八年級下學(xué)期英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

八年級下學(xué)期英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練八年級下學(xué)期英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練八年級下學(xué)期英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月八年級下學(xué)期英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：八年級下學(xué)期英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練（三）(2008-06-0408:24:54)標(biāo)簽：八年級下

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06（8）班八年級下學(xué)期英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練（三）姓名____________

學(xué)號______________

A

Afarmerwasputinprison(監(jiān)獄).Oneday,hegotaletterfromhiswife.

“Iamworriedaboutoutfarm,”shewrote.“It’stimetoplantpotatoes,

butIcan’tdoallthedigging(挖)bymyself.”

Thefarmerthoughtoverandthenhadanidea.Hewrotetohiswife,“Don’tdig

thefields（田地）.Thiswheremygold(金子)is.Don’tplantpotatoesuntilIcomehome.

Afewdayslater,thefarmergotanotherletterfromhiswife.Itsaid,“Twodays

ago,abouttenprisonguards(監(jiān)獄看守)cametoourfields.Itlookedasiftheywerelookingforsomething.Theyhavedugourfield.”

Thefarmerwrotetohiswifeatonce.“Nowyoucanplantourpotatoes,”hewrote.

(

)21.Thefarmerwasputinprison________.

A.becausehehaddonesomethingwrong

B.becausehehadalotofgoldinthefields

C.Thewriterdidn’tsayanythingaboutwhythefarmerwasputinprison

D.Fornothing

(

)22.Thefarmer’swifewasmuchworriedabout_____.

A.herhusbandB.theirfarmC.plantingpotatoesD.herself

(

)23.Thefarmertoldhiswife__first.

A.nottodigthefields

B.todigthefields

C.toasktheprisonguardsforhelpD.tofindthegoldinthefields

(

)24.Whydidtheprisonguardsdigthefarmer’sfields_

_______.

A.TheywantedtohelpthefarmerB.Theirleaderorderedthemtodoso

C.Thefarmeraskedthemtodoso

D.Theywantedtofindoutthegold

(

)25.Whydidthefarmeraskhiswifetoplantpotatoesatonce

Because_____.

A.theirfieldshadbeendug

B.thegoldwasfoundout

C.theprisonguardsaskedhimtodoso

D.theprisonguardswerediggingthefields

B

CoffeehasbecomethemostpopularAmericandrink.TodaypeopleintheUnitedStatesdrinkmorecoffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.Peopledrinkcoffeeatbreakfast,atlunch,atdinnerandbetweenmeals.Theydrinkhotcoffeeorcoffeewithiceinit.Theydrinkitatworkandathome.Theyeatcoffeeice-creamandcoffeecandy.Coffeeisblackandverystrong.Differentpeopleliketodrinkitindifferentways.Somepeoplelikecoffeewithcreamorsugarinit.Otherpeoplelikecoffeewithbothcreamandsugarinit.Inallwaysitisserved.Coffeehasbecomeaninternationaldrink.

31.Coffeeisan____________drink.

A.interestingB.internationalC.ice-creamD.American

32.Differentpeopleliketodrinkcoffee____________.

A.atworkorathomeB.indifferentwaysC.withcreamorsugarD.betweenmeals

33.TodayAmericansdrink____________coffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.

A.asmuchasB.lessC.moreD.most

34.“Coffeeisblackandverystrong.”ThewordSTRONGheremeans____________.

A.堅(jiān)固的B.淡的C.清的D.濃的

35.____________isthemostpopularAmericandrink.

A.BlackteaB.CoffeeC.WaterwithiceD.Whisky

C

Onceuponatimetherelivedanoldman.Hehadthreesons.Oneday,hecalledthemtogetherandsaid,"Sons,Iwilldie(死)soon.TomyoldestsonIgivehalfmycamels,tomysecond,one-third(三分之一),andtomyyoungest,one-ninth(九分之一)."Soonafterthathedied.

