人教版八年级英语下册期末复习《阅读理解》练习题（含答案）Welcome to Grand Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service.Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and put it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.Telephone: There is a tel ephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the foll owing times: 12:00 to 14:00, 20:00 to 23:30.Other services: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours.For more information of our hotel, please CLICK HERE.1．If you want to have a meal at 7:30 a. m., you shoul d ________.A．phone the service d esk B．go to the hotel shop to buy some foodC．go to the hotel dining room D．put a message outside the room2．If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at ________.A．12:00 B．15:00 C．10:00 D．11:303．The passage tells us that we can ________.A．go shopping at any time in the hotel B．get at l east seven servicesC．see a film when you want to D．use hot water only after 12 o’clock4．Where d oes this passage come from?A．A newspaper. B．A magazine. C．The Internet. D．A guidebook.Have you ever thought about going to the most famous universities in the worl d like Cambridge and Oxford University in England or Harvard and Yale University in America? It is very good and also difficult for coll ege students to study in these universities, because most of them are always independent enough to pay for their education by themselves. Without the help of their parents, how can college students pay for the high price of tuition（学费）? The story about two students from Cambridge may give us a creative example.These 22-year-old young British men, Ross Harper and Moss Moyse from Cambridge, set up a website on which they sol d their faces for advertisements（广告）. Their idea, call ed Buy My Face, is to rent（出租）their faces to companies every day. The companies paint their advertisement on their faces. “It's our unconventional way to raise enough money to pay for our coll ege. No one else came up with such a creative idea as we did.” they said. So far, th ey have made ￡47,000.The goal of the website isn't only to get people to look at the advertisements that are painted on their faces. Harper and Moyse also paint advertisements on their faces to advertise themselves. They started on January 1st 2017. The first advertisement went for ￡1 a day. But now the price has moved up to ￡400 a day. However, they know that their success won't be long-lived. And they plan to stop once they've made the money they need. “We d on't know how l ong it will last, but you can ha ve some fun going through our website”. They have a lot of nice pictures on the website.5．According to the passage, if students study in those famous universities ________.A．most of them will live an easy and happy lifeB．most of them will have to get a full-time jobC．most of them will ask their parents for much moneyD．most of them will live a difficult but ind ependent life6．Ross Harper and Moss Moyse ________.A．are young American men from CambridgeB．sell many stud ents faces for advertisementsC．know that their success won't last foreverD．only paint their faces to advertise themselves7．The meaning of the word “unconventional” in the passage is close to ________.A．easy and common B．different and interestingC．difficult and strange D．traditional and tiring8．The best title of the passage may be “________”.A．Buy My Face B．Two Coll ege Students in CambridgeC．Expensive Ads D．How to Live Happily in the University(Li Lei and his friends are talking on WeChat.)Li Lei: Hi, everyone. I'm sorry that I can't go to the history museum with you today. As you know, it started to rain heavily at 7 o'clock yesterday evening. Bad luck! At that time, I was on my way home from the supermarket. I didn't take an umbrella with me, so I got wet all over. I've got a cold. By the way, what were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?Liu Tao: Sorry to hear that, Li Lei. You'd better lie in bed and have some rest. Be sure to drink much water. At 7 p. m. yesterday, I was watching a game show with my brother on TV.Wang Qiang: I hope you are not having a fever. If so, you'd better go to see a d octor and take some medicine. Yesterday evening, I took my pet d og Pipi for a walk in the city park. But we got home at a quarter to seven. So, we didn't get wet.Li Sui: What a pity that you can't go with us! It is a fine day today. I hope you will get better soon. You know, I like painting in my free time. At 7 p.m. yesterday, I was painting a tower.9．What was Liu Tao doing at 7 o'cl ock yesterday evening?A．He was watching TV. B．He was playing games.C．He was taking a walk. D．He was painting a tower.10．What d oes Liu Tao advise Li Lei to do?A．To see a doctor. B．To take some medicine.C．To drink lots of water. D．To do some exercise.11．Wang Qiang got home at ________ yesterday evening.A．6:15 B．6:45 C．7:15 D．7:4512．What's the weather like today?A．Rainy. B．Sunny. C．Snowy. D．Cloudy.13．From the reading, we can learn that __________A．Li Lei went to buy an umbrella yesterdayB．Wang Qiang was in a park at 7 p.m. yesterdayC．Li Sui often spends his free time paintingD．