八年级下册Unit 1 完型阅读练习
一、完形填空
At present time, more and more people love travelling. It s a very good (1) of getting to know new people and cultures and acquiring（获得）experiences. It helps travellers (2) a lot. Travel can make our minds become (3) .
But travel does more than all that. It can also make us more creative. In recent years, some professors have been doing research on what many people have already learned from travel experiences. They believe that spending time abroad has the (4) to affect（影响）people s mind. For example, they found that the students who lived abroad for a longer period were better at (5) problems creatively than those who did not. If you stay in the same place, you can t experience new sights, new smells, new sounds and new cultures. All these can (6) your mind and make it more active.
(7) , that doesn t mean the more places you ve been to, the more creative you ll become. Another group of professors have been doing (8) research. They found the people who often travelled from one place to another didn t have enough (9) to immerse（使……沉浸）themselves in a new place and a new culture. They weren t as creative as the people who spent the time (10) getting to know a place. You have to interact（相互影响）with the places you go to and then you can benefit（得益）from it.
If you go travelling, which do you prefer, staying in a place for a certain period or rushing all the way
1. A. way B. area C. sign D. state
2. A. present B. produce C. get D. check
3. A. thicker B. smoother C. wider D. healthier
4. A. ability B. possibility C. personality D. difficulty
5. A. solving B. causing C. controlling D. spreading
6. A. set up B. wake up C. turn up D. clean up
7. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However
8. A. secret B. rapid C. common D. similar
9. A. interest B. money C. time D. quality
10. A. nearly B. probably C. hardly D. really
【答案】
A、C、C、B、A、B、D、D、C、D
【解析】略
1. 考查名词。结合句意“它是一个认识新的人们和文化以及获得经历的非常好的途径。”可知选A。
2. 考查动词。句意：它帮助旅行者得到许多。get符合句意。
3. 考查形容词比较等级。用wider形容our minds，意为“使我们的思维变得更开阔”。
4. 考查名词。句意：他们相信呆在国外有________影响人们的思维。把四个选项分别放到句中，表示“可能性，可能”的possibility符合句意。
5. 根据横线后面名词problems，可知用solving与之匹配。
6. 考查动词短语。句意：这些都能激发你的思维并让它更活跃。wake up激发，唤起，故选B。
7. 考查副词。结合语境可知前后存在转折关系。故选D。
8. 考查形容词。这里指做着相似的研究。故选D。
9. 考查名词。句意：他们发现经常从一个地方到另一个地方旅行的人们没有足够的时间去使他们自己沉浸在一个新的地方和一种新的文化中。故选C。
10. 考查副词。句意：他们不如花时间________了解一个地方的人们具有创造性。四个选项放到句中，意为“真正地”的really符合句意。
二、阅读理解
A
Do you know anything about artificial intelligence（AI人工智能） AI can help us make phone calls, find the place we want to go and play games. And now, AI can do even more things.
Researchers have created the first translation system which makes sure you ll have no difficulty in communicating in a foreign country.
The system, called the Pioneer, will enter the market. When set in an earbud（耳塞）, it fits comfortably in the ear. A pair of earpieces（听筒）is needed, one for each user. When the speaker talks, the Pioneer in the ear picks up the sound. And then the sound goes through the translation system that changes it into text in the listener s language. Then, the text is translated into a spoken form, and at last the Pioneer “whispers” it back to the listener in his or her language. As a result, the listener can understand the other person even though he or she doesn t know the speaker s language at all.
But how can the Pioneer make sure the translation is correct Researchers tried many ways to improve the system s translation abilities.
In one method, the system translates every sentence from Language A to Language B, and translates the sentence back from Language B into Language A. This way, the system can improve itself and learn from its own mistakes.
Another way needs the system to repeat the process of translating the same sentence over and over again. This takes about three months and then the system can improve the ability of its translation.
