福州市文博中学八年级下册英语完形填空测试卷附答案

福州市文博中学八年级下册英语完形填空测试卷附答案
一、八年级英语下册完形填空专项训练
1．完形填空
I was always busy and had too many things to do. Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans, I thought to myself, "We don't have time for this." So the two words I always said to her were: 1 .
The other day, the two of us rode to a supermarket near our home. After shopping I bought her
an ice cream, and she sat down at a table 2 , looking at the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a 3 look was on her face. "Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?"
I nearly cried when hearing this—the pains of a hurried life influenced（影响） my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me, waiting to know if she could 4 her time. I knew I had to make a 5 . I thought of the times when I rushed my child through life, I began 6 what is really important in life…
"You don't have to hurry. Just enjoy it." I said gently. Her whole face brightened and her shoulders 7 . We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.
When she got to the last bite （一口）, she held it out to me, " I 8 the last bite for you, Mum," she said happily. As the icy taste put out my thirst（解渴）, I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I 9 my child a little time… and in return, she gave me her last bite and reminded（提醒）me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing 10 life.
1. A. Keep quiet B. Take care C. Hurry up D. Work hard
2. A. happily B. sadly C. angrily D. nearly
3. A. worried B. tired C. excited D. surprised
4. A. waste B. take C. lose D. spare
5. A. book B. plan C. wish D. change
6. A. exercising B. forgetting C. discussing D. wondering
7. A. lifted B. relaxed C. turned D. raised
8. A. bought B. carried C. saved D. tasted
9. A. caught B. gave C. made D. taught
10. A. across B. above C. under D. through
2．阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从16~25各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

（共10小题，每小题1.5分）
With a hat by his feet, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said,"
I'm blind, please help."
Only a few people put 1 in the hat. A man was walking by. He dropped some coins into the hat, then turned the sign 2 wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people began to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see 3 things were going. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, " Were you the one who 4 my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a（n） 5 way." What he wrote was. "Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it."
Both the 6 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by throwing some money into the 7 . The second one, 8 , told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day. But the boy couldn't.
There are at least two lessons we can learn 9 this story. First, be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less Help them if you can. 10 , be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
1. A. eggs B. toy C. coins
2. A. on B. around C. off
3. A. how B. what C. which
4. A. found B. changed C. put
5. A. different B. usual C. simple
6. A. boys B. men C. signs
7. A. bag B. hat C. pocket
8. A. however B. therefore C. though
9. A. about B. from C. with
10. A. Finally B. Last C. Second
3．完形填空
Erquan Yingyue was written 1 Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi
in 1893. His mother died 2 he was very young. Abing's father taught him to play many musical instruments, 3 the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing had been known 4 his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing's life grew 5 He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a 6 illness and became blind. For several years, he had
no home. He lived on the streets and played music to make money. Even after Abing got 7 and had a home again, he continued to sing and play on the streets. He 8 in this way for many years.
Abing played music that could touch the 9 of people. When we listen to his music, we can sense both the beauty and sadness in it. It makes us think about the wounds and pain that
we experienced in the past. By the end of his life, he could 10 over 600 pieces of music.
He wrote many of them himself. It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity continues to this day.
1. A. in B. by C. for
2. A. when B. who C. which
3. A. for example B. such as C. such
4. A. as B. for C. of
5. A. bad B. badly C. worse
6. A. seriously B. serious C. strong
7. A. married B. marry C. marries
8. A. perform B. performed C. performing
9. A. hearts B. heart C. heartes
10. A. plays B. play C. playing
4．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

The ocean is no longer a safe place for many creatures. For many years, 1 activities such as polluting and overfishing（过度捕捞） have made it 2 for many creatures to live
in it. In 2015, Chile, a country in South America, tried to 3 that. It created the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park. It is the 4 ocean reserve in North or South America. It is about 115,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean. That's about the 5 of the state of Arizona, USA.
No 6 or any other kind of harmful human activity will be 7 in the waters in that area. That's good news for the sea creatures that live in that part of the Pacific Ocean. The area is 8 to many unusual creatures not found anywhere else in the world.
2015 was a big year for protecting the world's oceans. In total, more than one million square miles of ocean were 9 protected in the year.
