【同步练习】译林版初二英语下册 Unit4 单元话题阅读理解练习

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Unit 4 A good read.单元话题阅读理解练习（2022·江苏扬州·八年级期末）Once upon a time, there was a king who could not sleep for all his worries about what tomorrow might bring.One day the king found a cobbler in the market, who wore ragged clothes and looked very thin, but his smile was bright as the moon.“Surely you must worry, how could you smile so brightly?” the king walked close and asked.“Today I earned enough money fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread!”“But what if not tomorrow?”“I have faith,” the cobbler answered. “All will be well. ”This impressed the king, and when he left, he wondered what would happen if the cobbler could not earn his bread.The next morning in the market, the king decreed: no one was allowed to repair shoes. Whenever someone’s shoes wore out, that person must buy a new pair.That evening the king dressed in rags and secretly followed to the cobbler’s house to see if he was crying, but through the window, he saw the cobbler drinking soup and smiling.The king knocked. “I came to see if you were all right,” he said.“You saw the new decree? How did you pay for this soup?” the king broke in.“I carried water for an old woman, and she rewarded me with a coin.” the man said. “Please come and share my soup. You look hungry. ”“But what will you do tomorrow?” the king asked.“I have faith,” the man said. “All will be well.”The king went up and asked, “Do you know who I am?”“Of course,” the man said, “you are the king.”The king shook his head and said, “I am the beggar （乞丐）who came to your door. ”1．What does a cobbler do?A．Repair shoes. B．Sell bread. C．Carry water. D．Beg for food.2．The underlined word “decreed” means here.A．申请 B．颁布 C．投诉 D．赞同3．Why does the king say, “I am the beggar who came to your door.”?A．To learn how to fix shoes. B．To ask the cobbler for some soup.C．To make friends with the cobbler. D．To find out how to drive away his worries.4．What’s the best title of the passage?A．The King’s Worries. B．The Cobbler’s Faith.C．The King’s Decree. D．The Beggar’s soup.（2022·江苏泰州·八年级期末）A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow（乌鸦） was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain（鄙视）. “You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the Swan. Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments（评价）about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water. The swan pretended（假装）not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life.” The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.5．What’s the correct order of the following events?a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble. b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it. c. The crow had to ask the swan for help. d. The crow challenged the swans and a swan agreed.A．a, d, b, c B．a, b, d, c C．d, a, c, b D．d, c, a, b6．What does the word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?A．生气的 B．疲劳的 C．害怕的 D．紧张的7．Why did the crow keep touching the water?A．It was tired and almost fell into the water. B．It was showing another flying skill.C．It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water. D．It was enjoying itself by doing so.8．What does the underlined word “him” refer（指）to?A．All kinds of crows. B．The swan. C．The sea. D．Another crow.9．What can we infer（推断） from the passage?A．The crow didn’t know flying.B．Flying skills were useless.C．The swan was able to fly longer and farther than the crow.D．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.