8上英语阅读专项训练7

8上英语阅读专项训练7一、完形填空Thereisanoldtreeonadryland.Thetreehassomanybranches.Itbringsshadowtohundredsoftravellers.Oneday,twotravellers___1___tothetree.Theywalkedforalongtimeinthehotsun.Theywere___2___hotandtiredthattheycouldn’twalkanymore.___3___,theyfoundthebigtree.Theymadeadecisionto___4___arestunderthetree.Theysleptthereforawhile.Whentheywokeup,they___5___hungryandonetravellerclimbedupthetree.Buthewassadtosee___6___.Hestartedtosaybadwordstothetree"Oh,thisisjusta___7___treewithoutanyfruitonit!"___8___travellersaidnothingaboutthetree___9___askedhisfriendtobequiet.However,___10___travellerinthetreestillshoutedatthetree.Thetreecouldn’tstandthetravelleratlast."___11___ungratefulyouare!"hesaidinasadyetstrongvoice."Justlookbacktothemomentwhenyougothereinthehotsun!I___12___youacoolandfortableplacetorest.Youwouldbedeadnow___13___me!"Manypeopledomuchforus,butwesometimesforgettogivethanksbutonly___14___!Makesurenottosayany___15___wordstotheonewhohashelpedyou.Doyouagreewithme?1.A.appeared B.got C.dug D.fell2.A.very B.quite C.such D.so3.A.Luckily B.Lucky C.Luckier D.Luck4.A.take B.make C.find D.own5.A.looked B.felt C.smelled D.tasted6.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing7.A.useless B.useful C.uselessly D.usefully8.A.Others B.Theothers C.Theother D.Other9.A.as B.but C.so D.or10.A.the B.a C.an D./11.A.Whata B.What C.Howa D.How12.A.organized B.showed C.gave D.shared13.A.with B.without C.about D.against14.A.plain B.rest C.stand D.touch15.A.good B.badly C.well D.bad1～5BDAAB 6～10DACB 11～15DCBAD二、阅读理解A Lookatthefollowingquiz.Payattentiontowhatyouseeinthepicture.Thinkaboutwhatyouwoulddofirst.A:Turnoffthefirethatisheatingthekettle(水壶).B:AnswerthephoneC:Calmthebabywhoiscryingaloud.D:Preventthedogfromchewing(交)onthesofa.TellA:Youareapersonwhoputssafetyfist.Youturnoffthefirefirstbecauseyouthinkitisimportanttoprotectyourhomeandyourfamily.Also,youdoyourbesttomakesurethateverythingisinorder.TellB:YouconsideryourselftobelazyandprefertorelaxathomeItdoesnotbotheryoutoomuchifyouhavetowaitabittofeelfortable.Inaddition,youenjoyspendingtimewithyourfriendsandfamilybecauseyoualsovaluemunicationTellC:Youareresponsibleandabletomakeimportantdecisionsevenwithoutthehelpofothers.Youdonotusuallyabandonotherswhentheyhaveproblems.Youwilltrytohelpoutasmuchasyoucan.TellD:Youdomanythingsonimpulse(冲动).Youareeasilyannoyedbyboringthingsinlife.Youpayalotofattentiontohowyoulook.Thisquizisjustforfun.Don’ttakeitseriously.1.IfyoudoAfirst,itmeans______accordingtothepassage.A.youeasilybeeangry B.youvaluethesafety C.youoftendosomecleaning D.youarelazyathome2.Jacklikesspendingtimewithhisfamily,sohemay______firstaccordingtothepassage.A.turnoffthefire B.answerthephone C.calmthebaby D.putthedogout3.Theunderlinedword"abandon"inTellCprobablymeans"______"inEnglish.A.giveup B.laughat C.lookafter D.giveaway4.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?A.Apersonwhoturnsoffthefireispatientwithothers.B.Thequizisveryuseful.Youmusttakeitseriously.C.Youpaygreatattentiontoyourappearanceifyoustopthedogfirst.D.Onlystudentscantakethequizwhentheyareatschool.5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe"______".A.Aninterestingquiz B.Abeautifulpicture C.Goodmunication