八年級上英語閱讀理解

1、Passage1ElizabethworksinMarlowTouristInformationCenter.Shehelpspeopletogettheinformationaboutplacestovisitandthingstodoorabouttravel.Amancomesinandaskshersomequestions.(Elizabeth一E;Man一M)E:Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?M:Goodafternoon.I'mlookingforaplacetorestnearhere.E:Yes,certainly.Doyouwantahotel

2、oraguesthouse?M:Ahotelwillbefine.E:InMarlowtowncenterorwouldyouliketostayoutside?M:Intowncenter,please.E:Right.Wouldyoulikemetomakeabookingforyou?M:Yes,please.Thanksalot.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正誤(T或F):()1.ElizabethisworkinginMarlowTouristInformationCenter.()2.Shehelpspeopletofindplacestovisit.()3.Themanisatouristt

3、oMarlow.()4.Themanwantstostayoutsidethetown.()5.Themanmakesabookingforthehotel.Passage2JoeBrownhadashopwherehesoldmeat.Onedayawomancameintotheshopatfivetoone."I'msorryI'mlate."shesaid,"Ineedsomemoremeatformydinnertonight."Joehadonlyonepieceofmeatinhisshop.Hetookitoutofthe

4、fridgeandsaid:"Thisis$6.50.”"Thatpieceistoosmall."thewomansaid,"haven'tyougotanythingbigger?"Joewentintotheroombehindhisshop,tookthemeatintothefridge,tookitoutagainandclosedthedoorwithalotofnoise.Thenhebroughtthepieceofmeattothewomanandsaid:"Thispieceofmeatisbiggera

5、ndmoreexpensive.It's$8.75.”"Good."thewomansaidwithasmile,"givemebothofthem,please?"()1.WhatwasJoeBrown?A.Abodkseller.B.Ashopkeeper.C.Aconductor.D.Agateman.()2.Whendidthewomancomeintotheshop?A.Lateintheevening.B.Atmidnight.C.Earlyinthemorning.D.Earlyintheafternoon.()3.Whydidn&

6、#39;tthewomanwantthatpieceofmeatatfirst?Because.A.itwastoocheapB.itsmeltbadC.itcosttoomuchD.itwasn'tbigenough()4.Howmanypiecesofmeatwerekeptinthefridge?A.Onlyonepieceofmeat.B.Twopiecesofmeat.C.Severalpiecesofmeat.D.Manypiecesofmeat.()5.CouldJoegivethewomanbothpiecesofmeat?A.Certainly.B.Ofcoursen

7、ot.C.Hewouldtryhisbest.D.Thestorydoesn;tgiveustheanswers.Passage3WhenJackgottoLondon,hisfacebecamebrightandhestartedlookingaroundthecity.HethoughtheknewEnglishverywell.ButwhenhewasinLondon,hefoundhecouldn'tunderstandaword,andnobodyunderstoodhim,atfirsthehadmanydifficulties.AnEnglishfriendofhisli

8、vednexttohim.Heoftenaskedhimforhelp.SoonhegottoknowhemustlearnspokenEnglishwell.Hebegangoingtoallkindsofmeetings.Healwayssatinthefrontseatsandcarefullystudiedthespeaker'smouth.ListeningtospokenEnglishdidhimalotofgood.LittlebylittlehefoundEnglisheasiertounderstand.判斷正誤(T/F):()1.WhenJackgottoLondo

9、n,hecouldspeakEnglishwell.()2.WhenJackgottoLondon,histeacherhelpedhim.()3.InLondon,JackfoundnobodycouldunderstandhisEnglish.()4.SoonJackknewhemustlearnspokenEnglishfirst.()5.JackwenttoallkindsofmeetingstolearnspokenEnglish.Passage4ThecityofBostonhasapopulationofmorethan500,000andisthecapitalofMassac

10、husetts.MorethansixteencollegesanduniversitiesareinBoston.TheBostonPublicLibraryisthesecondlargestpubliclibraryintheUnitedStates.Foundedin1630,BostonisoneoftheoldestcitiesintheUnitedStates.ManypeoplethinkcowsdesignedBoston'sstreets.AnoldstorytellsusthatearlypeopleinBostonsimplybuiltroadswherethe

