1、2019 年秋人教八年级上册英语期末复习系列：年秋人教八年级上册英语期末复习系列： 阅读理解专练阅读理解专练 一、Many people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know much about them. For example there are at least 350 kinds of sharks, and all of them eat meat. Some sharks are very big. The whole sharks are 9 to 12 meters long. But some sharks a
2、re very small. The spined pygmy sharks only 20- 27 centimeters long. Sharks have a very long history. In fact, the earliest known sharks date back to more than 420 million years ago. Today, sharks live in every ocean in the world, but most sharks live in warm water. They keep the oceans clean becaus
3、e they eat sick fish and animals. Most sharks have four to six rows of teeth. When a sharks tooth falls out, another tooth moves in from behind. Sharks do not have ears. However, theyll “hear” sounds and movements in the water. When any sound of movement makes the water vibrate (振动), sharks can feel
4、 these vibrations, and these vibrations can help sharks find food. Sharks use their large eyes to find food, too. Most sharks can see clearly in little light. They often look for food in the dark, in the evening, or in the middle of the night. Scientists want to learn more about sharks for several r
5、easons. For example, cancer is common among many animals and people. However, few sharks have it. Scientists want to find out why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe it can help people find some great ways to stop having cancer. 1. What do scientists want to know most about sharks? A. Why sharks h
6、ave so many teeth. B. Why sharks have such a long history. C. Why sharks almost never get cancer. D. Why sharks can see best in the dark. 2. Which of the following is TURE about sharks? A. Sharks can hear sounds and movements with their ears. B. Most sharks can look for food clearly in little light
7、with their small eyes. C. There are less than 350 kinds of sharks in the world. D. Sharks can keep the oceans clean because they eat sick fish and animal. 3. Who might be interested in this passage? A. Mary- she likes English very much. B. Peter- he wants to swim in the sea. C. Andrew- he is interes
8、ted in studying animals. D Jane- she wants to be a policewoman when she grows up. 4. Whats the best title for this passage? A. Save sharks B. Find more sharks C. Live with sharks D. Learn about sharks 二、 One day, John read an advertisement(广告） in a newspaper. It said, “Wanted. The best salesman （销售员
9、）in the world. ”John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. “Im the best salesman in the world, ”he said to the manager(经理). “Give me the job. ” “You must prove(证明)youre the best, ”the manager said. “OK, I will. ”John said. “Good. ”The manager took several boxes of sweets(糖果)ou
10、t of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job. ”said the manager. “Thats easy. ”John said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office. Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the s
11、weets. But he couldnt sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “Im sorry, sir, ”he said, “I was wrong about myself. Im not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is. ” “Oh, ”said the manager, “Who? ” “The person who sold you a tho
12、usand boxes of the sweets. ” 1. The manager told John_. A. he could start to work at once B. he was the best salesman in the world C. he wasnt a good salesman D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world 2. John could get the job if _. A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets B. he gave away a
13、 thousand boxes of sweets C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager 3. The right order(顺序)of the story is_. John went to ask for the job. John told the manager who the best salesman really was. John read an advertisement in a newspaper
14、. John went to sell the sweets. A. B. C. D. 4. From this story, we can know that_. A. John didnt get the job B. John was a good seller C. the manager was a good seller D. the advertisement was a good one 5. John couldnt sell the sweets because_. A. he was not a good salesman B. the sweets were too b
15、ad C. he wanted to send them to his friends D. nobody liked sweets 三、 Richard is the unluckiest boy in the world. He hardly ever falls ill (生病)， but if he falls ill，it is on the weekend.He is a good student，but when he takes a test，his pen breaks. His bird sings very well，but when he asks his friend
16、s to listen to it，the bird becomes silent (沉默的) But Richard thinks he is the luckiest boy in the world. He has wonderful parents and a lovely sister. He has a singing bird. His classmates are friendly. Richard is always happy and he is kind. One day his mother gave him some money to buy an icecream.
