任务型阅读专练 人教版 英语八年级下册

人教版八年级下册备战期任务型阅读专练题号一总分得分一、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共12小题，共120分。1.

Cheetahs(猎豹)arethefastestanimalsonland.Butastheirlivingspacehasgotsmaller,theyareinbigtrouble.Theyhavetofightwithstrongeranimalsforfood,andtheirnumberisgettingsmaller.

Cheetahsusetheirsuperspeedtocatchgazelles(羚羊)andimpalas(黑斑羚),rabbitsandothersmallplanteaters.

Cheetahsarefast,buttheycanonlyrunforashorttime.Forexample,duringahunt,theycanrunforonlyabout200metres.Theyaresprinters(短跑运动员).

Oncecheetahsstarttheycanspeedupquickly,andafewsecondslater,theycanrunover100kmph.Theyaregoodatrunning,buttheyaren'tverystronginafight.Sometimestheyhavetheirfoodtakenawaybylionsorhyenas(鬣狗).

Theplainsthatcheetahsandlionsliveonarebecomingsmallerandsmaller.Peoplearetakingawaytheland.Becauseofthis,cheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas.Therearefewercheetahssincetheyhavetofightwiththosestrongeranimalsforsurvival.(1)Whatdocheetahsusetheirsuperspeedtocatch?___________________________________________(2)Howlongcantheyrunduringahunt?_________________________________________________(3)Howfastcantheyrunafewsecondsaftertheyspeedup?___________________________________(4)Whydocheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas?______________________________________(5)Cheetahsarethefastestandstrongestanimalsonland,aren'tthey?_______________________________2.Whydoscientistsstudyrats?

Ratsareoftenusedbyscientiststolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.

What'ssospecialaboutrats?ThisnewresearchshowsthataNorwayrathasmorethan25,000genes(基因)andabout90percentofthosegenesarejustliketheonesyou'dfindinmiceandpeople!Scientistsbelieveallthreespeciessharedacommonancestor(祖先)about75millionyearsago.

Therearesomemajordifferencesamongthethreeanimals.Forexample,theratreliesmoreheavilyonitssenseofsmellthanahuman.Italsohasmoregenesdevoted(专用于)tosmellingandidentifyingscents.

Oneofthemoresurprisingfindingsishowfastgeneschangedovertime.Scientistsbelievethatthismaymeanthatratsaremoreeasilyabletoadapt(适应)totheirenvironment.

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AccordingtoHowardJacoboftheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin,theco-authorofthestudy,"thisdiscoveryissimplyarevolutioninthewaywecanpracticebasicresearch".(1)Whydoscientistsstudyrats?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whosharedacommonancestorabout75millionyearsago?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Whichreliesmostheavilyonitssenseofsmell,arat,amouseorahuman?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Whyareratsmoreeasilyabletoadapttotheirenvironment?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)WhereisHowardJacobfrom?_______________________________________________________________________________3.

Ifyouarelookingforsomethingfunorifyouwouldliketohelpothersinyoursparetime,joinustobeavolunteer!We'reanon-profit(非盈利的)organization.Wehavevolunteerjobsofallages.Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.

Youcanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareofchildrenwhileparentsareworking.Hospitalsneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareseeingadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.Thereissomethingforeveryone.

"Asavolunteer,Idon'twanttogetanything.Seeingthechildren'shappyfaces,I'mhappy,too,"saidCarlosDomingo,anoldwomanof62."Ioftenplayedcomputergamesinmysparetimebefore.NowIhelpolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers,"saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.

Ifeveryonehelpsoutabit,we'llhaveabetterworldtolivein.Interested?Visitourwebsiteformoreinformation.(1)Whocanbecomeavolunteer?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whatcananimallovershelp?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)WhodoesCarlosDomingolookafter,childrenorolderpeople?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Howoldisthevolunteerwhohelpsolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)Whatshallwedoifweareinterestedintheactivity?_______________________________________________________________________________4.

"Ladiesandgentlemen,thetitleoftheworld'sugliestdog…giveituptoWalle!"

