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人教版八年级下册英语期末阅读素养专培练习题及答案
Passage1
语法填空
It's important for people to choose suitable clothes. Shirley is the 1 ( own) of Fashion Clothes. She always helps people choose the clothes which are fit for them. So her shop is very popular with the 2 ( customer).
Michael, Kangkang and Jane are 3 ( choose) clothes for the coming fashion show in Shirley's shop. Michael wants to buy a windbreaker so that he will look great. Shirley recommends him a black one. Kangkang thinks it's such a cool windbreaker that it's worth 4 ( buy). Kangkang tries on a yellow shirt with some fancy designs. But Shirley advises him 5 ( wear) dark color clothes and simple styles, which will look nice 6 him. Finally he takes a gray shirt. Shirley thinks Jane looks good in the white dress made 7 silk. Jane also likes it 8 much that she buys it at once.
Shirley hopes that they will 9 ( success) in the fashion show. They hope Shirley's 10 ( busy) does well.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Passage2
完形填空
How can you think in English? I think the. best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the 1 the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won't have to 2 passing the ball in the game, he will just do it. You can 3 yourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words 4 book. or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you 5 a“ book”, you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.
After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step— thinking in 6 . Listening and repeating is a very useful 7 to learn a language. Listen first and don't care too much about 8 you fully understand what you' re hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the 9 you learn. After you reach a higher level, 10 having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.
( )1. A. practice B. break C. game D. day
( )2. A. wait for B. think about C. look at D. give up
( )3. A. allow B. train C. tell D. ask
( )4. A. in B. about C. like D. from
( )5. A. buy B. keep C. borrow D. see
( )6. A. sentences B. passages C. lessons D. classes
( )7. A. idea B. step C. way D. plan
( )8. A. which B. whether C. how D. why
( )9. A. harder B. less C. later D. more
( )10. A. remember B. stop C. start D. finish
Passage3
阅读理解
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers(志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she's living in Belize. Pauline says,“I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs(珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted(污染), the coral will die. I'm helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it's too late.”
“I'm staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don't get any money, but that's OK. I love my work here, and I'm learning a lot about the people of Belize— and myself! When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”
( )1. Some young people from England after they finish school.
A. go to university abroad B. spend one year abroad as volunteers
C. go to work for money D. start work in schools or hospitals
( )2. Pauline Jones, an eighteen- year- old girl, is living in now.
A. England B. China C. Belize D. Cardiff
( )3. Pauline Jones is with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a university B. working to save the coral reefs
C. helping do some housework D. doing some research in Wales
( )4. From the passage, we know that the coral reefs .
A. will die because of the pollution B. are not as beautiful as before
C. cannot live without fish in the sea D. will probably be sold for money
( )5. Pauline Jones wants to after she finishes her work as a volunteer in Belize.
A. stay there for another year B. go back home to start work
C. learn about the people there D. travel around Central America
Passage4
阅读还原
根据短文内容,从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容通顺完整。其中有一项多余。
About three years ago, I felt very lonely. 1 My classmates didn't want to talk with me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me. I thought I was the most unlucky person in the world.
One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates. 2 Just at that moment, a boy stood up and stopped the fight. He was the monitor(班长) of our class.
3 Whenever I got angry or sad he would help me to cool down. My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. We spent a lot of interesting days together. As time goes by, I have become happier with people and things. And it seems that people around me have changed, too. 4
But now, I can't often see my best friend because he is seriously ill and is staying in hospital. How I miss him! 5
A. After that, he often helped me and we became good friends.
B. Across from my house is a small post office.
C. My parents don't shout at me any more and my classmates become friendly to me.
D. I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon.
E. I didn't like my classmates, my parents or anyone else.
F. I was so angry that I hit him in the face.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Passage5
综合填空:根据所给首字母、上下文或汉语提示完成空格中所缺单词,使短文完整通顺,语法正确,每个空只能填一个词。
Zhou Yan, a 12-year-old student, went to the doctor because he had “mobile phone disease (疾病)”. A__1__of teenagers are getting it because more and more are__2__(use) mobile phones.
Zhou got his mobile phone five months___3___. He spent too much time__4__(play) with his mobile phone. He sent___5__(message) to his friends with it all the time. Zhou started to do___6__(bad) in exams than before. His mom got very angry with him, but he didn’t stop playing___7__his arms hurt (疼痛).
Yang Ling, a doctor, says that___8___someone uses his mobile phone too much, he might get “mobile phone disease”. If teenagers find___9__(they) arms or fingers hurt, they should go to the doctor as soon as possible. Yang says playing phones is__10__(healthy) for the mind and the body so that teenagers should use mobile phones less.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Passage6
阅读理解
How people in San Francisco go to work?
Many people work in San Francisco in the U. S. A. Some of them live on the other side of the hay. They travel to the city every morning and go back home every afternoon. A few years ago, most of the people went to work by boat. After they got off the boat. they took a bus and went to their offices. In the late afternoon, they took a bus to the boat, and went back home by boat. They spent a lot of time coming and going.
Later, people in San Francisco began to complain that the boats were too slow. So they began to drive to work. Soon, the roads were getting more and more crowded. They couldn't get to work on time by car. either, People began to complain again,“ Traveling by car is becoming slow too.”
