八年级英语阅读专题训练(1)

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（1）

In England (英格兰人) nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧)．

Mr. Thompson often went to a bar near his house．But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．They drank for an hour．Tom drank a bit．Then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful（有用的） lesson．How do you know when you’ve had enough（足够的）? Well, I’ll tell you．Do you see those two lights（灯） at the end of the bar? When they seem（好象） to become four, you’ve had enough and should（应该） go home．”

“But, Dad,” said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar．”

1．Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen．

A．is not B．are not C．many D．must

2．When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar______ taking him．

A．by B．for C．with D．without

3．On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that bar for ______．

A．the first time B．once

C．many times D．eighteen times

4．Father wanted to tell his son ______．

A．the time to drink B．something about the light

C．when to stop drinking D．something about the bar

5．In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar．

A．was one light B．were two lights

C．were three lights D．were four lights

（2）

“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express （表达）a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．

When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．

We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was just the one sentence（句子），“It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1．We know that the word“ cool has had ________.

A．only one meaning B．no meanings

C．many different meanings D．the same meaning

2．In the passage，the word “express” means“________”.

A．see B．show C．know D．feel

3．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool．”

A．interested in B．angry about

C．afraid of D．unhappy with

4．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．

A．pleased with B．strange to

C．worried about D．careful with

5．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colorful

D．may not（可能不） be as cool as it seems

（3）

In 1620, about half the USA was covered（覆盖） by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand（沙地）． China doesn't want to copy（抄） the USA's example． We're planting more and more trees． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern（北部的） part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich

farmland（农田） in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better．

1．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests．

A．a third B．half C．two thirds D．a fourth

2．A lot of good land has gone with ______．

A．sand B．water C．wind D．forests

3．The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long．

A．7,000 kilometers B．1,700 kilometers

C．7,000 meters D．400 kilometers

4．Trees must be grown in ______.

A．China B．the USA C．some countries D．every part of the world

5．______ will make the world better．

A．The Great Wall B．Tall buildings

C．Great Green Walls D．Flowers and grass

(4)

Now TV programs play an important part in our daily life. We can get a lot of knowledge and a lot of fun from it. Today is Saturday. The following are some TV programs and different channels today. Now read these TV programs and try to find some information for you and your family members.

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。

( )1. My grandfather is interested in law. He can watch CCTV Channel 1 noon.

( )2. My father is a football fan. He prefers football matches. He can watch CCTV

Channel 1.