北京市西城區(qū)20182020年（三年）八年級下學期期末考試英語試卷分類匯編閱讀理解

北京市西城區(qū)20182020年（三年）八年級第二學期期末考試英語試卷分類匯編閱讀理解20192020學年北京市西城區(qū)八年級下學期期末考試英語試題五、閱讀下列短文，根據短文內容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。（共20分，每小題2分）AEveryoneshouldbeproudofwhotheyare.Whatmakesyouwhoyouare?Partofwhoyouareesfromthepast.Itesfromthecultureofyourparents,grandparentsandpeoplebeforethem.Itesfromthelanguageyouspeak,theartyousee,thestoryandmusicyouhearandthetraditionsyoushare.Dragonboatsarea2,000yearoldChinesetradition.Racersmustcooperateandrowtogethertowin.Today,dragonboatracinghasbeeamodernworldsport.Storytellingisn’talwaysdonewithwords.InLaos(老撾),dancerstellstorieswiththeirhands.Thedancersarepartoftheirhistory.Thishistoryispasseddownfromonegenerationtothenext.ManypeopleinTabasco,Mexico,keeptheirhistoryalive.Thislocalboyhasclay(粘土)onhisface.Hewilldothejaguardancetobringrain.HispeoplespeakanoldlanguagethatcamefromtheOlmecculturethousandsofyearsago.InGhana(加納),manypeopleholdontotheirtraditionofweaving(編織)beautifulcloth.TouristsetoGhanatobuycloth.Themoneythatthetouristspayhelpsthefutureofthemunity.41．Whichonehasbeeamodernworldsport?A.Storytelling.B.Jaguardance.C.Dragonboatracing.D.Clothweaving.42．Peopledothejaguardanceto______.A.makemoneyB.weletouristsC.bringrainD.tellstories43．IftouristsgotoGhana,they’llprobablybuy______.A.clayB.clothC.boatsD.books44．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Festivals.B.Traditions.C.Languages.D.Countries.BJoinalibraryIt’sfreetojoinalibrary.Findouthowtojoinandborrowbooks,videosandothermedia.Whocanjoinalibrary?Everyoneiswele:adultsandchildrenalikearefreetobrowse,readbooks,newspapersormagazines,askforinformationandjoininorganizedactivities.Inordertoborrowbooksortohire(租)videosorothermedia,youwillneedtojointhelibrary.Membershipisfree,andopentoeveryoneliving,workingorstudyinginOxfordshire.Aboveall,libraryservicesareprovidedforyou.Nooneistooyoungortoooldtojointhelibrary.Ourstaffareeagertohelpyougetthemostfromyourservice.Justask!HowtojoinFillinanapplicationformandprovideyournameandaddress,suchasIDcardsordrivinglicenses.Thereisnothingtopay.HowmanyitemsyoucanborrowItisusuallyuptotwentybooksatanyonetime.Thereareseparatelimitsforothermedia.PleaseaskforourlatestleafletonhiringCDs,videos,DVDsandCDRoms.HowlongyoucankeepthemNormallythreeweeksforbooks.Othermediaarehiredbytheweek.Thedateofreturnisstampedonthedatelabel.Ifyouhaven’tfinishedwiththemYoucanrenewbooksbytelephone,post,byusingtheonlineborrowerservicesoratthelibraryunlesssomeoneelseiswaitingforthem.Youmustpayanadditionalhirecharge(收費)forothermedia.WhatitcostsMostservicesarefree.Wechargeforspecialrequests.45．Inordertoborrowbooksfromalibrary,weneed______.A.tojointhelibraryB.topayformembershipC.tolivenearthelibraryD.tojoininactivities46．WhichoneisTRUEaboutthelibraryservices?A.Youcanrenewbooksonline.B.Youshouldpayformostservices.C.Youcanborrowthirtybooksatatime.D.YoumustreturnCDsafterthreeweeks.47．