人教版八年級下冊備戰(zhàn)期任務(wù)型閱讀專練題號一總分得分一、任務(wù)型閱讀-簡答：本大題共12小題，共120分。1.

Cheetahs(獵豹)arethefastestanimalsonland.Butastheirlivingspacehasgotsmaller,theyareinbigtrouble.Theyhavetofightwithstrongeranimalsforfood,andtheirnumberisgettingsmaller.

Cheetahsusetheirsuperspeedtocatchgazelles(羚羊)andimpalas(黑斑羚),rabbitsandothersmallplanteaters.

Cheetahsarefast,buttheycanonlyrunforashorttime.Forexample,duringahunt,theycanrunforonlyabout200metres.Theyaresprinters(短跑運動員).

Oncecheetahsstarttheycanspeedupquickly,andafewsecondslater,theycanrunover100kmph.Theyaregoodatrunning,buttheyaren'tverystronginafight.Sometimestheyhavetheirfoodtakenawaybylionsorhyenas(鬣狗).

Theplainsthatcheetahsandlionsliveonarebecomingsmallerandsmaller.Peoplearetakingawaytheland.Becauseofthis,cheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas.Therearefewercheetahssincetheyhavetofightwiththosestrongeranimalsforsurvival.(1)Whatdocheetahsusetheirsuperspeedtocatch?___________________________________________(2)Howlongcantheyrunduringahunt?_________________________________________________(3)Howfastcantheyrunafewsecondsaftertheyspeedup?___________________________________(4)Whydocheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas?______________________________________(5)Cheetahsarethefastestandstrongestanimalsonland,aren'tthey?_______________________________2.Whydoscientistsstudyrats?

Ratsareoftenusedbyscientiststolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.

What'ssospecialaboutrats?ThisnewresearchshowsthataNorwayrathasmorethan25,000genes(基因)andabout90percentofthosegenesarejustliketheonesyou'dfindinmiceandpeople!Scientistsbelieveallthreespeciessharedacommonancestor(祖先)about75millionyearsago.

Therearesomemajordifferencesamongthethreeanimals.Forexample,theratreliesmoreheavilyonitssenseofsmellthanahuman.Italsohasmoregenesdevoted(專用于)tosmellingandidentifyingscents.

Oneofthemoresurprisingfindingsishowfastgeneschangedovertime.Scientistsbelievethatthismaymeanthatratsaremoreeasilyabletoadapt(適應(yīng))totheirenvironment.

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AccordingtoHowardJacoboftheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin,theco-authorofthestudy,"thisdiscoveryissimplyarevolutioninthewaywecanpracticebasicresearch".(1)Whydoscientistsstudyrats?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whosharedacommonancestorabout75millionyearsago?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Whichreliesmostheavilyonitssenseofsmell,arat,amouseorahuman?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Whyareratsmoreeasilyabletoadapttotheirenvironment?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)WhereisHowardJacobfrom?_______________________________________________________________________________3.

Ifyouarelookingforsomethingfunorifyouwouldliketohelpothersinyoursparetime,joinustobeavolunteer!We'reanon-profit(非盈利的)organization.Wehavevolunteerjobsofallages.Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.

Youcanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareofchildrenwhileparentsareworking.Hospitalsneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareseeingadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.Thereissomethingforeveryone.

"Asavolunteer,Idon'twanttogetanything.Seeingthechildren'shappyfaces,I'mhappy,too,"saidCarlosDomingo,anoldwomanof62."Ioftenplayedcomputergamesinmysparetimebefore.NowIhelpolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers,"saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.

Ifeveryonehelpsoutabit,we'llhaveabetterworldtolivein.Interested?Visitourwebsiteformoreinformation.(1)Whocanbecomeavolunteer?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whatcananimallovershelp?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)WhodoesCarlosDomingolookafter,childrenorolderpeople?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Howoldisthevolunteerwhohelpsolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)Whatshallwedoifweareinterestedintheactivity?_______________________________________________________________________________4.

"Ladiesandgentlemen,thetitleoftheworld'sugliestdog…giveituptoWalle!"

PoorlittleWalleherehasbeencrowned(加冕)theworld'sugliestdogatacontest(比賽)inCalifornia.Thefour-year-olddogispartBeagle,BassetandBoxer,makinghimstandoutfromthecrowdwithaslightly(略微)oversizedheadandroundback.Onejudge(裁判)evensaidhelookedlikehewasphotoshoppedfromotherdogs.Butit'sobviously(顯然)alookworthhavingasWallewonthetopprizeof$1,500,withsomeofitbeingspentonhim.

