八年级阅读专项训练三.doc

初二年级英语自助单（二）
一、 阅读理解
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What’s the red star in the sky through a telescope(望远镜)? It is Mars．Do you want to know more about it? Take the “Mars Orbit Express”!
“Mars Orbit Express”is a space probe (探测器). It was sent towards Mars by American scientists on August 12th，2005. Its tasks are to study Mars’ atmosphere and return photos to Earth. But before that“Mars Orbit Express”must travel about 100 hundred millon kilometers and seven
months. It reached Mars’orbit(轨道)in March，2006.
Mars and Earth have similar weight and size. However，Mars is closer to the sun than Earth. Mars is very cold. The average temperature is below 50℃. The temperature at noon only reaches 20℃ during a Mars day. Its atmosphere is mostly CO2. It has much sand and two moons---Phobos and Deimos.
Scientists think Earth and Mars had similar beginnings 4.6 billion years ago．But while Earth supports millions of lives，Mars becomes bad.“Earth easily could have turned out like that．”said an scientist, “It is important for us to find out why Mars Orbit Express should do that. ” “Mars Orbit Express” also would help scientists to learn what might happen to Earth in the future. “Mars Orbit Express” would work for about four years.
1．What can you see through a telescope when watching Mars? ________.
A. Much sand B.A red star C. Its atmosphere D. Its size
2．One of the tasks of Mars Orbit Express is _______.
A. taking pictures of Mars
B. studying the weight of Mars
C. finding out distance between Earth and Mars
D. telling the time it takes to go from Earth to Mars
3．Compared with Earth，_______.
A. Mars has a long history
B. Mars is big and heavy
C. Mars is closer to the sun
D. Mars’ atmosphere is mainly O2.
4．Which might be the proper title for the passage?
A. Mars：differences from Earth
B.A probe：to learn more about Mars
C. Mars: change of temperature
D. A probe：to tell the future of Earth
B
Mrs. Thompson came to the 5th grade class and noticed that Teddy was always alone. Also, he did badly in his studies．When she reviewed Teddy’s past records，she find he was a good child at first，but he began to change when his mother got ill. Finally he lost interest in school after his mother’s death.
Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and felt sorry for him．She felt even worse when her students brought her beautifully-covered Christmas presents．His presents were covered with some old paper. Some children laughed when she found a bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle with a little perfume(香水). But she said how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some perfume on her hand．Teddy stayed after school for a long time just to say，“Mrs. Thompson，today you smelled just like my mom used to.”After the child left，she cried for quite a long time.
On that very day，she taught not only knowledge but also children. As she worked with Teddy，his mind seemed to come alive. By the end of the year，Teddy had become one of the
smartest children in the class.
A year later，Teddy left school. She found a note under her door，from Teddy，saying that she was the best teacher he has ever had in his life. After that, these words were repeated in each of his letters to her.
Then after he finished college, Teddy wrote telling her that he had met a pretty girl and was going to get married. He explained that his father was dead，and that he wondered if Mrs. Thompson might sit at the wedding in the place for the mother of the groom(新郎).
Of course, Mrs.Thompson did. She wore the bracelet and the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together．
They hugged(拥抱)each other，and Teddy whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear，“Thank you，Mrs. Thompson，for making me feel important，and showing me that I could make a difference．”
Mrs. Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy，it’s not like that. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
5．What made Teddy change before Mrs. Thompson came?
A. His mother’s illness and death.
B. His claasmates’ laughing at him.
C. His past records by his teachers.
D. His interest in some other things.
6．Teddy left a note for Mrs. Thompson when he left school mainly to say _______.
A. sorry B. hello C. thanks D. goodbye
7．What kind of person was Mrs. Thompson?
A. Wise and humorous. B. Kind and helpful.
C. Selfish and impatient. D. Strict and stubborn．
8．We can learn from the passage that _______.
A. Mrs. Thompson became Teddy’s mother at last.
B. Mrs. Thompson didn’t know how to teach all her life.
C. Teddy didn’t finish college before he got married.
D. Mrs. Thompson and Teddy each made a difference.
C
For 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them. They ate all that they could find, and then moved on. Then about 10,000 years ago, or for 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land.
The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country we live in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles. In European countries near the sea, people eat a lot of fishes. In central (中部) Europe, away from the sea, people don’t eat so much fish, they eat more meat. In Germany and Poland there are hundreds of different kinds of sausages.
In North America, Australia, and Europe, people eat with knives and forks. In China, people eat with chopsticks. In parts of India and the Middle East people use their fingers and bread to pick up food.
Nowadays it is possible to transport (运输) food easily from one part of the world to the other. We can eat what we like, when we like, at any time of the year. In Britain, bananas come from Africa; rice comes from India or the USA; strawberries come from Chile or Spain. Food is very big business. But people in poor countries are still hungry, and people in rich countries eat too much.
9. 10,000 years ago, people .
A .learned to farm the land B. cooked different kinds of food
C. couldn’t find food around them D. transported food from one country to another
10. In central Europe, away from the sea, people eat .
A. more noodles B. much fish
C. more meat D. much rice
11. In North America, Australia, and Europe, people .
A. eat with chopsticks B. eat with knives and forks
C. use their fingers to pick up food D. use bread to pick up food
12. have many kinds of sausages.
A. Chile and Spain B. America and Australia
C. China and Japan D. Germany and Poland
13. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. What we eat depends on where we live.
B. Poor countries are still having food problems.
C. Rich countries don’t need food from other countries.
D. Nowadays we can eat what we like at any time of the year.
14. Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Ways to Find Food B. Food Around the World
C. Food Choices D. World Food Problems
D
The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries.
In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child will choose later in life.
For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.
In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.
Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’— the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (选举), join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol or buy a house.
In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!
15. Which of the following birthday traditions can be found almost anywhere, anytime?
A. Putting many things on the floor. B. Wearing a new kimono.
C. Dancing a waltz. D. Sending birthday cards.
16. The usually organize a party at children’s special birthday celebration in Japan.
A. priests B. parents C. friends D. relatives
17. Mexican girls have a special birthday celebration at the age of .
A. five B.seven C. fifteen D. twenty-one
18. In many countries you can ________ when you reach the age of eighteen.
A. join the army B. have a key
C. have a special ceremony D. have special sweets
19. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
B. Some birthday traditions are only found in certain countries.
C. You become the owner of your house at the age of fifteen.
D. In many countries you have the right to vote at the age of eighteen.
20. Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Birthday Traditions around the World
B. Chinese Birthday Celebrations
C. Japanese Special Celebration
D. The Drinking Age in Many Countries
二、短文填空
Most people love animals. We think that animals are good (21) f_________ of humans. But, in fact，a 1arge number of animals，especially wild ones，are in (22)d_________now mainly because of humans. If we do not (23)t_________ action now，we will have no animals soon.
People are destroying animals’ natural habitat by cutting (24)d________ trees or building houses．At the same time, many of the animals’ living (25)a_________ are becoming farmland as
we have to feed a 1arger population of the world. Besides，people hunt animals for their fur or other useful things. As a result of the pollution that humans have caused, some animals cannot (26) l_________ a normal life any more.
We must try our best to (27) p_________ animals right now. Remember that it is everyone’s (28) d_________ to do so. We should write to newspapers and magazines and (29)t_________ everyone about these problems. We should also immediately do something to help the (30)e_________ animals.

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