d1:59 AM 8年级（下）同步阅读1 Complete the sentence according to the passage.There is an old song called Whatever Will Be, Will Be. It sings like this; When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother what will be. W ill be pretty/ Will I be rich/ Here‟s what she said to me; whatever will be, will be. The future‟s not ours to see…Indeed no one can predict exactly what will be in the future, but we can imagine what our lives are like.In my mind , people will have robots in their homes in the future. Robots will do all the housework, such as washing the dishes, making the bed and babysitting the children and so on .Kids won‟t go to school . They‟ll study and have lessons at home on computers. Books will only be on computers, not on paper. Teachers will work at home and correct the homework on Internet. They needn‟t spend a lot of time on transportation. There will be more leisure time.1. The song ______________ is about a girl asking her mother about her future.2.can predict the future.3. Robots can do such housework as ___________________________ .4. Children won‟t go to school. Instead, they will ____________________________ .5. Teachers will _________________ children on the Internet.6. People in the future will have more _____________ and spend _________ for their work..2.Read the following passage and choose the right answers.I have been hearing- impaired(听力弱的) all my life. By the time I was five years old,putting on hearing aids（助听器）in the morning was just as normal as brushing my teeth.However, I never believed that it should limit my success in any way.During my 17 years , I met many people who don‟t know about hearing disabilities and deal with this by stereotyping(对某人有成见) me. In primary school my head teacher told my parents I belonged to a school for the deaf. My classmates told me something was wrong with my brain. People speak louder than normal when they see my thick plastic hearing aids in my ears. From time to time I still hear the term …dumb deaf‟（聋哑）referring to people with a hearing disability.However, my hearing disability made me a stronger person. Because I wear hearing aids,I have to prove that I am not physically or mentally(精神上) limited. I have to work harderand earn top grades in school to earn the respect of my teachers. In sports I‟ve had to run faster, hit harder, catch better and score more points to prove I not physically challenged(被挑战).In my struggle to prove I am equal to my non-disabled classmates, I have made myself better than the average teenager. I won the all-star award on my baseball team. I have made myself a writer through my published(出版发表的) articles.Instead of giving in, I choose to prove that I can do anything I want. I truly believe I would not be the strong and ambitious(有雄心的)person I am today if I did not have a hearing disability.( )1. Why the author mentions brushing teeth in the article?A.Because brushing teeth is a good habit.B.Because the author likes brushing teeth.C.Because the author brushes teeth every day, just like putting hearing aid.D.Because brushing teeth can limit the author to achieve success.( )2. According to the article, which is not happened when the author was in primary school?A.The teacher suggested sending the author to special school for deaf.B.The classmates thought that the author is clever.C.People spoke louder to the author.D.People call the person with a hearing disability “dumb deaf”.( )3. There are the author‟s achievements except________.A.publishing articlesB.earning top gradeC.winning the all-star awardD.inventing the hearing aids( )4.What is the meaning of “I truly believe I would not be the strong and ambitious person I am today if I did not have a hearing disability.”A. The author overcomes the hearing disability and becomes strong andAmbitious.B. The hearing disability helps the author to become strong and ambitious.C. A person with a hearing disability can become strong and ambitious.D. None of above.( )5. Which topic is the best title for the article?A.A person with a hearing disability.B.Great courage grows out of disability.C.My primary school.D.Do not laugh at the disability.3.Read the following passage and choose the right answers.Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.But sometimes the doctor‟s medicine doesn‟t work. A sick person does not get well. The pain, or hurt, will not go away. This happened to one man. He was in hospital, but he was not getting well. Then he found a new “doctor‟‟ inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humor. He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. And he told his story in a book. He said laughing was his best “medicine‟‟. His doctor thought so, too.Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. Then doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture‟‟ his pain. In his head he “drew‟‟ a picture of a dog . H e imagined it as a real dog. And it was made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!These stories may surprise you . But more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the “doctor‟‟ inside your own hand. Stay happy and well.( ) 1. The medicine that doctors give _______________________.A.never works wellB.doesn‟t work sometimesC.always tastes terribleD.always doesn‟t work at all( ) 2 . what‟s the new “doctor‟‟? ___________________________.A.Y our friendsB.Y our own doctorC.The doctor at hospitalD.Y our active attitude(态度) to illness( ) 3 . The second patient felt well again because of ____________________________.A.the doctorsB.good medicineC.the “dog‟‟ in his headD.his sense of humor( ) 4. We can stay happy and well by _________________________.A.taking more medicineB.drawing a picture of a dogC.going to see a doctor as often as possibleD.visiting the “doctor‟‟ inside our own heads( ) 5. We should believe that_____________________________.A.doctors can heal all patientsB.no one can help patients but themselvesC.only medic ine can make patients feel betterD.sometimes a patient can help himself in his own way4 . Read the following passage and answer the following questions .O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862 . As a young boy he lived an exciting life . He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know . When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank . When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New Y ork and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New Y ork and the life of poor there. People liked his stories, because simply as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers‟ surprise.(1). Who is this passage about?(2). What was his life like when he was a young boy?(3)Where did he tried different jobs?(4)Where did O. Henry learn to write short stories?(5)What was he mostly writing about?5 . Read the following passage and choose the right answer.The bicycle is one of the most useful things in our daily life. Fifty years ago, men rode on a heavy and dangerous kind of bicycle with a rather big wheel in the front and a smaller one at the back. The front wheel was as high as six feet and the one at the back was only a few inches indiameter(直径). When the present bicycles with two wheels of the same size was invented, it was called “safety” because people were so much safer sitting on a seat four feet from the ground than on one six or seven feet above the road. Even then riding on a bicycle was not so comfortable as the tyre were made of solid rubber. Later someone found the use of air-filled tyres and this helped to make the bicycle what it is today. Also, bicycles were made in various size to fit men, women and children. In many hot countries, people choose to use bicycles only for short journeys as they can travel cheaply and comfortably by bus in longer trips. But some people go on long traveling lasting for weeks using their bicycles as their means of transport. Some people even choose bicycle for their round-the-word trip.( ) 1 . The reason why people rode on their bicycle fifty years ago were not safe is that_________________________.A . the two wheels of their bicycles were not well designedB . their bicycle tyres were made of solid rubberC . the back wheel of their bicycles were too largeD . their feet were not long enough( ) 2 . Which of the following statements was wrong?A . Men used to ride on a bicycle with two wheels which were not of the same size.B . Riding on a bicycle with tyres of solid rubber is less comfortable than riding on one with air-filled tyres.C . People in many hot countries prefer to use bicycles rather than take buses because of the weather.D . There are different kinds of bicycles for people of any age to choose today.( )3 . The man who made the first bicycle _____________ .A . was a man of six or seven feet tallB . was an old man who lived for fifty yearsC . once worked in a factory where air-filled tyres were madeD . was not mentioned in this article( )4 . From the passage we may conclude that__________ .A . people now are no cleverer than those in the pastB . people have been using rubber since fifty years agoC . the most useful part of a bicycle is its front wheelD . as time goes on, bicycles with no wheels will come into being(形成)( )5 . Which of the following can be the title for the above passage?A . An introduction of the History of BicyclesB . The Most Useful Tool --- BicyclesC . How to Make a BicycleD . The Use of Bicycle6 . Write T for true or F for false for each sentence according to the passage .A good way to pass on an exam is to work hard every day in a year. Y ou may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn rules of grammar. Try to read stories in English. Speak English whenever you can. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper, try tounderstand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.