人教版英语八年级上册期中专题练习题卷：阅读理解.doc

1、阅读理解一Dec 11 th，Monday SunnyThe last thing I wanted to do before leaving India was to see a tiger. A guide told me that Ranthambhore National Park was a good place to see tigers. So today I found a driver to drive me there. It took us four hours to get to the park. When I arrived, I joined a group of

2、 five people. Then we drove a car to look for tigers. It was said that there were only about twenty tigers in the park. So we would be lucky if we could see a tiger. Soon we found some tiger footprints, and we felt happy.But four hours passed, and we didnt see a tiger. We all felt tired and had to s

3、top to have a rest. It was late in the afternoon, and we decided to drive back. Suddenly (突然)，our car stopped. An adult tiger was just about ten meters away from us. It was a magical moment (不可思议的时刻）for everyone. How lucky we were!1. When did the writer go to Ranthambhore National Park?A. In spring.

4、 B. In summer.C. In autumn. D. In winter.2. A group of_ people went to look for the tiger in the park.A. four B. fiveC. six D. seven3. The underlined word means “_” in Chinese.A.脚印 B.骨头 C.粪便 D.皮毛 4. According to (根据)the passage, we can learn that_. A. it took the writer three hours to get to the par

5、kB. they didnt see any tigers that dayC. the writer had a tiring but happy dayD. they stayed in the park for two hours 5. This passage is from_.A. an ad (广告) B. a diary C. a newspaper D. a math book二Last winter, I went to Moscow myself. My children worried about me a lot. I was in my 70s. But I stil

6、l wanted to have a vacation in Moscow. It s my dream place.I flew there. It was really cold in Moscow. I waited for the bus with my heavy bag. At that time, a man came to me.“May I help you?” he asked.“Yes, thank you,” I said. “Is it OK to help me? I think you are busy making money.” He seemed a tax

7、i driver.“Its OK. I like helping old people. Hope you have a good time in Moscow,” he said. I couldnt say anything. I met a good Russian. His English was not good, but we had a great talk on the way to the hotel. When we arrived, I thanked him again and gave him some money. But he didnt take.“I help

8、ed you not for money. I just hope my mom can get help someday，” he said and went away.That s why I love traveling (旅行)；I enjoy visiting beautiful places and meeting kind people.1. Last year, the writer went on a trip toA. China B. RussiaC. Australia D. America2. The writer，s family felt_ when she we

9、nt on a trip.A. interested B. worriedC. bored D. happy3. The writer went there_. A. by car B. by busC. by taxi D. by plane4. Why did the man help the writer?A. To make money.B. To make friends.C. To have a great talk.D. To hope someone can help his mom one day.5. Whats the best title of the passage?

10、A. Cold Weather, Warm Heart (心）B. Moscow, a Beautiful CityC. Its Never Too Old to TravelD. Little Things Make a Big Difference三A healthy eating habit along with enough exercise can help you keep healthy. When you are young, it is important to give your body what it needs. If you skip meals, you cant

11、 get enough calories (卡路里). And then you may feel tired. By the way, the calorie is just another word for energy. About 50% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. Drinking enough water can make your body work

12、better and make you healthy.Exercise can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Scientists say that kids should spend at least 30 minutes exercising a day, five times a week. It is easy to do! You can walk or ride your bike to school, and play sports at school. However, kids often giv

13、e up sports, saying they have no time left after finishing their homework. In fact, doing exercise can help them sleep better and do better in their lessons.If you follow the advice above, you will look and feel much better and become healthy.1. The underlined word “skip” means “_” in Chinese.A.询问 B

14、.略过C.阻止 D.转移2. According to the scientists, kids should spend at least_ minutes exercising every week.A.30 B. 50C. 100 D. 1503. Why do many kids give up sports according to the passage?A. Because they are too lazy to exercise. B. Because they feel great after giving up sports.C. Because they are bus

15、y with their studies.D. Because they dont like playing sports at all.4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. About 80% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit.B. You need to drink three to four glasses of water every day to keep healthy.C. Students s

16、hould exercise at least twice a week to keep healthy and happy.D. Doing exercise can help kids sleep better and do better in their lessons.5. Whats the main idea of this passage?A. How to eat healthily.B. How to exercise.C. How to look thinner.D. How to keep healthy.四Hello, everyone. Im Lily from Gr

