新译林版初中英语八年级下册课外趣味阅读及练习试题 全册.docx

1、新译林版初中英语八年级下册课外趣味阅读及练习试题 全册新译林8BUNIT1英语课外趣味阅读及练习题课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析creative, original, imaginative这些形容词都可表示“有创造力的”之意。creative : 侧重指具有把本来不存在的事物创造出来的能力。original : 强调具有与众不同，有独到之处的创造能力。imaginative : 指想象大异于现实，近乎或等于虚构。强调富有幻想能力。幽默故事He Was Only Wrong by TwoJack Hawkins was the football coach at an Amercian coll

2、ege, and he was always trying to find good players, but they werent always smart enought to be accepted by the college.One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the dean of the college and asked that the student be allowed to enter without an examination. Well, the dean said after some

3、persuasion, Id better ask him a few questions first.Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didnt know any of the answers.At last the dean said, Well, whats five times seven?The student thought for a long time and then answered, Thirty-six.The dean threw

4、 up his hands and looked at the coach in despair, but the coach said earnestly, Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two.他的得数只比正确答案多二杰克霍金斯是美国一所学院的橄榄球队教练，他竭力想物色好球员。但是好球员学业不行，院方不愿录取。有一天，教练带着一位优秀的年轻球员去见院长，希望院方同意他免试入学。经过一番劝说后院长说：“那我最好先问问他几个问题。”然后他转向学生，问了几个非常简单的问题。可是那个学生一个也答不上来。最后院长说：“那么，五乘七得

5、多少?”学生想了很久，然后回答说：“三十六。”院长摊开双手失望地看了看教练。可是教练认真地说，“噢，录取他吧，先生。他的答案只比正确答案多二。”练习题（一）Winter is a time for many exciting sports: sledding (雪橇), skating and skiing. Skating and skiing needs lots of skills (技巧). Sledding gives you good exercise and is lots of fun!A sled looks like a boat. It can move easily o

6、ver snow or ice. Early sleds were made of wood. Now some better sleds are made of glass.Sleds can be pulled by animals. In some very cold parts of the world, people make animals like dogs, horses, and reindeer (驯鹿) pull goods or people in sleds.People also sled for sports and fun. Driving a sled doe

7、s not need much skill. The driver gives a kick (踢) in the snow to start the sled. He or she can also ask someone else for help. In a sled, there can be one person or several.Usually, you have to lie on your back, feet first in a sled. As you travel, you move your body and feet to keep it in the righ

8、t direction (方向).There is a special sled called the skeleton sled (骨架雪橇). Its very different.On a skeleton, you lie on your stomach and drive the sled in a head-first way. It is very fast! Many are afraid to ride it. But once they try it they want to do it again!阅读短文，回答下列问题：1. What are sleds made of

9、?2. What kind of animals can pull sleds?3. What are sleds used for?4. How do people sled? Describe the process.5. What is a skeleton sled like?答案1. They are made of wood or glass.2. Usually dogs, horses and reindeer pull a sled.3. Sleds are used for carrying goods or people. They can also be used fo

10、r fun.4. First, the driver lies on his back, feet first in the sled. Then he gives a kick in the snow to start the sled. Or ask someone to help. As he travels, he moves his body and feet to keep it in the right direction.5. On a skeleton sled, the driver lies on his stomach and travels in a head-fir

11、st way. Its fast but exciting.（二）Like many other animals, swallows will fly south when the days turn cold and the leaves from trees begin to fall. They travel many miles to find a warmer winter. This type of travel is called migration (迁徙).Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is cold

12、. About 600 out of 9,000 kinds of birds do it. They leave in autumn and come back during the warm spring months. Many birds dont like the cold. They need food, but plants die and insects (昆虫) hide in winter. So, theyll only come home the next year, when there will be plenty of food for them to eat.B

13、ut the trip is often hard and not safe. Many birds fly in groups and make noises. Cranes (鹤) fly in groups like the letter V, or in a row. Others travel in pairs or alone.Some can travel a very long way. They fly between lands. For example, the Arctic tern (北极燕鸥) can travel 20,100 kilometres. They b

14、uild a home near the North Pole (北极), go to the Antarctic (南极洲) in autumn, and then come back in spring.How do the birds find their way? They look at things like the sun, moon and stars. They never get lost.阅读短文，根据短文内容填表（每空不超过三个单词, 最后一空为开放性试题，可多于三个单词）：What is migration? Its when animals travel from

15、cold places to find a _. They leave in _ and come back in _.Why do birds migrate? Because plants _ and animals _. Theres not much _ for them during cold winters.How do birds migrate? The trip is often _ and dangerous. Many travel in _ and _.How do birds find their way? They find their way by looking

16、 at the _, _ and _. What can we learn from birds migration? Animals are born naturally to be able to _.答案warmer winter, autumn, spring; die, hide, food; hard, groups, make noises; sun, moon, stars; suit themselves to the environment (本空为开放性试题，答案不是唯一的).（三）Near the North Pole (北极) there are two s_, wi

