新人教版八年级英语上期末考阅读理解专项训练(共6页).doc

新人教版八年级英语上冲刺期末统考
阅读理解专项训练
Name
（一）
TV PROGRAMS(电视节目)
Channel 1（中央1台）
Channel 2（中央2台）
18:00 Around China
18:30 Children's program
19:00 News
19:30 Weather report
19:40 Around the world
20:10 TV play: Sisters
21:00 English Today
21:15 Popular music
21:55 Talk show
17:45 Computers today
18:10 Foreign arts
18:30 English classroom
19:00 Animal world
19:25 China' 99
20:20 Sports
21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying
21:45 English News
22:05 On TV next week
( )1. If you want to watch a football game, the best program for you would be ______.
A. TV play B. Sports C. Around the world D. Talk show
( )2. The program of _______ will let you know much about western countries
A. Sisters B. Around China C. Around the world D. On TV next week
( )3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best program is
___. A. Around China B. Animal World C. TV play D. Foreign arts
（二）
Now machines are widely used all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary（必要的）for us? Because they can help us to do things better and faster.
A washing machine helps us to wash clothes fast. A printing machine helps us to print a lot of books, newspapers, magazines and many other things fast. Bikes, cars, trains and planes are all machines. They help us to travel faster than on foot.
The computer is a wonderful machine. It was invented not long ago. It not only stores（贮存） information (信息）but also stores numbers millions of times as fast as a scientist does.
Let’s study hard and try to use all kinds of machines to build China into a modern country.
( )4. Machines can help us to do things better and faster, so they _______.
A. are difficult to make B. are expensive
C. are important but not necessary D. are very helpful
( )5. We have to travel on foot without _______.
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A. bikes B. machines C. planes D. trains
( )6. Computers can store information and numbers _______ a scientist does.
A. a little faster than B. as fast as
C. much faster than D. much more slowly than
( )7. If we want to build China into a modern country, we must _______.
A. study hard B. try to use all kinds of machines
C. invent many machines D. A, B and C
( )8. A printing machine can help us _______.
A. print a lot of books B. read more books
C. invent many machines D. wash clothes fast
（三）
Last week grandpa called me. He asked me to spend my vacation with him. He lives in a village. It’s small but it’s very cool there in summer. It’s very hot in our city. So I often feel bored here. I was very happy and thanked him. I said, “I’m going to visit you when our summer vacation begins.”
It was July 5th, last Tuesday. My parents took me to the supermarket and we bought some delicious food.They told me to take it to grandpa. The next morning daddy took me to the train station. It was the first time for me to have a trip by myself. But I felt relaxed. I’m fourteen and I learned a lot in geography class. The train left at six thirty. I looked out of the windows in the train. I found the scenery （风景）was beautiful. I wasn’t tired at all.
At four in the afternoon my train arrived at a station. I saw my grandpa standing outside. I got off the train and ran to him. He was happy when he saw me. I looked at him up and down. He was old but strong.
His village is about three kilometers from the station. We walked there. I looked around. The mountains are high and green .I thought I could have a good time there.
( )9. , so the old man asked the boy to go there.
A. He hoped to live with his grandson B. It was cool in the village in summer
C. He had a lot of delicious food at home D. He had nothing to do
( )10. The boy feels bored in the city during his summer vacation because .
A. he can play with nobody B. he has a lot of exercises to do
C. it’s very hot there D. his parents are very strict with him
( )11.The boy spent on the trip by train.
A. seven hours and thirty minutes B. nine hours and thirty minutes
C. eight hours and thirty minutes D. ten hours and thirty minutes
( )12. Which of the following is true?
A. The old man’s village is near the station.
B. The old man and his grandson went to the village in a car.
C. The mountains are high and there is nothing on them.
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D. The boy was very happy when he saw his grandpa
（四）
Some Advice on Travel
1. Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys(旅行).
2. Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.
5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
6. Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!
7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
8. Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.
9. Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at local shops.
10. If you travel abroad(国外), remember to take your passport(护照). Whatever you do, don’t lose it!
( )13. If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ____ with you.
A. warm clothes and sports shoes B. sunglasses and sun-block
C. fashionable(时尚的) clothes and a big bag D. some fruit and drinks
( )14. You must always ____ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there.
A. put your things away B. look after your things well
C. give your things away D. get your things ready
( )15. If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show
____ to the shop assistant.
A. prices B. his things C. his passport D. his student card
( )16. The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.
A. 拍摄 B. 感受 C. 抓住 D. 控制

