【备考期末】镇江市八年级英语上册期末阅读理解汇编

【备考期末】镇江市八年级英语上册期末阅读理解汇编
一、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项训练
1．阅读理解
What do you think will happen when the traditional culture meet modern technology? Yes, the words become lively characters at once. How happy it is to enjoy these Chinese cartoons!
Ma Liang is a poor boy who loves painting. He always uses his magic brush to fight against the bad people in the village. The cartoon The Magic Brush came out in 1955.
A group of tadpoles（蝌蚪）are born. They try to find their mother that they have never seen. The story is very easy, but it needs complex technology to show the artistic style of ink（水墨）painting. Little Tadpole Looking for Mom was watched in 1961 first.
The Monkey King：Uproar in Heaven（1961-1964）is China's first color cartoon. It is from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. It's successful. Not only we but also many westerners like the monkey Sun Wukong.
To beat two bad persons, an old man grows 7 calabashes（葫芦）, and they change into 7 boys. They try their best to beat the bad. Calabash Brothers（1986）is a masterpiece（杰作）of Chinese paper-cutting art.
（1）_______shows the artistic style of ink painting.
A. The Magic Brush
B. Little Tadpole looking for Mom
C. Calabash Brothers
D. The Monkey King：Uproar in Heaven
（2）The underlined word "complex" in the passage means" _________"in Chinese .
A. 重复的
B. 复杂的
C. 杂乱的
D. 冗长的（3）Which is true according to the passage?
A. The Monkey King is from a Chinese novel.
B. Ma Liang punished the villagers with his brush.
C. Calabash Brothers is from Chinese painting art.
D. Little Tadpole Looking for Mom came out in 1964.
2．阅读理解
The Flame Mountain（火焰山）is about 200 km away from Urumqi in Xinjiang. It is in a place with many high mountains around it. It is much hotter than nearby places. If you want to enjoy the feeling of a hot shower in summer, it's the right place to go!
On hot summer days, it can get hotter than 80℃. Try to cook eggs or cakes in the sand and they will be ready in a few minutes!
Does rain help make it cooler? People hardly see rain in 10 out of the 12 months in a year. Why? For most of the time, the raindrops dry in the hot air before they reach the ground.
The mountain came into being millions of years ago when the earth was changing a lot. We can't see any plants on the top of the mountain, only red rocks. They make the whole mountain look red. In hot air and strong sunshine, the mountain looks like a burning flame. That's where its name comes from.
（1）How long will it take to cook eggs in the sand on the Flame Mountain?
A. A few minutes.
B. A few hours.
C. A few seconds.
D. A few years.（2）Why do people hardly see rain there most of the time?
A. Because it never rains there in the daytime.
B. Because the raindrops dry in the hot air.
C. Because it often rains there during the night.
D. Because it hardly rains there all the year.
（3）How long has the Flame Mountain been there?
A. Thousands of years.
B. Hundreds of years.
C. Millions of years.
D. Two thousand years.
（4）Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe the Flame Mountain? A. Green. B. Rocky. C. Red. D. Hot.
3．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

On February 3rd, 1949, New York Harbor （港）was an exciting place. Many people were there to greet a ship from France. On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars （火车车厢）filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America. These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train （Merci: a French word meaning "thank you"）.
After World War Ⅱ, a lot of factories, roads and farms in France had been destroyed. Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat. In the winter of 1947, a train was sent across the United States, stopping in cities and towns along the way. At every stop, people gave whatever they could. Factories gave clothing and medicine. Farmers gave food. Families gave money. Even school children gave away their pocket money. All the things were then taken to France by ship.
By 1949, the French had begun to recover （恢复） from the war. The Merci Train was their way of saying "thank you" to America. French people had filled the boxcars with gifts. Most of them were personal, like hand-made toys, children's drawings, or postcards. But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts. On each car, the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces, with an American eagle on the front. The boxcars were taken to each state of America, where they were warmly greeted.
