牛津版（深圳·广州）2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：阅读理解B卷

牛津版（深圳广州）2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：阅读理解B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_考试须知： 1、请首先按要求在本卷的指定位置填写您的姓名、班级等信息。 2、请仔细阅读各种题目的回答要求，在指定区域内答题，否则不予评分。一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共80分)1. （8分） In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up withthe Joneses is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant(仆人) and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.（1） Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _.A . want to be as rich as their neighborsB . want others to know or to think that they are richC . dont want others to know they are richD . want to make themselves happy（2） It can be inferred（推断）from the story that rich people like to_.A . live outside New York CityB . live in New York cityC . live in apartmentsD . have many neighbors（3） According to the writer, it is_ to keep up with the Joneses.A . correctB . interestingC . impossibleD . good2. （8分） America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today,10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society (社会) in many ways education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the growing of America has made us a very different society one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.A persons age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position (职位、地位), marriage or health. Theres no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isnt as strong as it used to be. It doesnt surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.Many people say, I am much younger than my motheror my fatherwas at my age. No one says Act your age any more. Weve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.（1） It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America _.A . has made people feel youngerB . has changed peoples social positionC . has changed peoples understanding of ageD . has slowed down the countrys social development（2） The underlined word one in the first paragraph refers to_.A . a societyB . AmericaC . a placeD . population（3） Act your age in the last paragraph means people should _.A . be active when they are oldB . do the right thing at the right ageC . show respect for their parents young or the oldD . take more physical exercise suitable to their age（4） If a 20-year-old man becomes general manager of a big company, the writer of the text would most probably consider it _.A . normalB . wonderfulC . unbelievableD . unreasonable3. （8分） (2017杭州模拟) 阅读理解New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.A blacksmiths job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horses foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horses leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses-for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “Its a good way to make a living.”（1） According to the passage, how many blacksmiths are there in the United States? A . 35B . 8,000C . 170D . 25（2） In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to_. A . fit it on the horses footB . use a shoe as a shapeC . make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metalD . draw a picture of the shoe（3） James Corbin became a blacksmith because he_. A . was good at making horseshoes B . was needed by the policemen and horse ownersC . was interested in blacksmithing because his father did it beforeD . had to make a living（4） Which of the following is true? A . Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month.B . New York is the only city in America to have policemen on horseback.C . A blacksmith must be very strong because he the horse is very heavy. D . Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.（5） The best title for the passage is “_”. A . Policemen on HorsebackB . Blacksmiths and HorseshoeingC . James Corbin, a BlacksmithD . Horseshoeing，a Good Way to Make a Living4. （8分） Nick is a knight(骑士). But he doesnt like to ride and he doesnt like to fight. Nick likes to read and write, and he likes to knit(编织).One night, there was a knock at the door. “I need you to fight a dragon(龙)!” cried King Kareen.“But Im the wrong kind of knight!” said Nick. “I dont like to fight.”“Never mind! Hurry up!” cried the King.“The dragon is in my bed!” said the King. Nicks knees were knocking. He lifted the blanket(毯子) and saw a little dragon. “Im freezing.” The dragon said.Nick quickly started knitting. He knitted a coat, some long socks and some pants for the dragon. The dragon was glad. “Thank you!” he said and off he went.“I think youre the right kind of knight!” said the king.（1） What does Nick do?A . A kingB . A knightC . A knitterD . A writer（2） Nick likes to read ,write and _ .A . rideB . fightC . singD . knit（3） Why were Nicks knees knocking ? Because Nick was _ .A . so gladB . too frightenedC . a wrong kind of knightD . a right kind of knight（4） The dragon was in the Kings bed because _.A . he liked the kingB . he was hungryC . he was freezingD . he liked Nick（5） The dragon was very glad and went off after_.A . Nick knitted some clothes for himB . Nick had a big fight with himC . the King gave him much foodD . the King gave him much money5. （8分） (2016高安模拟) 阅读理解Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. Thats why dry deserts(沙漠) everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil(土壤) found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants wont. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no plant food.（1） The passage can most probably be found in .A . a science bookB . a newspaperC . a magazineD . a report（2） Plants need things to grow well according to the passage.A . twoB . threeC . fourD . five（3） The reason why most plants cant grow on the sandy beach is that .A . there isnt enough sunlightB . there is too much waterC . it is too crowded thereD . it has little food for plants（4） Which of the following is true?A . Beach grass can hardly grow in sand.B . Plants need food to help them grow.C . Plants want a place where their flowers can come out.D . Dry deserts everywhere are almost covered by trees or grass.6. （8分） If they eat up their food, students can collect coupons(优惠券) and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.“Its been such a surprise,” said Liang zhaoyun,19, a student at a university in Shanghai, “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”The measure is part of a national “eat-up” campaign(行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园).Why only on campuses? You might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average(平均).The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, Secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.Some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.“Im glad that weve reduced food waste since the eat-up campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses.” said Tao.