新目標英語八年級下學期閱讀理解20篇

1、v1.0可編輯可修改新目標英語八年下閱讀理解20篇閱讀理解1Jack 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 the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma

2、 who lives downstairs is satisfied with （滿意）him.One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily.He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked abouttheir school, teachers, classmates and their future （未來）.They talked for a lon

3、g time.“Have a look at your watch, please, " said the girl."What time is it now ”“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch, " said Jack."Where's yours ”“I left it athome.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor,“Bang! Bang! Bang!"

4、;The sound woke his grandma up. The old womanshouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs”1. Jack was when he finished middle school.ccccA. sixteenB. eighteenC. twentyD. fifteen2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because.A. he's

5、 her grandsonB. he's cleverC. he can keep quietD. he gets home on time3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's.A. classmateB. colleague （ 同事）C. auntD. wife11v1.0可編輯可修改4. The word“stamp"in the story means in Chinese.A.蓋印B.跺C.貼郵票D.承認5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order

6、 （為了 ）.A. to wake his grandma upB. to make his grandma angryC. that his grandma was going to tell him the timeD D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch參考答案：1. B2. C 3. A4. B 5. C講解：1 .第一句介紹杰克今年20歲，2年前中學畢業(yè)，故選 Bo2 .結合前后文意，前面講他吃完飯就去睡覺，并且很快就睡著了，文章最后介紹他用腳跺樓， 發(fā)出聲音，奶奶阻止他，說明他奶奶怕吵，綜合判斷選Co3 .由第二段倒數(shù)第二

7、句判斷。4 .根據(jù)文意，他奶奶住他樓下，倒數(shù)第二句又講他用腳在地板上發(fā)出“ Bang. ”的聲音，故 應是用腳跺樓。5 .因他表壞了，Mary又沒帶，他們想知道時間。閱讀理解2Weare all busy talking about and using the Internet（互聯(lián)網）,but how many of us knowthe history of the Internet ?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s.At that time, comput

8、ers were large and expensive. Computer networks （網絡）didn't workwell. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, infor

9、mation could be sent through another 22v1.0可編輯可修改part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still ve

10、ry expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing'（ 瀏覽）the Internet more convenient.Today it is easy to get on-line （ 上網）and it is said that millions of people u

11、se 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.判斷下列句子是否符合短文內容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。1. The Internet has a history of less than thirty years.T TF2. In the 1960s computer networks went wro

12、ng easily.T TF3. Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and banks were allowed to use them.T TF4. People didn't have enough software to get on-line conveniently until the early 1990s.T TF參考答案：1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T講解：1 .第二段開頭講互聯(lián)網是在60年代建立的，故至今歷史已超過30年。2 .文中第二段闡明計算機網絡工作狀況不好（didn't work w

13、ell） 。3 .第三段中說明大學、醫(yī)院等都被允許使用電腦，然而，計算機仍然很貴，并且網絡很難使 用。4 .由第三段最后幾句介紹可知，到 90年代，計算機便宜且好用?？茖W家也發(fā)展了軟件使網上33v1.0可編輯可修改瀏覽更方便。而本題干用了 notuntil句型，譯為“直到90年代早期人們才有足夠的軟件上網”。閱讀理解3Mr. 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 m

14、iddle 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 （升學考試）.Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her s

15、on. On the busshe told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university （大學 ）will y our son study in " a woman next to her asked.“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.

16、“The most famous university”“Oxford University （牛津）.”Most of the passengers （ 乘客）looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,a 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,

17、 " said the woman. "He is one of the professors. ”1. The story happened in.A. America B. France C. Germany D. England2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because.A. their son did well in his lessons44v1.0可編輯可修改B B. they have a big farmC. they have a good harvestD. their son studied at a middl

18、e school3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know.A. her son finished middle schoolB. her son was handsomeC C. her son was going to study in a universityD. her son was very friendly to others4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that.A. her friend could hear herB. all the people could hear herC. sh

19、e hoped to make all the people happyD. she hoped they would say congratulations to her5. Which of the following is true.A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's wordsB. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off （炫耀）rD.

