八年级寒假unit4阅读完形讲义

Unit4

3a

Long long ago, there was a young man who made his living by making tofu. One day, the tofu was not sold out. In order to keep the tofu fresh, he cut it into pieces and mixed some flavors (香料）in. Then he put it into a crock (瓦罐). Several days later, he opened the crock and found that the smell was terrible. But he tasted a piece. To his surprise, the taste was nice. An idea came into his mind (脑海) --maybe the smelly (臭的) tofu would be a kind of special food. As expected, the smelly to- fu became popular with local people, soon it was well-known all over the whole nation.

Now smelly tofu is the most special food in Hunan. And it is recommended (荐) to all the people around the world.

完形填空

（四）

The world 1 many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while 2 are very pleasant to hear. In single day you probably hear 3 sounds. All sounds are different. Some 4 loud, some sounds are high, others are low, some sounds are useful.

5 sound we can’t talk or listen t o each other. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting（鸣笛声）of a car warns people of danger.

Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low 6 the land; the very loud sounds can damage the house. Very loud sound can even make people deaf.

We know sound travels about one kilometer in three 7 . In a thunder storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels 8 than sound.

Next time you see lighting count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder.

Divide this number 9 3. This will tell you 10 kilometers away the thunder storm is.

1. A. full of B. fill with C. is filled of D. is filled with

2. A. others B. the other C. another D. the others

3. A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. hundreds D. hundred

4. A. may B. maybe C. may be D. can

5. A. Of B. With C. Without D. By

6. A. in B. on C. above D. over

7. A. hours B. days C. minutes D. seconds

8. A. more fast B. much faster C. more faster D. much fast

9. A. in B. of C. by D. at

10. A. how much B. how many C. how far D. how long

阅读理解

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many

different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. Wh en you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.” You may think, “He's so cool,” when you see your favorite footballer.

We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. H ere's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

1. We know that the word “cool” has ________.

A. only one meaning

B. no meanings

C. many different meanings

D. the same meaning

2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.

A. see

B. show

C. know

D. feel

3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”

A. interested in

B. angry about

C. afraid of

D. unhappy with

4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.

A. pleased with

B. strange to

C. worried about

D. careful with

5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word “cool”_________.

A. can be used instead of many words