four people will go to the history museumThere was a boy named Tom. One day, his teacher asked him to write a composition about his dream. Tom wrote seven pages. He said he wanted to have a big farm one day. The next day he gave it to his teacher. Two days later, the teacher gave him a red F and asked him to go to his office. Tom went to see the teacher and asked, " Why did I receive an F?"The teacher said, "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You don't have any money to make your dream come true. If you write it again with a more realistic dream, I will give you a good grad e."Tom went home and thought hard about it. Finally, Tom gave his teacher the same paper, making no changes at all. He said to his teacher, " You can keep the F, but I'll keep my dream."Tom is my friend, and he has a big farm now. He often says to me," Never give up(放弃) your dream. It will come true one day if you work hard."14．What's Tom's dream?A．To be a good stud ent. B．To have a good job.C．To have a big farm. D．To be a teacher.15．What d oes the word " unrealistic" mean in Chinese?A．不现实的B．不正确的C．不明白的D．不愿意的16．What did Tom get for his composition at first?A．An A．B．A C．C．An E. D．An F.17．If Tom listens to his teacher and writes the composition again, he will get ________.A．a good grade B．a prize C．another F D．a farm18．We should learn to ________ from the passage.A．give up our dreams B．keep our dreamsC．write compositions often D．make our teachers happyIt was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon we woul d lose everything.I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw mysix-year-ol d son, Billy, walking very slowly toward the woods. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house. Moments later, however, he was once again walking toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour. I walked out of the house quietly and foll owed him on his journey.He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill （溅出）the water he carried. Leaves slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose（意图）. Then I saw the most amazing picture. I saw a baby deer lying on the ground. It was dying of thirst, and it lifted its head with great effort to lap（舔）up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.Now I und erstood what was going on. The week before, he tried giving water to our horses but I tol d him not to waste water. Now when he stood up and turned, I was there in front of him. His eyes were filled with tears, "I'm not wasting," he said. I joined him with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him walk to the baby deer al one while I stood at the edge of the woods. As tears roll ed d own my face, they were sud denly joined by other drops…and more drops…as if the sky itself was crying.19．What can be learned from Paragraph 1?A．People were in great need of rain.B．It wouldn't rain during the dry season.C．All the crops in the area were d ead.D．The writer lived in the hottest place.20．Which of the foll owing is TRUE according to the passage?A．Billy walked carefully to the woods because he was too young.B．Cows had stopped giving milk because they were old.C．The writer thought the son wasted water during the dry season at first.D．The baby deer was dying because it was badly hurt.21．The last sentence in the last paragraph means ________.A．the writer was moved by the son and began to cryB．the son cried because his parent tol d him not to waste waterC．the water in the boys hands began spilling outD．the dry season end ed and it started to rain heavily22．Which of the foll owing is the best title for the passage?A．The Wasted Water B．The Water of LifeC．How to Save animals D．The Dying DeerOne day, a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said, “We only have one parrot. But I think you do not want it because it can talk…”The woman said happily, “That’s great. I’ve always wanted a talking bird.”So the guy said, “Since you are a nice lady, I’ll give it to you as a gift.”And the lady went home and put the bird on her bed and walked out of the room. But as soon as she walked into the kitchen, the bird started to speak dirty words as l oud as it could. The woman walked back into the room thinking, “I can’t have this at my party!” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge.A few hours later, whil e the woman was eating, she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge. Quickly, she opened the door and found it was shivering. Then she took out the bird at once. She said to the bird, “I’ll keep you out of there if you don’t use that language again. Do you agree with me?”The bird nod ded and asked, “Can I just ask a quick question?” The lady nodd ed and said,“Yes, you may.”The bird pointed at the turkey behind him and asked, “What did he do?”23．The woman went into the pet store because___________.A．she wanted to buy a bird for Thanksgiving Day partyB．she wanted to buy a bird to make a big mealC．there were lots of nice birds in itD．she wanted to buy a bird for his son’s birthday24．The woman got the bird___________.A．by paying the guy some moneyB．by taking it away without telling the guyC．