江苏省南京市2020-2021学年八年级英语下学期期中试卷分类汇编 阅读理解专题

1、江苏省南京市2020-2021学年八年级英语下学期期中试卷分类汇编 阅读理解专题江苏省南京市2020-2021学年八年级英语下学期期中试卷分类汇编 阅读理解专题年级：姓名：江苏省南京市2020-2021学年下学期八年级英语期中试卷分类汇编阅读理解专题江苏省南京市鼓楼区2020-2021学年八年级下学期英语期中试卷四、阅读理解（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的 a、b、c 和 d 四个选项中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。achina has a lot to offer. do you want to take a tour to

2、 china? here are some of our best sellers.tour1 wonders of china (price:2,599)beijingxianyangshuothe yangtze rivershanghaisuitable for those who love chinese culture and natural scenery. visiting the forbidden city, walking up to the great wall, seeing amazing terracotta warriors, taking a walk alon

3、g the yangtze river and riding bikes along the yangshuo country.tour2 authentic (真实的) yunnan discovery (price:1,529)kunmingdalilijiangshangri-lasuitable for those who are interested in minority (少数民族) culture and snow mountains. the stone forest, jade dragon snow mountains and tiger leaping gorge sh

4、ow the creativity of the nature and the lijiang ancient town and shangri-la show you the colourful culture of the minority there.tour3 golden silk road (price:1,649)xiandunhuangturpanurumqisuitable for those who want to find the secret of the silk road. listen to the stories about the ancient silk r

5、oad and see the places on the channel which connected the eastern and western world.tour4 kungfu tour (price:1,509)shanghaixianluoyangdengfengbeijingsuitable for kungfu fans who want to learn kungfu in shaolin temple, help you understand the spirit of kungfu.41. which of the following lines costs th

6、e most?.a. shanghaixianluoyangdengfengbeijingb. kunmingdalilijiangshangri-lac. beijingxianyangshuothe yangtze rivershanghaid. xiandunhuangturpanurumqi42. if the tourists want to explore the beauty of the snow mountains, they will probably choose .a. wonders of chinab. authentic yunnan discoveryc. go

7、lden silk roadd. kungfu tour43. the main purpose of the passage is to .a. show visitors the importance of some citiesb. provide visitors with the information of some tours to chinac. give visitors some trip tipsd. tell visitors the chinese culture bthe latest work of lulu wang, a chinese-american di

8、rector, may surprise us with not just its content, but also its way of filming.anian was filmed using just an iphone 12 pro max. its the fourth year that apple has created a short film to celebrate chinese new year.wang says its the first time she has worked on a commercial (商业广告), andthe price and

9、convenience of smart phones enables more film lovers to complete theirown work. she hopes that the fantastic tale brings people hope and courage in facing the unknowns of the upcoming new year as much of the world still struggles with the covid-19 pandemic (流行病), she says in a video interview with c

10、hina daily.the film tells a tale about the nian, a beast (野兽) that lives in the mountains and, at spring festival, would hurt humans in nearby villages. and people invented firecrackers to scare the beast off. however, the movie sees a little girl, ating,become friends and keep in touch with the nia

11、n, despite (不顾) her parents warningsthat the nian eats children for food. ating also calls the beast “anian” as a nickname the actual name of the film in chinese.while set in a lonely village in china, the short film explores a classical dilemma(困境)：how do parents balance the encouragement of their

12、childrens curiosity (好奇) about the world, and their natural desire (渴望) to protect the kids from harm?44. from the passage, we know that the film anian .a. is an advertisement by appleb. is filmed with many camerasc. tells the story between wang and her motherd. explains how the villagers become fri

13、ends with the nian45. from the passage, what is the most likely to take place in the film?a. people from around the world fight covid-19 together.b. how ating helps villagers scare anian off.c. how ating becomes friends with anian.d. the process of making firecrackers.46. what can we learn from the

14、passage?a. parents should prevent children from going out.b. ating is finally eaten by the beast.c. parents need to achieve a balance between protection and control.d. the villagers make friends with the nian at last.cnao, a small robot, looks like a person. if nao begged you not to shut it off, wha

15、t would you do? would you follow its wishes?scientists did a study to see how people treat robots that act like people. eighty-nine people volunteered for the study. they were asked to help to improve naos social skills by finishing two tasks with it.the tasks with the robot didnt matter, though. wh

16、at the scientists really wanted to see was how the participants (参与者) reacted (反应) once the tasks were over.they were asked to talk with nao and finally shut nao off but it was not easy to do. some people did not want to turn the robot off while others took a long time to do it.people often communic

17、ate with non-human objects such as tvs and computers nowadays. but robots seem more like humans. robots can show social characters themselves, like speaking with human voices or taking the shapes of a human body. scientists said people might have seen naos cries as a sign of independent thought. in

18、turn, this could have led people to see the robot as having the human-like character.for thousands of years, humans lived in a world where they were the only ones who could have conversations, the study said. our brains learned to react to social situations in a certain way. but our brains are not u

19、sed to telling the difference between real people and fake people. the robot expressed feelings and hopes and that got people to want to treat the robot as if it were alive.47. in the study, scientists used nao to .a. communicate with humansb. help people finish their react to robotsc. learn about h

20、ow people react to robotsd. improve peoples social skills48. what did participants do when asked to turn nao off?a. all of them followed the order soon.b. all of them refused to turn it off.c. all of them found it hard to operate it.d. not all of them took action at once.49. what can we infer (推断) a

21、bout our brains?a. they can recognize (认出) fake people.b. they are much cleverer than people.c. they cant tell which social situations are real.d. they teach robots to show their feelings.50. whats the main idea of the passage?a. how people treat human-like robots.b. robots will replace (代替) humans.

