英语八年级上Module11完形和阅读专项练习(含答案)

1、Test for Module 11II完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Joe was driving home on a country road one winter evening. He spent several months looking for a new 1 since the factory he had worked in closed. It was a lonely road. Not many people had a reason to be on it 2 they wer

2、e leaving.He almost didnt see a small car 3 at the side of the road. He thought the driver might need help, so he pulled up in front of the car and got out. An old lady was in the car. At first she was worried. “He didnt look 4 . He looked poor and hungry,” she thought. He could see that she was 5 .

3、 He said, “Im here to help you, Madam.”All the lady had was a flat tire (瘪的轮胎). While Joe was 6 , the lady opened the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she couldnt 7 him enough for helping her in such a situation. Soon Joe was able to change the tire. She asked how much she owed (欠)

4、 him. Joe 8 thought about money. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could 9 that person the help.A few miles down the road, the old lady saw a small restaurant. She decided to eat something and 10 herself up before she finished h

5、er trip home. The waitress looked young and poor. After she finished her meal, she handed a 100-dollar bill to her. When the waitress went to get her change, the lady left without being 11 . The waitress then found some words on a piece of paper, “You dont owe me a thing. Someone once helped me, the

6、 way Im helping you. If you really want to pay me back, heres what you 12 . Dont let the chain (链) of love end with you.”1.A. jobB. placeC. factoryD. house2. A. althoughB. unlessC. becauseD. until3. A. putB. stoppedC. setD. parked4.A. honestB. safeC. politeD. nice5. A. excitedB. surprisedC. nervousD

7、. shy6.A. workingB. thinkingC. lookingD. talking7.A. payB. loveC. thankD. praise8.A. onceB. everC. seldomD. never9.A. sendB. giveC. passD. bring10.A. warmB. putC. cheerD. pick11.A. watchedB. knownC. noticedD. heard12.A. see B. wantC. sayD. doIII阅读理解（共46分,每小题2分） 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选

8、择最佳选项。AUnique customsSt. Anthonys DayJanuary 17 is St. Anthonys Day in Mexico. Its a day when people ask for protection for their animals. They bring their animals to church. But before the animals go into the church, the people usually dress them up in flowers.ChusokOn August 15 of the lunar calend

9、ar（农历）, Koreans celebrate Chusok to give thanks for the harvest. Also on Chusok, a big meal with moon-shaped rice cake is eaten.New Years EveOne of the biggest celebrations in Argentina is New Years Eve. On the evening of December 31, families get together and have a big meal. At midnight, fireworks

10、 set everywhere and continue throughout the night. Friends and families meet at parties, which last until the next morning.SetsubunOn the evening of February 3, people in Japanese families take one dried bean（豆）for each year of their age and throw the beans around their homes, shouting “Good luck in

11、! Evil sprits out!” This is known as “Setsubun,” a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.1. When is St. Anthonys Day? A. December 31. B. August 15. C. February 3. D. January 17.2. Why do Koreans celebrate Chusok? A. To celebrate the end of winter. B. To give thanks for the

12、harvest. C. To wish their families good luck. D. To ask for protection for their animals.3. What do Japanese people do on Setsubun? A. Bring their animals to church. B. Meet friends and families at parties. C. Throw the beans around their homes. D. Eat a big meal with moon-shaped cake.B.My great-gra

13、ndmother, Ethel, came from England to the United States in 1921. She brought almost nothing with her-just a few clothes and trinkets(小装饰品). But she did bring some customs from “ the old country” that she had learned as she grew up.One custom was that if you dropped a glass or a cup and it broke, you

14、 would throw a pinch of salt over your left shoulder. It was funny that she did that-she wasnt superstitious( 迷信的) in other ways. I think that she grew up doing that, so she continued to do it as a connection to her childhood and a reminder of what it was like living in England.Ethel also taught us

