专题06 阅读理解-记叙文-2025-2026学年八年级上学期英语期中复习专项训练（译林版 新教材）

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2025-2026学年八年级上学期英语期中复习专项训练

专题06 阅读理解–记叙文

主题01 人与社会——人物故事

Passage1

Don Powell was pulling a mountain of envelopes from the letterbox outside his home in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan, when he noticed something strange: a tiny doll couple were sitting inside． A small note read, “________．” It was signed from Mary and Shelley．

He and his wife Nancy had a unique letterbox installed about four years ago． It has many windows on the top and sides to let the light in． The inside is roomy, measuring 66 centimetres long, 38 centimetres wide and 25 centimetres high． It even has lights so that it is bright at night．

“We could understand why dolls would want to move into such a nice mailbox, but we had no idea where they came from,” Don says． “I asked the neighbours whether anybody had left dolls in their mailboxes, and everyone told me no． So I thought, ‘This must just be a joke, and whoever left them here will come back to get them．’”

A few days passed． Don and Nancy discovered the small couple had got a table, a bed and a pair of roller skates．

“I also have a sense of humour, so I left a note of my own, saying that what the home really needed was a refrigerator full of food,” he says．

The fridge was never delivered． But over the next several months, more things mysteriously showed up: a cooker, a dishwasher and a painting, to name a few．

More than a year later, Mary and Shelley were still living rent-free in the letterbox, to the delight of neighbours who now follow Don’s updates on Orchard Lake Village’s Nextdoor page． Don first posted about the tiny couple on August 21, 2022, hoping that might help solve the mystery．

“A homeless couple has lived inside our mailbox． I have included photos of what it all looks like, so you don’t think I’m making any of this up,” he wrote on Nextdoor．

The Powells’ next-door neighbour, Terry Falahee, says he believes that Don did not move the dolls into the letterbox himself． It’s just somebody out there who is having some fun, giving us all a little community humour．

Every month or two, particularly around holidays, the Powells find something new inside the box for Mary and Shelley． For Halloween 2022, the couple was given a pumpkin lantern, and at Christmas, a decorated tree was left with tiny presents．

“It’s getting a little crowded, especially because their cousin Shirley has also moved in, along with a service dog named Maggie,” Don says．

Don recently added a miniature letterbox since the family is getting more and more tiny letters from the community．

1．Which of the following best fits the blank?

A．We’ve decided to live here．                 B．Welcome to our community．

C．Congratulations, my neighbours．          D．Mary and Shelly love the letterbox．

2．Which of the following statements about the Powells’ letterbox is right?

A．It was put up in 2022 for Halloween．   B．It was the biggest in the neighbourhood．

C．It was carefully constructed by the Powells．  D．It looked very much like a miniature room．

3．Which of the following was done by Don Powell for Mary and Shelly?

A．Buying a refrigerator and filling it with food．      B．Introducing the doll couple to the neighbours．

C．Celebrating holidays together with the doll couple．      D．Collecting rent money from Mary and Shelly．

4．Who are living together in the letterbox now?

A．Don, Nancy, Mary and Shelly                B．Don, Nancy, Shirley and Maggie

C．Terry, Shelly, Maggie and Shirley           D．Mary, Shelly, Maggie and Shirley

5．Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A unique letterbox                                B．Tiny new neighbours

C．A special community                             D．Mysterious families

Passage2

Cute rabbits, lucky bags…Do you eat these cute shapes of huabobo, a kind of mantou? Zang Chaiyuan, a 26-year-old girl from Yantai, Shandong Province, chooses the traditional way of making huabobo as her favourite job．

Zang loved huabobo when she was young． Her grandmother used to make huabobo in different shapes． This made her interested in this traditional craft (手艺)． After leaving from college in 2018, Zang had a strong wish to start her own business with huabobo． However, it was hard at the beginning． Her parents believed young people should find a good job and don’t let her open a huabobo shop． Even so, Zang still kept learning skills of making huabobo． She learned from huabobo masters and watched some online videos, and then practised by herself again and again． It didn’t take long time before Zang got the whole skills． In early 2021, Zang finally opened her first small huabobo shop． Many people liked her huabobo for its lovely shapes and good taste．

