初中英语8年级星级阅读训练 Test 10.pdfVIP

Test10

A

Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeused

once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)：

A.movesB.atallC.flyD.eggsE.colour

Mybrothernowsallaboutbirds.Hecanrecognizeanybirdfromthe___1___ofitsfeathers

ortheshapeofitsbea.Ifthebirdidhighupinthesy,heloosattheshapeofitswingsorthe

wayit___2___throughtheair.Ifhecannotseethebirds___3___,herecognizesitbythesoundit

maes.

Idon’tnowmuchaboutbirds.Ionlynowthatmostofthemcanfly,andthattheylay

___4___.Inowthesoundsthatducsandpigeonsmae.ButIwoundnotrecognizethesongof

alarornightingale.

A.countriesB.inthepastC.drawD.travellingE.correct

Mapsareveryimportanttoustoday,buttheyarenotanewinvention.Infact,peoplehave

madeandusedmapsfor___5___.Itisbelievedthatthefirstmapoftheworldmaybea

2,600-year-oldclaymapfromBabylonia.People__6___didnotnowwhattheworldreally

looedlie,buttheyhadmanyideasaboutit.Mapmaerscouldnotdrawaccuratemapsofthe

Earthuntilpeoplebegan___7___aroundtheworldinthefifteenthcentury,mappingsmallareas

eachtime.Intheeighteenthcenturies,peoplebeganmaing___8___mapsofcenturies,butthe

accuratemapsoftheworldwerenotmadeuntilthe1890s.

B

Choosethebestanswer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):

IrecentlyspenttwoyearsintheArctic(北极)filmingtheseries(连续剧)BluePlanet.Ilove

beinginanenvironmentthathasn’tchangedfor20,000years.Ofcourse,it’sfreezing,butitmust

beahealthyplacebecausey