第一次月考 阅读填空（天津专用）-【题型易-考前特训】2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册夯基提能 满分冲刺

考前特训 月考1 任务型阅读 能力提升 考前特训（天津专用） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 内容提要 Unit 1 Career talks（8篇） Unit 2 Growing pains and gains（8篇） 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。 Passage 1 I remember my first school day as if it were yesterday, but in fact, it happened many years ago. The morning started with a mix of excitement and nervousness. I got up early and put on my new school uniform. Then I had breakfast with my family. My mother took me to the school bus stop, where I met other children who were also going to school for the first time. We smiled at each other. The bus ride was filled with cheers and laughter (欢声笑语), but I couldn’t help feeling a bit worried. When we arrived at school, I met a teacher, Mrs. Johnson. She welcomed us with a warm smile. She led us to our classroom where I found my name on a small desk. The day was filled with many activities getting to know my classmates and learning the school rules. I made my first friend, Tim. We had the same hobbies. At the end of the day, I knew I was in the right school. ( Only one word for one blank. ) 1. The writer felt and on the morning of the first school day. 2. The writer and other children took the to school. 3. Mrs. Johnson welcomed them with a warm and led them to their . 4. The first school day was of many getting to know classmates and learning the school rules. 5. The writer and his first friend had hobbies. 【答案】1. excited nervous 2. school bus 3. smile classroom 4. full activities 5. the same 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者对自己第一天上学的详细回忆，包括当天的情绪、上学方式、遇到的老师、学校的活动以及交到的第一个朋友等内容。 1. 根据第一段“The morning started with a mix of excitement and nervousness.”可知，作者在第一天上学的早上既兴奋又紧张，felt后接形容词作表语，excited“激动的；兴奋的”，nervous“神经紧张的”，二者均为形容词。故填excited；nervous。 2. 根据第二段“My mother took me to the school bus stop, where I met other children who were also going to school for the first time.”以及“The bus ride was filled with cheers and laughter (欢声笑语)…”可知，作者和其他孩子乘坐校车去学校，take the school bus“乘坐校车”。故填school；bus。 3. 根据第三段“She welcomed us with a warm smile. She led us to our classroom”可知，约翰逊老师用温暖的微笑迎接他们，并带他们去了教室，smile“微笑”，a后接单数名词；classroom“教室”，此处特指作者和同学所在的教室，用单数名词。故填smile；classroom。 4. 根据第四段“The day was filled with many activities getting to know my classmates and learning the school rules.”可知，这一天充满了许多活动，包括了解同学和学习校规，be filled with等同于be full of，意为“充满”；activities“活动”，复数名词，表示泛指。故填full；activities。 5. 根据第四段“I made my first friend, Tim. We had the same hobbies.”可知，作者和自己的第一个朋友有相同的爱好，the same hobbies“相同的爱好”，其中定冠词the表示特指。故填the；same。 Passage 2 Last week, I read a webpage about native American traditions. It talked about how some people still live in teepees on a reservation, and make beautiful jewellery by hand. Their designs are popular with tourists, because they are colorful and unique. The webpage also described how they celebrate special events with dancing and music. One story on the page was about a thief who tried to steal a special bracelet from a market. Luckily, the police arrested him quickly, and now he is behind the bars. After reading, I was inspired to make my own model teepee using cardboard. It turned out great, and my teacher even asked me to share it with the class! 1. The webpage I read last week was about American . 2. The jewellery designs are with . 3. These people celebrate their special events with and . 4. Luckily, the police arrested the who tried to a special bracelet. 5. I was inspired and I used to make a teepee. 【答案】1. native traditions 2. popular tourists 3. dancing music 4. thief steal 5. cardboard model 【导语】本文讲述了作者上周阅读了一个关于美国原住民传统的网页，网页介绍了原住民的居住方式、手工珠宝制作、特殊活动庆祝方式以及一个盗窃手镯的故事，作者受此启发用硬纸板制作了帐篷模型并得到老师认可。 1. 根据“Last week, I read a webpage about native American traditions.”可知，作者上周读的网页是关于美国原住民传统的，第一空填“native”，第二空填“traditions”，故填native；traditions。 2. 根据“Their designs are popular with tourists, because they are colorful and unique.”可知，这些珠宝设计很受游客欢迎，第一空填“popular”，第二空填“tourists”，故填popular；tourists。 3. 根据“The webpage also described how they celebrate special events with dancing and music.”可知，这些人用舞蹈和音乐庆祝特殊活动，第一空填“dancing”，第二空填“music”，故填dancing；music。 4. 根据“One story on the page was about a thief who tried to steal a special bracelet from a market. Luckily, the police arrested him quickly”可知，警察逮捕了试图偷特殊手镯的小偷，第一空填“thief”，第二空填“steal”，故填thief；steal。 5. 根据“After reading, I was inspired to make my own model teepee using cardboard.”可知，作者受启发用硬纸板制作了帐篷模型，第一空填“cardboard”，第二空填“model”，故填cardboard；model。 Passage 3 Some years ago, our head teacher Mrs. Waters decided to start a school newspaper and get some students to do it. She thought the newspaper would help us learn more about school life. We liked her idea. Some of my friends joined the newspaper team soon. I’d always loved writing and drawing, so I joined the team, too. My parents were satisfied with me. They thought I was doing something meaningful. And they often came along to give me advice. My first job was writing a report on a sports project. It was hard for me, because I never wrote anything like that. Dad told me it was similar in some ways to writing a story—getting information in the right order. With his help, I did a good job on my report. Sometimes the team didn’t use what I’d written or drawn, but I didn’t mind. I just told myself to do better the next time. I’m now one of the editors (编辑). We think about what goes into the newspaper. We also correct mistakes in people’s articles. I’m busy with these things every day, but I really enjoy doing them. 1. Mrs. Waters started a to help students learn more about school life. 2. The writer’s parents with him because they thought he was doing something meaningful. 3. With his dad’s help, the writer wrote a report on . 4. When the team didn’t use the writer’s articles or drawings, he just told himself . 5. The writer is busy with a lot of things every day, but . 【答案】1. school newspaper 2. were satisfied 3. a sports project 4. to do better the next time 5. he really enjoys doing them 【导语】本文主要讲述了多年前班主任沃特斯夫人决定创办校报，作者因喜爱写作和绘画加入校报团队，从最初写体育项目报道到成为编辑，在这个过程中作者虽有困难但乐在其中。 1. 根据第一段“Some years ago, our head teacher Mrs. Waters decided to start a school newspaper and get some students to do it. She thought the newspaper would help us learn more about school life.”可知，沃特斯夫人创办了一份校报来帮助学生更多地了解学校生活。故填school newspaper。 2. 根据第二段“My parents were satisfied with me. They thought I was doing something meaningful.”可知，作者的父母对他很满意，因为他们认为他正在做一些有意义的事情。故填were satisfied。 3. 根据第三段“My first job was writing a report on a sports project. It was hard for me, because I never wrote anything like that. Dad told me it was similar in some ways to writing a story—getting information in the right order. With his help, I did a good job on my report.”可知，在爸爸的帮助下，作者写了一篇关于体育项目的报道。故填a sports project。 4. 根据第三段“Sometimes the team didn’t use what I’d written or drawn, but I didn’t mind. I just told myself to do better the next time.”可知，当团队没有采用作者的文章或绘画时，他只是告诉自己下次要做得更好。故填to do better the next time。 5. 根据最后一段“I’m busy with these things every day, but I really enjoy doing them.”可知，作者每天忙于很多事情，但他真的很喜欢做这些事情。故填he really enjoys doing them。 