Week 10~11阅读填空专练（共2份，含答案）重庆市2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

2024-2025 学年八年级下册阅读填空专练 Week 10 A In one old Chinese story, there is a different deer(鹿). She has beautiful nine-colored fur. The deer is kind and helps sick and poor people. In fact, this nine-colored deer comes from a painting in the Mogao Grottoes(莫高窟), in Dunhuang, Gansu. The grottoes appeared in AD 366. They hold the world’s best art. The clay figures(泥塑) and paintings on the wall are the most important ones in the Mogao Grottoes. There are more than 2,000 colored clay figures in 735 caves. The tallest is 34.5 meters high, while the smallest is only 2 cm. The most beautiful paintings are of dancing—Flying Apsaras(飞天). They wear beautiful clothes. Among them, a fairy plays the pipa behind her back. This painting gives dancers lots of new ideas. Besides the importance of its art, the Mogao Grottoes paintings also show how people in the past lived. Some show people’s farming, eating and fighting. Others show their wedding and funeral(葬礼) customs. In 1987 the Mogao Grottoes became a UNESCO World Heritage(遗产) Site. Now many visitors from all over the world come to visit it. Visitors have to buy tickets online. This is to cut the number of tourists and ensure the safety of the art. If you want to visit the Mogao Grottoes, don’t forget to buy tickets online as soon as possible. Not everybody can visit it each day. You’d They have held the world’s best art better 5. _____ as early as possible. for 1. _____ years so far. 2. _____ colored clay figures in 735 caves History Visiting tips The Mogao Grottoes — a The clay figures UNESCO World Heritage Site It shows 4. _____ in the past, such Flying Apsaras as farming, eating, fighting wedding 3. _____ and funeral customs. B Do you want to be a true man You’d better take a trip to the Great Wall. As the saying goes, “He who doesn’ t reach the Great Wall is not a true man.” The Great Wall was a long wall to keep enemies(敌人) from the country. Nowadays it is regarded as a wonder of architecture(建筑设计). Millions of tourists come to visit it each year. Also, it is the most visited place for foreign leaders when they come to China. Why is the Great Wall so inviting The Great Wall has different parts and each one is very special. The Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Hebei is the most beautiful section. In spring, it is surrounded by white and red apricot blossoms. During summertime, green plants circle the wall. In autumn, maple leaves paint a golden and red scene. And winter puts the Great Wall in a world of white snow. The “wild wall” is great for backpackers. The wild parts of the wall are for the adventurous(喜欢冒险的) tourists. The Jiankou section of the Great Wall is a famous one. There are many kinds of plants on the wall. Trees grow up between the stones. In some places, you have to climb the stones with both your hands and feet. Be careful when you visit the wild walls, and you’d better not go there alone. Have you heard about Meng Jiangnü The most wel ... ...