八年级英语阅读理解

(1Koreancultureisreallyexcitingrightnow.TheKoreanWaveissweepingAsiancountriesincludingChina.YoungpeoplearegoingcrazyaboutKoreanTVdramas,Koreanpopsongs,taekwondoandtheKoreanlanguage.TheKoreanWavestartedafewyearsagowiththeTVseries“WinterSonata”.Thislovestoryisstillpopular.People,especiallygirls,likethebeautifulstoryandhandsomeactorslikeBaeYongJun(裴勇俊.Inthemusicworld,KoreangirlsaremakingthemselvesheardinChina.YoucanoftenfindbigKoreannameslikeBabyVox,S.E.SandFinkleatthetopoftheChinesemusiccharts(排行榜.TheKoreanWavehasalsomadeyoungpeoplewanttotrytheclothesandhairstylesofpopstars,too.Notonlythat.NowsomegirlsinChinaarehavingplasticsurgery(整容tochangethewaytheylook.PeoplesaysomebeautifulKoreanstarshavehadplasticsurgery.Thesestarsdon’tmakeplasticsurgerylookshameful(丢面子的.AreallthefacesofbeautifulKoreangirlsnotreal?FindoutforyourselfwhenyounextvisitSouthKorea.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1.WhatdoestheKoreaWavereferto?Itrefersto____.2.A.KoreanTVdramas3.B.Koreanculture4.C.Koreanlanguage5.D.Koreanactors6.WhendidtheKoreanWavestart?Itstartedwith____.7.A.theKoreanpopsongs8.B.Taekwondo9.C.theTVseries“WinterSonata”10.D.theKoreanfood11.WhoisthefamousactorinKoreandramas?12.A.BaeYongJun13.B.BabyVox14.C.S.E.S15.D.Finkle16.Koreanstarsoftenchangetheirlooksby____.17.A.singingpopsongs18.B.actinginTVdramas19.C.tryingdifferentfood20.D.havingplasticsurgery21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?22.A.WinterSonatatellsaveryfamouslovestory.23.B.YoungpeoplelikeKoreanpopstars’clothesandhairstyles.24.C.Chinesegirlsalsowanttotryplasticsurgery.25.D.Koreanpopstarsthinkplasticsurgeryisshameful.(2完形填空：TheTajMahalisIndia’smostfamousbuilding.Itisknown1theeighthwonderoftheworld.Italso2agreatlovestory.Intheyear1607,EmperorShahJahanofIndia3agirlinamarket.Shewassobeautiful4hefellinlovewithheratonce.Thegirl’snamewasMumtazMahal.Fiveyearslater,MumtazandShahJehangotmarried.Theyhad14children.5Mumtazdiedin1630.ShahJahanmissedhiswifesomuchthatin1638,heorderedthebuildingof6beautifulmausoleum(陵墓onearthforher,theTajMahal.It722,000workmen22yearstofinish.Thebeautifulwhitemarble(大理石buildingstandsbesidetheYamunaRiver.Ithasexpensivestones8itswalls.Bytheway,tovisittheTajMahal,you’llhavetotakeoffyourshoesandleavethematthefrontdoor.1.A.asB.forC.toD.at2.A.speaksB.tellsC.saysD.talks3.A.seesB.seeingC.sawD.seen4.A.ifB.thatC.asD.while5.A.AndB.ButC.OrD.So6.A.themoreB.themostC.muchD.quite7.A.tookB.takesC.takingD.take8.A.inB.onC.withD.at(3Australiahasalotoflovelyanimals.Themostfamousonesarekangaroosandkoalas.ThekangarooisthesymbolofAustralia.Theyhavelargeeyesandears.Theydon’twalk,theyjump.Theyusetheirstrongbacklegs.Theycanjumpatupto74kilometresperhour.Theycangooverninemetresinonejump!Kangaroomothershavepouches(育儿袋tocarrytheirbabies.Thebabiesstayinsidetogetmilkandkeepwarm.KangaroosareeverywhereinAustralia.TheyareonTV,inbooksandintheshops.Thegovernmentevenwantstoputthemonpassports(护照.Thereareabout20to25millionkangaroosinAustralia.That