八年级英语下册Unit7阅读提升练（含答案）

八年级下册英语Unit7阅读提升练

一、完形填空。

Almosteveryonehashisownhobby.Myhobbyisreading.WhenI1young,I

didn'thaveanyhobbies.IalwayswatchedTVathomealldayandmyparentswere

worriedabout2.

Oneday,myfathertookmetomyaunt'shome.3Igotthere,!sawmycousin

readinginhisroom.Irantohimandsaid,"Readingbooksissoboring.Whynotgo

outtoplaygames?That!smoreenjoyable.^^

'Idon'tthinkso.Readingisreallyinteresting,andalsoI4getalotofknowledge

frommybooks.Thenmycousinaskedmesome5,butIcouldn'tanswermostofthem.

Hewastwoyears6thanme,butheknewmuchmore.Myfaceturnedred.

Thatdayhetoldmemanyinterestingstories.Ilostmyselfinhisstories.From

thenon,Ibecameinterested_7_reading.NowIhave8roomanditisfullofbooks.In

myfreetime,I'mhappytobealoneandreadthebooks.Idowellinmysubjects

becauseofallthebooksFveread,andI'mespeciallygoodatwriting.I9manyprizes

inwritingcompetitions(比赛)sofar.Thatmakesme10reallyexcited.

()1.A.wasB.amC.wereD.are

()2.A.IB.meC.myselfD.mine

()3.A.SoB.IfC.BeforeD.When

()4.A.shouldB.shouldn'tC.canD.can't

()5.A.answerB.answersC.question0.questions

()6.A.olderB.oldC.youngerD.young

()7.A.inB.onC.withD.at

()8.A.theB.anC./D.a

()9.A.havewonB.wonC.waswinningD.willwin

()10.A.feelB.tofeelC.feelingD.tofeeling

二、阅读理解。

A

Areyoutiredafterstudyinghard?Americancountrymusicwilltakeyouawayfor

awhile.Theguitarsandsongswilltakeyoutomountainsandfieldsthere.

Countrymusicissimplemusic.Ittalksofeverydaylifeandfeelings.It'sthespirit

ofAmerica:easytounderstand,slowandbasic.

CountrymusicisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.

ItisthefolkmusicoftheAmericancountryside.Manyofthesongstellaboutthelives

offarmers.Theytalkaboutlove,cropsordeath.

Rurallifecanbehard,sothewordsareoftensad.Atfirst,peopleplayedthe

musiconlyatfamilyparties.Butitbecamemorepopular.Inthe1920s,peopleplayed

countrysongsontheradio,andtheymadethemintorecords.

Whenpeoplemovedtotownsandcitiestolookforwork,theytooktheirmusic

withthem.CountrymusiccontinuedtochangeandbecamepopularacrossAmerica.

JohnDenverwasoneofAmerica'smostfamouscountrysingersinthe1970s.His

songTakeMeHome,CountryRoadsiswell-knownandpeoplestillplayittoday.

()1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutcountrymusic?

A.It'sfastandloud.

B.It'susuallyabouteverydaylife.

C.ItstartedinthesouthernstatesoftheUS.

D.Thewordsaboutrurallifeareoftensad.

()2.Theunderlinedword"Rural"probablymeans""inChinese.

A.城市的B.学校的C.工作的D.乡村的

()3.Peopleoftenplaycountrymusicwith.

A.theguitarB.thepianoC.theviolinD.thedrum

()4.Whendidpeoplebegintomakerecordsofcountrysongs?

A.Inthe1950s.B.Inthe1930s.

C.Inthe1920s.D.Inthe1940s.

()5.TakeMeHome,CountryRoadsismusic.

A.popB.countryC.jazzD.dance

B

Charlotte'sWebisaclassicchildren'snovelbyAmericanauthorE.B.White.The

noveltellsthestoryofapignamedWilburandhisfriendshipwithaspider(蜘蛛)

namedCharlotte.

Wilburisthe11thbabyofhismother.Sincehismothercanonlyfeedtenbabies

atonetime,thefarmerplanstokillWilbur.Kind-heartedlittleFernsaveshimand

takeshimtoanearbyfarm.AnimalsonthefarmrefusetobefriendWilbur,soWilbur

feelslonely.However,Charlottewelcomesthisnewmemberandisgladtomake

friendswithhim.