Passage 4 A ten-year-old girl saved about one hundred other tourists in 2004 by warning them that a tsunami (海啸), a huge ocean wave, was on its way across the sea. She knew what was happening because she learnt about underwater earthquakes at school only a few weeks earlier, a newspaper reported. “I was on the beach and the water started to go funny,” Tilly Smith told the reporter from the newspaper. “There were bubbles (气泡) and the water went back suddenly. I knew there was going to be a tsunami. I told my Mum.” she said. Tilly’s mother and the hotel workers acted quickly. They cleared people from the beach just minutes before a huge wave reached the land. Luckily, no one died. Tilly’s teacher was very proud of her. “She’s a very clever girl... It is lucky that our class were learning about this kind of tsunami just two weeks before Christmas.” he told the newspaper. 1. The girl was born in . 2. Tilly Smith saved about 100 other tourists in 2004 by that a tsunami was on its way across the sea. 3. Tilly Smith learnt about at school, so she knew what was happening. 4. When Tilly Smith noticed that there were bubbles and the water , she knew there was going to be a tsunami. 5. Tilly’s teacher thought Tilly was a very girl. 【答案】1. 1994 2. warning them 3. underwater earthquakes 4. went back suddenly 5. clever 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个十岁女孩蒂莉·史密斯凭借在学校学到的海啸知识，在2004年成功预警海啸，拯救了约一百名游客的故事，还提及了老师对她的评价。 1. 根据第一段“A ten-year-old girl saved about one hundred other tourists in 2004...”可知，2004年这个女孩十岁，那么她出生在2004-10=1994年。故填1994。 2. 根据第一段“A ten-year-old girl saved about one hundred other tourists in 2004 by warning them that a tsunami (海啸), a huge ocean wave, was on its way across the sea.”可知，蒂莉·史密斯在2004年通过警告他们海啸即将席卷大海，拯救了大约100名其他游客。故填warning them。 3. 根据第一段“She knew what was happening because she learnt about underwater earthquakes at school only a few weeks earlier, a newspaper reported.”可知，蒂莉·史密斯在学校学到了关于海底地震的知识，所以她知道发生了什么。故填underwater earthquakes。 4. 根据第二段“There were bubbles (气泡) and the water went back suddenly. I knew there was going to be a tsunami.”可知，当蒂莉·史密斯注意到有气泡并且水突然退去时，她知道将会有海啸。故填went back suddenly。 5. 根据最后一段“She’s a very clever girl...”可知，蒂莉的老师认为蒂莉是一个非常聪明的女孩。故填clever。 Passage 5 My grandma had always lived in France. But about five years ago, she came to Australia to live with us. She loved cooking and collecting different kitchen things. She didn’t use all of them, but she loved seeing her kitchen with all kinds of nice cups and plates. Before she came to Australia, she had to make hard choices. She stood in the kitchen and didn’t know what to bring with her and what to leave behind. She spent many hours looking at everything and in the end she made a decision to take a set of china (瓷) plates. Then she came to Australia with the beautiful plates. Several weeks later, a new friend invited my grandma to have dinner in her house and asked her to bring a plate. My grandma was confused (困惑的), but her English was not very good at that time and she couldn’t ask clearly what her friend meant. On that day, she was proud of her plate and put it on a table. Around her empty plate were plates filled with different kinds of food. “There must be something wrong,” she said to herself. Her friend smiled when she saw her empty plate. “‘Bring a plate’ mean ‘bring some food’ in Australia,” her friend said. Grandma learned a good lesson that day. Since then, she has never brought an empty plate to anyone’s house again. 1. My grandma came to from to live with us. 2. It took her many hours at everything in the kitchen. 3. At last, she decided to take a set of made of . 4. My grandma was invited to by a new friend in her house. 5. The others’ plates were full of different kinds of food, but my grandma’s plate . 【答案】1. Australia France 2. to look 3. plates china 4. have dinner 5. was empty 【导语】本文讲述奶奶从法国移居澳大利亚后，因文化差异带空瓷盘赴宴闹笑话，从此了解当地表达习惯的趣事。 1. 根据“But about five years ago, she came to Australia to live with us.”和“My grandma had always lived in France.”可知，奶奶从法国来到澳大利亚和我们一起生活，故填Australia；France。 2. 根据“She spent many hours looking at everything and in the end she made a decision to take a set of china (瓷) plates.”可知，她花了好几个小时看厨房里的所有东西，spend time doing sth.与It takes sb. time to do sth.同义，故填to；look。 3. 根据“she made a decision to take a set of china (瓷) plates”可知，她最终决定带一套瓷制的盘子，故填plates；china。 4. 根据“Several weeks later, a new friend invited my grandma to have dinner in her house and asked her to bring a plate.”可知，奶奶被新朋友邀请去家里吃晚饭，故填have；dinner。 5. 根据“Around her empty plate were plates filled with different kinds of food.”可知，其他人的盘子装满了各种食物，而奶奶的盘子是空的，故填was；empty。 Passage 6 Parents need more income (收入) to provide for food, clothing and travel. Others simply want money to pay for things, like books, junk food, field trips and activities. Here are some steps to work at home. Determine (决定) your goals. What do you need money to pay for? How much money do you need to make?   Determine what it will take to reach your goals. How many hours will you need to work in order to make money you need?   Decide what kind of work at home you want. Do you want to start your own business, join a network marketing company, or do a traditional job from home? Make sure you understand the interests and responsibilities (责任) of the work that interests you. How will you be trained? Will you plan your own hours? Put a desk or table, computer, telephone and office things in a quiet, comfortable place of your home to serve as your home office. Ask for help. Let friends teach your children subjects they enjoy. Let your children ride to and from activities with other home school moms. Don’t be afraid to pay for part-time help with housework and childcare. 1. The passage mainly tells us how to . 2. Parents want to to pay for food, clothing and travel. 3. Make sure you need to work to get the money you need. You can’t work too long. 4. To do well in the work at home we should before we start the work. 5. If you are too busy with your work, you may . 【答案】1. work at home 2. make some money 3. how long 4. be trained 5. ask for help 【导语】本文主要讲述了父母为家庭工作的阶段，怎么样一步步实现赚钱的方法，了解自己的工作和责任后，怎样合理安排时间。 1. 根据“Here are some steps to work at home.”可知，短文主要讲了如何在家工作；“疑问词+to do”作为tell的宾语。故填work at home。 2. 根据“Parents need more income (收入) to provide for food, clothing and travel.”可知，父母想要挣一些钱来提供食物、衣服和旅行；make some money“赚点钱”，由want to do sth.“想要做某事”可知，此处用动词原形。故填make some money。 3. 根据“How many hours will you need to work in order to make money you need?”可知，确定你需要工作多长时间才能得到你需要的钱；how long“多长时间”，放在Make sure后引导宾语从句。故填how long。 4. 根据“Make sure you understand the interests and responsibilities (责任) of the work that interests you. How will you be trained?（确保你了解自己感兴趣的工作的兴趣和责任。你将如何接受培训？）”可推知，工作之前需要培训；结合题干，此处要用含情态动词的被动语态。故填be trained。 5. 根据“Ask for help.”可知，如果你太忙，你可以找人去帮助你；may是情态动词，后接动词（短语）原形。故填ask for help。 Passage 7 Guitar Player WantedAre you a lover of music? Can you play the guitar? If you are aged 16-25, join our Sunshine Rock Band. Please call Mike at 54876598 or send an email to sunshine@yahoo.com. Hot ClubDo you like to play table tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr. Zhang is a good teacher. You can come here every Saturday afternoon from 2: 30 to 5: 30.Telephone number: 86657868 Address: Room 15, Lantian Hotel Swimmer WantedCan you swim? Do you have experience in training? Do you love children? We need a person over 30 to teach them to swim on Sundays. Come and join us. Call Joe at 84729999 for more information. Winter JobAre you free during the winter holidays? Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Would you like to work for a magazine? Then come and work as a reporter. Please call Karen at 55618823. Father ChristmasWe’re looking for a very special person over 40 to fill our Father Christmas suit. Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sunday, 10: 30—16: 00. Please call Daniel, the manager of WalMart Shopping Center at 78315637. 1. A guitar player aged 20 can join . 2. Someone can come to Hot Club to on Saturday afternoon. 3. If you want to , you need to have experience in training and love kids. 4. If you want to work as during the winter holidays, you should call 55618823. 5. WalMart Shopping Center needs a person to . 【答案】1. Sunshine Rock Band 2. play table tennis 3. teach children to swim 4. a reporter 5. fill Father Christmas suit 【导语】本文是5则招聘信息。 1. 根据“If you are aged 16-25, join our Sunshine Rock Band.”可知，16-25岁的人可以加入阳光摇滚乐队。故填Sunshine Rock Band。 2. 根据“Mr. Zhang is a good teacher. You can come here every Saturday afternoon from 2: 30 to 5: 30.”可知，你可以每周六下午两点半到五点半来这里打乒乓球，to后接动词原形，表目的，故填play table tennis。 3. 根据“Do you have experience in training? Do you love children? We need a person over 30 to teach them to swim on Sundays.”可知，想要教孩子们游泳需要有经验并喜欢孩子，want to do sth“想要做某事”， 此处用动词原形，teach children to swim“教孩子们游泳”符合句意，故填teach children to swim。 4. 根据“Then come and work as a reporter. Please call Karen at 55618823.”可知，想当记者就给Karen打电话，work as后接职业，a reporter“记者”符合句意，故填a reporter。 5. 根据“We’re looking for a very special person over 40 to fill our Father Christma suit”可知，正在寻找一位40岁以上的特别人士来填补圣诞老人的空缺，need sb to do“需要某人做某事”，fill Father Christmas suit符合句意，故填fill Father Christmas suit。 Passage 8 Do you want to be a football coach (教练) or a policeman? If you could do any job for a day, what would it be? Takeover Day (接管日) offers young people this chance. Takeover Day is an activity for young people to “take over” the day from adults. On Takeover Day, young people can experience different kinds of jobs, such as reporters, coaches, teachers, etc. There are two aims of this activity. First, it is to give young people experience in different kinds of jobs. Second, it is to make adults learn from young people’s opinions and fresh ideas. Here is what two students say about their Takeover Day. Simon, 15, went to a football club. He became a coach of the football team for a day. “It was an important experience,” said Simon, “If I had the chance, I would do this job in the future.” Sally, 14, became the head teacher of her school. She learned a lot. “Being a head teacher can be so tiring! So many meetings!” she said, “My favorite part of the day was meeting the school cook and improving the school menus for the week. It was a great chance to tell her what we really like eating!” 1. How does the writer start this passage? He starts the passage by . 2. What can young people do on Takeover Day? They can on Takeover Day. 3. Who may choose to be a football coach in the future? may choose to be a football coach in the future. 4. What does Sally think of the job as a head teacher? She thinks it is to be a head teacher. 5. Which English word means “目的” in this passage? It is “ ”. 【答案】1. asking questions 2. experience different kinds of jobs 3. Simon 4. so tiring 5. aims 【导语】本文介绍了“接管日”这一活动，它让年轻人有机会体验成年人的工作，旨在为他们提供工作经验并让成年人倾听年轻人的新鲜想法。文章还通过两个学生的具体体验加以说明。 1. 根据第一段“Do you want to be a football coach or a policeman? If you could do any job for a day, what would it be?”可知，作者以提问的方式开篇。故填asking questions。 2. 根据第二段“On Takeover Day, young people can experience different kinds of jobs”可知，年轻人在“接管日”可以体验不同类型的工作。故填experience different kinds of jobs。 3. 根据第三段Simon的话“‘If I had the chance, I would do this job in the future.’”可知，Simon未来可能选择成为一名足球教练。故填Simon。 4. 根据第四段Sally的话“Being a head teacher can be so tiring!”可知，Sally认为校长这份工作很累人。故填so tiring。 5. 根据第二段“There are two aims of this activity.”以及后文对aims的解释可知，“aims”意为“目的”。故填aims。 Passage 9 Some years ago, our head teacher Mrs Waters decided to start a school newspaper and get some students to do it. She thought the newspaper would help us learn more about school life. We liked her idea. Some of my friends joined the newspaper team soon. I’d always loved writing and drawing, so I joined the team too. My parents were pleased with me. They thought I was doing something meaningful. And they often came along to give me advice. My first job was writing a report about a sports project. It was hard for me, because I never wrote anything like that. Dad told me it was similar (相似的) in some ways to writing a story—getting information in the right order. With his help, I did a good job on my report. Sometimes the team didn’t use what I’d written or drawn, but I didn’t mind. I just told myself to do better the next time. I’m now one of the editors (编辑). We think about what goes into the newspaper. We also correct mistakes in people’s articles (文章). I’m busy with these things every day, but I really enjoy doing them. 1. Mrs Waters started a school newspaper to help students . 2. The writer’s parents were pleased with him because they thought . 3. With his dad’s help, the writer wrote a report about . 4. When the team didn’t use the writer’s articles or drawings, he just told himself . 5. The writer is busy with a lot of things every day, but . 【答案】1. learn more about school life 2. he was doing something meaningful 3. a sports project 4. to do better the next time 5. he really enjoys doing them 【导语】本文讲述了作者参与学校报纸的经历。 1. 根据“She thought the newspaper would help us learn more about school life”可知，校报是为了帮助学生了解更多校园生活。故填learn more about school life。 2. 根据“They thought I was doing something meaningful”可知，父母高兴是因为作者在做有意义的事。故填he was doing something meaningful。 3. 根据“My first job was writing a report about a sports project”可知，在父亲帮助下作者写了体育项目的报道。故填a sports project。 4. 根据“I just told myself to do better the next time”可知，未被采用时作者会自我激励下次做得更好。故填to do better the next time。 5. 根据“I’m busy with these things every day, but I really enjoy doing them.”可知，尽管忙碌，作者乐在其中。故填he really enjoys doing them。 Passage 10 I was travelling alone through the UK. I bought an old car and it cost most of my money. I couldn’t afford to stay in the hotel, so I had to camp in my car for the rest of the trip. One morning, I woke up in my car on a country road in Ireland and saw a single house. The water in my Thermos (保温瓶) had gone cold, so I knocked at the door of the house. A woman opened it. I asked her for some hot water, but she wouldn’t let me get away with just that. I was invited indoors. She asked me to sit at the table and have breakfast with her family. They filled my Thermos before I left. I was greatly moved. And I decided to pass the kindness on. The other day, I met a young man who wanted to find a parking lot. He looked increasingly upset. I was glad that I was able to point one out to him. His thankful smile was the hugest reward (报酬) for me. 1. The old car cost the writer’s money. 2. The writer had to in the car for the rest of the trip. 3. The writer asked the woman for . 4. The writer had with the nice woman’s family. 5. The young man looked upset because he couldn’t find . 【答案】1. most of 2. camp 3. some hot water 4. breakfast 5. a parking lot 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者在英国旅游的途中，得到了一家陌生人的帮助，他把这种善良传递给别人，也帮助了另外一个陌生人的故事。 1. 根据“I bought an old car and it cost most of my money.”可知，这辆旧车花费了作者大部分的钱，most of“大部分”。故填most of。 2. 根据“so I had to camp in my car for the rest of the trip”可知，剩下的旅程作者不得不在车里露营，camp“露营”，have to do sth“不得不做某事”。故填camp。 3. 根据“I asked her for some hot water,”可知，作者是想要一些热水。故填some hot water。 4. 根据“She asked me to sit at the table and have breakfast with her family”可知，作者是和这位女士的家人一起吃了早餐，breakfast“早餐”。故填breakfast。 5. 