11. About the things AI can help people do now, the following is mentioned EXCEPT for ________.
A. making phone calls B. finding the place
C. shopping online D. playing games
12. Which shows the way the Pioneer works when a Frenchman is talking to a Chinese
A. French spoken language→French text→Chinese spoken language
B. French spoken language→Chinese text→Chinese spoken language
C. Chinese spoken language→French text→French spoken language
D. Chinese spoken language→Chinese text→French spoken language
13. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best
(①= Para. 1 ②= Para. 2 ③= Para. 3 ④= Para. 4 ⑤= Para. 5 ⑥= Para. 6)
A. ①②; ③④; ⑤⑥ B. ①②; ③; ④⑤⑥
C. ①; ②③; ④⑤⑥ D. ①; ②③④; ⑤⑥
14. What s the main idea of this passage
A. What artificial intelligence can do for us.
B. How the artificial intelligence translation system was developed.
C. What researchers created the first translation system for.
D. How sentences are translated from Language A to Language B.
【答案】
C、B、C、B
【解析】略
1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
B
Living in a foreign country can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, "Do you have cold drinks " The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her. She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes"
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage(卷心菜). She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today " He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means "no".
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some students had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on(取决于) where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".
15. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ________.
A. should go abroad for vacations
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should often discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communications
16. People in Micronesia show "yes" by ________.
A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows
C. shaking heads D. saying "no"
17. Tom misunderstood his class at first because ________.
A. he did not know much about Indian culture
B. he didn't explain everything clearly enough
C. some students didn't understand his questions
D. he didn't know where the students came from
18. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means "no".
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
D. In India, only shaking heads means "yes".
19. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in Indian schools
C. miscommunications in different cultures
D. English teaching in other countries
【答案】
D、B、A、A、C
【解析】这篇短文主要讲述的是身处不同文化中时常发生的沟通误解现象。
1. 细节理解题。根据文中的“They decided that miscommunications were always possible”可知选D。
2. 细节理解题。根据文中的“She had raised her eyebrows, which in Micronesia means 'yes'.”可知选B。
3. 推理判断题。通读最后一段我们可以知道汤姆起初误解他的学生们是因为他对印度文化不了解。故选A。
4. 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“in Bulgaria”和“In that country, a nod means 'no'.”可知只有A是正确的。故选A。
5. 主旨大意题。这篇短文主要讲述的是身处不同文化中时发生的沟通误解。故选C。
C
"Colour "and "color","favourite "and" favorite","honour" and "honor"... Have you ever wondered why Americans spell those words without a "u" Is it because they are lazy
Of course not. In fact, the difference in spelling was started by Noah Webster (1758—1843). He was a teacher who reformed (改革）English to make American identity(特征) stronger. Linguists (语言学家) celebrate his birthday on October 16 every year.
After the American Revolutionary War (1775—-1783), Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British dictionaries.
He dropped the British "u" in some words. And he changed "centre" into "center" for children to learn English by spelling words more like what they sounded. He used "subway " instead of the British word "underground". Some other examples are "soccer" and "football", "fall" and "autumn".
Webster spent 28 years on the project before completing the 70, 000-word dictionary with his American-style spelling in 1828. He also added local words.
His dictionary was widely used in schools. Linguists believed it helped a new country achieve unity (统一) and cultural independence at a time when most people cared about political freedom.
"He was the creator of our language and the creator of American identity, "said Joshua Kendall, who is working on a book about Webster." He at last brought us together through our language."
