蓝皮英语系列,八年级英语,完形填空与阅读理解,TEST 13

TEST 13

完形填空I 题材：节日介绍

Easter(复活节) is a spring festival of new life. It is the beginning of growth and new life after the cold,①months.

Easter is on the②date each year. It is between March 22nd and April 25th. Students in the UK have a two-week③at Easter time. The holiday is almost as④as the Christmas holiday. It's also the first public holiday after Christmas. Everyone looks forward to their Easter break as a moment to relax, have a short trip or⑤family and friends.

For most British children, Easter⑥chocolate Easter eggs. The shops are full of Easter chicks, rabbits and flowers. All the shops⑦a lot of chocolate eggs. They sell about ninety million chocolate eggs each year, and each child⑧about eight chocolate eggs. The eggs are usually in⑨. All of the boxes are very⑩. Children like them very much because the packaging(包装) is so pretty!

①A. spring B. summerC. autumn D. winter

②A. busy B. hotC. same D. different

③A. study B. holidayC. meeting D. trip

④A. long B. happyC. easyD. funny

⑤A. help B. missC. leave D. visit

⑥ A. means B. buysC. says D. eats

⑦A. sell B. makeC. show D. leave

⑧A. knows B. givesC. receives D. cooks

⑨A. boxes B. bagsC. houses D. shops

⑩A. beautiful B. large C. heavyD. full

阅读理解A题材：健康生活

We know a healthy body is very important. But we don’t know a healthy body is necessary for a healthy mind. So if we want to have a sound mind, we must first have a sound body. This is very important.①Only by keeping ourselves healthy and strong can we feel vigorous(有活力的) in studying and working and have a happy life.

To keep ourselves healthy, exercise is the best way. ②When we take part in outdoor sports, we are close to nature and at the same time we can take in fresh air. The beauty of nature will keep us clear-headed. And sports help to give out the wastes in the body. Sports can also make us have good appetite(胃口). As a result, we can become strong.

I get up early every day. When the alarm clock goes off, I jump from the bed to the floor. Then I take an active part in exercise and enjoy good health. I hardly get sick even ifI work a whole day.

As we know, the physical health is important to our sound mind. Without it, the health of our minds is just like castles(城堡) in the air. Only with a healthy and strong body can we live a vigorous life. And I will keep on taking exercise to have a longer and better life.

①. What does the underlined word "sound" In Paragraph 1 mean?

A. happy

B. good

C. healthy

D. clever

②.can make us feel vigorous and live a happy life.

A. A good appetite

B. Outdoor sports

C. Nature and fresh air

D. A healthy body

③. The writer hardly gets sick because he.

A. has a happy life and eats lots of different food every day

B. forgets everything else when working

C. takes an active part in exercise and enjoys good health

D. has a vigorous life

④. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means.

A. the physical health is much more important than our healthy mind

B. the physical health is important to our healthy min

C. our healthy mind is more important than the physical health

D. our health mind is important to the physical health

⑤. The best title of the passage is.

A. Sports and Health

B. Sports

C. Health

D. Health Is Important

阅读理解B 题材：趣味故事

A monkey lived by a river. A crocodile(鳄鱼)and his wife lived in the same river.

One day, the crocodile's wife was ill. She wanted to eat something

special. She asked her husband to get her the monkey's heart(心). So the crocodile went to the monkey and said, "Friend Monkey, there are delicious fruits on the other side ofthe river. Would you like to eat them?"

The monkey said that the river was too big for him to cross. The crocodile said he could take him on his back. After a while, the crocodile went down in the water with the monkey. He told the monkey that his wife wanted his heart. The monkey quickly had a plan toescape. He said, "My heart is not inside me. I keep it ina tree. Let's go back and bring my heart." The crocodile believed the monkey's words and brought him back to the tree. The monkey at once climbed up the tree and ran away.

①.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The crocodile and the monkey were good friends.

B. The crocodile told the monkey the truth.

C. The crocodile's wife was ill.

D. The crocodile didn't get the monkey's heart.

②The underlined word "escape" means "" in Chinese.

A. 跳跃

B.逃脱

C.享用

D.提供

③.The monkey said his heart was in a tree because he wanted to.

A. help the crocodile

B. laugh at the crocodile

C. run away

D. kill the crocodile

④.We can know that the monkey is.

A. kind

B. friendly

C. helpful

D. clever

⑤.The best title of the passage is.

A. A Monkey and a Crocodile

B. A Sick Crocodile

C. A Monkey's Heart

D. A Crocodile and His Wife

阅读理解C 题材：广告信息

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

By J. K. Rowling.

Paperback, 784 pages

Publisher (出版商):Arthur A Levine

(07/21 /2009)

Reading level: Age: 9—12

Price:$16.69

Deceptively(迷惑地)Delicious

By Jessica Seinfeld

Hardcover, 204 pages

Publisher: Collins(09/01/2007)

Reading Level: Parents

Price: $12.83

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

By Robert T. Kiyosaki

Paperback, 266 pages

Publisher: Business Plus (01/01/2010)

Reading Level: Age: 20—25

Price: $5.59

The Road

By Cormac McCarthy

Paperback, 304 pages

Publisher: Vintage Books (09/11/2007)

Reading Level: Adults

Price: $5.50

①. Which of the following books is the latest in print?

A. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

B. Deceptively Delicious

C. Rich Dad, Poor Dad

D. The Road

②. Among the books, there is/are written for adults.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

③. Who wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad?

A.J. K. Rowling.

B. Jessica Seinfeld.

C. Cormac McCarthy.

D. Robert T. Kiyosaki.

④. If you buy two copies of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious, you should pay.

A. $23.83

B. $18.33

C. $12.83

D. $11.00

⑤. We can learn from the passage that.

A. Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day

B. J.K. Rowling s book is the most expensive among the four books

C. The Road is the thinnest ofthe four

D. Rich Dad, Poor Dad is hardcover

阅读理解D 题材：学校生活

My name is Tom. I am a middle school student. I go to school every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I like to go to school.

My school is very big and beautiful. There are many flowers and trees in my school. There are many facilities(设施)in my school. We have a big playground. ①We have P.E. lessons in the playground. We also play games in it. We also have our own lockers in the classroom.②We

keep our books, clothes and other things in them. So we do not have to carry the things every day. There is also a library in my school. There are many books in it. We can read books there. We can also borrow books from it. But we can only borrow two books at a time. The teaching building has five floors. There are 30 classes in my school. Each class has 30 students.

This is my school. I like my school very much.

①.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Tom goes to school five days a week.

B. Tom loves his school.

C. Tom's school is small but beautiful.

D. There are flowers and trees in Tom's school.

②.There isn'tin Tom's school.

A. a playground

B. a library

C. a teaching building

D. a computer room

③.The underlined word "lockers" means""Chinese.

A.衣物柜

B.保险柜

C.电现柜

D.橱柜

④.There arestudents in Tom's school.

A. 300

B. 600

C.900

D.1.200

⑤.The best title of the passage is.

A. My Library

B. My Playground

C. My Life

D. My School

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