八年级英语阅读理解.doc

阅读理解
一
A
Mr. Brown lived in a small town, but he got a job in a big city, so 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 neighbour came. The neighbour stopped and looked at the new car for a minute. Then Mr. Brown turned and saw him. The neighbour said, "That's a new car. Is it yours?" "Sometimes," Mr. Brown answered.
The neighbour 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, it 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. Mr. Brown worked in ______.[ ]
A. a small town B. a big city
C. the garage D. the gas station
2. There are ______ people mentioned（提到）in the story.[ ]
A. three B. four C. six D. five
3. When Mr. Brown was washing the new car, his neighbour 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 neighbour
C. Jean's brother D. Jean
5.The underlined word "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 car wanted gas, it belonged to him

B
There are many TV programmes about Chinese dishes, but few are Like A Bite Of China. The seven-part documentary tell us food in different places in China.
The different kinds of food on TV are from 60 places. You can see many kinds of food and they can capture your eyes and stomach. And you also learn how to make the food . That’s why the program becomes so popular.
However, the programme is not only about food. There are many different stories between food and people. To know good stories, workers of the film spent three months doing the research and nine months filming. Liu Wen, one of the workers, says the story also shows the social transportations (社会变迁). "The program is like a window, it makes the world know more about China. And it helps people around the world not only enjoy Chinese dishes, but also learn Chinese culture. " he says.
1. There were _______ parts in the documentary A Bite Of China?
A. five B. six C. seven D. eight
2.The underlined word "capture" means ________.
A.弥补 B.抢占 C.填补 D.吸引
3. How long did the workers spend doing research?
A. One months B. Three months C. Six months D. Nine months.
4. From the article we know Liu Wen is ________ of the film.
A. an actor B. a director C. a worker D. an audience
5. What can we learn from the documentary?
①Delicious food ②How to make the food ③Chinese Culture ④Chinese cities
A. ①②④ B. ①③④ C. ②③④ D. ①②③

C
John was ten years old and he was very lazy. He had to go to school, of course, but he was bored there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors. They hoped that he would be like them when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to become a cleaner."
"A cleaner?" his mother asked in surprise. "That's not a good job. Why do you want to become a cleaner?"
"Because I'd only have to work one day a week," answered John.
"Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean?"
"Well," answered John, "I know that the cleaner only comes to our house and works on Wednesday, because I see him on that day."
1. John ______ at school. [ ]
A. finished his work B. didn’t do a lot of work
C. did much work D. worked hard
2. John's parents wanted him to be a ______.[ ]
A. doctor B. teacher C. cleaner D. worker
3. John wanted to be a cleaner because he ______. [ ]
A. thought it was interesting B. thought it was easy
C. liked cleaning D. liked working
4. ______ didn’t think it was good to be a cleaner..
A. John’s mother B. John’s father
C. John’s aunt D. John
5. Which of the following is true.
A. John’s mother was a cleaner
B. John liked to do much work.
C. The cleaner only worked on Wednesday at John’s home.
D. The cleaner worked one day a week.

二
A
What will you do when you are 19? Study in high school? So will Britney Spears. But she is also a super star in the world of pop music. Britney quickly captured (捕获) many people’s hearts! Here’s something about her.
Britney Spears
Birthday
December 2, 1981
Birth place
Louisiana, L.A.
Colour of eyes
Brown
Favourite animal
Dogs
Favourite movie
Titanic
Favourite sport
Basketball
Favourite actor
Brad Pitt
Achievements
Britney Spears’ life has changed greatly over the course of the past few years. Since the appearance of her Jive Record Baby One More Time in 1999, Britney Spears has gone from a star to super star and the Queen of Teen. In the same year she won the 1999 MTV Europe television award show both in America and in Europe.
In June 2010, Spears was ranked sixth on Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities (名人) in the world; she is also the third most mentioned musician on the Internet, according to Forbes.
1. Which of her favourites ISN’T mentioned in the form above? [ ]
A. Animals. B. Movies C. Actors D. Food.
2. When did she land on the Forbes list? [ ]
A. In 1981. B. In 1999. C. 2010. D. In 2011.
3. How old was Britney Spears when she started to become a super star? [ ]
A. 17. B. 19. C. 20. D. 30.

B
Cold Medicine
*Take the medicine once a day.
*2 pills (药片) for an adult (over 18); 1 for a teenager (8-17); 1/2 for a kid (4-7).
*Not for children under three years old.
Lan Tian Zoo
*Over 80 animals:
lions, tigers, pandas, monkeys, many kinds of birds
*Opening hours:
9:00 am—4:00 pm (Monday to Friday)
8:00 am—5:00 pm (Saturday to Sunday)
*¥ 40 for an adult; half price for a student
Lan Tian Zoo
*Business hours:
9:00 am—9:00 pm (Monday to Sunday)
*Goods for sale:
Clothes for men (1st floor)
Kids’ clothes (2nd floor)
Clothes for women (3rd floor)
Toys and books (4th floor)

1. Mrs Green’s five-year-old boy gets a cold. He needs to take ______ pill (s) a day. [ ]
A. 1.5 B. 1 C. 0.5 D. 2
2. Sam and Mike can visit Lan Tian Zoo at ______.[ ]
A. 6:00 on Saturday morning B. 8:00 on Wednesday morning
C. 6:20 on Friday afternoon D. 4:10 on Sunday afternoon
3. Mary (a student) wants to go to the zoo with her mother. They will spend ______ yuan. [ ]
A. 30 B. 40 C. 50 D. 60
4. Kids may go to the ______ floors at Kang Zhuang Mall. [ ]
A. 2nd and 4th B. 1st and 2nd C. 2nd and 3rd D. 1st and 3rd

