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牛津英语8A阅读专项

2010-2011学年第一学期期末复习阅读专项训练

（一）

一、完形填空

Onceuponatimetheanimalsoftheforestcametogethertosee1wasthemostbeautiful.Alltheanimalswerehappyandexcited.howeverthesnakewasverysad2sheknewshewasnotbeautiful.Thecock（公鸡）wasverykind3her.Helentthesnakehiscrown（鸡冠）.Thesnake4thecockshe5himthecrownearlythenextmorning.Thesnakeputthebeautifulcrownontheheadandglide（滑行）alongproudly,likeaqueen.Theanimalssaidshewasthemostbeautiful.Whenshecamehappilytolargepoolofwater,thesnakedidn'tseethepool.Shefell

6thepooland7thecrown.Shetriedher8tolookforit,butshecouldn'tfindit.Shewasafraid9thecock.Thenextmorningthecockgotupveryearlyand10thesnake,butthesnakedidn'tcome.Tothisday,thecockstillgetsupearlyeachmorningandcrows（啼）“cock-a-doodle-doodle!

”Heissaying,“Whereareyou?

”

（）1.A.whatB.whereC.thatD.who

（）2.A.soB.butC.becauseD.though

（）3.A.toB.ofC.byD.for

（）4.A.saidB.toldC.spokeD.talked

（）5.A.returnsB.returnedC.willreturnD.wouldreturn

（）6.A.fromB.downC.outD.into

（）7.A.threwB.gotC.droppedD.put

（）8.A.heavilyB.happilyC.betterD.best

（）9.A.totellB.tellC.tellingD.totelling

（）10.A.metB.sawC.waitedD.waitedfor

二、阅读理解

TherearemanywetlandsinChinaandsomeofthemhavebecometheworld‘simportantwetlands.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYancheng，JiangsuProvince.Theyarehomeformanydifferentkindsofbirdsandanimals.Theworld’slargestMiluDeerNatureReserveisinthem.Morethan700miludeerlivefreelythere.Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranesintheworld，buteverywinteryoucanseesomeintheRed-crownedCranesNatureReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.

Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrainandsunshine，too.Theyarereallygoodplacesforwildlife.Offeringfoodandhomeforsomespecialkindsofanimalsandbirdsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflood.Butsomepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.Thismeanstherewillbelessandlessspaceforwildlife.

   Luckily，moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportantofwetlandsandwildlife.Everyyear，onFebruary2nd，manyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.

（）1.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareintheofChina.

A.eastB.southC.westD.north

（）2.TheWorldWetlandsDayison.

A.April22B.June25C.February2D.March22

（）3.Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause.

A.theyarehomeforwildlifeB.theycanpreventflood

C.theycanofferfoodtotheanimalsandbirdsD.alloftheabove

（）4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.China‘sWetlandsHaveAllEnteredtheWorld’sList

B.Wetlands—HomeforWildlifeandHumanBeings

C.SpecialAnimalsintheChineseYellowSeaWetlands

D.Wetlands—ValuableRecourses（珍贵资源）ofLandontheEarth

（）5.Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause___________________

A.theyarehomeforwildlifeB.theycanofferfoodtoanimals

C.theycanpreventfloodD.alloftheabove

三、根据短文内容，按要求答题。

Aterribleexplosivenoisewasheard,immediatelyfollowedbystrongshakingoftheclassroombuilding.MrsLiLan,acountryschoolteacherinSichuan,whowasgivingaclass,couldhardlykeeponherfeet,andmanyofherpupilsmadepaniccries.MrsLirealizedatoncethatitmustbeapowerfulearthquakehittingthearea.Thoughsheherselfwasscared,shemanaged（设法）tomakethechildrencalmdown,openedthedoorrightawayandtoldthechildrentoleavetheclassroomandgetdowntotheplaygroundasquicklyaspossible.

Whenallthechildrenhadleft,shefollowedthemtothefirstfloor.Theearthstillkeptmovingviolently（巨烈地）.Someofthebuildingsnearbywerefallingdown,andagreatnumberoffallingstoneswererollingdownfromthehillsbehindtheschool.Suddenly,shefoundalittleboyfelloverandwashitbyabigstonerightonhisbody.Sheforgotthedangershewasfacingandranover,tryingtopushthestoneaway.Thestonewassobigthatitwasnoteasyforhertomoveit.Shekeptpushinguntiltheboywaspulledout,carryinghimtothecenteroftheplayground.Theboywaslatersenttohospitalandsaved.

1.Whatkindofdisasterhappenedinthestory?

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2.Whatwerethechildrendoingwhenthedisasterhappened?

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3.WhatwasMrsLi’sactionwhenshesawtheboyunderthestone?

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4.DidMrsLifeardeathinthefaceofgreatdanger?

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5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheteacher?

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第一学期期末复习阅读专项训练

（二）

一、完形填空

Theworldofout-of-doorsisfullofsecrets.Andtheyaresointerestingthatquitealotofpeoplearebusystudyingthem.Allaroundusarebirds,animals,treesandflowers.Thefactsabouthowthey__1__andgrowareasinterestingasanythingcouldbe.

