202X佛山市八年级英语上册期末阅读理解汇编

202X佛山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
One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for. a walk. He was walking along the sidewalk. Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.
The two drivers were arguing." You came around the corner too fast, "one man said." No!" said the driver of the white car." That's not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place. "Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast. The driver of the red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court（法庭）. Stanley gave the driver his name
Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.
"I am eighty-two, "answered Stanley. "Do you usually wear glasses?" asked the lawyer. "Yes, I do, "answered Stanley." Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?" the lawyer asked. "No, "replied Stanley.
Then the lawyer said, "Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?"
Stanley thought about it for a minute. "Well, "he said, "when it's dark, I can see the Moon. How far is that?"
（1）The car accident happened.
A. on Sunday morning
B. next Thursday morning
C. on Sunday evening
D. next Thursday evening
（2）The cause of the accident is that
A. the red car was going too slowly
B. the white car was going too fast
C. the drivers were sleepy
D. Stanley was in their way
（3）We can learn from the story that
A. Stanley was a clever and humorous man
B. Stanley wore glasses when the accident happened
C. the lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearly
D. Stanley was not able to see the Moon
2．根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

On Saturday Bill gets u p very late. He usually gets up at 10:45 because he doesn’t live with his
parents. He has no time for breakfast. He calls his first meal “brunch". ___________2
After brunch, it's about 11: 30. Bill turns on（打开）the TV and watch ball games until 14: 30. After that he goes to bed and sleeps until 16:50. Ten minutes later he turns on the TV again and watches more TV plays until the evening comes.
In the evening his friends usually come to his house. ___________3 Then he has dinner at home. At about 23:00 he likes to watch a football match. Sometimes he watches the game with his friends and sometimes himself. He usually goes to bed at about 1:30 am.
___________4 Do you think his Saturday life is healthy?
（1）将文中的画线部分翻译成汉语。

Sometimes he watches the game with his friends and sometimes himself.
（2）任务二：从以下四个选项中选择合适的句子填入文中的空缺处（其中有一项多余）。

________ （按照题号2--4的顺序）
A.That's what Bill does on Saturdays.
B.He usually has it at about 11:00.
C.He never has lunch.
D.They play cards from 19:00 to 21:00.
（3）What's the Chinese meaning of the word “brunch”? ________
3．根据短文理解选择正确答案。

A
A man was mending a street lamp when he saw a pretty young woman and three children get into a car which was in the garden of a house near him. He saw that the car had a flat tyre, and tried to warn the woman, but it was too late—she was already driving the car out of the garden, and into the busy street. When she had got there, she stopped the car at the side of the street, got out and looked at the flat tyre. The children stayed in the car. Very soon another car stopped, and the driver offered to help her. The young woman accepted his offer, and the man changed the tyre for her.
When she had thanked him and he had gone, she drove the car back into the garden, got out with the children and went back to her work in the house –with clean hands.
（1）This story is mainly about _________.
A. a man who was mending a street lamp
B. a man who offered help to a pretty young lady
C. a pretty young lady who had her car repaired
D. three children who stayed in the car
（2）From the passage, we can see that the story might be told by _______.
A. a pretty young lady
B. a man who was mending a street lamp
C. a warm-hearted man who offered help
D. a man who is not mentioned in the story
（3）What kind of expression was on the lady's face after the man who offered help left?
A. Anger.
B. Thankfulness.
C. Pleasure.
D. Sadness.
（4）From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. only when the young lady arrived in the busy street did she find the tyre flat
B. the young lady knew what had happened to the tyre even before she went to the busy street
C. the young lady didn't know the tyre was flat until her children told her
D. if the young lady had heard the man who was mending the street lamp, she would have the car repaired before she went to the busy street
（5）Which of the following is true according to the story?
