八年级英语上学期期末复习练习 阅读理解7 牛津版.docx

1、八年级英语上学期期末复习练习 阅读理解7 牛津版2019-2020年八年级英语上学期期末复习练习 阅读理解7 牛津版 When I first entered middle school, it wasnt long before I heard the words boyfriend and girlfriend. I tried to stay out of it, but I couldnt. I began to like Isabella, a girl in my band class. I got nervous whenever I saw her. But when I wa

2、s around her, I acted crazily to make her notice me. I tried not to look at her too much and kept away from her. I even hardly talked with her. I didnt want to show that I liked her. I was too shy to tell anyone that I liked her. It was hard to tell what these new feelings were. I kept it in my hear

3、t for a year. Then, at the end of last year, I told my secret to Andrew-only because he told me he also liked a girl named Jamie. My friend Andrew was not like me, and he actually talked to Jamie. He even liked to have good eye contact(交流) with her. Andrews parents wont let him date(约会). My parents

4、wont, either. We both agree with our parents. We have decided to turn down the girls if they ever ask us out. Do you like someone at your school? What will you do about it?( )1. When did the writer first hear the words 6boyfriend and girlfriend?A. In primary school.B. At the beginning of middle scho

5、ol.C. At the end of middle school.D. After he left middle school.( )2. Who was Isabella?A. She was a girl who liked the writer.B. She was the writers classmate.C. She was the writers penfriend.D. She was the writers friend.( )3. Why did the writer tell his secret to Andrew? A. Because Andrew was his

6、 best friend. B. Because he believed in Andrew very much, C. Because Andrew told the writer that he also liked a girl named Jamie. D. Because Andrew could tell him what to do. ( )4. If Isabella asks the writer out, what will he do?A. He wont go out.B. He will go out.C. He doesnt know what he should

7、do. D. He will ask his parents for help.参考答案 BBCA（二）Dear Readers,Imagine an 11-year-old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who cant fill her stomach with water beca

8、use its polluted, and who has watched life slip away(消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at

9、home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through Save the Children, you can help Marias mother get the tools she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes an

10、d school things for Maria.To help Maria most, your money will be put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital . bring in clean water. This is what Save the Children has been about since 1932.For you, there are many rewards. Have the

11、 chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout(施舍物), but a handup. Thats how Save the Children works. But without you, it cant work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form to he

12、lp a child like Maria and her village.It can make such a difference in her life and yours.( )1. We can most probably read the letter in_. A. somebodys diary B. a newspaper C. a progress report D. a storybook( )2. From the passage, we can infer that_.A. Maria is an 11l-year-old girlB. Marias family i

13、s very poorC. Maria has to do a lot of hard workD. Maria hopes to get schooling( )3. What is Save the Children? A. An organization to help poor children go to school. B. An office of the government to collect money. C. A programme shown at theatres to help the poor. D. An organization which works fo

14、r children in poor areas.( )4. The underlined word sponsor means _ in Chinese. A.回报 B.资助 C.感恩 D.抢救( )5. What does the last sentence in the letter mean? A. If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded. B. What you give is more than what you take. C. Both Marias life and yours will change a lot,D. Ma

15、rie and you can help each other at school.参考答案 BDDBC（三） PoPeye the Sailor was a popular cartoon many years ago. The sailor in that cartoon eats lots of spinach(菠菜) to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped people sell 33 per cent more spi

16、nach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many peoples diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable. Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have more iron than any other green vegetable. People on

17、ly thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. About one thousand years ago, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than other green vegetables. The group wrote the wrong number, and eve

18、ryone accepted it. Today, we know that the little iron in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs-folic acid(叶酸). It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it is really the fo

19、lic acid that makes Popeye strong all along.( )1. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Popeye the Sailor B. The truth about spinachC. A mistake with numbersD. Folic acid makes you strong( )2. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor? A. They thought spinach could make the

20、m strong. B. They thought Popeye was funny. C. Spinach had a lot of iron. D. People liked folic acid.( )3. A research group told people that spinach_.A. made Popeye strongB. was a green vegetableC. had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron than other green vegetables( )4. Folic acid

21、is_ A. something in food B. a vegetableC. dangerous D. a certain kind of spinach参考答案 BADA（四） Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited（继承） a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasnt happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didnt have to. Jack d

22、ecided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $ 10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy. Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor cou

23、ntries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money is used for the childrens study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack gets a report each year on the childrens progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. It is nothing special, Jack said.

24、 And I see the money is used for a good cause. It brings me happiness. I want to do everything I can to help those children.( )1. Jack didnt need to look for a job_.A. before he went to collegeB. after he went to AfricaC. because he got one million dollarsD. before he got a report( )2. Jack learns a

25、bout the childrens progress by_.A. visiting them each yearB. getting a report every yearC. staying with themD. talking to them on the phone( )3. What do the underlined words for a good cause mean in Chinese? A.施舍 B.行善 C.优惠 D.赏赐( )4. What does the story tell us? A. Help others, and you will be happy.

26、 B. Its nice to write to poor children! C. Live a simple life, and you can help others. D. Its the most important to help the children in Africa.参考答案 CBBA（五）We often think about why money disappeared so quickly. That may be because we didnt have a good budget. A budget is a plan to control where you

27、r money goes. A good budget can help you use money wisely. For example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but cant afford now. Have a look at the budget of Nicks family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. The income of Nicks family a month is RMB 6,

28、000.( )1. Sometimes money disappeared so quickly, it may be because_. A. we lost it B. we didnt have a good budget C. we put it in the bank D. we gave it away to others( )2. The underlined word budget probably means “_” in Chinese. A.预算 B.缘故 C.过程 D.结果( )3. Every month Nicks family can get_. A. RMB 3

29、,000 B. RMB 4,500 C. RMB 6,000 D. RMB 9,000( )4. Nicks family will pay_ for food this month. A. RMB 600 B. RMB 800 C. RMB 1,000 D. RMB l,200( )5. Nicks family will spend the most money on this month. A. clothing B. medical careC. housing D. transportation参考答案 BACDC（六）( )1. Who did Li Yugang once lea

30、rn from according to the passage? A. Mei Lanfang. B. Mei Lanfangs student. C. Mei Yanfangs student, D. Mei Lanfangs friend.( )2. The underlined word grace means “_” in Chinese. A.粗矿 B.做作 C.傲慢 D.优雅( )3. From the passage, we know Yue Fei_. A. was not born in a rich family B. was not brave C. killed Qi

31、n Hui D. built a temple( )4. Ma Huateng set up his own company when he was_. A. 18 B. 22 C. 27 D. 42 ( )5. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Li Yugang invented QQ. B. Ma Huateng used to work as a computer programmer for a company. C. Li Yugang won the first prize in CCIVs Star Road.D. Yue Fei seldom won battles with his soldiers.参考答案 BDACB（七） There was a pilot(飞行员 ) and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was fly