根据“I met a young man who wanted to find a parking lot. He looked increasingly upset.”可知，这个年轻人看起来很沮丧，因为他找不到停车位。故填a parking lot。 Passage 11 What’s your dream job? What do you think you can do for our country in the future? A woman named Xu Wenqian tells us her story. She is a 28-year-old Chinese soldier (士兵). She is from Weifang, Shandong. She is of medium height with black hair and she is thin. In her daily life, she doesn’t talk too much. If she wants to do something, she’ll work very hard to do it. The girl works as a helmswoman (女舵手) on the Nanchang ship, a 10, 000 ton ship. Is it easy for Xu to do her job on the ship? Of course not. The first big problem for her is the seasickness (晕船). “Because of it, I vomited (呕吐) day and night,” she said. That feeling is awful. Luckily, she gets over it. To be an excellent helmswoman, Xu works hard day after day. When she has a problem, she is never afraid to ask others for help. Xu loves what she is doing. Every day, she is busy working on the sea. She says, “I want to let my parents and friends know that our country’s land is in our hands.” Today many people in the country think Xu is “Mulan” in our day. 1. How does the writer start the reading? By asking . 2. What does Xu Wenqian look like? She is and she is thin. 3. What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to? It refers to . 4. What does Xu Wenqian do when she has a problem? She when she has a problem. 5. What do many people in our country think of Xu Wenqian? They think she is “ ” in our day. 【答案】1. questions 2. of medium height with black hair 3. the seasickness 4. asks others for help 5. Mulan 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。通过讲述女士兵徐文茜的故事来展现她的形象与事迹。 1. 根据第一段“What’s your dream job? What do you think you can do for our country in the future?”可知，作者是通过问问题开始文章的。“问问题”常见表达为“asking questions”。故填questions。 2. 根据第二段“She is of medium height with black hair and she is thin.”可知，她中等身高，留着黑色的头发，并且很瘦。故填of medium height with black hair。 3. 根据第三段“The first big problem for her is the seasickness (晕船). ‘Because of it, I vomited (呕吐) day and night,’ she said.”可知，这里的“it”指的是晕船。故填the seasickness。 4. 根据第三段“When she has a problem, she is never afraid to ask others for help.”，可知主语是“She”，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填asks others for help。 5. 根据最后一段“Today many people in the country think Xu is ‘Mulan’ in our day.”可知，如今这个国家的很多人认为徐是我们这个时代的“木兰”。故填Mulan。 Passage 12 Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to earn (赚) money? Read on to find how British teenagers manage their money! Most teenagers in Britain might have to do housework to get their pocket money from their parents. The housework includes cleaning, cooking, washing dishes, taking out the rubbish and ironing (熨烫). Teenagers may choose a part-time job if they don’t have pocket money or want to earn extra (额外的) money. About 15% of teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting (当临时保姆), delivering (递送) newspapers, shop work and restaurant work. Students in Britain can work at most two hours a day on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours. Most British teenagers have a bank account (账户). Parents usually put pocket money directly into their children’s bank account. Then the kids can decide whether (是否) to save or spend the money. Some teenagers use a prepaid (预付的) bank card to help them save spending. 根据上面短文的内容填空。 1. from their parents, most teenagers have to do housework. 2. Teenagers in Britain do kinds of housework. They need to clean, cook, , take out the rubbish and iron. 3. Children under the age of 13 . Popular part-time jobs include many, babysitting, delivering newspapers and so on. 4. Students in Britain can work on a school day than and school holidays. 5. Pocket money is usually the children’s bank account. Some teenagers save spending by . 【答案】1. To get pocket money Britain 2. different wash dishes 3. can’t work such as 4. shorter time weekends 5. put into using a prepaid bank card 【分析】本文主要讲述了英国青少年是如何挣钱以及管理自己的零花钱的。 1. 根据“Most teenagers in Britain might have to do housework to get their pocket money from their parents.”可知，大多数英国青少年为了从父母那里得到零用钱不得不做家务。故填To get pocket money；Britain。 2. 根据“The housework includes cleaning, cooking, washing dishes, taking out the rubbish and ironing (熨烫).”可知，英国的青少年做各种不同的家务：打扫、做饭、洗碗、倒垃圾、熨衣服。different kinds of不同种类的。由need to do sth和“clean, cook, ...., take out the rubbish and iron.”可知，第二空处用动词原形。故填different； wash dishes。 3. 根据“Only children over the age of 13 can work”可知，13岁以下儿童不能工作，can't work表示“不能工作”；根据“Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting (当临时保姆), delivering (递送) newspapers, shop work and restaurant work.”可知，受欢迎的青少年兼职工作包括当临时保姆，递送报纸、商店和餐馆工作，第二空处用表示 such as表示“例如”。故填can’t work；such as。 4. 根据“Students in Britain can work at most two hours a day on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.”可知，在英国，学生在校期间的工作时间比周末和学校假期要短。shorter time较短时间；weekends周末。故填shorter time；weekends。 5. 根据“ Parents usually put pocket money directly into their children’s bank account.”可知，父母通常把零用钱直接存入孩子的银行账户。put...into存入，第一空出应用过去分词构成一般现在时的被动语态；根据“Some teenagers use a prepaid (预付的) bank card to help them save spending.”可知，一些青少年使用预付卡来帮助他们节省开支，by后跟动名词作宾语。故填 put into；using a prepaid bank card。 Passage 13 Joe Richman works as a radio reporter and is looking for a new idea for a radio programme. He met a teenager called Josh Smith. Josh had Tourette’s Syndrome —a brain trouble. Josh was just beginning high school when he was invited to work with Joe on a story about his illness. Joe wanted Josh to keep a radio story of his daily life. He gave Josh a tape recorder and asked him to record what happened to him every day. Josh was embarrassed(窘迫的) to record at school—his friends might laugh. One day, Josh made up his mind to take the tape recorder to school. He took it out at lunchtime. What happened next was a total surprise. Everyone started asking him questions about Tourette’s. That was an important day in Josh’s life because he learned to be more open about his condition. He learned a lot about himself and the world by doing the radio diaries. And Joe was happy that many people loved his programme. 1. Joe Richman is a . 2. Tourette’s Syndrome is . 3. Josh received Joe’s invitation to the programme at the beginning of . 4. When Josh took out the tape recorder, his classmates started . 5. Doing radio diaries has helped Josh . 【答案】1. radio reporter 2. a brain trouble 3. his high school 4. asking him questions about Tourette’s 5. learn a lot about himself and the world 【分析】文章讲述了一个患有Tourette综合征的孩子Josh在一个广播电台记者Joe Richman的鼓励下，用广播日记记录他的日常生活，通过这样做，Josh学会了对自己的病情更加的开放，也更加的了解自己。 1. 根据“Joe Richman works as a radio reporter and is looking for a new idea for a radio programme”可知，他是一名电台记者，故填radio reporter。 2. 根据“Josh had Tourette’s Syndrome —a brain trouble”可知，这是一种脑部疾病，故填a brain trouble。 3. 根据“Josh was just beginning high school when he was invited to work with Joe on a story about his illness”可知，刚上高中时收到了这个邀请，故填his high school。 4. 根据“What happened next was a total surprise. Everyone started asking him questions about Tourette’s”可知，当他拿出来的时候，同学们开始问他Tourette综合征的事，故填asking him questions about Tourette’s。 5. 根据“He learned a lot about himself and the world by doing the radio diaries”可知，通过写广播日记，他对自己和世界有了更多的了解，故填learn a lot about himself and the world。 