【备考期末】昆明市八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

【备考期末】昆明市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
What will life be like in 2050
Life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields, from entertainment to technology. TV channels will disappear in 2050. People will choose a programme from a "menu" and a computer will send the programme directly to the television.
Water wilt become one of our most serious problems. Today in many places, agriculture is developing and people are growing fruit and vegetables to export（出口）. This needs a lot of water. Need for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there will be serious shortages（短缺）.
In transportation, computers will control the speed of the ears and there won't be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to where you want to go. Besides, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the field of technology, robots will replace people in many fields. Today many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots because they do not ask for pay rises or go on strikes, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
（1）TV channels will in 2050.
A. disappear
B. appear
C. be more expensive
D. be cheaper
（2）How many times will water use increase between now and ______.
A. Five times.
B. Eight times.
C. Ten times.
D. Eleven times.（3）What will NOT happen to cars in 2050?
A. There will be no accidents.
B. Computers will control the speed of cars.
C. Computers will tell drivers where exactly they are.
D. Computers will control the cars and drive the cars to where you want to go.
（4）Big companies prefer robots NOT because ____________.
A. they will replace people
B. they can work a long time
C. they won't complain
D. they do not go on strikes
2．阅读理解
Flynn McGarry, a 14-year-old American boy won the prize from "the country's hottest cook".
He began cooking four years ago and wanted to cook as much as he could do it. After looking at all these cookbooks and going on the Internet, he thought he could be successful one day. McGarry said. "Every time I try it, I hope to keep getting better and better. I just fell in love with it."
He said his mother's cooking was another reason for him to cook. He didn't quite like his
mother's food, so he decided to try something simple. He started cooking for himself. He began practicing his knife after school.
Then，he started making dishes for a few of his mother's friends. Soon after，he made more delicious and expensive dishes for famous restaurants in America. When his skills in the kitchen got better，he was able to cook his way through most of the cookbooks. He has worked in top restaurants across the country.
The young man has a strong passion（热情）for cooking. He even turned his bedroom into a place like a kitchen. You can't see any video games，basketballs or movie posters.
McGarry's mother is happy with him and she fully supports（支持）her son. She said，“He showed such interest for this that it was a right choice to do what he loves. ”
"Keeping on your passion and hard work certainly pays off in the end." said McGarry.
（1）The boy, McGarry began cooking because .
A. it was a subject in his school
B. he didn't like his mother's food
C. his mother asked him to do it
D. he wanted to cook for his classmates
（2）From the third paragraph, we can learn that .
A. the boy only cooked for his family
B. the boy has worked in famous restaurants
C. the boy never practiced cooking
D. few friends enjoyed his meals
（3）McGarry became so interested in cooking that .
A. his subjects became the worst of all
B. he made lots of money
C. he made his bedroom like a kitchen
D. his mother had to stop him from cooking
（4）The best title for the passage may be .
A. Cooking Will Be Popular
B. Hard Work Is the Key to Success
C. Cooking Can't Help Us
D. Everyone Can Be Perfect
3．阅读理解
Police aren't sure how else to explain it. But when a policeman walked into an apartment on Thursday night to answer a 911 call, a cat was lying by a telephone on the floor. The cat's owner, Gary, was on the ground near his bed having fallen out of his wheelchair.
Gary said his cat, Tommy, must have hit the right buttons（按钮）to call 911. He said he couldn't get up because of great pain from his chest（胸口）. He also couldn't reach the medicine on the table.
The policeman, Patrick, said police got a 911 call from Gray's apartment, but there was no one on the phone. Police called back to make sure everything was OK, and when no one answered, they decided to check things out. That's why Patrick found Tommy next to the phone.
Gary got the cat three years ago to help lower his blood pressure （压力）. He trained him to call 911, but unsure if the training would work. The phone in the living room is always on the floor, and there are 12 small buttons including a speed dial （快捷键） for 911 right above the button for the speaker phone.
"He's my hero（英雄）." Gray said.
（1）Who made a 911 call to the police?
