《2025年学习与评价八年级英语下册译林版江苏凤凰教育出版社》

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）
A
I grew up in a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week - long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well - educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Then many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind year after year. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma in her house. We did our best to make her day - to - day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle (填字游戏). However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces (侄女) would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again,” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.
(　　　)31. What do people do in “Fairtime”?
A. Hold international fairs.
B. Sell and buy things.
C. Farm the land.
D. Cook meals.
(　　　)32. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The fair usually lasted for about seven days.
B. Grandma didn’t get any good education.
C. Grandma disliked taking care of others.
D. Grandma liked to stay in the room quietly.
(　　　)33. What does the underlined word “gradually” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Suddenly.
B. Quickly.
C. Slowly.
D. Sadly.
(　　　)34. Why didn’t Grandma look happy any more?
A. Because we live far away from her.
B. Because I didn’t help do the crossword puzzle.
C. Because we failed to make her life comfortable.
D. Because there was not any fairtime longer.
(　　　)35. Why would Grandma’s nieces come to their house?
A. They loved Grandma’s cooking.
B. They came to host the fair.
C. They came to look after Grandma.
D. They moved to the town.

答案： 31-35 BACDA 

B
Mick, an owner of a toy store, lives with his teenage daughter Carolina in Kentucky. He is known as the Bike Man. Over the past years, Mick has built hundreds of bikes for needy kids.
One day, a 13 - year - old boy with a broken bike walked by Mick’s house. “I was working in my garage (车库), and he asked if I could fix it,” says Mick.
The boy’s bike had broken wheels. Mick sent a post (帖子) online, asking his friends if they had the needed parts. A friend saw the post and gave away two used bikes. Mick took parts from each to build a new set of wheels for the boy. Soon after, Mick repaired a bike for the boy’s brother and fixed one for his sister. Word spread, and during the year, he fixed up lots of bikes for local kids whose parents were not able to afford new ones.
“People are throwing away bikes day and night,” says Mick. He puts the bikes and bike parts in his garage. “I take off the good tires or the handlebars or the seats and use them,” he says.
Up to 2015, the Bike Man has repaired hundreds of bikes and given away nearly 700 newly repaired bikes. They’re free, but the kids must agree on two things: They have to learn how to put waste things to good use. They have to try their best to study at school.
If a kid’s grades are low, Mick requires a teacher’s note saying “you’re doing your best”. Mick also hopes the bikes will get kids off the sofa. “When I was growing up, we all rode our bikes,” he says. “Hopefully these kids can get some exercise.”
(　　　)36. What is Mick famous for?
A. Fixing bikes for kids in need.
B. Owning a bike garage.
C. Repairing bikes for his daughter.
D. Teaching kids to work hard.
(　　　)37. How did Mick find the needed parts when he fixed the first bike?
A. By going to many bike shops.
B. By calling his friends for help.
C. By sending a post online.
D. By searching his toy shop carefully.
(　　　)38. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. Bike parts.
B. Mick and his daughter.
C. The kids.
D. The repaired bikes.
(　　　)39. What does Mick expect kids to do?
① To relax in the sofa. ② To study hard.
③ To reuse waste things. ④ To be top students.
⑤ To do some exercise. ⑥ To learn to fix bikes.
A. ②③⑤
B. ①④⑥
C. ③④⑤
D. ①②⑥
(　　　)40. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. Mick’s Garage
B. “New” Bikes and a Heart
C. A Bike Rider
D. Health from Riding Bikes

答案： 36-40 ACDAB