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海口市八年级英语上学期期末经典50阅读题
一、阅读理解
1.
Ben
IthinkIwillbeadoctorineightyears.Myfatherisadoctorandmymotherisanurse.Theyareworkinginthesamehospital.Ithinktheyaresogreat.Theyalwaysgiveahandtosickpeople.
Jenny
Myhobbyissinging.MydreamistobeapopularsingerlikeBeyonce.IthinkIwillgototheUSAandstudymusic.IhopeIwillhaveachancetomeetherandgetherautograph.
Amy
IthinkIwillbeateacherinfiveyears.Ihaveadeeploveforchildren.Stayingwiththemmakesmeexcitedandrelaxed.IamoutgoingandIamgoodwithchildren.IthinkIcanbeagoodteacher.
Davy
IthinkIwillbeafarmerinthefuture.Maybeitseemsstrange.ButIreallyenjoylifeinthecountryside.MyfavoritegameisHappyFarm.Ihavelotsoffungrowingvegetables.
1)Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowBeyonceis______________.
A.apianistB.adancerC.asingerD.apainter
2)Theunderlinedphrasemeans"________"inEnglish.
A.helpB.raiseC.liftD.send
3)Whowantstobeateacher?
A.BenB.JennyC.Amy.D.Davy
4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Ben'sparentsarebothdoctors.B.JennywillgotoParisandstudyart.
C.Amydoesn'tlikestayingwithchildren.D.Davywantstobeafarmerwhenhegrowsup
5)Whatarethestudentstalkingabout?
A.Theirfuturelife.B.Theirfamily.
C.Theirfavoritegames.D.Theirproblems.
2.BobandJimarestudents.Theyaregoodfriends.Theywanttojoinsomeclubs.Therearemanyclubsthisyear.Theyaretheswimmingclub,mathclub,artclub,musicclubandchessclub.Bobwantstojointheswimmingclub.“IknowIcan’tswimverywellbutIwanttojointheswimmingclub.Iwanttolearnhowtoswimwell.Whatclubdoyouwanttojoin,Jim?
”“Well,Iwanttojoinmanyclubs.Iwanttojointheartclubandthechessclub.IcandrawverywellandIplaychesseveryday,”answersJim.
根据短文内容判断正误,正确的填T,错误的填F。
1)BobandJimaregoodfriends.
2)Therearefourclubsthisyear.
3)Bobdoesn’twanttolearnhowtoswimwell.
4)Jimcandrawverywellandheplayschesseveryday.
5)Jimwantstojointwoclubs.
3.Lifeinthefuturewillbedifferentfromlifetoday.Betweenthenandnowmanychangeswillhappen.Butwhatwillthechangesbe?
Thepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleintheworldandmostofthemwilllivelongerthanpeoplelivenow.
Computerswillbemuchsmallerandmoreuseful,andtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhome.Andcomputerstudieswillbeoneofthemostimportantsubjectsinschoolsthen.Peoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonowandtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsports,watchingTVandtraveling.Travelingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmanymorepeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholidays.
Therewillbechangesinourfood,too.Morelandwillbeusedforbuildingnewtownsandhousesforallthepeople.Thentherewillbelessroomforcowsandsheep,someatwillbemoreexpensive.Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday.Instead,theywilleatmorefruitandvegetables.Maybepeoplewillbehealthier.
Workinthefuturewillbedifferent,too.Peoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonow.Robotswilldodangerousandhardwork.Becauseofthis,manypeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.
1)Inthefuturetherewillbe________.
A.morepeopleB.lessfruit
C.fewervegetablesD.morecows
2)Everyfamilywillhaveatleasta________inthefuture.
A.robotB.cow
C.TVsetD.computer
3)Inthefuturepeopledon'thaveto________.
A.worklonghoursB.workfast
C.walktoworkD.eatmeat
4)Peoplemaynoteat________asmuchastheydotoday.
A.fruitB.fishC.meatD.rice
5)Onebigprobleminthefutureisthat________.
A.manypeopledon'thavetowork
B.manypeoplewillnotbeabletofindwork
C.peoplehavetoworkfast
D.alltheworkwillbedonebyrobots
4.EmilyhasapenpalinEngland.HernameisAlice.Theywritetoeachothertwiceamonth.InherlastletterAlicetoldEmilyhowshespentaweekinJapanwithherfamily.HereisEmily'sreply(答复).
DearAlice,
Thankyouforyourlastletter,Ienjoyedreadingitverymuch.ItseemedthatyouhadamorewonderfulsummervacationthanIdid.IhopeIcanalsogotoJapanoneday.
InthisletterIwilltellyouaboutmybestfriend.HernameisKate.
KatehaslongbrownhairandblueeyesandIhaveshortblackhairandblackeyes.Weareboth13yearsold,butsheisalittletallerthanme.Sheisalwayshappyandveryfriendly.
Wesitnexttoeachotherinclass.Sheisgoodatmath,andIdowellinhistory.Weoftenhelpeachotherwithourschoolwork.Wealwaysgohometogetherandplaycomputergamesforanhour.Katethinksveryquicklyandsheusuallywins.Kateislearningtoplaythepiano.Iamlearningtoplaytheviolin.WepracticetogethereveryMondayandWednesday.Nowwecanplayverywell.
SometimesKatestaysthenightatmyhouse,orIstaythenightatherhouse.Wealwayshaveagoodtime.Haveyoueverstayedthenightatyourbestfriend’shouse?
Writesoon!
