八上阅读第七周(5页).doc

-初二英语阅读训练 第七周 ATake a look at some of the very famous basketball players of the world. I am sure you want to know about some of them. They have always had a huge fan following.Michael Jordan: Born on the 17th of February 1963, he started his career by playing basketball, baseball and football. When he was in the tenth grade, he was refused a position in the basketball team for reasons of his height. He did not lose heart. His efforts(努力) led him to be the greatest basketball player of all time. His outstanding(杰出的) leaping(跳跃) abilities won him the title “Air Jordan”. ESPN named him the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century.Wilt Chamberlain: As a child, he was not fond of playing basketball. But when he got to know how popular basketball was in Philadelphia, he turned to it. His height of 7 feet and 1 inch gave him an added advantage(优势). He was famous for his physical strength. He holds many NBA all-time records. In 1978, he found a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame. He is one of the very dominant(最有影响力的) players the world had ever had. He died in 1999.Lisa Leslie: Lisa was a famous woman basketball player. When she began playing basketball in the seventh grade, she was six feet tall. She was the first WNBA player to score 3000 points. She was the first player to win the regular season, WNBA Championship and All-Star Game MVP awards(奖品) in the same season.1. How old is Michael Jordan now? A. 41 B. 42 C. 45 D. 482. _ made Wilt Chamberlain so famous.A. Outstanding leaping abilities B. Physical strength C. Being a woman player D. Having many fans3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Wilt Chamberlain has been dead for ten years. B. Lisa Leslie began playing basketball in the sixth grade.C. Michael Jordan is only interested in playing basketball.D. When he was a child, Wilt chamberlain likes playing basketball.4. What was the reason of Lisa being so famous?A. she was six feet tall. B. She was a woman basketball player.C. She was the first WNBA player to score 3000 points. D. She began playing basketball in the seventh grade.5. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Basketball Players B. Famous Basketball PlayersC. Famous Men Basketball Players D. Greatest North American athlete of the 20th CenturyBRobert is sixteen now. Hell finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play at cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didnt find a way.Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play at cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief (小偷). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.“Tell me how you didnt wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or Ill take you to the police station!”1. Roberts father wants Robert _.A. to catch up with his classmates B. to be a good helper when he finishes middle schoolC. to study in a university D. to work in his shop2. Why does Robert have to go out at night?A. Because his friends have no time in the daytime.B. Because he can play at cards when his parents fall asleep.C. Because he cant win any money in the daytime. D. Because his parents let him do so after they go to sleep. 3. Why do Roberts parents ask him to live upstairs?A. Because they are old. B. Because Robert doesnt like any noise.C. Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs.D. Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night. 4. Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know _A. if his parents went to sleep B. if he woke his parents upC. if it was raining hard outside D. if someone came in5. Robert wanted _.A. to stop playing at cards B. to know how to make more moneyC. to learn how he couldnt wake his parents up D. the thief to teach him how to stealCDavid was in bed because he had been ill. Feeling better one morning, he sat up. Bright sunlight was going through the windows. “Mother!” he called out. “Come and see the tiny specks (微粒) in the air.” Mrs Lawson told David that what he could see was only dust (灰尘 ). He asked, “Why does it come in that narrow piece of air?” His mother said, “The dust is in the air everywhere. It comes through doors and windows, but we can only see it when strong light shows it to us. It is in the air we breathe, but luckily we have hairs inside our nose. They catch dust and stop it from going down our lungs.” Davids mother brought a duster and started to clean his dressing table. “See,” she said, “the dust comes down on the table, on our skin and clothes. When it is thick enough, we can see it clearly. Dust is made of soil, smoke from fires and even germs (细菌).” “Thanks, Mum,” said David. “I was feeling better. I think I had better breathe through a handkerchief so I dont get any new germs!”1. David stayed at home because _.A. he wanted to look at dust B. he wanted to help his mother clean the houseC. he didnt feel well D. he didnt need to go to school2. We can see the dust when _.A. we are in the dark B. we are in the sun C. it flies in the air D. strong light shows it to us3. The underlined word “duster” most probably means _.A. 面罩 B. 