11、cowshadmadeways.Sincecowsdonotwalkfromoneplacetoanotherinastraightline,manyofBoston'sstreetswindtheirwayaroundthecity.()1.Whatwouldbeagoodtitleforthispassage?A.SomeFactsAboutBostonB.HowCowsHelpBostonC.Boston'sPublicLibraryD.ABeautifulCity()2.Thewriterwantedto.A.askpeopletovisitBostonB.givein

12、formationaboutBostonC.tellafunnystoryaboutcowsD.telluswhypeopleliveinBoston()3.What'stheopinionofthewriter?A. BostonisthecapitalofMassachusetts.B. Bostonwasfoundedin1630.C. Morethan500,000peopleliveinBoston.D. CowsplayedanimportantpartinBoston'shistory.（）4.Whichoftheseisnotwritteninthearticl

13、e?A.Thepubliclibrary.B.Thecows.C.Thecityhall.D.Thecollegesanduniversities.（）5.Whichoftheseisright?A. Massachusettsisalargecountry.B. Bostonhasmorepubliclibrariesthananyothercity.C. ManystreetsinBostonarenotstraight.D. BostonstreetsweredesignedbyAmericanIndians.我學(xué)到的單詞短語：Passage5Averyoldladywonamillio

14、ndollarsinalottery.Hersonandhiswifeheardthenewsontheradio.“Howarewegoingtotellyourmother?”thewifeasked.“itmightkillher!”“That'sright.”thesonsaid,“perhapswe'dbettertellherdoctoraboutit.He'llknowhowtotellthenewstoher.”Thentheytoldittotheoldlady'sdoctor.“I'mgladyoutoldme.”hesaid,“as

15、hock,evenahappyonecouldbringonaheartproblem.Leaveittome.I'llfindawayoftellingher.”Hethoughtabouttheproblemforseveraldays,thendecidedwhathewouldsay.Hewenttovisittheoldladyandsatbyherside.Hetookherhandsinhis.“Let'splayagame,mydear.”hesaid.“Oh,yes.”theoldladysaid,“Iloveplayinggames.”“Good,I'

16、;llaskyouaquestionfirst.”thedoctorsaid,“tellme,whatwouldyoudoifyouwonamilliondollarsinthelottery?”“Oh,that'saneasyone.”theoldladysaid,“I'dgiveyoumostofitbecauseyouhavebeensogoodtomealltheseyears!”Thedoctorfellonthefloor.Hehaddiedofashock.判斷正誤（A或B）（）1.Theoldladygotthenewsfirst.（）2.Thedoctorsa

17、idthathewasgladwhentheyaskedhimforhelp.（）3.Onedaythedoctorhadatalkwiththeoldladyatthedoctor'sclinic.（）4.Theoldladywouldgivethedoctormostofthemoneyifshewon.（）5.Thegoodnewsbecameabadthingbecauseitkilledthedoctor.Passage6Livelyday,thepeopleontheseashoreheardashout.Theyallrantothesea.Theretheysawama

18、ninthewatercallingforhelp.Ayoungsoldierwasreallyastrongswimmerandsoonpulledthemanbacktotheshore.Allthepeoplethereadmiredthesoldier.Themanwassaved.Hedressedverywell.Everybodycouldseethathewasarichman.Afterhecouldspeak,themanthankedthesoldier,andtookoutashilling.Heputtheshillingintothesoldier'shan

19、d.Butthesoldierrefusedtotakethemoney.Thepeoplearoundhimwereallveryangrywiththerichmanandtheywantedtogoaway.Butanoldmanlaughedandsaidloudly:“I'msuretherichmanknowsbesthowmuchhislifeis.”（）1.jumpedintotheseaandsavedtherichman.A.ApoormanB.AstrongsoldierC.AnoldsoldierD.Arichman（）2.Thesoldierwas.A.you

20、ngandstrongB.youngandweakC.oldandstrongD.verytall（）3.Thesoldierdidn'ttakethemoneybecausehe.A.wantedmoreB.didn'twantanyC.didn'tlikeD.thoughtittooless（）4.Ithappened.A.inEnglandB.inChinaC.inAmericaD.inGerman（）5.TheoldmanhelpedA.therichmanB.nobodyC.himselfD.thesoldierPassage7Amanwaswalkingth

21、roughaforest.Hehadafewcapsinhishand.Intheforesttherewerealotofmonkeys.hwashot,sohedecidedtohavearestunderatree.Heputacaponhisheadandlaydowntosleep.Whenhewokeup,hecouldn'tfindhiscaps,"Wherearemycaps?"hecriedandlookedup.Hesawsomemonkeysinthetree.Eachhadacaponitshead."Givebackmycaps!