Now,theoldmanhadseventeencamels,andthethreebrothersdidn'tknowhowtodoastheirfathersaid.Theythoughtalongtimeabouttheproblem,anditseemedthattheymusteitherkillsomeofthecamelsandcutthemintopieces,ordisobeytheirfather.Atlasttheywenttotheirfather'soldfriendandaskedforhisadvice.Assoonasheheardtheirstory,hesaid,"Iwillhelpyou.Iwasagoodfriendofyourfather's.Iamold.Ihaveonlyonecamel,buttakeit-itisyours."

Thethreesonsthankedtheoldmanandtookhiscamel.Nowtheyfounditwaseasytodoastheirfatherwished,Theoldesttookhalf-thatwasninecamels;thesecondtookone-third,thatwassix;andtheyoungesttookone-ninth,thatwastwo.

Aftereachhadgothiscamels,theyfoundthattherewasstillacamelthere.So,toshowtheirthankstotheirfather'sfriend,theygavethecamelbacktohim

41."Onceuponatime"means"________".

A.longlongagoB.notverylongagoC.atonceD.sometimes

42.Themeaningof"disobey"inthesecondparagraphis"________".

A.服從B.違背C.聽從D.嘲笑

43.Themeaningof"askedforhisadvice"inthesecondparagraphis"________".

A.向他請教B.問他數(shù)量C.批評他D.勸告他

44.Thesecondoldman________thethreebrothers.

A.wasgoodtoB.wasnotgoodtoC.didn'tlikeD.cheated(哄騙)

45.Boththetwooldmeninthestorywere________.

A.foolishB.cleverC.poorD.rich

D

Tomlivedbyhimselfalongwayfromtown.Hehardlywenttotown,butonedayhewentintotowntobuyafewthings.Afterheboughtthem,hewentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Whenhelookedaround,hesawsomeoldpeopleputglassesonbeforereadingtheirnewspapers.Soafterlunchhedecidedtogotoashoptobuyhimselfonepair,too.Hewalkedalongtheroad,andsoonfoundashop.

Themanintheshoplethimtryonalotofglasses,butTomalwayssaid,"No,Ican'treadwiththese."

Themanbecamepuzzled(迷惑的),andhesaid,"Excuseme,butcanyouread"

"No,ofcourseIcan't!"Tomsaidangrily."IfIcouldreadbefore,doyouthinkIwouldcomeheretobuyyourglasses"

46.Tomlived______.

A.withhisfamilyB.neartownC.inthecountryD.intown

47.Tomdidn'tgototown______.

A.neverB.oftenC.sometimesD.sometime

48.WhydidTomdecidetobuyapairofglasses?

A.Becausehethoughtifheboughtthem,hecouldread.B.Becausetheywereverybright.

C.Becausetheywerecheap.

D.Becausehecouldreadnewspaper.

49.Tomwenttotheshopto______.

A.havearestB.havedinnerC.wearglassesD.buyapairofglasses

D

Weknowmosquitoes（蚊子）verywell.Mosquitoesflyeverywhere.Theycanbefoundalmostallovertheworld,andtherearemorethan2,500kindsofthem.

Noonelikesthemosquito.Butthemosquitomaydecideifshelovesyou.She

Yes,she.Themalemosquitodoesn’tbite（咬）!Onlythefemalemosquitobitesbecausesheneedsblood（血）tolayeggs.Sheisalwayslookingforthingsorpeopleshewantstobite.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.Butifshedoesn’tlikeyourblood,shewillturntosomeoneelseformoredeliciousblood.Nexttimeamosquitobitesyou,justrememberyouarechosen.You’redifferentfromtheothers!

Ifthemosquitolikesyou,shelandsonyourbodywithoutlettingyouknow.Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyoumaynotfeelanythingdifferent.Aftershebites,youwillhaveanitch(癢)onyourbodybecausesheputssomethingfromhermouthtogetherwithyourblood.Whentheitchbegins,shehasflownaway.

Andthenwhathappens

Well,afterherdeliciousdinner,themosquitofeelstired.Shewantstofindaplacetohaveagoodrest.There,inatreeoronawall,shebeginstolayeggs,hundredsofeggs.

