Unit 1 What's the matter？ 单元课外阅读训练题 （含答案）2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

2024-2025学年第二学期八下英语单元课外阅读训练
Unit 1 What's the matter
姓名：______________ 学号：______________ 班级：______________
(A篇)
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First aid is a very useful skill to have. 1 But in China, less than 1 percent of the citizens（公民）have first aid knowledge. 2 On Aug. 24, it asked all public schools in China to provide（提供）first aid courses, including CPR（心肺复苏）training, as part of their health classes.
It’s said that 64.6 percent of schools in China already have these courses. 3 According to the MOE, future results will be better.
4 In 1966, the US government said police officers, firefighters, middle school and college teachers must receive CPR training. 5 In Switzerland, all citizens learn first aid skills. In Germany, 80 percent of people have received first aid training.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A．However, the results are not good.
B．A lot of Americans receive CPR training.
C．The Ministry of Education (MOE) realized（意识到）this.
D．By learning it, you could save someone’s life someday.
E．Other countries also try to provide first aid raining for their citizens.
(B篇)
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Dear Mom,
How is it going I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t sleep well. 6 I hope you are in good health.
Now I’m writing to you in my school in Canada. I’m having a good time here. This term our classes finish at 3: 00 p.m. 7 I joined a music club two months ago. Now I can play the guitar well. I also learn to play the piano. I think music is relaxing.
8 We are having tests about all the subjects. Before I get my report card (成绩单), I’m always kind of nervous (紧张的). 9 I’m really a lucky dog. There is a science test tomorrow. It’s the last test this term. I miss you and my dad, but I can’t come back home right now. I have to get the science report card before I leave school. 10 I’m a little afraid of him. But I wish I can do best in science test.
Well, that’s all about me. Hope to see you soon!
Yours,
Lingling
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A．Are you OK now
B．These days I’m very busy.
C．My science teacher is very strict with us.
D．We have time to do some interesting things.
E．To my surprise, I got an A in my English test.
(C篇)
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配对阅读。上面是对五个人的健康情况和他们对运动的态度的描述，下面是专家给出的七条建议，请为每一个人选出一条合适的建议，并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。
11 Kate has some problems with her heart. She thinks doing sports is bad for her. And her father tells her to rest.
12 Tony is fat. He can’t play fast games such as basketball. When he does sports, it’s hard for him to breathe.
13 Jenny is too busy to do any sports. She works all day in her office. She is tired after work, so she doesn’t want to do sports.
14 Alice is weak and she always gets ill easily. She thinks that doing sports is useless, so she prefers to have a rest.
15 As a lazy student, John always goes out by bus or car. He doesn’t like doing sports.
A．Do you want to become slim Doing sports can help you lose weight. But if you have difficulty breathing, try to run or swim slowly.
B．First, you must go to see a doctor and ask for advice. Exercise slowly at first and do sports every day. Your heart will become stronger in this way.
C．Doing sports is good for you. It can help you keep healthy. You should do some sports every day instead of having a rest for a long time, such as running, swimming and playing volleyball.
D．Why not try your best to take more exercise You can do sports in different kinds of clubs.
E．You have to do some exercise, especially if you work in an office for long hours. Find a place near your office or your home to do sports.
F．Don’t be lazy. Doing sports is important for you. You can go to school by bike or on foot if your school is not far away.
G．Playing basketball is good for you. You can play basketball with your friends in your free time.
(D篇)
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Tina Smith is a 911 operator(接线员). She takes calls and sends help to those in need. She got four calls this morning.
Name: Susan Wendle Telephone: 780-374-596 Age: 36 Place: Next to the River Ouse in Norfolk. I can see the town of King’s Lynn on the other side of the river. I’m in Ferry Road with my son. Problem: My son fell in the river and cannot get out. He is holding on to a boat. He is very cold and tired. I tried to go in to help but I don’t swim very well. Name: Brian Morton Telephone: 781-293-745 Age: 48 Place: Crossing 4 of the M25 near the village of Shoreham with my friend. Problem: I drove off the road and hit a tree after trying not to run over a dog. I broke my leg. My friend’s head is bleeding.
Name: Andrea Shelly Telephone: 781-003-578 Age: 78 Place: At home by myself in the hall. 27 Mycroft Street. Problem: I fell down the stairs(楼梯) and can’t move my legs. Name: Steven Carter Telephone: 784-384-924 Age: 33 Place: At home by myself and I’m upstairs. 18 Sunderland Avenue. Problem: My house is on fire. I can’t get out.
16．Who is in the river
A．Susan Wendle. B．Brian Morton.
C．Brian Morton’s friend. D．Susan Wendle’s son.
17．How many people got hurt in the car accident
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
18．Who is the oldest of the four people
A．Brian Morton. B．Andrea Shelly. C．Steven Carter. D．Susan Wendle.
19．What’s the matter with Steven Carter
A．He lost his dog. B．He broke his leg.