’smorethanthenumberofpeopleinthecountry!Somekangaroosgohungrybecausethereisnotenoughtoeat.Theybreakintofarmsforfood.Farmersareveryangrywiththem.Tohelpthefarmers,theAustralianGovernmentkillssomekangarooseachyear.ThekoalaisanotherfamousAustraliananimal.Theylooklikebears,andhavesmalleyesandbignoses.Theyeatleavesfromgumtrees,wheretheyspendmostoftheirtime.Koalashaveaspecialsmell.Theyuseittomark(标识theirhome–“thisismyplace,youcan’tcomein!”Likekangaroos,akoalababylivesinitsmother’spouch.Butkoalashavefewerplacestolive.Thereareabout100,000koalasinAustralia.Thereisalawtokeepthemsafe.根据文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活状况，用简洁的句子完成下列表格：KangaroosKoalasLooks1.__________________2._____________________FoodNotenoughtoeat3._____________________Numbers4.__________________5._____________________LifeSomekangaroosarekilled.6._____________________(4完形填空：BigBen?It’snotthenameofaperson.It’safamous1inLondon.Itispartofaverybigclockatthetopofatower(塔.Theminutehandsoftheclock2morethanfourmetreslong.Theclockhasfour3.Youcanseewhat4itisfromanyside(面.Thenameofthebellcomes5SirBenjaminHall.Thetowerisabout150yearsold.Thebellmakesaloud6everyhour.OnNewYear’sEve,millionsofpeoplelistentoitonTV!1.A.personB.bellC.placeD.animal2.A.areB.isC.haveD.has3.A.feetB.handsC.nosesD.faces4.A.timeB.foodC.weatherD.place5.A.forB.fromC.atD.to6.A.soundB.voiceC.noiseD.hearing(5Venice（威尼斯）isinthenortheastofItaly.Itwasn’tbuiltonland,likeBeijingorShanghai,butonmorethan110islands.Seawateriseverywherearoundthecity.Evenso,travelisn’tthatdifficult.Thewaterwayshavealwaysbeenthebestwaytogetaround.Thereare117waterwaysandmorethan400bridgesthatcanleadyouwhereyouwanttogo.PeopleinVenicemovefromplacetoplacebyboat.Theyliketoenjoycoolsummernightswhiletakingboattrips.Theycantalktootherpeopleastheygoalong.VenicegrewoutofsmallislandsinsaltwaterlakeswhensomeItaliansescaped(逃跑fromawarmorethan1,500yearsago,andbuilthomesthere.选择恰当的短语填空：Veniceisacityof__1__.Peoplebuiltitonmorethan110__2__.Although__3__isaroundthecity,itisnotdifficultforpeopleto__4__.Becausetherearemany__5__and__6__,andpeoplecanmoveby__7__.Theyenjoytakingboattripson__8__andtalkingtoothersasthey__9__.ThehistoryofVeniceisverylong.Morethan1,500yearsago,someItalians__10__fromagreatwarandtheybuilthomesthere.(6DoyourememberwhenyourgrandmatoldyouthestoryofSnowWhite?Ah,thehappydaysofchildhood!ButdidyouknowthatSnowWhitecomesfromGermany?It’sjustonestoryfromthe209inGrimm’sFairyTales(《格林童话》.TheGrimmbrothersstartedtocollectfairytalesin1806.Theirfirstbookcameoutin1812.WhyareGermanfairytalessointeresting?Maybeit’sbecausetheycomefromagreatplacefamousforitsstories–theBlackForest.TheBlackForestisinsouthwestGermany.It’sthelargestforestinthecountry–andoneofthemostbeautiful.It’sfamousforitstreesandlovelyviews.Therearevalleysandwaterfalls(瀑布there.It’sagoodplacetostartastory.Don’tforgettobringsomethingbackifyouvisit.Peopletherearegoodatmakingclocks,musicalinstrumentsandwatches.