人教版八年级英语下册任务型阅读专练

人教版八年级下册备战期任务型阅读专练

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一、任务型阅读•简答：本大题共12小题，共120分。

1.Cheetahs（猎豹）arethefastestanimalsonland.Butastheirlivingspacehasgotsmaller,theyareinbig

trouble.Theyhavetofightwithstrongeranimalsforfood,andtheirnumberisgettingsmaller.

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

Cheetahsarcfast,buttheycanonlyrunforashorttime.Forexample,duringahunt,theycanrunforonlyabout

200metres.Theyaresprinters（短跑运动员）.

Oncecheetahsstart（heycanspeedupquickly,andafewsecondslater,theycanrunover100kmph.Theyare

goc<latrunning,buttheyaren'tverystronginafight.Sometimestheyhavetheirfoodtakenawaybylionsor

hyenas（鬣狗）.

Theplainsthatcheetahsandlionsliveonarebecomingsmallerandsmaller.Peoplearctakingawaytheland.

Becauseofthis,cheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas.Therearefewercheetahssincetheyhavetofight

withthosestrongeranimalsforsurvival.

（1）Whatdocheetahsusetheirsuperspeedtocatch?

（2）Howlongcantheyrunduringahunt?

（3）Howfastcantheyrunafewsecondsaftertheyspeedup?

（4）Whydocheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas?

（5）Cheetahsarethefastestandstrongestanimalsonland,aren'tthey?

2.Whydoscientistsstudyrats?Ratsareoftenusedbyscientiststolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.

What'ssospecialaboutrats?Thisnewresearchshows（hataNorwayrathasmorethan25,000genes（基因）and

about90percentofthosegenesarejustliketheonesyou'dfindinmiceandpeople!Scientistsbelieveallthree

speciessharedacommonancestor（祖先）about75millionyearsago.

Therearesomemajordifferencesamongthethreeanimals.Forexample,theratreliesmoreheavilyonitssense

ofsmellthanahuman.Italsohasmoregenesdevoted（专用于）tosmellingandidentifyingscents.

Oneofthemoresurprisingfindingsishowfastgeneschangedovertime.Scientistsbelievethatthismaymean

thatratsaremoreeasilyabletoadapt(适应)totheirenvironment.

AccordingtoHowardJacoboftheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin,theco-authorofthestudy,"thisdiscoveryis

simplyarevolutioninthewaywecanpracticebasicresearch".

(1)Whydoscientistsstudyrats?

(2)Whosharedacommonancestorabout75millionyearsago?

(3)Whichreliesmostheavilyonitssenseofsmell,arat,amouseorahuman?

(4)Whyareratsmoreeasilyabletoadapttotheirenvironment?

(5)WhereisHowardJacobfrom?

3.Ifyouarelookingforsomethingfunorifyouwouldliketohelpothersinyoursparetime,joinustobea

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

oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.

Youcanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareofchildrenwhileparentsarcworking.

Hospitalsneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareseeingadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptake

careofdogsandcatswithouthomes.Thereissomethingforeveryone.

"Asavolunteer,Idon'twanttogetanything.Seeingthechildren'shappyfaces,I'inhappy,too,"saidCarlos

Domingo,anoldwomanof62."Ioftenplayedcomputergamesinmysparetimebefore.NowIhelpolderpeople

learnhowtousecomputers,"saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.

Ifeveryonehelpsoutabit,we'lliiavcabelterwuiIdtolivein.Inlcrcslcd?Visitourwebsiteformuiu

information.

(1)Whocanbecomeavolunteer?

(2)Whatcananimallovershelp?

(3)WhodoesCarlosDomingolookafter,childrenorolderpeople?

(4)Howoldisthevolunteerwhohelpsolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers?

(5)Whatshallwcdoifwcarcinterestedintheactivity?

4."Ladiesandgentlemen,thetitleoftheworld'sugliestdog…giveituptoWalle!"

PoorlittleWalleherehasbeencrowned(力口冕)theworld'sugliestdogatacontest(比赛)inCalifornia.Thefour-

year-olddogispartBeagle,BassetandBoxer,makinghimstandoutfromthecrowdwithaslightly(略微)

oversizedheadandroundback.Onejudge(裁判)evensaidhelookedlikehewasphotoshoppedfromotherdogs.