Thepassagecanhelppeopleto______.A.raisemoneyforthelibraryB.borrowbooksfromthelibraryC.buybooksandvideosinthelibraryD.learnaboutthehistoryofthelibraryCYoushouldalwayssupportyourkidsandtheirnaturaltalents(天賦).Andifyoudothis,greatthingswillhappen.That’swhat9yearoldJoeWhale’sparentsthoughtwhentheyencouragedtheirsontokeepdrawing,eventhoughhegotintotroublefordoodlingduringclass.TheysentJoetoanafterschoolartclassandhisartisticabilitieswerequicklynoticedbythosearoundhim.Infact,Joewasinvitedtodecoratethediningroomofthe“Number4”restaurantinShrewsbury,England.Now,JoeisknownasTheDoodleBoyandhashisownwebsite,aswellassocialmediapagesshowingoffhisawesomeart.WespoketoJoe’sdadGregabouthisson’sartistictalents.AccordingtoGreg,hissonhasalwaysloveddrawingandwasagiftedartistinprimaryschoolatage4.Also,Greghadsomeadviceforparentswhowanttoencouragetheirkidstodeveloptheirtalents:“Iwouldadviseparentstoencouragetheirchildrentoalwaysfollowtheirpassionanddreamsandresearchlocalworkshopsorgroupswithintheirlocalmunity.”Hesaid,“Whentheirkidsgetintotroubleforsomethingatschool,someparentstendtoshutthatbehaviordown.However,othersknowhowtorecognizeatalentthatneedscreativespacetogrow,sotheygivethemwhattheyneed.”Joe’steacherrecognizedhistalentandpostedhisworkonInstagram.Hisdrawingscaughttheeyeoftherestaurantwhichaskedhimtoeoveranddecoratetheirwallswithhisdoodles.Now,hisdaddriveshimtheresohecandrawhisheartout.WhoknewthatdrawinginanafterclassprogramwouldleadJoetogethisfirstjobatbarely9yearsold?“TheywantedtogetJoeintotheirrestauranttopleteanartpieceintheirmaindiningarea,sowehavebeengoingthereafterschoolforacoupleofhoursanightandhegetsachancetoputhiscreativityontheirwall,”Gregsaid.Accordingtothewebsite,SelfSufficientKids,it’sincrediblyimportanttosupportwhatevertalents,goals,dreams,anddesiresyourchildrenmighthave;evenifwhattheyexcelatdoesn’tmatchyourvisionoftheirfuture.48．WhatdidtherestaurantaskJoetodo?A.Totrysomenewdishes.B.Tosetupawebsiteforthem.C.Todrawinanafterclassprogram.D.Todecoratetheirwallswithhisdoodles.49．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“drawhisheartout”probablymeans?A.Presenthisideasinthepicture.B.Showhisartworksoutside.C.Drawapictureofhimself.D.Painttheshapeofaheart.50．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Talentsleadtosuccess.B.Interestsbuildcharacters.C.Bigdreamsneedhardwork.D.Parents’supportmakesgreatkids.答案：41.C42.C43.B44.B45.A46.A47.B48.D49.A50.D北京市西城區(qū)20182019學年度第二學期期末考試八年級英語試卷及答案五、閱讀下列短文,根據短文內容,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選擇最佳選項。（共24分,每小題2分）ASummerCoursesintheUKputerScienceInthiscourse,you'lldeveloptheskillstoworkoutproblemswithprogrammingandlearnhowtocode（編碼）．Withthehelpofourteachers,youwilllearnhowtobeeasoftware（軟件）developer.Place:OxfordClassSize:10Price:￡3695Time:21July1AugustEmail:frank@summercourse.StoryWritingGreatstoriesdon'tjusthappenbychance.Youneedtoknowhowtocreateacharacter.planastoryandcatchthereader'sattentionLearnhowtodoallthatinourcourse.Place:CambridgeClassSize:8Price:￡3090Time:4July18JulyEmail:lucy@summercourse.EnglishAdventurersStudyingEnglishwithusmeansthatyouwillhavemanychancesformeaningfulEnglishmunication.You'lldevelopskillsandbuildconfidenceinallareasoftheEnglishlanguage.Place:BrightonClassSize:12Price:￡4495Time:3August16AugustEmail:ann@summercourse.RobotMakersYou'lllearnallyouneedtobuildyourownrobots.We'llcoverallkindsofsubjectsasyoubuildyourknowledge.Also,we'lllearnaboutthenewandfantasticwaysrobotscanhelpusinthefuture.Place:LondonClassSize:15Price￡4895Time:7August20AugustEmail:peter@summercourse.31.WhenwillEnglishAdventurersstart?A.On4July. B.On21July. C.On3August. D.On7August.32.HowmuchwillastudentpayforStoryWriting?A.