人教版英语八年级下册 期末复习Unit 6-10阅读理解专项练习

这是一份人教版英语八年级下册 期末复习Unit 6-10阅读理解专项练习，共28页。
Once a bird lived unhappily. S it traveled far away t lk fr its happiness.
It flew and flew. Suddenly it saw a spider climbing up a wall. The spider fell ff the wall halfway. But it kept climbing again and fell ff again. Even s, the spider didn’t give up. The little bird asked the spider in surprise, "Why dn’t yu have pain but happiness n yur face thugh yu fail again and again?”
“Because I keep making my effrts. I’m happy," said the spider.
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is a will in the heart.
The bird cntinued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck wh gt lst t find the way back hme. Althugh it was disabled, it had a smiling face.
" I’m happy because I can help thers,” said the lame duck.
S the bird saw it: happiness is a lve in the heart.
The bird went n flying and suddenly saw a little dying flwer, whse face was full f smile. The bird didn’t knw the reasn. S it asked the little flwer, “ Yu’re ging t die. Why are yu still s happy?”
“Because my dream will cme true,” said the little flwer.
“What is yur dream?"
“T prduce sweet fruit. "
The little bird saw it: happiness is a hpe in the heart.
S the little bird n mre lked fr happiness because it had seen the truth : happiness is nt in the faraway place but in yur wn heart. Yu are the maker f yur wn happiness.
1.Wh never gave up thugh it failed again and again in this passage?
A.The bird. B.The spider. C.The flwer. D.The duck.
2.Why is the little dying flwer still s happy?
A.Because it ften helps thers. B. Because it9ll prduce sur fruit.
C.Because it has a hpe in the heart. D.Because it keeps climbing up a wall.
3.What can we knw frm the stry ?
A.The bird fund happiness in its wn heart.
B.The bird fund happiness in the faraway place.
C.The bird didn’t knw where happiness was at last.
D.The lame duck wasn9t happy because it had t help thers.
4.Which f the fllwing is NOT true accrding t the passage?
A.Happiness is imprtant fr everyne.
B.Many peple knw hw t find happiness.
C.We make happiness by urselves.
D.The way t happiness is t have a dream, t help thers and nt t give up.
5.The passage is mainly abut .
A.will B.hpe C.lve D.happiness
One mrning, a little muse went ut t find smething t eat. He was careless and met a fierce (凶猛的)lin. The lin caught the muse. The lin wanted t eat him.
“Please let me g, Mr. Lin,” said the muse. “One day, I will help yu. ”
The lin laughed, “Hw culd a little muse help a big lin? Well,” he said, “I will let yu g. But yu must walk mre carefully. ”
The muse was very thankful. “Thank yu, Mr. Lin. Yu are very kind. I will repay (报答)yu ne day,” the little muse said. The next week, the muse was lking fr smething t eat again. He saw the lin under a tree. But the lin was tied tightly (紧系着)with sme rpes. He culd nt get ut.
“I will help yu," said the muse. His teeth were sharp. He bit ne rpe, and then anther. Sn the lin was free. He was very happy. “Thank yu, Mr. Muse,” he said. Later, they became gd friends.
6.What did the little muse d ne mrning?
A.He went t play. B.He went fr a walk.
C.He lked fr smething t eat. D.He went ut t buy smething t eat.
7.Wh did the little muse meet?
A.A tiger. B.A mnkey. C.An elephant. D.A lin.
8.What did the lin think f the little muse?
A.Kind. B.Fierce. C.Careless. D.Plite.
9.Why did the little muse help the lin?
A.Because the lin gave sme fd t him.
B. Because he wanted t repay the lin.
C.Because the lin was fierce.
D.Because the lin wanted t repay him.
10.What is the main idea f the passage?
A.A lin caught a muse and let it g. B.The lin didn't like eating a muse.
C.A muse helped a lin ut. D.T help thers is t help yurself.
Once upn a time, there was a swan. She lived in a lake. A wman with her tw daughters lived in a small huse near the lake. They lived a hard life. Smetimes they didn't have mney t buy fd.