Butit'sobviously(显然)alookworthhavingasWallewonthetopprizeofSI.50().withsomeofitbeingspenton

him.

"WhatwillIdowiththeprize?I'mgoingloNewYork.Wha(arewesupposed(应该)todowiththeprize?Spend

itonyou?That'sright!"

Beating29otherdogcontenders(竞争者)atthe25thanniversary(周年)ofthecontest,Wallewasasurprise

winner.He'snowplannedtomakeseveralTVappearances.

(1)What'sthenameoftheugliestdogintheworld?

(2)Wherewasthecontestheld?

(3)Doesthedoghaveabighead?

(4)Whal'sthelopprizeoftheconlesl?

(5)Howoldisthedog?

5.SarahM.wentona6-monthvoluntai-yteachinginIndonesiaandhadawonderfultimelearningandgrowing.

Hereshetellsusherexperienceinherownwords.

Onmyteachingdays,Iwouldwalkfrommyplacetotheclassroomswearingmylongskirtandbrightly

colouredhijab(头巾)coveringmyhairtorespecttheculture.IwouldgreetmyclassinArabic(阿拉伯语).

TheclassroomswereoftenverycrowdedandIdidn'thaveawhiteboardoramarker(记号笔)toteachwith,but

wealwayshadagreattime.ThechildrenweresofullofenergyandeverydaywewouldpractiseourEnglish

throughsinging,actingorplayinggames.

Whateverwedid,1wasusuallytiredbytheendofclassbutalwayswalkedoutsmiling.Itwasfulfilling(使人满

足的)toseethestudentsrespondsoenergeticallytothelessonplansIworkedhardtomakefor(hem.

Ithink(hemostimportantthingItookhomefrommyjourneywasthecrossculturalexperiencesandexchanging

ofideasandknowledge.

It'snowclearertomethaneverthattocreateabetterworldweneedtohaverespect,understandingand

acc叩tance(接受)betweenpeopleofdifferentcultures,ethnic(民族的)groupsandbackgrounds.

(1)WhydidSarahwearherlongskirtandbrightlycolouredhijabcoveringherhair?

(2)WhichlanguagewouldSarahgreetherclassin?

(3)Sarahhadawhiteboardandamarker,didn'tshe?

(d)HowwouldtheypractisetheirEnglisheveryday?

(5)Whatwas(hemostimportantthingSarahtookhomefromherjourney?

6.Whatdoestravellingmean?Visit,enjoyanddiscover.

EveryyearliuudrcdsandthousandsofpeopleconiclotheUK.Lundoii,lliuuapilaicity,isusuallyiheirfirstslop.

GettingaroundinLondonisnotdifficult.Thereistheundergroundtrain,theoldestintheworld,orthe

traditionaldouble-deckerbus.AboattripalongtheRiverThamestakesyoutotheTowerofLondon.

Goingaroundthecitycentreonfootiseasy.Themapsinthestreetswillshowyouwhatisaroundyouinafive-

minutewalk.Youcangetagreatviewofthecityfrom135metresuponahugewheel,theLondonEye.Look

acrosstheriverandyouwillseetheHousesofParliamentandthefamousclocktower,BigBen.

Thereareover240museumsinthecapital,butthetwomostpopularonesareinSouthKensingtonandcost

nothingtogetinto.IntheNaturalHistoryMuseum,thekeywordisBig.NexttoitistheScienceMuseum.Ithas

thosegreatBritishinventions,thehistoryofflightandexploration(探索)ofspace.

(1)Whatdocstravellingmean?

(2)Whichcityisthewritertalkingaboutinthearticle?

(3)HowcanyouhaveatripalongtheRiverThamestotheTowerofLondon?

(4)Howmanymuseumsarethereinthecapital?

(5)GettingintotheScienceMuseumcostsnothing,doesn'tit?