A. The young lady and her children were going to a garage to have the car repaired.
B. The young lady and her children were going to take a trip when she found the tyre flat.
C. The young lady herself could not repair the tyre of the car at home.
D. The young lady drove the car with a tyre flat into the busy street on purpose. She wanted to have it repaired there.
4．根据短文内容选择正确答案。

B
Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to save the earth.
Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth's water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour（倒） dangerous chemicals and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.
By the year 2200, the earth's water was completely polluted. Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids（液体）.
So, by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in the lakes and seas died because of pollution Terrier wars（战争） broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live on.
By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave earth but only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.
So, it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now,
before it is too late.
（1）Which problem is not talked about in Paragraph 2?
A. Water.
B. Air.
C. Lifestyle.
D. Food
（2）What's the meaning of 'scarce' in Paragraph 4 in Chinese?
A. 昂贵的
B. 充足的
C. 缺乏的
D. 特殊的（3）Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century.
B. There wasn't enough water for people to drink by the year 2200.
C. All the animals died because of pollution by the year 2300.
D. We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.
5．根据短文内容, 完成下列各题。

A few days ago, I ran into（撞上）a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, "Excuse me too, I wasn't even watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. 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 （转身）, 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. 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（悄声地说）, “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）The writer ________ to a stranger when she ran into him.
（2）When the writer nearly knocked Betty down, she ________ at her.
（3）The writer's ________ told her Betty had picked those flowers for her.
（4）The writer felt sad and began to cry because ________.
（5）The writer decided to ________.
6．阅读理解
It was Tom's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of presents from his family. His grandpa gave him a beautiful big drum（鼓）. Of all the presents, Tom liked his drum best. He made terrible noise with it, but his mother didn't mind. His father was working in the daytime and Tom was in bed when he got home in the evening. So he didn't hear the noise. But one of his neighbors didn't like the noise. So one morning she took a knife and went to Tom's house when he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Tom, do you know there is something very nice inside your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let's find it.”
（1）How old was Tom?
A. He was fifteen years old.
B. He was five.
C. He was fifty.
D. He was half past five.（2）What did his mother think of his making terrible noise with the drum?
A. She couldn't stand it.
B. She was pleased（满意）with his behavior（行为）.
C. She didn't mind.
D. We don't know.
（3）Who didn't like the noise?
A. Tom's mother.
B. Tom's neighbor.
C. Tom's father.
D. Tom's grandpa.（4）How did Tom's neighbor deal with（处理） his drum?
A. She lied to Tom that something nice was inside his drum.
B. She cut the drum open with a knife.
C. She called the police.
D. She didn't mind it.
（5）Was there anything very nice in the drum really?
A. No，there was.
B. Yes，there wasn't.
C. No，there wasn't.
D. Yes，there was. 7．阅读理解
In the Chinese﹣speaking world, almost everyone knows about Jin Yong and his books. Jin Yong is the pen name of Louis Cha Leung﹣yung. He was the most important Chinese martial arts novelist. On Oct 30, he passed away at 94 years old in Hong Kong.
During his lifetime, Jin Yong wrote 15 martial arts novels. Over 300 million copies of his books have been sold （卖） around the world. It's just as the well﹣known saying goes, "Wherever there are Chinese, you will find Jin Yong's novels".
With his books, Jin Yong created an imaginary world called jianghu. In jianghu, there are many fighting heroes（侠） practicing martial arts. But Jin Yong also used some stories from history and traditional Chinese culture to make this world. His stories took place in different dynasties. He used Chinese poems in his books. This makes his books rich and colorful.
However, more importantly, Jin Yong has shaped the values （价值观）of many Chinese people. The characters in Jin Yong's books fight for justice and righteousness. And his readers will
always thank him for teaching them these values.
Jin Yong touched people's hearts through more than just his books. All of his novels have been made into films, TV shows, comics or video games. Almost all of the adaptations （改编作品）have been big hits. Lots of actors and actresses became famous because of his works. His works are also popular overseas.
（1） is Jin Yong's family name.