20. Why do Americans spell some words without a "u"
A. Because the Americans are very lazy.
B. Because the American English developed when people used it.
C. Because the American government reformed the spelling of words.
D. Because a linguist named Noah Webster started the reform in spelling.
21. Which is NOT true about Webster's dictionary
A. It has local words in it.
B. It is a 70 ,000-word dictionary.
C. All the words are spelled without "u”.
D. Its words are in American-style spelling.
22. What does the underlined phrase "rely on" in Paragraph 3 mean
A. 依赖 B. 信任 C. 容忍 D. 放弃
23. What do people think of Webster's dictionary
A. It is the only dictionary that Americans still use today.
B. It helped to bring Americans together besides its cultural influence.
C. It has no influence on the development of American English.
D. It helped to make American English more useful than British English.
24. What's the main idea of the passage
A. The development of the British English.
B. American English is better than British English.
C. Noah Webster added local words to the dictionary.
D. Noah Webster wrote an American English dictionary and reformed English.
【答案】
D、C、A、B、D
【解析】【文章大意】本文主要介绍了美国语言学家诺厄·韦伯斯特编写美式英语词典，以及这本词典对美国的影响。
1. 细节理解题。由第二段中的“In fact, the difference in spelling was started by Noah Webster(1758——1843 ). He was a teacher who reformed English to make American identity stronger.”可知，美国人拼写一些单词省了“u”是因为一位名叫诺厄·韦伯斯特的语言学家进行了拼写改革，故选D项。
2. 细节理解题。由第四段第一句“ He dropped the British 'u' in some words.”可知C项表述错误。
3. 词义猜测题。由第三段内容可知，韦伯斯特认为美国人应该有自己的词典，而不是依赖英国的词典。故画线词组意为“依赖”，故选A项。
4. 细节理解题。由第六段中的“Linguists believed it helped a new country achieve unity and cultural independence at a time when most people cared about political freedom.”以及第七段中的“He at last brought us together through our language.”可知，韦伯斯特的词典除了有文化影响之外，它还有助于美国的团结，故选B项。
5. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了美国语言学家诺厄·韦伯斯特编写美式英语词典，以及这本词典对美国的影响，故选D项。
三、7选5阅读理解
(A)
For many Chinese families, rice is an important part of almost every meal. Where does rice come from 1._______
China had a large percentage of the world’s population, but only a small percentage of its farmland, so food was a big problem in China in the past. In the 1960s, it was hard to plant rice because of several natural disasters. 2._______ Yuan taught farming at school at that time and he was really sad to see this. “3._______” he thought. He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice because it can feed more people.
At that time, other scientists hardly believed hybrid rice had much importance. But Yuan and his team worked on it every day. 4._______ At last, in 1973, they grew a new type of hybrid rice. Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland and even in bad weather.5.________ People won’t have to stay hungry any more.
Yuan solved the food problem in China. He is the pride of us Chinese.
A.Millions of people died because they had no food.
B.He succeeded in inventing a new type of which was better.
C.We should thank Yuan Longping and his team.
D.Yuan always thought of himself as a farmer.
E.With the new type, about 70,000,000 people could have food every year!
F.How can I help them have enough food
G.They took every good care of their rice.
【答案】
CAFGE
【解析】
略
四、阅读填空
根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整。
Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile Let me tell you something about it.
Operation Smile is an ___1___(nation) children’s medical charity, ___2___(work) with a team of medical volunteers who provide safe and effective operations for children b___3___ with facial deformities(畸形). It was___4___(start) by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines. They wanted to help those children with cleft lip and cleft palate(唇腭裂). It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help the children in need. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile mobilizes(动员) a world of generous hearts to heal children’s smiles and to make a chance across the globe. The charity works in more than twenty___5___(develop) countries and ___6___(help) over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured b___7___ of the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they are a___8___ to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for ___9___(far) treatment.
There are a lot of children who need your help. We hope that more people ___10___(join) us to help them. Please show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Because of you, many children can get the precious gift of smile.
1.__________ 2.__________ 3.___________ 4.___________ 5.____________
6.__________ 7.__________ 8.___________ 9.___________ 10.___________
【答案】
1.international 2.working 3.born 4.was started 5.developing
6.have helped 7.because 8.able 9.further 10.will join八年级下册Unit 1 完型阅读练习
一、完形填空
At present time, more and more people love travelling. It s a very good (1) of getting to know new people and cultures and acquiring（获得）experiences. It helps travellers (2) a lot. Travel can make our minds become (3) .
