2020-2021人教新目標(biāo)八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)下冊(cè)第九單元

閱讀理解練習(xí)（有答案）

Chinacoverslargeareasandhasagreatpopulation.Differentlivinghabitshave

alwaysbeenaninterestingtopicinthecountry.Recently,anotherdifferencebetween

southernChineseandnorthernChinesebecameahotone：thewaypeopleshopat

markets.

PeoplefromsouthernChinasaythattheyalwaysbuywhattheyneedforjustone

ortwomeals.ItisnormalforthemtobuyhalfofaChinesecabbage,twopotatoesand

0.25kilogramsofbeefatatime.

However,onemaybelaughedatifhedoesthisinthenorth.Instead,buying

vegetablesandmeatenoughforaweekisusual.Also,youcanbuyasmallamount

（數(shù)量）offruit,suchasasingleappleorpear,eachtimeinthesouth.Shopowners

evenhelpyoupeelandcutthem.Butshopownersinthenorthhardlyoffersuch

service.Andmanyfruitsaresoldinbasketsandboxes.

Thedifferencecouldbedue_tothedifferentweather.Foodcanbekeptforalong

timeinthenorth,asitisusuallycoldanddrythere.ManynorthernChinesehavethe

habitofstoringfood,especiallyfbrthelongwinter.Butthehotandwetweatherinthe

southmakessouthernChinesebuyjustenoughfoodfbronemealoroneday,orelse

thefoodmaygobad.

l.InsouthernChina,peopleusuallybuyatatime.

A.asmallamountoffoodB.alargeamountoffood

C.enoughfoodforaweekD.alotofmeatandvegetables

2.Ifyoubuyfruitsinthesouth,theshopownersmay.

A.peelandcutthemforyouB.laughatyou

C.selltheminboxesandbasketsD.sellasingleappleorpear

3.ManynorthernChinesehavethehabitofkeepingfoodbecause.

A.theweatherishotandwetB.foodgoesbadquickly

C.theweatheriscoldanddryD.theylivefarawayfrommarkets

4.Theunderlinedwords“dueto"mean""inChinese.

A.所以B.但是C.然而D.因?yàn)?/p>

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DifferentWeatherinChina

B?DifferentLivingHabitsinChina

C.SouthernChineseandNorthernChinese

D.SouthernChinaandNorthernChina

參考答案1-5AACDB

Dubaiisacityofbigbusiness,expensivehotels,skyscrapers（摩天樓），and

shoppingmalls.Intheearly20thcentuiy,Dubaiwasasuccessfultradingport.People

fromtheworldstoppedinDubaitodobusiness.Butitwasstillasmallcity,andmost

peoplelivedasfishermenandbusinessmen.Thenin1966,oilwasdiscovered.This

broughtalotofmoneyintothearea,andsoonDubaibegantochange.

TodayDubaiisoneofthewoiid*smostimportantbusinesscenters.Infact,each

yearthecitygetsitsmoneymainlyfrombusiness,notoil.RecentlyDubaihas

attractedmoreandmorevisitorsfromabroad.Theycometorelaxonitsbeaches,and

everyyear,millionsvisitjusttogoshopping!

Dubaiisalsooneoftheworld'sfastestgrowingcities.Manytallbuildingsare

builtinmonths.Thecityalsohasmanyman-madeislands.Oneofthese,thePalm

Jumeirah,islikeabeautifulpalmtree（棕I同樹）.

Thecityisstillanamazingmix（7昆合體）ofpeoplefromdifferentcountries.The

peoplefrom150countriesliveandworkinDubai,andforeignersnowoutnumber

Dubainatives（本地人）byeighttoone!

Manypeoplewelcomethecity'sgrowth.ButanincreasingnumberofDubai

nativesworryaboutthespeedofchange.AsaDubainativesays,

"We_must_always_remember_where_we_came_from._Our_kids_must_know_we_w

orked_very,_very_hard_to_get_where_we_are_now,_and_therers_a_lot_more_work_t

odo.”

l.WhydidpeoplestopinDubaiintheearly20thcentury?

A.Torelax.B.Tobuyoil.

C.Togoshopping.D.Todobusiness.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Dubaihascreatedmanyman-madeislands.

B.TherearemanyforeignersworkinginDubai.

C.Dubainowgetsmoneymainlyfromsellingoil.

D.ManyinternationalvisitorscometoDubaieveryyear.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outnumber"mean?

A.Tobesmallerinsizethananothergroup.

B.Tobemoreinnumberthananothergroup.

C.Tobebiggerinareathananothergroup.

D.Tobesmallerinareathananothergroup.

