江蘇省永豐初級(jí)中學(xué)八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末復(fù)習(xí)練習(xí) 閱讀理解2 牛津版

八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)期末復(fù)習(xí)專題練習(xí)閱讀理解2A Some years ago, on a hot summer day, a little boy decided to go swimming in the old swimming hole. He jumped into the water, but he didn't realize that a crocodile(鱷魚(yú))was swimming toward him. His mother was looking out of the window andsaw the two as they got closer and closer together. She ran toward the waterand shouted to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became scared and made a U-turn toswim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him. From the dock（碼頭）, the mother held her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile caught his legs. That began a tug-of -war（拔河） between the two. The crocodile was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by. When he heard the mother's crying, he ran out from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile. Amazingly, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were full of cuts from the accident. And on his arms were deep scars（傷疤） from his mother's fingernails. A newspaper reporter asked the boy if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, he said to the reporter: "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom wouldn't let go."1. Hearing the mother's voice, the boy_.A. still went on swimming forwards B. became too frightened to swimC. swam back towards his mother D. decided to beat the crocodile2. The boy survived because of the following EXCEPT_.A. his mother's not letting goB. a farmer's helpC. the medical treatmentD. his good swimming skills3. Which is true according to the story?A. The boy's legs were both scarred.B. The crocodile bit the boy's arms.C. The mother lost her arms.D. The mother was hurt badly by the crocodile.4. In the last paragraph, the boy meant to tell the reporter_. A. how deep the scars made by the crocodile were B. how much his mother loved him C. how greatly the scars troubled himD. what a brave and clever hero he was參考答案14 CDABB One afternoon many years ago, I sat down on a bench in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance. The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, ran as fast as he could as if nothing had happened. When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as a failure. Instead, theyconsider it as a learning experience. They try again and again until they succeed. While I was touched by the boy's strong mind, I was also touched by theway he ran. With each attempt, he looked so confident and natural. He onlywanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could. He was just being achild-just being himself-being completely in the moment. He never gave up.Each time he fell, he got himself back up again, as if he knew that falling down was simply a part of life. He was not looking for others' smiles, or worrying about whether someone was watching or not. He only wanted to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in many parts in my life.1. From Paragraph l, we know that the boy's mother_.A. was strict with himB. had a special way to educate her sonC. didn't love her son as much as othersD. was too weak to help her son get up2. Which is true according to the passage? A. The kid was in a blue jacket. B. The kid was about 2 years old. C. The kid was playing with his grandparents when he fell down. D. When the kid fell down he cried for a while.3. The writer was touched by the boy because the boy _. A. might stop running when he fell down B. never fell down if he made up his mind to run C. didn't care about the fall and went on running D. was good at running and never fell down4. What can we learn from the story? A. Falling down will make a person feel frightened from then on. B. Falling down is the mother of success. C. When others are watching, people fall down easily. D. One will succeed if he/she is confident and never gives up.參考答案14 BBCDC When I was in the ninth grade, my parents started fighting about me. If my grades weren't perfect, they would scream at each other at night. I started to worry and couldn't fall asleep. My grades really started to drop too. It was hard to pay attention during class because I felt so tired all the time. My mom had to take me to see a psychologist（心理醫(yī)生） On theway, I started to worry even more. What would my friends think about me if they knew I was going to see a psychologist? What if the psychologistcouldn't cure me? It was not that bad. My psychologist asked me a lot of questions. Wetalked about how my life might improve if I was able to get more sleep. At the end of the consultation（會(huì)診）, I was sent home with a piece of paper called a sleep diary. During the treatment, the psychologist was a cheerleader (啦啦隊(duì)隊(duì)長(zhǎng)) for my life and keptpointing out all the things I was doing right. With her help, I started to notice the positive thingsthat were happening all around me. After about two months of seeing my psychologist, I could sleep at least eight hours a night, sometimes even nine! I felt happier. My grades got better. It was so much better to admit thatsomething was wrong and to do something to over come it rather than just watch my whole lifeget worse and worse!1. Why did the writer go to see a psychologist?A. Because her grades weren't perfect. B. Because she fought with her classmates.C. Because she had an eating problem. D. Because she couldn't fall asleep.2. What did the writer learn during the treatment? A. She learned some skills to fall asleep soon. B. She learned to notice positive things. C. She learned how to improve her grades. D. She learned how to get on well with her parents.3. After seeing the psychologist, when did the writer find her problems become better? A. Two weeks later. B. Six months later. C. Two months later. D. One year later.4. What did the writer think of seeing a psychologist at last? A. It was necessary. B. It was useless. C. It was nothing. D. It was exciting.