八年級(jí)上英語(yǔ)閱讀理解1

1、八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專練（一）Passage 1 Elizabeth works in Marlow Tourist Information Center.She helps people to get the information about places to visit and things to do or about travel.A man comes in and asks her some questions. ( Elizabeth E; Man M) E: Good afternoon.Can I help you? M: Good afternoon.I'm lo

2、oking for a place to rest near here. E: Yes,certainly.Do you want a hotel or a guest house? M: A hotel will be fine. E: In Marlow town center or would you like to stay outside? M: In town center, please. E: Right.Would you like me to make a booking for you? M: Yes, please.Thanks a lot. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正誤（T或

3、F）：（ ) 1. Elizabeth is working in Marlow Tourist Information Center.（ ) 2. She helps people to find places to visit.（ ) 3. The man is a tourist to Marlow.（ ) 4. The man wants to stay outside the town.（ ) 5. The man makes a booking for the hotel.Passage 2 Joe Brown had a shop where he sold meat.One d

4、ay a woman came into the shop at five to one."I'm sorry I'm late."she said, "I need some more meat for my dinner tonight."Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.He took it out of the fridge and said:"This is $ 6.50." "That piece is too small."the w

5、oman said, "haven't you got anything bigger?"Joe went into the room behind his shop,took the meat into the fridge,took it out again and closed the door with a lot of noise.Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said:"This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive.It&#

6、39;s $ 8.75." "Good." the woman said with a smile, "give me both of them, please?"( ) 1. What was Joe Brown? A.A bodkseller. B. A shopkeeper. C. A conductor. D. A gateman.( ) 2. When did the woman come into the shop? A. Late in the evening. B. At midnight. C. Early in the mo

7、rning. D. Early in the afternoon.( ) 3. Why didn't the woman want that piece of meat at first? Because . A. it was too cheap B. it smelt bad C. it cost too much D. it wasn't big enough ( ) 4. How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge? A. Only one piece of meat. B. Two pieces of meat. C

8、. Several pieces of meat. D. Many pieces of meat. ( ) 5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat? A. Certainly. B. Of course not. C. He would try his best. D. The story doesn;t give us the answers.Passage 3 When Jack got to London,his face became bright and he started looking around the city.He

9、 thought he knew English very well.But when he was in London,he found he couldn't understand a word,and nobody understood him,at first he had many difficulties .An English friend of his lived next to him.He often asked him for help. Soon he got to know he must learn spoken English well.He began

10、going to all kinds of meetings.He always sat in the front seats and carefully studied the speaker's mouth.Listening to spoken English did him a lot of good.Little by little he found English easier to understand.判斷正誤（T/F）：( ) 1. When Jack got to London, he could speak English well.( ) 2. When Jac

11、k got to London, his teacher helped him.( ) 3. In London ,Jack found nobody could understand his English.( ) 4. Soon Jack knew he must learn spoken English first.( ) 5. Jack went to all kinds of meetings to learn spoken English.Passage 4 The city of Boston has a population of more than 500,000 and i

12、s the capital of Massachusetts.More than sixteen colleges and universities are in Boston.The Boston Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States. Founded in 1630, Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States.Many people think cows designed Boston's streets.

13、An old story tells us that early people in Boston simply built roads where the cows had made ways.Since cows do not walk from one place to another in a straight line,many of Boston's streets wind their way around the city. ( ) 1. What would be a good title for this passage? A. Some Facts About B

14、oston B. How Cows Help Boston C. Boston's Public Library D. A Beautiful City（ ) 2. The writer wanted to . A. ask people to visit Boston B. give information about Boston C. tell a funny story about cows D. tell us why people live in Boston（ ) 3. What's the opinion of the writer? A. Boston is

15、the capital of Massachusetts. B. Boston was founded in 1630. C. More than 500,000 people live in Boston. D. Cows played an important part in Boston's history.（ ) 4. Which of these is not written in the article? A. The public library. B. The cows.C. The city hall. D. The colleges and universities

16、.（ ) 5. Which of these is right? A. Massachusetts is a large country. B. Boston has more public libraries than any other city. C. Many streets in Boston are not straight. D. Boston streets were designed by American Indians.我學(xué)到的單詞短語(yǔ)：_Passage 5 A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery.Her so

17、n and his wife heard the news on the radio. “How are we going to tell your mother?”the wife asked.“it might kill her! ” “That's right.”the son said, “perhaps we'd better tell her doctor about it. He'll know how to tell the news to her.” Then they told it to the old lady's doctor. “I&

18、#39;m glad you told me.”he said, “a shock ,even a happy one could bring on a heart problem.Leave it to me.I'll find a way of telling her.” He thought about the problem for several days, then decided what he would say.He went to visit the old lady and sat by her side.He took her hands in his. “Le

19、t's play a game,my dear.”he said. “Oh,yes.”the old lady said, “I love playing games.” “Good,I'll ask you a question first.”the doctor said, “tell me,what would you do if you won a million dollars in the lottery?” “Oh,that's an easy one.”the old lady said, “I'd give you most of it bec