D.ManyboringthingsBBACABChina’sYangtzeRiveristheworld’sthirdlongestriver.Itishometonearly400speciesoffish.However,theChinesepaddlefish,oncemoninthearea,isnolongeramemberofthisecosystem.ScientistsfromChinasaidrecentlythatthespecieshadpletelydisappeared.Thefishlikelywentextinctsometimebetween2005and2010."It’sverysad,"saidZebHogan,aUSbiologist.We’velostaspecialanimal.Thereisnohopeofrecovery." TheChinesepaddlefishwasoneoftheworld’slargestfreshwaterfishspecies.Itcouldgrowtosevenmeters.Thefishhasalongnosethatmadeitthenickname"elephantfish".TheChinesepaddlefishwasanancientspecies.ItfirstappearedintheCretaceousPeriod(白垩纪时期).Afterlivingfor200millionyears,thespeciesfinallywentextinctbecauseofhumanactivity.Overfishinginthe1970stookatoll(造成重大损失)onthespecies’member.Peoplecaughtabout25tonsofChinesepaddlefisheachyearduringthatperiod.Andin1971,thebuildingoftheGezhoubaDamdividedthepaddlefishintotwogroups.Thetwogroupscouldnotmatewitheachotherandreproduce.Asaresult,thespecies’populationbecameevensmaller.ScientistswarnthatmanyfreshwaterfishspeciesintheYangtzeRiverareindanger.TheChinesepaddlefishisonlythefirsttodisappear.Luckily,Chinahastakenaction.InJanuary,thecountrystartedatenyearfishingbanontheYangtzeRiver.1.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat______.A.YangtzeRiverisnotalongriver B.waterisimportantforfishC.onespecialfishdisappeared D.therearemanyelephantsintheriver2.Theunderlinedword"recovery"heremeans"______"inChinese.A.失而复得 B.痊愈 C.状况 D.成功3.WhichofthefollowingistheChinesepaddlefish?4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhythefishdisappeared?A.Peoplefishedthespecialfishinlargenumbers. B.Peoplehavedestroyedtheirlivingenvironment.C.Thespecieshadnowaystoreproduce. D.Thewaterisnotgoodfortheirgrowthatall.5.Thewritermainlytellsus______.A.theChinesepaddlefishisnowextinct B.peopleshouldprotectfreshwaterwellC.peoplecan’tfishintheYellowRiver D.therearemanyspeciesoffishinChinaCABDAC"Well,asItoldyou,MrSherlockHolmes,"saidWilson,"IhaveasmallshopatSaxeCoburgSquare.It’snotverylargeandinrecentyearsitisnotverysuccessful.InthepastIhadtwoassistants.NowIhaveone,andIcanonlypayhimbecausehewouldliketoworkforhalfwagesinordertolearnthebusiness.___①___""What’sthenameoftheyoungman?"askedSherlockHolmes."HisnameisVincentSpaulding,andhe’snotsoyoung,either.It’shardtotellhisage.Icouldnothaveasmarterassistant,MrHolmes.IknowverywellthathecouldgetabetterjobandmaketwicewhatIgivehim.___②___But,heishappy." "Thefirstthingthatdisturbeduswasthatadvertisement.Spauldingcameintotheofficeeightweeksago,withthispaperinhishand,andhesaidhewishedhewasaredheadedman,becausetherewasanothervacancyattheLeagueofRedHeadedMen.Hecouldgetmuchmoneyifhecouldgetit.""HaveyouneverheardoftheLeagueofRedHeadedMen?"askedSherlockHolmes."Youaresuitableforoneofthevacancies.""Tellmeallaboutit,"saidMrWilson."Oh,eachvacancypaystwohundredpoundsayear.___③___"saidSherlockHolmes."Fromtheadvertisement,youcanseforyourselfthattheLeaguehasavacancy.AnAmericanmillionairenamedEzekiahHopkinssetuptheLeague.EzekiahHopkinswasverystrangeinhisways.Hewasredheadedandhelikedallredheadedmen.Sowhenhedied,hewantedtogiveallhismoneytomenwithredhair.It’sgoodpayandthereisverylittletodo.""Buttherearemillionsofredheadedmen,"saidMrWilson."___④___YouseitisonlyforLondonersandgrownmen.ThisAmericancamefromLondon,andhewantedtodosomethinggoodfortheoldtown.Yourhairisperfect,"SherlockHolmessaid.