人教版八年级英语下册八下期中总复习-阅读专项练习题（含答案）

PAGE18页2025-2026学年第二学期八年级英语期中复习（unit1-unit4)unit1unit4的任务型阅读题目，旨在提升同学们的阅读理解与答题能力，请根据文章内容，认真答题！AEveryonewantstowritebeautifully.AndIlovesomethingspecial—Chinesecalligraphy.WhenIwasalittlechild,IlovedtowatchmygrandparentswriteChinesecharacterswithinkbrushes.LaterIcametolearnaboutmanyChinesecalligraphers,suchasWangXizhioftheJinDynasty.Attheageof9,IjoinedawritingclasstolearnChinesecalligraphy.Theteachershowedmanyofhiscalligraphyworks.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldpractisehardandtrytobecomeasgoodashim.Atfirst,Ifollowedtheteachercarefully.Assoonastheteacherwroteacharacter,Iwrotethesameone.BeforelongIcouldwritemanydifficultcharacters.IwashappyandbelievedthatIwastalented(有天赋的)inChinesecalligraphy.However,afterayearoflearning,althoughIpractisedhard,theteacherpointedoutsomeproblemsinmycalligraphy.Ithoughtitwasjustawaytoimprovemywritingskills,buthetoldmethatChinesecalligraphyispartofChineseculture.Besides,Ithoughtitwasjustaboutmimicry模仿),buthetoldmethatChinesecalligraphyisacreationthatcomesfromtheheart.Hesaidthatawritershouldthinkcarefullyaboutwhathewantstoshowbeforehestartstowrite.I’mnotsureifIfullyunderstoodtheteacher.Butfromthenon,Ispentmoretimethinkingandpractisingmywriting.IwillcontinuepractisingandIhopeonedayIcanknowtheessence(精华ofChinesecalligraphy.WhogotthewriterinterestedinChinesecalligraphyinhisearlyyears?Howdidthewriterfeelabouthisprogressincalligraphy?WhatdidtheteacherthinkofChinesecalligraphy?Whatdidtheteacherthinkawritershoulddobeforewriting?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?BAcupuncture针灸)hasareallylonghistoryinChina.AccordingtoRecordsoftheGrandHistorian,writtenbySimaQianabout2,100yearsago,BianQuewasfamousforsavingaprincefrom“death”byusingacupuncture.Today,acupunctureisstillusedinChina.LiMing,a42-year-oldwoman,saidacupuncturereallyhelpedtreatherdryeyes.In2009,Listartedtohavedryeyes.Aftershetriedmanyotherways,afriendtoldhertoseeadoctorwhowasgoodattreatingtheillnesswithacupuncture.Li’streatmentlastedoneandahalfyears,andafterover130visits,hereyesbecamewetenoughforhertogoonwithherworkin2013.LiuCunzhi,ateacherfromBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine,isusingacupuncturetotreatpeoplewithAlzheimer’sdisease.“Manyofthemcometometwiceaweekforsevenoreightyearstostoptheirillnessfrombecomingworse,”hesaid.Infact,acupunctureisthemostwidelyusedtraditional(传统的medicinepracticeallovertheworld.Between2002and2012,intheUS,thenumberofpeoplegettingacupuncturetreatmentgrewby50%andthenumberoflicensed(持有执照的)acupuncturistsgrewby100%.What’smore,areportinTimemagazinesaidthatacupunctureisbecomingpopularintheUSasmoreandmoreAmericansfindacupunctureuseful.Nowpeoplein183countriesandareasareusingacupuncture.WhydoesthewritermentionBianQueinthefirstparagraph?HowdidLiMinggetbetterfromherdryeyes?HowdoesacupuncturehelppeoplewithAlzheimer’sdisease?PAGEPAGE38页Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?Whatdoyouthinkofthefutureofacupuncture?PleaseexplainCShouldyouseeadoctoreverytimeyou’reill