牛津译林版八年级上册英语8A期末复习--阅读理解(含答案).docx

牛津英语 8A 期末复习--阅读理解
（1）
Fall is here again. And it’s that time of year when it gets a little colder, the days get
a little shorter, and the bears get much, much fatter.
Every year at this time, there is a competition for bears in Alaska’s Katmai National
Park to look for the fattest bear in the park. Online voters( 网上投票者) around the
world will choose the winner. The competition goes on for a week, so it is called Fat
Bear Week. This year’s competition ended on October 8. The winner was a bear
named Holly. Between July 12 and September 22, she grew from a thin bear into a
giant beast巨兽).
Bears have to get fat so that they can hibernate(冬眠). By the time they go into
hibernation, male brown bears weigh from 600 pounds(272 kg)to 900 pounds(408 kg).
Adult females usually weigh about a third less. Hibernation can last for half a year
and a bear can lose up to one third of its weight during this time. So it’s healthy for
the bears to get fat. If the hears don’t get fat enough, they could die during
hibernation.
1.
can choose which bear is the fattest and wins the competition.
A. Workers in the park
C. Scientists in Alaska
B. People around the world
D. The bears themselves
2. According to the passage, a 600-pound bear will weigh about
after
hibernation.
A. 200 pounds
B. 250 pounds
C.300 pounds
.
D. 400 pounds
3. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us about
A. Fat Bear Week
B. Alaska’s Katmai National Park
D. Holly, the fattest bear
C. the hibernation of bears
4. We can infer from the passage that the competition began on
.
A. September 22
C. October 2
B. September 26
D. October 8
5. What can we learn about Holly from the passage?
A. Holly won the competition on September 22.
B. Holly will hibernate for about a year and may die during that time
C. Holly was a thin bear before July 12 and then became fat very fast.
D. The aim of the competition was to get ready for hibernation.
（2）

I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, I was
surprised to see a big foreigner coming out of the house next door to ours. He was
very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses.
The first time I saw him, I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too bad!” I
thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like
it!” she said, “Foreigners aren’t like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and parties every
night! I’m sure he’s going to cause trouble.”
Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. “Hello!”
he said (in Chinese！). “My name’s Tony. I’ve just moved into the house next door to
yours.” While I was wondering what to say, he continued, “ There’s a nice bar( 酒吧)
down the road. Why don’t you and your family come and have dinner with me?”
“Bars are bad places,” said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go.
The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house,
with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese
people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of
the foreigners were speaking Chinese in a low voice to each other! “Oh, what a
civilizepdlace!” my grandmother exclaimed.
The bar served(提供) special “hutong pizzas”. As we ate, Tony told us about
himself-he is an English expert( 专家) in environment ( 环境). He always likes to be
quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.”
1. When the writer first saw the foreigners, she______.
A. was frightened to him
B. wanted to practice English with him
D. hoped to invite the foreigner to the bar
C. felt too shy to speak to him
2. From the sentence “Bars are bad places”, we can know that the
grandmother______.
A. was very excited
C. didn’t like bars
B. didn’t go to the bar
D. was angry with Tony
3. What’s the meaning of the word “civilized” in the passage?
A.文明的 B.喧闹的 C.野蛮的
D.讨厌的
4. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. Tony made a lot of noise every night.
B. Tony was an English expert in environment.
C. There were some foreigners speaking Chinese in the bar.
D. The grandmother thought Tony caused some trouble.
5. The best title for this story is______.
A. A Bar in Tibet
B. A Foreigner in Beijing