Now many of the states still keep their boxcars. Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums. The Merci Train came out of the war, but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace.
（1）Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd, 1949 to ________.
A. welcome the Merci Train
B. meet their families
C. have a big party
D. start a trip by ship
（2）In 1947, a train stopped in cities across America in order to ________.
A. give away clothing and food
B. get more soldiers for the war
C. collect things to help French people
D. show exhibitions from the museums
（3）The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 3 refers to （指） ________.
A. the American people
B. the French people
C. the boxcars
D. the gifts
（4）The passage is mainly about ________.
A. the story of the Merci Train
B. the history of World War Ⅱ
C. gifts that American people liked
D. American museums where the boxcars were kept 4．阅读理解
Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. These days, shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.
Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic.
Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters. The scientists said that these children were often bullied（欺负）by their older brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.
You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame（责备）themselves for their failure. In Israel, the opposite is true. Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends
or bad luck. In Israel, freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.
For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversations. And don't forget-if you are shy, you are not the only one.
（1）What is the passage mainly about?
A. Happiness.
B. Shyness.
C. Kindness.
D. Loneliness.
（2）What does the underlined word "genetic" in Paragraph 2probably mean?
A. Passed down from parents.
B. Learned from friends.
C. Taught by teachers.
D. Made up by brothers.
（3）What can be learned from the passage?
A. Most little babies are born shy and quiet.
B. If you are shy now, you will be shy forever.
C. Many shy children have older brothers and sisters.
D. Most Israeli people are shy of expressing opinions.
（4）We can learn from the passage that may cause shyness.
A. genetics, grown-ups and birthplace
B. genetics, family size and birthplace
C. family size, grown-ups and failure
D. genetics, family size and freedom
（5）Scientists suggest that shy people can get over the shyness by .
A. blaming their failure on outside reasons
B. trying new things and practicing conversations
C. getting themselves away from their shy parents
D. trying to understand reasons for their shyness
5．阅读理解
One day a king went to a faraway place in his country. When he came back, his feet hurt a lot. "There are too many small stones on the roads. They hurt my feet. You should cover every road with leather（皮革）," he told his men. Of course, it would cost a lot of money. One of his men was very smart. He told the king, "Why not cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?" The king was surprised, and he agreed to the man's idea. He asked his men to make a pair of leather shoes for him.
Maybe this is not the beginning of leather shoes. But it teaches us a lesson of life: if you want to make this world a happy place to live in, the best way is to change yourself, not the world.（1）What happened to the king after his trip?
A. He lost his feet.
B. His feet hurt.
C. His shoes were broken.
D. Fe lost many stones.（2）What did the king want to do at first?
A. Cover all the roads with leather.
B. Cover all the roads with stones.
C. Make himself a pair of leather shoes.
D. Buy himself lots of new shoes.
（3）The kings idea was _______.
A. cheap
B. boring
C. expensive
D. exciting
（4）What did the king do at last?
A. Take away all the stones on the roads.
B. Kill cows to get enough leather.
C. Ask others to make a pair of leather shoes for him.
D. Stop travelling around the country.
6．阅读理解
Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village and was famous on land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up in the street to stare at the beautiful child.
When he grew up, people always said, "How handsome Narcissus is!”Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be more handsome than he already was. But as years passed, Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty increased and became so great that he was known all over the country.
As he grew, Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.
"Oh! You are so handsome, Narcissus!" Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool. "There's nobody more handsome in the whole world! I'd love to kiss you. And that's just what I'll
do!”
He leaned closer to the water. Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool.
Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and he drowned.
（1）When Narcissus turned up in the street,____________.
A. there were always many people to see him
B. everyone went home in a hurry
C. some people would take photos of him
D. no one would like to talk to him
（2）The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph is ____________.
A. to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed
B. to show Narcissus was more and
C. to show Narcissus was too proud
D. to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not himself
（3）From the fourth paragraph, we can infer that ____________.