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1.Fromthestory,weknowthat____isthehometownofSnowWhite.2.A.EnglandB.JapanC.AmericaD.Germany3.HowlonghadtheGrimmbrothersbeencollectingstories?4.A.FouryearsB.FiveyearsC.SixyearsD.Sevenyears5.Fromthestory,wecannotguessthattheBlackForestisvery____.6.A.largeB.beautifulC.boringD.famous7.Thestorymainlytellsus____.8.A.whowrotethestoryofSnowWhite9.B.somethingsaboutBlackForest10.C.peopleshouldvisitGermany11.D.SnowWhiteisaveryfamousfairytale.(7IfyougotoRussia,bringmatryoshkaornestingdolls(套娃backwithyou.Theymakegreatpresents.Itlookslikeanyotherdollontheoutside.Butifyouopenit,youwillfindasmallerdollinside.Thenasmalleroneinsidethatone,andonandon!Inanestingdoll,therearedollsinsideoneanother,fromlargetosmall.Thelargestonecanbehalfameterhigh.Thesmallestisassmallasapeanut.Usually,thereareeightdolls.Buttherecanbeanythingfromthreeto50.ThedollsareoftenprettyRussiangirlsincolourfuldresses.Theywearscarves(头巾.Theysometimeshaveotherkindsoffacesonthem.Therearecartoonpeopleormenwithwhitebeards(胡子.TheyevenhavegreatmenlikePresident(总统VladimirPutinonsomeofthem.根据短文，判断正误：1.Therearedollsinsideoneanotherinanestingdoll.2.Thelargestdollcanbeonemeterhigh.3.PeopleoftenmakedollslooklikeprettyRussiangirls.4.Usually,anestingdollcanbeeightdollsinone.Peoplenevermakedollslooklikethepresident.(8TheSpringFestivalisthebiggestfestivalforChinesepeopleallaroundtheworld.Thecelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.Thereisalottodo.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familymembersgettogetherandhavebigmeals.Theirfavouritedishonthisdayisdumplings.DaysbeforetheSpringFestival,familieswillcleantheirhomes.Peoplethinkcleaningsweepsawaybadluck.Itmakesthehousereadyforgoodluck.ThecolourrediseverywhereduringtheSpringFestival.Peoplethinkredisahappycolourandwillbringthemabrightfuture.Peoplewearred,too.Theydecorate(装饰theirhomeswithpiecesofredpaper.Kidsgetalotof“hongbao”.Itisaredpaperbagwithmoneyinit.Usually,olderpeoplegiveyoungeroneshongbao.Theythinkitbringsgoodluck.TheSpringFestivalisthetimetomakeeverybodyhappy.Sodon’tsayanybadwordsordoanythingthatwillbringunhappinesstootherpeople.Forinstance,you’dbetternotsayanybadwordslike“death”.Don’tbreakanything.Peoplethinkthatitmeansyourluckisrunningout.Also,don’tborroworlendmoneyonthesedays.Ifyouhaveborrowedmoney,returnitbeforetheSpringFestival.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1.WhatdomostpeopledoontheeveoftheSpringFestival?2.A.Familymembersgatherforabigmeal.3.B.Friendseatdumplingstogether.4.C.Theyborrowmoneyfromfriends.5.D.Theygiveeachotherhongbao.6.WhydopeoplecleantheirhousesdaysbeforetheSpringFestival?7.A.Becausetheyenjoybeingclean.8.B.Becauseitisbelievedthatcleaningwillsweepawaybadluck.9.C.Becausetheythinkitwillbringhappinesstoothers.10.D.Becauseitisthoughtthatcleaningbringsinmoney.11.WhichofthefollowingthingsisnotsupposedtohappenduringtheSpringFestival?12.A.ReturningmoneybeforetheSpringFestival.13.B.Sayingwordsthathavetodowithdeath.14.C.Wearingredclothes.15.D.Decoratinghouseswithredpaper.16.Theunderlinedphrase“runningout”probablymeans“____”.17.A.