八年级英语下册阅读理解20篇.doc

八年级英语下册阅读理解20篇
新目标英语八年下阅读理解 20篇
阅读理解 1
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in (满意 ) him.
her. And they talked about their and their future(未来
said the girl. “What time is it now?” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
stamp his foot
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen
2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事 ) C. aunt D. wife
4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票
5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (
A. to wake his grandma up
参考答案 :1. B 2A 4. B 5. C
讲解:
120岁, 2年前中学毕业,故选 B 。
2合判断选 C 。
3.由第二段倒数第二句判断。
4.根据文意,他奶奶住他楼下,倒数第二句又讲他用脚在地板上发 出 “Bang...” 的声音,故应是用脚跺楼。
5.因他表坏了, Mary 又没带,他们想知道时间。
阅读理解 2
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互联网 ), but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络
network was not working,
At first the Internet government, but, in the early
浏览 ) the Internet more convenient.上网 ) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容, 符合的用 “T” 表示, 不符合的用 “F”
表示。
l. The Internet has a history of less than thirty years.
T F
2. In the 1960s computer networks went wrong easily.
T F
3. Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and banks were allowed to use them.
T F
early 1990s.
T F
参考答案:1. F 4. T
讲解:
160年代建立的,故至今历史已超过 30年。
2(didn't work well)。 3
然很贵,并且网络很难使用。
4.由第三段最后几句介绍可知,到 90年代,计算机便宜且好用。科 学家也发展了软件使网上浏览更方便。而本题干用了 not…until 句型,译 为 “ 直到 90年代早期人们才有足够的软件上网 ” 。
阅读理解 3
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy. Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试 ). Mrs. Turner was very happy and the farmers about it.
Y
son. On the
“Which university ( a woman next to her asked.
Mrs. Turner said happily.
牛津 ).”
乘客 ) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”
A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”
“Who's Fred Smith?”
“He's my son.”
“Does he study in the university, too?”
“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.” l. The story happened in ________.
A. AmericaB. France
C. Germany
D. England
2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. they have a good harvest
D. their son studied at a middle school
B. her son was handsome
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
5. Which of the following is true? __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀 )
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too 参考答案 :1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C
讲解:
1.因为牛津大学是英国的著名大学。
2.第一段最后一句讲 “ 这使他们高兴 ” 。 “It” 指代前一句讲的情况,即 他们的儿子功课很好。
3.根据第三段文意判断。
4.第三段最后一句讲 “ 所有人都开始听她讲。
只是想炫耀一下而已。 C 、 D
5.文章前面做了铺垫,讲
Mrs. Turner的 炫耀。
阅读理解 4
“Cool” express
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.”Y ou may think, “He's so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.
We all maximize (扩大 ) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here's an interesting story we can
use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布 ) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏 ) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性
cool.
1. We know that the word “cool”
A. only one meaning
D. the same meaning
eans“________”.
A. seeB. show
C. know
D. feel
B. angry about
D. unhappy with
4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.
A. pleased withB. strange to
C. worried aboutD. careful with
5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗 示 ) that the word
“cool”_________.
A. can be used instead of many words
B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colourful
D. may not be as cool as it seems
参考答案 :1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D
讲解:
1.见首句。
2. 由 “express” 前后词义关系可推断出是 “ 表达 ” 与 “show” 同义。
3.由第二段首句可知。
4.由例子中的学生用 cool cool 词义的
5.结合第 4
参考答案 :1. A2. D3. A4. D5. C
讲解:
1.
,因此选 A 。
2. 3句 “So they were able to change its weight” 可 知答案为 D 。
3. 3段可以看出,越往上温度越低,因此应选 A 。
4. 由短文最后一段倒数第 2句 “They came down in Poland...” 可知答案 为 D 。
5. 纵观全文可以看出答案 C 不正确。
阅读理解 6
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak;
when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
fault. But
to remember things; they down in a little notebook. They
So if have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering.
1. The main reason for one's poor memory is that his parents have poor memories.
T F
2. If you don't use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong.
T F
3. A good memory comes from more practice.
T F
4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble.
T F
参考答案:1. F2. F3. T4. F
讲解:
1. 文中没有此说法。 2.
3. 第二段开头已说明。 4.
5. 最后一段点题。
阅读理解 7
in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in
The meteorite weighed (重量 ) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万 ) years old.
“I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.”
Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500
meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.”
1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.
A. close toB. far from
C. hitting
D. coming to
2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.
A. 40,000,000,000
B. 40,000,000
C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000
3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops and going because ______.
they visit the earth often each year.
A. Quite a few B. some
C. Few
D. Many
5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.
