【备考期末】吉林市八年级英语上册期末阅读理解汇编doc

【备考期末】吉林市八年级英语上册期末阅读理解汇编doc
一、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项训练
1．阅读理解
It was Tom's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of presents from his family. His grandpa gave him a beautiful big drum（鼓）. Of all the presents, Tom liked his drum best. He made terrible noise with it, but his mother didn't mind. His father was working in the daytime and Tom was in bed when he got home in the evening. So he didn't hear the noise. But one of his neighbors didn't like the noise. So one morning she took a knife and went to Tom's house when he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Tom, do you know there is something very nice inside your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let's find it.”
（1）How old was Tom?
A. He was fifteen years old.
B. He was five.
C. He was fifty.
D. He was half past five.（2）What did his mother think of his making terrible noise with the drum?
A. She couldn't stand it.
B. She was pleased（满意）with his behavior（行为）.
C. She didn't mind.
D. We don't know.
（3）Who didn't like the noise?
A. Tom's mother.
B. Tom's neighbor.
C. Tom's father.
D. Tom's grandpa.（4）How did Tom's neighbor deal with（处理） his drum?
A. She lied to Tom that something nice was inside his drum.
B. She cut the drum open with a knife.
C. She called the police.
D. She didn't mind it.
（5）Was there anything very nice in the drum really?
A. No，there was.
B. Yes，there wasn't.
C. No，there wasn't.
D. Yes，there was. 2．阅读理解
Books come to life in Australia once a year, when students dress up as their favorite characters and come to school. They are taking part in Book Week. Each year in August, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating（庆祝）this big activity. Book Week is run by the Children's Book Council of Australia.
And the best part? Everyone dresses up in costumes（服装）, even the teachers. Many dress as characters from books or films, like Willie Wonka, Snow White, Robin Hood, Peter Pan and even C-3P0 from Star Wars. "He wanted to go as something from Star Wars," Veronica Sagredo said of her son Marlon. "Last year he went as a gladiato（r 角斗士）, because he likes history books." Others dress up as famous Australian heroes（英雄）to celebrate the country's history. "It is a fun way to focus on reading and the children really enjoy it, whether they like reading or not," an Australian junior school teacher Nicole Grima said.
Some students do a lot to have the best costume. And teachers plan activities or make competitions to show how important it is to read. Children's Book Council chairperson, professor Margot Hillel, said books would always be loved. "Hugging（拥抱）it, smelling it, turning the
pages and sharing it with an adult（成人）," she told the Daily Telegraph.
Each year, there are awards for the best Australian children's book. This year was the 70th year of the awards.
（1）How do the kids in Australia dress up in August to celebrate Book Week?
A. As Halloween characters.
B. As their favorite book characters.
C. As characters in Shakespeare plays.
D. As people from their families, like their parents.（2）What does the school teacher Nicole Grima think of the activity?
A. Students actually don't like this activity.
B. It is interesting for students to improve their reading.
C. It makes students focus on the costumes rather than reading.
D. It is neither important nor meaningful for students' studies.
（3）Why did the teachers develop so many activities on Book Week?
A. To keep the kids busy.
B. To help the kids learn the importance of reading.
C. To turn Book Week into Drama Week.
D. To make full use of their costumes.
（4）What does the underlined word "award" mean in Chinese?
A. 赠品
B. 庆典
C. 奖励
D. 书市3．阅读理解
In 1969, humans landed on the moon for the first time. Now, many other countries want to go there as well. Why?
The moon has a lot of minerals （矿物质） and other useful things. We want to find out if we can use them. The moon is our closest neighbor in space. We can use it as a rest station. Then, we can learn more about other planets far away in space.
The moon is 3,474 kilometers in diameter （直径）. It is about one-fourth the size of Earth. If Earth is the size of a basketball, the moon is the size of a tennis ball.
The moon has much less gravity than Earth. If you can jump 1.5 meters on Earth, you can jump 9 meters on the moon.
The moon is very quiet. There is no sound there. There are a lot of grey rocks on it. The moon's sky is always black.
Our moon is about 384,400 kilometers away from Earth. The total length of the Great Wall is about 21,200 kilometers. We would have to put about ____ Great Walls end to end to reach the moon!
