八下英語期末復習6-10單元閱讀理解專項練習

（一）Happinessisimportantforeveryone.Mostpeoplewanttohe

happy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Hereisastorytohelpyou.

Onceabirdlivedunhappily.Soittraveledfarawaytolookforits

happiness.

Itflewandflew.Suddenlyitsawaspiderclimbingupawall.The

spiderfelloffthewal1halfway.Butitkeptclimbingagainandfell

offagain.Evenso,thespiderdidn,tgiveup.Thelittlebirdasked

thespiderinsurprise,“Whydon,tyouhavepainbuthappinessonyour

facethoughyoufailagainandagain?”

uBecauseIkeepmakingmyefforts.I'mhappy,“saidthespider.

Thenthelittlebirdsawit:happinessisawillintheheart.

Thebirdcontinuedflyingandsawalameduckhelpalittleduckwho

gotlosttofindthewaybackhome.Althoughitwasdisabled,ithada

smilingface.

"I'mhappybecauseIcanhelpothers,“saidthelameduck.

Sothebirdsawit:happinessisaloveintheheart.

Thebirdwentonflyingandsuddenlysawa1ittledyingflower,whose

facewasfullofsmi.e.Thebirddicin'tknowthereason.Soitasked

thelittleflower,"You'rcgoingtodie.iVhyareyoustillso

happy?”

uBecausemydreamwillcometrue,“saidthelittleflower.

Whatisyourdream?”

“Toproducesweetfruit.〃

Thelittlebirdsawit:happinessisahopeintheheart.

Sothelittlebirdnomorelookedforhappinessbecauseithadseen

thetruth:happinessisnotinthefarawayplacebutinyourownheart.

Youarethemakerofyourownhappiness.

1.Whonevergaveupthoughitfailedagainandagaininthispassage?

A.Thebird.B.Thespider.C.Theflower.D.Theduck.

2.Whyisthelittledyingflowerstillsohappy?

A.Becauseitoftenhelpsothers.B.Becauseit911producesourfruit.

C.Becauseithasahopeintheheart.D.Becauseitkeepsclimbingupa

wall.

3.Whatcanweknowfromthestory?

A.Thebirdfoundhappinessinitsownheart.

B.Thebirdfoundhappinessinthefarawayplace.

C.Thebirddicin'tknowwherehappinesswasatlast.

D.Thelamecluckwasn9thappybecauseithadtohelpothers.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Happinessisimportantforeveryone.

B.Manypeopleknowhowtofindhappiness.

C.Wemakehappinessbyourselves.

D.Thewaytohappinessistohaveadream,tohelpothersandnotto

giveup.

5.Thepassageismainlyabout

A.wi11B.hopeC.love1）.happiness

Onemorning,alittlemousewentouttofindsomethingtoeat.He

wascarelessandmetafierce（兇猛的）lion.Thelioncaughtthemouse.

Thelionwantedtoeathim.

“Pleaseletmego,Mr.Lion,“saidthemouse."Oneday,Iwill

helpyou.”

Thelionlaughed,“Howcouldalittlemousehelpabiglion?Well,M

hesaid,“Iwillletyougo.Butyoumustwalkmorecarefully.”

Themousewasverythankful.uThankyou,Mr.Lion.Youareverykind.

Iwillrepay（報答）youoneday,“the1ittlemousesaid.

Thenextweek,themousewaslookingforsomethingtoeatagain.He

sawthelionunderatree.Butthelionwastiedtightly（緊系著）with

someropes.Hecouldnotgetout.

“Iwillhelpyou,“saidthemouse.Histeethweresharp.Hebitone

rope,andthenanother.Soonthelionwasfree.Hewasvery

happy."Thankyou,Mr.Mouse,“hesaid.Later,theybecamegood

friends.

6.Whatdidthelittlemousedoonemorning?

A.Hewenttoplay.B.Hewentforawalk.

C.Helookedforsomethingtoeat.D.Hewentouttobuysomethingto

eat.

7.Whodidthelittlemousemeet?

A.Atiger.B.Amonkey.C.Anelephant.D.Alion.