(

)51.Allthepeopledon’tlikemosquitoes.

(

)52.Allmosquitoesliketobitepeopleforblood.

(

)53.Ifamosquitowantstobiteyou,itmeanssheisverytired.

(

)54.Themosquitobitesyoutooquicklyandquietlytoletyouknow.

(

)55.Theitchbeginsafterthemosquitofliesaway.

E

Peterworksinafoodfactory.Hehelpstheshopkeeper.Heputsfoodontheshelveseveryday,Thenpeoplecomeintotheshopandbuythefood.Todaytherearen’tanybagsofriceontheshelves.

“Peter”saystheshopkeeper.“Weneedsomebagsofrice.Bringsomericetotheshelf.”

Peterrunstogetsomebagsofrice.Theyareinanotherroomandtheyareonthetopoftheshelf.Theshelfishighup.Peteristall,buthecan’treachthebags.Hebringstwoboxesandputsoneboxontopoftheother.Thenhestandsonthem.Nowhecanreachthebagsontheshelf.Theshopkeeperiscoming,He’scallingPeter.

“Peter,Hurryup,WhatareyoudoingWherearethebagsofrice”hesays.Heopensthedoor.Hecan’tseePeterontheboxes.

“Don’topenthedoor”Petersays.ThenPeterfallsdown.NowPeterisonthefloor.There’ssomericeonhishead.

1.Peterhelpstheshopkeeper____.

A.sellfoodsometimes

B.carrybagsoforanges

C.workinafoodshop

D.putfoodontheshelvestoday

2.Peoplecometotheshopfor____.

A.thefruits

B.thefood

C.thedrink

D.thebags

3.Peterrunstoanotherroomtogetsomebagsofricebecause____.

A.hisfatheraskshimtocarrysome

B.theshopkeeperwantstocookthemeal

C.theshelvesarefullofrice

D.theshelvesforriceisempty

4.Thebagsare____.

A.easytoreachforPeter

B.toohighforhimtoreach

C.difficulttoreachforPeter

D.toolowforhimtoreach

5.Peterfallsdownbecause____.

A.heisontheboxesbehindthedoorandtheshopkeeperopensthedoor

B.thebagsfalldown

C.theshopkeeperiscallinghim

D.there’ssomericeonhead

F

Amanisgoingtothehouseofarichperson.Heseesaboxofgoodapplesbytheroad.Hesays,“Idon’twanttoeatthoseapples,becausetherichmanwillgivememuchfood.”Thenhetakesapplesandthrowthemawayintothedust.Hecomestoariver.There’ssomuchwaterintheriver,andhecan’tgoover.Hewaitsforsometime,thenhesays,“Ican’tgototherichman’shousetoday,becauseIcan’tcrosstheriver.”Sohebeginstogohome.Hehasnothingtoeatthatday.Heisveryhungry,sohecomestotheapples.Heisgladtotakethemoutofthedust.Don’tthrowgoodthingsaway,youmaybegladtohavethemsometimes.

1.Themanfindsaboxofapples____.

A.bytheriver

B.inthemiddleoftheriver

C.attherichman’sdoor

D.onhiswaytotherichman’shouse

2.Hethrowstheapplesawaybecause____.

A.hedoesn'tlikeapplesatall

B.hethinkshecaneatgoodthingssoon

C.hecan’tcarrythem

D.theapplesaretoosmall

3.Hecan’tcrosstheriverbecause____.

A.there’snoboatforhimtogoby

B.there’ssomewaterintheriver

C.somethingiswrongwithhisboat

D.theriverisfullofwater

4.Hereturnstolooktotheapplesbecause____.

A.heisveryhungry

B.that’stherichman’s

C.someonetellshimtodoso

D.heneedssomehelp

5.Whenhefindstheapplesagain,heisvery____.

A.careful

B.sorry

C.happy

D.fullPassage(短文)

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06(8)班八年級下學(xué)期英語閱讀理解（二）

姓名______________

A

Compurersareusefulmachines,theycanhelppeoplealotintheirdailylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeopletosavemuchtimetodomuchwork,andcanhelppeopletoworkoutmanyproblemstheycan'tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetousecomputers,excepttheoldpeople.

Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprovetheirstudiesinschool.Yetmanyoftheirchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideosorrosingkaraoke,insteadofstudying.So,manyteachersandparentscomplainthatcomputerscanhelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputersarelockedbyparentsinboxesbyparents.

Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistsalsohatecomputers.Theysaycomputersmakemillionsofpeoplelosetheirjobsorbringthemalottrouble.Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?

Itwillbedecidedbytoday’sstudentsthemselves.

1.

Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine

Because________

A.

ourcountryasksustolearnit

B.itcanhelpusalot

B.

wecanuseittoplaygames

D.itcanhelpustofindjobs

2.

Manyteachersandparentscomplainthat_______

A.theirstudentsandchildrenusecomputertoplaygames

B.computersletthemlosetheirjobs.

C.computersmaketheirstudentsandchildrenfallbehind

D.computersbringpeoplealotoftrouble.

3.Inthispassageweknowcomputers_________

A.alsobringustrouble

B.bringushappilyonly

C.arehatedbypeople

D.arebadforpeople’shealth

4.Cancomputersreallyhelpstudentstostudy?

A.Yes,theycan

B.It’shardtosayC.No,theycan't

D.Ofcoursenot

5.Thelastsentenceofthispassagemeans__________

A.computersareusedbypeople

B.peoplecanlivewellwithoutcomputers

C.studentsmustdecidedhowtousecomputers

D.computersarestrangemachines

B

OnedayIhappenedto(碰巧)meetanEnglishmaninthestreetandsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastakingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeverysuprized,gentlyshakinghisheadandsaying“Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled(困惑),andIthought,

“perhaps(maybe)thisisnotarightthingtotalkabout.”soIsaidtohim,Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWallHaveyoueverbeenthere”

“Certainly!EveryonebackshomewilllaughatmeifIleaveherewithoutseeingit.TheGreatWalliswonderful!”“Yes,itisoenof

wondersintheworld.Andpeopleofmanycountrieshavecometovisitit.”AsIwentontellinghimmoreaboutit,hestoppedmeagain,“Youdon'tsay!”

Icouldn’thelpasking,“whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit!”

“well,Ididn’taskyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysuprized.

“Didn’tyousay“youdon’tsay”

Iaskedagain

Hearingthis,theforeignerlaughedloudly.Hebegaintoexplain,“youdon’tsay”means“Really”.PerhapsyouknowlittleaboutEnglishidoms(習(xí)慣用語).

Wow!HowfoolishIwas!SciencethenIhavebeencarefulwithEnglish.

1.

Thewriterwaspuzzledbecause________

A.

theforeignerhassometroubleinunderstandinghim

B.

thewriterhimselfdidn’tunderstandthemeaningof“youdon'tsay”

C.

theforeignerwasnotpolite

D.thewritercouln’tspeakEnglish

2.

Whatmadetheforeignerlaugh

________

A.

theEnglishidomB.Thewriter’stalkingabouttheGreatWall!

B.

thewriter’squestion

D.theEnglishman’sspokenEnglish

3.

Thestoryprobablyhappenedin_________

A.China

B.America

C.England

D.Australia

4.Thewriterwaspuzzled_________inthepassage.

A.one

B.twice

C.threetimes

D.manytimes

5.TheEnglishidom“youdon’tsay”means“______”

A.Really

B.OK

C.Thankyou

D.Idon’tknow

C

Dannywenttothehospitalbecausehehurthisnose.Thedoctorsaid,“well,youaregoingtohavesomeinjections(打針),andyou’llfeelmuchbetter.Thiseveninganurseiscomingtogiveyouthefirstjection.”

Intheevening,ayoungnursecametoDanny’shomeandsaidtohim,“I’mgoingtogiveyoufirstinjectionnow,Danny,wheredoyouwanttoit”

Dannywaspuzzled.Helookedatthenurseforaminute(一會兒)andsaid,“Nobodyletmechoose(選擇)thatbefore.Doyoureallymechoose”“Yes,Danny,”sheanswered,“Wheredoyouwantyourinjection”

“Well,then,”Dannyansweredwithasmile,“Iwantitinyourleftarm,please.”

