牛津英語譯林版八年級上冊期末復(fù)習(xí)專項(xiàng)練習(xí)-閱讀理解A卷(含答案)

1、牛津英語譯林版八年級上冊期末復(fù)習(xí)專項(xiàng)練習(xí)-閱讀理解A卷ANoticeSummer is always the best time to play in the water. Swimming, sailing and a lot of other water games are waiting for you. But drowning 溺zk is a real danger. Once it happens, it will lead to death So while having fun, you must learn to protect yourself. Always remem

2、berHsafety first！To help you have an enjoyable holiday, we will invite Brian and David to give you a talk.nTliey are excellent policemen and they will give you advice on summer activities and tell you how to save yourselves and help others when an accident happens Time: 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m., FridayPl

3、ace: The meeting hall on the third floor of the buildingRules:* Arrive at least 5 minutes earlier. If youre late, walk in quietly from the back door.*Class land Class 2 sit in the left seats. Class 3 in the middle and Class 4 and Class 5 in the right ones.Dont bring any food or drinks1 .What does th

4、e underlined word itH refer to?A. Swimming.B. Drowning.C. An accident.D. The summer holiday2. Brian and David will talk about.Dgood activities for summer ways to protect oneself how to become a policeman how to eiijoy a holidayA. B.C.D.3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The talk will take place in

5、 the third buildingB. People cant enter if they are five minutes lateC. Both Class 3 and Class 4 can sit in the middle.D. No food or drinks are allowed 允許during the talk.BGabriel was waiting for his father, His father should have come to pick him up at 9 ollock, but it was already half past 9 and Ga

6、briel still could not see him Gabriel kept looking at his watch again and again. To make things worse, he forgot to bring his mobile phone along today, so there was no way for him to contact his father. Finally, after another fifteen minutes, Gabrieli father arrived He didnt look so happy.HWhat happ

7、ened. Dad? Why are you late today?0 asked Gabriel. Gabriefs father started telling him about the car accident. On his way to picking Gabriel up, a car carelessly drove into his lane 車道and knocked into his car. Luckily for everyone, it was a small accident and no one was hurt. However. the accident p

8、ut Gabriels father in a bad mood 情because he just bought the car last month and it was really new.By the time Gabriel arrived at his piano teachefs house he was already an hour late for his piano lesson. His father had called up his teacher earlier to tell her about the accident, so she would not be

9、 angry with him for being lateLooking at the ca匚 Gabriefs father saidThere will be so much for me to do next.4. What does the underlined word ,contactM mean in Chinese?A.聯(lián)系 B.跟蹤C(jī).幫助D.探望5. What made Gabriels father feel so bad?A. He didnt pick his son up on time.B.Hewas badly hurt in the accident.C.

10、His new car was damaged 損場：intheaccident.D.The piano teacher was angry with him for beinglate6. What would the father most probably do next?A. He would buy a new car.B.Hewould say sorry to the careless driver.C. He would send his car to the garage*參車廠.D.Hewould ask his wife to take his son to thepia

11、no lesson.CAre there more natural disasters than before? Yes.There is a big rise in the number of natural disasters taking place each year from the late 20th century/1 studies say. In 1970,about 77 natural disasters were reported In 2004, however, this number jumped to 348.From 1980 to 2021 there wa

12、s an 80% rise in the number of disasters about weather conditions. And the money spent on natural disasters between 2001 and 2021 doubled compared to 與比that between 1981 and 1990.Scientists find out that the rise in natural disasters is because of both natural and human activities. Global warming ha

13、s been increasing 增力II the temperatures of the Earth. Tliis makes different types of storms come more often and more seriously.With more villages developing into cities and more sea turning into land. more floods will take place These floods and following disasters make more people get hurt or die U

14、sually, there are more deaths 死亡in hot vacation areas. With hundreds of thousands of people staying together, storms can take more lives in a shorter period of timeHowever, some scientists think its possible that natural disasters are not becoming larger in number. Our ways of following and recordin

