期末复习英语专项练习 —名著阅读 江苏省无锡市2023-2024学年八年级英语下册

江苏省无锡市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末复习 英语专项练习——名著阅读（含答案） A Delia was a young pianist. Her husband Joe was a talented young painter. They lived in a small flat in New York. Each of them was taking lessons - Joe with a famous art teacher，and Delia with a great pianist from Germany. They were the best teachers, so lessons were expensive, more than they could really afford，but …when you love your art，nothing’s too much. But soon, the money began to run out and they couldn’t afford the lessons any more. Then one day Delia came home and told Joe that she had met a man. The man s daughter, Sally, wanted to learn the piano — and he was going to pay her $50 an hour. “Delia,” Joe said, “I’d be much happier if you kept up your lessons. ” Delia said that it didn’t matter. She said, “When I’ve made some money, I’ll start again. When you love your art, nothing’s too much.” A few days later, Joe came home and proudly took $200 from his pocket. “I met a man from Vermont，” he said, “who bought one of my paintings. And he wants to buy more!” Then, one day, Joe came home and saw that Delia’s hand was burned. He asked her what had happened. “Oh,” said Delia. “My student, Sally, asked me to pour some coffee for her. So I did - and I dropped the coffee and burned my hand.” Joe sat down and told Delia to sit down too. “Delia, what have you been doing the last two weeks?” he asked. She took a deep breath and started to cry. “Oh Joe — I couldn’t get any students so I got a job in a coffee shop. And today I burned my hand with hot water. So I can’t work any more. I’m sorry, Joe - but we’ll still have money from the man in Vermont, won’t we?” Joe looked at her. “There’s no man in Vermont,” he said. “I haven’t sold any paintings. I’ve been working in a drugstore (药店），and today someone came from the coffee shop to buy cream for a woman who’d burned her hand. So when I saw you — well，I guessed.” They both laughed. “So we’ve told each other lies,” said Joe. “But when you love your art ..,” Delia put her fingers to his lips (嘴唇). “No, Joe,” she said, “just ‘When you love ...’” 1. How did Joe most probably feel when he first knew about Delia’s plan? A. Proud but a bit afraid. B. Excited but a bit angry. C. Curious but a bit sad. D. Cheerful but a bit worried 2. What did Delia want to say in the end? A. When you love your art, you can’t tell lies. B. When you love someone, you can’t tell lies. C. When you love your art, nothing’s too much. D. When you love someone, nothing’s too much. 3. Which of the following can best describe the coupled life? A. Full of joy B. Full of love. C. Full of lies D. Full of surprise B SCENE I One dollar a week The doorway of the house where Chanaqer has a room. He is dressed in his best clothes, ready for his evening out. He is going out as his friend, Jeff'White, comes in. WHITE What are you doing this evening, Towers? CHANDLER (Smiling) Tonight I'm going to live like a man with a million dollars! WHITE What are you talking about? You haven't got a million dollars! CHANDLER How much money are you and I paid each week, Jeff? WHITE Eighteen dollars. Why? CHANDLER And how much of that eighteen dollars do you spend each week? WHITE All of it, of course. CHANDLER Well, I don't. Each week I save one dollar out of my eighteen. Then, every ten weeks, I can buy myself an evening to remember. WHITE What do you do? CHANDLER I put on my finest clothes, go to one of the best restaurants in New York, eat the most expensive food on the menu, drink the best wine, and then take a taxi home! WHITE ( 2 ) Why? CHANDLER Why? Because it makes me feel wonderful to sit with some of'the richcst people in America, and to make them think that I'm rich, too. WHITE You're crazy! CHANDLER (Laughing) Perhaps I am! Mrs Black comes in. MRS BLACK Ah, Mr Chandler. I wanted to see you. CHANDLER Good evening, Mrs Black. What a lovely evening! MRS BLACK Lovely evening perhaps, but you haven't paid me for your room this month. When am I going to get the money? CHANDLER Soon, Mrs Black. Very soon. Mrs Black looks at Chandler s clothes. MRS BLACK You can spend money on expensive clothes, but you can't pay for your room. Is that right? CHANDLER (Hurrying away) Good night, Mrs. Black! 1. This is most probably part of . A. a play B. a novel C. a poem D. a speech 2. Which of the following is the most suitable for 2 ? A. Excited B. Surprised. C. Bored. D. Scared[来源:Z] 3. What can we learn about Chandler? A. He is a man of great wealth. B. He is a man of great wisdom. C. He is not very practical. D. He is not very confident. C There were more bags of dirty skin on the front and back of the creature’s (生物) body. These bags came down to his legs. The right arm was huge, and there were bags of skin on it, too. The right hand was like a man’s foot. But the left arm and the left hand were beautiful! The left arm had wonderful skin, and the fingers of the left hand were long and beautiful. It was like a young woman’s hand! “Walk, Merrick!” said the shopkeeper angrily. “Come on, quickly, move!” He hit the creature with his hand. Slowly, the creature walked across the room. But he could not walk well. His legs were big and fat and he had a bad back. He could not walk far without a stick. “All right, thank you,” I said. “Let him sit down. I don’t want to see any more.” I felt ill, and the smell in the room was very bad. “Yes, sir,” said the shopkeeper. “Sit down, Merrick.” We went out of the room and closed the door. The shopkeeper smiled