1.

Dannywenttoseeadoctor

2.

AnoldnursecametoDanny’shouseandgavehimthefirstinjection.

3.

thenurseaskedDannytochoosewherehewantedthefirstinjection.

4.

Dannywantedhisfirstinjectioninthenurse’srightarm.

5.

Dannydidn’thaveaninjectionbefore.

D

MrWhitelooksoutofthewindow.Thereisaboyattheothersideofthestreet.Theboytakesapieceofbreadoutofabagandbeginstoeatit.

Thereisaverythindoginthestreet,too.Theboysaystoit.“comehere,gooddog.I’mgoingtogiveyousomebread.”Thedogisveryhungryandgoestotheboy.Buttheboydoesn’tgiveitanybread.Hekicks(踢)thedog.Itrunsaway,andtheboylaughs.

ThenMrWhitecomesoutofhishomeandsaystotheboy,“Iamgoingtogiveyouashilling.(money)”

Theboyishappyandsays,“Yes”

“comehere,”MrWhitesays.TheboygoestohimbutMrWhitedoesn’tgivehimashilling.Hehits(打)himwithastick.

Theboyscriesandsays,“whydoyouhitme

Idon’taskyouforanymoney.”

“No,”MrWhitesays,“andthedogdoesn’taskyouforanybread,butyoukickit.”

1.

DoesMrWhiteknowtheboy_

_______

A.Yes,hedoes

B.No,hedoesn’t

C.Yes,hedoesn’t

D.No,hedoes

2.

Whathappenstothedog_

_______

A.Theboysgivesitsomebread

B.MrWhitegivesitsomebread

C.Theboyskicksit

D.MrWhitekicksit

3.thedogis__________

A.thinandhungry

B.fatandhungry

C.thinbutnothungry

D.fatbutnothunguy

4.WhatdoesMrWhitedototheboy?

A.hegivestheboysomebread

B.Hekickshim

C.Hegiveshimsomemoney

D.Hehitshimwithastick

5.Whydoestheboycry

________

A.thedogseatshisbread

B.Thedogrunsaway

C.MrWhitegiveshimthemoney

D.MrWhiteteacheshimalesson

E

IMPROVEONSLEEP

Goodhealthneedsgoodsleep.Goingtobedbeforeyou’retired.Noteatingorreadinginbed.Gotobedatthesametimebeforemidnightandgetupatthesametime.Yourbodylikesroutineforagoodnight’ssleep.

STAYFREEOFFLU

Studiesshowthatacoldorfluvirus(病毒)canliveonourhandsforlong.Sowashallpartsofyourhandsoftenwithsoapandwater.Formorewaystopreventthespreadofflu,pleasecallHealthlinea

ORAL（口腔）HEALTH

Brushyourteethtwicedailyandvisitthedentistatleastonceayear.Themouthisamirror(鏡子)disease（疾?。﹐ralexaminationisnotonlyforthehealthofteeth,butthewholebody.Formoreofit.pleasevisitwww.mydr.Com.au.

FITMORELIFE

Studieshaveshownthatmanydiseaseshavesomethingtodowithlessornophysical(身體)activity.Trytodoitfor30minituesaday,5daysormoreaweek.Formoreinformation.PleasecallHealthlinea/p>

1.

Ifyouwanttogetagoodsleep,you’dbetter__________

A.

gotobedafteryoutired

B.

gotobedatmidnight

C.followthebedtimeroutine

D.eatsomethingorreadinbed

2.

Topreventfromcatchingacoldorflu,it’sgoodforyou________

A.

tocleanyourfingersoften

B.tobrushyourteethtwiceaday

C.togetupearlyeverymorning

D.towashallpartsofyourhand

3.

Youshouldvisitthedentistatleastonceayear,because_________

A.

theoralexaminationisnecessary

B.youdon’toftenbrushyourteeth

C.somediseasemaybeinthemirror

D.youdon’thaveagoodnight’ssleep

4.

