北京市海淀区2013年八年级英语下册 阅读理解期末复习题 人教新目标版.doc

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1、北京市海淀区2013年八年级英语下册 阅读理解期末复习题 人教新目标版（1）Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym chasses in Devonshi

2、re, England.It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age

3、of 18, he ran his first marathon.The following year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about Ridgway s cold-water exploits, Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then d

4、ecided that this would be his future.In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition（探险）towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite（冻疮）, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled

5、（雪橇）up and over rocky ice.Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North pole, and hes skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to t

6、he South Pole and back, a 2900 kilometre journey that has never been completed on skis.1What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old ? AHe became good at most sports.BHe began to build up his body.CHe joined a sports team.DHe made friends with a runner.2The underlined word “exploits” (

7、paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to . AjourneysBresearches CadventuresDoperations3Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders ? aHe ran his first marathon.bHe skied alone in the North Pole. che rode his bike in a forest.dHe planned an adventure to the South

8、Pole.AacdbBcdabCacbdDcabd4What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders ? AHe is a success in sportsBHe is the best British skier.CHe is Ridgways favorite student. DHe is a good instructor at school.（2）If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, “ Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break i

9、nto a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶), once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back thanks to him. But years ago if youd told him this was what hed be doing someday, he would have laughed, “ Youre crazy.” A

10、s a boy, he used to be “ a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.“ I knew it had hurt my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “ So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.

11、”One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat(栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.“ I saw the sign Butterfly Habitat and asked, How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?” Bonner recalls. “ Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a ma

12、gnifying glass(放大镜) , Look at the leaves. I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, Without the plant, there are no butterflies.”Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly needed help. That was how he met the Palos Ver

13、des blue. Since then hes been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.The butterflys population, once almost zero, is

14、 now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While hes bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him b

15、ack, too.1. When he was young, Arthur Bonner _. A. broke the law and ended up in prison B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom C. often laughed at people on the streets D. often caught butterflies and took them home2. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _. A. found the butterfly had

16、 died out B. won many prizes from his professor C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab3. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has _. A. made Bonner famous B. changed Bonners life C. brought Bonner wealth D. enriche

17、d Bonners knowledge4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. A Promise to Mom B. A Man Saved by Butterflies C. A Story of Butterflies D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni （3）Lions are opportunistsThey prefer to eat without having to do too much workWhen resting in the shade, they

18、 are also watching the sky to see what is flying by, and even in the heat of the day they will suddenly start up and run a mile across the plains to find out what is going onIf another animal has made a kill, they will drive it off and take the kill for themselvesA grown lion can easily eat 60 pound

19、s of meat at a single feedingOften they eat until it seems painful for them to lie downThe lionesses (母狮) , being thinner and faster, are better hunters (猎手) than the males (雄狮)But the males dont mindAfter the kill they move in and take the best shareMost kills are made at night or just before daybr

20、eakWe have seen many, many daylight attempts but only ten killsRoughly, its about twenty daytime attempts for one killWhen lions are hiding for an attack by a water hole, they wait patiently and can charge at any secondThe kill is the exciting moment in the day-to-day life of the lion, since these g

21、reat animals spend most of their time, about 20 hours a day, sleeping and restingLions are social cats, and when they are having a rest, they love to touch each otherAfter drinking at a water hole, a lioness rests her head on anothers backWhen walking, young lions often touch faces with older ones,

22、an act of close ties among members of the group1By describing lions as “opportunists” in the first paragraph, the author means to say that lions _ Aare cruel animals Bare clever animalsClike to take advantage of other animals Dlike to take every chance to eat2According to the text, which of the foll

23、owing is true?ALions make most kills in the daytimeBMales care more about eating than active killingCLions are curious about things happening around themDIt doesnt take lions too much time to make a kill3How can we know that lions are social animals?AThey depend on each other BThey look after each o

24、ther wellCThey readily share what they have DThey enjoy each others company4What would be the best title for the text?APowerful LionsBLions at Work and PlayCLions, Social CatsDLions, Skilled Hunters （4） As societies develop, their members start to see things not so much according to what they need,

25、but according to what they want. When people have enough money, these wants become demands.Now, it s important for the managers in a company to understand what their customers want if they are going to develop effective marketing strategies (策略). There are various ways of doing this. One way at supe

26、rmarkets ( 超市), for example, is to interview(采访) customers while theyre doing their shopping. They can be asked what they prefer to buy and then the results of the research can be studied. This provides information on which to base future marketing strategies. It s also quite normal for top managers

27、 from department stores to spend a day or two each month visiting stores and mixing freely with the public, as if they were ordinary customers, to get an idea of how customers act.Another way to get information from customers is to give them something. For example, some fast food restaurants give aw

28、ay tickets in magazines or on the street that permit customers to get part of their meal for nothing. As well as being a good way of attracting customers into the restaurants to spend their money, it also allows the managers to get a feel for where to attract customers and which age-groups to attrac

29、t.Another strategy used at some well-known parks such as Disneyland is for top managers to spend at least one day in their work, touting the park dressed as Mickey Mouse or something like that. This provides them with a perfect chance to examine the scene and watch the customers without being notice

30、d.1. The text is designed for _ A. mangers B. salesmen C. researchers D. customers2. Which of the following can help managers get useful information? A. Visiting customers themselves. B. Giving customers free food on the street. C. Visiting parks as ordinary customers. D. Asking customers questions

31、at supermarkets.3. What does the word this underlined in the last sentence refer to? A. Visiting Disneyland. B. Wearing attractive clothes. C. Acting Mickey Mouse. D. Dressing up and walking around.4. The main idea of the text is _.A. how to do market research B. how to develop marketing strategies C. how to find out customers social needsD. how to encourage customers to spend more money阅读理解Keys:（1）1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A （2）1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B（3）1. C 2.B 3.D 4.B （4）1.A 2. D 3. D 4. A 4