湖北省随州市广水市近三年（2021-2023）八年级上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

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湖北省随州市广水市
近三年（2021-2023）八年级上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编
阅读理解
湖北省随州市广水市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题
三、阅读理解（本题共40分，每小题2分）
A)阅读A B C D四篇短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Players Wanted
Are you good at playing basketball? Can you play ping-pong or soccer? Can you swim very well? If so, you are welcome to join our school sports team. Please call Victor at 8863543 0r send an email to sports@ yahoo.com.

Dancers Wanted
Can you dance? Do you like kids? Can you help them with dancing on weekends? Come and join us. Call Tom at 3854922 for more information.

Chess Club
Do you like playing chess? Mr. Wang can teach you. He gives lessons here every Friday afternoon. Tel: 8358939.
Add.: Room 102 in School's P. E. Building.

Let's Learn Japanese
Can you speak Japanese? Do you want to learn Japanese? Join the Japanese club now.
Time: 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (from Monday to Friday) Call Mary at 6253928.
41. If you want to join a sports team, what should you do?
A. I can call 3854922. B. I can call 8358939.
C. Send an email to sports@ yahoo.com. D. Write to Room 102 in School's P.E. Building.
42. Lucy can dance well. She wants to find a job. Who should she call?
A. Victor. B. Tom. C. Mary. D. Mr. Wang.
43. Alice wants to learn Japanese. When should she go to the club?
A. Every Saturday afternoon. B. Every Sunday afternoon.
C. From 2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. on weekdays. D. on Friday afternoon.
B
Saturday，March24th
We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.
Tuesday, March27th.
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.
Friday，March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
44. The diaries above show the writer's______ days in Thailand.
A. 3 B. 7 C. 15 D. 30
45. It seems that visitors______ in Bangkok.
A. often feel hungry B. can always find cheap things
C. can't take any photos D. can enjoy themselves
46. The people in the village ______.
A. are friendly to others B. like to speak English
C. are very weak D. hope to live in the cities
C
Once upon a time，there lived a rich man. He had a servant(仆人).He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home，the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did，but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning，when the rich man left home，he said to the servant， "There are two bottles of poison（毒药）and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them." With these words，he went out. But the servant knew what the rich man said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home，he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much，he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back，he couldn't find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚），so he drank the poison to kill himself.
47. In the story, ______ liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man B. the servant
C. both the rich man and the servant D. the cat
48. The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles，Because ______.
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles. B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine.
C. he wanted to kill the cat. D. he wanted to kill the servant.
49. In fact, ______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant B. the cat C. the rich man D. nobody
50. From the story，we know that the servant is very______.
A. helpful B. kind C. generous（慷慨的） D. clever
D
Hello, I’m Dave．My school is in the centre of my town．I lived in the countryside before, because Mum thought it was quiet there．It took me about an hour to go to school by bike．It was difficult for me to get to school before eight o’clock in winter if(如果)it snowed．Sometimes I was late for class．My teacher was a little angry with me．I had to get up before five thirty in the morning．I was always tired in the evening．I told my parents about it．Last month Dad found a job in a supermarket in the town．We moved to a house there．It’s not far from the bus station and I can take the bus to school．It takes me only fifteen minutes．Now I don’t worry about(担心)being late for school．And sometimes I can play football with my friends after dinner．
51. Dave’s mum thought it was ________ to live in the countryside．
A. interesting B. exciting C. quiet D. surprising
52. Dave’s teacher was angry with him because he ________
A. couldn’t finish his homework B. got bad marks
C. often fought(打架)with other boys D was late for school sometimes
53. Dave was always _______ in the evening one month ago．
A. happy B. tired C. relaxed D. sad
54. Now Dave goes to school ________
A. by bus B. by bike C. by train D. on foot
55. Now sometimes Dave ________ after dinner．
A. watches TV B. does homework
C. takes a walk D. plays football with friends．
B)阅读下面的短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项只能用一次。
How to Realize Your Dream
As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. 56 Do you ever try to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart《追随你心》 by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams true is life’s biggest challenge (挑战). You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. 57 the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. 58 Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, full of many small dreams. You must also never give up your dream.
59 . But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to （通往）better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. 60 . This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
A. As you get closer to your dream, it may change(改变)a little.
B. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it?
C. You may have difficulties on the way to your dreams.
D. These kinds of thoughts stop you from being successful.
E. Don’t let it leave your heart.