￡3695. B.￡3090. C.￡4495. D.￡4895.33.Ifyouwanttolearnhowtocode,youshouldtake__________.A.puterScienceB.StoryWritingC.EnglishAdventurers D.RobotMakersBAblackholeisaplaceinouterspacewithverystronggravity.Gravityisagreatforce（力量）thatshapestheuniverse.OnEarth,gravitymakesapplesfallfromtrees.Itkeepsyourfeetplantedontheground.Thegravityinablackholeismuchstronger.Itissostrongthatnothingarounditcangetawayfromit,notevenlight.Blackholesareinvisible.Wecan'tactuallyseethembecausetheydon'tthrowbacklight.Butscientistscanfindthemwithspacetelescopes（望遠鏡）andspecialtools.Thestronggravitymakesnearbystarsmoveinacertainway.Bystudyinghowthestarsmove,scientistscanfindoutiftheyareflyingaroundablackhole.Strangethingshappenaroundblackholes.Thismakesblackholesapopularsubjectofsciencefiction（科幻）stories,althoughtheyareveryreal.Ablackholeformswhenastardies.Thestarfallsinonitselfandturnsintoaverysmallpoint.Becauseofitssmallsizeandhugemass（質量）,thegravitywillbesostrongthatitwillpulllightinandbeeablackhole.Blackholescangrowhugeastheycontinuetopullotherthingsinand"eat"them.Manyscientistsbelievethattherearesupermassiveblackholesatthecenterofgalaxies,includingtheMilkyWay.Theideaoftheblackholewasfirstsuggestedbytwodifferentscientistsinthe18thcentury:JohnMichelleandPierreSimonLaplace.In1967,aphysicistnamedJohnArchibaldWheelercameupwiththename"blackhole".Studyingblackholescantellusmanythingsaboutourgalaxyandhelpscientistsanswerquestionsabouttheuniverse.34.Theword"invisible"inParagraph2probablymeans"__________".A.fartogo B.easytofindC.difficulttocatch D.impossibletosee35.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout__________.A.howbigblackholesare B.howheavyblackholesareC.howblackholesareformed D.howblackholes"eat"stars36.Fromthepassagewelearn__________.A.astar'smovingpathcanhelpscientistsfindablackholeB.writerslovewritingaboutblackholesbecausetheyarerealC.therearen'tanyblackholesatthecenteroftheMilkyWayD.JohnArchibaldWheelerfoundthefirstblackholeinspaceC"Howwasschooltoday?"Ethan'smomaskedasheclimbedintothecar."Fine,"Ethananswered."Whatdidyoudo?"shetriedtostartaconversation."Nothing."Ethanansweredandturnedhisattentiontohisphone.Ethan'smomsighed（嘆氣）."YourgrandmotherandIusedtohaveactualconversations.""Huh?"Ethanwasn'treallylistening."Nothing,"hismothersaidsadly.Tenminuteslater,Ethanfinallylookedupfromhisphone."Whatarewedoinghere?"heasked,noticingtheywereatanunknownsupermarket."Grandmaisingoverfordinnertonightandweneedtobuysomethingforherfavoritestrawberrycheesecake.Ithoughtyoucouldhelpmemakeit."Ethanhatedshopping,andhewouldplayhisfavoritevideogameratherthanbakeforawholeafternoon.However,heknewhisgrandmotherwouldlovethecheesecake,soheagreedunwillingly（不情愿地）.Surprisingly,Ethanrealizedthatheenjoyedshoppingandhewasalsohavingfuninthekitchenhelpinghismomaftertheygothome.Whileallofthiswashappening,thetwoactuallytalked,andEthanrememberedseveralinterestingthingsfromschool.Itwasgreattoseehisgrandmotheragainatdinnertoo.Thelasttimetheymetwasseveralweeksago,andherealizedthathehadalottotellher."Wow,Ethan,Idon'tthinkI'veheardyouspeakthismuchinalongtime,"Ethan'smomsmiled."Well,whenyouwereEthan'sage,Norah,"Ethan'sgrandmothersaidgentlytohismother,"youusedtospendyourwholelifeinyourroom!"Ethan'smotherturnedpink;"That'snottrue,mom!""Infact,"Ethan'sgrandmotherwinked（眨眼）atEthan,"Ihadtogethertohelpmemakethisverycheesecaketoevengethertotalktome."Fromtheothersideoftheroom,Ethan'sphonerang.ButEthanrealizedthatthisconversationwithhismotherandgrandmotherwasmuchmoreinteresting.37.Atfirst,Ethanwas__________whenhismomaskedabouthisschoollife.A.cold B.happy C.nervous D.sad38.