深圳观澜街道文成学校八年级英语上册期末任务型阅读汇编

深圳观澜街道文成学校八年级英语上册期末任务型阅读汇编一、八年级英语上册任务型阅读专项训练1．阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容完成表格。

Travelingtoallcornersoftheworldgetseasierandeasier.Weliveinaglobalvillage,butthisdoesn'tmeanthatweallbehaveinthesameway.

Howshouldyoubehavewhenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime?AnAmericanshakesyourhandfirmlywhilelookingyoustraightintheeye.InThailand,peoplegreeteachotherbypressingbothhandstogetheratthechest.

Manycountrieshaverulesaboutwhatyoushouldandshouldn'twear.InMuslimcountries,womenshouldwearlongblousesandskirts.InKorea,youshouldtakeoffyourshoeswhenenteringahouse.Remembertoplacethemneatlytogetherwhereyoucomein.

InSpain,manypeopleeatalightbreakfastandalatedinner.InMexico,lunchisthetimetorelax,andmanypeopleprefernottodiscussbusinessastheyeat.InBritain,it'snotunusualtohaveabusinessmeetingoverbreakfast.GoodMannersAspectCountryCustomGreetingAmericaShakinghandsfirmlyThailand________DressingMuslimcountries________________TakingoffyourshoesatthedoorEatingSpain________MexicoRelaxingwhilehavinglunchBritain________2．任务型阅读CountryCapitalLanguage（s）IndiaNewDelhiHindiandEnglishCanadaOttawaEnglishandFrenchRussiaMoscowRussianEgyptCairoArabicSingaporeSingaporeCityMalay,Chinese,TamilandEnglish根据上面的表格用一个或两个词完成下面句子：（1）Ifyougoto________,maybesomepeoplecanunderstandyou.（2）Egyptiansspeak________.（3）Ifyougoto________,youmustlearnRussianwell.（4）ThecapitalofSingaporeis________.（5）Fromtheform（表格）,wecanseethat________isthemostimportantlanguage.3．阅读理解

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank.Whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebank,O.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolen（偷）it.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison（监狱）.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetales（故事）were,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader'ssurprise.（1）InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?a.livedinNewYork

b.workedinabankc.traveledtoTexas

d.wasputinprisone.hadanewspaperjob

f.learnedtowritestoriesA.

e,c,f,b,d,a

B.

c,e,b,d,f,a

C.

e,b,d,c,a,f

D.

c,b,e,d,a,f（2）PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry'sstoriesbecause

.A.

theyhadsurpriseendings

B.

theywereeasytounderstandC.

theyshowedhisloveforthepoor

D.

theywereaboutNewYorkCity（3）WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterials（材料）forhisshortstories?A.

Hislifeinsidetheprison.

B.

Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.C.

ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.

D.

Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.（4）WhydidO.Henrybecomeafamouswriter?（30词左右）4．阅读下面的诗歌，体会诗歌表达的情感，完成下面的诗评，每空不超过两个单词。AFather'sPromiseforaDaughterByRogerHorshIpromisedI'dalwaysloveyou.Fromthedayofyourownbirth.IpromiseIwillloveyoumoreThananythingonEarth.IpromiseIwillbethereOnthedayyoulearntotalk.IpromiseIwillholdyourhandsWhenyoubegintowalk.IpromiseIwillwipeyourtearsAtthetimeswhenyouaresad.IpromiseIwillloveyoustillEvenifI'mmadEachandeveryday.Thejoy（欢乐）yougivetomeisstrongBut,there'sonemorethingtosay.Youaretheappleofmyeye.Youaremylittlepearl.I'llalwaysholdyouinmyheartCauseyou'reDaddy'slittlegirl.

ThepoemAFather'sPromiseforaDaughterwaswrittenby________.Inthispoem,hesingshighpraises（赞扬）ofafather'slovetohis________.

Thispoemclearlyshowsthegreatimage（形象）ofafatherwhopromisestolovehisdaughterfromthedayofherbirth，andwhoisalwaysthereto________herhandsand________hertears,Daughteristhe________ofhiseye.

Thepoemisshort,buttheideasitexpressesaredeep.5．下列短文中有五处需要添加小标题。请你从A、B、C、D、E和F中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。A.

Youshouldletyourcatinside.B.