17、ade 8. I want to write something about students free time activities for our school newspaper. So I ask some students in our school. Lets have a look.NameGradeFree Time ActivitySarahSevenMy mother plants some flowers and I enjoy helping her look after them. I want to do some things to help them grow

18、 better. It can also teach me many things about plants.JohnEightFor me, free time means (意味着）I am “free” to do my favorite things after I finish my homework. I like watching TV. I spend one hour watching my favorite shows every day.PeterNineIm so busy that I dont have much time to do my favorite thi

19、ngs. I like reading before going to bed. This is really a very good way to spend my free time. Books are very important and we can learn a lot from them.1. The writer may be a_.A. magazine writerB. middle school studentC. school teacherD. TV station worker2. In her free time, Sarah likes to_.A. look

20、 after flowersB. help her mother do houseworkC. teach her mother to plantD. read books about plants3. What does John do first before watching TV?A. He has dinner.B. He waters flowers.C. He reads books.D. He finishes his homework.4. What can we learn from the passage?A. Peter has no time to do any fr

21、ee time activities every day.B. Peter thinks books are very important.C. Sarah likes watching TV with her mother.D. John spends an hour reading every day.5. The passage mainly tells us_. A. students classes after schoolB. how students spend their free timeC. students are busy in their free timeD. wh

22、at students do at school五Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking. A study shows that fastwalking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000steps a day. The results of the study are from QQ users. About 37% of the people choose fastwalking

23、 as their favorite exercise; over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose ridingbikes. Fast walking and running are easy, cost little and work well, so they are popular. And manypeople would rather do exercise in nature than go to gyms(健身房). Its best to walk fast for atleast 10 minutes at one ti

24、me and walk up to 6,000 steps every day. The study also shows that people in Guiyang. Guizhou love sports most. On average (平均), everyone there walks 5,941 steps every day. It seems that people in places with betterenvironment and air are more willing to (更愿意) do sports.1. Many people in China walk

25、more than _ steps a day. A. 6,000B. 5,941C. 5,0002. Over 23% of the Chinese people choose _ as their favorite exercise. 3. Many people prefer to do exercise _ . A. at home B. in nature C. in the pmt4. The writer probably agrees that _ . A. people live in big cities are more willing to do sports B. f

26、ast walking is not difficult, costs little and works well C. its bad for people so walk fast for move than10 minutes at one time5. We can read this passage in the column (栏目) _ of a newspaper. A. Mums KitchenB. Music TodayC. Health & Sports六Although Tina and Lara are twins (双胞胎)，they are different i

27、n almost everything. Sweet food is Laras favorite, but Tina dislikes it. Tina often gets up early, but Lara thinks its terrible to get up early. Lara likes dark colors, but Tina likes bright (鲜艳的)colors. They often fight and think the other one is wrong.Today their parents decided to do something to

28、 help them. When Lara and Tina closed their eyes, their parents brought them to the dining room. There was a big board in the middle of the room. Lara stood on one side (一边)of the board and Tina stood on the other side. They couldnt see the other side of the board.Dad asked, “Whats the color of the

29、board, my ?” Lara opened her eyes and said, “Its black!” But Tina said, “its white!” Mom asked them to exchange (交换)their places. Then they found the other one was right.Sometimes, we are like Lara and Tina, arent we?1. Tina likes_. A. sweet food B. bright colorsC. getting up late D. orange juice2.

30、Where did the story happen (发生)？A. In the bedroom.B. In the kitchen.C. In the bathroom.D. In the dining room.3. Which of the following can be put in ？A. class B. sonsC. girls D. boys4. What color is the big board?A. Black. B. White.C. Black on one side and white on the other side.D. White on one sid

31、e and yellow on the other side.5. Their parents wanted to tell them that_. A. they should put themselves in others placesB. they should help each other when they met problemsC. old habits die hardD. seeing is believing (相信）七Hello, everyone! My name is David and I come from Argentina. I am 10 years o

32、ld and everyone says Im a funny boy. I think it is true.When I go to a party or spend time with my family, I make people laugh. Sometimes I tell funny stories and sometimes I make a funny face. My favorite thing to do is tell funny stories. I also like reading and playing computer games.I have a bro

