江蘇省永豐初級(jí)中學(xué)八年級(jí)英語上學(xué)期期末復(fù)習(xí)練習(xí) 閱讀理解1 牛津版

八年級(jí)英語期末復(fù)習(xí)專題練習(xí)閱讀理解1（一） Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more foodthan they can finish and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave theclassroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them. Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources, weare short of others, such as fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oilto use in 100 years. Think about it. I think we should say no to the students whowaste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible. In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening.For example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom and try not to order more food than we need. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day if we do our best to form the habit of saving.( )1. From the passage we know that some students often_ in the school. A. eat too much B. don't work hard C. waste things D. throw rubbish everywhere( )2. Which is NOT mentioned in this passage? A. Fresh water. B. Forest. C. Oil. D. Coal.( )3. What may happen in 100 years? A. We may still have enough oil. B. We may still have enough coal. C. We may have a little oil. D. We may have no coal or oil to use.( )4. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Waste brings problems. B. Waste won't bring problems.C. China is rich in fresh water. D. Students never waste things.參考答案 CBDA（二） Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to (附屬于) Renmin University. She has just published(發(fā)表) her first book, The Enigma o the Un/verse(宇宙之謎). The Enigma o f the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星的) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe. Later April finds out a big secret. What's special about this book? It's a book written in both Chinese and English. Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced(影響) by the book Sophie's World and the movie The Truman Show(楚門的世界). Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy(哲學(xué)). Truman's life is run by television. These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English. "My English teacher asked us to write something9" said Su. "I thought I'd write about my idea." Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story. "Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn't find the right words," said Su. "I used the dictionary all the time." After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to translate it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. "It was easy because Chinese is my native language," she said. Su said her story was "a mixture of philosophy, detective(偵探) story and science fiction". "My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play," said Su. "I write the play and I play the role of April. We will show it in our school soon!"( )1. What did Su Su write? A. Harry Potter. B. Sophie's World. C. The Truman Show. D. The Enigma o f the Universe.( )2. In which language did Su Su write this book? A. Chinese. B. English. C. French. D. Both Chinese and English.( )3. How did Su Su write the book? A. She wrote it in Chinese first and then translated it into English. B. She wrote it in English first and then translated it into Chinese. C. She wrote it half in Chinese first and then wrote it half in English. D. She wrote it half in English first and then wrote it half in Chinese.( )4. What do you think of her book? A. It talks about how to learn English well. B. It is a mixture of philosophy, detective story and science fiction. C. It talks about how to learn English grammar well.D. It is a mixture of love.參考答案 DDBB（三） India is an interesting and mysterious country with a long history. Around 2,000 BC, Indian civilization(文明) was born. It is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world. India is also the birthplace of Buddhism(佛教). A famous Chinese novel, Journey to the West, is about a Chinese monk who tries very hard to learn about Buddhism from India. The book comes from a true story. Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk, was sent to India by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. After many years, he brought back lots of Buddhist books. The name "India" was first used by Xuanzang in his work. Today, religion is still an important part of Indian culture. There are many religions there. Most Indian people believe in Hinduism(印度教). In India, cows are very special animals because Hinduism says they are holy(神圣的). So Indians don't sell or eat beef. Like China, India is a developing country with a large population. It has about l. 21 billion people compared to China's 1.37 billion. More than two-thirds of the Indians still live a poor life in the countryside. India has no birth control, so its population is growing fast. By 2030, India might even have more people than China. Hindi(印地語) is the mother tongue of Indian people. But Britain occupied India in 1757 and stayed there until 1947. Because of this, English slowly became the other official language in India.( )1. Journey to the West means " _ " in Chinese. C. 印度之行 D.馬可.波羅游記 ( )2. Why don't Indians sell or eat beef? A. Because they don't like it. B. Because they are afraid of getting ill. C. Because they see cows as holy animals. D, Because beef is very expensive.( )3. India has a large population and it keeps growing. Why does the population grow fast? A. Because India is a big country. B. Because India doesn't have birth control. C. Because more foreign people go to live in India. D. None of A, B and C is right.( )4. What is/are the official language(s) of India? A. Hindi. B. English.C. Chinese. D. Both A and B.