八年级英语阅读理解

(1)Koreancultureisreallyexcitingrightnow.TheKoreanWaveissweepingAsiancountriesincludingChina.YoungpeoplearegoingcrazyaboutKoreanTVdramas,Koreanpopsongs,taekwondoandtheKoreanlanguage.TheKoreanWavestartedafewyearsagowiththeTVseries“WinterSonata”.Thislovestoryisstillpopular.People,especiallygirls,likethebeautifulstoryandhandsomeactorslikeBaeYongJun(裴勇俊).Inthemusicworld,KoreangirlsaremakingthemselvesheardinChina.YoucanoftenfindbigKoreannameslikeBabyVox,S.E.SandFinkleatthetopoftheChinesemusiccharts(排行榜).TheKoreanWavehasalsomadeyoungpeoplewanttotrytheclothesandhairstylesofpopstars,too.Notonlythat.NowsomegirlsinChinaarehavingplasticsurgery(整容)tochangethewaytheylook.PeoplesaysomebeautifulKoreanstarshavehadplasticsurgery.Thesestarsdon’tmakeplasticsurgerylookshameful(丢面子的).AreallthefacesofbeautifulKoreangirlsnotreal?FindoutforyourselfwhenyounextvisitSouthKorea.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1.WhatdoestheKoreaWavereferto?Itrefersto____.2.A.KoreanTVdramas3.B.Koreanculture4.C.Koreanlanguage5.D.Koreanactors6.WhendidtheKoreanWavestart?Itstartedwith____.7.A.theKoreanpopsongs8.B.Taekwondo9.C.theTVseries“WinterSonata”10.D.theKoreanfood11.WhoisthefamousactorinKoreandramas?12.A.BaeYongJun13.B.BabyVox14.C.S.E.S15.D.Finkle16.Koreanstarsoftenchangetheirlooksby____.17.A.singingpopsongs18.B.actinginTVdramas19.C.tryingdifferentfood20.D.havingplasticsurgery21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?22.A.WinterSonatatellsaveryfamouslovestory.23.B.YoungpeoplelikeKoreanpopstars’clothesandhairstyles.24.C.Chinesegirlsalsowanttotryplasticsurgery.25.D.Koreanpopstarsthinkplasticsurgeryisshameful.(2)完形填空：TheTajMahalisIndia’smostfamousbuilding.Itisknown1theeighthwonderoftheworld.Italso2agreatlovestory.Intheyear1607,EmperorShahJahanofIndia3agirlinamarket.Shewassobeautiful4hefellinlovewithheratonce.Thegirl’snamewasMumtazMahal.Fiveyearslater,MumtazandShahJehangotmarried.Theyhad14children.5Mumtazdiedin1630.ShahJahanmissedhiswifesomuchthatin1638,heorderedthebuildingof6beautifulmausoleum(陵墓)onearthforher,theTajMahal.It722,000workmen22yearstofinish.Thebeautifulwhitemarble(大理石)buildingstandsbesidetheYamunaRiver.Ithasexpensivestones8itswalls.Bytheway,tovisittheTajMahal,you’llhavetotakeoffyourshoesandleavethematthefrontdoor.1.A.asB.forC.toD.at2.A.speaksB.tellsC.saysD.talks3.A.seesB.seeingC.sawD.seen4.A.ifB.thatC.asD.while5.A.AndB.ButC.OrD.So6.A.themoreB.themostC.muchD.quite7.A.tookB.takesC.takingD.take8.A.inB.onC.withD.at(3)Australiahasalotoflovelyanimals.Themostfamousonesarekangaroosandkoalas.ThekangarooisthesymbolofAustralia.Theyhavelargeeyesandears.Theydon’twalk,theyjump.Theyusetheirstrongbacklegs.Theycanjumpatupto74kilometresperhour.Theycangooverninemetresinonejump!Kangaroomothershavepouches(育儿袋)tocarrytheirbabies.Thebabiesstayinsidetogetmilkandkeepwarm.KangaroosareeverywhereinAustralia.TheyareonTV,inbooksandintheshops.Thegovernmentevenwantstoputthemonpassports(护照).Thereareabout20to25millionkangaroosinAustralia.That’smorethanthenumberofpeopleinthecountry!Somekangaroosgohungrybecausethereisnotenoughtoeat.Theybreakintofarmsforfood.Farmersareveryangrywiththem.Tohelpthefarmers,theAustralianGovernmentkillssomekangarooseachyear.ThekoalaisanotherfamousAustraliananimal.Theylooklikebears,andhavesmalleyesandbignoses.Theyeatleavesfromgumtrees,wheretheyspendmostoftheirtime.Koalashaveaspecialsmell.Theyuseittomark(标识)theirhome–“thisismyplace,youcan’tcomein!”Likekangaroos,akoalababylivesinitsmother’spouch.Butkoalashavefewerplacestolive.Thereareabout100,000koalasinAustralia.Thereisalawtokeepthemsafe.根据文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活状况，用简洁的句子完成下列表格：KangaroosKoalasLooks1.__________________2._____________________FoodNotenoughtoeat3._____________________Numbers4.__________________5._____________________LifeSomekangaroosarekilled.6._____________________(4)完形填空：BigBen?It’snotthenameofaperson.It’safamous1inLondon.Itispartofaverybigclockatthetopofatower(塔).Theminutehandsoftheclock2morethanfourmetreslong.Theclockhasfour3.Youcanseewhat4itisfromanyside(面).Thenameofthebellcomes5SirBenjaminHall.Thetowerisabout150yearsold.Thebellmakesaloud6everyhour.OnNewYear’sEve,millionsofpeoplelistentoitonTV!1.A.personB.bellC.placeD.animal2.A.areB.isC.haveD.has3.A.feetB.handsC.nosesD.faces4.A.timeB.foodC.weatherD.place5.A.forB.fromC.atD.to6.A.soundB.voiceC.noiseD.hearing(5)Venice（威尼斯）isinthenortheastofItaly.Itwasn’tbuiltonland,likeBeijingorShanghai,butonmorethan110islands.Seawateriseverywherearoundthecity.Evenso,travelisn’tthatdifficult.Thewaterwayshavealwaysbeenthebestwaytogetaround.Thereare117waterwaysandmorethan400bridgesthatcanleadyouwhereyouwanttogo.PeopleinVenicemovefromplacetoplacebyboat.Theyliketoenjoycoolsummernightswhiletakingboattrips.Theycantalktootherpeopleastheygoalong.VenicegrewoutofsmallislandsinsaltwaterlakeswhensomeItaliansescaped(逃跑)fromawarmorethan1,500yearsago,andbuilthomesthere.选择恰当的短语填空：Veniceisacityof__1__.Peoplebuiltitonmorethan110__2__.Although__3__isaroundthecity,itisnotdifficultforpeopleto__4__.Becausetherearemany__5__and__6__,andpeoplecanmoveby__7__.Theyenjoytakingboattripson__8__andtalkin