牛津译林版八年级下英语第二次月考复习专题练习阅读理解.docx

1、牛津译林版八年级下英语第二次月考复习专题练习阅读理解牛津译林版八年级下英语第二次月考复习专题练习阅读理解（1）Every day I pass by a homeless old man on the street. He usually sat near where I go to school. Whenever I pass by, he says “hello” in a cheerful manner, and I always say it back. I give him any extra change I have.The old man always wears an ol

2、d watch. It is not an expensive watch by any means, but it serves its purpose. One day I noticed he wasnt wearing it any more. I asked him why and he looked down and told me that the battery (电池) had died so he threw it away. I knew he couldnt buy a new battery and he didnt have enough money to buy

3、a new watch.He stayed on my mind all day, and I knew what I had to do. I went out to a shop and bought him a watch. It was not an expensive one, but that was very similar to the one he had. When I saw him the next day, he was smiling and cheerful as ever. When I bent down to put some change in his c

4、up, I also dropped the watch in. I didnt say anything about it. I just smiled at him and kept on walking. He didnt even notice it until I left. I looked back and watched as he pulled the watch from the cup. He looked at me and I just smiled and nodded. He put the watch on with a big smile on his fac

5、e and I walked happily on my way.( )1. The old man always greeted the writer when she passed because _. A. she was a student B. she usually gave him some money C. she had a lot of money D. she was always cheerful( )2. Why did the old man throw the watch away? A. He wanted to get a new one. B. The wr

6、iter said she would give him one. C. The battery had no power. D. The watch didnt serve its purpose.( )3. From the passage we can learn that _. A. the old man knew the writer had brought him a new watch B. the old man didnt see it when the writer put the watch in the cup C. the writer dropped nothin

7、g but a watch in the cup D. the watch must have cost the writer a lot of money( )4. What do we know about the new watch? A. It was a little expensive. B. It was cheaper than the one the old man had. C. It was more beautiful. D. It looked like the one the old man had.（2） For centuries, the bodys bloo

8、d has been connected closely with the feelings. People who show no human emotions or feelings are said to be cold-blooded. Cold can affect other parts of the body. But the expression get cold feet has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have de

9、cided to do. For example, you agree to be the CEO of a company. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned(辞职)，and all the work of the company will be your responsibility(责任).You are likely to get cold feet about being CEO when you understand the situation. The expression give some

10、one the coke shoulder probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give the cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise(遵守诺言)he made to you, or to someone who has lied about you to others. A cold fish is not a fis

11、h. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. He or she will never feel sorry for those in bad situation.Out in the cold means not getting somet

12、hing that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise-he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be. ( )1. How many expressions about cold are mentioned in the passage?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Seven.( )2. If you get cold feet, it means . A.

13、your feet are very cold B. you offer much of yourself to anyone C. you miss something that everybody else got D. you are afraid to do something you have decided to do( )3. You may think of an unfriendly person as . A. a cold fish B. the cold feet C. the cold shoulder D. being out in the cold( )4. Wh

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