八年级阅读练习.doc

八年级阅读练习
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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”. This 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 charts (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 don’t make plastic surgery look shameful (丢面子的).
Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.
根据短文，选择最佳答案：
1. What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to ____.
 A. Korean TV dramas B. Korean culture C. Korean language
D. Korean actors
2. When did the Korean Wave start? It started with ____. 
A. the Korean pop songs  B. Taekwondo
C. the TV series “Winter Sonata”  D. the Korean food
3. Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?  A. Bae Yong Jun  B. Baby Vox 
C.S. E. S  D. Finkle
4.Korean stars often change their looks by ____. 
A. singing pop songs  B. acting in TV dramas
C. trying different food D. having plastic surgery
5. 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’ clothes and hairstyles. C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.
D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.
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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 don’t walk, 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 (育儿袋) to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm. Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops. The government even wants to put them on There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia. That’s 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 them. 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 mark (标识) their home – “this is my place, you can’t come in!”
Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother’s pouch.
But koalas have fewer places to live. There are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. There is a law to keep them safe.
根据文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活状况，用简洁的句子完成下列表格：
 Kangaroos Koalas
Looks 1. __________________ 2. _____________________
Food Not enough to eat 3. _____________________
Numbers 4. __________________ 5. _____________________
Life Some kangaroos are killed.  6. _____________________
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Venice（威尼斯） is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so, travel isn’t 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 talk 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.
选择恰当的短语填空：
  Venice is a city of __1__. People built it on more than 110 __2__. Although __3__ is around the city, it is not 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. 
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    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? It’s just one story from the 209 in Grimm’s Fairy Tales (《格林童话》). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out in 1812.
Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it’s because they come from a great place famous for its stories – the Black Forest.
The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It’s the largest forest in the country – and one of the most beautiful. It’s famous for its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布) there. It’s a good place to start a story.
Don’t forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches.
根据短文，选择最佳答案：
1. From the story, we know that ____ is the hometown of Snow White.
2. A. England  B. Japan  C. America  D. Germany
3. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?
4. A. Four years  B. Five years C. Six years  D. Seven years
5. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very ____.
6. A. large   B. beautiful  C. boring  D. famous 
7. The story mainly tells us ____.
8. A. who wrote the story of Snow White
9. B. some things about Black Forest
10. C. people should visit Germany
11. D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.
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    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, 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 (头巾).
They 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 (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them.
根据短文，判断正误：
1. There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.
2. The largest doll can be one meter high.
3. 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.
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   The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 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 ready 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 (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.
For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival. 
根据短文，选择最佳答案：
1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
2. A. Family members gather for a big meal.
3. 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 bad 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. Saying 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. 耗尽  D. 离开
18. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.
19. A. a time of harvest and fun
20. B. celebrated for one whole month
21. C. only celebrated in China
22. D. a time for families to get together
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  Cold air. Snow. Shorter days. We are in winter now.
  Winter is the coldest season of the year. It comes between autumn 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 the Earth, has its summer. Imagine when we are playing with snow, Australian kids are enjoying ice cream!
  Winter isn’t always gray. It can also be bright. Here’s how.
  Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to come to your house and make beautiful clothes and write 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 (装饰) it. You’ll find it a lot of fun.
根据短文，选择最佳答案：
1. What does this passage mainly talk bout?
2. A. The winter 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 it’s winter in China?
7. A. Because they are crazy about ice cream.
8. B. Because winter in Australia is not as cold as that in China.
9. C. Because it’s summer in Australia when it’s winter in China.
10. D. Because they don’t have much to do in winter.
11. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
12. A. The northern and southern 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 it’s great fun to clean your house and decorate it.
15. D. Australian kids enjoy having ice cream on winter days.
16. 从短文中选出一种你喜欢的活动，并说明原因。
17. I think it will be great fun to ____ this winter because I like to ____. Also, it is ________ and it can ________. I’ll 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 it’s different in Australia. The winter in 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.
21. Just enjoy winter!
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  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 isn’t just a problem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too.
In the 1870s, Wilson Bentley was just a teenager. His family lived in a small town in northeast America. Winters there were long and hard. Bentley’s mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didn’t go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mother’s books.
But it was his mother’s microscope (显微镜) 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 (晶体) under 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 couldn’t 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 father didn’t 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 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.
根据短文，选择最佳答案：
1. The best title for this passage is ____.
2. A. Snowflake Photos     B. Snowflake Boy
3. C. Long and Hard Winters   D. Teenage Photographer
4. We can tell from the story that Bentley’s father was ____.
5. A. a farmer       B. a funny man
6. C. an athletic man     D. a school teacher
7. Which of the following statements about Bentley is true?
8. A. He didn’t 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 beauty 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 “____”.
16. A. water drops      B. rain drops
17. C. flowers       D. snowflakes
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  If you don’t keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time of illness.
During the winter months, people easily get colds and flu (流感). Many think 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. This could last f