20、ause you have been so good to me all these years! ” The doctor fell on the floor.He had died of a shock.判斷正誤（A或B）( ) 1. The old lady got the news first.（ ) 2. The doctor said that he was glad when they asked him for help.（ ) 3. One day the doctor had a talk with the old lady at the doctor's clin

21、ic.（ ) 4. The old lady would give the doctor most of the money if she won.（ ) 5. The good news became a bad thing because it killed the doctor.Passage 6 Lively day,the people on the seashore heard a shout.They all ran to the sea.There they saw a man in the water calling for help.A young soldier was

22、really a strong swimmer and soon pulled the man back to the shore.All the people there admired the soldier. The man was saved.He dressed very well.Everybody could see that he was a rich man.After he could speak,the man thanked the soldier,and took out a shilling.He put the shilling into the soldier&

23、#39;s hand.But the soldier refused to take the money.The people around him were all very angry with the rich man and they wanted to go away.But an old man laughed and said loudly: “I'm sure the rich man knows best how much his life is. ” ( ) 1. _ jumped into the sea and saved the rich man. A. A

24、poor man B. A strong soldier C. An old soldier D. A rich man（ ) 2. The soldier was _. A. young and strong B. young and weak C. old and strong D. very tall（ ) 3. The soldier didn't take the money because he _. A. wanted more B. didn't want any C. didn't like D. thought it too less（ ) 4. I

25、t happened _. A. in England B. in China C. in America D. in German（ ) 5. The old man helped A. the rich man B. nobody C. himself D. the soldierPassage 7 A man was walking through a forest.He had a few caps in his hand.In the forest there were a lot of monkeys.h was hot, so he decided to have a rest

26、under a tree.He put a cap on his head and lay down to sleep. When he woke up,he couldn't find his caps, "Where are my caps?"he cried and looked up.He saw some monkeys in the tree.Each had a cap on its head. "Give back my caps! "shouted the man to the monkeys.But the monkeys d

27、idn't understand him.They only jumped, danced and laughed. "How can I get back my caps?"he thought hard.At last he had an idea.He took off his cap and threw it on the ground.The little monkeys did the same thing.Happily the man picked up all the caps and went on his way.判斷正誤（T或F）：（ ) 1

28、. One day a man was going through a forest.（ ) 2. The man decided to have a rest because he was ill.（ ) 3. When the man woke up, he found his caps were gone.（ ) 4. The man saw a lot of birds in the tree.（ ) 5. The man was angry when he got all his caps back.Passage 8 An owl is a bird with very big e

29、yes.These eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as we can.It can only look straight ahead .If it wants to look at both sides,it must turn its neck.Owls see better at night than during the day.At night they look for food.They eat mice and insects . Owls make a strange no

30、ise.Because the owls sleep most of the day,they usually give their cries at night.The cry sounds like "Whooo! Whooo".This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night.( ) 1. An owl looks clever because . A. it has a beautiful body B. it has big eyes C. it can look straight ahead D. it

31、 can turn its neck( ) 2. An owl looks for food at night because . A. it has large eyes B. it can't move its eyes freely as we can C. it sees better at night than during the day D. it can't see anything at all during the day( ) 3. An owl lives on . A. small birds B. all kinds of birds C. all

32、kinds of small animals D. none of the above( ) 4. The cry of an owl is . A. frightening B, good to listen to C. like a song D. like the sound of a cow( ) 5. Man must not kill owls because . A. they don't do anything wrong B. they are good-looking and have two big eyes C. they cry only at night D

33、. they are helpful to usPassage 9 Jimmy lives in the country, and he loves playing in the river near his house. But his father gets a job in a big city, and he goes there with his family. Their new house has a garden,but the garden is very small.Jimmy isn't happy."Is there a fiver near here

34、?"he is asking his mother on the first morning. His mother is answering: "No,there isn't,but there's a nice park near here, Jimmy, and there's a pool" in it.We 're going there this afternoon."Jimmy is happy now. After lunch, Jimmy and his mother go to the park, Ji

35、mmy wants to walk near the pool,but there is a sign before it.His mother reads it to him: "This pool is dangerous.367 people have fallen in it."Jimmy looks into the pool carefully.And he says:"But I can't see them."判斷正誤（T或F）：( ) l. There is a garden near Jimmy's old house

36、:( ) 2. Jimmy moves to a big city because his father gets a job in the big city. ( ) 3.Jimmy becomes happy because he's going to play with some new friends.( ) 4. The sign tells people not to walk near the pool.( ) 5. 367 people have fallen into the river.Passage 10 Mr.Knott was a teacher.He tau

37、ght in a big school in London.He lived a long way from the school, so he was usually quite tired when he got home.At nine o'clock one evening when he was in bed,the telephone bell rang in the hall,so he went downstairs,picked up the telephone and said: "Hello! Who's speaking,please?&quo

38、t; "Watt"a man answered. "What's your name,please? "said Mr.Knott. "Watt's my name."was the answer. "Yes,I asked you that what's your name?"Mr.Knott said again. "I told you.Watt's my name."said the other man, "Are you Jack Smith?