—文章节选自《红发会》(TheRedHeadedLeague)1.WhoisVincentSpauldingaccordingtothepassage?A.HeisamemberoftheLeagueofRedHeadedMen. B.HeisanassistantinMrWilson’ssmallshop.C.HeisoneofSherlockHolmes’goodfriends. D.Heisarichmanwithalotofmoney.2.Theunderlinedword"it"hererefersto"______".A.theleague B.thevacancy C.thepaper D.theadvertisement3.Weshouldputthesentence"Butthereislittleworktodo."on______.A.① B.② C.③ D.④4.FromthepassagewecanknowthatEzekiahHopkins______.A.hadalotofmoneybeforehedied B.wasanAmericanmaninLondonC.likedredheadedwomenverymuch D.wantedtohelpsomeAmericanpeople5.WhatdoyouthinkofEzekiahHopkinsaccordingtothepassage?A.Braveandhappy. B.Strangebutkind. C.Smartbutstrict. D.Strictbutfunny.BBCAB三、任务型阅读Rice,meat,vegetablesandfruit..Everydaywecaneatdifferentkindsoffood.Youmaythrowawayyourextrafoodeasily.Butdon’tforgetthatmanypeopleintheworldsilldon’thaveenoughtoeat.Rightnow,therearemorethan1billionhungrypeopleintheworld,accordingtotheUnitedNations.Manychildrengotosleephungry,and15millionofthemdiefromhungereachyear.However,foodwasteisstillabigproblem.Everyyear,wemakeabout3.9billiontonsoffood.Butinayear,1.3billiontonsoffoodintheworldgoestowasteinall.Wecouldgivethewastedfoodtomanypeople.Forexample,theamountoffoodwastedinEuropecouldbeenoughfor200millinpeopleinpoorcountries.Sonexttimewhenyouarebeingpickyaboutfood,orcan’tfinishyourmeal,thinktwicebecauseothersaren’tsolucky.Whatcanyoudotopreventwastingfood?Thefollowingtipsmayhelpyou.Ifyougotoarestaurant,donotordertoomuch.Ifyoucannotatallthefoodintherestaurant,takeithomeDon’tbetoopickyaboutfood.Somefoodmaytastebad,butyourbodymayneedit.根据短文内容,完成表格。(每空一词)Sopfood1.______tohelpothersMainpointsSupportingdetailsRecentsituations2.______1billionpeoplearehungryand15million3.______becauseofhungereachyear.Peopleintheworld4.______away1.3biliontonsoffoodeveryyear,andthat’soneoofthe5.______wemake.6.______tohelpsavefoodValueyourfoodand7.______wastedfoodforpeopleinneed.8.______whatyoucanfinisheatingintherestaurant.Pack(包装)your9.______foodandtakeithome.Savefoodeventhoughsometimesitdoesn’ttaste10.______.1.waste2.Over3.die4.throw5.food6.Ways/How7.provide8.Order9.left10.good/niceBInhumanhistory,therehavebeenmanyfightsagainstepidemicsandplagues.Somediseasesstoodout,astheywereveryseriousandchangedthedevelopmentofhumanhistory.Herearethreeofthem.430427BCPlagueofAthensDuringthesecondyearofthePeloponnesianWar(431404BC),agreatplaguehitAthens.AccordingtoTheAtlantic,theplaguekilledabout300,000people.ThatmeansitcausedthedeathofoneineverythreepeopleinancientAthens.ModernhistoriansthinkithelpedcausethedeclineandfallofclassicalGreece.14thcenturyBlackDeathIt’swidelybelievedthattheBlackDeathhappenedincentralAsiaandwascarriedbyfleaslivingonrats.Infectedpeople’sskinwouldturnblackinplaces.AccordingtoTheWashingtonPost,itkilledabout25millionEuropeans.Becauseofthisdisease,therewerenotenoughfarmersinEurope.Ittookabout200yearsforEurope’spopulationtoturntoitspreviouslevel.19181919InfluenzaPandemicThefluisalsoknownas"Spanishflu".Spainhadseriousoutbreaks,withnearlyeightmillionpeopleaffectedjustinMay1918.Thisfluaffectedthewholeworld.AccordingtoTheConversation,itcausedabout40milliondeathsworldwide,farmorethanthedeathsduringWorldWarI(19141918).Theoutbreakpletelydisruptedsocietiesaroundtheworld.Inmanycountries,governmentsclosedtheatersanddancehallsformorethanayear根据短文内容,回答下列问题。每题答案不超过6个词。1.HowmanypeoplediedfromtheplagueinAthens?2.WhatcausedtheBlackDeathaccordingtothepassage?3.HowlongdidittakefortheEurope’spopulationtoturntoitspreviouslevel?4.WhendidSpainhaveseriousinfluenzaoutbreaks?5.What