成都市外国语学校八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

成都市外国语学校八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编
一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练
1．阅读理解
1970 was World Conservation（保护）Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world was in danger. They hoped something could be" done.
Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 kinds of plants, trees and flowers in Holland（荷兰）, but now only 866 are left. The others have been destroyed （毁灭）by modern people and their science. We are polluting earth, air, water and everything around us. We can't live without these things. If things go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves. What will happen in the future? Perhaps it's more important to ask "What must we do?". More and more young people have known this. Many of them are helping to save our earth. For example, they plant trees. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a song called "No one's going to change our world". It was made by Cliff Gichard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve tigers, elephants and pandas on the earth.
（1）The United Nations hoped something could be done .
A. to conserve the world
B. to change the world
C. to develop the world
D. to destroy the world
（2）Why aren't there many plants, trees and flowers in Holland now?
A. Because people there didn't need so many plants, trees or flowers.
B. Because people there destroyed them.
C. Because little conservation has been done there.
D. Because people need more land to live on.
（3）How many kinds of plants, trees and flowers have been destroyed in Holland?
A. 1,300
B. 2,166
C. 866
D. 434
（4）We shall destroy ourselves if we go on .
A. planting trees and flowers
B. polluting earth, air and water around us
C. saving the world
D. helping to conserve tigers, elephants and pandas 2．阅读理解
When you are ill, you must be unhappy because you feel uncomfortable, you don't want to work and you may have to stay in bed. This makes you feel very sad.
What makes us ill? They are germs. Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes. But you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）. They are very, very small and there could be hundreds of them on a little piece of something.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope. We will see a lots of them in it, so your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs are not only found in water. They are found in air and dust（灰尘）, if you get a cut in the finger, and if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut, germs will come into your finger. Your finger will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes if the germs go into all of your body, you may have pain in every part of the body.
What can you do to fight germs? You should wash your hands with soap and water. Soap kills many germs, and water washes them away.
（1）The underlined word "germs" means ________ in Chinese.
A. 尘埃
B. 细胞
C. 赃物
D. 病菌（2）If we want to find out how many germs there are, we can use ________.
A. eyes
B. glasses
C. microscopes
D. cameras
（3）According to the passage, we can find a lot of germs at ________ places.
A. clean
B. dirty
C. quiet
D. noisy
（4）From the passage, we know that germs are ________ to us.
A. friendly
B. bad
C. useful
D. important
3．阅读理解
A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help exam grades. The report says parents may waste their money by using it to get their kids to study more.
However, the promise of a trip could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Scientists looked at how promises of money and tickets to shows affected students' studying and learning. Over 10,000 students took part in the survey. There was an improvement in class work and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.
Lead scientist Dr. Simon Burgess thought the survey showed something important and interesting. He said it had not found something that really got students to work harder. He added that, clearly, some students have a lot of goals. They believe that education is a way of getting a brighter future, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference." He said these children think exam success is all in your genes because of their family environment.
Education expert Dr. Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of money to get children to study, especially for children from poor families. He wrote, "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."
（1）We can see from the new report that .
A. students don't like to travel at all
B. lots of students are harder to get more money
C. money can not help students get better grades
D. parents need a lot of money to help their children
（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The survey shows something makes students really work harder.
B. Some students think education is very important for their future.
C. Students will work harder if they don't think they have good genes.
D. Having trips is more important than owning much money in our life.
（3）If a student thinks gene is the most important, he might agree make（s）the difference.
A. good teachers
B. working hard
C. much money
D. family environment （4）We might read the passage in the part of in a newspaper.
A. health
B. culture
C. sports
D. education
4．阅读理解
You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? Do they often go to parties? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. Here are the results.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About one in two spends more than two hours on their homework every day. Why? Maybe they' just want to improve themselves, or they do that just because of the school and their parents.
Who sleeps most often in class?
About 45 percent of Japanese students doze off in class. 32% of us students feel sleepy in class, while in China, there are 5% students sleeping in class. Why do Japanese students get tired and sleepy in class more easily? Because they always like to stay up late at night!
Who is the most distracted?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them talk to friends in class. 46.9% of them eat in class, and 38.9% of them send e-mails or read other books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends or go to parties. Most Japanese students do exercise while most South Korean students watch TV.
（1）What percent of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day?
A. 32%
B. 45%
C. 50%
D. 64.2%
（2）What does a "distracted student" usually do in class?
