江苏省常州地区2017-2019年上学期八年级英语期中试卷分类汇编：阅读理解（含答案）
常州地区八年级上学期期中英语试卷分类汇编
阅读理解
新北区实验学校
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You may have seen photos and videos of broken windows, falling trees and heavy rain on the internet. They were caused by Typhoon Mangkhut (台风山竹), the strongest typhoon to hit China this year.
On Sept 15, Mangkhut landed on the coast (海岸) of Jiangmen in Guangdong province, with wind speeds of 162 kilometers per hour. Till Sept 18, five people were killed and over 1.6 million people had to evacuate. More than 5,500 houses were broken . Schools in the areas were closed as well.
One of the causes of all the powerful storms this year may be climate change. Hurricanes(飓风) and typhoons are actually the same thing – they are both tropical cyclones(热带气旋). Temperature(温度) changes cause them to form on the sea.
Because of global(全球）warming, ocean temperatures are rising and tropical cyclones are forming with more energy and strength. Experts say that strong storms like these ones will become more common in future, the South China Morning Post said.
43. The underlined word “evacuate” in the passage means “_________” in Chinese.
A. 逃跑 B.死亡 C. 撤离 D. 受伤
44. What’s the fundamental (根本) cause of Typhoon Mangkhut?
A. Tropical cyclones. B. Global warming. C. Temperature changes. D. Hurricanes.
45. We can read this passage most probably(可能) in a _________.
A. magazine B. newspaper C. novel D. video
B
In 1976, Steve Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computers. When Steve got his first order, he didn't have enough money to buy parts to make the computers.
But Steve came up with an idea. He went to an electronic(电子的) supply store. He persuaded(说服) the store to give him the parts to make the computers. Steve couldn't pay for the parts right then. But he promised to pay the store back later. Steve was very good at persuading people to do what he asked. The store said yes.
Each Apple computer cost $220 to make. Each Apple computer was sold to the electronics store for $500. So even after Steve and Woz paid back the electronic supply store, they made a very big profit(利润).
Steve and Woz knew they could do better. What if they made a computer that came with 
everything, so a person could just take it out of the box and use it right away? He and Woz got to work on making such a computer — Apple II.
Woz and Steve wanted to make the most beautiful computer in the world. At the time, plastic was much more expensive than metal or wood. But Steve thought plastic looked cool and modern. And how a computer looked was important. If it looked good, people would want it.
46. What was the problem of Steve Jobs?
A. He couldn't sell his expensive computers.
B. He didn't have money to start a company.
C. He couldn't find a store to buy computer parts.
D. He didn't have money to buy computer parts.
47. We can infer(推断) from the passage that _________.
A. Steve Jobs was good at communicating(沟通) B. Steve Jobs was good at borrowing money
C. the store owner was a friend of Steve Jobs D. the store owner didn't get the money back
48. How did Jobs and Wozniak feel about the Apple II?
A. Don’t believe it. B. A little surprised. C. A little worried. D. Trust it.
C
What subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can’t sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful(有压力的).
That’s right — sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams.
Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math text while sitting in a slumped-over (趴倒的) position, or sitting up straight. After the test, 56％of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.
Slumping over is a defensive posture(防御姿势). It can cause negative (消极的) memories in the body and brain. This can stop you from thinking clearly, Peper said.
Students who were good at math did not necessarily benefit(有益于) from better posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult, Science Daily reported.
Good posture isn’t just helpful for taking math exams. Players, musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture. When you feel worried, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more positive(积极的) and do better.
49. What posture(姿势) can make people feel less stressed during math exams?
A. Lying on your back. B. Putting your head on your desk.
C. Sitting up straight. D. Raising one hand.
50. What did the 125 college students do while they were taking the exam?
A. Doing sit-ups. B. Sitting in different positions.
C. Thinking carefully. D. Counting numbers.
51. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph ?
A. Slumping over is more difficult for many students.
B. Everyone should benefit from better posture in math exams.
C. Good students should slump over when they have math exams.
D. Different postures mean different results of the same math exam.
52. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Sit up to do math B. Slump over
C. Nervous students D. Feel more positive
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钟楼区清潭中学
（A）
Shlander is a man from space(太空). He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.
Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just on
e head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole(洞) in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to place in tin boxes.
At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.
1．Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very ________.
A. strange B. nice C. different D. beautiful
2．Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________.
A. a monkey B. an earth monster C. a tin box D. a strange world
3．The earth monster doesn’t have ________.
A. heads, arms and legs B. brown or yellow strings on its head
C. a hole on its face D. a swing on its body
4．The earth monsters don’t put ________ on their holes.
A. nice things B. balls C. fire D. water
5．The square window box is ________.
A. a car or a bus B. a very small earth monster C. a TV set D. a radio
（B）