"WhatwillIdowiththeprize?I'mgoingtoNewYork.Whatarewesupposed(應(yīng)該)todowiththeprize?Spenditonyou?That'sright!"

Beating29otherdogcontenders(競爭者)atthe25thanniversary(周年)ofthecontest,Wallewasasurprisewinner.He'snowplannedtomakeseveralTVappearances.(1)What'sthenameoftheugliestdogintheworld?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Wherewasthecontestheld?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Doesthedoghaveabighead?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)What'sthetopprizeofthecontest?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)Howoldisthedog?_______________________________________________________________________________5.

SarahM.wentona6-monthvoluntaryteachinginIndonesiaandhadawonderfultimelearningandgrowing.Hereshetellsusherexperienceinherownwords.

Onmyteachingdays,Iwouldwalkfrommyplacetotheclassroomswearingmylongskirtandbrightlycolouredhijab(頭巾)coveringmyhairtorespecttheculture.IwouldgreetmyclassinArabic(阿拉伯語).

TheclassroomswereoftenverycrowdedandIdidn'thaveawhiteboardoramarker(記號筆)toteachwith,butwealwayshadagreattime.ThechildrenweresofullofenergyandeverydaywewouldpractiseourEnglishthroughsinging,actingorplayinggames.

Whateverwedid,Iwasusuallytiredbytheendofclassbutalwayswalkedoutsmiling.Itwasfulfilling(使人滿足的)toseethestudentsrespondsoenergeticallytothelessonplansIworkedhardtomakeforthem.

IthinkthemostimportantthingItookhomefrommyjourneywasthecrossculturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.

It'snowclearertomethaneverthattocreateabetterworldweneedtohaverespect,understandingandacceptance(接受)betweenpeopleofdifferentcultures,ethnic(民族的)groupsandbackgrounds.(1)WhydidSarahwearherlongskirtandbrightlycolouredhijabcoveringherhair?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)WhichlanguagewouldSarahgreetherclassin?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Sarahhadawhiteboardandamarker,didn'tshe?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)HowwouldtheypractisetheirEnglisheveryday?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)WhatwasthemostimportantthingSarahtookhomefromherjourney?_______________________________________________________________________________6.

Whatdoestravellingmean?Visit,enjoyanddiscover.

EveryyearhundredsandthousandsofpeoplecometotheUK.London,thecapitalcity,isusuallytheirfirststop.

GettingaroundinLondonisnotdifficult.Thereistheundergroundtrain,theoldestintheworld,orthetraditionaldouble-deckerbus.AboattripalongtheRiverThamestakesyoutotheTowerofLondon.

Goingaroundthecitycentreonfootiseasy.Themapsinthestreetswillshowyouwhatisaroundyouinafive-minutewalk.Youcangetagreatviewofthecityfrom135metresuponahugewheel,theLondonEye.LookacrosstheriverandyouwillseetheHousesofParliamentandthefamousclocktower,BigBen.

Thereareover240museumsinthecapital,butthetwomostpopularonesareinSouthKensingtonandcostnothingtogetinto.IntheNaturalHistoryMuseum,thekeywordisBig.NexttoitistheScienceMuseum.IthasthosegreatBritishinventions,thehistoryofflightandexploration(探索)ofspace.(1)Whatdoestravellingmean?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whichcityisthewritertalkingaboutinthearticle?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)HowcanyouhaveatripalongtheRiverThamestotheTowerofLondon?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Howmanymuseumsarethereinthecapital?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)GettingintotheScienceMuseumcostsnothing,doesn'tit?_______________________________________________________________________________7.

CormorantfishinghasbeenusedforthousandsofyearsinChina.Thebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnightthaninthedaytime.Peoplesometimesseelightsonbambooraftsintheriver.Thatwillbethefishermenwhousecormorantstofishtomakemoremoney.Itisarare(罕見的)chancetogetacloselookatthefishingandpeoplealwayswonderhowthesebirdscanfishforpeople.Thosewhoareinterestedwillgettheanswerandexperienceaftertheywatch.Peoplegetaboardonabigboat.Itfloatswhilethebambooraftsarefollowingsothattouristscanwatchtheperformanceclearly.Withtheorderfromfishermen,thewell-trainedcormorantswilldiveintowatertofindfishandcatchthem.Theyaresogoodatdivingthattheycangounderwaterforquitealongtime.Whentheysucceedingettinganyfish,theywillproudlyswimbacktotheraftandshowofftothefishermen.Thefishermenusuallyaward(獎勵)themsomesmallfishtoencouragethem.Ofcourse,thebirdsalsoswallowthesmallfishduringthecatch.Sometimestheydogetbigonesthatweigh3-4pounds.Withthegrasstiedaroundtheirnecks,theycannotswallowthesebigfishtheycatch.Inaway,thisisquitecruelandunfairtothebirds.Thepoorbirdsworkforman,notforthemselves!

