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八年级英语上学期期末复习练习阅读理解5牛津版

2019-2020年八年级英语上学期期末复习练习阅读理解5牛津版

IwasplayingoveratmyfriendAndrew'shousetheotherday.Inside,hiskitchenwasfullofthedelicioussmellofbutter.Whenhebroughtthepopcornintotheroom,thesmellgotstronger.Ittastedevenbetterthanitsmelled,becauseheputalotofbutteronit.Weateitallquickly.

"Thistastessogood,"Andrewsaid."Iknowit'sunhealthy,butIdon'tcare."

"You'reinprettygoodshape（身材）,though,"Isaid.Helookedhealthy.

"No,I'mnot9"hesaid.Heshowedmehistummy（肚子）.Icouldseeitwassoft.Ithinkitwasallfat,becausemuscle（肌肉）wouldn'tbesosoft.

Thenwewentintohisstudyandplayedvideogamesforhours.Wedidn'tevenleaveourchairs!

Thatnight,atthedinnertable,Ihadanotherfightwithmyparentsabouteatingvegetables.IcouldneverfindanyvegetablesIliked.IalwaysthoughtIlookedfitandhealthywithouteatingthem.ButwhenIthoughtaboutAndrew,andhistummy,Igavein（屈服）andatesomevegetables.

IoftenheardoctorsandteacherssaytheAmericanlifestyleisunhealthyandAmericanpeoplearetheheaviestintheworld.IusedtothinkIwouldneverbecomefat.NowIwonder（想知道）howmanyofthosepeoplewerelikeme.Whentheyweremyage,theylookedfit,buttheypaidnoattentiontoahealthylifestyle.MaybeifIdon'tchangemylifestyle,I'llendupjustlikethem.

（）1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Andrewvisitedthewriter'shousetheotherday.

B.Thewritercookedpopcornforhisfriend.

C.Thepopcornsmelledbadbuttastedgood.

D.Andrewwasnotreallyingoodshape.

（）2.Accordingtothestory,weknowthewriter_______.

A.didn'tlikeeatinganyvegetables

B.foughtwithhisparentsaboutsports

C.alsoshowedsignsoffatness

D.thoughthewasnothealthyenough

（）3.Fromthestory,thewriterwantstotellusthat_______.

A.theAmericanlifestyleisunhealthy

B.Americanpeoplearetheheaviestintheworld

C.weshouldpayattentiontohavingahealthylifestyle

D.manypeoplewholookfitarenotreallyfit

参考答案DAC

（二）

ChenGuangbiaowasborninJiangsuinJuly,1968.HeisthechairpersonofacompanyinJiangsu.NowheisoneofChina'srichestmenandhehasdonatedagreatamountofmoneytocharityprojects.Hesayshewilldonateeverythinghehastocharityafterhedies.

Whenpeoplear

einneedofhelp,hewillappearatonce.HehelpedpeopleduringtheWenchuanearthquake,theYunnanearthquakeandtheTaiwanearthquake.HealsogaveahelpinghandinJapan'searthquake.HehasbuiltmanyHopePrimarySchoolstosupporttheeducationinpoorareas.

Hedoesn'tdocharityforhonour.Hewantstoencouragemorepeopletomakecontributionstocharity.Afterannouncinghewoulddonateeverythingtocharityafterhisdeath,manybusiriessmen,overseas（海外）Chinesepeopleandcommonpeopleencouragedbyhimhavealsopromisedtodosomethingforcharity.

Asaphi

lanthropist（慈善家）,heisaskedforhelpingeveryday.Sometimeshegetsverytired,buthehasneverstoppedcaringaboutcharity.

Sofar,hehasreceivedalotofawards,includingPioneeroftheYear,andNationalMayDayLabourMedal（全国五一劳动奖章）.HeisconsideredasoneofChina'stopphilanthropists.

（）1.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom_______.

A.anewspaperB.anovel

C.adetectivestoryD.asciencebook

（）2.Hesayshewilldonate_______tocharityafterhedies.

A.nothingB.someschools

C.everythinghehasD.hiswholecompany

（）3.Whatdoeshedocharityfor?

A.Hedoescharityformoney.

B.Hedoescharityforpleasure.

C.Hewantstoaskpeopletohelphim.

D.Hewantstoencouragemorepeopletocontributetocharity.

（）4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.HeisfromJiangsu.

B.Hehasvisitedmanycountries.

C.Hehashelpedmanypeopleinneed.

D.Hehasgotalotofawards.

（）5.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.

A.earthquakesB.HopePrimarySchools

C.PioneeroftheYearD.PhilanthropistChenGuangbiao

参考答案ACDBD

（三）

Asthesunrose,adewdrop（露珠）wokeup.Thereitsatonaleaf,catchingthe

sunlight.Proudofitssimplebeauty,itwasveryhappy.Arounditwereother

dewdrops,somewereonthesameleafandsomewereonotherleaves.Thedewdrop

wassurethati

twasthebestandthemostspecialdewdropofthemall.

Ah,itwasgoodtobeadewdrop.

Thewindblewandtheplantbegantoshake,tipping（使倾斜）theleaf.The

dewdropbecamefrightenedasitstartedtomovetowardstheedgeoftheleaf.Whywasthishappening?

Thingswerecomfortable.Thingsweresafe.Whydidtheyhavetochange?

Why?

Why?

