八年级课外阅读检测英语试题
（总分：50分 时间：45分钟）
一、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Once upon a time, there was a young man named Tom who dreamed of becoming a famous ___1___. He was talented (有才华的) but he didn’t have much patience.
Tom heard that an old and wise painter, Mr. Smith, lived in a small village. People said he knew the ___2___ to becoming a great artist. So Tom traveled a long way to meet him. When he arrived, Mr. Smith asked Tom to ___3___ him some of his paintings. After looking at them, Mr. Smith didn’t say anything but asked Tom to paint a picture of a bird. Tom quickly ___4___ it, thinking it was quite good. But Mr. Smith said, “It’s not ___5___, but it took you only ten minutes. Try again, and spend more time on it.”
Tom painted the same picture again and again. Each time, Mr. Smith would find something ___6___. Tom became impatient, “I’ve painted this bird so many times. When will I be good enough? ” he asked. Mr. Smith smiled and said, “My boy, ___7___ doesn’t come overnight. Every great artist spends years learning and ___8___. The key is patience and continuous effort. ”
Tom understood it and he ___9___ with Mr. Smith for two years, learning and painting every day. Finally, his hard work paid off. Tom became a well-known painter, and his ___10___ were loved by many people. His story tells us that only with patience and hard work can we achieve our dreams.
1. A. singer B. painter C. actor D. writer
2. A. secret B. chance C. answer D. plan
3. A. lend B. give C. send D. show
4. A. asked B. watched C. finished D. copied
5. A. nice B. bad C. strange D. amazing
6. A. wonderful B. wrong C. special D. terrible
7. A. success B. dream C. chance D. luck
8 A. choosing B. changing C. practicing D. working
9 A. helped B. discussed C. fought D. stayed
10. A. works B. music C. photos D. words
二、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
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On March 7, the RCF Experimental School in Beijing held a special display. They made over 250 copies of works of art. Here are two examples among them.
Gold buyao
Ding Xiaoyun, copied a gold buyao from the National Museum. “I cut copper sheets (铜片) into leaves and a horse head and used glue to stick them,” she said. “Cutting thick copper with a knife was hard! Ancient people must have worked even harder.”
Zilong ding
Wang Yiyufei, made a Shang Dynasty cooking pot. He painted a plastic bowl black and made the legs with clay (黏土). “I added designs with stamps and gold paint. This ding showed the power of ancient rulers. Making it taught me about Chinese history, ” he explained.
The students used simple materials like copper, clay, and glue. Their works helped everyone understand the beauty of ancient Chinese art and culture.
11. What tools did Ding Xiaoyun use to make the gold buyao?
①glue ②paint ③knife ④rope
A. ①② B. ①③ C. ②③ D. ②④
12. How did Wang Yiyufei add designs to his Zilong ding?
A. By adding symbols to clay. B. By gluing leaves on the cooking pot.
C. By using stamps and gold paint. D. By cutting copper sheets into designs.
