外研版八年級(jí)下學(xué)期英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練(第二周,無(wú)答案)

1、外研版八年級(jí)下學(xué)期英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（第二周，無(wú)答案）英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練一、完形填空l(shuí)ong time ago, there was a contented king called claudio, who never seemed to be sad and upset. all the people that ever met him thought everything was 1 in his world. no one knew the reason of the kings happiness was from his evening 2 . every night, the chef pre

2、pared kings favorite foodpizza for him.a musician tried to please the king. since he failed to do so with his playing, he tried 3 way. he said, “my daughter can turn animals into clothing.” the king didnt respond.the musician continued, “she can change 4 into diamond.”“now, that is the best 5 to my

3、ears. i shall see this girls 6 for myself tomorrow!” immediately, king claudio asked his servants to 7 every tree in the country.early the next morning, the king told the girl, “ 8 by tomorrow morning you have not changed wood into diamond, you shall die.”on the third day, the king saw the diamond i

4、n surprise. greed (貪婪) 9 in his heart. “this girl can do everything!” he thought. so he asked people to gather all the water and let the girl turn the water into silver.at daybreak of the fourth day, the king got lots of silver. he then ordered his servants to get all the wheat. “if you can change t

5、his wheat into gold,” he 10 the girl, “i shall set you free.”sure enough, the girl made it for the third time. then she ran away as 11 as she could, wondering what would happen later.on the evening of that day, king claudio could hardly wait for his 12 dinner. instead, the chef said, “im 13 . your h

6、ighness. but you used up all the trees that i needed for the oven fire. you used up all the water and wheat that i needed to 14 the pizza. there can be no more pizza!king claudio, in spite of his gold, silver, and diamond, did not 15 a smile on his face ever after.1 aterrible bnice cugly ddown2 asle

7、ep bmoney cdrink dmeal3 aother belse canother deach4 awood bstone cwater dair5 agift bsmell cfood dmusic6 atalents bthoughts cplans dactions7 aturn bcut cfall dclose8 abut bif cunless das9 afound bfelt cdrove drose10 apromised breminded ceducated dexpected11 aaloud beasily cfast dslowly12 acake bpiz

8、za cmeat dnoodle13 acareful bhappy csorry dquick14 amake beat cfind dgrow15 apaint bhang cbring dwear二、閱讀理解ahave you ever thought of the cartoon character that best describes you? i used to like shrek. people judge him by his looks. they dont see the wonderful heart that he has. i like him for years

9、. but now i feel like snow white who woke up from a long sleep and now is here to show her beauty and get all the good that is coming to her. who would you say is the character that best describes your personality and why?emily1 / 5外研版八年級(jí)下學(xué)期英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（第二周，無(wú)答案）i would have to say winnie, piglet and eeyor

10、e. i say that because i feel i m all three of them just in one person. i m thoughtful; thats pooh bear. sometimes i m afraid; thats piglet. sometimes im sad and quiet; thats eeyore. sorry for picking three.haroldmy personality is like cinderellas. i ve taken a lot of abuse, so im shy and soft-spoken

11、. but in fact, there are two parts of my personality, one when being controlled and one when being loved.meganits probably calvin, because hes lazy, bored with school, and has a good imagination. he often gets bad grades, just because the subjects dont interest him enough.clarki like shrek for many

12、years too. in high school i was lonely and felt like an outsider most of the time, because i didnt have good looks and was a bit fat. boys would never look my way. but like shrek, im so nice on the inside. when you get to know me, youll love me. now i have a good husband. i feel like cinderella, who

13、s met her prince charming!hilary( )1.how many cartoon characters did the material mention?a. six. b. seven. c. eight. d. nine.( )2.what does the underlined word “picking” mean?a. winning b. choosing. c. guessing. d. believing.( )3.which two people used the same cartoon character to describe themselv

14、es?a. emily and megan. b. harold and hilary. c. hilary and megan. d. emily and harold.bexciting stories are everywhere in animation movies. little village, wild jungles and a faraway island.get ready for trips to these places in some new films.name release date introductionthe chubby panda po is bac

15、k! in the new movie kung fu panda 3,po finds the secretkung fu jan.29, 2018 panda village, and meets many other pandas. but not all is well. a new enemy kai comes. panda 3 in china he wants to beat all the kung fu masters around china and take away their power. po hasto stop him. he tries to teach k

16、ung fu to other pandas, and they try to save china.thejunglebookthis is a story about finding ones human nature while living in the wild. the boyapril 15, 2018 mowgli grows up with a family of wolves in the jungle. a tiger thinks humans are bad in the us because they hurt him once. as a human, mowgl

17、i finds he is no longer welcome there anddecides to leave. the boy starts his trip of self-discovery in the jungle.if you played the mobile phone game angry birds, you must remember those colorfulthea ngry may 20, 2018b irds in the usmovielittle birds with angry faces. but why on earth are they so a

18、ngry? thats the story the angry birds movie wants to tell.the birds live on an island far away from the rest of the world and they know nothing of the outside world. one day, the island meets its first visitorsthe green pigs. they are up to something. see how the conflict between the birds and the g

19、reen pigs began in the 3-d animated movie.( )4.the underlined word “animation” can be replaced by .a. play b. cartoon c. war d. opera( )5.why does mowgli decide to leave in the jungle book at last? because .a. he doesnt find humans nature b. animals dont want to accept him any morec. he wants to sta

20、rt his trip of self-discovery d. he likes living with wolves to find humans nature ( )6.from the angry birds movie we can guess that .a. living on an island far away from the rest of the world may be very boringb. people who pay the mobile phone game will remember the birds angry faces2 / 5外研版八年級(jí)下學(xué)期

