2019-2020学年英语外研版选修8同步检测：2-4SECTION Ⅳ　READING PRACTICE .doc

1、Section Reading Practice & Cultural Corner.单句语法填空1Although he is often tired with his work, he is never tired of his job. In fact, he enjoys it.2I think it is your husband who is to_blame (blame) for the spoiled child.3Do you think a person in debt is more clever than one out of debt?4We substituted

2、 a red ball for a blue one to see if the baby would notice.5Are you going to have a holiday this year?Id love to. I cant wait to leave this place behind.6How did you like Nicks performance last night?To be honest, his singing didnt appeal to me much.7The police suspected him of carrying (carry) drug

3、s so they went through his bag, but found nothing.8Most of the areas along Changjiang river were flooded and the people suffered heavy loss (lose)9We are at your service. Dont hesitate to_turn (turn) to us if you have any further problems.10The man is on the edge of a serious nervous breakdown becau

4、se he is unable to deal with pressure from daily life.11He works hard. So does his brother.12The discovery of new evidence led to the thief being_caught (catch)13The older I got, the more my passion for music grew.14After he retired from office, Rogers took up painting for a while, but soon lost int

5、erest.15The Lake District scenery inspired Wordsworth to_write (write) his greatest poetry.完成句子1Youre at_liberty (自由地) to say what you take up.2He finally got_tired_of (感到厌烦) sitting in an office all day.3I wouldnt gladly go_through (经受) that unpleasant experience of debt again.4Youre very unfit; ma

6、ybe you ought to take_up (开始) running on our rural roads.5She made_an_attempt_to (试图) break the world record, but the outcome was that she failed.6In general, the young should be_thirsty_for (渴求) knowledge and seek to be gifted people.7How do you like Nichs performance last night?To be honest, his s

7、inging didnt appeal_to_me_much (非常吸引我)8At the meeting, our monitor made a speech, promising to try our bet to study well on_behalf_to (代表) us students.阅读理解AWinners ClubYou choose to be a winner!The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better m

8、anage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account (交易账户) where you receive a keycard so you can get to your money 24/7 thats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!Its a club with impressive features for teenagers：No account keeping fees!Youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees.

9、 In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!Excellent interest rates! You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits (储蓄) without taking them out in a month.ConvenientTeenagers are busy we get that. Yo

10、u may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet.You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your parttime job!Mega ma

11、gazine includedAlong with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill

12、in an application form. You cant wait to hear from you. Its the best way to choose to be a winner!1The Winners Club is a bank account intended for _.Aparents Bteenagers Cwinners Dadults答案与解析：B根据第一段“The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers.”可知“优胜者俱乐部”是针对青少年而开设的银行账户，故选B项。2Wh

13、ich of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?ASpecial gifts are ready for parents. BThe bank opens only on work days.CServices are convenient for its members. DFees are necessary for the account keeping.答案与解析：C根据“Convenient”部分的描写可推断，俱乐部所提供的服务对其会员来说是极为便利的，故选C项。3The Winners Club provides magazi

14、nes which _.Aencourage spending Bare free to all teenagersCare full of adventure stories Dhelp to make more of your money答案与解析：D根据“Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money.”可知，俱乐部所提供的杂志有助于赚钱，故选D项。4If you want to be a member o

15、f the Club, you must _.Abe an Internet userBbe permitted by your parentsChave a big sum of moneyDbe in your twenties答案与解析：B根据最后一段可知，参加俱乐部极为容易，你不需要上网，也不需要有很多钱，更不存在20多岁以上的年龄要求，只要你父母同意你参加即可报名，故可判断选B项。5What is the purpose of this text?ATo set up a club. BTo provide parttime jobs.CTo organize keycards. D

16、To introduce a new banking service.答案与解析：D本文是“优胜者俱乐部”的宣传广告，而该俱乐部是一个银行账户，由此可推断全文旨在介绍一种新的银行服务，故选D项。BOne day I was listening to the radio about some poor children. As I listened, I felt that I had to do something for those children, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. The

17、y agreed. Finally, we got a letter from a little child called Juanito Sanchez, in which he asked for some blankets and also some clothes and a pair of shoes for his little sister. In his letter he wanted to help his father fix the house which was in a bad condition because of the arrival of cold win

18、ter. We told the radio station that we wanted to help that child. After that, we started to think about how to collect all the money needed to buy all poor Juanito needed. After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juanito. We also bought some food for his family and some toys

19、for him because we wanted to give him a little surprise. Finally, on December 22 the radio station made a big party in which all the children who asked for help were invited, and also all those helping these children. In the party we met Juanito, his mom and his little sister. First, we played some

20、games with him. After that, we gave Juanito all the presents and also the surprise we had for him. When he opened all the presents, he was excited and happy, so were my friends and I. That day was one of the most beautiful days in my life, and I learned something important from it. It is giving help

21、 to those who need it that is one of the most beautiful things that you can do because this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping happy. 6What caused the author to help a poor child? AA radio program. BThe arrival of cold winter. CA letter from Juanito Sanchez. DAdvice f

22、rom his four friends. 答案与解析：A从第一段中的“One day I was listening to the radio about some poor children. As I listened, I felt that I had to do something for those children”可知，作者在听收音机时，决定帮助这些贫困的孩子。A项正确。7To give Juanito a surprise, the author _. Adecided to repair his house Bcollected more clothes for him

23、Cdid as Juanito asked him to do Dprepared more than Juanito needed 答案与解析：D从第三段中的“We also bought some food for his family and some toys for him because we wanted to give him a little surprise.”可知，为了给这个孩子一个惊喜，作者还给孩子带了一些食物和玩具，远远多于孩子想要的。D项正确。8What did the author learn on December 22? AWe all can live ha

24、ppily. BHelping others benefits us. CIt is our duty to ask for help. DWe need to live a rich life. 答案与解析：B从最后一段中的“It is giving help to those who need it that is one of the most beautiful things that you can do because this makes you feel good”可知，赠人玫瑰，手留余香。B项正确。9It can be inferred from the text that

25、_.Athere were eight people present at the party Bthe author didnt buy gifts for Juanitos sister Cthe author will help more people in the future DJuanitos father was too ashamed to attend the party答案与解析：C作者帮助了Juanito一家，并从中得到了快乐。由此推断，作者还会帮助更多的人。C项正确。.短文改错Dear Mike，Im sorry to hear that you are in hosp

26、ital with eyesight decreasing and some other disease. I hope you will recover soon.You said that it was by surfing on the Internet too much that your illness is caused. Thats true. A friend of me, who often does the same thing, is beginning to feel worse too. He says that he cant see now as clear as

27、 before. And my teachers often tell us whether its harmful for us to spend much time on the Internet every day. Instead, we should work out to keep healthy, because anything is more important than health. Only if we have a sound body we study better.Following the doctors advice and dont worry, and y

28、ou will be fine soon.Yours，Li Hua答案：Dear Mike，Im sorry to hear that you are in hospital with eyesight decreasing and some other . I hope you will recover soon.You said that it was by surfing the Internet too much that your illness caused. Thats true. A friend of ， who often does the same thing, is b

29、eginning to feel too. He says that he cant see now as as before. And my teachers often tell us whether its harmful for us to spend much time on the Internet every day. Instead, we should work out to keep healthy, because is more important than health. Only if we have a sound body we study better. the doctors advice and dont worry, and you will be fine soon.Yours，Li Hua