DoyouknowthatoneofthegreatPresidentsoftheUSAspenthoursandhours__2__birds?

AbusinessmanwholivesnearNewYorkcitybecameso__3__ininsectsthathebegantocollectthem.Henowhasmorethanonethousanddifferentkindscarefully__4__inglassboxes.

Comethenwithme,andIwillhelpyoufindsomeofnature’ssecrets.Letusgo__5__throughthewoodsandfields.Hereweshallfindnowarabbittellstheotherrabbitsthatthereisdanger.Weshall__6__amotherbearandheryoungonesastheylookfor__7__andgetreadyforwintersleep.Weshallwatchbeesdancingintheairtoletotherbeesknow__8__theycanfindfood.Iwillshowyoumanyotherinterestingthings,butthethingthatIcan__9__youistokeepyoureyesandears__10__whenyougooutofdoors.Naturetellshersecretsonlytopeoplewholookandlistencarefully.

（）1.A.bearB.liveC.speakD.fly

（）2.A.studyingB.eatingC.learningD.finding

（）3.A.friendlyB.carefullyC.busyD.interested

（）4.A.lockedB.keptC.putD.filled

（）5.A.nearB.quicklyC.quietlyD.politely

（）6.A.hearB.followC.catchD.help

（）7.A.foodB.fruitC.vegetablesD.water

（）8.A.howB.whyC.whereD.when

（）9.A.makeB.passC.giveD.teach

（）10.A.closedB.openC.safeD.clean

二、阅读理解

Doyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorpests（昆虫）havetheirspecialcolours?

Coloursinthemseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.

Somebirdslikeeatinglocusts（蝗虫）,butbirdscannoteasilycatchthem.Why?

Itisbecauselocustschangetheircolourstogetherwiththechangeofthecoloursofcrops（庄稼）.Whencropsaregreen,locustslookgreen.Butastheharvest（收获）timecomes,locustschangetothesamebrowncolourascropshave.Someotherpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantsareeasilyfoundandeatenbyothers.Sotheyhavetohidethemselvesforlivesandappearonlyatnight.

Ifyoustudytheanimallife,you’llfindthemainuseofcolouringistoprotectthemselves.Bears,lionsandotheranimalsmovequietlythroughforests.Theycannotbeeasilyseenbyhunters.Thisisbecausetheyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetrees.

Haveyoueverfoundanevenstrangeract?

Akindoffishintheseacansendoutakindofveryblackliquid（液体）whenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquidspreadsover（散开）,itsenemies（敌人）cannotfindit.Anditimmediatelyswimsaway.Soithasliveduptonowthoughitisnotstrongatall.

（）1.Fromthepassagewelearnthatlocusts________.

A.aresmallanimalsB.areeasilyfoundbybirds

C.aredangeroustotheirenemiesD.changetheircolourstoprotectthemselves

（）2.Howcanpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantskeepoutofdanger?

A.Theyrunawayquickly.

B.Theyhavethecoloursmuchliketheirenemies.

C.Theyhidethemselvesbydayandappearatnight.

D.Theyhavetomovequietly.

（）3.Bearsandlionscankeepsafebecause________.

A.theyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetreesB.theymovequietly

C.theylikebrownandgreycoloursD.theyliveinforests

（）4.Whycanthekindoffishliveuptonow?

A.Becauseitisverybigandstrong.

B.Becausetheliquiditsendsoutcanhelpitescapefromitsenemies.

C.Becausetheliquiditsendsoutcankillitsenemies.

D.Becauseitswimsfasterthananyotherfish.

（）5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheChangeofColoursforAnimalsandPests.

B.ColoursofDifferentAnimalsandpests.

C.TheMainUseofColoursforAnimalsandPests.

D.SomeAnimalsandPests.

三、根据短文内容，在空格里填入恰当的词语。

答案不超过4个单词。

TurtlesinMalaysiaarestillquitecommon.Thatistosay,theyarestilltobefoundinthewild.TherearetwokindsofturtlesinMalaysia:

landandmarine（海生的）turtles.Thereare7species（物种）ofmarineturtlesintheworld.FourofthemlaytheireggsontheMalaysianbeaches.Theseare:

theleaderbackturtles,hawksbillturtle,oliveridleyturtleandthegreenturtle.

InWestMalaysia,thereisalongsandbeach.FromJunetoAugusteveryyear,giantturtlescometothebeachtolayeggs.Theyappearonlylateatnighttolaytheireggsinholes.Theydigtheseholeswiththeirhindflippers.

Whentheyhavefinishedlayingtheireggs,theyfilluptheholeswithsandandreturntothesea.Themotherturtlesneverseetheirbabies.Thehotsunkeepstheeggswarmanduntiltheyhatch（孵化）.Thenthebabyturtleswillgobacktotheseatobegintheirnewlives.Inthepast,manypeoplecametodiguptheeggsaf