八年级英语期末专题——阅读理解与完形填空

期末专题——阅读理解与完形填空

Driver Wanted

①Clean driving licence.

②Must be of smart appearance.

③Aged over 25.

Apply to: Capes Taxi, 17

Palace Road, Roston

（三）

Air Hostess for International Flights Wanted

①Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old.

②Height: 1.6 m to 1.75m.

③Education to GGSE standard

④Two languages, must be able to swim.

Apply to: Recruitment Office, Southern

Airlines, Heathrow Airport West,

HR 37KK.

Teachers Needed

For private language school teaching, experience unnecessary.

Apply to: The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd., 279 Canal

Street, Roston

1. You are 26 years old and want to be a teacher. You should apply to ________ .

A. Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Roston

B. Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK

C. the Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd., 279 Canal Street. Roston.

D. a private language school.

2. What stops Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxis.

A. Fond of beer and wine.

B. Punished（处罚）for driving too fast and wrong parking.

C. Unable to speak a foreign language.

D. Not having college education.

3. Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just finished college. Which job might be given to him?

A. Driving for Capes Taxi

B. Working for Southern Airlines

C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.

D. Working for Northern Airlines.

4. What prevents（阻止）Mary, aged 25, from becoming an air hostess

A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined

B. She can’t speak Japanese very well.

C. She has never worked as an air hostess before

D. She doesn’t feel like working long hours flying abroad.

5. Which of the following is NOT talked about in the three advertisements?

A. Whether he or she is married

B. Whether they are men or women

C. Their education

D. The ages

（四）

All my friends at school smoked. My dad smoked; he didn’t want me to smoke but my friends kept saying I was stupid. They asked when I was going to grow up. So I started when I was sixteen and after a month I couldn’t stop. But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me. I couldn’t run far, and I coughed every morning. I got very ill and decided to stop. It wasn’t easy, but now I’ve done it, and I feel better. Now I have money for other things.

If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack. And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be. For example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age.

What does smoking do to the heart? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure. The cigarette smoke also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood. Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen. Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke.

So if you want to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy –– not to smoke. Don’t copy your friends and other people who smoke. If you smoke, find out how to stop. Stopping isn’t easy, but you’ll be healthier, and ....

1. Who is more likely to have heart disease?

A. A smoke

B. A non-smoker

C. A 50-year-old person

2. What does the writer think of smoking?

A. It is good for his health

B. Smoking is bad for him

C. Is it neither good nor bad for his heath

3. What happens after the writer stopped smoking?