Liesbeth van der Meer is a scientist at Oceana, a group working to 10 the oceans. She said Chile's new reserve was a great victory（胜利） for the world's oceans.
1. A. harmful B. good C. colourful
2. A. easy B. possible C. difficult
3. A. change B. continue C. move
4. A. longest B. widest C. largest
5. A. size B. thing C. area
6. A. swimming B. fishing C. running
7. A. warned B. stopped C. allowed
8. A. family B. home C. house
9. A. angrily B. separately C. newly
10. A. protect B. damage C. practise
5．完形填空
In 2011, Henry and I took our children to London to watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. We 1 Buckingham Palace at nine o'clock in the morning. The wedding was at eleven o'clock, but the streets were 2 crowded.
There were big screens around Buckingham Palace and we watched the wedding service at Westminster Abbey 3 the screens. Kate looked beautiful. She wore a nice white dress. Prince William wore a smart red uniform.
4 the wedding service, Prince William and Kate left for Buckingham Palace. We waited
5 . Everyone was shouting and cheering. Even the policemen were happy and making
6 . Suddenly we heard the sound of music and drums. A group of soldiers（士兵）were
7 along the street. They were walking and playing music. After them we saw a beautiful carriage（四轮马车）.
8 the carriage came close to the place where we were standing. People around us were cheering loudly. My 9 were shouting excitedly. Henry was taking photos. Prince William smiled and waved at（向……挥手）us. He looked so happy and friendly. It was a fantastic experience and I will never 10 it.
1. A. looked for B. arrived at C. dreamed of D. cleaned up
2. A. even B. also C. already D. still
3. A. with B. of C. on D. for
4. A. After B. Until C. During D. Since
5. A. luckily B. seriously C. quietly D. excitedly
6. A. rules B. decisions C. jokes D. plans
7. A. standing B. coming C. waiting D. riding
8. A. Certainly B. Commonly C. Finally D. Probably
9. A. children B. parents C. brothers D. sisters
10. A. refuse B. change C. miss D. forget
6．完形填空 Thank you for all your hard work last weekend raising money for Sunny House Old People's Home.We all 1 a great time and it was nice to see a lot of new volunteers!
Here is 2 we did last weekend.
On Saturday，some 3 went to Sunny House Old People's Home.Fiona and Tom played chess with some of the old people.David，John and Alice made tea 4 everyone.Sam played the piano and Sally washed the ladies' hair.
In the evening，we put on a charity 5 for the old people.It made them very 6 Grace played the violin and Nick sang songs.Some of the old people sang along with them.
On Sunday，we held a fair（展览会） on the school playground.
In the morning，we 7 food，drinks，and some other things for the fair.Nancy and Ann helped one another to buy fruit for their stalls（摊位）.Leo and Philip helped one another
to 8 old books，magazines and comics for their stalls.Amy and Tom helped 9 to decorate their stalls.
In the afternoon，Nancy sold fruit salad and Ann sold fruit juice.Leo and Philip sold books，magazines and comics.
Many students and their families came to the fair and 10 money.We have raised a lot of money for Sunny House Old People's Home.
1. A. had B. spent C. took D. found
2. A. how B. when C. why D. what
3. A. workers B. volunteers C. singers D. teachers
4. A. with B. to C. for D. from
5. A. commitment B. Show C. advertisement D. organization
6. A. happy B. sad C. bored D. hungry
7. A. cooked B. set C. organized D. picked
8. A. collect B. fill C. sell D. read
9. A. other B. others' C. another D. each other
10. A. borrowed B. donated C. made D. kept
7．完形填空
A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life. Since then，he had to
1 the arms of his younger brother. Except for writing with his toes（脚趾头），he could hardly do
2 in his life.As the two brothers grew up together, they had lots of
3 and they often argued. Then one day, his younger brother
4 him. So he was very sad and didn't know
5 to do.
A girl lost her hands 6 a fire. Though her elder sister wanted to 7 her, she decided to do everything by herself. At school, she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her article,“I am 8 though I lost my hands, I still have legs. Though my wings （翅膀）are broken，my heart can still fly.”
One day, a 9 invited both of the boy and the girl to a television interview program. He asked them 10 something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote“My younger brother's arms are my arms.” while the girl wrote “Broken wings, flying heart.”.
