八年级英语下册 第九周 阅读周周练(A、B卷) 人教新目标版

阅读周周练

A卷

一、完形填空。

通读下面短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

M ost elephants are gray. Only a few are 1 . It’s difficult to see

a white elephant. When people find a white 2 , they feel excited.

Long ago, a white elephant was 3 to the king. Only the king could

have a white elephant. And the white elephant must be a very 4 one.

People want to take a look at t he animal. On 5 way to the king, t he

white elephant attracted (吸引) many people. They ran into the street and shouted, “A white elephant is coming!”

All the people 6 the cute elephant. Some gave it 7 to drink. Others sang songs to the elephant. A boy put a red hat 8 the elephant’s head.

Then the elephant came before the king. 9 the king saw the white elephant. The king __10__ it a name himself. The elephant ate from gold dishes and it began a new life.

( ) 1. A. gray B. white C. red

( ) 2. A. elephant B. king C. street

( ) 3. A. swept B. painted C. taken

( ) 4. A. green B. cold C. good

( ) 5. A. your B. its C. my

( ) 6. A. liked B. told C. spelt

( ) 7. A. dishes B. water C. food

( ) 8. A. on B. from C. off

( ) 9. A. At first B. At the beginning C. At last

( ) 10. A. asked B. gave C. built

二、阅读理解。

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。

A

Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy.

Gift giving is different in different countries.

( ) 1. Different countries give gifts.

A. different

B. same

C. expensive

( ) 2. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts, but they are not .

A. closed

B. opened

C. broken

( ) 3. In Canada, many people will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remember a .

A. animal

B. thing

C. person

( ) 4. In , some people give money to charity.

A. China

B. the USA

C. Canada

( ) 5. In Sweden, making a as a gift is enough.

A. meal

B. potato pie

C. tea

B

A little boy was playing in his sandbox on Saturday morning. While he was building roads and houses in the soft sand, he discovered a large stone in the middle of the sandbox.

The little boy pushed and pulled, but every time he thought he had made some progress, the stone tipped (倾斜) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy tried his best, but his