牛津译林版8B英语期中复习专题练习—阅读理解

1、牛津译林版8B英语期中复习专题练习 一阅读理解牛津译林版8B英语期中复习专题练习一阅读理解(1)In the morning, a grandfather took his grandson to a school. When the boy and his grandfather went into the playground, some children came up.“What a funny old man! ” one boy said, making a face.“Hey, fatty 胖子),“nother one shouted.The children jeered a

2、t them and jumped up and down.Without saying a word, the old man took his grandson out of the school gate. Wonderfuldon t have to go to school! ” the boy said.“Youdo, but not this one, “his grandfather replied. I finld you a school myself. The grandfather took his grandson back to his own house, ask

3、ed the boy s grandmother to look afterhim, and then went out to look for a school himself.Every time he got to a school, the old man went into a playground, and waited for the children to come out at break time. In some schools the children completely ignored ( 不理会)the old man, and in others, they m

4、ade fun of him. When this happened, he would be sad and go home. Finally, he went into the very small playground of a very small school, and stood tiredly against the wall.The bell rang, and the children got out into the playground.“Sir, are you all right? Shall I get you something to drink?” a voic

5、e said.“Wd ve got a bench in the playground come and sit down, came another voice.Soon a young teacher came out into the playground. The old man greeted him and said, “Finally, I ve found my grandson the best school in town.”()1. The underlined phrase“jeered at probably means ”A. listened to B. laug

6、hed at C. cheered up D. fought against()2. The grandson felt when his grandfather took him out of the school gate.A. worried B. happy C. bored D. proud(自豪地)()3. The old man always went into the when he reached a school.A. teachers office. classrooms C. school library D. playground()4. When the old m

7、an was in the very small school, the children .A. shouted at himB. made fun of himC. were polite to himD. ignored him()5. We can see that the old man judges (判断)a school by its .A. students B. library C. buildings D. Playground11 / 11(2)John and Sam were friends. They opened a small shop in a small

8、village. One day, they sold out of all their wine ( 酒),so they drove to the city to buy some.On their way home, the wind was strong and it was getting colder and colder. Both John andSam wanted to drink some wine to keep warm, but they had a rule. They couldn t drink any wine because they had to sel

9、l it. Because of the rule, if someone wanted to drink some wine, he had to pay the other twice the price.John was a clever man. He took out ten cents and gave it to Sam. He said, Here is ten ceiWould yo u please sell me some of your wine? Sam was a busines9msan he said, Yougive me money, so of cours

10、e I will sell some to you. Then he passed John a cup of wine.After drinking the wine, John felt warm soon, but Sam was still cold. Then he took out theten cents that John just gave to him and said to John, Here is ten cents. Please sell me some ofyour wine. John agreed. Sam drank some wine and also

11、felt much warmer. But after some time, they both felt cold again, so they kept buying wine from each other with the same ten cents. Soon they drank up all of the wine.How could so much wine only cost ten cents? the two friends asked each other.()1. What did Sam and John do?A. They were doctors.B.The

12、y were shopkeepers.C. They were officers.D.They were policemen.()2. What was the weather like when Sam and John went to buy some wine?A. It was sunny and warm.B.It was windy and cold.C. It was rainy and snowy.D.It was rainy and cold.()3. How much did Sam and John spend on all of the wine?A. Five cen

13、ts. B. Fifteen cents. C. Ten cents.D. Fifty cents.()4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Sam and John walked to the city to buy some wine.B. Sam and John spent ten cents on getting some wine from the city.C. Sam and John would be very happy when they got home.D. Sam and John

14、 drank all of the wine because they wanted to keep warm.()5. What s the best titl& this passage?A. Two Men on the Way HomeB. A Small ShopC. The Bad WeatherD. Some Cheap Wine(3)We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don t do ；some simple steps to make your speech

15、 a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience( 听众).Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Then try to arrange( 安排) your material

16、(材料)so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience. Don t talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving speech, speak slowly and clearly, look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your

17、audience chances to think over what you ve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audaynce,what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.()1. Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.prepariearyothratpeech , youm

