初二英语阅读及完形材料.doc

八上 英语阅读和完形材料（三）
班级______ 姓名_______
(A)
LEAH Segal, 13, studies at North Hills Junior High School in Perrysville in US. She jions the school’s art club. Last month, her club got an invitation to paint a picture on the wall of a gas station (加油站) in their city. The invitation was from the station’s owner (老板), Tariq Sheikh. “I wanted to make the wall look nice and different, and make people feel happy,”
To make their work special, the students planned to paint on the 6-meter wall the Biddle brothers from a famous true story.. The two brothers ran away from prison (监狱) and later hid out (藏) in Perrysville. After a week of work, the students painted the wall with colorful trees, a farm, an ice cream shop and a church (教堂). But you can’t see the brothers in the painting because the students “hid them out”.
Matt Recker, 14, the only boy in the group, painted the name of the town, Perrysville”, at the top of the wall. “It really brings life to this place,” said Recker. “Now, it’s not boring when you’re driving to the station. There’s some color. ”
（ ）1. Tariq Sheikh invited the club to paint the gas station’s wall because_____.
A. he loves art very much
B. the wall was very dirty
C. he wanted the wall to make people happy D. he wanted to give the kids a chance to paint
（ ）2. The kids made their painting special by ____.
A. painting the name of the town they live in
B. painting some colorful trees and buildings
C. painting about a famous true story
D. painting two brothers who live on a farm
（ ）3. Which is TRUE according to （根据）the story?
A. There was only one girl in this club.
B. The wall of the gas station was 25 feet tall.
C. People can easily see the Biddle brothers in the painting.
D.The kids spent seven days painting on the wall.
（ ）4. What does Matt Recker think of the painting on the wall?
A. It’s boring.
B. It’s fun and interesting.
C. It’s colorful but not good enough.
D. He doesn’t care about it.
(B)
Harry was thinking about the coming even
-ing when he was driving home. “My son is ten years old today! I bought a nice _1_ for him. He will be very happy to wear it. I must drink some whisky (威士忌) for his birthday. “Oh, what luck! There is a bottle in the car.” He looked at the nice green bottle of whisky and smiled.
Harry was busy 2 his son’s birthday and didn’t notice (注意到) that the traffic lights were turning 3 . He didn’t stop his car in time (及时) 4 his car hit the car in front of him. An old man got out of it,walked up to Harry and said 5 :“What are you doing? You nearly killed (杀) me!”
“I’m very sorry,” Harry answered. “Please calm down!” He 6 the bottle of whisky out of his car and said: “Drink some, and then you’ll feel better.” He gave it to the old man and the man drank some. But 7 , the old man said: “You nearly killed me!”
Harry asked him to drink more, and the old man did. He drank more and more. At last, he drank 8 . Then the old man smiled and said to Harry “Thank you. I feel much better now. But 9 aren’t you drinking?” “Oh, well,” Harry answered, “I don’t want to drink any whisky now. I’m going to sit here and 10 the police.”
( )1. A. car B. bottle C. whisky D. gift
( )2. A. driving with B. talking about
C. thinking about D. asking for
( )3. A. black B. yellow C. green D. red
( )4. A. because B. and C. when D. though
( )5. A. angrily B. happily
C. weakly D. surprisingly
( )6. A. made B. found C. poured D. took
( )7. A. also B. again C. ever D. secondly
( )8. A. little B. many
C. too much D. much too
( )9. A. why B. what C. how D. when
( )10. A. care for B. look for
C. depend on D. wait for (C)
Hill was a shy woman. One afternoon, when Mrs Hill was praticed singing along the road , a fast, open-topped (敞篷的) car came up behind her. It was going so(太) fast that（以致于）she didn’t hear it until it was only a few meters from her. At that time she was singing some of her highest notes (调子), which sounded like an axle without enough oil
As the car went past her, she saw a strange look（奇怪的表情）come over(掠过）the driver’s face. The driver stopped his car and got out of it. He began to look carefully at all his tires (轮胎) to see if (是否)there was something wrong with them. Mrs Hill didn’t dare (敢) to tell him that where the noise was really from. So at last the man got back into his car and drove off confusedly (迷惑的).
( )1. What does “sounded like an axle without enough oil” mean?
A. Mrs Hill had a good voice.
B. Mrs Hill was good at singing.
C. Mrs Hill was interested in high notes.
D. Mrs Hill’s high notes needed improving.
( )2. When Mrs Hill practiced singing along the roads, she worried that _____.
A. her singing might trouble her family members B. people on the roads would hear her singing C. it was dangerous because many cars passed by D. there were too many cars and too much noise
( )3. Why did the driver stop his car and get out?
A. He didn’t feel very well.
B. He heard a woman singing badly.
C. He heard a strange noise.
D He thought the woman was one of his friends.
( )4. What can we know from the last paragraph? (段落)
A. There was something wrong with the man’s tires.
B. Mrs Hill was not shy to sing in front of others.
C. Mrs Hill was still poor at singing high notes.
D. The driver was interested in singing, too.
(D)
Mike was a little boy. One day Mike went with his father to a small town to 1 his grandparents. On the train, Mike always put his 2 out of the window . His father told him it was dangerous and asked him not to do that, but Mike did’t 3 his father. His father could do 4 .
Then Mike’s father had an idea. He took Mike’s cap (帽) quietly, hid it 5 his back and said: “You see, your cap has flown(fly) away.”Mike touched (摸) his head and it was really gone(消失). The boy looked 6 and then began to cry. He wanted to get his cap back.“Don’t worry, son,” said his father. “I can get your cap back.”“ 7 can you get it back?” asked Mike in surprise.“Close your eyes and whistle (吹口哨) once, and maybe your cap will 8 .”Mike came up to the window, closed his eyes and whistled. Just at that moment, his father 9 put the cap on the son’s head. “Oh! Great!” Mike laughed. He was very happy, and then he quickly 10 his father’s cap and threw（扔） it out of the window. “Now it’s your turn(轮到）to whistle, Dad!”he said happily.
