级中学八年级英语上学期期末复习练习阅读理解4牛津版.docx
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八年级英语期末复习专题练习《阅读理解4》
(一)
LastyearIwasonholidaythere.Ridingalongaroadonesunnymorning,Ifoundtheairabovemesuddenlybecamethickwithbees.Althoughitwashot,Iwentcoldallover.Torunawayfastseemedtheonlythingtodo,butmyhorsewasfrightenedtoo.HejumpedandkickedoutinalldirectionstogetridofThebeesthatwereattackinghim,andthenthrewmeto
theground.
Thevillagewasabouthalfamileaway.Ibegantorun.ButbythenIhadbeencoveredfromheadtotootwithbees.Theycrawledalloverme,stinging(刺)withterriblepain.Itorethemaway,butmaderoomforothers.EachtimeIopenedmylipsforbreath,morebeesenteredmymouth.Icouldhardlybreathe.
ThenIreachedthevillage.Irantowardsahousethatwasbeingbuilt.Assoonasthemenworkingtheresawthebees,theyranforsafetyattopspeed.
Myeyeshadcompletelyclosed.Ifellintoapileofsomethingsoft.Ipushedmyselfdownintothisuntilmyheadandshoulderswerecovered.Thismadethebeesangryandtheybegantoattackmylegs.Istruggledbutsoonbecametiredout.Thebeeshadwon.
AtlastIwassavedbytwocleversoldiers.Theyrantoapileofdrygrassandquicklysurroundedmewithathickwalloffireandsmokeuntilthebeesweredrivenaway.Theyremainedwithme,lookingaftermeforthenextthreehoursuntiladoctorwasfoundandbrought.
()1.Whentheairsuddenlybecamethickwithbees,_______.
A.itbecamecold
B.thewriterwentcoldwithfear
C.itwasrathercold,thoughfine
D.thehorsethrewthewritertotheground
()2.Thewritertorethebeesaway_______.
A.inordertomakeroomforotherbees
B.buttheyflewawayslowly
C.butotherbeestookthespaceagain
D.inordertolethisbreathout
()3.Whenthemenbuildingthehousesawthebees,theyranawayquickly_______.
A.inordernottobeattackedbythebees
B.tolookforsomethingtodrivethebeesaway
C.tohelpthewritertocoverhisheadandshoulderswithsoftthings
D.becausetheywereafraidofthewriter
()4.Thetwosoldiers_______.
A.builtathickwalltoprotectthewriter
B.surroundedthewritertoprotecthim
C.werelookingforthedoctorsforthreehours
D.burntthedrygrassaroundthewritertodriveawaythebees
参考答案BCAD
(二)
()1.InBritain,whatcanyoudowhenyouare14yearsold?
A.Buyapet.B.Jointhearmy.
C.Driveamotorcycle.D.Buyalcohol.
()2.InBritain,youcanstarttodrinkwineinarestaurantattheageof_______.
A,twelveB.fourteenC.sixteenD.eighteen
()3.Theunderlinedword"maturity"means"_______"inChinese.
A.独立B.选举C.执法D.成熟
()4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTallowedforthe18-year-oldteenagers?
A.Leavingschool.B.JoiningtheParliament.
C.Drivingsmallcars.D.Marrying.
()5.Ifyour19-year-oldfriendisgoingtoliveinBritain,youshouldtellhimhecan't_______.
A.driveamotorcycleB.drivealargepassengerbus
C.getapart-timejobD.buyalcoholinabar
参考答案ACDBB
(三)
Nickwasasmartcollegestudent.Hisfamilywasnotrich,sohehadtoworkafterschoolandduringhisholidaystogetenoughmoneyforhisstudies.
Onesummerhegotajobinabutcher's(肉铺)duringthedaytimeandtheotherinahospitalatnight.Intheshop,helearnedtocutandsellmeat.Hedidsowellthatthebutcheroftenlefthimtodoallthethingswhilethebutcherwentintoaroombehindtheshoptodotheaccounts(账目).Inthehospital,ofcourse,Nickwastoldtodoonlytheeasiestjob.Hehelpedtoliftpeopleandcarrythemfromonepartofthehospitaltoanother.Bothinthebutcher'sshopandinthehospital,Nickhadtowearwhiteclothes.
Oneeveninginthehospital,Nickhadtohelptocarryawomanfromherbedtotheoperating-room.Thewomanwasafraidoftheoperation.WhenshesawNick,shecried,"No!
No!
Notthebutcher!
Iwon'tletthebutcheroperateonme!
"Withthesewords,shefainted(昏倒).
()1.Nickhadtoworkafterschoolandduringhisholidaysbecause_______.