22、"shoutedthemantothemonkeys.Butthemonkeysdidn'tunderstandhim.Theyonlyjumped,dancedandlaughed."HowcanIgetbackmycaps?"hethoughthard.Atlasthehadanidea.Hetookoffhiscapandthrewitontheground.Thelittlemonkeysdidthesamething.Happilythemanpickedupallthecapsandwentonhisway.判斷正誤（T或F）：（）1.Oned

23、ayamanwasgoingthroughaforest.（）2.Themandecidedtohavearestbecausehewasill.（）3.Whenthemanwokeup,hefoundhiscapsweregone.（）4.Themansawalotofbirdsinthetree.（）5.Themanwasangrywhenhegotallhiscapsback.Passage8Anowlisabirdwithverybigeyes.Theseeyesmaketheowllookclever.Theowlcannotmoveitseyesfreelyaswecan.Itca

24、nonlylookstraightahead.Ifitwantstolookatbothsides,itmustturnitsneck.Owlsseebetteratnightthanduringtheday.Atnighttheylookforfood.Theyeatmiceandinsects.Owlsmakeastrangenoise.Becausetheowlssleepmostoftheday,theyusuallygivetheircriesatnight.Thecrysoundslike"Whooo!Whooo".Thisstrangesoundsometim

25、esfrightenspeopleatnight.()1.Anowllookscleverbecause.A.ithasabeautifulbodyB.ithasbigeyesC.itcanlookstraightaheadD.itcanturnitsneck()2.Anowllooksforfoodatnightbecause.A. ithaslargeeyesB. itcan'tmoveitseyesfreelyaswecanC. itseesbetteratnightthanduringthedayD.itcan'tseeanythingatallduringtheday

26、()3.Anowlliveson.A. smallbirdsB.allkindsofbirdsC.allkindsofsmallanimalsD.noneoftheabove()4.Thecryofanowlis.A.frighteningB,goodtolistentoC.likeasongD.likethesoundofacow()5.Manmustnotkillowlsbecause.A.theydon'tdoanythingwrongB. theyaregood-lookingandhavetwobigeyesC. theycryonlyatnightD. theyarehel

27、pfultousPassage9Jimmylivesinthecountry,andhelovesplayingintherivernearhishouse.Buthisfathergetsajobinabigcity,andhegoestherewithhisfamily.Theirnewhousehasagarden,butthegardenisverysmall.Jimmyisn'thappy."Isthereafivernearhere?"heisaskinghismotheronthefirstmorning.Hismotherisanswering:&q

28、uot;No,thereisn't,butthere'saniceparknearhere,Jimmy,andthere'sapool"init.We'regoingtherethisafternoon."Jimmyishappynow.Afterlunch,Jimmyandhismothergotothepark,Jimmywantstowalknearthepool,butthereisasignbeforeit.Hismotherreadsittohim:"Thispoolisdangerous.367peoplehavefa

29、lleninit."Jimmylooksintothepoolcarefully.Andhesays:"ButIcan'tseethem."判斷正誤(T或F)：()l.ThereisagardennearJimmy'soldhouse:()2.Jimmymovestoabigcitybecausehisfathergetsajobinthebigcity.()3.Jimmybecomeshappybecausehe'sgoingtoplaywithsomenewfriends.()4.Thesigntellspeoplenottowalkn

30、earthepool.()5.367peoplehavefallenintotheriver.Passage10Mr.Knottwasateacher.HetaughtinabigschoolinLondon.Helivedalongwayfromtheschool,sohewasusuallyquitetiredwhenhegothome.Atnineo'clockoneeveningwhenhewasinbed,thetelephonebellranginthehall,sohewentdownstairs,pickedupthetelephoneandsaid:"Hel

