2023年中考英语专题复习：阅读理解专项训练（八年级下册）
人教新目标Go For It!
Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承) a million dollars when he was 23. But he wasn't happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone el. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by nding them $ 200 a month. The money was ud for the children's study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack received a report each year on the children's progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about the children, he wanted to help them. "It was nothing special,"
he said."Until I went to the countries and met the children I was helping, I didn't know anything about their life. "Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "Wh
en I met her, I felt very, very happy," he said. "And I saw that the money was ud for a good cau. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can
to go on helping the children. "
1．Why didn't Jack need to look for a job?
春之声作者A．Becau he is an office worker. B．Becau he lives in Washington. C．Becau he went to college. D．Becau he got one million dollars. 2．How has Jack helped poor children all over the world?
A．By nding them each $ 200 a month.
B．By giving, $ 10,000 of his money to a charity.
C．By writing letters and reports to them.
D．By buying food, medicine and clothing for them.
3．Jack learned about the children's progress by _______.
A．visiting them each year B．asking his college friends
C．getting a report every year D．talking with them in English
4．The underlined words "for a good cau" mean“”in Chine.
A．功绩B．行善C．优惠D．赏赐
5．What does the writer want to tell us through the story?
A．Help others and you will feel happy.
B．Poor children need our help.
C．Living a simple life is the cret to happiness.初三英语语法
D．Giving your money to poor children, plea.
Sir, I think I will tell you what happened last night. My husband Mr. Smith went to bed at about half past ten. The rvants had already gone to their rooms. Only my houkeeper stayed in her room at the top of the hou until I needed her.
宁波植物园I read a book in this room until after eleven. Then I walked round to make sure that all was right before I went upstairs（楼上）. I went into the kitchen, the storeroom, the living room, and finally the dining-room. As I came near the window, which is covered with thick curtains（窗帘）, I suddenly felt the wind blow on my face, and realized that it was open. I pulled the curtain to one side, and found mylf face to face with a man who had just walked into the room. By the light of my bedroom candle, I saw two other men entering behind the first. I was so scared, walking back quickly, but the man was on me in a minute. He caught me first by the wrist（手腕）and then by the throat. I tried to shout, but he hit me heavily over the eyes, and I fell to the ground. I must have been unconscious for a few minutes. When I woke up, I found they had tied me to the chair, and a scarf round my mouth stopped me from making any sound. At this time, my unlucky husband came into the room. He had certainly heard some suspicious（令人怀疑的）sounds, and he came prepared. When he rushed at one of the bad men, another man took the poker（拔火棍）out of the fireplace quietly and hit him heavily as he pasd. My husband fell without a sound and never moved again.
6．When did the bad men go into the hou?
A．Before Mr. Smith went to bed. B．While Mrs. Smith was reading a book. C．Before the rvants went to their rooms. D．When Mrs. Smith was checking the rooms.
7．Where did the event take place?
A．In the kitchen. B．In the dining-room. C．In the living room. D．In the storeroom.
8．What does the underlined word “unconscious” mean?
A．昏迷的B．疼痛的C．窘迫的D．发狂的9．What did the bad men NOT do after they went into the hou?
A．They caught Mrs. Smith by the hair. B．They hit Mrs. Smith heavily.
C．They tied Mrs. Smith. D．They killed Mr. Smith.
10．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Mrs. Smith was too scared to cry for help.
B．The bad men went into the room through the door.
C．Mr. Smith guesd something unusual was happening.
D．Mr. Smith knew how many bad men were in the hou.
There was a park near my home. But I didn’t go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly becau there wasn’t much to e. I walked for some time and found mylf standing in front of two paths. “Which way should I go?” I asked mylf. I looked at one way, then the other. I found that the two paths were different from each other.
The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers weren’t very beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to ta ke this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didn’t look nice. It looked like nobody had cleaned it for months. Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldn’t make up my mind. After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path. It wasn’t nice, but I didn’t want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path.
Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever en. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park. Many people told me that there was nothing much to e in the park. Now I’d like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had en in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didn’t believe me. They couldn’t e
ven remember that path becau it was so small.
My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life. Don’t be afraid to choo a different path. You may get a big surpri!
11．Which of the following is TRUE about the park?
