Unit8 课堂同步阅读专项训练 -2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级下册

人教版八年级下册Unit8 阅读专项训练 一、完型填空。（从选项中选择最佳答案，使短文完整、正确） Agatha Christie is a detective novelist(侦探小说家). In her life, she _1_ lots of characters in her works. Agatha Christie was born in 1890. She wrote her first book only because of her sister Madge's challenge. Her sister didn't _2_ shecould write a detective novel, so she decided to write her first book.At first it was _3_ for Christie to get her works published(出版).But after five years of trying, The Mysterious Affair at Styles _4_came out. That was the _5_ of the beginning of her writing. Agatha Christie's books are _6_ with people of different ages.The number of copies of her books has _7_ about 4,000 million. But she still kept going _8_ more achievements. A director adapted(改编) one of her works as a play called The Mousetrap and it continued being on show for about fifty years! There were once 100,000 copies_9_ her novels all published. Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976. That evening all the theaters in London turned their _10_ out for one hour to show their love. People will remember her for a long time. ( )1. A. made B. asked C. found D. helped ( )2. A. forget B. wonder C. believe D. imagine ( )3.A.important B.common C. difficult D. dangerous ( )4. A. quickly B. hardly C. recently D. finally ( )5. A. skill B. mark C. gift D. result ( )6. A. careful B. popular C. typical D. expensive ( )7. A. reached B. taken C. fallen D. kept ( )8. A. without B. off C. against D. towards ( )9. A. full of B. good for C. close to D. used to ( )10. A. movies B.computers C.lights D. colors 阅读问答 1. Who made Agatha Christie decide to write her first novel? ___________________________________________________________________ 2. What is The Mousetrap? ___________________________________________________________________ 3. 【拓展】What can we learn from Agatha Christie? ___________________________________________________________________ 二、短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、正确。 Lemon Jefferson is a singer and guitar player. He was born blind, on a farm in Texas around 1897, but that didn't stop him from 1.___________ achieving his dreams. Jefferson has practiced playing the guitar and singing 2.___________ he was a boy. At first, he played music on the streets in small towns. Then, as a teenager, he traveled around the southern states by 3.___________ himself. In 1925, Jefferson went to Chicago, Illinois, and 4.___________ recorded his music. Before he died in 1929, he had made 5. ___________ than 100 recordings. This kept his music alive(继续存在) for people to enjoy years later. People all over the country were 6. ___________ to Blind Lemon Jefferson's recordings at that time. He played blues in a way that no one had ever heard before. Over time, Jefferson's blues became popular. He had a large number of 7. ___________ and they were crazy about his music. Jefferson became one ofthe first African American blues singers. Since then, his music has made a great 8. ___________ to many musicians. Jefferson has died, but his blues lives on 9.___________. Not only musicians at his time but also the 10. ___________ ones have followed to record his songs. Blind Lemon Jefferson has truly helped keep theblues alive. 阅读问答 1. Where did Jefferson play music at first? __________ A. On streets in big cities. B. At theaters in big cities. C. On streets in small towns. D. At theaters in small towns. 2. What can we learn from the third paragraph? __________ A. Jefferson became the first American blues singer. B. Jefferson was born with the talent for music. C. Jefferson's music became quite popular over time. D. Jefferson's fans are mainly in his country. 3. What is the best title for the passage? __________ A. Blind People B. Great Experiences C. Classical Music D. Hard Life 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$