级中学八年级英语上学期期末复习练习 阅读理解3 牛津版.docx

1、级中学八年级英语上学期期末复习练习 阅读理解3 牛津版八年级英语期末复习专题练习阅读理解3（一） The peppered moth(白桦尺蛾), a kind of insect, is found in England. It is light brown and likes to live in trees which are also light brown. This makes the moth difficult to be found. But with the development of the industry(工业), smoke from factories bega

2、n to reach the trees where the moth lived. It made the trees blacker. Then something strange happened. The peppered moth began to become darker as well.A scientist called Kettlewell decided to make a study of this phenomenon(现象). He marked some of the light moths and some of the darker ones, and set

3、 them free in the woods near Birmingham, an industrial city. Later, he recaptured as many marked moths as possible. The results were as follow: Can you imagine what would happen to the peppered moth if the air became cleaner again?( )1. The peppered moth began to change its colour in industrial area

4、s because_. A. it wanted to attract other moths B. it had to keep the balance of nature C. it was polluted by the smoke from factories D. it liked the colour of its living place( )2. From the results of Kettlewells research, we can see that_ in industrial areas. A. more light moths were caught B. so

5、me darker moths became light ones C. more darker moths were caught D. about one-third of the darker moths were killed( )3. Whats the meaning of the underlined word recaptured in Chinese? A.再次捕获 B.重新预测 C.再次放生 D.重新关注( )4. If the air became clearer again,_. A. the number of the light moths would become

6、 larger B. there would be more darker moths and fewer light ones C. the darker moths would fly away from the industrial areas D. the total number of the light moths would keep unchanged( )5. This passage is mainly about_.A. the results of a researchB. Kettlewell-a great scientistC. the moths can cha

7、nge coloursD. pollution in some industrial areas参考答案 CCAAC（二） Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him foolish boy. Thats easy, answered the fisherman. I know one way to make you become cleverer. Really? Of course. It is said a fish head is good

8、 for brain. If you eat one, youll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head. The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him A fish head was not good-not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps. Do you feel anythi

9、ng? asked the fisherman. Not in my head, said the boy. The boy lay on the ground and thought, One whole fish costs only two pounds. I paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why dont I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over? He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman,

10、 You are a thief! You are fooling me! The fisherman laughed, saying, The fish head works now, you see.( )1. The boy ate up the fish head only in two gulps, because he_.A. enjoyed it B. wanted to taste itC. took it as a kind of good medicineD. was a foolish boy( )2. The boy came to the fisherman in o

11、rder to_.A. buy a fish headB. ask the fisherman a questionC. learn the way of fishing D. pay him three pounds( )3. Not in my head means _ A. the fish head was not in the boys head B. the boy felt nothing come into his head C. it was difficult to give an answer right away D. the boy didnt feel that h

12、e was clever( )4. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had _. A. a whole fish B. a fish head and one pound back C. a whole fish and one pound back D. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back( )5. _helped the boy become clever.A. A good meal B. The fish head C. Nothing D. What happened参考答案 C

13、BDCD（三） Oftentimes one hears children wishing they were grown-ups, and old people wishing they were youngsters again. Each age has its pleasures and pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time on useless things. Childhood is a time when there

14、 are few responsibilities(责任) to think about. A child is usually fed, looked after and loved by his parents. He will never be expected to do anything in return. In addition(另外), life is always presenting（呈现） new things to a child, but the things have lost their appeal(吸引力) for the old because they a

15、re too well-known. Meanwhile, a child has his pains. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do. He is continually（不断地）being told not to do a certain thing or being punished for what he has done wrong. After a child grows up, he starts to make his own living. He can no longer expect others to pay

16、for his food, his clothes, or his room, and he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing in the way he used to play as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may be put in prison. If, h

17、owever, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up his own position in society.( )1. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that_.A. life for a child is very easyB. life for a child is very hardC. only the old are interested

18、in lifeD. only children are interested in life( )2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Parents hardly expect their children to do anything in return. B. Children get interested in things around them. C. Adults are free to do what they want to do. D. Adults should depend

19、on themselves.( )3. The main idea of the passage is _. A. life is never enjoyable since each age has some pains B. young men can have the greatest happiness C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in ones life D. one can be a happy person only if he can enjoy each age of his life( )4. The paragraph

20、following this passage will most probably discuss_.A. examples of successful young menB. how to build up ones position in societyC. joys and pains of old peopleD. what to do when one has problems in life参考答案 ACDC（四） When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the

21、 way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research. Step l Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might writ

22、e: Discover more about robots. Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:1. The first robot appeared in the USA. 2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher. 3. Sometimes a robot catches vir

23、uses and causes a lot of problems. Step 3 How can you deal with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper. 1. What might robots be like in the future? 2. What other things can robots do for people? 3. What kind of power will robots possib

24、ly use in five years? Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you will probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dange

25、rous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely. Next time when you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings m

26、ore questions.( )1. What does the writer advise us to do when were curious about something? A. To read more books about it. B. To look it up in the dictionary. C. To turn to the teacher for help. D. To raise questions and find the answers.( )2. The underlined part Armed with your list of questions m

27、eans _. A. write down your list of questions B. discuss your questions with others C. take your list of questions with you D. put your list of questions under your arm ( )3. What might be the correct order of the steps when you do research? List what you want to learn. Find new problems. List what y

28、ouve already known. Choose a research subject. A. B. C. D. ( )4. The passage is mainly about_. A. how to do research on robots B. the steps of how to do some research C. having interesting answers on robotsD. finding subjects before doing research参考答案 DCAB（五） During the years of game making, there h

29、ave been a number of games. Many old games have gone since modern games came out. Teachers at a primary school asked their students to write articles aboutgames they knew and were surprised by the results. Half of the 50 children in one of the classes wrote about online games.It is easy to see that

30、traditional games like hide-and-seek and jump rope games are unfamiliar to m any of todays schoolchildren. They like to playcomputer games, especially in the cities, with the rising popularity of TV, the Internet, video and online games. An educationist said, Traditional games used to be so popular,

31、 but over just a few years, kids have forgotten them. Its sad. The games that many parents once played were generally outdoor activities which were enjoyed by students during breaks or after school. They usually needed several partners and just a little space. Jump rope games, for example, have always been popular in many countries around the world. A kind of jump rope game, played with rubber bands(橡皮筋) which are connected together to make a long rope, is played in many countries. Rubber band jumping was once very popular in primary schoo