The swan was unhappy t see that. She decided t help them. Every day she came t the wman's huse and left a glden feather(羽毛)withut saying anything. The wman sld the feather and bught fd. She was happy because her life was better than befre.
But the wman became greedy. One day when the swan came, the wman caught her and tk away all her glden feathers. Suddenly the glden feathers changed int cmmn feathers.
The swan said,“I came t help yu, but yu wanted t kill me. I will never cme back. Never be greedy.” With these wrds, the swan disappeared.
11.Hw many peple were there in the wman's family in the passage?
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
12.Where did the wman live?
A.Near a park. B.Near the lake.
C.At the tp f the muntain. D.At the ft f the muntain.
13.What's the meaning f the wrd “greedy” in Chinese in the third paragraph?
A.伟大的 B.美好的 C.坏的 D.贪婪的
14.Hw did the swan help the wman?
A.She gave the wman sme mney. B.She gave the wman sme fd.
C.She gave the wman sme glden feathers. D.She gave the wman sme clthes.
15.Which is Nt Right accrding t the passage?
A.The swan was kind. B.The wman lived a hard life.
C.The wman sld the feather and bught fd.
D.The wman was thankful t the swan.
One day when Jack was taking a vacatin in the park, he saw a wman wh lived a few miles away. 16 The dg was lking up at the wman.
Jack walked up t the wman and said, Hell, Sue, hw are yu? May I sit and talk with yu fr a while? “17 ” Sue said. Jack sat dwn next t Sue n the bench, and they talked quietly tgether. The dg cntinued lking up at Sue, as if waiting t be fed. “That’s a nice dg，isn’t he?” Jack said, pinting at the animal. “Yes，he is. He’s handsme. He’s a bit f a mixture，but that’s nt a bad thing. He’s strng and healthy. ” “ And hungry，” Jack said. “18 He thinks yu’ve gt sme fd fr him. ” “That’s true,’，Sue said. “But I haven’t.” They bth laughed and then Jack said, “Des yur dg bite (咬）？”“N，” Sue said. “He’s never bitten anyne. 19 ” Hearing this, Jack decided t hld ut his hand and tuched the animal’s head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him. “Hey!” Jack shuted. “Yu said yur dg didn’t bite.” Sue replied in surprise，“Yeah,I did. But this is nt my dg. 20 ”
（二）Thusands f years ag, in the suth f ancient China, there lived Shennng, a man wh had an x(牛) head and human bdy. Seeing that lcal peple were suffering frm disease, he built ladders and huses n a high muntain t stre hundreds f medical plants. T remember him, peple named the place shennngjia.
The legend(传说) makes Shennngjia in Hubei an inviting place fr turists. Traveling there is a unique experience, as yu can see sceneries f the fur seasns frm different altitudes.“When the bttmA. Mine’s at hme.
B. I dn’t have a dg.
C. Srry, yu'd better nt.
D. Of curse ，please sit dwn.
E.He’s always gentle and friendly.
F. He hasn't taken his eyes ff yu.
G. She is sitting n a bench with a dg beside her.
f the muntain is summer, the tp is spring and while the fthill is autumn, the tp is cvered with ice,” lcal peple say f the special climate f Shennngjia.
Shennngjia is als hme t 5,000 species f animals and plants. Many animals in danger live there, such as the glden mnkey, the cluded lepard and the Asian black bear.
One interesting and mysterius thing abut Shennngjia is its legend f wild men. Sme peple nce claimed that they saw big prints r big-ft creatures. Yet s far, scientists haven’t prved it is true and sme say they are just bears.
The beautiful place has recently received a new title. On July 17, 2016, Shennngjia Frestry District was added t United Natins Wrld Heritage list as a natural site. China nw has 50 wrld heritage sites(遗址). Secnd nly t Italy in the wrld.
Which f the fllwing is RIGHT abut Shennng? ________
A.Shennng had an x grew medical plants fr peple.
C.Shennng helped the lcal peple.