Passage 14 Last year, Bob visited Vancouver, Canada alone. He went there to give a talk on the environment. When it was over, he travelled to the Rocky Mountains and stayed in the Maple Leaf Hotel. He then took a short walk to look at the local plants in the forest. After a few hours, he knew he took the wrong way, but was sure he could get back to the hotel. However, after walking for several hours the next day, Bob knew he was in trouble. “I had my mobile phone, but the battery (电池) was almost dead. I could probably make just one call. But I didn’t know the number of my hotel and I didn’t want to worry my family if I really didn’t have to,” said Bob. He went on walking for three more days. He knew which plants he could eat and he had little trouble finding them. On the fourth day, he knew there was no hope and decided to call his family. “He was quite calm when he spoke to me on the phone,” said Shirley, Bob’s wife. “He seemed to be in control (操控) of the situation.” Shirley called the Maple Leaf Hotel at once. “That week, lots of visitors went to the city to watch basketball games, and we thought Mr Rigsby went there too,” said the hotel owner. As soon as Shirley phoned, the hotel sent out some people to look for Bob. They found him about one hour later, and luckily he was quite unhurt. “I will never go to the forest without a guide. I never want an experience like that again,” said Bob. 1. Last year Bob went to Vancouver, Canada by and he a talk on the environment. 2. Bob took a short walk in to look at the local plants in the forest, but he knew he took the wrong way after hours. 3. Bob knew which plants he could eat and he have any trouble in them. 4. Bob knew he was in after he for several hours the next day. 5. People found Bob at last. , he hurt. 【答案】1. himself gave 2. order several 3. didn’t finding 4. trouble walked 5. Luckily wasn’t 【导语】本文主要讲述了鲍勃由于误闯森林而迷路，几天后通过家人的帮助终于得救的故事。 1. 根据“Last year, Bob visited Vancouver, Canada alone. He went there to give a talk on the environment.”可知，独自一人去了加拿大温哥华。他去那里是为了做一个有关环境的演讲，alone=by oneself，主语是男性，反身代词用himself，根据went可知，此句是一般过去时，动词用过去式gave，故填himself；gave。 2. 根据“He then took a short walk to look at the local plants in the forest. After a few hours, he knew he took the wrong way”可知，稍微走了走，为了观察森林里的当地植物，几个小时后，他发现自己走错了路，in order to“为了”，a few=several修饰复数名词hours，故填order；several。 3. 根据“He knew which plants he could eat and he had little trouble finding them.”可知，他知道哪些植物可以食用，而且他很容易就能找到这些植物，也就是在寻找这些可以吃的植物上没有问题，any用于否定句，此句是一般过去时，第一空填didn’t，have trouble in doing sth“做某事有困难”，故填didn’t；finding。 4. 根据“However, after walking for several hours the next day, Bob knew he was in trouble.”可知，第二天走了好几个小时之后，鲍勃意识到自己陷入了困境，be in trouble“陷入困境”，根据was可知，此句是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填trouble；walked。 5. 根据“ luckily he was quite unhurt”可知，幸运的是他没有受伤，第一空位于句首，且空格后有逗号隔开，应填副词luckily，be hurt“受伤”，根据found可知，此句是一般过去时，主语是he，be动词用was，否定是wasn’t，故填Luckily；wasn’t。 Passage 15 A hard job but a happy one Many of us queue for a long time to see a panda. But a group of people can be close to pandas every day. They are panda keepers! You may envy (嫉妒) them. But behind their job is a lot of sweat and hard work. The job of panda keepers is very detailed. For example, besides feeding pandas bamboo, the keepers also give them fruits and vegetables. When feeding baby pandas, they don’t put the bamboo on the ground. They stick the bamboo in the wooden “floor”. This way, the pandas can practice catching and holding things. Other everyday jobs include cleaning the pandas’ living places, checking their poop and making notes. Also, to keep an eye on pandas, the keepers are on duty even at night. Doing the same things day by day may be tiring and boring. But it is their love of pandas that makes the long time worthwhile (值得的). “I will always be by their side and protect them,” said Zhang Yue, a panda keeper in Chengdu. 1. Not like us, panda keepers can be every day. 2. The keepers feed pandas not only bamboo but also . 3. The keepers stick the bamboo in the wooden “floor” to make baby pandas . 4. To keep an eye on pandas, the keepers are on duty . 5. It is the keepers’ that makes the long time worthwhile. 【答案】1. close to pandas 2. fruits and vegetables 3. practice catching and holding things 4. even at night 5. love of pandas 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了熊猫饲养员的工作，包括工作内容（喂养熊猫、清洁居住环境、监测健康等 ）以及他们因热爱熊猫而觉得这份辛苦工作值得。 1. 根据文中“Many of us queue for a long time to see a panda. But a group of people can be close to pandas every day. They are panda keepers!”可知，熊猫饲养员每天能靠近熊猫，故填close to pandas。 2. 根据文中“For example, besides feeding pandas bamboo, the keepers also give them fruits and vegetables.”可知，除了喂熊猫竹子，饲养员还会给它们水果和蔬菜，故填fruits and vegetables。 3. 根据文中“They stick the bamboo in the wooden ‘floor’. This way, the pandas can practice catching and holding things.”可知，他们把竹子插在木制“地板”上是为了让熊猫宝宝练习抓握东西，故填practice catching and holding things。 4. 根据文中“Also, to keep an eye on pandas, the keepers are on duty even at night.”可知，为了照看熊猫，饲养员甚至在晚上也值班，故填even at night。 5. 根据文中“But it is their love of pandas that makes the long time worthwhile (值得的).”可知，是他们对熊猫的热爱，让漫长时光变得值得，故填love of pandas。 Passage 16 Hernandez was born into a farm family in 1962 in the USA．He spent most of his youth working in the fields, picking fruits and vegetables. As a kid, Hernandez didn’t get a good education. But he dared to dream big. At the age of 10, he decided to be an astronaut after watching the Apollo spacewalks on television. In high school, Hernandez was already interested in science and engineering. So he studied electrical engineering in college and got his master’s degree (硕士学位) in engineering later. After he finished studies, he worked in a laboratory (实验室) and then began to apply for (申请) astronaut training. However, the road to becoming an astronaut was not easy. He was refused by NASA (美国国家航空航天局) many times. “NASA refused me not once, not twice, not three times but 11 times.” he said. Hernandez finally joined NASA in 2004. In 2009, he flew into space, spending 14 days travelling around the earth. He made his dream of becoming an astronaut come true. Now Hernandez is no longer an astronaut, but he hopes to encourage kids to reach for the stars. He started the organization Reaching for the Stars because he wanted to help children develop an interest in science, engineering and math. How did Hernandez make his dream come true? That was his hard work and not being afraid to dream big. 1. When did Hernandez decide to be an astronaut? He decided to be an astronaut when he was . 2. Where did Hernandez work after he finished his studies? After he finished his studies, he worked . 3. How many times was Hernandez refused by NASA before he was finally accepted? Hernandez was refused by NASA for . 4. Why did Hernandez start the organization Reaching for the Stars? Because he wanted to in science, engineering and math. 5. How did Hernandez make his dream come true? That was his hard work and . 【答案】1. ten/10 (years old) 2. in a laboratory 3. 11/eleven times 4. help children develop an interest 5. not being afraid to dream big 【导语】本文介绍了赫尔南德斯是如何成为一名宇航员的。 1. 根据“At the age of 10, he decided to be an astronaut after watching the Apollo spacewalks on television.”可知，他10岁时决定成为一名宇航员。故填ten/10 (years old)。 2. 根据“After he finished studies, he worked in a laboratory (实验室) and then began to apply for (申请) astronaut training.”可知，他完成学业后，在实验室工作。故填in a laboratory。 3. 根据“NASA refused me not once, not twice, not three times but 11 times.”可知，赫尔南德斯被NASA拒绝11次。故填11/eleven times。 4. 根据“He started the organization Reaching for the Stars because he wanted to help children develop an interest in science, engineering and math.”