北京市海淀区2022年八年级英语下册阅读理解期末复习题人教新目标版（1）Fatandshy,BenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.“Football,tennis,cricket—anythingwitharoundball,Iwasuseless,”hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheonealwaysmadefunofinschoolgymchassesinDevonshire,England.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsthewentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebegantoridethebikealongwitharunnerfriend.Gradually,Saunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbody,increasinghisspeedandstrength.Attheageof18,heranhisfirstmarathon.Thefollowingyear,hemetJohnRidgwayandwashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sSchoolofAdventureinScotland,wherehelearnedaboutRidgway’scold-waterexploits,Greatlyinterested,SaundersreadallhecouldaboutNorthPoleexplorersandadventures,thendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.In2022,afterbecomingaskillfulskier,Saundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpedition（探险）towardstheNorthPole.Ittookunbelievableenergy.Hesufferedfrostbite（冻疮）,ranintoapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit,pullinghissupply-loadedsled（雪橇）upandoverrockyice.SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthpole,andhe’sskiedmoreoftheNorthPolebyhimselfthananyotherBritishman.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethechange.NextOctober,Saunders,27,headssouthfromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandback,a2900kilometrejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.1．WhatchangehappenedtoSaundersafterhewas15yearsold?A．Hebecamegoodatmostsports.B．Hebegantobuilduphisbody.C．Hejoinedasportsteam.D．Hemadefriendswitharunner.2．Theunderlinedword“exploits”(paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto.A．journeysB．researchesC．adventuresD．operations3．WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedtoSaunders?a．Heranhisfirstmarathon.b．HeskiedaloneintheNorthPole.c．herodehisbikeinaforest.d．HeplannedanadventuretotheSouthPole.A．acdbB．cdabC．acbdD．cabd4．WhatdoesthestorymainlytellusaboutSaunders?A．HeisasuccessinsportsB．HeisthebestBritishskier.C．HeisRidgway’sfavoritestudent.D．Heisagoodinstructoratschool.（2）4\nIfyouweretowalkuptoArthurBonnerandsay,“Hey,ButterflyMan,”hisfacewouldbreakintoasmile.Thetitlesuitshim.Andhelovesit.ArthurBonnerworkswiththePalosVerdesbluebutterfly(蝴蝶),oncethoughttohavediedout.Todaythebutterflyiscomingback—thankstohim.Butyearsagoifyou’dtoldhimthiswaswhathe’dbedoingsomeday,hewouldhavelaughed,“You’recrazy.”Asaboy,heusedtobe“alittletoughguyonthestreets”.Atagethirteen,hewascaughtbypolicestealing.Ateighteen,helandedinprisonforshootingaman.“Iknewithadhurtmymom,”Bonnersaidafterhegotoutofprison.“SoItoldmyselfIwouldnotputmymomthroughthatpainagain.”OnedayhemetProfessorMattoni,whowasworkingtorebuildthehabitat(栖息地)foranendangeredbutterflycalledElSegundoblue.“Isawthesign‘ButterflyHabitat’andasked,‘Howcanyouhaveahabitatwhenthebutterfliescanjustflyaway?’”Bonnerrecalls.“Dr.Mattonilaughedandhandedmeamagnifyingglass(放大镜),‘Lookattheleaves.’Icouldseeallthesecaterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫)ontheplant.DrMattoniexplained,‘Withouttheplant,therearenobutterflies.’”Weekslater,BonnerreceivedacallfromDr.Mattoni,whotoldhimtherewasabutterflyneededhelp.ThatwashowhemetthePalosVerdesblue.Sincethenhe’sbeenworkingforfouryearstohelpbringthebutterflyback.Hegrowsastragalus,theonlyplantthebutterflyeats.Hecollectsbutterfliesandbringsthemintoalabtolayeggs.Thenheputsnewbutterfliesintothehabitat.Thebutterfly’spopulation,oncealmostzero,isnowupto900.Fortheirwork,BonnerandDr.Mattonireceivedlotsofawards.ButforBonner,heearnedsomethingmore:heturnedhislifearound.ForsixyearsnowBonnerhaskepthispromisetostayoutofprison.Whilehe’sbringingbackthePalosVerdesblue,thebutterflyhashelpedbringhimback,too.1.Whenhewasyoung,ArthurBonner_______.A.brokethelawandendedupinprisonB.wasfondofshootingandhurthismomC.oftenlaughedatpeopleonthestreetsD.oftencaughtbutterfliesandtookthemhome2.BonnercametoknowthePalosVerdesblueafterhe_______.A.foundthebutterflyhaddiedoutB.wonmanyprizesfromhisprofessorC.metDr.Mattoni,aprofessorofbiologyD.collectedbutterfliesandputthemintoalab3.Fromthelastsentenceofthetext,welearnthatraisingbutterflieshas_________.A.madeBonnerfamousB.changedBonner’slifeC.broughtBonnerwealthD.enrichedBonner’sknowledge4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.APromisetoMomB.AManSavedbyButterfliesC.AStoryofButterfliesD.AJobOfferedbyDr.Mattoni（3）Lionsareopportunists．