2021-2022学年牛津深圳版八年级英语上学期寒假阅读理解专练--综合练习训练 难度.docx

1、综合阅读训练2（A）Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.Without him，the world might still be in the dark.However，the electric light was not his only invention.He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things.About every two weeks he created something new. Th

2、omas Edison was born in 1847.He attended school for only three months.His mother taught him at home，but Thomas was mostly selfeducated.He started experimenting at a young age. When he was 12 years old，he got his first job.He became a news boy on a train.He did experiments on the train in his spare t

3、ime.Unluckily，his first work experience did not end well.His boss fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator，but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent（专利权）in 1868 for a vote recorder r

4、un by electricity. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other，but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.It kept conversations short，so that he could have more time for work.He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes his wife had to remind him

5、to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84.He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.（1）How often did Edison make a new invention？A.About every seven days.B.About every fourteen days.C.About once a week.D.About twice a week.（2）What does t

6、he underlined word fired mean？A.令人失望B.聘请C.解雇D.烧（3）How was Edison after he became deaf？A.kept positive.B.kept anxious.C.Kept negative.D.kept depressed.（4）How did Edison study after he left school？A.His mother taught him.B.His teacher taught him.C.He learnt by himself.D.Both A and C.（5）What does the p

7、assage mainly talk about？A.The use of the electric light.B.Edison and his experiments.C.The importance of inventions.D.The whole life of Edison.（B）Fabien Cousteau，a wellknown ocean explorer，has announced plans to build a large research station under the ocean. Though the ocean covers more than 70%of

8、 our planet，it still isnt well explored.An expert says we have created maps of less than 20%of the worlds ocean，and only 5%has been explored. The expert thinks exploring the ocean is far more important than exploring space.Its our life support system.And thanks to the ocean，we can live on Earth in t

9、he first place，he says. Though the ocean is all around us，studying it is a challenge.Divers are limited in how far they can go and how long they can stay below.Returning to the surface can be dangerous.After a deep dive，divers must wait for hours before they dive again.All of these means that unders

10、ea experiments are limited.The new undersea laboratory（实验室），the lab can hold12 people at a time. The power for the station is expected to come from solar energy and the movement of the ocean.Proteus is also expected to have the first underwater greenhouse in the world so that the lab will be able to

11、 grow some of its own food.Mr.Cousteau hopes to have the lab completed and ready to use by 2023.（1）In Paragraph 2，the writer explains that the ocean isnt well explored by .A.using diagramsB.listing numbersC.giving examplesD.drawing pictures（2）According to the passage，what is Proteus expected to do？A

12、.To help 12 people to return to the surface at a time.B.To solve many problems about undersea experiments.C.To grow most food in the first underwater greenhouse.D.To use solar energy to move up and down the ocean.（3）In writing this passage，the writer is trying to .A.instruct how to dive safelyB.expl

13、ain some ocean problemsC.describe an ocean explorerD.introduce an undersea station（C）As Earths neighbor, Marshasa similar environment toEarth.For years, humans are exploringtheRed Planet and hope to live on itoneday. OnJuly23,2020,China launched its first Mars probe( 探测器). It is called Tianwen-1.The

14、name comes from the poem Tianwen.Qu Yuan, a famous poet of the Warring States Period wrote it. The probe landed on the surface(表面) of Mars on May 15 this year. China is the second country in the world to make it. It was a great success.A probe has to fly a very long way before landing on Mars. Becau

15、se the signal from Earth is weak, the lander has to land by itself. “Each step had only one chance. If there was any mistake, the landing would fail.” Geng Yan, an official from the China National Space Administration said.TheMarsprobehasthreepartstheorbiter, thelanderandtherover( 火星车).Within a week

16、 after the landing, the Mars rover, Zhurong, will begin working. Zhurong isnamedafterthegodoffireinancientChinesestories.ItisthesixthroveronMars,following five others launched by the United States. If everything goes well, Zhurong will work for at least three months and carry out scientific studies

17、on Mars like taking pictures and videos of Mars, finding out if there is any water or ice under the surface of Mars and checking the temperature or climate on it.“A larger probe will set off for the planet sometime around 2030 to take samples and return them to Earth.” a CNSA officials said.21. What

