2019年人教版八年级上册Unit 1-Unit5期中复习系列：任务型阅读专练(包含答案)

2019年八年级上册

Unit 1-Unit5期中复习系列：任务型阅读专练

一、Spain and Greece are now more popular than France or Italy. Traveling to both places is cheaper in early summer. It is also cheaper to go by plane than by train，and it’s easier to get a ticket in May than in June，July or August.

Most people think that Greece is prettier. Others say Spain is hotter and more expensive. Certainly hotels in Spain are far more expensive than the ones in Greece, but also they are more comfortable. Greece is much more interesting and it is far quieter than Spain.

Spain is nearer and one can get there more quickly. But Spain can be very crowded. Some people feel that Greece is more beautiful. The air is cleaner and the sea is bluer. Also the food is simpler in Greece.

Which Holiday?(杂志名)prefers(推荐)Greece this summer. Greece is the better choice.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1. Where do people like to go for vacation better now, Greece or Italy?

2. When can people get tickets more easily, in May or in August? 3. Which country is much quieter?

4. If you don’t like too many people，where should you go for your vacation?

5. What does the phrase “both places” mean in the first paragraph?

二、One of the most famous film festival cities in the world is Cannes in France. It is in the southeast part of the country. From 1946, Cannes began to welcome the best Movies from all over the world in May.

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The capital of Germany is Berlin. It is a city that everybody would like to visit. There are many amazing places to visit. The Berlin International Film Festival started in 1951. It is one of the world’s leading(主要的)film festivals. It is held in February. Toronto is the largest city in Canada. In September, there are more visitors than usual because of the Toronto International Film Festival. This festival began in 1976. It is also one of the most important film festivals in the world.

Venice is one of the most famous cities in Italy. People call it “the City of Water”. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. The festival began in 1932. It takes place(发生)every year in late August or early September. 根据以上内容，完成下面的表格。 Film festival cities Details of film festivals Cannes, in the southeast of The Cannes Film Festival started in (1)________ . France. Berlin, Germany the capital It is held in May. of The Berlin International Film Festival started in 1951. It is held in (2)_______. Toronto, the (3)_______ The Toronto International Film Festival began in 1976. city in Canada Every (4)_______, the festival takes place. Venice, one of the most The Venice Film Festival is (5)_______ film festival in famous cities in Italy the world. Every year in late August or early September, people celebrate the festival. 三、请阅读下面短文。根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选择五项还原到短文中，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。 Making Friends

1 If you have a good friend, you are lucky.

2 . You can be without money but you cannot be without fiends. Sometimes only friends can help you, not money. For example, if you fall into water and you can’t swim only your friend can save you.

3 First, you must know the person you want to make friends with. If you find

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he often tells lies, 4 you’d better not make friends with him. A good friend will be happy when you win. He will be sad when you fail . If you have some questions about your studies, he will be quite happy to teach you until you understand. If you want to have this kind of fiend, you must try your best to best to be like this. If you do that, 5 A. How can we make friends in the right way ? B. or he doesn’t help others in trouble C. I’m sure you’ll have many good friends D. One of the most important things in the world is making friends. E. Do you want to know how to make good friends? F. A good fiend is more necessary than money or anything else in the world G. A good friend can help you do anything you want 四、David is a college student (大学生). Last year he went on vacation to Yunnan with his cousin, Cindy. 1. ________ David liked the weather there. It was not cold or hot. It was really fine. Cindy liked all kinds of flowers there. After two weeks, they went to Dali by train. 2. ______ They also knew about many locol customs (风俗). One week later, David and Cindy took the bus to Lijiang—a beautiful town. They visited Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山). 3. _______ They also visited the old town of Lijiang. There were many interesting stores and restaurants there. 4. _______And Cindy bought many presents (礼物) for her sister Mary and her brother Bill. David had to come back to the college so they only stayed in Lijiang for one week. David likes Lijiang so much. 5. ___________ A.It was really wonderful. B. They visited the famous Dali old city and some other places of interest there. C. They ate much fine food there. D. First, they went to Kunming by plane. 3 / 10

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E. He was very happy. F. They wanted get some water. G.He hopes to visit it this summer vacation again. 五、I am Sam. I went on a trip to a mountain with my friends last week. The mountain was a little far. So we went there by bus. We met at the school gate at seven o’clock in the morning, and then we took a bus to the mountain.

On the bus, an old man told an old story. It was very interesting and we were happy. At nine thirty we got to the mountain. There were many trees in the mountain and we saw many beautiful birds, too. They sang well. At noon, we had lunch under a big tree. We took different food with us. I took some bread and fish. Leo took some beef hamburgers, and Jill took some apples. It was really a great lunch.

