八年級(jí)下英語(yǔ)閱讀競(jìng)賽題

新目標(biāo)英語(yǔ)八年下閱讀理解20篇閱讀理解1Jackisatwenty-year-oldyoungman.Twoyearsago,whenhefinishedmiddleschool,hefoundworkinashop.Usuallyheworksuntilteno'clockintheevening.Heisverytiredwhenhegetshome.Afteraquicksupperhegoestobedandsoonfallsasleep.Hisgrandmawholivesdownstairsissatisfiedwith(滿意)him.Oneday,onhiswayhome,hemetMary.Theywerebothhappy.Heaskedthegirltohishouse,sheagreedhappily.Heboughtsomefruitanddrinksforher.Andtheytalkedabouttheirschool,teachers,classmatesandtheirfuture(未來).Theytalkedforalongtime.“Havealookatyourwatch,please,”saidthegirl.“Whattimeisitnow?”“Sorry,somethingiswrongwithmywatch,”saidJack.“Where'syours?”“Ileftitathome.”Jackthoughtforamomentandfoundaway.Hebegantostamphisfootonthefloor,“Bang!Bang!Bang!”Thesoundwokehisgrandmaup.Theoldwomanshouteddownstairs,“It'stwelveo'clockinthenight,Jack.Whyareyoustilljumpingupstairs?”()1.Jackwaswhenhefinishedmiddleschool.sixteenB.eighteenC.twentyD.fifteenTOC\o"1-5"\h\z()2.TheoldwomanissatisfiedwithJackbecause.he'shergrandsonB.he'scleverC.hecankeepquietD.hegetshomeontime()3.Fromthestory,wecanknowthatMaryisJack's.classmateB.colleague(同事)C.auntD.wife()4.Theword“stamp”inthestorymeansinChinese.蓋印B.跺C.貼郵票D.承認(rèn)()5.Jackstampedhisfootonthefloorinorder(為了).A.towakehisgrandmauptomakehisgrandmaangrythathisgrandmawasgoingtotellhimthetimethathisgrandmawasgoingtobuyhimawatch參考答案：1．B2．C3．A4．B5．C講解：1．第一句介紹杰克今年20歲，2年前中學(xué)畢業(yè)，故選B。2．結(jié)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C。3．由第二段倒數(shù)第二句判斷。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(yīng)是用腳跺樓。因他表壞了，Mary又沒帶，他們想知道時(shí)間閱讀理解2WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet（互聯(lián)網(wǎng)）,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks（網(wǎng)絡(luò)）didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,but,intheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade'surfing'（瀏覽）theInternetmoreconvenient.Todayitiseasytogeton-line（上網(wǎng)）anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.判斷下列句子是否符合短文內(nèi)容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。()l.TheInternethasahistoryoflessthanthirtyyears.()2.Inthe1960scomputernetworkswentwrongeasily.()3.Computersbecomecheapersothatmanyhospitalsandbankswereallowedtousethem.()4.Peopledidn'thaveenoughsoftwaretogeton-lineconvenientlyuntiltheearly1990s.()5.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.參考答案：1．F2．T3．F4．T5.T講解：1．第二段開頭講互聯(lián)網(wǎng)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(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)工作狀況不好(didn'tworkwell)。3．第三段中說明大學(xué)、醫(yī)院等都被允許使用電腦，然而，計(jì)算機(jī)仍然很貴，并且網(wǎng)絡(luò)很難使用。4．由第三段最后幾句介紹可知，到90年代，計(jì)算機(jī)便宜且好用。科學(xué)家也發(fā)展了軟件使網(wǎng)上瀏覽更方便。而本題干用了not…until句型，譯為“直到90年代早期人們才有足夠的軟件上網(wǎng)”。閱讀理解4“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay“It'scool.”Youmaythink,“He'ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize(擴(kuò)大)themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwasjusttheonesentence,“It'ssocool”.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信性).Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.()1.Weknowthattheword“cool”has.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning()2.Inthepassage,theword“express”means“”.seeB.showC.knowD.feel()3.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,“It'scool.”interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith()4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith()5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests(暗示)thattheword“cool”.