浙江省杭州市杭二中白马湖实验中学八下期末考阅读完型特训(含答案)

杭州市杭二中白马湖实验中学2019年八下期末考前阅读完型特训

As we all know, most countries in the world drive on the right, but there are 75 countri es that drive on the left, including the UK, Japan, Jamaica and others．Why is this?

In fact, some believe that ancient travellers on horseback generally rode on the l eft side of the road．As most people are right-handed, horsemen would thus be able to hold the reins(缰绳)with their left hand and keep their right hand free－to offer frien dship to passing riders or to protect themselves with a sword(剑), if necessary．The first law in Britain for traffic to remain on the left appeared in 1756, which wa s related to London Bridge．The Highway Act of 1773 contained a suggestion that h orse traffic should remain on the left．The British had small wagons(马车), and the dr iver usually sat on the right side of the front seat．From there he could use his long whip(马鞭)in his right hand．In that position, on the right side of the wagon, the driver could make sure his wagon and the passing traffic were both safe by keeping to the l eft-hand side of the road．

Countries that became part of the British Empire followed the keep-left rule too, although there were some exceptions．In Canada, for example, Vancouver and othe r coastal provinces changed to the right in order to make border crossings to and fro m the United States easier．During World War II, American truck makers Ford, Chev rolet and Chrysler built "Canadian Military Pattern" trucks for use throughout the Britis h Empire and most trucks were right-hand-drive．

1.The first paragraph mainly serves as a(n)________．

A．background B．conclusion C．introduction D. explanation

2.Ancient horse riders rode on the left-hand side of the road ________．

A．so they could free their right hand to do something else

B．because they had to hold the reins with their right hand

C．because passers-by usually walked on the right-hand side of the road

D．because their swords were worn by the right side of their bodies

3.In Vancouver, drivers changed to driving on the right side of the road because ____ _．

A．it was safer for them to do so B．it made border crossings easier

C．the trucks in Vancouver are much bigger

D．the British Empire ordered them to do so

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．All countries of the British Empire have the keep-left traffic rule．

B．There are 75 countries that drive on the right-hand side of the road．

C．The Highway Act of 1773 suggested that horse traffic remain on the right．

D．"Canadian Military Pattern" trucks were used in countries that drove on the left．

It is common in England to ask people about their holidays. In the West, many 1.___ __ go away in holidays during the summer months, so it is very useful to 2.______ ab out this. If the holiday has not yet taken place, then their holiday plans 3.______ be t alked about. And if it has been already over, then where 4.______ went, whether the y 5._______it and so on can be discussed. Similar questions are asked 6.______ so me public holidays.

7.______ living in China often 8.______ chances for travel either at weekends or duri ng 9.______ holidays, so such kind of 10.______ leads to discussions. They may be interested in knowing if they have chosen the right places, especially those a little les s famous ones.

1.A.factories B. families C. schools D. offices

2.A.ask B. think C. write D. know

3.A.must B. need C. can D. could

4.A.we B. he C. you D. they

5.A.liked B. finished C. found D. visited

6.A.to B. with C. by D. for

7.A.Teachers B. Foreigners C. Workers D. Students

8.A.make B. carry C. have D. need

9.A.others’ B. our C. their D. your

10.A.ways B. answers C. exercises D. questions

The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in Greece．Many of the spor ts 1______ the same as they are now．But then women were not 2______ to take p art in the games．

The first Olympic Games in modem times happened in 1896．They were 3_____ in Greece，where the games were born．Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every four year．The Winter Olympics are usually held two years 4______ the Summer Olympics．

The 24th Summer Olympics were held in 1988 in Los Angeles（洛杉矶）．The com petitors from the People’s Republic of China 5______ the games for the first tim e．The Chinese competitors 6_______ many medals since then．But most of the m edals were won by women．We hope men will 7_______ their best to win more med als．

1．A．looked B．had C．did D．were

2．A．allowed B．hoped C．prepared D．agreed

3．A．held B．began C．begin D．hold

4．A．in front of B．later C．before D．earlier

5．A．took part in B．went to C．played with D．joined

6．A．have won B．are winning C．had won D．won

7．A．work B．train C．compete D．do

English names and Chinese names are quite different in some1_______ways, but no t hard for us to

know. Unlike Chinese ,most English people have 2______name. One is their family name, both of the other names are given names. Their family name is 3______the gi ven names. They use Mr, Mrs or Miss with the 4______name, but they never use 5_ _____with the first name. For example ,we can 6______a man named James Allan Green Mr Green, 7______we can't call him Mr. James or Mr. Allan. People usually u se Jim 8________James. Jim is short for James because it's 9_______to remember. But Chinese names are the opposite. A girl with the name Han Limei10_______her f amily name Han first .Of course, she can be called Ah Mei for short in China if you wi sh.

1. A. another B. other C. others D. the others

2. A. one B. Two C. three D. four

3. A. above B. front C. back D. behind

4. A. last B. given C. middle D. full

5. A. their B. them C. its D. it

6. A. ask B. say C. call D. write

7. A. so B. or C. and D. but

8. A. instead of B. for long C. so far D. next to

9. A. important B. easy C. difficult D. interesting

10. A. put B. putting C. puts D. was put

Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said, “I'm going to be a soldier.” But his eyes were not very 1_____ , and he did not get in.

Then he said, “I'm going to 2______ a small boat and I'm going around the worl d. ”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough3______ .

Last summer Mike found a swimming 4______ near his house. The lessons did not cost very 5______, and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week and having 6_______ . Now he is a good swimmer.

Last week a little boy said to him, “You’re a v ery good swimmer. How do 7____ ___ learn to swim so well?”