A. Gary.
B. Patrick.
C. The cat.
D. Gary's neighbor.
（2）The police got the call because ____________.
A. someone broke into Gary's house through the window
B. Tommy liked to play with the phone
C. the cat was in great danger
D. Gary was in danger and needed some help
（3）Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Gary is a disabled man.
B. Gary was saved at last.
C. Gary thought the police was his hero.
D. Tommy is very clever.
4．阅读理解
There are more than sixty cool places for kids in Virginia, and here are three of them.
Busch Gardens is widely known for its roller coasters（过山车）. It has some pretty fantastic rides. You need to be brave enough to enjoy them. Are you ready？
The Eastern Shore Hang Gliding Center offers the ride of your life, from 2，500 feet to 1 mile high! Bring your younger brother or sister, too. This ride is good for ages 4 and up.
Feel like skiing（滑雪） in spring or summer? Come to Snowflex Center and have fun on the synthetic ski slope（人造滑雪坡） which is the only one in the United States. Can't ski? Don't worry! You can take lessons. We have many excellent teachers！
（1）Kids can ________in Busch Gardens.
A. ride a roller coaster
B. go paragliding
C. feed small animals
D. go skiing
（2）Kids need to be ________to enjoy the rides in Busch Gardens.
A. brave
B. outgoing
C. creative
D. rich
（3）Kids ________CANNOT enjoy the rides in the Eastern Shore Hang Gliding Center. A. over 14 B. from 4 to 14 C. under 14 D. under 4
（4）What can we learn about Snowflex Center?
A. People can go there to ski only in winter.
B. The skis（滑雪板）there are very expensive.
C. We can't find the same ski slope in America.
D. If you can't ski, don't go to Snowflex Center.
（5）Which can be the best title（标题）?
A. Have fun in Busch Gardens
B. Cool places for kids in Virginia
C. How to spend a great weekend
D. Great theme parks for everyone
5．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。

Have you ever paid attention to the Air Quality Index （空气质量指标） or AQI reported in the newspaper? The AQI helps us understand what the air quality around us means to our health. The AQI uses colors, numbers and words to tell us about the air. Let's see what these colors and numbers mean.
Colors Numbers Health word
（s）
What to do
Green0-50Good Just enjoy the clean air!
Yellow51-100Moderate
（适中）
Air quality is fine for most people.
Orange101-150Unhealthy for
sensitive
groups
Active children and adults with lung（肺） disease should
spend less time outdoors.
Red151-200Unhealthy People with lung disease and active kids and adults shouldn't spend too long time outdoors. Everybody else should try to
spend less time outside.
Purple201-300
Very
unhealthy
People with lung disease and active kids and adults should not spend any time outdoors. Everybody should try not to go
outside.
（1）If the Air Quality Index is ________, the air quality is good for most people.
A. orange
B. red
C. purple
D. yellow
（2）The ________ AQI numbers are, the ________ air quality is.
A. bigger; better
B. bigger; nicer
C. smaller; better
D. smaller; worse （3）Which of the following is TRUE?
A. If the AQI number is 140, the AQI color will be red.
B. If the AQI color is purple the air is the best for people.
C. People with lung disease are very sensitive to the air.
D. The AQI can't help people know the air quality.
6．阅读理解
Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, or when a friend borrows your favorite toy and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Usually your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone. But sometimes you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must go out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.
When yon get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It's helpful to talk about your anger with a parent or a teacher. When you talk, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1to 100; give someone a smile; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
Remember that how you act when you are angry can make things better or worse. Don't let your anger control you.
（1）You may not get angry when ___.
A. there is too much homework on this weekend
B. your favorite basketball team wins the game
C. a friend breaks your favorite thing
D. your parents don't let you watch TV
（2）From the passage, is NOT true when you're angry.
A. You breathe faster
B. You have a red face
C. You have a stomachache
D. You want to help someone
（3）When you are angry you can do everything except .
A. go for a bike ride
B. think about good things
C. talk to a good friend
D. say bad things to the people around you
（4）The underlined word "anger" in the passage means ___ in Chinese.