by giving the guy nothingD．by asking the guy to give her25．The woman put the bird in the fridge because____________.A．she wanted to cook it on Thanksgiving DayB．she thought it’s the best place for it to live inC．the bird liked living in the col d placeD．the bird spoke dirty words26．The underlined word “shiver” means____________.A．睡觉B．发抖C．生气D．跳动27．The bird wanted to know_____________.A．why the turkey was in the fridgeB．why itself was in the fridgeC．who could be in the fridgeD．how the turkey was put into the fridge28．Rachel had a ______.A．col d B．toothache C．fever D．stomachache 29．When did Michelle give her advice?A．2 days ago. B．1 week ago. C．2 weeks ago. D．1 month ago. 30．What was Wishful Spirit’s advice?A．Washing hands a lot.B．Gargling with warm salt water.C．Taking medicine as early as possible.D．Drinking hot water with lemon juice and honey.31．How many peopl e advised Rachel to drink water?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 32．This passage may be from ______.A．a sports newspaper B．a doctor’s letterC．the Internet D．an art magazineIn a big shopping center, a little girl is sitting on a bench al one. She d oes not move. It seems that she st.After some time, a man walks up to her. He is a father himself, so he feels worried about this little girl. "Hell o, "he says. "Are you OK? Are your parents here with you?"The little girl does not even l ook up at him! He gently sits d own next to her and touches her shoul der(肩膀). Now she raises her head, and he can see that she is crying. He feels terrible!He gives her a very warm smile and holds out his hand. She looks afraid, but she takes his hand.He takes her to the shopping center information d esk and makes an announcement(广播)."Attention: a young girl is waiting for her parents at the information desk. If you are looking for your daughter, please come soon! Thank you. "Minutes later, a woman comes running toward the d esk. As soon as she sees the little girl, she shouts and runs up to her. She holds the girl into her arms tightly(紧紧地).Then she turns to the man and says, "Thank you so much, sir. I was looking for her everywhere. I could not announce it here because she is deaf(聋的)"Now the man und erstands why the little girl did not look at him until he touched her shoul der. He feels happy that he helped her.33．According to the passage, we know the man _____________.A．is the girl's father B．has a sonC．doesn't know the girl D．knows the girl's parents34．What d oes the girl do when the man walks up to her?A．She raises her head. B．She looks happy.C．She finds her parents. D．She does nothing.35．The man takes the girl to the information d esk to ________________.A．take her back to his home B．ask a policeman to look after herC．help her find her parents D．make her happy36．Why didn't the woman make an announcement?A．Because she didn't know she could.B．Because her daughter can't hear.C．Because she can't listen or speak well.D．Because she was so worried that she forgot this.There was enough money to pay for schools and food, but not enough for a room and food. I had to look for a part-time(兼职的) job. Then a man called Jack, asked me to look after his grandparents.My first discovery(发现) was his grandmother's great l ove of music. She spent hours playing the piano. Some days later she began to teach me the art.Grandma was moved by my ability(能力) and encouraged(鼓励) me to continue(继续). On weekends, their house was full of happiness. They played and sang happily.One day after a few months, as I was running back to his house, the phone rang.“Tom, don't come back,” Jack said.“Why? What's wrong?” I asked.“Grandma died last night and we d ecide to put Grandpa in an old people's house. I'm sorry.”I hung up(挂断) the phone, feeling like my worl d was over. I lost my friend, and I would have no enough money for a room.I went back at the end of the week, l ooking for another job. Then Jack came with an envelope(信封) with him. He gave me the envelope. “This is for you,” he said.It was from Grandma. She knew how ill she was. In the envelope was enough money to pay for the rest of my school year and a request(请求) that I should take piano lessons.Now, when I walk by a piano, I smile and think of Grandma. She is listening to music in heaven(天堂), looking d own on me. I am sure.37．From the first paragragh, we know the writer ____.A．didn't have any money B．didn't have enough moneyC．didn't go to school D．didn't like to go to school38．What d oes the underlined sentence mean?A．Jack did something wrong. B．Jack's grandma was ill.C．The writer would lose his job. D．The writer must continue the job.39．According to the passage, Grandma ____.A．wanted me to take piano lessons B．didn't want me to go on playing the piano C．gave me some money to buy a piano D．wanted me to stay at her home40．From the last paragragh, we can infer(推断) that ____ .A．Grandma is still living B．I'm still interested in musicC．I never play the piano D．