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人教版八年级英语上册期末综合复习【阅读理解】专项练习Name_________Grade_________第一节短文理解。根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。AInthepast,workingpeopleinBritainonlyhadholidayson“holy”(religious)days:Sundays,ChristmasandEaster.Nowmostpeoplehaveaboutfourweeksofholidaytimeeveryyearpluspublic(公共的)holidays(alsocalled“bankholidays”).When?MostBritishworkerstakeatwo-weekholidayinJulyorAugust.SchoolchildrenareonholidayfromtheendofJulytothestartofSeptember.TakingasecondholidaybreakinwinterorspringisalsobecomingmorepopularintheUK.Where?ThemostpopularholidaydestinationsforBritsincludeSpain,France,GreeceandtheUS.Lotsofpeoplebuyapackageholidaythatincludesflightsandahoteloranapartment.CheapoverseasflightsmeanthatmanyBritishpeopleareabletospendtwoweeksayearvacationingabroad.FlightsandpackageholidaysaremuchcheaperduringschooltermsandtheBritishgovernmentisworriedthatsomeyoungpeopleareskippingschooltogoonholiday.Parentswhotaketheirchildonvacationduringtermtimemustnowpayafine.BritishpeoplealsoliketogoonholidayintheUK.TheymightgotoEngland,NorthernIreland,ScotlandorWales,InCornwall(康沃尔),forexample,thereisanenvironmentalprojectcalledtheEdenProject.Youcanseeplantsfromallovertheworldthere.Independent(独立的)holidaysSometeenagerswanttospendtheirholidaysdoingsomethingwithouttheirfamily.Alanguageexchangeisonewaytobecomemoreindependentandimproveone’slanguageskills.ABritishteenagermightspendaweekortwoinaforeigncountry,stayingwithafamilywhohasasonordaughterofthesameageandpracticingthelocallanguage.Later,theforeignteenagermightvisittheUKtopracticetheirEnglishwithaBritishfamily.()1.WhendidBritishpeoplehaveholidaysinthepast?a.Christmas.b.Saturdays.c.Easter.d.Bankholidays.A．ab B．ac C．bc D．cd()2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“destinations”meaninChinese?A．目的地 B．旅游胜地 C．名胜古迹 D．历史遗址()3.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph2?A．Britishworkershavetwoweeksofholidaytimeayear.B．SchoolchildrenstartgoingtoschoolfromJuly.C．Britishpeopledon’ttakebreaksduringwinter.D．MoreBritsaretakingwinterholidaybreaks.()4.Peoplewillspendlessontravelingif______.A．theybuyapackageholiday B．theyjointheEdenProjectC．theytravelneartheUK D．theytravelduringschoolholidays()5.Whatdoteenagersdoduringindependentholidays?A．Livewithafamilyabroad. B．TravelwithfamilyC．Gooutwithfriends. D．Gotolanguageschools.BThefirstdayofschoolanewclassmatetouchedmyshoulder,“Hi,handsome﹗I’mRose.Iam87yearsold.CanIgiveyouahug?Iturnedaroundandfoundalittleladywithawarmsmile.Isaidheartily:”Ofcourse﹗”“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchanage?”Iasked.Shejoked,“I’mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,havechildren,andthentravelaround.”“Noseriously,”Iasked.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’gettingone!”shetoldme.Overtheyear,Rosebecameanicon(偶像)andsheeasilymadefriends.Shelovedtodressupandsheenjoyedtheattentionoftheothers.AttheendofthetermweinvitedRosetoourfootballparty.I’llneverforgetwhatshesaid.“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Herearethesecretstostayyoung.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie!There'sahugedifferencebetweengrowingoldandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Butgrowinguprequiresfindingtheopportunityinchange.Havenoregrets.”Oneweekaftergraduationthatyear,Rosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Shetaughtusbyexamplethatit'snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.()6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthewriterandRose?A．Theyaregoodfriends. B．Theyareclassmates.C．Roseisthewriter’sgrandmother. D．ThewriterisRose’sneighbor.()7.WhydidRoseenteracollege?A．Becauseshewantedtomeetarichhusband. B．Becauseshewantedtomeetalotoffriends.C．Becauseshedreamedoftravelingaround. D．Becauseshehopedtohaveacollegeeducation.()8.WhichisNOTTRUEaboutRose?A．