?Ofcoursenot!Doctorsdon’thaveacureforeverything.Infact,somecommonillnessesaredifficultfordoctorstocure.Sometimespeopleusedifferenthomeremedies(治疗).Thecoldisoneexample.Peopleinmanycountriesdon’ttakemedicineforacold.Theyjustdrinksomechickensoup.Manypeoplebelievethatchickensoupisanaturalandhealthycureforacold.Anditreallyhelps.AndinChina,it’scommontocureaheadachewithanegg.Youboiltheegg,takeofftheshell壳),andrub(揉)theeggonyourface,headandneckuntiltheeggbecomescool.Somepeoplethinkthishelpsyousleepbetter,too.Rubbingwiththeeggrelaxesyou.Often,headacheshappenbecauseofstress,sorelaxingisagreatidea.Whataboutafever?Therearealotofdifferenthomeremedies,butaninterestingoneusesvinegar醋InRussia,peoplerubitintotheskin皮肤).Vinegarmakesyourskinfeelcooler,anditcanhelpreduceyourbodytemperaturealittle.Oneoftheworld’soldesthomeremediesistea.Youcanuseteaforallkindsofsimplestomachachesandsorethroats.Someingredientsinteamakeasorethroatfeelbetterandhelpyourelax.Whatisanaturalcureforacoldinmanycountries?Whydoesrubbingwithaboiledegghelpwithaheadache?HowdoRussianpeopledealwithafeverathome?Whatcanyoudoifyouhaveasorethroataccordingtothepassage?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?DMostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlong-lastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,“Happinessdependsonourselves.”Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,sowefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavouritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralfriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecretoflivingahappylifeistobeactive活跃的Manypeopledodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.Inshort,happinessisn’tfaraway.Itstartswithsmallactionseveryday.AccordingtoAristotle,wheredoeshappinesscomefrom?Whydopeoplemissthejoyofthepresentsometimes?Howcanbeingactivehelppeoplefeelhappier?Howdoeshelpingothersbenefitus?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?PAGE58页ETeenagersoftenfacearollercoaster(过山车)ofemotions.Onemomenttheymayfeelhappy,andthenext,sadorangry.Whyisthis?Expertssayphysicalchangesduringtheteenageyearsplayabigrole.Asbodiesgrowandbrainsdevelop,hormoneschangequickly.Thatcancauseemotionalupsanddowns.It’scommonforteenagerstofindithardtocontrolthesefeelings.Forexample,15-year-oldLilyoncearguedwithhermotheroverasmallthing-whethertowearajacket.“Iknewshewasworriedaboutmecatchingacold,butIfeltshewantedtocontrolme,”Lilysaid.“Ishoutedatherandthenfeltsorryatonce.”Hidingfeelingsisn’tagoodsolution,thoughmanyteensdoit.“Ipretendtobecalminfrontofmyfriends,butactually,I’moftennervousaboutfittinginwiththem,”said16-year-oldTom.Expertssuggestthatrecognizing识别)theiremotionsisthefirststeptomanagingthem.Writingdiariesortalkingtotheirparentsorteacherscanhelpteensexpresstheirtruefeelings.Anotherhelpfultipistoavoidthinkingtoomuchaboutthepast.“Ifyouhadafightwithafriendyesterday,don’tletitinfluencetoday,”saidexpertMs.Lee.