A. He listens to his teachers very carefully.
B. He keeps quiet and does his homework.
C. He always falls asleep in class.
D. He does things that have nothing to do with learning.
（3）What does the passage mainly want to tell us?
A. The students from different countries have different character.
B. Chinese students work much harder than those from other countries.
C. The students around the world do something different in their free time.
D. Most students in the world are interested in going online or watching TV.
5．阅读理解
Techeng Island（特呈岛）lies in the southeast of Zhanjiang. The villagers there used to make a living by fishing. But now, most of them make much money by doing business. They believe that their island is a gift from nature and they give thanks to it every day. In 2003, President Hu Jintao came to visit the island and pointed out that the government of Zhanjiang should take the is land into a "civilized new ecotourism island"（文明生态旅游新海岛）. Since then, the island has opened a new page in history.
Today, the island has become a popular place for tourists. It takes you about 15 minutes to get there by boat from Maxie Pier（码头）near Haibin Park. But it is a just 8-minute boat ride from
Zhanjiang Port Pier. In the resort（度假村）, you can not only enjoy the fantastic sights but also have a lot of interesting things to do, like walking on the beach, visiting the museum and enjoying the delicious seafood. The best way to relax yourself is to enjoy the hot springs（温泉）there.
Welcome to Techeng Island! It's a place to visit!
（1）How did the villagers on Techeng Island make a living in the past?
A. By doing business.
B. By enjoying the fantastic sights.
C. By fishing.
D. By giving thanks to nature.
（2）When has the island opened a new page in history?
A. In 2003.
B. Since 2003.
C. Nobody knows.
D. In the past.（3）How long does it take to get there by boat from Zhanjiang Port Pier?
A. 8 minutes.
B. 15 minutes.
C. A long time.
D. 23 minutes.（4）The hot springs can help you________.
A. enjoy the sights
B. relax yourself
C. eat seafood
D. visit the museum （5）Techeng Island is a place________.
A. that lies in the west of Zhanjiang
B. where all the villagers live a poor life
C. that young people may find boring
D. that tourists like to visit
6．阅读理解
Many people like to travel during their vacations. Some people travel in tour groups because they think it is safe and cheap. A tour guide takes care of the group and makes sure the group can see a lot of interesting and beautiful sights. Other people like traveling alone or with friends. If you travel by yourself, you are free to see what you want to see.
Why do people like to travel? Some people travel to learn more about other countries' people, culture, food and languages. Some people travel for adventure（冒险）. They want to do some different things, such as skiing, bungee jumping and mountain climbing. Other people like to shop when they travel. They look for new things or cheap ones when shopping.
There are different ways to travel. Some people take trains, boats or buses, some fly and others drive cars. Some people like to travel slowly and spend a long time in each place, while others like to take quick tours and visit more places in a short time.
（1）Why do some people like traveling in tour groups?
A. Because they think it is safe and cheap.
B. Because they have different ways to travel.
C. Because they want to see interesting sights.
D. Because they want to learn more about people from other countries.
（2）How many reasons do people travel for according to the passage?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
（3）Some people take quick tours because .
A. they travel by car
B. they like to visit many places in a short time
C. they have much time for traveling
D. they want to spend a long time in each place （4）If a person travels for adventure, he may choose to get different experiences. A. riding and bungee jumping B. skiing and swimming
C. walking and mountain climbing
D. skiing and bungee jumping
7．阅读理解
Mr. Ellis is very old. He has seen many changes in his hometown.
He knows that things are different now. But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them. He often talks about his favorite birds , the robins （一种小鸟---鸫）."When I was a boy, these houses were not here. There were wide fields and tall trees. Every spring the robins would come. Thousands of them would fly up to the north from the south. They spent the winter in the south. Some would build their nests （巢） in the trees near our houses. Then people started to cut down trees, and built more houses. The robins stopped coming. They couldn't build their nests near our houses because there were no trees."
"Now there are too many houses and too many roads. There are no places for the robins. They don't come any more."
（1）Mr. Ellis often talks about__________.
A. his old house
B. the old days
C. his life now
D. his family
（2）The robins spent the winter in__________.
A. the south
B. the west
C. the north
D. the east
（3）__________ built the nests in the trees.
A. Mr. Ellis
B. Some people
C. The robins
D. Some dogs
（4）The robins hasn't come to the hometown because
A. people has built more houses.
B. There are too many trees.
C. it is colder in the north now.
D. There are no places for the robins.
（5）From the passage we can know that___________.
