阅读理解-牛津上海版（试用本）八年级英语下册期末复习（含答案解析）

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专题阅读理解

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

Choosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

MynameisWillCharouhis.MyhometownisMiami,intheU.S.stateofFlorida.Thecity

isknownforitswarmweatherandmanybeautifulbeaches.Ifsverypopularwithtourists.

However,scientistssayit'sintrouble.Becauseofclimatechange（气候变化），thesealevelis

rising.Asacoastalcity,Miamiwillsufferbadly.By2070,thecitywillprobablybeundertwofeet

ofwater.

Lifewillbehardthen.IknowthisbecauseIonceexperiencedtheeffectsofclimatechange.

ItwasSeptember2017.HurricaneIrma（飓风"厄玛”）hitFlorida.Itcausedseriousfloodingin

Miami.Mycitywasalmostcompletelyunderwater.Fordays,IthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddo.

HowcouldIhelptopreventthisfromhappeningagain?

Ibecameinterestedinmangroves.Thesetreesgrowinornearwater.Theyaregoodat

takingingreenhousegasesfromtheair.Theycanalsoprotectcoastalcitiesagainstrisingseas.I

startedthe“AMillionMangroves^^project.Iaskpeopletohelpprotectmangroves.

Threeyearsago,theCOVID-19pandemic（疾病大流行）shutdowntheworld.Icouldn't

gotoschool.NeithercouldIspendtimewithmyfriendsindoors.ButIwasabletospendmonths

workingalongFlorida'scoastlines.Iplantedmorethansixmilesofnewmangroves.

rilcontinuetoworkhands-onandteachpeopleabouttheimportanceofprotectingtrees.

It'suselesstojustbeafraidofclimatechange.Turnyourtearintoaction.Wecanalldosomething

tosaveourplanet.

1.Becauseof,Miamiisverypopularwithtourists.

A.theclimatechangeB.thewarmweatherandmanybeautifulbeaches

C.therisingsealevelD.manybeautifulmountains

2.WhendidWillCharouhisexperiencetheeffectsofclimatechange?

A.In2015.B.In2017.C.In2019.D.In2021.

3.Accordingtothearticle,themangroveisatypeof.

A.seaB.projectC.treeD.greenhousegas

4.DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,Charouhis.

A.plantedmanytreesinhisschool

B.ofteninvitedhisfriendstohishome

C.plantedmanymangovesalongFlorida'scoastlines

D.thoughtabouthowtopreventhurricanes

5.Charouhishopespeoplewill.

A.takeaholidayinMiamiB.spendtimewithfriends

C.showfearofclimatechangeD.dosomethingtosavetheEarth

6.Thisarticleprobablycomesfromthe""pageofamagazine.

A.NewsB.FashionC.TechnologyD.Environment

Choosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

Singasongofpeople

SingasongofpeoplePeopleintallbuildings

Walkingfastorslow;Andinstoresbelow;

PeopleinthecityRidingelevators

Upanddowntheygo.Upanddowntheygo.20

Peopleonthesidewalk,5Peoplewalkingsingly,

Peopleonthebus;Peopleinacrowd;

Peoplepassing,passing,Peoplesayingnothing,

Inbackandfrontofus.Peopletalkingloud.

PeopleonthesubwayPeoplelaughing,smiling,25

Underneaththeground.10Grumpypeopletoo;

PeopleridingtaxisPeoplewhojusthurry

Roundandroundandround.Andneverlookatyou!

Peoplewiththeirhatson,Singasongofpeople

Goinginthedoors;Wholiketocomeandgo;30

Peoplewithumbrellas15Singofcitypeople

Whenitrainsandpours.Youseebutneverknow!

7.Thepoemisabouta—city.

A.cleanB.busyC.rainyD.small

8.WhichformoftransportisNOTmentionedinthepoem?

A.busB.taxiC.subwayD.lorry

9.InLine21,theword'singly'means.

A.aloneB.fastC.togetherD.quietly

10.Accordingtothepoem,peopleinthecities.

A.arefriendlyB.alwaysmovefastC.oftendonotknoweachotherD.usually

walk

11.Whichofthefollowingcouldbeanothertitleofthispoem?

A.Adayinthecity.B.Citypeople.C.Peopleweknow.

D.Funinthecity.

12.Inthepoem,Qground"inLine10and''areapairofrhymingwords.

A.subwaysB.taxisC.roundD.loud

MaBaoliisapilotwiththeDalianbranchofChinaSouthernAirlines,inNortheastChina9s

LiaoningProvince.Hehaswonthename“poeticcaptain^^forhispassionforpoems.

