阅读理解 练习20篇（期中真题名校模拟）-2022-2023学年八年级英语下学期期中复习练习（牛津译林版）

专题09阅读理解精练精析20篇（期中真题+名校模拟）

期中真题+名校模拟

（2022春•江苏南通•八年级统考期中）Arichmanhadonlyoneson.Themanlovedhisson

verymuch.Hesenthissontothebestschoolinhiscity.Butthesonfellintothebadfriendsat

school.Hedevelopedmanybadhabits.

Themanwasmuchwoιτiedabouthisson.Hetriedhisbesttomendhishabitsbuthedidnot

succeed.Onedayhethoughtofaplantoteachhissonalesson.Hewenttothemarketandbought

somefreshapplesandarotten（腐烂的）one.Hecamebackhomeandaskedhissontoputallthe

applesalongwiththerottenoneinabox.Thesondidthesame.

Aftersomedaysthefatheraskedhissontobringtheapples.Asheopenedtheboxhewas

surprisedtonoticethatalltheappleshadbecomerotten.Hefeltverysad.Lookingatthis,hisfather

toldhimtoseehowonerottenapplehadSoOiIedalltherest.Inthesamewayonebadcompanion

（同伴）couldspoilalltheothers.Thefather,sadvicehadtheexpectedeffect.Theboygaveupthe

badcompanionandbecamegoodagain.

1.Howdidthesonbehaveatschool?

A.Hehadunhealthyeatinghabits.B.Hemadefriendswithsomebadstudents.

C.Hehardlystudied.D.Helikedeatingapples.

2.Whydidthefatherbuyarottenapple?

A.Becausetheshopownercheated（欺骗）him.

B.Becausehedidn,thavetimetochooseapples.

C.Becausehewantedhissontoeatit.

D.Becausehewantedtoteachhissonalesson.

3.Whenthemangothomewithapples,heaskedhissonto.

A.findtherottenappleB.putalltheapplesinabox

C.throwawaytherottenappleD.puttherottenappleinabox

4.Theunderlinedword"spoiled"means“,,inChinese.

A.毁掉B.膨胀C.稳定D.催熟

5.Fromthepassageweknowtherichmanis.

A.foolishB.politeC.cleverD.brave

（2022春・江苏南通•八年级统考期中）

MichaelBondcreatedPaddingtonBearandheappearsinaseriesofchildren'sbooks.The

friendlybearhasanoldhat,asuitcaseandacoat,andheisveryfondofmarmalade（橘子酱）.

AteddybearmadeBondhavetheideatocreatePaddingtonBear.HefoundthetoyinaLondon

toystorenearPaddingtonStationoneChristmasEve.Thebearlookedlonelyontheshelf,sohe

boughtitasaChristmaspresentforhiswife.ThebearmadeBondhavetheideatowriteastory.

Inthestory,theBrownfamilyfoundthebearatLondon,sPaddingtonStation.Hewassitting

onhissuitcasewithanoteonhiscoat.Thenotereads,4Tleaselookafterthisbear.Thankyou.^^

BondsaidthathehadseenchildrenleavingLondonduringWorldWarIIonTV,withnotesaround

theirnecksandtheirthingsinsmallsuitcases.TheSememoriesgavehimtheideatowritethestory

ofabearwhenhecreatedPaddingtonBear.

Today,PaddingtonBearhasbecomeafamouscharacterinchildren'sbooksandamuch-loved

cartoonbeararoundtheworld.

6.WhatdoWeknowaboutPaddingtonBearaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heislonelyandlikeschildren.

B.Heisfriendly.

C.Hedoesn,tlikemarmalade.

D.HecomesfromatoystoreinLondon.

7.WhentheBrownfamilyfoundhimatthestation,PaddingtonBearhad.

①anote②asuitcase(3)abook(4)acoat

A.①@③B.①②④C.②③④D.①③④

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart44Thesememories“referto?

A.theBondfamilyandtheteddybea匚

B.thesuitcasewithanoteofateddybear.

C.thelonelybearontheshelfinaLondonstore.

D.childrenwithnotesaroundtheirnecksandtheirthingsinsuitcases.