Now Zang’s business is going very well． She opens her second huabobo shop． Besides her shops in Yantai, she also has an online shop to sell her cute huabobo． She even shares videos online to help more people to know the traditional craft． “I love traditional Chinese culture and believe that we should introduce the craft of making huabobo,” Zang says． “I will keep on making more new huabobo．”

1．It was hard for Zang to start her business at first because ________．

A．she didn’t have enough money               B．her parents didn’t support her

C．she knew nothing about huamomo          D．her grandmother didn’t help her

2．What did Zang do to keep learning skills of making huabobo?

①read more books                   ②learn from huabobo masters       ③watch online videos

④buy huabobo from other shops        ⑤practise on her own

A．①②③            B．②③④                  C．③④⑤                   D．②③⑤

3．How does Zang help more people to know making huabobo according to paragraph 3?

A．By sharing videos online．                   B．By selling huabobo with friends．

C．By talking with different people．        D．By making huabobo with special taste．

4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Choosing a job of good taste．             B．Learning a new skill from teachers．

C．Opening a shop for young people．       D．Making a kind of food for students．

Passage3

It was a cold winter afternoon before Christmas． My parents and I sat on the bench in Washington, Union Station, waiting for the train． There were many people inside the waiting hall． A boy sat nearby． His worn jacket, pale face, dirty hands all seemed to tell me that he was homeless． “He must be cold and hungry． Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself．

Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple (夫妇) walked towards him． “Excuse me,” the man said． “My wife and I bought two meal boxes but one was enough for us． We hate to waste good food． Can you help us out and put this to use?” He gave the boy a meal box．

The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care． Suddenly he stopped． In the direction (方向) to which he looked, I saw an old man in rags (衣衫褴褛的)—in a worn sweater, worn trousers and open shoes, entering the hall．

Putting the meal box aside, the boy stood up and helped the old man to his seat． He took off his jacket and covered it over the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished eating． I hate to waste good food． Can you help me out?” He put the still-warm meal box in the old man’s hands without waiting for an answer．

“Sure, son, but if only you offer that sandwich to me． It’s too much for a man at my age．” We were all touched (受感动的)． Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza． Mum and Dad went up to those in rags, “Excuse me．”

I rushed into a KFC and took out my pocket money． It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever thought possible．

1．Who gave the boy a meal box?

A．The young man．                                B．The old man．

C．The young woman．                            D．Mum and Dad．

2．The old man asked only for the sandwich because ________．

A．the meal box wasn’t enough for him      B．the meal box was not to his taste

C．he wanted some fast food in KFC          D．he wanted to save food for the boy

3．Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage?

①The writer’s parents bought some food for the homeless．

②An old man in rags entered the waiting hall．

③Someone brought the poor boy a warm meal．

④The writer and his parents sat on the bench in the station．

A．③②①④         B．③④②①               C．④③②①               D．④③①②

Passage4

.Tom ran back towards the house and grabbed the hose (输水软管)． It was next to the back door． He quickly turned on the tap．

“I must reach the shed,” Tom shouted as he pulled the hose in the direction of the shed．

But at that moment the shed caught fire． There was smoke everywhere, and the fire was getting bigger． Tom felt sick． Just then a fire engine came racing up the road and a team of firemen ran into the garden． The firemen managed to put out the fire very quickly and carry Tom to safety． Mrs Bonnet’s emergency call to the fire station saved Tom． But Tom only knew this on the following day because he fainted with all the smoke．

Tom woke up in hospital． His mum and dad were next to him． He felt strange．

“What happened?” he asked．

“You were very lucky, Tom．” answered his father． He was very upset．

“How are you, Tom? Are you feeling OK?” asked his mum, she had tears in her eyes．

“I feel sick,” he said．

“This must stop, now! ” said his father angrily．

Once again the police didn’t have a person who saw what happened but this time there was some evidence (证据)． The firemen found a lighter on the ground and a bottle of alcohol (酒精) tied to Tom’s bike．

Now all they had to do was to find the owners．

Tom got out of hospital the next day． He decided to teach the bullies (霸凌者) a lesson． He told Tara and Ziggy about his plan, then they told Tom’s parents． This time they created a real network: Tom, Tara and Ziggy’s parents, the school leaders, the police and, of course, the Anti-bully Squad (反霸凌小队)． They all wanted to stop the bullies for good．

(Excerpted from The Anti-bully Squad)

1．What does the underlined word “faint” mean in Chinese?