（2022·江苏·南师附中宿迁分校八年级期末）When Dorothy woke up, she did not know how much later the house was on the ground. It was in a field full of flowers, and there were hundreds of beautifully colored birds flying about and singing. Not far away, there was a stream with clear, fresh water.Dorothy was still under her bed. She got up and left the house. She was surprised to see three little men and a little woman walking towards her. They were very strangely dressed. The men’s clothes were blue as their hats, but the woman’s clothes were white and had little stars all over them.When they saw Dorothy, they walked up to her and bowed.“Welcome to the land of the Munchkins,” one of the little men said. “We thank you for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Now our people are free.”“I’m afraid you are making a mistake,” Dorothy said. “I didn’t kill any witch.”“Your house did,” one of the little men said. “Look!”He pointed to the house. Dorothy saw two feet sticking out from under it.“Oh!” Dorothy shouted. “The house fell on her. What can I do?”“There is nothing to do,” the little woman said. “The Wicked Witch of the East is dead, and the Munchkins are grateful to you.”“Are you a Munchkin?” Dorothy asked.“No, but1 am their friend,” the little woman said. “I am the Witch of the North.”——The Wonderful Wizard of Oz10．Where was the house when Dorothy woke up?A．In a field full of flowers. B．On a hill among beautiful flowers.C．In a river with clear and fresh water. D．In the sky with birds sing around.11．What made Dorothy feel surprised when she left the house?A．The strange clothes the four persons wore.B．The looks of the four persons.C．The action the four persons were doing.D．The colors of their skins.12．What does the underlined phrase “are grateful to” probably mean?A．thank B．hate C．believe D．help13．What can we learn from the passage?A．Witch of the North was a Munchkin. B．All the witches were bad to the people.C．People in the Munchkins lived a happy life. D．Dorothy was warmly welcomed in the Munchkins.（2022·江苏·盐城市大丰区教师发展中心八年级期末）A group of swans flew down to a beach. There was a crow (乌鸦) jumping around. The crow watched them and looked down on them. “You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s not for you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”One of the swans took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, did other flying tricks, and then came down and looked at the swan proudly. Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to try to keep himself from falling into the water. The swan said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride (骄傲)! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life...”The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.14．Why did the crow keep touching the water?A．It was enjoying itself by doing so.B．It was showing another flying skill.C．It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.D．It was trying to keep itself from falling into the water.15．Who wanted to have a flying competition?A．The crow. B．One of the swans. C．Both the crow and a swan. D．No one.16．What can we infer (推断) from the passage?A．The crow didn’t know flying.B．Flying skills were useless.C．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.D．The swan was better at flying for a long time than the crow.17．What may be the main idea of the passage?A．A crow helps his friends. B．Crows fly better than swans.C．Pride goes before a fall. D．It’s important to help others.（2021·江苏盐城·八年级期中）Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest(巢) on a cliff(山崖). The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked. He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him. Two days later, mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest. The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, “Why do you leave me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun. “You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.18．How did the baby eagle feel as soon as he saw his mother coming again?A．Sad. B．Happy. C．