Theperformancegenerallylasts45minutesorso.Whentheperformanceisover,touristssurelywillgetalotofideasabouthowthecormorantsdofishingforpeople.(1)HowlonghascormorantfishingbeenusedinChina?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Dothebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnightorinthedaytime?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Whydoesthebigboatfloatwhilethebambooraftsarefollowing?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Whatdofishermenusuallyawardthecormorantstoencouragethem?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)It'squitecruelandunfairtothebirds,isn'tit?_______________________________________________________________________________8.Shadowpuppetplays

Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.Theleatheriscutoutintheshapeofaperson,ananimaloranobject.Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcoloursandputonastick.Somepuppetshavemovablearmsandlegs.

Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.Theaudiencesitinfrontofthescreen.Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppetsveryclosetothescreensotheaudiencecanseethepuppets'shadowsclearly.Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddothevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.

ShadowpuppetplaysareanancientChineseart.NowwithTVandfilms,shadowpuppetplaysarenotaspopularasbefore.Wangandhisfriendsoftenworkveryhardforlittlemoney,buttheydonotmind.Theywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.(1)Whatareshadowpuppetsmadeof?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Duringashadowpuppetplay,wheredoesWangstand?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Whodoesthevoicesofthedifferentcharacters?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)WhydoWangandhisfriendsputonshadowpuppetplays?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)Iseachpuppetpaintedinbrightcolours?_______________________________________________________________________________9.Wow!Goatsontrees!

Whatarethegoatsdoingonthetrees?Theyarelookingforfood!TheyliveinMorocco(摩洛哥),wherefoodissparse(稀少的).Sotheyhavetoclimbontotreestofeedthemselves.Thelemonfestival

Canyoubelievethat?Thetrain,thetempleandtheclockareallmadeoflemons!ItisoneofthelargestdisplaysofthelemonfestivalinFrance.FromworldmapstoChinesezodiacsigns(生肖)