WhileflyingovertheYellowRiver,hethinksofthisverse:"①DoyounotseetheYellow

Rivercomefromthesky,rushintothesea,andnevercomeback?”AbovetheYangtzeRiver,he

recites（吟诵）：②""WaveafterwavetheYangtzeRiverroarseast,sweepingawaywithitallour

heroes.

Ifconditionspermit,hesharesthepoemswithpassengersviacaptains5announcements.

“It'samazing!ThepoetsofancientChinacouldnothaveflowntosuchheights,andyetthey

wrotepoemsthatperfectlydescribedthebeautyofnature,9,saysMa.

InearlyFebruary,2023,the35-year-oldwonfirstplaceintheChinesePoetryConference,a

popularpoetry-themedquizshow.Thisisthesecondtimehehastakenpartintheshowasa

contestantsince2019.

ForMa,classicalpoetry,whichhasaccompanied(陪伴)himsincehischildhood,isthe

mostbeautifullanguageintheworld.66Ilikereadingpoetryinmysparetime.OnceIpickupa

bookofpoetry,Ican'tputitdown-ifsabitlikethosewhocan'tstopwatchingshortvideoson

socialmediathesedays,“saysMa.

Mawasbomin1988inavillageinPizhou,EastChina'sJiangsuProvince.Hisfather,who

workedhardtofeedthefamilythroughfarmingandfishing,usedtopaintonthewhitewallsof

theirhouseandwritepoemstomatchthepaintings.

“Ienjoyedwatchingmyfatherdothesethingsandlisteningtohimrecitepoems.The

poemsencouragedmetochasethedreamof"readingtenthousandbooksandtravelingten

thousandmiles,,Marecalls.

13.Whichofthefollowingarethemostsuitabletitlesfortheunderlinedpoems①and②？

A.①《将进酒》；②《早发白帝城》B.①《将进酒》；②《临江仙》

C.①《临江仙》；②《早发白帝城》D.①《将进酒》；②《登鹳雀楼》

14.WhydoesMalikepoetry?

A.Becausehewantstowritepoems.

B.Becausehewouldliketosharethepoemswiththepassengers.

C.Becausehewasinfluencedbyhisfather^loveofpoetry.

D.Becausehewantstowinthepoetry-themedquizshow.

15.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Mareadspoemswhilehedrivestheplane.B.Maissurprisedatancientpoets'flying

sohigh.

C.Mapraisedthepoemswrittenbytheancients.D.Mawrotepoemstodescribethebeauty

ofnature.

16.WhatdoyouknowaboutMaBaoli?

①Helikeswatchingshortvideos.

②Heenjoysreadingpoemswhenheisfree.

(3)Hebegantolovepoetrywhenhewasachild.

④HetookpartintheChinesePoetryConferencetwice.

A.①②③B.②③④C.①③④D.①②④

17.Whafsthewriter'spurposeinwritingthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Todiscusshowtowriteandenjoypoetry.B.TotellthereasonswhyMaenjoys

poetry.

C.Toshowhowhard-workingMa?sfatherwas.D.TodescribehowMaworkedhardathis

lessons.

18.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ApilofsloveforpoetryB.Pickingupabookofpoetry

C.Dad9sinterestinrecitingpoemsD.Sharingpoetrywithpassengers

Itis2050.Spacetourismhasbecomeareality.Sowouldyouwanttobeaspacetourist?Here,

somemiddleschoolstudentssharetheiropinions.Jeea,U.K.

Ilovespaceverymuchandwouldliketobethefirstteenagertodiscoveranewplanetormaybea

livingthinginspace.Emily,U.S

Spaceexplorationcanbedangerous-whatifIgetlost?Iamalsoscaredofheights.Itwouldbe

veryscarywhenyoulookdownontheEarthfromaspaceship!Klaudia,Spain

IwouldlovetogotospacebecausefromthereIcouldenjoyaniceviewoftheEarth.Iamcurious

aboutwhatlifeislikewithoutgravity.Itwouldbeeasytomoveintheairjustlikeabird.Perhaps

itwouldbefuntoplaygolfinspace!Edward,U.K.

Idon'twanttotraveltospace.Iwouldmissmyfamily.Also,itrequiresalargeamountoftraining

tobecomeaspacetourist,andIdon'tthinkIhavetimeforthat.Moreover,Idon'tthinkIcan

affordatriptospace.Zainab,SouthAfrica

rdloveto!WestudiedthesolarsysteminScienceclassesthissemester:Ithinkspaceisamazing

anditwouldbeagreatexperiencetoseethingsIcouldneverseeontheEarth.Ana,U.S.