A. Narcissus was talking to one of his friends
B. one of Narcissus' friends wanted to help him
C. Narcissus was talking to himself
D. Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl
（4）The story is mainly about ____________.
A. a poor man who didn't want to do anything
B. a man who thought himself to be better than he really was
C. how to teach children to learn better
D. what to do when you meet a handsome boy
7．阅读理解
Nov 21 is United Nations' World Television Day. While many of us today are familiar with the television, it's actually one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. TV changed the way that we get on with the world. And TV becomes more and more popular since its introduction. In fact, it's said that, by 2021, there will be 1.7 billion homes around the world that have TV at home.
Think about the life before TV. We mostly had to depend on the radio or newspapers to know what was going on in the world. But after TV arrived, the world seemed much smaller. It brought information to our home. People were able to communicate better, solve problems faster and know things happening around the world by watching the news. They could take part in global （全球的）culture—such as, Olympic Games.
But there is also a bad side to TV. It could be said to have destroyed communication as much as it improved it. In the days before television, an ordinary family would have played games or just talked with each other after evening meal. But since then, sitting around the TV quietly has become an evening activity.
Still, the United Nations says that TV "invites people to discover beyond their living rooms", and that is true. But sometimes, this discovery pays the price of refusing to get close to friends.
（1）When is United Nations' World Television Day?
A. July 14.
B. November 21.
C. October 1.
D. November 11.（2）Before TV, what can we mainly depend on to know what happened in the world? A. radio or newspapers B. people around us C. letters D. The Internet （3）What does the author mean by saying "smaller" in the second paragraph?
A. We can know and see what happened around the world quickly.
B. The earth becomes smaller.
C. The buildings around the world in TV seem smaller.
D. With the growing number of TV, the world is crowded.
（4）Which one of the following is TRUE?
A. TV is a great invention in the 21st century.
B. The United Nations thinks that TV destroyed communication between each other.
C. TV can bring information to our home without going out.
D. We can only know local culture with TV.
8．根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案。

B
Do you know how many pandas there are in the world? World Wildlife Fund （WWF） has spent four yours counting pandas in the world. It says there are 1,590 now. In the 1980s, there were only 1,100.
So we may say that pandas are lucky because people around the world love them and are trying their best to help them. However, we also say that pandas are unlucky because they are still facing a lot of problems now.
Pandas are not good at making babies. Even in the wild, scientists have found that female pandas give birth only every 28 months. Tha t’s why the number of pandas goes up so slowly.
Pandas need bamboos for food, but bamboo dies every 10 to 100 years. It can take up to 20 years to provide（提供） food for pandas. When bamboo dies, pandas have to move to other areas. In the past, this was easy. However, the number of people keeps growing, people cut down more forests and built more villages. It’s more difficult for pandas to find bamboos and homes than before.
In the past years, WWF made great efforts to protect pandas. And some Chinese scientists are also always trying to find ways to help pandas.
（1）Which is NOT the problem pandas are facing?
A. Pandas are not good at making babies.
B. It takes a long time for bamboos to grow.
C. People cut down a lot of forests.
D. People in the world are not caring for them.（2）Why do people cut down forests?
A. They want to find enough room to live in.
B. They want to kill pandas.
C. They want to set up companies there.
D. They just want to do so.
（3）What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The number of pandas is growing.
B. What are the problems pandas face.
C. How can we plant more bamboos.
D. How can we protect pandas
9．根据短文内容选择正确答案。

B
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don't listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It's not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamilton, 17
I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It's going to be terrific —I'll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing（呼吸）the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It'll be a nice sport, and I'll be able to do
something good at the same time.
Jason Moore, 18
This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I'm going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I'll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience（经历） for me.
（1）Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ______ helping others.
