【备考期末】青岛市八年级英语阅读理解专题

【备考期末】青岛市八年级英语阅读理解专题
一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练
1．阅读理解
Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sports, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the Earth forever. Hundreds of animals are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger. Why should people care? Because we need animals, and because once they are gone, there will never be any more. Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice, with no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.（1）How did people waste natural resources?
A. People saved the trees.
B. People killed animals for their fur, feathers, food and so on.
C. People protected all kinds of little animals.
D. People got used to looking after animals.
（2）How many kinds of animals are considered in danger in America?
A. About 170.
B. About 1,700.
C. About 70.
D. About 77.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about animals?
A. Animals are only a source of food.
B. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
C. Protecting one kind of animals can create many problems.
D. Thousands of animals are on the danger list today.
（4）What's the meaning of the underlined word "forbid"?
A. Observe.
B. Obey.
C. Prohibit.
D. Punish. 2．阅读理解
You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great. I believe it is a normal thought in today's society to just let life happen to us. I also believe that we sometimes destroy（毁灭） our well-planned thoughts about success because it's easier to just continue as usual rather than "try" with the possible failure in mind.
Most people never get moving because they don't know what they want. Without a certain result already set in your mind, it's really difficult to get going, and even if you do, your attention may soon disappear and you give up before long.
Why not consider what's really important in your life? Write down what excites you, what would truly make you happy and what problems you have. At the end of the week, take a careful look at the notes you've taken .You'll soon begin to see a clearer picture of what direction you should be going towards.
Knowledge is useless without action. You read many books but your life will stay the same if you don't use the knowledge. Knowledge is fantastic but it will not change your life until it is used.
I love to read personal development material to keep a positive attitude（积极的态度）towards my life , but I also realize that if I don't set goals to achieve, then I will always be a talk the talk person who is great at giving advice but useless at realizing it .If you have no plans of practicing what you say, then it may be best to keep your mouth closed.
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask, Act! Action will explain you. Whatever excuses we have for not living up to our talent, the fact is that time will always move forward. Be whatever you want to be and whatever you can be. Always remember the only limits（限制）we have are the ones we create for ourselves. Life is not what we think. It is what we experience when we behave according to the thoughts we have.
（1）What will happen if you have the possible failure in your mind?
A. You will destroy your well-planned thoughts about success.
B. You'll have great pressure and try not to make any mistakes.
C. You will try your best and come up with a much better plan.
D. You'll put all the opportunities to good use to try your plan.
（2）In Paragraph Two, the writer wants to .
A. tell us what people need to get success
B. show us what people set in their mind
C. talk about why people should practice
D. explain why people stop going ahead
（3）What does the underlined part "a talk the talk person "mean in the passage?
A. A person who is good at giving talks.
B. A person who talks big but does nothing.
C. A person who is active in talking.
D. A person who is an energetic talker.
（4）Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?
A. Knowledge is fantastic when it's used, or it's useless.
B. Knowledge is useless without action.
C. Success always stops us from succeeding but ourselves.
D. Action will tell you who you are.
（5）What is the best title for the passage?
A. See a Clear Picture of Life
B. Taking Actions Leads to Success
C. Set Your Goals to Achieve
D. Actions Speak Louder than Words
3．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
4．阅读下面的材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A few days ago, I walked into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and we were very polite. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.
Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly knocked her down. "Get out of the way!" I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.
That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, "You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you'll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow, and your favourite blue."
When I heard this, I thought deeply, "While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite; but with my daughter, I was not patient （耐心的）. I felt sad and tears began to fall.
I quietly went to Betty's bed, "Wake up, my dear," I said, "Are these the flowers you picked for me?" She smiled, "I found them by the tree. I knew you'd like them, especially the blue. " I said, "I am so sorry that I treated （对待）you that way today. " And she whispered （悄声说）, "Mommy, that's okay. I still love you anyway. " I kissed her and said, "I love you too and I do love the flowers. "
That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn't realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.
（1）What did the writer do when she walked into a man?
A. She got angry with him.
B. She didn't say sorry to him.
C. She said sorry to him politely.
D. She left without saying anything.
（2）How did the writer deal with it when she nearly knocked down her daughter?
A. She held her temper.
B. She talked to her quietly
C. She shouted at her angrily.
D. She said nothing to her.
（3）Why did the writer feel sorry for what she had done?
A. Her husband didn't love her.
B. Her daughter bought her some flowers.
C. She used to be friendly to others.
D. She spent little time on her family life.
（4）According to the passage, which do you think is the best title?