1. A. go on B. work on C. look for D. depend on
2. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
3. A. questions B. hobbies C. problems D. differences
4. A. hit B. left C. loved D. hated
5. A. who B. where C. what D. which
6. A. as for B. thanks to C. because D. because of
7. A. leave B. take care of C. write to D. forget
8. A. sad B. lucky C. excited D. shy
9. A. host B. teacher C. policeman D. doctor
10. A. write B. wrote C. to write D. writing
8．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处
的最佳答案。

Laura Simpson once saved the lives of over 30 passengers on a bus.Police in Australia said that they wanted to give Laura a（n） 1 for her bravery.That day, Laura was traveling home from 2 school on a bus.But suddenly the bus turned off the road.
“It was 3：00 a.m.,so I was 3 .”Laura said.“But then I felt a big bump（颠簸）and woke up.I found the bus was off the road and going towards（朝）the trees.I looked at the 4 and saw him lying over the wheel（方向盘）without moving.I jumped out of my seat and took the wheel.I shouted for someone to call an ambulance（救护车）.Then I 5 the bus and
helped the other passengers off the bus.”
After the ambulance ura called the bus company（公司）and asked for a new driver.
6 the driver didn't arrive until the next day.While they were
7 him，Laura and some passengers played football and sang songs.
Laura s stow soon appeared in many newspapers and on TV“ Someone 8 called me from Scotland.I 9 believe how far it has gone!”she ura planned to spend her school holidays helping her parents 10 their farm and learning to drive.“I hope I can pass my test!”she said.
1. A. example B. prize C. opinion D. test
2. A. her B. his C. our D. their
3. A. shooting B. painting C. dancing D. sleeping
4. A. reporter B. doctor C. driver D. pilot
5. A. stopped B. started C. bought D. sold
6. A. So B. But C. If D. Or
7. A. talking to B. comparing with C. waiting for D. looking after
8. A. never B. even C. only D. just
9. A. can't B. mustn't C. shouldn't D. needn't
10. A. over B. into C. of D. on
9．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的
最佳答案。

There was once a lazy crow（乌鸦）.He thought it was too much trouble to 1 food.“Caw! Caw!”he said.“If someone brought me my food every day, I'd be very 2 .”
One day, he saw a fat pigeon（鸽子）flying by.“How happy and well.fed it looks.”the crow said
to himself.So he 3 the pigeon until they came to a park.There were some other pigeons there too.Soon an old man came along and 4 them a large bag of food.After the man left，the crow flew over to the pigeons.“Caw! Caw!”he said.“Can I 5 you?”
“No，you can't!”shouted the pigeons angrily.“We don't know you.”
The crow went home sadly.But soon he had a（n） 6 .“I'll paint my feathers（羽毛）grey（灰色的），”he said“and then the pigeons will think I am one of them.”After he finished the paintin9，he flew to the 7 again and was welcomed by the pigeons.
“Caw! Caw! Give lots to me!”he said.Suddenly the pigeons found he was a crow. 8 flew after him and made him leave.
The crow flew to his own forest. 9 when other crows saw him.they asked him to go away.They did not 10 him because of his grey—painted feathers.So the crow felt worse than before.“What looks easier isn't always so.”he said to himself.“I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”
1. A. give away B. look for C. take up D. care about
2. A. happy B. popular C. special D. surprised
3. A. found B. caught C. pushed D. followed
4. A. brought B. returned C. ordered D. sold
5. A. describe B. teach C. join D. show
6. A. gift B. problem C. accident D. idea
7. A. park B. forest C. man D. crow
8. A. We B. They C. He D. She
9. A. Or B. If C. But D. Unless
10. A. refuse B. know C. thank D. kill
10．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最
佳选项。

David was a middle school student. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and he had a very big 1 . They lived in a small village 2 fifteen years. Later on Mr. Hill opened a shop in our town and 3 a house here last month. Then his family moved to the new house and David began to 4 in our class. But at first he had 5 friends at school. He was always alone. His neighbour Cathy was a 6 girl. She had many friends. When she found the boy 7 talked with others, she decided to 8 him. She talked a lot with him and sometimes played with him. So very soon 9 became good friends.