9.CanyouguesswhenwasBondborn?

A.1926B.1945C.1960D.1988

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A.MichaelBondfoundPaddingtonBearinaLondontoystoreoneChristmasEve.

B.MichaelBondboughtPaddingtonBearasabirthdaypresentforhiswife

C.InMichaelBond,sstory,PaddingtonBearisfoundbytheBondfamily.

D.PaddingtonBearhasbecomeafamouscharacterinchildren,sbooks.

(2022春•江苏镇江•八年级统考期中)

Duringthetwosessions（两会）,LeiJun,thefounder（创始人）ofChina,stechcompany

Xiaomi,calledformoree-wasterecycling（回收利用）plansinChina.

Accordingtothe2020UNGlobalE-wasteMonitor,theworld,se-wastewillreach74.7million

tonsby2030.

Thereportalsofoundthatonly17.4percentoftheworld'se-wastewascollectedandrecycled

in2019.Thismeansthatgold,silver,copper（铜）andotherhigh-valuematerialsweremostlyburned

orthrowinsteadofreused.Ifsawasteof57billiondollars,or360billionyuan.E-wastecanalso

harmtheenvironmentandpeople'shealth.Forexample,onemobilephonebatteιycanpollute

600,000litersofwater.

Chinaisnowtheworld,slargestproducerofe-waste,followedbytheUS,IndiaandJapan,

accordingtotheUNreport.Techcompaniesarelookingfordifferentwaystosolvetheproblem.

Forexample,UScompanyApplebuiltarobotcalledDaisytotake200iPhonesapart.Itcantake

200iPhonesapartwithinanhour.Previouslythephoneswerecutupbeforepeopletooktheuseful

materialsout.NowwithDaisy,valuablematerialscanbepulledoutmoreeasily.

Samsungplanstouserecycledmaterialsinallofitsnewproductsbytheyear2025.Italso

planstoreducee-wastebyimprovingproductlifecycles.Xiaomiisalsosettingupe-wasterecycling

platformssothatpeoplecandonateorselltheiroldelectronicsmoreeasily.

Il.WhatdidLeiJunadvisepeopletodo?

A.Toreducetheuseofe-products.B.Tobuymoresmartphones.

C.Torecyclemoree-waste.D.ToimproveChina,se-products.

12.Inwhichyeardidtheamountofe-wastereachabout74.7milliontons?

A.2014.B.2019.C.2020.D.2030.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanbecausedbydumpinge-waste?

A.Wasteofmaterials.B.Harmtopublichealth.

C.Environmentalpollution.D.A,BandC.

14.Whydoesthewritermention（提及）Apple'sDaisy,SamsungandXiaomi?

A.Todiscussreasonsfordealingwithe-waste.

B.Toshowpeople'sdailylifeintheUS,KoreaandChina.

C.Togiveexamplesofreusinge-waste.

D.Toadviseourcountrytoworktogetherwithothers.

（2022春.江苏镇江.八年级统考期中）

Gulliverenjoyedtravelling.HeworkedasadoctoronashipcalledtheAntelope.OnMay4,

1699,theyweregoingtotheFarEast.

Onenight,hisshipcrashedagainsttherocks.Gulliverwasluckytoswimsafelytoabeachand

fellasleep.Whenhewokeup,hefoundhimselfaprisoner（囚犯）oftinypeople.Theywereless

than6inchestallandlivedintheislandcountryofLilliput.Afterhepromisedtofollowtheirrules,

theysethimfreeandhecouldvisitthecity.

GulliverIeamtaboutthewarbetweenLilliputandBlefuscuandhelpedtheking:hepulled

largeBlefuscushipstoLilliput.Thekingwashappy.HeWamedlomaketh。PeODIeOfBIefUSCUhis

SlaVeS（奴隶）,butGulliverdidnotlikethisplan.Thekinggotangry.SomebadmeninLilliput

wantedtokillGulliver.GulliverhadtorunawayfromLiIliputtoBlefuscu.

