课时训练(十三) Modules 8—10(八下)
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Ⅰ.完形填空
A traveller was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed. The 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 clothes 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 felt 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.badly C.terribly D.heavily
( )2.A.at B.on C.to D.by
( )3.A.began B.stopped C.hid D.continued
( )4.A.right B.impossible C.safe D.important
( )5.A.Carefully B.Easily C.Sadly D.Luckily
( )6.A.believe B.wonder C.remember D.advise
( )7.A.Also B.And C.Or D.However
( )8.A.as long as B.even if C.so that D.as soon as
( )9.A.danger B.steep C.life D.mind
( )10.A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
Ⅱ.[2020·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 they 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 Harry Potter, was a school teacher before she began writing books. In fact, she was out of work before the first Harry Potter 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.
1. was a teacher before he/she became famous. ( )
A.Vincent Van Gogh B.Ronald Reagan
C.J.K. Rowling D.Harry Potter