KnowingwhatisgoingtohappenonWilbur(asthefarmownerplanstokillhim

forsale),Charlottepromisestomakeaplantosavehislife.Shemakesalotofgood

thingsaboutWilburonherwebandmakeshimfamous.Charlottesucceedsinsaving

Wilbur'slife,butshediesassheistooold.Luckily,sheleavesthreebabyspiders.

MoreandmoregenerationsofspiderscontinuetobewithWilbur.

()6.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout?

A.Abook.B.Afilm.C.Alegend.D.ATVseries.

()7.WhydoesthefarmerplantokillWilbur?

A.BecauseWilburisveryfat.

B.BecauseWilburissick.

C.Becausethefarmerneedsmoney.

D.BecauseWilburisanextra(多余的)pig.

()8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"befriendHmeaninChinese?

A.杀死B.救活C.做朋友D.失去

()9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Amotherpigcanfeedeightbabypigsatatime.

B.Wilburfeelssadwhenheleaveshisfarm.

C.CharlottetellsWilburthattheownerwillkillhim.

D.Charlotte'schildrenandgrandchildrenwilllivewithWilbur.

三、任务型阅读。

China'sForeignMinisterMrWangYihighlypraisedEdgarSnow(1905-1972),a

reporterfromAmericaduringtheNationalPeople'sCongressinBeijing.Hesaid

Snowwasalwaystruthfulandobjective(客观的).

SnowcametoChinain1928.Hespentover10yearsinChinatryingto

understanditspeopleandshowingwhathelearnedtotherestoftheworld.Heisbest

knownforhisbooksandarticlesonCommunism（共产主义）inChinaandtheChinese

CommunistRevolution（革命）.Forexample,RedStaroverChinaisfamousasthefirst

booktointroduceChina'srevolutiontothewest.Init,Snowcollectedfirsthand

informationontheLongMarch,aswellasontheworkandlifeofmembersofthe

CommunistPartyofChina.

ManywesternerswereintroducedtothePartythroughhisbook.Norman

Bethune,aCanadiandoctor,cametoChinaafterreadingSnow'sbook.Heworkedhard

tosavethelivesofChinesesoldiersduringWorldWarIL

"Whenthewholeworldforgotus,Snowcametoseeusandtoldtheworldwhat

happened.WewillrememberSnow'sgreathelptoChinaforever,"ChairmanMaosaid

duringtheinterviewwithaGermanreporterin1938.

Hisspiritisnotonlymeaningfulnow,butalsointhefuture.Nomatterwhat

era（时彳弋）itis,peopleallovertheworldalwaysneedsomeconnection,aswellas

understandingandhelpfromeachother.

1.HowlongdidSnowspendunderstandingChinesepeopleandshowingwhathe

learned?

2.WhatisRedStaroverChinafamousas?

3.WhydidNormanBethunecometoworkinChina?

4.将短文中画线部分翻译成中文。

5.WhatwillyousaytoSnowifyouhaveachancetotalkwithhim?

三、短文填空。

look,but,novel,quiet,consider,they,luck,hide,danger,thousand

TreasureIslandisoneofthemostfamous1.byRobertLouis

StevensonfromtheUK.Thenovelissointerestingthat2.ofchildrenhave

readit.Sowecansaythat,ifChinesechildrengrowupwithJourneytotheWest,and

thenWesternchildrenalsohave3.ownstory,TreasureIslandtogrowup

with.Theheroofthestory,Jim,wasaIO-year-oldboy.Hisparentshadahoteland

theywantedJimtobethefutureowner（主人）ofthehotel,4.Jimdidn'twant

tolivelikethat.

Oneday,anoldseamancametohisparents*hotelwithatreasuremapthat

everyonewas5.for.BlindPew,BlackDogandotherpirates（海盗）followed

him,becausetheyallwantedtogetthetreasuremap.Jimwas6.enoughto

getthemapandbegantolookforthetreasurewithhisfriends.Butanotherpirate,

one-leggedSilver,wantedallthetreasuretoo,sohe7.inJim'sgroup.

WhentheygottotheTreasureIsland,SilverkilledsomeofJim'sfriendsbecause

theydidn'tlistentohim.J