牛津译林版八年级下英语第二次月考复习专题练习阅读表达（1）There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger.One day, Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. All of a sudden, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he knew the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to rush towards his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.It was getting dark, but Peter rushed on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his fathers words, “Lots of strong men have made every effort to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important.”Finally, when the boys father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. “Thank God! He saved the village,” they praised Peter. All the villagers called him “Peter the Guard” from then on. Peters parents were really proud of him!1. Where did Peter live? 2. What did Peter do first after he saw a hole in the wall?3. How did Peter feel when he rushed on and on?4. Who told Peter about the importance of the sea walls?5. Why did the villagers call Peter “Peter the Guard”? （2）I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza .I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza .It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.Many years later I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and no pizza. But there was still something special about it for me .The tower got its name because it really did lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid it may fall over and they dont like it leans over the city.I do not think its a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down. It is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning. Nothing is perfect. It seems to say.And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Lets take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it.Answer each of the following questions in No More Than 6 Words.1.What is this passage about?2.What did the writer use to think?3. How old is the Leaning Tower of Pisa？4. Where is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?5.Why does the writer like the Leaning Tower of Pisa? （3）There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all of his free time playing with the little boy.One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he had some work to do for the evening, and he couldnt play with his little boy. But he wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. Then he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed the map, and then tore (撕) it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his pocket. When he got home, the little boy was ready to play with his dad. The man said he had work to do and couldnt play just now, but he took out all the pieces of the map and spread (撒)them on the table. He said it was a map of the world, and by the time he could put it back together, his work would be finished, and they could then play. About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, Okay, its finished. Can we play now?The man was surprised, saying, Thats impossible. Lets go see. And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every piece in its place. The man said, Thats amazing! How did you do that? The boy said, It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.1. How did the man always spend his free time after work?2. Why wasnt the man able to play with the boy one night?3. What did the man tell his son to do before he went to work?4. How much time did the boy spend putting the map of the world back together? 5. What do you think of the boy?（请自拟一句话回答） （4）William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the U.S, was born in a small town. When he was a boy, he w