33、ther Mark and he is 12 years old. Mark is also funny. We love to make each other laugh. Sometimes we have so much fun that we get very noisy and our Mom and Dad yell at us to be quiet. Mark and I always have a good time together. He is my best friend. I really like having a best friend who is my bro

34、ther.1. Mark is_ than David.A. 2 years younger B. 2 years older C. 0.2 meters shorter D. 0.2 meters taller 2. David likes to tell funny stories and_. A. make noise B. play ball gamesC. write songs D. read books3. The word “yell” is the same as “_”. A. arrive B. work C. shout D. laugh 4. The underlin

35、ed (下划线的）word “He” refers to（指的是）_. A. Mark B. DavidC. Dad D. Argentina5. Which word describes David according to the passage?A. Strict. B. Funny.C. Serious. D. Quiet.八I went to the park with my older sister, Cathy, on Friday. My sister left her jacket on a bench (长椅） when we played games. When we w

36、ent back to the bench, a little girl in a red T-shirt was sitting there. She looked like she was 8 or 9 and had long blonde hair. She had some money in her hand. When she saw us, she got up and walked away.I asked my sister, “Did you have any money in your jacket?”“Yes，Anna, I did.”I said, “Have a q

37、uick look in your jacket.” Cathy looked in her jacket, but her money was not there.“That girl stole (偷)it!” I said，and we ran after her. We caught (抓住) her soon.My sister was very angry and she said, “Give me the money!” The girl gave the money to Cathy and ran away. Then we went home. But before we

38、 could tell our parents, my mother said to Cathy, “You left your money at home. It s on the table in the kitchen.” So the girl in the red T-shirt was not a thief (小偷)! Maybe she thought we were bad girls. We felt _. Please call us if you know this girl. We would like to say sorry to her and give the

39、 money back to her. Our number is 512667. Thank you very much.Anna and Cathy1. Cathy went to the park_, A. with her classmate B. in a red T-shirt C. on the weekend D. in a jacket 2. Why did Anna and Cathy run after the girl?A. Because they were having a race.B. Because they wanted to ask her a quest

40、ion.C. Because they wanted to take the girls money.D. Because they thought she stole Cathys money.3. The best word for “ _ “ is “_”.A. relaxed B. freeC. terrible D. bored4. The writer writes this passage to_. A. find a girl B. ask a girl for helpC. say thanks to a girlD. share a story about a girl5.

41、 You may find this passage in a_. A. storybook B. newspaperC. park map D. museum guide九Micheal was a good boy. He was hard-working but shy, so he had no friends at school. James was a new student in his class. Other students soon got on well with him except Micheal.One day, some boys put some money

42、into Micheals bag and one of them pretended (假装) to have his money. Of course, they found the money in Micheals bag at last.Micheal felt shameful, but he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and laughed at him at school. His teachers also believed he stole the mone

43、y and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, James stood out and helped Micheal make everything clear.From that day on, Micheal and James became good friends. James often took Micheal to take part in many activities and Jack became active. Micheal often helped James with his math. Then Mi

44、cheal had got more friends, and he became the monitor in his class. Micheal had no friends at school because _.A. he was a new student B. he couldnt get on well with JamesC. he was shy D. he worked very hard2. The underlined word “shameful” means _ in Chinese.A. 害怕的 B. 高兴的 C.伤心的 D. 羞耻的3. At last, Mi

45、cheals classmates knew Micheal was not a thief with the help of _.A. James B. some boy C. his teacher D. his parents4. James may not be good at _.A. music B. math C. science D. English5. Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph?A. The classmates were angry with James.B. Micheal

46、 was still very shy.C. James was a good monitor.D. Finally, Micheal could get on well with his classmates.十Is Leah Dou a rebel (叛逆的人)？ She is Chinese pop queen Faye Wongs daughter. In many peoples minds, Dou is still a little girl wearing a pair of glasses. Last year Dou decided to give up college i

47、n the US and work in music.Dous talents in music became well-known four years ago. She started putting her songs online.However, the new singer is not similar to others. She gave up studying in university. Dou said she talked it over with her parents many times. “At last they agreed,” Dou said. “I feel lucky that my parents respect my deci