PoorlittleWalleherehasbeencrowned(加冕)theworld'sugliestdogatacontest(比赛)inCalifornia.Thefour-year-olddogispartBeagle,BassetandBoxer,makinghimstandoutfromthecrowdwithaslightly(略微)oversizedheadandroundback.Onejudge(裁判)evensaidhelookedlikehewasphotoshoppedfromotherdogs.Butit'sobviously(显然)alookworthhavingasWallewonthetopprizeof$1,500,withsomeofitbeingspentonhim.

"WhatwillIdowiththeprize?I'mgoingtoNewYork.Whatarewesupposed(应该)todowiththeprize?Spenditonyou?That'sright!"

Beating29otherdogcontenders(竞争者)atthe25thanniversary(周年)ofthecontest,Wallewasasurprisewinner.He'snowplannedtomakeseveralTVappearances.(1)What'sthenameoftheugliestdogintheworld?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Wherewasthecontestheld?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Doesthedoghaveabighead?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)What'sthetopprizeofthecontest?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)Howoldisthedog?_______________________________________________________________________________5.

SarahM.wentona6-monthvoluntaryteachinginIndonesiaandhadawonderfultimelearningandgrowing.Hereshetellsusherexperienceinherownwords.

Onmyteachingdays,Iwouldwalkfrommyplacetotheclassroomswearingmylongskirtandbrightlycolouredhijab(头巾)coveringmyhairtorespecttheculture.IwouldgreetmyclassinArabic(阿拉伯语).

TheclassroomswereoftenverycrowdedandIdidn'thaveawhiteboardoramarker(记号笔)toteachwith,butwealwayshadagreattime.ThechildrenweresofullofenergyandeverydaywewouldpractiseourEnglishthroughsinging,actingorplayinggames.

Whateverwedid,Iwasusuallytiredbytheendofclassbutalwayswalkedoutsmiling.Itwasfulfilling(使人满足的)toseethestudentsrespondsoenergeticallytothelessonplansIworkedhardtomakeforthem.

IthinkthemostimportantthingItookhomefrommyjourneywasthecrossculturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.

It'snowclearertomethaneverthattocreateabetterworldweneedtohaverespect,understandingandacceptance(接受)betweenpeopleofdifferentcultures,ethnic(民族的)groupsandbackgrounds.(1)WhydidSarahwearherlongskirtandbrightlycolouredhijabcoveringherhair?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)WhichlanguagewouldSarahgreetherclassin?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Sarahhadawhiteboardandamarker,didn'tshe?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)HowwouldtheypractisetheirEnglisheveryday?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)WhatwasthemostimportantthingSarahtookhomefromherjourney?_______________________________________________________________________________6.

Whatdoestravellingmean?Visit,enjoyanddiscover.

EveryyearhundredsandthousandsofpeoplecometotheUK.London,thecapitalcity,isusuallytheirfirststop.

GettingaroundinLondonisnotdifficult.Thereistheundergroundtrain,theoldestintheworld,orthetraditionaldouble-deckerbus.AboattripalongtheRiverThamestakesyoutotheTowerofLondon.

Goingaroundthecitycentreonfootiseasy.Themapsinthestreetswillshowyouwhatisaroundyouinafive-minutewalk.Youcangetagreatviewofthecityfrom135metresuponahugewheel,theLondonEye.LookacrosstheriverandyouwillseetheHousesofParliamentandthefamousclocktower,BigBen.

Thereareover240museumsinthecapital,butthetwomostpopularonesareinSouthKensingtonandcostnothingtogetinto.IntheNaturalHistoryMuseum,thekeywordisBig.NexttoitistheScienceMuseum.IthasthosegreatBritishinventions,thehistoryofflightandexploration(探索)ofspace.(1)Whatdoestravellingmean?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whichcityisthewritertalkingaboutinthearticle?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)HowcanyouhaveatripalongtheRiverThamestotheTowerofLondon?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Howmanymuseumsarethereinthecapital?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)GettingintotheScienceMuseumcostsnothing,doesn'tit?_______________________________________________________________________________7.