Afraid. D．Angry.19．What did the baby eagle’s mother do when she came the last time?A．She put some food in the nest.B．She just came to see him again.C．She shouted at her baby eagle and flew away.D．She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.20．We can infer(推断) from the story that ________.A．the baby eagle lost his motherB．the baby eagle fell down and diedC．the baby eagle could get food himselfD．the baby eagle was still angry with his mother（2021·江苏淮安·八年级期中）Bump! Suddenly the house hits the ground. Dorothy wakes up.“Good morning, Toto,” she says. Toto wakes up too and puts his cold little nose in her face.The house isn’t moving now. Dorothy looks around and listens. It’s light now and the room is full of sunshine! She can hear birds.“Where are we, Toto?” she says. “We aren’t in Kansas. There aren’t any birds there.”The little dog jumps off the bed and goes to the door. He starts barking. Dorothy follows him. She opens the door and looks out.“Oh!” she says. “Oh, what a wonderful place!”She can see a beautiful country in front of her. There’s green grass everywhere. There are tall trees with all kinds of fruit on them. There are brightly coloured birds in the branches of the trees. There are lots of flowers and pretty butterflies. There’s a stream of clear water.It’s very different from the grey prairies of Kansas.Then Dorothy sees some people. They are coming towards the house. There are three men and one woman. They are very strange. They are small but they are old. The men have got long beards and the woman has got white hair and lots of wrinkles. They are all wearing tall hats. There are bells on them. The bells make a tinkling noise when the people move their heads. The men’s hats are blue and their clothes are blue too. The woman’s hat is white. Her dress is also white and it’s covered with silver stars.21．When did the story happen?A．In the morning. B．At noon. C．In the afternoon. D．In the evening.22．How is the place?A．Grey. B．Wonderful. C．Dark. D．Same.23．What might be the RIGHT order of the events?a. Toto puts his cold little nose in her face.b. The house hits the ground.c. Dorothy sees some people coming towards the house.d. The dog starts barking.A．abcd B．bdea C．badc D．abdc24．How many people can Dorothy see?A．3 B．4 C．5 D．625．Who can Dorothy see?A．Some women in white hats.B．Some strange, small and young men.C．Some men with short beards.D．A woman with white hair and wrinkles.（2021·江苏扬州·八年级期中）After breakfast the girls gave their mother her Christmas presents. They explained the reason for each one and there was a lot of laughing and kissing. Mrs. March immediately put some perfume on one of the handkerchief and put it to her pocket. Then she put on the slippers and gloves.“Perfect!” she said.The girls spent the rest of the day preparing a play. The sisters often performed plays for their friends and they were very good at making costumes and props.A dozen girls arrived about six o’clock and took their places on the bed in the big bedroom. The play was a great success. Everybody enjoyed it very much. The girls were still laughing and clapping and Hannah came in and said, “Supper is ready.”A surprise was waiting for them on the dining room table- dishes of ice cream, pink and white, fresh fruit, cakes and real French chocolates. And in the middle of all this delicious food there were four vases of beautiful flowers. The girls couldn’ t believe their eyes.“Did the fairies bring the supper?”asked Amy.“No! Santa Claus brought it,” said Beth.“Mother did it,” Meg said.“No! Aunt March sent it! ”cried Jo.“You are all wrong, ” said Mrs. March. “Old Mr. Laurence sent it.”“The Laurence boy’s grandfather! ” exclaimed Meg. “ Why did he do that? We don’t know him! ”Hannah told one of his servants the story of the Hummels. Mr. Laurence was sorry to hear about your poor Christmas breakfast so he decided to give you a surprise.