牛津译林版8A 英语期中专题练习阅读理解.docx

1、牛津译林版8A 英语期中专题练习阅读理解牛津译林版8A英语期中专题练习阅读理解 ( 1 )Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinkin

2、g about changing his name to an unusual name because she wants to be different.Some famous people often have interesting reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen often change names because they want names that are not ordinary(普通的),or that have special sounds. Some even belie

3、ve that new names can bring them good luck. So many stars chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were “born”.Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For e

4、xample, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.In many countries, a woman chan

5、ges her family name to her husbands after she gets married. But today, many women are keeping their own family names and not using their husbands. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations(情况) and their husbands in other situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands1

6、. Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is for people to remember. A. louder B. easier C. prettier D. harder2. Famous people want their new names to . A. be special B. be ordinary C. be meaningless D. be unknown3. Li Kaiming uses his new name when he . A. stays with his family B. is at his j

7、ob C. is among Chinese friends D. comes back to China4. What is the best title of this passage? A. Family Names. B. Womens Names C. Changing Names. D. Special Names. ( 2 )Man has a big brain(脑子). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists (科学家) once thought that man is different from animals because

8、he can think and learn. They now know that dogs, rats and birds can learn too. They are beginning to understand that man is different from animals because he can speak. Animals can not speak. They make noises when they are afraid or unhappy. Apes(类人猿) can understand something more quickly than man.

9、One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot put them together to make sentences. They cannot think like us because they have no language.Language is a wonderful thing. Man can build a modern world because he has language.Every child can speak his own language very well when he is fo

10、ur or five, but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn it? Scientists do not really know. What happens inside our body? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.5. Man is different from animals because .A. man can understand things quickly B. man can learn

11、 C. man has a brain D. man has learned to use language6. Apes cannot .A. speak like man B. make noise C. understand things D. learn words 7. Scientists now know .A. how children learn to speak B. why apes can learn a few wordsC. what happens inside his body when man speaks D. mans brain helps him le

12、arn to speak8. Which of the following is not true?A. Some animals can learn B. Apes can understand some things more quickly than manC. Apes can put the words together to make sentences D. Apes have no language though they can learn some words ( 3 )John Williams went to a boarding school (寄宿学校). Here

13、 is one letter he wrote to parents from the school.Dear Mom and DadIm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I am very naughty (淘气的) and the school principal (校长) is very unhappy with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school an

14、y longer.The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette (香烟) in bed. This is not right, of course. We mustnt smoke at all. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unluckily, the cigarette

15、 fell into the waste paper basket, and then it caught fire. There was a curtain (窗帘) near the waste paper basket. It caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the firemen. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the firemen arrived, the whole school w

16、as on fire. Many of the girls are in hospital. The principal said that the fire was all because of me and you must pay for the damage ( 损 失 ). She will send you a bill for about a million dollars. Im very sorry about this. Much Love JohnP.S. (附言): None of the above is true, but I failed my exams (考试

17、). I just want you to know how bad things could be!9. What kind of school did John go to?A boarding school. B. A school in a nearby town. C. A very expensive school. D. A school that burnt down.10. What did John say was the reason the principal was unhappy with him? He had failed his exams. B. He wa

18、s caught smoking in bed.C. The school caught fire because of him. D. He didnt write to his father.11. How true was the letter before P.S.?A. Partly true. B. All true. C. Untrue. D. The story doesnt really tell us.12. Why did John write home?A. To tell his parents about the fire. B. To ask for a mill

19、ion dollars.C. To tell his parents he failed his exams. D. To tell his parents he has to leave school.( 4 )Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Dont be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passages better.Then list

20、en carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When youre listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:What happened?When, where and how?What does the speaker want to tell us?Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long tim

21、e. When you hear some words you dont know, dont spend too much time on them. Very often, youll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.13. Its better for you to keep _ when you start to have a listening test.A. excited B. relaxed C. stressed out D. worried 14. We should liste

22、n to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us .A. the answer to the questions B. where to write the answersC. the main idea of the passage D. how much time is left for the listening test15. When you are listening, its important for you to _.A. remember every word B. take some notesC

23、. understand all the words D. think about key words for a long time ( 5 )A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “Ah!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “Ah!” Then the boy shouted. “Who are you?” He r

24、eceived the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so he shouted, “Foolish (愚蠢的)!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”He looked at his father and asked, “Whats going on?” His father smiled and said, “My son, listen.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “

25、I love you!” Again the man shouted, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained, “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection (反映) of

26、what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”16. At first the boy cried because _.A. he hurt himself and felt bad B. he wa

27、nted to give himself a surpriseC. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain D. he hoped his father would help him17. The father shouted to the mountain to _. A. find out who was repeating his voice B. play a joke on other people in the mountainC. show more examples to his son before giving him the ans

28、wer D. let his son know whose voice was louder18. The word “Echo” means _.A. 回音 B. 低语 C. 风声 D. 山谷19. From the story we know _.A. the boy didnt like others voice at allB. the father had his own way to teach his sonC. it is not polite to repeat others voiceD. the boy and his father were very tired( 6

29、)Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at hom

30、e. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an internation

31、al drink. 20. Coffee is an _ drink. A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American 21. Different people like to drink coffee _. A. at work or at home B. in different ways C. with cream or sugar D. between meals 22. Today Americans drink _ coffee than people in any of the other countries.

32、A. as much as B. less C. more D. most 23. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means _. A.坚固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的 24. _ is the most popular American drink. A. Black tea B. Coffee C. Water with ice D. Whisky ( 7)Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For e