D.Shennng named the place Shennngjia.
2.In Shennngjia, ________.
A.there are many medical stres alng the way
B.peple can experience fur seasns up the muntain
C.there are 500 species f animals and plants
D.scientists have prved that there are wild men there
3.What des the underlined wrd “title” mean in paragraph 5? _______
A.标题B.景点C.称号D.职务
4.Which f the fllwing cuntries has the mst wrld heritage sites? ________
A.ItalyB.The USC.ChinaD.Canada
5.What’s the main idea f the passage? ________
A.The legend f ShennngB.Animals living in Shennngjia
C.The amazing ShennngjiaD.Wrld heritage sites
There are many kinds f tigers all ver the wrld, and the largest tiger is Nrtheast tiger, als called Siberian tiger. The largest Nrtheast tiger can be ver tw meters lng and weigh mre than 200 kils. Sme Nrtheast tigers live in the nrtheast f China, like Heilngjiang Prvince and Jilin Prvince，because there are many frests and muntains in these areas. The tigers usually like living there. In the frests and muntains, there are fewer peple living there. Therefre, few peple get ut and cme in. S the tigers are very free. They can live a quiet life. They can run after each ther, catch and eat sme animals, like rabbits.
The Nrtheast tigers are different frm the rdinary tigers. Fr example, the Nrtheast tigers can nt nly swim very well, but als climb the trees. The Nrtheast tigers’ hearing is great, t.
As the number f the tigers becmes smaller and smaller，we shuld try ur best t prtect the tigers.
6.Mst Nrtheast tigers enjy living .
A.in the grass fields and by the rivers B.in the frests and muntains
C.in the deserts and n the hills D.n the farmlands
7.In the frests and muntains，there are few peple getting ut and cming in because .
A.tigers are dangerus t peple B.they are busy wrking
C.they have n interest in tigers D.nt many peple live near there
8.Sme animals are afraid that tigers.
A.catch them fr fd B.leave them fr a lng time
C.dn’t live with them D.hear them playing
9.The underlined wrd “rdinary” means “ ” in Chinese.
A.异常的B.普通的 C.稀有的D.饲养的
10. Which f the fllwing is nt mentined t explain why the tigers usually like living in the nrtheast f China?
A.Few peple get ut and cme in. B.It is a beautiful place t live in.
C.There are many frests and muntains in these areas.
D.In the frests and muntains, there are fewer peple living there.
The lng trunk f an elephant is a wnderful example f skill. The neck f fur-fted animals is usually lng, t have them reach their fd withut difficulty, but the elephant has a shrt neck, t make him mre easily supprt the weight f his huge head and heavy teeth. His lng trunk lets him get his fd easily.
The trunk f an elephant is t him what the neck is t ther animals. It is als a nse t him, fr at the end f it there is an empty place like a cup, and in the bttm f the cup there are tw hles, and the animal smells and breathes thrugh them. It is an arm and a hand t, s that it has been said that the elephant carries his nse in his hand, and it might als have been said that he breathes by his hand.
At the end f the trunk, there is a strange part, abut five inches lng, which frms a finger. With this finger the animal can pick up the smallest piece f mney frm the grund, and he has been taught t make marks like letters with a pen.
The trunk f a full-grwn elephant is abut eight feet lng. The elephant has such great strength that he can knck dwn a man with it.11.The elephant has a shrt neck t supprt _____.
A.his leg B.his bdy C.his arm D.his head and teeth
12.The trunk f the elephant helps him get his _____ easily.
A.side B.tail C.fd D.ear
13.The trunk f the elephant takes the place f the fllwing except _____.
A.a neck B.a nse and a finger C.an arm and a hand D.a leg
14.Hw des the elephant smell?Thrugh tw hles _____.
A.in the bttm f the cup B.at the beginning f the trunk
C.in his head D.in his face
15.The elephant can knck dwn a man with his trunk. This shws that he is _____.