C. Bars are bad places
D. Foreigners like bars
（3）
Jose Condori is a Peruvian( 秘鲁的)boy. When he was just seven years old,
he started the Bartselana Student Bank. The bank is very unusual. It not only
helps students save money, but also helps them save the earth.
He thought of the idea after seeing his classmates spend all their pocket
money on toys. They even threw away many old toys every year. Condori
thought this was a big waste. After talking with his teachers about it, he knew he
could do something. So he started his bank.
Here is how the bank works: Students bring in plastic waste. Then they sold it to a
recycling company. The company turns some of the waste into new products( 产品).
Condori’s bank makes money from this process( 过程). Part of the money is put into
the students’ bank accounts( 账户). The students can take the money out when they
reach their savings goal.
At first, the bank had only 20 members. Now, there are 2, 000 members. That
number is still rising. Condori is bring his bank to more cities. He wants to help more
people save money while saving the environment. Will you become a member of the
bank when it comes to your city one day?
1. Which of the following is NOT true about Jose Condori according to the passage?
A. He is from Peru.
B. He started the Bartselana Student Bank at the age of 7.
C. He thought his classmates shouldn’t spend all their pocket money on toys.
D. He did not help students save money to save the earth.
2. Why did Jose Condori want to start the bank?
A. Because he thought it was a waste to spend all pocket money on toys.
B. Because his teachers asked him to do so.
C. Because the bank turned waste into new products.
D. Because he thought his bank could make money for him.
3. Which is the right order of how the bank makes money?
①The recycling company recycles the waste.
①The bank gets money from their process.
①Students bring in plastic waste.
①The waste is turned into new products.
A. ①①①①
B.①①①①
C.①①①①
D.①①①①

4. Who can get the money the bank makes?
A. The recycling company.
C. Condori’s teachers.
B. The students.
D. The students’ parents.
5. Which of the follwing is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The Bartselana Student Bank isn’t different from other banks.
B. Condori likes throwing away old toys.
C. The Bartselana Student Bank is becoming more and more popular.
D. Condori helps people save toys to save the environment.
（4）
It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you wake up, you feel that your throat
hurts. You begin to sneeze and later you may cough. You must have a cold! Wait a
moment. Could it just be a common cold or the flu(流感) going around?
A cold gives you a runny nose and cough. But it’s usually easy to deal with. Some
take medicine while others drink herbal tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better
after a week.

On the other hand, the flu can be much more dangerous. It usually gives you fever.
Sometimes it can cause death. According to an American magazine, the worst flu
killed about 50 million people from 1918 to 1919.
Don’t worry. If you get a flu vaccine(疫苗), it can stop you from getting the
virus(病毒). Flu vaccines work by giving the body a small amount of flu viruses. This
causes your body to have antibodies(抗体). So next time you get the flu, the
antibodies should help you.
The flu virus changes every few years. So there are so many types of flu, such as
H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu can’t help us against all types of
flu. That’s why we need to get the vaccine every year.
However, good health habits may also help you away from a cold or flu. Washing
your hands often stops you from getting viruses easily. It is also important to get
regular exercise and eat healthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune
system (增强免疫系统).
1. If you have a common cold, usually you’ll feel better after ______ days.
A. 7
2. What does the underlined “it”in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Herbal tea. B. Chicken soup. C. A flu virus. D. A flu vaccine.
3. We need to get a flu vaccine every year because ______.
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20

A. the flu often kills us
B. the antibodies can help us against all types of flu
C. the flu virus changes every few years
D. you don’t need to take any medicine after that
4. The following ways can help stop the flu EXCEPT __
A. staying indoors
B. getting regular exercise
D. washing our hands often
（5）
C. eating healthy food
Mo was feeling sick. She had two exams that day and Physics was first. She really
hated Physics. It was her worst subject. Terry looked back at her and then looked
away quickly. Terry was her friend but these days she didn’t help her prepare for the
physics exam or answer her calls.
Mo couldn’t answer Question Five. She looked up . Mo couldn't believe it! Terry
was holding her phone under the table and reading from it. Is that how Terry always
got good grades? It wasn’t fair( 公平的). Mo never cheated and she failed the physics
exams many times.
“Stop writing and put your pens down," said Mr. Reed as he started to collect the
exam papers. Oh no, Mo hadn’t answered two of the questions. She was goin g to fail
again! “It wasn’t fair!” she thought . “Terry was getting good grades by cheating!”
Just then Mr. Reed walked past. “Mr. Reed .…”
Mo was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam that afternoon. Mo was best
at History but she wasn’t feeling good. Mr. Reed wanted her to look at her and nod(点
头) if she saw that Terry had her phone in the exam. She was working on the last
question when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table. Without thinking,
Mo looked up and nodded to Mr. Reed. Terry was looking at her phone. Mr. Reed
didn't say anything. He jus picked up her exam paper, tore(撕) it in half and told Terry
to leave the room. Terry was crying as she walked to the door.
Mo and Terry met at the school gate. “Mo, please wait. I want to talk to you.” Mo
could see that her eyes were red. “Listen,” said Terry. “ I’m really sorry I didn’t
answer your calls, but we’re having a terrible time at home. My dad had a heart attack
two weeks ago and he’s in hospital. He had a big heart operation( 手术) today and I
was very worried about him. I know it was stupid, but I was reading texts from my
mum to see how it was going, but Mr. Reed caught me.”
1. At the beginning of the story Mo felt sick most probably because ______.
A. Terry was looking at her from the front
B. she was worried that she would fail the physics exam
C. she had to take two different exams in the morning
D. she wasn’t good at Physics or History

