外研版新标准英语八年级下册阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案5

Nowadays, many young people find it hard to get along with their parents. In daily life, we may quarrel with our parents and even say no to their ideas. So, how can we get along well with their parents? First, I think weshould spend more time with our parents and communicate with them. Parents and we may have different ideas, but we should believe in our parents and ask for help when we have problems. They are more experienced and may help us solve our problems quickly. Third, we must understand our parents better. They have lots of pressure（压力）in their work, but they still have to spend time taking care of us.

The most important thing for us to remember is that our parents love us deeply, so it should not be so difficult for us to understand and communicate with each other.

1. hard 2. how 3. spend 4. ideas 5. ask 6. third 7. lots 8. taking 9. love 10.. each

1.I like watching TV. I often watch TV unitl 11 o’clock at night. So I often feel sleepy in my class.

2. At school I am good at all the subjects except math. I worked hard at math, but I can’t do it well.

3. My father send me to school every day. I tell him that I want to go to school by bike by mysslf, but he disagree. He said it’s dangerous for a child to ride on the road.

4. I have a good friend in my class. I want to buy a present for him on his birthday. But I am afriad I will forget to do it when it is his birthday.

5. I borrowed a good book from one of my classmates last week. But when I went to answer the phone today, my little sister broke it. I don’

When Emily tried to boil an egg for the first time, she did not cook well. It was still raw. Now Emily wanted to try again. This time, she decided to follow these directions in a cookbook.

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1.Use a clean pin（大头针）to make a hole in the large end of an egg. This will stop the egg from cracking（裂开） as it cooks.

2.Place the egg in a pan（平底锅） of cold water. Make sure the water covers the egg.

3.Set the pan on the stove over high heat. Bring the water just to a boil.

4.Lower the heat to cook for 12 minutes.

5.Remove the pan from the heat.

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( )1. What does the underlined word “raw” mean?

A. 生的 B. 成熟的 C. 受伤的 D. 未加工的

( )2. What was the title of the text Emily read?

A. Time We Need to Cook an Egg. B. When to Use Your Stove.

C. How to Cook a Hard-Boiled Egg D. Directions to Use a Stove.

( )4. What keeps the egg from cracking as it cooks?

A. Putting a clean pin in the boiling water.

B. Making a hole in the large end of the egg\

C. Put more water before it boils.

D. Stop the fire before it cracks.

( )4. How long do we need to cook the egg?

A. 12 minutes B. A quarter. B. Half an hour. D. Not mentioned.

( )5. What can we know from the last paragraph?

A. Emily was a good cook. B. Emily succeeded in boiling the egg.

C. Egg is Emily’s favorite food. D. Eggs was still raw.

Wayne and his younger brother Tony are at a carnival. They said in front of the Wonder Wheel. The huge ride carries people into the air. Then it goes round and round and makes the people dizzy. Tickets for the ride cost two dollars. But Wayne and Tony have only 78 cents.

“I wish we had tickets,” say Wayne.

“Me, too,” says Tony. “That ride looks like fun!”

Suddenly the boys hear someone call their names. They look at the long line of people near the ride. They see Mr. Li standing in the crowd. He lives next door to Wayne and Tony. He is with his son Duc.

“My daughter is not feeling well tonight,” says Mr. Li to Wayne and Tony. “Mrs. Li stayed home with her. I have two extra tickets. Would you like to ride on the Wonder Wheel with us?”

“Thanks, Mr. Li!” Wayne and Tony both shout. Mr. Li and Duc go to stand in line with the boys.

( )1. Wayne and Tony do not buy tickets for the wonder wheel because they ____.

A. are afraid to go on the ride B. have to go home

C. know that they will get free tickets D. do not have enough money

( )2. In Paragraph 4, the word crowd means a ____.

A. large group of people B. scary carnival ride

C. small amont of money D. ticket for a ride

( )3. Why did Mr. Li give their tickets to Wayne and Tony?

A. Because his son Dic didn’t want to ride on the Wonder Wheel.

B. Because he had to stay home with her daughter.

C. Because he had to take his son to the hospital.

D. Because he had to look after his son.

( )4. What’s the relationship between the two brothers and Mr. Li?

A. Mr. Li is their teacher. B. Mr. Li is their uncle.

C. Mr. Li is lives next to their house. D. Mr. Li is their father’s friend.

( )5. What is this story mostly about?

A. Two boys want to go on a ride. B. Two boys have 78 cents.

C. Two boys wait in line. D. Two boys see a neighbor.

Now the idea of “car sharing” is “popular around the world”. That’s to say, 1 people are sharing the use of a car. Not everyone 2 a car. Think about it—although many families today have one car, a lot of them don’t use it every day. Some cars spend most of their time 4 in garages. When we don’t use them, we have to pay 5 parking and other things. That needs a lot of 6 . To save money, some people 7 the idea of “car sharing”. If we share a car, we only pay when we use it.