Canyoufigureoutacockandapiginthepicture?Actually,theyaretherearrangementoftheworldmap!AnartistrearrangestheworldmaptocreatetheimagesoftwelveChinesezodiacsigns.(1)WhydogoatsinMoroccohavetoclimbontotreestofeedthemselves?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whereisthelemonfestivalheld?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Whatareacockandapiginthepicture?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Whorearrangestheworldmap?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)HowmanyChinesezodiacsignsarethere?_______________________________________________________________________________10.閱讀表達Wesometimescanseethemoonclearly.Butwhenitisacloudynightwecannotalwaysseeitclearly.Wedon'talwaysseethewholemoonbecause（A）themoonmovesaroundtheearth.Themoonseemstochangeitsshapebecauseasthemoonmoves,weseedifferentpartsofthemoonlit（照亮）bythesun.（B）我們通常一個月看到一次滿月。Whenthereisabig,round,fullmoon,thenightskyissometimesbrighter.（C）________Sometimesthemooniscompletelydarkbecausethemoonishalfway（中間的）betweenthesunandtheearth.Thedarksideofthemoonisfacingtheearthandthesunisshiningontheotherside.Whenthishappens,itiscalledanewmoonandlikeafullmoon,thisonlyhappensaboutonceamonth.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。(1)Whencan'tweseethemoonclearly?________________________________________________________(2)Howoftendoesanewmoonhappen?____________________________________________________11.OnceuponatimetherelivedakingcalledMinos.HeruledtheislandofCrete.Andhealsohadaterriblemonster（怪獸）calledtheMinotaur.TheMinotaurlivedatthecenterofaverylargemaze（迷宮）.Ithadthebodyofamanbuttheheadofabull.Minoswasacruelking.Wheneverhewasbored,hewouldattack（進攻）anearbyislandcalledAthens.Inordertogetpeace,KingAegeusofAthensmadeadealwithKingMinos.IfMinosdidn’tattackAthens,hewouldsendsevenboysandsevengirlstoCreteeverynineyearstobeeatenbytheMinotaur.ItwastimeagaintosendthechildrentoCrete.Theseus,thesonofKingAegeus,couldnotstandthissituation,anddecidedtogoastheseventhboyandkilltheMinotaur.Hepromisedhisfatherthatifhewassuccessful,hewouldusewhitesails（船帆）insteadoftheblackonestoshowhewasalive.WhenarrivinginCrete,TheseusmetKingMinosdaughtercalledAriadne.Shefellinlovewithhimandwantedtohelphim.SowhenthechildrenweresenttotheMinotaur,AriadnegaveTheseusaballofstring（細繩）andaknife.Theseusleftalineofstringbehindhimwhenheenteredthemaze.Afterhekilledthemonster,hefollowedthestringandgotoutofthemaze.Ariadnewaswaitingoutside.TheyquicklyranawaytogetherbeforeMinoscouldcatchthem.However,onthejourneyhome,Theseuswassofullofjoythatheforgottochangethecolorofthesails.AssoonasKingAegeussawtheblacksails,hewassoupsetandjumpedintothesea.Sincethen,thatseahasbeencalledtheAegeanSeainmemoryofKingAegeus.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。(1)WhohadtheMinotaur,KingAegeusorKingMinos?_______________________________________________________________________________(2)WheredidtheMinotaurlive?_______________________________________________________________________________(3)HowoftenwouldKingAegeussendsevenboysandsevengirlstoCreteaccordingtothedeal?_______________________________________________________________________________(4)HowdidTheseusgetoutofthemazeafterhekilledthemonster?_______________________________________________________________________________(5)WhydidKingAegeusfeelupsetandjumpintotheseaassoonashesawtheblacksails?_______________________________________________________________________________12.Sometimesitmayseemthatwhatyouarelearningatschoolwillbeofnouseinthefuture.Itmayseemthatyou'rewastingyourlifeaway.Butyouwillbesurprisedtofindhowmuchofwhatyoulearntatschoolishelpfultoyouoneday.Threepeoplewereaskedwhattheyfoundusefulatschool,andtheirthoughtsaresharedbelow.WhenIusedtoaskmyteacherhowtospellsomething,sheoftensaid,"Idon'tknow."Thenshewouldtakeoutthedictionaryandlookitup.Shewasnotashamedtosaythatshedidn'tknowtheanswer.Ilearnttwothings.Youdon'thavetoknow__________;andifyoudon'tknowhowtospellsomething,justgetthedictionaryout.Bothareveryusefullessons!JohnRingBicester,UnitedKingdomInschool,youalsolearntodealwithlifeingeneral.Littlemistakescanseemtobeveryserious.Wearthewrongclothesanditseemsthateveryoneislaughingatyou.Gettooclosetoaboytoofastandeveryonetalksaboutyou.Youwanttogointoaholeanddie!Butthetruthisthatlifegoeson.Youmightfeelthatwhatyoudid"wrong"willnevereverbeforgotten.However,ifyoucanbebraveandkeepon,youwillfindthatwhateverhappenedwillpassandyouwillstarttoenjoylifeagain.LindseySmithBoston,UnitedStatesWehadaclasscalledGuidanceandinitwelearntaboutmakinggooddecisionsinlife.Ifounditprettyboringanddidn'tpaymuchattention.Onedaytheteachermadeusguesswhichappliance（家電）weshouldbuyfirstoncewehadourownhomes.Theanswerwasafridge.IlearntthatitwastrueonceIhadmyownplace.ThefirstdayIboughtsomechickenmeat.BydinnertimeitsmelledandIcouldn'teveneatit!MyhousemateandIstartedsavingtobuyafridgerightaway.RobertKnightCapeTown,SouthAfrica(1)PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.（請將文中畫線句子翻譯成漢語）_______________________________________________________________________________(2)FillintheblankwithoneproperwordtocompletethesentenceinJohn'sthought.（請在John的文段空白處填入一個恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使句意完整）_______________________________________________________________________________(3)Findoutthetwolittle"serious"mistakesmentionedbyLindsey.(nomorethan15words)（請找出Lindsey提到的兩個“嚴重的”小錯誤，15詞以內(nèi)）（1）___________________________________________________________________________（2）___________________________________________________________________________(4)WhyisafridgeconsideredthefirstchoiceofappliancebyRobertandhisteacher?（請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題）_______________________________________________________________________________(5)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?(nomorethan15words)（請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題，15詞以內(nèi)）_______________________________________________________________________________

答案和解析1.【答案】【小題1】Gazellesandimpalas,rabbitsandothersmallplanteaters.

【小題2】About200metres.

【小題3】?Over100kmph.