參考答案 BCBD（四） Good afternoon, everyone! This is Rose Garden Middle School Radio. John Smith is speaking, with something new to share with you today. We all know that thinking green is sometimes the most difficult thing to do, but not impossible! Bed ZED, a new eco-friendly village(生態(tài)村) in the south of London, has done a great job of providing its villagers with a high-level living standard while getting them to pay more attention to protecting the environment. People in Bed ZED have done many things. They recycle(回收) their paper, plastic, glass and other daily things. They build many houses whose windows face south to get as much sunlight as possible. The rainwater is collected for use in the toilets. Also, the people there travel to work in shared cars or use public transportation if they work far away. Now, you may think it's not easy to live such a life, but let me tell you, it's not! It's a way of life! We just have to say no to what is bad for the environment, and begin working on ideas to protect it. Life would be much more pleasant if villages like Bed ZED existed all over the world! Thank you for listening!( )1. What people in Bed ZED often do is_.A. to build a lot of houses B. to go to work in their own carsC. to recycle the paper, plastic and glassD. to pour waste water into rivers( )2. In Bed ZED, the water used in the toilets may come from_. A. rivers B. running water C. collected rainwater D. the sea( )3. The underlined expression "thinking green" may mean "_". A. building a green house B. keeping simple thoughts C. protecting the environment D. building a green hill( )4. The writer's opinion is that_. A. people should be against building eco-friendly villages B. Bed ZED is a good example in protecting the environment C. the idea of thinking green is hard to work onD. it is very easy to build an eco-friendly village參考答案 CCCB（五） If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can't miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming. There are tiny(微小的) animals, small beautiful cottages（小屋） and small furniture in the park. The biggest attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give magic shows. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height. The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has gotten people of unusual. stature(身高) together. They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with(給深刻印象) their courage and skills. Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit to the Kingdom of Little People?( )1. What is the biggest attraction of the park? A. It is very huge. B. It is in the mountains. C. The performances by little people. D. It looks like a fairyland.( )2. What can we find in the park? Some small animals. Some big animals. Some big castles. Some giants. Some small cottages. Some small furniture.( )3. The underlined word "dwarfs" means "_" in Chinese.A.殘疾人B.智力障礙者C.盲人D.侏儒( )4. Which of the following is TRUE? A. You can watch the performances once a day. B. A dwarf thought of an idea to create the park. C. Dwarfs have a chance to show their talents in the park.D. The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.參考答案 CADC（六） Born on a cold night in a church of a small Australian village, Silent Night, the world's most famous Christmas song, will have its 196th birthday in 2014. The song, named after a German word, was first performed on 24th December, 1818, in the small village of Oberndorf. The priest(牧師), Joseph Mohr, wanted to make the poor villagers happy after the wars. "He asked his friend Franz Gruber, a teacher, to write the music for the six verses(詩節(jié)) written two years ago, and they sang the song together with the help of a simple guitar," says Renate Ebeling-Winkler, a historian and expert on the topic. The song was an immediate success in the small village but wasn't known for many years, until a man from Tyrol took notice of it on his way through the village. It soon became a popular song in the world, and singers performed it in London in 1827, in Moscow in 1831 and in New York in 1839. At that time, people mostly forgot where it was from, and Mohr died in 1848 without ever knowing of his song's success. The song has been translated into more than 330 languages. Every year, thousands of tourists, many from Asia, travel to the small village to take part in the Christmas Eve party in front of the small church.( )1. The song was written in the year of _. A. 1808 B. 1008 C. 2014 D. 1818( )2. In fact, _composed the famous song. A. a priest and a teacher B. a teacher and a villager C. a singer and a stranger D. a villager and a priest( )3. The song, Silent Night, was for_ at first. A. the people who believed God B. the people who loved music C. the people who lost much in the wars D. the people who loved the wars( )4. The underlined phrase "an immediate success" means "_" in Chinese. A.空前絕后 B.震撼人心 C.一舉成名 D.振奮人心( )5. The passage mainly tells us_. A. when the famous song was born B. what the famous song was about C. how the song became famous in the worldD. where the famous song was born參考答案 DACCC（七） All the cities are quite the same. Living in a modern Australian city is not very different from living in an American city. But there are some differences between living on farms. In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, each farm family lives in its own fields. Usually their neighbours live far away. It's hard for them to see each other on weekdays. Their children take school buses to the nearest schools. These schools are only for the farm families in this area. In some areas, there are small schools for a few farm families, and the children walk to their schools. But in Australia it is very different. Farmers live near each other and their children can walk to school and often go home for meals. Life keeps changing for everyone, so do farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, television sets and there are modern machines for farming. All of these are changing farmers' life.