22、c. compare robots with tvs and computers.d. the relationship between humans and robots.江苏省南京市联合体2020-2021学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷四、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 a、b、c 和 d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。aopening hours:monday: closedtuesday-sundayopening: 9:00admission(准入) stopped: 16:00closed: 17:00* it is open on

23、national public holidays, but closed on lunar new years eye and lunar new years day.important notice:1. all visitors need to book tickets before visiting the museum.2. during covid-19 epidemic control period, health codes with id cards should be presented before entering. body temperature over 37.3

24、or coughing and short of breath, visitors are not allowed( 允 许 ) to enter. wear masks during the visit and keep distance with others.41. on may day holiday, visitors can enter nanjing museum at .a. 8:00 a.m.b. 9:00 a.m.c. 4:00 p.m.d. 5:00 p.m.42. which of the following is true according to the notic

25、e?a. you neednt book tickets before visiting the museum.b. you can also visit the museum on lunar new years day.c. you must show your health codes with id cards before entering.d. if you have a fever, you can enter nanjing museum with a mask.43. where is the notice probably taken from?a. a story boo

26、k.b. a science report.c. a novel.d. a travel guide.bmr. clarke works in new york and he brought his family to china last summer. they visited many places of interest and had a good time here. before they left for new york, the clarkes climbed the great wall. it was the greatest project over two thou

27、sand years ago. they took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. and when they returned to the hotel, they couldnt find the bag in which their expensive camera was. they were all sorry for it. they could buy another c

28、amera but had no time to go to the great wall again. they could not miss the plane.that evening they didnt have supper. mr. clarke hoped to make them happy, sohe said. “well, let me tell you a story. an old man lived in a sixty-storey building. one day, he fell down from it when he was cleaning the

29、window. but he didnt hurthimself.”“it was a miracle!” called out his children. “why?” “because he lived on the first floor!”they all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. they said a chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.“its really a miracl

30、e!” the clarkes said happily.44. the clarkes left their bag .a. on the great wall b. in the carc. under a big treed. in the plane45. the clarkes didnt have anything that evening because they .a. failed to have a picnicb. needed to clean the windowc. were in a hurry to the great walld. felt sorry to

31、lose their camera46. what did mr. clarke tell a story to his family for?a. a chinese boy found their bag.b. he wanted to make his family happy.c. he wanted to visit the great wall again.d. he knew that the police would send the bag to them.ccharacters: evan, mrs. bordoni, mr. cortez, rita, marco, to

32、m setting: a primary schoolmrs. bordoni: (stands at the school gate) good morning！ you need to go straightto your class rooms, children. (a shy boy walks up, looking nervous.) what is your name?evan: (looks at the ground) my name is evan.mrs. bordoni: welcome to northside. im the principal(校长), mrs.

33、 bordoni.evan: (looking surprised) oh! good morning.mrs. bordoni: i know you are new to our school, but you will like it here. i will take you to your classroom.evan: i didnt want to move and leave my friends.mrs. bordoni: you will have friends here. youll see.mrs. bordoni: heres your room, 106.mr.

34、cortez: welcome to our class! im mr. cortez.evan: (the class looks at him. he speaks softly) hello.mr. cortez: we are talking about a story we just read. who can tell evan what it was about?rita: this family moves to a new state. their story is both funny and sad.evan: (cheering up) did they like th

35、e new place?marco: not at first. but they made lots of new friends.mr. cortez: what happened to make them change their minds?tom: the girl from next door said she needed help. when they got to her house, a sign said, “welcome”.marco: it was a surprise party for them. the whole family was laughing.mr

36、. cortez: the neighbors made the family feel welcome.mrs. bordoni: (stands in the doorway) evan, its time for lunch. (they enter the lunchroom. a sign says, “welcome evan”.) it is hard to change schools and leave old friends. now, we are your friends.evan: (smiles) i cant believe you did this for me

37、.47. the words in brackets, such as “(a shy boy walks up, looking nervous.)” tell .a. what the play is aboutb. what the writer acts in the playc. what the characters are saying to each otherd. what the characters are doing and how they are acting48. how does evan feel at the beginning of the play?a.