8.Whatdidthelionthinkofthelittlemouse?

A.Kind.B.Fierce.C.Careless.D.Polite.

9.Whydidthelittlemousehelpthe1ion?

A.Becausethe1iongavesomefoodtohim.

B.Becausehewantedtorepaythe1ion.

C.BecausetheIionwasfierce.

D.Becausethelionwantedtorepayhim.

10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Alioncaughtamouseandletitgo.B.Theliondidn'tlikeeatinga

mouse.

C.Amousehelpedalionout.D.Tohelpothersistohelpyourself.

Onceuponatime,therewasaswan.Shelivedinalake.Awomanwith

hertwodaughterslivedinasmallhousenearthelake.Theyliveda

hardlife.Sometimestheydidn，thavemoneytobuyfood.

Theswanwasunhappytoseethat.Shedecidedtohelpthem.Everyday

shecametothewoman*shouseandleftagoldenfeather（羽毛）without

sayinganything.Thewomansoldthefeatherandboughtfood.Shewas

happybecauseher1ifewasbetterthanbefore.

Butthewomanbecamegreedy.Onedaywhentheswancame,thewoman

caughtherandtookawayal1hergoldenfeathers.Suddenlythegolden

featherschangedintocommonfeathers.

Theswansaid,“Icametohelpyou,butyouwantedtokillme.Iwill

nevercomeback.Neverbegreedy."Withthesewords,theswan

disappeared.

11.Howmanypeoplewerethereinthewoman,sfamilyinthepassage?

A.2B.3C.4D.5

12.Wheredidthewomanlive?

A.Nearapark.B.Nearthelake.

C.Atthetopofthenountain.D.Atthefootofthemountain.

13.What'sthemeaningoftheword“greedy“inChineseinthethird

paragraph?

A.偉大的B.美好的C.壞的D.貪婪的

14.Howdidtheswanhelpthewoman?

A.Shegavethewomansomemoney.B.Shegavethewomansomefood.

C.Shegavethewomansomegoldenfeathers.D.Shegavethewomansome

clothes.

15.WhichisNotRightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theswanwaskind.B.Thewomanlivedahardlife.

C.Thewomansoldthefeatherandboughtfood.

D.Thewomanwasthankfultotheswan.

OnedaywhenJackwastakingavacationinthepark,hesawaweman

wholivedafewmilesaway.16Thedogwaslookingupatthe

woman.

Jackwalkeduptothewomanandsaid,Hello,Sue,howareyou?MayIsit

andtalkwithyouforawhile?"17"Suesaid.Jacksatdcwn

nexttoSueonthebench,andtheytalkedquietlytogether.Thedog

continuedlookingupatSue,asifwaitingtobefed."That'sanice

dog,isn,the?”Jacksaid,pointingattheanimal."Yes,heis.He's

handsome.He'sabitofamixture,butthat*snotabadthing.He's

strongandhealthy.”"Andhungry,“Jacksaid."18Hethinks

you'vegotsomefoodforhim.”“That'strue,J,Suesaid."ButI

havenJt."TheybothlaughedandthenJacksaid,“Doesyourdogbite

（咬）?”“No,"Suesaid."He'sneverbittenanyone.19"

Hearingthis,JackdecidedtoholdouthishandandtouchedtheanimalJ

shead.Suddenlyitjumpedupandbithim."Hey!”Jackshouted."You

saidyourdogdicin'tbite.wSuerepliedinsurprise,“Yeah,Idid.But

thisisnotmydog.20"

A.Mine'sathome.

B.Idon,thaveadog.

C.Sorry,you,dbetternot.

D.Ofcourse,pleasesitdown.

E.He'salwaysgentleandfriendly.

F.Hehasn，ttakenhiseyesoffyou.G.Sheis

sittingonabenchwithadogbesideher.

（二）Thousandsofyearsago,inthesouthofancientChina,

therelivedShennong,amanwhohadanox（牛）headandhumanbody.

Seeingthatlocalpeopleweresufferingfromdisease,hebuiltladders

andhousesonahighmountaintostorehundredsofmedicalplants.To

rememberhim,peoplenamedtheplaceshennongjia.

