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第 1 页 共 8 页 牛津版八年级下学期英语阅读理解专项训练牛津版八年级下学期英语阅读理解专项训练 D D 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 牛津版牛津版 2017 20182017 2018 学年八年级下学期英语阅读理解专项训练学年八年级下学期英语阅读理解专项训练 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 1616 分分 1 4 分 阅读理解 Jim a young farmer was once put into prison 监狱 One day he got a letter from his mother I m so worried about our farm she wrote It s time to plant potatoes I can t dig 挖 all the fields by myself Jim read the letter and became sad What can I do he thought Then he had a good idea He wrote to his mother Don t dig the fields There s a pot of money in the earth Don t plant potatoes until I come home Some days later Jim got another letter from his mother It said Two days ago about ten men came to our farm and dug all our fields I can t understand it It looks as if they were looking for something What shall I do Jim smiled when he read his mother s letter He wrote a letter to his mother at once It was very short Guess what it would say 1 Jim s mother was very worried about A him B their farm C the potatoes D the pot of money 2 In the letter to his mother Jim told his mother not to A dig the fields 第 2 页 共 8 页 B dig the pot of money C ask others for help D go to the prison to see him 3 Jim s mother told him that about ten men came to dig their fields These men might be A farmers B Jim s friends C prison guards 监狱看守人 D Jim s brothers 4 Why did Jim smile when he read his mother s second letter A Because he would go home soon B Because the men didn t find the money C Because his mother could plant potatoes D Because he got another letter from his mother 2 4 分 阅读理解 Volunteering makes you look at the world differently You see how little things can change a person s life for the better which makes everyone a better person Mason a volunteer said National Volunteer Week started in 1974 and is held every April It is a time to thank volunteers for their achievements It is also a perfect opportunity 机会 to encourage others to take their first step toward becoming a volunteer Making the decision to take the first step can be the biggest problem because they often wonder if they will be able to meet the organization s expectations 期望 Some people fear not knowing anyone else in the group Not having enough time also prevents some from sharing their abilities The following tips can help if you have some of these worries 第 3 页 共 8 页 Start out slowly don t add too much pressure Even a few hours a month can make a big difference in someone s life Choose an organization with the same interests and common values Take part in a training meeting for new volunteers even if it is not asked Work with an experienced volunteer He volunteered a lot he can help you increase the confidence and completely understand the organization s expectations Invite a friend or family member to serve It is a good experience to volunteer with them Finally it is most important to enjoy the volunteer experience and to remember that not all volunteer experiences are perfect If one experience doesn t work don t give up and you ll surely find the right opportunity Spend some time on volunteer work and you will see great changes in people s lives As Mason discovered during his volunteer experience little things can change a person s life 1 Volunteering can help A make a decision B see the world clearly C thank other people D make person s life better 2 What could be the reason to stop people taking the first step A They don t have enough time B They are prevented by their families C They fear that their abilities are shared D They don t expect to become volunteers 3 Which of the following can help people take the first step 第 4 页 共 8 页 A Start out quickly B Organize a training meeting C Invite a friend to be with them D Join in a group with different values 3 4 分 阅读理解 Cara Lang is 13 She lives in Boston Massachusetts US Last Thursday she didn t go to school She went to work with her father instead Every year on the fourth Thursday in April millions of young girls go work This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15 They spend the day at work with an adult usually a mother father aunt or uncle They go to offices police stations laboratories and other places where their parents or other family members work Next year the day will include sons too The Ms Foundation an organization for women started the program about ten years ago In the U S many women work outside the home The Ms Foundation wants girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs Then when the girls grow up they can choose a job they like Cara s father is a film director Cara says It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad I saw a lot of people doing different jobs Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day Last year Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts In the engineering department the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy In the chemistry department they learned to use scales They learned about many other kinds of jobs too Right now Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day she knows she has many choices 1 What is Cara s father A An engineer B An official C A moviemaker 第 5 页 共 8 页 D A professor 2 According to the passage Take our Daughters to work Day is A on every Thursday in April B a holiday for girls of all ages C a day for girls to learn about jobs D a day for girls to get a job easily 3 On this special day Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that A she learned to use scales B she worked as all actress C she went to work with her aunt D she used toothpicks and Candy to build a bridge 4 What is probably the best title for the passage A Cara Lang a Fortunate Girl B Take Our Daughters to Work Day C Children s Day and Work Day D Ms Foundation an Organization for Women 4 4 分 Space travel is nothing new The first spacecraft with a human was sent up into space in 1961 Since then people have not only traveled to space but also many of them have lived there in space stations for some time The Soviet Union 前苏联 sent the first space station into space in 1971 This space station was called Salyut 1 Salyut 1 was designed as a place where people could live while they observed space and did experiments The first group of astronauts lived there for 23 days The Soviet Union went on to make seven more Salyut space stations At about the same time the United States built its own space station called Skylab 第 6 页 共 8 页 Astronauts visited and often lived in these space stations for a short time However it wasn t until the late 1980s when The Soviet Union sent the Mir space station that people began to live in space for a longer time Mir stayed in space from 1989 until 2001 when it was decided that the space station was too old and no longer safe to live in Living in space stations seems to be fun but astronauts face many problems One of them is food All the meals on space station are put together on Earth and sent there by space shuttle Because the food has to last a long time sometimes up to three months a lot of it has to be stored in cans The space station does not have a fridge but it has a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh Astronauts also eat many other foods such as dried meat that do not need special care Without the help of gravity sitting down to eat can be tough Astronauts sometimes have to fix themselves to the wall while eating They also have