Unit 8 It must belong to Carla 单元同步阅读（含答案）

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Unit 8　It must belong to Carla.
单元阅读训练
一、完形填空。
根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Taos is a small town in New Mexico, USA. Many people come here for a visit every year. They do not come to see the beautiful scenes(景色) __1__ eat delicious food. They come to listen to a kind of __2__ sound: the Taos Hum.
The word “hum” means a low sound that never stops. __3__ is the sound strange? Firstly, the Taos Hum that people hear is quite __4__. Someone says it sounds like a little bee flying around you. Others think it sounds like a car moving in a faraway(遥远的) place. Secondly, __5__ knows where the sound comes from. Joe Mullins, a scientist from the University of New Mexico, is one of the first persons to do __6__ on the hum. He put some instruments in places where people could hear the hum, but those instruments couldn't “hear” any hum! Others who wanted to find the hum failed, too.
Many people try to __7__ that strange sound. Someone says it is a noise made by insects. Someone believes it must come from some secret projects.Someone says there __8__ be an underground UFO base! But no one is sure which is right.
It might be interesting for __9__ to listen to the hum, but it is not for people who live in the town. They have to hear the sound __10__. That is really a hard life.
( )1.A.but　　　B．if　　　C．so　　　D．or
( )2.A.terrible B．strange C．sweet D．musical
( )3.A.When B．How C．Why D．What
( )4.A.different B．similar C．low D．high
( )5.A.nobody B．everybody C．anybody D．somebody
( )6.A.discussion B．business C．invention D．research
( )7.A.receive B．produce C．explain D．carry
( )8.A.might B．would C．need D．shall
( )9.A.teachers B．astronauts C．patients D．visitors
( )10.A.another time B．on time C．all the time D．once upon a time
二、阅读理解。
根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个正确答案。
A(2019山东滨州)
Thanks to the ancient Silk Road, the lands of Italy and China have been connected for more than 2，000 years. Tourists from China and every corner of the world come to visit Italy every year. Here are four famous cities of Italy.

Rome Coliseum
　　Rome is the birth place of science, culture and of course, art in Europe. It is the perfect combination(结合) of the modern and the classical. When one walks around the city, one can see many museums. Of course, Rome is also considered as the fashion(时尚) centre of the world now.
The Rome Coliseum is today considered one wonder(奇迹) of the modern world.
Leaning Tower
　　Pisa is a small city. It is famous for the leaning tower of Pisa. If you think that Pisa has only one leaning tower, you may just be wrong. This city has three leaning towers. Home of the famous scientist Galileo, Pisa is also known for its universities because the city is home of some of the most important universities in Europe.