15、a New Years Day custom that our family continues to follow today. To celebrate the new year, we would travel to a friends house for a quick visit. My great-grandmother always took a pound of butter with her on our visits. We would enter the friends house through the back door. The butter we brought

16、was to give our hosts a “gift of gold” to symbolize hope for prosperity in the new year.After my great-grandmother died, we still visited people on the first day of January, but eventually we stopped bringing the butter. We never did throw salt over our shoulders after breaking a glass or a cup. Som

17、e customs are continued when they cross from one country to another, but some customs fade away.1. This passage is most similar in theme to a passage about_A. a boy who follows his parents Japanese traditionsB. a girl who celebrates New Years Day for the first timeC. a family who returns to their na

18、tive country on vocationD. a mother who teaches her children to respect their elders2. Why does the grandmother bring butter to a friends house on New Years Day？A. To help prepare the holiday dinnerB. As a symbol of hope and prosperityC. To replace the butter she borrowedD. As a sign of repentance f

19、or past wrongs3. Which of these is most likely ture of the great-grandmother?A. She regretted leaving her native EnglandB. She did not have many America friends.C. She was proud of her English background.D. She preferred to follow American customs.4. What does the word follow mean as used in the sen

20、tence below? “ Ethel also taught us a New Years Day custom that our family continues to follow today.”A. practiceB. UnderstandC. attentionD come after in time5. What will the narrator most likely do next New Years Day?A. Throw salt over her shoulderB. Host a party at her houseC. Buy a pound of butte

21、rD. Visit friendsCIf your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, hed better offer you more money to do so or even double that depending on where you live now. Thats because Moscow has just been found to be the worlds most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Cons

22、ulting. Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment (娱乐). A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an internatio

23、nal newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger (汉堡包) is a steal at $4.80. London takes the No. 2 place, up from No. 5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates (估算) London is 26 perce

24、nt more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No. 5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly. Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two list

25、ed in the top 50 of the worlds most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last years study New York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier. Toronto, mean

26、while, is Canadas most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 1. What do the underlined words “a steal” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. an act of stealing B. something delicious C. something very

27、 cheap D. an act of buying2. London has become the second most expensive city because of _. A. the high cost of clothing B. the stronger pound against the dollar C. its expensive transportation D. the high prices of fast food meals3. Which city is the third most expensive on the list? A. Tokyo. B. H

28、ong Kong. C. Moscow. D. Sydney.4. Which city has dropped most on the list in North America? A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. San Francisco. D. Toronto.D More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely (休闲的) midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and f

29、actories are discovering the great efficiency (效率) of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the “typical” Frenchman gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal u

30、niqueness, or individuality. Some say that France has been Americanized. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly-line (流水线) life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen,

31、they ask, to the cultivation (培养) of the good things in life to enjoy in the smell of freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local caf? Since the late 1950s，life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain.

32、 Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the success of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with great vi

33、olence. In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more benefits, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is bette

34、r than the old.1. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the new French way of life? A. Shorter lunch hour. B. Greater output. C. Creature comforts. D. Leisurely caf talk.2. The passage suggests that _. A. in pursuing material gain the French are suffering losses elsewhere B. its now unlikely to

35、 see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river C. the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples D. great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen3. Which of the following is TRUE about the critics? A. Critics are greater in number than people enjoying the new way of

36、life. B. Student critics are greater in number than critics in other fields. C. Student critics have, sometimes, resorted to violent means against the trend. D. Critics are concerned only with the present and not the future.4. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? A. Ch

37、anges in the French way of life. B. Criticism of the new life style. C. The Americanization of France. D. Features of the new way of life. E In England, Christmas is the most important of all the holidays in the year. Two important things help to set this holiday apart from all others: the custom of

38、 giving gifts and the habit of spending it with the family. In the present highly commercialized （商业化的） age, we are reminded of Christmas many weeks before the event. In the shops the special Christmas displays appear. In the shopping centers of very large towns decorations are put up in the streets