可知，因为他想帮助孩子们培养对科学、工程和数学的兴趣。故填help children develop an interest。 5. 根据“That was his hard work and not being afraid to dream big.”可知，这是他的努力工作，不怕做大梦想。故填not being afraid to dream big。 19 / 19乐思英语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $考前特训 月考1 任务型阅读 能力提升 考前特训（天津专用） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 内容提要 Unit 1 Career talks（8篇） Unit 2 Growing pains and gains（8篇） 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。 Passage 1 I remember my first school day as if it were yesterday, but in fact, it happened many years ago. The morning started with a mix of excitement and nervousness. I got up early and put on my new school uniform. Then I had breakfast with my family. My mother took me to the school bus stop, where I met other children who were also going to school for the first time. We smiled at each other. The bus ride was filled with cheers and laughter (欢声笑语), but I couldn’t help feeling a bit worried. When we arrived at school, I met a teacher, Mrs. Johnson. She welcomed us with a warm smile. She led us to our classroom where I found my name on a small desk. The day was filled with many activities getting to know my classmates and learning the school rules. I made my first friend, Tim. We had the same hobbies. At the end of the day, I knew I was in the right school. ( Only one word for one blank. ) 1. The writer felt and on the morning of the first school day. 2. The writer and other children took the to school. 3. Mrs. Johnson welcomed them with a warm and led them to their . 4. The first school day was of many getting to know classmates and learning the school rules. 5. The writer and his first friend had hobbies. Passage 2 Last week, I read a webpage about native American traditions. It talked about how some people still live in teepees on a reservation, and make beautiful jewellery by hand. Their designs are popular with tourists, because they are colorful and unique. The webpage also described how they celebrate special events with dancing and music. One story on the page was about a thief who tried to steal a special bracelet from a market. Luckily, the police arrested him quickly, and now he is behind the bars. After reading, I was inspired to make my own model teepee using cardboard. It turned out great, and my teacher even asked me to share it with the class! 1. The webpage I read last week was about American . 2. The jewellery designs are with . 3. These people celebrate their special events with and . 4. Luckily, the police arrested the who tried to a special bracelet. 5. I was inspired and I used to make a teepee. Passage 3 Some years ago, our head teacher Mrs. Waters decided to start a school newspaper and get some students to do it. She thought the newspaper would help us learn more about school life. We liked her idea. Some of my friends joined the newspaper team soon. I’d always loved writing and drawing, so I joined the team, too. My parents were satisfied with me. They thought I was doing something meaningful. And they often came along to give me advice. My first job was writing a report on a sports project. It was hard for me, because I never wrote anything like that. Dad told me it was similar in some ways to writing a story—getting information in the right order. With his help, I did a good job on my report. Sometimes the team didn’t use what I’d written or drawn, but I didn’t mind. I just told myself to do better the next time. I’m now one of the editors (编辑). We think about what goes into the newspaper. We also correct mistakes in people’s articles. I’m busy with these things every day, but I really enjoy doing them. 1. Mrs. Waters started a to help students learn more about school life. 2. The writer’s parents with him because they thought he was doing something meaningful. 3. With his dad’s help, the writer wrote a report on . 4. When the team didn’t use the writer’s articles or drawings, he just told himself . 5. The writer is busy with a lot of things every day, but . Passage 4 A ten-year-old girl saved about one hundred other tourists in 2004 by warning them that a tsunami (海啸), a huge ocean wave, was on its way across the sea. She knew what was happening because she learnt about underwater earthquakes at school only a few weeks earlier, a newspaper reported. “I was on the beach and the water started to go funny,” Tilly Smith told the reporter from the newspaper. “There were bubbles (气泡) and the water went back suddenly. I knew there was going to be a tsunami. I told my Mum.” she said. Tilly’s mother and the hotel workers acted quickly. They cleared people from the beach just minutes before a huge wave reached the land. Luckily, no one died. Tilly’s teacher was very proud of her. “She’s a very clever girl... It is lucky that our class were learning about this kind of tsunami just two weeks before Christmas.” he told the newspaper. 1. The girl was born in . 2. Tilly Smith saved about 100 other tourists in 2004 by that a tsunami was on its way across the sea. 3. Tilly Smith learnt about at school, so she knew what was happening. 4. When Tilly Smith noticed that there were bubbles and the water , she knew there was going to be a tsunami. 5. Tilly’s teacher thought Tilly was a very girl. Passage 5 My grandma had always lived in France. But about five years ago, she came to Australia to live with us. She loved cooking and collecting different kitchen things. She didn’t use all of them, but she loved seeing her kitchen with all kinds of nice cups and plates. Before she came to Australia, she had to make hard choices. She stood in the kitchen and didn’t know what to bring with her and what to leave behind. She spent many hours looking at everything and in the end she made a decision to take a set of china (瓷) plates. Then she came to Australia with the beautiful plates. Several weeks later, a new friend invited my grandma to have dinner in her house and asked her to bring a plate. My grandma was confused (困惑的), but her English was not very good at that time and she couldn’t ask clearly what her friend meant. On that day, she was proud of her plate and put it on a table. Around her empty plate were plates filled with different kinds of food. “There must be something wrong,” she said to herself. Her friend smiled when she saw her empty plate. “‘Bring a plate’ mean ‘bring some food’ in Australia,” her friend said. Grandma learned a good lesson that day. Since then, she has never brought an empty plate to anyone’s house again. 1. My grandma came to from to live with us. 2. It took her many hours at everything in the kitchen. 3. At last, she decided to take a set of made of . 4. My grandma was invited to by a new friend in her house. 5. The others’ plates were full of different kinds of food, but my grandma’s plate . Passage 6 Parents need more income (收入) to provide for food, clothing and travel. Others simply want money to pay for things, like books, junk food, field trips and activities. Here are some steps to work at home. Determine (决定) your goals. What do you need money to pay for? How much money do you need to make?   Determine what it will take to reach your goals. How many hours will you need to work in order to make money you need?   