湖北省随州市广水市2021-2022学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题
三、阅读理解（本题共40分，每小题2分）
A）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
A
Tips for teenagers
Tip 1: Be active in class
Speaking up in class might be difficult, but it helps to make you feel more confident. It’s okay if you give the wrong answer. All smart students do and your classmates won’t really care.
Tip 2:
Nobody can work well when they are tired. Make sure you get enough sleep and take study breaks.


Tip 3: Develop healthy habits
Starting your young life with good habits sets you up for a healthy future. Get regular(定期的)exercise, eat a healthy diet and maintain your hygiene(保持卫生).
Tip 4: Manage your stress
You should spend time having fun and enjoying life. Join a sports team, read a book, make some art, or watch a good movie: whatever you need to do to help reduce stress, make time for it.

41. The title of Tip 2 could be“ ”.
A. Be tired. B. Study hard.
C. Work well. D. Have enough rest.
42. Speak up in class__________.
A. because it is difficult
B. because you may give the wrong answer
C. because you can take a study break
D. because it can make you feel more confident
43. We can NOT learn from the material that .
A. you can manage your stress by watching a movie
B. you should spend all the time having fun and enjoying life
C. eating healthy food is one of the healthy habits
D. you should spend time on the things that can reduce stress

B
Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was that he was always taking, never giving. One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday. I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.”
“Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.”“Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.”That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next, he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake.“You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.”Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.
The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said“Thank you.”to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation.”
44. The party was held .
A.at Peter’s house B. in a large hall
C.at Peter’s friends’ house D. in a secret place
45. From the story, we can see Peter was .
A. a welcomed friend B. good at making friends
C. a selfish(自私的) man D. a warm-hearted(热心肠) man
46. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mary Jackson sang well. B. Bill played the violin well.
C. Betty made the best cake. D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

C
AI(人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless bus
A bus door opens and you get on. Wait! Where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It has 14 seats and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It will stop as soon as it sees a stop light.
Your close friend
Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaobing, a chatbot(聊天机器人). I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m talented at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!
World’s first AI anchor(主播)
Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes. You might see it on TV soon.
Popular AI artist
This beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖) in 2020. The painting is worth about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI artist. It studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint.
47. The fact about Apolong is that .
A. the bus door can’t open itself B. it will stop as soon as it sees a stop light
C. there are 24 seats in it D. it doesn’t follow the traffic rules
48. Xiaobing can NOT .
A. go out to play with you B. talk with you if you feel lonely
C. sing D. be your friend
49. The painting .
A. was at an auction in 2019
B. is worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction
C. is a work painted by Vincent van Gogh
D. was studied by three French artists over 15,000 times
50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. AI makes our lives harder and worse.
B. This new kind of driverless bus also needs a driver to control it.
C. Xiaobing is a 17-year-old girl.
D. The AI anchor can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes.

D
Sometimes you may have lots of things to do and you feel busy and worried. You may wonder, “Where does the time go? ” Here are some ideas to make you find more free time to enjoy your life.
Say no to yourself. If you are not interested in some activities, then don’t go. Stay at home and relax. Or if you want to go to the fruit shop but the weather is hot, you’d better stay in your garden. It’s fine to change your mind and do your shopping tomorrow.
Change your pace(步伐). If you usually do your fruit shopping on Saturdays, you can go there on weekday nights. There are fewer people on weekday nights than Saturdays. You can feel better if you think of your way home as taking a walk.
Focus on(专注) simple pleasures(乐事). When you finish your day’s work, make time for yourself. It doesn’t need to cost too much to relax. A bath or a good cup of tea can be enough. Although expensive relaxation is nice, when you focus on simple pleasures, you will get more.
51. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. It’s about how to find more ways to do some cleaning.
B. It’s about how to find more time to work.
C. It’s about how to find more time to enjoy life.
D. It’s about how to find more ways to shop.
52. According to the text, what should you do if you don’t want to take part in an activity?
A. Go shopping. B. Do homework at home.
C. Work in the garden. D. Stay at home and relax.
53. You’d better if it is hot according to the text.
A. stay in your garden B. do fruit shopping
C. clean your room D. drink a cup of coffee
54. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. It’s good to do fruit shopping on Saturdays.
B. Changing the ways of doing things makes you feel better.
C. There are many people in the fruit shop on Saturdays.
D. Taking a walk home makes you feel better.
55. What can make you relax according to the text?
A. Visiting good friends. B. Drinking a cup of tea.
C. Buying expensive clothes for yourself. D. Spending too much eating a nice dinner.
B）阅读一篇短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项，每个选项只能用一次。
E
It’s easy to tell someone good news, but what about bad news? Are there any good ways to give bad news without making people too upset? 56 .
Say something good. Try to start the conversation with something good so that what you say is not all bad. For example, “I know you play soccer very well, but we only need one teammate(队友).” Or you may end the conversation with a promise, “ 57 ”
Prepare your listener for the news. Use words to introduce what you’re going to say, like “I’m really sorry, but...” or “I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news.” 58
Try to give a reason. 59 Try to explain the decision: if you have to cancel a trip with friends, can you explain why?
60 If you’re giving someone bad news, try to use a soft friendly voice to make you sound kind. Say things to show you understand, like “I’m really sorry. I know this must be disappointing.”
A. The following ways might help.
B. Use a soft friendly voice.
C. People like to know why things go wrong.
D. I’m sure you will join us in the next game.
E. This gives the listener time to prepare for what you will say.