( ) 1 . Y ou should go to bed early a few days before the exam in order to do it well.( ) 2 . Learning rules of grammar is enough for you to pass an exam .( ) 3 . Reading stories in English is helpful to your English study.( ) 4 . When you have finished your paper, you should hand it in at once.( ) 5 . Before you hand in your paper, make sure that you have answered all the questions correctly.7 . Read the following passage and answer the questions.Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are examples of the things that a person with good education does or does not do.If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you will not move before the host says “Come in, please.” After you come into the room, you would not sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a table before you or sent to your hand, you will say “Thank you” and receive it with two hands, not one hand, or they will think you are ill-mannered. Before entering a house in Japan, it is a good manner to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a visitor never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a visitor always finishes a drink or the food to show he has enjoyed it. This will make the host pleasant.1 . Does the writer think it is necessary to know different customs in different countries?2 . When can you enter the room if you visit a friend in China?3 . In which country do you have to take off your shoes when you enter your host‟s house?4 . Why does a visitor always finish the food at dinner in his friend‟s home in England?8 . Choose the right answers according to the passage.One day Mr Jackson took Paul to his favorite restaurant. It was a French restaurant. The waiter was from France. But he didn‟t speak to them in French. “Would you like to see the menu?‟‟ he asked in a kind way. “Y es, please,” Mr Jackson said.The waiter gave them a menu each. They studied them. “Y ou can spend only twenty-five dollars,‟‟ Mr Jackson told his son. The waiter asked Paul, “What would you like, young man?‟‟“How much is the tomato soup?‟‟ Paul asked.“Six dollars,‟‟ the waiter said “It‟s very good.‟‟“How much is the duck with orange?‟‟ Paul asked next.“Fifteen dollars,‟‟ the waiter said.“How much is the chocolate ice cream?‟‟“Six dollars,‟‟ the waiter said.Paul added it up quickly. Six plus fifteen plus six is twenty-seven. He thought he could have the duck and the soup, or the duck and the ice cream. “I‟ll have the duck and the chocolate icecream, please,‟‟ he said to the waiter.Paul said to his father, “My meal will cost only twenty-one dollars. Can I keep the other four dollars?‟‟ His father laughed, “No, Paul,‟‟ he said. “Leave it for the waiter.‟‟( ) 1 . How did the waiter speak to Paul and Mr Jackson?A . In a rough way.B . In a friendly way.C . In French.D . Slowly.( ) 2 . What did Paul have for dinner?A . The soup and the duck.B . The duck and the ice cream.C . The duck, the soup and the ice cream.D . The soup and ice cream.( ) 3 . How much did Paul‟s meal cost?A . 21 dollars.B . 24 dollars.C . 25 dollars.D . 27 dollars.( ) 4 . What did Mr Jackson tell Paul to do with the other 4 dollars?A . Keep it. B. Give it back to him.C . Spend it on something else. D. Give it to the waiter.( ) 5 . What does this passage tell us?A.Paul and his father in restaurant.B.Mr Jackson‟s favorite food is a English food.C.Paul was careful not to spend more than 25 dollars in the restaurant.D.Paul didn‟t know what to choose from the menu.9 . Read the passage then fill in the chart.Two years ago, my husband bought me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is often faster than a car and you don‟t have to worry about parking(停车). Y ou can leave it anywhere. As it has a seat at the back and a basket at the front, I can take my small daughter to school, to the library, to the shops, to anywhere.I use it most in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can be very unpleasant in winter when it is cold and the rain is heavy.Y ou must of course be careful on a bicycle. Accidents are not the only problem though(尽管). One day I went shopping and came back to find my front wheel(轮) missing. It was a long walk to the bicycle shop. Now I have three strong locks.My husband uses my bicycle sometimes for short journey(旅行). He says it is better than waiting for a bus. He still uses his car for longer journeys, but I think that all this sitting down is making him fat and lazy. On my bicycle I get a lot of exercises and fresh air, and this makes me feel a lot younger.1 . The writer has had the bicycle for______________________.2 . A bike is better than a car because: a . It is often ___________________ in a town.b. Y ou don‟t have to __________________ a bike.3 . The writer uses bicycle most __________________________ .4 . It can be very unpleasant in winter because of the _____________ and ________________ .5 . One day she went shopping and came back to find her_______________________ missing.6 . Riding a bike makes the writer feel ________________________ .10 . Write T for true or F for false for each sentence according to the passage.When he was a little boy, Thomas Edison once watched his mother turning her sewing machine(缝纫机) with her hand. “Won‟t it work better if a motor(电动机) turns it for you?