Studieshaveshownthatmanydiseaseshavesoemthingtodowith_______

A.havingnooralexamination

B.washinghandswithcoldwater

C.sleepingtoolatesometimes

D.

doinglittlephysicalacitivity

5.Whenyouwanttolearnmoreabouttheflu,youcan________

A.visit.au

B.callhealthlinea/p>

C.visitthedentistinyourplace

D.callHealthlinea/p>

F

Thebiggestanimalonthelandiselephant.Anelephantcan’tseeanythingclearly(清楚地)ifitisnotclosetoyou.Soyoucangetnearwhenyouwanttocatch(抓住)them

Therearetwokindsofelephantsintheworld,TheIndianelephantandAfricanelephant.theyhavedifferentearsandteeth.YoucaneasilycatchtheIndianelephant,butyoucan’teasilycatchtheAfricanelephant.

PeoplecaneasilyteachIndianelephanttoworkaftertheycatchthem,BecauseIndianelephantsaresmartandkind.SoyoucanoftenseeelephantsworkforpeopleinIndia.Theindiaelephantscanquicklylearntoknowman’svoice.

Theyevenknowwhether(if)themanispleasedorangrybyhisvoice.

1.

Elephantcan’tseeanything

2.

Thereareonlytwokindsofelephantsintheworld.

3.

It’sdiffcultforpeopletoteachAfricanelephantstowork.

4.

theAfricanelephantcanknowpeople’svoice.

5.

Indianpeopleoftenteachelephantstoworkforthem.

G

WhenyouareinEngland,youmustbeverycarefulinthestreetsbecausetraficdriversontheleft.Beforeyoucrossastreet,youmustlooktotherightfirstandthentheleft.

Ifthetrafficlightarered,thetrafficmuststop.Thenthepeopleonfootcancrosstheroadcarefully.Ifthetrafficlightsaregreen,thetrafficcangoon,peopleonfootmustcross.

Inthemorningandintheevening,whenpeoplegotoorfromwork,thestreetsareverybusy.Trafficismostdangerousthen.

WhenyougobybusinEngland,youhavetocareful,too.Alwaysrememberthattrafficmovesontheleft.Soyoumustbecareful.havealookfirst.Oryouwillgothewrongway.

InmanyEnglishcities.Therearebigbuseswithtwofloors.Youcansitonthesecondfloor.Fromthereyoucanseethecityverywell,it'sveryinteresting.

1.

InEnglandthetrafficdrives____

A.

ontheright

B.inthemiddle

C.ontheleft

D.intheright

2.

Whenthetrafficlightsarered.Thetrafficmust_______

A.

stop

B.go

C.leave

D.goon

3.

Therearebigbuseswith________floors

A.three

B.one

C.two

D.onlyone

4.Whenthetrafficlightsarered,thepeopleonthefloorcan________

A.stop

B.go

C.lookaround

D.havearest

5.Fromthesecondfloorofthebusyoucanseethe______verywell

A.city

B.street

C.country

D.states.八年級下

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阿崗一中06（8）班八年級下第一周英語閱讀理解競賽試題

姓名__________

學(xué)號___________得分_____________

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

HongKonghasaboutfortypublicbeaches.Someofbeachesareamongthebestintheworst.Peoplecangothereforaswim.Youcangotomostofthembybus.Togotosomebeachesyoumusttakeaboat.Therearetoliets,changing-roomandplacestobuyfoodanddrinkonmostofthebeaches.

Youwillswimtherewithoutdangerifyoutheseinstructions:

1.

Neverswimalone.

2.

Neverswimafteramealorwhenyoufeelhungryortired.

3.

Don’tstayinthewatertoolong.

4.

Nevergooutinaboatifyoucannotswim.

Remember:Aredflagmeansitisdangerousforanybodytogointothewater.Ablueflag

meansthatitisdangerousforchildren.

(

)1.TherearethirtypublicbeachesinHongKong.