at me with his yellow teeth. “Wonderful, sir, isn’t it?” he said. “The best Elephant Man in England! Hundreds of people come to see him, you know, hundreds! I take him all over the country, I do!” “Yes, very interesting,” I said. “Can I sit down?” “ Yes, sir, of course. Here’s a chair.” He looked at me, smiling. “Would you like a glass of water, sir?” “Yes, please,” I said. Then I looked at the things in the dirty shop. There were two or three bad apples and some old black bananas: that was all. “Er, no... no, thank you. I’m all right,” I said. “Did you... did you call the creature Merrick?” “That’s right, sir. Joseph Merrick. The best Elephant Man in England! I take him all over the country, you know. Lots of people want to see him.” “Yes, I see. Do you get a lot of money?” “Well, sometimes we do, sir, yes. But it’s difficult, you see, sir, because of the police. The police don’t like us, you see, sir. So we can’t stay in a town very long. We usually move every week.” “Yes, I see. Well, anyway, Mr... er?” “Silcock, sir. Simon Silcock.” “Yes, well, Mr. Silcock, I’m a doctor at the London Hospital. My name is Dr. Treves. I think this... er... this man Joseph Merrick is very interesting, and I would like to see him at the hospital. 3 .” 1.Why did the writer give such a detailed description of the creature at the beginning? A. To show the creature is badly ill. B. To show the writer is good at describing. C. To make readers interested in the creature. D. To make the passage different from others. 2.It can be inferred from the passage that . A. Dr. Treves knew the best Elephant Man in England B. there were bags of skin all over the creature’s body C. Simon Silcock did make lots of money from Merrick D. there may be something wrong with Merrick 3.Which sentence may be the most suitable by Dr. Treves? A.I want to be his new owner, if you like B.I want to look at him more carefully, you see C.I think he is a huge patient for a doctor D.I think I can cure him to prove I’m a good doctor C “I moved him,” the old man said. “I moved him then.” He felt weak again now but he held on the great fish all the strength that he could. I moved him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him over. Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time I’ll pull him over. But when he put all of his effort on, starting it well out before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength, the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away. “Fish,” the old man said. “Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?” That way nothing is achieved, he thought. His mouth was too dry to speak but he could not reach for the water now. I must get him alongside this time, he thought. I am not good for many more turns. Yes, you are, he told himself. You’re good for ever. On the next turn, he nearly had him. But again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away. You are killing me, fish, the old man thought. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer thing than you, brother. Come on and kill me. I do not care who kills who. Now you are getting confused (糊涂的) in the head, he thought. You must keep your head clear. Keep your head clear and know how to suffer like a man. Or a fish, he thought. “Clear up, head,” he said in a voice he could hardly hear. “Clear up.” Twice more it was the same on the turns. I’ll try it again, the old man promised, although his hands were not strong now and he could only see well in lights. He tried it again and it was the same. So he thought, and he felt himself going before he started; I will try it once again. The old man dropped the line and put his foot on it and lifted the harpoon (鱼叉) as high as he could and drove h down with all his strength, and more strength he had just summoned (使出), into the fish’s side just behind the great chest fin that rose high in the air to the height of the man’s chest. He felt the iron go in and he leaned on it and drove it further and then pushed all his weight after it. Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the boat. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the boat. 1.Why did the old man keep talking to himself while fighting against the fish? A. To give himself continuous encouragement. B. To save himself from great stress. C. To remind himself of the hidden danger. D. To prevent himself from feeling tired. 2.Which of the following statements is true about the fisherman? A. The fisherman seemed to be playing a cat and mouse game with the fish. B. The fisherman showed respect for the fish in the fight against him. C. The fisherman has been fighting with the fish for long, which made him nervous. D. The fisherman, experienced as he was in fishing, nearly got killed on several chances. 