One afternoon, Cathy said to David, "It'll be my 10 birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday 11 . Will you please come?" "Certainly, I'm glad to." the boy said 12 . David got home and thought about 13 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he forgot 14 the girl what she liked. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, "What's the matter, dear?" "What would you like 15 it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?"
"Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were 16."
1. A. school B. factory C. farm D. restaurant
2. A. in B. for C. on D. during
3. A. closed B. opened C. sold D. bought
4. A. live B. study C. teach D. read
5. A. few B. many C. some D. little
6. A. bad B. kind C. shy D. poor
7. A. never B. always C. usually D. sometimes
8. A. ask B. save C. tell D. help
9. A. she B. they C. he D. we
10. A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th D. 17th
11. A. card B. gift C. cake D. party
12. A. slowly B. happily C. lonely D. carefully
13. A. what B. which C. when D. where
14. A. asking B. to ask C. ask D. asked
15. A. because B. why C. if D. how
11．先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出一个最
佳答案。

Traffic rules help to keep order on the road. They also help to keep people 1 .
The pedestrian（行人） has as many rules to 2 as the driver of a car. You should walk
on the sidewalk（人行道） or at the side of the road. Always look 3 before you walk across the street.
If you like riding a bike, don't ride in the middle of the road or run 4 red traffic lights. When you ride a bike with a friend, don't look around or talk.
If you drive a car, you should 5 at the traffic lights. You must always 6 a seat belt（安全带）. Without belts 7 the driver and the passengers may be badly hurt in a sudden accident.
You may not need to take a bus, but 8 if you have to travel in one. Get on or get off a bus only when it comes to a 9 . When it is full, don't try to get inside, 10 you may fall off.
Traffic rules are also called Road Safety rules. The maxim（格言）for all road users is "Thinking about others".
1. A. healthy B. safe C. happy D. careful
2. A. follow B. make C. break D. pass
3. A. happy B. happily C. careful D. carefully
4. A. through B. across C. along D. around
5. A. speed up B. go ahead C. get off D. slow down
6. A. take B. wear C. carry D. bring
7. A. half B. none C. both D. all
8. A. look around B. look out C. look after D. look back
9. A. sign B. stop C. corner D. crossing
10. A. and B. so C. or D. but
12．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。

On a cold snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She looked very worried because her 1 broke down and she had already waited for an hour. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back （to the） 2 from the interview* of a company.
The lady thought "Is the man going to 3 me? He looks so cold and hungry."
4 to her surprise, he stopped and said with a smile. "Can I help you, Madam?"
After forty 5 , the car was at last fixed* by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.
"No, that's 6 , Madam, "he said. "I was just helping someone in need. If you really want
to pay me back, I 7 whenever you see someone in need, you should give him a hand."
A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby* house by the road. She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped.
The hostess warmly asked her 8 . And the Lady could see that it was a 9 family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 10 500 dollars on a table and went away quietly.
Robert came home later than before, thinking how 11 their life was. His wife was pregnant and the baby would be born the next month but there was not enough money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss, just like what she 12 did. Robert hugged his wife, "Honey,
I am so sorry. I haven't 13 the interview yet. Tomorrow I will try another company." His wife said 14 , "Don't worry, dear！Everything's going to be all right. A stranger helped 15 out."
Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
1. A. bike B. plane C. bus D. car
2. A. home B. school C. company D. farm
3. A. help B. save C. invite D. discover
4. A. Or B. But C. And D. So
5. A. days B. hours C. minutes D. years
6. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
7. A. want B. hope C. believe D. wish
8. A. in B. out C. away D. up
9. A. pretty B. rich C. clean D. poor
10. A. dropped B. afforded C. put D. threw
11. A. exciting B. hard C. relaxing D. happy
12. A. sometimes B. never C. always D. hardly
13. A. passed B. found C. met D. taken
14. A. certainly B. humorously C. softly D. actively
15. A. us B. him C. them D. you
13．阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
The world of the out-of-doors is full of secrets （秘密）. And they are 1 interesting that quite a lot of people are busy 2 them.
All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The facts about how they 3 and grow are as interesting as anything could be.