A.weak B.strng C.quiet D.angry
The elephant is the largest animal walking n earth. An elephant can carry a lad f 1,200 punds. 16 — The elephant can carry lgs (原木) with its trunks. 17 There are tw kinds f elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. The African elephant has the larger ears. 18 Anther name fr the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
The greatest threat (威胁) t the elephant is the ivry (象牙) trade. Frm 1979 t 1989 it was a bad time fr the African elephant. 19 In 1989 an internatinal agreement limited (限制) the trade in ivry. It prtects the elephant frm ivry. 20 Dn’t even buy anything that lks like ivry!
A. It eats 3,000 punds f fd every day.
B. Please dn't even buy anything made f ivry.
（三）Mst students in America like ppular music. Students carry small radis with earphnes and listen t music befre class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play music ludly as they drive n the rad.
Adult drivers listen t music n the car radi as they drive t wrk. They als listen t news abut sprts, the weather and the life f American peple. Mst f the radi prgrams are abut music.
Ppular music singers make much mney. They make a CD r tape which radi statins use in many places. Once a ppular singer is heard all ver the cuntry, yung peple will buy his r her CDs r tapes. Sme f the mney frm them ges t the singer. Wherever the singer ges, mst f the yung peple want t meet him r her. Nw the singer has becme a natinal star.
There are ther kinds f music that are imprtant t Americans. One is called flk music which tells stries abut the cmmn life f Americans. Anther is called western r cuntry music. It was started by cwbys wh wuld sing at night t the cws which they were watching. Tday, any music abut cuntry life and the lve between a cuntry by and his girl is called western r cuntry music.C. Abut 70,000 wild elephants were killed fr ivry each year.
D. Ivry is very expensive.
E. The Indian elephant has smaller ears.
F. It als uses its trunk fr drinking water, bathing, eating and cmmunicating.
G. The elephant is never hungry.
1.Frm this passage we can learn .
A.adult drivers listen t the wrld news
B.mst American students like cuntry music
C.mst American students like ppular music
D.adult drivers play the music with large speakers
2.Hw many kinds f music are mentined in the passage?
A.Tw. B.Three. C.Fur. D.Five.
3.Ppular music singers can becme natinal stars .
A.by making a CD r tape B.by making lts f mney
C.by taking part in cmpetitins D.by ging t ther places t perfrm
4.What’s the cuntry music tday abut?
A.Cuntry life and lve. B.Schl life in the cuntry.
C.Life f western cwbys. D.Cmmn life f Americans.
5.The best title f the passage can be .
A.Students in America B.Ppular Music C.Music in America D.Cuntry Music
Are yu interested in cuntry music? I like it very much! It will take me away fr a while when I am tired. The guitars and sngs will take me t muntains and fields.
Cuntry music usually talks abut everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit f America, easy t understand, slw and simple.
Cuntry music develped in the suth f the United States. It is the flk music f American cuntryside. Many f the sngs tell abut the lives f farmers. They talk abut lve, crps r death.
The life f the cuntryside can be hard, s the wrds in cuntry music are ften sad. At first, peple played the music nly at family parties. But it became mre ppular later. In the 1920s, peple played cuntry sngs n the radi, and they made them int recrds.When peple in the cuntryside mved t twns and cities t lk fr wrk, they tk their music with them. Cuntry music cntinued t change and became ppular acrss America.
Jhn Denver was ne f America’s mst famus cuntry singers in the 1970s. His sng Take Me Hme, Cuntry Rads is well-knwn and peple still play it tday.
6.Cuntry music is usually abut .
A.everyday life and feelings B.farmers and feelings
C.the lives f wrkers D.the lives f students
7.Cuntry music develped .
A.in Jhn Denver’s city B.in the suth f the United States
C.in the nrth f the United States D.in the middle f the United States
8.Peple began t make cuntry sngs int recrds .
A.in the 1920s B.in 1920 C.in the 1970s D.in 1970
9.Why did cuntry music becme ppular in America?
A.Because city peple liked the music.
B.Because cuntryside peple mved t cities with their music and it cntinued t change.
