Module 5 阅读理解练习 2023-2024学年外研版英语八年级上册

Module 5  Lao She Teahouse

阅读理解练习

A

Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.

He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs(草药) in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants. He learned a lot from the working people.

After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work "BencaoGangmu"(本草纲目). At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions(贡献) of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

1. Li Shizhen's father was         .

A. a soldier B. a doctor C. a teacher D. a peasant

2. Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to         .

A. making a living B. become famous

C. help the people who fell ill D. get more money

3. Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because          .

A. he was a doctor

B. he liked writing books

C. many medical books were full of mistakes

D. he was a writer

4. "Bencao Gangmu" is         .

A. a medical book B. a medical worker

C. a herb D. a dictionary

5. Li Shizhen collected a lot of         on his long journeys.

A. flowers B. living things C. plants D. herbs

 

B

We can see many walls in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all. The Chinese call it “The Ten-thousand-li Great Wall”. It is in fact more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.

When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering how the Chinese people were able to build such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machines, it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.

The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. He thought that could keep the enemy out of the country.

Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.

1.The Great Wall is the biggest of all walls in         .      

A. China    B. Europe     C. the world    D. Asia    

2. How long is the Great Wall?

A. It’s less than six hundred kilometers.

B. It’s over six million kilometers.

C. It’s six thousand kilometers.       

D. It’s more than six thousand kilometers.       

3. It took          men          years to build the Great Wall.

A. millions; millions       B. hundreds of; hundreds of

C. millions of; hundreds of   D. hundreds of; millions of                

4. The Great Wall was built         .

A. by people all over the world      

B. without any modern machines

C. with some other countries’ help   

D. by all Chinese kings                    

5. Qin Shihuang thought the Great Wall could          .

A. keep the enemy out of his country  B. keep his body in it

C. be visited by all the people        D. make his country beautiful

C

Zhejiang is one of the leading tea-producing areas in China. Many people think Longjing tea is the best green tea in China.

Longjing became important three centuries ago, during the Qing Dynasty. On his three visits to Zhejiang Province, Qianlong always had delicious tea there. He enjoyed it so much that he named eighteen kinds of Longjing trees as producers of “imperial (帝王的) tea”.

In spring the tea trees have new leaves. Spring is the busiest time of a year for tea farmers. To make a kilogramme of Longjing tea need more than sixty thousand leaves. Though machines can help pick leaves, some farmers still keep the tradition of picking by hand. They say that this is to make sure a good product because pickers can identify (鉴定) leaves of the proper colour and size but the machines can’t.

People enjoy their tea at the teahouse, which has been a traditional part of Hangzhou life ever since the Song Dynasty. Today, the teahouse is one of Hangzhou people’s favourite places.

1. Which province is Longjing tea from?

A. Zhejiang.  B. Jiangsu.  C. Anhui.    D. Jiangxi.

2.How many kinds of Longjing trees were named as producers of “imperial tea”?

A. 8.    B. 18.    C. 80.    D. 88.

3. Which season is the busiest for tea farmers?

A. Winter.    B. Autumn.   C. Summer.   D. Spring.

4.How Many leaves does it need to make two kilogrammes of Longjing about?

A. More than 160,000.  B. More than 130,000. 

C. More than 60,000. D. More than 13,000.

5.Why don’t some farmers use machines to pick the leaves?

A. Because they can’t control the machines.

B. Because there are not enough machines.

C. Because the machines can’t identify the leaves.

D. Because it is expensive to pick the leaves by machine.