4.1nthelastparagraph,whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.WeshouldalwaysvisitDubai.

B.Weshouldlearnfromforeigners.

C.Wemustalwaysrememberourpast.

D.Wemustonlythinkaboutthefuture.

5.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Dubaiisgrowingveryfast.

B.Dubaiwasabigcitybefore1966.

C.Manytallbuildingsarebuiltinmonths.

D.ManytouristscometorelaxonDubai'sbeaches.

參考答案1-5DCBCA

SanyaisthesouthernmostcityandthemostbeautifulcityinHainanProvince.It

isknownas“abignaturalhothouse"，soitisoftencalled“theHawaiiofChina”

or“Oriental（東方的）Hawaiin.Ithasgreatbeachesandfreshair.Itsairquality

ranksthesecondbestallovertheworld.Itissaidtheaveragelifespan（平均壽命）in

Sanyais80yearsold.Itisaperfectplacetoescapethecoldinwinterandawonderful

placeforswimming.Itiswet,hotandfullofsunlight.InJanuaryandFebruary,the

averagetemperatureis16℃to24℃,and25℃to29℃inJulyandAugust.The

rainyseasonsarefromMaytoOctober.ThebesttimetovisitSanyaisbetween

NovemberandMarchofthenextyear.Visitorsmayenjoythetouching（動(dòng)人的）

scenesandimprovetheirhealthconditionbystayinginsuchahealthyplace.

TherearemanyplacesyoucangoandseeinSanya:Dadonghai一oneofthe

mostpopularseasideresorts（名勝）inHainan,idealfordiving,beachsports,bathing

andsunbathing;LuhuitouPeninsula（半島）一aplacewhichgetsitsnameforonehill

intheshapeofanenthralling（迷人的）deerlookingback;andTianyaHaijiao一a

romanticandbeautifulscenicspotwhichmeans“thefurthermostpartoftheskyand

thesea”inChinese,suggestingaplacedifficulttogetto.TianyaHaijiaoisthemost

popularplaceinHainansinceithascertainmeaningfbrtheloversinChina:goingto

thatplacemeanstheywillloveeachotherforever.Besides,greengrassland,trees,

freshairandthebeautifulandcomfortablebeachinYalongBaybringpeopleintoa

beautifulworld.

l.WhyisSanyacalled"theHawaiiofChina”？

A.Becauseitisaverybeautifulcitywithgreatbeachesandfreshair.

B.Because“theHawaiiofChina“isabeautifulname.

C.Becausetherearemanyvisitorseveryyear.

D.BecauseitisthesouthernmostcityinChina.

2.WhenisthebesttimetovisitSanya?

A.InApril.

B-InJulyandAugust.

C.FromMaytoOctober.

D.BetweenNovemberandMarchofthenextyear.

3.WhydoesLuhuitouPeninsulagetsuchaname?

A.Becausethereisadeerlookingbackthere.

B.Becausethereisahillintheshapeofadeerlookingback.

C.Becausethepeninsulaisfamousforitsdeer.

D.Becausethisnameisbeautiful.

4.HowmanysightseeingplacesinSanyaarementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

5.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sanya'sairisthesecondbestintheworld.

B.Allpeoplelivetobe80inSanya.

C.Itdoesn*toftenraininSanyaallyearround.

D.TianyaHaijiaoisfamousonlyforitsbeautifulscenes.

參考答案1-5ADBCA

四

A

AbouttenyearsagowhenIwasanundergraduateincollegeinNewYork,Iwas

workingasapracticestudentatmyuniversity'sMuseumofNaturalHistory.Oneday

whileIwasworkingatthecashregisterinthegiftshop,Isawanelderlycouplecomein

withalittlegirlinawheelchair.

AsIlookedcloseratthisgirl,Isawthatshewasseatedonherchair.Ithen

realizedshehadnoarmsorlegs,justahead,neckandthetrunkofthehumanbody.She

waswearingalittlewhitedresswiththepatternsofredrosesandyellowdots.

AsthecouplewheeledheruptomeIwaslookingdownattheregister.Iturnedmyhead

towardthegirlandgaveherawink（眨眼示意）.AsItookthemoneyfromher

grandparents,Ilookedbackatthegirl,whowasgivingmethemostbeautiful,largest

smileIhaveeverseen.

AllofasuddenherhandicapwasgoneandallIsawwasthisbeautifulgirl,

whosesmilejustmeltedmeandalmostinstantlygavemeacompletelynewsenseof

whatlifeisallabout.Iimmediatelyfeltfullofhopeandconfidence.Shetookme,a

poor,unhappycollegestudent,intoherworld,aworldofsmiles,loveandwarmth.