C.ecause cuntry music talked abut city peple’s lives.
D.Because city peple liked the cuntry.
10.Which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A.Cuntry music is usually nt very fast.
B.At the beginning, cuntry music was played nly at family parties.
C.Jhn Denver was a farmer in the cuntryside.
D.The writer likes cuntry music very much.
Mzart(莫扎特) was brn n January 27th, 1756 and died n December 5th, 1791. When he was three, he ften had music lessns with his elder (年长的)sister. His father tk him thrugh many different cuntries, where he played music fr lts f peple.
But sme peple didn't believe that a little by culd write such beautiful music. They asked him t stay in a rm all by himself fr a week and smebdy watched the rm all the time. In a week, he finished a new piece f music. After that, peple believed that he culd write beautiful music.
Mzart died when he was still a yung man. During his shrt life he studied music and taught music and played music and wrte music. Even by wrking s hard, he culdn’t make much mney. He ften brrwed mney frm his friends. But his music made himself happy and fr mre than tw hundred years his music has made ther peple happy, t.
11.When he was , Mzart tk music lessns with his elder sister.
A.three B.five C.yung D.ld
12.Sme peple that the little by culd write beautiful music until he finished a new piece a week later.
A.believed B.didn’t believe C.knew D.knw
13.Mzart was famus, but he was .
A.rich B.pr C.happy D.relaxed
14.Mzart lived .
A.a lng life B.a sad life C.a shrt life D.a happy life
15.His music made happy.
A.bth him and ther peple B.nly him C.ther peple D.his family
Is there a cnnectin between music and language? Accrding t recent studies, the answer is yes： 16 Here, we lk at tw examples.A recent study by researcher Kraus shws that playing a musical instrument can imprve a persn’s hearing ability. 17 The peple in the first grup were musicians, while thse in the secnd grup had n musical training. The musicians were able t hear the talking persn mre clearly.
18 Think abut vilinists in an rchestra (管弦 乐队）• When the vilinists play with the grup, they hear their wn instrument and many thers, t. But the vilinists must listen clsely t what they are playing, and pay n attentin t the ther sunds. In this way, musicians are able t fcus n certain sunds, even in a rm with lts f nise.
Schlaug, a dctr at Harvard Medical Schl, wrks with strke (中风）patients. Because f their illness, these peple cannt say their names, addresses, r ther infrmatin nrmally. Hwever, they can still sing.19 Why des this wrk? Schlaug isn’t sure. Music seems t make different parts f the brain wrk, including the damaged parts. This might help patients t use that part f the brain again.
Music imprves cncentratin (注意力），memry， listening skills, and ur verall language abilities.20 Playing an instrument r singing can help us d better in schl and keep ur brain sharp as we get lder. Music is nt nly enjyable, but ifs als gd fr us in many ther ways.
A.It can even help sick peple get better.
B . Music imprves certain language abilities in the brain.
C. Musicians hear better because they learn t pay attentin t certain sunds.
D. Schlaug was surprised t find that singing wrds helped his patients
（四）
1.Many famus peple were living in Luxiang ______.
A.frm 1127 t 1279 B.frm 1644 t 1912 t speak.
E. In his study tw grups f peple listened t a persn talking in a nisy rm.
There is a twn near Suzhu. It is very interesting and beautiful. This is Luxiang, an ld twn.
Luxiang was built in the Suthern Sng Dynasty (1127-1279). There were many famus peple living in the twn at that time.
There are arund 30 ld buildings f Ming and Qing (1644~1912) dynasties nw. Peple live a simple life. Six lanes (巷) in the twn g t Taihu Lake.
Luxiang lks mre beautiful in spring, with many tea trees and fruit gardens. This place is famus fr the tea called Biluchun.
The Egyptian pyramids were built arund 2560 B C. The largest ne f them is the Great Pyramid f Khufu. The King, Khufu, built it as his tmb.
The Great Pyramid was cnsidered a unique building in the 19th century A. D. At that time, it was still the tallest in the wrld. Accrding t scientific research, Khufu rdered his men t build it stne by stne. The biggest stne weighs 15 tns, and each stne was fixed s well.
