八年级英语阅读训练三.docx

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八年级英语阅读训练三

八年级英语阅读训练（三）

一

LawrenceHendersonwaswalkingslowlyintheschoolgarden,deeplylostinthought.

 Severalweeksearlieracompanylaboratoryintownhadaskedhimtoworkforthematalmosttwicethesalary（薪水）hewasgettingasateacher.Hedidn’tknowwhethertoacceptitornot,becausehelikedteaching,buthewantedtogetmoremoneyforhisfamily.

 Thatevening,hisstudent,Bob,paidavisittohim.LawrenceaskedwhetherBobwasworkingasasalesman.Bobrepliedthathewasn’tandsaidhewantedtothankLawrenceforhelpinghimdecidewhatheshoulddo.Lawrencewassurprised.Bobexplained,“Ispentsixmonthsinyourclassandeverythingchanged.YoumadechemistrysointerestingthatIgaveuptheideaofbecomingasalesmananddecidedtocontinuestudyingscience.I’mnowpreparingtobecomeadoctor.Thankyou,MrHenderson,fornotlettingmemakeamistake.”Lawrencesaid,“You’rehelpedmemorethanyouknow.”

 AfterBobleft,Lawrencesaidtohiswife,“Itisn’tmoneythatmademewanttoleaveteaching.Idon’tknowifIwassuccessfulasateacher.Bobisonlyonestudent,butthat’senough.IfIhelpedonestudent,IguessIhelpedtheotherstoo－－andIfeelmuchbetterabouteverything.”

1.Whilewalkingintheschoolgarden,Lawrence____.

（A）decidedtogoonwithhisteaching

（B）wasunabletomakeuphismindwhethertoacceptthenewjob

（C）thoughtdeeplyabouthowtothrowawaythejobofteaching

（D）thoughthardhowtogettoknowmoreaboutmoneytosupporthisfamily

2.WhatdidBobreallymeanbysaying“notlettingmemakeamistake”?

（A）LawrencemadeBobgettoknowmoreaboutthevalueoflife

（B）Lawrence’steachingmadeBobpassalltheexaminations

（C）Lawrence’steachingmadeBoblookdownuponsalesmen

（D）Bobwouldmakemoremoneybyworkingasadoctor

3.Bob’svisitmadeLawrencefeelmuchbetterbecause____.

（A）BobhelpedhimmorethanBobknew

（B）Bobmadehimseemoreclearlymoneywasnothingtohim

（C）workingasateachergothighsalaryallthesame

（D）hisworkwaswellacceptedbyhisstudents

4.WhatdoyousupposeLawrencewoulddonext?

（A）HewouldadviseBobnottobecomeadoctor.

（B）Hewouldwritetothecompanytoacceptthenewjob

（C）Hewouldworkmorewhole-heartedlyasateacher

（D）Hewouldadvisehiswifetogotothecompanyinsteadofhim

5.Weknowfromthestorythatasateacher,Lawrence____.

（A）hasdonehisbestinhiswork（B）isamostsuccessfulone

（C）failedtoeducatestudents（D）caresmoreformoneythanteaching

二

AyoungmanfromavillagecalledNawalapitiyamarriedayoungwomanfromMaliyuwa,anearbyvillage.Theylivedwiththeman’sbigfamily,hisparents,hisbrothers,theirwivesandchildren.Thefamilykeptanelephant,inwhichtheyoungwomansoontookagreatinterest.Everydayshefeditwithfruitandsugar.

 Threemonthslaterthewomanwentbacktoherparents’home,havingquarrelledwithherhusband.Soontheelephantrefusedtoeatandwork.Itappearedtobeillandheart-broken.Onemorningafterseveralweekstheanimaldisappearedfromthehouse.

  Itwenttothewoman’shome.Onseeingher,theelephantwaveditstrunkandtouchedherwithit.Theyoungwomanwassomoved（感动）bytheactoftheanimalthatshereturnedtoherhusband’shome.

1.Thewriterwrotethestoryinorderto____.

（A）showthatelephantsareveryclever

（B）tellhowawomantrainedawildanimal

（C）showthatwomencaremoreforanimalsthanmendo

（D）tellhowananimalre-unitedahusbandandwife

2.Thewomanlefthernewhome____.

（A）tovisitherownparentsinMaliyuwa

（B）toseeiftheelephantwouldfollowher

（C）becauseshewasangrywithherhusband

（D）becauseshewastiredofthelargefamily

3.Aftertheyoungwomanleftherhusband’shome,theelephant____.

（A）returnedtotheforest（B）wassadbecauseitmissedher

（C）wenttolookforanewhome（D）wassickbecausenobodyfedit

4.Theyoungwifewentbacktoherhusbandbecause____.

（A）sheknewhehadsenttheanimaltoher

（B）theelephanthadcometolookforher

（C）herparentspersuadedherto

（D）shemissedhernewhome

三

Awell-dressedmanenteredafamousjeweleryshop.Heexplainedhewishedtobuyadiamondforhiswife’sbirthday.Thepricedidn’tmattersincebusinesshadbeenverygoodforhim.Afterexamininganumberofdiamondshechoseablueonethatcost$5000.Hepaidthemoneyandleft.Afewdayslaterthemanreturnedandsaidthathiswifehadlikedthediamondsomuchthatshewantedanotheronejustlikeit,asshewantedapairofearringsmade.“Canyougivemeanyadviceonhowtogetsuchadiamond?