Sheisanoutgoingperson. B．Shelovedtodressupandenjoyedtheattentionofothers.C．Duringherlife,shehadsomeregrets. D．Rosegraduatedfromthecollegeatlast.()9.Accordingtothepassage,whichisnotthesecrettostayyoung?A．You’vegottohaveadream B．Youhavetofindtheopportunityinchange.C．Youjustneedtogrowup. D．Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.()10.FromRose,whatcanwelearn?A．Everygirlshouldfindarichhusbandandthentravelaround.B．Ifweareinacollege,weshouldmakeasmanyfriendsaswecan.C．Weshouldlovetodressup.D．It’snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.CZhangMing,acollegestudentfromShandong,createda9“WeChatguide”.Withdrawingsandsimplewords,thestep-by-stepguideexplainshowtosendmessages,takepicturesandmakevideocalls.Zhangmadetheguideforhisparents.“Myparentsaregettingold.Theyneedaneasywaytolearnhowtousenewtechnology.”Hesaid.Zhang’sexperienceiscommonnowadays.Worldwide,40percentofparentslearnaboutnewtechnologies,includingcomputers,mobileInternetandsocialmedia,fromtheirchildren,accordingtoastudyfromtheInternationalCommunicationAssociationin2014.Parentsusedtoteachtheirkidsaboutalmosteverything.Nowforthefirsttime,theteachersbecomethestudents,andthestudentsturnintotheteachers.Thechangeofrolescomesfromtherapiddevelopmentofsocietyandtechnology,saysZhouXiaohong,asociologyprofessorfromNanjingUniversity.ZhousaidtheInternetandotherformsofmediagivechildrenwaystogetinformationbesidesfromaskingoldergenerations(长辈).Therefore,intheageofinformation,it’spossiblethatchildrenknowmorethantheirparentsdo.AccordingtotheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenter(CINIC),56.7percentofInternetusersand67.2percentofsocialmediausersinChinaareundertheageof30.Theyoungergenerationusuallyactsasalinkbetweentheirfamilyandthenewenvironment.Butwhentheyteachtheirparentsnewtechnologies,parentscanconnecttothenewworldbythemselves,notedZhou.InZhangMing’seyes,teachinghisparentsaboutWeChatbringshimclosertohisparents.“Peoplecancommunicatemorebyusingnewtechnology.Whyshouldwekeepourparentsout?”saidZhang.()11.Accordingtothepassage,Zhang’sparentscan’t_______withthe“WeChatguide”.A．makevideocalls B．sendmessagesC．grabtheredenvelopes D．takepictures()12.Whydoeschildrenknowmorethantheirparentsdonowadays?A．Becauseparentsteachthechildrenaboutalmosteverything.B．Becausechildrencanaskmoreoldergenerationsforhelp.C．Becauseparentsaregettingold.D．Becausechildrencangetmoreinformationbyusingnewtechnoloies.()13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“link”inparagraph5mean?A．teacherB．connectionC．treasure D．conversation()14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ZhangMing’s“WeChatguide”ismadeupofdrawingsandsimplewords.B．40%ofparentsleanaboutnewtechnologiesfromtheirchildrenallovertheworldon2014.C．56.7%ofsocialmediausersinChinaareunder30accordingtotheCINIC．D．ZhangMingthinksthatweshouldencourageourparentstousemorenewtechnolohies.()15.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WaysofusingnewtechnologyB．KidscanalsoteachparentsC．HowparentsconnecttotheworldD．WaystogetinformationDWanttoknowwhatwestudentscandotomakeourcityabetterplacetolivein?Whynottakepartin“Clean&GreenWeekend”?Joinus,andyoucanhelptakecareoftheenvironment.Wehavemanykindsofactivitiesforyou.ActivityOne:ParkLifeDoyouliketakingawalkintheparkwithyourfriends？Ifso，whynotcomewithustocleanupthepark？Andthereisagiftforthepersonwhocollectsthemosttrash(垃圾)！MeetusatTaoHeParkat9a．m.nextSaturdayifyouwanttojoinin.ActivityTwo:TheAirYouBreatheAgreatwaytomaketheairwebreathecleanerisplantinglotsoftrees！Treesfilter(过滤)slowlyalotofpollutantsfromtheair.SocomeandhelpusplantsomenewonesinFenHeParkat2p．m.nextSunday.ActivityThree:WaronGraffiti(涂鸦)Somepeoplethinkgraffitiiscool.Butitisnot！Wearetryingtostopuglygraffitionbeautifulbuildings.Wearerepaintingtheschoolwallsfrom1p．m.onSaturday.Youdon'thavetobringanytools.Justremembertowearsomeoldclothes!