八年级初中英语期中备考汇编阅读理解解析版.docx

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八年级初中英语期中备考汇编阅读理解解析版

八年级-2020年初中英语期中备考汇编-阅读理解

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100答题时间:

120分钟日期____________班级____________姓名____________

一、选择性阅读（每小题5分，共20题，共100分）

1

（1）Wholivesafewmilesawayfromhisschoolfriends?

A．Mark.

B．John.

C．Daniel.

D．Helen.

（2）WhatdoesMarkmissduringthesummer?

A．Ridingabike.

B．Seeingthekids.

C.Gettingupearly.

D．Playingfootball.

（3）WhichgradedoesJohnteach?

A．YearOne.

B．YearTwo.

C．YearEight.

D．YearNine.

2Manystudieshaveshownusthatourmemoriesaren'tcompletelytrustable,itcanbedifficulttotellarealmemoryfromafalseone,butonekindofmemoriesistestedtobeunreal:

anything"remembered"beforeage2.AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinPsychologicalScience,nearly40percentofpeoplearesurethattheyremembereventsbeforethisage,buttheirbrainsarealmostcertainlylyingtothem.

There'sareasonyoudon'trememberanythingfromwhenyouwereababy:

Yourbrainjustwasn'twiredtorecordinformationthatway.Infants（婴儿）usetheirmemorieswhentheyfirststarttowalk,talk,eatandlearningeneral,butthatallfallsintothenon-declarativememorycategory（非陈述性记忆范畴）.Declarativememory,ontheotherhand,describetheeventsthathappenedtoyou,andit'sspecialtothehippocampusregion（海马区）ofthebrain.Forexample,peoplewithhippocampaldamagecan'ttellyoumuchabouttheirownlives,buttheycanstillwalkortalk.

Inthefirstcoupleyearsofachild'slife,thehippocampusisinoverdrive.Itkeepsgrowingneurons（神经元）tomakeroomforallthenewinformationtheyoungbrainisabsorbing.Thisiswhatallowsbabiestolearnsomuchatsuchafastrate,butitalsomeanstheyhavetosacrificetheirlong-termdeclarativememory.Asnewneuronsform,oldonesarepushedout,alongwiththeautobiographical（自传体的）memoriestheystored.

Itisn'tuntilage2thatthisgrowthstartstoslowdownandthehippocampusbecomesabletosavedeclarativememoriesforalongerperiod.Butadultscanstillfeelsuretheyremembereventsfrommuchearlier.Whenresearchersasked6,641studyparticipantstodescribetheirfirstmemoriesandsayhowoldtheywerewhentheyhappened,2,487peoplereportedmemoriesfrombeforeage2.

Asthesenumberssuggest,it'ssurprisinglyeasytobelievethestoriesyoutellyourselforthatweretoldtoyouaretrue,first-handrecollections.Forexample,youclearlyrememberdroppingyouricecreamconeatthezoowhenyouwere1.5yearsold.What'slikelyhappeningisthatyou'rerememberingthepicturethatplayedinyourheadwhenyourparentssharedtheirownmemoriesoftheeventwhenyouwereafewyearsolder,ormaybeyousawpicturestakenfromthatdayandyouformedfalsememoriesaroundthem.

Memorydoesn'tbecomesimpleraswegrowup.Evenpeoplewithsuperautobiographicalmemoryare,susceptible（易受影响的）tofalsememories.

（1）Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Brainscanchangefalsememoriesintorealones.

B．Babiesbeforeage2canhardlyrememberhowtowalk

C．Mostadultsremembereverythingfromtheirearlyages

D．Declarativememoriesdescribethethingshappenedtous

（2）Theword"sacrifice"inParagraph3probablymeans“________”.

A．giveup

B．carefor

C．workout

D．connectwith

（3）Someadultsreportedmemoriesfrombeforeage2because________.

A．theysavemoredeclarativememoriesthanotherpeople

B．theymightrememberpicturestheirparentssharedlater

C．theymighthavelargerbrainstostoretheinformation

D．theyareinfluencedbythefastgrowthoftheirbrains

（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Children'sdevelopmentbeforeage2isimportant.

B．Brainssavedifferentmemoriesindifferentareas.

C．Researchesoninfantshaveledtoanewdiscovery.

D．People'smemoriesbeforeage2areprobablylies.

3Thebellrings,thelockersslam,andthecrowdedhallwaysemptyaskidsandteachersfilltheclassrooms,readytobeginanewschoollay.Studentsstudymath,science,history,literature,musicandart.Theywriteessays,taketests,dohomeworkandattendsportspractices.Butshouldtheydomore?

Couldschoolheaplacewherestudentsarepartofsomethingbiggerthanjustschoolworkandactivities?

Theanswerisyes.Ourschoolshouldjoinotherschoolsincarryingoutacitizenshipprogramthatwillrequireserviceprojectswithintheschool.

Myprimaryschooltookpartinacitizenshipprogram.Atthebeginningofeachterm,everyclasshadtocomeupwithaprojectthatwouldbenefittheentireschool.Throughoutthetermstudentsintheclassworkedtogethertocompletetheproject.Attheendofthegradingperiod,eachstudentreceivedacitizenshipgradeinadditiontohisorhersubjectgrades.

