外研版八年级下册英语期中复习专练 阅读理解（含答案）.doc

1、期中复习专练 阅读理解 一、How much pocket money do you get from your parents each week? Is it growing in recent years? If it is, then you are luckier than kids in Britain. According to reports, they are getting less and less pocket money. British researchers did a survey of 1,204 children between 8 and 15 years

2、 old. They found the average amount (平均数) of pocket money for British kids was about 5.8 pounds a week in 2010. In 2009, it was 6.2 pounds and in 2003, parents gave their children an average of 6.7 pounds a week. To the researchers surprise, they find that boys get more pocket money than girls. Boys

3、 get 6.9 pound every week while 6.1 is given to girls. However, children are not too worried about it.Almost half of them believe they get the right amount. Only 42 percent say they would like to have more pocket money. Most kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends. In the survey,

4、37 percent believe their friends get more money than they do. _3_.10 percent of the British kids save all their pocket money. 25 percent save at least half. 35 percent say they will save money to buy something they really want. “It is good to develop the habit of saving at a young age,” said Flavia

5、Palacios Uman, one of the researchers, “you may benefit (受益) later in life because your savings will add up over time.” 1. Recently, British children are getting _ pocket money. A. more and more B. the same C. less and less D. no 2. The average amount of monthly pocket money for girls is _. A. 6.9 p

6、ounds B. 27.6 pounds C. 6.1 pounds D. 24.4 pounds 3. Which of the following is the best for the missing part “_” in paragraph 5. A. British kids keep the good habit of saving B. Kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends C. British kids only save money at a young age D. There are man

7、y ways for Chinese kids to save their money 4. We can infer (推断) from the passage that_. A. Chinese kids are less lucky than British kids B. among the three years, the kids got the least pocket money in 2003 C. all British kids like to save their money D. its good for children to develop the habit o

8、f saving at a young age 答案：CDAD 二、Have you ever wished that your life was like a reality TV show? Well, like it or not, things might be this way in the future. This is because of Google glasses. Glasses are the latest technology（科技）from Google. They have more exciting features（特征）than you could poss

9、ibly imagine. For one thing, people who wear the glasses can shoot videos and record the sounds around them. So if your friend is wearing Google glasses, he or she can record your every move and broadcast live on the Internet for the world to see. There is a GPS system in the glasses. So if you get

10、lost you can say OK, Glass, where am I? And it will find where you are and tell you where you need to go. Google glasses are a bit like a helpful secretary. You can tell them what you want to write in an e-mail and they will type it for you. Since April 16, Google glasses have been on the market in

11、small numbers. But by the end of the year anyone will be able to buy a pair for about 2,500 yuan. Some people are not sure whether they find Google glasses cool or not. When someone is wearing Google glasses, it is not easy to see whether or not they are using them. 1.The article is mainly about . A

12、.what Google glasses can do B.the designer of Google glasses C.how to use Google glasses D.the importance of Google glasses 2.Which of the following statements is TURE? A.Google glasses can record everything. B.Google glasses will take the place of TV. C.Google glasses are helpful secretaries to us.

13、 D.Google glasses are sold in the small market. 3.How many features of Google glasses are mentioned in the passage? A.Two B. Three C. Four D. Five 4.What can we know from the last paragraph? A.People dont like wearing Google glasses. B.People with Google glasses are not so cool. C.People dont believ

14、e they can find Google glasses. D.Its hard to find that someone is using Google glasses. 答案：ACBD 三、A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could,but they fo

15、llowed him. He reached a place where he saw two road in front of him,one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take?He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right,and he did so. He ran on and so

16、on came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room,and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream. Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and , as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place wi

17、th two roads, like in the dreams. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel , was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life. 1.The Black Forest is _. A. a place in Germany B. not a real place C. Invented by the writer D

18、. a place in Britain 2. When he was walking in the forest,_ran after him. A two dogs B two tigers C two men D two women 3. Finally he came to_. A . a forest B. another road C. another dream D. a small hotel 4. It was_that saved the mans life 20 years later. A a voice B the dream C someone else D God

19、 5.The story tells us that_. A a dream may come true some time later B a dream is always a dream C people should not believe their dreams D people should always believe their dreams 答案：ACDBA 四、Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the

20、 country. When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time. L

21、ast year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as oft

22、en as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh. 1. It is _ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. A. not useful B. not helpful C. very helpful D. very bad 2. English people usually shake hands when they _.

23、 A. meet every time B. meet for the first time C. say goodbye to each other D. say hello to each other 3. Usually English people dont shake hands _. A. when they will be away for a long time B. when they say “How do you do? ” C. when they just meet or say goodbye D. after they havent met for a long

24、time 4. Which of the statement（陈述）is right? A. German people shake hands as often as possible. B. English people like shaking hands very much. C. German people hardly shake hands. D. Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands. 5. This story is about _. A. shaking hands C. customs B. langu

25、ages D. languages and customs 四、 CBCAC 五、On my latest trip to Sydney with my parents, we visited the wildlife Park. The Wildlife Park has lots of different animals and birds. Some of them only live in Australia. there are over 600 animals there, such as kangaroos, koalas and crocodiles. People kept

26、them in the natural environment. I like the wildlife Park better than a zoo, because most of the animals are in cages (笼子) in the zoo. We first spent some time with the kangaroos. The park allowed us to touch and feed them. It was very exciting to be so close to them. there were koalas there too. Th

