(完整word版)八年级下册英语阅读理解与完形填空

. 阅读理解：

（A）

Dreams may be more important than sleep. Some people don’t need much sleep. B ut we all need to dream, scientists say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are li ke old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer i s worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They could have been th inking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t reme mber the dream. Dreams can disappear quickly from memory.

Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at working when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and st ill wake up tired.

1. It may be less important to sleep than to _______.

A. think

B. dream

C. work

D. study

2. Dreams and films are usually ______.

A. very long

B. in color

C. about work

D. very sad

3. The people often dream about their work because _______.

A. they are tired in the daytime

B. they are not interested in their work

C. they may be thinking about their work at all

D. they have too much work to do

4. The main idea of the story is that _______.

A. people need to dream

B. people like to sleep

C. dreams are like films

D. we always remember dreams

5. The title for the story could be ______.

A. Terrible dreams

B. The longest sleep

C. Memory

D. Dreams

（B）

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.

Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving

tea called a tea ceremony. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

( ) 1. The passage is about ___.

A．why tea is important

B．the teatime in England

C．different ways of drinking tea

D．Chinese tea

( ) 2. Tea is popular ___.

A．all around the world

B．only in the United States

C．only in English-speaking countries.

( ) 3. The Chinese drink tea ___.

A．for breakfast

B．at any tie only if they want to drink

C．only in teahouses

D．in a special ceremony

( ) 4. The English like to ___.

A．drink their tea in a special room

B．have tea with dinner

C．eat cakes and cookies with their tea

D．drink their tea plain

( ) 5. Iced tea is popular ___.

A. in winter

B. in England

C. for breakfast

D. in the United States

C

The best way of learninga language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混合) and people won’t understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn’t understand them. But if you sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English

is :” Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”( )1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _____

A. writing it

B. using it

C. listening

D. learning grammar

( )2. What should you do in learning English?

A. Be careful not to make any mistakes

B. Write as quickly as you can

C. Speak English as much as you can

D. Laugh more often

( )3. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should _____

A. not care

B. be happy

C. feel worried

D. be unhappy

( )4. When you make s mistake, you should ______

A. keep quiet

B. get angry

C. be kind

D. keep your sense of humor

( )5. The story tells us :“______”.

A.Only foolish(愚蠢) people make mistakes

B.Few people make mistakes

C.People never make mistakes

D.There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes

D

Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar(雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month.”

After a month the man came to the doctor again,“How are you?” said the doctor. “I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger”“Oh, doctor! I feel quite well now,” said the man “ I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first.”

( )1. The doctor told the man _____

A. to go to bed early

B. to drink milk

C. to walk a lot

D. all above ( )2. Which of the following sentences is true?

A.The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a

month.

B.The doctor didn’t tell him what to do.

C.After a month, the old man felt better.

D.The old man was younger than before after a month.

( )3. The doctor’s words were _____ for the old man’s health.

A. useless

B. good

C. well ore

C. to help him

D. to start smoking

( )4. From what the old man said at last, we think ______

A.one cigar a day was really helpful to him

B.one cigar a day was better than before

C.he didn’t understand the doctor’s advice

D.smoking made him feel better than before

一．完形填空（10分）：

When Mr Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 1 in a village near the sea. He2 it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 3 building in the village. From morning to night there were 4 outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and 5 of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to 6 . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want 7 your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would 8 coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to 9 every day showing them around his house.“I came here to 10 not to work as a guide（导游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

（）1.A. garden B. shop C. house D. school

（）2. A. liked B. hated C. sold D. built

（）3. A. big B. interesting C. small D. clean

（）4. A. children B. students C. parents D. tourists

（）5. A. no B. none C. many D. much

（）6. A. come B. leave C. stay D. play

（）7. A. to satisfy B. satisfy C. to satisfying D. satisfying （）8. A. go on B. stop C. continue D. not

（）9. A. take B. cost C. spend D. pay

（）10. A. play B. work C. watch D. retire

二．完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在31-40题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his 31 and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I 32 him.”

The grandfather said, “33 me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did. …..”

As the boy 34 carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is 35 and kind. He gets on well 36 everything around him. But 37 is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully 38 he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control(控制) me. ”

The boy looked into his grandfather’s 39 and asked, “40 tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”

The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom(很少) get angry now. ”

（）11. A. mother B. father C. teacher D. grandfather

（）12. A. love B. hate C. know D. enjoy （）13. A. Make B. Help C. Let D. Ask （）14. A. saw B. felt C. talked D.listened

（）15. A. good B. bad C. lazy D. quiet （）16. A. at B. on C. with D. about

（）17. A. other B. others C. another D. the other （）18. A. because B.though C.before D. but ( ) 19. A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. mouth ( ) 20. A. Who B. Which C. Where D. When

三．完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

根据短文内容，在短文后面的四个选项中选择一个可以填入相应空格内的正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的正确答案标号涂黑。

London is a beautiful city. It is very large. The Thames River runs 42 the city from west to east. So the city has 43 parts: the South and the North. In the North, there are important buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places.

The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot 44 the city is near the sea. People say 45 London is a foggy city and it often rains. It is true.

Last year, when I 46 in London I met one of the 47 fogs in years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses moved along with their lights on. When evening came, the weather got 48 worse. The fog was as thick as milk. 49 the buses and cars stopped. I had 50 an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it was impossible to find a car. I had to get there 51 .

