1、能力提升训练（二）范围：八年级上册时间：30分钟.完形填空Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world. But do you know they can teach us?Geese(雁), for example, teach a very good lesson about _1_. In the fall, Canada geese fly to the warm south to _2_ Canadas cold winter. They lift off in no order. Yet _3_ they form a V shape
2、, with one bird leading the group.This V shape allows geese to _4_ energy. When the front bird moves its wings up and down, the resulting force of the air lifts the next one. This continues down the line. The bird _5_ has the hardest job. When it gets _6_， it moves behind, and another bird moves int
3、o the lead. By sharing the role, the group can travel great distances. Geese flying in a V shape can fly 70 percent farther without _7_ than birds flying alone.During the long flying journey, geese communicate with one another. They honk(鸣叫) to _8_ the birds up front to keep up the speed. They also
4、cheer each other up _9_ working toward a common goal.What have we learned from the lovely geeses experience and skills?_10_ together! Whether it is our personal lives or our jobs, we need other people. We need the spirit of teamwork!()1.A.experience Bsuccess Cteamwork()2.A.look for Bget away from Cw
5、ait for()3.A.busily Bquickly Cbravely()4.A.save Bwaste Ccreate ()5.A.in front Bat the back Cin the middle ()6.A.bored Btired Chungry ()7.A.rest Bsleep Cexcuse ()8.A.lead Bencourage Cteach ()9.A.until Bafter Cwhile ()10.A.Play BTravel CWork.阅读理解AFor SaleA HUAWEI Ascend P7, new, the price can be negot
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8、ease call John at 8097965.()11.You can call _， if you are interested in buying a new cell phone.A3978569 B6334768 C7665923()12.Mike wants to rent an apartment _Awhich has 3 bedroomsBwhich is near a primary schoolCwhere he can take a shower()13.If you want to look for a job, you can get in touch with
9、 _AAlice BCici CLinda ()14.Puppy lost his way _Aon February 1st Bat 5：30 pm. Cseven days ago ()15.If you lost a handbag _， you can call John at 8097965.Aon Main Street Bon North Street Cnear Main Street BNowadays, phone calls and messages help us make regular contact(联系) with others. It means that w
10、e seldom write letters now. But a TV show, Letters Alive(见字如面), is bringing back this old habit.Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses, but there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead, its just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter.The letters were wri
11、tten by people from different times in history. For example, in one episode(集), they read a letter written by a famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.“Every letter opens another world for
12、us，” according to Guan Zhangwen, the director of the TV show. “It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers，” Since its first episode on Dec. 5, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audiences(观众) said that it has provided a breath of fresh air to todays TV shows.
13、Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audience. They include Chinese Poetry Conference, a traditional Chinese poetry competition and Readers, a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote. It suggests that cultural v
14、alues and true feelings are becoming our interest.()16.Letters Alive, a TV show, invites famous people to _Atell audiences jokesBread and share lettersCwalk up to a microphone to sing()17.According to the passage, which sentence is TRUE?AWe can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers b
15、y reading letters.BXiao Hong missed her brother but had no hope for his future.CLetters Alive is not popular enough to attract audiences.()18.How many cultural TV shows are mentioned in the passage?AOne. BTwo. CThree.()19.Chinese audiences _ these cultural TV shows.Alike BdislikeCshow no interest in
16、()20.What is the best title for the passage?APhones have taken the place of lettersBLetters become popular againCLetters encourage us to communicateCHave you ever got your lunch, but not known where to sit? You dont want to sit alone. But you are not sure who would be friendly and let you sit with t
17、hem.To solve the problem, Natalie Hampton, 16, made an app called Sit With Us. It makes finding friends in the school canteen(食堂) very easy. Natalie is from Sherman Oaks, California, the US.The free app went online on Sep.9. Students can sign up as “ambassadors”(大使) for a club. Then they can post “o
18、pen lunch” events to invite others to join in.Natalie got the idea to create the app after she ate alone her whole seventh grade year. The experience made her feel sad and she was even bullied(欺负). She changed schools because of that.People may want to know why you dont just ask to sit down. Natalie
19、 said the app stops kids from being rejected in front of others. “This way its very private. Its through the phone. No one else has to know. And you know that youre not going to the table，” she told NPR.So far, the app works well. “I had my first club meeting, and everyone was very excited. People a
20、re already posting open lunches at my schools. So Im very excited，” Natalie told NPR.()21.Natalie Hampton made an app to solve the problem of _Ahaving no idea when to have lunchBhaving no friends to go out withChaving no friends to have lunch with()22.Natalie Hampton once changed her school because
21、_Ashe ate her lunch alone for a year and was bulliedBshe didnt like the food in the schoolcanteenCshe was not welcomed in her school()23.What does the underlined word “rejected” in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?A嘲笑 B惩罚 C拒绝()24.According to the passage, we can learn that _.Awe can share the lunch pictu
22、res on the appBwe can easily find someone to sit with during lunchtimeCwe need to pay some money to use the app()25.Which word can be used to describe Natalie Hampton most?ABrave. BCreative. CKind.参考答案.15CBBAA610BABCC.A1115ACCCBB【主旨大意】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了央视热点电视节目见字如面的情况，该节目因此特点明显而深受观众青睐。16B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句
23、可知，见字如面邀请著名演员通过麦克风阅读、分享信件，故选B。17A细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writer.”可知，通过阅读信件，我们可以体验作者的真实生活和情感，故选A。18C细节理解题。通读全文可知，文章第一段提及了见字如面节目；最后一段提及了中国诗词大会和朗读者节目，所以本文共提及了三个电视节目。故选C。19A细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，许多观众对这一节目给予了高度评价，许多观众喜欢该节目，故选A。20B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了央视热点电视节目见字如面的情况，该节目深受观众青睐。C【主旨大意】 本文是一篇说明文。为了解决坐在哪儿，不再独自吃饭的问题。16岁的Natalie Hampton开发了“和我们坐在一起”APP软件，颇受人们欢迎。2125CACBB