‟‟ he asked. “I think it will,‟‟ said his mother.Little Tom knew she always had a lot of work, and he wanted to help her. His father bought a motor for him some time ago. “I shall make better use of it,‟‟he said to himself. So, when his mother was not using her sewing-machine, he fixed(安装) the little motor to it. “It‟s good,‟‟ said his mother when she saw it. “I have worked like this for so many years.‟‟From this Thomas Edison came to know: It was not easy to make any change. Many people didn‟t like new things.( ) 1 . Edison‟s mother always turned her sewing-machine with her hand.( ) 2 . His mother thought the sewing-machine with a motor would work better.( ) 3 . Edison helped his mother because she asked him to do.( ) 4 . His mother bought a motor for him.( ) 5 . His mother didn‟t use the sewing-machine with a motor because she couldn‟t use it. ( ) 6 . Edison thought it easy to make changes.11 . Choose the right answers according to the passage.Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have troubles in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen something beyond your level. Better choose a suitable course and start the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sire you understand the first one.Secondly, stick to one course of study. Don‟t change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more “fashionable.‟‟Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in “Special English from the VOA or other listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook.‟‟( ) 1 . This is a piece of advice to ;earners of English on how to _______________________ .A . improve their listening abilityB . read fastC . write better English and read fastD . speak correctly( ) 2 .If you want to understand the English news program on the radio, you should _____________.A . read the Chinese-language newspapers carefullyB . read again and again the Chinese-language newspaperC . go through the Chinese-language newspapersD . be able to recite the Chinese-language newspapers( ) 3 . “ Beyond your level‟‟ means something___________________________A . easy for youB . too difficult for youC . not too easy and not difficult for youD . just all right for you( ) 4 . The author advised that once you have taken op a course, you_______________.A . should stick to itB . should begin with the last bookC. should take up other courses if they are more fashionableD . shouldn‟t do anything else( ) 5 . In this passage, VOA stands for_________________.A . a bookB . a magazineC . a textbookD . a radio programme12 . Read the passage and choose the best answers.Sally was a student . It was going to be her mother‟s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.A week before her mother‟s birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.She thought, “Y ou could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.‟‟So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her classes had finished.On her way back hone in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car(餐车) for another sandwich and a cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment(车厢), but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother‟s address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?‟‟( ) 1 . Which of the following has the same meaning with the sentence “Y ou could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color‟‟?A . Y ou can carry it when you are wearing any clothes.B . Any color of your clothes will be all right.C . The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors.D . Y ou can take any clothes that you like to wear.( ) 2 . Where did she find the umbrella missing?A . The compartment.B . Her school.C . The buffet car.D . The shop.( ) 3 . From the passage, we can infer(推断) that ________________________ ?A . her mother would write to her if she didn‟t receive the presentsB . the three umbrellas were sent by the girlC . only four people had ever been to the compartmentD . nobody brought the umbrella back( ) 4 . The best name of the story is_________________________ .A . A Lucky GirlB . The Missing UmbrellaC . Mother‟s PresentD . A Happy Mother( ) 5 . What does the writer want to tell us?A . Y ou should take care of your things when you are traveling.B . Show your love to others, and they will bring you love.C . Children should often come back to see their parents.E.It‟s no use crying when you are in trouble.13 . Write T for true or F for false for each sentence according to the passage.In Great Britain, cars, buses and bikes must keep to the left side of the street. If a person wants to cross a street, he must be very careful. Before he crosses a road, he has to stop and look to the right first and then the left. While in China, we look to the left first instead.When visitors are in London, they should learn how to take buses and underground trains. The most important of all, they must know in which direction they are going and which underground train they should take. At the bus stop they should wait for their buses to come. As soon as they get on a bus, they must pay for their fares.