CormorantfishinghasbeenusedforthousandsofyearsinChina.Thebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnightthaninthedaytime.Peoplesometimesseelightsonbambooraftsintheriver.Thatwillbethefishermenwhousecormorantstofishtomakemoremoney.Itisarare(罕见的)chancetogetacloselookatthefishingandpeoplealwayswonderhowthesebirdscanfishforpeople.Thosewhoareinterestedwillgettheanswerandexperienceaftertheywatch.Peoplegetaboardonabigboat.Itfloatswhilethebambooraftsarefollowingsothattouristscanwatchtheperformanceclearly.Withtheorderfromfishermen,thewell-trainedcormorantswilldiveintowatertofindfishandcatchthem.Theyaresogoodatdivingthattheycangounderwaterforquitealongtime.Whentheysucceedingettinganyfish,theywillproudlyswimbacktotheraftandshowofftothefishermen.Thefishermenusuallyaward(奖励)themsomesmallfishtoencouragethem.Ofcourse,thebirdsalsoswallowthesmallfishduringthecatch.Sometimestheydogetbigonesthatweigh3-4pounds.Withthegrasstiedaroundtheirnecks,theycannotswallowthesebigfishtheycatch.Inaway,thisisquitecruelandunfairtothebirds.Thepoorbirdsworkforman,notforthemselves!

Theperformancegenerallylasts45minutesorso.Whentheperformanceisover,touristssurelywillgetalotofideasabouthowthecormorantsdofishingforpeople.(1)HowlonghascormorantfishingbeenusedinChina?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Dothebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnightorinthedaytime?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Whydoesthebigboatfloatwhilethebambooraftsarefollowing?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Whatdofishermenusuallyawardthecormorantstoencouragethem?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)It'squitecruelandunfairtothebirds,isn'tit?_______________________________________________________________________________8.Shadowpuppetplays

Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.Theleatheriscutoutintheshapeofaperson,ananimaloranobject.Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcoloursandputonastick.Somepuppetshavemovablearmsandlegs.

Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.Theaudiencesitinfrontofthescreen.Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppetsveryclosetothescreensotheaudiencecanseethepuppets'shadowsclearly.Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddothevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.

ShadowpuppetplaysareanancientChineseart.NowwithTVandfilms,shadowpuppetplaysarenotaspopularasbefore.Wangandhisfriendsoftenworkveryhardforlittlemoney,buttheydonotmind.Theywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.(1)Whatareshadowpuppetsmadeof?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Duringashadowpuppetplay,wheredoesWangstand?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Whodoesthevoicesofthedifferentcharacters?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)WhydoWangandhisfriendsputonshadowpuppetplays?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)Iseachpuppetpaintedinbrightcolours?_______________________________________________________________________________9.Wow!Goatsontrees!

Whatarethegoatsdoingonthetrees?Theyarelookingforfood!TheyliveinMorocco(摩洛哥),wherefoodissparse(稀少的).Sotheyhavetoclimbontotreestofeedthemselves.Thelemonfestival

Canyoubelievethat?Thetrain,thetempleandtheclockareallmadeoflemons!ItisoneofthelargestdisplaysofthelemonfestivalinFrance.FromworldmapstoChinesezodiacsigns(生肖)