20、 The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too參考答案：1. D2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C講解：1 .因為牛津大學是英國的著名大學。2 .第一段最后一句講“這使他們高興”?！?It ”指代前一句講的情況，即他們的兒子功課很 好。3 .根據(jù)第三段文意判斷。55v1.0可編輯可修改4 .第三段最后一句講“所有人都開始聽她講。”故A不對；她這樣做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D描述的意思都不確切。5 .文章前面做了鋪墊，講 Mrs. Turner如何炫耀她兒子考上大學，結尾講那個婦女說自己的兒子是教授不論真假，她是在

21、阻止Mrs. Turner的炫耀。閱讀理解4"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings."Cool" can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. Whenyou

22、 see a famous car in the street, maybeyou will say "It's cool. " You may think,"He's so cool,”when you see your favourite footballer.We all maximize （ 擴大）the meaning of "cool” . You can use i t instead of many words such as "new' or asurprising ” . Here's an

23、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）theyhad visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, "It's so cool ” . Maybehe thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.But the stor

24、y also shows a scarcity （缺乏）of words. Without"cool " , some peoplehave no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite importantto keep some credibility（可信性）.Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word"cool " I can. And I think they are also v

25、ery cool.1. We know that the word "cool" has.A. only one meaningB. no meaningsC. many different meaningsD. the same meaning2. In the passage, the wordaexpress "means":.A. seeB. showC. knowD. feel66v1.0可編輯可修改3. If you are something, you may say,"It's cool. ”A A. intereste

26、d inB. angry aboutC. afraid ofD. unhappy with4. The writer takes an example to show he is the way the word is used.A. pleased withB. strange toC. worried aboutD. careful with5. In the passage, the writer suggests （暗示）that the word "cool" .A A. can be used instead of many wordsB B. usually

27、means something interestingC. can make your life colourfulD. may not be as cool as it seems參考答案：1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D講解：1 .見首句。2 .由“express”前后詞義關系可推斷出是“表達”的意思，與“show'同義。3 .由第二段首句可知。4 .由例子中的學生用cool 一詞概括出他的所有感受，知 cool詞義的擴大會導致語言中詞匯的缺乏，是令人擔憂的。5 .結合第4題的答案可做出選擇。參考答案：1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C講解：1 .由短

28、文最后一句"They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London”可知，最接近"for nearly 1,800 kilometres ”,因此選 A。2 .由短文第2段倒數(shù)第 3句"So they were able to change its weight ”可知答案為D。3 .從第3段可以看出，越往上溫度越低，因此應選 Ao4 .由短文最后一段倒數(shù)第 2句"They came down in Poland."可知答案為D。5 .縱觀全文可以看出答案C不正確。77v1.0可編輯可修改閱讀理解6If

29、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.Whensomeone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he kee

30、ps 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.If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault.But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us t

31、hink that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.Have you ever found that some people can' t read or write but usually they have better memories This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little

32、 notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want to 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 TF2. If you don&#

33、39;t use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong.T TF3. A good memory comes from more practice.T TF4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble.TF5. The best title of this passage is“How to Have a Good Memory ".88v1.0可編輯

34、可修改參考答案：1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T講解：1.文中沒有此說法。2.從第一段可判斷。3.第二段開頭已說明。4.第四段開頭已說明。5.最后一段點題。閱讀理解7A meteorite （隕石）almost hit an 80-year-old man namedArthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.The meteorite weighed （ 重量）one kil

35、o, and might be over four thousand million （百萬）years old.“I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees comingand going, " he said. "I didn't know what it was. ”Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteoritesmay fall on e

36、arth 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 reallyis something strange. ”1. The meteorite was Mr Pettifer when it fell down.A. clos

37、e toB. far fromC. hittingD. coming to2. The meteorite was already years old.A. 40,000,000,000B. 40,000,000C C. 400,000,000D D. 4,000,000,0003. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because.A. the trees were afraid99v1.0可編輯可修改B B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops movi

38、ngC. it was going to rainD. the moving was made by wind4.people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.A. Quite a fewB. some C. Few D. Many5. Mr. Pettifer was to see the falling of the meteorite.A A. happy 1 |b. afraid工 C. sorryD D. angry參考答案1 .從短文第1句看出隕石落下時幾乎砸著Mr Pettife

