2024-2025學(xué)年仁愛科普版英語八年級上冊期末任務(wù)型閱讀專項練習(xí)

初中英語任務(wù)型閱讀專項練習(xí)

（一）

OneFridaymorning,afterbreakfast,thetwinswentintothefrontroom.

Theyputthetableandchairsinapileatoneendoftheroom.Theymovedthe

television,thegoldfishbowlandtheirbooksintothekitchen.

Whentheroomwascompletelyclear,Fionaasked,“Ready?”

“Ready,“saidBertha.

Thenthetwinsbegantofight.BerthathrewFionaacrosstheroom.Fionadida

perfectcartwheel（側(cè)手番羽）andlandedlightlyonherfeet.

ThetwinsalwayspracticedforthefightonFridaynight.Bothtwinswerevery

skilledatwrestling.Theyworkedhardtomakesuretheycoulddotheirmoves

withouthurtingeachother.

Whentheyhadfinishedpracticing,theyhadtotidythecottageandhavelunch,

Thetwinslikedcookingbuttheyhatedhousework,Theytossed（拋）acointosee

whoshouldtidyup.

“Heads,“saidBertha.

“Tails,“saidFiona.661win.”

SoBerthahadtomoveallthethingsfromthekitchenbackintothefrontroom.

Thenshehadtoputthetableandchairsbackinthemiddleoftheroom.

Meanwhile（同時），F(xiàn)ionacookedlunch.

①Afterlunch,Berthawalkedquietlyintothebathroomandlockedthedoor.

Bertharinsed（沖洗）herhairwithhersister'sblondehairdye.Shelookedinthemirror

andsmiled.Herhairwasnowblonde,justlikeFiona's.Shepouredtherestofthe

blondehaircolordownthesink.Thenshefilledthebottlewithsomeofherredhair

dye.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列題目。

1.Fionadidaperfectcartwheelandonherfeet.

2.WhydidtheypracticeandworkhardforthefightonFridaynight?

3.Howdidtheydecidewhoshouldtidyupcottage?

4.將劃線句子翻譯成中文。

5.WhatdidBerthadoafterwashingherhair?

Shadowpuppetry（皮影戲）startedduringtheWesternHanDynastyandithasa

longhistoryofmorethan2,000years.Itusedtobepopularinthecountrysidebecause

itwassimpleandcheap.

Thepuppetsareusuallymadefromleatherorpaper.Itishardtomakethem.The

puppet-makershavetotake24steps,whichincludewashingtheleather,carving（雕亥U）

andpainting,tomakeapuppet.

However,thetraditionalartisfacingtheriskofdisappearing."Manyyoung

peoplestillthinkthatshadowpuppetryisold-fashionedfolkart,nsaidLiuChaokan,

thesixth-generationinheritor（繼承人）ofshadowpuppetryinYunnanProvince.

Liuunderstandswhyoldartformscouldn'tinterestyoungpeople,soheconnects

newstorieswiththetraditionalformofstorytelling.Inarecentshowbasedonthe

ancientChinesenovelJourneytotheWest,BaigujingdancestoaSouthKoreanpop

song.PopularChinesecartooncharacters,togetherwiththemodernfactors（元素）,

areLiu'ssecrettogettingtheattentionofchildren."Sincetheycouldn'tunderstand

thoseoldstories,whydon'tweshowthemthecartooncharacterstheyloveinshadow

puppetryshows?,9saidLiu.

Tokeeptheoldartforeveryoung,Liuthinkstheyshouldrespect（尊重）its

traditionsandprotectthebasicsoftheart.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.HowlonghasshadowpuppetrybeeninChina?

2.Whatarethepuppetsmadefrom?

3.WhichancientChinesenovelismentionedinthepassage?

4.WhatisLiu'ssecrettowinchildren'sattention?

5.Doyouthinkthetraditionalartlikeshadowpuppetrywilldisappear?Whyorwhy

not?

（三）

Therearemanydeserts（沙漠）ontheearth.Andthefollowingaresomefactsyou

mayfindinteresting.

Whataredesertslike?

Desertscanbehotanddryplaces.Rainmaynotfallthereformonthsoryears.

Somedesertsaresandyandstony（多石的）.Desertscanalsobeverywindyplaces.

Thewindcanchangetheshapeofthedeserts.Itmovessandaroundfromplaceto

place.

Temperaturesinthedesertcanvaryenormously（非常）.Duringthedaytime,the

temperaturemayreach40℃evenintheshade（陰涼處）.Atnightdesertscanbecome

verycold.Inwintertheremayevenbeafrost（霜凍）intheearlymorning.