C．His head is bleeding. D．His house is on fire.
20．What can we know from the text
A．Steven Carter swims well.
B．Andrea Shelly fell down the stairs.
C．Susan Wendle once worked in a hospital.
D．Brian Morton is in Ferry Road with his son.
(E篇)
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A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the truck driver and the taxi driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness. This is what they said.
TRUCKDRIVER I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both my truck and his taxi were damaged (受损害).
TAXI DRIVER I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers to Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning. I was driving very slowly. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
Tom I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something else. My friend saw the accident, too. Tom’s friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.
21．How many people are mentioned in the passage
A．Three. B．Two. C．Four. D．Five
22．The truck was hit on the way ________.
A．to the airport B．to the police station C．to Newton D．home
23．From the story, we can infer (推断) that ________ didn’t tell the truth.
A．the truck driver B．Tom
C．Tom’s friend D．the taxi driver
24．The underlined word “witness” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.
A．记录员 B．目击者 C．检查员 D．陪审团
25．What’s the best title for this passage
A．A Traffic Accident B．A Taxi Driver
C．A Story of Tom D．A Truck Driver
(F篇)
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“Thanks to Xia Juan, or I will die,” Mr Wang said to the reporter (记者). “The girl saved my family and me. What a kind and brave girl!”
This story happened in 2020, but people in Nanchang will always remember that day. At 0:30 am, Xia Juan woke up suddenly (忽然地) because she knew the mid-term exam (期中考试) was coming the next day. She forgot to go over her lessons. She was reading her textbook when she smelt something bad and saw some smoke (烟) in her house. She felt surprised and found out what happened. Something was burning (燃烧的) in the kitchen of their neighbour’s house, and the fire was becoming bigger and bigger. She rushed into her grandparents’ bedroom to wake them up. They ran out of the house without getting anything.
She felt very frightened (害怕的) but she knew she had to help the Wangs. They are always nice to her. She rushed to their house and shouted loudly, “Wake up! Wake up! Fire! Fire!” She made very loud noise. Finally, she woke up the Wang family and helped them run out of their house. Two of them got hurt (受伤). The other three heard the noise and then helped to send them to the hospital. Thanks to this brave girl, nobody died.
26．When did the story happen
A．A year ago. B．Two years ago.
C．Four years ago. D．Four months ago.
27．Why did Xia Juan wake up at 0:30 am that day
A．Because her grandparents woke her up.
B．Because it rained heavily and woke her up.
C．Because she was hungry and wanted to eat some food.
D．Because she wanted to go over her lessons for the mid-term exam.
28．What did Xia Juan take with her when she left the house in a hurry
A．Her textbooks. B．Nothing. C．Some clothes. D．Some money.
29．What were the Wang family doing when Xia Juan rushed to their house
A．They were cooking.
B．They were sleeping.
C．They were having a party.
D．They were doing some cleaning.
30．How many people died in the fire
A．Two. B．Three. C．Five. D．No one.
(G篇)
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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is a great mountain climber. She has climbed 14 of the world’s highest mountains. Most climbers need extra oxygen (额外的氧气) to reach the top of these mountains. However, Kaltenbrunner is the first woman to climb all 14 mountains without extra oxygen.
Kaltenbrunner started climbing when she was growing up in the mountains of Austria. At 13 years old, she climbed her first big mountain, Sturzhahn. She became a nurse, but always had a passion for climbing. 32-year-old Kaltenbrunner climbed her fourth big mountain, Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, and later became a full-time (全职的) mountain climber.
In 2007, Kaltenbrunner had an accident (事故) when climbing Dhaulagiri in Nepal. She was inside her tent when an avalanche struck (雪崩发生). When it stopped, it was very dark and she didn’t know where she was. She cut a hole in her tent with a small knife. Slowly, Kaltenbrunner got out of the snow.
After the accident, Kaltenbrunner said, “I couldn’t stop climbing. This is my life.” She climbed the 14th mountain, K2 between Pakistan and China. Facing many problems, Kaltenbrunner still never thought of giving up. “If you really love something, you’ll find a way to do it,” she said.
31．Who is Kaltenbrunner
A．The first woman to climb the most mountains.
B．The first woman to climb the world’s highest mountain.
C．The first woman to give up a job to be a full-time mountain climber.
D．The first woman to use no extra oxygen to climb 14 of the world’s highest mountains.
32．What does the underlined word “passion” mean in Paragraph 2
A．Love. B．Surprise. C．Place. D．Question.
33．What do we know about the accident in 2007
A．It happened at night.
B．It happened in Pakistan.
C．Kaltenbrunner hurt her legs in it.
D．Kaltenbrunner saved herself from it.
34．Which mountain did Kaltenbrunner climb after her climbing accident
A．K2. B．Sturzhahn. C．Dhaulagiri. D．Nanga Parbat.
35．What does the passage mainly talk about
A．Kaltenbrunner’s climbing accident.