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Ethanhadanunpleasantdayatschoolthatday.B.Ethanexpectedtogoshoppingonhiswayhome.C.Ethanstartedrealconversationswithhisfamilyatlast.D.Ethanoftenmadestrawberrycheesecakewithhisgrandma.39.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Usingcellphonestoooftenisnotgoodforourhealth.B.Learningtocookcanhelpuskeepintouchwithfriends.C.Spendingmoretimeplayingwithelderscanbeinteresting.D.Enjoyingactivitiestogethercanhelpfamilymembersbeecloser.DYouexperienceandcreateallkindsofdifferentenergiesthatdecidehowyoufeelandwhatyoudoinyourday.Thethingsyousay,thinkordoallproduceenergythatinfluences（影響）youandthepeoplearoundyou.Ifyouworkoncreatingmorepositiveenergy（正能量）,you'llseeimprovementsinyourlifeandyou'lltouchmorelivesthanyouthought.Energyesindifferentforms,butallleadtosomekindofreaction（反應）withinus.Often,whenIwakeupIopenthecurtains（窗簾）toletthesunshineintotheroom.Thisisagreatwaytobeeenergizedinthemorning.Ifit'sraining,insteadoflettingittroubleme,Iwillfindthegoodinit.Iwillbepositiveabouttherainandlookforthebeautyinit.Whatevertheweather,Ifullyenjoythemoment.Soeverythingisbeautifulenergy.Thereasonwhyweshouldfocusonpositiveenergyisthatitiscontagious（有感染力的）.Whenyouoftentakeinthepositiveenergyfrompeoplearoundyou,itwillbeseenintheouterworld.MygoodfriendAlexisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.Healwaysgoestoschoolwithabrightsmileonhisface.Helovesbeingclosetonatureandfullyunderstandsthebeautyaroundhim.Heconfidentlykeepsworkingtowardshisgoalwithoutworryingaboutwhetherhewillsucceedornot.Icouldn'tbegintotellyouhowmanytimespeoplehavetoldmestoriesaboutAlexmakingtheirday,ormakingthemsmileorsimplymakingthemfeelgood.Everyonelovesbeingaroundhimandtheyfeedoffhisenergy.Somepeoplethinkthatpositiveenergyisnoteasytohave,however,it'ssomethingwecreateinourdaytodayactivities.Ifmusicistheeasiestwayforyoutogetenergy,youcancloseyoureyestofullyenjoyit.Ifbeinginnatureissomethingthatenergizesyou,tryspendingalittlemoretimeoutdoors.Whenyoucreatepositiveenergy,itinfluenceseverythingandeveryonearoundyou.Inthisway,weplayamuchlargerpartinthebiggerpicturethanwerealize.40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Positiveenergydependsongoodweather.B.Musicistheeasiestwaytogetpositiveenergy.C.Thecreationofpositiveenergyhelpsmakeyourlifebetter.D.Peoplecan'tgetpositiveenergythroughdaytodayactivities.41.TheexampleofAlexinthepassageistoshow__________·A.everyoneneedsagoodfriendlikeAlexB.somefinditdifficulttoenjoythemomentC.peoplewithpositiveenergycaninfluenceothersD.apersoncanmakemanyfriendsbysharingpositiveenergy42.