Inmyprimaryschool,theprojectsstudentschosewerediverse（多种多样）.Oneclasschosetostartarecyclingprograminthecafeteria.Anotherclasspaintedabeautifulpictureononeofthewallsintheschool'sentryway.Myclasstookoverthegardenthathadbeenplantednearthefrontdoors.Acitizenshipprogramatourschoolwouldoffermanybenefits.Researchshowsthatstudentswhovolunteertheirtimeandtalentsfeelbetteraboutthemselvesandgetbettergradesinschool.Furthermore,theworkperformedbystudentssavestheschoolmoneybecausestudentsprovidethelabor（劳动力）andlocalbusinessesoftendonatethematerials.Finally,studentsfeelmoreconnectedtoacampus（校园）thattheyhavehelpedclean,beautifyandorganize.

Acitizenshipprogramisagreatwaytogetstudentsinvolvedinmakingtheirschoolamoreenjoyableplacetolearn.Attheendoftheyear,whentheylookbackonalltheyhaveachieved,theyfeelproudofboththemselvesandtheirschool.Let'sgivestudentsatourschoolanopportunitytoexperiencethatpridebybeginningacitizenshipprogramhere.

（1）Whatprojectdidthewriter'sclassdoinprimaryschool?

A．Theytookcareofthegardennearthefrontdoors.

B．Theystartedarecyclingprograminthecafeteria.

C．Theypaintedabeautifulpictureononeofthewalls.

D．Theydonatedmaterialstosavemoneyfortheschool.

（2）Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________.

A．schoolsshouldheplacesforsomethingaboutschoolwork

B．citizenshipprogramsshouldbecarriedoutoutsideschool

C．schoolsandstudentscanbothbenefitfromcitizenshipprograms

D．studentscangetcitizenshipgradesinsteadoftheirsubjectgrades

（3）What'sthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A．Tocallonbusinessestoofferhelpandsuggestions,

B．Toadvisehisschooltostartcitizenshipprograms.

C．Toletstudentsknowaboutcitizenshipprograms.

D．Tointroducesomeinterestingschoolactivities.

4阅读下列短文。

根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

ForgetfulNick

AfterschoolonFriday,whenNickgothome,hesawGrandpa’scar!

Nicksmiledandwalkedquicklyupthefrontsidewalk.

HereachedthedoorandsaidhellotoGrandpa.ThenMomcalledfromthekitchen.“Putawayyourschoolbagfirst.”

Nick’ssmilevanished（消失）.“Oh,no,”hesaid,“Iforgottobringmyschoolbaghome.”

Momwasangry.“Nick,youforgotyourschoolbagagain!

Youneedtobemorecareful!

”

GrandpaturnedtoNickandwinked（眨眼）,“I’mafraidyouinherited（遗传）yourforgetfulnessfromme,Nick.Yourgrandmausedtocallme‘ForgetfulJones’.”

Grandpa’swordsmadeNickfeelalittlebetter.Buthestillfeltmadathimself.

Afterdinner,Grandpasuggestedgoingforawalk.Astheywalkedaroundthecorner,Grandpasaid,“I’lltellyoualittlesecret,Nick.We’rethesame.Weliketodothings,makethingsandhavefun!

That’swhywesometimesforgetthings.”

“ButGrandpa,howdidyoustopforgetting?

HowcanIstopforgetting?

”Nickasked.

“Well,”saidGrandpa,“Iknowafewtricks（窍门）.Iusethemtohelpmerememberimportantthings.Forexample,it’simportanttoturnoffmycarlightswhenIparkthecar.SoeverytimeIgetinthecar,Iputmynotebookinmylap（大腿）.”

“Isawit!

”saidNick.“Ialwayswonderedwhyyoudidthat!

”

“Nowyouknowmysecret,”saidGrandpa,“It’sasimplelittletrick,butitworks.Whydon’tweputourheadstogetherandcomeupwithaschoolbag-rememberingtrick?

”

（1）Nick’ssmilevanishedwhenheknew________.

A．hisgrandpacame

B．hismomwasinthekitchen

C．heforgothisschoolbag

D．hismomwasangry

（2）WhousedtocallNick’sgrandpa“ForgetfulJones”?

A．Nick.

B．Nick’smom.

C．Nick’sdad.

D．Nick’sgrandma.

（3）WhatdidNickandhisgrandpadoafterdinner?

A．Theywentforawalk.

B．Theyturnedoffthecarlights.

C．Theyboughtanotebook.

D．TheylookedforNick’sschoolbag.

（4）Fromthestory,wecanknowNick’sgrandpais________.

A．strange

B．helpful

C．strict

D．proud

5ABritishgirl,TarynEverdeen,hasjustfinishedwritinganovel（小说）withherfavoritewriter,CarolynMeyer,eventhoughsheis66yearsyoungerthanher.

Tarynwasonly15yearsold,whenshefirstwroteafanletterto81-year-oldCarolynMeyer,togivethanksforherhistoricalnovels.

"Carolynwasoneofmyfavoritewriters.Igrewupreadingherbooks.WhenIwasnineorten,Iwouldlistentoherstorieseverynight…Thatmademefallinlovewithhistory,"saysTaryn.

Taryn,whoisfromNorwich,England,wasthensurprisedwhenCarolynwrotebackandsuggestedwritinganoveltogether.

CarolynisanAmericanwriterwhowritesnovelsforchildrenandyoungpeople.Shehaspublished（出版）over60childrenbooks,butshehasneverwantedtoworkwithanotherwriteruntilshegotTaryn'sletter.

Threeyearsago,afterTarynwrotetoher,CarolyninvitedtheyounggirltostaywithherintheUS,sotheycouldwriteanoveltogether.Theydecided（决定）towriteatime-travelingstory.Theysentideastoeachotherbyemail.CarolynalsovisitedTarynlastyear,andTarynflewtotheUSoverthesummer,aftershefinishedherschoolexams.

Theynowhaveafirstdr