A. Mr. Ellis likes his new life now.
B. there were many houses in the old days.
C. the robins can make houses without trees.
D. Mr. Ellis is not happy with the changes there.
8．阅读理解
You might eat dinner together as a family or you may all sit in the living room and watch TV, but you might not talk much. So a family meeting is necessary. If you have a busy family, a weekly meeting is a good idea. You can talk about a problem or make a plan in the meeting.
Having family meetings is a good way to improve（改善）communication among all family members. Everyone who lives in the home should be encouraged to join in the family meeting. That includes（包括）not only the nuclear family, but also any relative （亲戚）that lives in the house, such as grandparents or cousins.
Everyone in the meeting should get some time to talk. If some people don't want to talk, just ask them about the best thing that happened to them that day. It might help start the conversation（交谈）.
You also need to make some simple rules for your meetings. " Only one person talks at a time" or" No smart phone use during meetings" may make everyone stay respectful（尊重人的）. You can use your first meeting to make a few simple rules that everyone agrees on. If your kids have
trouble waiting their turn to talk, you can find a fun way to let them know that only one person talks at a time. Use a pen or a ball to show that it's your turn to talk. When you finish speaking, you pass the pen or the ball to someone else.
（1）What should people do in a family meeting according to the passage?
A. Have dinner together.
B. Watch TV in the living room.
C. Communicate with each other.
D. Clean the living room together.
（2）What does a nuclear family（Paragraph 2）include?
A. Parents and relatives.
B. Parents and children.
C. Parents and grandparents.
D. All the members in the house.
（3）What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. How to make a family meeting go well.
B. What you shouldn't do in a family meeting.
C. How to make a family meeting interesting.
D. What children can learn from a family meeting.
（4）Who is the passage written for?
A. Parents.
B. Children.
C. Volunteers.
D. Teachers. 9．阅读理解
If you're feeling tired and stressed because you have too much going on, like lots of after-school activities, you might feel better if you give something up, even if it's just for a term or so. Sometimes lots of activities-even if they're all fun-can make you feel stressed by keeping you busy all the time. On the other hand, if problems at home are troubling（使烦恼）you, in fact some after-school activities may help you relax and feel better.
There are also relaxing exercises that you can use to keep stress away. The easiest one is to breathe（呼吸）in slowly and deeply through your nose, and then exhale slowly through your mouth. Do this two to four times.
You can do breathing exercises anytime. You can even do breathing exercises in class if you're nervous before a test.
The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If you're always busy with schoolwork and have to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep yourself in mind Sleep, Exercise, Leisure（something fun）, and Food.
If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you'll probably be less stressed out!
（1）What may help if you have problems at home according to the passage?
A. Doing a part-time job.
B. Doing some housework.
C. Doing some after-school activities.
D. Watching much TV.
（2）Which is the best way to keep stress away?
A. Doing exercise anytime.
B. Making good decisions about how to spend time.
C. Taking care of yourself and getting much food to eat.
D. Doing breathing exercises in class.
（3）What does the underlined word "exhale" mean in the passage?
A. To breathe in.
B. To breathe out.
C. To get on.
D. To get off.（4）Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. How to Keep Stress Away
B. How to Keep Fit
C. Where is Stress From
D. What is Stress
10．阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I've been dancing since I was 14, when my best friend asked me to go to an after-school dance class with her. I enjoyed that dance class and from then on, I began to dance. After every class, I always have to stretch out（拉伸）my legs and back! It feels like as much exercise as a sport.
However, most people think dancing isn't a sport. They think it's an art form（艺术形式）. It is easy to see why those people think so. Dancing to music is relaxing and enjoyable, just like watching a play.
On the other hand, many people think that dancing is a sport. No matter what kind of dance you do, you always use all of your muscles （肌肉）. So, dancers are often just as athletic as football players, runners or swimmers.
In my opinion, dancing is both a sport and an art form. It has brought me great fun and improved my health.
Anyway, whether you think of dancing to be a sport or an art form, the important thing is to enjoy it! Dancing is a really fun way to exercise!
（1）The writer has to stretch out her __________ after every dancing class
A. Arms and back
B. Legs and back
C. Legs and neck
D. Arms and neck
（2）Why do most people think watching dancing looks like watching a play?
①because it's easy to understand why people think so.
②Because the music for dancing is relaxing and enjoyable.