（1）We can put ________ into the blank in the last Paragraph?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
（2）We can learn from the passage that____________.
A. In 1969, Chinese first landed on the moon
B. The moon has minerals, sound and rock
C. The moon is the size of a tennis ball
D. The earth has more gravity than the moon
（3）The passage is mainly about ____________.
A. why people want to go to the moon
B. how big the moon is
C. how far the moon is from the earth
D. what the moon is like
4．阅读理解
Dear Mom,
Today I'm going to tell you something special, I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.
Every time you come home and see the dirty house, I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house. I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I have too much homework, and I'm so tired, too, I also want to tell you one thing-I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don't study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don't feel frustrated（挫败的） about my grades, OK?
I have made up my mind that I will do my homework as quickly as I can so that I can have time to clean the house, I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason— I want to make you a happy mom.
I love you!
Yours,
Sally （1）Sally thinks her mother fells every day.
A. tired and angry
B. happy but tired
C. excited and happy
D. bored and tired （2）Sally can't help her mother because .
A. she is too lazy at home
B. she has 10 play with friends
C. she often watches TV at home
D. there is too much homework
（3）The underlined word "praise" here means" "in Chinese.
A. 批评
B. 教育
C. 表扬
D. 陪伴（4）Why does Sally want to do homework quickly?
A. Because she wants to use the Internet.
B. Because she wants to help her mother.
C. Because she wants to go to bed early.
D. Because she decides to get good grades.
（5）Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Sally decides to study hard to make her mother happy.
B. Sally's mother doesn't want Sally to watch TV at all.
C. Sally's mother doesn't like her to clean the room.
D. Sally and her mother have time to have a talk.
5．阅读理解
It was wonderful in Taiwan. I still remember my last trip to Taiwan.
First, I visited the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. It began to be built in 1962. It was completed in 1965. In this museum, you can find lots of exhibitions（展品）. The museum keeps about 600, 000 artworks. The clerks of the museum say they change exhibitions every three months.
Yinke was the second place I visited. It is a great town. There are some beautiful buildings in the town. The buildings look like European houses. These buildings make Yinke look like old England.
It was a great experience to visit Keelung. The Keelung coasts are very famous for their wonderful scenes. There is also a seafood market. You can buy fresh product there.
Then I arrived at Danshui. The most interesting place of Danshui is the Lover's Bridge. The bridge connects one side of the river with the other side. It is about 40 meters long. However, only one person can cross it at a time.
I like Taiwan and I want to visit Taiwan again if I have free time.
（1）Which of the following is NOT true about the National Palace Museum in Taiwan?
A. The museum keeps about 600,000 artworks.
B. You can find lots of exhibitions in the museum.
C. The clerks of the museum change exhibitions every three months.
D. It took about five years to finish building the museum
（2）Why are the Keelung coasts very famous?
A. Because fresh product there is very famous.
B. Because people can buy wonderful seafood there.
C. Because the coasts have wonderful scenes.
D. Because there are some beautiful European houses.
（3）How many places did the author visit in Taiwan?
A. Three.
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
（4）What is the best title of the passage?
A. Taiwan and Keelung
B. The Lover's Bridge
C. A Visit to Yinke
D. A Trip to Taiwan 6．根据短文内容, 选择正确答案。

D
Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth（再生） and new life. The long, cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming（开）. The season represents（代表）hope, joy and beauty. At this time, many people think of this classical music piece —“Spring”, which show s happiness. Italian composer （作曲家） Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundreds.
However, not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by K.D Lang is about
dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded “I Dream of Spring” in 2008.
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote “It Might as Well Be Spring” for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness（焦虑） or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wr ote “Spring Is Here”, this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.
Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, “Spring Will be a Little Late This Year”. Why has the season been delayed（延迟）? Because the singer's lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released（发行）her version of the song in 1953.
By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy（牛仔）song? Gene Autry was one of America's most famous singing cowboys. He recorded “When It's Spring time in the Rockies” in 1937.
And finally, we'll leave you with a sunny song called “Up Jumped Spring”. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz（爵士） song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.
（1）If you are not happy, you'd better listen to “”.
A. Up Jumped Spring
B. I Dream of Spring
C. Spring Is Here
D. Spring Will be a Little Late This Year
（2）“It Might as Well Be Spring is a song” that .
