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1、八年级英语期末复习专题练习阅读理解5（一） I was playing over at my friend Andrews house the other day. Inside, his kitchen was full of the delicious smell of butter. When he brought the popcorn into the room, the smell got stronger. It tasted even better than it smelled, because he put a lot of butter on it. We ate it

2、all quickly. This tastes so good, Andrew said. I know its unhealthy, but I dont care. Youre in pretty good shape(身材), though, I said. He looked healthy. No, Im not9 he said. He showed me his tummy(肚子). I could see it was soft. I think it was all fat, because muscle(肌肉) wouldnt be so soft. Then we we

3、nt into his study and played video games for hours. We didnt even leave our chairs! That night, at the dinner table, I had another fight with my parents about eating vegetables. I could never find any vegetables I liked. I always thought I looked fit and healthy without eating them. But when I thoug

4、ht about Andrew, and his tummy, I gave in(屈服) and ate some vegetables. I often hear doctors and teachers say the American lifestyle is unhealthy and American people are the heaviest in the world. I used to think I would never become fat. Now I wonder(想知道) how many of those people were like me. When

5、they were my age, they looked fit, but they paid no attention to a healthy lifestyle. Maybe if I dont change my lifestyle, Ill end up just like them.( )1. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Andrew visited the writers house the other day. B. The writer cooked popcorn for his friend.C. The popcorn smel

6、led bad but tasted good. D. Andrew was not really in good shape.( )2. According to the story, we know the writer_.A. didnt like eating any vegetablesB. fought with his parents about sportsC. also showed signs of fatnessD. thought he was not healthy enough( )3. From the story, the writer wants to tel

7、l us that_. A. the American lifestyle is unhealthy B. American people are the heaviest in the world C. we should pay attention to having a healthy lifestyleD. many people who look fit are not really fit参考答案 DAC（二） Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July, 1968. He is the chairperson of a company i

8、n Jiangsu. Now he is one of Chinas richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies. When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earth

9、quake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japans earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas. He doesnt do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate ever

10、ything to charity after his death, many busiriessmen, overseas(海外) Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity. As a philanthropist(慈善家), he is asked for helping every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring about chari

11、ty. So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章). He is considered as one of Chinas top philanthropists.( )1. The passage is probably taken from_.A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a detective story D. a science book( )2. He says he wi

12、ll donate_ to charity after he dies. A. nothing B. some schools C. everything he has D. his whole company( )3. What does he do charity for? A. He does charity for money. B. He does charity for pleasure. C. He wants to ask people to help him. D. He wants to encourage more people to contribute to char

13、ity.( )4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. He is from Jiangsu. B. He has visited many countries.C. He has helped many people in need.D. He has got a lot of awards.( )5. The passage mainly talks about _. A. earthquakes B. Hope Primary Schools C. Pioneer of the Year D. Philant

14、hropist Chen Guangbiao参考答案 ACDBD（三） As the sun rose, a dewdrop(露珠) woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching thesunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were otherdewdrops, some were on the same leaf and some were on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best a

15、nd the most special dewdrop of them all. Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop. The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping(使倾斜) the leaf. Thedewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf. Why was this happening? Things were comfortable. Things were safe. Why did the

16、y have to change? Why? Why? The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf. It was sure that this was the end. The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried hard to do whatever it could do to stay on the leaf, but it was no use. Finall

17、y, it fell. Below there was a mirror. A reflection(反射) of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it. Closer and closer they came together until finally the little dewdrop became a part of the great pond(池塘). Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed. It had become one with the whole.

18、( )1. According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop_.A. didnt get on well with other dewdropsB. thought its beauty was too simpleC. regarded itself as the best dewdropD. couldnt get any sunlight( )2. The dewdrop became_ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf. A. afraid B. happy C. p

19、roud D. comfortable( )3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story? A. There was only one dewdrop on the leaf. B. The dewdrop did nothing before falling. C. The mirror in the story refers to the pond. D. The dewdrop was actually destroyed.( )4. The story mainly tells us that_.A. we shoul

20、d work together against difficulties B. people should not be too proud of themselvesC. one should work hard for his or her goalsD. its good to become one with the whole参考答案 CACD（四）Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter. A man with a walking stick is pictured there. A bird called a

21、California condor(大秃鹫) is flying overhead. Who is this man, and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位) on the back of a coin? The man on this quarter is John Muir. Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man, he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wildernes

22、s. He walked more than a thousand miles across the country, through fields and woods. John Muir liked writing about the places he visited, describing their beauty. Muir also wrote about problems. In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, many trees were being cut down. This made Muir un

23、happy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them. Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护) instead of being changed by human beings. He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests. Soon,