【小題4】Becausepeoplearetakingawaytheland.

【小題5】No./No,theyaren't.

【解析】1.

由文章第二段的敘述Cheetahsusetheirsuperspeedtocatchgazelles(羚羊)andimpalas(黑斑羚),rabbitsandothersmallplanteaters.可知，非洲獵豹用超快的速度捕食羚羊、黑斑羚、兔子和其他小型食草動物。故答案是?Gazellesandimpalas,rabbitsandothersmallplanteaters.。

2.

由第三段中的Forexample,duringahunt,theycanrunforonlyabout200metres.可知，捕獵中獵豹能跑大約200米。故答案是?About200metres.。3.

由第四段中的theycanrunover100kmph可知，獵豹速度每小時可超過100公里。故答案是??Over100kmph.。4.

由最后一段內(nèi)容Peoplearetakingawaytheland.Becauseofthis,cheetahshavetofightwithlionsandhyenas.可知，獵豹和獅子及鬣狗斗爭的原因是人們拿走了土地。故答案是?Becausepeoplearetakingawaytheland.。5.

根據(jù)Theyaregoodatrunning,buttheyaren'tverystronginafight.可知，獵豹雖是世界上跑得最快的動物，但卻不是最強壯的動物，因此答案是否定的。故答案是No./No,theyaren't.。2.【答案】【小題1】?Tolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.【小題2】?Rats,miceandpeople/humanbeings.【小題3】?Arat.【小題4】?Becausetheychangetheirgenesfast.【小題5】TheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin.【解析】1.

根據(jù)文章第一段“Ratsareoftenusedbyscientiststolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.”可知，科學(xué)家研究老鼠是為了更多地了解疾病和醫(yī)學(xué)知識，故填Tolearnmoreaboutdiseasesandmedicine.。

2.

根據(jù)文章第二段

What'ssospecialaboutrats?ThisnewresearchshowsthataNorwayrathasmorethan25,000genes(基因)andabout90percentofthosegenesarejustliketheonesyou'dfindinmiceandpeople!?Scientistsbelieveallthreespeciessharedacommonancestor(祖先)about75millionyearsago.可知，科學(xué)家們認為老鼠、人類在7500萬年前擁有共同的祖先，故填Rats,miceandpeople/humanbeings.。

3.

根據(jù)文章第三段“Forexample,theratreliesmoreheavilyonitssenseofsmellthanahuman.”可知，老鼠更加依賴于嗅覺，故填A(yù)rat.。

4.

根據(jù)文章第四段“Oneofthemoresurprisingfindingsishowfastgeneschangedovertime.Scientistsbelievethatthismaymeanthatratsaremoreeasilyabletoadapt(適應(yīng))totheirenvironment.”可知，老鼠更容易能夠適應(yīng)環(huán)境是因為他們迅速地改變了基因，故填Becausetheychangetheirgenesfast.。

5.

根據(jù)文章最后一段“AccordingtoHowardJacoboftheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin,”可知，HowardJacob來自威斯康辛醫(yī)學(xué)院，故填TheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin。3.【答案】【小題1】Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventies.

【小題2】Theycanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.

【小題3】?Children.【小題4】?18.

?【小題5】?Wecanvisittheorganization'swebsite.

【解析】1.

由第一段的最后一句Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.可知能夠成為志愿者的人。故填?Anyone,from12-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventies.。

2.

由第二段中的Animalloverscanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.（動物愛好者可以幫助照顧沒有家的貓狗。）可知答案。故填?Theycanhelptakecareofdogsandcatswithouthomes.。

3.

由第三段CarlosDomingo的話Seeingthechildren'shappyfaces,I'mhappy,too可知，CarlosDomingo照看的是孩子。故填?Children.。

4.

由第三段中的Ioftenplayedcomputergames…saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.可知這個志愿者是18歲。故填18.。

5.

由文章最后一段內(nèi)容（如果每個人都幫一點忙，我們將有一個更美好的世界。感興趣嗎?請訪問我們的網(wǎng)站了解更多信息。）可知答案。故填?Wecanvisittheorganization'swebsite.。4.【答案】【小題1】Walle.

【小題2】InCalifornia.

【小題3】Yes./Yes,itdoes.【小題4】?$1,500.

【小題5】4./Four.【解析】1.

根據(jù)第一段“thetitleoftheworld'sugliestdog…giveituptoWalle!”可知，世界上最丑陋的狗的名字是Walle。故答案是Walle.。

2.