()16.Clean&GreenWeekendwantsto________.A．makeourcitymorebeautifulB．havefunC．helpstudentsmeetoldfriendsD．buildsomebuildings()17.Thestudentswhowanttojoininthetrashcollectingactivitymustmeet________.A．at1p．m.onSaturdayB．at2p．m.nextSundayC．at9a．m.nextSundayD．at9a．m.nextSaturday()18.Ifwe'regoingtorepainttheschoolwalls，weneedto________.A．bringsometoolswithusB．wearsomeoldclothesC．drawpictureswellD．plantsometreesnearthewalls()19.Wemightreadtheabovepassage________.A．onawallB．onaschoolnoticeboardC．inanewspaperD．onaTVshow()20.Accordingtothepassage，weknow________.A．graffiticanmakethebuildingslookcoolB．thepersonwhocollectsrubbishcangetagiftC．WecanplanttreestoimprovetheenvironmentD．wecandrawpicturesonthewallEAkindoflittlecarsmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday'scars.Ifeveryonedrivessuchcarsinthefuture，therewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillalsobemorespaceforparkingcarsincities.Threesuchcarscanfitinthespacenowneededforonecaroftheusualsize.Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer，too，astheselittlecarscangoonly65kilometersanhour.Thecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgettingaroundacity，buttheywillnotbeusefulforlongtrips.Littlecarswillgo450kilometersbeforeneedingtostopformoregasoline.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones，twosetsofroadswillbeneededinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig，fastcarsandotherroadswillbeneededfortheslow，smallones.()21.Thereismuchpollutionintheairtodaybecause________.A．peopledrivebigcarsB．peopledrivelittlecarsC．thecarsgo65kilometersanhourD．thecarscango450kilometersanhour()22.Theusualsizeofcarstodayis________thatoffuturecars.A．muchsmallerthanB．thesameasC．threetimesaslargeasD．alittlelargerthan()23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．bigcarscostlesstoownandtodriveB．bigcarsarenotusefulforlongtripsC．thecarsofthefuturewillbesmallerthantoday'scarsD．smallcarsarefasterthanbigcars()24.Thestreetwillbelesscrowdedbecause________.A．therewillbefewercarsinthefutureB．therewillbefewerpassengersinthestreetC．drivingfuturecarswillbesaferD．futurecarswillbemuchsmaller()25.Twosetsofroadsmaybeneededinthefuturebecause________.A．therewillbetoomanycarsinthefutureB．moreandmorepeoplewillgetaroundacityC．bigcarsandlittlecarsmaybeusedalongwitheachotherD．itlooksmorebeautifultohavetwosetsofroadsFManypeopletraveltodifferentplacesintheworldbyair.Usuallyittakesalongtime,perhapshalfaday,forpassengerstostayintheplan.Soairlines（航空公司）offerpassengersfood.Butitiscommonthattheyfeelbadaboutfoodtaste.Doyouagree?Tosolvethisproblem,airlinestryhardtoimprovetheirfood.Theywouldliketodosobecausetheydon’twanttolosecustomers.However,accordingtoscientificresearch,partofthereasonwhyplanefoodtastesbadisthatathighaltitude（海拔）wecannottastethingsaswellaswedoontheground.Alsoscientistshavefoundthatournosesbecomeverydryevenbeforeaplanetakesoff.Astheplanemovesup,thechangeinairpressure（气压）reducesonethirdofthesensibility（感觉）ofourtastebuds.Soourtastebudsbecomesenseless.Thesadface,however,isthatournosesdon’tknowit.Allofthesehelpexplainwhyfoodontheplanetastessobad.Theyalsohelpexplainwhyairlineschoosetoofferpassengerssaltyandspicy（辛辣的）food.Withoutdoingso,thefoodwouldbetasteless.Nowtherearemanyresearchesonthis.Accordingtooneofthem,somevolunteersareaskedtoliewiththeirfeethigherthantheirheadsforweeks.Andscientistswritedowntheirfeelingsaboutfoodtaste.Thoughscientiststrytheirbest,itisnotaseasyastheythought.Becausetheycan’tdealwiththespecialenvironmentsuccessfully,suchasthechangeinairpressure,makingfoodtastegoodisstillhardforthem.()26.InParagraph2,“thisproblem”means______.A．passengersstaylongintheplaneB．foodontheplanetastesbadC．passengershavenofoodtoeatD．foodontheplaneisexpensive()27.Whatdoairlinesdotosolvethisproblem?A．Getmorecustomers. B．Offermorefood.C．Improvetheirfood. D．Reducetheticketprice.