期末复习阅读理解专项练习一2020-2021学年人教版英语八年级下册

阅读理解专项练习一

Youmayhaveheardofpeoplewhoareallergic（过敏）toseafood,smokeorpets.Butdid

youknowthatsomepeoplewereallergictoWi-Fisignals?

RoseWhite,a44-year-oldwomanfromBritain,firstfoundherselfbeingallergictoWi-Fi

signalsin2015.Shehadacough,hearttroubleandgreatpainsinherheadwhenshestayedinthe

placescoveredwithWi-Fisignals.

RosehastriedmanywaystokeepawayfromWi-Fisignals.Inthepastsixmonths,sheeither

sleptinhercarorintentswhichshehadputupinthewoodlandandintheficlds.Shceventried

sleepinginashed（棚子）.Beingcompletelytired,Rosehadnochoicebuttoquitherjoband

moved370kilometersawayfromherhometoavoidWi-Fisignals,butfailed.Becauseofthehard

life,shegotastomachache.

Sheisnowlivinginasmallhouseintherural（乡下的）areasinEngland.Therearefarfewer

Wi-Fisignals.However,thehouse,whichbelongstoherfriend,willbesoldtoothers,soshehasto

moveagainsoon.

Roseisplanningtomovetoamoreruralarea.Sheisalsoplanningtobuyacampervan（野营

车）sothatshecandriveawayfromWi-Fisignalswheneversheisfeelinguncomfdrtable.Asshe

cannotworktomakemoney,shehastoraisemoneyonline.Sheishopingtoraise15,000

pounds.Sofar,shehasraisedover1,600pounds.Shestillhasalongwaylogo.

1.WhichisnotRose'sallergicsymptom（症状）？

A.Acough.B.Hearttrouble.C.Aheadache.D.Astomachache.

2.WhatdidRosedotokeepawayfromWi-Fisignals?

A.Shesleptinatentinthewoodland.B.Sheboughtasmallhouseinthecountryside.

C.Shemovedtoamoreruralarea.D.Sheboughtacampervan.

3.Theunderlinedword“quit"inParagraph3means”

A.leaveB.beginC.changeD.continue

4.Whydoesshehavetomoveagainsoon?

A.BecausetheplaceshelivesinisneartheWi-Fisignals.B.Becauseherfrienddecidestosell

thehouse.

C.Becauseshewantstomovetoanewplace.D.Becauseshetriestofindajobinamorerural

area.

5.Whatdoesthesentence“Shestillhasalongwaytogo."inthelastparagraphreferto（指的是）？

A.Shewilllivelong.

B.It*snoteasyforhertoraiseenoughmoney.

C.Therewillbealotofdifficultiesforhertodealwith.

D.It'sdifficultforhertofindaplacewithoutWi-Fisignals.

MydaughterBeckygraduatedfromWashingtonHighSchoolinJuneDuringthe

graduationceremony,oneofherclassmatesgaveasimplespeechthatIwillalwaysremember.

Shetalkedaboutthe"givers"ofthisworld.Shesaid,"Youwillbeasuccessifyoumakeanother

personsmile.Ifyouareafriendtosomeonewhoneedsalittlehelp,youwillgetan'A1!"

Aftertheceremony,whenallofthestudentswereoutsidethehalltryingtofindtheirparents

andfriends,amanandhiswifecametomeandaskedifIwasBecky'smom.Isaidyesandthe

manhandedmeagiftandtoldmehowmuchtheyappreciatedBecky'skindnesstotheirdaughter,

Jessica,duringtheschoolsportsmeetingtheweekbefore.

Jessica'sleftlegwashurtandshewasunabletofinishtheup-hillrace.Beckywasworried

aboutherandkeptgoingbacktocheckonherleg.Jessica'sdadtoldmethatBeckyhadshown

moreconcern（关怀）forherdaughterthanthecoach,andthatheandhiswifewouldneverforget

herkindness.Ofcourse,atthattimeIhadtearsinmyeyes.Iwassoproudofmydaughter.

Iaskedhim,nSo,doesBeckygetan'A'?"

Hejustsmiledandsaid,"Shegetsan'A'!"

6.Thespeechthatthewriterwillalwaysrememberisabout.

A.howtosucceedB.helpingothers

C.howtostudywellD.makingfriends

7.Aftertheceremony,Jessica'sparentslookedfbrthewriterto.

