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八年级第二学期英语期末阅读训练精选

八年级第二学期英语期末阅读训练精选

⑴Surtseywasbornin1963.Scientistssawthebirthofthisisland.Itbeganat7.30a.m.on14thNovember.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.Theboatmovedunderthecaptain's（船长）feet.Henoticedastrangesmell.Hesawsomeblacksmoke.Avolcano（火山）wasbreakingout.Red-hotrocks,fireandsmokewererushingupfromthebottom（底部）ofthesea.Theislandgrewquickly.Itwas10metreshighthenextdayand60metreshighon18thNovember.Scientistsflewtheretowatch.Itwasexciting.Smokeandfirewerestillrushingup.Piecesofred-hotrockwereflyingintotheairandfallingintothesea.Theseawasboilingandtherewasastrangelightinthesky.Surtseygrewandgrew.ThenitstoppedinJune1967.Itwas175metreshighand2kilometreslong.AndlifewasalreadycomingtoSurtsey.Plantsgrew.Birdscame.Somescientistsbuiltahouse.Theywanttolearnaboutthisyoungisland.Anewislandislikeanewworld.

1.Surtseyis______.

A.anislandnotfarfromIcelandB.anewvolcano

C.afishingboatD.aplaceinIceland

2.Scientistsflewthere______.

A.towatchthebirthoftheislandB.tosavethefishingboat

C.tolearnabouttheislandD.tobuildahouse

3.Whendidscientistflytheretowatch?

A.Beforethevolcanobrokeout.B.Assoonasthevolcanobrokeout.

C.Aboutfourdaysafterthevolcanobrokeout.

D.Afterthevolcanolstoppedrushingup.

4.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.

a.Thecaptainfoundtheboatwasmoving.b.Anewislandappearedinthesea.

c.Fire,smokeandrockswereseenrushingup.d.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.

e.Theislandgrewquickly.

A.d-a-c-b-e　　B.a-b-c-d-e　　C.a-b-e-c-d　　D.b-e-d-a-c

5.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis________.

A.AnewislandB.Thebirthofanisland

C.AnewworldD.ScientistsdiscoveredSurtsey

⑵OnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon（气球）.TheystartedearlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugusteGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.

　　Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope（绳子）,anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight.Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.

　　Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen'sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutsomemoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.

　　Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sothey　climbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!

Everythingbecameicy.Theyweresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPoland　heavilybutsafely.Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometresfromLondon!

1.Threemenflewinballoon________.

A.fornearly1,800kilometresB.toanothercity

C.tovisitPoland`D.morethanacenturyago

2.Themetalboxwasusedfor________.

A.carryingthebagsofsand　　　B.keepingdrinking-water

C.carryingropesofthebasket　D.changingweight

3.Whentheballoonwentuphigher,________.

A.thetemperatureoftheballoonbegantofallB.Theysawthesungodown

C.Theymadeaholeinthebasketwiththeirknives

D.Theycouldseeablackholeontheground

4.Theballoonlanded________.

A.inLondon　　B.onthesea　　C.onalake　　D.inaforeigncountry

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

________

A.Thethreemenstartedtheirjourneybeforethesunrose.

B.Theballoonbegantogoupwhentheythrewbagsofsandoutofthebasket.

C.Whentheypulledtheboxintothebasket,theballoonbegantoclimbup.

D.Thethreemenhadtolandbecausetheyfeltcold.

⑶Robertissixteennow.He’llfinishmiddleschoolintwoyears.Hisfatherhasashopandgotmuchmoney.Hehopeshissoncangotouniversityandmakeshimstudyhard.Buttheyoungmanlikestoplayatcards.Hehastogooutwhenhisparentsfallasleep.

Onenight,whenRobertcameback,hisfatherhappenedtoseehim.Theoldmanwasveryangryandtoldhissontoliveupstairs.Roberthastogoupanddownquietly.Ofcourseittroubleshim.Hethoughtandthoughtbutdidn’tfindaway.

LasteveningRobertlistenedcarefully.Andhewassurehisparentswenttosleep,hewentouttoplayatcardswithhisfriends.Hewonsomemoneyandwashappy.Andhegotback,hetookoffhisshoesandwasgoingupstairs.Heheardanoiseinhisparents’bedroom.Hestoodbehindthedoorandsawamancomeout.Heunderstooditwasathief（小偷）.Hestoppedhimatonce.Themanwasveryafraidandbroughtoutallthethingshestole（偷）intheroom.