The Great Pyramid has fur sides and each side is 230. 4 meters lng and 146. 5 meters high. At that time, there were n mdern machines r equipment, s hw did the ancient Egyptians build it? T this day, it is still a mystery.
C.frm 1127 t 16 D.frm 1279 t 1912
2.Luxiang is famus fr ______.
A.fruit gardens B.tea trees C.Biluchun D.six lanes
3.In rder t build his tmb, the King Khuhu built ________.
A.the ancient pyramids B.the Egyptain pyramids
C.the Great Pyramid D.the mysterius pyramids
4.Building the Great Pyramid is still a mystery nw, because _______.
A.each stne was fixed well
B.there were n mdern machines r equipment then
C.it was made f stne
D.it was the tallest building in the wrld
5.Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A.Each side f the Great Pyramid is 230.4 meters lng and 146.5 meters wide.
B.Luxiang is far away frm Suzhu.
C.Luxiang lks mre beautiful except spring.
D.In the 19th century AD, the Great Pyramid was special and unusual.
Study tur is a new way t spend yur hlidays. Have yu ever heard abut it?
When yu have a study tur, yu can see Big Ben, Sydney Opera Huse, the Statue f Liberty and many ther buildings. Yu can visit many places f natural beauty. During yur study tur, yu may g traveling by yurself r with yur friends.
When yu travel t ther cuntries, yu can be served with different new fds and knw mre things abut different custms (风俗). Yu read all these frm bks in the past, but nw yu have a chance t knw them clearly. Yu can als make new friends frm different cuntries. They can help yu knw mre abut their wn cuntries. Maybe yu already have freign teachers in yur schl t teach yu English. But he r she wn't speak English with yu all the time. During the study tur, yu may speak it every day and almst everywhere because English can help yu understand peple frm different cuntries better.
It als gives yu a chance t live alne. Yu shuld d all the things by yurself. What shuld yu d if yu lse yur way in a freign cuntry? Hw t bk a rm and hw t bk a flight? Yu shuld pay attentin t all these things. And this helps yu grw up.
6.Study tur is a new way f .
A.studying culture B.spending hlidays
C.learning English D.wrk
7.Study tur can help yu d a lt except .
A.see many interesting places B.try many kinds f fds
C.make a lt f new friends D.get lst in freign cuntries
8.During the study tur, yu .
A.can learn hw t live by yurself
B.have n chance t learn ther cultures
C.can’t imprve yur English
D.will feel nthing special in freign cuntries
9.What des the underlined wrd “them” refer t in Paragraph 3?
A.Friends. B.Teachers. C.Cuntries. D.Custms.
10.Which is the tpic sentence f this passage?
A.Study tur gives yu a chance t live alne.
B.Study tur is a new way t spend yur hlidays.
C.Making new friends helps yu knw mre abut their cuntries.
D.English can help yu understand peple frm different
Saturday, March 24th We have arrived in the ht, wet city f Bangkk. This is ur first trip t Thailand. All the different smells make us want t try the fd. We are ging t eat smething special fr dinner tnight. The htel we are staying in is cheap and very clean. We plan t stay here fr a few days, visit sme places in the city, and then travel t Chiang Mai in the Nrth.
Tuesday, March 27th
Bangkk is wnderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famus market which is n water, and saw a lt f fruits and vegetables. Everything is s clrful, and we have taken hundreds f phts already! Later tday we will leave fr Chiang Mai. We will take the train nrth, stay in Chiang Mai fr tw days, and then catch a bus t Chiang Rai.
Friday, March 30th
Our trip t Chiang Rai was lng and bring. We visited a small village in the muntains. The villagers here lve the quiet life with n cmputers r phnes. They are the kindest peple I have ever met. They always smile and say “hell”. Kathy and I can nly speak a few wrds f Thai, s smiling is the best way t shw ur kindness. I feel gd here and hpe t be able t cme back next year.