David
　　Florence is one of the most important provinces around Italy. Shopping here, you'll find David, the most famous statue(雕像) of Michelangelo. If you are planning to spend a couple of days in Florence, you likely will not want to lose the opportunity to see and enjoy Arnolfo Tower, it will be open on Sunday and Monday from 9 a．m. to 6 p．m.(closed in case of rain).
gondolas
　　Venice is a city over a hundred islands. You can visit most interesting places of the city by walks or by the famous gondolas. Art exhibitions, film festivals and famous carnival(狂欢节) make Venice a place that can be visited any time of the year.
( )11.According to the passage, ________ is considered as a fashion center of the world now.
A．Rome B．Pisa C．Florence D．Venice
( )12.Pisa is also famous for its ________ besides leaning towers.
A．universities B．art exhibitions C．film festivals D．museums
( )13.We can visit Arnolfo Tower ________.
A．at 8 a．m. on Sunday B．at 9 a．m. on Tuesday
C．at 9 p．m. on Saturday D．at 10 a．m. on Monday
( )14.According to the passage, which one of the following is NOT true?
A．Pisa has three leaning towers.
B．You'll find David when you go shopping in Florence.
C．You can visit most interesting places of Venice by walks or by bus.
D．Every year, thousands of tourists all over the world come to visit Italy.
( )15.What is the best title of the passage?
A．Italy and China
B．The ancient Silk Road
C．All roads lead to Rome
D．Four famous cities of Italy
B
In 1924, Frederick Mitchell?Hedges led a team to Lubaantun, an ancient Mayan(玛雅人的) city in modern?day Belize, a country in Central America. There, his daughter, Anna, found one of the most mysterious objects in history: a crystal skull(水晶头骨) that looked like a perfect human head. After that, more crystal skulls appeared in a short period across Europe and North America.
For years, those mysterious crystal skulls have caused a lot of discussion. Even now, no one knows exactly who made them, and no one can say when.
Some people believe the Mesoamerican(中美洲的) people made the skulls thousands of years ago. Some stories say they have special powers(能力), such as the ability to make sick people well. Moviemakers love these stories. In the 2008 movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the skulls had great powers. In the movie, a crystal skull is actually the head of an alien.
However, most scientists don't believe these stories. They think the skulls are more modern. Scientists have found marks on the skulls that they believe only more modern technology could make. Because of this, scientists are certain the skulls are not thousands of years old. Instead, they think the skulls are from the 19th century. Scientists also point to the British Museum's research—researchers have found many Mesoamerican objects, but they have never found a crystal skull. Scientists say this is also evidence to show they are not really Mesoamerican.
Until we know more about the skulls, the mystery—and the debate(争论)—will continue.
( )16.Who found the first crystal skull?
A．Anna.
B．Frederick.
C．The Mayan people.
D．The Mesoamerican people.
( )17.According to some stories, the crystal skulls ________.
A．were made by aliens
B．could make people sick
C．were the heads of aliens
D．could help people get better
( )18.What have the scientists found about the crystal skulls?
A．They weren't made of real crystal.
B．They were made in the same country.
C．They are typical Mesoamerican objects.
D．They have a shorter history than people think.
( )19.The underlined word “evidence” means “________” in Chinese.
A．机会 B．观点
C．证据 D．成就
( )20.What is the passage mainly about?
A．What the crystal skulls are.
B．Who made the crystal skulls.
C．The debate about the crystal skulls.
D．The importance of the crystal skulls.
三、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，回答问题。
Mark's hands were shaking.Being the first one at the bus stop wouldn't be a problem if the old tree near it wasn't haunted.
The sun wasn't quite up yet，and the darkness made the tree look scarier.Every day，all the kids stood by the tree and talked while they waited for Mr. Meyers to drive them to school.When other kids were around，the bus stop wasn't so scary.But Mark was alone.
Suddenly，Mark heard the strange “Ooooh”．He hurried to the other side of the street.And he heard the “Ooooh，ooooh” again.“I'm not afraid of you，” Mark shouted in a shaky voice.
“Who are you talking to？” Will asked，walking up behind Mark.Mark jumped.He turned to face Will and relaxed a little.Mark said，“I thought I heard something unusual from the tree.” Will crossed the street，climbed up the tree and looked inside.He said，“It's an owl(猫头鹰)! Maybe it's hurt.”
“An owl? That's what is making that strange noise？” said Mark.
“I guess there's nothing to be scared of now，” Will said.
“I'm still pretty scared of the math test we will have today，” Mark said.
21．When did the story take place?
_______________________________
22．What did Mr. Meyers do?
__________________________
23．Why did Mark go to the other side of the street?
_____________________________
24．What was the relationship between Mark and Will?
_________________________________
25．At the end of the story，what was Mark afraid of?
___________________________________________
四、短文填词。
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。(每个词只能用一次，有两个多余词)
dish　from　he　poor　express　taste
value　actually　if　so　become　attend
Long ago there lived two brothers, Joshua and Eli. They lived a(n) 26.______ life on a farm. One day, Joshua heard of a kingdom and there weren't any onions! Joshua thought, “27._____ I sell them onions, they will pay me a lot of money！”
Joshua went to the kingdom and asked to meet the king(国王). He told the king about the onions and the king 28._____________ curiosity(好奇心). He asked Joshua to prepare food with onions for a party. The king invited many guests 29.________ the party and try the food. Everyone liked the 30. _____of onions! The king said to Joshua, “These onions are the most 31._________ thing in my kingdom. In return for them, I will give you their equal weight(同等重量) of gold.”
Joshua 32._________ very rich. Eli wanted gold, too. He asked Joshua if this kingdom had garlic(大蒜). Joshua thought and said, “33._________ they don't have any garlic.”
So Eli traveled to the kingdom and visited the king. He made a lot of delicious 34.________ with garlic. The king liked garlic very much and said, “I will give you its equal weight of the most precious(宝贵的) thing in my kingdom.” Eli was excited to hear that. However, all 35._______ excitement was gone when he found he received nothing but onions!
Keys:1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C
11.A 12.A 13.D14.C 15.D 16.A 17.D 18.D 19.C 20.C
21.In the early morning.
22.A school bus driver.
23.Because he felt scared.
24.Classmates/Schoolmates.
25.He was afraid of the math test.
26.poor 27.If 28.expressed 29.to attend 30.taste 31.valuable 32.became 33.Actually 34.dishes 35.his
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