Decide what kind of work at home you want. Do you want to start your own business, join a network marketing company, or do a traditional job from home? Make sure you understand the interests and responsibilities (责任) of the work that interests you. How will you be trained? Will you plan your own hours? Put a desk or table, computer, telephone and office things in a quiet, comfortable place of your home to serve as your home office. Ask for help. Let friends teach your children subjects they enjoy. Let your children ride to and from activities with other home school moms. Don’t be afraid to pay for part-time help with housework and childcare. 1. The passage mainly tells us how to . 2. Parents want to to pay for food, clothing and travel. 3. Make sure you need to work to get the money you need. You can’t work too long. 4. To do well in the work at home we should before we start the work. 5. If you are too busy with your work, you may . Passage 7 Guitar Player WantedAre you a lover of music? Can you play the guitar? If you are aged 16-25, join our Sunshine Rock Band. Please call Mike at 54876598 or send an email to sunshine@yahoo.com. Hot ClubDo you like to play table tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr. Zhang is a good teacher. You can come here every Saturday afternoon from 2: 30 to 5: 30.Telephone number: 86657868 Address: Room 15, Lantian Hotel Swimmer WantedCan you swim? Do you have experience in training? Do you love children? We need a person over 30 to teach them to swim on Sundays. Come and join us. Call Joe at 84729999 for more information. Winter JobAre you free during the winter holidays? Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Would you like to work for a magazine? Then come and work as a reporter. Please call Karen at 55618823. Father ChristmasWe’re looking for a very special person over 40 to fill our Father Christmas suit. Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sunday, 10: 30—16: 00. Please call Daniel, the manager of WalMart Shopping Center at 78315637. 1. A guitar player aged 20 can join . 2. Someone can come to Hot Club to on Saturday afternoon. 3. If you want to , you need to have experience in training and love kids. 4. If you want to work as during the winter holidays, you should call 55618823. 5. WalMart Shopping Center needs a person to . Passage 8 Do you want to be a football coach (教练) or a policeman? If you could do any job for a day, what would it be? Takeover Day (接管日) offers young people this chance. Takeover Day is an activity for young people to “take over” the day from adults. On Takeover Day, young people can experience different kinds of jobs, such as reporters, coaches, teachers, etc. There are two aims of this activity. First, it is to give young people experience in different kinds of jobs. Second, it is to make adults learn from young people’s opinions and fresh ideas. Here is what two students say about their Takeover Day. Simon, 15, went to a football club. He became a coach of the football team for a day. “It was an important experience,” said Simon, “If I had the chance, I would do this job in the future.” Sally, 14, became the head teacher of her school. She learned a lot. “Being a head teacher can be so tiring! So many meetings!” she said, “My favorite part of the day was meeting the school cook and improving the school menus for the week. It was a great chance to tell her what we really like eating!” 1. How does the writer start this passage? He starts the passage by . 2. What can young people do on Takeover Day? They can on Takeover Day. 3. Who may choose to be a football coach in the future? may choose to be a football coach in the future. 4. What does Sally think of the job as a head teacher? She thinks it is to be a head teacher. 5. Which English word means “目的” in this passage? It is “ ”. Passage 9 Some years ago, our head teacher Mrs Waters decided to start a school newspaper and get some students to do it. She thought the newspaper would help us learn more about school life. We liked her idea. Some of my friends joined the newspaper team soon. I’d always loved writing and drawing, so I joined the team too. My parents were pleased with me. They thought I was doing something meaningful. And they often came along to give me advice. My first job was writing a report about a sports project. It was hard for me, because I never wrote anything like that. Dad told me it was similar (相似的) in some ways to writing a story—getting information in the right order. With his help, I did a good job on my report. Sometimes the team didn’t use what I’d written or drawn, but I didn’t mind. I just told myself to do better the next time. I’m now one of the editors (编辑). We think about what goes into the newspaper. We also correct mistakes in people’s articles (文章). I’m busy with these things every day, but I really enjoy doing them. 1. Mrs Waters started a school newspaper to help students . 2. The writer’s parents were pleased with him because they thought . 3. With his dad’s help, the writer wrote a report about . 4. When the team didn’t use the writer’s articles or drawings, he just told himself . 5. The writer is busy with a lot of things every day, but . Passage 10 I was travelling alone through the UK. I bought an old car and it cost most of my money. I couldn’t afford to stay in the hotel, so I had to camp in my car for the rest of the trip. One morning, I woke up in my car on a country road in Ireland and saw a single house. The water in my Thermos (保温瓶) had gone cold, so I knocked at the door of the house. A woman opened it. I asked her for some hot water, but she wouldn’t let me get away with just that. I was invited indoors. She asked me to sit at the table and have breakfast with her family. They filled my Thermos before I left. I was greatly moved. And I decided to pass the kindness on. The other day, I met a young man who wanted to find a parking lot. He looked increasingly upset. I was glad that I was able to point one out to him. His thankful smile was the hugest reward (报酬) for me. 1. The old car cost the writer’s money. 2. The writer had to in the car for the rest of the trip. 3. The writer asked the woman for . 4. The writer had with the nice woman’s family. 5. The young man looked upset because he couldn’t find . Passage 11 What’s your dream job? What do you think you can do for our country in the future? A woman named Xu Wenqian tells us her story. She is a 28-year-old Chinese soldier (士兵). She is from Weifang, Shandong. She is of medium height with black hair and she is thin. In her daily life, she doesn’t talk too much. If she wants to do something, she’ll work very hard to do it. The girl works as a helmswoman (女舵手) on the Nanchang ship, a 10, 000 ton ship. Is it easy for Xu to do her job on the ship? Of course not. The first big problem for her is the seasickness (晕船). “Because of it, I vomited (呕吐) day and night,” she said. That feeling is awful. Luckily, she gets over it. To be an excellent helmswoman, Xu works hard day after day. When she has a problem, she is never afraid to ask others for help. Xu loves what she is doing. Every day, she is busy working on the sea. She says, “I want to let my parents and friends know that our country’s land is in our hands.” Today many people in the country think Xu is “Mulan” in our day. 1. How does the writer start the reading? By asking . 2. What does Xu Wenqian look like? She is and she is thin. 3. What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to? It refers to . 4. What does Xu Wenqian do when she has a problem? She when she has a problem. 