Goingoutsideisbadforcats,too.C.

Keepingacatisgoodforyou.D.

ThebirdsarefewerandfewerinAmerica.E.

Catscanbringillness.F.

Catskillmanybirdsandsmallanimalseveryyear.________

ManykindsofbirdsliveintheUnitedStates,butthenumberofthebirdsisbecomingsmallerandsmallereveryyear.Oneoftheleadingreasonsisthegrowingnumberofpetcats.Bykeepingyourpetcatsinyourhome,youcanhelpgivebirdsabetterpossiblechancetolive.________

Ofthe90millionpetcatsinthiscountry,abouttwo-thirdsareallowedtogooutside.Itissaidthatthesecatskillhundredsofmillionsofbirdseachyearaswellasbillionsofsmallanimalssuchasrabbitsandfieldmice.________

Theycanalsobringillnesstotheanimalsthatliveinpeople'syard,andfurtherweaken（变弱）thehealthofthenaturalpopulations.________

Allowingpetcatstogooutsideisnotjustbadforbirdsandwildlife（野生动物）.Itisbadforthecatsthemselves,too.Outdoorcatscangetsickveryeasily.Theymaybeindangerfromtrafficandattacks

（攻击）

fromotheranimals.Infact,outdoorcatsusuallydon'tpasstheageoffive,whileindoorcatsoftenlivetobe17orolder.________

Keepyourpetcatinside!Ifyouraiseayoungcat,it'syourdutytoletitplayinside.6．阅读短文，并根据所读内容在文后表格的空格中填入最恰当的单词，每空一词。

Agoodbookcanhelpyoulearnmorethingsthanyoucanlearninclass.Ifyouwanttogetintoagoodreadinghabit,hereareafewways.

Planyourtime

Youshouldgiveyourselfatleastthirtyminutesforreadingeveryday.Whentimeisset,nothingcanchangeit.

Alwayscarryabook

Whereveryougo,takeabookwithyou.Whenyouleavethehouse,makesurethatyoualwayscarryagoodbookaswellasyourschoolthings.

Findaquietplace

Findaplaceinyourhomewhereyoucanreadabookquietlyandnoonewilltroubleyou.Thereshouldbenotelevision,computer,musicorevennoisyfamilymembersaroundyou.Somewaystohaveagoodreading________.PlanyourtimeYoushouldreadforatleast________anhoureveryday.AlwaystakeabookMakesureabookalwaysstayswithyou________yougo.FindaquietplaceFindaplace________television,computer,musicorevennoisyfamilymembersaroundyou.7．假如你是你学校英文报的专栏小编辑，下面这篇文章在排版时发现段落顺序有错，请根据写作框架（先从提出观点开始，最后以得出结论结尾），重新将A~D四个段落填入第1~4小题相应的横线上，使其顺序正确，并完成问题。A.Inaword,it'sgoodforusstudentstojoinschoolclubstodevelopourselvesinanallround（全面的）way.IWhynotchooseaclubrightnowandgoforit?B.Nowadays,somestudentsthinkjoiningschoolclubsisnotgoodfortheirstudies.ButIdon'tthinkso.Ithinkit'simportantforusstudentstochooseourfavoriteclubandjoinit.C.LiHongfromClass3wasonceashygirl.Butafterjoiningtheclub,sheworksonherabilitiesbyhelpingothersinstudyandorganizingactivities.Shenowbecomesmoreoutgoing."Asstudents,weshouldnotalwaysgetburied'inourbooks,"saidZhangXuan,mydeskmate,IamnowinanEnglishdrama（戏剧）club.IcanbothpracticemyEnglishandimprovemyactingskills.D.Schoolclubsplayanimportantpartinourschoollives.Theycanmakeourlivesbetter,andimproveusaswell.Intheclubs,wecandevelopourhobbiesandinterests.Byjoiningclubs,wecangetskills,knowledgeandfriendship.（1）重新将A~D四个段落填入第①~④小题相应的横线上，使其顺序正确。①Opinion________

②Reason________

③Example________

④Conclusion________（2）What'sthemainsubject（主题）ofthiswriting?A.

Makingfriends.

B.

LearningEnglish.C.

Joiningschoolclubs.

D.

Doingpart-timejobs.8．下面文章中有五处需要添加小标题，请从以下选项中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。AListentopeople.B.Feelcomfortable.C.Playgamesout.D.Justtalk.E.Readthenews.F.Smilemoreoften.