1．A. about B. through C. in D. along

2．A. four B. six C. five D. two

3．A. because B. so C. but D. or

4．A. what B. where C. that D. which

5．A. were B. am C. be D. was

6．A. big B. bigger C. bigest D. biggest

7．A. wore B. even C. very D. some

8．A. All B. Each C. Every D. None

9．A. to join B. to go to C. take part in D. join in

10．A. by car B. by bus C. on foot D. on the foot

1—5 6---10

四．完形填空

Paul got 26 the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded and he had to stand for about five 27 . Then some of the people got 28 . Paul sat down next 29 a fat woman. She 30 several shopping bags and Paul didn’t have much place 31 the seat. He wasn’t uncomfortable. 32 last the bus got to the town. All the people started to get off. Paul was very polite, so he stood 33 to let the fat woman get off before him. She said,” 34 .” Then she tried to get 35 the seat with all her bags. But she couldn’t move. She was too fat and her bags were too heavy.

( ) 26.A. off B. on C. down D. up

( )27. A. minutes B. days C. weeks D. years

( )28. A.off B. up C. on D. down

( )29. A. in B. at C. near D. to

( )30. A. carries B. buys C. had D. has

( )31. A. in B. at C. on D. upon

( )32. A. In B. At C. On D.Up

( )33. A.down B. under C. up D. at

( )34. A. Go away B. Go at once C. Look out D. Thank you

( )35. A. down to B. off C. on D. out of

五．完形填空（10分）

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep __36___, happy and to live _ 37___. People play different games in winter and summer.__ 38___ is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating. Some sports are very __ 39___ and people everywhere like them. For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, ___40___ boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about them__41___ and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyball are rather __42_____. People began to play them not long ago. And people are___ 43____ new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of ___44_____. People ___45____ different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.

( )36.A. health B. busy C. healthy D. lazy ( )37.A. long B. longer C. happy D. happily ( )38.A. Winter B. Summer C. Autumn D. Spring ( )39.A. boring B. difficult C. expensive D. interesting ( )40.A. woman B. women C. old D. young

( )41.A. Run B. Runs C. Running D. To run ( )42.A. new B. interesting C. popular D. old

( )43.A. start B. play C. playing D. starting ( )44.A. oldest B. newest C. The oldest D. the newest ( )45.A. in B. of C. from D.at Today it is found that most middle school students pay little attention to sports. It’s because they have no interest in sports? It may not be the fact.

They often say they have other more important things to do. What are

these important things? Exams! They usually spend over ten hours a day revising for exams. So many of them almost become bookworms. In the summer holidays they could hardly do anything they like. Books ①____ them from going in for ①____. ②因为来自父母和老师的压力,他们不得不更加努力学习.

As for the students themselves, they want to get good results so that they can go further for their studies. ③They don’t have to put all their effort into studying and give up all the sports and hobbies. In fact, education cannot go without physical exercise, because a quick mind hardly goes along a week body.

All the students should remember: If you don’t have a strong body, you can never achieve anything, let alone a great success in your life.

1、在①句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺。

2、将②句译成英文。

________________________________________________________________ _____

3、将③句译成中文

________________________________________________________________ _____

4、写出与下列句子意思相近的句子:

It usually takes them more than ten hours to revise for exams.

__________________________________________________________________ ___

5、找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

Life today has brought new problems.

One of the biggest problems is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It killed our fish and _____a_____ our drinking water. ____b_____ pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s hard to all the living things in the world.

Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day, （2）sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt(被子) over a city.

This kind of quilt is called smog.

Many countries are making rules to flight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is poured away, they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air.

We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car, (3)开车的人少了，空气污染就少了。

1. 在横线上填入适当的单词 a.____________ b. _____________.(每空一词)

2. 将句子(2)译成汉语

___________________________________________________________

3. 将句子(3)译成英语

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4. 找出Dirty water must be stopped from dumping into the river. 的同

义句.

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5. 找出或写出能概括本文大意的句子。

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American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.

First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know.” Or they may say “Whaddya say?”instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

(3)Sound is not only the difference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings too. Some American words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.

Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”

There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”

All these differences can be confusing(易混淆的) if you are learning English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French. (4)但是他们的法语和法国的法语不一样。

1. This passage is mainly about ________________________________________.

2. What does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “______”.

A. 含糊地

B. 快速地

C. 分开地

D. 简略地

3. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

_________________________________________________________________

4. Put the sentence into English.

_________________________________________________________________ 5. How many differences has the writer told us between American English and British English? ____________

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About five hundred years ago, an earthquake(地震) happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed (毁坏) and no one was hurt. 1)But a huge______ fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the______of the road.

When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn’t move it. They tried to push it but failed.

2 ) They tried to pull it with ropes (绳索) but nothing worked.

“"Well,” they said sadly, "there' s nothing we can do about it. We' II have to change

the way.”

At this time a boy about 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the stone away.”

“You?” they shouted. "What are you talking about?" The men all laughed at the boy. The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, "The stone is gone." 3) 更多的人跑出去看发生了什么事。

It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any longer. It wasn't even near the road.

The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, "I buried(埋藏) it.”The people looked rather surprised. "You see,' he said, '1 dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡)up to the stone and the stone rolled(滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth.”

The villagers shouted, “Clever boy! Clever boy!”

This clever boy had a good idea.

1.在1)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：_________ ________ 2．将2)句译成英文：__________________________________________

3．将3)句译成中文：__________________________________________

4．找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：We can do nothing about it.

__________________________________________________________________ 5．找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子：____________________________________