初中英语8年级星级阅读训练 Test 28

Test

28

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.

forever

B. watched

C. trouble

D. need

E. make its way

Whales are probably the largest and strongest animals in the world. Perhaps that is why it

is hard to think that a whale might need assistance from people.

Yet,

in

recent

years,

people

have

had

to

rescue

several

whales

from

some

real

1

.

One whale, for example, found itself in the Hudson River. Without help from the people of

New

York,

the

whale

might

have

remained

there

2

.

Another

whale

got

stuck

in

the

harbor at San Francisco, California. For several days, the world

3

as people and boats

helped the whale

4

back to the open sea.

CABE

A.

shaped

B. understands

C. exciting

D. customers

E. future

“

Sometimes

I

can't believe how

5

my job is

，

says Denise Gould. Building things is

a real thrill.

”

Gould's occupation is building houses. What makes it so exciting? No two houses that

she builds are alike. Before Gould starts building, she spends hours talking with her

6

.

When

she

understands

exactly

what

they

want,

she

begi

ns

building

their

perfect

“dream

house.”

Some of her houses look as if they come from the

7

. Others look as if they have

been around for hundreds of years. Her favorite

，

though, was built for a family that loved

boats. It is

8

just like a sailboat.

“

It makes us feel we're always on our boat

，

”

says the

owner.

CDEA

B

Choose the best answer(

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案

):

One day, Tony walked home from the park where he had baseball practice.

His sister

Lara was home from college, and he was excited to show off his baseball uniform.

As he approached his house, Tony saw Lara

’

s car parked in the driveway and hurried.

He decided to go around to the back door to surprise his sister.

When he got to the door, he noticed a yellow sticky note on the door. On the sticky note

was a word he didn

’

t know. Tony shrugged and opened the door.

Inside the kitchen, Tony observed that everything had a tiny sticky note on it- the sink,

table, chairs, refrigerator, oven, and microwave. Even the flowers had a sticky note on them!

Each note had a different word on it. He raised his eyebrows and went into the family room

to find his sister.

Again,

he

found

tiny

sticky

notes

everywhere.

The

couch,

recliner,

TV,

stereo,

and

bookshelves were all labeled with strange words. And where was Lara?

He went up the sticky-note-labeled staircase to his room. Just as Tony had

suspected(

怀

疑）

，

his room was

plastered(

枯贴）

with notes. His bed, lamp, closet, and desk all wore

sticky notes. Even his baseball bat had a note on it! What was going on?

“

Hey, kiddo,

”

he heard his sister say. Tony turned around as Lara was putting a sticky

note on his light switch.

“What are you doing?”

Tony asked. Lara explained to Tony that the words were Spanish

for the things they were stuck on. The notes were helping Lara learn Spanish!

1. Tony wanted to show his sister

?

A. his new uniform

B. his baseball glove

C. his baseball bat

D. an autographed baseball

2. Why didn’t Tony use the front door?

A. It was locked.

B. It had a note on it.

C. Lara was using it.

D. He wanted to surprise Lara.

3. What did Tony observe when he go home?

A. His sister was not at home.

B. He noticed an envelope on the door.

C. Everything has a tiny stick note on it.

D. His parents were waiting for him at home.

4. What did NOT have a sticky note on it when

Tony first got home?

A. Flowers in the kitchen.

B. His bedroom light switch.

C. The stereo.

D. The couch.

5. What was Lara doing?

A. She was playing.

B. She was learning Spanish.

C. She was giving a lesson.

D. She was practicing baseball.

6. What can we learn from the story?

A

Tony is a good student.

B.

The parents are teachers of Spanish.

C.

Tony and his sister are learning Spanish.

D.

Tony's sister is a good college student.

ADCBBD

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

):

When I was fifteen 1 went to a summer camp. There were lots of great

1

but there

was one thing I was really

scared(

害怕的）

about: climbing the wall.

The wall is a kind of rock that people use to learn how to climb. It is very tall. We were

all supposed to climb the wall, but I knew I couldn

’

t get to the top because I am

2

height.