24、others began to listen. Muir wrote letters to important people, such as President Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired Muirs love for nature. When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California, Muir convinced(说服) the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could t

25、alk about conservation. Later, President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立) five national parks. National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these

26、 parks is Yosemite National Park, the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter. Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died, people continue his work today. His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world. John Muir made us under

27、stand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources-then, now, and for the future.( )1. What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man? A. Watching natural views. B. Writing about the places he visited. C. Exploring the beauty of the wilderness. D. Creating farmla

28、nd for sheep and cattle.( )2. Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir? A. Because Roosevelt loved watching nature. B. Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir. C. Because Roosevelt admired John Muirs love for nature. D. Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland

29、.( )3. What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir? A, Many trees were cut down. B. Five national parks were established. C. More homes and businesses were built. D. More farmland was used for sheep and cattle.( )4. Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state

30、quarter? A. Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country. B. Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world. C. Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests. D. Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roos

31、evelt.( )5. What is the writers purpose of writing this article? A. To advise readers to become active conservationists. B. To make us interested in the story about a great man. . C. To tell us something about an important person in history. D. To give information about how to conserve the environme

32、nt.参考答案 CCBBC（五） When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed Mum all the time. One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for Mum. He was so young and really needed Mum.

33、So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldnt afford new shoes. We had to go

34、 back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me, Are you leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he was not here when you return? I did not know how to answer that question. He continued, Its OK

35、if you cant find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother. Then he sent us to Mums workplace by taxi. In my whole life I have depended on(依靠) the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not even remember what the mans face looked like, but

36、he taught me a lesson-people are more important than things.( )1. Why did the younger brother cry for his mother? A. Because he was hungry. B. Because he missed his mother. C. Because he wanted to sleep. D. Because he wanted to play outside.( )2. What does the underlined word regretful in the last p

37、aragraph mean? A. Sorry. B. Happy. C. Excited. D. Angry.( )3. What did the man mean by saying Its OK if you cant firid the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother? A. People are more important than things. B. Things are more important than people. C. Both the shoe and your brother are important.

38、 D. The shoe is more important than your brother.( )4. According to the passage, which word can best describe the man? A. Rude. B. Funny. C. Silly. D. Kind.参考答案 BAAD（六）On January 3, 1912, Captain Robert Scott set out with four other men, Oates, Wilson, Evans, and Bowers. They were on the last few da

39、ys of an 800-mile journey to the South Pole. Scott knew that Amundsen, a Norwegian, was also trying to be the first man there. He wished to get there before the Norwegian. Scott kept a diary during his journey. He wrote: January 6 We are now further south. I believe no man has been before us. There

40、is no sign of the Norwegians. January 10 Yesterday we stayed in our sleeping bags all day. The weather was very bad and we could not go out. Today we only travelled six miles because of the bad weather. We are just 97 miles away from the Pole. January 16 This afternoon Bowers saw something before us

41、. We thought it was a big stone. When we got nearer, we found that it was a flag. We fear the Norwegians have arrived at the Pole before us. January 18 We have found the Norwegians camp. They have spent 21 days less than us getting to the Pole. February 17 Yesterday Evans fell down, and we had to ma

42、ke camp. This morning he marched for a mile and then stopped. We went on. When we went back, we found him kneeling(跪) in the snow with a wild look in his eyes. He died soon after midnight. March 16 Yesterday Oates said he could not go on. This morning there was a big snow, and Oates said, I am just

43、going out. We knew that he was walking to his death. We knew it was the act of a brave man. We never saw him again. March 20 We cannot leave the tent. The snow is too strong. My foot is a problem. March 29 It seems a pity, but I do not think that I can write more.( )1. How far away were they from th

44、e South Pole on January 10? A. 1 mile. B. 6 miles. C. 97 miles. D. 800 miles.( )2. When Oates said I am just going out. , he meant he would_. A. come back soon B. leave them forever C. take a walk D. go back home( )3. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The team found something the Norwegi

45、ans left on January 6. B. Bad weather forced the team to stay in sleeping bags on January 9. C. The Norwegians set out 21 days earlier than Scott and his friends. D. Scott, Oates and Wilson died one by one during the journey.( )4. Who arrived at the South Pole first?A. Amundsen. B. Scott. C. Wilson.

46、 D. Oates.参考答案 CBBA（七） I stood there listening to the strict words of my father. He was angry and asked, 6Which one of you did this? We looked at the floor. It was covered with the art of a child in chalk. I stood there, shaking inside. Would he know it was me? The only words that came from my mouth were, Not me, Dad. The others said that they didnt do it as well. But I was the youngest and smallest of the three, of course, I couldnt have the courage to tell the truth. I wasnt a bad kid, but the look on my dads face scared me. Al