Doyouthinkthatyouarenotoutgoingenough?Doyouwanttomakemorefriends,butaretooshy?Readthefollowingrules,theywillhelpyou.1.________Alwaysbeclean.Takeabath,brushyourteeth,andtrytolooknice.Dressinclothesthatmakeyoufeelgoodandcomfortable.Thosemakeyoufeelmoreconfident.2.________Trytosmilemoreoftenatpeople.Itwillgetthemtothinkthatyouarefriendly.Thenthey'lltalktoyoumore,eveniftheydon'tknowyou.3.________Somepeopleworryabouttalkingbecausetheythink,"WhatamIgoingtotalkaboutwiththatperson?"Outgoingpeopledon'teventhinkaboutit.Theyjustgouptopeopleandsaywhattheythink.4.________Youcan'tjusttalk.Peoplewillthinkthatyouareself-centered（以自我为中心的）.Youhavetolistentoothersandgiveyouropinions.Letthemknowthatyoucare.5.________Don'tjuststayathomeanddonothing.SurftheInternetfornewsandinformation,andtalkaboutitwhenyouarewithyourfriends.9．请大家帮忙不同的同学找到合适的俱乐部去参加。A.Ourschoolrunningclubneedsapart-timecoach.B.TabletennisclubwillstarttoopenthisFridayafternoon.MemberscanenjoyplayingitatthesametimeeveryFriday.C.Ourschoolfootballclubwillgivesomelessonsonbasicfootballskills.D.Swimmingisakindofsporttokeepyouhealthyanditalsocanhelpyoubuildupyourbodyandloseyourweightaswell.E.OurTennisclubhasagoodnew.Memberscanusethefieldwiththeirfriends.（1）Matisaprofessionalplayerinhisschoolteam.Hecanrunfasterthanhisschoolmates.________（2）Bettylikesplayingfootballwithhisfriendsinhisfreetime.Buthecan'tdowellinit.________（3）Vincelikestennisverymuch,andLiNaishisfavoriteplayer.AndhisfatherlikeittooandwouldliketoplayitwithVince.________（4）Kateisatopstudent.Andsheneedsasporttomakeherselfstrongerandshecanhave20minutestodoitonFridayafterschool.________（5）Mary'sfavoritesportisswimming,andshewantstochooseasporttokeepslimandfit.________10．阅读下面的对话,从方框中选择五个最适当的句子完成对话（其中有2个选项是多余的）。LiYang:Goodmorning,Mathew.Mathew:Goodmorning,LiYang.________LiYang:There'sstillsmog（烟雾）today.We'llhavetogotoschoolwithfacemasks（口罩）.Mathew:________Accordingtothenews,PM2.5pollutionisthemainproblemwithairpollution.LiYang:Yes,andairpollutionhasdoneharmtopeople'shealth.Mathew:SotheChinesegovernmentandChinesepeoplemusttakeactiontofightit.LiYang:________Mathew:SincePM2.5ismainlycausedbyvehicles（车辆）andfactories,carswithlargeemissionsshouldnotbeallowedandfactoriesshouldbecloselywatched.LiYang:________Wehopethatmoreandmorepeoplewilljoinusinmakingtheblueskiesreturnforgood.Mathew:________A.Ihopeso,too.B.Canyougiveanyadvice?C.Idon'tthinkso.D.Whatapity!E.Iagree.F.What'stheweatherliketoday?G.That'sOK.11．根据短文内容,完成下面的短文。

Polarbears（北极熊）aresoftandlovely,buttheyarealsoverydangerous.Mark'sbestpalisAgee,justabigcutewhitepolarbear!MarkisaCanadiananimaltrainer.HeandAgeebecamefriendswhenthepolarbearwasjustaboutfourweeksold.NowAgeeis16yearsoldandweighs800pounds.Shecan'tliveatMark'shomenow,butbothofthemarestillbestfriends.Theyalwaysplay,swimandevenwrestle（摔跤）together.AgeeisnotonlyMark'sbestfriend,butalsotheworld'sfirsttrainedpolarbearstar.ShehasactedinsomefilmsandTVadvertisements（广告）.PolarbearsusuallyliveinthefreezingArcticregion（冰冷的北极地区）.Unluckily,astheweathergetswarmerandwarmer,thereislessandlessroomforthepolarbearstolivein.Andtheyhavetofindtheirhomeandhavelesstimetofindfood.Sothesemakepolarbearsbecomefewerandfewer.

