1八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.In2001,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）2IfyouweretowalkuptoArthurBonnerandsay,“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...