Theyprefertoeatwithouthavingtodotoomuchwork．Whenrestingintheshade,theyarealsowatchingtheskytoseewhatisflyingby,andevenintheheatofthedaytheywillsuddenlystartupandrunamileacrosstheplainstofindoutwhatisgoingon．Ifanotheranimalhasmadeakill,theywilldriveitoffandtakethekillforthemselves．Agrownlioncaneasily4\neat60poundsofmeatatasinglefeeding．Oftentheyeatuntilitseemspainfulforthemtoliedown．Thelionesses(母狮),beingthinnerandfaster,arebetterhunters(猎手)thanthemales(雄狮)．Butthemalesdon’tmind．Afterthekilltheymoveinandtakethebestshare．Mostkillsaremadeatnightorjustbeforedaybreak．Wehaveseenmany,manydaylightattemptsbutonlytenkills．Roughly,it’sabouttwentydaytimeattemptsforonekill．Whenlionsarehidingforanattackbyawaterhole,theywaitpatientlyandcanchargeatanysecond．Thekillistheexcitingmomentintheday-to-daylifeofthelion,sincethesegreatanimalsspendmostoftheirtime,about20hoursaday,sleepingandresting．Lionsaresocialcats,andwhentheyarehavingarest,theylovetotoucheachother．Afterdrinkingatawaterhole,alionessrestsherheadonanother’sback．Whenwalking,younglionsoftentouchfaceswitholderones,anactofclosetiesamongmembersofthegroup．1．Bydescribinglionsas“opportunists”inthefirstparagraph,theauthormeanstosaythatlions____________．A．arecruelanimalsB．arecleveranimalsC．liketotakeadvantageofotheranimalsD．liketotakeeverychancetoeat2．Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Lionsmakemostkillsinthedaytime．B．Malescaremoreabouteatingthanactivekilling．C．Lionsarecuriousaboutthingshappeningaroundthem．D．Itdoesn’ttakelionstoomuchtimetomakeakill．3．Howcanweknowthatlionsaresocialanimals?A．Theydependoneachother．B．Theylookaftereachotherwell．C．Theyreadilysharewhattheyhave．D．Theyenjoyeachother’scompany．4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．PowerfulLionsB．LionsatWorkandPlayC．Lions,SocialCatsD．Lions,SkilledHunters（4）Associetiesdevelop,theirmembersstarttoseethingsnotsomuchaccordingtowhattheyneed,butaccordingtowhattheywant.Whenpeoplehaveenoughmoney,thesewantsbecomedemands.Now,it'simportantforthemanagersinacompanytounderstandwhattheircustomerswantiftheyaregoingtodevelopeffectivemarketingstrategies(策略).Therearevariouswaysofdoingthis.One4\nwayatsupermarkets(超市),forexample,istointerview(采访)customerswhilethey'redoingtheirshopping.Theycanbeaskedwhattheyprefertobuyandthentheresultsoftheresearchcanbestudied.Thisprovidesinformationonwhichtobasefuturemarketingstrategies.It'salsoquitenormalfortopmanagersfromdepartmentstorestospendadayortwoeachmonthvisitingstoresandmixingfreelywiththepublic,asiftheywereordinarycustomers,togetanideaofhowcustomersact.Anotherwaytogetinformationfromcustomersistogivethemsomething.Forexample,somefastfoodrestaurantsgiveawayticketsinmagazinesoronthestreetthatpermitcustomerstogetpartoftheirmealfornothing.Aswellasbeingagoodwayofattractingcustomersintotherestaurantstospendtheirmoney,italsoallowsthemanagerstogetafeelforwheretoattractcustomersandwhichage-groupstoattract.Anotherstrategyusedatsomewell-knownparkssuchasDisneylandisfortopmanagerstospendatleastonedayintheirwork,toutingtheparkdressedasMickeyMouseorsomethinglikethat.Thisprovidesthemwithaperfectchancetoexaminethesceneandwatchthecustomerswithoutbeingnoticed.1.Thetextisdesignedfor_______A.mangersB.salesmenC.researchersD.customers2.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpmanagersgetusefulinformation?A.Visitingcustomersthemselves.B.Givingcustomersfreefoodonthestreet.C.Visitingparksasordinarycustomers.D.Askingcustomersquestionsatsupermarkets.3.Whatdoestheword"this"underlinedinthelastsentencereferto?A.VisitingDisneyland.B.Wearingattractiveclothes.C.ActingMickeyMouse.D.Dressingupandwalkingaround.4.Themainideaofthetextis_________.A.howtodomarketresearchB.howtodevelopmarketingstrategiesC.howtofindoutcustomers'socialneedsD.howtoencouragecustomerstospendmoremoney阅读理解Keys:（1）1.B2.C3.D4.A（2）1.A2.C3.B4.B（3）1.C2.B3.D4.B（4）1.A2.D3.D4.A4
