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河南中考英语一轮复习课时训练人教版八年级上册Units12
八年级·上
第7课时 Units1—2
一、选择型阅读
A(2020·《解析与检测》)
AfewweeksbeforeThanksgivingoneyear,myhusbandandIdecidedtoinviteaguestoverfortheholiday.Icalledtheoldpeople'shomeandtheysuggestedBella,awomanIthoughtwouldbeverygentle,butIwaswrong.Bellawasastubborn78yearoldlady,andsheenjoyedgambling.
OnThanksgiving,withinminutesofarriving,Belladroppedherlargepurseonthekitchentableheavilyand,withawidesmile,drankdowntheglassofwineIoffered.Bytheendoftheevening,thisstrangeoldladybecameourfriend.Twoweekslater,Iinvitedhertolunch.
Daybyday,shebecamemorelikeagrandma.“Getachild!
You'renotgettinganyyounger!
”shealwaysshoutedatme.SoonIbecameherpersonaldriver,too.ThemoreIhelped,themoresheaskedofme.ButwhenIaskedheronlychildRalphtohelp,herefused.
Afewmonthslater,IhelpedBellafindacaregiverbecauseshewastoooldtolivealone,yetshewasstillthesamestubbornlady.Once,Ithrewawaytheoldtableinherhousewhichgotherfallover.Shewassoangrythatshedidn'ttalktomeforawholeweek!
Butattheendofthatweek,hercaregivercalled,sayingshediedofasuddenheartattack.IcriedmyheartoutwhenIarrivedatthehospital,butitwastoolate.
However,whatwascompletelyunexpectedwasthatBellaleftallhermoneytome—$50,000!
IknewIcouldn'tspendthemoneyonmyself,soIgaveitawaytolocalkidswithareadingprogram.
Bellawasn'tasoftspokenoldladytomanypeople.YetthegambleI'dtakenyearsagowhenIcalledtheoldpeople'shomeandmetBellahadmademylifericher.Itookachanceonhumanity,andBella'sfriendshipwasthejackpot.
1.WhatdecisiondidthewriterandherhusbandmakebeforeThanksgiving?
A.Tovisittheoldpeople'shome.
B.Toinviteaguestoverfortheholiday.
C.Tomakeamealforthehomeless.
D.Togiveawaymoneytotheoldpeople'shome.
2.WhomightBellavaluethemostinthelastdaysofherlife?
A.Thewriter.B.Herson.
C.Thecaregiver.D.Localkids.
3.Whydidn'tthewriterspendthemoneyonherself?
A.Becausethemoneywastoomuchforher.
B.BecauseBella'ssondidn'tallowhertodoso.
C.BecauseshehelpedBellawithoutexpectinganymoney.
D.BecauseBellatoldhertogivethemoneyaway.
4.Whatdidthewritermeanbysayingshetookagambleyearsago?
A.ShejoinedBellaingamblingfortheholiday.
B.Takingcareofoldpeoplewouldcostmuchmoney.
C.Manypeopledidn'tlikeBellabecauseshetalkstoomuch.
D.Shedidn'tknowwhatwouldhappenafterbringingBellatoherlife.
5.Whatisthewritermainlytryingtotellusinthestory?
A.Learntoacceptpeopleforwhotheyare.
B.Noonehaseverbecomepoorbygiving.
C.Theelderlypeoplearethosewhoneedlovemost.
D.Atruefriendissomeonewholovesyouforwhoyouare.
B(2020·内江改编)
What'sthefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenyouthinkaboutwintersports?
Skiing,ofcourse.Thereisnodoubtthatdownhillskiingistheworld'smostpopularwintersportalthoughit'soneofthemostexpensiveaswell.Fewpeople,however,knowthatcrosscountryskiingismucheasierandlessexpensivethandownhillskiing,andcertainlyalsoenjoyable.
Crosscountryskiinghasbeenaroundformuchlongerthandownhillskiinganditisprobablytheoldestwintersport.Alongtimebeforethesnowmobilewasinvented,itwasalsothefirstmeansoftransportationthatpeopleusedtomoveacrossthesnow.Infact,theoldestskieverfound,whichwasinSweden,ismorethan4,500yearsold.
Crosscountryskiingisnotdifficultatall.Evenpeoplewhoaren'tprofessionalcanhavefunfromthebeginningwithouthavingtospendalongtimeorlotsofmoneytakinglessons.That'swhyit'sverycommontoseepeopleofallagesenjoyingcrosscountryskiingtogether.Infact,atthefirstWinterOlympicsheldinChamonixin1924,itwastheonlykindofskiinginthecompetition.Nowforcrosscountryskiers,themostexcitingeventeveryyearistheEngadineMarathon,wheremorethan10,000men,womenandchildrenskiacrossthefrozenlakeofSt.MoritzinSwitzerland.Thismakesmorepeoplefromallovertheworldtakepartinthesport.
Forcrosscountryskiers,whattheyvalueistheexcitementofthesport.Popularholidaycentersandluxurioushotelsarenotimportant.Theystayincheaphousesandgoskiingwhenevertheyfeellikeit.
6.Whydopeoplepreferdownhillskiingtocrosscountryskiing?
A.Becauseitismuchcheaperthancrosscountryskiing.
B.Becausethey'retoofamiliarwithcrosscountryskiing.
C.Becauseit'sthemostpopularwintersportintheworld.
D.Becausetheycanlearnhowtodownhillskimoreeasily.
7.HowdidSwedishpeoplemoveacrossthesnowover4,500yearsago?
A.Bydownhillskiing.
B.Bycrosscountryskiing.
C.Byridingsnowmobiles.
D.Bygoingonfoot.
