八年级英语阅读能力提高训练(六)

八年级英语阅读能力提高训练 (六)

一、完形填空

It was a cold winter night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I felt

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slight headache. I worked in a ’ s office. During those days, the office was often

people who had a cold, which made me even busier than usual. It seemed I was going to be late home and my husband would be ready to pronounce( 宣布 ) me late once again. But maybe hurried, I could still make it.

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I was heading inside to

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6 for my gas( 汽油 ) when I noticed an old couple( 夫妻 ) at the counter. I to the nearest hospital. It was the hospital that I had just

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a few

heard them asking the

minutes ago. The young man at the counter was trying to be the fact was that he was telling them a whole said,

“ Would you like to 11

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by explaining how to get there. But

route( 路线 ). So I walked over to the couple and

” Then I saw a look of relief over their faces.

me to the hospital?

going there, too.

” I said, which wasn ’ t a lie since12I hadtojustdo it perfectly.

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I got in my car and began to drive

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13 . I looked back several times to be they were right

behind me. It took us only fifteen to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to die

down. I felt better than I did all day and my headache was nearly gone. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (

)1.A. boring )2.A. busy

B. sad B. free B. asked for B. calling B. if

C. free C. quiet

D. tired D. noisy

)3.A. called for )4.A. getting

C. filled with C. running C. though C. pay C. price

D. pleased with D. walking D. while D. spend D. way D. left D. wonderful D. perfect D. follow D. decided D. down D. surprised D. days

)5.A. unless( 除非 ) )6.A. cost

B. take B. number B. gone B. thankful B. same B. take B. made B. up B. sure B. minutes

)7.A. distance( 距离 ) )8.A. waited )9.A. careful )10.A. wrong )11.A. lead )12.A. kept )13.A. back

C. arrived C. helpful

C. special C. show C. taken C. out C. angry C. hours

)14.A. worried )15.A. seconds

二、阅读表达

Since last year, short videos have got millions of views online. Many people make and share short

videos on popular video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. You can even add music and special effects ( 特 效 ) to your videos. The videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long. They show people doing

activities like cooking, exercising and singing.

Teenagers especially(尤其 ) enjoy these videos. More than 50 percent of first-and second-year junior

high school students said they enjoy watching these short videos. About 47 percent have posted (

发布 )

their own videos. The videos let teenagers see funny and exciting things they wouldn

’ t usually see. Man

teens like to share the fun things they do with others as well. For example, a 12-year-old user named Xiaoqianyu has posted videos showing her learning jaz( 爵士 ) dance. This has won her many fans.

However, the videos can also lead to trouble. Some students spend too much time watching them

and not enough time studying. Some videos have vulgar ( 低俗的 ) content that is not appropriate ( 合适的 ) for teenagers. To do with this problem, Douyin added a new function ( 功能 ) in April. It locks the app if someone uses the app for over two hours a day. In the same month, the government asked companies to regulate (管理 ) these apps. (不超过七个单词 )

1. What can kids add to their short videos with these apps?

____________________________________________________________________________________

2. How long are the short videos?

____________________________________________________________________________________

3. How many junior high school kids have posted their own videos?

____________________________________________________________________________________

4. What happens if kids spend too much time watching short videos?

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5. Who asks the company to regulate these apps?

____________________________________________________________________________________

三、首字母填空

A few hundred years 1)a__________, people believed that all living things, including( 包括 ) men

and women, were brought in this world by some mysterious power ( 神秘力量 ).

It was Charles Darwin, 2)b___________ in 1809, who showed that this was just a myth ( 神话 ). As a

boy, Darwin loved to walk in the countryside, collecting insects and flowers. He liked to

3)w____________ his elder brother do chemistry( 化学 ) experiments(实验 ). These hobbies interested

him much more than Greek and Latin, which were his main 4)s______________ in school.

His father, a doctor, sent Charles to Edinburgh University to study medicine.

5)H_____________,

Charles did not like this. He 6)s_____________ a lot of time with a zoologist friend, watching birds and other animals, and collecting insects in the countryside.