A．摔倒                B．昏迷                      C．充满                      D．沉醉

2．Which of the following is the correct order?

a． The shed caught fire and the fire was getting bigger．

b． Tom grabbed the hose and quickly turned on the tap．

c． Tom fainted with all the smoke．

d． The firemen managed to put out the fire and carry Tom to safety．

e． Tom pulled the hose in the direction of the shed．

A．abced               B．beacd                     C．beadc                     D．abeed

3．Which of the following best describes Tom?

A．clever and humorous                            B．honest and generous

C．strict and good-looking                        D．brave and warm-hearted

Passage5

Peter had a birthday—his tenth． Father was at work, but his sisters, Bobbie and Phyllis, and his mother all gave him presents in the morning． One of these presents was a model engine, and Peter was overjoyed．

Peter’s joy didn’t last for long because the engine suddenly went bang (巨响)! Peter was very unhappy． His sisters said he had cried, but Peter insisted his eyes were red from a cold．

After Father came home that evening． Peter told him the story of the broken engine． Mother came in and said that two gentlemen wanted to see Father． “They’re in the next room,” she added． “I hope they leave soon because it’s nearly the children’s bedtime．”

But the visitors stayed until late． Mother told the children a story about a princess with green eyes． It was difficult for the children to listen because voices came from the next room． Father’s voice sounded louder than usual．

Ruth, the maid, came in． “He wants you to go in, ma’am,” she said to Mother． “I think he’s had bad news． Be ready for the worst．”

So Mother went into the next room, and there was more talking． Later Mother came back, and her face was pale． “It’s bedtime,” she said．

“But you promised we could stay up with Father!” said Phyllis．

“Father had to leave—on business,” said Mother．

The children kissed her and went to bed． Bobbie lingered． She hugged Mother and whispered, “It wasn’t bad news, was it, Mommy? Did someone．．．die?”

“Nobody died, no,” said Mother, and she almost seemed to push Bobbie away．

When the children woke up the next morning, Mother was gone． “I think something awful has happened,” said Peter during breakfast． “I asked Ruth, and she said we’ll find out soon．”

It was seven o’clock in the evening when Mother came home． She looked worn． After she rested and had a cup of tea, she said． “My darlings, I want to tell you something． Those men did bring very bad news last night． Father won’t be here for some time． I am very worried, and you can help me by being good and not quarreling．”

The children wondered “  ”． What could have happened?

1．Peter was unhappy because ________．

A．his eyes looked very ugly                     B．his toy engine broke

C．his family caught a cold                       D．his mother didn’t buy him a gift

2．The visitors made Father ________．

A．become angry                                     B．fix the toy engine

C．have a good time                                 D．do business with them

3．What does the underlined word “lingered” mean in the passage?

A．Was very tired and sleepy．                 B．Had a secret to tell her mother．

C．Was not willing to leave at once．         D．Became too excited to fall asleep．

4．Which can be the best to fill in the blank ______ in the last paragraph?

A．why their father had to leave                B．who died the day before yesterday

C．how their mother felt at that time          D．when they woke up the next morning

5．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Peter’s birthday gifts                           B．Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter

C．Stories about a poor family                   D．Unexpected birthday visitors

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参考答案

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【答案】1．A    2．D    3．B    4．D    5．B

【导语】本文讲述了Don和Nancy Powell家中的信箱内意外出现一对小人偶夫妇Mary和Shelley，以及随之而来的种种有趣事件。

1．推理判断题。根据文中“The note read”和下文“   We could understand why dolls would want to move into such a nice mailbox”可知，空处应是便条的内容，和人偶Mar和Shelley写的，与想搬进邮箱有关，人称应是第一人称，A项“我们决定住在这里”符合语境，故选A。

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