初中英语 牛津译林版八年级上册期末专项复习之阅读理解.docx

1、初中英语 牛津译林版八年级上册期末专项复习之阅读理解牛津译林版八年级上册期末专项复习之阅读理解（一）As winter draws near, many of the cold-blooded animals hibernate till spring comes. And everybody knows they will be awake months later, crawling and walking around and looking for food.But do you also know that some animals go to a summer sleep, whi

2、ch is called aestivation? Most animals are active during the summer, singing and dancing freely. The aestivation animals, however, will have a long sleep in a cool place to stay away from the dry and hot summer days.In Southeast Africa there is a kind of porcupine (豪猪). Its body is covered with shar

3、p stings. This creature usually eats earthworms as its main food. As the hot days come, the earthworms go deep under the mud to keep themselves alive. During this time the porcupine cant find any to live on, so it lies down to aestivate for months without eating. It comes out again when the cool aut

4、umn days arrive.An unusual kind of tree frog in South Africa will climb up a tree during the summer. Here it hides itself in a cool place to have its summer sleep.The most interesting thing about the aestivating animal is that while it sleeps, its body temperature drops just as the hibernating anima

5、ls body temperature drops in winter.1. Why do porcupines aestivate?A. Because they are not active animals. B. Because the weather is too hot and dry. C. Because they have nothing to eat during the summer. D. Because their body temperature is not high enough. 2. When does the porcupine start and end

6、its aestivation? A. It starts in January and ends in March. B. It starts in March and ends in April. C. It starts in August and ends in October. D. It starts in November and ends in February the next year. 3 Which of the following is NOT true? A. Hibernating animals are active in summer. 来源:学科网B. Po

7、rcupines in Southeast Africa live mainly on earthworms. C. One kind of tree frogs in South Africa sleeps inside trees in summer. D. The body temperature of an aestivation animal in summer is as low as that in winter. 4. What does the underlined word “hibernate” mean in Chinese? A. 觅食 B. 冬眠 C. 蜗居 D.

8、隐藏（二）In America，when people say “mans best friend”，they dont mean another person. Instead，they are talking about a lovely animala dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to peoples lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Som

9、e people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!Animals can help people，too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person(盲人)or “ears” for a deaf(耳聋)person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier，too. Because of that，they bring ani

10、mals into hospitals for “visits”.Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you dont live in America，you，too，can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet，take more time this week to play w

11、ith it. Remember to give it delicious food.If you dont have a pet，be kind to animals around you. For example，if you see a street dog，just leave it alone，or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals，try to speak up. As people，we must protect(保护)animals who cant speak for the

12、mselves.( ) 1.“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” is used to prove (证明) that _. A. pets have the right(权利)to inherit(继承)money B. money can make pets happy C. its the best way to spend money D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children( ) 2.Accordi

13、ng(依照)to the passage，scientists bring the dogs to hospital because_. A. they are ill and they need to see the doctor B. they can make the patients(病人)happier C. they can help the doctor find out the problems D. the doctors can do experiment(试验)on them( ) 3During the “Be Kind to Animals Week”，the peo

14、ple in America_. A. hold pet shows B. play with the pets the whole week C. cook delicious food for pets D. make friends with other peoples pets( ) 4.What is the main idea of the passage? A.A lot of people are interested in dogs. B. Dogs can help people do many things. C. Pets are lovely and need car

15、e and protection(保护). D. We have done a lot of things for pets.（三）DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY materials. TV shows also teach people how to DIY. British people like DIY. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes

16、, such aspainting the walls or fixing the broken furniture (家具), they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIYwith their friends. More and more people enjoy DIY and have found the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. At present, many people dont have enough money to buya big ho

17、use. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. Thats why DIY is so popular.DIY can be difficult. There is a large market for DIY furniture which needs to be got together by people themselves witha few tools. However, people often find it not easy to b

18、uild a piece of furniture because they cant understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are easy and clear, but the furniture itselfis difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not careful enough. It is reported that in just one year more than 230,000 people were hurt whil

19、e doing DIY in the UK, including (包括) 41,000 who fell off ladders (梯子).DIY can bring us a lot of funand can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it seemsto be if we bite off more than we can chew(咀嚼). Maybe factories should make things that are easier and saferfor us to DIY.1. Wh

20、y do British people like DIY ?AMany stores sell DIY things. BDIY can bring them fun.CTV programs teach them to DIY. DAll DIY projects are easy.2. Which of the following belongs to DIY?A. Order a pizza on the Internet.B. Buy a birthday cake for my father.C. Pay the worker100 to fix the broken furnitu

21、re.D. Make lanterns out of pumpkins for my children on Halloween.3. What does the sentence we bite off more than we can chew mean?A .We can eat everything we like. B .We should do something difficult.C .We do something that is too difficult. D .We eat too much food that is not safe.4. What can we le

22、arn from the passage?A. DIY is a waste of money. B. It is always difficult to DIY.C. We should be careful while doing DIY. D. It is very safe for us to DIY.（四）The elephant lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another

23、for help in time of trouble. The leader of the group is usually a wise and strong female. She travels at the head of the herd and is followed by the other females and their young. The male elephants follow last. When danger comes,the male elephants form a circle (圈) around the weaker animals and pro

24、tect them. The members of the herd are loyal (忠诚的) to one another. A sick elephant is not left behind to die. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling until it gets well. When an elephant is hurt, two others walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the her

25、d may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to help it. Elephants love the youngsters in the group and give them special care. They help young animals stay afloat (漂浮着) when the herd crosses a river. They work together to help a calf (幼崽) when it goes to a dangerous place. When a female elephant

26、gives birth to her young baby, she leaves the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as aunt. The aunt helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole herd protects its newest member. 1. The leader of an elephant herd is usually_. A. a wise male B. a we

27、ak male C. a strong female D. the oldest female 2. In times of danger, the males form a circle around_. A. the enemy (敌人) B. the weaker animals C. the leader of the group D. the stronger elephants 3. Which of the following does the story get you to believe? A. Elephants can not cross a river. B. Bab

28、y elephants cannot swim well. C. Sick elephants are usually left behind to die. D. Most elephant herds have over a hundred members. 4. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. Elephants like to live alone. B. Many young elephants die when crossing a river.C. Elephants can help each other in time

29、 of trouble.D. The female elephant leaves the herd forever after she has babies.(六) Reading should be part of your life. But the problem is that theres too much to read these days and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are

30、two skills that I think are veryPreview(预览)if it is long and hard, previewing is very useful for getting a general(总的)idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and reports.Heres how to preview:Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.Then read only the first senten

31、ce of the other paragraphs.Skim(浏览)-if it is short and easy. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading l ike popular magazines or the sports and stars, movies of your daily paper. Heres how to skim: Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line. Pick up only a few key w

32、ords in each line. Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same news, but usually we wont get very different ideas of what it is all about.1.What should you do if you read a long article according to the writer? A. Read every word of it. B. Read all the paragraphs. C. Pick up a few key words in each line.