广东省化州市第一初级中学八年级英语能力训练题7 外研版

能力训练题（七）
一. 完形填空
(A)
My hobby is playing chess —one of the greatest games in the world. My mum taught me 1 to play when I was seven years old. She 2 me every time for the first year. But the next year, on my 3 birthday, I won for the first time. Now I am always the winner between us.
It only takes about a day to learn the rules. 4 if you want to play it well, you have to practise for several years. You don’t need much to play chess—just a chessboard (棋盘) and someone to play with. Chessboards 5 be very cheap, or quite expensive. Some people 6 chessboa rds as a hobby. How interesting!
There is a chess club in our school. We meet every week to play chess. I am the best 7 in the club, and the captain (队长) of the chess team at school. This year we 8 the first prize in our city competition.
I’m saving to buy a chess 9 . It’s very good for practice. If I buy one, I’ll 10 have someone to play with, and I’m sure I’ll make much progress. ( ) 1. A. what B. why C.
how D. where
( ) 2. A. hit B. chose C.
beat D. missed
( ) 3. A. seventh B. eighth C.
ninth D. tenth
( ) 4. A. And B. So C.
Or D. But
( ) 5. A. can B. need C.
should D. will
( ) 6. A. want B. sell C.
collect D. expect
( ) 7. A. player B. fan C.
leader D. learner
( ) 8. A. caught B. Won C. lost D. produced ( ) 9. A. computer B. book C. dictionary D. game
( ) 10. A. sometimes B. ever C. always D. never
(B)
There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn （谷仓）. The watch was only cheap but it was very 1 to him because it was a gift from his father.
After 2 the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for 3 from a group of children playing nearby.
He 4 them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn 5 .They searched everywhere but still could not find the 6 . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a
little boy went up to him and asked to be given another 7 .
The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer 8 the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he 9 where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a 10 mind can think better than an excited one. ( ) 1.A.important B.expensive eless D.interesting
( ) 2.A.finding B.searching C.watching D.studying
( ) 3.A.money B.danger C.work D.help
( ) 4.A.p romised B.taught C.warned D.believed
( ) 5.A.angrily B.slowly C.immediately D.hardly
( ) 6.A.rule B.book C.child D.watch
( ) 7.A.way B.chance C.lesson D.smile
( ) 8.A.threw B.sent C.gave D.caught
( ) 9.A.came B.knew C.succeeded D.suggested
( ) 10.A.beautiful B.smart C.peaceful D.quick
二、阅读理解
（A）
Kate and John come from Los Angeles. Kate loves swimming, lying on the beach and drinking coffee. John likes surfing (冲浪). They are having a holiday by the sea now so they can do all these things they like. Both of them are very good students. Kate
is good at maths and Engl ish but she doesn't like history. John does well in English and he is also interested in geography and history.
Mary and Greg live in London. Mary loves shopping very much. In her opinion, shopping is relaxing. The more girls shop, the more fun they have. Girls know where the sales are and how to find them, so it becomes a great way to spend some enjoyable time. Greg loves music. There is a piano in his living room and he pla ys it every day.
Jacob and Olivia love watching movies. Their favourite one is Pirates of the Caribbean. They also enjoy playing volleyball with their friends.
Etan and Sophia spend all their free time riding Etan's motorbike (摩托车). They love to travel by motorbike and plan to go to Los Angeles by motorbike next month. Etan can also drive a car. Sophia enjoys playing volleyball and reading books.
( ) 1. What subject does Kate NOT like?
A. Maths.
B. English.
C. Geography.
D. History.
( ) 2. ______ thinks it is enjoyable to go sh opping.
A. Kate
B. Sophia
C. Mary
D. Olivia ( ) 3. In the passage, how many people like playing volleyball?
A. 2.
B. 3.
C.
4. D.
5.
( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Greg is good at playing the violin.
B. Etan enjoys travelling by motorbike.
C. Kate likes swimming and drinking tea.
D. Jacob thinks it is boring to watch movies.
( ) 5. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. hobbies
B. jobs
C. subjects
D. plans
（B）
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are di fferent from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t wo rk more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying,“All work and no play makes Jack a dull （迟钝的）boy.”If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
( ) 1.A Japanese worker works more hours a year than a French one.
A.513
B.1,646
C.2,159
D.3,805
( ) 2. The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “”.
A.正常的
B.额外的
C.有用的
D.少量的
( ) 3. People in get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A.France
B.Germany
C.the United States
D.Great Britain
( ) 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.No companies offer vacations to their workers.
B.Many people say they have enough time to relax.
C.Not all companies pay their workers for more work.
D.More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
( ) 5. What can we infer from the passage?
A.Many wor kers have to work long hours.
B.Many people have vacations long enough.
C.Work hours are the same around the world.
D.There are a lot of dull people in the world.
（C）
If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about the speed of reading:
Knowing why you are reading—what you are reading to find out—will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, math problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.
Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
Some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important idea which must be remembered.
( )1.According to the passage, your reading speed depends on .
A．whether the reading material is easy or difficult
B．what you are reading or what your purpose in reading something is C．whom and where the reading material is from
D．what subject the reading material is about
( )2.The word “rapidly” in the passage means .
A．clearly B．Quickly C．completely D．carefully
( )3.If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up .
A．a book full of stories B．a book full of important information
C．something that happened many years ago D．some materials full of information
( )4.Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?
A．Storybooks. B．Sports news.
C．Guidebooks for use of a machine. D．Wuhan Morning Paper.
( )5.Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
A．How to decide your reading speed B．How to raise your reading speed C．How to improve your reading skills D．How to choos e your reading materials
（D）
Jim, a young farmer, was once put into prison(监狱).
One day, he got a letter from his mother. “I’m so worried about our farm,”she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes. I can't dig (挖)all the fields by myself.” Jim read the letter and became sad. "What can I do?" he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote to his mother, "Don't dig the fields, there's a pot(罐子) of money in the earth. Don't plant potatoes until I come home. "
Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, "Two days ago, about ten men came to our farm and dug all our fields. I can't understand it. It looks as if they were looking for something. What shall I do?"
Jim smiled when he read his mother's letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short. Guess what it would say?
（）1. In the letter to his mother, Jim told his mother not to .
A. dig the fields
B. dig the pot of money
C. ask others for help
D. go to the prison to see him
（）2. Jim's mother told him that about ten men came to dig their fields. These men might be_________.
A. farmers
B. Jim's friends
C. prison guards (监狱看守人)
D. Jim's brothers
（）3. Why did Jim smile when he read his mother's second letter?
A. Because he would go home soon.
B. Because the men didn't find the money.
C. Because his mother could plant potatoes.
D. Because he got another letter from his mother.
（）4. What would it say in Jim's second letter?
A. I would go out of the prison very soon.
B. You could plant potatoes now, dear mother.
C. I couldn't help you, dear mother.
D. The guards would plant potatoes.
参考答案：
一、完形填空
（A）1-5 CCBDA 6-10 CABAC （A）1-5 ABDAC 6-10 DBBCC 二、阅读理解
（A）DCBBA
（B）ABCCA
（C）BBACA
（D）ACCB。