A. is also called “State Fair”
B. is sung by Ella Fitzgerald
C. has a lonely feeling
D. was written by two people
（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers.
B. K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs.
C. Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first.
D. Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.
（4）Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?
A. “Spring”.
B. “I Dream of Spring”.
C. “When It's Springtime in the Rockies”.
D. “Spring Will be a Little Late This Year”.
（5）What's the purpose of the author to write the passage?
A. To introduce some songs about spring.
B. To introduce some wonderful music.
C. To introduce some famous singers.
D. To express his/ her love to spring.
7．根据短文内容选择正确答案。

C
There are many kinds of animals that live in the forest, such as mice, rabbits, squirrels, bears. Animals in the forest depend on（依靠）one another for food. Many small forest animals,
such as mice, eat green plants for food, and then larger animals eat them. This is called food chain. A food chain begins with the sun. The green plants in the forest use the sun's energy to make food for themselves. It's called photosynthesis（光合作用）. Mice eat flowers and seeds that forest plants produce（生产）.The mice get their energy from the plants, and the mice become food for a larger animal, such as the hunting hawk. So the energy from the sun passes from the plants to the mice to the hawk. A break（中断）in any part of this food chain means some animals may not have enough food to eat.
（1）Photosynthesis takes place when _____________.
A. larger animals eat small animals.
B. green plants use the sun's energy to make food.
C. Forest animals eat the food made by green plants.
D. The food chain is broken.
（2）What's the first link（环） in a food chain?
A. The sun
B. The earth
C. Green plants
D. Forests animals
（3）Animals sometimes cannot find enough food because _____________.
A. it's cloudy.
B. there is very little food in a forest.
C. Photosynthesis stops.
D. There is a break in the food chain.
（4）What does the food chain show about living things?
A. They depend on each other.
B. Large animals eat small animals.
C. Plants with flowers are the most important.
D. Plants are more than animals.
（5）What may be the best title of the passage?
A. Animals in the world
B. Food chain
C. Plants and man.
D. Animals are in danger. 8．根据短文内容选择正确答案。

B
Today I went to Sam's school in the UK. It was really different from my school in China.
Girls wore grey skirts and white shirts, boys wore grey trousers, and everyone wore the school tie.
Some of Sam's lessons were a bit strange for me. We were reading Shakespeare in the English lesson, and there were quite some old words like "thou" and "thee" to mean "you". In history we studied 20th Century China. It was strange hearing a foreign side of history — and hearing English people trying to say all our Chinese names!
Classes were also a lot more relaxing than in China. Teachers were called "sir" or "miss", everyone shouted answers and raised their hands in classes. It was more like a debate than a class. A bell rang at the end of each lesson and everyone jumped up to go to the next class.
At break we bought potato chips and cookies in the dining room. Lunch was later than in China at 1 o'clock. We had big plates of pie with carrots. For dessert there was hot sweet rice called rice pudding.
It was good that I'd had an excellent lunch, because at Sam's school Monday afternoons are taken up with sports.
I played my first game of netball — a bit like basketball, but with some differences. Luckily I'd had a quick look in the rule book before I tried to join in the game.
（1）Paragraph 2 shows that _______.
A. They wear uniforms in Sam's school
B. lessons are different between schools in China and the UK
C. there is a break of 30 minutes every day in the school
D. sports take up much lime in Sam's school
（2）The underlined word "debate" ill Paragraph 4 means ____ .
A. fight
B. exam
C. discussion
D. suggestion
（3）What do they have for lunch at Sam's school'?
A. Pie and hot sweet rice.
B. Potato chips
C. Cookies.
D. Carrots.（4）What class do Sam have on Monday afternoon?
A. Maths
B. History
C. PE
D. Music
（5）What's the best title for the passage?
A. Relaxed classes in the UK
B. Clothes, food and sports in a UK school
C. Strange lessons in Sam's school
D. A day in Sam's school
9．完形填空
Bicycles in China
Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore（因此）, China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared（与……比）with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can't afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What's more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don't obey the traffic rules and some riders don't think about others' safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.
（1）Where can you see bicycles in China?
