人教版 八年级下 期末专题复习(任务型阅读)(1)

人教版八年级下期末专题复习

任务型阅读

一、阅读下面短文，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

From the Other Side

Lara and Tara are twins. ___1___, but they are very different in everything else. For example, hot food is Lara's favorite, and Tara has a sweet choice.

However, this isn't the problem with the twin girls. They always argued that the opposite one was wrong. ___2___ , while Tara insisted that mornings were fresh and it was difficult to stay up till midnight.

___3___. To put an end to their fights, their parents decided to create a small drama. They wanted the girls to understand that they were both correct from their own point of view. Their parents covered the girls'eyes with black ribbons, and brought them to the dining room. ___4___ Lara was asked to stand on one side of the board and Tara on the other. They couldn't see the other side of it. When the ribbons were taken away, they were surprised to see a huge board between them.

Now, their father asked Lara, “What's the color of the board?” She replied, “It's black!”___5___She replied, “It's white!” The two girls began to argue again. While Lara was confident it was black, Tara was sure it was white. Then, they were asked to exchange (交换) their places. They couldn't believe

their eyes. Tara, who insisted it was a white board, saw a black one. Similarly, Lara, who argued the board was black, was shocked to see a white one. They understood that each of them was right in her own view. Most of us are like Lara and Tara. We are right most times, but insist that others are wrong!

二、根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题后的横线上。

There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant (令人愉快的) but are not. ___1___When someone says they have to “face the music ”, it does not mean they are going to a concert. “Facing the music” means to accept and deal with the punishment of an action.

___2___ For example, “ I can't face another night of camping! It's cold and rainy”. Or “In life, you must face your fears”. Face used in this way is very common.

But now, let's go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watchin g my car while I'm away. But please, do not drive it. It is anextremely (极其) fast car. ___3___You want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!

When you return you must tell her what you have done and “face the music” ___4___ It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.

___5___To “take your medicine” means to ac cept the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it” they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results.

三、根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

Do you like to tell stories? Do you like to write? Sometimes those questions have two different answers. ___1___ However, it can be hard to write them down on paper.

___2___ Even professional (职业的) writers do not write everything perfectly the first time. They have to revise (修正) their work. When you revise your writing, you look for ways to change it that will make it better. ___3___