27、ey looked very lovely. Although the park didnt allow us to carry them, I took a photo with one. It is wonderful souvenir (纪念品) of my holiday in Sydney. The Wildlife Park has plenty of freshwater and saltwater crocodiles. Some of them are really big and scary (吓人的) with huge teeth. I didnt want to ge

28、t too close to them. I enjoyed the trip very much. There was so much to see. 1. where is the wildlife Park? A. In China. B. In australia. C. In the USA. D. In England. 2. which animal did the writer go to see first? A. Kangaroos. B. Koalas. C. Crocodiles. D. Tigers. 3. what did the writer think of t

29、he koalas? A. Exciting. B. Scary. C. Lovely. D. Wonderful. 4. The writer felt _ about the trip to the wildlife Park. A. nervous B. shy C. excited D. angry 5. which of the following is WRONG according to the passage? A. the kangaroos live in the natural environment in the Wildlife Park. B. You can to

30、uch and feed the kangaroos. C. You can carry the koalas. D. The writer was afraid of crocodiles. 答案：BACCC 六、Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people dont need to carry any currency at all? Is money heavy to carry? Is it safe to carry money? Maybe

31、 in the future each of us will have only one small plastic credit card. We will use it to buy all the things we now buy with money. We will not need money to pay for things. Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards we now have with money. Sometimes we lose money. Maybe we wil

32、l lose the cards. Maybe someone will take the card. Someone may even make a card that looks like our card. Since we cant buy anything without our cards, the credit card may be no better than currency. Is there something easier to use than credit card? Each of us has a thumbprint(拇指纹). No two thumbpr

33、ints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep peoples thumbprints with a number. When you want to buy something you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store or business will possess one. Everyones thumbprint will be in the computers. It will be very difficult to lose ou

34、r thumbprints! It will be difficult for someone to steal it or to make one like it. 1. The writer probably agrees that credit cards are _to carry than money. A.heavier B. easierC. more difficult 2. What may be a problem with credit cards in the future? A. We may lose the cards from time to time. B.W

35、e wont be able to make enough cards. C.We may not know how to use the cards. 3. Someday the government may keep peoples thumbprints with a_ A.sign B. note C. number 4. The underlined word “possess” probably means “_” in English. A.lend B. have C. sell 5. In the writers opinion, itll be the best way

36、to buy things with_. A.money B. credit cards C. thumbprints 答案：BACBC 七、These days China has surprised the world with its new great inventions high-speed railways, Alipay(支付宝), shared bicycles and online shopping. Lin Jinlong, a student from Cambodia enjoys his life in China and says, “my wallet is n

37、ot used anymore. I can buy and eat whatever I want just with a tap(轻敲) of my phone. Even fruit sellers are using Alipay.” He laughed, “We can also order food at home, super fast and easy, but when I was in Cambodia, I had to go outside.” Another student from Cambodia, Wu Mei, shared her experience o

38、f taking Chinese high-speed railway. It only takes half an hour from Beijing to Tianjin. For the same distance, people in Cambodia may spend three hours sitting on the train because there are only two railways. Bernhard Schwartlander, World Health Organization Representative(世界卫生组织代 表) in China is v

39、ery excited about Chinas bike-sharing. In his opinion, shared bikes are bringing bikes to peoples lives and they are making people start to use public transport(公共交通) such as buses and trains more often in modern time. “Also as we all know, it could mean a lot to our environment.” He explained. Its

40、clear that China is developing fast and no longer copying western ideas. In fact, she is leading the world in many ways. Products and services have improved peoples experience, playing an important part in world economy(经济). 1. There are_Chinas new great inventions in the passage. A. one B. two C. t

41、hree D. four 2. “My wallet is not used anymore” means _. A. Lins wallet was lost B. Lin left his wallet in Cambodia C. Lin buys everything for free online D. Lin can pay almost everything through Alipay 3. According to Paragraph 3 and 4, which of the following is NOT RIGHT? A. It takes half an hour

42、from Beijing to Tianjin by high-speed railway. B. There are only three railways in Cambodia. C. Buses, bikes and trains are all public transport. D. Shared bikes can play an important part in environment. 4. From the last paragraph, the writer tries to tell us_. A. China has become the most importan

43、t country for the world economy B. China has better ideas than western countries C. Chinas products and services are not good enough D. The development will lead China to a bright future 答案：DDBD 八、Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years, scientists said “No” or “We dont know.” B

44、ut today this is changing. Seth and Alex are astronomers (天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe They also think we will soon communicate with these beings (人, 生物). Why do seth and Alex think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason (理由) is time.

45、 Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life.” say Seth and Alex. The second reason is size. The universe is huge. “We have known that there are at least 100 billion galaxies.” says Seth, “And our galaxy, the Milky Wa

46、y, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar (相似的) to Earth.” In the past. it was hard to look for signs (迹象) of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes (高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planetsthe size of Mars or Earthin

47、 other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life. Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not.” says Alex. “Its a long way away. However, intelligent beings may communicate with us in other ways, such as radio signals (信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate wi

48、th us now, but we dont have the right tools (工具) to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could communicate with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.” 1. Seth and Alex think _. A. intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe B. it was easy to l

49、ook for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past C. beings from space have already visited Earth D. we have the right tools to receive other intelligent lifes messages 2. Scientists believe _ may be long enough for other planets to have intelligent life. A. 100 billion galaxies B. 100 billion stars C. about 12 billion years D. the huge universe 3. Why is it easy to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe now? A.