2. When Mo found Terry reading her phone ,she thought maybe _____.
A. Terry was copying answers on it
C. Terry was chatting with her friends
B. Terry was reading texts from her mum
D. Terry was calling someone for help
3. When Mr. Reed passed by, Mo told him that _____.
A. Terry didn’t help her prepare for the physics exam
B. Terry was going through a hard time these days
C. Terry cheated in the physics exam that morning
D. Terry looked back at her during the physics exam
4. After hearing Terry’s words, Mo might felt _____.
A. excited
B. sorry
C. nervous(紧张)
D. cheerful
（6）
Meiyu, born in 1995, is from Turkey. She is the youngest child of her family. After
high school, many people learned English or Japanese, but Meiyu decided to learn
Chinese in university. She learned Chinese for four years in Ankara University in
Turkey, and got her name Meiyu there.
Meiyu fell in love with Chinese after going to university. She became more
interested after she knew more about Chinese history. She graduated （毕业） from
Ankara University in 2017.Since then, more Chinese have been visiting Turkey. The
trade between the two countries also needs Chinese﹣speaking people."Speaking
Chinese means more job opportunities" said Meiyu.
Now Meiyu has been in Wuhan, China for about two years. Besides going on studying
Chinese, she shows great interest in Chinese kung fu as well, so she spends her free
time on kung fu training with her coaches. Not only can kung fu help improve（改善）
her health, but she is also interested in the history and culture behind it. Meiyu said,
"The more I know about China, the luckier I feel to have been here. "
In the future, Meiyu decides to go back to Turkey to teach more students to learn
Chinese.
1. Where did Meiyu learn Chinese at first？
A. In China.
2. How old was Meuyu when she graduated from Ankara University in 2017？
A. 22 B. 25 C. 27 D 18
3. What's probably the meaning of the word "opportunities" in this passage？
A. decisions B. orders C. meanings D. chances
B. In Turkey.
C. In India.
D. In Australia.

4. What can you learn from the passage？
A. Meiyu is the only child of her family.
B. Meiyu is not interested in Chinese now.
C. Chinese culture has greatly influenced（影响）Meiyu.
D. Meiyu decides to stay in China in the future.
（7）
Many Chinese mothers are afraid that their children will fall behind their classmates,
so these mothers are becoming "tiger mothers". They believe the harder their children
study, the happier life they will have in the future. Is it true？Lulu and her sister
Sophia may have a say.
Lulu and Sophia have a "tiger mother". She pushed them a lot when they were
young. For example, they were not allowed to get grades lower than A's. They had to
practice the piano or violin for several hours a day. There were no games or T V.
The tiger mother, Amy, is a Chinese﹣American professor at Yale Law School in
the USA. Several years ago, she wrote a book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger
Mother and shared her strict parenting style in it.
Many people don't like Amy's style of parenting. They once worried that her
daughters would not be happy. However, the two girls have grown up and they are
thankful to their mother.
Sophia has just graduated from Yale University. She is hard ﹣working, friendly
and helpful. Not long ago, she shared some useful studying tips online. Lulu is also a
warm smart and popular girl in her friends' eyes. She said tiger mothers believed that
a child could succeed by being pushed to o all out.
Still, not everyone agrees with the tiger mother's parenting style. In fact, there
isn't a parenting style that fits everyone. What's the best parenting style for you？
Maybe you should work it out together with your parents.
1. According to the passage, "tiger mothers"
.
A. don't mind their children falling behind their classmates
B. don't care about their children's feelings when they grow up
C. believe pushing their children hard can