A. 愤怒
B. 悲伤
C. 忧虑
D. 激动7．阅读理解
One day, Susie was unhappy when she came home from school. "What's the matter, my dear?" asked her mother, drawing her to her side and smiling.
"All our class must hand in compositions tomorrow. We must write 12 lines at least. But I can never write one. I'll have to go to school without a composition, for I won't copy one from a book, or ask you or papa to write one for me."
"That's right," said her mother. "You'll be happier with a poor composition, if it's your own, than with a fine one written by somebody else. But cheer up. Run into the garden and play. I'll call you in half an hour. Don't think about your composition now. Just have a good time."
It seemed just a few minutes to Susie before she heard her mother calling her. She went into the house immediately — her hands full of sweet flowers, and her face red with exercise.
Then her mother asked her to sit by the window with a nice piece of paper and a pencil, and write something about what she could see. "Never mind your composition; do this to please me, and we'll talk about that later."
Although Susie thought her mother's request was strange, she knew she always had a good reason for everything she did. So she did as her mother requested.
As she looked out, she first saw the western sky and some bright, sunset clouds. "Oh, mother, what a sunset!"
"Don't talk. Just write."
The pencil began moving rapidly across the paper. She wrote about the sunset clouds, the look of the distant hills, the streets, the river, the garden with its flowers, and the birds flying past the window. She forgot all about the terrible composition!
Just as she had reached the bottom of the page, her mother came in and said with a smile, "Well, Susie, how does that composition come on?"
"Composition! You told me not to think about it, and I've never thought of it once. I've had such a nice time writing about what I could see from the window."
Mrs. Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written. She said, "There, Susie, that's a very nice composition, really."
"A composition! Is that a composition?" Susie asked in surprise.
"Yes, my dear, and a very good one, too, if we find a title for it," replied her mother. Then she added, "I'm sure it will please your teacher, as it does me. You see, it's easy enough to write a composition if you have anything interesting to write about."
（1）Susie was unhappy when she came home because _____.
A. she was punished by her teacher
B. she couldn't write a composition
C. she forgot to take her composition home
D. she didn't get on well with her classmates
（2）From the story we can know Susie's mother _____.
A. had never understood her daughter
B. had never talked with Susie's teacher
C. knew how to write a good composition
D. wrote the composition for her daughter
（3）The title of Susie's composition might be _____.
A. My Helpful Clever Mother
B. The Beautiful Sights at Sunset
C. How to Please Your Teacher
D. How to Have a Pleasant Time
（4）What might happen the next morning?
A. Susie's classmates would laugh at her.
B. Susie's teacher would be angry with her.
C. Susie's mother would ask her to stay at home.
D. Susie would hand in her composition happily.
8．阅读理解
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
9．阅读理解
Welcome to London! Now let me tell you something about this wonderful city. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is the biggest city in Western Europe with over 7 million people. It sits by the River Thames. London has a history of more than 2, 000 years. Because of its long history and different cultures, London is a very famous city in the world. People all over the world are familiar with the city's red double-decker（双层的）buses and black taxis.
People
The British Empire used to（过去常常）rule around the world, so many people from around the world moved to London. They have brought with them their own languages and cultures. More than 300 different languages are spoken in London.
Culture
London is known for its museums. One important museum is British Museum. It is the oldest public museum in the world. There are two main art museums in London the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery. Besides, London is also home to arts, such as theater and music. The Globe Theater, which was popular in the late
16th and 17th centuries, was opened for performances of William Shakespeare's plays.
Tourist attractions
London has many wonderful places to visit. For example, the well-known Clock Tower, a 320-foot-hightower, was called the Big Ben. Another famous London building is Buckingham Palace. The members of royal（皇家的）family of England live there. Besides, Hyde Park is the largest open area in central London.
（1）What's the population of London?
A. Less than 7 million.
B. Only 7 million.
C. More than 7 million.
D. Nearly 7 million.（2）How many museums are there in London according to the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
（3）The members of royal family of England live in.
