1、八年级下学期英语阅读打卡八年级下学期英语阅读打卡 Week10Week10 一一.完形填空完形填空 阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 There was once a man and a woman who had been married for more than sixty years. The old woman had a 1 , and she told her husband 2 to open it or ask her about it. Days 3 the woman passed away (去世), she showed he
2、r husband the box. 4 there were two beautifully crocheted doilies (钩针编织的桌垫) and over $25,000. “ When we got married, my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never 5 ,”said the woman. “ She told me that if I ever 6 you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doily.” The old man w
3、as so 7 . Only two doilies were in the box. She had only been angry with him 8 in all those years of living and loving. He was very happy. “Sweetheart, that explains the doilies,” he said. “But what about all this money? Where did 9 all come from?” “Oh, thats the money I made from selling the 10 ,”
4、she said. A few days later, the woman died. 1. A. wallet B. box C. handbag D. backpack 2. A. always B. sometimes C. never D. dont 3. A. before B. after C. during D. when 4. A. On B. Under C. Next to D. Inside 5. A. crochet a doily B. crocheted a doily C. argue D. argued 6. A. got angry with B. was i
5、nterested in C. took pride in D. looked up to 7. A. moving B. upset C. sad D. moved 8. A. once B. twice C. third D. three 9. A. they B. she C. it D. we 10. A. doilies B. doily C. boxes D. box 二二. .阅读理解阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A What are you going to do if you are in a burning house
6、? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage. Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escape
7、s, but not lifts. From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury. The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average(平均高度的) person, hanging by the finger-tips wil
8、l have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building. Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room
9、. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked(渗) into the room. On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement(水泥) might end i
10、n injury. Bushes(灌木丛) and grass can help to break a fall. 1. It is important to _. A. put out the fire in the burning house B. know the ways to escape the fire C. jump off a burning house D. keep the door closed 2. It is possible to escape through the windows _. A. if there are some bushes on the gr
11、ound B. if you are strong enough C. if you live on a lower floor D. If you have a long rope 3. Which of the following escaping way is NOT right? _. A. You can escape though stairways. B. You can choose fire escapes. C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof. D. Use a lift to come down at once
12、. 4. Open the window so that _ if the building is on fire. A. you can get fresh air B. you can call for help C. you can easily jump off D. you can be seen first 5. The best title of the passage is _. A. Escaping from the Windows B. Save Yourself in the Burning House C. Knowledge on Fire D. Waiting f
13、or Help B Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭 教师), cards, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on h
14、is face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to h
15、is room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit t
16、he books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?” Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No.” “Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
17、 Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking.” 1. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school? A. Because he could eat well there. B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because
18、 his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more. 2. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinner C. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little 3. “Hitting the book
19、s” means “_” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作 4. The last sentence in the passage shows that _. A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed C. Tommy didnt like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others 5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _. A. teachers
