外研版八年级英语上册Module 4 Planes, ships and trains . 同步话题阅读（含答案）

Modules4 同步话题阅读
The high-speed rail, changing life
China didn't have a high-speed rail several years ago. But now the tickets of high-speed trains are usually sold out very quickly. And people can conveniently travel around the nation at a speed that doubles the speed of the fastest American train. The operation of the high-speed rail system is very successful; it carries twice as many people as the nations civil aviation system. China has the fastest high-speed trains in the world, and it only takes five years to achieve this.
The high-speed rail brings us real convenience and it's changing our life. It not only changes the way we travel, but also changes the way we live. We can take the high-speed trains to travel a long way in a short time. It can also carry the product we need from far away in a short time.
I'm sure that the future of Chinese high-speed rail will be better!
① speed/spi d/n.速度
② double/ d bl /v.使……加倍
③ operation/ p re n /n.操作
高铁，正改变生活
中国几年前没有高速铁路。但是现在高速列车的票通常很快就会售完。人们能够很方便地以两倍于美国最快火车的速度在全国周游。高速铁路系统的运营非常成功，它运载的乘客是全国民航系统运载的乘客的两倍。中国拥有世界上最快的高铁，而做到这一点仅仅用了5年的时间。
高铁带给我们真正的便利，它正改变着我们的生活。它不仅改变了我们的出行方式，而且改变了我们的生活方式。我们可以乘坐高铁在短时间内长途旅行。高铁也可在短时间内从遥远的地方运载我们需要的产品。
我坚信中国高铁的未来会更加美好！
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常用词汇
bus公共汽车 car小汽车 train火车
subway/underground地铁 ship轮船 plane飞机
boat船 bike/bicycle自行车 fast快的
slow慢的 comfortable舒服的 crowded拥挤的
close近 far远 cheap便宜的
expensive昂贵的 cost花费 walk步行
choice选择 road公路 journey/trip/tour旅行
常用短语
close to靠近 far from远离
take a bus乘公共汽车 ride bikes骑自行车
on foot步行 by taxi 乘出租车
◆常用句子
1.What is the best way to travel
最好的旅行方式是什么？
2.Could you please tell me about the trains or ships to get there
请你告诉我到那儿的火车或轮船好吗？
3.This is the most comfortable way to travel but also the most expensive.
这是最舒适的旅行方式但也是最昂贵的。
4.It takes you about twelve hours to get there.
你要花大约12个小时才能到达那里。
5.However, it will not cost as much as going by train.
然而，它不会像乘火车一样花费那么多。
6.It is the fastest and the second cheapest.
它是最快的且是第二便宜的。
Transport in Hong Kong
Have you ever been to Hong Kong Do you know the traffic rules in Hong Kong When you travel in Hong Kong, you must 1 the traffic rules, because they are different from 2 of the interior(内地) of China, and the traffic keeps to the 3 . Before crossing the street, you must look to the right and then to the left. If the traffic lights turn 4 , the traffic must stop, and people can 5 the zebra crossing. If the traffic lights turn green the traffic can go, but people 6 cross the road. In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the 7 dangerous.
When you go somewhere 8 bus in Hong Kong, you must be careful, too. Always remember the traffic keeps to the left. Have a look first, 9 you may go the wrong way. In Hong Kong, there are a lot of big buses with two floors. You may sit on the 10 floor. From there you can watch the city very well.
1·阅读短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1. A. be worried about B. be careful of
C. be popular with D. be pleased with
2. A. this B. that C. ones D. those
3. A. left B. front C. right D. back
4. A. yellow B. green C. red D. blue
5. A. walk B. cross C. play D. paint
6. A. don't B. won't C. needn't D. mustn't
7. A. many B. much C. more D. most
8. A. by B. in C. on D. over
9. A. but B. and C. or D. so
10.A. one B. two C. first D. second
Transport in New York
New York is a very large city with more than 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school In New York you can travel by subway p bus, taxi and private car.
The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city. The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It is a slower way to travel. This is because the traffic is very heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to the very place you want to go to. If the traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow, too.
During the mornings and afternoons, there is the "rush hour". This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work. The last way to get around New York is using your own car. It is inconvenient(不方便的) sometimes because you will perhaps be driving during the "rush hour". The best time to travel around the city is from 9 am to 4 pm, because it isn't the "rush hour".
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How many ways of travelling around the city are mentioned(提到) in the passage
A Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
2. The fastest way to travel in New York is ____.
A. by public bus B. by subway C. by taxi D. by private car
3. How about travelling by taxi
A. It's cheap, and the taxi will take people to the very place they want to go to.
B. It's expensive and slow.
C. It's expensive, but the taxi will take people to the very place they want to go to.
D. It's cheap and fast.
4. From the passage we know that in New York _____.
A. there is no "rush hour" from 9 am to 4 pm
B. the traffic is heavy at noon
C. most people have lunch at home
D. people go to work or school at 9 am
5. Why is it inconvenient to use private cars
A. Many people can't buy private cars.
B. We will perhaps be driving during the "rush hour".
C. Most people aren't at school or at work.
D. The traffic is always very heavy.
Riding a horse to school
How do you usually get to school By bus On foot Roby Burch, 16, a US student gets to school a little differently--he goes by horse.
1.______ "Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I'm on my way at 6 am. Burch says. "The streets are mostly crowded at this time of morning. It's a nice way to start the day. ______
2. ______ His family were enjoying their holiday on their farm this summer. "My dad just said, 'Burch, you should ride your horse to school every day.' "says Burch.