Now more and more people are 8 to do car sharing. In Switzerland, about 40,000 people are doing it. Japan is also trying to make “car sharing” 9 around the country. Car sharing is a new idea in 10 . It is also very easy for us to go everywhere we want without buying a car.

( )1. A. few B. less C. little D. more

( )2. A. has B. sends C. sells D. rents

( )3. A. but B. because C. so D. although

( )4. A. playing B. staying C. living D. crying

( )5. A. to B. at C. for D. with

( )6. A. time B. food C. money D. health

( )7. A. got up B. wrote to C. asked for D. thought of

( )8. A. starting B. remembering C. leaving D. forgetting

( )9. A. busy B. different C. important D. popular

( )10. A. fishing B. transportation C. camping D. vacation

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William sat on the grass near the water. He watched his cousins swimming. They splashed each other and played games. It looked like fun. William frowned. He did not know how to swim. Nancy, his older sister, had tried to teach him. William still could not swim. He did not even want to try anymore.

William heard a bark and turned around. It was his dog Goldie with his mom and Nancy. Goldie trotted happily across the grass toward William. “Hey, William,” Nancy said. “I’ve got an idea for how you can learn to swim! Watch Goldie. She knows how to swim. She does the dog paddle. Just copy what she does.”

William thought it was strange that dogs knew how to swim. Sure enough, Goldie jumped into the lake. William watched her swim. It looked easily. All she did was move her paws back and forth. She seemed to have a big smile on her face. “Mom, I’m going to try to swim again,” William said.

“That’s great! I’ll be here if you need me,” Mom said.

William stepped into the lake. He started moving in the water the way Goldie did. He practiced this for a while. At first he could keep his feet off the bottom of the lake for only first he could keep his feet off the bottom of the lake for only a few seconds. After a while he was swimming! William laughed.

“That’s it, William!” You are swimming!” Nancy called from the grass.

Mom cheered, “Good job!”

( )1. What do William’s cousins do in this story?

A. Help William. B. Splash each other.

C. Sit on the grass. D. Play with Goldie.

( )2. What does the underlined word trotted mean?

A. Ran. B. Swam. C. Smiled. D. Watched.

( )3. Where does this story take place?

A. At William’s house. B. At a pool.

C. At a lake. D. At William’s cousins’ house.

( )4. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2 in the story?

A. William hears a dog bark. B. William’s sister gives him an idea.

C. William’s dog swims. D. William steps into the water.

( )5. The reader can tell from the story that Goldie ___.

A. likes William more than Nancy. B. wants to play a game.

C. has swum before. D. barks at William’s cousins.

Ana sat into the backseat next to her sister. “Sorry, Mom. It took me a while to find my shoes,” she said.

“Well, I’m glad you finally found them,” Mom said cheerfully. She turned on the car’s motor and drove into the street.

An hour later, Mom, Ana, and Missy were busy shopping in a store at the mail.

Mom held up two dresses. “Ana, would you watch Missy for a minute while I try on these dresses?” she asked.

“Sure, Mom.” Ana said.

Ana began looking at jeans hanging on a rack. Missy sat next to her on the floor and played with a toy.

A few seconds later, Ana noticed that Missy was gone. Her heart began to pound in her chest. Then she saw a small foot sticking out from under the jeans. She pushed the jeans apart and found Missy fast asleep.

“Thank goodness!” Ana thought. “It’s all right to lose your shoes, but it’s not all right to lose your sister!”

( )1. A. spent B. paid C. took D. paid

( )2. A. sorry B. glad C. angry D. sad

( )3. A. turned on B. turned up C. turned down D. turned off

( )4. A. swimming B. reading C. shopping D. working

The best time to fly a kite is when it is windy. You need wind to get a kite into the air and to keep it there. You also need a lot of open space.

To fly a kite, stand so that your back is to the wind. Hold the string near the kite with one hand. Hold the kite over your head with the top the kite pointing up.

Next release the kite into the air while holding on to the string. Hold on to the line so the kite does not get away and soar up into the clouds. Then let out some of the line. Pull on the line so the kite will go up. Then let out more line. Pull on the line again to make the kite go up a little more. Keep doing this until the kite is as high as you want it.

( )1. According to the passage, which of the following month is the best time to fly a kite?

A. July. B. March. C. August. D. December.

( )2. A good place to fly a kite is ____.

A. in a park with trees B. between two houses

C. in an open field D. behind a high school

( )3. In this story, the first thing to do when you fly a kite is ______.

A. standing so that your back is to the wind B. holding the kite over your head

C. pulling on the line D. running with the kite

( )4. What does the underlined word “release” mean?

A. 释放 B. 攫取 C. 回收 D. 丢弃

( )5. This .passage mainly tells us ____

A. how to fly a kite B. where to make a kite

C. when to buy a kite D. how to sell a kite

( )5. A. hour B. day C. week D. minute

( )6. A. Sure B. Sorry C. Not at all D. You are all right

( )7. A. washing B. buying C. hanging D. making

( )8. A. before B. later C. ago D. earlier

( )9. A. heard B. felt C. read D. saw

( )10. A. and B. but C. so D. or

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