跑出去B.打碎C.耗尽D.离开18.WecantellfromthestorythattheSpringFestivalis____.19.A.atimeofharvestandfun20.B.celebratedforonewholemonth21.C.onlycelebratedinChina22.D.atimeforfamiliestogettogether(9Coldair.Snow.Shorterdays.Weareinwinternow.Winteristhecoldestseasonoftheyear.Itcomesbetweenautumnandspring.Forus,thewintermonthsareusuallyNovember,DecemberandJanuary.ButthatisonlybecauseweliveinthenorthernpartoftheEarth.InChina,winteristhetimebetweenthebeginningofwinter,andthebeginningofspring.But,thisisthetimethatthesouthernpartoftheEarth,hasitssummer.Imaginewhenweareplayingwithsnow,Australiankidsareenjoyingicecream!Winterisn’talwaysgray.Itcanalsobebright.Here’show.Putonaholidayplayandtryacting.Askyourcousinsorclassmatestocometoyourhouseandmakebeautifulclothesandwriteaplay.Actitoutforyourfamily.Playaround.Gooutsideandenjoyyourself.Makeasnowmanwithyourfriends.Ifyoureallyhavetostayindoors,giveyourroomacleananddecorate(装饰it.You’llfinditalotoffun.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkbout?2.A.Thewinterseasonandfunwinteractivities.3.B.Waystodecoratehouses.4.C.ThedifferencebetweenChinaandAustralia.5.D.Thecolourslinkedtowinter.6.WhyareAustraliankidseatingicecreamwhenit’swinterinChina?7.A.Becausetheyarecrazyabouticecream.8.B.BecausewinterinAustraliaisnotascoldasthatinChina.9.C.Becauseit’ssummerinAustraliawhenit’swinterinChina.10.D.Becausetheydon’thavemuchtodoinwinter.11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?12.A.ThenorthernandsouthernpartsoftheEarthhavedifferentwintermonths.13.B.Wintercanbefunifyoufindinterestingthingstodo.14.C.Thewriterthinksit’sgreatfuntocleanyourhouseanddecorateit.15.D.Australiankidsenjoyhavingicecreamonwinterdays.16.从短文中选出一种你喜欢的活动，并说明原因。17.Ithinkitwillbegreatfunto____thiswinterbecauseIliketo____.Also,itis________anditcan________.I’lltryitoutsoon.18.Findwordsfromthepassagetofillintheblanks:19.InChina,thewintermonthsareusuallyNovember,Decemberand____.Butit’sdifferentinAustralia.ThewinterinChinais____inAustraliabecauseitisinthe____partoftheEarth.20.Winterisnotalways___.Youcanhavelotsoffun.Try____aplayandactingitoutwithyourcousinsorfriends.Oryoucanplay____outsideandmakea____.Ifyouhavetostay____,cleanupyourhouseand____itwithfunpieces.21.Justenjoywinter!(10Lookatthelightandbeautifulsnowflakes(雪花falling.Everwantedtoholdtheminyourhands?Theyarealwayslostwhentheymeetyourhands.Well,thisisn’tjustaproblemforyou.ItwasaproblemforWilsonBentley,too.Inthe1870s,WilsonBentleywasjustateenager.HisfamilylivedinasmalltowninnortheastAmerica.Winterstherewerelongandhard.Bentley’smotherwasonceaschoolteacher.Shetaughthimathome.Bentleydidn’tgotoschooluntilhewas14.Hewasaquietboy,andlovedreadinghismother’sbooks.Butitwashismother’smicroscope(显微镜thatinterestedhim.Whentheotherboyswereplayingwithballs,littleBentleywasstudyingthingslikedropsofwater,flowersandsnowflakes.Bentleylovedwatchingsnowflakes.ForthenexttwoyearsyoungBentleyspentmanywinterdaysinacoldroomwatchingtheseicecrystals(晶体underhismicroscope.Theboythoughttheyweresobeautifulthathestartedtodrawpicturesofthem.Butthereweresomanysnowflakesthathecouldn’tdrawthemall.Howcouldhekeeptheirbeautyforever?Bentleythoughtofbuyingacamera.Theboyandhismotheraskedhisfathertobuyone.But,hisfatherdidn’tagree.Hethoughtthewholethingwasabadidea.Hethoughttheonlythingafarmershoulddowasfarming.ButfinallyBentleydidgetacamera.Formorethanayearhetriedtotakepicturesofsnowflakes.OnJanuary15,1885,duringasnowstorm,Bentleytookthefirsteverphotoofanicecrystalwithhiscamera.“Itwasthegreatestmomentofmylife,”Bentleysaidlater.For13years,Bentleyworkedquietlyandtookthousandsofphotosoficecrystals.Laterhebecameknownas“Snowflake”Bentley.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.2.A.SnowflakePhotosB.SnowflakeBoy3.C.LongandHardWintersD.TeenagePhotographer4.WecantellfromthestorythatBentley’sfatherwas____.5.A.afarmerB.afunnyman6.C.anathleticmanD.aschoolteacher7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBentleyistrue?8.A.Hedidn’tgetanykindofeducationasachild.9.B.Hewasbornintoarichfamily.10.C.Hewasthefirstpersontotakephotosofsnowflakes.11.D.Hewasfascinatedbythebeautyofsnowflakes.12.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkBentleywas?13.A.Hewasoutgoing.B.Hewastooserious.14.C.Hewasinterestedinlearning.D.Hewasverywarm-hearted.15.The“icecrystals”inthethirdparagraphrefersto“____”.16.A.waterdropsB.raindrops17.C.flowersD.snowflakes(11Ifyoudon’tkeepyourselfwarmenough,wintercanbeatimeofillness.Duringthewintermonths,peopleeasilygetcoldsandflu(流感.Manythinktheyarethesame,butthesetwoillnessesaredifferent.Coldscanstaywithyouforuptoaweek.Youwillhavearunningnose,sorethroat,headache,coughandafever.Fluismoreserious.Youwillfeelsickveryquickly.Youwillhaveafeverandaheadache.Yourbodywillhurtandbecomeweak.Thiscouldlastforuptofourweeks.Isthereanywaytokeepyourselfawayfromcoldsandflu?Stayingclearofpeoplewithcoldsorflumaywork.Trynottotouch(触摸yournoseoreyesifyouhavebeenclosetosomeonewhohasacold.Washyourhands,especiallyaftercleaningyournose.Goingoutwithwethaircanalsogiveyouacold!Ifyoucatchacoldorflu,gotobedandrest.Doingthiswillhelpyougetbetter.Drinklotsofwater.Stayinawarm,well-airedroom.Ifyouhaveaheadache,oryourmuscleshurt,takesomemedicine.1.阅读上面的短文，根据短文内容帮助Mary完成下面的一封信。2.DearMomandDad,3.How’severythinggoing?4.I’mhavinggreatfunatwintercamp.Butforthepasttwodays,I’mnotfeelingverywell.Idon’tknowwhat’swrong.MaybeIhave____acold.Ihavea____noseand____throat.LastnightIcouldn’tsleepbecauseIhada_____,____andaslight____.Butdon’tworry.I’vebeentothedoctor’s.Thedoctortoldmethatitwasnot____,whichwouldotherwisebemore____.Headvisedmeto____lotsofwater,liedownand____forafewdays.HesaidIwouldgetwellinaweek.Okay,somuchfornow.5.Takegoodcareofyourselves,too.6.Love,7.Mary8.假设你是Mary的朋友Tina.得知她生病的消息后，你很着急，立刻发一封e-mail，给她提一些建议（三至五条，可参考短文，字数100字左右）。