牛津译林版8B英语期中复习专题练习—阅读理解(共11页).doc

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上牛津译林版8B英语期中复习专题练习阅读理解 （1） In the morning, a grandfather took his grandson to a school. When the boy and his grandfather went into the playground, some children came up. “What a funny old man!” one boy said, making a face. “Hey, fatty (胖子),” another one shouted. The children jeered at them and jumped up and down. Without saying a word, the old man took his grandson out of the school gate. “Wonderful! I dont have to go to school!” the boy said. “You do, but not this one,” his grandfather replied. “Ill find you a school myself.” The grandfather took his grandson back to his own house, asked the boys grandmother to look after him, and then went out to look for a school himself. Every time he got to a school, the old man went into a playground, and waited for the children to come out at break time. In some schools the children completely ignored (不理会) the old man, and in others, they made fun of him. When this happened, he would be sad and go home. Finally, he went into the very small playground of a very small school, and stood tiredly against the wall. The bell rang, and the children got out into the playground. “Sir, are you all right? Shall I get you something to drink?” a voice said. “Weve got a bench in the playground come and sit down,” came another voice. Soon a young teacher came out into the playground. The old man greeted him and said, “Finally, Ive found my grandson the best school in town.”( )1. The underlined phrase “jeered at” probably means “ ”. A. listened to B. laughed at C. cheered up D. fought against( )2. The grandson felt when his grandfather took him out of the school gate. A. worried B. happy C. bored D. proud(自豪地)( )3. The old man always went into the when he reached a school. A. teachers office B. classrooms C. school library D. playground( )4. When the old man was in the very small school, the children . A. shouted at him B. made fun of him C. were polite to him D. ignored him( )5. We can see that the old man judges (判断) a school by its . A. students B. library C. buildings D. Playground（2） John and Sam were friends. They opened a small shop in a small village. One day, they sold out of all their wine (酒), so they drove to the city to buy some. On their way home, the wind was strong and it was getting colder and colder. Both John and Sam wanted to drink some wine to keep warm, but they had a rule. They couldnt drink any wine because they had to sell it. Because of the rule, if someone wanted to drink some wine, he had to pay the other twice the price. John was a clever man. He took out ten cents and gave it to Sam. He said, Here is ten cents. Would you please sell me some of your wine? Sam was a businessman (商人), so he said, You give me money, so of course I will sell some to you. Then he passed John a cup of wine. After drinking the wine, John felt warm soon, but Sam was still cold. Then he took out the ten cents that John just gave to him and said to John, Here is ten cents. Please sell me some of your wine. John agreed. Sam drank some wine and also felt much warmer. But after some time, they both felt cold again, so they kept buying wine from each other with the same ten cents. Soon they drank up all of the wine. How could so much wine only cost ten cents? the two friends asked each other.( )1. What did Sam and John do?A. They were doctors. B. They were shopkeepers.C. They were officers. D. They were policemen.( )2. What was the weather like when Sam and John went to buy some wine?A. It was sunny and warm. B. It was windy and cold.C. It was rainy and snowy. D. It was rainy and cold.( )3. How much did Sam and John spend on all of the wine?A. Five cents. B. Fifteen cents.C. Ten cents. D. Fifty cents.( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Sam and John walked to the city to buy some wine.B. Sam and John spent ten cents on getting some wine from the city.C. Sam and John would be very happy when they got home.D. Sam and John drank all of the wine because they wanted to keep warm.( )5. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Two Men on the Way Home B. A Small Shop C. The Bad Weather D. Some Cheap Wine（3）We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and dont do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience(听众). Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Then try to arrange(安排) your material(材料) so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience. Dont talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly, look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what youve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.( )1. “Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech , you must _.A. put your shoes away and put on theirsB. try to imagine yourself to be in their positionC. wear the shoes in the same size as theirsD. try on their shoes to see if they fit you( )2. When he is giving his speech, the speaker should _.A. let his eyes rest on the subjectB. follow the audience step by stepC. face the audience in a natural wayD. look up and down from time to time( )3.During the course of a speech, it is not right for a speaker to _.A. think nothing of the audience B. speak in a clear voiceC. take a short stop at times D. give a lot of examples( )4. What does the underlined word “pause” mean in the passage?A. listenB. chooseC. stopD. search( )5. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?A. How to Remember the AudienceB. How to Pick out the Topic for a SpeechC. How to Improve Your SpeechD. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech（4）April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on earth should care about and protect the earth!The earth has warmed by about 1 over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer.First, greenhouse effect(温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth . People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate(气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate too.When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level(海平面). It will affect(影响) the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one meter by 2100.People can affect the earths air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.( )1. Earth Day is set for people to _. A. learn more about the earth B. make full use of the earthC. take better care of the earth D. study the warmth of the earth( )2. Greenhouse effect comes from _.A. sea rising B. change of the earthC. natures unbalance(不平衡) D. peoples activity( )3. According to the passage, _ may affect each other.A. animals and islands B. climate and the warmth of the earthC. fridges and animals D. sea level and the growth of plants( )4. We can infer（推断）from the passage that the reasons for the warmer earth are_ nowAnot very clear Bcompletely secret Cwell known Dnot given yet （5）When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my fathers friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernies place. Wed sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then wed bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heartthe reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free partand throw away the rest. Bernie was my fathers idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernies wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you dont take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy lifes small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life. For many years, I forgot that lesson Id learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could. Well, Ive relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. Thats the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away. ( ) 1. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling _. A. relaxedB. worriedC. hungryD. lonely( )2. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon? A. They ate it in a polite way.B. They only ate its best part. C. They ate every part of it. D. They shared only one piece.( )3. In the eyes of the writers father, Bernie _. A. was just a rich businessmanB. worked hard all the time C. lived a rich but healthy lifeD. knew how to make money( )4. The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph means _. A. the best part of the watermelonB. the writers busy life C. the writers decision of making moneyD. the writers hope of enjoying life（6） Several years ago，my father told me a real and dangerous story about helping a man who was seriously hurt after being hit by a car. Early in the morning he was going to work，he saw a man lying on the street who was bleedingSome people passed by and no one stopped to help the man However，my father didn't hesitate (犹豫) to help him. My father took him to the nearest hospitalHe was afraid that the man could die because he was losing so much blood (血) Then an incredible thing happened when my father tried to go back to workThe police stopped him and said he could not leave the hospital until the man woke upThe police thought that my father had hit him on the streetMy father was angry, but he couldn't do anything. He hoped that the man would wake up as soon as possible At that moment，my father was worriedIf the man died，my father would be charged with murderLuckily，the man woke up and told the police what happened，and my father left the hospitalHe left the hospital feeling very strangeHe felt happy because he had saved a man，but at the same time he felt stressed because if the man had died，he would have been in big trouble( )1The word “incredible” in the fourth paragraph means A有趣的 B危险的 C难以置信的 D不能忘记的( )2Why did the writer say it was a dangerous story? AHis father was nearly killed in a car accident BHis father was taken away by the police CHis father was wrongly thought to be a murderer DHis father nearly killed a man on the way to work( )3From the passage we know Athe father was a very experienced doctor Bthe father was a very kind and helpful man Cthe father would not let his child drive to work Dthe father didn't want his child to learn from him( )4What is the passage mainly about? AHow the father felt after he saw the police BWhy the father wouldn't save others later on CWhat happened to the father after he saved a man who was hurt. DWhat happened to the injured man after he was hit by a car（7）How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money? Sightseeing The Art Institute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and paintings. The ticket is $10.00, but go on Tuesdays and you'll get in free. The Sears Tower is the world's third tallest building. By going to the 103rd floor, you can get a view of the whole city. All for only $8.50. Free show There are free concerts in Grant Park in summer. They are held Wednesday through Saturday nights at 7:30 P.M. Attend the taping of a TV show for free. The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Jenny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets. For the Oprah Winfrey Show, you'll have to book tickets at least a month before. Places to stay You can get a hotel for $100 to $300 a day. However, you can get a room in the dormitory atRoosevelt University for $215 for a whole week! But you have to stay for 28 days to get this great rate(优惠).( ) 1. This passage tells us _. AChicago is a big and beautiful city Bwhere we can see fine photos and paintings Chow to make a cheap trip in Chicago Dthere are many free concerts in Chicago( ) 2.It will cost you _ if you visit the Art Institute instead of the Sears Tower on Sundays. Amore Bless Ca little Dnothing( ) 3.You may go to _ if you like to get a great view of the whole city. Athe Art Institute Bthe Sears Tower CRoosevelt University DGrant Park( ) 4.According to the