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人教新目标初中英语八年级下册期中阅读理解练习一Davidisastudent.Helikestraveling.Butafewyearsago,becausehehadtoomuchhomeworktodo,hehadnotimetoenjoytraveling.Hehadtogiveuptheideaoftraveling.Hefeltsad.Butnowhishomeworkismuchlessthanbefore.Hehastimetotravel.Hewentonatripwithhisparentsyesterday.Hefeltexcitedwhenhestoodintheairport.Itwashisfirsttimetotravelwithhisfamilybyplane.Heevenlostsleepthenightbeforeyesterday,butnowhedoesn’tfeelsleepyatall.Hecouldn’twaittoenjoythefoodanddrinkontheplane.WhenDavidheardthattheplanewasready,heboardedtheplane,followinghisfamily.Hisfatheraskedhimtositnearthewindow.Thentheairhostess（空姐）cametocheckifeveryoneworetheseatbelt（带）.Davidasked,“WhencanIhavemydrinkandfood?”Theairhostesssmiledandsaid,“Oh,sorry,wedon’tservefoodordrinkonthisplane.”Hearingthat,Davidfeltverydisappointed.Astheplanetookoff,hismothersaid,“Look,howbeautiful!”ButDavidfeltpaininthehead.Hegotairsick（晕机）.Theairhostessgavehimsomemedicine.Thenhefeltbetterandsoonhefellasleep.Afterheopenedhiseyesagain,hefoundtheplanelandedsafely.1．Whycouldn’tDavidtravelinthepast?A．Hedidn’thaveenoughmoney. B．Hehadtoomuchhomeworktodo.C．Hewastooyoung. D．Hehadtotakecareofhisgrandmother.2．Attheairport,Davidfeltvery________.A．blue B．disappointed C．anxious D．excited3．WhodidDavidaskforfoodanddrink?A．Hismother. B．Hisfather. C．Anairhostess. D．Apassenger.4．WhathappenedtoDavidontheplane?A．Hefeltpaininthehead. B．Hehadastomachache.C．Hehadacoldandafever. D．Hefellandhurthisleftleg.5．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．David’sinterestsandhobbies. B．Studentshavemoretimetodoactivitiesnow.C．David’sinterestingafter-schoolactivities. D．ThehappyjourneyofDavid’sfamily.二“Ifthere’ssomethinginyourlifethatmakesyouhappy,doit!Don’tcarewhatotherssay.”ThisisfromthemovieHeidi,whichisoneofthemostpopularmoviessinceitcameout.ThestorytookplaceinAlps.It’saboutalittlegirlnamedHeidi.Heidilostherparentsatanearlyage.Shehadanaunt.HernameisDieter.ShehadtotakecareofHeidi.Later,herauntwantedtoworkinotherplaces.Heidi’sgrandfatherlivedinAlps.ShehadtogothereandturntoHeidi’sgrandfather.Heidi’sgrandfatherwas

eccentric.Henevertalkedtoothersanddisagreedwiththevillagers.Helivedaloneinthewoodenhouseinthemountainarea.Atfirst,Heidi’sgrandpadidn’twanttoaccepther.Oneday,Heidifoundhergrandpa’sdeepfeelings.Theoldandtheyoungdependedoneachother.Heidiwasveryhappytolivewithhergrandpa.Heidireceivedtheloveofthevillagersbecauseofherlovelinessandkindness.AtthattimeshealsomadefriendswithPeter.Theyplayedamongthemountainsandthegreenfields.Heidihadahappylifewithhergrandfather.Butthegoodtimedidnotlastlong.Heidilefthergrandfatherandtheboyandwenttoarichlady’shousetobeherplaymate.Heidifoundhappinessfortherichlady.Whatwouldhappenintheend?Youcanfindtheanswerbywatchingthismovie.6．WhydidHeidigotohergrandfather’shome?A．Becauseherparentswerelost.B．Becauseherauntwantedtoworkinotherplaces.C．Becausehergrandfathermissedher.D．Becauseshewantedtoliveinthemountain.7．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHeidi?A．Cool. B．Kind. C．Strict. D．Shy.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eccentric”inParagraph2meaninChinese?A．古怪的 B．开朗的 C．幽默的 D．诚恳的9．WhichpictureshowsHeidi’sgrandfather?A．B．C．D．10．Thetextisprobablya

.A．workdiary B．medicalreportC．filmintroduction D．familyintroduction三DoyouknowpleasureofFarmhouse(农家乐)?It’sanewwayforholidaysinChina.Now,moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinit,especiallyyoungpeople.Everyweekend,thousandofpeopledrivetothecountryside.Thefarmersinvitethemtotheirfarms,evenhomes.Manypeoplehelpthefarmersworkonthefarms,suchasfishing,wateringthecropsorpickingapples.Ifyoucometothefarm,youwillfallinlovewiththecountrylifeatonce.Hereyoucanlistentothebirds,enjoythebeautiful

