《2025年通城学典初中英语阅读组合训练八年级上册江苏专版》

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I was talking to my grandson, Youri, about what we wanted most in life. "I'd like to see penguins," he said.
"That's funny! I had the same dream when I was your age," I said.
Why penguins? Neither he nor I knew. Perhaps because this animal was unknown to us. The nearest penguins live in South America; we live in France. As time went by, Youri and I continued to talk about penguins, as if to remind ourselves that we should always make our dreams come true.
One day, I received a postcard from him. On the back he had written that the place was nice, but it lacked penguins. That caused something in me. I dipped into my savings and said to him, "Come on, let's go and see them!"
At the time, I was 81 and Youri was 14. We set off together, all on our own. From Buenos Aires, we crossed Patagonia by bus to Tierra del Fuego. Youri looked after me every step of the way, from making sure I got a good room at the hotel to translating the menu for me with the little Spanish he spoke. Along the way, some French tourists said to me, "You're lucky to have such a grandson!" For me, what my grandson did made this trip the greatest gift of all. We saw the penguins on the banks of the Beagle Channel. In the middle of a group, an adult penguin appeared from the water and got close to its young, spitting out a mouthful of fish it had just caught. It looked tired. The young came up suddenly to eat the fish, and the adult lay on its side, eyes half closed, looking satisfied with its work.
These days, I feel like that penguin when I look at Youri, who is now 20 and knows he can dream big.
素材来源: Reader's Digest
( )1. What was the writer and his grandson's dream?
A. To travel to South America.
B. To travel all over the world.
C. To see an unknown animal.
D. To make the greatest gift.
( )2. What can we know from the fact that Youri sent a postcard to the writer?
A. Youri didn't like the place he visited.
B. Youri really wanted to see penguins.
C. Youri missed the writer very much.
D. Youri was disappointed with the trip.
( )3. How did they get to Tierra del Fuego from Buenos Aires?
A. By plane.
B. By train.
C. By bus.
D. By ship.
( )4. What can we infer from the words of some French tourists?
A. They also wanted to see penguins.
B. They thought Youri was a very good boy.
C. They were jealous of the writer.
D. They planned to travel with Youri.
( )5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. An old man's dream of seeing penguins.
B. How to make one's dreams come true.
C. A boy's love for penguins.
D. A grandson and his grandpa's trip to see penguins.

答案： 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D