Do you know that one of the great presidents of the USA 4 hours and hours 5 birds? A businessman who lived near New York became so 6 in insects（昆虫） that he began to get 7 together. He now has more than one thousand different kinds of insects carefully 8 in glass boxes.
Come up with me, and I will help you find some nature's secrets. Let us go 9 through the woods and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the others there is danger. We shall
10 a mother bear and her young ones as they look for 11 and get ready for winter sleep. We shall watch bees（蜜蜂）dancing in the air to let other bees know 12 they can find food.
I will 13 you many other interesting things, but the best thing that I can 14 you
is to keep eyes and ears 15 when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully.
1. A. so B. such C. very D. too
2. A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied
3. A. fly B. live C. speak D. come
4. A. took B. spent C. used D. cost
5. A. eating B. finding C. catching D. studying
6. A. busy B. careful C. friendly D. interested
7. A. it B. whom C. them D. those
8. A. locked B. put C. kept D. filled
9. A. quickly B. quietly C. hurriedly D. happily
10. A. hear B. follow C. help D. catch
11. A. fruit B. vegetables C. water D. food
12. A. how B. why C. where D. when
13. A. show B. see C. give D. learn
14. A. make B. pass C. play D. teach
15. A. closed B. open C. safe D. clean
14．完形填空
Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an excellent holiday at the Magic Kingdom-Disneyland. And one thing made our visit seem 1 .
We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her 2 on the ride. It is our first time to be there, so we were too 3 to remember that ice-cream was not allowed on the ride.
Gloria started 4 and we all didn't know what to do. Then Tony, one of the staff（员）members, came over. He bent（弯腰）down and told Gloria that he would 5 the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Really?" Then she gave Tony her ice-cream, and enjoyed 6 on the ride.
Sure enough, when we 7 , there was Gloria's new friend 8 her "ice-cream". Now you and I both know what happened, 9 we know that an ice-cream won't last thirty 10 on a summer afternoon in Florida. Tony knew clearly 11 we would get off the ride. He went to the nearest shop and 12 a new ice-cream half a minute before we walked out
of the exit（出口）. Gloria said, " 13 " But I'm sure she didn't know it was a 14 ice-cream.
Thanks so much for giving us 15 and make our visit pleasant!
1. A. boring B. special C. long D. dangerous
2. A. toy B. book C. water D. ice-cream
3. A. tired B. excited C. angry D. sad
4. A. crying B. laughing C. playing D. working
5. A. eat B. keep C. drop D. choose
6. A. himself B. yourself C. herself D. themselves
7. A. took off B. came back C. ran away D. gave away
8. A. with B. on C. in D. from
9. A. but B. so C. although D. because
10. A. minutes B. hours C. days D. months
11. A. where B. when C. how D. why
12. A. had B. made C. bought D. tried
13. A. Sorry B. Thank you C. You're welcom D. Not at all
14. A. different B. delicious C. cheap D. free
15. A. tickets B. information C. help D. money
15．完形填空
Life in the year 3044 is very different 1 life in the 21st century. We still do many of the things you do, but we do them 2 For example, we now have e-friends to help us and company us. An e-friend is a machine that looks just 3 a human being. It can walk and talk and can do almost 4 we human beings do. My e- friend is a lot like me and we have 5 fun together. She helps me 6 my homework and we often go swimming. She is programmed to take care of me if anything 7 , so I always feel safe when we are together. She can also send me messages, just like old-fashioned emails, and I can download information from her memory. It's great 8 an e-friend--I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk 9 .
I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044, but I have to send my e-friend to clean
up my room. Maybe 10 I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.
1. A. of B. from C. in
2. A. different B. difference C. differently
3. A. like B. for C. at
4. A. something B. anything C. everything
5. A. many B. a number of C. a lot of
6. A. with B. at C. on
7. A. will happen B. happens C. happened
8. A. have B. having C. to have
9. A. to B. with C. both A and B
10. A. one day B. in one day C. after one day
二、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练
16．阅读理解
April 15 was a sad day for France. A fire broke out in Notre Dame, a centuries—old cathedral （大教堂） in the heart of Paris. The cathedral's spire（尖顶）and a large part of its roof were destroyed.