Iwouldnotliketobeaspacetourist.Irespectthosewholovespacetourism.Forme,I

wanttofocusonwhatIhaveonthisplanet-myfamily,myschoolandmypets.Iwouldliketo

workhardtomakeprogressinwhatIamdoing.

19.Sixstudentsfromcountriesexpresstheiropinionsaboutspacetourism.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

20.Whoisagainsttravellingtospaceamongthefollowingfourstudents?

A.ZainabB.KlaudiaC.AnaD.Jeea

21.Emilydoesn'tliketotraveltospacebecauseshethinks.

A.itrequirestoomuchtrainingB.spaceexplorationisdangerous

C.herfamilyismoreimportantD.atriptospaceistooexpensive

22.Theunderlinedword“gravity-means"thethatmakesobjectsfalltotheground.

A.lightB.heatC.soundD.force

23.Edwardgivesreasonstoshowthathedoesn'twanttotraveltospace.

A.TwoB.threeC.fourD.five

24.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthereadingmaterial?

A.Ifsfuntoplaygolfinspace.B.Idon'tliketobeaspacetourist.

C.Wouldyouwanttotraveltospace?D.Haveyoustudiedthesolarsystem?

Mostoftheenergyweuseforheating,lighting,transportationandmanufacturing（制造业）

comesfromfossil（化石）fuels.Thesearecarbon-basedfuelsfromoil,coalandnaturalgas.

Therearethreemaindisadvantagestousingthesefuels.Firstly,theyarecausingclimate

problemsbecauseofthegreenhouseeffect.Whenweburnfossilfuelstheyproducecarbon

dioxidewhichcausesglobalwarming.Secondly,whenwehaveusedupallourcoal,oiland

naturalgas,wewillhavenothinglefttoburn.Thirdly,theyarenotveryefficient.Theinternal

combustionengine（内燃机）thatweuseinmostcars,trucksandbuses,forexample,isonly

about14%efficient.

Scientistsareworkingonanotherfuel-hydrogen（氢）.Thereareacoupleofadvantagesto

usinghydrogenasafuel.Firstly,becausetwo-thirdsoftheEarth?ssurfaceiswaterandwateris

madeofhydrogenandoxygen.Thereisanalmostunlimitedsupplyofhydrogen.Secondly,

burninghydrogendoesnotcauseglobalwarming.Thirdly,itismuchmoreefficientthan

carbon-basedfuels.

Unfortunately,thereareproblemswithhydrogenatthepresenttime.Wedon'tknowhowto

separateitfromwatercheaply,andthereisdifficultyofstoringit.Itcanbestoredunderpressure

buthighpressuretanksarefarfromsafe.Itcanalsobestoredasaliquidbutonlyatextremelylow

temperatures.Itseemslikely,therefore,thattherewillhavetobeacompletelynewtechnology

beforehydrogenreplacesfossilfuels.Solvingtheseproblemsisanurgentmatter.AlthoughChina,

IndiaandAustraliahavehugeamountsofcheapcoal,andtherearestilllargeoilandgasreserves

(储藏量)elsewhere,theeffectsontheplanefsclimatewillbeworseiftheyarestillused.

25.isn'tcarbon-basedfuel.

A.HydrogenB.NaturalgasC.CoalD.Oil

26.Usingcarbon-basedfuelscan.

A.causetrafficaccidentsB.causefloodsandforestfires

C.producehydrogenandoxygenD.producecarbondioxide

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ifsdifficulttostorehydrogen.

B.Storinghydrogenisdangerousinhighpressuretanks.

C.Therearealmostunlimitedcarbon-basedfuelsontheEarth.

D.Waterismadeofhydrogenandoxygen.

28.Theunderlinedword"global“means"

A.ball-shapedB.world-wideC.atmosphere'sD.theEarth'ssurface's

29.Perhapscanreducetheairpollution.

A.China,IndiaandAustraliaB.anewtechnologytogethydrogen

C.thegreenhouseeffectD.theinternalcombustionengine

30.Thebesttitlefbrthepassageis"

A.FossilFuels9ReservesB.OxygenandCarbonDioxide

C.TheWorldsMostImportantFuelsD.UsingNewandEfficientFuels

Peoplewritepoemsforalotofreasons.Theymaytellwhattheyarethinkingabout,who

theyloveandcareaboutorhowthingsaregoingoninpoems.Lefstakethefollowingthree

poemsasexamples.