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ofcountryside,breathethefreshairandwatchthecrops(农作物)grow.Youcaneventastethefreshproduce,suchastomatoesandstrawberries.PleasureofFarmhousebringsagoodchancetoenjoythelifeofcountryside,especiallyforpeoplelivinginthecities.Itcanmakethemrelax.Onefarmersaid,“Welcomechildrentoourfarms.Wewillshowyouwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.”11．________isanewwayforholidaysinChina.A．Climbingmountains B．DoingfarmworkC．PleasureofFarmhouse D．Fishing12．Inthecountryside,visitorscanNOT________.A．enjoythebeautifulview B．workwiththefarmersC．tastethefreshproduce D．watchmovies13．Theunderlinedword“view”means________inChinese.A．景色 B．小路 C．观点 D．乐趣14．PleasureofFarmhousecanmake________relax.A．farmers B．visitorsfromcities C．youngpeople D．children15．Inthelastparagraph,thefarmersaidtheywouldshowus________.A．howtoworkonfarm B．wherewecouldgrowcropsC．wherewecouldmakefood D．thepleasureofworking四MoststudentsgotoschoolbybusinAmerica.It’scommontotakethesubwaytoschoolinsomecities.Butinsmalltownsorcities,itisstillpopulartowalktoschool.InAmerica,theschoolbushasthesamecolor—yellow.It’sveryconvenient（便利的）becauseitcantakestudentsrighttotheirschools.Itcanalsogivestudentstimetotalkwiththeirfriends.However,theschoolbusisusuallyslowanddoesn’tcomeontime.Thesubway,inmanycities,cangetaroundquickly.However,it’snotthecheapestandiscrowdedduring

therushhour.Anotherdisadvantageofthesubwayisthatthestopsarenotsoclosetotheschool,andstudentshavetowalkalongwayortakeabusfromthesubwaystoptoschool.Formanystudents,wholiveclosetoschool,walkingisthebest.It’sfreeandgoodexercise.Butifyourschoolbagisfullofbooks,ortheweatheristoobad,it’snotapleasantwaytowalktoschool.16．InAmerica,formoststudents,theygotoschool________.A．bycarortaxi B．bybusorsubway C．bybikeorcar D．bybusorcar17．Insmalltownsandcities,________isstillpopular.A．walking B．riding C．drivingcar D．takingsubway18．Theschoolbusisconvenientbecause________.A．itcantakestudentsrighttotheschool B．itgivesstudentstimetotalkwiththeirfriendsC．itisslowandsometimeslate D．bothAandB19．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“therushhour”meaninthispassage?A．冲撞期 B．高峰期 C．调整期 D．缓冲期20．Thesubwayisusuallyfastbutthestopisalittle________theschool.A．closeto B．crowdedto C．farfrom D．busyto五Youmaynotrealizeit,butyouaredoingmuchmorethanjuststudyingwhenyouareatschool.Schoolisalsotheplacewhereyoulearntogetonwellwithpeople.Butthisisnotalwayseasy.Whatcanyoudoifyoujustdon’tlikeoneofyourclassmates?Ifyoudiscover(发现)thatyouhaveproblemsgettingonwithyourclassmatesorfriends,themostimportantthingtolearnistolerance.Toleranceistheabilitytorealizeandrespect(尊敬)thedifferencesinothers.Wecannotchangethewaythatotherpeopledo,soitisimportanttolearntolivehappilywiththem.Tolerancewillmakeeveryonegetonbetterwitheachother.Gettingtoknowsomeonemayhelpyouunderstandwhyhedoesthingsdifferently.Somethingdifferentdoesnotexactlymeanthatitisbad.Toleranceteachesustokeepa

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andopenmind.Youneedtorememberanoldsaying,“Treatothershowyouwanttobetreated”.Ifyoutoleratesomething,itdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetolikeit.Nooneisaskingyoutochangewhoyouareorwhatyoubelievein.Tolerancejustmeansthatyoushouldrespectthedifferencesinothersandnottrytomakethemchange.Itisimportanttopracticetolerance,becauseitwillmakeeveryone’slifeeasier.Learntoacceptpeoplefortheirdifferentabilitiesandinterests.Theworldisverydifferent,andpracticingtoleranceinyourownschoolandcitycanhelpmakeadifference.21．Thispassageistryingtotellus_______.A．what’simportantforastudentB．whatstudentsshoulddoatschoolC．howtotreatpeopledifferentfromusD．howtogetotherstodothingsintherightway22．Fromthefirstparagraph(段落)weknowthatatschool_______.A．it’seasierforsomeonetohateothersB．gettingalongwithothersisnotagreatdealC．moststudentsaregettingonwellwitheachotherD．studentsarelearningotherthingsbesides(除……之外)studying23．Whatistoleranceaccordingtothepassage?A．Acceptpeopleastheyare. B．Believeyouarealwaysright.C．Expecteverybodytobethesame. D．Changeyourselftopleaseotherpeople.24．Theunderlinedword“temperate”inParagraph3means“_______”inChinese.A．温和的 B．无礼的 C．积极的 D．负责任的25．Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_______.A．tolerancecanonlybelearnedatschoolB．livingwithpeopleofthesameinterestsiseasierC．practicingtoleranceatschoolcanhelpmakeabetterworldD．peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentinterestsandabilities六Travelingcanbeexpensive.Buttherearesomewaystosavemoneywhentraveling.Trysomeoftheadvicebelowonyournextvacationandyourwalletwillthankyou.Lookforcitytourcards.Withthecards,youcanpaylessatrestaurantsandshops.Youdon’thavetowaitforalongtimeatbusyattractions.Youmightevengetfreeticketstotop

touristatrractions.Citytourcardscansaveyourmoneyandtimewithoutquestion.Don’tgetthebestroom.Howlongwillyoustayinyourroom?Willyoujustbesleepingthere?Doyoureallyneedabiggerroomwithagoodview(景色)?Findahoteloutsideacity.Itcanhelpyousavesomemoneybychoosingahotelawayfrombigtouristattractions,foryouarealwaysdoingthesame—gototheatrractionsandthenreturntoyourhoteltosleep.Bookaroom