期中复习任务型阅读理解专项练2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册（Unit 1-Unit 4）

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2026-2027学年上学期初中英语人教版（新教材）八年级上册（Unit 1-Unit 4）

Would you like to spend time in the sun, or do you like the quiet night better? Now, one popular travel trend (趋势) is “noctourism” — travel experiences at night.

The word “noctourism” comes from “nocturnal (夜间发生的)” and “tourism”. The night sky is a big reason for many people to travel at night. A 2024 study of 27,000 people found that 62% wanted to visit places with darker skies.

There are some things you can only see at night, such as the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights (北极光). And 2025 is expected to be a great year to see them. This is because the sun is more active, making the lights stronger and brighter than usual. The best places to see the northern lights are Iceland, Norway and Finland.

In fact, nature has many other night wonders. For example, some beaches light up at night because of shining sea animals. In Australia’s Jervis Bay, plankton (浮游生物) makes the water shine brightly. A night trip to the zoo can be a fun choice too, since many interesting animals are active during the night. In Kruger National Park in South Africa, for example, people can see wild animals like lions and leopards moving around at night easily.

Cities also look very different at night. Paris is famous as the City of Light because of its wonderful night lights. For people looking for art after dark, Paris joins the European Night of Museums. On this special night, many museums stay open late and are free to visit.

1．What does “noctourism” mean?

                                             

2．What makes many people want to try noctourism?

                                             

3．Why is 2025 a good time to see the northern lights?

                                             

4．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

                                             

5．What can people do during the European Night of Museums in Paris?

                                             

 

Zhoujin and Harry are two middle school students in Hangzhou. They didn’t have much money with them. But they had dreamed of visiting Beijing for a long time. So they went to Beijing from Hangzhou by bike last

summer holiday. They spent nearly one month on the bike travelling. The journey ( 旅程 ) was hard, but they felt happy.

They went through many cities and villages during the travelling. They ate the food they brought or had cheap meals. When they were tired at night, they took out their map to find small and cheap hotels or farmers’ houses to stay in. They also took some medicine with them. When they had a cold, they didn’t need to go to hospital. When it was rainy, they stopped for a while and then went on with their travelling.

At the end of August, they got to Beijing successfully. They visited a lot of places of interest in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and Tian’anmen Square.

They had a fun time in Beijing for ten days. At last, they had to return to Hangzhou by train because the new term began in September.

根据短文内容，回答下面问题。

6．How did the two students go to Beijing from Hangzhou?

                                                                                       

7．Where did they stay at night during their trip?

                                                                                       

8．When did they get to Beijing?

                                                                                       

9．Did they visit the Summer Palace?

                                                                                       

10．Do you think it’s good for middle school students to travel like the two students?

Why or why not?

                                                                                       

 

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Imagine this: Your parents go away for work, but you have to stay at home by yourself.  Would life be as easy as when your parents are around?  Would it be a wonderful holiday for you?

“I can cook tomato and egg soup, but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same,” said Li Yujie, a girl from a middle school. “But I always forget things. I watch television and then burn the soup.”

“Now parents do almost everything for us, so we don’t know what we can do and how to look after ourselves,” Li Yujie said.

Usually teenagers spend most of their time doing their homework. They don’t learn any life skills (技能) until they finish high school. However, Simon doesn’t think so. “I think I am OK. I know how to cook some

dishes because my mom showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend (依赖) too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like cleaning up your room or even dressing yourself properly. For most teenagers, it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.  It could be a time to learn to be independent (自立的) and take care of themselves.

11．What can Li Yujie do when her parents are not at home?

                                                                                          

12．Why are teenagers not able to look after themselves according to Li Yujie?

                                                                                          

13．How do teenagers usually spend their time?

                                                                                          

14．Can Simon look after himself when he is at home by himself?

                                                                                          

15．Will your life be easy when your parents are away? Why or why not?

                                                                                         

 

请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容回答问题。

My family has always had family dinners, as far as I can remember. When I was a little boy, my mother began to ask us to attend family dinners at least once a week. Every Sunday, my mother would buy a lot of food and bring it to my grandma’s house. We would wait for more family members to come before eating together at the table, my grandma’s dinner table. In the past, I felt that was a silly (愚蠢的) tradition.

However, I find it’s fantastic to get together as a family now. For me, dinner is not just a meal, but a good chance to talk and play with family members. We can talk about everything after a long week of school and work. Every time I sit at the dinner table, my grandma’s dinner table, I look around and find so many people who truly love me. It makes me feel so happy.

Finally, I understand the true meaning of this tradition. It’s not about the dinners or activities. It’s about family members, a group of people who care about each other.

All the memories (记忆) around my grandma’s dinner table will last forever. Now, I’m always expecting Sunday to arrive.

16．How often do the writer’s family members get together for dinner?

                                                   

17．What did the writer think of the family dinner in the past?