In the afternoon, we walked on. We took photos and picked some flowers. At 6:00 p.m., we took the bus. And at 8:00，we got home. We had a nice trip.

1题完成句子；2~3简略回答问题；4题归纳文章的主题；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1. We took the _____ to get the mountain because it was a little far. 2. How long did it take Sam to get to the mountain? _______________________________ 3. What did the old man do on the bus? _______________________________ 4. ________________________________ 5. ________________________________

六、Kim made some New Year’s resolutions this year. First, she’s going to learn to play the piano. She’s going to take piano lessons and practice it every day. Next, she wants to get good grades. She’s going to study harder and she’s going to do all her homework before she watches TV. Finally, she wants to learn a new language. She’s going to buy some Japanese CDs and practice them at home.

Kim’s brother Danny made some New Year’s resolutions this year, too. He wants to become fit, so he’s going to exercise more and eat healthier food. He also wants to

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improve his English. He’s going to get a pen pal in the United States or Australia, and he’s going to write letters in English to his pen pal. When Danny grows up, he wants to be an engineer. So he’s going to work harder in his math and science classes. 1题完成句子；2~3简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段中的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1. Kim is going to buy some Japanese CDs for _______. 2. How many New Year’s resolutions does Kim make this year? ______________________

3. What is Danny going to be when he grows up? __________________________ 4. ________________________ 5. ________________________

七、How’s it going? I’m in Beijing now，at Beijing International School. I’m in Class 2 with twelve other students. They’re from different countries.

I’m living with a Chinese family. They are very friendly. They like to eat dumplings, noodles and rice. Now I’m very interested in cooking. Yesterday they taught me to make noodles with tomato soup—their favorite food. Now, let me tell you how to make them.

First, cut up some green onions and two tomatoes. Turn on the gas cooker(煤气灶) and heat about three teaspoons of oil in a pan. Put in the green onions，then the tomatoes, mix well with the oil and cook for about five minutes. Next pour two howls of water into the pan and cook for about eight minutes. Then crack two eggs into a bowl, heat it up and pour it slowly into the pan. After one or two minutes, add one teaspoon of salt. Now the soup is OK. Finally, pour the soup over the noodles. It’s very delicious! Do you want to have a try? Write to me soon.

Love, Paula

1题判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；2题完成句子；3~4题简略回答问题；5题就文中画线句子，以特殊疑问句的形式提出一个问题。 1. Dumplings are every Chinese family’s favorite food.

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2. From the letter we know there are ______ students in Paula’s class. 3. What is the writer interested in now? _______________________________

4. How long does it take Paula to make the tomato soup? _______________________________ 5. _____________________________

八、Do you like sports? Sports are good for our health and make us relaxed. There are four students talking about their favorite sports.

Hello! I am Li Hong. My favorite sport is swimming. I often go swimming in the river with my friends on weekends in summer. Sometimes we swim in the swimming pool. It makes me more comfortable and cooler after swimming. I can learn some ways of swimming, too.

My name is Tom. Basketball is my favorite sport. I like it because it is good for my health and it makes me grow taller. At school, I often play basketball with my classmates on the playground. After class I often watch basketball matches on TV. My name is John. I like many kinds of sports, but ping — pong is my favorite. I relax myself after hard study and work. I take part in many competitions, and get some prizes.

I am Mary. I like badminton (羽毛球). It is fun for me. We don't need to have great skills to play it. Playing badminton makes me grow stronger and healthier. It helps me make new friends.

根据短文内容完成表格，每空不超过3个词 Name Li Hong Favorite sport 1._______ Why It makes her more 2. _____ after swimming. She can learn some ways of swimming, too. Tom Basketball It is good for his health and makes him 3.______ John Ping-pong It can help 4.______himself after hard 6 / 10

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study and work. Mary Badminton It makes her grow stronger and healthier and helps her 5. _________. 九、Dear Joan, Thank you for your invitation. I really hope I can go camping with you. But I have to say sorry to you. I’m too busy next week! On Monday, I will go to see the doctor. There is something wrong with my eyes, I can’t see people or things a little far from me clearly. Maybe I should wear a pair of glasses. On Tuesday, I have football training. You know, I’m on the school football team. We’ll have a math test on Friday morning, so on Wednesday and Thursday I have to stay at home and prepare for it. On Friday afternoon, I’m going to watch a basketball game. My favorite sports star is Jeremy Lin. I like watching him play basketball. Have a good time! And please call me after you come back from the camping. Peter 1题完成句子；2题用英语表达文中画线单词it所指代的内容；3题简略回答问题；4题从文中找出与所给句子意思相近的句子；5题用英语简要概括本出本文的主旨大意。

1. I can’t see people a little far from me clearly because there is something wrong with my ____. 2.______

3. What is Peter going to do on Friday afternoon? _____________________

4. I like the sports star Jeremy Lin best. _____________________ 5. _____________________

十、Do you know oil platforms（石油钻井平台）？ They pump out（大量生产） oil from under the ocean (海洋）.There can be over 100 people living and working on an oil platforms. 1 .