Thelegend（傳說）makesShennongjiainHubeianinvitingplacefor

tourists.Travelingthereisauniqueexperience,asyoucansee

sceneriesofthefourseasonsfromdifferentaltitudes."Whenthebottom

ofthemountainissummer,thetopisspringandwhilethefoothillis

autumn,thetopiscoveredwithice,“localpeoplesayofthespecial

climateofShennongjia.

Shennongjiaisalsohometo5,000speciesofanimalsandplants.Many

animalsindangerlivethere,suchasthegoldenmonkey,theclouded

leopardandtheAsianblackbear.

OneinterestingandmysteriousthingaboutShennongjiaisitslegend

ofwildmen.Somepeopleonceclaimedthattheysawbigprintsorbig-

footcreatures.Yetsofar,scientistshaven,tproveditistrueand

somesaytheyarejustbears.

Thebeautifulplacehasrecentlyreceivedanewtitle.OnJuly17.

2016,ShennongjiaForestryDistrictwasaddedtoUnitedNationsWorld

Heritagelistasanaturalsite.Chinanowhas50worldheritage

sites（遺址）.SecondonlytoItalyintheworld.

1.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaboutShennong?

A.Shcnnonghadanoxbody.B.Shennonggrewmedicalplantsfor

people.

C.Shennonghelpedthelocalpeople.

D.ShennongnamedtheplaceShennongjia.

2.InShennongjia,.

A.therearemanymedicalstoresalongtheway

B.peoplecanexperiencefourseasonsupthemountain

C.thereare500speciesofanimalsandplants

D.scientistshaveprovedthattherearewildmenthere

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“title”meaninparagraph5?

A.標題B.景點C.稱號D.職務

4.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthemostworldheritage

sites?________

A.ItalyB.TheUSC.ChinaD.Canada

5.What'sthenainideaofthepassage?

A.ThelegendofShcnnongB.AnimalslivinginShennongjia

C.TheamazingShennongjiaD.Worldheritagesites

Therearemanykindsoftigersallovertheworld,andthelargest

tigerisNortheasttiger,alsocalledSiberiantiger.Thelargest

Northeasttigercanbeovertwometerslongandweighmorethan200

kilos.SomeNortheasttigersliveinthenortheastofChina,like

HeilongjiangProvinceandJilinProvince,becausetherearemanyforests

andmountainsintheseareas.Thetigersusuallylikelivingthere.In

theforestsandmountains,therearefewerpeoplelivingthere.

Therefore,fewpeoplegetoutandcomein.Sothetigersareveryfree.

Theycan1iveaquiet1ife.Theycanrunaftereachother,catchandeat

someanimaIs,Iikerabbits.

TheNortheasttigersarcdifferentfromthe3rdinarytigers.Forexample,

theNortheasttigerscannotonlyswimverywell,butalsoclimbthe

trees.TheNortheasttigers'hearingisgreat,too.

Asthenumberofthetigersbecomessmallerandsmaller,weshouldtry

ourbesttoprotectthetigers.

6.MostNortheasttigersenjoyliving.

A.inthegrassfieldsandbytheriversB.intheforestsandmountains

C.inthedesertsandonthehillsD.onthefarmlands

7.Intheforestsandmountains,therearefewpeoplegettingoutand

cominginbecause.

A.tigersaredangeroustopeopleB.theyarebusyworking

C.theyhavenointerestintigersD.notmanypeoplelivenearthere

8.Someanimalsareafraidthattigers.

A.catchthemforfoodB.leavethemforalongtime

C.don,tlivewiththemD.hearthemplaying

9.Theunderlinedword“ordinary“means""inChinese.

A.異常的B.普通的C.稀有的D.飼養的

10.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedtoexplainwhythetigers

usuallylikelivinginthenortheastofChina?

A.Fewpeoplegetoutandcomein.B.Itisabeautifulplacetolivein.

C.Therearemanyforestsandmountainsintheseareas.

D.Intheforestsandmountains,therearefewerpeoplelivingthere.