8.Whatcanweknowaboutcrosscountryskiingfromthethirdparagraph?
A.It'sasimportantasdownhillskiing.
B.It'sbecomingmoreandmorepopular.
C.It'smorefamousthandownhillskiing.
D.It'sgettingSwitzerlandmoreinteresting.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“luxurious”meaninthelastparagraph?
A.oldB.modern
C.expensiveD.clean
10.Wherecanweprobablyreadthistext?
A.Onamovieposter.B.Inascientificreport.
C.Onaschoolnotice.D.Inatourmagazine.
二、(2020·自贡改编)任务型阅读
ExercisingTogether
Petsaregreatforourgeneralhealth,andhappiness.Dogownersespeciallybenefitfromincreasedlevelsofexercise.11.
Dogsaspersonaltrainers
Dogownersgenerallyexercisemore,andthishaspositiveeffectsontheirhealthoverthelongterm.12.Also,theycanmaketheirownerswanttogetupandgo.
Security
Walkingwithadogcanhelppeople,particularlywomen,feelsafer.13.Walkingwithadogcanalsoimprovesocialcommunicationwithotherpeople.
Healthbenefits
14.Simplytakingyourdogforadailyhalfhourwalkisagreatwaytoburnkilojoules.Itcanalsoletyouclearyourheadoftheworriesofthedayandenjoythecompanyofothers.
Goodfordog
Regularexercisewithdogsisn'tjustgreatforowners,andourdogsbenefitaswell.Ithelpskeepthemmentallyandphysicallyhealthyjustliketheirowners.
Otherpets
15.Cats,birdsandfishcanallhelptoreducelonelinessandstress,meaningpetsownersvisitthedoctorlessoftenthannonpetowners.Nowthat'sarealbenefit.
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A.Walkingisgoodforourhealth.
B.Dr.Katrinasharesheradviceaboutexercisingwithpets.
C.Otherpetscanhaveagoodinfluenceonownersbesidesdogs.
D.Thesefindingssuggestdogsarealmostlikepersonaltrainers.
E.Thisinturncanencourageownerstoexercisemoreregularly.
三、(2020·河南七地市联考)完形填空
Ashalookedoutofthewindowontheplane.Whata16!
Thebuildingsweresotall.Thecitywaslarge,muchlargerthanhersmalltown.
AshawasonvacationinNewYorkCity.Shewasvery17asshehadalwayswantedtocomesinceshewasyoung.Shereadstoriesaboutitandstudiedits18.SheknewhowtheislandofManhattanwasboughtfromnativeAmericans300yearsago.She19knewpeoplefromallovertheworldcametolivehere.Thesepeople,likeAsha,20anewlifeinNewYork.
ButAshawasonlystayingforfourteen21.Shethoughtofthesetwoweeksasatimeto22herselftomovebacktoNewYork.Shewouldreturntohersmall23,stayforoneyear,andthencometoliveinNewYorkforever.Soshehadtoplanthisvacation24.
InNewYorkAshawantedtodo25things.First,shewantedtolookforajob.Next,shewouldfindaplacetolive.SheknewitwasexpensivetoliveinNewYorkandthatfindingagoodplacetolivewas26.Andthethirdthingshewantedtodowasto27herEnglish.ShehadstudiedEnglishfor12yearsbutdidn'tknow28shecouldunderstand“real”English.
Beforeleaving,herfriendstoldherthatNewYorkwasa29place.ButAshawasn'tworried.ShehadstudiedNewYorkcarefully.Shebelievedshewouldbesafe.
30AshasawtheStatueofLiberty!
Theplaneflewaroundit,andthenbegantoslowdown.SoonAshawasontheground,gettingreadytoleavetheplane—togreetherfuture.
16.A.sightB.dayC.messD.plane
17.A.afraidB.excitedC.sadD.relaxed
18.A.weatherB.educationC.populationD.history
19.A.everB.stillC.onlyD.also
20.A.askedforB.cameupwithC.dreamedofD.foundout
21.A.daysB.weeksC.monthsD.years
22.A.askB.driveC.prepareD.follow
23.A.countryB.houseC.schoolD.town
24.A.carefullyB.comfortablyC.freelyD.secretly
25.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five
26.A.easyB.hardC.necessaryD.proper
27.A.learnB.reviewC.practiceD.teach
28.A.whyB.howC.ifD.when
29.A.smallB.largeC.safeD.dangerous
30.A.AllofasuddenB.FromthenonC.InahurryD.Onceagain
四、语篇填空
第一节(2020·湘西州改编)
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。
每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
hot,strange,but,usual,learn,they,important,ride,interest,start
Simon,a28yearoldGermanstudent,rode5,800kilometersinChinaforhistripblog.Hewantedto31.abouttheChineseDream.
“What'syourChineseDream?
”Thisisthequestionheaskedevery32.hemetonhis100daytrip.
SimoncametoChinaforthefirsttimein2011.AfterayearinChina,hewasabletospeakChinese.Becauseofhis33.inChineseculture,hewenttoZhejiangUniversityin2017.
Simonlearned“ChineseDream”in2013,andnowithasbecomeoneofthe34.wordsinChina.TolearnthetruemeaningofitamongChinesepeople,he35.histripinMay2018.
Simonbelievesthat36.acrossChinaisnatural.Anditisalsoenvironmentallyfriendly.Duringhistrip,hefoundthatpeopleinthecities37.followtheirhearts.What'smore,oldergenerationofChinesecaresmoreaboutsocialstability38.theyounggenerationcaresmoreabouteducationandenvironment.
“Peoplelookfortheirwaystomake39.dreamscometrue.Theyallbelievethat