15、g them are becoming better, so scientists can notice them more often and study them more easily than in the past.Although the number of natural disasters grows, the good side is that deaths from these disasters have declined a lot. Science and technology helps people know when they will happen and h

16、umans can be protected better7. What do we know from the first paragraph?A. There are fewer natural disasters in the 21st centuryrB. There were no natural disasters before the 20th century;C. More and more money is spent on natural disastersD. More and more people lost their lives in natural disaste

17、rs8. According to paragraph 3 Jhc number of natural disaster rises becausea. the temperature on the earth is higherb. there are more citiesc. people turn sea into landd.more peoplego to vacation areasA. beB.abcC. bedD. abed9. The underlined word declined has the same meaning asA. 1 osiB.changedC. ro

18、seD. dropped10. Whafs the purpose 目的of the passage?A. To ask readers to protect the Earth well B. To tell readers why the number of natural disasters risesC. To ask readers to keep themselves safe in natural disastersD. To show readers how important science is in protecting our livesDThe Tale of Pet

19、er RabbitWriter: Helen Beatrix PotterHelen was born on 28 July 1866. She was a British writer and illustrator 插畫家The story:Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter. They lived happily with their mother under a very big treeNow, my dears, M said Mrs Rabbit

20、 one morning, ,ryou may got into the field or down the road, but dont go into Mr McGregors garden. Your father had an accident there He was put in a pie 餡t/f by Mr McGregor. Now nin along and have fun.uDid Peter listen to his mother? Of course not! He ran to Mr McGregors garden and started his adven

21、ture 冒險!At first, no publisher 出版商agreed to publish the story, so Potter decided to publish the book by herself in 1901. With 42 black-and-white pictures, the small book was popular, and Frederick Warne & Co. agreed to publish it in 190211 The writer Helen Beatrix Potter was fromA. AmericaB. Austral

22、iaC. BritainD. France12. What did Mrs Rabbit think of Mr McGregor s garden9A. Beautiful.B. InterestingC. DangerousD. Large13. The story of the book may be aboutA. Peters happy life with his familyB. Mr Rabbits accident in the gardenC. Peter s adventure with his brotliers and sistersD. Peters adventu

23、re in Mr McGregors gardenEWhile most children have big parties to celebrate their birthdays, Ella Conrad is thinking about doing something different this year. The 8-year-old girl from the US is choosing to celebrate her ninth birthday by helping local animals in need at animal shelters 收容所.Now Ella

24、 Conrads mum is preparing for her daughters 9tli birthday party. Slie sharing Ella s birthday wish witli others. Her daughter doesnt want any gifts for herself. She is asking for dog and cat food, and gift cards for animals. It seems there is a close connection 聯(lián)系between the young girl and animalsTh

25、eres one reason. Theyre so cute and I just love helping animals,u Ella saidBefore some time, Ella read a post online It was about an 11-year-old girl Ryan Holm. She donated 捐贈her birthday gifts to help animals. T have always wanted to be a vet 曾醫(yī)and to help the animals They are our good friends,H sa

26、id Ryan Holm. Ryans story gave Ella the great ideaNow Ryaii has become Ellas best friend. Tliey want to do the same thing. The girls are planning to open an animal shelter of their own when they grow up.14. From Paragraph 1, we can learn the following things EXCEPTA. Ellas age B. Ellas favourite ani

27、mal C. Ellas countryD. Ellas birtliday plan15. Ella decided to help animals at the shelters afterA. holding a birthday partyB. reading an online postC. visiting an animal shelterD. making friends with Ryan16. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Both Ryan and Ella are from the US.B. Ellas family encour

28、age 鼓勵her to help animals.C. Ella loves animals and wants to be a vet in the future D. Ryan and Ella want to build their own animal shelter.FA giant tortoise 烏龜named Diego has returned to his home island 島 ill與Hood Island after becoming the father of more than 800 tortoises. Diego helped raise the n

29、umber of the island tortoises from 15 to almost 2,000.Giant tortoises can live for more than 100 years. They have large bodies and long necks Hood Island tortoises are smaller than most other giant tortoises, but theyre still large Over long periods of time, the tortoises have slowly changed their b