A. How to get along with a stranger.
B. I love my daughter.
C. Daughter gave me a good lesson.
D. How to be a polite person.
5．阅读理解
A proverb is a short, well-known saying that tells a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the world.
Many listeners have sent us their favorite proverbs. They give advice about how to live. We begin with two popular proverbs about staying healthy by eating good food. One is" An apple a day keeps the doctor away." The other is" You are what you eat."
Several proverbs about birds also give advice. You may have heard this one: The early bird catches the worm. This means a person who gets up early, or acts quickly, has the best chance of success. Another famous proverb is" a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". This means you should not risk losing something you have by searching something that is not guaranteed（有保证的）.
Another proverb warns "do not put all your eggs in one basket". This means you should not put all of your resources（资源） together in one place because you could risk losing everything at one time.
Here is more advice: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Also," Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today."
Yet another proverb advises us not to be concerned about something bad that you cannot change. It says," There is no use crying over spilled milk."
Do you agree with the proverb" Children should be seen and not heard"? Maybe you have told your children that" hard work never hurt anyone". But other people say that" all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". They believe it is not wise to spend all your time working but never having fun.
Finally, here is one of our favorite pro-verbs: People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. This means you should not criticize other people unless you are perfect yourself.
That's all for today. Thanks for listening.
（1）A proverb is ________.
A. a long saying
B. not famous at all
C. about common truth
D. only popular in China
（2）The proverb "you are what you eat" advises us to ________.
A. eat what we like
B. have a healthy diet
C. eat an apple every day
D. eat as much as we can
（3）If someone is slow in action, we can tell him/her the proverb "________".
A. the early bird catches the worm
B. do not put all your eggs in one basket
C. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
D. people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
（4）What is this passage probably used for?
A. An English textbook.
B. An English TV program.
C. An English speech contest.
D. An English radio program.
6．阅读理解
Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these steps to deal with your worries.
Try to find out what you are worry about.
Sometimes, you will know what you're worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out. If you can't, you can ask for help.
Think of ways to make it better.
There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you are worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:
Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
（A）How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
（B）Do I have a good place to do my homework?
（C）Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do—write a note to her or him, invite her or him to a basketball game, say sorry to her or him, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.
Ask for help.
When you are worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends or teachers for help.
（1）How many steps are mentioned to deal with your worries in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Seven.
（2）If you're worried about your grades, you can ask yourself these questions EXCEPT "________".
A. Why are grades important?
B. What do grades mean to me?
C. How do I get ready for class?
D. Why don't my friends like me?
（3）According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight with your friend?
A. Make a new friend.
B. Don't talk to her or him anymore.
C. Have another fight with her or him.
D. Invite her or him to a basketball game.
（4）The passage mainly tells us ________ .
A. who is often worried
B. when people are worried
C. how to deal with our worries
D. what kind of worries people have
7．阅读理解
Help Lost Animals
We need to raise money to take care of lost dogs and cats. You can also adopt （收养）one if you like from March 25 to April 15.
Please help!
Animal Center
www.sa-animal foundation. org
Donate Your Old Clothes
Do you have clothes you don't wear anymore?
We'll collect them and give them to the poor all year round.
Love Foundation: 4237-6854
Seventh Grade Food Stand（货摊）
Do you want to enjoy fresh fruit juice and delicious fast food at a low price? Visit us at the school market on March 15!
Pingliang Junior High School
Cool Pet Show
Bring your pet to the talent show at 1:00 p. m. on Mar, 22. Have fun and win big prizes! Expect to see you!
Redwood City Zoo
（1）Peter who wants to get a pet should go to __________________.
A. Animal Center
B. Love Foundation
C. Redwood City Zoo
D. Pingliang Junior High School
（2）Carol can give the old clothes to Love Foundation ___________________.
A. on March 15
B. on March 22
C. from March 25 to April 15
D. at any time
（3）Sally can ______________ in order to win big prizes.
A. make new clothes for her
B. visit the animals at Animal Center
C. take her pet dog for the talent show
D. help a student from Pingliang Junior High School
8．阅读理解
Winter is cold in some places. Many plants do not grow during winter. Some plants die. Snow and ice may cover the ground. It can be hard for animals to find food during winter. Animals get through this time in many ways. Birds and butterflies can fly. Many of them fly to a place with nice weather in winter and return home in spring. We call it migration.
Another good way to be away from the cold is to sleep through it. Many animals hide themselves during the winter such as snakes, frogs and bears. They sleep and do not eat for the whole winter. We call it hibernation.
Some animals store food in their homes. They save some food in summer and fall and live on them. This is what squirrels （松鼠） do.
