1、人教版八年级下册英语期中复习：阅读理解 专项练习题（一）Last month, I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. His grandpa took him to the yard to play. Tom was curious about everything.At lunch, Tom told me, Dad, I saw a hen flying.Impossible! I said without thinking. How can a hen fly?Dad the dog ran after
2、 the hen in the yard. The hen was tapped (被困) in a corner. When the hen saw no other way out, she suddenly flapped her wings and flew up to the roof (房顶). The hen escaped. Dad, I didnt know hens could fly. How can she fly? my child asked.I thought for a while and said, Maybe because of love. The hen
3、 loves her own life and that helps her fly!Tom nodded (点头). He seemed to have understood.Last weekend, we visited Toms grandparents again. This time I heard Tom shouting from the yard, Dad! The dog is chasing the hen again! Come and see!I ran out of the house. The hen was running after a group of ch
4、ickens, followed closely by the dog. Then the hen suddenly stopped and turned around-she raised up wings and clucked at the dog.I ran over and got between the dog and the hen, shouting at the dog to drive it away.Dad, why didnt the hen fly away? She knows she cant fight the dog. Tom asked.I thought
5、for a while and said, Maybe because of love. She loves her babies more than anything in the world.Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He seemed to have understood.1How many times did the dog run after the hen in the passage?AOnce.BTwice.CThree times.DFour times.2What does the underlined word cha
6、sing mean? A抓住B跑开C追赶D追求3Why did the hen stop running and stand in front of the dog the second time? ABecause she was trying to protect her children.BBecause she knew the dog couldnt fight her.CBecause she knew she could fly up to the roof.DBecause she knew how to ask people for help.4What lesson doe
7、s the writer try to teach his son? ADont run away from your problems.BNothing can beat you if you tell yourself to be brave.CYou should love yourself more than anyone else.DParents love their kids more than anything.（二）When I was a junior high school student years ago, God gave me a gift, and it was
8、 happiness. One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my arms because it rushed so fast. Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life without arms. How sad I felt at that lime! Eve
9、n I was full of fears, but slowly I knew I had to face the fact and get over it. I couldnt get my arms back even though I cried every day. However, its easier saying than doing. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness completely. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I coul
10、d treat my life with a normal mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates get worried about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes late; they dont have a mobile phone, but others have, and so on. But I only enjoy life. I was lucky to realize from an accident. It is
11、 not a good idea to keep thinking about what you dont have. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, My whole life would improve if I have a new car. But when you get the new car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go
12、 right back to being unhappy. Happiness depends on what we have. Its in our heart. Its a state of mind. Even though you own the whole world, you may still feel unhappy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating（感激）and taking pleasure in what you really have. 1According to the story, the
13、 writer lost his_. AFeetBlegsCarmsDfingers2Half a year after the accident, the writer_. Agot his arms backBtreated his life normallyCcried every dayDdidnt get out of the sadness3In paragraph 4, the writer shows opinion to the readers by_. Alisting numbersBgiving examplesCComparingDtelling stories4Wh
14、at is the structure（结构）of the passage? ABCD （三）An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart（马车）after a days hard work. When he was not far away from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not repair（修理）it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road
15、 without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old man. Where is your light? asked the policeman. No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law. I had a light, but it has just gone out, said the old man. I dont believe that story.