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LivingaLongLifewithPositiveEnergyB.CreatingPositiveEnergyforPositiveChangeC.TheChallengeofMakingPositiveChangesinLifeD.DifferentKindsofEnergyforDifferentKindsofPeople答案：31.C32.B33.A34.D35.C36.A37.A38.C39.D40.C41.C42.B北京市西城區(qū)20172018學年八年級下學期期末考試英語試題五、閱讀下列短文,根據短文內容,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選擇最佳選項。（共24分,每小題2分）AIhavealwaysbeenabookworm.Herearemytopfourfavouritechildren'sbooks.Ifyouloveadventures,thisbookisforyou.Thestoryisaboutagroupofchilddetectives（偵探）.Theyhavemanyadventures.It'safunbookthatyouwon'twanttostopreading.Thisisoneofgirls'mostfavoritestories.Matildaisalovelylittlegirl.Shemeetstheveryscaryteacher—MissTrunchbullatschool,butthankfullyshealsomakesfriendswithakindteacher.Thebookwillhaveyoucryingonemomentandlaughingthenext.IneverthoughtI'dlikeabookaboutaspidersomuch.Charlotte'sWebtellsthestoryoffriendshipbetweenapigandaspider.It'sasimplestorybutitteachesusaboutlove,lifeanddeath.Ifyouhaven'treadit,giveitatry.Itisaclassicafterall.Ireallycouldn'tgetenoughofTheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobetheWardrobe.Ifyouhavereadthemagicalstory,you'llknowwhy.It'sanexcitingtalethathappenedinamagicallandcalledNarnia.Whenyou'rereadingit,you'llfeellikeyou'rereallythere,havingtheadventureswiththefourchildren.31.ThewriterofTheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobeis__________________.A.E.B.White B.RoaldDahlC. C.S.Lewis D.EnidBlyton32.Inthebook___________,agirlmakesfriendswithakindteacher.A.Mailda B.Charlotte'sWeb C.SecretSeten D.TheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobe33.Charlotte'sWebis______________________.A.atalehappenedinamagicalland B.anadventureofagroupofchilddetectivesC.astorybetweenalovelygirlandherteachersD.astoryoffriendshipbetweenapigandaspiderBTheGuitarThesoundingfromAlper'sroomwasterriblyawful.Hismumopenedthedoor."Son,I’vegotaheadache.Canyougiveitarest?""ButI'mpracticingtheguitar.""Practicing?Youkeepshouting.That’snotsinging.It'sawasteoftimeandmoneytosendyoutoguitarlessons!Youshouldlearnhowtoplaythesongsaccordingtotherulestheyteachyou.""Oh,Idoplaythosesongssometimes.Butthey’rereallyboring.Iliketoplaywithmyheart,notaccordingtorules..."Hismum'swordsreallymadehimsad.Atfirst,hethoughtthatheonlyneededtotouchtheguitarandbeautifulmusicwouldjusteoutonitsown.Hespentdaysanddayswritinglyrics（歌詞）.Thelightintheair,cats,birds...everything!ButAlpercouldn'twritemusicforhiswords.Hepickeduphisguitarandwenttotheparkoppositetheirhouse.Alpersatonabench（長凳）unhappily.Atthatmoment,agroupofyoungpeoplecameintothepark.Acoupleofthemstoodinthemiddleofthepark.Onehadaclarinet（豎笛）,theotherhadadrum.Thegirlwithfairhairtookoutherviolin.Thentheystartedtoplay.Alperwatchedopenmouthed.Theywerealldoingtheirownthing.Themusicdidn'tgotogether.Theinstruments（樂器）didn’tgotogether.Butwhenputtogether,itsoundedfantastic.Everyonewassingingtheirownsong,makingtheirownmusic.Alperslowlywalkedtowardsthem.Hebegantosoftlysingthesonghehadwrittenhimself.Theonehedidn’tknowhowtopose.Butthewordsfitted（適合）themusicnow!Hekeptsingingit..."Today,it’scloudyFriendshaveforgottenme..."Helefthisguitaronthegrassandstartedtosingoutloudly.Healsostartedclapping.Alperwasfinallyhappy.Maybethiswasallhehadeverwanted.34.Alper'smumthoughtAlper'splayingwas_____________________.A.relaxing B.terrible C.beautiful