课时训练(十三) Modules 8—10(八下)(限时:30分钟)Ⅰ.[2018·孝感改编]完形填空A traveller was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed. T he journey had been going on 1 . “Soon I’ll be able to walk out of this desert,” he thought gladly.But the desert was never friendly 2 travellers. In a short time, 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 cl othes 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 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 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 fell completely relaxed—the “pear” brought him back to 9 .To keep hope is the 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.well B.badlyC.terriblyD.heavily2.A.at B.onC.toD.by3.A.began B.stoppedC.hidD.continued4.A.right B.impossibleC.safeD.important5.A.Carefully B.EasilyC.SadlyD.Luckily6.A.believe B.wonderC.rememberD.advise7.A.Also B.A ndC.OrD.However8.A.as long as B.even ifC.so thatD.as soon as9.A.danger B.steepC.lifeD.mind10.A.anything B.nothingC.somethingD.everythingⅡ.[2019·原创]阅读理解Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow 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 the y make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their 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 HarryPotter, was a school teacher before she began writingbooks. In fact, she was out of work before the first HarryPotter book came out.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 beginning. 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, it’s all a matter of how hard you try.11. was a teacher before h e (she) became famous.A.Vincent Van GoghB.Ronald ReaganC.J.K. RowlingD.Harry Potter12.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13.According to the passage, the most important thing to think of when choosing 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 do14.How is the passage organized? (P=Paragraph)A.B.C.D.Ⅲ.[2018·葫芦岛改编]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)Dear Larry,It was love ly to hear from you again and to know that things are going 15. with you.Thanks for telling me all 16. the Chinese Moon Festival. It sounds like you enjoyed a great party in Inner Mongolia(内蒙古). It makes me think of the festival we took part in 17. we travelled in South Africa. The people there kept many goats, as well as 18. and cows. Beef was expensive and was only for very special time. In all our time there we were never served beef in the villages, because beef is not usually served to 19. .By the way, I happened to see these pictures and thought you’d like to see 20.. A Chinese girl gave Tang Suit to Joan and me when she left school. We 21. them on in the university car park. Someone took photos for us though I was wearing my kilt(苏格兰短褶裙)! It seemed to be 22. different that some suggested that I shou ld start a new look.We wore Tang Suit to a dinner which 23. on the ship in August when we visited Germany. Some Chinese ladies came and spoke to us. They were interested in my traditional Chinese clothing.We both look forward to 24. from you again. Best wishes!Yours,Ken and Joan Ⅳ.[2018·邵阳改编]任务型阅读If you want to be successful, you should learn how to start your day. (A) you cannot achieve all your goals in one day, starting your day in a correct way is still important. Here are some ideas on how to start your day right.Get up an hour early.(B)The early bird gets the worm. This means that people who get up early can have a good start and are more likely (可能的) to succeed.(C)Health experts say drinking a cup of water in the morning can speed up our body’s m etabolism(新陈代谢). Then we can study or work more actively.Don’t check WeChat when you get up.Your breakfast is ready. But you decide to check WeChat quickly. Well, you’d better not. It will waste your morning time.Exercise in the morning.Some people may disagree with this one. They like to exercise after work.Experts suggest doing exercise in the morning because by the end of the day, you may not have the time or energy to exercise. Exercising in the morning prevents that from happening.25.根据上下文写出(A)处所缺单词。