Reading Comprehension Unit 5 2024-2025学年牛津上海版英语八年级下学期

Reading Comprehension Unit 5 (8B) Name: Class: I. Choose the best answer. When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, nut beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see. After about a kilometer, a stranger speared in front of me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything. Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world. I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometers below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s 20 kilometers, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides of the canyon disappeared into the distance…over 400 kilometers long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge! That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question. It’s not “How deep is it?” or “How wide is it?” or “How long is it?” but “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?” I know the answer. But what do you think? ( ) 1. The passage may come from ______. A. a guidebook B. a grammar book C. a dictionary D. a diary ( ) 2. There was nothing to see because ______. A. there was nothing B. it was too dark C. it was raining D. it was in the morning ( ) 3. The writer was facing to the ______ on the edge of the Grand Canyon. A. south B. north C. east D. west ( ) 4. The writer asked himself a question about the Grand Canyon, “______”. A. How deep is it? B. How wide is it? C. How long is it? D. Is it the greatest wonder? ( ) 5. According to the passage, which sentence is not right? _______. A. The Grand Canyon is taller than three tallest buildings in the world B. The Grand Canyon is much longer than 400 kilometers C. The Colorado River was about 2 kilometers below the writer D. The writer thinks the Colorado River is the greatest wonder of the natural world. ( ) 6. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is ______. A. to give facts about the Grand Canyon B. to tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon C. to describe the Grand Canyon D. to tell people to visit the Grand Canyon II. Choose the best answer to fill in the passage. Bill Evans was a professional (职业) baseball player. He had played in the World Series many times. He was also superstitious (迷信). Before ___1___ game, he went to a fortune-teller (算命先生) to ___2___ what was going to happen. One day, on the eve of an important game, he visited his favorite fortune-teller, as ___3___. She had told his fortune many times in the past and had often been correct. The fortune-tell studied his hand for a few moments. The she said, “I see a man wearing a white coat.” “Do you see anything else?” Bill asked. “Yes. I see you ___4___ on a stretcher (担架).” This really worried Bill. There were often injuries (伤病) during a game, but they were hardly serious enough for the player to be carried off on a stretcher. “Then I won’t play tomorrow,” he told the fortune-teller. “I can’t risk(冒险) a serious injury.” The coach of Bill’s team was not pleased when he was told Bill was not going to play. Bill was one of the best players ___5___ the team. However, there was nothing he could say to make Bill change his mind. Bill didn’t watch the game, but decided to go to the hospital and visit his friend who had been badly injured a few weeks before. ___6___ he was walking into the hospital, a doctor wearing a white coat ran out of the door and, not seeing Bill, knocked him down. Bill hit his head on the ground. Within a few seconds, he was being carried into the hospital on a stretcher. ( ) 1. A. all the B. both C. none D. every ( ) 2. A. look for B. find C. find out D. search for ( ) 3. A. usual B. usually C. often D. sometimes ( ) 4. A. laid B. lying C. lied D. lay ( ) 5. A. with B. for C. by D. on ( ) 6. A. Since B. As C. Because D. Before III. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. Can you play a musical instrument? Where did you learn to play it? If you a pupil in a British school, you would most probably learn at school. About 25% of British pupils learn an instrument. But what instruments do the pupils learn to play? Traditionally, school children learnt classic instruments, such as the piano and the violin. This is still true today. Younger children often learn the recorder(八孔竖笛). When they got o____________, they start to play the piano or the violin. The piano is more p______________ with older children. However, things are changing. More pupils than ever before are now learning the guitar. New British bands have made playing the guitar “cool” again. Perhaps this is w______________ more children are now learning the guitar. British schools do not just offer lessons for instruments. All pupils learn music t_______________ as a class. In a recent study, 64% of boys and 70% of girls said they e_______________ music lessons as a class. They like singing and playing instruments. Many schools have orchestras(管弦乐队) and put on concerts each term. It is also common for pupils themselves to form their own bands and c_______________ their rock and pop heroes. In conclusion, music plays a big part in British schools. Pupils can study an instrument, play music together as a class and even take part in concerts and plays. I. 1. D 解析：文章以第一人称叙述个人经历，更像是日记，A 选项“指南书”、B 选项“语法书”、C 选项“字典”均不符合，D 选项“日记”正确。 2. B 解析：文中提到“but it was still too dark to see anything”，说明因为太黑所以看不到东西，B 选项正确。 3. D 解析：根据“The sun rose behind me”可知作者面向西方，D 选项正确。 4. D 解析：文中提到作者问自己的问题是“Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?”，D 选项正确。 5. D 解析：文中没有提到作者认为科罗拉多河是自然界最伟大的奇迹，D 选项错误。 6. B 解析：文章主要表达了作者在大峡谷边缘的感受，B 选项正确。 II. 1. D 解析：“every”表示“每一个”，“Before every game”表示“每场比赛前”，A 选项“all the”后接复数名词，B 选项“both”表示“两者都”，C 选项“none”表示“没有一个”，均不符合，D 选项正确。 2. C 解析：“find out”表示“查明，弄清楚”，A 选项“look for”表示“寻找”，强调动作，B 选项“find”表示“找到”，强调结果，D 选项“search for”表示“搜寻”，C 选项正确。 3. A 解析：“as usual”表示“像往常一样”，是固定短语，A 选项正确。 4. B 解析：“see sb. doing sth.”表示“看到某人正在做某事”，“lie”的现在分词是“lying”，B 选项正确。 5. D 解析：“on the team”表示“在队里”，是固定搭配，D 选项正确。 6. B 解析：“As”表示“当......的时候”，A 选项“Since”表示“自从；因为”，C 选项“Because”表示“因为”，D 选项“Before”表示“在......之前”，B 选项正确。 III. 1. older 解析：根据“Younger children often learn the recorder. When they got..., they start to play the piano or the violin.”可知，年幼时学八孔竖笛，长大后学钢琴或小提琴，所以此处是“older”。 2. popular 解析：“be popular with”表示“受......欢迎”，此处表示钢琴在年龄较大的孩子中更受欢迎。 3. why 解析：“Perhaps this is why more children are now learning the guitar.”表示“也许这就是为什么现在更多孩子在学吉他”。 4. together 解析：“All pupils learn music together as a class.”表示“所有学生一起作为一个班级学习音乐”。 5. enjoyed 解析：根据“said”可知时态为一般过去时，“enjoyed”表示“喜欢，享受”。 6. copy 解析：“copy”有“模仿”的意思，“copy their rock and pop heroes”表示“模仿他们的摇滚和流行英雄”。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$