31、lo!Who'sspeaking,please?""Watt"amananswered."What'syourname,please?"saidMr.Knott."Watt'smyname."wastheanswer."Yes,Iaskedyouthatwhat'syourname?"Mr.Knottsaidagain."Itoldyou.Watt'smyname."saidtheotherman,"AreyouJackSmith?&q

32、uot;"No,I'mKnott."answered.Mr.Knott.BothMr.WattandMr.Knottputtheirtelephonesdownangrilyandthought:"Whatarude,foolishman！"()1.Mr.Knottwasusuallytiredintheeveningbecause.A.hewasateacherB.heworkedveryhardinaschoolC.helivedalongwayfromschoolD.hetaughttoomanystudents()2.Mr.Knottwe

33、ntdownstairsatnineoneevening.A.totelephoneMr.WattB.tomeetMr.WattC. whensomeoneranghimupD.whenthedoorbellrang()3.Mr.Wattwantedtospeakto.A.hiswifeB.Mr.KnottC.JackSmithD.Mrs.Knott()4."Watt'smyname"means.A.What'smyname?B.MynameisWhatC.Areyouaskingmyname?D.MynameisWatt()5.Mr.Knottdidn&#

34、39;tunderstandwhatMr.Wattsaidbecause.A.hewasafoolishB.hehadbadearsC.Mr.Wattdidn'tspeakloudlyenoughD. The“a”in“watt”ispronouncedasthe"a"in"what"Passaoe11WhenJimmywasaboy,helikedwatchesandclocksverymuch.Whenhewaseighteenyearsold,hewentintothearmy.Andafterayear,hebegantoteachhim

35、selftomendwatehes.Alotoffriendsbroughthimbrokenwatches,andhemendedthemforthem.Thenhiscaptainheardaboutthis,andonedayhebroughthimawatchtooandsaid:"Mywatchhasstopped,canyoumenditforme,please?"Jimmysaid："Yes,sir.Ican."Afterafewdays,hebroughtthewatchbacktothecaptain."HowmuchdoIo

36、weyou?"theofficerasked."Onepound,sir."Jimmyanswered.Thenhetookasmallbagoutofhispocketandgaveittothecaptain,saying:"Herearethreewheelsfromyourwatch.Ididn'tfindaplaceforthemwhenIputeverythingback."判斷正誤(T或F):()1.AfterJimmyjoinedthearmy,hebegantolearnhowtomendwatches.()2.His

37、friendssometimesbroughthimnewwatches.()3.OnedaythecaptainaskedJimmytomendhiswatch.()4.Theofficerwantedtoknowhowmanywheelswereinhiswatch.()5.AtlastJimmymadethewatchworse.Passage12Mr.Brownlivedinasmalltown,buthegotajobinabigcity,sohemovedtherewithhiswifeandhistwochildrenlastTuesday.ThenextdayMr.Brownt

38、ookhisnewcaroutofthegarageandwaswashingitwhenaneighborcame.Theneighborstoppedandlookedatthenewcarforaminute.ThenMr.Brownturnedandsawhim.Theneighborsaid:"That'sanewear.Isityours?""Sometimes."Mr.Brownanswered.Theneighborwassurprised."Sometimes?"hesaid,"whatdoyoum

39、ean?""Well."answeredMr.Brownslowly,"whenthere'sapartyintown,itbelongstomydaughter,Jean.Whenthere'safootballgame,itbelongstomyson,Joe.WhenIhavewasheditanditlooksreallyniceandclean,itbelongstomywife,Mary.Andwhenitneedsgas,it'smine."()1.Therearepeopleinthestory.A.th

40、reeB.fourC.sixD.five()2.Mr.Brownworkedin.A.asmalltownB.abigcityC.thegarageD.thegasstation()3.WhenMr.Brownwaswashingthenewcar,hisneighborcametoaskhim.A.ifthecarwasnewB.whatcaritwasC.ifthecarwasMr.Brown'sD.whosecaritwas()4.Whentherewasafootballmatch,thecarbelongedto.A.Mr.BrownB.theneighborC.Jean&#