A. Jin
B. Yong
C. Cha
D. Louis
（2）The underlined sentence means that Jin Yong's books are very .
A. cheap
B. traditional
C. natural
D. popular
（3）In Jin Yong's books, you can find the following things except .
A. stories from history
B. traditional Chinese culture
C. Chinese poems
D. comics and video games
（4）From the last paragraph, we can know that .
A. People are touched by Jin Yong's books
B. Jin Yong's books help shape the values of Chinese people
C. Jin Yong's books make great difference to others
D. Jianghu is a world full of heroes
8．阅读理解
There is a saying in China that goes, "Women hold up half the sky." Now, let's look at some famous women who have a big influence in China.
China's Women's Volleyball Team Profession: Sportswomen Key word: Persistent Achievement: After a 12-year wait, China's Women's Volleyball Team won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team are now. regarded as national heroines, proudly carrying the flag of China's Olympic glory（荣耀） that first flew 30 years ago.
Dong Qing
Profession: TV hostess Key word: Intelligent Achievement: As a well- known Chinese television hostess, she is the face of two cultural shows Chinese Poetry Conference（会议）and Readers. The shows are redefining（重新定义） audiences' opinions on traditional culture and seeking the beauty of life.
Dong Mingzhu
Profession: Businesswoman Key word: Thoughtful Achievement: Dong Mingzhu has changed GREE from a small factory into the world's largest maker of air conditioners based on sales. Dong has won the award "Top 10 Economic Figures in China".
Wu Yishu
Profession: Student ‘Key word: Wise Achievement: Wu Yishu, a senior high school student from Shanghai, is the champion of Chinese Poetry Conference. Her rich knowledge of classical poetry impressed everyone and she has become famous online."
（1）When did China's Women's Volleyball Team won the gold medal first?
A. In 1986.
B. In 1996.
C. In 2002.
D. In 2016.
（2）Dong Qing is famous for/as .
A. a television hostess
B. the beauty of her good life
C. her rich knowledge
D. the award "Top 10 Economic Figures" in China
（3）What do you think the underlined word "GREE" in the third form stands for?
A. A name of a famous person.
B. A large supermarket.
C. A name of a great factory.
D. A good TV program.
（4）Which of the following words can best describe Wu Yishu?
A. Persistent.
B. Intelligent
C. Thoughtful.
D. Wise.
（5）Who can you see on the same TV program according to the passage?
A. The women players and Dong Qing.
B. Dong Mingzhu and Dong Qing.
C. The women players and Dong Mingzhu
D. Wu Yishu and Dong Qing.
9．阅读理解
Jane Austen（1775-1817）, an English novelist, started writing from an early age and completed six major novels in her life. Today Austen's books are more popular than ever. Some of her novels have been made into films while her books continue to be best-sellers
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English from the University of Oxford says that her novels are about marriage, friendships and the family, which are still with us today." The stories are timeless," Jenkyns says.
Pride and Prejudice（《做慢与偏见》）（1813） is Austen' s most famous work. It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. At first, they dislike each other. Elizabeth is pretty,
smart and lively. She is proud because Mr. Darcy doesn't know about her and her family. Mr. Darcy is handsome, rich and has a better family background. So, he is proud as well. At the same time, Mr. Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family. He has no understanding of why the family, especially the mother and daughters who try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands. He thinks they are vulgar. Anyway, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple but their families don't want them to do so.
In Pride and Prejudice, some of the main things that Jane Austen wanted to teach people are as follows. Opposites can attract each other. Lovers should not only make each other feel relaxed or comfortable, but also educate and improve each other.
Austen is often called the greatest romantic writer, so it is surprising she remained unmarried. "Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man," Jenkyns says.
（1）From Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, we can know_______.
A. Jane Austen passed away in her fifties
B. Austen's works remain popular today
C. all of Austen's works have been made into films
D. Austen's works are mostly about war and the family
（2）Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Elizabeth and Mr Darcy fall in love at first sight.
