Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show? 阅读综合素养提升练（含答案）

人教版八年级英语上册Unit 5阅读综合素养提升练
一、完形填空。
A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down He 1 warm milk. It would not come down.
The tree was not 2 enough to climb, so the man thought that if he tied a rope to his 3 and pulled it until the tree bent(弯曲) down, he could then 4 and get the kitten.
That’s what he did, all the while checking his progress in the car. He then thought if he went just a little bit 5 , the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little farther forward the rope broke.
The tree went “boing!” and the kitten was nowhere to be found.
The man felt 6 . He asked people he met if they’d 7 a little kitten. No. Nobody had.
A few 8 later he met a neighbor at the store. He happened to look into her shopping basket and was 9 to see cat food.
This woman was a cat 10 and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “ 11 are you buying cat food ” she replied, “You won’t believe this!” And then she told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, 12 she kept refusing. Then a few days ago, the child begged again, so she finally 13 her little girl, Well, I’ll let you keep a cat if it falls from the 14 .”
She told the man, “I watched my child go out, stand in the yard, and look straight into the sky. And really, 15 won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying through the air, and landed right in front of her.”
( ) 1. A. left B. offered C. threw D. drank
( ) 2. A. tall B. old C. close D. strong
( ) 3. A. car B. body C. door D. window
( ) 4. A. pick up B. look out C. reach out D. climb up
( ) 5. A. faster B. higher C. nearer D. farther
( ) 6. A. sick B. bored C. funny D. terrible
( ) 7. A. seen B. lost C. raise D. bought
( ) 8. A. hours B. days C. weeks D. years
( ) 9. A. happy B. sorry C. worried D. surprised
( ) 10. A. lover B. hater C keeper D. trainer
( ) 11. A. Why B. How C. When D. Where
( ) 12. A. so B. or C. but D. until
( ) 13. A. told B. warned C. advised D. ordered
( ) 14. A. sky B. tree C. wall D. building
( ) 15. A. he B. you C. she D. they
二、阅读理解。
Beijing Opera is our national opera. It has a history of more than 200 years. Its music and singing came from Anhui and Hubei. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial(脸部的) paintings, wonderful gestures(姿态) and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but many of them are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can’t agree with each other. They became angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Sometimes the hey are frightened and worried. Then they find a way to make peace with each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end.
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In the past, it was especially popular with old people. But now, more and more young people are becoming interested in it. At the same time, more people around the world are learning about Beijing Opera.
( ) 16. How old is Beijing Opera
A. More than 100 years. B. More than 50 years
C. More than 200 years. D. More than 150 years.
( ) 17. Beijing Opera’s ________ came from Anhui and Hubei
A. music and singing B. acting and fighting
C. music and acting D. acting and singing
( ) 18. How will the people feel at the end of each story in Beijing Opera
A. Angry B. Sad
C. Happy D. Afraid
( ) 19. Where are many of the stories in Beijing Opera from
A. Newspapers B. Famous novels
C. Magazines D. Movies.
三、阅读还原。
A. The rules say princesses need to believe in themselves.B A kind-hearted person always comes to save the princess, like a prince. C. You will not find any rules about beauty or looks. D. They need to work and even fight for their own happiness. E. Belle showed women became important in the world.
How did Snow White survive(幸存) How did Sleeping Beauty wake up 20. ________ Princesses cannot save themselves, though they are very pretty and nice. They always need the help of others.
However, in real life women can’t put their life in the hands of a prince-like man 21. ________ The traditional image(形象) of a princess is getting out of date(过时的).
In 2016, Disney, a company famous for its princess movies, posted the top 10 rules for being a modern princess. 22. ________ They also need to try their best to get out of trouble.
In 1950, when people’s hearts were broken by World War Ⅱ, Disney created Cinderella. In 1991, Princess Belle loved reading when only men could go to school in some places. 23. ________
“24. ________” This is what a group named The Confident Mom said on its social media website. Princesses are still very beautiful. But the inner character is the key to being a princess.
四、任务型阅读。
Lots of schools in America teach music, but not every school teaches mariachi. Mariachi is a kind of Mexican(墨西哥) music. It has a long history.
Richard Edwards Elementary School in Chicago(芝加哥) starts mariachi lessons this year. The students learn mariachi or violins and guitars. They also learn to sin mariachi songs. Mariachi helps them learn about the culture of Mexico.
Mariachi is also popular with these students’ parents Many of them are from Mexico. They listened to mariachi music every day when they were young. But later they left Mexico and moved to the United States. Their children were born and they listened to different kinds of music and watched different sports. Now they can play mariachi together Mariachi lessons are popular, but it is not easy fc schools to start the subject. Many people do not know what mariachi is. Money is also a problem. Schools have to buy many violins and guitars for their students. That needs a lot of money Still mariachi is becoming more and more popular with many American people, and schools all over the country.