41、39;sbrotherD.Jean()5.“Sometimes”inthestorymeansthat.A. whentherewasapartyintown,thecarbelongedtohisdaughterB. whentherewasafootballgame,itwashisson'sC. whenthecarlookedniceandclean,itwashiswife'sD. whentheearwantedgas,itbelongedtohimPassage13WecalltheChineseNewYeartheSpringFestival.Thereisan

42、ameforeachChineseyear.Wemaycallittheyearofthehorse,theyearofthemonkeyortheyearofthepig.Andthisyearistheyearofthesheep.BeforeNewYear'sDay,peoplearebusyshoppingandcleaningtheirhouse.OnNewYear'sEve,thereisabigfamilydinner.Afterdinner,allthefamilystayuplatetowelcometheNewYear.OnthemorningoftheNe

43、wYear,peopleputontheirnewclothesandgotovisittheirfriends.Theysay"GoodLuck"and"HappyNewYear"toeachother.PeopleusuallyhaveaverygoodtimeduringtheFestival,butthechildrenarethehappiestbecausetheyusuallygetalotofpocketmoneyandsweetsfromtheirparentsandfriends.()1.TheChineseNewYearistheS

44、pringFestival.()2.OnNewYear'sEve,peoplearcbusyshoppingandcleaningtheirhouses.()3.AfterthebigfamilydinneronNewYear'sEve,allthefamilyputontheirnewclothestowelcomethenewyear.()4.PeoplegotoseetheirfriendsduringtheFestvial.()5.Mostpeopleeatmooncakestogetalotofpocketmoneyfromtheirparentsandfriends

45、.Passage14July20th,1969wasanimportantday.TwoAmericanslandedonthemoon.TheirnameswereArmstrongandAldrin.Theywentthereinaspaceship.ItsnamewasApollo11.Apollo11leftCapeKennedyonJuly16thandwentthreehundredandeighty-fivethousandkilometers.IttookthetwoAmericansthreedaystogetthere.OnJuly20ththespaceshiplande

46、dintheSeaofTranquility(寧靜).Armstrongfirststeppedontothemoon.Theypickedupsomerocksandputtheminthespaceship.Theyjumpedupanddown.Theyweretiredaftertheirmoonwalk,sotheyrested.OnJuly21stApollo11leftthemoonandreturnedtotheEarth.Threedayslater,itcamedowninthePacificOcean.AshiptookthementoAmerica.()1.Themoo

47、niskilometersawayfromtheearth.A.385B.3850C.385000()2.ThetwoAmericansstayedonthemoonforabout.A.threedaysB.sixdaysC.onedayD.fourdays()3."TheSeaofTranquility'heremeans.A.theearthB.themoonC.theworld()4.July20th,1969wasanimportantdaybecause.A. Apollo11landedonthemoonB. mancouldnotgettothemoonbys

48、paceshipC. itwasthefirsttimeforhumanbeingstolandonthemoonD. Americanswerethefirstmentogettothemoon()5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A. TwoAmericansontheMoonB.AnimportantdayC.OntheMoonD.TheFirstMenontheMoonPassage15Itisgoodtokeepanimalsinzoos.Zoosareplacesforpeopletoseemanydifferentkindsofanimalsfroma

49、llovertheworld.Withoutzoos,mostpeoplewouldneverseearealtigerorbear.Secondly,zooslookaftertheanimalsverywell.Theanimalsarealwaysgivenfoodandcleanedontime.Inthewild,itisnotalwayspossibleforananimaltofindfood,sosometimesitgoeshungry.Thirdly,zoosprotecttheanimals.Theyofferthemsafeplacetolivein.Inthewild

50、,somekindsofanimalsareindangerofbecomingextinct.Butzoosgivetheseanimalsachancetolive.Withoutzoos,therewouldbefewerkindsofanimalsintheworld.However,somepeoplethinkitisunnaturalandunfairtokeepwildanimalsincages.Mostanimalsarekeptincagesthataretoosmallforthem.Theanimalssuchasbearsandtigersalwayslooksad

