英语八年级上Module11完形和阅读专项练习含答案.docx

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英语八年级上Module11完形和阅读专项练习含答案

TestforModule11

II．完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四

个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Joewasdrivinghomeonacountryroadonewinterevening.Hespentseveralmonthslookingforanew  1  sincethefactoryhehadworkedinclosed.Itwasalonelyroad.Notmanypeoplehadareasontobeonit  2  theywereleaving. 

Healmostdidn’tseeasmallcar  3  atthesideoftheroad.Hethoughtthedrivermightneedhelp,sohepulledupinfrontofthecarandgotout.Anoldladywasinthecar.Atfirstshewasworried.“Hedidn’tlook  4 .Helookedpoorandhungry,”shethought.Hecouldseethatshewas  5 .Hesaid,“I’mheretohelpyou,Madam.”

Alltheladyhadwasaflattire（瘪的轮胎）.WhileJoewas  6 ,theladyopenedthewindowandbegantotalktohim.Shetoldhimthatshecouldn’t  7  himenoughforhelpingherinsuchasituation.SoonJoewasabletochangethetire.Sheaskedhowmuchsheowed（欠）him.Joe  8  thoughtaboutmoney.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimback,thenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp,shecould  9  thatpersonthehelp. 

Afewmilesdowntheroad,theoldladysawasmallrestaurant.Shedecidedtoeatsomethingand  10  herselfupbeforeshefinishedhertriphome.Thewaitresslookedyoungandpoor.Aftershefinishedhermeal,shehandeda100-dollarbilltoher.Whenthewaitresswenttogetherchange,theladyleftwithoutbeing  11 .Thewaitressthenfoundsomewordsonapieceofpaper,“Youdon’towemeathing.Someoneoncehelpedme,thewayI’mhelpingyou.Ifyoureallywanttopaymeback,here’swhatyou  12 .Don’tletthechain（链）ofloveendwithyou.”

1. A.job    B.place    C.factory   D.house

2. A.although   B.unless   C.because   D.until

3. A.put    B.stopped   C.set    D.parked

4.  A.honest   B.safe    C.polite    D.nice

5. A.excited   B.surprised   C.nervous   D.shy

6. A.working   B.thinking   C.looking   D.talking

7. A.pay    B.love    C.thank    D.praise

8. A.once    B.ever    C.seldom   D.never

9. A.send    B.give    C.pass    D.bring

10. A.warm    B.put    C.cheer    D.pick

11. A.watched   B.known   C.noticed   D.heard

12. A.see    B.want    C.say    D.do

III阅读理解（共46分,每小题2分）

   阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A． 

Uniquecustoms

St.Anthony’sDay

January17isSt.Anthony’sDayinMexico.It’sadaywhenpeopleaskforprotectionfortheiranimals.Theybringtheiranimalstochurch.Butbeforetheanimalsgointothechurch,thepeopleusuallydressthemupinflowers.

Chusok 

OnAugust15ofthelunarcalendar（农历）,KoreanscelebrateChusoktogivethanksfortheharvest.AlsoonChusok,abigmealwithmoon-shapedricecakeiseaten.

NewYear’sEve

OneofthebiggestcelebrationsinArgentinaisNewYear’sEve.OntheeveningofDecember31,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Atmidnight,fireworksseteverywhereandcontinuethroughoutthenight.Friendsandfamiliesmeetatparties,whichlastuntilthenextmorning.

Setsubun

OntheeveningofFebruary3,peopleinJapanesefamiliestakeonedriedbean（豆）foreachyearoftheirageandthrowthebeansaroundtheirhomes,shouting“Goodluckin!

Evilspritsout!

”Thisisknownas“Setsubun,”atimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.

1.WhenisSt.Anthony’sDay?

  A.December31.    B.August15.      C.February3.     D.January17.

2.WhydoKoreanscelebrateChusok?

  A.Tocelebratetheendofwinter.

B.Togivethanksfortheharvest.

  C.Towishtheirfamiliesgoodluck.

  D.Toaskforprotectionfortheiranimals.

3.WhatdoJapanesepeopledoonSetsubun?

  A.Bringtheiranimalstochurch. 

  B.Meetfriendsandfamiliesatparties. 

  C.Throwthebeansaroundtheirhomes.

D.Eatabigmealwithmoon-shapedcake.

B.

Mygreat-grandmother,Ethel,camefromEnglandtotheUnitedStatesin1921.Shebroughtalmostnothingwithher---justafewclothesandtrinkets（小装饰品）.Butshedidbringsomecustomsfrom“theoldcountry”thatshehadlearnedasshegrewup.