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsusuallymeanssomethinginterestingcanmakeyourlifecolourfulmaynotbeascoolasitseems參考答案：1．C2．B3．A4．C5．D講解：1.見首句。2.由“express”前后詞義關(guān)系可推斷出是“表達(dá)”的意思,與“show”同義。3.由第二段首句可知。4.由例子中的學(xué)生用cool—詞概括出他的所有感受,知cool詞義的擴(kuò)大會(huì)導(dǎo)致語(yǔ)言中詞匯的缺乏,是令人擔(dān)憂的。5.結(jié)合第4題的答案可做出選擇。參考答案：1.A2.D3.A4.D5.C閱讀理解11Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedup(混合)andpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsaythingstooquicklyandyoucan'tunderstandthem.Butifyoukeepyoursenseofhumor(幽默感)，youcanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumake.Don'tbeunhappyifpeopleseemtobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeopletolaughatyourmistakesthantobeangrywithyou，becausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyouaresaying.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis：“Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.”()1.Thewriterthinksthatthebestwayforyoutolearnalanguageis.writingB.listeningC.usingitD.learninggrammar()2.WhatshouldyoudoinlearningEnglish?A.Becarefulnottomakeanymistake.Writeasquicklyasyoucan.Laughmoreoften.SpeakEnglishasmuchasyoucan.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z()3.Whenpeoplelaughatyourmistakes，youshould.A.notcareB.behappyC.feelworriedD.beunhappy()4.Whenyoumakeamistake，youshould.A.keepquietB.keepyoursenseofhumorC.bekindD.getangry()5.Thestorytellsus：“”.Onlyfoolish(愚蠢的)peoplemakemistakesFewpeoplemakemistakesPeoplenevermakemistakesThereisnoonewhodoesn'tmakemistakes參考答案：1.C2.D3.A4.B5.D講解：1.第一句“Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.”

2.第二句“ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.”。3.閱讀全文可得此答案。4.閱讀全文可得此答案。5.從最后一句ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis：“Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.”可知。閱讀理解12DoyouknowwhattheWhiteHouseis?Perhapssomeofyoudo，whileothersdon't.TheWhiteHouseisahouseinWashington.ThepresidentoftheU.S.A.livesinit.It'sreallywhite.ButdoyouknowwhytheWhiteHouseiswhite?Thestoryhappenedin1812.ThatyearEnglandwasatwarwithAmerica.TheBritisharmygottoWashingtonandsetthepresident'shouseonfire.In1814，inordertohidethemarksofthefire，thestonewallsofthepresident'shousewerepaintedwhiteandithasbeenthe“WhiteHouse”eversince.WhiteHouseisahousefor.廠A.theAmericanpeople.廠A.theAmericanpeople.thesoldiersofU.S.A.廠C.thepresidentsofU.S.A.廠D.thepatientsofU.S.A.EnglandfoughtwithAmericainB.1812D.19161810B.1812D.191618143.Thehouseiscalled“WhiteHouse”becauseA.it'scoveredwithsnowthehouseisveryclean廠C.thestonewallsofthehousewerepaintedwhite廠D.theylikewhitecolour4.TheWhiteHousewaspaintedwhitebecauseA.thehouseisoldB.thehouseisnewA.thehouseisoldB.thehouseisnewitwasonceonfireandwaswithmarkstheyhaveenoughpaint5.“eversince”means.廠A.never廠B.once廠C.fromthenon廠D.before參考答案1.C第二段第二句。2.B參看第一段“Thestoryhappenedin1812.”3.C第二段提到：戰(zhàn)后為了掩蓋火燒的痕跡,所以把房子漆成白色?！癢hiteHouse”也由此而來。4.C參看第三段的解釋。5.C根據(jù)最后句：從此它就成了“WhiteHouse”。閱讀理解13TherewouldbeaschoolpartyonFridayevening.Thegirlsweretalkingaboutwhattheyweregoingtowear.“I'mgoingtowearablackdress,soeverybodywillnotice（注意）me,”saidEmily.“Howaboutyou，Linda?”“I'mnotsure.Maybejeans（仔褲）,anoldshirt,andahat.Peoplewillnoticememorethanyou!”Lindasaid.“Whatarewegoingtodoabouttheboys?”askedJane.“Doyourememberthelastschoolparty,lastyear?Theyjuststoodthere,andwegirlshadtodancebyourselves!”“Ihearthatsomeoftheboyslearnedhowtodancethissummer.Maybeit'llbebetterthistime,”saidMary.ThepartywasheldonFridayevening.Groupsofstudentsarrived.Themusicbegan.Thegirlsstoodinalineononeside,andtheboysonanotherside.Mr.Green,theirteacher,triedtogetthemtogether,butfailed.Afterawhile,Timsaid,“Idon'twanttostandherethewholetime.Thepartyisonlyfortwohours.It'llbeoversoon.”Hestartedtodance.Allthe