A. happy B. afraid
C. sorry
D. angry
参考答案
1. 从短文第 1句看出陨石落下时几乎砸着 Mr Pettifer, 故答案应选 A 。
2. 由短文第 2段中 “… , and might be over four thousand million”4000百万即 40亿,故答案应是 D 。
3. Mr Pettifer 发现树梢来回摇摆是因为下落的陨石使它来回动,故答 案选 B 。
4. 由短文第 4段 “About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found.” 一句可推断,答案选 C 。
5. 由短文最后一段第 1句 “Mr Pettifer is glad ” 与 glad 意思相近,故答案应选 A 。
阅读理解 8
wasn‟t sure of that was on September 11.
撞击 ) 反应 ) was that it was a accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing (目击 ) an act of terrorism.
My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn‟t understand how something this terrible could have happened.
It wasn‟t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy (悲剧 ). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(宽容的 ). Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍贵的 ), to let myself get worried over small things. I‟ve learned also that you can‟t take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go don‟t
doesn‟t matter who you are, there is nothing you can ut it. We never know when our time here
every minute we have.
Y ou can‟t in the passage probably means ______.
C. good
D. real
B. A plane flying
C. A terrible accident
D. An act of terrorism.
3. From September 11, the writer had realized that___________.
A. people should make the most of every minute they have
B. he has become less tolerant towards others
C. he should get worried about little things
D. life is too short to care about others.
4. What‟s the best title of this passage?
A. A Report about September 11
B. The Tragedy of September 11
C. September 11 and My Family
D. September 11 and My Turn.
参考答案
讲解:
1. C 见第一行,不管(no matter
2. D 见第六行。
3. A 见倒数第三行。
have.
4. D
阅读理解
: Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children‟s Hospital are asking for money for children‟s toys(玩具 ). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的 )children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.
After Mrs. Weeks read the story, she said, “This story gave me an idea.” “Y ou want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another.
“Well , your ideas would be nice , ” Mrs Weeks said , “but mine is different.”
“We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.
Mrs.
“Y es, yes.” the whole class answered.
. Weeks.
On Saturday afternoon,
, too.
A few days later,
Some school brought toys to Children‟s Hospital last week. The toys were made of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said. Our children are very , „THANK YOU, GRADE THREE.‟”
1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要 )about?
A. Sick children in Children‟s Hospital
B. Doctors in Children‟s Hospital.
C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.
D. Toys made by the boys and girls.
2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?
A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.
B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.
C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.
3. Doctors in Children‟s Hospital didn‟t have the children happy and quiet.
A. enough time
C. get money to buy toys for
4. At first , the wanted to ____ the sick children.
B. make some toys for
D. borrow some toys for
B. save some money for toys
C. make herself famous
D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others 参考答案:1. A2. C3. C4. C5. D
讲解:
1. 根据第 1段 newspaper story的内容得知, 文章主要讲的是在儿童医 院生病住院的孩子,故答案为 A 。
2. 从文中孩子们建议用钱买玩具或带自己的玩具去医院,而 “Mrs Weeks said, „but mine is different.‟” 到有人提议 “make some toys” 时她微笑, 可判断答案为 C 。
3. 纵观整个新闻内容可知没有足够的玩具供生病的孩子们玩, 故答案 为 C 。
4. 由文中说医生 因此 本题答案选 C 。
5. 从文章中可以看出 Mrs
人,故答案 D 是正确的。
阅读理解 10
, “Don't forget this.”
, his wife said, ou need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I
can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train, ”said the old man.
“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don't have to buy another ticket, ”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍 然 ) looked worried and said sadly, “Y ou don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket, I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”
1. The old man bought a ticket _______.
A. after he got on the train
B. before he got on the train
2. About an hour later
A. to buy the tickets
because _________.
A. the man was very old
B. he thought the old man had no money with him
C. the old man showed him the ticket
D. he believed the old man
4. The old man still looked worried because _________.
A. he couldn't get on the train.
B. he lost his ticket and a lot of money
C. he thought his wife would get angry with him
D. he forgot where he was going
5. Which of the following(下列 ) is right?
A. The old man went on the trip with his wife
B. The old man didn't find his ticket
C. The conductor was also an old man
参考答案
1. B 第三段第一句话表明。 3. D 第四段第一行。 最后一句话。 5. B
阅读理解
English in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合 ) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感 ) , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with
you , because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is :“Don't be afraid of m aking mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____.
A. writing
B. listening
C. using it
D. learning grammar
2. What should you do in learning English?
A. Be careful not to make any mistake.
B. Write as quickly as you can.
C. Laugh more often.
A. not care
D. be unhappy
, you should ____.
B. keep your sense of humor
D. get angry
5. The story tells us:“_____”.
A. Only foolish(愚蠢的 ) people make mistakes
B. Few people make mistakes
C. People never make mistakes
D. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes
参考答案:1. C2. D3. A4. B5. D
讲解:
1. 第一句 “The best way of learning a language is using it.”
2. 第二句 “The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible.” 。
3. 阅读全文可得此答案。
4. 阅读全文可得此答案。
5. 从最后一句 :“Don't 可知。 阅读理解 12
, while others don't.
lives in
, in order to hide the marks of the fire, the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House”ever since.