八年級(jí)閱讀練習(xí)

1、八年級(jí)閱讀練習(xí)(1)Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language.The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. Thi

2、s love story is still popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music c

3、harts (排行榜).The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars dont make

4、plastic surgery look shameful (丟面子的).Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：1. What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to _. A. Korean TV dramas B. Korean culture C. Korean language D. Korean actors2.

5、0;When did the Korean Wave start? It started with _. A. the Korean pop songs  B. TaekwondoC. the TV series “Winter Sonata”  D. the Korean food3. Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?  A. Bae Yong Jun  B. Baby Vox  C.S. E. S  D. Finkle4.Korean stars often c

6、hange their looks by _. A. singing pop songs  B. acting in TV dramasC. trying different food D. having plastic surgery5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story. B. Young people like Korean pop stars clothe

7、s and hairstyles. C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful. (2)Australia has a lot of lovely animals. The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas.The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears. They dont wa

8、lk, they jump. They use their strong back legs. They can jump at up to 74 kilometers per hour. They can go over nine meters in one jump!Kangaroo mothers have pouches (育兒袋) to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm. Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV,

9、in books and in the shops. The government even wants to put them on There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia. Thats more than the number of people in the country! Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough to eat. They break into farms for food. Farmers are very angry with t

10、hem. To help the farmers, the Australian Government kills some kangaroos each year.The koala is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses. They eat leaves from gum trees, where they spend most of their time.Koalas have a special smell. They use it to m

11、ark (標(biāo)識(shí)) their home “this is my place, you cant come in!”Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mothers pouch.But koalas have fewer places to live. There are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. There is a law to keep them safe.根據(jù)文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活狀況，用簡(jiǎn)潔的句子完成下列表格： Kangaroos KoalasLooks 1

12、. _ 2. _Food Not enough to eat 3. _Numbers 4. _ 5. _Life Some kangaroos are killed.  6. _(3)Venice（威尼斯） is in the northeast of Italy. It wasnt built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.Even so, tra

13、vel isnt that difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can tal

14、k to other people as they go along.Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped (逃跑) from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)亩陶Z(yǔ)填空：  Venice is a city of _1_. People built it on more than 110 _2_. Although _3_ is around the city, it is no

15、t difficult for people to _4_. Because there are many _5_ and _6_, and people can move by _7_. They enjoy taking boat trips on _8_ and talking to others as they _9_. The history of Venice is very long. More than 1,500 years ago, some Italians _10_ from a great war and they built homes there. (4

16、)    Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? Its just one story from the 209 in Grimms Fairy Tales (格林童話(huà)). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their

17、first book came out in 1812.Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe its because they come from a great place famous for its stories the Black Forest.The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. Its the largest forest in the country and one of the most beautiful. Its famous for its trees and lo

18、vely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布) there. Its a good place to start a story.Dont forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：1. From the story, we know that _ is the hometown of Snow White.2.

19、0;A. England  B. Japan  C. America  D. Germany3. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?4. A. Four years  B. Five years C. Six years  D. Seven years5. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very

20、_.6. A. large   B. beautiful  C. boring  D. famous 7. The story mainly tells us _.8. A. who wrote the story of Snow White9. B. some things about Black Forest10. C. people should visit Germany11. D. Snow White is a very famous fair

21、y tale.(7)    If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!In a nesting doll,

22、there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from three to 50.The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (頭巾).Th

23、ey sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards (胡子). They even have great men like President (總統(tǒng)) Vladimir Putin on some of them.根據(jù)短文，判斷正誤：1. There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.2. The largest doll can be one meter high.3.

24、 People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls.4. Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one.People never make dolls look like the president.(8)   The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts fo

25、r 15 days. There is a lot to do.On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house read

26、y for good luck.The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (裝飾) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usuall

27、y, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So dont say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.For instance, youd better not say any bad words like “death”. Dont break anything.

28、People think that it means your luck is running out.Also, dont borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival. 根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?2. A. Family members gather for a big meal.3.

29、60;B. Friends eat dumplings together.4. C. They borrow money from friends.5. D. They give each other hong bao.6. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?7. A. Because they enjoy being clean.8. B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away b

30、ad luck.9. C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.10. D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.11. Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?12. A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.13. B. Sayin

31、g words that have to do with death.14. C. Wearing red clothes.15. D. Decorating houses with red paper.16. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “_”.17. A. 跑出去  B. 打碎  C. 耗盡  D. 離開(kāi)18. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festiv

32、al is _.19. A. a time of harvest and fun20. B. celebrated for one whole month21. C. only celebrated in China22. D. a time for families to get together(9)  Cold air. Snow. Shorter days. We are in winter now.  Winter is the coldest season of the year. It comes between aut

33、umn and spring. For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January. But that is only because we live in the northern part of the Earth.  In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter, and the beginning of spring. But, this is the time that the southern part of t

34、he Earth, has its summer. Imagine when we are playing with snow, Australian kids are enjoying ice cream!  Winter isnt always gray. It can also be bright. Heres how.  Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to come to your house and make beautiful clothes and wr

35、ite a play. Act it out for your family.Play around. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Make a snowman with your friends.If you really have to stay indoors, give your room a clean and decorate (裝飾) it. Youll find it a lot of fun.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：1. What does this passage mainly talk bout?2. A. The w

36、inter season and fun winter activities.3. B. Ways to decorate houses.4. C. The difference between China and Australia.5. D. The colours linked to winter.6. Why are Australian kids eating ice cream when its winter in China?7. A. Because they are crazy about ice cream.8. 