”saidtheman.Thejewelerreplied,“Iwouldsayit’snearlyimpossibletofindanexactonelikethatbluediamond.”Therichmanoffered$25000forthediamond.Thenextdaythejewelermadeitknowninthenewspaper.Manypeopleansweredthead（广告）,butnobodyhadadiamondthatwasjustright.Justwhenthejewelerhadgivenuphope,alittleoldladycameintotheshop.Tohisgreatsurpriseshebroughtoutadiamond.Itwasexactlyliketheoneneeded.Thejewelerquicklypaidherbeforeshechangedhermind.Thenhecalledtherichman’shoteltotellhimthegoodnews.Theman,however,wasnowheretobefound.

1.Themanpaid$5000foradiamond,whichwasfor____.

（A）hiswife（B）himself（C）anoldlady（D）aspecialpurpose

2.Itisprobablethatthelittleoldladywastheman’s____.

（A）wife（B）mother（C）grandmother（D）partner

3.Wecanseethattheman’srealbusinesswasto____.

（A）sellandbuyvaluablethings

（B）keepacompanywhichsoldjeweleryandthelike

（C）makesecretplanstocheat（骗）othersoutofmoney

（D）collectdiamondsandmakejewelerysuchasringsandnecklaces

4.Wemayconcludethatthediamondtheoldladytooktotheshopwas____.

（A）anothervaluablediamond（B）morevaluablethanthefirstone

（C）differentfromthefirstone

（D）exactlytheveryonethatthejewelerhadsoldtotheman

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetothestory?

（A）Themanandtheoldladyranawaywiththemoney

（B）Themanlovedhiswifedearlyandwasreadytopleaseher

（C）Thejewelerlostabouttwentythousanddollarsinall

（D）Morethanonepersonwantedtosellhisdiamondatahighprice

四

‘Here,waiter!

Look,lookatyoursoup.What‘sthis?

Isitvegetablesoup?

No…It’sflysoup!

Lookatthebluebottle!

Terrible!

…Pouritontothefaceofthecook.Whowantssuchawonderfulsoup?

shoutedamiddle-agedlady.

  Inlessthanasecond,thecustomershadgatheredaroundhertable.Ayoungwaiterwasalreadyholdingthesoupplatesearchingfortheflywithaspoon.Theladywasfulloffire.themanagercameovertoseewhatwasthematter.Bringheranotherbowlofsoupwashisorder.

  Theladywantedtoshowtheflytothemanager.Asshereachedforthebowl,sheletoutacryandpointedtoadarkgreenthinginthespoon.“Look,that’sit……thefly.”

    Thecrowedpressedcloserand staredatthespoonintheyoungwaiter’s hand.Justbeforetheycouldseeitclearly,themanputthespoonfulofsoupintohismouth,bitingaslightly.Afterawhile,hesmiledandnodded,“It’sreallyapieceofburntgreenonion.Ifamilybelievethatweareworthyofourfame.”

  Onhearingthis,peoplelaughedandscattered.

1.Theblue-bottleis________.

（A）akindoffly         （B）akindofbowl

（C）thenameofthesoup  （D）thenameofthecook

2.Seeingwhathadhappened,themanager________.

（A）knewthatitwassuchafaultthathisrestaurantwouldloseface

（B）scoldedthewaitersoastosmoothdownheranger

（C）apologizedtothewomanforit

（D）decidedtodismisshiscookwhohadcausedsomuchtrouble

3.Theyoungwaiteratetheblue-bottle,smilingandnodding,because________.

（A）whatheatewasapieceofgreenonion

（B）hedidn’twantotherstodrivethewomanoutoftherestaurant

（C）thesoupwasreallyverynice

（D）hepretendedtoprovewhatheatewasnothingbutapieceofgreenonion

4.Infer（推断）whichofthefollowingwouldprobablyhappen.Thewoman____

afterpeoplescattered.

（A）continuedtoshoutthatitwasnothingbutafly

（B）didn’tknowifsheshoulddrinkthesouporleaveitthere

（C）admittedshehadbeenmistaken

（D）waslaughedatbythewaiter

5.Whatwouldthemanagerprobablydowiththematter?

Hewould________.

（A）dismisstheyoungwaiter

（B）givetheyoungwaiteraraise

（C）notallowthecooktousegreenonion

（D）gototheladyandlookintothematter

五

Oneday,whenhisarmywasincamp,Washingtonwalkedoutaloneinalongovercoat,whichhidhisuniform（军服）.Thesoldierswhomhepasseddidnotrecognizehim.Atoneplacetherewasacorporal（下士）withhismenbuildingabarricade（路障）withlogs.TheywerejustabouttoliftaheavylogwhenWashingtoncameup.

    “Heaveho!

（用力拉）”criedthelittlecorporal“Upwithit,men!

Upwithit!

”But hedidn’tputahandtoithimself.Thementriedtoliftwithalltheirmight,butthelogwassoheavythattheyjustcouldn’tmoveitintoplace.

    Thecorporalshoutedagain,“Heaveho!

Upwithit!

”Buthismenwereunabletodomore.Theirstrengthwasalmostgone,andthelogwasabouttofall.

    ThenWashingtonranup.Withhisstrongarmshegavethemthehelptheyneededsomuch.Thebiglogwasontothebarricade,andthemenwerethankfultothestrangerwhohadsokindlyhelpedthem.

    “Whydon’tyoutakeholdandhelpyourmen?

”Washingtonaskedthecorporal.

    “Whydon’tI?

Don’tyouknowIamthecorporal?

”

    “Oh,indeed,”saidWashington.Hetookoffhisovercoat,andshowedtheuniformhewore.“Well,I’mthegeneral,andnexttime,youhavealogtooheavyforyourmentolift,sendforme!

”

1.Thesoldiersdidn’trecognizetheirgeneralbecause_______