专题08 阅读理解之记叙文20篇（广州专用）（期末真题+名校模拟） -2023-2024学年八年级英语上学期期末复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（沪教牛津版）

2023-2024学年八年级英语上学期期末复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（牛津深圳版） 专题08 阅读理解之记叙文20篇（广州专用） 期末真题+名校模拟 （2022上·广东广州·八年级校考期末）George Stephenson, known as the “Father of Railways”, was born in 1781 in a poor family. He was the second child of Robert and Mabel Stephenson. Neither of his parents could read or write. His father Robert worked as a fireman but he didn’t make much money. George had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took one engine into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take train from one place to another, we will think of this great man—George Stephenson. 1．In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father? A．In 1781. B．In 1789. C．In 1795. D．In 1798. 2．How did George learn about the engine? A．By reading and writing. B．By taking it into pieces and studying each piece carefully. C．By taking lessons from a young teacher. D．By asking teachers a lot of questions. 3．According to the passage, which of the following is in the right order? ① George became a very good worker. ② George began to learn English letters. ③ George was born in a poor family. ④George became his father’s helper. ⑤ George wrote his own name for the first time. A．④①②③⑤ B．③①④⑤② C．①④③②⑤ D．③④①②⑤ （2022上·广东广州·八年级校考期末）Memory is interesting and important. Memory connects our past, our present, and our future. And memory connects us to other people. With memory, we adults remember a lot of things. But how about your children? How much can they remember in their