I still d o a part-time jobAt l east 109,265 square kil ometers of land burned in Australia from September 2019 to March 2020. Around 1,250,000,000 animals died in the fires.Like millions of others around the world, 18-year-ol d Rachel Ratell e from the US saw news of the fires. She felt sad as she watched a badly hurt Koala trying to climb a tree to safety.But unlike many peopl e, she decided to do something about it. She called wildlife rescue organizations(救援组织) in Australia to find out what they needed most. Many groups were asking for hand-sewn (手工缝制的) pouches (育儿袋) for animals like koalas and kangaroos that lost their homes and parents in the fires.Ratelle wanted to provide these things, but there was just one problem. " I've never sewn in my life, " Ratelle said. "Giving money seemed like something too simpl e(简单) . I just wanted to help these animals by doing something myself, so I decid ed to learn how to sew. "Over the next month, RaLelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew by watching online vid eos. She sewed 25 pouches of different sizes and sent them towildlife rescue organizations in Australia.A week later, she received a photo from an organization with a baby kangaroo in one of her pouches. She said it was a great feeling. "It made me feel like I contributed (作出贡献) to the world, and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way, " Ratelle said. "I plan to use my new sewing skills to help animals and peopl e who have suffered from natural disasters. "41．Ratelle chose to sew pouches for animals because ________.A．she liked koalas best B．she didn't have enough moneyC．she wanted to offer help D．she d ecided to learn how to sew42．From the story, we know that Ratelle ________.A．will keep sewing to help others B．gave money to help the animalsC．wants more people to learn how to sew D．was sad that she couldn't help animals 43．The underlined word "suffered" in the last paragraph means ________.A．制造B．生存C．痛恨D．受苦44．The best titl e (标题) of the article coul d be "________".A．Practice makes perfect. B．A small act makes a big difference.C．Many hands make light work. D．There is no smoke without fire.There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on a park bench, head in his hands.Sud denly, an ol d man appeared before him. "I can see that something is troubling you," he said. After listening to the businessman's story, the old man wrote out a check(支票), and put it in his hand, saying, "Take it and pay me back here exactly one year from today." Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D．Rockefell er, one of the richest men in the world! "I can pay off my d ebts in a second!" he realized. But instead, the businessman d ecided to put the check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the power to save his business, he thought.He went back and worked hard to make his business successful. Within several months,he was out of debt and making money once again.Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the check. At the agreed-upon time, the ol d man appeared. Behind the old man was a nurse. The nurse smiled to the businessman and told him the old man had been ill in mind for many years and was always telling people he was John D．Rockefeller.The businessman was shocked to hear this. All year l ong he'd been buying and selling, believing that he had half a million dollars behind him. Sud denly, he realized that it wasn't the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.45．The businessman probably felt ________ before he received the check.A．excited B．creative C．glad D．unhappy46．The businessman put the check away because ________.A．he was afraid of spending it freely B．it was from a very important personC．the money might help him out later D．it was safer than in anywhere else47．What made the businessman shocked?A．The check he put in his safe wasn't worth anything.B．The old man didn't remember he was Rockefeller.C．The ol d man was seriously ill and was going to die.D．He needn't pay back the money to the ol d man.48．According to the passage, we can know that ________.A．the nurse woul d get the money instead of the old manB．the ol d man would receive the money that was returnedC．the businessman made money through his own effortsD．the money in the safe really helped the businessman49．What d oes the story teach us?A．It's easy for rich people to be confident.B．If you help others, you will get help later.C．We should be kind to mentally ill people.D．Confidence plays a big role in one's life.Lots of peopl e l ove chocolate. Do you know how to make it? What d oes a chocolate factory look like? My class had a fiel d trip to a chocolate factory in Toronto.We visited an ol d building in ten groups. In the beginning, we put on some special clothes to make sure that we couldn’t dirty the workplace. After preparation, we went to the second floor and walked into the chocolate-making place. The floor was filled with different kinds of machines. Each machine has a different job. There are only two people working on the floor, because machines do most of the work.In the next room, we learned about the history of chocolate making. There was a picture of the factory 100 years ago. They had more than 1,000 peopl e working there. The factory is very different now. How greatly