HewaswelcomedbythekingofBlefuscu.Threedayslater,hesawaboatofnormalsize一

thatis,bigenoughtocarryhim-overturned（翻倒）inthewater.HeaskedthekingofBlefuscuto

helphimfixit.Afteraboutamonth,theboatwasreadyandGulliversetsail.Hearrivedsafelyback

inEngland.

—TakenfromGulliver,sTravels

15.HowdidGulliverhelpthekingofLilliput?

A.ByfightingwithBlefuscu.B.BypullingBlefuscuships.

C.BykillingthekingOfBlefuscu.D.BycatchingthepeopleOfBlefuscu.

16.“HewantedtomakethepeopleOfBlefuscuhisslaves,,∙Whois“He"inthissentence?

A.ThekingofLilliput.B.ThekingofBlefuscu.

C.Gulliver.D.OneofthebadmeninLilliput.

17.WhichofthetheseisNOTthereasonwhyGulliverranawayfromLilliput?

A.ThekingofLilliputwasunhappyabouthimB.Gulliverfelthewasindanger.

C.Gulliverdidn,tagreetotheking,splan.D.GulliverkilledsomebadmeninLilliput

18.HowdidGullivergobacktoEngland?

A.ThekingofLilliputsenthimback.B∙ThekingofBlefuscugavehimanormalboat.

C.Ashippassedbyandsavedhim.D.Hefoundanormalboatandsailedbackto

England.

19.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TravellinginBlefuscu.B.TheWarBetweenLilliputandBlefuscu

C.ATriptotheLandofTinyPeopleD.SailingtoEngland

（2022春♦江苏盐城•八年级校联考期中）：二*,,二

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DearDisney,

Lastweekend,thefourmembersofmyfamilyspentawonderfulholidayatthemagic

Kingdom-Disneyland.Andoneeventmadeourvisitseemtrulymagical.

WegottothefrontofthelineatSpaceMountain,onlytofindoutthatourlittledaughterGloria

couldn,ttakeherice-creamontheride.Weweresoexcitedthatweallforgotice-creamwasnot

allowedontheride.

GloriabegantocryandWeallhadnoideawhattodo.ThenMurphy,oneofthestaff（员工）

members,cameover.ShebentdownandtoldGloriathatshewouldholdtheice-creamforherand

giveittoherwhenshefinishedtheride.Gloriasaid,“Promise?"ThenshegaveMurphyherice­

cream,andshecompletelyenjoyedtheride.Sureenough,asWewalkedouttheexit,therewas

Gloria,snewfriendwith“her"ice-cream.NowyouandIbothknowwhathappened,becausewe

knowthatanice-creamwon,tlasttwentyminutesonasummerafternooninFlorida.Murphyknew

whattimeWewouldgetofftheride;shewenttothenearestshopandboughtabrand-newice-cream

thirtysecondsbeforewewalkedoutoftheexit.Gloriasaid,ςςThankyou,,,butΓmsureshethought

itwasthesameice-cream.

WeknowthatSOmeonetriedhardtomakeourvisitspecial.Thankssomuchforgoingabove

andbeyond!

Yourfan,

CarmenRivera

20.ThefamilyvisitedtheMagicKingdomin.

A.springB.summerC.auturmnD.winter

21.Beforetheride,Gloriacriedbecause.

A.shewastoolittletotaketheride

B.shehadtowaitfortwentyminutes

C.shecouldn,tfindherparentsintheline

D.shecouldn'ttakeherice-creamontheride

22.MurphywaswaitingforGloriaaftertheride.

A.intheice-creamshopB.attheexit

C.inthefrontofthelineD.attheentrance

23.Inordertokeepthepromise,Murphy.

A.helpedGloriagetofftherideB.tookGloriatothenearestshop

C.boughtanewice-creamforGloriaD.askedhernewfriendtohelpGloria

24.Thefamily,svisittothemagickingdomwas.

A.wonderfulB.usefulC.awfulD.boring

（2022春・江苏扬州•八年级校联考期中）Oneevening,Mrs.BarrysaidshewouldtakeDiana

andAnnetotheirschooΓsconcertatthehalltocelebrateDiana,sbirthday.ShealsosaidthatAnne

couldstayOVer（过夜）.