38、 he is angry because the others dont talk to him.b. he is happy because he makes some new friends.c. he is afraid because he cant find the new school.d. he is nervous because its his first day in a new school.49. which is the correct order according to the paly?a. evan is taken to the classroom.b. e

39、vans new classmates tell him a story.c. evan meets the principal, mrs. bordoni, at the school gate.d. evan enters the lunchroom and finds the sign “welcome evan”.a. a-c-b-db. c-a-b-dc. d-a-c-bd. b-c-d-a50. what is the best title of the play?a. a surprise partyb. a sad storyc. evans welcomed. evans s

40、ign江苏省南京市秦淮区2020-2021学年下学期八年级英语期中考试英语试卷四、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）iouting may 1not having enough fun? too crowded spots?may day, lets go outing again!only for ￥168 per person, including the whole journey bus service qinglong valley sightseeing + outdoor bbq + fishinggo together with local chines

41、e friends! iouting is a program about short trips shared by chinese and foreign students.join us to get more!hotline: 4000-255-052website: weibo: wechat: iouting阅读下面材料，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c 和 d）中，选出最佳选项。a41. how can we get to qinglong valley?a. by busb. by trainc. by planed. by bicycle42. which of the fo

42、llowing activities is not included in the whole journey?a. bbq.b. fishing.c. sightseeing.d. kite flying.43. if we want to get more information, what ways can we use to join iouting? using the wechat: iouting. giving phone calls to 4000-255-052. visiting the website: . putting some pictures on a. b.

43、c. d. bcentral park is new yorks largest park. its in manhattan. it was built in 1857.people in new york love central park. in summer, they run, walk, and have picnics there. sometimes they go fishing or even ride horses. its also a popular place to do tai chi. in winter, people ice-skate there.cent

44、ral park has lots of statues and fountains ( 喷 泉 ), so its fun for birds. 251kinds of birds live there. other animals live there too. some of them live in the zoo. some live in the trees or grass.on the upper east side of manhattan, near central park, there are over 200 museums! this area is known a

45、s the “museum mile”. among them is new yorks most famous museum, the metropolitan museum. we just call it “the met”. it has more than 3,000,000 pieces of art!carnegie hall is a beautiful building on 57th street, manhattan. its home to all the classical music concerts in new york. carnegie hall was n

46、amed after the man who built it, andrew carnegie. he was a successful businessman who liked classical music. then hall was opened on 5 may, 1891. since then, hundreds of famous musicians have given shows there. it is the top goal of musicians from around the world to play at carnegie hall.if you don

47、t like classical music, theres another choice: harlem. harlem is a neighbourhood in manhattan. in the 1920s, many african americans lived there. jazz music was born in harlem around that time. after world war , many black people moved away from harlem to other parts of america. however, harlem is st

48、ill a good place to listen to jazz. there are also many famous jazz clubs there.44. which of the following about central park is an opinion?a. people can do different things there.b. it has a history of more than 100 years.c. it is the most beautiful park in new york.d. there are many statues and fo

49、untains there.45. what can we infer (推断) from the passage?a. harlem is home to classical music.b. jazz is mixed with african music style.c. “the met” is the worlds most famous museum.d. carnegie hall was named after the man who built it.46. if the writer goes on writing, he may tell us about .a. and

50、rew carnegies storyb. another place of interestc. ways to join the jazz clubsd. african people in americacat about noon one weekday in maizidian, a busy business area in beijing, office workers come in and out of a convenience(便利) store just as usual. nearly all carry packaged (包装的)meats and drinks

51、before hurrying back to work.the store, owned by the bianlifeng, sells 800 to 1,000 packaged meals, usually including rice and several smaller dishes, at lunchtime every workday. about 80 percent of the buyer are white-collar workers according to bianlifeng. reasonable (合理的) prices, convenience and

52、quality of ready-to-eat meals have changed conveniencestores into “kitchens” for many city workers.zhang hui, 32, a manager at a foreign company in shanghai, goes to these stores for most of her meals. she spends less than 10 yuan on breakfast, including steamed stuffed buns, porridge or soybean mil

53、k, and about 20 yuan on packaged meals for lunch and dinner each day. “when im in hurry, or when l have to eat alone, i will choose ready-to-eat foods in convenience stores, which are fast and make buying easy. this also saves me from feeling uncomfortable about eating alone in a restaurant.” zhang

54、said. “moreover, the taste of such foods is acceptable.”china has about 122,000 convenience stores, mainly in first-tier and second-tier cities (一线二线城市). with the changes of modern society, people seem to have faster lives. most of them now dont have as much time to cook as before. with more disposa

55、ble income (可支配收入), people are more willing to spend on convenience. and now they are giving more importance to the environment and food safety. ready-to-eat foods in convenience stores can meet these needs, mainly for a large number of young single people. half of the buyers at convenience stores a

56、re those from 20 to 29, and more than 30 percent of them are office workers.47. the following are the reasons for choosing convenience stores except .a. real convenienceb. modern kitchensc. acceptable tasted. ready-to-eat quality48. what does the underlined word “this” mean in paragraph 3?a. zhang h

57、uis self-cooking at home.b. zhang huis eating alone in a restaurant.c. zhang huis choice of ready-to-eat foods.d. zhang huis hurry to work without having meals.49. which of the following sentences is true?a. chinas convenience stores are only in big cities.b. people care more about the environment and food safety.c. people in big cities have as much time to cook as before.d. zha