otherswatchedhim.ThenDavidaskedEmilyifshewantedtodance.ThenJackandLinda.Then，allbegantodance.Soonthereweremoredancersthanwatchers.OnFridayeveningtherewouldbe.廠A.aschoolparty廠A.aschoolparty廠B.aschoolmeeting廠C.asportsmeeting廠C.asportsmeeting「D.abirthdaypartyThegirlsweretalkingaboutwhattheboysweregoingtowearatthepartywhattheyweregoingtowearattheparty廠C.howtoteachtheboystodancehowtodanceWhathappenedwhenthemusicbegan?廠A.DavidaskedEmilytodance.廠B.Groupsofstudentsarrived.TheboysandgirlsbegantodanceD.Thegirlsstoodononeside,andtheboysonanotherside.Whowasthefirstonetodance?DavidB.JackC.TimD.Jane參考答案A細(xì)節(jié)題。第一句：“TherewouldbeaschoolpartyonFridayevening.”B從文章開頭和Linda的對(duì)話中得知她們?cè)谡務(wù)撏頃?huì)上她們要穿的衣服。D最后一段提到：音樂響起來的時(shí)候，女孩子站在一邊，而男孩子站在另一邊。C最后一段提到：Afterawhile，Timsaid，“Idon'twanttostandherethewholetime...”Hestartedtodance，因此可知他是第一開始跳舞的人。閱讀理解14Amanwenttoafast-foodrestauranttobuyhislunch.“Hi，”aworkersaid.“MayIhelpyou?”“I'dlikeahamburger，largechips，andaCoke.”themansaid.“Anythingelse?”theworkerasked.“No.”themananswered.“That'sit.”“Isthatforhereortogo?”theworkerasked.“Togo.”themansaid.Theworkerputtheman'slunchinabag.Themantookouthismoneyandpaidforhislunch.“Thankyou.”theworkersaid，“Haveaniceday.”Themantookthebagandwalkedtoapark.Hesatdownandopenedthebag.Hewassurprised.Therewasnohamburgerinthebag.Therewerenochips.TherewasnoCoke.Therewasonlymoneyinthebag--alotofmoney!Themancountedthemoney.Twothousanddollars!Whywasthemoneyinthebag?Wherewastheman'slunch?Themanagerofthefast-foodrestaurantneededtogotothebank.Heputtwothousanddollarsinanenvelope(信封).Heputtheenvelopeinabagandputthebagdown.Theworkergavethemanager'sbagtothemanbymistake.Sothemanagerhadahamburger，chipsandaCoke，andthemanhadtwothousanddollars.Whatshouldthemando?()1.Themanwenttoarestaurantto.buyhislunchB.havearestC.selldrinksD.cookfood()2.Themanwantedtohavehislunch.inahotelB.inashopC.inarestaurantD.inapark()3.Whenthemanopenedthebag，hefoundinit.foodB.drinkC.moneyD.nothing()4.couldn'tfindhismoney.ThemanB.ThemanagerC.TheworkerD.Nobody()5.Amanwenttoafast-foodrestauranttobuyhis.A.lunchA.lunchB.dinnerC.breakfastD.meal參考答案A細(xì)節(jié)題。第一句“Amanwenttoafast-foodrestauranttobuyhislunch.”D細(xì)節(jié)題。倒數(shù)第二段第一句：“Themantookthebagandwalkedtoapark.”3.C細(xì)節(jié)題。倒數(shù)第二段：“Therewasonlymoneyinthebag--alotofmoney!”4.B最后一段回答了這個(gè)問題。5.A閱讀理解18Theaim（目的）ofstudentswhocametoschoolistostudy.Buttostudyrequires（需要）arightway，oryouwasteeitherthetimeorthemoney.Thefollowingarethewaysofstudying.Thebesttimeforreadingismorning，becauseinthemorning，theairisfreshandthemindisclear.Forthatreason,wecangetgoodresult（結(jié)果）.Instudyingwemusthavepatience（耐心）.Ifwehavenotknownatextwell，wemustreaditagain.Weshouldnotreadthenextonetillwehavelearnedthefirstone.Whenwearestudying，wemustputourheartsintothebook，orwecangetnothingfromthebookwhilewearereading.Wemustalwaysask“whys”.Ifitisnotwellunderstood，writeitdownandaskourteachersorourparents，orfriends.Inanypossibleway，wemustknowitcompletelyandwhatwe'velearnedcanbeusedwellandmadebetter.Thoughtherearemanywaysforstudying,yettheabovementioned（提至U的）willbequiteenoughifwecankeeptheminheartanddoso.