Canyoufigureoutacockandapiginthepicture?Actually,theyaretherearrangementoftheworldmap!AnartistrearrangestheworldmaptocreatetheimagesoftwelveChinesezodiacsigns.(1)WhydogoatsinMoroccohavetoclimbontotreestofeedthemselves?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whereisthelemonfestivalheld?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Whatareacockandapiginthepicture?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Whorearrangestheworldmap?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)HowmanyChinesezodiacsignsarethere?_______________________________________________________________________________10.阅读表达Wesometimescanseethemoonclearly.Butwhenitisacloudynightwecannotalwaysseeitclearly.Wedon'talwaysseethewholemoonbecause（A）themoonmovesaroundtheearth.Themoonseemstochangeitsshapebecauseasthemoonmoves,weseedifferentpartsofthemoonlit（照亮）bythesun.（B）我们通常一个月看到一次满月。Whenthereisabig,round,fullmoon,thenightskyissometimesbrighter.（C）________Sometimesthemooniscompletelydarkbecausethemoonishalfway（中间的）betweenthesunandtheearth.Thedarksideofthemoonisfacingtheearthandthesunisshiningontheotherside.Whenthishappens,itiscalledanewmoonandlikeafullmoon,thisonlyhappensaboutonceamonth.根据短文内容，完成下列各题。(1)Whencan'tweseethemoonclearly?________________________________________________________(2)Howoftendoesanewmoonhappen?____________________________________________________11.OnceuponatimetherelivedakingcalledMinos.HeruledtheislandofCrete.Andhealsohadaterriblemonster（怪兽）calledtheMinotaur.TheMinotaurlivedatthecenterofaverylargemaze（迷宫）.Ithadthebodyofamanbuttheheadofabull.Minoswasacruelking.Wheneverhewasbored,hewouldattack（进攻）anearbyislandcalledAthens.Inordertogetpeace,KingAegeusofAthensmadeadealwithKingMinos.IfMinosdidn’tattackAthens,hewouldsendsevenboysandsevengirlstoCreteeverynineyearstobeeatenbytheMinotaur.ItwastimeagaintosendthechildrentoCrete.Theseus,thesonofKingAegeus,couldnotstandthissituation,anddecidedtogoastheseventhboyandkilltheMinotaur.Hepromisedhisfatherthatifhewassuccessful,hewouldusewhitesails（船帆）insteadoftheblackonestoshowhewasalive.WhenarrivinginCrete,TheseusmetKingMinosdaughtercalledAriadne.Shefellinlovewithhimandwantedtohelphim.SowhenthechildrenweresenttotheMinotaur,AriadnegaveTheseusaballofstring（细绳）andaknife.Theseusleftalineofstringbehindhimwhenheenteredthemaze.Afterhekilledthemonster,hefollowedthestringandgotoutofthemaze.Ariadnewaswaitingoutside.TheyquicklyranawaytogetherbeforeMinoscouldcatchthem.However,onthejourneyhome,Theseuswassofullofjoythatheforgottochangethecolorofthesails.AssoonasKingAegeussawtheblacksails,hewassoupsetandjumpedintothesea.Sincethen,thatseahasbeencalledtheAegeanSeainmemoryofKingAegeus.根据短文内容，完成下列各题。(1)WhohadtheMinotaur,KingAegeusorKingMinos?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)WheredidtheMinotaurlive?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)HowoftenwouldKingAegeussendsevenboysandsevengirlstoCreteaccordingtothedeal?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)HowdidTheseusgetoutofthemazeafterhekilledthemonster?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)WhydidKingAegeusfeelupsetandjumpintotheseaassoonashesawtheblacksails?_______________________________________________________________________________12.Sometimesitmayseemthatwhatyouarelearningatschoolwillbeofnouseinthefuture.Itmayseemthatyou'rewastingyourlifeaway.Butyouwillbesurprisedtofindhowmuchofwhatyoulearntatschoolishelpfultoyouoneday.Threepeoplewereaskedwhattheyfoundusefulatschool,andtheirthoughtsaresharedbelow.WhenIusedtoaskmyteacherhowtospellsomething,sheoftensaid,"Idon'tknow."Thenshewouldtakeoutthedictionaryandlookitup.Shewasnotashamedtosaythatshedidn'tknowtheanswer.Ilearnttwothings.Youdon'thavetoknow__________;andifyoudon'tknowhowtospellsomething,justgetthedictionaryout.Bothareveryusefullessons!JohnRingBicester,UnitedKingdomInschool,youalsolearntodealwithlifeingeneral.Littlemistakescanseemtobeveryserious.Wearthewrongclothesanditseemsthateveryoneislaughingatyou.Gettooclosetoaboytoofastandeveryonetalksaboutyou.Youwanttogointoaholeanddie!Butthetruthisthatlifegoeson.Youmightfeelthatwhatyoudid"wrong"willnevereverbeforgotten.However,ifyoucanbebraveandkeepon,youwillfindthatwhateverhappenedwillpassandyouwillstarttoenjoylifeagain.LindseySmithBoston,UnitedStatesWehadaclasscalledGuidanceandinitwelearntaboutmakinggooddecisionsinlife.Ifounditprettyboringanddidn'tpaymuchattention.Onedaytheteachermadeusguesswhichappliance（家电）weshouldbuyfirstoncewehadourownhomes.Theanswerwasafridge.IlearntthatitwastrueonceIhadmyownplace.ThefirstdayIboughtsomechickenmeat.BydinnertimeitsmelledandIcouldn'teveneatit!MyhousemateandIstartedsavingtobuyafridgerightaway.RobertKnightCapeTown,SouthAfrica(1)PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.（请将文中画线句子翻译成汉语）____________________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答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】Gazellesandimpalas,rabbitsandothersmallplanteaters.

