课时训练(十) Mod ules 1—3(八下)(限时:30分钟)Ⅰ.[2018·郴州改编]完形填空Sometimes, kids don’t think their parents are fair to them. When you want to dress 1 a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are 2 , they ask if you’re speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as 3 to your parents as you used to be. How can you change such a situation?ClosingtheGap by the American author Jay McGraw gives advice on how 4 a better relationship with your parents.Both parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are 5 and loved. You should tell your patents your needs, and 6 what their ne eds are. To get your parents to know what you’re doing and what you want to do, you could talk about your school life now and your dreams for the 7 . It helps yo ur parents know more about you. Maybe you can think of a way to make 8 of you happy.The b ook gives ways to help teens understand their parents. When you think “my parents don’t want me to have a ny fun”, it usually means your parents want you to be 9 . The book gives you lots of ideas, such as making time to talk, keeping a diary and showing your parents you are growing up. If you follow those steps, you will be able to make your 10 a happier place.1.A.at B.fromC.inD.for2.A.writing letters B.making phone callsC.taking risksD.sending emails3.A.close B.farC.awfulD.h ealthy4.A.have B.to haveC.hadD.having5.A.outgoing fortableC.importantD.friendly6.A.find out B.bring outC.give outD.look out7.A.past B.presentC.futureD.childhood8.A.both B.allC.noneD.neither9.A.safe B.happyC.dangerousD.fit10.A.school B.homeC.roomD.gardenⅡ.[2018·北部湾]阅读理解Imagine a perfect day: the weather is good and everything seems fine. When, suddenly, your mobile phone loses its signal, the television has no programmes, and you can’t get online with your computer.What has happened? These are just the types of problems a solar storm(太阳风暴)might cause. You may not think of storms as putting our society in danger. But today, a solar storm is as serious as other bad eve nts, such as earthquakes.A solar storm is caused by solar flares(太阳耀斑):large explosions(爆炸) near the sun that can giveoff lots of energy. The strong energy can stop the satellite systems(卫星系统) that control our computers, telecom networks and so on. These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months.In the past few months, scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years. The most recent one happened around Valentine’s Day, 2011. It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China.“Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we’ve seen in the past. We’re not talking about a few cities losing power, it could be half of the country, maybe more,” , a US website about space weather, warned.Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm. Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm, although they are not sure when that may happen.11.According to the passage, a solar storm can cause many problems EXCEPT that .A.earthquakes happenB.mobile phones have no signalsC.people cannot get onlineD.the power may go out12.According to the passage, solar flares are .A.telecom networksB.solar stormsrge explosions near the sun websites13.From the passage, the right order of the following is .a.solar flares give off lots of energyb.people can’t get online with their computersc.solar storms happend.satellite systems are stoppedA.a—b—c—dB.a—c—d—bC.c—a—b—dD.c—b—a—d14.The writer wrote the passage mainly to .A.call for scientists to predict the problems caused by solar stormsB.tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar stormsC.introduce what solar storms are to peopleD.ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening15.In Paragraph 1, the underlined word “signal” means .A.电池B.标志C.力量D.信号Ⅲ.[2018·湖州改编]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)A better town for teenagersI believe there are many things that we can do 16. life in our town a lot better for teenagers.First of all, I think more bike lanes(车道) should 17. . A lot of teenagers in my town bike eve rywhere, but it’s very 18. because there is a lot of traffic. If there are more bike lanes in the future, it will be much 19. for us.20. , I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to. In my opinion, teenagers won’t cause problems in the street 21. there are more places for us to go to. So we need more 22. and other places where we can meet.Thirdly, teenagers here need more sports facilities. There 23. places to play ball games sofar like tennis and basketball, but what about other sports, like 24. and rollerblading?Finally, I’m sure we’ll make the town better if we don’t drop litter. If we all do something 25. now, our town will be much better for everyone in the future.Ⅳ.[2018·滨州改编]任务型阅读In the Middle Eastern cou ntry of Syria(叙利亚), there are over 4 million refugees(难民). Youssef was 10 years old when a local Syrian musician discovered his talent: a deep, powerful voice. However, Syria’s civil (内部的) war took place. He and his family lost their home.When the Action for Hope Music School announced that it was looking for talented children to train, his family encouraged him to attend the school. A year and half later, the now 14-year-old, Youssef, with another 11 children, was chosen to take part in a concert.Youssef, a shy b oy, was a lead singer in the concert. He gave a confident performance of traditional Syrian songs. “We only heard the sound of a mortar(迫击炮). It fell near us. Many buildings fell down. That is all I remember,” said Youssef. “Music makes me forget everything. Music is the most important thing.”Basma, director of Action for Hope, said the music school offers strength to the children who suffer(遭受) from the war. (A)They can find a good way to express themselves and stop thinking of themselves as refugees.“Art gives strength(力量). It comes from the ability to create,” Basma said. (B)“People who are in difficult conditions need this strength much more than the rich.”26.根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。