“Learnfromtheexperienceandmoveon.”It’salsoimportanttorememberthatemotionsarenormal—everyonefeelsupsetsometimes.Thekeyistostayincontrolofyourfeelings.Whatcausesteenagers’changingemotions?WhydidLilyarguewithhermother?Whatdoexpertssuggestteenagersdofirsttodealwiththeiremotions?Howshouldteenagerstreatthepast?Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?FPeopleoftenthinkoftheNorthPole北极andtheSouthPoleassimilarfrozen冰冻的)wastelands.Theyarebothplaceswithverycoldtemperaturesandfewpeoplelivethere.However,theNorthPoleisnotmuchliketheSouthPoleSowhatistherealsituationthere?TheNorthPolehasnoland,onlythickice.Temperatureshardlygoabove32°F-waterturnsintoiceatthistemperature.Mostofthetime,itstaysbelow0℃.Inwinter,temperaturesareusuallyaslowas-30°F.Althoughconditionswerepoor,peopletriedformanyyearstoreachtheNorthPole.From1901to1906,RobertPearytriedthreetimestoreachtheNorthPole,buthedidn’tmakeit.Itwasnotuntilthreeyearslaterthathefinallysucceededingettingtothisenvironmentfulloftroublesandproblems.TherearefewthingsmoredangerousthancrossingtheArctic北极onfoot.Peoplewhostaytheremayfacemanyproblems:verycoldtemperatures,suddenstorms,andevenhunger.Mostoftheareaisuninhabited无人居住的sofewpeoplecanliveinsuchadifficultplace.Peoplemightthinkthatwithsuchlowtemperaturesformostoftheyear,theicewouldbethickandhard.However,thisisnottrueintheArctic.Themovementoftheoceanwaterundertheicemaycausemanydifferentchangesonthesurface.Sometimestheicebreaksintotwoopeninglanes道)ofwatercalled“leads”.Anyonewhofallsintoaleadcanbefrozentodeathinafewminutes.What’stheusualtemperatureinwinterintheNorthPole?WhendidRobertPearyreachtheNorthPole?WhatmakesitdangeroustocrosstheArcticonfoot?WhydoestheiceintheArcticbreakintoleads?Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?GChinahasworkedhardformanyyearstoreturnrescued被营救的)Asianelephantstothewild.Recently,asuccessstorycamefromXishuangbannainYunnan.ArescuedelephantnamedA’Baojoinedawildelephantgroup.A’BaowasrescuedinPu’er,Yunnanin2018whenhewas12yearsold.Hegotlostfromhisgroupthen.Afteryearsofcarefultraining,A’Baowasstrongenoughtoliveinthewild.In2024,hewasreturnedtothewild.Infact,theAsianElephantProtectionCentreprovidedA’Baowithhealthyfoodandaspecialtrainingplantohelphim.FromApril14thtoMay17th,2024,hetrainedaloneinthewildbeforebeingsetfree.Helearnedhowtofindfoodandstayawayfromdanger.Luckily,onSeptember5th,2024,thescientistsfromtheCentresawA’Baodrinkingwith34wildelephantsinWildElephantValley野象谷Throughhiscollar颈圈),theyknewwherehewasandwhathedid.ThismeansA’Baogotusedtothewildlifeagain.Forthefirsttime,Chinasucceededinreturningarescuedelephanttonature.“WehopeA’Baowillstarthisownfamilyinthewild,”saidoneofthescientists.“Wewillkeepwatchinghimthroughhiscollar.Weplantousewhatwe’velearnedfromA’Baotohelpotherrescuedelephantstoreturntonature.”Thissuccessisabigstepforwildlifeprotection.BystudyingA’Bao’sjourney,scientistswanttofindbetterwaystogivemoreelephantsanewlifeinthewild.Everystepforwardinunderstandingthejourneybringsusclosertomakingsurethatmorerescuedanimalscanliveintheirnaturalhomes.Wheredidthesuccessstoryhappen?HowlongdidittakeA’Baotobeabletoliveinthewildagain?HowcanthescientistsknowaboutA’Bao’severydaylife?WhatdidthescientistsdotohelpA’Baoreturntothewild?What’sthemeaningofreturningA’Baotonature?HDoyouknowDeathValley?It’sinCaliforniaandNevada,andit’sreallyspecial!DeathValleyisthehottestanddriestplaceinallofNorthAmerica.Althoughit’shardtolivethere,DeathValleyisfulloflife.It’snoteasytoliveinDeathValley.Ithardlyeverrains,justalittlebiteveryyear.Andit’ssohot.Insummer,itshighesttemperaturecanbeover46℃.Thegroundismostlysandandrocks.However,plantsandanimalsstilllivethere!Peoplehavefoundover1,000kindsofplants.Andthereare51kindsofmammals哺乳动物),36kindsofreptiles(爬行动物),6kindsoffish,andover300kindsofbirds!Someoftheseanimalsarebig,likesheepandmountainlions.ThebiggestproblemforlivingthingsinDeathValleyiswater.Someplantsdevelopdeeprootstotakeingroundwater.Kangaroorats更格卢鼠getwaterfromtheseeds种子)ofotherplants.It’sahardplace,butlotsoflivingthingsstillfindawaytomakeittheirhome.Isn’tDeathValleyamazing?InallofNorthAmerica,whatisDeathValleylike?What’sthehighesttemperatureinDeathValleyinsummer?WhatisthegroundinDeathValleymostlymadeof?What’sthebiggestproblemforlivingthingsinDeathValley?WhatdoyouthinkofDeathValley?Why?PAGE16页2．Hefelthappyandconfident. 3．HethoughtitwaspartofChinesecultureandacreationfromtheheart. 4．Thinkcarefullyaboutwhathewantstoshow.5．It’smainlyaboutthewriter’sexperienceoflearningChinesecalligraphy.【导语】过程中的感受、老师对书法的看法以及作者对书法学习的感悟等。第二段提到“WhenIwasalittlechild,IlovedtowatchmygrandparentswriteChinesecharacterswithinkbrushes.”，表明作者小时候喜欢看祖父母用毛笔写汉字，由此可知是祖父母让作者在早年对书法产生了兴趣，答案为原文直接信息。第四段中“IwashappyandbelievedthatIwastalented(有天赋的inChinesecalligraphy.”表明作者对自己在书法方面的进步感到高兴且自信，这是对原文具体内容的直接提取。3．第五段中老师指出“ChinesecalligraphyispartofChineseculture.Besides...Chinesecalligraphyisacreationthatcomesfromtheheart.”，说明老师认为书法是中国文化的一部分，也是来自内心的创作，答案直接来源于原文。4．第五段中老师提到“Hesaidthatawritershouldthinkcarefullyaboutwhathewantstoshowbeforehestartstowrite.”，明确指出作者在开始书写前应该仔细思考想要表达的内容，这是原文中的具体表述。5．文章整体围绕作者学习书法的经历展开，从受祖父母影响开始对书法感兴趣，到参加书法的经历，答案需对文章整体内容进行概括总结。6．ToshowthatacupuncturehasareallylonghistoryinChina. 7．Shegotsomeacupuncturetreatment. 8．Itstopstheirillnessfrombecomingworse. allovertheworld. 10．Ithinkitishopeful,becausemoreandmorepeoplefindacupunctureuseful.阿尔茨海默病以及在全球范围内的普及情况。oftheGrandHistorian,writtenbySimaQianabout2,100yearsago,BianQuewasfamousforsavingaprincefrom‘death’byusingacupuncture.”可知，作者提到扁鹊是为了说明针灸在中国有很长的历史，这是原文中的直接信息，可直接提取。a42-year-oldwomansaidacupuncturereallyhelpedtreatherdry130次就诊后，眼睛恢复湿润，能够继续工作，这是原文中的直接信息，可直接提取。fromBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine,isusingacupuncturetotreatpeoplewithAlzheimer’sdisease.‘Manyofthemcometometwiceaweekforsevenoreightyearstostoptheirillnessfrombecomingworse,hesaid.”可知，针灸帮助阿尔茨接提取。,isthemostwidelyusedtraditionalmedicinepracticeallovertheworld.Between2002and2012,intheUS,thenumberofpeoplegettingacupuncturetreatmentgrewby50%andthenumberoflicensedacupuncturistsgrewby100%针灸在全球范围内的广泛使用和日益增长的受欢迎程度。明理由即可，逻辑通顺即可。gchiken. 12Becausetrelaxesyou. 13Theyrubvingarintothe14．Youcandrinksometea. 15．