【小题2】About200metres.

【小题3】​Over100kmph.

【小题4】Becausepeoplearetakingawaytheland.

【小题5】No./No,theyaren't.

【解析】1.

由文章第二段的叙述Cheetahsusetheirsuperspeedtocatchgazelles(羚羊)andimpalas(黑斑羚),rabbitsandothersmallplanteaters.可知，非洲猎豹用超快的速度捕食羚羊、黑斑羚、兔子和其他小型食草动物。故答案是​Gazellesandimpalas,rabbitsandothersmallplanteaters.。

2.

由第三段中的Forexample,duringahunt,theycanrunforonlyabout200metres.可知，捕猎中猎豹能跑大约200米。故答案是​About200metres.。3.

由第四段中的theycanrunover100kmph可知，猎豹速度每小时可超过100公里。故答案是​​Over100kmph.。4.

由最后一段内容Peoplearetakingawaytheland.Becauseofthis,cheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas.可知，猎豹和狮子及鬣狗斗争的原因是人们拿走了土地。故答案是​Becausepeoplearetakingawaytheland.。5.

根据Theyaregoodatrunning,buttheyaren'tverystronginafight.可知，猎豹虽是世界上跑得最快的动物，但却不是最强壮的动物，因此答案是否定的。故答案是No./No,theyaren't.。2.【答案】【小题1】​Tolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.【小题2】​Rats,miceandpeople/humanbeings.【小题3】​Arat.【小题4】​Becausetheychangetheirgenesfast.【小题5】TheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin.【解析】1.

根据文章第一段“Ratsareoftenusedbyscientiststolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.”可知，科学家研究老鼠是为了更多地了解疾病和医学知识，故填Tolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.。

2.

根据文章第二段

What'ssospecialaboutrats?ThisnewresearchshowsthataNorwayrathasmorethan25,000genes(基因)andabout90percentofthosegenesarejustliketheonesyou'dfindinmiceandpeople!​Scientistsbelieveallthreespeciessharedacommonancestor(祖先)about75millionyearsago.可知，科学家们认为老鼠、人类在7500万年前拥有共同的祖先，故填Rats,miceandpeople/humanbeings.。

3.

根据文章第三段“Forexample,theratreliesmoreheavilyonitssenseofsmellthanahuman.”可知，老鼠更加依赖于嗅觉，故填Arat.。

4.

根据文章第四段“Oneofthemoresurprisingfindingsishowfastgeneschangedovertime.Scientistsbelievethatthismaymeanthatratsaremoreeasilyabletoadapt(适应)totheirenvironment.”可知，老鼠更容易能够适应环境是因为他们迅速地改变了基因，故填Becausetheychangetheirgenesfast.。

5.

根据文章最后一段“AccordingtoHowardJacoboftheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin,”可知，HowardJacob来自威斯康辛医学院，故填TheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin。3.【答案】【小题1】Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventies.

【小题2】Theycanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.

【小题3】​Children.【小题4】​18.

​【小题5】​Wecanvisittheorganization'swebsite.

【解析】1.

由第一段的最后一句Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.可知能够成为志愿者的人。故填​Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventies.。

2.

由第二段中的Animalloverscanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.（动物爱好者可以帮助照顾没有家的猫狗。）可知答案。故填​Theycanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.。

3.

由第三段CarlosDomingo的话Seeingthechildren'shappyfaces,I'mhappy,too可知，CarlosDomingo照看的是孩子。故填​Children.。

4.

由第三段中的Ioftenplayedcomputergames…saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.可知这个志愿者是18岁。故填18.。

5.

由文章最后一段内容（如果每个人都帮一点忙，我们将有一个更美好的世界。感兴趣吗?请访问我们的网站了解更多信息。）可知答案。故填​Wecanvisittheorganization'swebsite.。4.【答案】【小题1】Walle.

【小题2】InCalifornia.

【小题3】Yes./Yes,itdoes.【小题4】​$1,500.

【小题5】4./Four.【解析】1.

根据第一段“thetitleoftheworld'sugliestdog…giveituptoWalle!”可知，世界上最丑陋的狗的名字是Walle。故答案是Walle.。

2.