“My mother says he’ s very proud,” said one of the girls at the table. “She says that he doesn’t like mixing with his neighbors. His grandson has to stay in the house and study all day. We invited him to a party once, but he didn’t come. He’s very shy.”“I’m going to talk to him one day,” said Jo. “He needs to have some fun. I’m going to invite him to our next play!” 26．How many gifts did Mrs. March receive according to paragraph 1?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.27．Who sent the girls the big surprise?A．Fairies. B．Santa Claus. C．Aunt March. D．Old Mr Laurence.28．What does the word “exclaimed” mean?A．spoke slowly B．spoke quickly C．spoke loudly D．spoke low29．Why did Mr. Laurence help the girls?A．He was moved by what the girls did.B．He was rich enough to share food with others.C．He was a good friend of Mrs. March’ s.D．He was a good friend of the four girls’.（2021·江苏盐城·八年级期中）One day a man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared(出现), and the butterfly tried to let its body come through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress(进步). It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining(残余的) bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.The man kept watching the butterfly because he hoped that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid (流体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle (拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.30．What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?A．It was crawling around quietly on the ground.B．It was flying among the trees in the forest.C．It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.D．It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.31．The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon _______.A．to take the butterfly home B．to help the butterfly come out easilyC．to kill the butterfly D．to stop the butterfly growing bigger32．What do you think of the man?A．Patient but cruel(残忍的). B．Careful and wise(明智的).C．Kind but unwise. D．Brave and funny.参考答案：1．A    2．B    3．D    4．B【导语】本文讲述了有一位国王总是担心明天会发生什么事，因此睡不着。他看见一位穿着破烂的鞋匠非常高兴，总是认为一切都会好的。他下令不让人们去修鞋，想看看鞋匠是否会哭。结果他发现这位鞋匠仍然认为一切都会好的，并没有担心。1．推理判断题。根据“‘Today I earned enough money fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread! ’”可知，鞋匠的工作是修鞋，故选A。2．词句猜测题。根据“no one allowed to repair shoes. Whenever someone’s shoes wore out, that person must buy a new pair.”可知，任何人都不允许去修鞋。无论什么时候有人鞋穿坏了，他就必须买一双新的，因此这是国王颁布的命令。故选B。3．推理判断题。根据“Once upon a time, there was a king who could not sleep for all his worries about what tomorrow might bring.”和“The king knocked.‘I came to see if you were all right,’he said.”可知，国王来看看这个鞋匠如何赶走担忧的，因此他认为自己是鞋匠门口的一个乞丐，故选D。4．标题归纳题。根据“‘I have faith,’the man said.‘All will be well’”可知，本文主要介绍了鞋匠相信一切都会好的，故选B。5．C    6．B    7．A    8．B    9．C【导语】本文讲述了乌鸦嘲笑天鹅的飞行技能并发起挑战，结果差点丢了性命的故事。5．细节理解题。通读全文可知一开始乌鸦嘲笑天鹅的本领并发出挑战，一只年轻的天鹅应战，乌鸦首先炫耀技能，等到天鹅展示时乌鸦跟在后面却陷入了困境，于是向天鹅发出求救，天鹅在表示遗憾后救了乌鸦。故选C。6．词义猜测题。根据“he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water”可知，他发现自己已经很难保持在空中，于是极力地保持自己不掉到水里，结合备选项可猜测乌鸦此时太累了，故选B。7．推理判断题。根据“He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.”可知，乌鸦不停地碰水，因为它累了，并且差点掉进水里，故选A。8．推理判断题。根据上文“Now it was the swan’s turn.”可知，接下来轮到天鹅飞了，由此推测此处him指代上文的天鹅，故选B。9．推理判断题。根据“...he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.”和“The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.”可知，乌鸦已经飞到精疲力尽了，天鹅还能把乌鸦扛在肩上，再飞回海滩，由此推测天鹅比乌鸦飞得时间更长、距离更远。故选C。10．A    11．A    12．A    13．D【导语】本文是节选自《绿野仙踪》中的一部分，主要讲桃乐茜到了矮人国，掉落的木头房子碰巧砸死了危害矮人国的东方女巫，北方女巫来感谢她。10．细节理解题。根据“It was in a field full of flowers, and there were hundreds of beautifully colored birds flying about and singing.”可知桃乐茜醒来时身边花团锦簇，鸟儿高歌，故选A。11．细节理解题。