18、ust.A. put your shoes away and put on theirsB. try to imagine yourself to be in their position C. wear the shoes in the same size as theirs D. try on their shoes to see if they fit you()2. When he is giving his speech, the speaker should.A. let his eyes rest on the subject B. follow the audience ste

19、p by stepC. face the audience in a natural wayD. look up and down from time to time( )3.During the course of a speech, it is notright for a speaker to.A. think nothing of the audienceB. speak in a clear voiceD. take a short stop at timesD. give a lot of examples()4. What does the underlined word pau

20、se mean in the passage?A. listenB. chooseC. stopD. search()5. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?A. How to Remember the AudienceB. How to Pick out the Topic for a SpeechC. How to Improve Your SpeechD. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech（4）April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on eart

21、h should care about and protect the earth!The earth has warmed by about 1 C over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer.First, g

22、reenhouse effect（温室效应 ）is a very important reason for the change of the earth .People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate（ 气候） change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain an

23、d sometimes too little. The change of climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate too.When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level（ 海平面）.It will affect（影响）the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 peop

24、le have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one meter by 2100.People can affect the earth s air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protectthe earth. For

25、example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.（）1. Earth Day is set for people to.A. learn moreabout the earthB.make fulluse of the earthC. take bettercare of the earthD.study thewarmth of the earth（）2. Greenhouse effect comes from.A. sea risingB.change of the

26、earthC. nature s unbalance衡）D.people s activity（）3. According to the passage,may affect each other.A. animals and islandsB. climate and the warmth of the earthC. fridges and animalsD. sea level and the growth of plantsA . not very clearC. well known（）4. We can infer （推断）from the passage that the rea

27、sons for the warmer earth areB. completely secretD. not given yet(5)When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father frisnds, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I wo

28、uld go to Bernie s place. We d sit on the edge of thedock , feet dangling (摇晃),and got ready for a big meal.Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heathe reddest, juiciest, 一 fir

29、mest, sweetest, most seed-free part and throw away the rest.Bernie was my father s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie s wealth itself but his wdealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how t

30、o stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don t take the time to dangle y

31、our feet over the dock and enjoy life s small pleasure, your wcprobably hurting your life.For many years, I forgot that lesson I d learned as a king oocke Iloaas too busymaking all the money I could.Well, I veelearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in

32、 the day. That tse heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.A. relaxed()1. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feelingB. worriedC. hungryD. lonely)2. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?A. They ate it in a polite way.C

33、. They ate every part of it.)3. In the eyes of the writerA. was just a rich businessmanC. lived a rich but healthy lifeB. They only ate its best part.D. They shared only one piece. s father, Bernie.B. worked hard all the timeD. knew how to make money)4. The underlined part“the heart of the watermelo

34、n“in the last paragraph meansA. the best part of the watermelonB. the writersbusy lifeC. the writersdecision of making moneyD. the writershope of enjoying life(6)Several years ago, my father told me a real and dangerous story about helping a man who was seriously hurt after being hit by a car.Early

35、in the morning he was going to work , he saw a man lying on the street who was bleeding . Some people passed by and no one stopped to help the man.However, my father didnt hesitate ( 犹豫)to help him. My father took him to the nearest hospital. He was afraid that the man could die because he was losin

36、g so much blood (血).Then an incredible thing happened when my father tried to go back to work . The police stopped him and said he could not leave the hospital until the man woke up . The police thought that my father had hit him on the street . My father was angry, but he couldnt do anything. He ho

37、ped that the man would wake up as soon as possible.At that moment , my father was worried . If the man died , my father would be charged with murder. Luckily , the man woke up and told the police what happened , and my father left the hospital. He left the hospital feeling very strange . He felt hap

38、py because he had saved a man, but at the same time he felt stressed because if the man had died, he would have been in big trouble . ()1 . The word a incredible in the fourth paragraph means .A.有趣的 B.危险的 C.难以置信的D.不能忘记的()2 . Why did the writer say it was a dangerous story?A . His father was nearly k

39、illed in a car accident .B. His father was taken away by the policeC. His father was wrongly thought to be a murderer .D. His father nearly killed a man on the way to work .()3 . From the passage we know .A . the father was a very experienced doctorB. the father was a very kind and helpful manC. the