（）1.Thepassagetellsus.theimportanceofreadingtoreadinthemorningtopayattentiontothewaysofstudyingtohavepatienceinstudying（）2.Thepassagehastaughtuswaysforstudying.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.many（）3.We'dbetterreadinthemorningbecause.A.it'seasytorememberwhatwehavelearnedtheairisfreshandthemindisclearit'sdifficulttogetgoodresultsbothAandB.()4.Ifwecan'tputourheartsintothebookwhenweread，itis.A.easytounderstanditwellbettertogetsomethingfromitimpossibleforustogetsomethingfromitpossibletolearnsomethingfromit()5.Instudyingwemustalwaysask“whys”inorderto.A.understandthebookwellwritedownthequestionsdowiththenewwordsgetsomequestionstoaskourteachers參考答案CA、B、D選項(xiàng)談到了文章的局部，這篇文章指了要注意學(xué)習(xí)的方法，故選C。2.B第二段至第五段分別介紹了學(xué)習(xí)的方法。3.B細(xì)節(jié)題。閱讀第二段可得此答案。4.C從第四段可知：學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)要用心去學(xué)，否則什么也學(xué)不到所以C項(xiàng)符合題意。5.A在學(xué)習(xí)中多問幾個(gè)“whys”當(dāng)然是為了更多地了解所學(xué)的內(nèi)容。閱讀理解19In26thJanuary，thebiggestearthquake(地震)inIndiatookthelivesof25,000people.Inthemorning，wheneverybodywasenjoyingholiday，earthquakebegan.Itwasabout7.5ontheRitcherscale.“Thereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.Everythinghasbeenpulleddown，”saidoneofthevillagersalive.“Thereisnowater，nofoodandnoonehascometohelp.”NobodydiedinPakistan，acountrynexttoIndia.TheCityofLahorewaslucky.InLahoreAmericanSchool，whereIwasstudying，allofthestudentsweresafe.Theywereon

thefield，somostchildrendidn'tfeelanything.Theearthquakewasfeltbytheteachersthatwereonthesecondfloor.However，thoughMrs.Youngwasalsoonthesecondfloor，shedidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tknowwhathappeneduntilateachertoldheraboutit.Thoseteacherswhowereontheotherfloorshaddifferentfeelings.Mr.Emend，themathsteacherfromAustralia，saidthatwhentheearthquakestartedhethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithhim，butthenanotherteachersaidthatitwasanearthquake.AfterthosewordsMr.Emendfeltbetter.Mrs.DavisandMr.Frostdidn'tfeelanythingeither.Mymotherdidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tevenknowthatitwasanearthquaketillshesawashaking(movingfromsidetoside)light.Mydadsawthecomputershakingandthenhelookedoutofthewindowandsawmanypeoplegoingout.Peopleuse“Ritcherscale”totell.wheretheearthquaketakesplacewhentheearthquaketakesplacehowserioustheearthquakeishowlongtheearthquakelastsWelearnthatfromthesentence“Thereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.”IndiaisalargecountrytheIndianpeoplehadnothingaftertheearthquakethereisnotallbuildinginIndia廠D.theearthquakeinIndiawasseriousTheCityofLahoreis.A.inIndiaB.inAmericaC.inPakistanD.inAustraliaA.inIndiaB.inAmericaC.inPakistanD.inAustraliaWhichistrue?A.Iwaswithmyparentswhentheearthquakehappened.TheearthquakeinthecityofLahorewasn'tserious.PeopleintheCityofLahorewerefrightenedwhentheyknewitwasanearthquake.TheteachersinLahoreAmericanSchoolwereafraidoftheearthquake.參考答案C第二句：“Itwasabout7.5ontheRitcherscale.”可知用Ritcherscale來表示地震的程度。B“Thereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.”說明地震毀滅了他們所有的一切。C細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段第一、二句。B閱讀第二段可知該地區(qū)的地震并沒有引起傷亡。閱讀理解20“Idon'tlikemyparents.TheyalwaystellmeIshoulddothis,andshouldnotdothat.Itsometimesmakesmeangry，”saidZhangHua，amiddleschoolstudentinGuangzhou.Doyouhavethesameproblem?Perhapsyourparentshadthesameproblemwhentheywereyouragelongago.Whydoesitseemthatsomeparent