B．Why Kaltenbrunner loves climbing.
C．Kaltenbrunner’s climbing experiences.
D．How Kaltenbrunner became a great climber.
(H篇)
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Peter and Jenny were walking home from school along the street. Suddenly they heard a big noise. “Come on! That sounds like an accident. Let’s see what’s happened.”
They ran to where the noise came from. As soon as they got there, they could see what had happened. A small car had knocked into the side of a truck. The accident had happened in a quiet street with only four houses in it. Peter and Jenny were the first ones to reach the accident. No other people came. “We must be the only ones who saw the accident,” said Jenny. They found that both the car driver and the truck driver were hurt.
“Peter,” said Jenny, “run back down the road to Mrs. Jones’ house. Ask her to call the policemen and the ambulance. Hurry, I’ll stay here.”
Peter ran as fast as he could.
There was nothing Jenny could do but wait. She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, they shouldn’t be moved.
It was not long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policeman got the car door open and they carried the man out. Then they got the truck driver out. The men weren’t seriously hurt. But they were both taken to hospital. The policemen thanked Peter and Jenny. “You were very good children to act so quickly when you saw the accident. Thank you for all your help.”
36．The accident happened _________.
A．in a quiet street one school day afternoon B．in a busy street one school day afternoon
C．in a busy street one Sunday afternoon D．in a busy street one school day afternoon
37．_________ in the accident.
A．Only the car driver was hurt B．Only the truck driver was hurt
C．Neither of the two drivers was hurt D．Both the drivers were hurt
38．________ called the policemen.
A．Jenny B．The drivers C．Mrs. Jones D．Peter
39．Jenny did nothing before the policemen arrived because ________.
A．she was too frightened to do anything B．she was alone after Peter left
C．she was waiting for Peter D．she knew she shouldn’t move the two drivers
40．The policemen thanked Peter and Jenny because ________.
A．they acted as quickly as they could after they saw the accident
B．they were the first ones to reach the accident
C．they helped to take the drivers to hospital
D．they were talking along the street just at that time
(I篇)
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Several years ago, I spent most of my time at a mental hospital (精神病院) in our town. I found much joy there. At first it was a little scary to be there, but I stayed on, because I had a reason for doing this.
I volunteered in a locked-up (封闭的) environment. To my surprise, I found that a friend of my parents’ was a patient in this hospital. I knew, when I was a baby, this woman wanted to keep me because she had no children. I looked after this woman and showed my old photos to her. Finally, she was able to remember some old things, and she said to me one day, “Dear, you should not come here.” But I wanted to bring something happy into this woman’s life. I learned that because she had no family, she couldn’t leave here and go home. So I brought her to my home twice and I still remembered the happy smile on her face.
I have never forgotten this volunteering experience. This woman later passed away. I can’t see her anymore, but I’m happy that I have done something to make a difference in another person’s life.
41．How did the writer feel at first when working in the mental hospital
A．Bored. B．Afraid. C．Interested. D．Comfortable.
42．Why couldn’t the woman leave the hospital
A．Because she couldn’t remember anything. B．Because she couldn’t look after herself.
C．Because she didn’t have any family. D．Because she didn’t want to leave.
43．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．The woman was the writer’s parents’ friend.
B．With the help of the writer, the woman could remember something old.
C．The woman saw the writer’s old photos.
D．The writer went to the woman’s home twice.
44．The underlined phrase “passed away” means “__________” in Chinese.
A．去世 B．逃离 C．居住 D．幸存
45．What is the best title for this passage
A．An unlucky woman B．A special hospital
C．My parents’ friend D．My volunteering experience
(J篇)
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Last Sunday evening, my parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test. Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen. I thought he was cooking, so I went on studying.
Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen. So I shouted “Fire! Fire!” But no one heard or came out.
I ran quickly to my house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell, knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom. I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together.
We tried our best to pour water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy.
46．The underlined word “response” can be replaced（代替）by “________”.
A．result B．answer C．question D．key
47．Why didn’t the writer go out for a walk with his parents
A．Because he thought it was boring.
B．Because he would have an English class.
C．Because he had to study for an English test.
D．Because there was a fire in his neighbor’s kitchen.
48．Who put out the fire at last
A．The writer. B．The writer’s parents.
C．The writer’s neighbor. D．The firemen.
49．According to the text, which of the following is TRUE
A．The writer’s neighbor was sleeping when the fire started.
B．No one helped the writer’s neighbor put out the fire.
C．The fire happened last Friday evening.
D．The writer’s parents were angry when they knew what had happened.
50．What’s the text mainly about
A．How to put out a fire. B．How to prepare a meal.
C．How the writer saved his neighbor. D．How brave the firemen were.
Keys：
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 D C A E B A D B E C
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 B A E C F D B B D B
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 D C D B A C D B B D
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 D A D A C A D C D A
题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案 B C D A D B C D A C