根据第二段第一句话PoorlittleWalleherehasbeencrowned(加冕)theworld'sugliestdogatacontest(比赛)inCalifornia.可知，这场比赛是在加利福尼亚州举行的。故答案是InCalifornia.。

3.

根据文章第二段“withaslightlyoversizedhead”可知，这只狗有一个略微过大的头。故答案是​Yes./Yes,itdoes.。

4.

根据文章第二段最后一句Butit'sobviously(显然)alookworthhavingasWallewonthetopprizeof$1,500,withsomeofitbeingspentonhim.可知，比赛的奖金为$1500。故答案是​​$1,500.。

5.

根据文章第二段“Thefour-year-olddogispartBeagle,BassetandBoxer”可知，这只狗四岁大。故答案是​4.。5.【答案】【小题1】​Torespecttheculture.【小题2】​Arabic.【小题3】​No./No,shedidn't.【小题4】​Throughsongs,actingorgames.【小题5】​Thecross-culturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.【解析】1.

由第二段句子Onmyteachingdays,Iwouldwalkfrommyplacetotheclassroomswearingmylongskirtandbrightlycolouredhijab(头巾)coveringmyhairtorespecttheculture.可知，这样装扮的原因是尊重文化，故填Torespecttheculture.。

2.

由第二段“IwouldgreetmyclassinArabic”可知，Sarah用阿拉伯语问好，故填Arabic.。

3.

由第三段“Ididn'thaveawhiteboardoramarker”可知，Sarah既没有白板，也没有记号笔，故填No./No,shedidn't.。

4.

由第三段中的everydaywewouldpractiseourEnglishthroughsinging,actingorplayinggames.可知，每天他们通过唱歌、表演或玩游戏来练习英语，故填Throughsongs,actingorgames.。

5.

由第五段叙述中IthinkthemostimportantthingItookhomefrommyjourneywasthecrossculturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.可知，Sarah认为从旅程中带回家的最重要的事情是跨文化的经验和交流的想法和知识，故填Thecross-culturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.。6.【答案】【小题1】Visit,enjoyanddiscover.【小题2】London.【小题3】Byboat.【小题4】Morethan240/Over240.【小题5】Yes.【解析】1.

由文章第一行可以直接得出旅游的含义。故填​Visit,enjoyanddiscover.。

2.

通读文章可知作者谈及的城市应是英国伦敦。故填London.。

3.

由第三段“AboattripalongtheRiverThamestakesyoutotheTowerofLondon.”可知，你可以乘船去。故填Byboat.。

4.

由最后一段中的Thereareover240museumsinthecapital可知，伦敦博物馆的数量。故填​Morethan240/Over240.。

5.

由最后一段的叙述可知科学博物馆是免费开放的，因此为肯定答案。故填Yes.。7.【答案】【小题1】​Forthousandsofyears.【小题2】Atnight.【小题3】​Sothattouristscanwatchtheperformanceclearly.【小题4】Somesmallfish.

【小题5】​Yes,itis.【解析】1.

由第一段中的CormorantfishinghasbeenusedforthousandsofyearsinChina.可知，鸬鹚捕鱼已有数千年的历史。故填Forthousandsofyears.。

2.

由第一段中“Thebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnightthaninthedaytime.”可知鸬鹚捕鱼晚上比白天好。故填Atnight.。

3.

由第一段中“Itfloatswhilethebambooraftsarefollowingsothattouristscanwatchtheperformanceclearly.”可知竹筏跟着大船的原因是为了方便游客清楚地看到表演。故填Sothattouristscanwatchtheperformanceclearly.。

4.

由第一段“Thefishermenusuallyawardthemsomesmallfish”可知渔人通常用小鱼鼓励鸬鹚。故填​Somesmallfish.。

5.

由第一段中的Inaway,thisisquitecruelandunfairtothebirds.可知，这种行为是非常残忍和不公平。故填​​Yes,itis.。8.【答案】【小题1】Hardleather.【小题2】Behindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.

【小题3】Wangandhisfriends.【小题4】Becausetheywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.【小题5】Yes.【解析】1.

根据第一段“Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.”可知皮影戏是用硬皮革做的。故填​Hardleather.。

2.

根据文章第二段“Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.”可知，在皮影戏中，王站在在白色屏幕后面，后面有灯光。故​填Behindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.。

3.

根据第二段“Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppets…thevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.