40、 father would not let his child drive to workD. the father didnt want his child to learn from him()4 . What is the passage mainly about?A. How the father felt after he saw the policeB. Why the father wouldnt save others later onC. What happened to the father after he saved a man who was hurt.D. What

41、 happened to the injured man after he was hit by a car .(7)How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money?SightseeingThe Art Institute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and paintings. The ticket is $10.00, but go on Tuesdays and youll get in free.The Sears Tower is the worlds th

42、ird tallest building. By going to the 103rd floor, you can get a view of the whole city. All for only $8.50.Free showThere are free concerts in Grant Park in summer. They are held Wednesday through Saturday nights at 7:30 P.M.Attend the taping of a TV show for free. The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Je

43、nny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets. For the Oprah Winfrey Show, youll have to book tickets at least a month before.Places to stayYou can get a hotel for $100 to $300 a day. However, you can get a room in the dormitory at Roosevelt University for $215 for a whole week! But you have to st

44、ay for 28 days to get this great rate(优惠).()1. This passage tells us.A . Chicago is a big and beautiful cityB . where we can see fine photos and paintingsC. how to make a cheap trip in ChicagoD. there are many free concerts in Chicago( )2.It will cost you if you visit the Art Institute instead of th

45、e Sears Toweron Sundays.A . moreB . lessC. a littleD . nothing( )3.You may go to if you like to get a great view of the whole city.A . the Art InstituteB . the Sears TowerC. Roosevelt UniversityD. Grant Park( )4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A . It is free to go to the

46、 Art Institute on Tuesdays.B. Free Grant Park concerts are held four nights a week in summer.C. The Sears Tower is the world s third tallest building.D. You can get tickets to the Oprah Winfrey Show as soon as you arrive.(8)Kevin and his family had a holiday to his hometown a very beautiful island.

47、It was a great trip.They all wanted this trip. Kevin s parents wanted to go out into nature after a long time of work. Kevin needed to take a good rest before the exam. Kevin s brother Jim is in the first grade, so he doesn t have a voice in family things. He was just happy that they were going outs

48、ide.The sea was blue. They went boating in the sea. It was so cool. There was no Internet, so they spent the whole time together. They stayed in a small wooden house by the sea. Mom and Kevin cooked delicious sea food. Jim ran after chickens and ducks, and gave them food. When he became tired, he sa

49、t next to his dad and helped him fish. He even helped to hook two fish!It is always good to spend time with families. They liked this trip!()1. Kevin wanted the trip because.A. he was happy to go outsideB. he wanted to rest and get ready for the examC. he doesn t have a voice Eilya thingsD. he wante

50、d to go out into nature after a long time of work()2. What did Kevin and his family do in their hometown? went boating in the sea played online games cooked delicious seafood fed some animals went fishing by the sea chatted onlineA.B.C.D.()3. Which of the following is not true about Kevin s hometown

51、?A. It is a very nice place.B. There is no house by the sea.C. There is no Internet.D. It s a good place to spend time with family.()4. What does hook mean in the passage?A. chaseB. beatC. catchD. win()5. What s the passage about?A. A beautiful place.B. Kevin s family.C. A great trip.D. Kevin s home

52、town.(9)In Britain the weather never gets hot or too cold. There isn t difference between summer andwinter. Why is this?Britain has a warm winter and a cool summer because it s an island country. In winter the seais warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer th

53、e sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain.The winds from the west blow over Britain all the year. They blow from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋).They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all the year. Britain has a lot of rain all the year. The

54、 west of Britain is better than the east. The winds must blow across the high land in the west. There is lees rain in the east than in the west. So the east of Britain is drier than the west.()1. What s the weather like in Britain ?A. It s either hot or cold B. It s booh and coldC. It s never gets t

55、oo hot r too cold D. It isn t hot but cold.()2. When do the winds bring cool air to Britain?A. In Spring. B. In Summer C. In Autumn D. In Winter ()3. Why is the weather in summer and in winter almost the same?A. There is no difference between summer and winterB. There is much rain in the Atlantic Ocean.C. There are winds from the high land.D. There is a sea around this country.()4. Which of the following is right?A. There is less rain in the east than in the west