( ) 1 . In England, people go along the left side of the street as we do in China.( ) 2 . When they want to cross a street, people in UK don‟t look to the left first.( ) 3 . V isitors in London should learn how to drive buses.( ) 4 . When they take buses in England, visitors must make sure in which direction they are going.( ) 5 . After they get on a bus, visitors don‟t have to pay for their tickets.14 . Read the following passage and choose the best answers.Who doesn‟t love sitting beside a fire on a cold winter night? Fire is one of man‟s greatest friends, but also one of his greatest enemies. Many big fires are caused by carelessness. A lighted cigarette thrown out of a car or train window, or a broken bottle lying on dry grass can start a fire. Sometimes, a fire can start on its own. Dry hay can begin burning by itself.Fires have destroyed whole cities. In the 17th century, a small fire which began in a baker‟s shop burnt down nearly every building in London. Moscow was set on fire during the war against Napoleon. This fire went on burning for seven days. Even today, though there are modern fire-fighting methods, fire destroys a lot each year both in cities and in the country.( ) 1 . Many big fires are caused by__________________________ .A . lighted cigaretteB . a broken bottleC . dry hayD . all of the above( ) 2 . What can start burning by carelessness?A . broken bottle.B . Dry hay.C . A war.D . A shop.( ) 3 . Which of the following is wrong?A . A small fire burnt down the whole city of London more than three hundred years ago.B . Napoleon had Moscow on fire.C . When people sit beside a fire to keep themselves warm on a cold winter night, fire is a good friend.D . Fires often break out even today both in cities and in the country.( ) 4 . People couldn‟t put out the fire in London soon in the 17th century because_________.A . they were not carefulB . the fire was too bigC . they had no modern firefighting methodsD . the fire began in a baker‟s shop( ) 5 .What is the best title for this passage?A . Fire and CarelessnessB . Fire Destroyed CitiesC . Fire—Friend and EnemyD . Fire—One of the Greatest Enemies15 . Read the following passage and fill in the chart.If you ask any young English person where he would like to go for a special day, he will probably say “A theme park, please!‟‟ So after exams, some English teachers take their students to a theme park like Alton Towers for the day. It is a way of thanking the students for working hard.Every year, the students who are aged 16 at Southside School go to Alton Towers when they have done their GCSE exams. Let‟s ask a few students about their day at the park.Peter: “I did not like getting up early! We had to meet at school at 6 in the morning to get on the bus. The journey took 3 hours but we sang a lot of songs when we were on the bus so it was fun. Then we had several hours at the park.‟‟Sara: “I was frightened because some of the rides were too fast and high. But I did go on three rides. My best friend, Karen, had to sit beside me. I could not go on the ride alone!‟‟Alan: “It was windy and my cap blew off! But a kind man picked it up and gave it to me when the ride finished. I took some good photos.‟‟Sue: “I have been to Alton Towers with my family so I knew where everything was. I went on the new ride with Jackie. She was frightened so she closed her eyes all the time! The water rides are the best.‟‟Jane: “I love it all! I want to go again, even if I have to go some more exams first! I was not frightened. I wish the rides were faster!‟‟Laura: “I felt excited the night before I went there. And I got up without mum waking me. I enjoyed every minute of it.‟‟1 . How many children were mentioned when they talked about the day at the park?2 . Who felt frightened?3 . What did Jane enjoy most?Water______________________________________________________.4 . How did the children get to the park?By_________________________________________________________.5 . When are the children usually taken to the park?After_______________________________________________________.16 . Read the passage and choose the right answers.Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be good ideas for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students because they are not gifted(有天赋的)。
