杭州市八下英语期末阅读拔高练习
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Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. Eleven years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di was made the King of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government. The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia.
Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed he sailed more than 50,000 kms during the years of his travels.Zheng He led a fleet with 28,000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses.
On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreignkings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensive things such as gold and treasures, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.
It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He' s travels. The Columbus of the east, Zheng He, died in 1433. After that, the new king, had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He's travels, because he believed the trips were unlucky and too expensive. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He.
1. Why did Zhu Di want Zheng He to sail to many different countries?
A. To learn more about the world. B. To bring new countries under the control of China. C. To show other countries his power. D. Both A and C.
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2. What do we know about Zheng He from the passage? A. He travelled to In dia and Africa.
B. Each trip lasted six years.
C. Whe n he died, he was 72 years old. D. He was a great king.
3. Which of the following did Zheng He take to foreign countries from China? A. Gold
B. Treasures
C. Giraffes
D.Silk.
4. After Zheng He died, __________
A. n obody remembered him B. almost all the books about his travels were bur ned C. the new king thought these trips were lucky D. sea trips to other coun tries lasted 50 years.
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Welcome to the Art Museum!
You' ve just stepped into one of the world's greatest collecti ons of art, coveri ng cen turies of huma n creativity from around the world. With thousa nds of works on Show, You may won der how to start your visit, but we are here to help. On the back of this Visitor Guide, you ' ll find direct ions to some must see
works in our collection — the “ don't miss ” list for the Art Museum. It's a great choice to start if you are new to the museum.
The follow ing pages in clude a clear floor pla n of the museum and its collecti ons. But
because we have several buildi ngs, the overlook（ 鸟瞰图） below might be helpful. Enjoy your visit and feel free to ask for help and directi ons at any point duri ng your stay.
MICHIGAN AVENUE E1UJLDING
IPoor: photography
bUM floor: Asian art, African anT
art
THE MODERN
Alt iloors; 20th- and 2'Hn：rruurj painting, photography
1. How many parts does the overlook of the museum include? A. Two B. Three. C. Four. D. Five
2. Which part of the museum shows Chinese art? A. The “ Bridge ” Mckinlock Court
3. Where can we see the special artworks?
A. On all floors of Rice Building. B. On the second floor of Rice Building. C. On the first floor of Michigan Avenue Building. D. On the lower floor of Michigan Avenue Building.
B. Rice Building. C. The Modern Wing. D.
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Tom and his cousin took a boat trip. When they got on the boat, every passenger（ 乘客） should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered “yes” , he or she got one gift; if the passenger answered
she got two gifts. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them and asked,
“no” , he or
“ Are you a good sailor? ” Tom
wanted to get two gifts, so he answered “ no” loudly, at the same time he said, “ I have never been a sailor, how could I be a good sailor.
him two gifts. His cousin gave the same answer, so, he got two gifts too.
The boat started off. The passengers began to open their gifts. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water, the other was a seasick tablet （ 晕船药 ）. Tom had a look at a “ yes-p”assenger ' s gift. His was a nice chocolate. Tom shouted at the keeper, “ We are never seasick. Why do you give us seasick tablets? ” 1. When did the keeper ask the passengers questions?
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” The keeper gave
A. Before the trip. B. After the trip. C. During the trip. D. Never. 2.
A. Because they felt sick on the boat. B. Because they were good sailors.
C. Because they both wanted to get two gifts. D. Because they wanted to have chocolate.
3. __________________________________________________________ The underlined（ 下划
Why did Tom and his cousin answer “ no”?
线 ） part “ a good sailor ” means ____________________________ .
A. 晕船 B. 不晕船 C. 好销售员 D. 好水手 4. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The keeper cheated （ 欺骗） Tom and his cousin. B. Tom and his cousin didn
' t understand the question.
“ yes ”.
C. All the other passengers answered
D. The keeper didn ' t want to give Tom and his cousin chocolate
D
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, \window. It really looks terrible.\
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
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Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing （ 批评 ） her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge （ 评判 ） someone, I asked myself first, \him through my own dirty window?\
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly. 1. The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because . A. the woman's window was dirty C. the woman lived nearby
2. The writer was surprised that ____ . A. the woman was sitting by her window B. the woman's window was clean C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon D. the woman's window was still terrible 3. \__ \A. I began to understand it C. I knew it grew light 4. It's clear that ___ .
A. the writer had never met the woman before B. the writer often washed the window C. they both worked as cleaners D. they lived in a small town
5. From the passage, we can learn _____ . A. one shouldn't criticize others very often B. one should often make his windows clean
B. it cheered me up D. it began to get dark
B. the writer's window was dirty D. the writer was near-sighted
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杭州市杭二中白马湖实验中学年八下英语期末阅读拔高练习(含答案)