A. school holidays
B. weekdays
C. every morning
D. every afternoon （2）What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?
A. To breathe the clean mountain air
B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent
C. To sleep under the stars
D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain
（3）From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps _______.
A. children in poor families
B. workers who build houses
C. poor families that can’t afford houses
D. build hiking paths
（4）______ wants to be a teacher.
A. Alice Hamilton
B. Jason Moore
C. Trish Anderson
D. none of them （5）Which is the most possible title for this passage?
A. Reading for life
B. A Special House Program
C. The Forest Centre
D. Young American Volunteers
10．根据短文内容选择正确答案。

A
There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
"I'm going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me," said Emily. "How about you, Linda?"
"I'm not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!" Linda said.
"But what are the boys going to do at the party?" asked Jane. "Do you remember the school party last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!"
"I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it'll be better this time," said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening, groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys stood on the other side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, "I don't want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It'll be over soon." He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers.
（1）How long did the party last?
A. On Friday evening.
B. For one hour.
C. For two hours.
D. For three hours.（2）What kind of clothes was Emily going to wear?
A. A black dress.
B. Jeans.
C. An old shirt.
D. Jeans, an old shirt and a hat.（3）How did Emily and Linda dance in the school party last year?
A. They danced by themselves.
B. They danced with the boys.
C. They didn't dance.
D. They danced with their teachers.
（4）What did the boys do during the summer holiday according to the passage?
A. They went swimming.
B. They learned to dance.
C. They watched TV.
D. They went climbing.
（5）Which is not mentioned in this passage?
A. There would be a school party on Friday evening.
B. Their teacher asked them to dance together.
C. Jack and Linda danced together.
D. The boys and girls stood together and watched their teachers dance.
11．阅读理解
More and more people pay attention to（注意） their health now. But how to keep healthy and live a healthy life? Here are the three things that you must do.
Get enough sleep! Stop staying up late working, studying or playing games. Sleep is very important and it can have an effect on not only your happiness, but also your health. So enough sleep is necessary for us if we want to live a healthier lifestyle.
Go outside and move. You should spend at least 30 minutes walking outside every day. If you don't want to walk, you can also do a 10-minute leg or shoulder workout near your neighborhood. Whatever it is, just make sure you get up and move at some point throughout the day.
Eat healthy food. This might be the biggest thing you can do to improve your health in the shortest time. On the one hand, you should eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you'd better eat something different. If you eat different foods, you will probably get more your body needs. On the other hand, when you are eating, notice how your body feels nutrients（营养物质）and when your stomach feels comfortably full.
Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and will make you fat.
（1）What can have an effect on your happiness and your health?
A. Sleep
B. Moving.
C. Food
D. Nutrients
（2）According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. We don't need to have enough sleep.
B. Exercising outside can help you to stay healthy.
C. Your body needs different foods.
D. Eating too much will make you fat.
（3）What does the underlined word "workout" in Paragraph 3 probably mean in Chinese?
A. go out
B. jump
C. walk
D. exercise
（4）According to the passage, you must do the ______ things well if you want to keep healthy and live a healthy life.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five 12．阅读理解
Up to two thirds of children don't get as much sleep as they should do, and this can make them nervous and slow at school, researchers say.
So how long should young people sleep each night? The answer is between 8 and 10 hours. If you don't get enough sleep at night, you'll have less energy the next day.
But the researchers say many children have missed out on 4,500 hours of sleep by the time they are seven years old. They say that children miss sleep because they have TVs and computers in their rooms, and busy parents don't read to their younger children at night any more. The traditional “bedtime story” helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully. Children with TVs and computers in their bedrooms were more likely to sleep badly, and to get less than eight hours' sleep. Even losing one hour's sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school.
German scientists think that your brain keeps working while you're asleep. To show that they were right, they gave two groups of people a problem to work out. One group went to sleep, and the other group stayed awake. The result? The people who slept worked out the answer more quickly, suggesting their brains had been trying to find the answer while the people were asleep. So, make sure you get enough sleep tonight, and you'll be at your best tomorrow!