Love,
Emily
Emily
1)WhatdidAlicewriteaboutinherlastlettertoEmily?
A.Herfamily.B.Herstudy.C.Herbestfriend.D.Hersummervacation.
2)WhatdoesEmilydoaftershegoesbackfromschool?
A.ShewatchesTV.
B.Sheplayssports.
C.Shedoesherhomework.
D.Sheplayscomputergames.
3)HowoftendoesEmilypracticetheviolin?
A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Onceamonth.D.Twiceamonth.
4)WhichisRIGHTaboutEmilyandKate?
A.Theyarebothgoodathistory.
B.Theycanplaytheviolinwell.
C.Theyareboththirteenyearsold.
D.Theybothhavelongbrownhair.
5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheletter?
A.EmilyandKateareclassmates.
B.KatehopestogotoJapanoneday.
C.Emilyfindsithardtoplaytheviolinwell.
D.EmilyandKateliveinthesameneighborhood.
5.Areyoutiredafterstudyinghard?
Americancountrymusicwilltakeyouawayforawhile.Theguitarsandsongswilltakeyoutomountainsandfieldsthere.
Countrymusictalksabouteverydaylifeandfeelings.It'sthespiritofAmerica,easytounderstand,slowandbasic.
CountrymusicdevelopedintheSouthernUnitedStates.ItwasthefolkmusicoftheAmericancountryside.Manyofthesongstellaboutthelivesoffarmers.Theytalkaboutlove,cropsordeath.
Rurallifecanbehard,sothewordsareoftensad.Atfirst,peopleplayedthemusiconlyatfamilyparties.Butitbecamemorepopular.Inthe1920s,peopleplayedcountrysongsontheradio,andtheymadethemintorecords.
Whenpeoplemovedtotownsandcitiestolookforwork,theytooktheirmusicwiththem.CountrymusiccontinuedtochangeandbecamepopularacrossAmerica.
JohnDenverwasoneofAmerica'smostfamouscountrysingersinthe1970s.HissongTakeMeHome,CountryRoadsisverypopularandpeoplestillplayittoday.
1)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutcountrymusic?
A.It'seasytounderstand.B.It'susuallyabouteverydaylife.
C.ItstartedinthenorthoftheU.S.D.It'spopularacrossAmerica.
2)Theunderlinedword“rural”probablymeans“”
A.城市的B.校园的C.乡村的D.流行的
3)Peopleoftenplaycountrymusicwith
A.theguitarB.thepianoC.theviolinD.thedrum
4)countrysongsweremadeintorecords.
A.Inthe1930s.B.Inthe1940s.C.Inthe1950s.D.Inthe1920s.
5)Whenpeoplemovedtotownsandcities,they
A.forgottheirmusicB.tooktheirmusicwiththem
C.learnedotherkindsofmusicD.playedtherockmusic
6.Lastsummer,Cathy’sfamilywenttoNewYorkCityfortheirsummervacation.Theystayedtherefortwoweeks.NewYorkCityhasaboutsevenandahalfmillionpeople.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.
First,theyvisitedtheStatueofLiberty.ItisoneofNewYork’smostwell-knownhistoricalsites(历史景点).Millionsofpeoplevisititeveryyear.
Onthesecondday,theywenttotheEmpireStateBuilding.Fromthetopofthebuilding,theysawmostpartsofNewYork.Onthethirdday,theyvisitedtheMetropolitanMuseum.Inthismuseum,theysawalotoffamouspaintings.Duringtheresttimeoftheweek,CathywenttoBronxZoowithheryoungerbrotherandsister.
Inthesecondweek,thefamilyvisitedLongIsland.Theyallhadagoodtime.
1)Cathy’sfamilywentto________fortheirsummervacation.
A.AmericaB.EnglandC.FranceD.China
2)NewYorkhasabout_______people.
A.7,000,000B.7,500,000C.8,000,000D.8,500,000
3)Theunderlinedword“It”refersto_______.
A.NewYorkB.theUnitedStates
C.Cathy’shomeD.NewYork’shistoricalsite
4)Cathy’sfamilyvisited_____onthefirstdayoftheirsummervacation.
A.theStatueofLibertyB.theEmpireStateBuilding
C.theMetropolitanMuseumD.BronxZoo
5)_______,theyvisitedLongIsland.
A.OnthefirstdayB.Inthefirstweek
C.OntheseconddayD.Inthesecondweek
7.DragonDance(舞龙)isakindoftraditionaldanceinChineseculture.Ithasbeenspreadall
overChinaandtothewholeworld.
Traditionally,dragonsweremadeofwoodandcloth.However,inthemodemtimes,dragonsaremuchlighterbecausetheyaremadeoflightermaterialslikeplastics.Thelength(长度)ofdragonscanbefromaround25to35metersforacrobatic(杂技的)models,andupto50to70metersforthelargestparade(游行)stylesbecausepeoplebelievethatthelongerthedragonis,themoreluck
itwillbring.Asmallorganizationcannotrunaverylongdragonbecauseitrequiresgreathumanpower,muchmoneyandspecialskills.
TheDragonDanceitselfbeganduringtheHanDynasty.AnditwasstartedbytheChinesewhohadshowngreatrespecttowardsthedragon.ItwasalreadyapopulareventduringtheSongDynasty.Atthattime,itbecameapopularactivityliketheLionDance.Peoplecouldoftenseeitduringsomeimportantfestivals.IntheQingDynasty,theDr