3.What can be inferred from the sentence “Fish, you are going to have to die anyway”? A. Quite a few fishermen were running after and hunting the fish. B. The fish had been seriously wounded and couldn’t live long. C. The old man had much confidence in catching the fish. D.As a matter of fact, the fish was too old to live any longer. E The evening arrived; the boys took their places. The master, in his cook’s uniform, stood at the table; his poor helpers were behind him; the gruel (稀粥) was served out; and after they spoke to God to give thanks, there was little time left to eat. The gruel disappeared in no time; the boys whispered to each other, and encouraged Oliver to ask for more. Oliver was very hungry and decided to take a risk. He rose from the table; and went to the master, plate and spoon in hand, said: “Please, sir. I want some more. ” ① The master was a fat, healthy man, but his face became very pale. He looked at the small boy in great surprise, and nearly fell but for the support to the table. The helpers were frozen with wonder; the boys with fear. “ What!” said the master at last, in a weak voice. “Please, sir,” replied Oliver, “I want some more. ” The master hit Oliver’ s head with the ladle (长勺) and screamed for Mr. Bumble. ② Some people were sitting in talking about something, when Mr. Bumble rushed into the room in great excitement, and spoke directly to the gentleman in the high chair, said: “Mr. Limbkins, I beg your pardon, sir! Oliver Twist has asked for more!” ③ “For more!” said Mr. Limbkins after being silent for some seconds. “Calm yourself, Bumble, and answer me clearly. Do I understand that he asked for more, after he had eaten the supper which was offered?” “He did, sir,” replied Bumble. “That boy will be hanged,” said the gentleman in white. “I know that boy will be hanged.” Nobody was against the gentleman’s idea. A heated discussion took place. Oliver was locked in a cold dark room and no boys were allowed to talk to him. The next morning a notice was put up on the outside of the gate, offering a reward of five pounds to anybody who would employ (雇佣) Oliver Twist. In other words, five pounds and Oliver Twist were offered to any man or woman who wanted an apprentice (学徒) to any trade or business. ④ “I never was more sure of anything in my life,” said the gentleman in white, as he knocked at the gate and read the notice the next morning. “I never was more sure of anything in my life — that boy will be hanged.” Adapted from Oliver Twist by Dickens 1.The first paragraph is mainly about . A. the need for courage B. the cause of the incident (事件) C. the hope for the gruel D. the importance of rules 2.Why were the characters in the passage angry about Oliver asking for more gruel? A. Oliver challenged the traditional rules. B. Oliver put the master to the trouble of cooking more. C. Oliver impressed Limbkins with his not keeping a diet. D. Oliver had bad relationships with the gentleman in white. 3. The sentences “There was a general start (突然一惊). Everyone’s face was full of horror.” can be put in . A.① B.② C.③ D.④ 4.What would probably happen to Oliver according to the last two paragraphs? A. He would become one of the apprentices working for Bumble. B. He would be sold to anyone who was willing to offer five pounds. C. He would have to leave as soon as possible to avoid being hanged. D. He would become an apprentice of someone who was willing to accept him. F One Christmas Eve, old Scrooge and Bob were working busily in his office. It was a cold, foggy day. The fog was so thick that the houses opposite were like ghosts. It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but it was already quite dark. “Merry Christmas, Uncle! God bless you!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge’s nephew. “Bah!” said Scrooge “Humbug (骗人的话)！” “Christmas is a humbug! Surely you don’t mean that, Uncle.” Said his nephew. “I do,” said Scrooge. “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be merry? You’re poor.” “OK, then,” replied the nephew cheerfully. “What reason have you got to be sad? You are rich. Don’t be angry, Uncle!” said his nephew. “What else can I be?” answered the uncle, “I live in a world of fools (傻子)! Merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you? It’s a time for paying bills without money, It’s a time for finding yourself a year older, but not richer. Everyone who goes around saying ‘Merry Christmas’ should have his tongue cut out. Yes, he should!” “Uncle! Please don’t say that!” said the nephew. “I’ve always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, and a charitable, happy time. And so, Uncle, Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket, but I think it has done me good. And it will do me good. And I say, God bless it!” Bob, standing in the corner of the room, applauded (鼓掌). He realized his mistake very soon, and went quickly back to his work, but Scrooge had heard him. “One more sound from you, Bob Cratchit,” said Scrooge, “and you’ll celebrate Christmas by losing your job!” “Don’t be angry with him, Uncle. Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.” “No.” said Scrooge. “I’m sorry you don’t want to celebrate Christmas. But I do. So a Merry Christmas, Uncle!” “Good afternoon!” said Scrooge. “And a Happy New Year! ” said his nephew. “Good afternoon!” said Scrooge again. His nephew left the room. He stopped to wish Bob a Merry Christmas. And Bob replied, “A Merry Christmas to you, too.” ——From A Christmas Carol 1. In which season did the story take place? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter. 2. What did Scrooge think of Christmas wish? A. It was simple. B. It was important. C. It was foolish. D. It was necessary. 3. Which of the following is TRUE about Scrooge and Bob? A. Scrooge was Bob’s uncle. B. Bob worked for Scrooge. C. Scrooge celebrated Christmas with Bob. D. Bob was Scrooge’s visitor. 4. What can we infer from the story? A. Scrooge was working busily in his office before Christmas. B. No rich people wanted to waste their time celebrating Christmas. C. Bob believed in Christmas wish as well as Scrooge’s nephew. D. Scrooge would have dinner with his nephew on Christmas Day. 参考答案： A: CDB B: ABC C: CDB D: ABC E: BACD F: DCBC 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$