the technol ogy is changing our life!Later, we saw how machines mad e chocolate. We got a cocoa bean (可可豆), some powd ered (粉末的) chocolate and a final chocolate. I opened the cocoa bean and tasted it. It doesn’t taste sweet at all, and it’s like dark chocolate. The best cocoa beans come from South America and Africa. Farmers dry them in the sun. Next, workers cook the beans at a high temperature. Machines took the shells (果壳) off the beans and made the beans into chocolate liquor which l ooks like water. Then, they put chocolate liquor and sugar together to make dark chocolate. If adding milk, they mad e milk chocolate. The machine made them smooth like silk.Finally, we bought some chocolate at a shop in the factory. It was at a very low price. This field trip taught me how important technology is and I also l earned a lot of knowledge (知识) about chocolate.50．Why did the writer’s class visit the chocolate factory?A．Because they studied in Toronto.B．Because they could get some chocolate at a l ow price there.C．Because they wanted to learn something about chocolate.51．What makes the writer think “How greatly technol ogy is changing our life”?A．The whole floor only has two machines working.B．Machines are d oing most of the work in this factory.C．People are making more and more delicious chocolate.52．Where do the best cocoa beans come from?A．North America. B．Australia. C．Africa.53．Which is the RIGHT order about how to make chocolate?①Cook the beans at a high temperature.②Dry the cocoa beans in the sun.③Put chocolate liquor and sugar together.④Take the shells off the beans, and mad e the beans into chocolate liquor.A．②①④③B．①②④③C．②①③④54．The writer thought the field trip was ________.A．tiring B．unforgettabl e C．meaninglessNobody likes to d o chores, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of d oing their chores? Try making chores fun for them.Play some music: Music makes everything seem like a party, doesn’t it? Play your kids’ favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.Make it a treasure hunt (寻宝): It’s a good way when you would like them to cl ean the house. Let them know that you hide (隐藏) a $5 bill someplace. If they find it, they can keep it.Change often: If your kids keep d oing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task (任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task.Do it together: It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing.If everyone takes part in doing chores, you will finish them faster and have more fun.55．The article is for .A．schools B．teachers C．parents D．kids56．There are pieces of advice in the articl e.A．three B．four C．five D．six57．The writer thinks it’s better to while asking kids to clean the house.A．play their favorite music B．hide something for them to findC．give them a new task D．d o it together with them58．Kids may feel if they keep on d oing the same chores for months.A．tired B．fun C．interested D．bored59．Which is the best title of the article?A．Doing chores is good for kids B．Help kids set a good habitC．Make chores fun for kids D．Everyone should do choresIn northern Scotland there is a long, d eep lake called Loch Ness. More than 200 metres deep, it is one of the largest lakes in the UK. Peopl e say a big monster(怪兽) lives in its dark, col d waters.It weighs more than 1, 000 kilos and is at least ten metres long. Some people say it has a head like a horse. Others say it looks like a snake. Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people have seen it. At l east, they say they have seen it.The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend(传说). The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago, but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twentieth century. In 1933, a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in the middle of the lake. Since then, a number of people have said that they have seen a monster in Loch Ness.Several peopl e have taken photos, but at least one of them was a hoax(骗局). During the 1960s,a team was formed to look for the monster. They took many photos and made movies, but they were never abl e to find a monster. There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness, but there is also no fact that one doesn’t live. One thing is true about Loch Ness: there are a lot of tourists there.60．What d o people say about the monster in Loch Ness?A．It weighs about 100 kil os. B．It is one metre long.C．It has a tail like a horse. D．It looks like a snake61．When was the first story about the monster told?A．200 years age B．Over 500 years ago.C．In 1933 D．In 196062．Why was a team formed during the 1960s?A．To kill the monster. B．To look for the monster.C．To catch the monster. D．To sell the monster63．What is the passage mainly about?A．People that saw a monster. B．A trip to Loch Ness.C．A legend about a monster. D．A team that took photos参考答案1．D2．A3．B4．D5．D6．C7．B8．B9．A10．C11．B12．B13．C14．C15．A16．D 17．A18．B19．A20．C21．D22．B23．A24．C25．D26．B27．A28．A29．C30．D31．B 32．C33．C34．D35．C36．B37．B38．C39．A40．B41．C42．A43．D44．B45．A46．C 47．A48．C49．D50．C51．B52．C53．A54．B55．C56．B57．A58．D59．C60．D61．B 62．B63．C。