根据“Dorothy was still under her bed. She got up and left the house. She was surprised to see three little men and a little woman walking towards her. They were very strangely dressed.”可知此处讲的是四人奇怪的着装让桃乐茜感到惊讶，故选A。12．词义猜测题。根据“We thank you for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Now our people are free.”可知桃乐茜做了一件好事，因此芒奇金人应感激她。故选A。13．推理判断题。根据“When they saw Dorothy, they walked up to her and bowed.”及“The Wicked Witch of the East is dead, and the Munchkins are grateful to you.”可知桃乐茜救了芒奇金人，他们感激她。因此桃乐茜收到了芒奇金人的热烈欢迎。故选D。14．D    15．A    16．D    17．C【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了乌鸦瞧不起天鹅，向天鹅发起挑战。结果失败了，不得不向天鹅求救，最后被天鹅救了命。14．细节理解题。根据“They flew on and on till they couldn’t see...had to try to keep himself from falling into the water.”可知，乌鸦已经筋疲力尽了，他发现自己很难待在空中，不得不努力不让自己掉进水里。故选D。15．细节理解题。根据“You have no flying...Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”可知，是乌鸦瞧不起天鹅，向天鹅发起挑战。故选A。16．推理判断题。根据“They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to try to keep himself from falling into the water.”可知，在长时间飞行方面，天鹅比乌鸦强。故选D。17．主旨大意题。根据“He knew he had lost the competition. ‘I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life...’”可知，骄者必败。故选C。18．B    19．D    20．C【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了住在山崖上的小鹰一直受鹰妈妈无微不至的照顾。鹰妈妈消失一段时间再次回来时通过自己的方法让小鹰从此学会了飞翔。18．细节理解题。根据“The baby eagle was wild with joy.”可知小鹰看到鹰妈妈回来时欣喜若狂，此时小鹰是感到高兴。故选B。19．细节理解题。根据“Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.”可知鹰妈妈将小鹰推出了巢穴。故选D。20．推理判断题。根据鹰妈妈的话“You are flying! You can make it!”可知小鹰没有死，并且学会了飞翔，推测小鹰能依靠自己获得食物。故选C。21．A    22．B    23．C    24．B    25．D【导语】本文节选自小说《绿野仙踪》片段，主要讲了Dorothy和Toto早上被房子撞击地面的声音叫醒，发现他们在另一个地方的故事。21．细节理解题。根据“Dorothy wakes up.”以及“ ‘Good morning, Toto,’ she says.”可知，这个故事发生在早上，故选A。22．细节理解题。根据“ ‘Oh!’ she says. ‘Oh, what a wonderful place!’ ”可知，这个地方很美妙，故选B。23．细节理解题。根据“Bump! Suddenly the house hits the ground.”，“Toto wakes up too and puts his cold little nose in her face.”，“The little dog jumps off the bed and goes to the door. He starts barking.”和“Then Dorothy sees some people. They are coming towards the house.”可知，正确的顺序是：房子撞击地面——Toto把他冰冷的小鼻子放在她的脸上——狗开始叫——Dorothy看到一些人朝房子走来。故选C。24．细节理解题。根据“There are three men and one woman.”可知，有三男一女，一共是四个人，故选B。25．细节理解题。根据“The men have got long beards and the woman has got white hair and lots of wrinkles.”可知，Dorothy看到了一个满头白发，满脸皱纹的女人。故选D。26．B    27．D    28．C    29．A【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了几个女孩送给妈妈圣诞礼物之后在卧室演戏，晚饭时获得一大惊喜并猜测是谁送给她们惊喜的一个过程。26．细节理解题。根据“Mrs. March immediately put some perfume on one of the handkerchief and put it to her pocket. Then she put on the slippers and gloves. ”可知马奇太太把香水放在手帕上，穿上拖鞋，戴上手套，所以可推知她共收到四件礼物。故选B。27．细节理解题。根据“Old Mr. Laurence sent it. ”可知是劳伦斯先生送的。故选D。28．词句猜测题。根据“ ‘The Laurence boy’s grandfather! ’ exclaimed Meg. ‘ Why did he do that? We don’ t know him! ’ ”可知梅格对劳伦斯先生给她们准备惊喜感到惊讶，因为她们不认识劳伦斯先生，故而猜测她大声说。故选C。29．推理判断题。根据“Hannah told one of his servants the story of the Hummels. Mr. Laurence was sorry to hear about your poor Christmas breakfast so he decided to give you a surprise. ”可知汉娜把哈梅尔一家的故事告诉了一个仆人。劳伦斯先生听说她们的早餐很可怜，决定送给她们惊喜，进而猜测劳伦斯先生听说了她们的故事被感动了而送给孩子们惊喜的晚餐。故选A。30．D    31．B    32．C【导语】本文讲述了一个人处于好心帮助蝴蝶破茧而出，但是好心办坏事，让这只蝴蝶无法起飞。告诉我们一个道理：奋斗是我们人生的必要组成部分，我们要自己面对人生中的挑战而不是依靠别人的帮助。30．细节理解题。根据“Suddenly a small opening appeared(出现), and the butterfly tried to let its body come through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress(进步).”可知蝴蝶它挣扎着要破茧而出。故选D。31．细节理解题。根据“So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining(残余的) bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. ”可知为了让蝴蝶更容易地破茧而出，这个人把茧的剩余部分剪掉了，故选B，32．推理判断题。根据“So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining(残余的) bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. ”可体现出这个人的善良。根据“But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.”可知因为他的帮助，导致蝴蝶出来后翅膀很小，这个做法是很不明智的，故选C。