On Miami Beach,you can see a large group of huge pink snails creeping (爬行) there. Will you 1 that they are part of a strange cartoon show? The answer is No!2 ，
they are part of an art project to encourage people to have a clean environment.
The forty-five huge pink snails are not 3 snails. They were made 4 Italian organization Cracking Art Group using recycled material and having a very small carbon footprint (碳足迹) .Cracking Art Group 5 with Italy's Galleria Ca’d’Oro for this project.
These pink snails have 6 Paris,Milan and Prague. Now,they are placed throughout the whole city of 7 “ The huge pink snails are 8 to make people pay more attention to the importance of recycling and its environmental influence. At the same time,they will leave a strong artistic trace (足迹) on Miami Beach,” said the organizers.
The project will encourage Miami Beach visitors to 9 the present living environment and rebuild the city in a new,10 way. Besides this,the organizers also hope that these snails can help people to slow down their lives and enjoy their lives better.
1. A. say B. find
C. think D. believe
2. A. In fact B. By the way
C. However D. Instead
3. A. pink B. clean
C. busy D. real
4. A. from B. into
C. by D. with
5. A. played B. agreed
C. helped D. worked
6. A. lived in B. come from
C. visited D. arrived in
7. A. Paris B. Milan
C. Prague D. Miami
8. A. designed B. asked
C. hoped D. made
9. A. look for B. think about
C. close to D. give away
10. A. pleasant B. healthy
C. hard D. familiar
导读为了响应环保主题，45只由再生材料制成的粉红色蜗 牛被安置在迈阿密海滩，用来提醒人们更加关注环境问题。
详析
1. C句意为“你会认为它们在做奇怪的卡通表演吗？”
2. A 下文中 “they are part of an art project to encourage. 是对上述现象的解释，因此用in fact作为插入语，符合语境。in fact意为“事实上”；by the way意为“顺便提一下”；however意为“然而”；instead 意为“却”。
3. D由下文介绍可知，这45只蜗牛是仿制动物，不是真的。
4. C Italian organization Cracking Art Group 是蜗牛的设计制作者。
be made by意为“由…… 制造”。
5. D Cracking Art Group 和 Italy's Galleria Ca’d’Oro是合作者。work with意为“与……一起工作”。
6. C这批蜗牛先后在Paris、Milan和Prague三个城市展出。动词visit符合语境。
7. D 根据下文they will leave a strong artistic trace on Miami Beach... ”可知，这批蜗牛现在的展出地点是 Miami
8. A制作蜗牛的创意是为了让人们关注环保。design意为“设计”，符合上下文语境。
9. B句意为“该活动让来沙滩的游客们思考环境现状”。look for 意为“寻找”；think about 意为“思考”；close to 意为“靠近”；give away意为“赠送”。
10. B理解上文可知，组织者们倡导建立一种新的、健康的环保机制。
pleasant意为“快乐的”；healthy意为“健 康的”；hard意为“艰难的”；familiar意为“熟悉的”。
题目来源：2016一本英语阅读理解与完形填空150篇八年级 > TEST1
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C. Every month. D. Every year.
2. Who like reading First News'？
A. The parents. B. The grown-ups.
C. The teachers. D. The young people.
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A. £34. 99. B. £58. 99.
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4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. It is helpful for children's study.
B. There are many interesting games in First News.
C. First News ever won two awards.
D. You need to go to the post office to get your First News.
5. Where can we probably read the passage?
A. In a magazine. B. In the newspaper.
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It is also called an anemonefish because they can keep itself safe in anemones. This means they benefit from living with the sea anemones,and the sea anemones benefit from the clownfish. The sea anemones are dangerous and they eat other fish. But the clownfish have mucus outside their bodies to keep themselves safe. They eat everything that is left over by the sea anemones.
The father clown fish is a great parent. He makes a house before the mother clownfish is ready to lay eggs. He then takes care of the eggs. Seven days later,many baby fish come out of the eggs.
Clownfish are very active fish. Clownfish are not ugly but pretty,so some people catch them and keep them as pets in aquariums (水族馆) .They don't know that they make a mistake. In aquariums,the clownfish can live from 3 to 5 years. In the sea,they live 6 to 10 years.
1. What color is the clownfish?
A. Black and pink. B. Blue and golden.
C. Red and brown. D. Orange and white.
2. Clownfish is also named anemonefish because
A. it is also a kind of anemone
B. it likes to eat anemones
C. anemones can't hurt it
D. its mother is a kind of anemone
3. The food for the clownfish is mainly from.
A. dead plants and fish
B. everything left over by the sea anemones
C. food left over by its mother
D. everything left over by big fish
4. Who looks after the eggs of the clownfish?
A. The father clownfish.
B. The mother clownfish.
C. The sea anemones.
D. No one.
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. Clownfish are pretty so many people love to have them as pets.
B. Clownfish are hard to catch so few people would like to keep them as pets.
C. It is better for clownfish to live in aquariums than in the sea.
D. Mother clownfish can't lay eggs but father clownfish can.
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When you make a list of talented and pretty young actresses,you shouldn’t forget Emma Stone. In the latest Spiderman movie,she 1 Gwen Stacy,the superhero's first girlfriend Emma has had a great 2 in acting since she was a little girl. She loved watching movies 3 she wanted to act,too!At the age of 11 ,she acted in a play for the 4 time.
After she went to high school,Emma felt that her love for the big screen was growing 5 . She gave a PowerPoint presentation to her 6 . She wanted them to let her move to Hollywood for a( n) 7 career.
Her parents were impressed,and they 8 .
After playing some small roles,Emma finally got her 9 role—Gwen Stacy. And she is 10 to learn something about life from Gwen and Spiderman. “Real beauty is what's inside ,” Emma says, “and that's what counts. ”
1. A. copied B. watched
C. saw D. played
2. A. problem B. interest
C. time D. place
3. A. and B. but
C. so D. as
4. A. last B. second
C. first D. fifth
5. A. weaker B. smaller
C. faster D. stronger
6. A. parents B. friends
C. teachers D. classmates
7. A. teaching B. acting
C. hosting D. running
8. A. dropped B. disagreed
C. agreed D. fought
9. A. new B. hard
C. dream D. dear
10. A. nervous B. glad
C. unhappy D. bored
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On Well La Paz Plaza is one of the most popular tourist sights in the world in South America. And the only scenery spot is its infamous San Pedro prison (监狱) .
There are around 1,500 prisoners in the prison,80 percent of whom are drug offences (贩卖毒品罪) . However,besides the high walls and the main gate,there are no prison bars. Even most prisoners’ families live in the prison with them.
Differing from most of prisons in the world,its prisoners (囚犯) have to buy cells themselves. Prices change according to what section you want. There are eight sections in San Pedro. The cell blocks in rich sections have tiled floors,cable TVs,and DVD players. Some of them even have an open balcony (阳 台) . While cells in the poorer sections are designed for one person,but often house five. The prisoners lie on dirty mattresses (床垫) .
The cheapest cell will cost around £100,but the cells which look like actual apartments can sell for as much as £3,000.
Besides the cells,the food in prison can also make your life here easier on condition that you have enough money. Instead of a large pot of unappetizing-looking (引不起食欲的) soup,you can buy fried chicken with chips or rice. There are many restaurants around the prison.
Everything that prisoners need can be bought from sellers. They own shops selling fruit and vegetables,soft drinks and other items such as toilet paper. Some prisoners also sell handicrafts (手工艺品) they have made or pictures they’ve drawn.
1. According to the first paragraph,San Pedro prison makes La Paz Plaza
A. popular B. famous
C. infamous D. dirty
2. San Pedro prison is different from other prisons in the world,because .
A. Even most prisoners’ families live in the prison with them
B. The prisoners have to buy cells themselves.
C. 80 percent of the prisoners are drug offences
D. There are no prison bars in the San Pedro prison
3. About the cell blocks in rich sections,which of the following is NOT true?
A. They have tiled floors,cable TVs,and DVD players.
B. Some of them have an open balcony.
C. There are five prisoners living in them.
D. They may sell for as much as £ 3,000.
4. The meaning of the underlined part “on condition that” is “”
A. unless B. because
C. if D. though
5. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A. The number of the prisoners in the prison.
B. The prices of the different cells.
C. The food that the prisoners eat and buy in the prison.
D. The clothes of the prisoners in the prison.
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There was a very self-sufficient (自负的) blind man,who did a lot of traveling alone. He was making his first trip to Texas and happened to be seated next to a Texan on the flight. The Texan spent a lot of time telling him how everything is bigger and better in Texas. By the time the blind man had reached his destination (目的地) ，a large hotel,he was very excited about being in Texas.
The long trip had worn him out a little so he decided to stop at the bar for a small drink and a light snack before going up to his room to change his clothes. When the waitress set down his drink,it was in a huge cup. ‘‘Wow,I had heard everything in Texas is bigger,” he told her.