（1）What happens to children at school if they don't get enough sleep?
A. They walk more slowly.
B. They can relax.
C. They watch more TV.
D. They do less well at school.
（2）The main idea of the second paragraph is .
A. how much sleep we need
B. children don't get enough sleep
C. our brains never really go to sleep
D. TVs and computers are the problem
（3）How does a bedtime story help children get a good sleep?
A. It helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully.
B. Children lose more sleep.
C. Children have more energy.
D. Children get to sleep later.
（4）Why is it better to sleep in a room without a TV or computer?
A. You can read stories before you go to sleep.
B. You sleep better and get more sleep.
C. You have less energy.
D. Your brain works better.
（5）What did the German scientists' experiment show?
A. Sleep helps children learn to read.
B. Losing sleep means children don't learn well.
C. Your brain works while you are asleep.
D. Parents should read bedtime stories.
13．阅读理解
Many people go on winter vacations to get away from the cold weather or the city life. But how do you pick a winter vacation destination（目的地） for your family?
⒈Budget: Know how much you want to spend on your vacation, Then you can know how far you can travel and what kind of activities you can enjoy.
⒉Family Likes & Dislikes: You don't want to visit the sea if your family are afraid of water, so you need to know what their likes and dislikes are.
⒊Activities: Know about activities around the vacation destination. For example, if you want to go swimming, can you? If you want to go to parks, are they open?
⒋Accommodations（住宿）: Hotels are expensive. Look for vacation home rentals （出租的房屋）. You can get so much more that you would never get at a hotel. You can also cook by yourselves to save money from eating out.
（1）Many people go on winter vacations to get away from _____________.
A. family dinners
B. their work
C. the cold weather
D. the countryside life （2）What does the underlined word "budget" mean in Chinese?
A. 财政
B. 商业
C. 收入
D. 预算（3）You don't need to think about ____________ according to the passage.
A. what food you can eat
B. what activities you can do
C. what your family like
D. how much you have to spend
（4）Which is the best title for the passage?
A. How to Rent （租） a Vacation Home.
B. Why People Like Going on Winter Vacations.
C. How to Pick a Winter Vacation Destination.
D. What You Can Do During the Winter Vacation.
14．阅读理解
This weekend my sister and I want to see a new movie named the BFG（《圆梦巨人》）. Its story is from a book by British writer Roald Dahl. I think it must be fun!
—Tony
I'm looking forward to visiting my grandparents' farm, I'm happy that next weekend my
father is going to take my sister Gina and me there. There are many kinds of animals, such as cows, ducks and sheep, I'm going to milk the cows. Gina plans to take some photos with the animals.
—Kate
I don't like to stay at home all the weekend. So I plan to go hiking with my friends tomorrow. We are going hiking in the countryside for 15 km. We're going to visit some places of interest along the way.
— Paul
Australia is my favorite country. This summer I'm going to Sydney with my parents. We are going to visit the Sydney Opera House, take a walk on the beach and eat good food there.—Rosa
（1）Tony thinks that seeing the new movie is going to be .
A. boring
B. interesting
C. busy
D. difficult
（2）Kate is going to next weekend.
A. a farm
B. a park
C. a theater
D. Sydney
（3）Paul is going to during the weekend.
A. milk cows
B. eat good food
C. go hiking
D. take photos
（4） spends the most time on the way to the destination.
A. Tony
B. Kate
C. Gina
D. Rosa
（5）From the passage we can see that all of them .
A. don't like staying at home
B. will go to the beach
C. will visit the countryside
D. go out with their parents
15．阅读理解
7-year-old Tom likes cartoons very much. When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they're over, Sometimes he would wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he'll be late for school.
Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but he didn't see the program on it, He had to have breakfast and then go to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking lunch in the kitchen, He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn't find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother for help.。