A. In the big city.
B. In the town.
C. In the country.
D. Almost everywhere.（2）“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.
A. China has a large number of bicycles
B. China makes bicycles
C. bicycles are a kingdom
D. only China has bicycles
（3）Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?
A. Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.
B. Bicycles are easy to park.
C. Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.
D. Bicycles are safer than cars.
（4）What problems can bicycles bring?
A. Bicycles are more and more expensive.
B. Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.
C. There are no places for so many bicycles.
D. Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.
（5）What does the last sentence mean?
A. We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.
B. It's too far to ride bicycles.
C. Bicycles are safe enough.
D. We still need to do much to solve the problem.
10．根据短文内容选择正确答案。

A
Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, “Tell me-what would you most like to do if your doctor tells you that you have only three months to live?"
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
"Well," he said, "if I have only three months to live, I'll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time."
"That's very interesting." Paul said. With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, "And what about you?"
"I'll tell you a secret," Allan said. "I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I'll buy the fastest
car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races. " Then he laughed, "I might even end up with （以......而告终） a world champion."
"Now it's your turn," Allan went on. "If your doctor tells you the bad news, what would you most like to do?"
"Oh," said Paul with a smile. "I'll go and see another doctor."
（1）The three men were talking __________.
A. in the post office
B. in the waiting room
C. on the train
D. on the chairs （2）The man called __________ answered the question first.
A. Carl
B. Allan
C. Erik
D. Paul
（3）What would Allan do if he were told the bad news?
A. He would take all his money out of the bank and go to foreign countries.
B. He would buy the fastest car in the world. He might even end up with a world champion.
C. He would have nothing to do.
D. He would go and see another doctor.
11．阅读理解
Long long ago, there was a blacksmith（铁匠）. He was always unhappy with his life. "I'm always hot as a blacksmith. I want to be a stone on the mountain. There it must be cool." A wise man could change everything. The blacksmith went to the wise man. The wise man said, "Be a stone!" The blacksmith became a stone. A moment later, a stonemason（石匠） came and saw the stone. "It's what I want," he said and began to cut it. The stone cried, "Ouch! I don't want to be a stone. I want to be the sun. That would be great." The wise man said, "Be the sun!" And he became the sun. But the sun was much hotter, so he said, "I don't like this. I'd like to be the moon. It looks cool!" The wise man said again, "Be the moon!" And he became the moon. "This is hotter than being the sun, because the light from the sun shines（照射）on me" he said, "I don't want to be the moon. I want to be a blacksmith again. That's the best life."
But the wise man said, "I'm tired of your changing. You want to be the moon, now you are the moon, and you'll be the moon in the future."
（1）Why did the blacksmith want to be a stone on the mountain?
A. Because he didn't like working.
B. Because he thought a stone was very happy.
C. Because he thought being a stone was cool.
D. Because a stone on the mountain could see everything.
（2）What's the right order that the blacksmith changed?
A. the sun----the moon----the stone
B. the stone----the moon----the sun
C. the moon----the sun----the stone
D. the stone----the sun----the moon
（3）What's the best title for this text?
A. The Hottest Work
B. A Poor Blacksmith
C. Enjoy Your Present （目前的）Life
D. Different kinds of life
12．阅读理解
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have good friends or a group of friends in their lives.
Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you？Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?
Your answers are welcome.
（1）Many teenagers think that ________ can understand them better.
A. friends
B. brothers
C. sisters
D. parents
（2）________ is very important to teenagers.
A. To make friends
B. Communication
C. To stop meeting friends
D. Both A and B
（3）When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually ________.
A. stay alone at home
B. fight with their parents
C. discuss it with their friends
D. go to their brother and sister for help
（4）The sentence “Your answers are welcome.” means“________”
A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us.
B. We've got no idea, so your answers are welcome.
C. Your answers are always right.
D. You can give us all the right answers.
13．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A lion was getting tired of hunting. He called all animals and passed an order. "Every day one of you should come by yourself as my food." All animals started to obey this order.
It was the rabbit's day. The rabbit was very sad. As he was going to the lion's den （兽穴）, he came across an old well （井）. He looked into it. It was very deep and dangerous. He made a plan in his mind.