A. the big Ben
B. Buckingham Palace
C. Hyde Park
D. British Museum
（4）Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提及）in the passage?
A. The location of London.
B. The history of London.
C. The interesting places in London.
D. The food in London.
10．阅读理解
For most of us, the idea of giving up our jobs to travel around the world seems impossible. However, one young couple has made it come true. What's more, they're getting a lot of money. How can they do this?
While traveling in Fiji in 2016, Jack Morris, 26, met his girlfriend Lauran Bullen. After that, they began to travel around the world together.
Now the two have become Internet stars with nearly three million followers from 45 different countries. To everyone's surprise, a simple photo taken during their trips can easily bring them thousands of dollars.
Talking in his blog Do You Travel, Jack shared many stories behind their wonderful photos. He said that they were used to taking photos at a certain time.
"Most of the time we like to take photos around one hour after sunrise. At this time of day, most places of interest aren't so busy," Jack wrote. He also said that they never dressed up their photos and tried to keep what they were like." People prefer a true life, I believe. "
Now the couple live in Bail. They are always posting inspirational（灵感的）photos to the Internet. At the same time, they are planning to visit one new country each month.
（1）Jack and Lauran started to travel together after __________ .
A. They got married
B. they lived in Bail
C. they gave up their jobs
D. they met each other in Fiji
（2）Jack and Lauran make money by__________ .
A. doing jobs on vacation
B. sharing their trip photos
C. taking photos for others
D. setting up blogs
（3）The photos taken by Jack and Lauran are __________ .
A. common
B. untrue
C. natural
D. boring
（4）What's the best title for the passage?
A. How to Get Money
B. Great Internet Stars
C. How to Travel
D. Special Life By Traveling
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
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.
13．阅读理解
Han Pingrun made sure he was at home every summer evening to watch the Japanese cartoon series, "Famous Detective Konan（《名侦探柯南》）" on TV. "The story is so interesting. I want to know what happens next," said the junior school student from Beijing.
Many students like Han love cartoons on TV, in films and in comic books. Cartoons are especially hot this year. Cartoon shows were held in Shanghai and Guangzhou. Hundreds of people visited and many were junior students. Many famous cartoon characters, like Crayon Shin-chan （蜡笔小新） and Doraemon（机器猫）, are popular among teens.
Some students watch cartoons for fun. Others think they can learn from cartoon characters.
Huang Yiyi, a Junior 2 student from Changzhou, Jiangsu, loves the red-haired basketball player Sakuragi Hanamichi （樱木花道） from "Slum Dunk（《灌篮高手》）". "He is very confident and never gives ups" he said.
Parents and teachers are worried that some cartoons are unsuitable for children. Another problem is that kids also watch them in class.
Yang Xiong, an expert on teenage education in Shanghai, said, "Cartoons may be fun, but teens should not spend too much time on them."
（1）Han Pingrun made sure that .
A. he could watch "Famous Detective Konan" at home every summer evening
B. he was at school every summer evening to watch Japanese cartoon series
C. he could hold cartoon shows at home
D. he was at home every summer evening to watch Japanese movies
（2）Which one is NOT mentioned according to the article?
A. Crayon Shin-chan.
B. Doraemon.
C. Konan.
D. Snoopy.
（3）Which is NOT the reason why teens like cartoons according to the article?
A. They watch cartoons for fun.
B. They can learn from cartoon characters.
C. They can learn Japanese by watching cartoons.
D. The stories of the cartoons are so interesting.
（4）What do parents and teachers think of the cartoons?
A. They are happy that children can enjoy them.
B. They think some cartoons are not suitable for children.
C. They think children should spend more time on them.
D. They don't care at all.
14．阅读理解
We'd driven all night to reach Saltillo, Mexico. We were hungry, so we stopped our car by a
door under a big red Coca-Cola sign and went into the small restaurant for breakfast. We sat down at the table. I greeted the waitress in Spanish and ordered some coffee and eggs. We also asked an ashtray because all of us smoked. The waitress served us and then stood at the kitchen door, watching us. While I was eating, I said to my friends that there were so few people eating here. But he replied that the food was delicious.
