八年级上册英语专项训练之阅读理解(1)“Beijing,TorontoandParisarethemostimportantcitiesbiddingfortheOlympicGamesof2008,”saidRichardW.Pound,theIOC’sfirstvicepresident(副主席).“ThehostcityoftheOlympicGamesof2008willbedecidedattheIOCmeetinginMoscowin2001.BeijingisreadyonitswaybecauseitnearlybecomesthehostoftheOlympicGamesof2000,andTorontoandParisalsohavestrongpower(竞争力),”saidPoundatanIOCmeeting.AftertencitiesareinterestedinbiddingfortheOlympicGamesof2008.TheyareBeijing,Toronto,andParis.SomeofothercitiesareOsaka,Havana,IstanbulandCairo.Forthefirsttime,thehostcitywillbedecidedwithoutIOCmembersvisitingtheplaces.Thebiddingscandals(丑闻)oftheSaltLakeCityhavemadetheIOCfindnewwaysofbidding.ThatiswhytheIOCmemberswillnotbeallowedtovisitthebiddingcities.()31.RichardW.Pound_________.A.candecidewheretoholdtheOlympicGamesB.knowsthemostabouttheOlympicGamesC.isoneoftheIOC’spresidentsD.willvisitthemostimportantbiddingcities()32.In2001,_________.A.there’llbetheOlympicGamesinMoscowB.thehostcityoftheOlympicGamesof2008willbedecidedC.theIOCmemberswillhavemoremeetingsD.moreandmorecitiesaregoingtobidfortheOlympicGames()33.Theunderlinedparts“biddingfor”and“hostcity”maymean________.A.申办;主办城市B.寻求;美丽城市C.建立;奥运之都D.盼望;都市风情()34.Osaka,Havana,IstanbulandCairoare________.A.muchsmallerthanBeijing,TorontoandParisB.waitingtobevisitedbyIOCmembersC.goingtotheIOCmeetinginMoscowD.alsobiddingfortheOlympicGamesof2008()35.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.BeijinghasstrongpowertobidfortheOlympicGamesof2008.B.ItisthefirsttimeforTorontoandParistobidfortheOlympicGames.C.Thebiddingscandalsarestillnotknownbythebiddingcities.D.TheIOChasstartednewwaysofbiddingsince2000.(2)“ThehistoryofYork(约克)isthehistoryofEngland.”KingGeorgeVI(乔治六世)said.YorkwasfirstbuiltinA.D.71,andithasarichandlonghistoryofmorethan1,900years.ItshistorymakesitoneofthemostpopularcitiesforvisitorsinEngland.PeoplecanhearalotaboutEngland’shistoryandtheycanseeitandwalkinit.Thousandsofpeoplefromdifferentcountriestakeawalkthrough1,900yearsofhistoryonYork’scitywalls.“Yorkisagreatcitywithmanyspecialbuildings,oldcitywallsandafamousuniversity(大学)—YorkUniversity.Besides(此外),ithasinterestingshopsandmanyfinerestaurants.It’sbotholdandmodern.Ireallyloveit.”saidJackSmith,avisitorfromtheU.S.A.It’sreallyeasytocometoYork.YorkisbetweenLondonandEdinburgh(爱丁堡),thecapitalofScotland(苏格兰).YoucantakeatrainfromLondontoYork.Ifyouhaveenoughtime,youcanalsotakeabusfromLondontogothroughCambridge(剑桥)toYork.ComeandfindoutmoreaboutYork’shistory!()41.HowmanyyearsofhistorydoesYorkhave?A.Lessthan1,900years.B.Only71years.C.Lessthan71years.D.Over1,900years.()42.WhereisYork?It’s.A.inCambridgeB.inScotlandC.inEnglandD.intheU.S.A.()43.WhatdidJackSmiththinkofYork?A.Veryboring.B.Veryinteresting.C.Thereisnothingtosee.D.Alittlescary.()44.Whatdoesthesentenceunderlined(下画线)mean?A.YoucanlearnnothingaboutthehistoryofEnglandinYork.B.BothYorkandEnglandhaveshorthistory.C.YoucanlearnmuchaboutthehistoryofEnglandinYork.D.YorkistheonlyplaceinEngland.()45.Fromthepassage,weknowthatistherightmap.(3)Whenyouhaveacold,youmustbeunhappy(不快乐)becauseyourbodybecomeshot,andtherearepains(疼痛)allover.Youdon’twanttowork,youstayinbed,feelingterrible.Whatmakesyouill?It’sgerms.Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan’tfindthemwithyoureyesbutyoucanseethemwithamicroscope(显微镜).Theyareverysmallandtherecouldbehundredsoftheminoronaverysmallthing.Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenyoulookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,youcanseetheminit.Germsarefoundnotonlyinwater.Theyarealsofoundinairanddust(灰尘).Ifyoucutyourfinger(手指),andifsomeofthedustgoesintothefinger,itwillbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesgermswillgointoyourbodyandyouwillhavepaineverywhere.()1.Thewordgermmeans(意思是)___________.A.细菌B.废气C.煤气D.空气()2.Youcanseegerms____________.A.whenyouareillB.onlywhenyouuseamicroscopeC.whenyoucutyourfingerD.everywherearoundyou()3.Amicroscopeisusedfor____________.A.makingverybigthingslookmuchsmallerB.makingverysmallthingslookmuchbiggerC.helpingyouseethingsclearlyD.killing(杀死)germs()4.Yourparentswon’tallow(允许)youtodrinkdirtywaterbecause___________.A.dirtywaterwillmakeyoudirtyB.therearemanygermsinitandgermscanmakeyouillC.youcanseemanygermsinitD.itwillmakeyourfingerredandbig()5.Thewriter(作者)talksabout__________.A.howtokeepdirtywatercleanB.howtolookafteryourfingersC.howtofindgermsinthedirtywaterD.whatcanmakeyouill(4)Weoftenhearalotofpeopledrinkwine(酒).Doyouhearoftheox(牛)candrinkwine?Thefarmerisoffering(提供)theoxsomewine.Isitverystrange?Itissaidthatitcannotdofarmworkwithoutdrinkingwine.Wesawthebigyellowoxonafarmatlast.Thevillagerstoldusthattheoxwasabout500jinweight.“Wecan’tfindoutanotheroxlikeitinourhometown,”andoldfarmersaid.ThepartneroftheoxisMr.LiuwhocomesfromGuizhou.Mr.Liucomesheretomakemoney.Hetoldushehadworkedwiththeoxonthisfarmforfiveyears.Thefarmisverybig,andtheboss(老板)boughtthisoxfromTaiwan.Allthefarmworkwasdonebytheox,butnowitcandosomeofthem.“Wemustgivetheoxsomewinetodrinkorhecan’twork.”Mr.Liusaidandtookoutabottleofwine.Whentheoxsawthewine,hebecameveryexcited.Afewminuteslater,hedrankupallthewineint