不能忘却A．It was big and special. B．It was far from the writer’s home. C．The writer ldom went to the park. D．There was a lot to e in the park. 12．According to the passage, we know that the left way was ________.
A．wide and clean B．narrow and dirty C．wide but dirty D．strange but nice 13．Which path did the writer decide to take at last?
拜年作文A．The long one. B．The clean one. C．The left one. D．The right one. 14．How did the people feel when the writer told them the truth?
A．Acceptable. B．Unbelievable. C．Interested. D．Disappointed. 15．What’s the best title for the text?
A．A big surpri B．Two different paths C．The nicest part of the park D．A small park苦瓜汁怎么做
Hello! I’m Pleasant Goat. This is my room. A bed, a desk and a chair are in it. Can you e my quilt? It’s on the bed. What color is it? It’s purple. What’s that on the quilt? It’s a key. It’s black. Look! Some things are on the desk. What’s this? Oh, it’s a pen. It’s blue. I u it to write! What’s that? It’s a ruler. And it’s blue,too. Blue is my favorite color. This is my cup. What color is it? It’s white. I u it to drink water. An orange is next to the cup. I love eating oranges very much. What’s that on the wall? Oh, it’s a photo of me. I think my room is very nice. Do you like it?
16．What can you e on Pleasant Goat’s bed?
A．A pen. B．A ruler. C．A key. D．A cup. 17．What can we know from the passage (文章)？
A．Pleasant Goat doesn’t like his room.
B．Pleasant Goat drinks water by using his orange cup.
C．Pleasant Goat is cleaning(正在打扫) his room.
D．Four things are on Pleasant Goat’s desk.
18．What is the passage about?
A．Pleasant Goat’s school.B．Pleasant Goat’s room.
C．Pleasant Goat’s school things.D．Pleasant Goat’s things on the desk
Mrs. Gill lived next door to Nita. Every afternoon, Mrs. Gill took a walk. She said it kept her young. Nita liked to talk with Mrs. Gill when Mrs. Gill came back. Mrs. Gill was always happy after her walk. She often showed Nita something she had found, like a beautiful red leaf.
One afternoon, Mrs. Gill looked upt. Nita asked her why.
“I am sad about all the trash (垃圾) on the street,” she said. “I never saw so much trash in this neighborhood! What happened?”
“Mrs. Trent moved,” said Nita. “She ud to go out each morning and pick up trash. I often saw her on my way to school.”
Mrs. Gill looked very ▲ . “I thought I knew everything about this neighborhood!” she said. “But you e more than I do!”
“Well, I wish I could do Mrs. Trent's job. But you know, my back often hurts. It's really hard for me to pick things up,” she added.
“I could do that,” said Nita.政法类大学排名
Mrs. Gill said, “I will carry the trash bag! You can u my gloves so your hands can stay clean.”
Nita put on the gloves. She picked up pieces of paper. She picked up boxes. And Mrs. Gill carried the bag. Lots of people stopped to thank Mrs. Gill and Nita. The street looked much better.
“Thanks, Nita,” said Mrs. Gill. “Let's call ourlves the clean-up team!”
19．Why did Mrs. Gill look upt one day?
A．Becau Mrs. Trent moved to another city.
B．Becau she saw no red leaves on the street.
C．Becau there was so much trash on the street.
D．Becau people laughed at her on her way home.
20．The best word for “▲” is “_______”.
A．afraid B．surpri C．worried D．satisfied 21．What might be the best title of the passage?
A．A lazy woman B．A small accident
C．A clean-up team D．A special neighborhood
In ancient times, there was a king who loved flowers. His palace was always decorated with beautiful orchids（兰花）and other flowers. As the king grew older, he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne （王位）. He had to find someone new to rule the country.
He came up with a competition. He asked his rvants to travel to every part of the country and give every person a flower ed. He then announced that whoever grew him the most beautiful flower would take his throne.
Everyone in the country then got their own ed. One young man named David was especially excited about the competition, as he had experience growing flowers himlf.桂附地黄丸的作用与功效
David planted his ed in a pot and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight. He took care to water it every day. But as hard as he tried, his flower simply would not grow.
Finally, it was time for everyone to show their flowers to the king. David took his empty pot to the palace. “Your Majesty, I am sorry to say that I could not grow a flower this time at