()28.Astheplanemovesup,thechangeinairpressurereducesofthesensibilityofourtastebuds.A．halfB．onethirdC．onefourth D．onefifth()29.Whydoscientistsfeelithardtomadefoodontheplanetastegood?A．Thevolunteersdon’tknowaboutfoodtaste.B．Thevolunteersdon’tunderstandthem.C．Theycan’tfindenoughvolunteers.D．Theycan’tdealwiththespecialenvironmentsuccessfully.()30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TasteofAirplaneFoodB．AirplaneTravelC．ScientificResearchonNosesD．TheChangeinAirPressureGEverycountryhasitsownwayofcooking.Americanpeoplehavetheirownwayofcooking,don'tthey?MostpeopleintheUnitedStateslikefastfood,butifyouthinkthatAmericanpeopledon'tlikecooking,youarewrong.It'struethatmostAmericanseatfastfoodfortheirbreakfastandlunch,buttheyalsothinkcookingisinteresting.Parentsseetheimportanceofteachingtheirchildrenhowtocook,andmostAmericanssaythathome-cookedmealsarethebest.Americanshavetheirownwayofcooking.Forexample,bakingisthemostpopularwayofcookinginAmerica.MostAmericanfamilieshaveovens.Americancookspayattentionto(注意)thebalanceoffood.Whileplanningabigmeal,theytrytocookmeat,afewvegetables,somebreadandsweetfood.Theyalsoliketomakethemeallookbeautiful.Therearesomanykindsofcolorfulfoods,sothemealishealthyandlookbeautiful,too.()31.MostAmericans_____.A.don'tlikecookingB.cookfoodinthemorningC.likehome-cookedmealsD.likehavingapicnic()32.Thesentence"It'struethatmostAmericanseatfastfoodfortheirbreakfastandlunch"meansA.theydon'teatdinnerB.theylikeeatingfastfoodC.theyonlyeatfastfoodD.theycan'tcook()33._____isthemostpopularwayofcookingintheUSA.A.BakingB.CuttingC.FryingD.Boiling()34.HowdoesanAmericancookbalancedifferentkindsoffood?A.Hecooksalotofmeat.B.Hecooksmeat,vegetables,breadandsweetfoodforabigmeal.C.Hemakesthefooddelicious.D.Hecooksalotofvegetables.()35.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Themeallooksbeautifulbecausethefoodsareindifferentcolors.B.Americanpeopleonlycookathomeintheevening.C.Americanparentsdon'tliketoteachtheirchildrentocook.D.MostpeopleintheUnitedStatesdon'tlikefastfoodatall.HWhenyourdreamistobecomeafootballer,nothingshouldgetinyourway—evenifyouhavenofeet.GabrielMuniz,an11­year­oldBrazilkid,wasbornwithoutfeet.Althoughhisfamilythoughthewouldhaveseriousdifficultieslivinganormallife，hestartedwalkingbeforehewasoneyearold.Hismotherwouldgoafterhim，expectinghimtokeepfalling，butheneverfell.Ittookhimawhiletomakethejumpfromwalkingtoplayingfootball，buthedidmakeit.And，infact，there'snothinghelovesmorethanplayingfootball.Inhisschool，theskillfulyoungmanisnotonlythebestplayerinhisschoolteambutalsothecaptainofhisgymteam.Heknowsthathisdisabilitymeanshe'llneverbeabletoplayforaprofessionalfootballteam.SoGabrielishopingthatfootballwillonedaybecomeaParalympic(残奥会的)sport.Heprovestoeveryonetherehecangoheadtohead(正面交手)withanyotherboy.Watchinghimplayisunbelievable.He'sfastandhe'sgotabigbagoftricks—he'sveryskilledandhedoeseverythinghecantocopyhisidol，Messi.SomuchsothathewasinvitedtogotoSpaintomeethisidolMessiandshowhistalentintheBarcelonaFootballClub.Hiscoachsaysheisprovingthedisabilityonlyexistsinsideourheadsandheischallengingthesocialnorms．()36.What'swrongwithGabrielMuniz?A．Hewasbornwithoutfeet.B．Hecan'tseeandhearanything.C．Heoftenargueswithhispartners.D．Healwaysgivestroubletohisfamily.()37.AccordingtothepassagewecanknowthatGabrielMuniz________．A．thinksotherslookdownuponhimB．isaprofessionalfootballplayerC．prefersplayingforaclubD．isaskillfulfootballplayer()38.Inthepassagetheunderlinedword“norms”hasthesamemeaningof________．A．advice B．habitsC．rules D．progress()39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theboy'sfamilywassurprisedthathecouldwalkwell.B．TheboywantstoplayfootballintheParalympics.C．Theboyhastoomanydifficultieslivinganormallife.D．Thesocietyhasnoticedtheboy'shardjobandtalent.()40.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ThePoweroftheDreamB．TheMostPopularSportsC．ADisabledBoyand