牛津译林版八年级下英语第二次月考复习专题练习—阅读理解

牛津译林版八年级下英语第二次月考复习专题练习—阅读理解

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Every day I pass by a homeless old man on the street. He usually sat near where I go to school. Whenever I pass by, he says “hello” in a cheerful manner, and I always say it back. I give him any extra change I have.

The old man always wears an old watch. It is not an expensive watch by any means, but it serves its purpose. One day I noticed he wasn’t wearing it any more. I asked him why and he looked down and told me that the battery (电池) had died so he threw it away. I knew he couldn’t buy a new battery and he didn’t have enough money to buy a new watch.

He stayed on my mind all day, and I knew what I had to do. I went out to a shop and bought him a watch. It was not an expensive one, but that was very similar to the one he had. When I saw him the next day, he was smiling and cheerful as ever. When I bent down to put some change in his cup, I also dropped the watch in. I didn’t say anything about it. I just smiled at him and kept on walking. He didn’t even notice it until I left. I looked back and watched as he pulled the watch from the cup. He looked at me and I just smiled and nodded. He put the watch on with a big smile on his face and I walked happily on my way.

( )1. The old man always greeted the writer when she passed because __________. A. she was a student B. she usually gave him some money C. she had a lot of money D. she was always cheerful ( )2. Why did the old man throw the watch away? A. He wanted to get a new one. B. The writer said she would give him one. C. The battery had no power. D. The watch didn’t serve its purpose. ( )3. From the passage we can learn that __________. A. the old man knew the writer had brought him a new watch

B. the old man didn’t see it when the writer put the watch in the cup C. the writer dropped nothing but a watch in the cup D. the watch must have cost the writer a lot of money ( )4. What do we know about the new watch?

A. It was a little expensive. B. It was cheaper than the one the old man had. C. It was more beautiful. D. It looked like the one the old man had.

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For centuries, the body's blood has been connected closely with the feelings. People who show no human emotions or feelings are said to be cold-blooded.

Cold can affect other parts of the body. But the expression \get cold feet\with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be the CEO of a company. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned(辞职)，and all the work of the company will be your responsibility(责任).You are likely to get cold feet about being CEO when you understand the situation.

The expression \give someone the coke shoulder\turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give the cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise(遵守诺言)he made to you, or to someone who has lied about you to others.

\A cold fish\and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. He or she will never feel sorry for those in bad situation.

\Out in the cold\that everybody but him got a pay raise-he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be. ( )1. How many expressions about cold are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Seven.

( )2. If you get cold feet, it means \ \ A. your feet are very cold

B. you offer much of yourself to anyone

C. you miss something that everybody else got

D. you are afraid to do something you have decided to do ( )3. You may think of an unfriendly person as\ \

A. a cold fish B. the cold feet

C. the cold shoulder D. being out in the cold ( )4. What's the passage mainly about?

A. Ways of making friends. B. Advice on keeping warm.

C. Expressions connected with cold. D. Opinions about cold-hearted people.

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Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life?

If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it! Job: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals) Place: Manchester Hours: Part Time

We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others! Role：

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all kinds of help in their daily life. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. Most important of all, you should let them know they are valued(有价值的). Skills and Experience Required：

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You should have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in excellent written and spoken English, since you’ll help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous (先前的) related(相关的) experience will be a great advantage for you. ( ) 1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.You’ll make others’ life more meaningful with this job. B. You’ll arrive home from work just in time. C. You’ll make much money from this job. D. You’ll succeed in getting this job.

( ) 2. The volunteers’ key role is to help people with learning disabilities _____________.

A. get some support B. protect themselves C. learn some living skills D. know their own value ( ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The volunteers needn’t work all day long. B. Free meals are provided for the volunteers. C. The volunteers should be over sixteen.

D. Only four days are left for those who want to get the job. ( ) 4. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?

A. The one who can drive a car.

B. The one who has done similar work before. C. The one who can speak English very well. D. The one who has patience to listen to others. ( ) 5. The passage is _______ . A. an introduction B. an advertisement C. a report D. a notice

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We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn’t come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys. We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn’t need any practice against a team like that.

The game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward （前锋）. From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style, he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.

After that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can’t look down upon the others and still need to do your best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can’t judge (判断) a person or a team only by their clothes.