39、" "No, I' m Knott."answered .Mr.Knott. Both Mr.Watt and Mr.Knott put their telephones down angrily and thought:"What a rude, foolish man！"( ) 1. Mr.Knott was usually tired in the evening because _. A. he was a teacher B. he worked very hard in a school C. he lived a long

40、 way from school D. he taught too many students（ ) 2. Mr.Knott went downstairs at nine one evening _. A. to telephone Mr.Watt B. to meet Mr.Watt C. when someone rang him up D. when the door bell rang（ ) 3. Mr.Watt wanted to speak to _. A. his wife B. Mr.Knott C. Jack Smith D. Mrs.Knott（ ) 4. "W

41、att's my name"means_. A. What's my name? B. My name is What C. Are you asking my name? D. My name is Watt（ ) 5. Mr.Knott didn't understand what Mr.Watt said because_. A. he was a foolish B. he had bad ears C. Mr.Watt didn't speak loudly enough D. The “a”in “watt”is pronounced as

42、 the "a" in "what"Passaoe 11When Jimmy was a boy,he liked watches and clocks very much.When he was eighteen years old,he went into the army.And after a year,he began to teach himself to mend watehes.A lot of friends brought him broken watches,and he mended them for them.Then his

43、captain heard about this,and one day he brought him a watch too and said: "My watch has stopped,can you mend it for me , please? "Jimmy said："Yes, sir.I can."After a few days,he brought the watch back to the captain."How much do I owe you? " the officer asked."One

44、pound,sir."Jimmy answered.Then he took a small bag out of his pocket and gave it to the captain, saying:"Here are three wheels from your watch.I didn't find a place for them whenI put everything back." 判斷正誤（T或F）：( ) 1. After Jimmy joined the army, he began to learn how to mend wat

45、ches.( ) 2. His friends sometimes brought him new watches.( ) 3. One day the captain asked Jimmy to mend his watch.( )4. The officer wanted to know how many wheels were in his watch.( ) 5. At last Jimmy made the watch worse.Passage 12 Mr.Brown lived in a small town, but he got a job in a big city, s

46、o he moved there with his wife and his two children last Tuesday. The next day Mr.Brown took his new car out of the garage and was washing it when a neighbor came.The neighbor stopped and looked at the new car for a minute.Then Mr.Brown turned and saw him. The neighbor said: "That's a new e

47、ar.Is it yours?" "Sometimes."Mr.Brown answered. The neighbor was surprised."Sometimes?" he said, "what do you mean?" "Well."answered Mr.Brown slowly, "when there's a party in town, it belongs to my daughter,Jean.When there's a football game,i

48、t belongs to my son, Joe. When I have washed it and it looks really nice and clean,it belongs to my wife, Mary.And when it needs gas,it's mine."( ) 1. There are _people in the story. A. three B. four C. six D. five( ) 2. Mr.Brown worked in_. A. a small town B. a big city C. the garage D. th

49、e gas station( ) 3. When Mr.Brown was washing the new car,his neighbor came to ask him_. A. if the car was new B. what car it was C. if the car was Mr.Brown' s D. whose car it was( ) 4.When there was a football match, the car belonged to_. A. Mr.Brown B. the neighbor C. Jean's brother D. Jea

50、n( ) 5. “Sometimes”in the story means that_. A. when there was a party in town,the car belonged to his daughter B. when there was a football game,it was his son's C. when the car looked nice and clean,it was his wife's D. when the ear wanted gas,it belonged to himPassage 13We call the Chines

51、e New Year the Spring Festival .There is a name for each Chinese year.We may call it the year of the horse,the year of the monkey or the year of the pig.And this year is the year of the sheep. Before New Year's Day,people are busy shopping and cleaning their house.On New Year's Eve, there is

52、 a big family dinner.After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year.On the morning of the New Year,people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends.They say"Good Luck"and "Happy New Year"to each other.People usually have a very good time during the

53、 Festival,but the children are the happiest because they usually get a lot of pocket money and sweets from their parents and friends.( ) 1. The Chinese New Year is the Spring Festival.( ) 2.On New Year's Eve,people arc busy shopping and cleaning their houses.( ) 3.After the big family dinner on

54、New Year's Eve,all the family put on their new clothes to welcome the new year.( ) 4. People go to see their friends during the Festvial.( ) 5. Most people eat mooncakes to get a lot of pocket money from their parents and friends.Passage 14 July 20th, 1969 was an important day.Two Americans land

55、ed on themoon.Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin.They went there in a spaceship.Its name was Apollo 11. Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometers.It took the two Americans three days to get there.On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Se

56、a of Tranquility（寧?kù)o）.Armstrong first stepped onto the moon.They picked up some rocks and put them in the spaceship.They jumped up and down.They were tired after their moonwalk,so they rested. On July 21st Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the Earth.Three days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean.A ship took the men to America.( ) 1. The moon is _ kilometers away from the earth. A. 385 B. 3850 C