AnneandDianadressedintheirverybestclothes.Anne,sclotheswerenotasprettyasDiana,s,

butsheimaginedthattheywere.Theyrodethroughthesnowtotheconcert.Theeveningwasvery

entertaining.TherewasonlyoneperformancethatAnnedidnotenjoy,whichwasGilbertBlythe,s

poetιyreading.Annepickedupalibrarybookandreadituntilhehadfinished.

Itwaselevenwhentheygothome.Thehousewasdarkandsilent.Thegirlsundressedinfront

ofthefireandthenrantothespareroom.Theyracedtoseewhocouldreachthebedfirst.They

jumpedontothebedatthesamemoment.Then,somethingmoved!"Oh,goodness“saidavoice.

AnneandDianajumpedoffthebedandranaway,verysurprised.

fc4Whowasit??,whisperedAnne.

“ItwasAuntJosephine,,,laughedDiana,ςς0h,shewillbesoangιy!Howfunny,Anne!,,

Thenextmorning,AnneleftDiana,shouseveryearly.Shesawheragainintheafternoon.

ςςYourAuntJosephinewasveιyangry,wasn,tshe?"saidAnne.

“Yes,"answeredDiana.ttShesaidthatIwastheworst-behavedgirlsheeversaw.Shesaysshe

won,tstayatthehouseanothernight.”

“Well,''saidAnne.uIwanttotellherthatitwasmyfħult.''"No,Anne!"saidDiana.44She,ll

eatyoualive!”ButAnnedidn,tlisten.Shewalkedintothehouseandknockedonthedoorofthe

sittingroom.

25.Inwhichseasondoesthestorytakeplace?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Auturmn.D.Winter.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“entertaining”mostprobablymean?

A.Noisy.B.Touching.C.Interesting.D.Surprising.

27.Whathappenedwhenthetwogirlswerereadyforbed?

A.Theyfelldownfromthebed.B.Theymademuchnoise.

C.TheywokeupAuntJosephine.D.Theyplayedwithfire.

28.FromthelastparagraphwecantellthatAnnewas.

A.braveandhonestB.politeandkind

C.StUbbOrn（固执的）andconfidentD.helpfulandstrong

（2022春・江苏无锡・八年级无锡市东林中学校考期中）Searchingforparkingspaceshas

longbeenaheadacheformanyofficeworkersinmanybigcitiesofChina,especiallyforthose

workingincentralbusinessdistricts.Parkingneartheircompaniesforfivedaysaweekcouldcost

themalotofmoney.Atthesametime,evenwithpricesforparkinglotsinresidentialareas（居民

区）rising,mostoftheirspacesremainidleduringworkdays.

NowanewformofsharingeconomyhasappearedinChina—thesharedparkingspace,ɪthas

becomeahugemarketinsomebigcities.InQingdao,acoastalcityinShandong,upto10,000

personalparkingspaceshavebeenturnedintosharedoneswiththehelpof“Airparking'',anonline

sharedparkingplatformdevelopedbyanetworkcompanyfromGuangzhou.

Userscanshareandorderaparkingplacebydownloadingandusingaspecialapp.Owners

whohaveidleparkingspacescansharesomeinformation,includingtheparkingposition,license

numberandtimelimitontheplatform.Withtheinformation,userscaneasilyfindthenearestplace

topark.Theaverageparkingcostforsharedparkingis4yuaneachhour,almostthesameasthe

servicecostintraditionalparkingspaces.

QingdaoisoneoftheChinesecitiesthatencouragesharedparking.Someotherbigcites,

includingBeijing,ShanghaiandHefei,havealsobeguntotrythisidea.TheShanghaigovernment,

forexample,hassetupmorethan6,500sharedparkingspacestoencouragethepublictouse.Shared

parkingwillbemoreandmorehelpfultothedrivers.

29.Theunderlinedword"idle”probablymeansinChineseinParagraph1.

A.懒散的B.降价的C.闲置的D.废弃的

30.IfyouwanttousesharedparkinginQingdao,youshould.

A.downloadanduseaspecialapp

B.shareyourpersonalinformation

C.haveaparkingspaceofyourown

D.workincentralbusinessdistricts

31.Thestructure（结构）Ofthepassageis.

