湖北省武汉市江岸区 2018-2020 年（三年）八年级上学期期中考试英语试题分类汇 编 阅读理解 湖北省武汉市江岸区 2020-2021 学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷 四、阅读理解（本题 30 分,每小题 2 分） 阅读下列短文，从毎题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A The Monkey King is one of China’s famous fictional characters. For many years, it has inspired people to create books, movies, and other works. The toymaker Lego is also taking a cue from the character with its new Lego sets. Global Times reported. The sets were released on May 15. The star of the sets is a noodle shop delivery boy called Monkie Kid. One day, he finds the Monkey King’s magical staff and gets the power of the Monkey King. Then he begins an adventure to fight the Demon Bull King. The company spent two years working with parents and children in China to design the sets. The designers wanted to make sure that the sets would be welcomed by Chinese kids. The sets include noodle shops, a store with a panda mascot, and other elements that are familiar to most Chinese. “It is with deepest respect for Chinese culture and the 500-year-old legend culture that we have created the next character in the story of the Monkey King The ---Monkie Kid.” said Simon Lucas, Lego's senior design director. "It will inspire children around the world to brave and optimistic. 56. The news was first reported in ___________. A. China Daily B. BBC C. Teens D. Global Times 57. Who is the star of the new Lego sets? A. Monkie Kid. B. The Demon Bull King C. The owner of a noodle shop D. The Monkey King 58. In which action can we read the news? A. LIFE. B. CLASSIC READING. C. MAGIC WORLD. D. SCHOOL TIME. 59. Which of the following statements is true? A. Lego company designed the sets with parents and children all of the world. B. Leg drew the inspiration(灵感) from the character: Bull King. C. Monkie Kid and Bull King are good friends. D. Lego create the character with the respect for Chinese traditional culture. 60. What can we learn from the report? A. The sets were sold just in China. B. The designers made sure that Chinese kids liked the sets. C. The sets came out on March 15. D. Lego hopes children can learn from the Monkie Kid B What can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone? Yes, the answer is chilies（辣椒）. Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, but do you know that this spicy （辣 的） vegetable could also be dangerous? A 34-year-old US man recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili. After taking just one bite, the man began to get serious headaches in the following days, reported by BBC News. In fact, eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are harmful, why do people like to eat this vegetable? What makes people love chilies so much? The human body is influence ( 影 响 ） by natural chemicals （ 化 学 物 质 ） that produce 44a sense of happiness”，noted by BBC News. And Chilies do good to people in another way. Scientists found that the death rate （ 死 亡 率）of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The death rate is 14 percent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. This encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health. So> don't worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us. 61. According to Paragraph 2, we can know that ___________. A. the Chinese like to add chilies to the food more than Americans B. eating chilies sometimes can be dangerous C. the US man died because he ate the spiciest chili D. biting only a few chilies would not cause headaches. 62. The word “harmful” probably means ___________. A.健康的 C. 有害的 B,美味的 D. 诱人的 63. People love to eat chilies because ___________. A. they can get personal enjoyment B. chili is a kind of delicious vegetable C. food with chilies is more delicious D. chilies will never be bad for their health 64. What can we infer from the passage? A. The more chilies one eats, the longer he can live. B. Proper spicy food may improve our health C. We should eat spicy food six times a week D. Our body will produce natural chemicals when we eat chilies. 65. The passage is mainly about ___________. A. two sides of eating chilies B. some loved-and-hated vegetables C. the reasons why chilies are loved D. the bad results that eating chilies will bring. C Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the bea