C
Some of us feel comfortable after eight hours’ sleep. For others, closer to nine feels best. For others, a little less will do. How much sleep do we need?
A study on the Internet showed us the answer.
To do so, a group of six sleep experts and 12 other medical experts took aprt in it. They focused on many articles that had been published in peer-reviewed journals (杂志) between 2004 and 2014. From the 312 articles reviewed, the experts were able to know much about the sleep. Read the following chart to find out.

age
the sleep they need
Newborns (0-3 months)
14-17 hours
Infants (4-11 months)
12-15 hours
Toddlers (1-2 years)
11-14 hours
Preschoolers (3-5)
10-13 hours
School-Age Children (6-13)
9-11 hours
Teenagers (14-17)
8-10 hours
Young Adults (18-25)
7-9 hours
Adults (26-64)
7-9 hours
Older Adults (65+)
7-8 hours

1. Where can you find the article? [ ]
A. On the Internet. B. In the text book. C. In the advertisement. D. In a novel.
2. How many experts took part in it? [ ]
A. 6 B. 8 C. 12 D. 18
3. If you are a middle school student, how many hours of sleep do you need according to (根据) the passage? [ ]
A. 14-17 hours. B. 10-13 hours. C. 7-8 hours. D. 8-10 hours.
4. Why did the experts do this survey? [ ]
A. Just to make people feel fun. B. To know how many hours’ sleep people really need.
C. To make the journals more popular. D. To study the articles between 2004 and 2014.

三
A
There was an ice block in the middle of the forest one morning. It was a big block of ice. But what interested the animals most was the wonderful treasure they could see inside it.
As soon as they saw it, all the animals ran towards the block, trying to get the treasure out. But there was a weasel (鼬鼠). He didn’t move.
The elephant was using his body to hit the block. Several monkeys, thinking the block was made of cold water, tried to lick the block away with their tongues (舌头). All the animals were trying to break the block, but ended up failing.
However, just then someone said, “Look! Something is moving inside the block!”
In fact, it was the weasel. He soon came out with the treasure. They were all surprised to see how the weasel had got the treasure without breaking the block.
The weasel told them that before doing that he had taken some time to think and watch. He thought he could get in under the block by digging a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel he made a small fire. It quickly melted a hole in the ice.
The weasel did it by showing everyone that one can achieve more by thinking about problems rather than by jumping into action at once.
1. The animals were most interested in ______.[ ]
A. the size of the ice block B. the wonderful treasure inside the block
C. what to do with the treasure D. how to get into the ice block
2. The underlined word “lick” here means “______” in Chinese. [ ]
A. 拿 B. 推 C. 击 D. 舔
3. ______ went into the block and moved inside it. [ ]
A. An elephant B. A tiger C. A weasel D. A bear
4. From the passage we know that ______.[ ]
A. all the animals never saw ice block before
B. the weasel was lazy but much clever
C. thinking about problems is more important than jumping into action at once
D. the ice block was so big that all the animals could not move it
5. The best title for the passage may be “______”. [ ]
A. Big Ice Block in the Forest B. All the Animals in the Forest
C. A Clever Weasel in the Forest D. How to Get the Treasure Out

B
The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Because the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. At the equator (赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. The are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted (倾斜的) towards the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
1. According to the passage, the “day” mean ______.[ ]
A. 24 hours B. sunrise
C. both A and D D. the time between sunrise and sunset
2. When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ______.[ ]
A. both day and night B. day C. neither day nor night D. night
3. At the equator day is as long as night ______.[ ]
A. usually B. sometimes C. never D. always
4. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word Hemisphere? [ ]
A. 半球 B. 地壳 C. 极地 D. 地轴
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE? [ ]
A. When the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight, days are longer than nights.
B. Winter is the season of long days.
C. Summer is the season of short days.
D. When the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight, days are shorter than the night.

C
Jolin Tsai was born in Taiwan, China. She is famous for her songs and dances. But do you know that she’s also good at English? She released her English album (专辑) and published her new English book Love Exercise a few months ago.
Jolin wanted to share nice English songs with everyone else, so she made the English album and book. There are about 10 classic songs in the album. You can listen to songs such as Get the Party Started and Kiss Me.
Jolin said, “I find that people can learn languages quickly when they are relaxed. For example, I learn Cantonese very quickly when I watch Hong Kong soap operas. I hope the fans can learn English with my songs.”
Love Exercise is Jolin’s third English book. In this one, she talks about the expressions for love that are in her English songs. They know how to put the sweetness and regrets of love into English words. Besides, she also talks about the troubles of being a public person.
Jolin likes dancing, singing and playing volleyball. She said she played volleyball when she was on the school team.
1. Where is Jolin from? [ ]
A. China B. USA. C. Japan. D. South Korea.
2. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “released”? [ ]
A. 发行 B. 享受 C. 倾听 D. 分享
3. How many classic songs are there in Jolin’s English album? [ ]
A. Eight. B. Nine. C. Ten. D. Eleven.
4. What activities does Jolin like? [ ]
A. Singing and dancing. B. Singing and playing volleyball.
C. Dancing and playing volleyball. D. Dancing, sing and playing volleyball.

四
A
It was said the jazz musicians and other performers first called New York City The Big Apple fifty years ago.
At that time, jazz musicians earned money by performing in many cities and towns across the United States. Then they usually played music in different towns at night. But the performers liked to play in New York City best of all. New York City was a place with the best-paid jobs, the most money to earn, and the greatest number of people to enjoy jazz music. A performer wasn’t considered successful until he was successful in New York City. The early jazz musicians described each town and city in America as an apple on a tree. Naturally they called New York City The Big Apple. Later a night club was named The Big Apple, and a popular dance was also called The Big Apple. But no one except jazz musicians and some performers used this term to describe New York City.
The city officials wanted to get