Thelongtrunkofanelephantisawonderfulexampleofskill.The

neckoffour-footedanimalsisusuallylong,tohavethemreachtheir

foodwithoutdifficulty,buttheelephanthasashortneck,tomakehim

moreeasi1ysupporttheweightofhishugeheadandheavyteeth.His

longtrunkletshimgethisfoodeasi1y.

Thetrunkofanelephantistohimwhattheneckistootheranimals.

Itisalsoanosetohim,forattheendofitthereisanemptyplace

likeacup,andinthebottomofthecuptherearctwoholes,andthe

animalsmellsandbreathesthroughthem.Itisanarmandahandtoe,so

thatithasbeensaidthattheelephantcarrieshisnoseinhishand,

anditmightalsohavebeensaidthathebreathesbyhishand.

Attheendofthetrunk,thereisastrangepart,aboutfiveinches

long,whichformsafinger.Withthisfingertheanimalcanpickupthe

smallestpieceofmoneyfromtheground,andhehasbeentaughttomake

markslikeletterswithapen.

Thetrunkofafull-grownelephantisabouteightfeetlong.The

elephanthassuchgreatstrengththathecanknockdownamanwithit.

11.Theelephanthasashortnecktosupport.

A.hislegB.hisbodyC.hisarmD.hisheadandteeth

12.Thetrunkoftheelephanthelpshimgethiseasily.

A.sideB.tai1C.foodI）,ear

13.Thetrunkoftheelephanttakestheplaceofthefollowingexcept

A.aneckB.anoseandafingerC.anarmandahandD.aleg

14.Howdoestheelephantsmell?Throughtwoholes.

A.inthebottomofthecupB.atthebeginningofthetrunk

C.inhisheadD.inhisface

15.Theelephantcanknockdownamanwithhistrunk.Thisshowsthathe

is.

A.weakB.strongC.quietD.angry

Theelephantisthelargestanimalwalkingonearth.Anelephantcan

carryaloadof1,200pounds.16一Theelephantcancarrylogs（原

木）withitstrunks.17Therearetwokindsofelephants:the

AfricanelephantandtheIndianelephant.TheAfricanelephanthasthe

largerears.18AnothernamefortheIndianelephantistheAsian

elephant.

Thegreatestthreat（威脅）totheelephantistheivory（象牙）trade.

From1979to1989itwasabadtimefortheAfrican

elephant.19In1989aninternationalagreementlimited

（限制）thetradeinivory.Itprotectstheelephantfromivory.20

Don,tevenbuyanythingthatlookslikeivory!

A.Iteats3,000poundsoffoodeveryday.

B.Pleasedon，tevenbuyanythingmadeofivory.

C.About70,000wildelephantswerekilledforivoryeachyear.

D.Ivoryisveryexpensive.

E.ThpIndianplpphant.hassmal1prpars.

F.Italsousesitstrunkfordrinkingwater,bathing,eatingandcommu

nicating.

G.Theelephantisneverhungry.

（三）MoststudentsinAmericalikepopularmusic.Students

carrysmal1radioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclass,

afterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplay

musicloudlyastheydriveontheroad.

Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.

Theyalsolistentonewsaboutsports,theweatherandthelifeof

Americanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogramsareaboutmusic.

Popularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhich

radiostationsuseinmanyplaces.Onceapopularsingerisheardall

overthecountry,youngpeoplewillbuyhisorherCDsortapes.Someof

themoneyfromthemgoestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoes,mest

oftheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomea

nationalstar.

Therearpothnrkindsofmusicthat.ATAimpr）rt.an1.toAmericans.Onpis

calledfolkmusicwhichtelIsstoriesaboutthecommon1ifeofAmericans.

Anotheriscal1edwesternorcountrymusic.Itwasstartedbycowboys

whowouldsingatnighttothecowswhichtheywerewatching.Today,any

musicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirl

iscalledwesternorcountrymusic.

1.Fromthispassagewecanlearn__.

A.adulIdrivers1istentotheworldnews

B.mostAmericanstudents1ikecountrymusic

C.mostAmericanstudents1ikepopularmusic

D.adultdriversplaythemusicwithlargespeakers

2.Howmanykindsofnusicarementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

3.Popularmusicsingerscanbecomenationalstars_.