30、ody styles to better fit the environment 環(huán)境they live in.But the number of Hood Island tortoises went down quickly. Long ago. Hood Island was a favourite stopping place for people on the sea, who used giant tortoises as food on their trips.In 1976, Diego was one of the only 15 Hood Island tortoises,

31、so the Charles Darwin Research Station CDRS began a programme I5l 目to raise their numbers Some Hood Island tortoises were brought to a special protected area, where young tortoises could be raised and cared for. At the time, Diego had been living in a zoo in California for about 30 years. When scien

32、tists knew he was a Hood Island tortoise, he was returned to take part in the programmeThe programme turned out to be a success. Because there is no longer a need for a special programme for Hood Island tortoises, Diego andl4 otlier tortoises have now reuirned to Hood Island, where theyve joined the

33、 other tortoises living m the wild.17. There are aboutHood Island tortoises in the world now.A. 15B. 800 C. 1,200D.2.00018. Why did the number of Hood Island tortoises go down quickly long ago!A. Because of the long trips.B. Because of the loss of food.C. Because the sea got warmD. Because people at

34、e them19. Paragraph 4 mainly talks aboutA. why Diego lived in the zooB. how people raised tortoises numbersC. why there was a programme about tortoisesD. what scientists did to protect Diego20. What does the underlined word success mean?A. Something unlucky. B. Something impossible C. Something exce

35、llent.D. Something dangerousGIn todays English class, students had a discussion i寸論.Lets listen to what they said?I like takmg the bus. It doesnt cost a lot. It usually takes me more than half aii hour to get to school, but I only need to pay 0. 25 yuan for the journey.AliceThere are always a lot of

36、 people on the bus And it usually takes me a long time to wait for it. So my mum usually drives me to school. Its also more comfortable and I can often read a book on the way.LindaI agree with Linda. Taking the bus means we may wait for a long time. But I dont like takmg the car either. I can go any

37、where on my bike. Its the best and most convenient way of travelling.BobWhen you sit on the bus. you can read a book or listen to music. Its relaxing. If you worry about traffic jams, takuig the underground is a better choice一Dan21 Linda chooses to go to school by car becauseA. it saves her timeB. t

38、here are few buses C. its the fastest wayD. she likes reading in the car22. Bothandmay like taking the bus.A. Alice; LindaB. Linda; DanC. Alice; DanD. Bob; Dan23. What are the four students mainly talking about?A. What they like to do at school.B. Their ways to get around.C. Why they like taking the

39、 bus.D. The best way of travellingIts the year 2021. So where are all the flying cars? Most people still get to work and school in ground-bound 依附地而的 cars and buses But some still hope that one day we can fly above the traffic on the ground .In Singapore in 2021. the company Volocopter showed the wo

40、rld a flying taxi. Other companies like Uber and Airbus are working on their own self-flying taxis.If some people travelled in flying taxis, there would be fewer cars on the roads. The taxis could take off and land I降落on the top of the buildings, saving a lot of space on die ground. Whats more, it w

41、ould be to fly to school.Heres die reason. Elon Musk runs the rocket 火箭company SpaceX and the car company Tesla Motors. So he seems like the perfect man to make the dream of flying cars come true. But he said, MBy then, things will be different. 1 will be noisier, and something may fall on your head

42、. Those are not good things Musk thinks building tunnels 隧it! underground is much safer and quieter. He even has a company working on this idea: The Boring Company.What do you think? Are flying cars or taxis a good idea?24. Which of the following companies are working on flying taxis?DVolocopter Ube

43、r Airbus SpaceX Tesla Motors The Boring CompanyA. B. C.D. /25. Which of the following can be put in.A. Not all people can travel in flying carsC. But the journey in a flying car is boring26. According to Musk, flying carsA. make taxi drivers lose their jobsC. may save some space on the groundB. Howe