抹布 C. 除尘机 D. 撒粉器4. In fact we all know the dust is _.A. only in sunlight B. everywhere of the universe C. only on tables and clothes D. in the air5. The best title of the passage may be _.A. “A Lesson about Dust B. David and His Mother C. A Sad Day for David D. Dust and HealthDIt was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 1   in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”“Oh, dear!” his wife cried out, "My head hurts!  Send for(派人请) a 2 . Hurry up!” Their two children were both   3     at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 4     go to a hospital himself. Bad luck ! All the hospitals in the town were  5 that day. Mr. Green didn't know    6 to go  . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is    7 ?" Mr. Green told him everything. The man said. "Why not turn to  Mr. Black ? He can help you." Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their  8  meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green 9 with was very hungry and tired，then he sat the table. 10 . After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is your wife?” “She is fine, thanks” Mr. Green stopped at once he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home.  （ ） 1. A. crying B. laughing C. singing    （ ）2.  A. doctor B. nurse C. son  （ ） 3. A. in B. out   C. up（ ）4. A. should B. could C. had to（ ）5. A. expensive B. open  C. closed（ ）6. A. when B. how C. where( ) 7. A. the matter B. the wrong C. trouble( ) 8. A. lunch  B. dinner  C. evening( ) 9.A. eat B. to drink C. to talk( ) 10. A. unhappy  B.  happily  C. happyE Helen Keller lived in the USA. She was a great woman. When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks,the doctor said, “She is better, but now she cant see and she cant hear.” Her parents were very sad. 几年以后，情况更糟了。（1） There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didnt understand anything.（2） Then one day, a teacher came to live with Helen and her family.The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word.(3) When she was older, she went to college. Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She travelled around the world and helped many people. Helen was a very old woman _(4) she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. 86、将（1）处的汉语译成英文。 87、将（2）处的句子改为同义句。 88、将（3）处的英文译成汉语。 89、Why does the world remember Helen Keller today? 90、在文中（4）处填上适当的连词。 FMy name is Daisy. I live with my mother and father in a flat. The flat is on the five floor of a tall building.（1）There are 14 floors and a parking garage (车库)in the basement(地下室).My father parks his car there.(2)Our flat is not in the centre of the city. It is 2 miles from the centre. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by train every day .He doesnt开汽车.(3)He uses his car only on weekends. Then he takes us into the country or to the beach.Our flat has three bedrooms. My mother and father live in one bedroom,(4)one for me and one for my brother. There is a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. We do not have a garden, but there is a small balcony. There are some plants on the balcony. In summer we often sit out on the balcony because it gets very hot inside the flat. Our flat is small, but we are very happy in it.1 .找出（1）句中的错误并改正。 2 .将（2）处划线句子译成中文。 3 .将（3）处划线词组译成英语。 4 .将（4）处换一种说法，使其意思不变。My mother and father 5 .How far is Daisys home from the centre of the city? GComputers are _(use) machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, they can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems（解题）they can't do _(easy). Our country asks everyone _( learn) to use computers before the twenty-first century, except the old people.Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve（提高）their studies in school. Yet, many of their children use computers _( play )games, to watch video（影视）or to sing that computers can not help children to study but make them _(fall) behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers let _(million) of people _(lose) their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people _(happy)? It will be decided by _(today) students themselves!HBob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a posterat the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣）a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so. The boss looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. The boss answered with a smile, “Oh, your working clothes are all with patches（补丁）on the knees. I have dismissed（解雇）two men these days. They had working clothes with patches in buttocks（臀部）. They were too lazy.”55.Bob was very happy when he saw the poster because _.A.he needed something to do B.the job was suitable（合适的）for himC.the restaurant could give him food D.the boss knew him56.When the boss saw Bob, he _.A.gave him the job at once B.liked Bob at onceC.asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes D.liked Bobs clothes57.Bobs new job was _.A.to wash dishes B.to clean the restaurant C.to cook dishes D.to grow flowers and trees58.We may learn that the boss was _.A.very clever   B.foolish   C.very kind  D.hardworking-第 5 页-