1. Many people live on the other side of the bay in in the U. S. A.
A. Washington,D. C. B. Los Angeles
C. New York City D. San Francisco
2. People complained about the boats because .
A. they were too slow B. they were too small
C. they were too early D. they were too big
3. The underlined word“ complain” means .
A.赞叹 B.抱怨 C.夸奖 D.解释
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Both cars and boats made the roads in San Francisco crowded.
B. People thought traveling by car was fast.
C. If people wanted to get to work on time, they should go by car.
D. People weren't satisfied with the traffic in San Francisco.
5. According to the passage, San Francisco is very .
A. big B. beautiful C. small D. dirty
Passage7
阅读还原
根据短文内容,从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容通顺完整。其中有一项多余。
The Timpsons have new neighbors now. They are the Simpsons. But the two families had never got any communications since the Simpsons moved here. 1
One day Mr. Timpson saw Mr. Simpson searching very hard for something in his front garden. He really wanted to help the new neighbor.
“ Have you lost something, Mr. Simpson?” asked Mr. Timpson.
“ Yes,” replied Mr. Simpson.“ 2 ”
“ Oh, dear,” said Mr. Timpson.“ Where did you last see them?”
“ 3 ”
“ In your sitting room?” asked Mr. Timpson in surprise.“ 4 ”
“ Oh,” replied Mr. Simpson.“ There's much more light out here, you know!”
Another day, the son Gorge knocked on the door of the new neighbor's. Just as Mrs. Timpson opened the door, he asked,“ 5 ”
“ Oh, sorry!” said Mrs. Timpson.“ It's too cold.”
“ Well, then,” said George,“ Can his football come out to play?”
“ Sorry, the football is afraid of cold, too.”
A. So why are you looking for them in your garden?
B. Please help me find my glasses.
C. Can Albert come out to play?
D. All what they did was ever to say hello when meeting on the way.
E. I can't find my glasses now.
F. I saw it in my sitting room.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Passage8
任务型阅读
My name is Jane. My job is to write and report stories and newsletters for a magazine. I love travelling and hope to visit Great Britain one day. I'd like a penfriend from London, who is interested in discus- sing the differences between Europe and Asia. I love listening to pop music and playing football.
I am Manuel. I'm a businessman and have a large company with many workers, clerks, and wealth.I would like to find a penfriend who is also a businessman, lives in North America and likes making much money. I like using the Internet.
I am working in a university. I speak English, French and Russian. My family name is Jackson but my students usually call me Sarah. I'd like a penfriend who is interested in language learning working in Oxford University. I don't like using computers for learning and I believe that true language learning can only happen in a classroom.
I am Peter and interested in the differences between East Europe and North America. I love riding my horse Jackie and listening to jazz. I usually get up at 7
o' clock and go to school around 7:30 in the morning. I want to find a penfriend who has the same interest as me living in Sydney.
Cindy is my first name. I am working in a travel agency. Sometimes I am called Mr Guide when I am working. I'd like to find a penfriend who is interested in travelling and comes from Europe. I like playing the piano and listening to jazz. I am interested in history, but I don't like discussing languages.
完成下面的表格,每空填一个单词。
First name
Job
Hobbies
Penfriend from
Penfriend's hobbies
Jane
1
Travelling, pop music and _2_ football
London
Discussing the differences between Eu-| rope and _3_
Manuel
Businessman
Using the _4_
North America
Liking to make a lot of _5_
_6_
Teacher
Teaching
Oxford University
Loving language _7_
Peter
Student
Riding a horse and listening to _8_
9
Loving riding a horse and listening to jazz
Cindy
10
Playing the piano, listening to jazz, history
Europe
Liking travelling
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Passage9
阅读理解
The first man to reach the North Pole was Robert Peary, an American. On March 1st, 1909 he and his men set out by dogsled over the ice and snow. On April 6th, they reached the North Pole. They stayed there only thirty hours and then returned to their ship.
After 1840, many men tried to reach the South Pole. But the Norwegian explorer Amundsen and his men were the first to get there. The year was 1911. Like Peary and his men, they made the dangerous trip by dogsled over snow and ice.
In 1925, men began to use planes for polar exploration. In the spring of 1926, an American by the name of Richard Byrd flew from an island near Norway to the North Pole and back in fifteen hours. In1929 he flew over the South Pole. On this and later trips Byrd and his men helped to map a new continent, now known as Antarctic.
The new continent Antarctic is of interest to many countries. At first, each country carried out its research alone. Now an explorer from one country works with explorers from all other countries.
( )1. How long did Robert Peary and his men travel over the ice and snow before they reached the North Pole?
A. Thirty hours. B. About one month.
C. About three months. D. About one year.
( )2. Robert Peary and the Norwegian explorer Amundsen .
A. reached the North Pole together B. reached the South Pole together
C. travelled by dogsled D. met each other in 1911
( )3. What did Richard Byrd do?
A. He reached the North Pole first.
B. He reached the South Pole first.
C. He flew over the North Pole and South Pole.
D. Both A and C.
( ) 4. Who helped to map Antaretic?
A. Robert Peary. B. Amundsen.
C. Richard Byrd. D. All of the three.
( )5. How do explorers from different countries carry out their researches in Antaretic?
A. Together. B. Slowly. C. Independently. D. Quickly.
参考答案
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