③Because the ticket price for dancing and the play is the same.
④because many people think dancing is an art form.
A. ①②③
B. ②③④
C. ①②④
D.
①③①
（3）What does the underlined word "athletic" probably mean?
A. Strong
B. Beautiful
C. Rich
D. Proud
（4）What's the best title for the passage?
A. Why is dancing a sport?
B. Why is dancing an art form?
C. Why did I fall in love with dancing?
D. Is dancing a sport or an art form?
11．阅读理解
My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such an embarrassment.
She ran a small shop at a flea （跳蚤）market and collected old clothes and some other things to sell for the money we needed. Once during elementary school, it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed and wondered how she could do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school, my schoolmates laughed at me, "Your mom only
has one eye!" I was so angry with my mom. So I said to my mom, "Why don't you have the other eye?" My mom said nothing.
I hated my one-eyed mom. I told myself that I would become successful in the near future, so I studied very hard. Later, I got accepted by the Seoul University. I left my mom and came to Seoul to study. Then I got married there. Now I am living happily as a successful man. I enjoy the life in Seoul because it's a place that doesn't remind me of my mom and my past. This kind of happiness was getting bigger and bigger, until one day I saw my mom. She was still with her one eye. Even my daughter ran away, scared of my mom's eye. I screamed at her, "Who are you? I don't know you! How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter?" To this, my mom quietly answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address." Then she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter about a school reunion （学校聚会） came. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, which I used to call a house. There I found my mom fallen on the cold ground. Then a piece of paper in her hand came into my eyes. It was a letter to me.
My son,
I'm so sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. When you were very little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son to see a whole new world for me with that eye. During the couple of times that you were angry with me, I thought to myself, it's because you love me. Don't cry for me because of my death. I love you so much."
（1）Where did the writer's mom work?
A. A supermarket at a flea market.
B. A small hotel at a flea market.
C. A restaurant at a flea market.
D. A small shop at a flea market.
（2）Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. He was so happy when his mom came to see him during elementary school.
B. He is living happily with his mom as a successful man now.
C. His daughter felt scared when she saw his mom.
D. He went down to the old shack before the reunion
（3）How may the writer feel after reading the letter?
A. He may feel angry.
B. He may feel sad.
C. He may feel bored.
D. He may feel embarrassed.
（4）What might be the best title for the passage according to the passage?
A. Mom, I Love You.
B. Mom, I'm Sorry.
C. My Mom Only Had One Eye
D. I Hated My One-eyed Mom.
12．阅读理解
Class Three had an interesting class meeting last week. Here is what four of them said.
Li Lei In 2050, China will be richer than it is now. Shanghai will prepare for the 40th Olympic Games in 2052. The sky will be bluer and clearer. The air will be fresher. There will be more pandas living happily in China. I believe that 2050 will be the year of China.
Wei A holiday to fly to the moon won't be a dream. We can also fly to other planets and talk
Hua with aliens. We might also eat something like medicine pills（药丸） but not today's meals. Everyone will enjoy a more comfortable life.
Liu Tao Robots will be very popular. They'll do what we don't want to do. We'll build new homes on other planets. By the 40th Olympic Games, I'll be' fifty-two years old, And maybe we'll have an exciting talk with the people on the earth in my new home on another planet!
Mei Mei By the year of 2050, cloning （克隆）will be used in many places. It will bring back animals in the past that we can't see now. The world will be one big family. We'll live a much easier and better life.
（1）The students in Class Three mainly discussed in the class meeting last week.
A. the jobs in the future
B. the future dreams
C. the future environment
D. the predictions of the future
（2）What did Mei Mei talk about in the last class meeting?
A. The food in the future.
B. The 40th Olympic Games.
C. Cloning in 2050.
D. Robots in 50 years.
（3）Who thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future?
A. Li Lei.
B. Wei Hua.
C. Liu Tao.
D. Mei Mei.
（4）Robots will probably in the future according to the information.
A. talk to people
B. teach students
C. build new homes
D. do something boring 13．阅读理解
In January, 2017, a Chinese "diplomat（外交官）" came back to China from the United States. Many US people were at the airport and said goodbye to her. Who is the diplomat? She is a 3-year-old panda called Bao Bao.
Bao Bao was born at the National Zoo in Washington D. C., the US in 2013. Her parents are Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. China sent them to the US in 2000."We have watched Bao Bao grow up during the past three years," said Dennis Kelly, the zoo director. "We're going to miss her so much."