A.giveheragiftfromBeckyB.askherhowtogetan"A"

C.learnaboutJessica'scharacterD.thankherfbrBecky'sconcernfbrJessica

8.Jessicaduringthesportsmeeting.

A.hurtBecky'sarmB.fellfromthehill

C.brokeherleftlegD.foughtwiththecoach

9.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.peopleshouldshowtheirkindnesstoothers

B.studentsshouldgetan"A"ineverysubjectatschool

C.parentsshouldeducatetheirchildrenproperly

D.agiftshouldbegiventopeoplewhooffertohelp

10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Shegetsan"A"B.Agraduationceremony

C・ApopulargirlD.Anexcellentmother

Asweknow,itisdifficultforparentsofeveryfamilytoteachtheirchildrentobe

responsible（有责任的）forhousework.

ShatianSchoolinShanghaiismakingitsstudentsdohouseworkfbrtheirparents.Third

gradersmustlearnhowtocookandclean;sixthgradersdothelaundry,andseventhandeighth

graderscookbalancedmealswith15yuan.

Manyparentsthinkit*sagoodwayfbrchildrentotryhousework,buttheydon'tknowhowto

doitathome.Withthefollowingideas,youcangetyourchildrentohelpathome.

Ifyouwanttomakeyourchildrenthinkthattheycandoeverythingquiteright,pleasegive

lotsofpraise（赞扬）athome.Talkmoreaboutwhathedidright,notaboutwhathedidn*tdo.If

yourchildfinishessomedifficultwork,givehimorheraSundaytriporaballgameasareward.

11.Whoshouldcookbalancedmealswith15yuanaccordingtothepassage?

A.Athirdgrader.

B.Afourthgrader.

C.Asixthgrader.

D.Aseventhgrader.

12.Whatshouldparentsdowhenthechildrendohousework?

A.Tellthemwhentheyarewrong.

B.Givethemalotofpraise.

C.Don'tletthemdoit.

D.Tellthemnottododifficultwork.

13.What*stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“reward"?

A.感恩B.说明C.诱惑D.奖励

14.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Everystudentlikestodohouseworkathome.

B.Thereisnowaytomakechildrenhelpdohouseworkathome.

C.Doinghouseworkisthestudents'homeworkinShatianSchool.

D.Noparentswanttheirchildrentodohousework.

15.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SchoolandHousework

B.HowtoTeachChildren

C.Housework

D.MaketheChildrenDoHousework

Likestress,burnout（筋疲力尽）hasalsobecomeafavouritesubjectofeverydayconversation（对

话）.Manyofusmayfeel“bumout“attimesinourlives.Itcanbeprevented,however,ifyou

takeactionbeforeyouareindanger.

First,youmustdecidewhatisreallyimportantinyourlife.Maketimeforthepeopleandthe

activitiesthatarethemostmeaningfultoyou.

Second,youneedtoshareyourstoriesandfeelingswithothers.Talkaboutyour

disappointments（失望）,sadness,andpainfld（痛苦的）experiences,aswellasyourjoysand

successes.Ifyoudonotdothisnormally,youcould“explode”.Thatwillbeworseforyou.Good,

healthyrelationshipswithotherswillmakeyoustrongerandbringagreaterbalancetoyourlife.

Third,makesureyouhavetimeoff.Takeshortbreaksaswellaslongholidayswhetheryoufeel

youneedthemornot.Learnhowtosay"no"sothatyoucansay"yes"tothethingsthatarereally

importanttoyou.Findactivitiestocheeryouup,suchaslisteningtomusic,dancing,playing

sports,orwatchingmovies.Youshouldalsomakesometimetobealone.

Finally,findagooddoctor,likeapsychologist,ifyouneedhelpandallelsehasfailed.Thereisno

shame（羞耻）inthis.Don'tworryalot.Itmaybringyourspiritbackandmakeyoufeelmore

powerfiil.

16.Whenyoufeelburnout,youshould.

A.watchmoviesB.seeadoctor

C.takesomeusefulactionsD.playsports

17.Whatdoes“explode“meaninthepassage?

A.发生B.发作C.发展D.发挥

18.Ifyouaretoostressedout,you'dbetter.

