八年级英语上册 主题阅读特色培优专项训练(二) 人教新目标版.doc

培优专项训练(二) Ⅰ.阅读短文，根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F) Miss Green was very fat and she was getting fatter every month. So she went to see her doctor. The doctor said, “You need a diet, Miss Green, and I have a good one here.” He gave her a small book and said, “Read this book carefully and eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me after two weeks.” Miss Green came again two weeks later, but she wasnt thinner; she was a little fatter than before. The doctor was surprised and asked, “Are you eating the things on page 11 of the small book？” “Yes, doctor.” She answered. The next day the doctor visited Miss Green during her dinner. “Miss Green，” he asked “Why are you eating potatoes and bread? They arent in your diet.” “But, doctor，” Miss Green answered, “ I ate my diet at lunchtime. This is my dinner.” (　　)1.Miss Green was getting fatter every month. (　　)2.Miss Green didnt feel well, so she went to see a doctor. (　　)3.Two weeks later, Miss Green was thinner. (　　)4.The diet is on page 11. (　　)5.Miss Green didnt understand (明白) the doctors advice. Ⅱ.阅读短文，根据短文内容简要回答问题 Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song. “ I dont sing” said the man. But the lady told the waiter, “Im tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing！” The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song！” So he did. He has never sung in public. Now he was singing for the first time! Nobody has ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully! He had talent(天赋)he was sitting on! Maybe he has lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole. You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improv