Markisatrainerfrom________.HehasagoodfriendnamedAgee.Ageeisnotagirl________apolarbear.TheybecamegoodfriendswhenAgeewasone________old.Theyalwaysplay,swimandwrestletogether.Ageeisalsoapolarbearstar.MostpolarbearsliveinthefreezingArcticregion.Butastheweathergetswarmerandwarmer,it'smore________forthemtofindhomeand________.Nowpolarbearsbecomefewerandfewer.Soweshouldworkhardtoprotectthem.12．阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

Oneday,amothercrocodile（鳄鱼）andababycrocodileswamslowlyinariver.Suddenly,themothercrocodilesawamonkey,"Oh,amonkey!HowniceifIhaveitfordinner!"

"Myson,canyougoandgetthemonkeyforme?Iwanttoeathisheart（心脏）,"themothercrocodilesaid.

"Allright,"thebabycrocodileanswered.

Thebabycrocodileswamneartheriverbank（岸）.Heshoutedatthemonkey,“Hey,monkey！Wouldyoulikesomebananas?Therearemanybananatreesontheotherbankoftheriver"

"Ilikethemverymuch.ButIcan'tswim.HowcanIgetthere?"themonkeyasked.

"Oh,Icantakeyouthere,"thebabycrocodilesaid.

"Really?Thankyouverymuch!"themonkeyjumpedontothebabycrocodile'sback.Inthemiddleoftheriver,thebabycrocodilewentintothewater.Whenhecameupagain,themonkeywaswetallover."Don'tdothatagain,oryou'llkill（杀死）me!"themonkeyshouted.

"Iknow,butImustdothat!Mymotherwantstoeatyourheart."

"Myheart?你为什么不早点告诉我?Ileftitinatree.Weshouldgobackforit!"So_theywentback.

Assoonastheygottothebank,themonkeypickedupabigstone（石头）andclimbedupontothetreequickly.Heshoutedatthebabycrocodile,"Don'tyouwantmyheart?Well,catch!"Themonkeythrewthebigstoneatthecrocodile.（1）回答问题：Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto（指的是）？________（2）将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。________（3）将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。________（4）回答问题：Whydidthebabycrocodileandthemonkeygobackwhentheyreachedthemiddleoftheriver?________（5）回答问题：Didthebabycrocodilegetwhathewantedatlast?________13．阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

MynameisJerryZhang,andIamafatheroftwoyoungdaughters--oneisaboutfouryearsoldandtheotherisonlyaboutone.我来自中国，现在住在美国。

Oneday,myolderdaughter,Madison,toldmeshedidn'twanttobeChinese.Thosedaysshewasquiteinterestedinthebookcharacters（角色）MadelineandEloise.SheaskedmeallthetimewhyshewasChineseandtheyweren't,andhowshecouldhaveyelloworredhairlikethem.

ThismademelookforbookswithAsian（亚洲的）charactersforMadisontoread.However,Ionlyfoundafew,andtheywereheavilycultural（文化的）andMadisondidn'tconnectherselfwithanyofthecharactersinthem.Andshewash'tinterestedinthematallThenshetoldmeagainthatshedidn'twanttobeChinese,anditmademesad.

InmostofthebooksforchildrenintheUS,thecharacterslooklikeAmericans.Thereareover17millionAsiansandAsiansandAmericansinthiscount,butfewofthemhaveAsianfaces.Ithinkit'simportantforAsianchildrentoseethemselvesinbooksasinterestingandcleverkids.

SoIcreated（创作）abookforMadison.PepperZhanginthebookisanAsiangirl.Herimagination（想象）takesheronatriptocreativityandartIwantmychildrentoknowthatbeingChineseorbeingAsianisagreatthingtoo.（1）将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。________（2）从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。Becauseofthis，IlookedforbookswithAsiancharacterstoletMadisonread.________（3）回答问题：WhatmadeJerrysad?________（4）回答问题：Whatdoestheunderlinedword“themselves”inthefourthparagraphreferto（指的是）?________（5）将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。________14．阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

Onesunnyafternoon,Iwentforawalkonthebeach.ThereIsawaspecialcrab（螃蟹）.Ithadtwoclaws（螯）.一个螯比另一个人螯大得多、长的多。Ihadneverseensuchacrabbefore.Soonmywayhomefromthebeach,Iwalkedintothelibrary.

