牛津译林版八年级上册英语专题练习—阅读表达.doc

阅读表达 （1）William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the U.S, was born in a small town. When he was a boy, he was very quiet and shy. Because he was so quiet, every one thought that he wasnt bright (聪明). The people in the town often put a nickel (五分币) and a dime (一角银币) before him and ask him which to choose. He always chose the nickel and they laughed. One day a woman felt sorry for him. She asked, "Why do you never take a dime and always choose a nickel instead? Do you know a nickel is worth (值…钱) much less than a dime?" "Certainly I know it," William answered slowly. "But if I choose the dime, they will not ask me to choose them any more.1．Where was William Henry Harrison from ?______________________________________________________________________________2．When William Henry Harrison was a boy, what was he like?_____________________________________________________________________________3．Why did people laugh at William Henry Harrison?_____________________________________________________________________________4．Did William Henry Harrison know a nickel was worth much less than a dime?___________________________________________________________________________5．What do you think of William Henry Harrison ?_____________________________________________________________________________（2）Hans Christian Andersen, a great Danish(丹麦的)writer, is very famous for his fairy tales(童话). He wrote a lot of best-known stories such as The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Ugly Ducking. His fairy tales have brought happiness to children across the world. The tales have versions(版本) of over a hundred languages.Andersen was born in Denmark in 1805. When he was still a young boy, he was already very clever and imaginative (富于想象力的). He created a small toy theatre and made clothes for his puppets(木偶). He also loved reading.In 1816, his father died and he learned to be a tailor(裁缝). Later he worked in a factory. At the age of fourteen, Andersen moved to the capital of Denmark to become an actor and gave performances(演出) in the Royal Danish Theatre. However, his voice changed when he grew older, so the job had to stop. Then he began to write poems and fairy tales.In the spring of 1872, Andersen fell out of bed and didn’t get well again. He lived until 1875 and died peacefully at his close friend’s home.1. What is Andersen famous for?______________________________________________________________________________2. When was he born?______________________________________________________________________________3. Where did he move at the age of 14?______________________________________________________________________________4.Did he write poems?______________________________________________________________________________5. Where did he die?______________________________________________________________________________（3）We had a school trip to the Dashan Collection House, a building of two floors on March 24. It is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We took the school bus and arrived at 9:00. When we entered the collection house, we saw a collection of old photos of the town on the walls of the front hall. Those photos told us something about the history of the town. And then in the Art Room, we saw many photos of the countryside. Some famous local artists drew them. The colors of the flowers and the trees were rich and bright. Then we went upstairs(楼上). On the left, there were over one hundred different clocks. The oldest clock was already more than two hundred years old. To my surprise, the clocks all worked well and they could tell the right time. It was then ten o’clock, and some clocks made different beautiful sounds. It seemed to be a concert. How amazing!On the right there was also a stone collection. The stones were from all over the country. They were in different sizes, colors and shapes(形状). Some looked like different kinds of animals. I really liked one stone that looked like a little monkey. It looked very nice.The collections were wonderful. So we stayed there until 11:30 in the morning. I had a great time and really liked the school trip. 回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个单词。

1. Where did the writer and his classmates go for the school trip?______________________________________________________________________________2. What did they see in the Art Room? ______________________________________________________________________________3. How many kinds of collections are there in the passage? ______________________________________________________________________________4. How long did they stay there? ______________________________________________________________________________5. What do you think of the collections? __________________________________________________________。