期末复习--任务型阅读练习 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语上册

期末复习

任务型阅读练习

A(This is me)

Su Bingtian made history as the fastest Asian man. On August 1 of 2021, Su set a new record of 9.83 seconds(秒)in the Men’ s 100m semifinal(半决赛)of the Tokyo Olympic Games. He was the first Chinese athlete to enter the men’ s l00m final at the Olympics.

“In my dreams, I never expected to reach the final of the World Championships and now I’ ve done it. I still can’ t believe it has happened and I want to thank my coach(教练) because he helped me a lot. I can hardly succeed without his help, ” Su said after the semi-final.

However, his coach said Su did not have a talent(天赋)for running. Su is only 172cm tall. Besides, compared with other countries, China’ s running career(事业) starts later, and few runners choose sprint(短跑)as a lifelong career.

Although it was a challenge for Su to start his career when he was 15, and that is quite late for a runner, Su overcame all the difficulties because of his spirit of never giving up. His coach said, “I think that’ s one of the reasons for his success. ”

What’ s more, to make his dream come true, he kept on training for a long time every day. He felt worried every time he had to stop training because of his injuries(伤病), but Su strongly believes that only through hard work, can one get success.

1. Who is the the fastest man in Asian?

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2. What did Su’ s coach think of him at first?

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3. When did Su Bingtian start his career?

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4. What are the reasons for Su Bingtian’ s success?

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5. What will you do when you face difficulties?

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B(Getting along)

During the Spring and Autumn Period( 春秋时期), there was a great musician, Boya. He was good at playing the guqin. Although everyone liked him, no one could truly understand his music. It made Boya feel sad and lonely.

One day, Boya travelled by boat. He was excited to see green mountains and clear water. He took up the guqin and began to play. A man shouted, “Wonderful! I see mountains before my eyes.” Boya then played another one. The person said, “I see the flowing(流动的)river.” Boya was amazed because this person could understand his music and his heart so well. The man’ s name was Zhong Ziqi. Boya and Ziqi became good friends. They planned to meet again at the same place next year.

A year later, Boya arrived as promised. However, Ziqi passed away. Boya cried sadly. He broke the guqin and never played it again. Because he had no true friend to share his music with.

The story was called High Mountains and Flowing Water and it shows Chinese people’ s ideas on what a true friend is. A true friend listens to you and understands you.

1. What was Boya good at?

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2. What did Ziqi think of Boya’ s music?

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3. What did Boya and Ziqi plan to do?

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4. Why did Boya never play the guqin again?

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5. What is a true friend according to the passage?

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C(Make it happen)

In 12 seconds in the year 1903, two young Americans changed the world forever. That was the length of the first successful flight(飞行)of Orville Wright and Wilbur

Wright’ s plane.

Wilbur was born in 1867 and Orville in 1871. The Wright brothers had developed a strong interest in flight from early childhood. They taught themselves maths and engineering. They started their flying experiments with big kites and gliders(滑翔机) and finally decided to make their own plane. The two brothers worked very hard to make a small engine and a propeller(螺旋桨)for their plane.

Their first plane weighed 340 kilograms. Its wings were 12 metres wide. On 17 December, 1903, Orville sat in the plane and made the first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. His flight lasted for only 12 seconds and only covered 37 metres, but this was the first time when human beings(人类) successfully sent something heavier than the air into the sky with powered flight. Wilbur also flew the plane on the same day. In the last flight of the day, Wilbur flew for 59 seconds and covered a distance of 260 metres. 

The Wright brothers improved their plane, and by 1909, it had been able to fly for 32 kilometres. The Wright brothers are surely among the most important inventors of the 20th century.

1. Who drove the first plane fly in the sky?

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2. What were the Wright brothers very interested in from early childhood?

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3. When did the first successful flight take place?

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4. How long did Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright’ s first successful flight last?

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5. What do you think about the invention of the first plane?

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D(Digital life)

Today，Al robots are becoming more and morepopular and important in people’ s daily lives. These robots work in many areas to help people.

l’ m a teaching robot. My job is to spend timewith children and teach them. I look