八年级( 下) Unit 8-10 基础能力训练第一部分选择题(共50分)一、阅读理解(共20小题.每小题2分：满分40分)第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
AA Beijing-Shanghai tourDay 1: BeijingMeal: LunchAfter arriving in Beijing, you' ll be greeted by a tour guide at the airport. And the guide will drive you to the hotel. After lunch, you can visit Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City.Day 2: BeijingMeals: Breakfast & LunchAfter leaving the hotel around 8:00 am. we will drive you to the Mutianyu Great Wall. There. you can choose to walk on the Great Wall or take a cable car(缆车) up and walk around. After lunch, we will drive you back to visit the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, both of which were built for the Beijing Olympic Games.Day 3: Beijing— ShanghaiMeals: Breakfast & LunchWe will take you to the Drum Tower area for a relaxing hutong tour by rickshaw(人力车), which is a great way to experience the local way of life in Beijing. Next, we will take you to the Summer Palace, one of the largest gardens in China. After lunch, we will drive you to the airport for a 2-hour flight(飞行) to Shanghai.Day 4: ShanghaiMeals: Breakfast & LunchYou will visit Yuyuan Garden and then explore Qibao Old Street and Nanjing Road, where you can buy gifts for your friends and family. In the afternoon, you' ll have the chance to try out delicious local dishes.( )1. Tourists will visit on the afternoon of Day 2.A. the Forbidden CityB. the Mutianyu Great WallC. the Bird's Nest and the Water CubeD. the Summer Palace( )2. How will tourists experience the local way of life in Beijing?A. By walking on the Great Wall.B. By taking a rickshaw in Beijing's hutongs.C. By singing in the Bird's Nest.D. By taking a walk around Tian’anmen Square.( )3. When will tourists fly to Shanghai?A. On Day 1.B. On Day 2.C. On Day 3.D. On Day 4.( )4. The material is probably from .A. a travel websiteB. a science reportC.a diaryD. a history bookBJohn enjoyed saying “yes” to others. He thought it was a lovely word.One day, during lunchtime at school. John's friend Chorro asked John to give him his lunch. It seemed Chorro often forgot to bring his lunch every day, but he never cared. He knew John would only say yes. Sure enough. John gave his lunch to Chorro, although he was very hungry.The next morning, the teacher asked everyone to hand in their homework. Chorro didn't do his. He wasn't worried at all, because he had a good friend. “John, give me yours!” said Chorro.John didn't want to do that. If he did so, he would have nothing to hand in. But John liked to say yes. Finally, Chorro happily handed “his” homework to the teacher.The teacher asked John.“Where is your homework. John?”John didn't want to lie.“I gave it to Chorro.” he replied.“What?” The teacher's eyes were wide open. The answer wasn't what she had expected. But she wasn't angry. Instead, she asked patiently (耐心地). “Why did you give your homework to Chorro?”“Because he would be punished(被惩罚) without my homework. I'm a kind person. If someone needs my help, I should say yes!” said John.The teacher smiled and said, “It's good to be kind, but you must be kind to yourself first and only say yes to things you're happy to do. I hope you can understand this.”( )5. What happened during the lunch break?A. John didn't eat anything.B. Chorro bought some food.C. John forgot to bring his lunch.D. Chorro shared his lunch with John.( )6. Why wasn't Chorro worried about his homework?A. Because John had already done his homework for him.B. Because he knew that the teacher would not punish him.C. Because he didn't have to hand in his homework.D. Because he knew that John would give him his homework.( )7. What does the underlined word “so” refer to?A. The thing that John gave his homework to Chorro.B. The thing that Chorro couldn't hand in his homework.C. The thing that John didn't agree with Chorro.D. The thing that John handed in Chorro's homework.( )8. What did the teacher want John to understand?A. Make friends with kind people.B. Learn to say no.C. Help others when they need help.D. Do things on his own.CGlacier National Park is an American national park located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada—United States border(边界). The national park is popular with tourists. Patti, a grandmother who lives near it, noticed that there were a lot of speeding(超速驾驶) cars on the road. “Drivers always forget to slow down. Manypeople in my neighborhood are very unhappy with the traffic. They can't walk or ride their bikes,” said Patti.Worried about the safety(安全) of her grandchildren and her neighborhood, Patti decided to take things into her own hands. She sat alone on the side of the road with a hairdryer(吹风机) in her hand. The hairdryer looked very much like a radar speed gun(雷达测速仪), so Patti tried to act as a traffic police officer doing a speed check.What Patti did worked. The drivers began to slow down. They thought it was st range and funny to see a grandma sitting there with a hairdryer. One day, her son took a picture of her while she was “at work” and shared it online. Soon, the grandmother with a hairdryer became the talk of the town. More and more people started caring about the traffic problem.Later, the government there also knew about this. An officer named Noah Pesola gave his heartfelt thanks to her for her creative idea to make the road and the living environment safer.No one could have imagined that Patti's simple act would have such an influence.( )9. Patti chose to use a hairdryer because .A. it was easy to carryB. it could help dry tourists' hairC. it could be used to check the speedD. it looked similar to a radar speed. gun( )10. made Patti popular in the town.A. Patti’s sonB. An officerC. The driversD. The government( )11. What creative act did Patti do?A. She asked tourists to walk to the park.B. She tried her best to keep the road clear.C. She slowed down the drivers in a creative way.D. She acted as a traffic police officer to lead the way.( )12. What is the story trying to tell us?A. Help others when they are in need.B. Old people are smarter than young people.C. Small actions can make a big difference.D. There’s only one way to solve a problem.DWhat do you usually do to relax after a busy week of work? Go swimming or play computer games? Nowadays, a growing number of people are taking up calligraphy(书法)—a traditional art form with a history of several thousand years.Ma Huiyan works at a foreign company in Shanghai. She started her childhood interest in calligraphy again in 2020 as a way to kill time. “Every time I complete a piece of work, I feel a strong sense of achievement,” said Ma.“I'm not a professional calligrapher, so I don't focus too much on perfecting my skills. I spend an hour or two practicing Chinese calligraphy after work every day. It brings me great joy.”Guo Ziyuan, a teacher from Hanxiang Calligraphy Education, started teachingcalligraphy 10 years ago. One- third of his students are adults, and the rest are children and teenagers. They hope to learn more about Chinese culture through calligraphy. What's more, many parents choose to learn it together with their childrento improve their handwriting(书写).Fang Jianxun, a teacher at Peking University, began teaching a calligraphy course in 2019. Some of his students shared his course videos online, and they have become popular among millions of people in China. “We can learn calligraphy at any age. It can make us feel satisfied,’ someone said.Even though we're used to typing on keyboards(在键盘上打字), Chinese calligraphy is still very important. It serves as a way to slow down in modern life.With more and more people taking up calligraphy, why not join them?( )13. Ma Huiyan started her interest in calligraphy again to .A. make more friendsB. teach other studentsC. pass her timeD. make course videos( ) 14. What can we infer from the passage?A. About 33% of Guo's students are adults.B. Many parents learn calligraphy to guide their children.C. Fang's videos are popular all over the world.D. Only young people can learn Chinese calligraphy well.( )15. The best title for the passage is “ ”.A. People's ideas about calligraphyB. The way to learn the ancient artC. More people take up calligraphyD. An online calligraphy lesson( )16. How is the text organized?第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。