Other animals do not leave. They do not hide. Sometimes nature helps them out. Some animals grow thicker coats in the winter. Other animals change color. The arctic fox （北极狐） is brown in summer, but his coat turns white in winter.
Winter may be pretty. It is nice to see snow on the trees. But it is dangerous, too. People are also at risk. How do you beat the winter? Do you wear a thick coat? Do you stay inside?
Or do you live somewhere warm?
（1）During the winter, ____ go to the place with nice weather.
A. foxes
B. snakes
C. bears
D. butterflies
（2）_______ pass the winter by eating stored food.
A. Bears
B. Squirrels
C. Frogs
D. Birds
（3）The arctic fox turns the colour of his coat into in winter.
A. white
B. brown
C. pink
D. black
（4）The underlined word "hibernation" probably means _______ in the passage.
A. 迁徙
B. 繁殖
C. 冬眠
D. 灭绝（5）What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Animals do funny and interesting things.
B. Most flowers do not grow during the wintertime.
C. Animals pass the winter in many ways.
D. We must prepare for the dangers of winter.
9．阅读理解
Maybe your childhood piano lessons made you never, want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you. Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called "Play Me, I'm Yours", people can play the piano in public places for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps them communicate with each other.
The government has placed thirty pianos in different parts of the city, including in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. "Play Me, I'm Yours" are written on them. People are invited to
play music or sing songs with the pianos. The program has interested lots of people to stop to watch or play the pianos.
"Play Me, I'm Yours" is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luck Jerram. He wants to help people in the city know each other better. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and busy with their work all hours, and they almost have no chance to enjoy music. So he hopes this can help them relax and make new friends.
The program "Play Me, I'm Yours" has also reached England and Brazil（巴西）before. It was warmly welcomed there. But its greatest success seems to come at the Sydney Festival. "It's a chance for people to be creative, know others better and just have some fun," Jerram said.
（1）According to the first sentence of the passage, your childhood piano lessons may be .
A. boring
B. valuable
C. interesting
D. meaningful
（2）Thirty pianos are placed in parts of the city EXCEPT .
A. in parks
B. at a bus stop
C. on streets
D. in a school
（3）Luck Jerram wants to help people .
A. sing songs
B. play the piano for free
C. relax and make friends
D. enjoy beautiful music
（4） countries have had the program.
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
（5）Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Beautiful music
B. A British artist, Luck Jerram
C. The Sydney Festival
D. A program "Play Me, I'm Yours"
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。

Some students are talking about doing chores in their families
My father is strict with us. He thinks everyone in the family should help out with the chores. My sister and I are our parents great helpers. My sister helps to do the dishes and sweep the floor. My job is to take out the rubbish and clean the living room.
Jenny In my family, my brother and I don't do much chores. I only make my bed and my brother folds his clothes. In fact, my mum does most of the chores although she is busy Many people say we are spoiled （宠坏的）. But my mum thinks children should spend a lot of time studying instead of doing chore
Allan I have a sister and she is eight years older than me. She is independent and she used to do the chores in my family. But she went to another country to go to college last year. So I over the job and started to do the chores.
Grace
A. Taking out the rubbish.
B. Making the bed.
C. Sweeping the floor.
D. Cleaning the kitchen.
（2）Who does most of the chores in Allan's home?
A. Allan.
B. Allan's brother.
C. Allan's father.
D. Allan's mother.
（3）Why did Grace start to do the chores?
A. Because she was an independent girl at home.
B. Because her sister lived and studied in another country.
C. Because she thought doing chores was interesting.
D. Because her parents asked her to do the chores strictly.
11．阅读理解
Have you ever traveled by train? Here are some ways to save money:
Big City Savers
You can save much money with these tickets on some trains. You have to buy them at the latest
time by 4:00 pm on the day before you travel.
Weekend Returns
You can use Weekend Returns for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Friday，Saturday or Sunday，and return the same weekend on Saturday or Sunday, and you can save 35% on the fare （费）.
Monthly Returns
You can use these tickets for most journeys over 65miles. Go any day and return within（在……
之内）a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare.
Family Returns
If you get a card of Family Returns，you need to pay only ￡3 for each family member. You can travel as often as you like in two months.
（1）How many kinds of tickets that can save our money are there in the passage?
A. 4.
B. 3.
C. 2.
D. 1.
（2）If you want to go to a town 70 miles away and return within 20 days, which will you choose?
A. Big City Savers.
B. Weekend Returns.
C. Monthly Returns.
D. Family Returns.
（3）If a man buys a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family with a card of Family Returns,
how much will he pay?
A. ￡47.
B. ￡27.
C. ￡24.
D. ￡15.
（4）What's the best title of the passage?