參考答案14 DBCADI was walking around in a store. I saw a cashier(收銀員) hand a little boy his money back, saying, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll(玩偶)." I walked toward him and asked him whom he wished togive this doll to. "It's the doll that my sister loved the most and wanted so muchfor Christmas," he said. I replied that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her after all, and that he shouldn't worry. He replied to me sadly, "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where sheis now. I have to give the doll to my mom so that she can give it to my sister when she joins her." His eyes were so sad while saying this, "My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mom is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister." My heart nearly stopped. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy, "What if we checked again, just in case you do have enough money?" "Okay," he said. 'el hope that I have enough." I added some of my money to his without him seeing, and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left over. "Thank you, God, for giving me enough money!" said the little boy. I left the store, Feeling as though my life had been changed forever.1. Whom did the boy want to give the doll to? A. His mother. B. His銜end. C. His sister. D. The writer.2. The boy finally had enough money for the doll because_.A. he didn't count correctly at firstB. the writer added some moneyC. the cashier added some moneyD. the cashier made the doll cheaper 3. How did the writer feel at last? A. Ashamed. B. Nervous. C. Happy. D. Angry. 4. What does the story tell us?A. We should help other people in need. B. Money does not matter.C. We should believe in Santa Claus.D. We should borrow money when necessary.參考答案14 CBCAE For Michael, this was difficult. He had conditioned himself to succeed whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he failed for miss. In total, it took him over 20 attempts（嘗試） before he missed a shot. For Michael, success is a strong habit. He had formed a habitthat was so strong that it took him a lot of time to break it and "fail". Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success isalso a habit. The only thing is, Lt is much more effective! Like all habits, once it is established, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to maintain（維持）. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to maintain as any other habit. Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you will want to change again. Then, the only thing you will fail at is failing.1. Why did Jordan attempt 20 times before he missed a shot in the advert?A. Because he didn't work hard enough. B. Because he was not careful enough.C. Because he was too tired.D. Because success was a strong habit for him.2. What do many people wrongly think of success? A. They think it is easy to maintain. B. They think it needs too much action and focus. C. They think it is impossible to form the habit of success. D. They think it doesn't require too much work.3. We can infer the underlined word "it" means_. A. drinking B. smoking C. collecting things D. success4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the Passage? A. For Michael, success means throwing the ball in. B. Habits are something which are difficult to break. C. Success is as easy to maintain as any other habit. D. Success is a habit which you always want to change.5. What does the writer want to tell us?A. We should never miss a shot.B. Trying to fail is necessary.C. We should make success a habit.D. Success is not easy to achieve.參考答案15 DBDDCF Little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm, and they gave him a slingshot(彈弓 ) to play with out in the woods. He practiced for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little upset, he headed back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was walking back, he saw his grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse (沖動(dòng)), he let the slingshot fly, hitting the duck in the head and killing it. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the woodpile（柴堆）, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch the next day,Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the dishes." But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in thekitchen." Then she whispered（耳語(yǔ)） to Johnny, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing,and Grandma said: "I'm sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper." Sally just smiled and said, "Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help you." She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed behind to help make supper. After several days of doing both his chores and Sally's, Johnny finally couldn't stand it anymore. He went to his grandma and said that he had killed the duck. Grandma smiled and gave him a big hug. "Sweetheart, I know," said Grandma. "You see, I was standing at the window the other day and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave(原諒) you. I just wanted to find out how long you would let Sally make a slave（奴隸)of you!"1. What did Johnny's grandparents give him to play with? A. A basketball. B. A football. C. A duck. D. A slingshot.2. How did he feel when he couldn't hit the target? A. Excited. B. Upset. C. Bored. D. Nervous.3. Why did Johnny keep helping Sally do the chores? A. Because Sally was too small to do them. B. Because Sally didn't know how to do them. C. Because he didn't want Sally to tell on him. D. Because he liked doing the chores very much.4. According to what grandma said, when did she find out what he did? A. After Johnny told her. B. After Sally told her. C. As soon as Johnny killed the duck. D. When Johnny helped Sally to do the chores.