39、r，故答案應選 A。2 .由短文第 2 段中“，and might be over four thousand million ” 4000 百萬即 40 億, 故答案應是Do3 . Mr Pettifer發(fā)現(xiàn)樹梢來回搖擺是因為下落的隕石使它來回動，故答案選B。4 . 由短文第 4 段 “About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found.” 一句可推斷，答案選C。5 .由短文最后一段第 1句"Mr Pettifer is glad ”可以看出，且 happy與glad意思相

40、近, 故答案應選A。閱讀理解8One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn' t sure of that was on September11.I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier.I turned on the TV

41、and I saw that a plane had crashed （撞擊）into the North Tower of theWorld Trade Center. My first reaction （反應）was that it was a terrible accident. ThenI saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing （目 1010v1.0可編輯可修改擊）an act of terrorism.My wife and I spent the day wa

42、tching 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 bega

43、n to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy （悲居 1）. People seem different now, more understanding,more tolerant（寬容的）.Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longerbig things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious（

44、珍貴的）,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 towork and don ' t come back. One moment they ' re living and the next minute they ' re not. And, it doesn ' t matte

45、r who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.You try to learn from what happened. You can ' t be used up by it. You can ' t live by it. All you can do is just live.1. The word a pos

46、itive " in the passage probably means.A. terribleB. badC. goodD. real2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?A. A fire startingB. A plane flyingC. A terrible accidentD. An act of terrorism.3. From September 11, the writer had realized that.A. people should make the mos

47、t of every minute they haveB. he has become less tolerant towards othersC. he should get worried about little things1111v1.0可編輯可修改D. life is too short to care about others.4. What ' s the best title of this passage ?A. A Report about September 11B. The Tragedy of September 11C. September 11 and

48、My FamilyD. September 11 and My Turn. 參考答案 講解：1. C見第一行，不管（no matter ）事情多糟，總能發(fā)現(xiàn)有益的東西。2. D見第六行。3. A見倒數(shù)第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have.4. D閱讀理解9閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)短文內容選出能完成短文題目的最佳答案。Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said: Were you everin a hospital when

49、 you were small How did you feel The doctors in Children' s Hospitalare 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.Afte

50、r Mrs. Weeks read the story , she said , “This story gave me an idea. ” “You want us to bring some money for the toys. ”"We could bring some of our owntoys for the children in the hospital."said the boys and girls one after another.“Well, your ideas would be nice , " Mrs Weeks said ,

51、“but mine is different. ” “We could make some toys. " sho uted one of them.1212v1.0可編輯可修改Mrs. Weeks smiled. "Do you think you could make toys " she asked.“Yes, yes. " the whole class answered.“Great! Let ' s begin to make toys tomorrow. " said Mrs . Weeks.On Saturday aft

52、ernoon , Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy, too.A few days later , Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:Someschool pupils brought toys to Children ' s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pup

53、ils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said , “We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say, ' THANK YQ UGRADE THRE E.”1. What was the first newspaper story mainly（主要）about ?A. Sick children in Children ' s HospitalB. Doctors in Chi

54、ldren ' 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 A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital. pB. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.C. L

55、et the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.3. Doctors in Children ' s Hospital didn ' t have to keep the children happy andquiet.D. enough doctorsA. enough timeB. enough boys and girlsC. get

56、 money to buy toys for1313v1.0可編輯可修改4. At first , the doctors in Children ' s Hospital wanted to the sick children.A. give some money toB. make some toys forC. get money to buy toys forD. borrow some toys for5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to.A. let everyone know her classB. save some m

57、oney for toysC C. make herself famousD. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others參考答案：1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D講解：1 .根據(jù)第1段newspaper story的內容得知，文章主要講的是在兒童醫(yī)院生病住院的孩子，故答案為Ao2 .從文中孩子們建議用錢買玩具或帶自己的玩具去醫(yī)院，而“Mrs Weekssaid ,'but mine isdifferent.'”到有人提議"make some toys”時她微笑，可

58、判斷答案為C。3 .縱觀整個新聞內容可知沒有足夠的玩具供生病的孩子們玩，故答案為Co4 .由文中說醫(yī)生"ask for money for children ' s toys ”得知玩具不夠，因此本題答案選 C5 .從文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks的本意就是教學生學會關心愛護別人，故答案 D是正確的。閱讀理解10Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him , " Don't forget this. ”O(jiān)ne day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home, his wife said , “ Now youhave all these things. You 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.1414v1.0可編輯可修改About an hour