7.CormorantfishinghasbeenusedforthousandsofyearsinChina.Thebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnight

thaninthedaytime.Peoplesometimesseelightsonbambooraftsintheriver.Thatwillbethefishermenwhouse

cormorantstofishtomakemoremoney.Itisarare(罕见的)chancetogetacloselookatthefishingandpeople

alwayswonderhowthesebirdscanfishforpeople.Thosewhoarcinterestedwillgettheanswerandexperience

aftertheywatch.Peoplegetaboardonabigboat.Itfloatswhilethebambooraftsarefollowingsothattouristscan

watchtheperformanceclearly.Withtheorderfromfishermen,thewell-trainedcormorantswilldiveintowaterto

findfishandcatchthem.Theyaresogoodatdivingthattheycangounderwaterforquitealonglime.Whenthey

succeedingettinganyfish,theywiEproudlyswimbacktotheraftandshowofftothefishermen.Thefishermen

usuallyaward(奖励)themsomesmallfishtoencouragethem.Ofcourse,thebirdsalsoswallowthesmallfish

duringthecalch.Soincliiiicsihcydugetbigonesllialweigh3-4pounds.Willithegrassliedaruundtheirnecks,

theycannotswallowthesebigfishtheycatch.Inaway,thisisquitecruelandunfairtothebirds.Thepoorbirds

workforman,notforthemselves!

Theperformancegenerallylasts45minutesorso.Whentheperformanceisover,touristssurelywillgetalolof

ideasabouthow(hecormorantsdofishingforpeople.

(1)HowlonghascormorantfishingbeenusedinChina?

(2)Dothebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnightorinthedaytime?

(3)Whydoesthebigboatfloatwhilethebambooraftsarefollowing?

(4)Whatdofishermenusuallyawardthecormorantstoencouragethem?

(5)It'squitecruelandunfairto(hebirds,isn'tit?

8.Shadowpuppetplays

Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.Theleatheriscutoutintheshapeofaperson,ananimaloranobject.

Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcoloursandputonastick.Somepuppetshavemovablearmsandlegs.

Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wengstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.Theaudiencesitinfront

of(hescreen.Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppetsveryclosetoihescreensotheaudiencecanseethepuppets'

shadowsclearly.Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddothevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.

ShadowpuppetplaysareanancientChineseart.NowwithTVandfilms,shadowpuppetplaysarenotas

popularasbefore.Wangandhisfriendsoftenworkveryhardforlittlemoney,buttheydonotmind.Theywantto

keepthistraditionalartformalive.

(1)Whatareshadowpuppetsmadeof?

(2)Duringashadowpuppetplay,wheredoesWangstand?

(3)Whodoesthevoicesofthedifferentcharacters?

(4)WhydoWangandhisfriendsputonshadowpuppetplays?

(5)Iseachpuppetpaintedinbrightcolours?

9.Wow!Goatsontrees!

Whatarethegoatsdoingonthetrees?Theyarelookingforfood!TheyliveinMorocco(摩洛哥),wherefoodis

sparse(稀少的).Sotheyhavetoclimbontotreestofeedthemselves.

Thelemonfestival

Canyoubelievethat?Thetrain,thetempleandtheclockarcallmadeoflemons!Itisoneofthelargestdisplays

ofthelemonfestivalinFrance.

FromworldmapstoChinesezodiacsigns(生肖)

Canyoufigureoutacockandapiginihepicture?Actually,theyaretherearrangementoftheworldmap!An

artistrearrangestheworldmaptocreatetheimagesoftwelveChinesezodiacsigns.

(1)WhydogoatsinMoroccohavetoclimbontotreestofeedthemselves?

(2)Whereisthelemonfestivalheld?

(3)Whatareacockandapiginthepicture?

(4)Whorearrangestheworldmap?

(5)HowmanyChinesezodiacsignsarethere?

10.阅读表达

Wesometimescansee(hemoonclearly.Butwhenitisacloudynightwecannotalwaysseeitclearly.Wedon't

alwaysseethewholemoonbecause(A)themoonmovesaroundtheearth.Themoonseemstochangeitsshape

becauseasthemoonmoves,weseedifferentpartsofthemoonlit(照克)bythesun.(B)我们通常一个月看到

次：两月。Whentlicrcisabig,ruund,fullmuon,thenightskyissuineliincsbriglilcr.(C)Somcliiiics

themooniscompletelydarkbecausethemoonishalfway(中间的)betweenthesunandtheearth.Thedarkside

ofthemoonisfacingtheearthandthesunisshiningontheotherside.Whenthishappens,itiscalledanewmoon

andlikeafullmoon,(hisonlyhappensaboutonceamonth.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

(1)Whencan'tweseethemoonclearly?