18、 can we learn from Paragraph2?A. QuYuan named Chinese first Mars probe Tianwen-1.B. Tianwen was a famous poet of the Warring StatesPeriod.C. Tianwen-1 flew for about 10 months before landing onMars.D. It is the second time for Chinese Mars probes to land onMars.22. What does the underlined “It” in P

19、aragraph 4 refersto?A. AChinese story.B. The roverZhurong.C. The godof fire.D.Tianwen-1.23. The following statements aretrueexcept.A. The rover is part of a Marsprobe.B. It is difficult for a probe to land onMars.C. Six rovers have landed on Mars successfully so far.D. Tianwen-1 will take samples fr

20、om Mars back toearth.24. Why do human beings keep exploringMars?A. It is a big and redplanet. B.It is Earths nearestneighbor.C.It has good living environment. D.It may be another home forhumans.（D）What will happen to humans and other living things in the future？When I was a little girl，I often thoug

21、ht about this question and drew pictures of my imaginary future life in my album. How will people in the future live？Perhaps，there will be cities underground，in the air or in the sea（特快列车），spaceships and undersea trains.With advanced technology，we may even be able to fly on a broom Living conditions

22、 will also certainly change.Just imagine living in a house where it feels like spring all year because of an intelligent thermostat（恒温器）.All complicated and boring chores will be done by a robot.Maybe well make the Internet of Things come true.It can automatically remind us to get up，display the wea

23、ther forecast，control the electrical appliances and make phone calls. As for travel，it may be possible to travel through time and space freely.What if there were time machines to travel to any time in history？If I could use a time machine，I would go to the age of dinosaurs，more and more people would

24、 choose dinosaurs as petsyou might even see people walk dinosaurs in the streets. Maybe one day，riding flying dinosaurs to schools in cities in the sky will be common.Many kinds of creatures，robots and aliens（1）The writer talks about in the future in this passage.A.Harry Potter and schoolsB.history

25、lessons and petsC.living conditions and travelD.seasons and transportation（2）What does the underlined word It in Paragraph 3 refer to？A.The robot.B.Weather forecast.C.Internet of Things.D.Intelligent thermostat.（3）Where would the writer most probably go if she had a time machine？（4）What is the best

26、title for this passage？A.Life in the future.B.My dream life.C.Future life problem.D.Enjoy your life.(E)Editors noteReading Lu Xuns articles has become common memories of Chinese students. This year marks the 140th anniversary of the great writers birth. As teenagers, how do you look at him?Lu Xuns l

27、ife experiences still encourage me a lot. He went to Japan to study medicine. But seeing the dark sides of Chinese society of the early 20th century, he decided to become a writer instead of a doctor. Under his pen, he showed the dark sides of the society and tradition, trying to educate and guide u

28、s. When we make choices, we should consider what they are for like Lu Xun.Though Lu Xuns works were written in his time, they still make sense today. For example, Kong Yiji criticizes（批判）the education system at that time. A Madmans Diary points out that the dark society is a “man-eating” one. Some w

29、ords in this story can be used to talk about social problems today.I think the most educational part is that Lu Xun uncovered the unreasonable sides of the society correctly and sharply, making you think deeply. Reading an article by him is more meaningful than reading dozens by nobodies. From a you

30、ng age, we study his essays such as From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Study and My Old Home. We get to know some famous characters under his pen, such as Runtu and Kong Yiji.I think its a good thing that his voice is still heard. In fact, Lu Xun was a person who was not afraid to draw attention. Lu Xun w

31、as brave enough to fight against the unfair rules. If you wanted him to be silent, he would speak out.26. The article may be _.A. a book reviewB. an editors emailC. some book advertisementsD. some Internet posts27. According to the four teenagers, who mentioned Lu Xuns works?A. Jerry and Abby.B. Jer

32、ry and John.C. Abby and Simon.D. Simon and John.28. What is the purpose of this article?A. To introduce Lu Xuns famous works and characters.B. To share the spirit of Lu Xun and the value of his works.C. To give comments on Lu Xun and some social problemsD. To show Lu Xuns experiences and opinions ab