Homeremediesforsomesimpleillnesses.说明了这些家庭疗法的作用原理。第二段明确提到“Manypeoplebelievethatchickensoupisanaturalandhealthycureforacold.Anditreallyhelps.”，说明在很多国家，喝鸡汤是治疗感冒的自然疗法，答案直接从原文提取。第三段指出“Rubbingwiththeeggrelaxesyou.Often,headacheshappenbecauseofstress,sorelaxingisagreatidea.”，表明用煮鸡蛋揉搓能让人放松，而头痛常因压力引起，放松是个好13“InRussia,peoperubitintohen皮肤).rmkesyoursknfeelcoolr,anditcanhelpreduceyourbodytemperaturealittle.”，说明俄罗斯人处理发烧的家庭疗法是将醋擦到皮肤上，答案直接从原文获取。最后一段提到“Youcanuseteaforallkindsofsimplestomachachesandsorethroats.Someingredientsinteamakeasorethroatfeelbetterandhelpyourelax.”，说明如果喉咙痛可以喝些茶，答案根据原文内容得出。庭疗法，答案根据文章整体内容概括得出。Ourselves. 17．Becausetheyspendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture. helpspeopleforgettheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities. 19．Itmakesusfeelgood. 20．Thesecretofhappiness.快乐的建议。文中提到“Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,‘Happinessdependsonourselves.’Inotherwords,原文信息的直接提取。文中指出“Toooften,wespendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,sowefailtoenjoythepresent.”，说明人们有时错过当下快乐是因为花太多时间思考未来，答案是对原文内容的合理概括。文中表明“Manypeopledodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.”，说明活跃能帮助人们忘记问题，只关注活动，从而让人更快乐，答案是对原文相关内容的准确提炼。文中提到“Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.”，说明帮助他人能让我们感觉良好，答案是对原文这一关键信息的直接引用。文章开篇提出很少人知道如何找到幸福，接着给出了一些帮助人们更快乐的建议，整体围绕幸福的秘诀展开，答案是对文章主旨的准确概括。onechanges.22Becauseeflt/thoughthrmotherdocontrolher.23．Recognizetheiremotions.24．Theyshouldn’tthink/shouldavoidthinkingtoomuchaboutit.25．Tohelpteensunderstandandmanagetheiremotions.题的建议，旨在帮助青少年理解和掌控自己的情绪。第一段明确提到“Expertssayphysicalchangesduringtheteenageyearsplayabigrole.Asbodiesgrowandbrainsdevelop,hormoneschangequickly.Thatcancauseemotionalupsandchanges.”，是对原文信息的提炼概括。wasworriedaboutmecatchingacold,butIfeltshewantedtome”Lily和她妈妈争吵是因为她觉得妈妈想控制她，答案“Becauseshefelt/thoughthermotherwantedtocontrolher.”是直接从原文提取关键信息并整理得出的。23．第三段指出“Expertssuggestthatrecognizing识别)theiremotionsisthefirststepto案“Recognizetheiremotions.”是原文的直接表述。第四段提到“Anotherhelpfultipistoavoidthinkingtoomuchaboutthepast.”，说明青少年“Theyshouldn’tthink/shouldavoidthinkingtoomuchaboutit.”是对原文的同义转述。文章先阐述青少年情绪多变的原因，接着给出专家应对情绪问题的建议，整体围绕帮少年理解和应对情绪展开所以作者写这篇文章的主要目的是帮助青少年理解和掌控他们的情绪，答案“Tohelpteensunderstandandmanagetheiremotions.”是对文章主旨的概括。26．Aslowas-30°F. 27．In1909. 28．Verycoldtemperatures,suddenstorms,hunger,andthechangesofice. 29．Becauseofthemovementoftheoceanwaterundertheice./Becausetheoceanwaterundertheicemoves. 30．TherealsituationintheNorthPole.冰层变化的原因等。第二段“Inwintertemperaturesareusuallyaslowas-30°F.”可知，冬季北极的通常温度低30华氏度。所以答案是原文直接信息。第三段“From1901to1906,RobertPearytriedthreetimestoreachtheNorthPole,buthedidn'tmakeit.Itwasnotuntilthreeyearslaterthathefinallysucceededingettingtothis年到达北极，这是根据文中时间线索进行推理计算得出的结果。第四段“Peoplewhostaytheremayfacemanyproblems:verycoldtemperatures,suddenstormsandevenhunger.”以及第五段“Themovementoftheoceanwaterundertheicemaycausemanydifferentchangesonthesurface.Sometimestheicebreaksintotwoopeninglanes道)ofwatercalled‘leads’.”可知，穿越北极步行非常危险是因为极寒的温度、突如其来的风暴、饥29．第五段“Themovementofth