(2)Howoftendoesanewmoonhappen?

11.OnceuponatimetherelivedakingcalledMinos.HeruledtheislandofCrete.Andhealsohadaterrible

monster(怪兽)calledtheMinotaur.TheMinotaurlivedatthecenterofaverylargemaze(迷宫).Ithadthe

bodyofamanbuttheheadofabull.

Minoswasacruelking.Wheneverhewasbored,hewouldattack(进攻)anearbyislandcalledAthens.Inorder

togelpeace.KingAegeusofAthensmadeadealwithKingMinos.IfMinosdidn'(attackAthens,hewouldsend

sevenboysandsevengirlstoCreteeverynineyearstobeeatenbytheMinotaur.

ItwastimeagaintosendthechildrentoCrete.Theseus,thesonofKingAegeus,couldnotstandthissituation,and

decidedtogoastheseventhboyandkilltheMinotaur.Hepromisedhisfatherthatifhewassuccessful,hewould

usewhitesails(船帆)insteadoftheblackonestoshowhewasalive.

WhenarrivinginCrete.TheseusmetKingMinosdaughtercalledAriadne.Shefellinlovewithhimandwantedto

helphim.SowhenthechildrenweresenttotheMinotaur,AriadnegaveTheseusaballofstring(细绳)anda

knife.Theseusleftalineofsiringbehindhimwhenheenteredthemaze.Afterhekilledthemonster,hefollowed

thestringandgotoutofthemaze.Ariadnewaswaitingoutside.TheyquicklyranawaytogetherbeforeMinos

couldcatchthem.

However,onthejourneyhome,Theseuswassofullofjoythatheforgottochangethecolorofthesails.Assoonas

KingAegeussawtheblacksails,hewassoupsetandjumpedintothesea.Sincethen,thatseahasbeencalledthe

AegeanSeainmemoryofKingAegeus.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

(1)WhohadtheMinotaur,KingAegeusorKingMinos?

(2)WheredidtheMinotaurlive?

(3)HowoftenwouldKingAegeussendsevenboysandsevengirlstoCreteaccordingtothedeal?

(4)HowdidTheseusgeloutofihemazeafterhekilledthemonster?

(5)WhydidKingAegeusfeelupsetandjumpintotheseaassoonashesawtheblacksails?

12.Sometimesitmayseemthalwhatyouarelearningatschoolwillbeofnouseinthefuture.Itmayseemthat

you'rewastingyourlifeaway.Butyouwillbesurprisedtofindhowmuchofwhatyouleamtatschoolishelpfulto

youoneday.Threepeoplewereaskedwhattheyfoundusefulatschool,andtheirthoughtsaresharedbelow.

WhenIusedtoaskmyteacherhowtospellsomething,sheoftensaid."Idon'tknow,"Thenshewould

takeoutthedictionaryandlookitup.Shewasnotashamed(osaythatshedidn'tknowtheanswer.Ilearnt

twothings.Youdon'thavetoknow_________;andifyoudon'tknowhowtospellsomething,justget

thedictionaryout.Bothareveryusefullessons!

JohnRing

Bicester,UnitedKingdom

Inschool,youalsolearntodealwithlifeingeneral.Littlemistakescanseemtobeveryserious.Wearthe

wrongclothesanditseemsthateveryoneislaughingatyou.Gettooclosetoaboytoofastandeveryone

talksaboutyou.Youwanttogointoaholeanddie!But(hetruthisthatlifegoeson.Youmightfeelthat

whatyoudid"wrong"willnevereverbeforgotten.However,ifyoucanbebraveandkeepon,youwill

findthatwhateverhappenedwillpassandyouwillstarttoenjoylifeagain.

