【期中考点培优】专题12 阅读理解（含答案解析）-2025-2026学年八年级英语上册期中复习考点培优鲁教版（五四学制）

/ 让学习更有效 期中备考培优 | 英语学科 / 让学习更有效 期中备考培优 | 英语学科 2025-2026学年八年级英语上册期中复习考点培优鲁教版（五四学制）专题12 阅读理解 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ Once there were two neighbors. One of them was an old teacher and the other was an office worker. Both of them planted the same plants in their gardens. The old teacher gave a little water to his plants every day and didn’t always care for them, while his neighbor gave much water to his plants and looked after them well. The old teacher’s plants were simple but looked good. The office worker’s plants were much taller and greener. One night, there was a heavy rain. The next morning, the office worker saw his plants were uprooted (连根拔起), but the old teacher’s plants stood firmly (稳固地). The neighbor was surprised and went to the old teacher and asked, “We both grew the same plants together. I looked after my plants better than you did, and I even gave them more water. However, my plants were uprooted, while yours weren’t. Why ” The old teacher smiled and said, “You gave your plants more water, so they didn’t need to work for it. I gave them a little water, so their roots grew deeper to get more water. It made them stronger.” 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1．How did the old teacher care about his plant A．He gave his plants a little water. B．He was too old to look after his plants. C．He took good care of his plants. D．He asked his neighbor to help with his plants. 2．What happened to the office worker’s plants after a heavy rain A．His plants stood firmly. B．His plants looked better. C．His plants were uprooted. D．His plants became greener. 3．What do you think of the old teacher according to the passage A．Interesting. B．Smart. C．Friendly. D．Stupid. 4．What can we know from the passage A．The old teacher was very good at planting. B．The office worker was the old teacher’s student before. C．The old teacher didn’t like working with the office worker. D．The office worker’s plants were different from the teacher’s. 5．What does the passage mainly tell us A．Growing plants is not as easy as it looks. B．Too much care can make us become weak. C．A heavy rain can make the plants in the garden die. D．Plants know how to look after themselves in the heavy rain. An exhausted (筋疲力尽的) looking woman came into the doctor’s office. She said, “Doctor, there are a lot of dogs all over my neighborhood. They bark (犬吠) all day and all night, and I can’t get a good sleep.” “I have good news for you,” the doctor said, taking out a small bottle. “Here are some new sleeping pills (安眠药). A few of these and your trouble will be over.” “Great, thank you.” the woman was very glad to go back home with pills. A few weeks later, the woman came again, looked worse than ever. She said “Doctor, your pills are not good at all. I’m more tired than before.” “I don’t understand how that could be,” said the doctor, shaking his head, “Th ... ...