20、should be strict with their students B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes C. a catholic school is much better than other ones D. nuns are good at helping children with their math 三三回答问题回答问题 I love to write! Ever since I was a five-year-old girl, I wrote stories in my notebooks and on small piec
21、es of paper. I told stories to my friends. As a grown-up, I have written over 100 books! Thats a lot! As a teacher, its my goal to encourage all of my students to love to write. Writing is easy if youre careful enough, I told them. Everyone I meet is a possible character. Everything I see or do is a
22、 possible scene in a book. Start looking around you. Youll be amazed at what you discover. Anyone can be a writer. You just put your pencil on your paper and write what you like to read, step by step: Create great characters. If you know your characters well, theyll write the story for you. Interest
23、 the reader right at the beginning. You can start your stories with dialogue or action. If you can make the reader ask questions, then he has to keep reading to find out the answers. Follow the steps. The steps for every story are almost the same: Introduce the characters and the conflict(争端);things
24、 get worse; all seems lost; the hero saves the day! Balance is the key. Remember, when writing, it doesnt hurt to add some humor(幽默). 1.What did the writer begin to do when she was five years old? _ 2.Whats the writers goal as a teacher? _ 3.How many steps are mentioned about writing according to th
25、is passage? _ 4.Does the writer think it hurts to add some humor when writing? _ 5.What does the passage mainly talk about? _ 参考答案参考答案 一、完型填空 1. B 考查名词。 句意为： 这个老妇人有一个_。 根据下文的 she showed her husband the box 可知此处所指是 box。wallet 钱包；handbag 手提包；backpack 背包。故选 B。 2. C 考查副词辨析。句意：他告诉她的丈夫_去打开它或是询问关于它的事情。根据 下
26、文的去世之前拿盒子给他的丈夫看， 可以推出之前“从没”打开过。 always 总是； sometimes 有时；never 从不；dont 不要。D 选线与 tell sb. not to do 不一致。故选 C。 3. A 考查连词辨析。句意为：日子_这个老妇人去世。before 之前；after 之后；during 期间；when 当时候。结合句意可知是“临死前”。故选 A。 4. D 考查介词辨析。句意：_有两个钩针完美编织的桌垫和 25000 多美元。on 在 上；under 在下；next to 紧挨着；inside 在里面。结合句意可知“垫子和钱”应该是在(盒子) 里面。故选 D。
27、 5. C 考查动词。 句意为： 当我结婚的时候， 我妈妈告诉我幸福婚姻的秘密是从来不要_。 根据语法分析前面是不定式 to，后面用动词原形。crochet a doily 钩织垫子；argue 争吵。结 合句意可知选 C。 6. A 考查动词短语辨析。 句意为： 她告诉我如果我曾经_你， 我应该只是保持安静， 并且织垫子。got angry with 生气；was interested in 对感兴趣；took pride in 骄傲；look up to 仰慕。结合语境可知表示“生气时”的动作。故选 A。 7. D 考查形容词。句意为：这个老男人是如此的_。moving 令人感动的，用来说
28、“事情” 的；upset 难过的；sad 伤心的；moved 感动的，用来说“人”的，常作表语。根据后面的“只 有两个垫子”的暗示可推出老男人因为生气的次数少是“感动的”。故选 D。 8. B 考查副词辨析。句意为：在过去的爱和生活的这些年里她只和他生了_气。once 一次；twice 两次；third 第三；three 三。根据上文的提示是“两个垫子”可推出是“两次”。故 选 B。 9. C 考查人称代词。句意为：_ 全部来自哪里？they 他们；she 她；it 它；we 我们。 此处用主格人称代词来代指上文的 money，money 不可数，用 it 来代替。故选 C。 10. A 考查
29、名词。句意为：哦，那是我用卖_赚来的钱。根据句意可知是卖了垫子赚 来的钱。暗示卖了很多的垫子。doilies 垫子；boxes 盒子。故选 A。 二、阅读理解 【A】1. 选 B。从句子 It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family,可知，当房子着火后，最重要的是你要知道 the ways to escape the fire(逃生方 式)，故答案选 B。 2. 选 C。在短文的第 2 段说到from the lower floors of building escapi
30、ng through windows is possible。故选 C。 3. 选 D。在短文中特别强调在大火发生时，人们可以从 stairways 和 fire escapes 逃生, but not lifts(但不能从电梯)，因为那是相当危险的。 4. 选 A。在短文的第 5 段提到了可keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air可知。 5. 选 B。通读全文后，短文的大意很明显，在着火的大楼中自救的方法应是短文的主题， 故选 B。 【B】1. 选 C。文章第 1 段说 Tommy 数学学不好，其父母想尽了一切
31、办法都不奏效，最后 将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。 2. 选 D。认真阅读第 2 段前面几句话，并注意以下信息：After the first day, little Tommy came homedidnt kiss his mother hellowas hard at workwithout a word. 可知答案应选 D。 3. 选 A。 根据文章大意和 Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit
32、the books 这个句子的语境，可知 hit the books 的意 思是“用功”。 4. 选 B。 Tommy 学习一直不用功， 但自从进了这所 catholic school 之后， 情况就不一样了 整天都发狠读书，结果数学考试也得了 A。这是为什么呢？文章在最后道出了其原因：Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking. 由此可知，Tommy 是担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。 5. 选 B。Tommy
33、 把 the man nailed to the plus sign 误解为“学习不用功的结果”，从而一改自 己原来不好学的不良习惯，很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见，误解有时也可以起到好的效 果。 四回答问题 【主旨大意】 ：本文是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了自己的写作经历以及告诉我们任何人都 能成为作家， 以及如何进行写作。 1. The writer wrote stories in her notebooks and on small pieces of paper, and she told stories to her friends. 根据短文第一段第二句话。 2. To encourage all of her students to love to write. 根据短文第一段最后一句话可知。 3. Four/4. 根据短文中提出的四条。 4. No, she doesnt. 根据短文内容 Remember, when writing, it doesnt hurt to add some humor. 可知。 5. Anyone can be a writer. 本文告诉我们如何写作，由此可知任何人都能成为作家。