( )1. The team from the country were in old clothes so the writer’s team _______. A. looked down upon them B. couldn’t win C. didn’t like the city boy D. were afraid of them ( )2. The country team arrived so late that _________. A. nobody saw them B. the writer’s team were angry C. they had no time to warm up（热身） D. they looked worse ( )3. The team from the country won because _________. A. they were in old clothes B. they didn’t practice before the game C. they practiced before the game D. the team was better than the writer’s ( )4. From the text, we can guess the writer’s team is _________. A. a basketball from a country school B. a football team from a school in the city C. a basketball team from a school in the city D. a football team from the country

( )5. The writer’s team learned a lot from the game. They got to know how to ______. A. do better from then on B. fight against the country boys C. play against a weak team D. judge a man or a team by clothes

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Life comes in a package(包、捆).This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success,hope and despair(绝望). Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with all kinds of situations.

Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel(残忍的).In the early stage(阶段)of our life , our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong，good and bad. But we don't always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others' feelings.

Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.

Failure is the way to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect(自尊).

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.

Life teaches us not to regret(后悔)over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice(选择)is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

( )1. We usually have to accept _________ if we want to be successful. A. love B. failure C. sadness D. hope ( )2. In which section(栏目)can readers probably read the passage?

A. Business B. Travel C. Lifestyles D. Education ( )3. What's the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?

A. When choosing between“today”and“tomorrow”，you'd better enjoy tomorrow. B. If you work hard today，you'll have a better life in the future.

C. What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow. D. The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow. ( )4. What's the purpose of the passage？ A. To encourage people to love each other.

B. To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness. C. To give readers some information about life.

D. To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream.

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Patrick Johnson,an artist for the Washington Post, found some treasure(财宝)in his new house一35,000 dollars in a place where no one could see it. Although he had car and house payments(贷款)in his head, he still decided to return all of the money to the previous(先前) owner of the house, Mr. Williams. Would you have done the same?

Just hours after he had bought the house, Patrick came into the small house, where he was planning to lay out his tools and hang things up. He looked up and noticed a little hole in the wall. He didn't know what it was inside, so he walked towards the wall. It was very dark inside, but an old box caught his eye. \I thought it might be some pieces of wood.\they had to return the money to Mr. Williams.

\teachable moment that I would never get back again.\would do something honest with it. It's been a great thing for us and our kids.\( )1. Patrick decided to return the money to_____________.

A. his wife B. the bank C. their sons D. Mr. Williams ( )2. Patrick found the box____________.

A. outside the small house B. in his wife's room C. in the hole of the wall D. among his tools

( )3. Patrick thought there might be____________in the box when he found it. A. 35,000 dollars B. some pieces of wood C. many famous pictures D. some expensive treasures ( )4. Patrick and his wife returned the money at last because__________. A. they didn't need the money at all B. their children asked them to do so

C. they wanted to teach their children to be honest

D. the previous owner of the house asked them to do so

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Many years ago，when I was working as a volunteer in a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.

The doctor talked to the boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑)for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, “Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa.”

As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He 1ooked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the colour returned to his sister’s face, his smile disappeared（消失） and he looked a little afraid. He 1ooked up at the doctor and asked, “Will I die now?”

He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

( )1.What happened to the 1ittle girl named Lisa?

A. She died of a very serious disease.

B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother. C. She lost her little brother.

D.The doctor didn’t save the girl.

( )2.The doctor waited the little boy to_________.

A. give all his blood to his sister B. give some of his blood to his sister C. give his life to his sister D. get the same disease as his sister ( )3.How did the five-year-o1d boy understand the doctor’s plan?

A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood. B. He thought he was going to be killed.

C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister. D. He thought he was going to die when he grew up. ·

( )4.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A. He was unhappy to help his sister.

B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C. He was a little angry. D. He was willing to give his blood to his sister. ( )5.The writer still remember the story many years later_________.

A. because the little girl had a very strange disease B. because the sister and brother had the same disease C. because the doctor saved the little girl’s life D. because of what the boy did for his sister

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I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Brain there for a week, hoping to educate him.

Before setting out, I told Brain this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then, on the third day, as we were climbing over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard. ”

After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a too large dress and broken shoes, followed Brain around, Later he said regretfully(遗憾地). “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated French classes .

However, the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was interviewing a woman villager for an article. By working hard,, she had learned to read and write, and became part of the leadership(领导层) of the village.

Learning her story, Brain was greatly touched. His eyes were wet and there was love and respect(尊敬) on his face. He finally understood the importance of my work. When leaving for home, Brain even offered to stay in as a volunteer. The trip was very meaningful. ( )1. Why did the writer take his son to Haiti? A. Because they wanted to take a trip there B. Because the writer wanted to educate his son C. Because his son wanted to help the poor there D. Because they went there to visit a friend

( )2. Why was the writer surprised about his son?

