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题型：阅读选择题类：常考题难易度：普通

牛津版（深圳•广州）2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册期末自主检测

阅读理解

For years I went to school by bus, so I met many "familiar" strangers. We took the same bus but didn't know each other's names. I used to think it was impossible for us to be true friends. How wrong I was! Smiles from the "nameless" people have changed my thought.

The first time on the bus, I saw different faces. As days went on, we hatted like old friends.

But I felt it a pity that I was unable to set up the same friendship with a silent girl in the front of the bus. Her old clothing suggested that she didn't have much money, but she always took a cup of water for the driver. I guessed she was a kind girl. But why did she sit in silence instead of talking with us? Why did she never reply to our friendly greetings? Couldn't she smile?

Then, one evening, I got the answer. I walked to the park nearby and found the girl sitting alone under a tree, lonely and sad. I greeted her with the same warm smile that had shown to her all these months, but this time her face turned red, then a shy smile appeared. As soon as she began her first words, I understood why she hadn't spoken to us before. Talking was hard for her.

I heard her story. Her parents worked hard somewhere. She lived with her disabled grandparents. She said, "I can't express myself very well. Most of the time, I can't say what I want to say I have no friends but. You always smile at me like an angel… so I also want to smile." That evening, we exchanged our names and we said goodbye like old friends.

The smile is the key to opening the door of heart; it can break the cold walls in front of us.

（1）、All the following words can describe the girl EXCEPT _______.

A、silent B、kind C、proud D、poor

（2）、The writer often met the girl _______.

A、on the bus B、in the park C、at school D、under the tree

（3）、The girl had difficulty in _______.

A、listening B、singing C、writing D、talking

（4）、Which of the following is TRUE?

A、The girl only talked with the driver. B、The girl was too shy to talk with others. C、The writer knew the name of the girl that evening. D、The writer can't make friends with those nameless people on the bus now.

举一反三

   Years ago, I lived in a building in a town. There was another building across form mine, and it was only a few meters away. There lived a woman whom I had never met. I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.
   Several months later, I noticed her window was very dirty. Everything was not clear through the window. I wondered why the woman didn't wash her window.
   One sunny morning, I decided to clean up my apartment, including washing my windows. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down for a rest by the window. What a surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly seen! Her window was clean! Suddenly, I realized I had made a mistake. I was watching her through my dirty window all the time!
   That was quite an important lesson for me. Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(判断) someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him through the dirty window of my heart?"Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world clearly.

   When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels（地道）. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy（悲剧）happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.
   My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
   Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩）for their hard work.
   But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity（逆境）is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.

       Stephen used to work in a company. Unfortunately (不幸地), he got serious heart disease（疾病）. He couldn't work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something for others, he decided to be a volunteer at a Children's Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did his job well. Sometimes he lost his children. They died. At that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would soon be with their children in heaven (天堂) and he would take care of them. His words seemed to help those parents.
       There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldn't do anything and she was very sad. What was worse, the doctors said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to try to help her. He started visiting her, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He put the brush in his mouth and began to draw. He didn't use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He always told her that she could do anything she wanted.
      At last she began to draw with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. By and by, the little girl was getting better and better. She was allowed to leave the hospital. One day. to Stephen's great surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it read: “Thank you for helping me walk. It's all because of your love.”
     Love can sometimes be more powerful than doctors and medicines. Love makes our world more beautiful and colorful.
Stephen died a few days after the girl gave him the picture.

    Our English teacher, Tom Jackson, has some good neighbors. They are Carl, Ann, Joe and Mary. Here's some information about them.
Carl is a train conductor. He works on the railway for 28 years. It is always a good job for him because he likes meeting people. Carl is very helpful and tries to make the passengers comfortable. He often stops to talk with the passengers. He likes his work because he can travel to many different places.
    Ann is a kind woman in a small town. In a hospital, she works as a nurse for four years. She likes her work very much. This month she is helping mothers with their new babies.
    Joe is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi for 22 years. Most of the time Joe likes his work. He takes many film stars to the airport. He is cheerful and smiles a lot and his passengers like him. He makes a good living and supports a family of four.
    Mary is a teacher in a high school. She teaches French. She has 33 students in her class, 15 boys and 18 girls. She likes her students, and her students like her. She is very kind and helps them a lot. She is always happy to be a teacher.

阅读理解
    Mr Robin(知更鸟)had his house in a tree．
    His four baby robins lived in it．They grew very fast．Soon the house was too little for them．“It is time for you to fly，”said Mr Robin．
“Oh，we can not fly，”said the baby robins．
“You can，if you try，”said Mr Robin．
    A robin tried．He flew into a tree．
    “Oh，how interesting!”said the little robin．“I like to fly．See me go!”
    Then the other robins tried．
    In a little while they could all fly．
    The robins could fly，but they could not sing．
    “No，Dad，we can not sing．”
    “You can，if you try．Hear the other birds sing．Look at the pretty flowers and the blue sky．Then you will want to sing．Hear me sing to you．Now sing for me．''
    One little robin sang．
    Then they all sang．
    A little girl came by．“Wow,hear the birds sing!”she said．“How happy they are!”

阅读理解

Drawing on a New Friendship

Last Saturday, I went to the park to draw. When I finished the outline of a girl, a shadow（影子）fell across my drawing.

"That's not a bad start", said the shadow. "Do you have any finished drawings?" I looked up to see a girl about my age.

I was displeased that someone was looking at my drawing and interrupted me. "Not bad?" I asked.

"No need to be angry." The girl handed a sketchbook(素描本)to me." Want to look at my drawings?"

I felt curious and traded sketchbooks with her. Her sketches of people were okay, but I was really attracted by her drawings of nature, like trees, rocks, and rivers, all done with great detail.

"Wow！You have some talent," I said. "What's your name?"

The girl took back her sketchbook and answered, "Emma Thompson."

"I'm Alice Ruiz, "I said." You draw so well. Are you in an art class?"

Emma replied, "No. The art class is full, so I have to wait until next term. Besides, you're a talented one. I really find it difficult to draw people, but you make it look easy."

"I have a great idea！"I said." Let's draw together！You can draw the nature views on one piece of paper while I draw the people on another. Then we'll exchange and finish each other's drawings. That way, both drawings would show off both of our talents!"

"That's not a bad idea, Alice, "Emma agreed.

About an hour later, we completed our drawings. I had drawn a boy walking with his dog. Emma had added a path and some flowers. Emma had drawn a beautiful tree, and I had added a girl reading under the tree.

"This was a fun idea, "I said." Hey, Emma, would you like to meet me here again to draw together?"

"See you next Saturday, Alice, "Emma said with a smile.

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