The lion was very angry that no animal had come that day. The rabbit slowly came towards the lion. The lion shouted, "Why are you late?" The rabbit humbly （低声下气地） replied, "On my way another lion chased me. I got away with much difficulty to give my life to you."
The lion was pleased with the rabbit. But the thought of another lion in the jungle made him
angry. The lion shouted, "Do you know where he lives?" The rabbit replied, "Yes, sir. Please come with me."
The rabbit took the lion to the old well. He said, "Sir, that lion lives in this well." The lion looked into the well. He mistook his reflection （倒影） for another lion. He shouted and there was an echo.
He thought that the other lion was shouting too and jumped into the well. That was the end of the lion.
（1）The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to "________".
A. the rabbit
B. the lion's den
C. the old well
D. the plan
（2）The lion was ________ when he thought of another lion in the jungle.
A. pleased
B. angry
C. excited
D. bored
（3）The underlined word "echo" means "________" in Chinese.
A. 影像
B. 回声
C. 波纹
D. 折射（4）We can learn that ________ from the passage.
A. Sometimes wisdom can win
B. It's bad to be lazy
C. It's good to have good friends.
D. The order is not necessary sometimes
14．阅读理解
Tom was walking through the forest with his axe （斧子） when a sapling （树苗）.Called to him and stopped him on his way.
"Could you please help me clear away these trees.my kind friend? They are stealing （窃取）all of my sunshine. There is no room because of the trees .so my roots cannot grow freely. I cannot feel the wind with the trees above me."
Tom decided he could do this favor for the poor sapling. He swung his axe and cleared the trees around the sapling.
But after Tom made space for the sapling, the hot sunlight dried his leaves. Then there was a heavy rainstorm. The poor sapling couldn't stand（忍受）the weather.
"Oh, foolish one." said a farmer who was passing by. "The taller trees may seem like they're taking your sunshine, space and wind form you, but they're actually helping you. They protect you from sunburns, heavy rain and other bad weather. _____.You only see them taking your space, but you don't see how they help you. One day when you grow up, you might be the one to protect other saplings."
（1）What did the sapling ask Tom to do?
A. To stop using the axe on him.
B. To cut down the trees around him.
C. To move him away from other trees.
D. To protect him from bad weather.
（2）Why did the sapling ask Tom to help him?
A. Because he wanted to be the tallest tree.
B. Because he was getting too much sunshine.
C. Because his roots were covered by other trees.
D. Because he thought other trees stopped his growth.
（3）Why did the farmer try to help the sapling understand?
A. Other trees were being foolish.
B. The taller trees were protecting it.
C. It would grow much taller than other trees.
D. The taller trees shared most of the sunshine.
（4）Which sentence can be put in the blank?
A. Every coin has two sides.
B. You need much more sunlight and water.
C. It's dangerous to grow up.
D. It's easy for taller trees to protect you.
15．阅读理解
Who is your hero（偶像）? Why do you like the person? Cool looks? Money? A lot of talent （才华）?
Shanghai teenagers say they look for more than that. Most of them say their heroes are hardworking and brave.
The NBA star Yao Ming is the No. 1 Chinese hero with 48 per cent of all votes（投票）. Zheng Hua, a 13-year-old boy from Shanghai, said," It is hard for him to play basketball in the NBA. He's a big star. Most of us think he is still kind and loves others after he becomes a famous star. He also helps disabled（残疾的）children."
Jay Zhou from Taiwan is one of the teen's favourite stars. Liu Yan from a high school of Shanghai is one of Jay's big fans. In her sight, Jay is not just a pop star." Jay's so kind to his mother and grandma. He takes good care of them," said Liu Yan.
Wang Hao, from a high school of Guangdong, said he liked Zhou Enlai."He's great. He loved his people. He saw the people as his own children. And he never thought he was different from others."
Shanghai students also like American businessman Bill Gates. Many teenagers consider him as their hero. One teenager from Beijing who likes Bill Gates said," Bill Gates works hard. And he doesn't like to tell everyone how rich he is. He also has courage. He left school to start his own business."
（1）Most of the teenagers think their heroes must be ___________.
A. hard-working and brave
B. rich and good-looking
C. talented and good-looking
D. brave and talented
（2）Teenagers like Yao Ming because ___________ after he becomes a famous star.。