LindseySmith

Boston,UnitedStates

WehadaclasscalledGuidanceandinitweleamtaboutmakinggooddecisionsinlife.Ifounditpretty

boringanddidn'tpaymuchattention.Onedaytheteachermadeusguesswhichappliance(家电)we

shculdbuyfirstoncewchadourownhomes.Theanswerwasafridge.IlearntthatitwastrueonceIhad

myownplace.ThefirstdayIboughtsomechickenmeat.BydinnertimeitsmelledandIcouldn'teveneat

it!MyhousemateandIstartedsavingtobuyafridgerightaway.

RobertKnight

CapeTown,SouthAfrica

(1)PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.(请将文中画线句子翻译成汉语)

(2)FillintheblankwithoneproperwordtocompletethesentenceinJohn'sthought.(请在John的文段空白处

填入一个恰当的词，使句意完整)

(3)Findoutthetwolittle"serious"mistakesmentionedbyLindsey,(nomorethan15words)(请找出Lindsey提

到的两个“严重的”小错误，15词以内)

(1).

(2)

(4)WhyisafridgeconsideredthefirstchoiceofappliancebyRobenandhisteacher?(请根据短文内容回答问

题)_

⑸Whatisthetextmainlyabout?(nomorethan15words)(请根据短文内容回答问题，15词以内)

答案和解析

1.【答案】［小题1］Gazellesandimpalas,rabbitsandothersmallplantcaters.

［小题2］About200metres.

［小题3］Over100kmph.

［小题4］Becausepeoplearctakingaway（heland.

［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），

rabbilsandothersmallplanieaters.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,o

2.

由第三段中的Forexample,duringahunt,theycanrunforonlyabout200metres.叱知，捕猎中猎豹能跑大约

20。米。故答案是About200metres.o

3.

由第四段中的iheycanrunover10。kmph可知，猎豹速度每小时可超过100公里。故答案是Over100

kmph.o

4.

由最后一段内容Peoplearetakingawaytheland.Becauseofthis,cheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas.可

知，猎豹和狮了,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,iheyarent。

2.【答案】【小题案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.M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.o

2.根据文章第二段What'ssospecialaboutrats?ThisnewresearchshowsthataNorwayrathasmorethan25,000

genes（基因）andabout90percentofthosegenesarcjustliketheonesyou'dfindinmiceandpeople!Scientists

believeallthreespeciessharedacommonancestor（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.o

4.根据文章第四段“Oneofthemoresurprisingfindingsishowfasigeneschangedovertime.Scientistsbelieve

thatthismaymeanthatratsarcmoreeasilyabletoadapt（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.o

5.

根据文章最后一段“AccordingtoHowardJacoboftheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin,"可知，HowardJacob

来自威斯康辛医学院，故填TheMedicalCollegeofWisconsino

3.（答案]【小题1]Anyone,from12-year-oIdchildrentopeopleintheirsevenlies.

[小题2]Theycanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.

【小题3]Children.

【小题4】18.

【小题5]Wecanvisittheorganization'swebsite.

【解析】I.由第一段的最后一句Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomea

volunteer.可知能够成为志愿者的人。故填Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventies.o

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。Theycanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes,o

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【oftenplayedcomputergames,,,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WecanvisilIheorganization'swebsite.。

4.【答案】【小题案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,世界上最开陋的狗的

名字是Walle。故答案是Walle.。

2.根据第二段第一句话PoorlittleWalleherehasbeencrowned（力口冕）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.o

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Ycs./Yes,

itdoes,o

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.o

5.【答案】【小题1】Torespecttheculture.

【小题2】Arabic.

［小题3］No./No,shedidn't.

[小题4]Ihroughsongs,actingorgames.

［小题5］Thecross-culturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.

［解析】I.由第二段句子Onmyteachingdays,Iwouldwalkfrommyplacetotheclassroomswearingmylong

skirtandbrightlycolouredhijab（头巾）coveringmyhairtorespecttheculture.可知,这样装扮的原因是尊重文

化，故填Torespecttheculture.。

M

2.由第二段"IwouldgreetmyclassinArabic可知，Sarah用阿拉伯语问好，故填Arabic.o

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.o

4.由第三段中的everydaywcwouldpractiseourEnglishthroughsinging,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.o

5.