“That's right”，she answered. The blind man ate his snack and finished his drink. After drinking so much,it was only natural his next stop was going to the restroom. He asked the waitress where it was. She told him to turn left at the register (登 i己处) and it would be the second door on the right.
He reached the first door and continued down the hall. A few steps later he stumbled (缂脚) and missed the second door altogether and ended up going through the third door instead. Not knowing he had entered the swimming area he walked forward and fell into the swimming pool.
Remembering everything he had heard about things being bigger in Texas,as soon as he had his head above water he started shouting, “Don’t flush (7中 洗) ！
Don’t flush!”
1. What was the first thing the blind man did in the hotel?
A. He talked with a Texan.
B. He had a small drink and a light snack.
C. He went up to his room to change his clothes.
D. He wanted to go to the restroom.
2. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “waitress” ？
A. 店主 B. 男服务员
C. 女服务员 D. 客人
3. What did the blind man know about Texas before he got there?
A. He went there for the first time and knew nothing about it.
B. He knew that the Texan were very friendly.
C. He knew Texas very well from others.
D. He knew everything was bigger and better in Texas.
4. Where did the blind man really go at last?
A. He went into the restroom.
B. He went into a bar.
C. He went into the swimming area.
D. He went up into his room.
5. Where did the blind man think he went?
A. He thought he went into the restroom.
B. He thought he went into a bar.
C. He thought he went into the swimming area.
D. He thought he went up into his room.
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Bruce's favorite food is chocolate. His parents and teachers often say that it's bad for his teeth to eat too much chocolate. But he doesn’t believe it. He often puts some in the milk for breakfast,the juice for lunch,even the soup for supper. His mother has to put some chocolate in his bag before he goes to school. Sometimes when she goes shopping with him,he doesn’t leave the shop until his mother buys some chocolate for him.
The little boy came back from school with a painful (痛苦的) look yesterday afternoon. A tooth hurt and he had nothing for supper. His mother made some soup for him. He wanted to put some chocolate in it,or he refused to drink it. His mother had to agree. His father bought some medicine for him,but it was of no use. So this morning his mother took him to the dentist. The dentist found that there was a cavity (洞) in his bad tooth. So he had to fill it with something.
“ Now,young man ,” said the dentist. “ What kind of filling (填充物) would you like for that tooth?”
“ Chocolate,please”’ answered Bruce.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
1. What does Bruce like best?
2. His mother has to put some chocolate in his bag.
(改为一般疑问句)
his mother to put chocolate in his bag?
3. He doesn’t leave the shop until his mother buys some chocolate for him.(改为同义句)
He the shop his mother buys some chocolate for him.
4. What does the word “refuse” mean in Chinese?
5. What kind of filling would Bruce like for his bad tooth?
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Do you know why many people use the Internet? Here are some reasons.
To find information about a subject
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To communicate with faraway (远处的) friends
E-mail is a cheap and easy way for people to communicate with friends far away. It's faster and easier than writing letters and it's also cheaper than using the telephone.
To meet people
The Web is always a very friendly place. People love getting emails from strangers,and strangers can be friends quickly on the Net (因特网) .When you know you will never have to meet someone face to face,you may find it easier to tell them your darkest secrets. Net friendships can become real life ones,too.
To have fun
It's true that the Internet is a fun place. There are lots of fun things for you to spend a boring rainy day. You can find lots of songs,movies,games and so on.
To learn
Using computers can let you learn something good and interesting.
There are many other reasons why people use the Internet,such as,to read the news,to find software and to buy things.
1. Which is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. You can find a stranger to talk with on the Internet.
B. You can e-mail your friend on the Internet.
C. You can watch movies on the Internet.
D. You can cook on the Internet.
2. The Chinese meaning of “darkest” is “ ” in the passage.
A. 最黑暗的 B. 最隐秘的
C. 最开心的 D. 最模糊的
3. Which is right according to the passage?
A. To e-mail is more difficult than using the telephone.
B. People like to tell their secrets to Net friends because they will not have to meet.
C. Net friendships are not real ones.
D. The Internet is boring on rainy days.
4. In the passage,there are reasons why people use the Internet.
A. four B. five
C. eight D. six
5. The passage is about .
A. how to use a computer
B. how to use the Internet
C. why people use the Internet
D. what the Internet is like
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4. good adj. → adv.好;令人满意地 → (比较级)
5. difficult adj.困难的 → n.困难
6. take v.→ v.带来;拿来;取来(反义词)
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