11.The diaries abve shw the writer’s days in Thailand.
A.3 B.7 C.15 D.30
12.Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A.Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the Suth f Thailand.
B.The writer is traveling alne in Thailand
C.Chiang Rai is a bring city in the muntains.
D.The writer left Chiang Mai fr Chiang Rai by bus.
13.The peple in the village .
A.are friendly t thers B.like t speak English
C.are very weak D.hpe t live in the cities
14.What des the authr feel after the trip?
A.Bred. B. Tired. C.Gd. D.Sad.
15.What is the best title fr the whle diary?
A.My First Travel B.The Outside Wrld
C.Traveling in Thailand D.A Cuntry n the Train
Dear Zhang Hua,
16 It is a cuntry in Sutheast Asia. I've been in Thailand fr a few days with my parents. We are here fr a hliday.
Nw we are staying in Bangkk (曼谷). 17 Yesterday we visited sme places f interest in the city. They are great! This mrning we went shpping. Bangkk is a wnderful place t shp fr jewelry (珠宝)and clthes. My mther bught a nice necklace, my father and I bught sme fashinable T-shirts.
Thailand is called “Land f Smiles” because peple here are very friendly. 18 When we eat in the restaurants in Bangkk, the waiters are really nice and they are always smiling. 19 Yu can als get Chinese fd here because a lt f Chinese peple came t live in Bangkk many years ag. 20 Our American fd can als be fund in Bangkk, hwever, I dn’t eat it. Yu knw, I'd like t try new things when I travel.
The weather has been very ht. Yesterday it rained and gt a little cler, but tday it's ht again.
Mary
A. And it’s true!
（五）My children are grwing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my by is already in junir high schl. As they get bigger, ur huse seems t get smaller. S we want t sell sme f ur things in a yard sale(庭院拍卖会）and give the mney t a children’s hme.
We have already cleared ut a lt f things frm ur bedrms. We have decided t each sell five things that we n lnger use. My sn was quite sad at first. Althugh he has nt played with his ld tys fr a lng time, he still wanted t keep them. Fr example, he has wned a train and railway set since his furth birthday, and he played with it almst every week until he was abut seven. And he did nt want t lse his ty mnkey，either. He slept next t the mnkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was mre understanding, althugh she als felt sad t part with (放弃）certain tys. And my wife wuldn’t like t lse her hats which were ut f fashin.
As fr me, I did nt want t give up my ftball shirts, but, t be hnest, I have nt played fr a while nw. I am getting lder, t!
1.The family decided t sell sme f their things B. Have yu ever been t Thailand?
C. I’ve never been there.
D. Thai fd is delicius, but it is smetimes a little spicy (辛辣的)fr me.
E. Is it wnderful?
F. Chinese fd is very gd, and it isn’t as spicy as Thai fd.
G. It is the capital (首都)city f Thailand and it is a very interesting place t visit.
.
A.t buy a bigger huseB.t make mre space
C.t hld a yard saleD.t becme richer
2.The sn gt the train and railway set at the age f .
A.furB.sevenC.furteenD.sixteen
3.Hw did bth f the kids feel abut selling their ld tys?
A.Nervus.B.Angry.C.Happy.D.Sad.
4.The passage was prbably written by .
A.the snB.the daughterC.the fatherD.the mther
5.The passage is mainly abut .
A.ppular science B.family lifeC.healthy dietD.shpping plans
D yu smetimes talk with peple yu dn’t knw? This kind f cnversatin is called “small talk”. When yu meet smene fr the first time, it isn’t always easy t start a cnversatin. T have a successful small talk, bth the tw persns need t ask questins. After small talk begins, peple usually try t cntinue (继续)it fr a while, by giving mre infrmatin r by asking questins. Here are sme ideas yu may want t try ut.
Talk abut smething yu can bth see. Fr example, yu culd say smething nice abut the ther persn^ shes r clthing, but yu shuld never say anything t persnal. The weather is always a safe tpic. It’s nt t persnal and everybdy feels cmfrtable t talk abut it, but dn’t make angry statements, r the persn may nt want t talk t yu.Talk abut smething yu are bth ding—waiting fr a bus, studying fr an exam, r buying smething in a stre.