39、. Thousands of people flock into the center of the town to see the decorations. The advertisements in all the newspapers keep reminding us that there are “Only more shopping days to Christmas”. The Post Office vans (有盖小货车) are covered with brightly colored posters urging us to “Post Early for Christ

40、mas”, for hundreds of millions of Christmas cards and millions of parcels are sent every year. Everywhere one turns, one is made aware that Christmas, which comes “but once a year”, is coming once again. Many people deplore (谴责) what they consider the over-commercialization of a sacred holiday, but

41、under all the business activities, a great deal of true Christmas spirit is to be found. The custom of giving presents to ones family and friends is a very pleasant one so long as one remembers that it is the spirit behind the gift which matters most and not the gift itself. And how good it is at Ch

42、ristmas to return to the family home and meet parents, grandparents and as many aunts, uncles and cousins as can be accommodated (容纳). Without twentieth and 21st century means of transport, many families would be denied the Christmas reunion. On Christmas Eve, the traditional custom of hanging up a

43、stocking at the foot of the bed is performed by millions of excited children. During the day the Christmas tree will have been dressed. All is now ready for the great morning, which comes round soon enough. Many of the young children stay awake until Santa Claus (or Father Christmas, as some call hi

44、m) steals in to deliver the presents they have asked him for. Christmas Day is spent quietly at home. The excitement of all the presents is hardly over before it is time for the traditional Christmas dinner.1. In the first paragraph, the phrase “set apart” is closest in meaning to “_”. A. make diffe

45、rent B. set aside C. remove from D. divide by2. Which of the following reminds you of the true Christmas spirit? A. Commercialization. B. Goods on display. C. Family reunion. D. Colored posters.3. We can infer from the passage that before the 20th century _. A. people didnt have a happy family reuni

46、on B. it was hard for a family to gather together at Christmas C. people could travel freely during the holiday D. the true spirit of Christmas couldnt be found4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Christmas Decoration B. Holidays in the West C. Christmas in England D. Father Christmas

47、FSuccessful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures. They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions mistaken ideas.One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the be

48、lief that ones own cultures way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures. Its ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business. To avoid ethnocentrism, its necessary to study the different elements(组成部分) of culture: language, values and attitudes, and customs and manners

49、.LanguageA knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways. First, people can communicate directly. Second, people are usually more open in their communication with someone who speaks their language. Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer m

50、eanings that are not said directly. Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.Values and AttitudesValues are peoples basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. An attitude is a way of thinking or acting. Values and attitudes influence

51、international business. For example, many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and they buy a lot of it.Customs and mannersCustoms are common social practices. Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polit

52、e. For example, in the United States, it is the custom to have salad (色拉) before the main course at dinner, not after. Its not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table. Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products. Orange juice a

53、s a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesnt sell well because the French dont usually drink juice with breakfast.1. A knowledge of the local language allows international business people _.A. to be more open with their customersB. to communicate without outside helpC. to express thei

54、r thoughts indirectlyD. to have a better idea of their own culture2. The act of many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role of _.A. manners B. values C. attitudes D. customs3. What would be the best title for the text?A. Misconceptions in Business B. Basic Beliefs in BusinessC. Intern

55、ational Business Culture D. Successful International Business、阅读与表达 (共5分，每小题1分) 阅读短文, 根据其内容回答问题。Every year, 40 days before Easter(复活节), Brazil stops. Its a time for the carnival! For four days from Saturday to Tuesday, Brazilians sing and dance in dance halls and clubs, on the streets and beaches, o

56、r anywhere else. The carnival takes place in towns and villages all over Brazil and other Catholic(天主教) countries, but Rio de Janeiro(里约热内卢)is seen as the Carnival Capital of the world. Carnival is the last big event in the summer in Brazil. It may begin 40 days before Easter, but the city begins getting ready for the carnival several weeks before that.Edinburgh Festival: The heart of Scottish culture.The Edinburgh International Fest