A.bymakingaCDortapeB.bymakinglotsofmoney

C.bytakingpartincompetitionsD.bygoingtootherplacestoperform

4.What'sthecountrymusictodayabout?

A.Countrylifeandlove.B.Schoollifeinthecountry.

C.Lifeofwesterncowboys.D.CommonlifeofAmericans.

5.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.

A.StudentsinAmericaB.PopularMusicC.MusicinAmericaD.Country

Music

Areyouinterestedincountrymusic?Ilikeitverymuch!Itwi11take

meawayforawhilewhen1amtired.Theguitarsandsongswilltakeme

tomountainsandfields.

Countrymusicusuallytalksabouteverydaylifeandfeelings.It's

thespiritofAmerica,easytounderstand,slowandsimple.

CountrymusicdevelopedinthesouthoftheUnitedStates.Itisthe

folkmusicofAmericancountryside.Manyofthesongstellaboutthe

livesoffarmers.Theytalkaboutlove,cropsordeath.

Thelifeofthecountrysidecanbehard,sothewordsincountrymusic

areoftensad.Atfirst,peopleplayedthemusiconlyatfamilyparties.

Butitbecamemorepopularlater.Inthe1920s,peopleplayedcountry

songsontheradio,andtheymadethemintorecords.Whenpeopleinthe

countrysidemovedtotownsandcitiestolookforwork,theytooktheir

musicwiththem.Countrymusiccontinuedtochangeandbecamepopular

acrossAmerica.

JohnDenverwasoneofAmerica,smostfamouscountrysingersinthe

1970s.HissongTakeMeHome,CountryRoadsiswell-knownandpeople

stillplayittoday.

6.Countrymusicisusuallyabout_.

A.everydaylifeandfeelingsB.farmersandfeelings

C.thelivesofworkersD.thelivesofstudents

7.Countrymusicdeveloped__.

A.inJohnDenverscityB.inthesouthoftheUnitedStates

C.inthenorthoftheUnitedStatesD.inthemiddleoftheUnited

States

8.Peoplebegantomakecountrysongsintorecords_.

A.inthe1920sB.in1920C.inthe1970sD.in1970

9.WhydidcountrymusicbecomepopularinAmerica?

A.Becausecitypeople1ikedthemusic.

B.Becausecountrysidepeoplemovedtocitieswiththeirmusicandit

continuedtochange.

C.ecausecountrymusictalkedaboutcitypeopleyslives.

D.Becausecitypeoplelikedthecountry.

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Countrymusicisusuallynotveryfast.

B.Atthebeginning,countrymusicwasplayedonlyatfamilyparties.

C.JohnDenverwasafarmerinthecountryside.

D.Thewriterlikescountrymusicverymuch.

Mozart（莫扎特）wasbornonJanuary27th,1756anddiedonDecember

5th,1791.Whenhewasthree,heoftenhadmusiclessonswithhiselder

（年長的）sister.Hisfathertookhimthroughnanydifferentcountries,

whereheplayedmusicforlotsofpeople.

Butsomepeopledidn'tbelievethata1ittleboycouldwritesuch

beautifulmusic.Theyaskedhimtostayinaroomallbyhimselffora

weekandsomebodywatchedtheroomallthetime.Inaweek,hefinished

anewpieceofmusic.Afterthat,peoplebelievedthathecouldwrite

beautifulmusic.

Mozartdiedwhenhewasstillayoungman.Duringhisshortlifehe

studiedmusicandtaughtmusicandplayedmusicandwrotemusic.Evenby

workingsohard,hecouldn'tmakemuchmoney.Heoftenborrowedmoney

fromhisfriends.Buthismusicmadehimselfhappyandformorethantwo

hundredyearshismusichasmadeotherpeoplehappy,too.

11.Whenhewas,Mozarttookmusiclessonswithhiselder

sister.

A.threeB.fiveC.youngD.old

12.Somepeoplethatthe1ittleboycouldwritebeautifulmusic

untiihefinishedanewpieceaweeklater.

A.believedB.didn,tbelieveC.knewD.know

13.Mozartwasfamous,buthewas.