Onecustomwasthatifyoudroppedaglassoracupanditbroke,youwouldthrowapinchofsaltoveryourleftshoulder.Itwasfunnythatshedidthat---shewasn’tsuperstitious（迷信的）inotherways.Ithinkthatshegrewupdoingthat,soshecontinuedtodoitasaconnectiontoherchildhoodandareminderofwhatitwaslikelivinginEngland.

EthelalsotaughtusaNewYear’sDaycustomthatourfamilycontinuestofollowtoday.Tocelebratethenewyear,wewouldtraveltoafriend’shouseforaquickvisit.Mygreat-grandmotheralwaystookapoundofbutterwithheronourvisits.Wewouldenterthefriend’shousethroughthebackdoor.Thebutterwebroughtwastogiveourhostsa“giftofgold”tosymbolizehopeforprosperityinthenewyear.

Aftermygreat-grandmotherdied,westillvisitedpeopleonthefirstdayofJanuary,buteventuallywestoppedbringingthebutter.Weneverdidthrowsaltoverourshouldersafterbreakingaglassoracup.Somecustomsarecontinuedwhentheycrossfromonecountrytoanother,butsomecustomsfadeaway.

1.Thispassageismostsimilarinthemetoapassageabout_______

A.aboywhofollowshisparents’Japanesetraditions

B.agirlwhocelebratesNewYear’sDayforthefirsttime

C.afamilywhoreturnstotheirnativecountryonvocation

D.amotherwhoteachesherchildrentorespecttheirelders

2.Whydoesthegrandmotherbringbuttertoafriend’shouseonNewYearsDay？

A.Tohelppreparetheholidaydinner

B.Asasymbolofhopeandprosperity

C.Toreplacethebuttersheborrowed

D.Asasignofrepentanceforpastwrongs

3.Whichoftheseismostlikelytureofthegreat-grandmother?

A.SheregrettedleavinghernativeEngland

B.ShedidnothavemanyAmericafriends.

C.ShewasproudofherEnglishbackground.

D.ShepreferredtofollowAmericancustoms.

4.Whatdoesthewordfollowmeanasusedinthesentencebelow?

“EthelalsotaughtusaNewYear’sDaycustomthatourfamilycontinuestofollowtoday.”

A.practice  B.Understand  C.attention  Dcomeafterintime

5.WhatwillthenarratormostlikelydonextNewYear’sDay?

A.Throwsaltoverhershoulder

B.Hostapartyatherhouse

C.Buyapoundofbutter

D.Visitfriends

C

 IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he’dbetterofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That’sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld’smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.

   UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment（娱乐）.

   Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger（汉堡包）isastealat$4.80.

   LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates（估算）Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.

   AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld’smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear’sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.

   Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada’smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21

1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?

 A.anactofstealing          B.somethingdelicious

 C.somethingverycheap      D.anactofbuying

2.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof______.

 A.thehighcostofclothing    B.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollar

 C.itsexpensivetransportation  D.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals

3.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?

 A.Tokyo.          B.HongKong.   C.Moscow.        D.Sydney.

4.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?

 A.NewYork.      B.LosAngeles.  C.SanFrancisco.  D.Toronto.

D

   MorepeopleareworkingthaneverbeforeinFrance.Inthecitiesthetraditionalleisurely（休闲的）middaymealisdisappearing.Offices,shops,andfactoriesarediscoveringthegreatefficiency（效率）ofashortlunchhourincompanylunchrooms.Inalmostalllinesofworkemphasisnowfallsonever-increasingoutput.Thusthe“typical”Frenchmangainsincreaturecomfortsandeaseoflife.Whathelosestosomeextentishissenseofpersonaluniqueness,orindividuality.

   SomesaythatFrancehasbeenAmericanized.Theso-calledAmericanizationofFrancehasitscritics.Theyfearthat“assembly-line（流水线）life”willleadtothedisappearanceofthepleasuresofthemoreleisurely（butlessproductive）oldFrenchstyle.Whatwillhappen,theyask,tothecultivation（培养）ofthegoodthingsinlife—toenjoyinthesmelloffreshlypickedapple,astrollbytheriver,orjusthappyhoursofconversationinalocalcafé?

   Sincethelate1950’s，lifeinFrancehasindeedtakenonqualitiesofrush,tension,andthepursuitofmaterialgain.Someofthestrongestcriticsofthenewwayoflifearetheyoung,especiallyuniversitystudents.Theyareconce