17、nter and summer. The winter nights are long. For more t_ two months, you cant s_ the sun, e_ at noon. The summer days are also long. For more than two months, the sun n_ goes down and there are no n_.The people there have warm clothes. They make most of these clothes by t_. They make them from the s

18、kins (皮) of a_. From skins they make coats and hats and even shoes. In this cold weather, trees cant g_. The people there have to build their houses from skins, earth or snow. Life is h_ for the people there.答案seasons, than, see, even, never, night, themselves, animals, grow, hard新译林8BUNIT2英语课外趣味阅读及

19、练习题课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析crime, sin, guilt, offence, violation这些名词均含有“犯法，犯罪，罪恶”之意。crime : 指严重的违法行为或罪行。sin : 主要指违反道德原则或违反宗教戒律的过失或罪过行为。guilt : 多用于指违反道德或社会标准的不法行为，含应予惩办之意。这种惩办是以证据为根据的。offence : 使用广，可泛指对任何规则、道德标准、法律、纪律等的违反与触犯，其罪行可重可轻。violation : 指违背誓言、条约、规则以及良心等，也指侵犯权利。幽默故事Real PlayWhen I taught the introductio

20、n-to-theater course at North Dakota State University, I required my students to attend the university theaters current production and write a critique. After viewing a particularly fine performance, one student wrote: The play was so real, I thought I was actually sitting on my couch at home, watchi

21、ng it on television.逼真的戏剧我在北达科他州立大学教戏剧入门课时，要求学生们去看学校剧团当时的演出，并写一篇评论。看了一场极为精彩的演出后，一名学生写道：“这部戏剧是如此逼真，以致于我认为我自己是坐在家里的沙发上，从电视上看到的。”练习题（一） Your room is your own special space. Its 1 just a place for you to study and sleep. So make it fun and 2 to live in. Here are some tips to help you.Give your room a th

22、eme (主题). Having a 3 makes your room look more stylish and beautiful. A rooms theme can be 4 . It could be about one of your favorite things, like football or music or a colour. Pick a theme and keep it in mind, then decorate the room around the theme you have chosen. 5 , some boys like skateboardin

23、g (滑板). Paint the walls in skater stripes (条纹), and 6 disco balls from the ceiling and use skateboards as shelves (架子). 7 you are a girl, you may be more interested in 8 like dolphins (海豚). Pick curtains (窗帘) and bed covers with dolphin patterns on them. Put dolphin toys on your bed, too. Draw or pa

24、int pictures of dolphins playing on your walls. Make your room as blue as the 9 . So when you walk into the room, you 10 its a home for dolphins!1. A. less than B. more than C. as much as D. as long as2. A. boring B. tiring C. enjoyable D. suitable3. A. problem B. flower C. doll D. theme4. A. differ

25、ent B. difficult C. important D. interesting5. A. As a result B. Such as C. For example D. As is said6. A. hang B. wrap C. tie D. stick 7. A. When B. While C. As D. If8. A. vegetables B. sports C. animals D. pictures9. A. sky B. sea C. river D. lake10. A. look like B. sound like C. feel like D. tast

26、e like答案B C D A C A D C B C（二）During the cold winter days you may find it hard to wake up in the morning. Its warm and cozy (舒适的) in your bed. In winter, many animals like to sleep, too. But their sleeps can be very long and deep. This kind of sleep is called hibernation (冬眠). During this kind of sl

27、eep, their temperatures go down, and hearts beat (跳动) slowly. They take very small breaths.Animals can hibernate for part or all of the winter. Its hard for them to find things to eat. When they go to sleep, they dont need much food.Bears, hedgehogs (刺猬) and chipmunks (花栗鼠) go to sleep in their home

28、s. Frogs and snakes hibernate, too. Frogs move into the earth under water to keep themselves warm.Before they go to sleep, they eat a lot to get fat (脂肪). Some also keep food in their homes to eat later.Bears are the biggest animals that hibernate. They often sleep in caves (山洞). Bears must eat a lo

29、t of things like nuts before going to sleep for a long time. They eat as much as 300 apples ( thats the same as 60 hamburgers) each day for many weeks. They can eat for 20 hours in a day!Bears can go into a very deep sleep. It can last from three months to half a year. During that time they do not e

30、at, drink or go to the toilet. A mother bear can give birth to babies during her hibernation.Other animals sleep less. Sometimes they wake up to eat, or take a walk. Then they go to sleep again.根据短文内容判断正误：1. Hibernation is a the long and deep sleep of animals in winter.2. During hibernation, animals

31、 dont breathe at all.3. Bears eat lots of food before they hibernate in winter.4. Bears dont go to the toilet during their hibernation.5. Frogs hibernate in the Earth under water.6. Mother bears cant give birth to babies during hibernation.7. We can infer that fat is an important food for animals during hibernation.8. Bears, hedgehogs, chipmunks, pigs and frogs hibernate.答案T F T T T F T F（三）How do you like to go to school like one in Oxford(牛津大学), England ? There are no r_ classes. The students go from one group to a _