（1） From Paragraph1, we know that the students will get a coupon.A . when they eat school foodB . after they exchange giftsC . if they finish all their foodD . if they collect the waste（2） The underlined word “motivation” in Paragraph 2 means “” in Chinese.A . 动力B . 机会C . 试验D . 条件（3） The “eat-up” campaign is carried out on campuses because .A . students get a good educationB . schools offer small giftsC . students waste too much foodD . school food is more delicious（4） The purpose of the campaign is mainly to .A . improve the school food standardB . encourage a greener and healthier lifestyleC . receive attention from the societyD . further improve the service in universities（5） The best title for this passage may be.A . Enjoy Your FoodB . Reduce Waste on CampusC . Meals in UniversitiesD . “Eat-up” Campaign on Campus7. （8分） Its not easy to be an astronauts sonEverybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean hes so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain of the football team.Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something speciallike saving a child from a burning building One morning my teacher said there would be a Fathers Day writing competition for the whole school“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”When I got home，I started to think about what to writeMy father is an astronaut. No, I wouldnt start like that. That was the way others saw himHow did I see my father?HmmI saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dreamI remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me，he wasnt just a famous astronaut. He was my dadMy parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).The third prize was announced and it was not me1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed(失望) at the same time. The second prize was announced. I t was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My fathers son”When I finished，Dad put his hand on my shoulder“Son，this is the proudest moment of my life.It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe Ill never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my fathers son.（1） The writer felt it to be the son of a famous personA . 1uckyB . naturalC . hardD . pleasant（2） In order to_the writer would like to save a child from a burning buildingA . become astronautB . become a great heroC . be made school team captainD . be made monitor（3） What did the boy probably write in his composition?A . A lot of special things he had doneB . The story of his father as an astronautC . The unforgettable time he spent with his fatherD . The experiences his father had in middle school（4） What is the best title for the passage?A . My daydreamB . My fathers sonC . My famous fatherD . My happy family8. （8分） 阅读理解BDear Diary,What a day! I started at my new school this homing and had a great timeI made lots of new fiends and really liked my teachersI was so nervous last nightbut I had no reason to beEveryone was so friendlyThey made me feel at home!The day started very early at 7：00 amI had breakfast with my momShe could tell(看出)that I was very anxious Mom kept asking me what was wrongI thought she knew that l was nervous about starting at a new schoolShe told me I had nothing to worry about and that everyone would be friendly and love meMy mom dropped me off(让我下车)at the school gate at about 7：50 amA little blonde girl got dropped off at the same time and started waving(挥手)at meShe ran over and told me her name was AbigailIt turned out that we were in the same classAbigail was very nice and we became close fight awayWe spent all morning together and began to talk with another girl called StaceyThe three of us sat together in class all day and we even made our way home together! Time went by so quicklyOur teacher told us that tomorrow we would really start learning and developing new skillsIt is late now so I am going to sleep，but I cannot wait until tomorrow! I believe Im going to enjoy my time at my new school! I hope that my new friends feel the same tooCasey（1） From Paragraph 1，we can know that Casey A . is good at cookingB . is a very creative girlC . was quite nervous last nightD . missed her old teachers and classmates（2） What does the underlined word“anxious”in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A . 兴奋的B . 焦虑的C . 震惊的D . 聪明的（3） What do we know about Abigail? A . She was late for school todayB . She is a girl with blonde hairC . She went to school by subway todayD . She has a younger sister called Stacey（4） What will Casey most probably do when she arrives at school tomorrow? A . Look for Abigail and StaceyB . Show her new skill to her teacherC . Clean the classroom with AbigailD . Talk with her teacher about her homework（5） In the material，Casey A . described her first day at her new schoolB . reported an accident on her way to schoolC . told us how to communicate with a new classmateD . discussed the problems of having too many friends9. （8分） (2018八上东营期中) 阅读理解 Violin Player Wanted （招聘）Are you a lover of music? Can you play the violin? Can you sing or dance? Join our Sunshine Rock Band（摇滚乐队）. Please call Mike at 5487-6598or send an email to sunshine yahoo.com.Hot ClubDo you like to play table tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr. Zhang is a good teacher. You can come here every Saturday afternoon from 2:30to 5:30.Telephone: 8665-7868Address： Room 15,Lantian HotelSwimmer WantedCan you swim? Do you like children? Can you teach them to swim on Sundays? Come and join us. Call Joe at 8472-9999for more information.Summer JobDo you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Would you like to work for a magazine? Then come and work as a reporter. Please call Karen at 5561-8823.（1） Sunshine Rock Band needs _ . A . a violin playerB . a reporterC . a swimming coach（教练）D . a table tennis coach（2） If you can swim very well and like children very much, you will be more interested in the _ advertisement（广告） A . firstB . secondC . thirdD . fourth（3） If you like writing, you can call _ for a job. A . 8472-9999B . 8665-7868C . 5561-8823D . 5487-6598（4） Your classmate wants to learn table tennis, so you can advise（建议）her to call _ . A . JoeB . Mr. ZhangC . KarenD . Mike（5） The above ads（广告）are probably（可能）from _ . A . a newspaperB . a story bookC . a science bookD . a history book.10. （8分） (2016八下邵阳月考) 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。Traveling is very interesting. Many people love traveling. There are many ways to travel: by plane, by train, by ship or by car. Everyone has their favorite way.Greg: My favorite way of traveling is by car. I can bring my pet dog along. I can travel three hundred miles or only fifty miles a day. I can stop at a good restaurant to enjoy a good meal or at a hotel to spend the night.Eliza: I love traveling by train best! Its very exciting. I traveled most of Europe in 5 months by train. Its the best way to talk with the local (当地的) people and make new friends on the way. Trains make even the longest trip enjoyable. The train ride to me is just like a big moving party.I a