8上 英语阅读专项训练 8
一、完形填空
One day, the animals found a t of scales in the forest. They all took turns to ___1___ themlves. At first this was a big game. Every day each animal would e ___2___ 康熙乾隆雍正weight they got or lost. But soon, many animals began to ___3___ their weight. The first thing they would do each day would be run to the scales, weigh themlves and ___4___ the rest of the day with unhappy faces. This was ___5___ , whatever the scales said, they always weighed more than they wanted.
As months pasd, the animals treated the scales ___6___ . So, one day the scales decided to ___7___ .
That morning, the first animal to run to weigh ___8___ was the zebra. However, as soon as it was onto the scales, the scales began to tickle (挠痒) the zebra’s ___9___. The zebra couldn’t stop laughing. This was ___10___ much fun for the zebra that from that day on it n
o longer worried about its ___11___ . The same thing happened to ___12___ animals that day. So, before long, instead of worrying about their weight the ___13___ day, they all started to talk about how much ___14___ the scales’ tickling was.
As months and years ___15___ , the scales stopped reading weight and began reading good humour instead.
1. A. decorate B. understand C. describe D. weigh
2. A. how much B. how many C. how long D. how often
3. A. look after B. worry about C. think about D. turn around
4. A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay
5. A. how B. why C. becau D. when
6. A. badly B. well C. carefully D. politely
7. A. leave B. move C. accept D. change
8. A. mylf B. itlf C. himlf D. herlf
9. A. heads B. legs C. ears D. feet
10. A. such B. so C. very D. quite
触动我的心灵
11. A. weight B. height C. look D. sleep
12. A. the others B. others C. the other D. another
13. A. whole B. busy C. warm D. clean
14. A. work 未来中国的发展B. space C. sunshine D. fun
15. A. went B. pasd C. lost D. misd
二、阅读理解
A
China’s first carton came out in1922. Today, Chine cartoons have brought us a lot of fun.
The Magic Brush(1955) A great example of Chine puppet animation
Ma Liang is a poor boy. He loves painting. He has a magic brush and it can make his drawings become real. The brush also brings him a lot of trouble. He has to deal with it.
Little Tadpoles Looking for Mom(1961) China司马懿的故事’s first ink-painting cartoon
A group of tadpoles are born. They want to find their mother. On the way, they meet a golden fish, a crab (螃蟹) , a tortoi (陆龟) and other animals. From them, they learn what their mother looks like. Finally, they find their mother—a frog.
Calabash Brothers(1986) The most well-known paper-cut cartoon
Two bad guys live in the Calabash Mountains. To beat them, an old man grows ven calabashes. When the calabashes ripen, they change into ven boys. They must work together to beat the bad guys.
Kuiba (2011) A modern animated film
Yuanyang is a peaceful world. But every333 years, a terrible monster (怪物) named Kuiba wakes up. People try to kl Kuiba. But it runs away to a small village. A young boy named Mani lives in the village. He wants to fight Kuiba!
1. When was China’s first cartoon made?
A. In 1922. 女士套裙 B. In 1929. C. In 1955. D. In 1961.
2. The Magic Brush is a(n) ______ .
梦见吃面A. puppet animation B. ink-painting carton C. paper-cut cartoon D. modern animated film
3. Who is the little tadpoles’mother?7
老家莫沟
A. A golden fish. B. A crab. C. A tortoi. D. A frog.
4. Why did the old man grow ven calabashes?
A. To help Kuiba fight Manji. B. To make a living by lling them.
C. To help Ma Liang deal with his trouble. D. To fight bad guys in the Calabash Mountains.
5. This passage mainly describes ______ .
A. the popular movies 1984年是什么年B. old stories C. Chine cartoons D. culture changes
B
Fencing (击剑运动) is a one-on-one sport. Fencers u three different weapons: the foil, the sabre and the epee. Each weapon is ud differently. I u the epee. With the epee, fencers can score on the whole body from head to toe. With the sabre, fencers can score on any part of the upper body but not on the hands. With the foil, fencers can only score on a few parts of the body. They can’t hit the arms, legs, neck or head. It is popular in the United States.
Here, one of the biggest fencing events is the Junior Olympics. This year, it took place in Denver, the capital of Colorado.
I went with my teammates, Anacan and Cameron. We fenced in a team event. Both of them are great fencers, as well as good friends. As this may be their last team event before going to college, all of us wanted to play well. We warmed up and felt ready to take on the rest of the fencers.