根據(jù)第二段第一句話PoorlittleWalleherehasbeencrowned(加冕)theworld'sugliestdogatacontest(比賽)inCalifornia.可知，這場比賽是在加利福尼亞州舉行的。故答案是InCalifornia.。

3.

根據(jù)文章第二段“withaslightlyoversizedhead”可知，這只狗有一個略微過大的頭。故答案是?Yes./Yes,itdoes.。

4.

根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句Butit'sobviously(顯然)alookworthhavingasWallewonthetopprizeof$1,500,withsomeofitbeingspentonhim.可知，比賽的獎金為$1500。故答案是??$1,500.。

5.

根據(jù)文章第二段“Thefour-year-olddogispartBeagle,BassetandBoxer”可知，這只狗四歲大。故答案是?4.。5.【答案】【小題1】?Torespecttheculture.【小題2】?Arabic.【小題3】?No./No,shedidn't.【小題4】?Throughsongs,actingorgames.【小題5】?Thecross-culturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.【解析】1.

由第二段句子Onmyteachingdays,Iwouldwalkfrommyplacetotheclassroomswearingmylongskirtandbrightlycolouredhijab(頭巾)coveringmyhairtorespecttheculture.可知，這樣裝扮的原因是尊重文化，故填Torespecttheculture.。

2.

由第二段“IwouldgreetmyclassinArabic”可知，Sarah用阿拉伯語問好，故填A(yù)rabic.。

3.

由第三段“Ididn'thaveawhiteboardoramarker”可知，Sarah既沒有白板，也沒有記號筆，故填No./No,shedidn't.。

4.

由第三段中的everydaywewouldpractiseourEnglishthroughsinging,actingorplayinggames.可知，每天他們通過唱歌、表演或玩游戲來練習(xí)英語，故填Throughsongs,actingorgames.。

5.

由第五段敘述中IthinkthemostimportantthingItookhomefrommyjourneywasthecrossculturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.可知，Sarah認為從旅程中帶回家的最重要的事情是跨文化的經(jīng)驗和交流的想法和知識，故填Thecross-culturalexperiencesandexchangingofideasandknowledge.。6.【答案】【小題1】Visit,enjoyanddiscover.【小題2】London.【小題3】Byboat.【小題4】Morethan240/Over240.【小題5】Yes.【解析】1.

由文章第一行可以直接得出旅游的含義。故填?Visit,enjoyanddiscover.。

2.

通讀文章可知作者談及的城市應(yīng)是英國倫敦。故填London.。

3.

由第三段“AboattripalongtheRiverThamestakesyoutotheTowerofLondon.”可知，你可以乘船去。故填Byboat.。

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由最后一段中的Thereareover240museumsinthecapital可知，倫敦博物館的數(shù)量。故填?Morethan240/Over240.。

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由最后一段的敘述可知科學(xué)博物館是免費開放的，因此為肯定答案。故填Yes.。7.【答案】【小題1】?Forthousandsofyears.【小題2】Atnight.【小題3】?Sothattouristscanwatchtheperformanceclearly.【小題4】Somesmallfish.

【小題5】?Yes,itis.【解析】1.

由第一段中的CormorantfishinghasbeenusedforthousandsofyearsinChina.可知，鸕鶿捕魚已有數(shù)千年的歷史。故填Forthousandsofyears.。

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由第一段中“Thebirdsdofishingmuchbetteratnightthaninthedaytime.”可知鸕鶿捕魚晚上比白天好。故填A(yù)tnight.。

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由第一段中“Itfloatswhilethebambooraftsarefollowingsothattouristscanwatchtheperformanceclearly.”可知竹筏跟著大船的原因是為了方便游客清楚地看到表演。故填Sothattouristscanwatchtheperformanceclearly.。

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由第一段“Thefishermenusuallyawardthemsomesmallfish”可知漁人通常用小魚鼓勵鸕鶿。故填?Somesmallfish.。

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由第一段中的Inaway,thisisquitecruelandunfairtothebirds.可知，這種行為是非常殘忍和不公平。故填??Yes,itis.。8.【答案】【小題1】Hardleather.【小題2】Behindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.

【小題3】Wangandhisfriends.【小題4】Becausetheywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.【小題5】Yes.【解析】1.

根據(jù)第一段“Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.”可知皮影戲是用硬皮革做的。故填?Hardleather.。

2.

根據(jù)文章第二段“Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.”可知，在皮影戲中，王站在在白色屏幕后面，后面有燈光。故?填Behindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.。

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根據(jù)第二段“Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppets…thevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.