In 1831, he traveled on a 7)s___________ to see the animals and plants of South America. On his

trip 8)a____________ the world, he looked carefully at 9)t______________ of living things in the sea

and on land and came to very important conclusions( 结论 ). In 1836, the ship arrived England again.

This is what he came to believe. Once, there were only simple jelly-like creatures ( 生物 ) living in the sea.

Very 10)s____________, over hundreds millions of years, these developed into all of the different

kinds of animals and plants we know today. He wrote about his findings in a famous book,

The Origin of

Species (《物种起源》 ). 四、任务型阅读

Everyone has worries, but what do you do with your worries? Whether( 是否 ) your worries are big or small,

you can take three steps(步骤 ) to deal with them.

Try to find out the reasons.

The first step is to find out what you

worried about’.reSometimes you know it, but sometimes you might

not. If you can

’ t make sure what your worries are, you will have more and more new problems in your

life .So remember that you must try to find out the causes before you start to deal with them even though it might not be so easy.

Think of ways to make it better

There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem.

Grades at school are often a top worry for students. questions.

If you're worried about grades, ask yourself these

☆ How do I get ready for class? Do I review my notes even when there isn't a test?

☆ Do I have a good place to do my homework?

☆ Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do----write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.

Ask for help

When you're worried, you can find someone to chat with. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help .They can help you analyze( 分析 )your problems carefully and solve them easily.

Three Steps to Deal with 1)____________

You will have more problems unless ( 除非 ) you make sure 2)___________ your worries are. It is 3)____________ to find out the causes first, although it might be hard.

Try to find out the reasons

Dealing with worries about 5)____________: Ask yourself some questions about your study.

4)__________ of ways to

make it better

Dealing with a 6)____________with a friend:

Get your friend back by writing a 7)____________, inviting him or her to a

basketball game , or 8)____________ sorry to him or her.

You need to 9)____________ with your parents, friends or teachers when you ’ reworried. With their help, you will 10)______________ difficulty( 困难 ).

solve your problems

Ask for help

五、阅读理解

Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them immigrate.

They travel to other places where the weather is warmer or where they can find food.

Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups. For

“-shapedV” groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.

example, geese(鹅 ) fly in noisy,

Some animals stay active in winter. They must change themselves as the weather changes. Many

change their doing or their bodies. For example, snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow.

Food is hard to find in winter. Some animals, like mice, collect lots of food in autumn and store it to

eat later. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change.

Some animals hibernate( 冬眠 ) for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The

animal ’ s body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In autumn, these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. They use this fat to keep them alive while hibernating.

Water makes good protection for many animals. When the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom

of lakes and rivers. There, frogs and many fish hide under rocks or fallen leaves. Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water, and frogs can breathe through their skin.

Every type of insect has its own life cycle( 循环 ) and that is the way it grows and changes. Different

insects spend the winter in different forms of their lives. Some insects also spend the winter without moving. Some insects spend the winter as pupae( 蛹 ). Other insects die after laying eggs in autumn. The eggs change into new insects in spring and everything begins all over again. (

)1.What does the underlined word immigrate“” in the firstparagraph most probably mean ? A. move from one place to another C. disappear

)2. Why do many birds fly in large groups? A. They can easily find food this way. C. They can get warm at night. A. breathing through their skin C. sleeping for the whole winter

A. most insects die when winter comes

B. different insects grow and change in their own ways C. most insects spend the winter without moving D. different insects grow and change in the same ways )5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How living things grow and change in the winter. B. How living things spend the winter. C. How living things get food in the winter. D. How living things travel in the winter.

B. There may be danger during the trip. D. They will use little energy. B. eating a lot of food D. growing white thicker fur B. sleep in the winter D. look for food

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)3. Snowshoe rabbits spend the cold winter by __________.

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)4. The main purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us ________.

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Music and special effects.

15 seconds to a few minutes long. About 47 percent.

They don ’thave enough time to study./They don ’tspend enough time studying./They have not enough time to study./ They spend not enough time studying. The government.

ago, born, watch, subjects,However, spent, ship, around, thousands, slowly Worries, what, important, Think, grades, fight, note, saying, chat/talk, without ABDBB