A.richB.poorC.happyD.relaxed

14.Mozartlived.

A.alonglifeB.asadlifeC.ashortlifeD.ahappylife

15.Hismusicmadehappy.

A.bothhimandotherpeopleB.onlyhimC.otherpeopleD.his

family

Isthereaconnectionbetweenmusicandlanguage?Accordingto

recentstudies,theanswerisyes：16Here,welookattwo

examples.

ArecentstudybyresearcherKrausshowsthatplayingamusical

instrumentcanimproveaperson,shearingabi1ity.17Thepeople

inthefirstgroupweremusicians,whilethoseinthesecondgrouphad

nomusicaltraining.Themusicianswereabletohearthetalkingperson

moreclearly.

18Thinkaboutviolinistsinanorchestra（管弦樂隊）?

Whentheviolinistsplaywiththegroup,theyheartheirowninstrument

andmanyothers,too.Buttheviolinistsmustlistencloselytowhat

theyareplaying,andpaynoattentiontotheothersounds.Inthisway,

musiciansareabletofocusoncertainsounds,eveninaroomwithlots

ofnoise.

Schlaug,adoctoratHarvardMedicalSchool,workswithstroke（中

風）patients.Becauseoftheirillness,thesepeoplecannotsaytheir

names,addresses,orotherinformationnormal1y.However,theycansti11

sing.19Whydoesthiswork?Schlaugisn'tsure.Musicseems

tomakedifferentpartsofthebrainwork,includingthedamagedparts.

Thismighthelppatientstousethatpartofthebrainagain.

Musicimprovesconcentration（注意力），memory,listeningskills,

andouroveralllanguageabilities.20Playinganinstrumentor

singingcanhelpusdobetterinschoolandkeepourbrainsharpaswe

getolder.Musicisnotonlyenjoyable,butifsalsogoodforusinmany

otherways.

A.Itcanevenhelpsickpeoplegetbetter.

B.Musicimprovescertainlanguageabilitiesinthebrain.

C.Musicianshearbetterbecausetheylearntopayattentiontocertain

sounds.

D.Schlaugwassurprisedtofindthatsingingwordshelpedhispatients

tospeak.

E.Inhisstudytwogroupsofpeoplelistenedtoapersontalkingina

noisyroom.

(四)

ThereisatownnearSuzhou.Itisveryinterestingand

beautiful.ThisisLuxiang,anoldtown.

LuxiangwasbuiltintheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279).There

weremanyfamouspeoplelivinginthetownatthattime.

Therearearound30oldbuildingsofMingandQing(1644?1912)

dynastiesnow.Peopleliveasimplelife.Sixlanes(巷)inthe

towngotoTaihuLake.

Luxianglooksmorebeautifulinspring,withmanyteatreesand

fruitgardens.ThisplaceisfamousfortheteacalledBiluochun.

TheEgyptianpyramidswerebuiltaround2560BC.Thelargestone

ofthemistheGreatPyramidofKhufu.TheKing,Khufu,builtitas

histomb.

TheGreatPyramidwasconsideredauniquebuildinginthe19th

centuryA.D.Atthattime,itwasstillthetallestintheworld.

Accordingtoscientificresearch,Khufuorcercdhismentobuildit

stonebystone.Thebiggeststoneweighs15tons,andeachstone

wasfixedsowell.

TheGreatPyramidhasfoursidesandeachsideis230.4meters

longand146.5metershigh.Atthattime,therewerenomodern

machinesorequipment,sohowdidtheancientEgyptiansbuildit?

Tothisday,itisstillamystery.

1.ManyfamouspeoplewerelivinginLuxiang___.

A.from1127to1279B.from1644to1912

C.from1127to16D.from1279to1912

2.Luxiangisfamousfor.

A.fruitgardensB.teatreesC.BiluochunD.sixlanes

3.Inordertobuildhistomb,theKingKhuhubuilt.

A.theancientpyramidsB.theEgyptainpyramids

C.theGreatPyramidD.themysteriouspyramids

4.BuildingtheGreatPyramidisstillamysterynow,because,

A.eachstonewasfixe