(12Winterisatimeformanyexcitingsports:sledding(雪橇,skatingandskiing.Skatingandskiingneedslotsofskills(技巧.Sleddinggivesyougoodexerciseandislotsoffun!Asledlookslikeaboat.Itcanmoveeasilyoversnoworice.Earlysledsweremadeofwood.Nowsomebettersledsaremadeofglass.Sledscanbepulledbyanimals.Insomeverycoldpartsoftheworld,peoplemakeanimalslikedogs,horses,andreindeer(驯鹿pullgoodsorpeopleinsleds.Peoplealsosledforsportsandfun.Drivingasleddoesnotneedmuchskill.Thedrivergivesakick(踢inthesnowtostartthesled.Heorshecanalsoasksomeoneelseforhelp.Inasled,therecanbeonepersonorseveral.Usually,youhavetolieonyourback,feetfirstinasled.Asyoutravel,youmoveyourbodyandfeettokeepitintherightdirection(方向.Thereisaspecialsledcalledtheskeletonsled(骨架雪橇.It’sverydifferent.Onaskeleton,youlieonyourstomachanddrivethesledinahead-firstway.Itisveryfast!Manyareafraidtorideit.Butoncetheytryittheywanttodoitagain!阅读短文，回答下列问题：1.Whataresledsmadeof?2.Whatkindofanimalscanpullsleds?3.Whataresledsusedfor?4.Howdopeoplesled?Describetheprocess.5.Whatisaskeletonsledlike?(13Likemanyotheranimals,swallowswillflysouthwhenthedaysturncoldandtheleavesfromtreesbegintofall.Theytravelmanymilestofindawarmerwinter.Thistypeoftraveliscalledmigration(迁徙.Birdsareanimalsthatliketomigratealotwhenitiscold.About600outof9,000kindsofbirdsdoit.Theyleaveinautumnandcomebackduringthewarmspringmonths.Manybirdsdon’tlikethecold.Theyneedfood,butplantsdieandinsects(昆虫hideinwinter.So,they’llonlycomehomethenextyear,whentherewillbeplentyoffoodforthemtoeat.Butthetripisoftenhardandnotsafe.Manybirdsflyingroupsandmakenoises.Cranes(鹤flyingroupsliketheletterV,orinarow.Otherstravelinpairsoralone.Somecantravelaverylongway.Theyflybetweenlands.Forexample,theArctictern(北极燕鸥cantravel20,100kilometres.TheybuildahomeneartheNorthPole(北极,gototheAntarctic(南极洲inautumn,andthencomebackinspring.Howdothebirdsfindtheirway?Theylookatthingslikethesun,moonandstars.Theynevergetlost.阅读短文，根据短文内容填表（每空不超过三个单词,最后一空为开放性试题，可多于三个单词）：Whatismigration?It’swhenanimalstravelfromcoldplacestofinda____.Theyleavein____andcomebackin____.Whydobirdsmigrate?Becauseplants____andanimals____.There’snotmuch____forthemduringcoldwinters.Howdobirdsmigrate?Thetripisoften____anddangerous.Manytravelin____and____.Howdobirdsfindtheirway?Theyfindtheirwaybylookingatthe____,____and____.Whatcanwelearnfrombirds’migration?Animalsarebornnaturallytobeableto____.(14完形填空：Yourroomisyourownspecialspace.It’s1justaplaceforyoutostudyandsleep.Somakeitfunand2tolivein.Herearesometipstohelpyou.Giveyourroomatheme(主题.Havinga3makesyourroomlookmorestylishandbeautiful.Aroom’sthemecanbe4.Itcouldbeaboutoneofyourfavoritethings,likefootballormusicoracolour.Pickathemeandkeepitinmind,thendecoratetheroomaroundthethemeyouhavechosen.5,someboyslikeskateboarding(滑板.Paintthewallsinskaterstripes(条纹,and6discoballsfromtheceilinganduseskateboardsasshelves(架子.7youareagirl,youmaybemoreinterestedin8likedolphins(海豚.Pickcurtains(窗帘andbedcoverswithdolphinpatternsonthem.Putdolphintoysonyourbed,too.Draworpaintpicturesofdolphinsplayingonyourwalls.Makeyourroomasblueasthe9.Sowhenyouwalkintotheroom,you10it’sahomeford