參考答案14 DBCCG One of my best childhood memories is going to the river and sitting quietly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watching the bamboo trees bend in the wind and then return to their original positions after the wind had died down. When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to come back to itsoriginal position, the word "resilience" comes to my mind. When we usethe word to talk about a person, it means the ability to easily recoverfrom shock, sadness or any other bad situation.Have you ever felt like you are about to snap（垮掉）? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it. Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend but don't break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. Your hope will take you through the unpleasant ordeal (折磨). With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having. If things get tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience, like the bamboo tree. Bend, but don't break!1. What happened to the bamboo trees after the wind?A. They were broken in half.B. They disappeared along with the wind.C. They grew much taller than before.D. They returned to their original positions.2. When talking about a person, the word "resilience" means the ability to _.A. recover from a bad situationB. follow what others sayC. break at a breaking point D. snap in a bad situation3. According to the writer, what should we do when we are in a bad situation? A. Let everything get to us. B. Be hopeful for a better tomorrow. C. Do nothing but enjoy the ordeal. D. Get as close as we can to our breaking point.4. We may bend in the following situations EXCEPT when _.A. we don't do well in our studiesB. we meet with some difficultiesC. we get on well with our study or work D. we have something difficult to deal with參考答案14 DABCHI had been sitting, lost in my thoughts. I needed to make a big decision about my job. It seemed that the more I thought about it, the more complicated(復(fù)雜的) the problem became in my mind. My friend Mary invited me over for lunch and I told her what was thematter. When I finished explaining, she said: "I have a special coin just forthis situation." Then she opened her bag and took out a coin. "This belonged to my grandfather," she said. "And he always used it to make important decisions when he did not know which way to go." "You can't be serious," I looked at my friend, unbelieving. She just gave me the coin. It felt heavy in my hand. "Quickly. Decide which answer is the head (正面) and which one is the tail(反面). Now toss (投拱F) it," said Mary. I did. The head. That would be "Yes". "But that can't be so ! I mean if I did that, it would mean.What are you smiling at?" I asked. She really was, and looked very happy. "You see: you got your answer." "No, I didn't! It showed 'yes', but that can't be right," I said. I stopped talking. I got it. "Now you see why my grandfather used to toss a coin," Mary said. "He did not follow the answer it showed the head or the tail, yes or no. Instead, he listened very carefully to his first emotional reaction(情感反應(yīng)) to the answer the coin gave. And that was the real answer.1. Why was the writer lost in her thoughts? A. Because she didn't do well in her job. B. Because she had to make a big decision in her job. C. Because she couldn't get on well with others. D. Because she didn't have enough money.2. When Mary first told the writer to use the coin, the writer_. A. was interested in it B. believed it would work C. thought it was useless D. liked it very much3. Through the coin, Mary wanted to tell the writer_.A. to follow the answer the coin showed B. to do the opposite to what the coin showedC. to get the first emotional reaction D. to listen to others' opinions4. Which of the following is true? A. The writer hoped that the answer was the tail. B. The writer didn't know what to do at last. C. The writer got the real answer at last. D. The writer finally knew how to toss a com.參考答案14 BCCCI If you put a buzzard（禿鷹） in a cage without a roof （頂棚）， the birdwill be a prisoner, Even though it can fly, it can't fly through the openroof . The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the groundwith a run of 3 0r 4 meters. Without space to run, he will not even try tofly, but will stay in his small jail（監(jiān)牢） for the rest of his life. The ordinary bat that flies around at night cannot take of f from theground. If it is placed on the ground, all it can do is shuffle（穿梭）about helplessly. If it reaches a higher place, it will be able to throw itself into the air. Then it takes off quickly. But on flat ground, it will never fly. A bee dropped into a cup will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will look for a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself. In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling with all their problems and frustrations (挫折), not realizing that the answer is right there above them.1. A buzzard can't fly through the open roof of a cage because_. A. it is too big and heavy to fly up B. it feels the space is too small to start the flight C. it gets used to living in the cage without a roof D. it would like to spend the rest of his life in the jail2. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that_. A. the bat is a kind of smart bird B. the bat can take of f quickly on flat ground C. the bat flies only at night D. the bat can only take of f from a higher place3. Which is NOT true about the bee? A. The bee doesn't try to find a way to escape. B. The bee will die if it isn't taken out of the cup in time. C. The bee always wants to escape from the cup near the bottom. D. The bee doesn't see the way out at the top.4. What's the purpose of the story? A. Many people are like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. B. Animals will also give up when in trouble. C. We should try new ways to deal with difficulties. D. We should solve problems by ourselves.參考答案14 BDDCJ There was once a little orphan（孤兒）girl who had no family and no one to love her. She felt sad