But travel does more than all that. It can also make us more creative. In recent years, some professors have been doing research on what many people have already learned from travel experiences. They believe that spending time abroad has the (4) to affect（影响）people s mind. For example, they found that the students who lived abroad for a longer period were better at (5) problems creatively than those who did not. If you stay in the same place, you can t experience new sights, new smells, new sounds and new cultures. All these can (6) your mind and make it more active.
(7) , that doesn t mean the more places you ve been to, the more creative you ll become. Another group of professors have been doing (8) research. They found the people who often travelled from one place to another didn t have enough (9) to immerse（使……沉浸）themselves in a new place and a new culture. They weren t as creative as the people who spent the time (10) getting to know a place. You have to interact（相互影响）with the places you go to and then you can benefit（得益）from it.
If you go travelling, which do you prefer, staying in a place for a certain period or rushing all the way
1. A. way B. area C. sign D. state
2. A. present B. produce C. get D. check
3. A. thicker B. smoother C. wider D. healthier
4. A. ability B. possibility C. personality D. difficulty
5. A. solving B. causing C. controlling D. spreading
6. A. set up B. wake up C. turn up D. clean up
7. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However
8. A. secret B. rapid C. common D. similar
9. A. interest B. money C. time D. quality
10. A. nearly B. probably C. hardly D. really
二、阅读理解
A
Do you know anything about artificial intelligence（AI人工智能） AI can help us make phone calls, find the place we want to go and play games. And now, AI can do even more things.
Researchers have created the first translation system which makes sure you ll have no difficulty in communicating in a foreign country.
The system, called the Pioneer, will enter the market. When set in an earbud（耳塞）, it fits comfortably in the ear. A pair of earpieces（听筒）is needed, one for each user. When the speaker talks, the Pioneer in the ear picks up the sound. And then the sound goes through the translation system that changes it into text in the listener s language. Then, the text is translated into a spoken form, and at last the Pioneer “whispers” it back to the listener in his or her language. As a result, the listener can understand the other person even though he or she doesn t know the speaker s language at all.
But how can the Pioneer make sure the translation is correct Researchers tried many ways to improve the system s translation abilities.
In one method, the system translates every sentence from Language A to Language B, and translates the sentence back from Language B into Language A. This way, the system can improve itself and learn from its own mistakes.
Another way needs the system to repeat the process of translating the same sentence over and over again. This takes about three months and then the system can improve the ability of its translation.
11. About the things AI can help people do now, the following is mentioned EXCEPT for ________.
A. making phone calls B. finding the place
C. shopping online D. playing games
12. Which shows the way the Pioneer works when a Frenchman is talking to a Chinese
A. French spoken language→French text→Chinese spoken language
B. French spoken language→Chinese text→Chinese spoken language
C. Chinese spoken language→French text→French spoken language
D. Chinese spoken language→Chinese text→French spoken language
13. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best
(①= Para. 1 ②= Para. 2 ③= Para. 3 ④= Para. 4 ⑤= Para. 5 ⑥= Para. 6)
A. ①②; ③④; ⑤⑥ B. ①②; ③; ④⑤⑥
C. ①; ②③; ④⑤⑥ D. ①; ②③④; ⑤⑥
14. What s the main idea of this passage
A. What artificial intelligence can do for us.
B. How the artificial intelligence translation system was developed.
C. What researchers created the first translation system for.
D. How sentences are translated from Language A to Language B.
B
Living in a foreign country can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, "Do you have cold drinks " The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her. She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes"
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage(卷心菜). She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today " He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means "no".
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some students had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on(取决于) where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".
15. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ________.
A. should go abroad for vacations
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should often discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communications
16. People in Micronesia show "yes" by ________.
A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows
C. shaking heads D. saying "no"
17. Tom misunderstood his class at first because ________.
A. he did not know much about Indian culture
B. he didn't explain everything clearly enough
C. some students didn't understand his questions
D. he didn't know where the students came from
18. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means "no".