A.shoutatothers

B.singanddancewithyourfriends

C.talkaboutyourjoysloudly

D.takesomebreaks

19.Accordingtothepassage,somepeopledon'tgotoseeadoctorabout“burnout”

because.

A.seeingadoctoristooexpensive

B.theymightfeelshytodoso

C.theydon'tknowwheretofindone

D.itprobablywouldn'thelpanyway

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabout"burnout”?

A.Burnoutcallbepreventedbeforeittakesplace.

B.Burnoutdoesn'thappentomanypeople.

C.Yourfavouriteactivitiescankeepyoufromburningout.

D.Burnoutmayhappenwhenyoucan'tachieveabalancebetweenworkandrest.

阅读理解

Awomanishavingsometrouble（患病）withhereyes,soshegoestoseethedoctor.Heisa

newdoctoranddoesn'tknowher,soheaskssomequestionsandoneofthemis,“Howoldare

you?^^

Thewomansays,t6Idon'tknow,doctor,butletmethinkaboutit."Shethinksforafew

minutesandthensays,“Yes,Iknownow,doctor!WhenImarry（结婚）,Iameighteenyearsold,

andmyhusbandisthirty.Nowmyhusbandissixty.Andthatistwice（两倍）thirty.SoI

amtwiceeighteen.Thafsthirty-six,isn'tit?”

21.Somethingiswrongwiththewoman's.

A.headB.eyesC.earsD.mouth

22.Thenewdoctorwantstoknowthewoman's.

A.IDnumberB.addressC.nameD.age

23.Thewomancan'tremember（记得）__age.

A.thedoctor'sB.herhusband'sC.herD.herson

24.Thewomanis________yearsoldnow.

A.eighteenB.thirty

C.thirty-sixD.forty-eight

25.Thewomanisyearsyoungerthan（比..年轻）herhusband.

A.twelveB.eighteen

C.twentyD.twenty-four

Everyoneneedsfriends.Thereisanoldsaying,"FriendsareGod*swayoftakingcareof

us.”Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?

TheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.

Sallysaysfoundingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatree.Youplanttheseed（种子）andtakecare

ofittomakeitgrow.

First,youshouldchooseafriend.Whatmakesagoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhas

moneyorgoodlooks.Agoodfriendshouldbekindandpatient.Forexample,ifyouhaveabad

day,agoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaints（抱怨）anddohisbesttohelp.Tomakeagood

friend,youcannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.

Butthingscannotalwaysbehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.Whatshouldyoudo

whenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktohimorher.Whenthereisnoone

around,haveanhonest（诚实的）talk.Ifheorshedoesn*twanttotalk,youcouldwritealetter.

Ifyouwanttobefriendsagain,youcantakethesesteps:Tellhimorherhowyouarefeeling;

saywhatyourfriendhasdonewrong;explain（解释）whyyoudidthisorthat.

Rememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlife.

26.Sallywantstotellstudentsthewayto.

A.findfriendsB.planttreesC.gethappyD.keepfit

27.Whatmakesgoodfriends?

A.Havingfights.B.Beingkindandpatient.

C.Havinglotsofmoney.D.Havinggoodlooks.

28.Accordingto（根据）thepassage,youcanyourfriendafterafight.

A.buyapresentforB.neversayawordto

C・havedinnerwithD.writealetterto

29.Howmanystepscanyoufollowtobefriendsagain?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

30.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Youngpeopleandfriendship.B.Theproblemsofgrowingup.

C.Thegoodfriendsaroundyou.D.Waystofindfriendsandkeepthem.

Qomolangmaistheworld'shighestmountain.Youmayhavelearnedfromyourtextbooks

thatitsheightis8,844.43meters.Butnotallsidesareinagreementonthis.Differentresearchers

havegivendifferentresults.Inaddition,theheightofthemountaincanchangeovertime.

That*swhyaChinesesurveyteamwithover30memberssetouttoreachthepeakof

Qomolangmatore-measureitsheightonMay6,2020.Theywereequipped（配备）withthelatest

technology.

Itisnotaneasytask.Theaverageairtemperatureonthemountainis-29D,andpowerful

windsblowallthetime.Insuchbadconditions,surveyingdrones（无人机）cannotworkatthe

peakofthemountain.That'swhyifsstillnecessarytosendhumanexpertstothepeaktogetexact

results.