51、incages.Wildanimalsshouldlookfortheirownfood.Anyonewouldnotfeelhappyifheisn'tallowedtogooutsidehishomeandanimalsdon'tlikeiteither.判斷正誤(T或F):()1.Ifyoudon'tgotoazoo,youcan'tseedogs.()2.Inthezoos,allanimalsarehappy.()3.Inthewild,animalslookfortheirownfood.()4.Accordingtothelastsentence,

52、wecansayanimalsliketostayinthecages.()5.ThewriterisnotsurewhetheritisbetterforanimalstostayinZoos.Passage16BigBenisnotthenameofaman.It'sthenameofahugeclockinLondon.LondonisthecapitalofEngland.Thisdockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyoustand,youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Eachfaceisthesizeofadou

53、bledeckerbus.Thehandsareaboutfourmeterslong.Itisaboutthesizeoftwopeoplestandingonthetopofeachother.IfyougotoLondon,youmaywanttoVisittheHousesofParliament(國會大廈).Inthatplace,youwillfindBigBensitsatthetopoftheclocktowerintheHousesofParliament.Youwillprobablyhearitaswellasseeit.Thegiantclockmakessuchalo

54、udnoise:"Dingdong,dingdong."Itgoeseveryquarterofahour.Theclockwasnamedafterabigman.HewasSirBenjaminHall.ThismandidmuchbuildingworkinLondonmanyyearsago.()1.BigBenis.A.adoubledeckerbusB.ahugeclockC.abuildingD.thenameofBen()2.Theclockstrikesevery,ofanhour.A.tenminutesB.fifteenminutesC.twentym

55、inutesD.thirtyminutes()3.Whichtwowordsmeanthesameaslarge?A.Giantandsmall.B.Giganddouble.C.Giantandhuge.D.Hugeandloud.()4.YoucanreadthetimeofBigBenA.onthefacesoftheclockB.atthetopoftheclocktowerC.onthehandsofthehugeclockD.intheHousesofParliament()5.ThetitleofthispassageisA.ThecapitalofEnglandB.Aclock

56、C.SirBenjaminHallD.BigBenPassage17Abusinessmanhadworkedtoomuch.Hefoundthathecouldn'tsleepatnight,butoftenfellasleepduringtheday.Hebecameveryworried,sohewenttoseehisdoctor."Canyouhelpme,doetor?"heasked,"Isleptsowell,butnowIsleeplessthantwohoursatnight."Thedoctorlookedhimoverca

57、refully,gavehimsometests,askedhimtoworklesshard,andtoldhimtotakesomemedicinetohelphim.Hesaidhewassurethathewasnotseriouslyill,andthathewouldsoonbebetter.Butthebusinessmangrewworseinsteadofbetter.Hesleptevenlessthanbeforeatnightandwasstillfallingasleepinhisoffice.Hevisitedthedoctoragainandagainanditt

58、ookthedoctoralongtimetofindoutthereason:thebusinessman'swifewasgivinghimthesleepingmedicineinthemorningandtheonestokeephimawakeatnight.判斷正誤T/F:()1.Thebusinessmancouldn'tfallasleepbecausehewasworriedabouthisbusiness.()2.Thebusinessmanworkedatnightandsleptduringtheday.()3.Thebusinessmanvisited

59、thedoctoragainandagainbecausehestillcouldn'tsleepatall.()4.Thedoctortoldthemanhewasn'tseriouslyillandwouldsoonbewell.()5.Thebusinessmangrewworsebecausethedoctorgavehimthewrongmedicine.Passaoe18Australiaisthegreatestislandintheworld.ItisalittlesmallerthanChina.Itistothesouthoftheequator(赤道).S

60、owhenitissummerinourcountry,itiswinterinAustralia.Australiaisbig,butthepopulationthereisthin.ThepopulationofAustraliaisthesameasthatofShanghai,acityinChina.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos.Afterashortdrivefromanytown,youwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepareeverywhere.Haveyouseenakangaroo?Ithasa"bag"belowitsbreast.Themotherkangarookeepsitsbabykangaroointhe"bag".Itisverystrange,isn'tit?()1.ChinaisthanAustralia,A.largerBIlargeC.smallD.smaller()2.ItisinAustraliawhenitissummerinourcountry.A.autumnB.springC.wint