由第五段叙述中IthinkthemostimportantthingItookhomefrommyjourneywasthecrossculturalexperiences

andexchangingofideasandknowledge.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.0

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.o

3.由第三段"AboattripalongtheRiverThamestakesyoutotheTowerofLondon.v可知,你可以乘船去。故

填Byboat,o

4.由最后一段中的Thereareover240museumsinthecapital可知：伦敦博物馆的数量。故填Moreihan

24C/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,用精捕鱼已

有数千年的历史。故填Forthousandsofyears,o

2.由第一段中“Thebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnightthaninthedaytime.”口1知鸿掰捕鱼晚上比白天好。

故填Atnight,o

3.由第一段中“Itfloatswhilethebambooraftsarefollowingsothattouristscanwatchtheperformance

clearly.n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Sothattouristscanwatchthe

performanceclearly,o

4.由第一段“Thefishermenusuallyawardihemsomesmallfish”可知渔人通常用小鱼鼓励鸠鹅°故填Some

smallfish.o

5.

由第一段中的Inaway.thisisquitecruelandunfairtothebirds.这种行为是非常残忍和不公平。故填

Yes,itis.o

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MShadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather可知皮影戏是用硬皮革做的。故填Hard

leather.。

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Behindawhilescreenwithlightsbehindit.。

3.根据第二段“Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppets…thevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.”可知，是土和他

的朋友们把木偶抱得离屏幕很近，这样观众就能清楚地看到木偶的影子。然后他们移动木偶，并做不同角

色的声音。故填Wangandhisfriends.0

4根据文章最后一句Theywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.可知,他们想保持这种传统艺术形式的

牛命力。故填Becausetheywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.0

5.

根据第一段“Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcoloursandputonastick.”可知,每个木偶都被漆成鲜艳的颜

色，并戴上木棍。故填Yes.。

9.【答案】【小题1】Becausefoodthereissparse.

［小题2］InFrance.

［小题3】Therearrangementoftheworldmap.

【小题4】Anartist.

【小题5】Twelve.

［解析】1.根据短文内容TheyliveinMorocco（摩洛哥）,wherefoodissparse（稀少的）.Sotheyhavetoclimb

ontotreestofeedthemselves.可知，因为墨洛哥的食物稀少，所以那里的山羊要爬上树来养活自己。故答案

是Becauseloudllicrcissparseo。

2.根据短文内容ItisoneofthelargestdisplaysofthelemonfestivalinFrance.可知，柠檬节在法国举行，故答

案是InFrance.»

3.根据短文内容Canyoufigureoulacockandapiginthepicture?Actually,theyarethereanangementofthe

worldm叩!可知，实际上，图片中的一个钟表和一只猪是世界地图的重新排列！故答案是The

rearrangementoftheworldmap.。

4.根据短文内容AnartistrearrangestheworldmaptocreatetheimagesoftwelveChinesezodiacsigns.可知，一

位艺术家重新安排了世界地图，创造了十二生肖的图像。故答案是Anartist.。

5.

根据短文内容AnartistrearrangestheworldmaptocreatetheimagesoftwelveChinesezodiacsigns.可知，中国

的生肖有十二个。故答案是Twelve.。

10.【答案】

【小题1]Whenitisacloudynight.[小题2]Aboutonceamonth.

【解析】【文章大意】文章围绕月亮展开描写，解释了什么时候可以看到满月等。

【关键词】moon;clearly

1.根据第二句Butwhenitisacloudynightwecannotalwaysseeitclearly.可知,但是，当是一个多云的夜

晚，我们不能总是看清楚月亮。故填Whenitisacloudynighto

2.根据Whenthishappens,itiscalledanewmoonandlikeafullmoon,thisonlyhappensaboutonceamonth.可

知，大约一月一次。故填Aboutonceamonih。

11.【答案】

【小题2】【t【小题3】Hewould

【小题4】He【小题5】Becausehe

【小题1]Kinglivedatthesendsevenboysand

followed[hethoughthissonhad

MinoshadthecenterofaverysevengirlstoCrete

stringandgotbeendcad./Bccausc

Minotaur./Kingbigmaze./Attheeverynine

outofthehethoughthisson

Minos./Minos.centerofaveryyears./Everynine