Luckily,IfoundabooknamedComewithmetotheEdgeoftheSea.Ithadmanypicturesofanimalslivingnearthesea.Thepicturesofmalefiddlercrabs（雄性招潮蟹）lookedquitelikethecrabIfoundonthebeach.Ilearnedalotaboutthatkindofcrab.

Sometimesafiddlercrabputsthesmallclawacrossthebigone.Itlookslikeitisplayingthefiddle（violin）whenitdoesthis,sosomepeoplecallitthefiddlercrabSometimesitwavesitsbigclaw.Itlookslikeitissayinghello.That'swhyotherpeoplecallitthecallingcrab.Fiddlercrabs'eyesareonlongeyestalks（眼柄）.Theycanputuptheireyestalkstolookaround~Itmakesthemlooktaller.

Thesecrabsareverysmall.Therearelotsofother,biggerbeachanimalsthatwanttoeatthem.Theydigholesinthesand（在沙子里挖洞）.Theholesaretheirhomes.Theyaresafeinsidethem.Sometimestheseawatercanbringfoodintotheirholes.（1）将文中划线的汉语句子翻译成英语。________（2）回答问题：Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inthesecondparagraphreferto?________（3）回答问题：What'sanothernameforthefiddlercrab?________（4）回答问题：Wheredofiddlercrabslive?________（5）将文中划线的英语句子翻译成汉语。________15．阅读下面的材料，在表格中填入恰当的内容完成文章摘要，每空限填一词。Hi,David,

Guesswhat?I'mwritingtoyoufromBeijing!It'smyfirstsummerholidayabroad,andhereI'minChina!I'mgoingtolearnChinesefortwoweeksatasummercamp.Thenmyparentsaregoingtojoinmehere.Iplantospendanothertwoweekshereandgoonatouraroundthecountrywiththem.It'sgoingtobeveryexciting!We'regoingtovisittheGreatWallandthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.Thenwe'regoingtobeinXi'anfromJuly24thto27th.Mydadsayshe'sgoingtotakelotsofphotosoftheTerracottaWarriors.Afterthat,we'regoingtoJiuzhaigou.It'sfamousforitsbeautifulmountainsandclearlakes.OurlaststoponthetripisSanya.Mymum'sgoingtospendlotsoftimeonthebeach,butI'mgoingtoswimintheseaeveryday.

OK,Ihavetogo.I'mgoingtomeetmyChinesepenfriend,Daming.He'sgoingtotakemetotheBird'sNesttonight.There'sgoingtobearockconcertthere.Ican'twait!Yours,DavidTim'sPlanforSummerHolidayTolearnChinesefor________weeksatasummercamp.TovisittheGreatWallandthePalaceMuseumwithhis________.TostayinXi'anfromJuly24thto________.To________intheseaofSanya.ToenjoytheconcertintheBirdsNestwithhispenfriend,________.16．阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）

Therearelotsofstrangethingsaboutanimalsintheworld.Doyouknowthefollowingthings?

Youmaythinkbearswalkslowly.Infact,theycanrunveryfastlikehorses.

Catswon'tdieiftheyfalloffveryhighplacesbecausetheycanturnthemselvesuptherightway.

Chocolatetastesnicebutyoucannotgiveittolittledogsbecauseitmaymakethelittledogsdie.

Wemaysleepforeighthoursatatimebutasnail（蜗牛）maysleepforthreeyears.

Ourearsandnosebecomebiggerwhenwegrowupbuteyeskeepthesameafterweareborn.Some________thingsaboutanimalsBearsTheycanrunas

________ashorses.________Afterfallingoffveryhighplaces,theywon'tdie.DogsIfyougivechocolatetolittledogs,theywill________.SnailsTheycansleepaslongas________years.OureyesThesizeofoureyesdoesn'tbecomebiggerfrombirth.17．任务型阅读，从所给的A、B、C、D、E选项中，选择正确的小标题。⑴Iam73yearsold.IoftenwatchTVinmyfreetime.Ofalltheprograms,Ilikethenewsbest.ThroughtheTV,Icanlearnwhatishappeninginourcountryandintheworld.Atseveneveryevening,IalwayssitinfrontoftheTVontime.