Thatwastenyearsago,butIstillrememberitclearlyasifithappenedjustyesterday.

I'masuccessfulbusinesspersonnowandwheneverIgetdownandthinkaboutthe

troublesoftheworld,Ithinkaboutthatlittlegirlandtheremarkablelessonaboutlife

thatshetaughtme.

1.Thewriterwastenyearsago.

Aaclerkworkinginamuseum

B.ateacherteachinginacollege

C.aworkerworkinginauniversity

D.auniversitystudentwhohadnotyettakenadegree

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thegirlwaspoorandsad.

BThegirlfacedlifebravely.

C.Thewriterknewthegirlverywell.

D.Thewritermadefriendswiththegirlatlast.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“handicap"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Lifedifficulty.B.Physicaldisability.

C.Failureinwork.D.Troublesomeproblem.

4.Howdidthewriterprobablyfeelbeforemeetingthedisabledgirl?

A.Shefeltfullofhope.B.Shefeltlifewasbeautiful.

C.Shewaspoorandunhappy.D.Shewasfilledwithconfidence.

5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?

A.FullofHopeB.FullofConfidence

C.ADisabledGirlD.ADisabledGirFsSmile

參考答案1-5DBBCD

五

ATriptoSeoul,SouthKorea（韓國(guó)）

Day1OurguidewillmeetyouatIncheonInternationalAirport（仁川國(guó)際機(jī)

場(chǎng)）inthemorning.Checkin（登記入?。゛tthefive-starKingHotel.Thenhavelunchat

afamousKoreanrestaurantinthecitycenter.Enjoythebeautifulscenery（雙l景）atthe

BanpoBridgeovertheHanRiver.ltturnsintobeautifulcolorsatnight.Andthenenjoy

Koreanseafoodneartheriver.

Day2Havebreakfastatthehotel.VisittheSeoulTowerandtheTeddyBear

Museumnearthehotel.Havefamouschickensoupforlunch.Afterlunch,goto

ChangdeokgungPalace,agreatplacetolearnaboutthehistoryofKorea.Inthe

evening,visitGwangjangMarket,whichisfamousforallkindsofKoreanstreetfood.

Day3Afterbreakfastatthehotel,drivetoNamsangolHanokVillage.There

arefivetraditionalKoreanhousesthere.TouristscanseehowKoreanpeoplelivedin

thepast.Also,joinintraditionalKoreanactivitiesandenjoytraditionalKoreanfoodat

KoreaHouse.

Day4DrivetoDongdaemunMarketearlyinthemorningandspendhalf

adayshopping.DrivetotheairportandflybacktoShanghai.

1.TouristswillenjoythebeautifulsceneryonDay1.

A.befdretheycheckin

B.aftertheyhavelunch

C.assoonastheyleavetheairport

D.aftertheyenjoyKoreanseafood

2.Howmanybreakfastswilltouristshaveatthehotel?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

3.TouristscanlearnaboutthehistoryofKoreaat.

A.theSeoulTower

B.GwangjangMarket

C.ChangdeokgungPalace

D.theTeddyBearMuseum

4.InNamsamgolHanokVillagetourists.

A.canspendhalfadayshopping

B.canfindfivetraditionalKoreanhouses

C.can*tjoininantraditionalKoreanactivity

D.can'tseehowKoreanpeoplelivedinthepast

5.Wecanreadthispassagein.

A.atravelplanB.apieceofnews

C.asportsreportD.atraditionintroduction

參考答案1-5BBCBA

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八

Moneycantouchalmosteverypartofyourlife.Thoughmoneyisn't

everything,havingenoughofitmeansyouwon*thaveproblemsaffordingthethings

youneedandwant."Moneymakestheworldgoround."isafamoussentencein

English.Ifyouwanttobuyahouse,ortravelaroundtheworldorstudyatagood

college,youwillneedmoneyandmaybelotsofit.Sohowcanyoubecomerich?

Belowarethingsyoucandotomakeyourmoneygrow.Whynothaveatry?

?Don'talwaysspendthemoneyyoumake.Ifyouspendthreedollarsonacupof

coffeeeverydayatwork,that's$15perweek,orabout$60amonth.Overayear,that

willcostyouabout$720,andovertwentyyearsthatwilladduptoabout$14,400.

?Chooseyourfriendscarefully.Somepeoplearerichorwanttobecomerich.Make

friendswiththem.Whenyoudothis,youwilllearnmoreabouthowtomakemoney.

WarrenBuffett,oneoftherichestpeopleintheworld,givestheadvice."Itsbetterto

hangoutwithpeoplebetterthanyou."Therichmanunderstandsthatwhenyou

sun*oundyou