( )1. Living in a modern Australian city is almost_ living in an American city. A. different from B. comfortable like C. the same as D. as important as( )2. Usually farm families live in_. A. big cities B. the country C. the school D. mountains( )3. The farmers in_ can visit each other easily on weekdays. A. the world B. Australia C. China D. the USA( )4. How do American farmers' children go to school? A. They take school buses or walk to their schools. B. They ride their bikes to schools. C. They only walk to schools. D. They drive to schools.( )5. What about the farmers' life now? A. Their life is poor. B. Their life is changing.C. They don't like their life. D. Their life is very hard.參考答案 CBBAB（八） Robots are everywhere. They have been into the mountains, into the oceans, and even into space! It's not hard to think of the future when robots will do everything for people. In the future, robots might look, talk and walk like people. Some scientists say you may even have robot friends in a few years' time! But for this, robots must be able to think and have emotions(情感). Scientists can make robots that can act like animals. Professor Ayanna Luc Steels from France is one of them. He is the man behind Sony's "Aibo", a robot dog. Aibo can understand over 70 words and find its way around a house! But Professor Steels really wants to make robots that can act and think like people. "Today, robots are like actors. They may show emotions, but they don't feel emotions themselves," Professor Steels says. "I want to change that." "Robots will be more like humans in the future," Professor Steels says. 6&But most of them will still only do jobs people can't do, or don't want to do. Robots never get bored, tired or scared, so they are perfect for working in factories and in dangerous places. Will robots take over the world? Most scientists don't think this will happen, or at least it won't happen until robots can think! If a robot can't think, it can only do things told by people. So don't worry now!( )1. Robots may become men's friends when they_.A. can talk like men B. can walk like men C. look like men D. have emotions( )2. What is "Aibo"? A. It's a robot cat. B. It's a robot mouse. C. It's a robot dog. D. It's a real dog that can understand over 70 words.( )3. Robots are perfect for working in factories and dangerous places because_.A. they never get bored, tired or scaredB. they don't need any energyC. they never talkD. they can't show emotions today( )4. Someone worries that if robots can think, it will be possible for them to_ the world. A. look after B. take over C. leave D. protect( )5. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Robots can talk as well as humans today. B. Robots can't feel emotions now. C. In the future, humans will use many robots. D. Robots can act like animals now.參考答案 DCABA（九）Hello Sandy,We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. That is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as he used to. However, this meant that we walked in the morning, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live in. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!I have taken lots of photos from the place we live in, across the valley(峽谷) below us, of the morning sunrise, and of the mist（霧氣）in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains（蒸汽火車）are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It was very early (we usually expect snow in January). It rained all day, then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!Both Jenny and I are well. I don't know if I have told you in the last email that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.Please write to tell us your news. Yours,Victor( )1. What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors? A. A hotel. B. A natural park. C. A hospital. D. A cafe.( )2. When did the ladies take a walk?A. Only in the morning. B. Only in the afternoon.C. Both in the morning and in the afternoon. D. In the evening.( )3. They had_ snow this winter. A. an early B. a late C. a usual D. a big( )4. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. The valley. B. Travel. C. The mist. D. The train.( )5. What do we know from this passage? A. This is the first time Victor has written an email to Sandy. B. Edward didn't go travelling because he had just come out of hospital. C. Jenny's new job in a hotel is an easy one. D. People in England like the old steam powered trains very much.參考答案 BCADD（十） Magic is an art form that blends（融合） performance skills with personality. It's different from acrobatics(雜技). Acrobatics is something you know how to do but can't do. Magic is something that you can do if you know the secret. If you want to learn some magic tricks, here are some tips for you. Tip l There are books and DVDs available if you want to learn some magic tricks, but doing it by yourself may be too hard. It is better to look for those who know and have some knowledge about magic to teach you, so you can learn it in a shorter time. Tip 2 In choosing magic tricks to learn, you need to start with those things that are easy enough for starters like you. Learn the basic skills and practise a lot to perfect a trick. Tip 3 Learning magic needs a lot of patience(耐心) and perseverance(毅力). Though it is called a trick that is what viewers want to expose, the strategy of hiding it is the most important task that you need to do while performing the trick. Tip 4 Basically the strategy of hiding the trick to your observers is the magic itself. You need to practise, practise and practise to make this secret trick not be exposed. Tip 5 If you think that you have been perfect, you can ask a few people to watch your magic. Ask them to watch the performance and tell you the points that you need to improve. Usually you need to be lively and make your viewers laugh or smile.( )1. Why does the writer think magic is different from acrobatics? A. Acrobatics needs more performers than magic does. B. Acrobatics only belongs to China but magic belongs to the world. C. Anyon