Butdoesadifferenceofafewmetersreallymatterwhenitcomestoahighmountain?

Infact,measuringtheheightofQomolangmaisaboutmorethanjustgettingoneexact

number.MountQomolangmaisatthepointwheretheEurasianplate（欧亚板块）meetstheIndian

plate.Itformed38millionyearsagoasthetwoplateshiteachother.Changesinthepeak*sheight

canshowwhetherthetwoplatesareheadingtowardorawayfromeachother.Thiscanhelpus

understandthemovementoftheearth'scrust（地壳）.

Thesurveyteamwillalsogetfirst-handinformationaboutenvironmentalconditionsatthe

topofthemountain.Thiswillhelpusunderstandhowclimatechangehasaffectedthe

Qinghai-TibetPlateau（高原）.

31.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ResearchersmeasuretheheightofQomolangmaeveryyear.B.Thereisnoagreed-upon

heightofQomolangmaatpresent.

C.It'snoteasytomeasuretheheightofQomolangma.D.TheheightofQomolangma

increaseseveryyear.

32.HowmanymemberswerethereintheChinesesurveyteamin2020?

A.Oversixty.B.Overeighty.C.Overforty.D.Overthirty.

33.WhichofthefollowingwordscouldreplacetheunderlinedwordnpeakHinParagraph2?

A.Point.B.Top.C.Base.D.Edge.

34.WhatchallengedidtheChinesesurveyteamface?

A.Alackofwater.B.Dangerousanimals.

C.Badweatherconditions.D.Themovementoftheearth'scrust.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.WhymeasuringtheheightofQomolangmaisimportant.B.Whatchangesintheheightof

Qomolangma'speakcantellus.

C.HowQomolangmabecamethehighestmountain.D.Howplatemovementsaffectedthe

heightofQomolangma.

Thousandsofyearsago,inChina,therewasanemperor（皇帝）,ShiHuang.Hemade

peoplefromalloverChinaworkontheGreatWall.Theworkwaslongandhard.Manyworkers

died（歹匕）.Abeautifulwoman,MengChiang-nu,livedwithherhusband（丈夫）inasmallvillage

（村庄）.HerhusbandhadtogonorthtoworkontheGreatWall.Itwasvery,verycoldinthe

north.Hewasgoneformanymonths.

Oneday,MengChiang-nuwenttofindherhusband.Shewalkedfordaysanddays.She

walkedacrossriversandmountains.Finally,shereachedtheGreatWall."Whereismyhusband?^^

sheasked.€4Oh,hediedlongago,“amansaid."Weburied（埋葬）himhere,bytheWall.^^Meng

Chiang-nucried.Shecriedfordays,andmanypeoplecriedwithher.Theirtearsmadeariver300

meterslong.Theycriedsohardthatapartofthewallfelldown.

Whentheemperorheardaboutthewoman,hecametoseewhathadhappened.Hesawher

crying,andfellinlovewithher."Willyoumarry（嫁）me?”heasked.fciwillmarryyou,“Meng

Chiang-nusaid.“Butfirst,youmustbuildatomb（坟墓）formyhusband.^^Theemperoragreed.

Whenthetombwasfinished,MengChiang-nuwouldn'tmarryhim.Shejumpedintotheriver.

“Catchher!Catchher!,,theemperorshouted.ButMengChiang-nubecameabeautifulsilverfish.

Sheswamaway,intothegreenbluewater.

36.HowlongdidMengChiang-nuwaitforherhusband?

A.manyyearsB.somedaysC.manymonthsD.afewmonths

37.WhydidMengChiang-nutraveltotheGreatWallofChina?

A.TohelpherhusbandB.Herhusbandaskedherto

C.ToworkonthewallD.Tofindherhusband

38.Whichworddescribes（描述）MengChiang-nu9striptotheGreatWall?

A.easyB.happyC.difficultD.interesting

39.Whatmadepartofthewallfalldown?

A.Theworkers,shoutingmadeitfalldown

B.MengChiang-nuandmanypeople'scryingbroughtitdown

C.Theworkershitit,andmadeitfalldown

D.Thewallwasn'tstrongenough

40.Inparagraphthree,whatdoestheunderlinedwordshoutedmean?

A.saidloudly（大声）B.saidquietlyC.saidslowly（慢慢）D.saidcarefully

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