（浙江省）外研版初中英语八年级下册期中复习（题型专练）：阅读理解（含答案）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 （浙江）外研版初中英语八年级下册期中复习（题型专练）：阅读理解 一、阅读理解 1.阅读理解 ??? When I was a kid, I never had any problems watching some cartoons. It was so much fun and a great education as well. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry were my idols（偶像）. Even now I really feel that they are worth watching at any age. ??? The problem I've found is the cartoons at present. Some of them contain something ugly. Most of the time, they show such many terrible characters with violence（暴力）that you wonder what they really mean, Cartoons are supposed to be funny but they aren't. If you are expecting to teach your kids good manners and behavior, then they are the worst for your kids to watch. 牋 Kids often imitate what they see in cartoons. If your kid is a fan of such cartoons, he or she will follow his or her favourite cartoon character and try to do something extremely dangerous. 牋 Therefore, try not to let your kids watch too many today's cartoons. Make sure to keep an eye on what they are watching. （1）The writer doesn't like the cartoons at present because???????? . A.he is no longer a kid B.they are bad for kids' education C.they are long and boring D.they have ugly characters in them （2）What does the underlined word "imitate" mean in Chinese? A.观察 B.佩服 C.模仿 D.抛弃 （3）What might a kid do because of his favourite cartoon character at present? A.He might get taller. B.He might get worse. C.He might get smarter. D.He might get nicer. （4）What's the main idea of the passage? A.Everyone should only watch the past cartoons. B.A large number of kids are crazy about cartoons now. C.All the cartoons are bad for kids to grow healthily today. D.Parents should stop their kids watching too many today's cartoons. 2.阅读理解 ??? Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. These days, shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy. 牋 Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic. 牋 Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters. The scientists said that these children were often bullied(欺负)by their older brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families. ??? You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scie ... ...