17、 When he arrived at the ice- cream shop， he saw an old man outside it. He had old clothes， terrible glasses， and he looked hungry. Richard thought he was poor. He decided not to buy the ice cream and gave the money to the man. “Thank you. Y ou are a kind boy. But Im not poor. Keep your money. Im the
18、 richest (最富有的)man in town and I sometimes wear old clothes to see what people do， ” the man said and gave the money back. The man took Richard to the biggest shop in town and said，“Choose anything you like. I can buy you the most expensive one.”Richard asked， “Can I choose two？” “Of course，” answer
19、ed the man. Richard chose the newest radio because when his bird keeps silent，he can at least listen to it with his friends. He then chose a new pair of glasses for the man. 1.How does the passage show us “Richard is the unluckiest boy in the world”？ ABy giving examples. BBy asking questions. CBy de
20、scribing his look. DBy using an old mans words. 2.Which of the following does NOT make Richard feel lucky according to Paragraph 2? AA singing bird. BA lovely gift. CWonderful parents. DFriendly classmates. 3.What did Richard do after he saw an old man outside the icecream shop? AHe gave him some mo
21、ney. BHe gave him an icecream. CHe bought him new clothes. DHe bought him a new pair of glasses. 4. How many gifts did Richard choose? AOne. BTwo CThree. DFour. 5.Why did Richard choose the newest radio? ABecause it looked cool. BBecause his friends liked it very much. CBecause it was the most expen
22、sive in the shop. DBecause he and his friends can listen to it when his bird doesnt sing. 四、On a cold January morning, Myron opened the library in Iowa（爱荷华州）. She heard a cat cry and finally found a yellow kitten（小猫)in a pile of books. “His little feet were frozen,” Myron recalls. “We gave him a bat
23、h to warm him up and he purred the whole time so that we know he liked us very much.” That was 1988 and it was a story for Dewey, the cat who has lived happily among the books ever since. “His story has a life of its own, we have people drive hundreds of miles out of their way just to see Dewey（戴维猫）
24、. We even had a Japanese public television crew come here to make a short film of him. ”Shortly after the kittens rescue, a photo of the librarys “new employee” appeared in local newspapers. Local people were invited to vote(投票) for the name of the kitten. “We have never had such a big crowd for a c
25、ontest and there wasnt even a prize,” Myron says with a laugh. Dewey grew from a popular local “library employee” to a national star with his pictures on calendars （日历） . However, he is not the only cat who lives among books. Library cats greet people in about 125 libraries across America. Most live
26、 and “work” in comfortable, small town libraries where they dont get lost in the books. Library cats used to make a living by catching rats, but library cats have more duties: to a make the library a pleasant place. “Library cats just create a nice, warm atmosphere (气氛),” says Gary Roma, producer of
27、 “Puss in Books”, the film about library cats. “The cats attract children to the library and the elderly who maybe cant have pets in their apartments,” Roma says. “Books, libraries, and cats just go together.” 1. The cat Dewey was found by Myron in the _ of 1988. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. win
28、ter 2. The underlined word “purr” in the second paragraph means “_”. A. feel angry B. feel happy C. feel hungry D. feel sleepy 3. Library cats can do many things including (包括)_. A.acting for a film B. catching rats C. making people pleased D. All of the above 4. “Puss in Books ”was _. A. a book abo
29、ut cats B. a film about Dewey C. a film about library cats D. a film about popular libraries 5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that _. A. Library cats only attract children and old people B. Dewey is one of the cats who live among books. C. Library cats are not as popular as they used to be D. E
30、very library in America has at least one cat 五、Do you want to be an animal photographer (摄影师) and work for a zoo? That sounds like a fantastic job. Mike is an animal photographer and he works for San Diego Zoo. Now lets learn more about what Mike thinks of the job. We can also learn how to get such
31、a job. Whats cool about this job Doing this job, we can learn something new every day! And there are so many exciting things happening. We can easily get close to cute animals. Of course we must be sure they will not hurt us. Every day is different. Theres always something new to find out. Job chall
32、enges（挑战）（挑战） The animals dont always do well when we want to take pictures. Some of them are very shy so they often stay inside so that the photographers couldnt find them and take pictures, because they only feel comfortable around their keepers. Often, the photographer have to be very patient if