A. Because his son wished to speak English

B. Because his son said nothing about the hard trip C. Because a little girl liked his son

D. Because his son wanted to talk with the little girl ( )3. What does the underlined word “occurred” mean?

A.离开 B提供 .C发生 .D到达 ( )4. What did NOT the boy learn from this trip?.

A. To love and respect poor people B. To be an excellent leader C. To offer help to people in need D. To be a kind and hard-working man ( )5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. An excellent trip B. How to be a volunteer C. A story of a volunteering trip D. The importance of voluntary work

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If you eat junk food(垃圾食品), you can’t really expect to grow up strong and healthy. But if you eat healthy food, you may do so. So how can we know which food is healthy? Unluckily, a lot of food looks good, but it isn’t really good, because it contains things that are bad for both your health and the environment. Where are the things from? This is all to do with how people produce food: growing it on the farm, processing(加工) it in factories, storing it and making it ready for you to eat. Here’s what happens:

Most farmers use chemicals(化学品) to stop their crops from getting sick. Many of these chemicals are kept in the food you eat. Some people believe that this may make people get illnesses. The chemicals may also pollute water and air, and kill lots of animals.

Waste from farm animals brings a lot of pollution. Some of the waste gets into the water. Planes used by people to move food and drinks around also pollute the air.

Most things that you drink, like cola, taste good, but something in them, including sugar, may be bad for your health. Sugary drinks make you fat and are bad for your teeth. What you can do:

If you can, try and get organic(有机的) food. Organic food doesn’t harm the environment. Animals kept on organic farms are treated(对待) more kindly than the ones on factory farms.

Eat fresh food whenever you can and cook at home. Don’t eat out too much. Cooking can be fun! ( )1. The underlined word“contains”means . A. includes B. grows C. produces D. sends ( )2. What may be the results of using chemicals on crops? ① Crops may not get sick.

② The chemicals may stay in the food people eat.

③ People may get sick after eating crops with chemicals in them. ④ The chemicals may pollute the environment A. ②③ B. ①②③ C. ②③④ D. ①②③④ ( )3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Planes in the sky may pollute the air. B. Waste from farm animals may pollute water.

C. Organic farms are good for crops, but not for animals. D. Something in drinks is bad for people’s health.

( )4. Organic farms are factory farms. A. better than B. worse than C. as good as D. bigger than ( )5. The writer advises people to . A. visit farms B. cook at home C. be kind to animals D. grow crops themselves

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The Big Lottery is giving money to groups of teenagers between 14 and 19 who want to become active citizens. The teenagers who would like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly can actually get money for improving your local community (社区).We have $ 80,000 to give away. We are looking for young people to take part in schemes(规划) and projects near to where they live.

Here are a few easy things you could do to get started.

Meeting the neighbors: Everybody needs good neighbors. Knock on people’s door and find out what they would like improving in your area. Set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together. If you don’t want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors.

Neighborhood watch: Neighborhood watch schemes are very popular in the UK. If you go away on holiday and leave your house, it’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It’s a good way to make the area you live in safer. You could set one up easily and quickly.(Paragraph 4) Lending a hand: There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can. Offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their garden for them or maybe walk their dog.(Paragraph 5) No littering: Nobody likes picking up other people’s rubbish, but a clean street can make all the difference. Take it in turns to go out once or twice a week and see what you can find. You never know, one day you might find something valuable.

Recycling: Nearly two-thirds of your rubbish can be recycled. Some areas already provide places to people to recycle bottles, tins, plastic and paper. Find out if this is done in your neighborhood. If it’s not, do something about it.

So go on … Just tell us what kind of project you want to join in. Then we’ll send you more details. Take positive action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in. ( )1. The aim of the Big Lottery is .

A. to make the neighborhood busier B. to help the old people in the community C. to improve the local community D. to help young babies in the neighborhood ( )2. Who is needed to take part in the project?

A. Anyone who wants to. B. All the teenagers.

C. Students in the neighborhood. D. Teenagers from 14 to 19. ( )3. Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 tell us . A. neighborhood watch is good to make the community cleaner B. how to make the community safer and more friendly C. lending a hand means to lend some money to others D. to help neighbors do what they wouldn’t like to do.

( )4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Discuss plans with your neighbor for improving your area. B. Do some shopping once a week for old people who can’t do it.

C. Pick up the rubbish everywhere in the street to make your area cleaner.

D. Look after the garden, walk the dogs for the old in order to get much money.

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