________⑵Iamagrandma.IlikeChinesetraditionalopera.FromMondaytoThursday,IusuallyturnontheTVathalfpastseven.TheprogramsfromCCTV7aremyfavorite.________⑶Iamabasketballfan.Ilikeplayingbasketballverymuch.ButIamtoobusy.SoIhavetowatchitonTV.Everynight,Iwatchthematchtillmidnight.Iamcrazyaboutit,especiallyNBA.________⑷Iamahousewife.Idothehouseworkallday,I'dliketowatchTVatnight.Iprefertoseesoapoperaslike"Palace","MeteoricGarden"andsoon.Becausetheycanmakemefeelrelaxed.________⑸Iamtheonlysoninthefamily.IaminGradeFive.Ilikecartoonsbest.IoftenwatchcartoonsonTVafterdoingthehomework.________A.

B.

C.

D.

E.18．根据短文内容，从下列七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

BeijingOperausedtosoundstrangetoDouYi.The14-year-oldBeijingersaidwhenevershecameacrossBeijingOperaonTV.shechangedthechannel（频道）.________

ButsinceDouenteredtheXuanwubranchschoolofBeijingNo.15MiddleSchool,shehasbeenstudyingBeijingOperainmusicclasseveryweek.

DouandherclassmateslistentoBeijingOperaandlearnthebasics（基础知识）fromprofessionalactors.________

“Welaughsometimesbecausethetunes（声调）arereallyhardtolearn.”saidDou.________

“Afterall.Iamnolongeralayman（外行）.”shesaid.

Since2008,schoolsaroundthecountryhavebeenteachingstudentsBeijingOpera.________Clearly.Dou'sschoolhasbeentakingthejobseriously.

YangNing,14,isDou'sclassmate.ShehasbeenstudyingBeijingOperasinceshewas8.Sheisamemberoftheschool'sBeijingOperaclub.

YangsaidshehadlearnedalotfromBeijingOpera.

“Ilearnalotofhistoryfromtheoperas.”shesaid.“I'vealsofoundoutaboutmanyancientpoems.sincetherearesomanyofthemintheoperas.”

Yangdoesn'tthinkeveryonecanlearntosingBeijingOperawell.Butshedoessaythatit'shelpfulforallpeopletolearnaboutit.

“Themoreyoulearnaboutit,themoreyouunderstandit.________Itwouldbeagreatpityifitdid！”shesaid.A.ButshesaidthatnowshewouldwatchBeijingOperaonTV.B.Ifpeopledostudyit，thisoldartformwon'tdisappear.C.Likemostoftoday'steenagers，Doulovespopmusic.D.It'spartofaplantointroducethecountry'sartistictraditionstoyoungpeople.E.HerfatherwantedhertolearnBeijingOpera.F.Theyalsosingalongwiththeoperas.G.BeijingOperaisakindoftraditionalChineseculture.19．阅读短文,回答下列问题。

HaveyoueverheardofthestoryTheAntandtheGrasshopper（蚱蜢）?

Onefinewinterdaysomeantswereworkinginthefield.Theywereverybusy.Justthenagrasshopperpassedby."Goodday,kindants,"saidthegrasshopper,"Iamveryhungry.Willyoulendmealittlefood?Ihavenothingtoeat.Iwillpayyoubeforethenextautumn."

"Youhavenofoodofyourown?Whydidn'tyougatheranyfoodduringthesummer?Youknowtherewasmuchfoodinthefieldlastsummer.Whatwereyoudoingthen?"askedanoldant.Thegrasshopperanswered,"Iwassingingalldayandnightduringthesummer.SoIhadnotimetogatheranyfood.Pleaselendmesome.""Well,then,"saidtheant,"youcouldsingallthesummer,andyoualsocoulddanceallthewinter.Youonlyplayedanddidnotworkduringthesummer.We'llneverlendyouanyfood."Andtheantswentonworking.（1）Whatweretheantsdoingwhenthegrasshoppercame?（不超过6个词）（2）Whatdidthegrasshoppercometotheantsfor?（不超过5个词）（3）Wasiteasytogatherfoodinthefieldlastsummer?（不超过3个词）（4）Whatwasthegrasshopperbusydoingallthesummer?（不超过5个词）（5）Whatdidtheantthinkofthegrasshopper?（不超过5个词）20．重新排列下列语段，组成一篇意思连贯的短文（第一段已给出）

Mr.andMrs.Smithhavejustopenedasmallrestaurant.Inordertoattractcustomers,theyputanoticeinfrontoftherestaurant,whichsaid“MealsontheHouseforThreeDays.”________A.

