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题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通

北京西城区2015-2016学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

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    When I was five years old. I took a boat out on the river and went fishing by myself. I really wanted to catch a fish! But they were not biting.

    I stayed in my boat for three days, waiting. A few times, I thought I felt a fish at the end of the line. The first time I pulled in my catch, it was not a fish; it was an old bag. The second time, it was a shoe. Finally, at the end of the third day, I felt a strong pull at the end of the line. The pull was so strong they my boat raced around and around. I needed all my power just to hold onto the fishing rod. I pulled, and I pulled and I caught the biggest fish that ever swam on the Earth! It was heavier than everyone in this room put together! Then something terrible happened!

    After I pulled the huge fish into my boat, I saw that the boat was going under water! Water was coming into the boat from all sides! I was not a very good swimmer, so I was scared.

    Although it was the hardest choice I ever made. I had to let the fish go. I pushed it back over the side of the boat, and we waved good-bye to each other as it swam away.

(1)、How long did the writer spend in his boat?
A、Two days. B、Two hours C、Three days D、Three hours
(2)、What did the writer get when he pulled in his catch the second time?
A、A shoe B、An old bag C、A fish D、A small boat
(3)、Why did the writer let the fish go?
A、The fish bit people B、The fish was too small to keep C、The boat started to go under water. D、There was a hole in the side of the boat.
(4)、The underlined word “raced” in Paragraph 2 probably means “____________”.
A、walked B、beat somebody C、moved very fast D、swam
举一反三
 阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The editor of the school newspaper was leaving so the paper would need a new editor. Hearing the news, Tara knew it was her 1 .

Tara had always wanted to improve the paper. Unluckily, most students cared little about 2 . There were not any nice pictures, but the real 3 was that the stories couldn't attract the kids. 

After class, Tara talked to Mr. Alvarez, the headmaster, about her wish to be the editor. "We've 4 had a sixth grader in charge. Editing the paper is a big job, even for an eighth grader." he said, "And we may not have a paper much longer because of budget cut."

Tara stepped forward and said 5 , "I can make students like the paper and do my best to make it pay for itself." Mr. Alvarez 6 Tara's offer and agreed, "You only have three weeks before the budget meeting."

Tara didn't lose any time. During lunch, she 7 the newspaper group and told them about her conversation with Mr. Alvarez. 

"We should do something 8 the newspaper and make it different. Now we need 9 teams." Tara said to the group. "The sales team will work on getting advertisers to help us 10 the paper. And the editorial team need to discover stories students like."

The group nodded 11 they felt a bit unsure about the new leader. They started to discuss how to improve the paper. 

The editorial team created a questionnaire to know what students were 12 . The sales team visited many local businesses. By the end of the week, things were going well. The group gathered again for further improvement. 

They came up with a 13 idea—create an online paper with more cool pictures and even videos. Everyone couldn't wait to have a try. 

The big day finally came. The group presented the paper at the meeting. When it was time to vote, every hand in the room went up for 14 their ideas. 

"Well done, students." Mr. Alvarez said to Tara's group. "Your 15 really works."

 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Jess Bhamra is the 18-year-old daughter of an Indian family in London. Jules Paxton is the same age and the daughter of an English family. Jess is crazy about football, but because she's a girl, she isn't allowed to play. Sometimes she plays in the park with some boys and one day, Jules, who also plays football, sees Jess playing. They get on really well and Jules invites Jess to try out for the local women's football team coached by Joe. When he sees how good Jess is, Joe puts her in the team. When Jess's parents find out that she's been playing football without their knowing, they make her stop.

The team gets to an important final. Unfortunately, the final is on the same day as Jess's sister's wedding. Joe asks Mr Bhamra to let Jess play, but he refuses. However, her father notices how sad Jess is. So halfway through the wedding, he lets Jess go and she rushes to the game!

When she shows up, there are only thirty minutes left and her team are losing 1-0. Soon, the score is 1-1, and when there's a free kick, Jess has to bend the ball around the other team's players to score. She makes it, and the team wins!

A university in California offers soccer scholarships(奖学金) to Jess and Jules. Jess finally convinces her parents to let her go. Jess and Jules set off for America and both of them become top players in their team. Their parents feel proud because they make their dreams come true.

 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

 Have you noticed that people speak differently to babies compared to adults? Caregivers, especially mothers, change their speech when talking to young children. How? Their speech includes higher pitch (音高) and a wider pitch range (范围). They use shorter sentences and repeat words more often. You can think of it as baby talk. Researchers have recently discovered that dolphins also use baby talk with their babies.

The research team recorded sounds of 19 mother dolphins living in the Sarasota Bay area. The sounds of the same female dolphins were compared when they were with and without their babies. Chart 1 shows the sound of a female dolphin without her baby. The researchers found that when dolphins were with their babies, dolphin mothers had a wider range of frequencies (频率) of the sound-the maximum (最高 ) frequencies were higher and the lowest frequencies were lower.

The findings mirror the way that humans change the speech when speaking to babies. Dolphin baby talk may have a similar purpose to human"baby talk" it may help babies learn how to phonate. We humans don't only use baby talk with little babies, but with the children who are still learning to speak. As a result, our children are able to talk. That's exactly what happens to dolphins. The changes in speech don't just happen when dolphin mothers stay with very young babies, but also between mothers and babies that are closer to"toddler (学步的幼儿)" age. Another possible reason for using specific pitch is to catch the children's attention. It's really important for a young dolphin to know"Oh, Mom is talking to me now."

 The research about baby talk in dolphins reminds us how important it is in humans. Whenever we speak with a young child, how we say things could be as important as what we say.

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