16、 Whats your name and where do you live? asked the policeman. Please dont write down my name, said the old man. My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. You came all the way without a light. Whats your name?The old man quickly took the policemans hand and p
17、ut it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot and burned the policemans hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. Now, what do you think? said the old man. Did I come all the way without a light?1Where did the story happen? AOn the way to the police station.BOn the way to the p
18、olicemans home.COn the way to the old mans home.DOn the way to the old mans working place.2The underlined word it in the 1st paragraph refers to .Athe horseBthe cartCthe lightDthe road3Which of the following is the right order of the things that happened? a. The policeman stopped the old man. b. The
19、 old man put the policemans hand on the light and made him angry. c. The old man came back from work with his horse and cart. d. The light on the cart went out. AabcdBacdbCcdabDcadb4What might happen next? AThe policeman wrote down the old mans name.BThe policeman thought the old mans words were tru
20、e.CThe policeman helped the old man repair the light.DThe policeman got into a fight with the old man.（四）Many expressions that we use in English come from novels. Today we will look at some of them from Lewis Carrolls famous novel Alice in Wonderland in detail.The story is about a young girl falling
21、 down a rabbit hole. When she finally lands. she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters（人物）.The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit, who runs past her and says some strange words. Alice chases（追赶）him, and that is where her adventures begin.In English, chasing
22、a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue and finding yourself in a wrong situation.Then, as she runs after the rabbit, she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to go into a confusing（令人困惑的）situation. However, usually we use this expression to mean w
23、e get interested in something to the point of distraction（分神）.It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful.Later in the story, Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party. Hares（野兔）are thought to act excitedly in March, which is their mating（交配）season. S
24、cientifically, this may not be true. But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad, or crazy. The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy. Of the two, mad as a Hatter is more common. But dont tell the March Hare. Who knows how he will react（反应）!Near the end
25、of the story, Alice meets the Queen of Hearts. A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her.1Which of the following situations best fits the expressions to fall down a rabbit hole?AWhen Tom was taking a walk in the fo
26、rest, he suddenly fell over onto the ground.BWhen Mary turned on the TV, she chose to watch the talk show program as usual.CWhen Jim was looking for a sport book online, he lost himself in many report on super stars.DWhen Lily was thinking about how to solve a math problem, she came up with a good i
27、dea.2According to the passage, the expression to be mad as a March Hare Adescribes how hares behave in MarchBshows hares characteristics in a scientific wayCis used more often than the expression mad as a Hatter.Dhas the same meaning as the expression mad as a Hatter3Which character in Alice in Wond
28、erland wants others to obey his or her orders in every situation? AAlice.BThe March Hare.CThe Hatter.DThe Queen of Hearts.4The writer mainly wants to _in the passage. Aintroduce a famous novel and its language styleBintroduce a famous writer Lewis Carroll and his novelsCexplain some English expressi
29、ons from a famous novelDexplain why many expressions in English come from novels（五）Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell. This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it.We all love new inventions. They are exciting,
30、 amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved our lives?Picture this. Youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and lou
31、der. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who
32、 have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.One family in the UK went back in time to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Th
33、omas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.The grandmother, Lyn, said, The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes. The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as thei
34、r computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a trendy, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.1The writer uses the quote (引号) at the beginning of the story to_. Atell us a truth about our lives nowBtell us what life was like long time agoCpoint out what cause
35、s such a thing to happenDpoint out some problems we will meet in the future2In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _. Aspeed up our livesBimprove our livesCmay make people feel very happyDmay bring people some trouble3The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s
36、house because _. Athey loved to live simple livesBthey wanted to know how people lived without modern inventionsCthey were troubled by modern inventionsDliving in a different time would be a lot of fun for them4The passage is mainly about_. Aproblems with inventionsBimprovements of our lives with in
37、ventionsCchanges happening to inventionsDthe importance of inventions（六）I never remember my father going for a night out with the boys, nor do I ever recall my father drinking. I never saw my father take a day off work because he was sick, nor did I ever see my father lie down to take a nap. He had
38、no hobbies, except for taking care of his family.For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday. He was always interested in my life, how my family was doing, and I never once heard him complain about his life.Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, who
39、 was 67 years old, spent three days painting it. All he asked for was a glass of iced tea and that I hold a paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy and I could not take the time to hold the paint brush or talk to my father.Five years ago, my father spent five hours putting together a
40、 swing set for my daughter. Again, all he asked for was that I get him a glass of iced tea and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.On January 16, 1996, my father called me as usual. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short. Then at 4:40 p. m. that day
41、there was another call. My father was in the hospital in Florida. I got on an airplane immediately. On the way, I vowed that I would make up for the lost time and have a nice long talk with him.I arrived in Florida at 1 a. m. My father had passed away at 9:12 p. m. This time it was he who did not ha
42、ve time to talk, or time to wait for me.1When painting the house, the father asked the writer to hold a paint brush because _. Ahe just wanted to teach his child to paintBhe wanted to finish the work soon.Che wanted to have a talk with his childDhe was too old to work by himself2When the father was
43、old, the writer _. Ahad little money to raise himBdidnt often talk with himCdidnt want to look after himDmissed him very much3The underlined phrase passed away means _. Agave awayBran offCleftDdied4From the passage we know that the writer felt _ for not spending enough time with her father. AangryBs
44、urprisedCsorryDexcited （七）Many people say that they are working too many hours. They dont have enough time to relax or to stay with their family. Working hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1, 646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2
45、, 159 hours a year. Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies dont pay overtime. Their workers dont get more pay for more work. Some people think its their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs
46、 if they dont work more hours. Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers use all their vacation days. In Great B
47、ritain, there is a saying, All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy. If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. 1A Japanese worker works _ more hours a year than a French one. A513B1,646C2,519D3,8052The word extra in Paragraph 3 means _. A正常的B额外的C有用的D少量的3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ANo companies offer vacations to their workers.BMany people say they have enough time to relaxCN
