包邮八年级下-快捷英语周周练-阅读理解(活页卷)

am often goes shopping with his mother. His favourite shops are the
supermarkets, because they are big and bright and full of different things.
     Adam's mother does the shopping very carefully. She goes to different
SUpermarkets and compares their prices. Adam helps her.
        Last time they went to shopping, Adam and his mother went to Big City Supermarket
  and Top Value Supermarket. They went to Big City Supermarket first.
        "List the prices of the tinned (罐头的) foods, Adam," his mother said. "I'll list the
  prices of the fresh foods."
        Adam walked up and down the aisles (走廊). He wrote down all the prices. Then he
  found his mother looking at the vegetables.
        "How much is the tinned milk powder (奶粉)?" his mother asked him.
        "Three pounds," Adam said and looked at his list.
        "How much is the tinned fish?" his mother asked.
        "Two pounds," Adam told her.
        He told her the prices of all the tinned foods, and then they went to Top Value Supermarket.
  They compared the prices. Some things were cheaper at Top Value than at Big City. Some
  things were more expensive.
        What do you think Adam's mother did?
   1. Does Adam often go shopping with his mother?
   2. What are Adam's favorite shops?
   3. Why does Adam's mother go to different supermarkets?
     4. What did Adam's mother ask him to do?
     5. How much was the tinned milk powder?
      The Year of the Dog has gone and this year we have pigs. What words
can we think of for pigs?
     Some bad words maybe, like silly, dirty, greedy (贪婪) ... But, are
these true?
     When we see pigs, they are usually in dirty water or behind dirty
fences. But pigs also want to be clean if they can. Pigs have no sweat glands (汗腺), so they
have to get cool in water when they feel hot.
     If people are greedy, we say they "pig out". Yes, pigs love eating a lot. But they are
useful to people. People not only eat their meat. but also use other parts of pigs. Pig skin is
used for glue and shoes. The hair can be used to make brushes. Sometimes, pigs are even
used to make medicine.
     "He is as silly as a pig!" This expression is wrong. Pigs are very smart animals. Among
all animals, they are the third cleverest--monkeys, dolphins and pigs. Scientists think the
training of pigs is easier than the training of dogs and cats. Pigs have a very good sense of
smell (嗅觉). They can find things nearby or faraway. They can also help the police to sniff
out drags (毒品) at an airport or at a train station!
1. In this passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us that __
  A. pigs are always very silly, dirty and greedy
  B. pigs are as clever as monkeys and dolphins
  C. people's ideas about pigs are not always correct
2. Pigs usually like to stay in water in hot weather because they can __ there.
  A. clean themselves      B. drink water            C. get cool
3. The __ of pigs can be used to make glue.
  A. skin  &n