37、B. Because winter in Australia is not as cold as that in China.9. C. Because its summer in Australia when its winter in China.10. D. Because they dont have much to do in winter.11. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?12. A. The northern and sout

38、hern parts of the Earth have different winter months.13. B. Winter can be fun if you find interesting things to do.14. C. The writer thinks its great fun to clean your house and decorate it.15. D. Australian kids enjoy having ice cream on winter days.16. 從短文中選出一種你喜歡的活動(dòng)，并說(shuō)明原因。17.&

39、#160;I think it will be great fun to _ this winter because I like to _. Also, it is _ and it can _. Ill try it out soon.18. Find words from the passage to fill in the blanks:19. In China, the winter months are usually November, December and _. But its different in Australia. The winter in

40、China is _ in Australia because it is in the _ part of the Earth. 20. Winter is not always _. You can have lots of fun. Try _ a play and acting it out with your cousins or friends. Or you can play _ outside and make a _. If you have to stay _, clean up your house and _ it with fun pieces.2

41、1. Just enjoy winter!(10)  Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes (雪花) falling. Ever wanted to hold them in your hands? They are always lost when they meet your hands.Well, this isnt just a problem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too.In the 1870s, Wilson Bentley was just

42、a teenager. His family lived in a small town in northeast America. Winters there were long and hard. Bentleys mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didnt go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mothers books.But it was his mothers microscop

43、e (顯微鏡) that interested him. When the other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes. Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶體) und

44、er his microscope.The boy thought they were so beautiful that he started to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes that he couldnt draw them all.How could he keep their beauty forever? Bentley thought of buying a camera.The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his f

45、ather didnt agree. He thought the whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming.But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an

46、ice crystal with his camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later.For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals. Later he became known as “Snowflake” Bentley.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：1. The best title for this passage is _.2. A. Snowflake Photo

47、s     B. Snowflake Boy3. C. Long and Hard Winters   D. Teenage Photographer4. We can tell from the story that Bentleys father was _.5. A. a farmer       B. a funny man6. C. an athletic man   

48、;  D. a school teacher7. Which of the following statements about Bentley is true?8. A. He didnt get any kind of education as a child.9. B. He was born into a rich family.10. C. He was the first person to take photos of snowflakes.11. D. He was fascinated by the bea

49、uty of snowflakes.12. What kind of person do you think Bentley was?13. A. He was outgoing.     B. He was too serious.14. C. He was interested in learning.  D. He was very warm-hearted.15. The “ice crystals” in the third paragraph refers to “_”.1

50、6. A. water drops      B. rain drops17. C. flowers       D. snowflakes(11)  If you dont keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time of illness.During the winter months, people easily get colds and flu (流感). Many thin

51、k they are the same, but these two illnesses are different.Colds can stay with you for up to a week. You will have a running nose, sore throat, headache, cough and a fever.Flu is more serious. You will feel sick very quickly. You will have a fever and a headache. Your body will hurt and become weak.

52、 This could last for up to four weeks.Is there any way to keep yourself away from colds and flu? Staying clear of people with colds or flu may work. Try not to touch (觸摸) your nose or eyes if you have been close to someone who has a cold. Wash your hands, especially after cleaning your nose.Goi

53、ng out with wet hair can also give you a cold!If you catch a cold or flu, go to bed and rest. Doing this will help you get better. Drink lots of water. Stay in a warm, well-aired room. If you have a headache, or your muscles hurt, take some medicine.1. 閱讀上面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容幫助Mary完成下面的一封信。2. Dear

54、Mom and Dad,3.    Hows everything going?4.    Im having great fun at winter camp. But for the past two days, Im not feeling very well. I dont know whats wrong. Maybe I have _ a cold. I have a _ nose and _ throat. Last night I couldnt sleep because I had a _, _ and a sli

55、ght _. But dont worry. Ive been to the doctors. The doctor told me that it was not _, which would otherwise be more _. He advised me to _ lots of water, lie down and _ for a few days. He said I would get well in a week. Okay, so much for now.5.    Take good care of yourselves, too.6.&

56、#160;Love,7. Mary8. 假設(shè)你是Mary的朋友Tina. 得知她生病的消息后，你很著急，立刻發(fā)一封e-mail，給她提一些建議（三至五條，可參考短文，字?jǐn)?shù)100字左右）。(12)    Winter is a time for many exciting sports: sledding (雪橇), skating and skiing. Skating and skiing needs lots of skills (技巧). Sledding gives you good exercise and is lots of fu

57、n!A sled looks like a boat. It can move easily over snow or ice. Early sleds were made of wood. Now some better sleds are made of glass.Sleds can be pulled by animals. In some very cold parts of the world, people make animals like dogs, horses, and reindeer (馴鹿) pull goods or people in sleds.People

58、also sled for sports and fun. Driving a sled does not need much skill. The driver gives a kick (踢) in the snow to start the sled. He or she can also ask someone else for help. In a sled, there can be one person or several.Usually, you have to lie on your back, feet first in a sled. As you travel, yo

59、u move your body and feet to keep it in the right direction (方向).There is a special sled called the skeleton sled (骨架雪橇). Its very different.On a skeleton, you lie on your stomach and drive the sled in a head-first way. It is very fast! Many are afraid to ride it. But once they try it they want to d

60、o it again!閱讀短文，回答下列問(wèn)題：1. What are sleds made of?2. What kind of animals can pull sleds?3. What are sleds used for?4. How do people sled? Describe the process.5. What is a skeleton sled like?(13)  Like many other animals, swallows will fly south when the days turn cold

61、and the leaves from trees begin to fall. They travel many miles to find a warmer winter. This type of travel is called migration (遷徙).Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is cold. About 600 out of 9,000 kinds of birds do it. They leave in autumn and come back during the warm spring months. Many birds dont like the cold. They need food, but plants die and insects (昆蟲(chóng)) hide in win