B. Elizabeth has a better family background than Mr Darcy.
C. Mr Darcy has a good impression of Elizabeth's family.
D. Elizabeth and Mr Darcy become a romantic couple in the end.
（3）What does the underlined word "vulgar" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. 粗俗的
B. 鲁莽的
C. 吝啬的
D. 伪善的（4）From what Jenkyns says, we can learn_______.
A. opposites can attract each other
B. lovers should improve each other
C. Austen's works go beyond her times
D. Austen married a perfect man at last
10．阅读理解
①Would you like to have a brother or a sister? Years ag o this might have sounded impossible to many. But since several years ago, with the end of China's "one-child policy（政策）", this could actually happen now. All Chinese couples are allowed to have two children. It means that many Chinese children may have siblings（兄弟姐妹） in the future.
②What would it be like growing up with a brother or a sister? Having a sibling can stop children from bad feelings, according to Laura Padilla-Walker, a teacher from Brigham Young University, US. "Siblings give children something that parents can't," she said. You may not feel lonely at home any more because there is someone to play with you. You can also share secrets with him or her.
③"But children with siblings also have to learn to control（控制）their feelings," said Padilla-Walker. You need to share things with them, such as attention from parents, toys, the bathroom and the TV. There are also unpleasant situations such as competition, name-calling and
even hair-pulling.
④Even the birth order of siblings could matte r too. US psychologist Kevin Leman said that birth order decides the way parents treat their children, thus causing different personalities between siblings.
⑤Kevin Leman explained that parents are usually more strict with their first child. So firstborns may be perfect because parents set high goals（目标） for them. They usually act well and hope to succeed. When the couple has a second child, they have fewer rules. So late-born children are usually more creative. They also love attention. It is said that many of them also have a good sense of humor.
（1）The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 1 refers to（指） ______.
A. one-child policy
B. having a brother or a sister
C. the end of "one-child policy"
D. being allowed to have more than two children （2）In Paragraph 2, the writer mainly tells us ______.
A. the advantages of having a sibling
B. how to look after a sibling
C. how to get on well with a sibling
D. the secrets of having a sibling
（3）According to Kevin Leman, ______.
A. late-born children are usually successful at school
B. having a sibling can stop children from bad feelings
C. parents are usually more strict with their first-born child
D. children with siblings have to learn to control their feelings
（4）Which of the following best shows the structure（结构） of the passage?
A. B.
C. D.
11．阅读理解
Happy Middle School
We're a bilingual（双语的） school for children of 6--15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach and a language teacher.
Job Age Language Skill Other term（条件）
cook 25-
40
Chinese
Can cook Chinese and western
food
healthy
library assistant20-Chinese, Read different kinds of books careful
35English
Sports coach 20-
40
Chinese,
English
major in（主修）PE healthy and strong
Language teacher Chinese,
English
Major in English
（1）Which of the following can go to Happy Middle School?
A. A four-year-old child
B. A ten-year-old child
C. A sixteen-year-old child
D. A five-year-old child
（2）Happy Middle School doesn't want ___________.
A. a cook
B. a nurse
C. a library assistant
D. a sports coach
（3）Which of the following may not speak English?
A. The cook
B. The library assistant
C. The sports coach
D. The teacher
（4）The cook can cook _____________.
A. Chinese food
B. Western food
C. Chinese and western food
D. food
（5）Which is not needed as a sports coach?
A. He majors in P.E.
B. He must healthy and strong
C. He can speak Chinese and English
D. He can cook western food.
12．阅读理解
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up arid put it in your bag. "Thomas said." It isn't worth（值得） the trouble. "His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries（樱桃）.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty（口渴的） to walk on. At the moment, his lather dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had caught' up all the cherries, his father said to him," My dear son, if you had bent（弯腰） down in the beginning to pick up that horseshoe, you wouldn't have bent so many times for the cherries. Always remember this lesson：If someone don't worry about the little things, he will find it impossible for him to do the great things."
（1）Who picked up the cherries on the ground?
A. Thomas.
B. The farmer.
C. Both the father and the son.
D. Nobody.（2）When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father .
A. did nothing
B. said nothing
C. felt worried
D. got angry
（3）The father dropped the cherry one by one, because .
A. he wanted to teach his son a lesson
B. he wanted his son to do more exercise
C. he wanted his son to eat them all
D. he wanted to punish his son for not picking up the horseshoe at first
（4）From the story, we can learn that .
A. cherries are so delicious that most people like eating them
B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us some money
C. we can't get great things if we lose little things
D. we can't do something great if we don't worry about something little
13．阅读理解
Have you ever wished that your life was like a reality TV show（真人秀节目）? Well, like it or not, things might be this way in the future.
This is because of Google glasses. Glasses are the latest technology from Google. They have more exciting features（特征）than you could possibly imagine.
For one thing, people who wear the glasses can shoot videos and record the sounds around them. So if your friend is wearing Google glasses, he or she can record your every move and broadcast live on the Internet for the world to see.
There is a GPS system in the glasses. So if you get lost you can say" OK, Glass, where am I?", and it will find where you are and tell you where you need to 90.
Google glasses are a bit like a helpful secretary. You can tell them what you want to write in an e—mail and they will type it for you.
Since April 16, Google glasses have been on the market in small numbers. But by the end of the year anyone will be able to buy a pair for about 2, 500 yuan.
Some people are not sure whether they find Google glasses cool or not. When someone is wearing Google glasses, it is not easy to see whether or not they are using them.
（1）The article is mainly about .
A. what Google glasses can do
B. the designer of Google glasses
C. how to use Google glasses
D. the importance of Google glasses
（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE7
A. Google glasses can record everythin9.
B. Google glasses will take the place of TV.
C. Google glasses are helpful secretaries to us.
D. Google glasses are sold in the small market.
（3）How many features of Google glasses are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
（4）What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. People don't like wearing Google glasses.
B. People with Google glasses are not so cool.
C. People don't believe they can find Google glasses.
D. It's hard to find that someone is using Google glasses.
14．阅读理解
In the universe, as we know, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and a good many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes round the sun, and the moon goes round the earth. We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it
is night.
Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun. Big things will look smaller when they are farther, and small things also look bigger when they are nearer.
The sun is bright enough to give out very strong light. The moon can't give any light at all, but it looks quite bright, too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually（事实上）the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon also because they are farther away from the earth.
There are still many other planets in the universe.
But of all these planets, only on the earth there are living things and people can only live on the earth, too. But at 9：00 am on October 15th, 2003, Chinese pilot Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space.
（1）When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, the other part of the earth is .
A. night
B. day
C. evening
D. Sunday
（2）When did the pilot from our country return to the earth?
A. On November 15th, 2002.
B. On October 16th, 2003.
C. On May 15th, 2004.
D. On October 15th, 2003.
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The moon goes round the earth, and it can't give out any light at all.
B. The moon goes round the sun, and its light is from the sun.
C. The earth moves round the moon, and people can live only on the earth.
D. Of all the planets, only the earth moves round the sun.
15．阅读理解
We all know that smiling is a kind of body language. In fact, it is not just a body language. It also has some different benefits. Let's learn about the benefits of smiling.
First of all, smiling can reduce stress. Although it's not easy to keep smiling when you are in stressful situations, smiling can reduce stress. That's true. Sometimes, smiling can help people get
rid of stress. Even listening to others' laughter and seeing smiling faces can help you keep calm and relaxed.
Secondly, smiling is good for your health. For example, it can strengthen your immune（消化）system. It's said that keeping smiling can help you fight against many kinds of diseases. That's why we often advise some patients to be happy and keep smiling.。