Unit8閱讀能力提升練一、完形填空。Haveyoueverbeensadbecauseoffailure?Ifso,pleaseremember:Foroften,achievingwhatyouplantodoisnot1mostimportantthing.Aboydecided2adeepholebehindhishouse.Whilehe3,acoupleofolderboysstoppedbytohavealook.“Whatareyoudoing?”askedoneofthem.()1.A.aB.an C.the D./()2.A.digB.todig C.pull D.topull()3.A.worksB.isworkingC.hasworked D.wasworkingCBD“Iwanttodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!”theboyanswered4.Theolderboyslaughed5himandsaidthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimpossible.Thentheyleft.Thelittleboykeptondigginganddigging.Suddenly,6smallcolorfulstonescaughthiseye.Hecollectedthemandputthemintoaglassjar（罐子）patiently.()4.A.excitedB.heavyC.excitedlyD.heavily()5.A.atB.forC.toD.in()6.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittleCABThenhesaidto7,“MaybeIcan’tfinishdiggingallthewaythroughtheearth,but,lookatthesebeautifulstonesthatIfound!”Theboy’sgoal（目標）wastoodifficult,butitcausedhimtokeepworking.Noteverygoal8.Noteveryjobwillendupwithasuccess.Noteverydreamwillcometrue.()7.A.itB.him C.itselfD.himself()8.A.willachieveB.achieved C.willbeachievedD.wasachievedDCButwhenyoucan’tachieveyourgoal,maybeyoucansay,“Yes,butlookat9alongtheway!SomanywonderfulthingshavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodo10!”()9.A.whatIhavefound B.whathaveIfound C.whyIhavefound D.whyhaveIfound()10.A.nothing B.something C.nobody D.somebodyAB二、[2025年1月重慶渝中期末]閱讀理解。Oncetherewerefivepeasinapod(豆莢).TherewasaCRACKasthepodbrokeopen.Thefivepeasrolledoutintothebrightsunshine.Aboyfoundthemandsaidtheywerefinepeasforhistoygun.Thefirstpeasaid,“NowI'mflyingoutintothewideworld.Catchmeifyoucan.”Anditwasgone.Thesecondsaid,“I'mgoingtoflytothesun.”andawayitwent.Twopeassaid,“Wewillgotosleepwhereverwefindourselves.”Theyfelltothefloorandrolledabout,adding,“Weshallgofartherthantheothers.”Thelastpeashouted,“Whatwillhappen,willhappen!”asitshotoutofthetoygun.Itfellintoacrack(裂縫)underawindowfilledwithmoss(青苔)andsoftearth.Thewindowbelongedtoatinyapartment.Initlivedapoorwomanandherdaughter.Thewomanspentlonghourscleaningotherpeople'shousesandonlyreturnedhomeatnight.Herdaughterwasillinbed.Itwasspringtime.Onemorning,asthemotherwasabouttogotowork,thesunshonebeautifullythroughthelittlewindow.Thesickgirllookedoveratthelowestwindowpane(窗玻璃)andasked,“Whatisthatgreenthingthat'speeping(偷看)inthewindow?”Themotherwentoverandopenedthewindow.Shesaid,“Itisalittlepeathathassprouted(發(fā)芽)outherewithgreenleaves!Howdiditevergethereinthecrack?Younowhavealittlegardentolookat!”—Adaptedfrom“FivePeasfromaPod”()11.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidthefirstpeaplantodo?A.Flyoutintothewideworld.B.Flytothesun.C.Gotosleepwhereveritlanded.D.Fallintoacrackunderawindow.A()12.Whatdoweknowaboutthesickgirl'slifefromthepassage?A.Shehadahappyandcarefreelife.B.Shewaswelltakencareofbyhermother.C.Shespentmostofhertimealoneathome.D.Sheoftenwentouttoplaywithfriends.C()13.[新考法·文章類型]Whatisthetypeofthestory? A.Amysterystory. B.Asciencefiction. C.Alovestory. D.Afairytale.D()14.[高階思維·推理判斷]Whatmighthappennextinthestory?A.Thepeainthecrackwilldiequicklybecausethere'snospace.B.Thesickgirlwilltakecareofthepeaandgraduallygetbetter.C.Themotherwilltakeawaythepeafromthecrackandplantitinapot.D.Theotherpeaswillrealizetheirmistakesandcomebacktothewindow.B三、任務(wù)型閱讀。WelcometoourEnglishprogram.Iamthehost,LiMi.TodayisWorldBookDay.WeinvitedMsChen,afamouseducationalist,Shanqin,apopularwriter,andXiaochen,whohasbeenworkingforabouttwoyears.First,MsChenwillintroducesomethingaboutWorldBookDaytous.WorldBookDayfallsonApril23rdeveryyear.ItwassetupbyUNESCOin1995toencouragepeopletodiscoverthepleasureofreading.Itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters,forexample,WilliamShakespeare,whowasbornanddiedonthatday.ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay.TaketheUKasanexample,onthatday,millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksatamuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.—MsChenChinatakesWorldBookDayveryseriously.TheFirstNationalConferenceonReading（全民閱讀大會）washeldinBeijingonApril23,2022.ItaimstoprovidepeopleinChina,especiallychildrenwithanenvironmentwhereeveryonelovesreading,hasgoodbookstoreadandknowshowtogainfromreading.—Shanqin Nowadays,weliveinafastsociety.Lookaroundwhenyou’reonasubwayorjustinsomeotherpublicplaces.Themostpopulartime-killingactivityisalmostsurfingtheInternetforshortvideos.IgaveupreadingafterIgraduatedfromcollege.IambusywithmyjobeverydayandIdon’tfeelthepleasurethatreadingbrings.Afterall,readingcan’thelpmemakemoney.—Xiaochen

Isitnecessaryforeveryonetoread?Readingislikeabridgethatmakesourlifeconnectwiththeunknownworld.Readinghelpsusfollowthelatestdevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.15.HowdopeoplecelebrateWorldBookDayintheUK?_____________________________________________________________________________________________16.WhenwastheFirs