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The people on oil platforms do a number of different jobs. There are engineers, cooks, doctors, cleaners, ect. But the roughnecks (石油钻井工人）have the hardest job. 2 It's hard, dangerous work.

There are no weekends on oil platforms. Usually, people work every day for two weeks. Then they go back to land to have two or three weeks off from the work.

The people on oil platform can play games and watch TV when they don’t work or sleep. 3 There’s not much ( 空间），mid you can’t just go for a walk.

Oil platforms are dangerous places. Everyone needs to work carefully. 4 An accident (事故）on the platform Deepwater Horizon in 2010 killed eleven people and a lot of oil went into the ocean.

After that accident, some people said that oil platforms were just too dangerous. 5 So we still need people to work in these difficult, dangerous places.

根据短文内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（有两项为多余选项）。 A. But the world needs a lot of oil. B. But accidents can still happen. C. They are like small towns on the ocean. D. But people still want to work on an oil platform because they love this job. E. Sometimes they work twelve hours a day. F. However, living on an oil platform is not a lot of fun. G. They have a great time working on the oil platform. 十一、A fisherman lived with his wiff(妻子)in an old shack(棚屋)by the sea．Each dav he caught a fish，and cooked it for his wife．One day he caught a magic fish．The fish asked the fisherman to let him 90，and the fisherman agreed．For the rest of the day,he caught nothing．When the fisherman got home with nothing，his wife asked what happened．He told her about the magic fish．“What did you get in return?”his wife asked．“Nothin g,''said the fisherman．His wife was very angry．\"It’s a magical fish，so ask something from him．I hate this shack．Ask the fish for a nice house，”she said．The man didIl，t want to trouble(麻烦)the fish，but he didn’t want his wife to get allgry．

The next day,the fisherman went to the sea and told the magic fish about his wife's

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wish．When he got home，his wife was standing in front of a beautiful house． For a week，she Was happy but then she started to complain(抱怨)．‘‘Go back and ask for a castle(城堡)，”she said．\"If you don’t，I'll be unhappy forever．”The fisheman didn’t want a castle，but he didn’t want his wife to be unhappy．So he wen to the sea and spoke to the fish again．This time，his wife’s wish came true again．

Few days later,the fisherman’s wife said,\"I want to be queen(皇后)of the land．，，The fisherman couldn’t believe it．\"1 won’t go，”he told his wife．\"Then l will never speak to you again．\"she said．The fisherman could do nothing but speak to the fish sadly．The fish said nothing to him and swam to the sea．

When the fisherman went back home，his wife was crying in front of their old shack． 1．What did the fisherman catch one day?(no more than five words)

2．What did the wife want to get at the third time?(no more than five words)

3．Did the wife become a queen at last?(no more than three words)

4．把画线部分句子翻译成汉语。

5．给短文拟个恰当的题目。

参

一、 1. Greece. 2. In May. 3. Greece. 4. Greece

5. It means Spain and Greece.

二、1. 1946 2. February 3. largest 4. September 5. the oldest 三、56-60 DFABC

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四、DBACG

五、1. bus 2. Two and a half hours. 3. He told a story. 4. We had a nice trip last week. 5. 我、们拍照并且采摘了一些花。

六、1. practicing/learning Japanese 2. Three./3. 3. He wants to be an engineer./ An engineer. 4. Kim’s brother Danny made some New Year’s resolutions this year, too. 5. 她打算努力学习，并且在看电视前打算做完所有的作业。

七、1. F 2. Thirteen./13. 3. Cooking. 4. About fifteen minutes. 5. What do you think of them?

八、1. Swimming 2. comfortable and cooler 3. grow taller 4. relax 5. make new friends

九、1. eyes 2. A math test. 3. He is going to watch a basketball game. 4. My favorite sports star is Jeremy Lin. 5. I’m too busy to go camping with you. 十、CEGBA

十一、1. He caught a magic fish. 2. She wanted to be queen. 3. No, she didn’t.

4. 第二天，渔夫来到大海并告诉魔法鱼他妻子的愿望。

5.The Fisherman and Magic Fish.(只要意思符合文章题意，都可算对)

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