32.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.QingdaohasfewersharedparkingspacesthanShanghai.

B.Sharedparkingwillprobablybecomemoreandmorepopular.

C.Sharedparkingislessexpensivethantraditionalparkingservice.

D.Ifshardtofindparkingspacesinresidentialareasduringworkdays.

（2022春♦江苏无锡•八年级统考期中）

IfyouhavetobestuckathomeforalongtimebecauseofCOVID-19,youmayfeelbored.So

whynottryastaycation?Herearesomeideasforyou.

Planafuturetrip

Stayingathomemustmakeyoufeelreallythirstyfortraveling.Nowthatyouhavethetime,

youcanplanandprepareforafuturetripbydoingproperresearch.

Stayconnectedonline

It,sagreattimetoconnectwiththoseyouhavenotkeptintouchforawhile.Netflix,amedia

（媒体）servicesprovider,isofferingaservicecalled“NetflixParty,∖Itallowsyoutowatchthelatest

showalongwithfriendsorfamilymemberswhoareinotherhomes.

Takeupahobby

Youmayhavesomefreetimesinceyoucan,tgoanywhere.Spendafewhourseverydayon

yourhobbies,andyoucouldhavesomethinggreattoshowforitwhenC0VID-19ends.Maybeyou

areinterestedinwritingastory,takingphotosofyourpets,videoingyourlife,doingkitchenscience

experiments（实验）Orreading.

Pickanotherspace

Oneofthebestpartsofgoingonvacationisthatyougettoexperiencesomethingnew,fresh

andexciting.Stayinanotherspaceinyourhometogetthatsamefeeling.Forexample,trysleeping

inaguestroomoreveninyourlivingroomtofeellikeyou,reinahotelforavacationoutside.

So,withalittlecreativity,youmightjustfindoutthatyoucanhavealotoffunwhenstaying

athome!

33.Whichpictureshowsthatyou,retakingastaycation?

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

A.Yourstory.B.Yourhobby.C.Yourplan.D.Yourspace.

35.What,sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.TotellhowtojoinNetflixParty.B.ToofferadviceonfightingCOVID-19.

C.Tointroduceatravelingproject.D.Togivetipsonhavingfunathome.

（2022春•江苏盐城•八年级校联考期中）AnAmazingEscape

TouchingtheVoidisabookbyJoeSimpson,themountaineer.IttellsthestoryofhowSimpson

andanothermountaineer,SimonYates,almostdiedtryingtoclimbthe6344-metreSiulaGrande

MoUntain（斯拉格兰峰）intheAndeS（安第斯山脉）in1985.In2003,thebookbecameanaward-

winningfilm.

YatesandSimpsonreachedthetopofthemountainandbecamethefirstpeopletoclimbthe

SiulaGrandebythewestface.Butadisasterhappenedonthewaydown.Simpsonfellandbroke

hisleg.Themenwererunningoutofwaterandneededtogetbacktotheircamp,about900metres

below,togettreatmentforSimpson.

YatestriedtohelpSimpsontoclimbdownthemountain.Hestartedtolowerhimdownthe

mountainonarope.Buttheropetangled（缠结）andSimpsonwashanginginthemid-air.Yates

couldn,tseeorhearSimpson,buthecouldfeelIiiiTiselfbeingpulleddownthemountain.Hetried

tostophimselfslipping.HeheldonforanhourbutfinallydecidedthatSimpsonmustbedead.So

hecuttherope,tostophimselffrombeingpulledovertheedge,andletSimpsonfall.

Infact,Simpsonwasnotdead.HefellanotherIOOfeetandlandedonabridgeofice.From

thereheCraWIed（J爬彳亍）forthreedays,withoutfoodorwater,untilhereachedthecamp.Yateswas

ShOCkedthathehadalmostkilledhisfriend,butSimpsonsaidhewouldhavedoneexactlythesame

thing.

Simpson,sstoryisoneofthemostamazinginthehistoryofmountainclimbing.

36.What,stheChinesefortheunderlinedword“shocked"inparagraph4?

A.生气的B.失望的C.高兴地D.震惊的

37.Fromthepassage,Wecanknowthat.