( )1. A. look B. see C. watch D. notice
( )2. A. ticket B. cap C. head D. foot
( )3. A. hear B. hear from
C. listen D listen to
( )4. A. nothing B.anything
C.something D. everything
( )5. A. before B. behind
C. below D. between
( )6. A. worried B. glad
C. happy D. surprised
( )7. A. Why B. How C. What D. When
( )8. A. go away B. fly away
C. come back D. get in
( )9. A. greatly B. highly
C. quickly D. slowly
( )10. A. gave B. showed
C. made D. took
(E)
ONCE, there was a man and his wife who worked for an old man. One day, the old man said: “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open this box..” After saying this, he left.
The woman said to her husband: “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?”Her husband didn’t want to openit, but the woman didn’t give up (放弃). One day, the woman decided to find out what was in the box. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box ,but there was nothing inside. She tried hard to close the box, but she failed.
That evening, the old man came home and found that the box was open. He was so angry that he asked the woman and her husband to 1eave his home at once.
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted (喊): “The box is not important. But I know that I can’t trust you. That’s what’s important!”
( )1. Which of the followings(以下) is TRUE ?
A.The man’s work was to look after the box.
B.The old man put something expensive in the box.
C. The woman and her husband wanted to open the box.
D. The old man left his box in the living room when he was out.
( )2. Which is the right order（顺序）?
①The old man found that the box was open. ②The old man left his home.③The woman was interested in the box and opened it. ④The man and his wife lost their jobs.
A. ①②③④ B. ②③①④
C. ①③②④ D. ②①③④
( )3. Why did the old man tell the man and his wife that he put a box in his room?
A. To show how rich he was.
B. To test if they could be trusted.
C. To show how important the box was.
D. To test if they would work hard.
( )4. Guess the meaning of the word “fail”
A.成功了 B.得到了C.失败了 D满意了
(F)
IF you have a chance to visit Huston Middle School in Pennsylvania, US, you will find its music class is very different from yours. The class is just in a traditinal classroom, but there are many high-tech tools like computers, video cameras, and recording devices (录音设备). In the class, students first learn how to use these things.
Lucas Misera,14, said: “I was surprised to see so many things when I had my first music class there.” Brian Querry, a music teacher, started the multimedia (多媒体) music class this past school year.“I try to put the technology (科技) and music together. I thought the class would be more interesting, and students would learn more from it. ” Querry said.
It turns out that Querry is right. Students in the class all like it very much. Catelynn Seinera, 14, said that she enjoys using all the different kinds of high-tech tools. “It’s great to have such a class in our school,”Seinera said.
( )1.The music class in this school is different from us because ______.
A.it is in a traditional classroom
B. there is no music teacher
C. students can use many high-tech devices D.a computer teacher gives the students lessons
( )2. Why did Brian Querry start the music class in this way?
A. To make many music videos.
B.To help students do well in computer classes.
C.To make students know more about high technology.
D.To make the class more interesting and helpful to students.
( )3. Students can learn all of the following skills in the music class EXCEPT (除了)_____.
A. how to take photos
B. how to use online media
C. how to write music
D. how to record music
( )4. What is the story mainly about?
A.Music is very important and useful to stu-
dents.
B.Schools should teach students high technology.
C.The multimedia music class in that School is popular.
D.Brian Querry is one of the most popular teachers there.
(G) (传统)
IN the US, we have a tradition of “tipping”. Waiters, hairdressers (理发师), taxi drivers, door people…anyone who has a service job can get a tip. Usually, a waiter gets 15-20 percent (百分之) of the total fare (总费用). A hairdresser gets more than $5.
My father is a taxi driver in San Francisco. Taxi drivers can get a tip of about 20 percent of the total fare. In his 35 years of driving a taxi, my father has a lot of stories. He says he can even tell（分辨） a “good tip
-per” from a “bad tipper” as soon as（一…就…）they sit down in his car. It is not polite to leave without a tip, and my father has fun embarrassing (使…为难) the “bad tippers”. If he gets a small coin (硬币) or a few coins as a tip, my father likes to drop them onto the street in front of the passengers when they leave the car He may give back a small tip and pretend(假装)to believe that the passenger left it by accident (偶然),“Oh no! You gave me one dollar too much! Here you are!”
The worst of the bad tippers are always the people from non-tipping countries. So, if you go to the US, don’t forget to give tips! Or you may find yourself in an embarrassing situation.
( )1. If a meal costs you $80, what’s the smallest tip you could give to the waiter?
A. $12 B. $20 C. $ 40 D. $92
( )2. What does the writer’s father do?
A. He is a waiter B. He is a hairdresser.
C. He is a taxi driver. D. He is a worker.

( )3. What does the writer’s father think of embarrassing the “bad tippers”?
A. It is mean.(吝啬) B. It is his duty. (责任)
C. It is boring. D. It is enjoyable. (享受的)
( )4. Why does the writer’s father give back the one-dollar bill?
A. That doesn’t cost so much.
B. He thinks it’s too little.
C. He doesn’t want a tip.
D. He doesn’t want to embarrass anyone.
( )5. From the story, we know that _____.
A. it is very common (普遍) to give a tip in the US
B. tipping is becoming popular around the world
C. people in the US get embarrassed easily
D. in the US, foreigners usually tip（v.）more than local (当地) US people