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8B Unit 1阅读训练1
一、完形填空
Lucy received a shiny, new bicycle for her birthday present. She loved her new bicycle very much and named it Sunny. However, there was one thing that 1 Lucy—she hadn’t learned how to ride a bike yet.
Lucy’s father 2 to teach her, but it wasn’t as easy as they thought. Lucy’s first few tries ended with wobbly rides and a couple of scraped (擦伤的) knees. Still, her dad 3 her to keep trying and promised she would improve.
Day after day, Lucy practiced riding Sunny. Her dad was always by her side, holding onto the back of the bike, 4 catch her if she fell. It was a hard start, but Lucy never gave up. She was determined to master this new skill.
One sunny afternoon, Lucy and her parents went to the nearby park. With her helmet on, she jumped onto Sunny, excited to explore the park’s 5. As she rode faster and faster everything around her became a world of colors and laughter.
But suddenly, Lucy 6 a rock hidden in the path and lost control. She fell off the bike, landing with a loud thud. Tears filled her eyes as she felt a pain in her knee.
Her dad helped her onto a nearby bench. “Accidents 7, sweetheart. The important thing is that you’re safe. We’ll fix up your knee and get you back on that bike 8.”
As her dad cleaned and bandaged her knee, Lucy realized just how lucky she was to have such caring parents. In the following days, Lucy spent even more time practicing. With each try, Lucy grew more 9 and balanced, until one day, she rode on her own without any help. Her parents cheered, proud of their little girl’s improvement. Now, whenever Lucy rides Sunny, she remembers the 10 she learned—perseverance always pays off.
1. A. excited B. surprised C. worried D. interested
2. A. had B. agreed C. managed D. offered
3. A. advised B. encouraged C. asked D. praised
4. A. willing to B. afraid to C. ready to D. close to
5. A. paths B. roads C. ways D. routes
6. A. hit B. crashed C. knocked D. ate
7. A. come B. fall C. happen D. hurt
8. A. in time B. on time C. at times D. in no time
9. A. polite B. patient C. brave D. confident
10. A. skill B. lesson C. secret D. importance
二、阅读理解
①Three 13-year-old boys from Shanghai surprised many people in China this summer vacation. They rode their bicycles from Shanghai to Hangzhou. And their parents weren’t with them on the trip!
②Starting from Shanghai on July 8th at 5:00 a.m., the boys got to Hangzhou on the evening of July 10th, going over 200 kilometers on their bicycles.
③On the trip, they used an app to find their way. There were three ways to Hangzhou, and they chose the middle one. And they took a short break in Jiaxing and then went on their trip. In the end, they spent three days finishing the trip.
④For the boys, the trip was really tiring and difficult, but they learnt a lot on the way. They saw different kinds of buildings and ate different special foods along the way. They also met some problems, but they worked them out together. One boy took a lot of photos to help remember those wonderful times. One of them says, “ ▲ ”
⑤Many parents think the boys’ trip is wonderful, but they don’t let their own kids do so. “They’re too young and may meet someone bad. And their parents are too irresponsible.” But the boys’ parents think the trip is good and helpful for their children. They contact (联系) the boys every day. The boys also have enough money with them.
1.Which way do the boys choose?
A. B.C. D.
2.Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 4?
A.Our parents can’t contact us. B.We don’t prepare well for their trip.
C.Our parents don’t want us to go next time. D.Going with the wind, I feel like a bird.
3.What does the underlined word “irresponsible” mean in Paragraph 5?
A.Not showing much care. B.Not having much money.
C.Not busy. D.Not free.
4.Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
A.①/②③④/⑤ B.①/②/③④/⑤ C.①/②③/④/⑤ D.①/②③/④⑤
5.Which can be the best title for the passage?
A.A Bicycle Trip to Hangzhou B.Problems on the Bicycle Trip
C.Parents’ Different Ideas on Trips D.A Useful App for Travelling
三、任务型阅读
Have you ever bumped into someone and his name just doesn’t come to you? Or, you walk into a room and suddenly can’t recall why you’re there? We can’t live without forgetting! Being forgetful can be really annoying, sometimes even embarrassing. But what if I told you that there are actually good reasons for our memories fading away?
In an interview, scientist Charan Ranganath uses an analogy (类比). We don’t want to store everything we’ve ever owned in our house. Then, we don’t need to store all our memories either. He says, “If we didn’t forget anything, we’d be storing memories, and we’d never be able to find what we want and when we want it.” For example, we don’t need to remember the hotel number weeks after we’ve left the hotel or memorize all the faces we pass on the street.
We also need to be able to forget things in order to update our memories with new information. Imagine we get used to the same school timetable or work schedule (日程) for a whole year, but the next year, these all change. Our brain needs to be flexible (灵活的) and forget details that are of no or little importance in order to handle the new information.
And, if you’ve ever believed that you know a word, but it just doesn’t pop into your head, you’re not alone. This tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon (现象) may suggest that some things are not fully forgotten, but just can’t be easily picked up at one moment. Those with a higher level of knowledge are more affected by this, because their brains have to sort through more information to find the word.
In the article Forgetfulness: Why your mind going blank can be a benefit, the authors tell us that forgetting is like a house we hide deep in the woods, which becomes harder and harder to find.
Interesting 1 about forgetting
Forgetting is 2 of our life. Being forgetful can make one annoyed and even embarrassed, but our memories fade away for some good 3 .
No need to store all memories
According to Charan Ranganath, our brain may work in a way 4 to a house. We would 5 to find what we want from memories if we didn’t forget and stored too much information.
Updating memories
To handle new information, our brain needs to be flexible to forget
6 details.
Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
It suggests that we haven’t fully forgotten something, but have 7 picking it up at one moment.
An analogy
Forgetting is like a house 8 deep in the woods that becomes harder and harder to find.
9. According to the passage, forgetting can be a house that becomes harder and harder to find. How do you understand the analogy?
四、语法填空
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。
In May, 2024, about 30 journalists (新闻工作者) from 14 European countries had a 15-day trip in China. They went to many places.
One of the journalists once 1 (come) to China. He said he was so 2 (surprise) to see China’s great changes over the years. Thirty years ago, many places in China 3 (be) still poor. Some people even 4 (not have) enough food to eat. And 5 (pollute) was a serious problem. 6 , everything is different now. Clean streets and tall buildings are everywhere and people’s lives 7 (improve) a lot. Most Chinese are leading 8 happy life.
The journalists also went to see the world’s 9 (long) cross-sea bridge—the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. They couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw the bridge.
They all agree that China 10 (become) very beautiful and they are sure that China will be more beautiful in the future.
答案:
一、1-5 CDBCA 6-10 ACBDB
二、BDACA
三、1.facts 2.part 3.reasons 4.similar 5.fail 6.unimportant 7.trouble/problem/problems/difficulties/difficulty 8.hidden
9.As time goes by, we may forget lots of things, but forgetting makes it possible for us to learn new things.
四、1.came 2.surprised 3.were 4.didn’t have 5.pollution 6.However 7.have improved 8.a 9.longest 10.has become
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