25. What is mariachi
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26. Where is Richard Edwards Elementary School
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27. How often did the students’ parents listen to mariachi music when they were young
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28. Is it easy or difficult for schools to start mariachi lessons
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29. Who is mariachi becoming more and more popular with
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参考答案
一、完形填空。
1. B 解析：leave意为“离开”；offer意为“（主动）提供”；throw意为“扔”；drink意为“喝”。根据上文可知小猫爬到树上，害怕下来，故推测猫的主人提供温牛奶引猫下来。故选B项。
2. D 解析：根据下文的pulled it until the tree bent down可推断那棵树不够结实。故选D项。
3. A 解析：由all the while checking his progress in the car可知，他把绳子绑在汽车上。故选A项。
4. C 解析：pick up意为“捡起”；look out意为“当心；向外看”；reach out意为“伸手去够”；climb up意为“向上爬”。根据语境可知，他把树拉弯是为了去够小猫。故选C项。
5. D 解析：根据he moved the car a little farther forward可知，他想把车开远一点。故选D项。
6. D 解析：sick意为“生病的”；bored意为“厌烦的”；funny意为“有趣的；滑稽的”；terrible意为“可怕的；糟糕的”。根据上文可知小猫不见了，这个男人的心情应是很糟糕。故选D项。
7. A 解析：“举起；筹集”；buy意为“买”。根据语境可推知此处表示他问他遇到的人是否见过一只小猫。故选A项。
8. B 解析：根据下一段中的 Then a few days ago可知此处表示几天后。故选B项。
9. D 解析：根据下文可知邻居讨厌猫，所以他对邻居买猫粮这一行为感到惊讶。故选D项。
10. B 解析：lover意为“爱好者”；hater意为“厌恶者”；keeper意为“饲养员”；trainer意为“驯兽师”。根据下文可知邻居是个讨厌猫的人。故选B项。
11. A 解析：根据语境可知，此处是猫的主人在询问邻居明明讨厌猫却买猫粮的原因。故选A项。
12. C 解析：设空处前后内容之间为转折关系，故选C项。
13. A 解析：tell意为“告诉”；wam意为“警告”；advise意为“建议”；order意为“命令”。根据下文“Well I’ll let you keep a cat if it…. ”可知此处表示“告诉”，故选A项。
14. A 解析：根据 look straight into the sky和 A kitten suddenly came flying through the air可知此处指“从天而降”，故选A项。
15. B 解析：根据 She told the man可知本句为直接引语，此处应用you指对方。故选B项。
二、阅读理解。
16. C 解析：细节理解题。由 “It has a history of more than 200 year.”可知京剧有二百多年的历史。故选C项
17A 解析：细节理解题。由“Its music and singing came from Anhui and Hubei.”可知选A项。
18. C 解析：细节理解题。由“Everyone is usually happy in the end. ”可知应选C项。
19. B 解析：细节理解题。由 “Some of the stories are from history books, but many of them are from famous novels. ”可知其中一些故事来自历史书籍，但许多故事来自著名小说。故选B项。
三、阅读还原。
20. B 解析：由前两句中的How可知本句要回答How提出的问题，结合本段中的 Princesses cannot save Themselves可知总是有好心人来拯救公主，故选择B项。
21. D 解析：前一句提到了在现实生活中女人不能把自己的生命放在像王子一样的男人的手里，因此本句需要说明女人要怎么做。D项中的They指代前
句中的 women。
22. A 解析：由后一句“They also need to try their best to get out of trouble. ”可知此处也是在介绍成为现代公主的规则，因此选择A项。
23. E 解析：前一句提到了 Princess belle，E项中也提到了Belle，因此选择E项。
24. C 解析：本段最后一句提到了内在的性格才是成为主的关键，因此选择C项。
四、任务型阅读。
25. Mariachi/It is a kind of Mexican music. 解析：根据第一段的“Mariachi is a kind of Mexican music. ”可知答案。
26. It’s in/In Chicago. 解析：根据第二段第一句“Richard Edwards Elementary School in Chicago starts mariachi lessons this year. ”可知该学校在芝加哥。
27. They listened to mariachi music every day Every day. 解析：根据第三段的“They listened to mariachi music every day when they were young.”可知他们每天都听这种音乐。
28. It’s difficult. 解析：根据第四段的“Mariachi lessons are popular, but it is not easy for schools to start the subject. ”可知开设墨西哥街头音乐课不容易。
29. Many American people, and schools all over the country. 解析：根据文章最后一段可知答案。