湖北省随州市广水市2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题
三、阅读理解（本题共40分，每小题2分）
A）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
A
School Programs
Hillbrook School
Music Program is offered all year round to students of grades 1-5. You can choose violin lessons or piano lessons. Enjoy our beautiful school with music!
TEL: 650-968-5957
www.hillbrook.com
Emerson School
Sports Program for students of grades 1-3 starts in January!
Woodshop Program starts on January 15th. Students of grades 4-6 are welcome.
TEL: 650-903-0986
www.emerson.com
Monarch School
Group classes in art are offered every day. Nice and patient teachers are waiting for you. There are guest artists in monthly shows and weekly classes. Art Program is for beginners only.
TEL: 650-720-1677
www. monarch.com
Almaden School
Every child can be different and special. Our Development Program helps students of grades 1-6 improve thinking skills, through math, science, life skills, cultural activities and fun games.
TEL: 650-403-3575
www.almaden.com
41. Which school offers Music Program?
A. Hillbrook School. B. Emerson School.
C. Monarch School. D. Almaden School.
42. If you are interested in group classes in art, you can call __________.
A. 650-968-5957 B. 650-903-0986
C. 650-720-1677 D. 650-403-3575
43. Which program helps improve thinking skills?
A. Sports Program. B. Development Program.
C. Art Program. D. Woodshop Program.

B
“Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. It means that when we go to bed early, we can get up early in the next morning. Then we will become healthy. We will also become rich and clever.
　　This is true. To keep healthy, we must have enough sleep. Experts(专家)say that adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Teenagers need nine to ten hours. And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep. Children who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They won’t be wise and they may not become wealthy!
We also need exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps us strong. It also helps the blood(血液)to move around the body. This is very important. Our blood takes the nutrition(营养) from food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. So exercise that moves the blood to our head helps us think better!
44. If we get up early and go to bed early, we’ll _________.
A. become weak B. be healthy
C. have more time D. have more work to do
45. A child _________ when he does not have enough sleep.
A. can’t study well B. will be wise
C. will be wealthy D. will be active in class
46. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Exercise helps the blood to move.
B. Exercise is good for a person’s head.
C. If we have enough blood, we’ll be wise.
D. It’s good for us to get up early and go to bed early.