Hewalkedtowardstherestaurantandsawthenotice.“Americanpeoplearereallystrange.Theyeveneatdinnersonthehouse!ButhowcanIgetuptothetopofthehouse?”hesaidtohimself.B.“Doesn'tyournoticesay‘MealsontheHouseforThreeDays'?Isitjustajoke?”theforeignstudentanswered.C.

Whentheyheardthis,bothMr.Smithandthepolicemanlaughed.“Don'tyouknowwhatONTHEHOUSEmeans?Lookitupinthedictionary.”thepolicemansaid.D.

Aforeignstudentwhodidn’tknowmuchEnglishhappenedtopassbytherestaurantonthesecondday.Itwaslunchtimeandhefeltveryhungry.“Well,hereisarestaurant.Iamgoingtohavesomethingtoeat.”E.

Helookedaroundandfoundaladderagainstatreenearby.Hewasveryglad.Butashereachedthetopheheardsomeoneshoutingathim,“Hey,whatareyoudoingupthere?”Mr.Smithwaslookingathimangrilyandbesidehimwasapoliceman.【参考答案】***试卷处理标记，请不要删除一、八年级英语上册任务型阅读专项训练1．Pressingbothhandstogetheratthechest；Womenshouldwearlongblousesandskirts；Korea；Eatingalightbreakfastandalatedinner；Havingabusinessmeetingoverbreakfast【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章主要讲述了世界不同的地区、国家的见面问候、穿着、吃饭的不同风俗习惯。（1）问的是Thailand这个国家关于打招呼的习俗。根据文中InThailand,peoplegreeteachotherbypressingbothhandstogetheratthechest.，故填Pressingbothhandstogetheratthechest。（2）问的是Muslimcountries,这个国家在穿着方面的习俗。根据文中InMuslimcountries,womenshouldwearlongblousesandskirts，在穆斯林国家，妇女要穿长袖。故填Womenshouldwearlongblousesandskirts（3）问的是那那个国家进门后要脱掉鞋子的习俗。根据文中InKorea,youshouldtakeoffyourshoeswhenenteringahouse在韩国进门后应该脱掉鞋子.故填Korea。（4）问的是西班牙关于食物的习俗。

InSpain,manypeopleeatalightbreakfastandalatedinner.在西班牙人们喜欢吃早餐和夜宵。故填Eatingalightbreakfastandalatedinner。（5）问的是英国在食物方面的习俗。根据文中InBritain,it'snotunusualtohaveabusinessmeetingoverbreakfast.在早餐后开个会议室很平常的，故填Havingabusinessmeetingoverbreakfast。【点评】考查任务型阅读，做此类题，只需要找关键字对照文章即可做出。2．（1）Singapore（2）Arabic（3）Russia（4）SingaporeCity（5）English【解析】【分析】主要介绍一些国家的首都和语言。（1）根据SingaporeSingaporeCityMalay,Chinese,TamilandEnglish可知新加坡说马来语,中文,泰米尔语和英语四种语言，故填Singapore。（2）根据EgyptCairoArabic可知埃及说的是阿拉伯语，故填Arabic。（3）根据RussiaMoscowRussian可知俄罗斯说俄语，故填Russia。（4）根据SingaporeSingaporeCity可知Singapore的首都是SingaporeCity，故填SingaporeCity。（5）根据图表可知India、Canada、Singapore都说英语，故填English。【点评】考查任务型阅读，注意从表格仔细寻找答案。3．（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）

First,hehadanexcitinglifeexperiencewhenhewasyoung.Thenhewassohard-workingthathelearnseverythingheneeded.Whateverdifficultyhemet,henevergaveup.【解析】【分析】主要讲了WilliamSydneyPorter。（1）细节题。根据Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank.Whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebank,O.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolen（偷）it.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison（监狱）.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting可知事情的先后顺序是B，故选B。（2）