1、课时训练(十三) Modules 810(八下)(限时:30分钟).完形填空A traveller was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed. The journey had been going on 1. “Soon Ill be able to walk out of this desert,” he thought gladly.But the desert was never friendly 2 travellers. In a short time
2、, there came a strong sandstorm. He hurriedly covered his head with the clothes, prostrate on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm 3. He shook the clothes and stood up. But the backpack with food and water was swept away by the sandstorm.As we know, it seems 4 to leave the desert without
3、 food and water. 5 he had a pear left. He held it in his hands lightly. “Not too bad, at least I have a pear. I 6 I can walk out of the desert.”Days and nights went by quickly, but the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger, thirst and fear of death were always around him like ghosts. 7, each
4、time he was close to losing hope, he said to himself, “Not too bad, at least I have a pear.”A small pear became the hope for his survival(生存). Three days later, 8 he saw a village not far away, he laughed with excitement. He felt completely relaxedthe “pear” brought him back to 9.To keep hope is the
5、 best weapon(武器) for victory, so never tell you 10 left because only if you try to search, you can always find a “pear” to pull you out of trouble.()1.A.wellB.badlyC.terriblyD.heavily()2.A.atB.onC.toD.by()3.A.beganB.stoppedC.hidD.continued()4.A.rightB.impossibleC.safeD.important()5.A.CarefullyB.Easi
6、lyC.SadlyD.Luckily()6.A.believeB.wonderC.rememberD.advise()7.A.AlsoB.AndC.OrD.However()8.A.as long asB.even ifC.so thatD.as soon as()9.A.dangerB.steepC.lifeD.mind()10.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything .2023原创阅读理解 Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you g
7、row up? Many people think that we can have only one job in our lifetime. We all know that this is not true, but quite a few people actually think this way. For example, when people choose a major(专业) in college, they think that the decisions they make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their
8、 lives. However, there are many examples where people became successful after changing their careers(职业) later in life.J. K. Rowling, writer of the famous novel Harry Potter, was a school teacher before she began writing books. In fact, she was out of work before the first Harry Potter book came out
9、. Former(前任) US President Ronald Reagan began as an actor when he was a young man. He later decided that he wanted to do political work. This kind of passion(激情) finally led him to become President of the United States.The famous 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh was not a painter from the beginn
10、ing. He once worked as an art salesman and later became a preacher. It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.Careers are always open to change. The important thing is to find what you are really good at or what you really want to do. Once you find that passion, its all
11、 a matter of how hard you try.1. was a teacher before he/she became famous.()A.Vincent Van GoghB.Ronald ReaganC.J.K. RowlingD.Harry Potter2.The underlined word “political” in Paragraph 3 means “” in Chinese.()A.政治的B.艺术的C.文学的D.经济的3.According to the passage, the most important thing to think of when c
12、hoosing a career is .()A.what major you choose in collegeB.how much money you can makeC.changing jobs as often as possibleD.finding what you really want to do4.How is the passage organized? (P=Paragraph)()AB CD.2023达州改编选词填空阅读下列短文,用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空。(每词限用一次)whotruequietsayaspatientwelikeoneadviseLast ye
13、ar, I was 14 years old. I had an “enemy”, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Day by day her list grew. I was very thin. I was 1. I sometimes didnt respect the teachers. I talked too much. I was too proud and so on. At last, I couldnt stand it. I cried and ran to my father. He listene
14、d to me 2. Then he asked, “Alfred, are the things she said true or not? Didnt you ever wonder what you are really 3.? Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she 4. and find out the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things you heard.”I did 5. my fath
15、er told. To my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin), but a large number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the 6. time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Its just the case for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone the 7. about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your