21、英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（第二周，無(wú)答案）c. the first visitors and the birds are up to somethingd. the birds might not get along well with the pigs in the following story( )7.the information most probably comes from .a. a fiction b. a newspaper c. a note d. a bookcif you skip a meal, do you ever notice yourself starting to g

22、et angry or annoyed very easily? well, this is often known as being “hangry” or being angry because you are very hungry.but as it turns out, its not just a funny phrase, but it is scientifically true! scientists found this feeling of anger usually comes from having low glucose (葡萄糖) levels in the bl

23、ood. glucose is put into the body after you eat.the brain also needs this to work correctly. when the body is low on glucose, the brain sends hormones (激素) to increase the amount of glucose in the body. brenda bustillos, a dietitian at texas a&m university, us, says this makes it hard for a person t

24、o control their emotions.“hunger leads to high stress hormones,” said bustillos, “which makes it hard to manage our emotions.”the brain even starts to feel like you are dealing with a life-threatening (威脅生命的) situation if you dont get enough glucose. another problem is that the brain will also use n

25、europeptides (神經(jīng)肽) to send a message saying you should eat. but this is the same chemical that manages anger.amanda salis, phd, university of sydney, says that we may also be able to thank our ancestors for our hanger. salis says that long ago when there was not much food, people had to be aggressiv

26、e to eat as much as they could to get enough food to live.so even now when most people have enough food to eat, there is still that aggressive feeling toward needing food. ( )8. if you are“hangry”, you _.a. get angry easily when you are tired b. get hungry easily when you are tiredc. get angry becau

27、se you are hungry d. get hungry because you are angry( )9.according to the scientists, the feeling of anger usually result from _.a. high blood pressure b. low glucose levels c. low hormones d. mental disorder( )10.from the story, we can learn that neuropeptide _.a. is a chemical that manages our an

28、gerb. is a stress hormone that controls our emotionsa. is a chemical that sends a message saying we are fullb. is a chemical that helps us deal with hard situations( )11. the story mainly describes _.a. ways to control our feelings b. the relationship between anger and hungerc. reasons for being ang

29、ry d. the results of staying hungryda little while ago, the musical charlie and the chocolate factory was performed at the hollywood pantages theatre in hollywood, california. it is based on the novel of the same name by british author roald dahl. i got to enjoy the performance.in the story, a young

30、 boy named charlie comes from a poor family. but he gets one of the five “golden tickets”, which allows him to meet his idol willy wonka, a famous and mysterious chocolate factory owner. in the factory, charlie sees things beyond his imagination and has an unbelievable experience with wonka. charlie

31、 is very polite and respectful, while the other four golden ticket winners are naughty. as a result, charlie wins wonkas attention and ends up with a bigger future than anything he has ever dreamed about.3 / 5外研版八年級(jí)下學(xué)期英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（第二周，無(wú)答案）the theatre was packed with young kids and older adults alike. youn

32、ger generations (一代人) love the story because of its feel-good qualities (品質(zhì)), while older generations love the story because of the nostalgia (懷舊) it brings. the whole theatre was buzzing (嗡嗡響的) with excitement before the show started.the musical was excellent, as the actors and actresses gave compe

33、lling (引人入勝的) performances. there was a lot of humor mixed in with valuable lessons about morality, family ties, and creativity.at the end of the performance, the actors and actresses all came out for a curtain call (謝幕) and the whole theatercheered for them. charlie and the chocolate factory is one

34、 of my favorite movies. seeing it onstage was wonderful!by matthew lee, 16,harvard-westlake school, california, us( )12. the story mainly talks about _.a. the authors visit to a chocolate factory c. a musical that the author watchedb. a novel that the author just finished reading d. the authors publ

35、ic performance( )13. how do kids get to visit the chocolate factory in the story?a. they have to pass a test. b. they must eat a lot of candy.c. they need to get a golden ticket.( )14. paragraph 3 is written to _. a. explain why adults dont like the story c. show the audiences love for the musicald.

36、 they are chosen by the factorys owner. b. describe the quality of the musicald. describe the nostalgia the story brings( )15. what do we know about the author?a. he learned a lot from the musical. b. he thought the musical was not funny or educational. c. he really enjoyed watching the performance.

37、 d. he prefers to watch movies.a. ab b. ad c. ac d. cd三、語(yǔ)法填空im interested in watching cartoon movies a lot. my favorite cartoon hero is tintin who has lots of exciting_ _(experience) all over the world. tintin has been popular for more than 80 years, ever since belgian cartooni st herge (create) the

38、 character in 1929 .tintin is a reporter _ red hair and _ _small white dog. he looks very lovely and (hand). as a reporter, he has fun in travelling around the world, taking photos and meeting lots of _ _(strange).h e has travelled to many famous places of interest. to my surprise, he has even been

39、to the surface of the moon. tintin is not only clever but also helpful. he is always ready_ (help) those who are in trouble. tintin has won the hearts of _(child) and older people as well, _ we can see him everywhere.i n a word, tintin is the most excellent cartoon character that ive ever seen. in m

40、y opinion, we shouldlearn from tintin. we should understand that “ it.”(something) is difficult if you put your heart intohave you ever _ _（eat）the bread made by the champion baker wu baochun? wu baochun was born in a little town in 1969. when he was 12, his father died. his mother had to raise all of her _ _ (child) alone. in 1986, he _ _(leave) home and started to work at a bakery (面包店) (help) his family. he was hard-working that he could be good at (bake). in march 2010, he _(take）part in an international baking contest in paris. he _(beat）the contestants _ _ other countries an