When they got back home, Burch asked for permission (允许) from the headmaster, Joe Cox, and amazingly got the green light. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route(路线) to school.3. ______
Every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5: 45 pm. Now as the days grow shorter and colder, he still rides his horse."4. ______"he says.
Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy, he was afraid. But now, "It's what I do best." says Burch. It's no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy(ff) when he's older. "I love riding horses more than anything else." He says, "It's really a great thing".
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. A horse is a useful animal that can help people do many things.
B. At the beginning of the term, Burch starts riding his white horse to school.
C. I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather.
D. It is along back streets and has fewer cars than the others.
E. The idea was his dads.
阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。
Travelling is very interesting. Many people love travelling. There are many ways to travel: by plane, by train, by ship or by car. Everyone has their favourite way.
My favourite way of travelling is by car. I can bring my pet dog along. I can travel three hundred miles or only fifty miles a day. I can stop at a good restaurant to enjoy a good meal or at a hotel to spend the night.
——Greg
I love travelling by train best! It's very exciting. I travelled most of Europe in 5 months by train. It's the best way to talk with the local(当地的) people and make new friends on the way. Trains even make the longest trip enjoyable. The train ride to me is just ______a big moving party.
I also like travelling by ship. It is a great way to spend a holiday. I can go to parties and watch movies on the ship, and enjoy the blue sky and water.
——Eliza
The plane is my favourite. It's the fastest way of travelling. I can quickly get to another country. Planes have very comfortable seats. I can have something to drink and eat. I can also read some free magazines and newspapers.
——Danny
1. What does Eliza think of travelling by train （根据短文内容简要回答问题）
2. Why does Danny like travelling by plane （根据短文内容简要回答问题）
3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph3 with one word. （根据对短文的理解，在空白处填入一个恰当的词）
4. Please translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese. （将短文中画线的句子译成汉语）
5. Please give a suitable title for the passage. （请给短文拟一个恰当的标题）
参考答案：
完形填空
【主旨大意】本文介绍了香港的交通规则。
1.B考查形容词短语辨析。句意：当你在香港旅行时，你必须小心交通规则…be worried about担心；be careful of小心；be popular with在…中受欢迎；be pleased with对……满意。
2.D考查代词辨析。this意为“这个”，近指；that指代前面提到的不可数名词、单数可数名词；ones指代前面泛指的复数可数名词；thoe指代前面的复数可数名词。此处 those指代前面的复数可数名词（traffic）rules3.A考查名词辨析。根据第二段中的"Always remember the traffic keeps to the let."可知选left
4.C考查形容词词义辨析。根据句意“如果交通信号灯变红，车辆必须停下，人们可以穿过斑马线”可知此处选red。
5.B考查动词辨析。根据句意“如果交通信号灯变红，车辆必须停下，人们可以穿过斑马线”可知选 cross。
6.D考查动词辨析。mustn't意为“禁止，一定不要”。
句意：如果交通信号灯变绿，车辆可以通行，但人们禁止穿过马路。
7.D考查形容词最高级。根据其前的定冠词the和多音节形容词 dangerous可知，此处用most构成最高级。
8.A考查固定搭配。“by+交通工具”表示“乘坐某种交通工具”。
9.C考查连词辨析。but但是；and并且；or或者，否则；so因此。句意：先看一下，否则你可能会走错路。
10.D考查数词用法。根据上文 there are a lot of big buses with two floors可知，在双层巴士的第二层，可以很好地欣赏这座城市。
阅读理解
【主旨大意】本文介绍了美国纽约的交通状况。
1.C细节理解题。由第一段第三句“In New York you can ravel by subway, bus, taxi and private car.”可知，文中提到了四种交通方式。
2.B细节理解题。由第二段第二句"Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city."可知坐地铁是最快的方式。
3.C细节理解题。由第三段可知，坐出租车很贵，但是它可以直接带人们去他们想去的地方。
4.A细节理解题。由最后一段可知从上午九点到下午四点没有"rush hour"。
5.B细节理解题。由第四段倒数第二句可知，开私家车可能会遇到"rush hour"，所以有时并不方便。
句子还原
【主旨大意】本文介绍的是一名学生骑马上学的事情。短文详细叙述了这名学生选择骑马上学的全过程。
1.B根据上文介绍的“16岁的美国学生 Roby burch上学方式有点儿不同——他骑马上学”可知此段介绍他骑马上学的有关情况：在学期初他开始骑马上学。
2.E根据下文“Burch, you should ride your horse to school every day."可知，骑马上学是他爸爸的主意。
3.D根据上句“Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school."可知，此处讲述骑马上学、放学的路线。
4.C根据上句“Now as the days grow shorter and colder，he still rides his horse.”可知，C项与之衔接。
阅读表达
【主旨大意】本文介绍了Greg，Eliza和 Danny最喜欢的旅行方式。
1.Very exciting.根据"I love travelling by train best! It's very exciting."可知答案。
2.Because it's the fastest way.根据"The plane is my favourite. It's the fastest way of travelling."可知答案。
3.like句意：对我来说，火车之旅就像一个移动的大聚会。like介词，意为“像”。
4.我可以在一家好的餐馆停下享用美食或者在一家宾馆停下过夜。
5.My favourite way of travelling根据文章中三个人对自己最喜欢的旅行方式的叙述可知。