初中英语8年级星级阅读训练 Test 17

Test 17

A

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used

once (

将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限 填一词，每词只能填一次

)

：

A. spare

B. midnight

C. because of

D. fix

E. number

Barry had the worse night of his life last night. He was driving home from work when his car

got a flat tire. To make matters worse, it was raining cats and dogs. When he got out of his car to

_1__ the flat, a car drove by and splashed him with muddy water.

When he looked in the truck of his car, he saw that there wasn

’

t a _2___ tire. Barry got back in

his car and decided that he would call a tow truck on his mobile phone. He tried dialing the __3__,

but the battery died and he couldn

’

t make the call. He got out of his car and walked in the rain

until he found a pay phone. In the end, he didn

’

t get home until after __4____.

A. bright

B. are afraid of

C. starts

D. next

E. again

Does lightning frighten you ? if it does, be glad that you don

’

t live near the Catatumbo River

in Venezuela. There is lightning every night, all year long, near this river.

As soon as the sun goes down, the lightning ___5___. Every few minutes there is another flash,

and it continues all night long. When the next night comes, the lightning begins __6___ . This has

been happening for hundreds of years. Sometimes the lightning is so ___7__ that it can be seen for

200 miles. What a show!

Many people ___8___ lightning, but the people who live near the Catatumbo River are used to

it.

B

Choose the best answer (

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案

):

When we are talking about afternoon tea, what would you think of?A cup of tea, a piece of

cake and a good mood, what a good enjoyment! But do you know how comes the afternoon tea?

We should thank for a lady, who had created the custom of afternoon

tea in 1840. She was Anna. At that time, people of upper class usually

had supper at around 8 o’clock in the evening. But Anna began to feel

hungry at round 4 in the afternoon. This had left her a good long time of

4

hours. Therefore,

she

told

the

servant

to

bring

a

tray

of

bread, butter

and

cakes

to

her

room

during

the

afternoon.

It

became

a

habit

of

hers.

Soon, she invited her friends to join her.

After Anna started enjoying the afternoon tea, women of the rich did the same in their homes

and it later became a fashionable social event, giving a chance for people to meet new friends and

get news or new stories.

The

traditional

afternoon

tea

usually

contains

a

teapot

of

tea,

several

teacups

and

cakes.

English tea is mainly India, which was originally transported by the East India Company.

Today, afternoon tea has been simplified(

精简的

) because of the change of lifestyle. People

use tea bags instead of tea leaves. Cakes are no longer as various as those long time ago. They

usually are some pieces of biscuits or cakes.

But

if

you

want

to

experience

a

real

English

afternoon

tea,

I

would

advise

you

to

go

to

Devonshire, where produces good cream and famous cream tea.

1. A lady called Anna created the custom of afternoon tea_________.

A) one evening

B)After supper

C) in the morning

D) in 1840

2. _______ usually felt hungry at round 4 in the afternoon.

A) Anna herself

B)Anna’s friends

C)Anna’s servant

D)people of upper class

3.

During the late afternoon Anna’s servant doesn’t bring her _________.

A) a tray of tea

B) some bread

C) some tea bags

D) butter and cakes

4. The afternoon tea gives a chance for people to meet friends and ________.

A) sell teacups

B) live together

C) bring food in

D) get news or stories

5. English tea is mainly transported from __________.

A) America

B)Canada

C) India

D) France

6. which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A) The change of lifestyle today has made afternoon tea simplified.

B) People like to use tea leaves instead of tea bags nowadays.

C) The afternoon tea offers more various cakes long time ago(than today).

D) The writer thinks Devonshire is a good place to experience a real English afternoon tea.

C

Choose

the

words

or

expressions

and

complete

the

passage

(

选择最恰当的单词 或词语完成短

文

):

I was in a hurry as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’t be late for!

A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers.

I found myself at a checkout counter(

柜台

)

1

an elderly woman who was going to pay

for her groceries

（食品杂货）

. The woman stopped emptying her basket and looked up at me. She

smiled. It was a nice smile

–

warm and reassuring

–

and I smiled back.

“It must be a special lady to get those beautiful flowers,” she said.

“Yes, she’s special,” I said, and then to my surprise, the words kept

2 .

“It’s only our second date to meet, but somehow I am just having the feeling she’s ‘the one’.

Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can’t figure out

3

she’d want to date a guy like

me.”

“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely

flowers and

who is clearly in love with her,” the woman said.” “My husband used to bring me flowers every

week

–

even when times were

4

and we didn’t have much money. Those were unforgettable

days; he was very romantic and

–

of course

–

I miss him since

he’s passed away.”

I paid for my flowers as she was

5

her groceries. Almost immediately

，

I walked up to

her

and

said,

“You

were

right,

you

know.

These

flowers

are

indeed

for

a

very

special

lady.”

I

handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice talk.

It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just bought. “You have

a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart

6

as I saw her smelling

the beautiful flowers.

I was a bit late for my date that night and told my girlfriend the above story. She smiled. Two

years later she told me it was that night that I won her heart.

1. A. before

B)behind

C)along

D)against

2. A. taking up

B)making a noise

C)putting out

D)coming out

3. A. why

B)when

C)who

D)where

4. A. wonderful

B)important

C)different

D)hard

5. A. choosing

B)leaving

C)collecting

D)littering

6. A. became worse

B)warmed a lot

C)turned cold

D)went wrong

D

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words (

在短文的 空格内填入适当的词，

使其

内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母 已给

):

A few days ago, Adrian bought six bottles of ink at a $$1 Store. Then he found a deal (

交易

)on

better ink at a local computer store. So Adrian went back to the $$1 Store to e___1____ the ink for

some other things.

When

he

entered

the

store,

he

showed

the

bag

of

ink

to

a

clerk

and

told

her

that

he

was

returning some things. She was very busy and said nothing. Not knowing e___2___ what to do,

Adrian put the bag into a push-cart and started shopping.

He was shopping when a woman shop assistant stopped him.“Sir,” she said strictly,

“you are