（五）
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Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.
Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.
The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.
The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.
At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.
( )17.Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs? _______.
A. A piano B. A radio C. A tape recorder  D. A telephone
( )18.The chairs should be put _______.
A. with the desks B. before the winner  C. all over the room D. in a line
( )19.When the music starts, the players must _______.
A. run about the room  B. get down 
C. walk around the chairs D. sit on the chairs
( )20.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.
B. The last one can sit on the last chair.
C. The winner can sit on the chair.
D. If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner.
（六）
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”
“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked.
“We can ask each other riddles,” the farmer said.
“OK. Let’s make rules first,” the businessman said. “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me ＄100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you ＄100.”
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“That’s not fair (公平）.You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer,” the farmer said.
“That’s true,” the businessman said. “What do you want us to do?”
“If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me ＄100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you ＄50,” the farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”
“I will,” the farmer said.“Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”
The businessman thought for a long time and said, “Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer ＄100, then he said, “Tell me the answer.”
“I don’t know,” the farmer said. Then he gave the businessman ＄50.
( )21. The story happened _______.
A. on a farm B. in a shop
C. before a long plane journey D. between two passengers
( )22. What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?
A. Something to win money. B. Something to help to make rules.
C. A difficult question to find the answer to. D. A kind of game in doing business.
( )23. Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
A. He made much more money than the farmer.
B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.
C. He was interested in making riddles.
D. He was better at playing riddle games.
( )24. The farmer _______.
A. didn’t enjoy himself on his long journey
B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar
C. spent all his money on the plane ticket
D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game
( )25. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The two men made rules for their riddle game.
B. The farmer was more clever than the businessman.
C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.
D. The businessman knew the answer to this riddle.
（七）
After school one winter day, Jack’s mother told him to go out and play in the snow.
“You can make a snowman before your father comes home,” said his mother.
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Jack collected (收集) everything he needed and went out. In his yard (院子), Jack started his work. At a window, someone was watching Jack play. It was his new neighbor Naoko.
“Can I help Jack make his snowman, Mom?” Naoko asked her mother.
“Sure!” said her mother.
Naoko ran outside to Jack’s yard.
“Can I help you finish your snowman?” she asked.
“Yes,” said Jack.
“What can I do?”
“I need one more snowball for the head.”
“But snowmen only have two snowballs. One is for the body and the other is for the head.”
“No, snowmen always have three snowballs,” said Jack. “I don’t think I need you to help me.”
Naoko walked into her own yard and began to make her own snowman. Soon Naoko finished her snowman.
Jack also finished his snowman. Suddenly (突然) the head fell off Jack’s snowman.
“Oh no!” Jack shouted.
Naoko heard that and ran over to see what the problem was.
“I’ll help you,” said Jack.
“You’re welcome. I like your snowman better, Mine doesn’t have a nose.” said Naoko.
Jack pulled (拔出) his snowman’s nose out. It was a carrot. He broke it into two pieces and gave half to Naoko.
“Your snowman needs a nose, I think our snowmen are good neighbors.” said Jack.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
26. Who stayed at home with Jack?

27. Who was Naoko?

28. How many snowballs did Jack think snowmen needed?

29 What was wrong with Jack’s snowman?

30. Did Naoko’s snowman have a nose later?

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