5. What do many people in our country think of Xu Wenqian? They think she is “ ” in our day. Passage 12 Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to earn (赚) money? Read on to find how British teenagers manage their money! Most teenagers in Britain might have to do housework to get their pocket money from their parents. The housework includes cleaning, cooking, washing dishes, taking out the rubbish and ironing (熨烫). Teenagers may choose a part-time job if they don’t have pocket money or want to earn extra (额外的) money. About 15% of teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting (当临时保姆), delivering (递送) newspapers, shop work and restaurant work. Students in Britain can work at most two hours a day on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours. Most British teenagers have a bank account (账户). Parents usually put pocket money directly into their children’s bank account. Then the kids can decide whether (是否) to save or spend the money. Some teenagers use a prepaid (预付的) bank card to help them save spending. 根据上面短文的内容填空。 1. from their parents, most teenagers have to do housework. 2. Teenagers in Britain do kinds of housework. They need to clean, cook, , take out the rubbish and iron. 3. Children under the age of 13 . Popular part-time jobs include many, babysitting, delivering newspapers and so on. 4. Students in Britain can work on a school day than and school holidays. 5. Pocket money is usually the children’s bank account. Some teenagers save spending by . Passage 13 Joe Richman works as a radio reporter and is looking for a new idea for a radio programme. He met a teenager called Josh Smith. Josh had Tourette’s Syndrome —a brain trouble. Josh was just beginning high school when he was invited to work with Joe on a story about his illness. Joe wanted Josh to keep a radio story of his daily life. He gave Josh a tape recorder and asked him to record what happened to him every day. Josh was embarrassed(窘迫的) to record at school—his friends might laugh. One day, Josh made up his mind to take the tape recorder to school. He took it out at lunchtime. What happened next was a total surprise. Everyone started asking him questions about Tourette’s. That was an important day in Josh’s life because he learned to be more open about his condition. He learned a lot about himself and the world by doing the radio diaries. And Joe was happy that many people loved his programme. 1. Joe Richman is a . 2. Tourette’s Syndrome is . 3. Josh received Joe’s invitation to the programme at the beginning of . 4. When Josh took out the tape recorder, his classmates started . 5. Doing radio diaries has helped Josh . Passage 14 Last year, Bob visited Vancouver, Canada alone. He went there to give a talk on the environment. When it was over, he travelled to the Rocky Mountains and stayed in the Maple Leaf Hotel. He then took a short walk to look at the local plants in the forest. After a few hours, he knew he took the wrong way, but was sure he could get back to the hotel. However, after walking for several hours the next day, Bob knew he was in trouble. “I had my mobile phone, but the battery (电池) was almost dead. I could probably make just one call. But I didn’t know the number of my hotel and I didn’t want to worry my family if I really didn’t have to,” said Bob. He went on walking for three more days. He knew which plants he could eat and he had little trouble finding them. On the fourth day, he knew there was no hope and decided to call his family. “He was quite calm when he spoke to me on the phone,” said Shirley, Bob’s wife. “He seemed to be in control (操控) of the situation.” Shirley called the Maple Leaf Hotel at once. “That week, lots of visitors went to the city to watch basketball games, and we thought Mr Rigsby went there too,” said the hotel owner. As soon as Shirley phoned, the hotel sent out some people to look for Bob. They found him about one hour later, and luckily he was quite unhurt. “I will never go to the forest without a guide. I never want an experience like that again,” said Bob. 1. Last year Bob went to Vancouver, Canada by and he a talk on the environment. 2. Bob took a short walk in to look at the local plants in the forest, but he knew he took the wrong way after hours. 3. Bob knew which plants he could eat and he have any trouble in them. 4. Bob knew he was in after he for several hours the next day. 5. People found Bob at last. , he hurt. Passage 15 A hard job but a happy one Many of us queue for a long time to see a panda. But a group of people can be close to pandas every day. They are panda keepers! You may envy (嫉妒) them. But behind their job is a lot of sweat and hard work. The job of panda keepers is very detailed. For example, besides feeding pandas bamboo, the keepers also give them fruits and vegetables. When feeding baby pandas, they don’t put the bamboo on the ground. They stick the bamboo in the wooden “floor”. This way, the pandas can practice catching and holding things. Other everyday jobs include cleaning the pandas’ living places, checking their poop and making notes. Also, to keep an eye on pandas, the keepers are on duty even at night. Doing the same things day by day may be tiring and boring. But it is their love of pandas that makes the long time worthwhile (值得的). “I will always be by their side and protect them,” said Zhang Yue, a panda keeper in Chengdu. 1. Not like us, panda keepers can be every day. 2. The keepers feed pandas not only bamboo but also . 3. The keepers stick the bamboo in the wooden “floor” to make baby pandas . 4. To keep an eye on pandas, the keepers are on duty . 5. It is the keepers’ that makes the long time worthwhile. Passage 16 Hernandez was born into a farm family in 1962 in the USA．He spent most of his youth working in the fields, picking fruits and vegetables. As a kid, Hernandez didn’t get a good education. But he dared to dream big. At the age of 10, he decided to be an astronaut after watching the Apollo spacewalks on television. In high school, Hernandez was already interested in science and engineering. So he studied electrical engineering in college and got his master’s degree (硕士学位) in engineering later. After he finished studies, he worked in a laboratory (实验室) and then began to apply for (申请) astronaut training. However, the road to becoming an astronaut was not easy. He was refused by NASA (美国国家航空航天局) many times. “NASA refused me not once, not twice, not three times but 11 times.” he said. Hernandez finally joined NASA in 2004. In 2009, he flew into space, spending 14 days travelling around the earth. He made his dream of becoming an astronaut come true. Now Hernandez is no longer an astronaut, but he hopes to encourage kids to reach for the stars. He started the organization Reaching for the Stars because he wanted to help children develop an interest in science, engineering and math. How did Hernandez make his dream come true? That was his hard work and not being afraid to dream big. 1. When did Hernandez decide to be an astronaut? He decided to be an astronaut when he was . 2. Where did Hernandez work after he finished his studies? After he finished his studies, he worked . 3. How many times was Hernandez refused by NASA before he was finally accepted? Hernandez was refused by NASA for . 4. Why did Hernandez start the organization Reaching for the Stars? Because he wanted to in science, engineering and math. 5. How did Hernandez make his dream come true? That was his hard work and . 12 / 12乐思英语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $