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1、八年級英語期末復(fù)習(xí)專題練習(xí)《閱讀理解6》 （一） Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months, One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob wa

2、s so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so. The boss looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. Th

3、e boss answered with a smile, "Oh, young man, your working clothes are all with patches(補(bǔ)丁) on the knees. You know, I have dismissed(解雇) two men these days. They had working clothes with patches on the buttocks.(臀部). They were too lazy." ( )1. When the boss saw Bob, he_______. A. gave him t

4、he job at once B. liked Bob at once C. asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes D. liked Bob's clothes ( )2. Bob's new job was_______. A. to wash dishes B. to clean the restaurant C. to cook dishes D. to grow flowers and trees ( )3. We may learn th

5、at the boss was_______. A. very clever B. foolish C. very kind D. hard-working 參考答案 CDA （二） Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or sit in them. It's always a good idea to wear your seat belt(安全帶) when you're in a car.

6、Why? Think about this example: You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push. If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won't. It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break. Now, think what will happen if you tie the egg to the skateboard. When the skateboard hits a

7、stone, the egg won't go flying. It will stay safely on the skateboard. Volvo, a famous Swedish car maker, made the seat belts widely used in the 1950s. Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometimes a seat belt isn't enough. If the car is going really fast and runs into

8、 something, seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them. Most new cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats. When a car hits something, its air bags will come out quickly in less than one second to keep the people inside safe. ( )1. The passage mainly tells us_______. A. two

9、important ways to keep safe in cars B. how air bags work to make cars safe C. how seat belts work to make cars safe D. why we must tie the egg to the skateboard ( )2. The writer gives the example of the egg to_______. A. tell us that eggs are easy to break B. show how to wear a seat

10、 belt C. show why it's important to wear a seat belt in a car D. tell us what a skateboard is ( )3. We need to wear seat belts in cars because_______. A. we are interested in them B. they can stop us from hitting other cars C. they can help us stay safely on the seats D. they are

11、made of strong materials ( )4. Air bags are important for cars because_______. A. they are made of plastic B. they can help us to keep safe in cars C. they can keep cars running slowly D. they are put in front of and next to the seats ( )5. Which of the following is TRUE

12、according to this passage? A. It won't be dangerous if there are seat belts or air bags in a car. B. Now most new cars still have only one air bag. C. When a car hits something, its air bags will come out a few minutes later. D. Volvo made the seat belts widely used in the 1950s. 參考

13、答案 ACCBD （三） For many years scientists have said that the Earth is getting warmer. Now they have found some new hot cities! In the southern USA, they have found that cities become very hot in summer. For example, the city of Atlanta in Georgia has roof temperature of up to 50 ℃ while it is

14、27 ℃ in the streets! At night, the outside of buildings stays so hot that the heat of the city causes storms over the city! China also has the same kind of problems. Every year more farmland is used for building factories or offices. More housing is needed too. As people become richer, they buy

15、 more cars. New roads are needed and new car parks are built in the city centres. These all make cities hotter. It isn't easy to change the situation. City planners say that we should plant more trees in the middle of cities. Every new street should have trees on both sides, they say. Trees mak

16、e the temperature lower, so we should have more trees in our parks and squares. We should also paint our roofs white. If we do this, they do not become so hot. Every roof in hot and sunny country should have solar(太陽的) panels. The electricity from these can be used to run the air conditioners(空調(diào)) in

17、 the buildings. People continue to cut down forests around the cities. This makes the problem worse. Cities are growing faster and faster. By the year 2025, four fifths of the population will be living in cities. If we go on like this, there will not be enough farmland to feed everyone in the w

18、orld. ( )1. The scientists have found_______. A. cities become very hot in summer B. Atlanta is the hottest city in America C. there are not as many storms as before . D. it is not as hot on the roof as in the street ( )2. The way to make the city cooler is to_______. A.

19、 plant more trees B. try to use air conditioners more C. build more parks and squares D. paint the roofs of all the white buildings ( )3. What will probably happen in the future according to the last paragraph? A. Cities won't grow very fast. B. We will not have enough food. C

20、. Most people will move to the countryside, D. People will plant more trees outside the cities. ( )4. What is the main idea of the passage? A. More farmland is needed. B. Trees make cities cooler. C. Cities are getting hotter D. Scientists are worried about storms. 參考答案 AABC （四）

21、 According to a two-year study, people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression(消沉) and loneliness than those who didn't surf the Internet. Using the Internet really causes bad feelings. Researchers are puzzled over the results, which are completely dif

22、ferent from their thoughts. They thought that the Internet would be much healthier than TV, since the Internet allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others. In fact, it reduces the time that is used to communicate with families and friends, and they may be less psycho

23、logically(心理上) happy in virtual(虛擬的) world. Another possibility is shown that the Internet makes users feel less satisfied with their lives. "But it's important to remember that the problem is not the Internet, but how to use the Internet," says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the

24、 study's sponsors(發(fā)起人). "When we surf the Internet, we should think how to use the Internet correctly." ( )1. The passage may be a(n)_______. A. story B. news report C. novel D. advertisement ( )2. What's the passage mainly about? A. The suffering from the Internet.

25、 B. The effect of the computer. C. The power of the Internet. D. The feeling of the people who spend much time online. ( )3. What is the bad effect of surfing the Internet? A. Users may have bad eyesight. B. Internet makes users feel less satisfied with their lives.

26、C. Users may become unhealthier. D. Users have no ability to make a conversation with each other. ( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Researchers get the results that they expected. B. The more time people spend on the Internet, the happier people wil

27、l be. C. The users can get a lot of information on the Internet. D. The Internet is much healthier than TV. ( )5. What does the underlined word "reduce" mean in Chinese? A.減少 B.減弱 C.增強(qiáng) D.增大 參考答案 BDBCA （五） ( )1. _______come from the USA. A. Steve Jobs and

28、 Justin Bieber B. Jobs, Bieber and Spielberg C. Justin Bieber and Steven Spielberg D. Steve Jobs and Steven Spielberg ( )2. Tony is a fan of pop music, and he would like to meet _______. A. Steve Jobs B. Justin Bieber C. Steven Spielberg D. none of them (

29、)3. Now students who love the latest mobile phones may be interested in_______. A. iPhone B. Apple n Computer C. Baby D. Jurassic Park 參考答案 DBA （六） The marathon(馬拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job is to follow the runners to help those who need m

30、edical help. "We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly," I said to the driver, Doug. As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. "Doug, look!" We knew we were watching our "last runner". Her feet wer

31、e turned in, yet her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon? We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slow

32、ly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn't. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found th

33、e cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness. I do not know the woman's name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are

34、too difficult and want to say "I just can't do it", I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is. ( )1. When does the marathon usually take place in the writer's town? A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter. ( )2. The last ru

35、nner had problems with her_______. A. head B. back C. legs D. arms ( )3. Why did the woman take part in the marathon? A. To win a good prize. B. To beat the other runners. C. To make friends with others. D. To finish what she decided to do. 參考答案 BCD （七） Welcome to S

36、hawnee Mountain, a great place for skiing! All people can have a wonderful time here. For more information, you can visit www. shawneemt. com or call 570 421 7231. ( )1. Shawnee Mountain is a wonderful place for_______. A. staying B. skiing C. climbing D. visiting ( )2. A

37、 couple and a child of 45 cm tall will pay_______ for the lifts at weekends. A. $100 B. $86 C. $50 D. $43 ( )3. It is known that people can go to Shawnee Mountain A. with expensive tickets at night B. at 10 a. m. on Christmas Day C. from Mid December to March D.

38、just from Monday to Friday 參考答案 BAC （八） Dear Jenny, You asked me when you could "go out" with someone last time. Now let's talk about it. The answer depends a lot on what you mean by "going out". When middle school kids start talking about "going out" or "going together", usually it means th

39、at two people like each other. They might write notes to each other or talk on the phone or send messages to each other. If somebody asks you to "go out", it might feel great that someone likes you, but also a little strange. You may not know what to do next. The best advice is to go slowly because

40、 it's easy for kids to get their feelings hurt. It's a good idea to talk with your mum or dad too. They might not want you to "go out" with anyone yet, even if you're not really going out anywhere. Or, if they're OK with it, they might have certain rules they want you to follow, like if you can hav

41、e this person as a Facebook friend or get phone calls and send messages to this person. It's also a mistake that some kids may send messages to the person too many times a day. Yours , Mary Green ( )1. When students talk about "going out", theyrnight do something EXCEPT_______. A. going o

42、ut to play B. writing notes to each other C. talking on the phone D. sending messages to each other ( )2. From the letter, we know Mary may be a_______. A. schoolboy B. schoolgirl C. teacher D. parent ( )3. The passage mainly talks about_______. A. "going ou

43、t" is a bad thing to all people B. you can "go out" with someone who likes you C. how to talk with your parents D. how to deal with "going out" 參考答案 ACD （九） Miss Rose taught Physics in a London school. Last week she was explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she