Livinginthedesert

Thecamelissometimescalledtatheshipofthedesert**.Itstoresfoodinitshump（馬它

峰）andcangofordayswithoutwater.Ithaslargefeetwhichhelpitnottofallinto

thesoftsand.Itslongeyelashes（睫毛）keepoutthesandduringsandstorms.

Anoasisisanareaofthedesertwherewatermaybefound.Thewatermaybein

poolsorundertheground.Peopleandanimalsvisitanoasisforwaterandfood.

Plantsgrowatanoasis.Somefarmersareabletogrowcropshere.

TheArabianDesert

TheArabianDesertliesbetweentheRedSeaandtheArabianGulf.Insomeparts

ofthedesert,itistoohotforpeopletolive.Oilwasdiscoveredunderpartsofthe

desertandintheArabianGulf.Thisoilhasmadesomecountriesintheareaveryrich.

Muchofthemoneyhasbeenspentbuildingfinecitieswithlovelyparksandlakes,

andpeopleliveacomfortablelifethere.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.Theunderlinedword"vary"inthepassagemaymeans""inChinese.

2.Whydoesthecamelshavelongeyelashes?

3.Accordingtothepassage,peopleandanimalsvisitanoasisfor.

4.WhereisTheArabianDesert?

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

（四）

HaveyoueverwatchedthemovieTheBattleatLakeChangjin?It'sabouthowthe

People'sRepublicofChina（PRC）helpedtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea

（DPRK）tofightofftheAmericansoldiers.Itisnotonlythemovieitselfthattouches

people,buttheheroesofthewarwhofoughtforourcountryandthepeople.

ChangjinLakeisintheDPRK.TheBattleofLakeChangjinwasinaverycold

winterwithtemperaturesofaround-40℃.Inthe1950s,ourChinesesoldiershadto

facelife-and-deathproblemswhentheygotonthetraintoentertheDPRK.AUS

enemyplanebombed（轟炸）thetrains,andthesoldiershadtoquicklymoveintothe

mountainsandforeststohide.Inordernottobeseenbytheenemies,theystayedin

theiceandsnowwithoutanymoving.Althoughthefollow-uptroops（后續(xù)部隊）killed

theenemyandwonthebattle,unluckilymanysoldierswerefrozen（凍）todeath.This

isamovieaboutwarandpeople.Manypeoplecouldn'thelpcryingafterwatchingthis

movie,becauseourChinesesoldiersusedtheirlivestoguardthecountryandthe

people.

ItistheloveliestpeoplewhoguardedChina'sgreatriversandmountains.

However,manyofthemneverhadthechancetoseethebeautifulmountainsand

riversagain.Themoviewantstotelltoday'syoungpeoplethatthoughweliveinan

agewithoutwar,weshouldneverforgetthetrueheroesinhistoryandweneedtopass

ontheirgreatspirit!

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.Isthemovieabouthowournationalheroeshelpbuildourcountry?

2.WhereisChangjinLake?

3.WhendidtheBattleofLakeChangjintakeplace?

4.Whywerethesoldiersfrozentodeath?

5.WhatcanwelearnfromthefilmTheBattleatLakeChangjin!

（五）

Doyouthinkyoucanhaveonlyonejobinyourlifetime?Thisisnottrue,butlots

ofpeoplethinkso.Forexample,whenpeopledecidewhattolearnincollege,they

thinkthedecisionstheymakenowwilldecidetheirjobsfortherestoftheirlives.

However,herearemanyexamplesinwhichpeopleachievedtheirdreamsafter

changingtheirjobslaterinlife.

FormerPresidentoftheUS,RonaldReagan,beganasanactorwhenhewasa

youngman.Later,hedecidedtodopoliticalwork.Theloveforitfinallyledhimto

becomethePresidentoftheUnitedStates.

Thefamousartistinthe19thcentury,VincentVanGogh,wasnotapainteratthe

beginning.Heonceworkedasanartsalesmanandlaterhebecameapreacher（牧師）.

Itwasonly10yearsbeforehediedthathedecidedtobecomeanartist.

J.K.Rowling,thewriterofthefamousnovelHarryPotter,wasaschoolteacher

beforeshebeganwritingbooks.Infact,shewasoutofworkbeforethefirstbook

HarryPottercameout.

Nowweknowjobscanbechangeable.Theimportantthingistofindwhatyouare

reallygoodatorwhatyoureallywanttodo.Onceyoufindwhatyoulove,it'salla

matterofhowhardyoutry.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.WhatmadeRonaldReaganbecomethePresidentoftheUnitedStates?

