八年级英语能力提升训练.doc

八年级英语能力提升训练4【2012 佛山】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后根据短文内容和首字母提示，在短文空白处填入适当 的单词，使短文内容通顺、合理。并将完整的单词填写在答题卡的相应位置上。Joanne is an American. She has never been a 66 , but she has a very international life! Every morning for breakfast she drinks a cup of black coffee from Italy a 67 eats some melon from Thailand.She has a Japanese car and prefers to d 68 to work. In the car, she listens to Austrian music a 69 the radio. If there is a s 70 she knows, she usually sings along with the music.Joanne is a clothes designer. She really loves her j 71 . She makes coats, using silk. The coats are sold all around the world. She uses a computer in her work and she puts a 72 for her coats on the Internet so that her clothes are sold better.When she gets home after work, she takes her dog for a walk and then cooks dinner. She likes to cook Chinese food. After dinner, she likes to w 73 Korean films on her DVD player.On Saturday night, Joanne goes out with her friend Lucy. Usually, t 74 go to an Indian dance class together. After that, they have a French m 75 in a restaurant with Joannes boyfriend, Scan.（2010佛山）第二节完形填空（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项。Many years ago, when I worked at Stanford Hospital，I got to know a little girl named Lisa. She had got a(n) 36 and needed a blood transfusion(输血）from her five-year-old brother，who had had the same disease but 37 stayed alive. He had developed the antibodies(抗体）which were needed to 38 the illness. The doctor explained the 39 to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would give his 40 to his sister. He thought for only a moment before taking a 41 breath and saying,Yes, Ill do it if it will 42 Lisa. ”As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, seeing the colour returning to her face. Then his face grew pale(苍白）and his smile slowly 43 . He 44 at the doctor and asked in a shaking voice，“Will I start to 45 right away?” Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor； he thought he was going to have to give her all his blood. （ ）36. A. accidentB. problemC. disease（ ）37. A. quietlyB. luckilyC. carefully（ ）38. A. exploreB. fightC. replace（ ）39. A. situationB. experimentC. environment（ ）40. A. medicineB. energyC. blood（ ）41. A. deep B. loudC. final（ ）42. A. encourageB. saveC. excite（ ）43. A. leftB. lostC. disappeared（ ）44. A. looked upB. looked aroundC. looked down（ ）45. A. relaxB. sleepC. die三、阅读理解Henry had studied in a university before he came back to his hometown. He thought he had lots of knowledge and he was supercilious(目中无人).At first he was easily given a job in a bank. But he couldn,t get on well with his workmates and often made mistakes. And soon he was sent away. Then he found a job in a post office, but he still couldnt be competent(适任) at it and before long he had to leave. After he had lost the work, his life got worse and worse and he was often worried about food and clothes. When he hardly asked for some food in the street, a friend of his aunt,s felt pity for him and asked him to work in his restaurant. Of course he didn,t like the work at all but it was much better than being hungry. He had to work there.One day a young beautiful woman came into the restaurant. She wanted two eggs, some chicken and a glass of milk. Henry thought she wore beautiful clothes but didn,t have much knowledge. When he was taking the milk to her, he found there was a fly in the milk, but he still bring it to the woman. As soon as he left her table, he heard her crying behind.“What,s in my milk, waiter?”the woman shouted at him.“Haven,t you seen it,s a fly, madam?”asked Henry.“It,s terrible!”the woman said angrily.“Don,t be angry, madam,” Henry said quietly. “It,s too small. It can,t drink much of your milk!”( )1.Why was Henry supercilious? Because .A. he was rich B. he thought he knew much more than othersC. he could be competent at all the work D. he came from a big family( )2.Why was Henry sent away from the bank? Because .A. he didnt like there B. he couldnt get on well with his workmatesC. he was careless in his work D. B and C( )3.Why did the man tell Henry to work in his restaurant? Because .A. he liked the young man B. he needed a learned manC. he wanted to help the young man D. the young man had lots of knowledge( )4.Henry didnt bring the woman for another glass of milk because .A. he didnt like the young woman B. he knew her wellC. he hoped she went out D. he hoped she could ask for another drink( )5.Which of the following is TRUE?A. Henry wanted to find another piece of work. B. Henry would soon be sent away again.C. Henry would be given a piece of important work.D. The manager would be afraid of Henry.【2012 佛山】AWhen your great-grandparents(曾祖父母)were young, the world was very different. People did not have the kind of technology that we have today to communicate with each other. Things such as cell phones and computers were not yet invented. It took longer for people to get news about each other. Todays technology makes it easier and faster to stay close to people.Long ago, people wrote letters to stay in touch. From 1860-1861, letters were carried by horses. Only the fastest horse riders were paid to carry letters across the country. Then trains began to carry letters from city to city. By the early 1900s, planes were a faster way to carry letters across the country and around the world.As times change, new inventions have made it easy to contact friends and family in seconds! People began to use telephones in the late 1800s. Modern phones can do many things. Cellphones can be carried with us wherever we travel. Some phones can even let you take pictures. These images can be sent to other cell phones.Computers have made some of the biggest changes in communication. The internet sends e-mail messages around the world in seconds!Although new technology helps us stay in touch with each other, many people still enjoy sending and getting letters. With so many ways to communicate, its easy to find your favourite way to stay in touch.46. When your great-grandparents were young, .A. the world was the sameB. people didnt communicateC. it was slower to communicateD. cell phones were invented47. From the passage, we know that carried letters the fastest.A. horsesB. busesC. trainsD. planes48. When did people begin to use telephones?A. In the early 1900s B. In the 18th century. C. In the 21st century.D. In the late 1800s49. What does the underlined(加下划线的)word “images” mean?A. Pictures.B. Messages.C. Telephones.D. Letters50. Which is the best title(标题)for the passage?A. The best way to communicate.B. How we keep in touch. C. Please communicate more.D. No letters any more.