2017学年第一学期八上英语Unit 1 阅读理解专项练习(含答案)-word文档资料

2019学年第一学期八上英语Unit 1 阅读理解专项练习AMore than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular in Britain.The game was then played across the dining room table, or on the floor with the net hung between two chairs. The balls were made of cork or rubber.The bats were made of wood.A few years later a hollow ball like the one we use today was invented. The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. He first played the game in England and called it “ping-pong”. “Ping”was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball. and “pong” was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.1.Who invented the game of ping-pong?A A ChineseB An EnglishmanC An AmericanD We don’t k now2.The game was first known as_________.A ping-pong tennisB table tennisC outdoor tennisD indoor tennis3.What did the British think of the game?A MovingB InterestingC TerribleD Well4.In the early days the ball was ______________.A hollowB covered with rubberC made of cork and rubberD made of plastics5.The name of ping-pong has something to do with_______.A soundB sizeC historyD placeBUniversity of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it's one of the top university in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.There are 39 independent (独立的) colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level ofEnglish language.College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.1. How many libraries are there at Oxford?A. Only 100B. Just 100C. More than 100D. less than 1002. What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford? You have to________.A. be independentB. pass a certain level test of English languageC. study English hardD. be the best students3. How's the college life at Oxford? It's full of ________ and has ________.A. excitement; much school work to doB. excitement; no school work to doC. attraction; no school work to doD. attraction; a little school work to do4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The college aren't strict in studies.B. Only because of 39 dependent colleges, thousands of students come here to study.C. The university of Oxford is the most important and successful one in the world.D. The university of Oxford provides a number of money for most students.5. What's the best title for the passage?A. The College LifeB. The Famous Learners at OxfordC. The Chinese Students at OxfordD. The University of OxfordCA good reader is like a driver very much. He must change his reading speed(速度)to fit(适应)what he is reading and what he is reading for, just as a driver does to fit the road situation(状况).A good reader may read at 1,000WPM(每分钟……词)when he looks for something for a report in the library. But once he finds what he needs, he may slow down to 100 WPM. A good reader may read newspapers and story books at 600 WPM. But he may read his science or math books at 150 WPM. Just as a driver has a wide(广泛的)change of driving speed, so a good reader has a wide change of reading speed.( )46. The writer thinks that a good reader can ______.A. read at 1,000WPMB. read as fast as he canC. spend more time readingD. change the reading speed as he needs1. _______ decides the speed of reading.A. How many is reading forB. What he is reading forC. Where he is readingD. When he is reading2. A good reader may read fastest _______.A. when he reads newspapers and story booksB. when he reads something most useful to himC.when he is trying to work out a math problemD. when he is trying to find something for his report3. The underlined word “once” in the passage means _______.A. one timeB. onlyC. as soon asD. at once4 Which is the best title(题目)for this passage?A. The Importance of Having Different Reading SpeedB. The Difference between Driving and ReadingC. The Best Way of Fast ReadingD. A Good Reader and His Reading SpeedDEating in space is different from eating on the earth．The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat．Some food is carried in closed bags．It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it．All the water is removed（分离开）from the food．In the spaceship，the astronaut puts the water back．He “shoots” hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun．He eats the food that come in bite sizes．The astronauts puts a whole piece in his mouth at once．There can be nocrumbs（碎屑）．Crumbs would float around the spaceship and get in the way．Meat and cake often come in bite sized pieces．Astronauts cannot drink water from open cups．The water would float in drops in the air．The water is put in the special gun．The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth．1．Astronauts put________ that they carry with them in close bag．A．the clothes B．some flowers C．the food D．some stones2．The passage doesn't say this，but from what we have read，we can tall that_______．A．astronauts cannot eat anything in spaceshipB．astronauts cannot drink water in spaceshipC．astronauts cannot drink water in the usual way in a spaceshipD．astronauts must learn many new and different things3．In the spaceship，astronauts put the water _______．A．in a bottle B．in some bags C．back D．front4．--How do the astronauts drink the water?-- ________．A．They shoot the water into their mouth with a special gunB．They drink the water with a usual cupC．They drink the water from an open cupD．They often drink the water with their hands5．The main idea of the passage is that _________ ．A．astronauts eat less food in space than on the earthB．astronauts get hungrier and thirstier in space than on the earthC．eating and drinking in space is different from that on the earthD．there is no enough food and water for astronautsESpain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re m any stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's,some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行)，musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local peoplecome to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From theback of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clearup. Sounds like fun!1:The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.2:The stories about how the festival began are ________.3:On the fight day, _________.4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?5:The best title of the passage can be________.答案：A：CDBCA， B：CBACD , C：DBDCD， D：CCCAC， E：CADBB。