C
One Tuesday morning, Harry saw an ad in a window. It said. “Wanted, The Best Salesman in the World Top Pay.” Harry thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. “I am the best salesman in the world.” he said to the manager. “Give me the job.”
“You must prove you’re the best,” the manager said.
“OK. I will!” Harry answered.
“Good!” The manager took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week. You can have the job,” said the manager.
“That’s easy.” Harry said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.
Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the boxes of sweets. He couldn’t sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir.” He said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world. But I know who is.”
“Oh.” said the manager. “Who?” “The person who sold you a thousand boxes of these sweets.” Harry said.
47. Harry went to ask for the job because he was________ himself at first.
A. afraid of B. sure of C. wrong with D. worried about
48. If Harry wanted to get the job, he would have to________.
A. buy all the sweets from the manager B. sell out all the sweets in a few days
C. eat up all the sweets D. sell the sweets at the weekend
49. Choose the right order（顺序）of this story.
①Harry went to ask for the job.
②Harry told the manager who the best seller really was.
③Harry saw an ad in a window.
④Harry went to sell the sweets.
A. ①-②-③-④ B. ④-③-②-① C. ③-①-④-② D. ③-④-①-②
50. According to（根据）the story, which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Harry sold some of the sweets. B. The sweets were too expensive.
C. Harry was not clever at all. D. The sweets were terrible.
D
Do you have a lucky number? What is it? Many people have a special number and they hope that it will bring them good luck. In China, people think that, some numbers are lucky or unlucky because those numbers sound similar to some Chinese words that mean something good or bad.
For example, the word for number 8 sounds like "making lots of money" in Chinese. So, people think it’s a very lucky number. Some people will even spend much more money to have 8s in their phone numbers. Do you remember the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing? It opened at 8:08 p.m. on August 8, 2008.
The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection(连接) to the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors' robes and it’s told in many Chinese ancient stories that the dragon has nine children. The number of 9 also means "long lasting". In China, a man would send 99 or 999 roses to his lover with the wishes that the love between them will be long lasting.
What’s more, Chinese think that the number 2 is lucky as it’s said that “all good things come in pairs”. For example, during wedding celebrations, you usually find pairs of red candles, double pillows and many other things in pairs, and people often give gifts in pairs for someone’s birthday, wedding or other celebrations.
So what's an unlucky number in China? It might be 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as an unlucky number because it sounds similar to the Chinese word "death". Because of this, many buildings don’t have the fourth floor, and just call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors with the numbered 4, such as,4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40-49 floors. So, a building whose highest floor is 50 may have only 36 floors actually(实际上).
51. From the article, we can learn that some people would pay much more money for .
A. the phone numbers with 8s B. the Summer Olympic Games
C. the emperors’ robes D. the wedding celebrations
52. Why would a man like to send 99 roses to his lover?
A. Because he thinks that women love roses the best.
B. Because the number 9 has a connection to the emperors of China.
C. Because he hopes that he will be in love with the woman for a long time.
D. Because he wishes that he will have lots of children with the woman in the future.
53. In Hong Kong, you may NOT find the floor in some buildings.
A. 50th B. 46th C. 35th D. 17th
54. What can we learn from the article?
A. The shape of a word makes Chinese think that a word is lucky or unlucky.
B. The Beijing Olympic Games opened at 8:00 p.m. on August 8, 2008.
C. Chinese prefer to decorate weddings with things in pairs.
D. Roses mean long lasting in Chinese.
55. What is the article about?
A. Numbers and ancient stories in China.
B. Lucky and unlucky numbers in Chinese culture.
C. Ways to find your lucky and unlucky numbers.
D. Different meanings of numbers in different countries.
B）阅读一篇短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项，每个选项只能用一次。
E
How are things going between you and your parents? 56 But if you are not getting on well with your parents, here is some advice.
Talk to your parents often. Children at your age begin to have your own life. You have friends at school, and you are busy doing your school work. 57 So, talk to your parents after school. You can share anything you like with your parents.
58 I'm sure everyone loves their parents. But most of the Chinese children are too shy to show their love. So, when it's your mother or father’s birthday，send them a gift, even a card or a big hug(拥抱). Show your love to them.
Do your job and be responsible(负责的) for yourself. 59 They are busy every day. You are not a small kid any more. Their job is to make money for the family. 60 So do your job and be responsible for the things you do.
If you can follow my advice, I'm sure you and your parents will get on well very soon.
A. Your job is to study hard.
B. Show your love to your parents.
C. These days, most parents need go out to work.
D. Sometimes you forget to communicate with your parents.
E. If you and your parents are getting along well, congratulations!
答案：
湖北省随州市广水市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题
41-43CBC 44-46BDA 47-50 CBAD 51-55 CDBAD 56-60 BDECA

湖北省随州市广水市2021-2022学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题
41-43 DDB 44-46 CCA 47-50 BABD
51-55 CDABB 56-60 ADECB

湖北省随州市广水市2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题
41．A 42．C 43．B 44．B 45．A 46．C 47．B 48．B 49．C 50．D
51．A 52．C 53．B 54．C 55．B 56．E 57．D 58．B 59．C 60．A