外研版初中英语八年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：阅读理解A卷.doc

外研版初中英语八年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：阅读理解A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共100分)1. （10分）阅读理解Kittys timetable（时间表）TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday8:00-8:45EnglishmathmathChinesemath8:55-9:40EnglishmathEnglishEnglishmath9:50-10:35ChineseChineseP.E.mathart10:45-11:30mathgeographyhistorygeographyChinese14:0014:45P.E.EnglishChinesemusicmusic14:5515:40geographyartreadingP.E.science（1）Kitty has _ every day. A . EnglishB . ChineseC . geography（2）The geography class finishes at _on Monday. A . 14:00B . 14:45C . 15:40（3）Kitty has _subjects this term. A . tenB . elevenC . twelve（4）Kitty has lunch at _. A . 11:00B . 12:00C . 14:00（5）Kitty has _P.E lessons(s) in a week. A . oneB . twoC . three2. （10分）阅读理解PeopleAgeJobLikeCantTom10studentplay table tennis, swimdrive a car（开车）, play the pianoToms mother37workerplay tennis, drive a car,cook（烧饭；烹调）play basketballToms father40teacherplay basketball, ride a horseSwim, cookToms brother14studentplay the piano, play table tennisplay basketball, ride a bike（骑车）（1）Toms father is a . A . studentB . workerC . teacherD . cook（2）Tom cant . A . drive a carB . play basketballC . cookD . ride a bike（3）Toms brother is years old and he is a . A . 13; studentB . 14; studentC . 14; workerD . 15; student3. （10分） A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs.When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the man,“ Can you come at once to a place out of town? Its quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”“Certainly,” said the doctor, “Im quite ready. I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctors car, and they drove off.They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?“There is no patient,” explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustnt he? There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”（1）The doctor _ when the doorbell started to ring.A . was sleeping upstairsB . was sleeping downstairsC . was working upstairsD . was working downstairs（2）The man asked the doctor _.A . to go out for a walkB . to go to a place out of townC . to see a patientD . to go for a vacation（3）They left _.A . on footB . by bikeC . by busD . by car（4）What the man wanted to do was only _.A . to fool the doctor B . to give the doctor moneyC . to get home in the doctors carD . to invite the doctor to his home（5）The doctor must be _ when he heard the mans words.A . happyB . angry C . sad D . cry4. （10分）阅读下面的图表，完成小题。BA Talk on Dolphins (海豚)Dolphins live in the water, but theyre not fish.When they swim, they often jump out of the water.Dolphins are very friendly to people. Would you liketo learn the talk on Friday? Call Mr. Lu a（1）There is a talk about dolphins on . A . FridayB . Saturday.C . Sunday.（2）If you want to listen to the talk, you can call Mr. Lu at .A . . .3）What can you learn about dolphins?A . They are friendly to people. B . They are special kind of fish.C . They hardly jump out of the water.5. （10分）阅读理解BWhen people go to the movies today, they can watch and listen to a story. But when the movie first appeared (出现) many years ago, there was no sound or music. Those silent (无声的) movies play an important role in movie history.When movie theatres showed silent movies, musicians were often there to play music along with the movie. Sometimes, musicians also made some special sounds. However, there was no sound in the movie itself. People learnt the story through the actors, the musicians and words on the screen. When movies first had sound, not everyone liked it. Many silent movie actors thought it was hard to act in the new kind of movies. Clara Bow was a famous silent-movie actress in the early 1920s. She was so nervous (紧张的) about her voice that she couldnt become a star in the world of talking pictures. She then left show business (演艺界).The Jazz Singer (1927) was the first movie with sound. Talking pictures became a big success, and there were more and more movies like that. Later, silent movies became history.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（1）What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?A . What silent movies were like.B . Who liked to see silent movies.C . Where people went to see silent movies.D . How people felt when they saw silent movies.（2）What helped people to learn the story of a silent movie? Actors. Musicians. Music in the movie. Words on the screen.A . B . C . D . （3）Why did Clara Bow leave show business?A . Because she was not popular.B . Because she didnt like acting.C . Because she could not sing or dance.D . Because she was nervous about her voice.（4）. The first movie with sound came out in _.A . 1925B . 1927C . 1929D . 1931（5）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A . Silent movies are important in movie history.B . There was no sound in the silent movie itself.C . Clara Bow was a famous actress in the early 1930s.D . The first movies with sound were not popular with everyone.6. （10分）（2016福州）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Pollution inside homes and other buildings kills more than 4 million people each yearMany people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over woodpowered of coalpowered stovesOne way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sunCrosby Menzies，a solar power expert in a South African company，described his latest solar cooker called the“Sol.4”，”It is four square meters of mirrors，six to eight meters in lengthIt is quite a large cooler”The“Sol.4”works by reflecting （反射）light from the sun off large mirrorsThe mirrors direct （把对准）the light at a cooking panThen the light heats the pan with solar energyWithin two minutes，the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onionsIn just four minutes，water can be boiledThat is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricityThe cooker is also much“friendlier”than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use itAnd people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coalSuchindividualswould be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smokeAt present，the cooker only works when the sun is shiningBut engineers are working on a way to make it work without sunlightEach cooker costs about $2000，which is a large amount of money for most AfricansTo solve that problem，Crosby Menzies has crated a nongovernmental organization called solar Cookers for AfricaIt plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment（1）This passage is mainly about A . solar cookersB . smoke pollutionC . solar power expertsD . breathing illnesses（2）The“Sol4”is mainly used to A . shorten the time of cookingB . reduce the cost of making cookersC . raise money through donations to help African peopleD . reduce the number of deaths caused by harmful smoke（3）The underlined word“individuals“most probably means“ ” A . cookersB . mirrorsC . peopleD . experts（4）Which of the following about the“Sol4”is TRUE？ A . It is six to eight square meters of mirrorsB . It can work in any weather condition nowC . It can also heat the pan by lighting firewoodD . It is more environmentfriendly than other cookers（5）From the passage，we can infer that A . the“Sol4”will be designed in a smaller sizeB . more African can use the solar cookers in the futureC . the“Sol4”is the first product of the south African companyD . the African government will provide poor people with solar cookers7. （10分） （2011龙岩市)A leading biologist has found the angels and fairies that sit at top of Christmas trees did not get there under their own power.Prof Roger Wotton, from University College London, found that flight would be impossible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.Angels cannot take off and cannot use powered flight,” said Prof Wotton. “They would need to be exposed to very high wind velocities at take off - such high winds that they would be blown away.Some the worlds most famous religious paintings and architecture make most Americans believe in angels.The study found that 68 per cent of the 36,000 adults thought that angels and demons (魔鬼) were at work in the world.According to the latest study, angels lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings. Prof Wottons paper explores why there are so many stories about angels. “Angels are very powerful religious icons for people with faith. Their similarity to humans adds to their power. At the same time, they have wings on them because they are more than human. They take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.” said the academic.（1）What did the leading biologist find?A . The angels and fairies are very powerful.B . Its impossible for angels and fairies to fly.C . The flight would be possible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.D . The angels and fairies can sit on the tree under their own power.（2）Whats the Chinese meaning of the word “architecture” ?A . 油画B . 建筑C . 鸟巢D . 天堂（3）According to the article, how many adults thought that there were real angels and demons?A . 68.B . 36,000C . 24,480D . 3,600（4）Which of the following is True?A . Angels cant fly because they lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.B . Most Americans dont believe in angels.C . Angels can take off and can use powered flight.D . Angels are not the same to the humans.（5）Why do many people believe angels can fly？A . Angels are real human beings.B . Angels with wings can take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.C . Angels are very similar to the humans.D . Angels are powerful.8. （10分）根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they werent joking. ”（1）Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A . Because he could eat well there.B . Because he could earn more about nuns.C . Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.D . Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more.（2）Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _.A . was still the same as usualB . ate so much at dinnerC . kissed her hello after schoolD . worked hard but said little（3）“Hitting the books” means “_” in Chinese.A . 用功B . 捶书C . 发泄D . 振作（4）The last sentence in the passage shows that _.A . Tommy felt sorry for the nailB . Tommy was afraid of being nailedC . Tommy didnt like the plus signD . Tommy liked playing jokes on others（5）From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _.A . we should be strict with ourselvesB . mistaking (误解) might do good sometimesC . a catholic school is better than other onesD . nuns are good at helping children with their math9. （10分）阅读下列短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项.BWearing a red nose for a day may seem like a strange way to raise money for charity. However, it seems to work in Britain.Red Nose Day(RND) is a well-known event the UK. The aim of the day is to raise money for a charity called Comic Relief which helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.Red nose?Comic Relief was started in 1985 by the scriptwriterRichard Curtis. Its called Red Nose Day, as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity.When is RND?Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring and is now so famous that many people consider it to be an unofficial(非官方的)national holiday. For example, many school have non-uniform days. The fast Red Nose Day was on l3th March 2015.MoneyAcross Britain. people are encouraged to Do Something Funny for Money. The money that is collected helps children to go to school, and educates the adults with HIV and AIDS, Comic Relief also works closely with disabled and elderly people to make sure they have equal rights and a better life.So, if you are ever in the UK an Red Nose Day, now you know why you may find normal(正常的) people wearing red noses and doing silly things! Its ail for a good cause! If you want to find out more about the day, have a look at the official Red Nose Day website.（1）By celebrating Red Mole Day, people want to .A . encourage people to make money happilyB . encourage more American people to join the charityC . raise money to help the poor all over the wordD . raise money for Comic Relief（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Comic Relief?A . Comic Relief is a charity helping people in the world.B . Comic Relief is a charity helping both children and adults.C . Students usually wear school uniform on Red Nose Day.D . Red Nose Day takes pace every year.（3）Which of the following is probably encouraged to do on Red Nose Day?A . Ma