Use simple language. Dn’t say cmplicated (复杂 的）wrds all the time. That will make peple feel bred.
6. A small talk usually happens between .
A. friendsB. Strangers C. relativesD. classmates
7. Which is nt mentined(提到)in the passage?
A.It is nt easy t start a cnversatin.
B.Yu can nt say anything t persnal during a small talk.
C.Yu shuldn’t ask a stranger questins.
D.We shuld use simple wrds during a small talk.
8. Hw many ideas des the writer give?
A. 1.B.2.C.3.D.4.
94. Which is right?
A.Dn’t talk with peple yu dn’t knw.
B.Dn’t talk abut anything abut thers.
C.Peple feel gd t talk abut mney.
D.It’s safe t talk abut the weather.
10. What des the underlined wrd refer t?
A. the talkB. the weather C. the persnD. the questin
Here is a charity sale (义卖) fr the pr kids in the muntain area. Well give away the mney we raise in the charity sale. Cme and see ur things.
Nick： I have an MP3 player. I have had it fr hall a year. It still wrks very well nw. It stays with me whenever I feel sad. And I have dwnladed sme pp sngs in it. I hpe it can be with yu when yu are unhappy. It csts 180 dllars. Nw yu can take it with 60 dllars.
Karen： I'd like t sell sme f my nvels. I started t buy nvels when I was twelve years ld. My favrite nvel is Treasure Island. I believe anyne like me will learn a lt frm this nvel. Each nvel nly csts 20 dllars. Yu can get the secnd at half price.
Mandy： I have sme sft tys t sell. The ty bear is my furteen-year-ld birthday present. I have had it fr ne year. It still lks very new. Its riginal (最初的) price is 50 dllars. Yu nly need t pay 15 dllars fr it nw. Other tys are very new but cheap, t.
11.What may Nick d when he isn't happy?
A.Reading nvels. B.Listening t music.
C.Playing with tys. D.Watching mvies.
12.The underlined wrd “dwnladed” in this passage means “____” Chinese.
A.下载B.演唱C.制作D.删除
13. Nancy will pay ____ dllars if she buys tw bks frm Karen.
A. tenB. twentyC. thirtyD. frty
14.Wh may get the mney raised frm the charity sale?
A.A disabled man in hspital. B.A pr family with fur kids.
C.A hmeless man frm the cuntryside. D.A pr kid in the muntain area.
15.Which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A.The three kids sell different things.
B.Karen has learned a lt frm Treasure Island.
C.The ty bear f Mandy is sld at half price.
D.There are sme pp sngs in Nick’s MP3 player.
The Inuit peple f Nrth America used t be called Eskims. 16 Their lives have changed a lt in 30 years.
The Inuit peple used t live in igls (冰屋）in winter, but tday, many f them live in huses in small twns. They used t hunt seals (海豹). 17 Many f them still wear sealskin clthes tday because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is very cld fr many mnths f the year.
Marian Tagalik, a 65-year-ld Inuit, tld us a little abut her past life. M Our winter igls were very warm. We cked inside, s smetimes it gt t ht.18 In the shrt summers, we lived in sealskin tents, but I spent as much time as pssible playing utside."
T mve ver the snw, Inuit peple wre special snwshes n their feet. 19 These machines can travel lng distances(长距离）in a shrt time. In the past，it tk them days r weeks t travel the same distance.
20, and they leamt eventhing frm their parents.
Nw, like all Nrth Americans, they g t schl fr abut ten years. Life is nt as hard as it used t be, but many f the lder Inuits hate mdem life and want t g back t the ld days.
A.I tk ff mst f my clthes when I was in ur igl
B.Inuit children never went t schl
C.They are nw named Inuits which means ,f the peple” instead f Eskims
D.Tday many Inuits ride snwmbiles
E.They ate the meat and made clthes frm the fur(毛皮）