Why does Bao Bao have to come back to China? It's because all the pandas born in foreign countries must come back to China before they turn 4. This is an agreement between China and other countries.
Bao Bao spent about 16 hours on the plane home. A zookeeper and a doctor stayed with her along the way. The zoo also put bamboo, apples, biscuits, potatoes and water on the plane. Now, Bao Bao is happy at her new home in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
（1）Which of the following is TRUE about Bao Bao?
A. Many US people came to see her off.
B. She is 17 years old.
C. She travelled to the US in 2013.
D. She was born in Chengdu, China.
（2）According to the agreement, Bao Bao has to before she's 4.
A. come back to China
B. travel around the US
C. move to another US city
D. make friends with a panda
（3）How did Bao Bao come home?
A. By truck.
B. By ship.
C. By train.
D. By plane.
（4）What is the main idea of the article?
A. The panda's life in the United States.
B. All pandas belong to China.
C. A little panda comes back home.
D. Pandas play a big part in the world.
14．阅读理解
Here is some information on several most popular films. They are available for you to watch freely.
Name Bao
Introduction This cartoon tells a story of an aging Chinese mom who
suffers from empty-nest syndrome（综合症）.She gets
another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings
comes to life. People were touched by the way Bao
described their lives. It won the Best Animation Award of
Oscar in 2019.
June 15, 2018
Release
time
Director Domee Shi. Chinese-Canadian
Name Coco
Introduction In the cartoon, Miguel, a music-loving boy and Eckerto, a
poor musician have a wonderful adventure in a colourful
and mysterious world. The idea of the film comes from the
Mexico's traditional festival-the Day of the Dead. On that
day, the dead return to the Earth and get together with the
family. It won the Best Animation Award of Oscar in 2018.
November 24, 2017
Release
time
Director Lee Edward Unkrich and Adrian Molina, American
Name Avengers: Endgame
Introduction This film is the 22nd Marvel film and the fourth of the
Avengers series. It shows audience the turning point of the
grand journey. The heroes will truly understand how weak
this reality is and the sacrifices（牺牲）that must be made
to protect it.
April 24, 2019
Release
time
Director Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, American
Name Totoro
Introduction In this cartoon, two girls Satsuke and Mei, move into a
house in the countryside with their father because their
mother is in hospital. The girds find that magical creatures
called Totoros are living in the nearby forest. They soon
become friends with Totoros and have several adventures
together. This film is full of the warmth of family and fairy
tale colour.
December 14, 2018
Release
time
Director Miyazaki Hayao, Japanese
（1）Which film was released the earliest?
A. Bao.
B. Coco.
C. Avengers.
D. Totoro.
（2）Who is the director of Avengers:Endgame?
A. Domee Shi.
B. Miyazaki Hayao.
C. Lee Edward Unkrich and Adrian Molina.
D. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo.
（3）What can we learn from the information above?
A. All of the films won Oscar Awards.
B. Avengers: Endgame is a cartoon film.
C. Only the director of Coco is from America.
D. Coco and Totoro are both about adventures.
（4）What's the purpose of writing these passages?
A. To teach how to make friends.
B. To ask people to watch TV.
C. To introduce some films to people.
D. To tell people how to make cartoons.
（5）Where can you find this passage?
A. On the Internet.
B. In a newspaper.
C. In a textbook.
D. In a novel. 15．阅读短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Welcome to the 26th century! Cyborg technology is a way of life. People with human brains and artificial （人造的） bodies are everywhere.
This is the future world shown in the film Alita: Battle director James Cameron made the film. The movie came out in the Chinese mainland theaters on Feb 22.
The story is based on Japanese manga artist Yukito Kishiro's popular manga series of the same name. The main character, a cyborg, is a girl named Alita.
One day, she wakes up in wreckage and finds that she has lost her memory. Luckily, a doctor saves her. As she starts her new life, Alita finds she has superhuman abilities. She decides to find the truth behind her origin. She started a journey that leads her through a dark world.
In Cameron's own words, the movie is "not like any of the films that I've done before". Its visual effects are especially impressive. The film's actors used the latest motion-capture （动作捕捉）technology. They wore special suits that record their movements. Later, motion-capture editors use these movements to make special effects. Rosa Salaza plays Alita. She wore a suit with more than 7, 000 pieces and layers. It can capture human movement. The model that was used for her。