A.thebookTouchingtheVoidwaswrittenbyamountaineer.

B.in2002,thefilm,whichwasbasedonthebook,wonsomeawards.

C.adisasterhappenedwhenYatesandSimpsonwereclimbingupthemountain.

D.atlastYateskilledhisfriend,Simpson.

38.Choosethecorrectorderofthesentences.

©Simpsonfellandbrokehislegonthewaydownthemount.

（S）Yatescuttheropetostophimselffrombeingpulledovertheedge.

（3）YatestriedtolowerSimpsondownthemountainonarope.

④YateSandSimpsonreachedthetopofthemountain.

⑤SimPSOncrawledforthreedaysandreachedthecamp.

A.⑤①④③②B.③⑤④①②C.④①③②⑤D.④①②③⑤

39.Thispassageisabout.

A.thestoryofIhebookTouchingtheVoid

B.thefriendshipofSimpsonandYates

C.howtoreachthetopofSiulaGrandeMountain

D.TouchingtheVoidwonanaward

（2022春•江苏无锡・八年级统考期中）HowtosinglikeasuperstarisaquestionPeoPIehave

beenaskingforages.Wenaturallyadmire（羡慕）thestarswewanttosoundlikewhenwe,reyoung

andjustexperimenting（尝试）withsinging.ButasWegetolder,wefindthatWehaveourown

voice.

Inmyopinion,youcanonlybeasuperstarifyoufindyourownvoice.Ifyouwanttosound

greatandattract（吸弓I）people,justgetcomfortablewithyourownvoice.DoyouthinkBobDylan

hasagreatvoice?Ofcoursenot,butpeoplelovehisvoiceandhissongs.Oneofthemainreasons

isthathe,sverycomfortablewithhimselfandhisownvoice.Sorememberthiswhenyou,reasking

yourselfhowtosinglikeasuperstar.

Ihatehearingmanysingerstryingtoimitateothers!Butitstillhappensallthetimeandyes,

someofthemdobecomefamousbytryingtosoundlikeothers.Ijustdon,tfeellikeΓmlistening

torealartwhenIheartheseso-calledstarstryingtoimitatesomeoneelsewiththeirvoice.

NowonethingIliketodoistosingotherpeople,ssongsinmyownvoice.Yes,youcan

practiceagreatsongbyanartistyoulovewhileyou,redrivingdowntheroad,butpracticeitinyour

ownvoicenothisorhervoice.Turndownthevolumealittleandhearyourownnaturalvoice

singingthesongandgivingitanewflavor（特色）!

Thafsexcitingandyou,rebeingtruetoyourself.We,resupposedtobeartistsandthatmeans

expressingourselvesinaunique（独特的）way.Soifyou,reaskinghowtosinglikeasuperstar,

remembertojustuseyourownvoice.

40.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Thewriterisafamoussinger.

B.Youngpeoplearelikelytoimitatethestarstheylove.

C.Peoplelovesongssunginauniqueway.

D.Ifsnotrealarttosingotherpeople'ssongs.

41.Theunderlinedword“imitate“inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto?

A.inventB.copyC.helpD.like

42.Whatistheauthor,sattitude（态度）towardssingers,imitatingothersingers?

A.Against.B.Notsure.C.Hopeful.D.Certain.

secretJβrd∙n

（2022春・江苏无锡・八年级统考期中）秘密花园

I；IrOloO«

TherewasnothingforMarytodointhehouse,soeverydayshewalkedinthegardens.She

didthisbeforebreakfast,andthefreshairmadeherhungry.Shewassohungrythatsheevenatethe

porridgeandenjoyedit.

Afterbreakfast,Marywalkedinthegardensandonthemoor（荒野）.Shespentmostofher

timeoutdoorsandbegantofeelhealthierandhappierthanshehadfeltforaverylongtime.

Oneday,shewalkedaroundthewallwithoutadoor.Suddenly,sheheardabirdsinging.She

lookedup,andtherobin（知更鸟）wassittingonabranch（树枝）thathungoverthewall.Shewas

pleasedtoseethebirdandtalkedtoit.