44、 decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, "Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the phone, and at the same time you were 20 metres away, and listened to me from the other side of the street, who would hear what I said earlier, my s

45、ister or you, and why?" The cleverest boy at once answered, "Your sister, Miss Rose, because electricity travels faster than sound waves. " "That's very good," Miss Rose answered. But then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Rose said, "Yes, Betty." "I don't agree," Betty said. "You

46、r sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington. " ( )1. Miss Rose was teaching her students about_______. A. telephone B. time C. sound D. electricity ( )2. The boy thought that_______. A. sound waves travel faste

47、r than electricity B. sound waves travel slower than electricity C. the students would hear Miss Rose earlier D. the students would hear her sister earlier ( )3. From the passage, we know Miss Rose_______. A. was pleased with the boy's answer B. was not pleased with what

48、 the boy had said . C. thought Betty's answer was much better D. thought both of the answers were right ( )4. Betty thought the boy was wrong because_______. A. electricity travels slower than sound waves B. electricity travels faster than sound waves C. electricity t

49、ravels as fast as sound waves D. clocks in Washington show a different time from those in London 參考答案 CBAD （十） Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents. Several years ag

50、o, a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people. A

51、nother story is about chimpanzees(黑猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 14 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. "It is not only humans who have duties9 animals also do," she said. Two birds in Chengdu also show

52、ed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the centre of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws. ( )1. After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island_______. A. to

53、 look for food B. to feed her babies C. to move some people D. to carry things to her owner ( )2. The scientist found chimpanzees_______. A. cared for the hurt or lost ones B. often left for a far place C. always stayed in the same place D. didn't care about each

54、 other ( )3. The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because_______. A. they didn't like their baby B. they were not kind enough C. they wanted to teach their baby D. they wanted to save their baby ( )4. From the passage we know_______. A. dogs like to

55、swim across the river in a heavy rain B. mother birds don't want to save their children C. animal parents love their children a lot D. all animals want to move people very much 參考答案 BADC （十一） One evening when Mr Harris was on duty, the phone rang. He went to answer it. It

56、 was Mrs Green. "Please, sir, come to my house. I had 5,000 dollars stolen." Mr Harris hurried to her. He asked Mrs Green, "When did you find the money missing?" "At seven, I put my money on the table in the living room. Then I went to wash my hair. I came back at seven thirty and the money

57、was gone. " "I see," Mr Harris said. "Were you alone in the house?" "No. My sister's daughter, Nancy, was here too." "Let's talk to Nancy," said Mr Harris. They went to Nancy's room. Mr Harris sat on the only chair in the room. The chair was cold. Mrs Green and Nancy sat on the bed. Mr Harris

58、saw some books on the floor near the chair. "What have you been doing this evening?" "I've been studying because I shall have a test tomorrow. I've been sitting on that chair reading books all the time. I never got up and never left my room. But at seven fifty I heard a sound, like someone clos

59、ing the door. I didn't go out to have a look, for l was too busy. Maybe someone came into the house and took my aunt's money. " After hearing that, Mr Harris was quite clear. He said to Mrs Green, "Well, you won't have to be worried, and you'll find the 5,000 dollars just in the room." ( )1

60、. The underlined sentence "The chair was cold." suggests that_______. A. there was another chair in Nancy's room B. Nancy did not tell the truth C. Nancy forgot to close the windows in her room D. it was cold that evening ( )2. Which of the following is the most probably TRUE

61、? A. Mr Harris was a policeman. B. Mr Harris was Mrs Green's husband. C. Mrs Green found Nancy steal the money between 7:00 and 7:30. D. What Nancy said sounded reasonable(合理的), ( )3. What does Mr Harris' last words mean? A. Mrs Green took her money herself. B. Nancy took

62、the money. C. The money wasn't missing. D. The money was missing. 參考答案 BAB （十二） ( )1. Jim's father likes Beijing Opera. He can go to_______ to enjoy it. A. Grand Hall B. Grand Theatre C. People's Hall D. People's Theatre ( )2._______will give a concert on Sun

63、day night. A. Li Shengsu and Yu Kuizhi B. Lin Junjie and Li Shengsu ' C. Cai Yilin and Yu Kuizhi D. Lin Junjie and Cai Yilin ( )3. Where will Mr Green give a lecture on classical music? A. Grand Hall. B. Grand Theatre. C. People's Hall. D. People's Theatre. ( )4. Mr Zhao and his seven-year-old son are going to watch The Smur fs. They should pay _______for the tickets. A. 65 yuan B. 70 yuan C. 80 yuan D. 120 yuan 參考答案 BDCA