When we finished our food, I asked for our bill. To our surprise, the waitress didn't want to give it to us. She said we were travellers and she was happy to serve us. I said this was business and I was happy to pay for the delicious food. "No, sir," she said. "This is not a restaurant--this is our home!" When we stepped outside, we found a Coco-Cola sign hung over every doorway!
（1）They stopped their car by a door under a big red Coca-Cola sign because .
A. they wanted to go to the park
B. something was wrong with their car
C. they got to their home
D. they wanted to have breakfast
（2）The underlined word "ashtray" means in Chinese.
A. 杯子
B. 烟灰缸
C. 面盆
D. 毛巾（3）From the first paragraph we know that ________.
A. there were many people in the restaurant
B. the food was bad
C. Mexicans could understand Spanish
D. they didn't order eggs for breakfast
（4）The waitress didn't want to give the guests the hill because .
A. she knew they had no money
B. they were her close friends
C. they didn't eat in the restaurant but in her home
D. breakfast was free in SaltiIlo, Mexico
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。

Miss Evans was going to give a speech on Friday afternoon. But on Thursday night she was told that she had to go to an important meeting the next day at the same time. "No one can be in two places at the same time. What should I do?" She thought. But soon, she had an idea.
At five to three on Friday afternoon, Miss Evans went to the lecture room. There were twenty students waiting for her. "I'm sorry," she said, "I won't be able to give my speech today." The students looked surprised. Miss Evans explained that she had an important meeting. "However," she went on, "though I can't be with you myself, my voice can." Then she put a small recorder on the desk," You see, I've recorded my speech and you can listen to it without me." Miss Evans turned on the recorded and left.
The meeting ended a little early. Miss Evans decided to go back to her students. She stood for a moment outside the room, listening to her own voice. Then she opened the door. To her surprise, the room was empty. As she looked around, she saw a number of small recorders "listening" to her speech!
"Well." she thought, "If I can be in two places at the same time, why can't they?"
（1）Miss Evans had an important meeting ________.
A. on Thursday night
B. on Friday night
C. on Thursday afternoon
D. on Friday afternoon
（2）Miss Evans recorded her speech so ________ that while she was away.
A. the students could listen to it
B. she could listen to her own voice
C. the students could record her speech
D. the students could leave the room
（3）Which of the following shows how Ms. Evans felt in the end?
A. She was angry because all her students left.
B. She was surprised because nobody was in the room.
C. She thought it was all right for the students to do the same as she did.
D. She thought the students were very rude because no one was listening to her speech.
（4）Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A Strict Teacher
B. A Lazy Speaker
C. A Special Speech
D. An Important Meeting 16．阅读理解
In the Kingdom of Arendelle, Princess Elsa has the power of freezing and creating ice and snow, and her younger sister Anna loves to play with her. When Elsa accidentally hits Anna on the head with her gift and almost kills her, their parents bring them to trolls that save Anna's life and make her forget the ability of her sister. Elsa returns to the castle and maintain herself recluse in her room with fear of hurting Anna with her increasing power. Their parents die when their ship sinks in the ocean and three years later, the coronation（加冕） of Elsa forces her to open the gates of her castle to celebrate with the people. Anna meets Prince Hans in the party and she immediately falls in love with him and decides to marry him. But Elsa does not accept the marriage and loses control of her powers freezing Arendelle. Elsa flees to the mountain.
Anna, the sister of the queen Elsa, sets off on a dangerous and mysterious journey to bring back Elsa, who has run away because of causing an endless winter upon her home town. Anna teams up with the peasant Kristoff and his reindeer Sven and with the snowman Olaf to seek out Eisa. Anna must get through challenges and meet new friends, such as Olaf, a lovely talking snowman, and face her charming boyfriend to save the kingdom 'not only from Hans, but from forever winter. They find Elsa in her icy castle and she accidentally hits Anna in the heart; now only true love can save her sister from death.
（1）What's Elsa special ability?。