A.hisfathertoldhimtomakemorefriends
B.hewantedtobecomearichman
C.hecouldn'tgoonwithhisstudieswithoutenoughmoney
D.hehadnothingtodoathome
()2.OnesummerNick_______.
A.wantedtobecomenotonlyabutcherbutalsoadoctor
B.gottwodifferentjobsattwoplaces
C.workedonlyatnight
D.workedonlyduringthedaytime
()3.Inthehospital,Nick'sjobwasto_______.
A.takecareofthesickpeople
B.givethedoctorsadvice
C.findoutwhatwaswrongwiththesickpeople
D.carrythesickpeoplefromoneplacetoanother
()4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"operation"meaninChinese?
A.手术B.合作C.手术刀D.手术室
()5.WhenthewomansawNick,_______.
A.shewassoafraidthatshefaintedB.shewastootired
C.shewasverysadD.shewasquitehappy
参考答案CBDAA
(四)
Asyoumovearoundyourhome,takeagoodlookatthethingsyouhave.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomhasatelevisionsetandavideo,andyourkitchenhasawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.Yourbedroomdrawersa
refilledwithalmostthreetimes-asmanyclothesasyouneed.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputer,holidaysabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.
Now,perhaps,morethaneverbefore,peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout,andwhatitisfor.Gettingmaterialsuccessbegintotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelong-hourworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlives,leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilies.Manyareturningtootherways
oflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.
SixpercentofworkersinBritainmadethedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedareDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs(郊区),leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny(保姆).MosteveningsDanielwouldn'tgethomeuntileightornineo'clock,andnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.
Nowadays,theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales."Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmhere,"saysDaniel,"andittookusalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.Ittookussometimetogetusedtoit,butit'sworthdoingit.Wehavetothinktwicenowbeforespendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However,Ithinkithasmadeusstrongerasafamily,andthechildrenarealothappier."
Liz,however,isnotquitesure."Iusedtoenjoymyjob,eventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I'mnotreallyacountrygirl,butIsupposeI'mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolike,though,isbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall."
()1.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphstellus?
A.Peopleseldomworklonghourstomakemoney.
B.Peoplehardlybuymorethingsthannecessary.
C.Peoplearesureeverythingtheyownisintherightplace.
D.Peoplerealizethereismoretolifethanjustmakingmoney.
()2.WhenDanielwasareporter,he_______.
A.livedincentralLondonB.dislikedhisjob
C.missedhischildrenD.waswellpaid
()3.DanielandLizboththinkthatthemovetothefarm_______.
A.iseasytoorganizeB.hasimprovedfamilylife
C.isextremelyexpensiveD.hasbeenatotalsuccess
()4.Theunderlinedword"downshifting"inthesecondparagraphmeans"_______".
A.repairingyourcarbyyourself
B.spendingmoneycarefully
C.movingouttothecountrysidetoliveasimplerandbetterlife
D.livinginabighouseinthesuburbsanddiningoutonceaweek
参考答案DDBC
(五)
Thousandsofyearsago,peoplestudiedthestarsintheskyandcreatedthehoroscope(占星术).Itwasfirstusedtocounttime.Later,manyusedthestarstodescribeaperson'scharacterandtosaywhatwouldhappeninthefuture.
Aperson'szodiacsign(星座)isconnectedtohis
orherbirthdate.Somebelievethissigncantellusaboutaperson'scharacter.Forexample,somethinkt
hatapersonbornunderCancer(betweenJune22andJuly22)iskindandhome-loving.Inmanycountries,peoplebelievetheChinesezodiacdescribescharactersandcanforetell(预言)futureevents.IntheChinesezodiac,therearetwelveanimals.Aperson'sanimalsignisconnectedtohisorherbirthyear.Everyanimalhasadifferenttypeofcharacter.PeoplebornintheYearoftheMonke
yaresmartandgoodatmakingmoney.ManybelievethattheRatandMonkeyareagoodmatch.
Noteverybodybelievesthatthezodiacsigndescribeshisorhercharacter.Butreadingone'szodiacsigncanstillbealotoffun.
()1.Thehoroscopewasfirstusedto_______thousandsofyearsago.
A.decidethestarsignB.describeaperson'scharacter
C.knowone'sdateofbirthD.counttime
()2.Yourstarsigncandescribeyour_______.
A.birthyearB.birthdayC.characterD.appearance
()3.Itissaidthatone'sChineseanimalsignisconnectedtoone's_______.
A.starsignB.personalityC.birthyearD.birthday
()4.ApersonbornunderCancer_______probably.
A.isstubbornB.loveshisorherhome
C.ispoliteD.doesn'tgiveupeasily
()5.Readingyourzodiacsign_______.
A.canbedifficultB.isdangerous
C.cantellaboutyourfutureD.canbefunandenjoyable
参考答案DCCBD
(六)
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