D.special35.WhohelpedAlperfindhisownmusic?A.Agirlwithfairhair. B.Hismother.C.Hisguitarteacher. D.Agroupofyoungpeople.36.WhatdidAlperlearnfinally?A.It'sagoodskilltoplayaninstrument.B.It'sbetterforpeopletosingtogether.C.It'simportanttofollowyourheart.D.It'sdifficulttofollowtherules.CTheSilkRoadWhenyouvisitastore,doyouthinkaboutwherethefoodesfrom?It'seasytodaytobuyfishfromAlaska,orchocolatefromEurope.Beforeshipsandtrucksconnectedtheworld,however,goods（貨物）fromfarawayneededatradenetwork—asystemthatconnectsbuyersandsellers—togetfromoneplacetotheother.History'smostfamoustradenetworkwastheSilkRoad,whichconnectedEuropeandChinaforover1,500years.TheSilkRoadtakesitsnamefromthesilk.TheancientChineseinventedawaytomakesilk—asoft,smoothcloth,whichislight,fortable,beautifulandstrong!Itwassoluxurious（奢華的）thatChinesekingsdecidedtokeepitforthemselvestoshowofftheirpower.Anyonewhotaughtforeignerstomakesilkshoulddie.Later,Chinasentgiftsofsilktothekingsofitsneighbours.Littlebylittleitspreadwest.Byabout100B.C.theRomansknewaboutsilkanditspopularitygrewwildlyinEurope.Theneedforsilkinthewestbecamegreat.Soin130B.C.,thekingofChinadecidedtostarttheSilkRoadtoopenuptradebetweenEuropeandChina.ThoughitwascalledtheSilkRoad,itwasn'tactuallyjustoneroad.ItwasmadeupofseveralroutesthatcrossedthroughmanyplacesofEasternEurope,theMiddleEast,CentralAsia,andtheFarEast.Itwentthroughmountains,deserts,rivers,forestsandcountlesscities.TheSilkRoadplayedanimportantpartinbringingdifferentculturesandpeoplestogether.Tomakesuccessfuldeals,businessmenhadtolearnthelanguagesofdifferentcountries.AstheyjourneyedalongtheSilkRoad,peoplesharedknowledgeallaround.Overhundredsofyears,cultures,languages,andreligionsinfluenced（影響）oneanother.Chinesesilkhassomehowinfluencedhistorygreatly.InSeptemberandOctoberof2013,PresidentXiJinpingvisitedCentralAsiaandSoutheastAsia,talkingaboutbuildingtheSilkRoadEconomicBelt（絲綢之路經濟帶）andthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad（海上絲綢之路）,whicharenowcalledtheBeltandRoad.TheancientSilkRoadnowhasnewlife.Onceagain,itwillgreatlyimprovethecooperation（合作）betweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.37.TheancientSilkRoadlasted________________.A.forabout100years B.forabout130yearsC.forover1,500years D.forover2,100years38.TheancientChinastartedtheSilkRoadinorderto____________________.A.showofftheirking'spowerB.spreadskillsofsilkmakingC.learnculturesfromdifferentcountriesD.openuptradebetweenEuropeandChina39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThehistoryandinfluenceoftheSilkRoad.B.Thedevelopmentandimportanceofthesilk.C.ThehistoryandresultoftheBeltandRoad.D.ThefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheWest.DGarryGolden,afuturist,iscrazyabouttransportation（交通）.Thescienceofhowtomovepeoplefromplacetoplaceinterestshim.Hespendshisdaysstudyingtherelationshipsbetweencars,subways,andtrains.Buthe'smostexcitedaboutimaginingthewaytheserelationshipswillchangeinthenext20years.LivinginHoustonfortwoyearschangedthewayhesawtransportationintheU.S.ManypublictransportationfansdislikeHouston.Theysaythecityistoocrowdedandthattherearen'tenoughbusesandsubways.However,Houstonwasasourceofinspiration（靈感的源泉）forGolden."Houston'stransportationisaninterestingstory—it'sworthwatching.Whenyouthink;whatistheU.S.like?It'smorelikeH