33、out society.(F)If most museums, theaters and libraries are closed, you might miss the cultural activities you used to have holidays. But dont worry. As we living in the Internet age, virtual（虚拟的）museums, concerts are libraries are at our fingertips, ready to be discovered from our homes. Cloud museu

34、ms If you are a lover of museums, visit the official website of the National of China. There are VR exhibitions（虚拟现实展览）, live-streaming（直播）classes and many other resources. For example, an exhibition about Confucius is gong on right now .You can learn about his life and ancient culture during the Sp

35、ring and Autumn Period（770BC-476BC）. There are also pictures and videos of the relics（文物），such as bianzhong and books. Cloud concerts Do you miss going to live concerts? There are many online concerts going on right now. Go and find your favourite singers! Talented singers are in their live houses w

36、ith microphones and musical instruments, such as guitars or pianos. Since theyre streaming live as they perform, you can not only interact with them by writing comments, but also pick songs for them to sing. What cool experience! Cloud libraries There are many online libraries that provide free digi

37、tal resources, such as the National Library of China, the Shanghai Library and the Guangzhou Library. On the Shanghai Library website, for example, you can see on the front page that there are many interesting books. Of course, you can also find other materials in these online libraries, like comic

38、books, documentary films and English teaching videos.34. What cant you do in cloud museums?A. See VK exhibitions.B. Join live-steaming classes.C. Learn to play the instruments like bianzhong.D. Watch some videos introducing the relics.35. What can we infer from cloud concerts?A. Online concerts are

39、not popular.B. You can choose your favourite singers online concert.C. You must pay for a ticket to enter the online concert.D. You cant pick songs for the singers to sing.36. From the passage,we know that_A. Confucius was born in 770 BC.B. You can read books for free through some online libraries.C

40、. You cant write comments at the online concerts.D. Singers can hold online concerts only during the holidays(G)This happened when I was about fifteen. I was on a school trip to Manchester and my family gave me a lot of money. I first got to a bookstore and saw a sign with a “buy one, get one half-p

41、rice” deal, with every book marked with a sticker（标签）.I took some books with a sticker that seemed very interesting. Then I walked around the shop looking for other books. When I was ready, I had about six or seven books with me.“I got lots of books! My parents gave me a lot of money for this trip!”

42、 I said to the cashier and gave her the books.Hearing my words, she just laughed and said, “Thats like letting a child loose （不受约）in a candy shop!”“Yeah! And I saw you had that half-price deal! So I chose many books.”The cashier looked through the books. After thinking for a while, she said in a low

43、 voice, “Lets pretend（假装）this one has a sticker, too.”I didnt understand what she meant at that time. Three years later, I realized what she meant on another trip to England: only the books with stickers were part of the deal. And I felt warm because of her kindness.26. The writer went to Manchester

44、 to _.A. visit his familyB. look for a jobC. take a tripD. sell books27. What does the underlined word “cashier” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. A person who makes stickers.B. A person who gets money from selling things.C. A person who prints books.D. A person who buys stickers.28. What can we learn from the

45、 writers talk with the cashier?A. He might be very happy and excited.B. He came to Manchester for the first time.C. He didnt have enough money to buy all the books.D. He wanted to go to a candy shop.29. What did the cashier mean by saying “lets pretend this one has a sticker, too”?A. The writer shou

46、ld buy more books so that he can enjoy a bigger discount（折扣）.B. Only books with stickers can enjoy the discount.C. Every book in the store can enjoy the discount.D. Only books without stickers can enjoy the discount(H)Once upon a time,a king offered a prize to the artist who could paint the best pic

47、ture of peace. The king received a lot of paintings from many artists. He studied each one carefully and finally decided upon two that he really liked. He now had to choose between them.The first was a painting of a beautiful calm lake with clear water. It was surrounded by green forests and high mo

48、untains. Overhead,the sky was blue with white clouds.The other painting had mountains too，but these mountains were rugged(崎岖).A huge waterfall fell down one side of the mountain. Above them was an angry sky,lit by lightning,from which heavy rain fell.Most people agreed that the first painting clearly showed