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
D. In India, only shaking heads means "yes".
19. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in Indian schools
C. miscommunications in different cultures
D. English teaching in other countries
C
"Colour "and "color","favourite "and" favorite","honour" and "honor"... Have you ever wondered why Americans spell those words without a "u" Is it because they are lazy
Of course not. In fact, the difference in spelling was started by Noah Webster (1758—1843). He was a teacher who reformed (改革）English to make American identity(特征) stronger. Linguists (语言学家) celebrate his birthday on October 16 every year.
After the American Revolutionary War (1775—-1783), Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British dictionaries.
He dropped the British "u" in some words. And he changed "centre" into "center" for children to learn English by spelling words more like what they sounded. He used "subway " instead of the British word "underground". Some other examples are "soccer" and "football", "fall" and "autumn".
Webster spent 28 years on the project before completing the 70, 000-word dictionary with his American-style spelling in 1828. He also added local words.
His dictionary was widely used in schools. Linguists believed it helped a new country achieve unity (统一) and cultural independence at a time when most people cared about political freedom.
"He was the creator of our language and the creator of American identity, "said Joshua Kendall, who is working on a book about Webster." He at last brought us together through our language."
20. Why do Americans spell some words without a "u"
A. Because the Americans are very lazy.
B. Because the American English developed when people used it.
C. Because the American government reformed the spelling of words.
D. Because a linguist named Noah Webster started the reform in spelling.
21. Which is NOT true about Webster's dictionary
A. It has local words in it. B. It is a 70 ,000-word dictionary.
C. All the words are spelled without "u”. D. Its words are in American-style spelling.
22. What does the underlined phrase "rely on" in Paragraph 3 mean
A. 依赖 B. 信任 C. 容忍 D. 放弃
23. What do people think of Webster's dictionary
A. It is the only dictionary that Americans still use today.
B. It helped to bring Americans together besides its cultural influence.
C. It has no influence on the development of American English.
D. It helped to make American English more useful than British English.
24. What's the main idea of the passage
A. The development of the British English.
B. American English is better than British English.
C. Noah Webster added local words to the dictionary.
D. Noah Webster wrote an American English dictionary and reformed English.
三、7选5阅读理解
(A)
For many Chinese families, rice is an important part of almost every meal. Where does rice come from 1._______
China had a large percentage of the world’s population, but only a small percentage of its farmland, so food was a big problem in China in the past. In the 1960s, it was hard to plant rice because of several natural disasters. 2._______ Yuan taught farming at school at that time and he was really sad to see this. “3._______” he thought. He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice because it can feed more people.
At that time, other scientists hardly believed hybrid rice had much importance. But Yuan and his team worked on it every day. 4._______ At last, in 1973, they grew a new type of hybrid rice. Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland and even in bad weather.5.________ People won’t have to stay hungry any more.
Yuan solved the food problem in China. He is the pride of us Chinese.
A.Millions of people died because they had no food.
B.He succeeded in inventing a new type of which was better.
C.We should thank Yuan Longping and his team.
D.Yuan always thought of himself as a farmer.
E.With the new type, about 70,000,000 people could have food every year!
F.How can I help them have enough food
G.They took every good care of their rice.
四、阅读填空
根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整。
Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile Let me tell you something about it.
Operation Smile is an ___1___(nation) children’s medical charity, ___2___(work) with a team of medical volunteers who provide safe and effective operations for children b___3___ with facial deformities(畸形). It was___4___(start) by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines. They wanted to help those children with cleft lip and cleft palate(唇腭裂). It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help the children in need. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile mobilizes(动员) a world of generous hearts to heal children’s smiles and to make a chance across the globe. The charity works in more than twenty___5___(develop) countries and ___6___(help) over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured b___7___ of the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they are a___8___ to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for ___9___(far) treatment.
There are a lot of children who need your help. We hope that more people ___10___(join) us to help them. Please show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Because of you, many children can get the precious gift of smile.
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