Built between 1163 and 1250, Notre Dame is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture（哥特式建筑）. The cathedral is home to many valuable works of art. Among the most famous artworks inside are its three stained—glass rose windows, and the cathedrals bronze statues which had been taken away before the fire for repairs.
Notre Dame is one of the world's most famous tourist attractions. About 13 million people visit it every year. It lies in the center of Paris, along the Seine River French writer Victor Hugo used it as the setting of his famous story The Hunchback of Notre-Dame《巴黎圣母院》.
French President Emmanuel Macron described the fire as a" terrible tragedy, but added, the" worst had been avoided Macron has promised that the French people will" rebuild the cathedral together". He announced that he will launch an international fund raising campaign （募捐活动）. Notre Dame is our, it's our literature, and it's our imagery. We will rebuild it. This is probably part of the French destiny, and we will finish it in the next five years. Starting tomorrow, a national donation plan will be started at home and abroad," Macron said." Paris without Notre Dame? Madness".
（1）How old is the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral?
A. About 850 years.
B. About 1160 years.
C. About 1250 years.
D. About 2410 years.（2）Which of the following was NOT damaged in the fire?
A. The cathedral's spire.
B. The cathedral's roof.
C. The top of the Gothic cathedral.
D. The cathedral's bronze statues.
（3）What do you know about Notre Dame de Paris?
A. You can buy lots of artistic treasure in it.
B. It sits in central Paris, by the Seine River.
C. French writer Hugo finished his famous story in it.
D. It's one of British most famous places of interest.
（4）What can you infer（推断）from the last paragraph?
A. The most valuable part of the church was damaged in the fire.
B. French government will pay all the money for the rebuild.
C. Tourists can visit Notre Dame de Paris in the next five years.
D. People around the world may have already donated some money.
17．阅读理解
Embroidery（刺绣）has a long history and can date back to the Warring States Period in China. Embroidery is very popular in many countries such as China, India and Japan. Embroidery
is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needles and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal Strips, pearls, beads, quills and sequins. Embroidery is most often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, dress shirts, denim, stockings and golf shirts. Embroidery is available with a wide variety of thread or yarn colours.
Embroidery has many unique characteristics （特点）. One of the interesting characteristics
of embroidery is the basic techniques or stitches （针法）, such as the chain stitch, the buttonhole or the blanket stitch, the running stitch, the satin stitch and the cross stitch. They are still the fundamental techniques of hand embroidery today.
Embroidery can be classified according to whether the design is stitched on top of or through the foundation fabric; and by the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric. Different embroideries have their own advantages and disadvantages. In' modern society, we can produce many different embroideries. Machine embroidery is one of them: It appears in the early stages
of the Industrial Revolution.
（1）From the passage, we can know embroidery can date back to
A. the Warring States Period
B. the Spring and Autumn Period
C. the modern times
D. the Ming Dynasty
（2）Which of the following materials cannot be used in embroidery according to the passage?
A. Metal strips.
B. Pearls.
C. Quills.
D. Wood.
（3）From the passage, how many things can embroidery be used on?
A. Seven.
B. Six.
C. Five.
D. Eight.
（4）Which of the following characteristics belongs to embroidery?
A. The flying stitch.
B. The satin stitch.
C. The flat stitch.
D. The button stitch.
18．阅读理解
One of the most detailed（详细的） descriptions Of a UEO was given by nine-year-old Gaynor
in Sunderland in July 1976.
Gaynor lived in Oakenholt, a village in North Wales. On her way home from school, she saw a silver（银色的） object shaped like a saucer（茶碟） in a field not far from her home.
The strange craft（飞行物） was about 30 feet long and 9 feet high. It had yellow windows along the side and on the top there was a light flashing in a kind of box. Although Gaynor was very frightened, she did not run away. Instead, she lay quietly in the long grass and watched the door of the strange craft open. She saw two people wearing silver suits come out of the craft. They were carrying some kind of equipment（设备）which they used to examine the ground. They were short and had large pink eyes, Gaynor reported.
After about half an hour, the two people went back into the craft. At once there was a loud noise and the UFO took off.
Although Gaynor told her mother what she had seen, her family decided to keep quiet about it. They did not want people to laugh at their daughter. However, 18 months later, Gaynor told her。