“Youliveinthatgarden,don,tyou?”Shesaid.ςςButnoonecangoinbecausethereisn,tadoor.

Iwanttoknowwhat,sbehindthiswall.”

Thenextmorning,whenMarthabroughtherbreakfast,sheasked,ttMartha,whyisn,ttherea

doorinthewallofoneofthegardens?”

“Nooneisa∏owed（允许）inthere,,,Marthaanswered.ςςEvenMr.Cravennevergoesinthere.^^

“Butwhynot?What,swrongwiththeplace?”

“Idon,tknowforcertain,,,Marthaanswered,butthestoryisthatwhenMr.Cravenmarried,

heandhisyoungwifewereveryhappy.Theyusedtospendalotoftheirtimetogetherinthatgarden

readingandtalking.Thenoneday,abranchofatreefelldownandhitMr.Craven,swifeonthe

head.Thenextdayshedied.”"Oh,thatissuchasadstory,“Marysaid.

Andthenshethoughtsomething,butasshewasthinkingthosethings,sheheardacry.44What

wasthat?”SheaskedMartha.Quickly,Marthaanswered,ςςJusttheWind.”"No,itwasn't,"Mary

said.44Itdidnotsoundlikethewind.AndIheardadoorshutSOmeWhere.”

44Ifitwasn,ttheWindjMarthaanswered,uthenitwasBettyinthekitchen.Shehasatoothache.v

MarylookedatMarthaandthought,ς4Sheisnottellingmethetruth.Sheknowssomethingshe

doesn,twantmetoknow.^^

43.Marywascurious（好奇的）about.

A.wherethebirdlivedB.whyBettycriedinthekitchen

C.howMr.Craven,swifediedD.whatwasbehindthewallwithoutadoor

44.Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?

a.Thegirlsheardastrangecry.

b.Marysawtherobinonabranch.

c.MarthatoldMaryhowMrs.Cravendied.

d.MaryknewMarthawasnottellingthetruth.

A.badcB.beadC.adcaD.abed

45.Whatwasthestrangesound?

A.Martha,svoice.B.Betty,scιying.C.Thewind.D.Wedon,tknow.

46.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.Marthacangointothegarden.B.Mr.Cravendidn,tIovehiswifeandkilledher.

C.Marythoughtsheheardadoorshutsomewhere.D.Abranchofatreefelldownandhitthe

robin.

（2022春•江苏无锡•八年级校联考期中）Itisbelievedinsomewaysthatthedaughteris

father,slover*.Butmyexperiencehastaughtmeinadifferentway.Foralongtime,myfatherhas

beenaveryvague（模糊的）figuretome.Hewasamanoffewwords,tallbutslimandnothingelse.

Whenɪwasinprimaryschool,myfatherwasnevertheretopickmeup,andhenevercameto

anyofmyparent-teachermeetings.Hewasalwaysbusydoingprojects.IrememberwhenIwasin

middleschoolandmyheadwasbadlyhurtinaPEclass.Duringmyoperation,myfatherwasstill

busywithhiswork.Thishurtmemost.Atthatmoment,Ithoughtmyfatherasacold-bloodedman

whodidnotcareaboutmeatall.

Butthingsseemeddifferent.Iwouldgiveaspeechatmyhighschoolgraduationceremony

（毕业典礼）.Myfather,onceagain,couldn,tattenditbecausehehadabusinesstripinaplace

outsidethecity.uDon,tcome.IwillbenervousifIseeyou."Itoldhim.

Iremembermyspeechwassuccessful.Aftertheceremony,Iwasabouttoleave.Isuddenly

noticedamansittinginacornerofthehall.Itwasmyfather!IwassosurprisedthatIrushedtohim

withtearsrunningdownmyface.ςςWelldone."hesaid.Hiseyeswerealsofilledwithtears.

Later,Iknewthatmyfatherhadmanagedtofinishhisworkbystayinguplate,andhedrove

foreighthourstogetback.Hesatinthecomerbecausehedidn,twantmetoseehim.Myfather

rememberedeverywordinmyspeech.

Formuchofmylife,ɪdescribedmyfatherwasacold-bloodedman