“Tellmehowyoudidn’twakemyparentsup,”saidRobert.“OrI’lltakeyoutothepolicestation!

”

（）1.Robert’sfatherwantsRobert________________________.

A.tocatchupwithhisclassmates

B.tobeagoodhelperwhenhefinishesmiddleschool

C.tostudyinauniversity

D.toworkinhisshop

（）2.WhydoesRoberthavetogooutatnight?

A.Becausehisfriendshavenotimeinthedaytime.

B.Becausehecanplayatcardswhenhisparentsfallasleep.

C.Becausehecan’twinanymoneyinthedaytime.

D.Becausehisparentslethimdosoaftertheygotosleep.

（）3.WhydoRobert’sparentsaskhimtoliveupstairs?

A.Becausetheyareold.

B.BecauseRobertdoesn’tlikeanynoise.

C.Becausetheroomupstairsisbetterthantheonedownstairs.

D.BecausetheycanhearifRobertgoesoutatnight.

（）4.Robertlistenedcarefullybecausehewantedtoknow__________________

A.ifhisparentswenttosleep

B.ifhewokehisparentsup

C.ifitwasraininghardoutside

D.ifsomeonecamein

（）5.Robertwanted_________________________________.

A.tostopplayingatcards

B.toknowhowtomakemoremoney

C.tolearnhowhecouldn’twakehisparentsup

D.thethieftoteachhimhowtosteal

⑷Davidwasinbedbecausehehadbeenill.Feelingbetteronemorning,hesatup.Brightsunlightwasgoingthroughthewindows.“Mother!

”hecalledout.“Comeandseethetinyspecks（微粒）intheair.”MrsLawsontoldDavidthatwhathecouldseewasonlydust（灰尘）.Heasked,“Whydoesitcomeinthatnarrowpieceofair?

”Hismothersaid,“Thedustisintheaireverywhere.Itcomesthroughdoorsandwindows,butwecanonlyseeitwhenstronglightshowsittous.Itisintheairwebreathe,butluckilywehavehairsinsideournose.Theycatchdustandstopitfromgoingdownourlungs.”David’smotherbroughtadusterandstartedtocleanhisdressingtable.“See,”shesaid,“thedustcomesdownonthetable,onourskinandclothes.Whenitisthickenough,wecanseeitclearly.Dustismadeofsoil,smokefromfiresandevengerms（细菌）.”“Thanks,Mum,”saidDavid.“Iwasfeelingbetter.IthinkIhadbetterbreathethroughahandkerchiefsoIdon’tgetanynewgerms!

”

（）1.Davidstayedathomebecause______________________.

A.hewantedtolookatdust

B.hewantedtohelphismothercleanthehouse

C.hedidn’tfeelwell

D.hedidn’tneedtogotoschool

（）2.Wecanseethedustwhen__________________________.

A.weareinthedarkB.weareinthesun

C.itfliesintheairD.stronglightshowsittous

（）3.Theunderlinedword“duster”mostprobablymeans__________________.

A.面罩B.抹布C.除尘机D.撒粉器

（）4.Infactweallknowthedustis_____________________.

A.onlyinsunlightB.everywhereoftheuniverse

C.onlyontablesandclothesD.intheair

（）5.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe____________________.

A.“ALessonaboutDustB.DavidandHisMother

C.ASadDayforDavidD.DustandHealth

⑸Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.

　　Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled“DreamWorldCups”inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebrightsky.TheywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflagsofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.

　　Areyouafootballfan？

TheWorldCupmakesmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootballTeenagerslikeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.

（　）1.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthave______.

A.manyfootballfansB.averygoodteamC.manyfootballplayerD.abigplayground

（）2.ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin_______.

　　A.2006　　B.2007　　C.2005　　D.2004

（）3.Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexcept_________.

A.peopleplayingfootballB.picturesofsomefootballstarsC.asunnyskyD.flowers

（）4.In“DreamWorldCup”,thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountries______.

A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountryB.totellthepeopletheirstories

C.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteams

D.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball

（）5.Manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecause______.

A.th