(

)2.Wecanreachmostofthepublicbeachesbybus.

(

)3.Whenyouseeablueflag,youknowthatchildrenshouldn'tswimthere.

(

)4.Youshouldnotswiminthemorning.

(

)5.ThepassagetellsussomethingaboutthebeachesinHongKongandswimmingthere.

B

Thereoncelivedafarmer.Onemorninghewenttothemarketinthetown,Heboughtadog,acock(公雞)andabasketofvegetableswithhim.Hecametoariver.Therewasalittleboatthere.Buttheboathadonlyenoughroomtocarryhimandonethingatatime.Ifheleftthedogandcocktogether,thedogwouldsurelybitethecock,Ifhetookthedog,thecockwouldeathisvegetables.Whatcouldhedothen

Thefarmerwasveryclever,hefoundoutawayatlast.Firsthetookthecock.Hecrossedtheriver,leftthecockontheside,andcamebackalone.Forthesecondtime,heputthedogintotheboat,andwentacrosstheriver,heputthedogontheothersideandbroughtbackthecockwithhim.Forthethirdtime,heleftthecockthereandandtookthebaskettotheothersideoftheriver.Hecamebackaloneagain.Forthefourthtime,thelasttime,thetookthecockwithhimandcrossedtheriver.Hewasindeedacleverman.

(

)1.Onhiswaytothemarketthefarmerwantedto____________.

A.crossastreet

B.crossariver

C.goshopping

D.buyhisvegetable.

(

)2.Theboathadn’tenoughroomtocarry________becauseitwassmall.

A.

himandonethingatatime

B.abasketofvegetableswithhim.

C.adogandacock

D.allofhisthingswithhim.

(

)3.Ifhetookthedog,his________.

A.

dogwouldeatthevegetables.

B.cockwouldeatthevegetables

B.

dogandcockwouldeatthevegetables

D.dogwouldbitethecock.

(

)4.Atlastthefarmer_______.

A.foundaroadout

B.wascleverC.thoughtoutway

D.crossedtheriveralone.

(

)5.Hecrossedtheriver_______timestogethers.

A.four

B.eight

C.seven

D.five

C

DearJason,

HereissoemtingaboutYaoMingIgotfromthecomputer.

YaoMing,whoisnow2.26meterstalland134kginweight,wasborninShanghaionthe12thofseptember,1980.it’ssaidhelikesmeatmostandhisfavoritecolorisblue.Themanherespects(尊敬)mostisPremierZhouEnlaiandthehebelivesinmostishimself.

HejoinedShanghaiBasketballTeamin1997andbecomeamemberoftheChineseTeamin1998.Twoyearslaterhebecameamemberof

AsianAll-StarBasketballTeam.In2002ShanghaigotfirstplaceinCBAandheisthebestoneintheteam.InthesameyearhewenttoUSandbecameNumberoneOverallintheNBAdraft(選秀),whichhelpedhimjointheHoustonRockets.Aftermanymatcheshenowfeelsalittletiredandsayshestillhasn’tfurtherplan.

(

)1.YaoMingis____________

A.afootballplayer

B.aping-pongplayer

C.abasketballplayer.D.asongstar

(

)2.YaoMingbecameNumberOneOverallintheNBAdraftwhenhewas_______yearsold.

A.18

B.22

C.24

D.26

(

)3.Jasonmustbe___________.

A.YaoMing’sfriend

B.abasketallplayerC.YaoMing’scoach(教練)D.YaoMing’sfan.

(

)4.Whatcan’twegetfromthepassage?

A.

Themanherespectsmost.

B.Thecolorhelikesbest

B.

Themanhebelivesinmost.

D.hisfutureplan.

(

)5.YaoMingfeelsalittletiredaftermanymatchesin_________.

A.ShanghaiBasketballTeam

B.ChinaNationalTeam

C.AsianAllStarBasketballTeam

D.HoustonR

D

Brunowasaboyofeight.Hisfatherworkedinacinemaandhismotherworkedinashop.Helivednotfarfromhisschool.Healwayswalkedthereandwalked