Thedewdropreachedtheedgeoftheleaf.Itwassurethatthiswastheend.Thedayhadonlyjustbegunandtheendhadcomesoquickly.Itseemedsounfair.Itseemedsomeaningless.Ittriedhardtodowhateveritcoulddotostayontheleaf,butitwasnouse.

Finally,itfell.Belowtherewasamirror.Areflection（反射）ofthedewdropseemedtobecominguptomeetit.Closerandclosertheycametogetheruntilfinallythelittledewdropbecameapartofthegreatpond（池塘）.Nowthedewdropwasnomore,butitwasnotdestr

oyed.

Ithadbecomeonewiththewhole.

（）1.AccordingtoParagraph1,weknowthatthedewdrop_______.

A.didn'tgetonwellwithotherdewdrops

B.thoughtitsbea

utywastoosimple

C.regardeditselfasthebestdewdrop

D.couldn'tgetany'sunlight

（）2.Thedewdropbecame_______asitstartedtomovetowardstheedgeoftheleaf.

A.afraidB.happyC.proudD.comfortable

（）3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A.Therewasonlyonedewdropontheleaf.

B.Thedewdropdidnothingbeforefalling.

C.Themirrorinthestoryreferstothepond.

D.Thedewdropwasactuallydestroyed.

（）4.Thestorymainlytellsusthat_______.

A.weshouldworktogetheragainstdifficulties

B.peopleshouldnotbetooproudofthemselves

C.oneshouldworkhardforhisorhergoals

D.it'sgoodtobecomeonewiththewhole

参考答案CACD

（四）

LookcarefullyatthebackofaCaliforniastatequarter.Amanwith

awalkingstickispicturedthere.AbirdcalledaCaliforniacondor（大秃鹫）

isflyingoverhead.Whoisthisman,andwhyishesoimportantthatheis

featured（处于显著地位）onthebackofacoin?

ThemanonthisquarterisJohnMuir.Evenasachild,Muirlovedwatchingnature.Asayoungman,hespentmuchofhislifeexploringthebeautyofthewilderness.Hewalkedmorethana

thousandmilesacrossthecountry,throughfieldsandwoods.JohnMuirlikedwritingabouttheplaceshevisited,describingtheirbeauty.

Muiralsowroteaboutproblems.Inordertocreatemorefarmlandforsheepandcattle,manytreeswerebeingcutdown.ThismadeMuirunhappyandworried,becauseheknewthattreeswereimportanttoforestsandtotheanimalsthatlivedinthem.Muirbelievedthatnatureshouldbeconserved（保护）insteadofbeingchangedbyhumanbeings.Hewrotearticlesinmagazinesandnewspaperstospreadthewordaboutconservingforests.Soon,othersbegantolisten.

Muirwroteletterstoimportantpeople,suchasPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt.ThepresidentadmiredMuir'slovefornature.WhenRooseveltcametovisitMuirinCalifornia,Muirconvinced（说服）thepresidenttogocampingwithhimforthreenightsunderthetreessotheycouldtalkaboutconservation.Later,PresidentRooseveltsetaside148millionacresoflandfornationalforestsandestablished（建立）fivenationalparks.Nationalparksarelargeareasoflandthatareprotectedfromdevelopment.Thismeansthatpeoplecannotbuildhomesorbusinessesthere.OneoftheseparksisYosemiteNationalPark,theareathatisfeaturedonthebackoftheCaliforniaquarter.

ThoughithasbeenalmostonehundredyearssinceJohnMuirdied,peoplecontinuehisworktoday.Hisworkasaconservationisthelpedustoseethebeautyofournaturalworld.JohnMuirmadeusunderstandtheimportanceofprotectingourearthandourresources-then,now,andforthefuture.

（）1.WhatdidJohnMuirspendmuc

hofhislifedoingwhenhewasayoungman?

A.Watchingnaturalviews.

B.Writingabouttheplaceshevisited.

C.Exploringthebeautyofthewilderness.

D.Creatingfarmlandforsheepandcattle.

（）2.WhydidPresidentTheodoreRooseveltvisitJohnMuir?

A.BecauseRooseveltlovedwatchingnature.

B.BecauseRooseveltreceivedlettersfromJohnMuir.

C.BecauseRooseveltadmiredJohnMuir'slovefornature.

D.BecauseRooseveltwassadabouttheproblemswithfarmland.

（）3.WhathappenedafterPresidentRooseveltwentcampingwithJohnMuir?

A,Manytreeswerecutdown.

B.Fivenationalparkswereestablished.

C.Morehomesandbusinesseswerebuilt.

D.Morefarmlandwasusedforsheepandcattle.

（）4.WhyisJohnMuirfeaturedonthebackofaCaliforniastatequarter?

A.Becausehewalkedoverathousandmilesacrossthecountry.

B.Becausehehelpedpeopleunderstandtheimportanceofprotectingthenaturalworld.

C.Becausehewrotearticlestospreadthewordaboutconservingforests.

D.BecauseheoncewroteseveralletterstoPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt.

（）5.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?

A.Toadvisereaderstobecomeactiveconservationists.

B.Tomakeusinterestedinthestoryaboutagreatman..

C.Totellussomethingaboutanimportantpersoninhistory.

D.Togiveinformationabouthowtoconservetheenvironment.

参考答案CCBBC

（五）

WhenIwasten,mymotherworkedalldaysoIhadtotakecareofmyyoungerbrother.AtthattimemylittlebrotherwasaboutfouryearsoldandhemissedMumallthetime.

Oneday,afterIhadgivenhimhisdinner,hestartedcryingforMum.HewassoyoungandreallyneededMum.So