A. It's Interesting to Travel by Train
B. It's Important for People to Save Money
C. How to Use These Kinds of Tickets
D. How to Save Money While Taking a Train
12．阅读理解
"Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it," Mrs Brown said to her husband.
"That sounds like a pretty good idea," he answered. "Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?"
"Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we
both can go," she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. "We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes," Mr Snow said, "so I need to ask you some questions."
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark and warn him if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, "Shadow has had all of her shots. She will be healthy. "The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
（1）From the reading we learn that .
A. the Browns never had a pet before
B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper
C. Shadow was a small and healthy dog
D. Mr Brown didn't quite agree with his wife
（2）The animal shelter in the reading means .
A. a place to sell small dogs
B. a place to keep homeless animals
C. a place to study animals
D. a place to sell books on pet care
（3）Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to .
A. see if they had moved to a new house
B. find out how rich the Browns were
C. know where they'd keep their new pet
D. make sure they'd take care of pets
（4）The Browns thought that a small dog .
A. didn't need any room to keep
B. could help them watch their house
C. ate less food than a bigger one
D. usually had a beautiful name
13．阅读理解
After watching the movie The X-Files, Kelly and, her friends start to discuss whether aliens are real or not.
Stacy believes that aliens are real and they are living right among us. They wear human skin and act like humans. In her opinion, aliens want to take over the Earth and kill all human beings. Alicia says that the government knows all about aliens. They are here to kidnap humans and do experiments to find cures for illnesses and help end global warming!
"My girls," says Kelly, "you have so much imagination!" She adds, "There are no aliens and what you read about in the newspapers is just a gimmick（噱头）to make people buy the newspapers. The X-Files is just a film which gives the director full space for his imagination. "Kelly then stands up and goes to the washroom.
Kelly locks the washroom door behind her. She looks at herself in the mirror and thinks they will never know who she is. "I must find the mother ship and go back to the planet," she thinks.（1）What do aliens look like according to Stacy?
A. They have big eyes and long legs.
B. They wear human skin and act like animals.
C. They wear human skin and act like humans.
D. They wear human clothes and act like humans.
（2）The following are Alicia's opinions about aliens EXCEPT___________.
A. aliens are helpful for us humans
B. aliens are living somewhere unknown
C. the government knows all about aliens
D. aliens kidnap humans and do experiments
（3）Which is TRUE about what Kelly says in Paragraph 4?
A. She doesn't believe aliens are real.
B. Kelly's friends like reading newspapers.
C. People buy newspapers mainly for reading news about aliens.
D. The director of The X-Files believes aliens are real.
（4）What can we infer from the passage?
A. Kelly is an alien.
B. Stacy and Alicia saw aliens before.
C. Kelly is planning a trip to the seaside.
D. Kelly doesn't have much imagination.
14．阅读理解
"Love is still alive!" Wang Zhiru from Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, said excitedly when receiving a picture of a white crane on January 3rd 2019. The white crane they named Love was saved and set free in early 2018.
Love was first found on April 24th 2018, when Li Zengming, a farmer, drove past a reservoir in the countryside of Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province. Seeing it trying to fly but falling again and again, Li thought that it might be hurt. He drove to the shore and went into the water to rescue it. "I saw the white crane with dull eyes and a weak body. It was probably hurt. If I let it alone, it would be in danger," Li recalled. After more than half an hour, Li finally took the white crane back to the shore.
Then he called his uncle, an experienced animal saver for help. "Come over immediately and let's send it to the police station right away"said his uncle. When seeing the weak wild crane, Jiang Qingchun from the Five-Star Police Station, put down his work and checked it carefully.
"At the end of April, migratory （迁移的） birds usually return to the north. It's abnormal for a white crane to still be living nearby. It may be left behind because of its poor health." Jiang said. He contacted Wang at the Jiangxi Academy of Forestry for help. Wang's team found Love did not seem to be hurt or have illness, but it suffered from hunger and tiredness. After five days' treatment, its weight rose from 3.75kg to 4kg.
Being kept for long will be bad for birds' ability to survive in the wild. Wang's team decided on May 2nd to set it free at a place in northern China so that it could join the migrating group heading for Siberia in Russia. On May 8th, Love was set free at the Momoge National Nature Reserve.
（1）When did the farmer find Love for the first time?
A. On May 2nd, 2019.
B. On May 8th, 2019.
C. On April 24th, 2018.
D. On January 3rd, 2019.
（2）The underlined word "abnormal" in Paragraph 4 means _______.
A. unhappy
B. unusual
C. unknown
D. unlucky。