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八年级英语期末复习专题练习《阅读理解3》

（一）

Thepepperedmoth（白桦尺蛾）,akindofinsect,isfoundinEngland.Itislightbrownandlikestoliveintreeswhicharealsolightbrown.Thismakesthemothdifficulttobefound.

Butwiththedevelopmentoftheindustry（工业）,smokefromfactoriesbegantoreachthetreeswherethemothlived.Itmadethetreesblacker.Thensomethingstrangehappened.Thepepperedmothbegantobecomedarkeraswell.

AscientistcalledKettlewelldecidedtomakeastudyofthisphenomenon（现象）.Hemarkedsomeofthelightmothsandsomeofthedarkerones,andsetthemfreeinthewoodsnearBirmingham,anindus

trialcity.Later,herecapturedasmanymarkedmothsaspossible.Theresultswereasfollow:

Canyouimaginewhatwouldhappentothepepperedmothiftheairbecamecleaneragain?

（）1.Thepepperedmothbegantochangeitscolourinindustrialareasbecause_______.

A.itwantedtoattractothermoths

B.ithadtokeepthebalanceofnature

C.itwaspollutedbythesmokefromfactories

D.itlikedthecolourofitslivingplace

（）2.FromtheresultsofKettlewell'sresearch,wecanseethat_______inindustrialareas.

A.morelightmothswerecaught

B.somedarkermothsbecamelightones

C.moredarkermothswerecaught

D.aboutone-thirdofthedarkermothswerekilled

（）3.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"recaptured"inChinese?

A.再次捕获B.重新预测C.再次放生D.重新关注

（）4.Iftheairbecamecleareragain,_______.

A.thenumberofthelightmothswouldbecomelarger

B.therewouldbemoredarkermothsandfewerlightones

C.thedarkermothswouldflyawayfromtheindustrialareas

D.thetotalnumberofthelightmothswouldkeepunchanged

（）5.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.

A.theresultsofaresearch

B.Kettlewell-agreatscientist

C.themothscanchangecolours

D.pollutioninsomeindustrialareas

参考答案CCAAC

（二）

Onceaboycametoaskafishermanhowtobecomecleverer,becausehismotheralwayscalledhim"foolishboy".

"That'seasy,"answeredthefisherman."Iknowonewaytomakeyoubecomecleverer."

"Really?

"

"Ofcourse.Itissaidafishheadisgoodforbrain.Ifyoueatone,you'llbecomeclevererindeed.Payonlythreepoundsforonefishhead."Theboypaidhimthreepoundsandthefishermancutoffafishheadandhandedittohim

Afishheadwasnotgood-notevenforahungryboytoeatbuttheboyateitupintwogulps.

"Doyoufeelanything?

"askedthefisherman.

"Notinmyhead,"saidtheboy.

Theboylayonthegroundandthought,"Onewholefishcostsonlytwopounds.Ipaidhimthreepoundsforthefishhead.Whydon'tIhavethewholefishforsoup,aheadforbrainandonepoundleftover?

"Hejumpedupandshoutedatthefisherman,"Youareathief!

Youarefoolingme!

"Thefishermanlaughed,saying,"Thefishheadworksnow,yousee."

（）1.Theboyateupthefishheadonlyintwogulps,

becausehe_______.

A.enjoyedit

B.wantedtotasteit

C.tookitasakindofgoodmedicine

D.wasafoolishboy

（）2.Theboycametothefishermaninorderto_______.

A.buyafishhead

B.askthefishermanaquestion

C.learnthewayoffishing

D.payhimthreepounds

（）3."Notinmyhead"means"_______"

A.thefishheadwasnotintheboy'shead

B.theboyfeltnothingcomeintohishead

C.itwasdifficulttogiveananswerrightaway

D.theboydidn'tfeelthathewasclever

（）4.Theboypaidthreepounds.Heshouldhavehad_______.

A.awholefish

B.afishheadandonepoundback

C.awholefishandonepoundback

D.awholefish,afishheadandonepoundback

（）5._______helpedtheboybecomeclever.

A.AgoodmealB.ThefishheadC.NothingD.Whathappened

参考答案CBDCD

（三）

Oftentimesonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrown

-ups,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungstersagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresandpains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeonuselessthings.

Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilities（责任）tothinkabout.Achildisusuallyfed,lookedafterandlovedbyhisparents.Hewillneverbeexpectedtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition（另外）,lifeisalwayspresenting（呈现）newthingstoachild,butthethingshavelosttheirappeal（吸引力）fortheoldbecausetheyaretoowell-known.Meanwhile,achildhashispains.Heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo.Heiscontinually（不断地）beingtoldnottodoacertainthingorbeingpunishedforwhathehasdonewrong.

Afterachildgrowsup,hestartstomakehisownliving.Hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,hisclothes,orhisroom,andhehastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayinginthewayheusedtoplayasachild,hewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaybeputinprison.If,however,heworkshard,keepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealth,hecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildinguphisownpositioninsociety.

（）1.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,thewriterthinksthat_______.

A.lifeforachildisveryeasy

B.lifeforachildisveryhard

C.onlytheoldareinterestedinlife

D.onlychildrenarein

terestedinlife

（）2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Parentshardlyexpecttheirchildrentodoanythinginreturn.

B.Childrengetinterestedinthingsaroundthem.

C.Adultsarefreetodowhattheywanttodo.

D.Adultsshoulddependonthemselves.

（）3.Themainideaofthepassageis_______.

A.lifeisneverenjoyablesinceeachagehassomepains

B.youngmencanhavethegreatesthappiness

C.childhoodisthemostenjoyabletimeinone'slife

D.onecanbeahappypersononlyifhecanenjoyeachageofhislife

（）4.Theparagraphfollowingthispassagewillmostprobablydiscuss_______.

A.examplesofsuccessfulyoungmen

B.howtobuildupone'spositioninsociety

C.joysandpainsofoldpeople

D.whattodowhenonehasproblemsinlife

参考答案ACDC

（四）

Whenyouarecuriousaboutsomethingandwanttoknowmoreaboutit,youcanusethewayofaskingquestions.Askingquestionsisthefirststeptomakediscoveriesandfindinterestinganswers.Thefollowingstepscanguideyouduringtheresearch.

SteplWritedownthesubjectthatyouareinterestedinonapieceofpaper.Justgetthemainideadown.Forexample,youmightwrite:

Discovermoreaboutrobots.

Step2Stopandthinkforamomentaboutwhatyouhavealreadyknownaboutyoursubject.Listwhatyouhavealreadyknownlikethesentencesbelow:

1.ThefirstrobotappearedintheUSA.

2.Arobotcandohouseworkandactasateacher.

3.Sometimesarobotcatchesvirusesandcausesalotofproblems.

Step3Howcanyoudealwithwhatyouwanttolearn?

Byaskingquestions,startwritingdownquestionsabouttherobotsonthepaper.

1.Whatmightrobotsbelikeinthefuture?

2.Whatotherthingscanrobotsdoforpeople?

3.Whatkindofpowerwillrobotspossiblyuseinfiveyears?

Step4Armedwithyourlistofquestions,youcannowgotothenearestlibraryorcomputertobeginyourresearch.Asyoulearnmoreaboutyoursubject,youwillprobablydiscoversomenewquestions.

Forexample,youmightdiscoverthatrobotscanhelpscientistsexploredangerousplaces,liketheseaandouter

space.How?

Whathappened?

Askingnewquestionscanhelpyouresearchyoursubjectmorewidely.

Nexttimewhenyoufindsomethinginterestingtoresearch,taketimetoorganizeyourthinkingbyaskinggoodquestions.Andrememberthatlearningmorealwaysbringsmorequestions.

（）1.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodowhenwe'recuriousaboutsomething?

A.Toreadmorebooksaboutit.

B.Tolookitupinthedictionary.

C.Toturntotheteacherforhelp.

D.Toraisequestionsandfindtheanswers.

（）2.Theunderlinedpart"Armedwithyourlistofquestions"means"_______".

A.writedownyourlistofquestions

B.discussyourquestionswithothers

C.takeyourlistofquestionswithyou

D.putyourlistofquestionsunderyourarm

（）3.Whatmightbethecorrectorderofthestepswhenyoudoresearch?

①Listwhatyouwanttolearn.②Findnewproblems.

③Listwhatyou'vealreadyknown.④Choosearesearchsubject.

A.④③①②B.④①③②C.②③④①D.③②①④

（）4.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.

A.howtodoresearchonrobots

B.thestepsofhowtodosomeresearch

C.havinginterestinganswersonrobots

D.findingsubjectsbeforedoingresearch

参考答案DCAB

（五）

Duringtheyearsofgamemaking,therehavebeenanumberofgames.Manyoldgameshavegonesincemoderngamescameout.

Teachersataprimaryschoolaskedtheirstudentstowritearticlesabout

gamestheyknewandweresurprisedbytheresults.Halfofthe50childrenin

oneoftheclasseswroteaboutonlinegames.

Itiseasytoseethattraditionalgameslikehide-and-seekandjumprope

gamesareunfamiliartomanyoftoday'sschoolchildren.Theyliketoplay

computergames,especiallyinthecities,withtherisingpopularityofTV,theInternet,videoandonlinegames.

Aneducationistsaid,"Traditionalgamesusedtobesopopular,butoverjustafewyears,kidshaveforgottenthem.It'ssad."

Thegamesthatmanyparentsonceplayedweregenerallyoutdooractivitieswhichwereenjoyedbystudentsduringbreaksorafterschool.Theyusuallyneededseveralpartnersandjustalittlespace.

Jumpropegames,forexample,havealwaysbeenpopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.Akindofjumpropegame,playedwithrubberbands（橡皮筋）whichareconnectedtogethertomakealongrope,isplayedinmanycountries.

Rubberbandjumpingwasonceverypopularinprimaryschoo