33、they want to get a good picture, We also have to plan our work carefully so that we can have the best light for our pictures, because the light always changes in a day. How to get a job like this If you want to get a job like this, remember these ideas. Practice taking pictures and making videos, an
34、d do a lot of reading. And you should also learn art and computer. And be creative! 1. What can you get if you are an animal photographer and work for a zoo? A. Learn to feed animals. B. Learn to look after animals. C. Stay with cute animals. D. Teach how to use cameras. 2. Shy animals only feel saf
35、e and happy when they stay with_. A. animal photographers. B. their keepers C. friendly visitors. D. scientists. 3. What can we know from the passage? A. Animals are all shy and dont want to be with others. B. Animals are always friendly to animal photographers. C. Animal photographers can always ge
36、t good pictures in the morning. D. Animal photographers should have patience if they want good photos. 4. Where can we most probably find the passage? A. In a storybook. B. In a magazine C. In a health report D. In a sports newspaper. 六、Would you be surprised to learn that your eyes are like an eagl
37、e(鹰)s eyes in some ways? You and an eagle can see colors. And an eagles eyes and yours are about the same size. But there are a lot more of a special type of cell(细胞) in an eagles eyes than in your eyes. These cells send information to the eagles brain. Getting a lot of information helps an eagle se
38、e much better than you. In fact, eagle can spot a fish in the sea from a mile away. You and an eagle have eyes that make tears(泪). Your eyes make watery tears that clean your eyes. An eagles eyes for watery tears and oily tears. Eagles dive into the sea to catch fish. The oily tears guard their eyes
39、 from the saltwater. Like you, eagles have eyelids(眼皮). You have two eyelids, and you close your eyes by lowering the top lid. When eagles close their eyes, their bottom lids raise up. Eagles have a third eyelid that moves across the eye every few seconds. 1. How are your eyes like an eagles eyes? A
40、. You both have three eyelids. B. You both see colors. C. Your eyes have the same number of cells. D.You have special cells as an eagles eyes. 2. Unlike your eyes, an eagles eyes _. A. have cells B. can see colors C. have an extra eyelid D. form tears 3. How does the eagle close its eyes? A.The eagl
41、e moves both its top and bottom eyelids. B.The eagle lowers the top lid. C. The eagle raises up its bottom eyelid. D.The eagle uses three eyelids to close its eyes. 七、There would be a school party on Friday evening.The girls were talking about what they were going to wear. “Im going to wear a black
42、dress，so everybody will notice(注意)me，” said Emily.“How about you，Linda？” “Im not sure.Maybe jeans，an old shirt，and a hat.People will notice me more than you！” Linda said. “But what are the boys going to do in the party？” asked Jane.“Do you remember the school party last year？They just stood there，an
43、d we girls had to dance by ourselves！” “I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer.Maybe itll be better this time，” said Mary. The party was held on Friday evening，and groups of students arrived.The music began.The girls stood in a line on one side，and the boys on the other side.M
44、r.Green, their teacher，tried to get them together，but failed.After a while，Tim said，“I dont want to stand here the whole time.The party is only for two hours.Itll be over soon.” He started to dance.All the others watched him.Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance.Then Jack and Linda.Then， all
45、 began to dance.Soon there were more dancers than watchers. ( )1.Emily was going to wear _ Aa black shirt Ba hat Ca black dress Da pair of jeans ( )2.What did the boys do in the party last year? AThey danced by themselves. BThey danced with the girls. CThey just stood there. DThey learned to dance.
46、( )3.The party lasted for _ Aone hour Btwo hours Cthree hours Dfour hours ( )4.Which of the following is TRUE? AThe boys learned to dance this winter. BThere were fewer watchers than dancers this time. CFew students enjoyed the party this time. DTim still couldnt dance. 八、A good way to pass an exam
47、is to work hard every day in a year.You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard for only a few days before the exam.If you want to be good at English， you have to read stories in English， and speak English as much as possible.A few days before the exam，you should
48、go to bed early.Dont go to bed late at night.Before you start answering in the exam，read carefully over the question papers，and try to understand the meaning of each question.When you finish your exam，read over your answers.Correct(改正)the mistakes if there are some and be sure that you dont miss any
49、thing out. ( )1.If people want to do well in an exam，they have to work hard _ Alate at night Bfor most of the month Cfor only a few days Devery day in a year ( )2.When people finish the exam，they should _ Astand up and leave at once Banswer a few more questions Cmake sure that they dont miss anything out Dleav