44、ver, we still dont hate flying cars.D. Now we have many ways to travel.B. make travelling more comfortableD. are dangerous to people on the groundIA month of hard work paid off for a student in the Philippines who made herself the most beautiful dress for graduation 畢業(yè)Ciara Gan J 7, graduated from h

45、igh school and loves both art and science I nsicad of dressing in something sold in stores, she and her mom put to父ether a wonderful green dress with hand-painted flowers. HI got the idea from my mom She pushed me to make the dress；1 Gan said.HBecause I love to try new things, I thought why not? It

46、was my last big thing for school.HAt first, Gan paid someone to make the design, but she didnt like die outcome, so she decided to do it on her own. She and her mom started by buying 12 metres of cloth and some other things Then they sewed 縫each panel of the skirt one by one. Just painting the flowe

47、rs took about five days Gan painted the flowers orange, because she thinks orange speaks more about who she is.It took Gan about a month to make the dress, from design to creation She kept it secret from classmates until she finally showed up wearing it. NWhen I first showed up at the party, one of

48、my classmates was so surprised that he did a double take to make sure what he was seeing was right? He told me, I thought it was printed! she said. She later shared photos of the dress on the Internet, which have got thousands of likesHI still really cant believe it. When the number of likes increas

49、es 增長，I realize that so many people have seen my dress, said GanTl really warms my heart to see people enjoying my art27. The underlined phrase put together in Paragraph 2 meansA. boughtB. borrowed C. dressedD. made28. Ciara Gan created her graduation dress becauseA. her mother advised her to do soB

50、. she didnt like the dresses m storesC. she always wanted to design a dress on her own D. she wanted to be the most beautiful girl at the party29. The Paragraph 4 mainly talks aboutA. how Gan printed the flowersB.why Gan wanted a green dressC. how Gans dress was finished D why Gan painted the flower

51、s orange30. From the passage, we know thatA. Gan designed the dress with someones helpB.Gans classmates helped her make the dressC. no one was interested m Gan dress at tlie party D. Gan s classmates didnt see her dress until the partyJHere are two popular night safaris 夜間動物園in the world.Chiang Mai

52、Night Safari, ThailandIt is a very big zoo in Thailand The best time to visit it is from November to February. It is about 15 kilometers from the city centre You can watch animals and their shows there.1 takes you about an hour to see animals in the zoo by tram 電車 Opening hours: 11 a. m. 10 p. m.Pri

53、ce: 175 yuan for adults 成年人;85 yuan for kidsNight Safari, SingaporeIt is the first night safari in the world. There are about 900 animals in the zoo. When you get to the zoo, you can visit it on foot or by tram. You can also watch the Creatures of the Night Show. Its about 20 muiutes.Opening hours:7

54、:30 p. m. 12 a. m.Price: 285 yuan for adults; 195 yuan for kidsIts fbn for people to see the animals at night, so these zoos are very popular. If you want to visit a night safari m China, you can go to Shanghai Wild Animal Park. The project 工程in the zoo started on August 8,2021.31. When is the best

55、time to visit Chiang Mai Night Safari?A. In January.B. In March.C. In May.D. In September32. If Mr Brown takes his two kids to the Night Safari in Singapore they should payA. 260 yuanB. 345 yuanC. 480yuanD. 675yuan33. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Wild animal zoos are very popular in ChinaB. Peo

56、ple built Shanghai Wild Animal Park in 2021.C. There are about 900 animals in the Night Safari in SingaporeD. People can visit Shanghai Wild Animal Park by tram.KBill Losasso is a kind man He started Florida Dream Centre to help poor people and bring hope to them. Every week, people in need can get

57、about 25,000 pounds of food from the centre.Bill had a wish for his 73rd birthday. He wanted to celebrate it as he did at 17. driving an ice cream truck around for a day. His wish came true His daughter surprised him on Saturday by renting 租用the HKrazy Ice Cream0 truck and gave it to him.Bill likes sharing. On that day, people of all ages could get an ice cream from the truck for freeTt is really a cool and special birthday gift, and Im happy to share it with all my friends here. Its a great