Unit 7 A Good Read 单元阅读提升训练 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

阅读提升循环练 一、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。 Journey to the West is one of the most famous Chinese stories. It tells the exciting 1______ of four travelers on a long trip to get Buddhist scriptures (取经). Among them, Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is the most interesting 2______ . Sun Wukong wasn’t born like a normal monkey. He came out of a magic stone on a mountain. He has many 3______ abilities. He can make 72 different changes—he can 4______ into a bird, a tiger, or 5______ a tiny bug (小虫子). He also rides a magical cloud called the somersault cloud (筋斗云). With just one jump on this cloud, he can travel 108,000 li. His magic stick, Ruyi Jingu Bang, can change from as small as a needle to as tall as a mountain. When monsters (妖怪) try to hurt his friends, Sun Wukong uses his stick to 6______ them. Sun Wukong isn’t just strong. He is also very 7______ . When the group meets troubles, he always 8______ clever ideas. For example, once they were trapped (被困) in a cave full of poisonous gas (毒气). Sun Wukong uses his magic to create a strong wind and the wind blows the poisonous gas away. 9______ , Sun Wukong can be a bit naughty sometimes. But as the story goes on, he learns to be more responsible (有责任心的). Their journey 10______ us that with bravery, cleverness and a good heart, we can overcome (克服) any difficulty. ( )1.A.books B. adventures C. examples D. shows ( )2.A.person B. people C. character D. animal ( )3. A. normal B. perfect C. special D. historical ( )4. A. grow B. turn C. hide D. push ( )5. A. still B. already C. even D. just ( )6. A. defeat B. cheat C. shoot D. cut ( )7. A. naughty B. clever C. spoiled D. friendly ( )8. A. comes out of B. comes along with C. comes up with D. comes back to ( )9. A. When B. However C. Because D. Unless ( )10. A. doubts B. recommends C. attacks D. teaches 二、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 The little prince leaves his planet to visit other planets. When he comes to the sixth planet, he sees an old man. The man is reading a big book with a magnifier (放大镜). The old man: Where are you from, boy? The little prince: What’s that big book? What are you doing? The old man: I’m a geographer (地理学家). I know where all the seas, rivers, mountains and cities are. It’s my job. The little prince: Your planet is very beautiful. Does it have any mountains? The old man: I don’t know. The little prince: How about rivers and lakes? The old man: I have no idea, either. The little prince: Why? You are a geographer! The old man: Right! But… Well, where are you from? The little prince: My planet is very far away from yours. It’s very small. There is only a rose and three volcanoes (火山) on my planet. Not so interesting, right? That’s why I want to visit other planets. The old man thinks for a minute. Then he says to the little prince, “The earth can be a good place for you to visit.” The little prince says thanks and leaves. A passage from The Little Prince ( )1. What does the underlined sentence mean? A. Why do you do the job? B. Why do you come to the planet? C. Why do you know all the seas and mountains? D. Why do you know little about your planet? ( )2. Which is TRUE about the little prince’s planet? It’s not far from the earth. ② It’s very small. It has a flower. ④ It has volcanoes. A. ①②③ B. ①③④ C. ②③④ D. ①②③④ ( )3. What can we learn from the passage? A. The old man can’t hear well. B. The little prince dislikes the sixth planet. C. The old man knows well about his planet. D. The little prince may visit the earth next. ( )4. We probably (可能) find this passage in a_________. A. geography magazine B. science newspaper C. children’s book D. film poster 三、短文还原 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。 China is a country with a long history. It has great traditional culture. Among the Chinese classics, The Book of Songs (《诗经》) and Historical Records (《史记》) are two of the most important works. 1._________ Shijing, also known as The Book of Songs, is the earliest collection of poetry in China. 2. ________ This book not only describes people’s daily lives, but also teaches people to be honest and strong. Among all the poems in this book, my favourite is called Homecoming after the War (《采薇》). This poem mainly talks about how soldiers had to leave their homes to fight for many years. They missed their homeland very much. 3. ________ By reading the poem, we can feel their sadness and see how hard the wars could be. Historical Records, or Shiji, is the first biographical (传记) general history of China. Sima Qian, an official of the Western Han Dynasty (202BC-8AD), wrote it. 4. ________ This book is divided into 130 chapters (篇章). We can read the stories of many people in this book. I really like how the writer describes different people. For example, there’s Da Yu, who tried so hard to stop a big flood. For the safety of the common people, he refused to enter his home for many times when he passed by. 选项： A. But they couldn’t return because of the war. B. Here are book reviews of these two classics. C. They fought for their own countries. D. It includes 305 poems of the early Zhou Dynasty. E. It covers Chinese history from the Yellow Emperor to the early Han Dynasty. 四、语篇填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Have you heard of Lychees for Chang’an (《长安的荔枝》)? It is one of the most popular 1. ________ (history) novels in China. People have loved it for a long time. 2. ________ (recent), it is even made into TV series. 3. ________ story is written by Ma Boyong, a famous writer in China. Lychees for Chang’an is set in the Tang Dynasty. Yang Guifei loved fresh lychees, 4. ________ lychees were only grown in southern China, far from the capital Chang’an. In order to make her happy, Emperor Xuanzong asked his men to get fresh lychees. A man named Li Shande got the hard task, so he needed 5. ________ (send) fresh lychees from the south to Chang’an quickly. It was the 6. ________ (one) time for him to finish such a difficult task. To complete this task, Li faced many 7. ________ (problem). He had to 8. ________ (defeat) bad people and keep the lychees fresh in hot weather 9. ________ the same time. This story shows 10.________ (we) the history and culture of the Tang Dynasty. We will also learn about the cleverness and strong will of Chinese people. It’s really an interesting story for those who love Chinese stories. 五、阅读与表达 阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。 Do you know about those great friends Harry, Hermione and Ron in the Harry Potter books? J. K. Rowling’s stories are world-famous, and part of their success is because of the friendship between those three main characters. But there are many examples of great friends in literature (文学). Let’s look at some more in the book sharing activity today. In 1844, French writer Alexandre Dumas wrote The Three Musketeers (《三剑客》). The story is about a young man. He goes to Paris to join the musketeers. He meets the other three greatest Musketeers in France. They become friends and have many adventures together. They often say “one for all and all for one”, and this shows their strong friendship. The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien is a fantastic storybook about Frodo, who gets a ring from his uncle. Frodo lives in the Shire and has a friend, Sam. When Frodo leaves the Shire on a long journey with the ring, Sam goes with him. Sam’s friendship is very important to Frodo. When he faces danger, Sam is always there to help him. Another book is My Brilliant Friend (2011) by Elena Ferrante. Elena and Lila are friends at school, but they have a lot of arguments. As they get older, something happens and brings them together again. 1. What are the three main characters in Harry Potter? ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. What does “one for all and all for one” show in The Three Musketeers?” ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Why is Sam’s friendship very important to Frodo? ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. If you could be friends with one character from these books, who would you choose and why? Write 30 words or more. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $