八年级英语阅读(七).doc

八年级英语阅读（七） （一） The world 1 many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while 2 are very pleasant to hear. In single day you probably hear 3 sounds. All sounds are different. Some 4 loud, some sounds are high, others are low, some sounds are useful. 5 sound we can’t talk or listen to each other. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting（鸣笛声）of a car warns people of danger. Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low 6 the land; the very loud sounds can damage the house. Very loud sound can even make people deaf. We know sound travels about one kilometer in three 7 . In a thunder storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels 8 than sound. Next time you see lighting count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder. Divide this number 9 3. This will tell you 10 kilometers away the thunder storm is. 1. A. full of B. fill with C. is filled of D. is filled with 2. A. others B. the other C. another D. the others 3. A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. hundreds D. hundred 4. A. may B. maybe C. may be D. can 5. A. Of B. With C. Without D. By 6. A. in B. on C. above D. over 7. A. hours B. days C. minutes D. seconds 8. A. more fast B. much faster C. more faster D. much fast 9. A. in B. of C. by D. at 10. A. how much B. how many C. how far D. how long （二） I have visited many places: the states of Missouri, Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, and Washington D.C. But, I think Chicago in Illinois is the 1 place. When I come home from school, I see a beautiful 2 . A rabbit is running in the garden, a squirrel 3 on a tree, and a robin is in the branches. In the summer it gets hot, 4 not as hot as Nanjing. Autumn and spring are cool and bright. I can see flocks of 5 flying south for the winter. I can hear crickets（蟋蟀）in the evening, 6 duri