2.WhendidVanGoghdecidetobeapainter?

3.DoesJ.K.Rowlingloseherjobbefore?

4.Howmanyexamplesaregiveninthepassage?

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

（六）

Mydreamcomestrue.NowTmstudyinginagreatcollegeinLondon.Onthe

firstdayofschool,ImetmyclassmateRose,anoldwoman.

"?"Iaskedher.Sheanswered,66Ialwaysdreamedofhavinga

collegeeducationinthepastandnow.I'msuccessful!"Webecamefriendsquickly.

Attheendoftheterm,IinvitedRosetomakeaspeechtoourbasketballteam.

PHneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Shesaid/Therearesomesecretsofstayingyoung

andbeinghappy.Youhavetolaughandfindhappinesseveryday.Youmusthavea

dream.Whenyouloseyourdream,youwillfindlifeboring.Thereisabigdifference

betweengrowingoldandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowold.Thatdoesn'tneedany

talentorability.Togrowup,youmustalwaysfindthechancetochange.Haveno

regrets.Thepeoplewhoareafraidofdeatharethosewithregrets.n

Attheendoftheyear,Rosefinishedhercollege.Oneweekaftergraduation（畢

業(yè)），Rosediedinhersleep.Iwillneverforgetthegreatwoman.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.Pleasewriteaproper（恰當(dāng)?shù)模﹕entenceintheblank（空白）.

2.Yourlifewillbecomeboringif.

3.Whomaybeafraidofdeath?

4.WhendidRosedie?

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?

（七）

ItisMrs.Brown'sbirthday.Mr.andMrs.BrownareattheirfavoriteChinese

restaurant,ChinaJade.Theyrarelygoouttoeat.Itisexpensivetoeatout.Theyonly

eatoutonspecialdays.

Mrs.Brownisfortyyearsoldtoday,soitisaveryspecialday.ChinaJadeisa

smallrestaurant.However,itisquitecleanandbeautiful.Thereareabouttentablesin

therestaurant.Oneachtable,thereisaredflower.TheBrownscamehereforthefirst

timethreeyearsago.TheycametocelebratetheirfriendRobert'sbirthday.Theyfell

inlovewitheachotherinthissmallrestaurantatthattime.Yanistheheadwaiterhere.

Heworksveryhardandheenjoyshisjob.Helikestellingjokesandmanycustomers

likehim.HeknowsthatitisMrs.Brown'sbirthdayandhewantsthedinnertobevery

special.HebringsMr.andMrs.Brownamenu.Thenhehelpsthemorder.Theyorder

vegetablesoupfortheirfirstcourse.Fortheirmaincourse,theyorderBeijingduck.

Afterthemaincourse,theyorderfruitsalad.

Yanbringsthemtheirfood.Theyeatslowlyandhappily,listeningtothe

beautifulmusic.Theeveningissowonderful.Itis11:00p.m.whentheBrownsget

home.Mrs.BrownputsherredflowerfromChinaJadeinavase.Sheisveryhappy.

Shethinksthatitisnotsobadtobefortyyearsold!

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問題。

1.DotheBrownsofteneatout?Why?

2.WhatisChinaJadelike?

3.HowoldwasMrs.Brownwhentheyfellinlovewitheachother?

4.Whatfooddotheyorderfordinner?

5.WhatdoesMrs.Brownthinkofbeingforty?

（A）

Imagineaworldwithoutinsects.Itmightsoundniceatfirst.Therewouldbeno

fliesinyourroom.Butinfact,thiscouldbereallybadnews.

Thenumberofinsectsislessandless,accordingtoBritishbiologistDave

Goulson."Inthe27yearsfrom1989to2016,thenumberofinsectsfellby75percent,

"Goulsonwrote.

Scientistssaythemainreasonistheoveruseofpesticides（農(nóng)藥）.They'rebadfor

theplacesthatinsectslivein.

Whatwouldhappenwithoutinsects?It'salmostimpossibletogiveananswer,

buttheresultswouldbefar-reaching.Weneedinsectstopollinatecrops（給莊稼授粉）.

Theyalsobreakdowndeadplantsandanimalsandturnthemintonewusefulthings.

Weneedthemtokeepthesoilhealthyanddomuchmore.

