第12课时 八年级下册 Units 13好题随堂演练一、阅读理解(2018广东汕头金平模拟)Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer(探险家). In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great sea journeys. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of discovery to America. His travels are so important that they are still studied today.Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He rose to become a trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore the lands outside China. His task was to build relations and set up trade routes(路线) with foreign countries. In a few years, he built several treasure fleets. They were big enough to carry 25，000 people as well as a very large number of goods. And they were one of the largest fleets to explore different regions(地区) of the world. From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited SouthEast Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit. These trips allowed China to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk. At the end of each journey, Zheng He returned with many things that had not been seen in China before, such as a giraffe from Africa. Besides developing trade, these sea journeys also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. Zheng He died in 1433 during his last journey. However, his journeys were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer explorer.1Zheng Hes trips did NOT .Ahelp open up the Americas to EuropeBmake the relationships between countries strongerCencourage the exchange of cultures and technologiesDhelp set up trade routes between China and other countries2Which is the correct order of the following events(事件)?Columbus discovered America.Zheng He rose to become a trusted official.Yongle Emperor ordered Zheng He to explore.A giraffe was brought by Zheng He from Africa.A BC D3The underlined word “fleets” probably means “ ” in the passage.A军队 B仓库C舰队 D镖队4Which of the following is TRUE?AZheng He died at the age of 72.BZheng He completed his last sea journey.CThe east coast of Africa is very far from China. DZheng He discovered gold, silver and silk abroad.5The best title of the passage may be “ ”AZheng He Studied TodayBZheng He and His Great Sea JourneysCZheng He, a Great Ancient TraderDZheng He and the Silk Road on the Sea二、单词拼写与运用A根据句意及汉语提示或音标填写单词。1(2016山东烟台中考)John is interested in (化学)2(2018山东泰安肥城一模改编)He (收到) a ticket from a friend and went to watch a basketball match.3(2017山东威海中考)A good friend is always a good (听者)4(2018山东淄博高青一模改编)Jinan is the of Shandong Province.5(2017山东威海中考)Youll have more job if you can speak a foreign language.B根据句意，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。6(2019原创)It is (help) to discuss your problems with your friends. 7(2019预测)At the beginning of the class, the teacher gave us a brief (introduce) of himself.8(2019原创)How much are you willing (pay)?9(2019预测)Youd better think twice to avoid (regret) your decision later.10(2019原创)Joan suggested (ask) her father for his opinion.三、综合填空 阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。(2015山东莱芜中考)Frank was a teenager living with his father. He had so many family rules 1.t he couldnt stand, so he left home. Because he couldnt find a job, he had to make a 2.l by begging. Years later, his father was old, but he was still 3.l for his son. He had been to every corner of the city. 4.E he went, he put up a big photo of himself and Frank on the wall. At the lower part of the photo, he 5.w ， “I still love you, my dearest son. Please come back home！” One day, Frank saw one of the photos. The faces on the photo were familiar to him. “Is that my father? ” He thought for a while and decided to go 6.b to see his father. It was an early morning 7.w he got home. The door was not locked. He rushed to his fathers bedroom. “Its me! Your son is back home！” The father and the son held each other, full of happy tears(眼泪) in their 8.e . The son asked, “9.W is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The father answered in a soft 10.v ， “Because Im expecting your return. In fact, the door has never been locked since you left.” 四、任务型阅读(2017山东烟台中考)In 1882, a baby girl caught such a serious fever that she nearly died. The fever cut her off from the outside world, depriving(剥夺) her of sight and sound. That poor girl was Helen Keller.Luckily Helen was not a girl who gave up easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other senses. She touched and smelled everything she came across. She also learnt to recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes.Just before her seventh birt