(1)(2)(3)

Mydadisverytall.WhenIwasyoung,Iwanttowriteapoemfor

Helikestoplaybasketball.Mydadwouldtakemetoyou,

Helikestoridebikeswithtown.Totellyouhowspecialyou

me.Andwe'dgodowntotheare.

Andtakemefishinginthegully（沟）,Youfillmylifewithjoyand

sea.Tocatchcrawfishinthelove,

MydadlikestowatchTV.stream.AndIwillalwaystreasureit

HelikestoplaygameswithWe'dspendhoursontheso.

me.bank,Yourlaughislikemusicto

Helikestoreadstoriestoo,Catchingthemwithourmyears,

Andcookdinnerforourhands,Yoursmilelightsupmyday.

crew.Andthenwe'dcookthemup,AndwhenIlookintoyour

MydadissomeoneIadoreAndeatthemrightoutoftheeyes,

（崇拜）.pot,Ifeelsoluckyineveryway.

I'mgladhe'swithme,NowthatFmanadult,IhopeyouknowhowmuchI

forevermore.Istillrememberthosedayssocare,

Ihopewe'llalwaysgetwell,AndhowproudofyouIam.

along,AndI'mgratefulforalltheYou'renotababyanylonger,

Andsharealaughorsingatime,Butyou'llalwaysbemylittle

song.Ispentwithmydadinthelamb（羊羔）.

gully.

31.Inthefirstpoem,Dadlikestotake"me"fishinginthe.

A.streamB.riverC.gullyD.sea

32.Inthesecondpoem,theunderlined"them"inthesixthlinerefersto.

A.fishB.birdsC.crawfishD.lambs

33.Inthethirdpoem,"your"islikemusicto“my"ears.

A.cryB.laughC.voiceD.scream

34.Thethirdpoemiswrittento.

A.adadB.amumC.afriendD.asonoradaughter

35.Allofthethreepoemsaboveare.

A.expressingfeelingsB.providingnewsC.sharingdreams

D.givingwarnings

36.Whatarethethreepoemsmainlyabout?

A.Foodandhealth.B.Hobbiesandsports.C.Familyandlove.

D.Animalsandhumans.

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A.humorousB.dangerousC.nervousD.serious

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growingtheirownfoodhasbecomepopularamongcitypeople.Notlongago,acitygardening

meeting,RootingDC,tookplaceinWashington,D.C.Manyorganizationsandpeoplegot

togethertosupportthefoodmovement.

Katie,oneofthemainorganizersofRootingDC,sayspeoplecangetfreeseedsiftheytake

partintheone-daygardeningmeeting.AccordingtoKatie,theaimofRootingD.C.istoteach

peoplegardeninganddevelopmoregardensallacrossthecity.

Katiesays,“Peoplerealizethatgardeningisawaytobringhealthyfoodsintotheirlives.

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Severalorganizationsthatencourageschoolchildrentogrowfruitsandvegetablesin

healthywaysalsoranclassesatRootingD.C.Scott,acollegestudent,whocamewithhis

friends,says,"Iamreallyinterestedingardening.CertainlyIknowhowtofindlocalfood,butI

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We'dliketoseedifferentplantsgrowinourgardens.9,

Theorganizershopethatcitygardeningcanbecomemoreandmorepopularnotonlyin

theirareabutalsoaroundthecountryandevenacrosstheworld.

54.Notlongago,acitygardeningmeetingtookplacein.

A.AmericaB.theGardenC.RootingDCD.Washington,D.C.

55.isoneofthemainorganizersofRootingDC.

A.KatieB.AnnC.BrianD.Scott

56.KatiesaystheaimofRootingD.C.istoteachpeopleallacrossthecity.

A.MeetingB.togetfreeseedsC.GardeningD.toeatfood

57.Peoplebecomeinterestedingardeningbecausetheycanget_______intotheirlives.

A.freeseedsB.healthyfoodsC.fruitsD.vegetables

58.Severalorganizationsencourageschoolchildren.

A.togrowtheirownfoodB.torunclassesC.toorganizemeetings

D.togetinformation

59.Brianislookingforwardtogettingsomeseedsbecausehewants.

A.toplanttheseseedsinhisgardenB.togetnewfruitsandvegetables

C.toexchangethemwithhisfriends.D.toencourageotherstoselltheseseeds

Ayoungboyiscryingbecausehisearhurts.Thenamancomesoutoftheforest.Hecarries

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Rainforestdoctors,calledshamans,usemanykindsofplantsasmedicine.Theymaketea

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