Withoutinsects,manyanimalswouldhavenothingtoeat.Theywoulddieof

hunger.Theecosystemwouldbeoffbalance.Thefirststeptostopthisistoletmore

peopleunderstandthevaluesofthenaturalworld,bothforwhatitdoesforusandfor

itsownsake,"Goulsonsaid."Thebestplacetostartiswithourchildren.Weshould

encouragethemtoprotecttheenvironmentfromanearlyage."

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.Isaworldwithoutinsectsgoodorbad?

2.Whydidthenumberofinsectsfallbyduring27years?

3.Cantheinsectshelptokeepsoilhealthy?

4.Iftherearenoinsects,whatwillhappentoanimals?

5.Whatshouldweaskchildrentodo?

（九）

YoumayknowthesongHappyBirthdayverywell.Butdoyouknowaboutits

writer?ItwaswrittenbyanAmericangirl.Andshebecameveryrichafterthat.

Whenshewasachild,shewaspoor.Once,shewasinvitedtoherfriend's

birthdayparty.Shewaspleasedbutsadbecauseshedidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuy

agiftforherfriend.66Thepartyiscomingsoon,butnowIhavelittlemoney."Tears

randownherface.

Laterthatnightshewasinbed,thinkingaboutthegiftwhenthedooropenedand

hergrandmacamein.“Whathappened?99hergrandmaasked.HearingthegirFsstory,

shesaid,"Don'tworry.IthinkIcanhelpyou.Howaboutsingingasongtogether?

Happybirthdayto."Whatabeautifulsong!Theysangandsang.Suddenlyshewoke

up.Itwasadream!Shedecidedtowriteitdownatonceandsingittoherfriendsat

theparty.

Whenshesangthesongatthepartythenextday,herfriendswereveryhappy.

“Howwonderfullyyousing!Wehaven'theardsuchabeautifulsongbefore.Thank

youforgivingmethespecialgift,"saidherfriend.Andtheylearnedtosingittogether.

Laterthesongbecamewell-knowninAmerica.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.ThesongHappyBirthdaywaswrittenby.

2.Whywashegirlsadatfirst?

3.Wheredidtheideaofthesongcomefrom?

4.HowdidthegirFsfriendslikethesong?

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

（十）

Today,pizzaisoneofthemostpopularfoodsintheworld.Allovertheworld,

peoplemakedifferentkindsofpizzas.Butwheredoespizzacomefrom?Andwho

madethefirstone?

Peoplehavebeenmakingfoodlikepizzaforaverylongtime.Thousandsof

yearsago,somepeoplemixedflour（面粉）withwatertomakedough（生面團）.Then

theycookeditonhotrocks.

Overtime,peoplestartedusingthecookeddoughasaplate,coveringitwith

differentotherfoods,likeonions,carrotsandchicken.Theyhadmadethefirstpizza

intheworld.

Theninthe1500s,someEuropeansbroughtthefirsttomatoesbackfrom

America.Tomatoesarenecessaryinmakingmanypizzastoday.Atfirst,however,

mostEuropeansthoughteatingtomatoeswouldmakethemsick.So,forabout200

years,fewpeopleatethem.

Slowly,peoplelearnedthattomatoesweresafetoeat,aswellasdelicious.Later,

cooksinNaples,Italy,startedthetraditionofputtingtomatoesondough.Itsoon

becameoneofthefavoritefoodsforpoorpeoplealloverNaples.In1830,acookin

Naplestookanotherbigstepinthehistoryofpizza一heopenedtheworld'sfirstpizza

restaurant.

Today,aboutfivebillionpizzasaremadeeveryyeararoundtheworld.Inthe

UnitedStatesalone,peopleeatabout350slices（片）everysecond!Peoplemaynot

knowit,buteverypieceisasliceofhistory.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

2.WhendidpeoplebringthefirsttomatoestoEurope?

3.WhydidfewEuropeanseattomatoesatfirst?

4.Whenwastheworld'sfirstpizzarestaurantopened?

5.What'sthepropertitleforthepassage?

答案：

（一）

1.landed

2.Becausetheywanttomakesuretheycoulddotheirmoveswithouthurtingeach

other.

3.Theytossedacointodecidewhoshouldtidyupcottage.

4.午飯過后，Bertha悄悄走進浴室并鎖起了門。

5.Shefilledthebottlewithsomeofherredhairdye.

（二）

1.Formorethan2,000yearso

2.Thepuppetsareusuallymadefromleatherorpaper.

3.JourneytotheWest

4.HeconnectspopularChinesecartooncharacterswiththemodernfactors.

5.Thetraditionalartswillnotdisappearbecausemanypeoplearetryingtheirbestto

protectthem.

（三）

1.變化

2.Becausetheycankeepoutthesan