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 Week8Week8 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。 The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the Festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets(春联), greeting the New Year and saying _1_ to the
2、 old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people _2_， wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get _3_ pockets from their parents and their relatives by web chat. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in Chi
3、na but also in _4_ parts of the world. The Spring Festival was _5_ in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs, dance _6_ music, share photos with friends or watch _7_ in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become a key tim
4、e for Chinese living in the US. They _8_ in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydneys Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks(鞭炮) and lion dances. The family dinner o
5、n New Years Eve is an important tradition for Chinese _9_ they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at _10_ because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. 1. A. yes B. goodbye C. no D. none 2. A. hang up B. hang back C. hang over D. hang
6、out 3. A. green B. golden C. red D. pink 4. A. other B. others C. another D. the other 5. A. congratulated B. considered C. happened D. celebrated 6. A. on B. in C. to D. of 7. A. programs B. matches C. radios D. movies 8. A. put B. join C. live D. make 9. A. if B. weather C. whether D. unless 10. A
7、. playground B. outdoors C. restaurant D. home 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 do you do if you dont get into your first choice of university? Thats the question that faces thousands of students in Britain every year. Many students turn to Clearing, an education agency tha
8、t helps find university places for students at the last moment. If students dont have enough marks to get into their first choice of universities, Clearing tells them about places available at other universities, though they might have to study another subject. But this year has seen a record number
9、 of students who want to study in universities. This means that theres been a fiecer competition for university places than usual. Education officials say six students competed for one place. Its said almost 190,000 students still dont have a place in a university. Thats a rise of over 46,000 studen
10、ts from last year. Faced with these numbers, some students are going to be disappointed, others might be thinking of an interesting choice: studying abroad. The University of Nottingham, for example, is offering places in Ningbo, near Shanghai. Because of the problems with university entrance, the U
11、Ks Higher Education Minister, David Willetts, encourages students to study at home or to learn one kind of skills, such as cooking, hairdressing and so on . But some people say that rising university costs, less hope to find jobs in the future, and a drop in graduate recruitment（大学招生）mean its the wo
12、rst time to be a university student in the UK. ( ) 1. Thousands of _ students dont know what to do if they cant enter their first choice of universities. A. American B. Chinese C. Brazilian D. British ( ) 2. What does the underlined place mean? It means _. A. room B. playground C. chance D. location
13、 ( ) 3. What suggestion does David Willetts give to help solve the problems in university entrance? A. To study abroad. B. To turn to Clearing. C. To study at home. D. To turn to parents. ( ) 4. What is NOT the reason that makes it the worst time to be a university student in the UK? A. British econ
14、omic crisis (危机) B. Rising University costs. C. A drop in graduate recruitment. D. less hope to find jobs in the future. ( ) 5. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. Clearing, the key to university. B. University Disappointment. C. Graduate recruitment. D. Studying abroad.
15、B Sunshine School Library Guide Welcome to Sunshine school library! Its a good place to enjoy yourself in the sea of books. This guide will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library. Service hours 3：00 pm5：30 pm on school days; 8：30
16、 am11：00 am on weekends On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to. At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids. Borrowing Each student can borrow one or two books at a time. More books can be borrowed onl
17、y for class reading activities and school research. Returning Books which borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due (到期的)date, or the kid can not borrow other books. Damaged(受损的) or Lost Books When a book is returned in a damaged condition, t
18、he kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather. More information Tel：33621323 Website： ( )1. This library guide is for_ of the Sunshine School. A. t
19、eachers B. workers C. visitors D. parents ( )2. Students can borrow more than two books at a time_. A. for sending exams B. to do school research C. for after- school activities D. to read together with their parents ( )3. _must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows. A. Three dollars B. H
20、alf the price of the book C. Full price of the book D. Twice the price of the book ( )4. The students are advised to use _to prevent rain. A. plastic bags B. raincoats C. pockets D. school bags ( )5. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The library is open for two and a half hours every day. B. Bo
21、th students and parents can go to the school library on weekends. C. Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like. D. Students can keep the books that they borrow for fifteen school days. 三三回答问题回答问题 Have you seen the videos on TV? Do you wear large T- shirts and baggy jeans? Or h
22、ave you heard someone rap(说唱)? Hip- Hop is very hot now. Hip- Hop music was started in the middle of the 1970s by African American in New York. The music, break- dancing(霹雳舞) and graffiti(涂鸦) make up Western Hip- Hop culture. Most of the Hip- Hop songs are about love, jobs or even games. Usually in
23、rap, singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat. Most of the words are fun. Singers play off words to make fun of themselves or others. Hip- Hop music has few rules. Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative(创造性的) way. It makes a lot of teenagers fall in love wit
24、h the music. Many of them like wearing large T- shirts and baggy jeans. Famous rap and Hip- Hop stars include Eminem in the U.S and Jay Chou from China. Today Hip- Hop is more and more popular across most of the world. 1. Is Hip- Hop very hot now? 2. When was Hip- Hop music started? 3. What are most
25、 of the Hip- Hop songs about? 4. Does Hip- Hop have many rules of or few rules? 5. Why do a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music? 参考答案参考答案 一、完型填空 BDCAD CDBCD 二、阅读理解 【A】DCCAB 【B】DBCAC 四回答问题 1. Yes, it is. 2. In the middle of the 1970s 3. Love, jobs or even games. 4. Few rules. 5. Because they just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative(创造性的) way.
