneofthemostmysteriousobjectsinhistory:acrystalskull(水晶头骨)thatlookedlikeaperfecthumanhead.Afterthat,morecrystalskullsappearedinashortperiodacrossEuropeandNorthAmerica.Foryears,thosemysteriouscrystalskullshavecausedalotofdiscussion.Evennow,nooneknowsexactlywhomadethem,andnoonecansaywhen.SomepeoplebelievetheMesoamerican(中美洲的)peoplemadetheskullsthousandsofyearsago.Somestoriessaytheyhavespecialpowers(能力),suchastheabilitytomakesickpeoplewell.Moviemakerslovethesestories.Inthe2008movieIndianaJonesandtheKingdomoftheCrystalSkull,theskullshadgreatpowers.Inthemovie,acrystalskullisactuallytheheadofanalien.However,mostscientistsdon'tbelievethesestories.Theythinktheskullsaremoremodern.Scientistshavefoundmarksontheskullsthattheybelieveonlymoremoderntechnologycouldmake.Becauseofthis,scientistsarecertaintheskullsarenotthousandsofyearsold.Instead,theythinktheskullsarefromthe19thcentury.ScientistsalsopointtotheBritishMuseum'sresearch—researchershavefoundmanyMesoamericanobjects,buttheyhaveneverfoundacrystalskull.ScientistssaythisisalsoevidencetoshowtheyarenotreallyMesoamerican.Untilweknowmoreabouttheskulls,themystery—andthedebate(争论)—willcontinue.()16.Whofoundthefirstcrystalskull?A．Anna.B．Frederick.C．TheMayanpeople.D．TheMesoamericanpeople.()17.Accordingtosomestories,thecrystalskulls________.A．weremadebyaliensB．couldmakepeoplesickC．weretheheadsofaliensD．couldhelppeoplegetbetter()18.Whathavethescientistsfoundaboutthecrystalskulls?A．Theyweren'tmadeofrealcrystal.B．Theyweremadeinthesamecountry.C．TheyaretypicalMesoamericanobjects.D．Theyhaveashorterhistorythanpeoplethink.()19.Theunderlinedword“evidence”means“________”inChinese.A．机会B．观点C．证据D．成就()20.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Whatthecrystalskullsare.B．Whomadethecrystalskulls.C．Thedebateaboutthecrystalskulls.D．Theimportanceofthecrystalskulls.三、任务型阅读。阅读下面短文，回答问题。Mark'shandswereshaking.Beingthefirstoneatthebusstopwouldn'tbeaproblemiftheoldtreenearitwasn'thaunted.Thesunwasn'tquiteupyet，andthedarknessmadethetreelookscarier.Everyday，allthekidsstoodbythetreeandtalkedwhiletheywaitedforMr.Meyerstodrivethemtoschool.Whenotherkidswerearound，thebusstopwasn'tsoscary.ButMarkwasalone.Suddenly，Markheardthestrange“Ooooh”．Hehurriedtotheothersideofthestreet.Andheheardthe“Ooooh，ooooh”again.“I'mnotafraidofyou，”Markshoutedinashakyvoice.“Whoareyoutalkingto？”Willasked，walkingupbehindMark.Markjumped.HeturnedtofaceWillandrelaxedalittle.Marksaid，“IthoughtIheardsomethingunusualfromthetree.”Willcrossedthestreet，climbedupthetreeandlookedinside.Hesaid，“It'sanowl(猫头鹰)!Maybeit'shurt.”“Anowl?That'swhatismakingthatstrangenoise？”saidMark.“Iguessthere'snothingtobescaredofnow，”Willsaid.“I'mstillprettyscaredofthemathtestwewillhavetoday，”Marksaid.21．Whendidthestorytakeplace?_______________________________22．WhatdidMr.Meyersdo?__________________________23．WhydidMarkgototheothersideofthestreet?_____________________________24．WhatwastherelationshipbetweenMarkandWill?_________________________________25．Attheendofthestory，whatwasMarkafraidof?___________________________________________四、短文填词。根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。(每个词只能用一次，有两个多余词)dishfromhepoorexpresstastevalueactuallyifsobecomeattendLongagotherelivedtwobrothers,JoshuaandEli.Theyliveda(n)26.______lifeonafarm.Oneday,Joshuaheardofakingdomandthereweren'tanyonions!Joshuathought,“27._____Isellthemonions,theywillpaymealotofmoney！”Joshuawenttothekingdomandaskedtomeettheking(国王).Hetoldthekingabouttheonionsandtheking28._____________curiosity(好奇心).HeaskedJoshuatopreparefoodwithonionsforaparty.Thekinginvitedmanyguests29.________thepartyandtrythefood.Everyonelikedthe30._____ofonions!ThekingsaidtoJoshua,“These