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新目标英语八年级下学期阅读理解20篇
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阅读理解1
Jackisatwenty-year-oldyoungman.Twoyearsago,whenhefinishedmiddleschool,hefoundworkinashop.Usuallyheworksuntilteno'clockintheevening.Heisverytiredwhenhegetshome.Afteraquicksupperhegoestobedandsoonfallsasleep.Hisgrandmawholivesdownstairsissatisfiedwith(满意)him.
Oneday,onhiswayhome,hemetMary.Theywerebothhappy.Heaskedthegirltohishouse,sheagreedhappily.Heboughtsomefruitanddrinksforher.Andtheytalkedabouttheirschool,teachers,classmatesandtheirfuture(未来).Theytalkedforalongtime.
“Havealookatyourwatch,please,”saidthegirl.“Whattimeisitnow”
“Sorry,somethingiswrongwithmywatch,”saidJack.“Where'syours”
“Ileftitathome.”
Jackthoughtforamomentandfoundaway.Hebegantostamphisfootonthefloor,“Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
”
Thesoundwokehisgrandmaup.Theoldwomanshouteddownstairs,“It'stwelveo'clockinthenight,Jack.Whyareyoustilljumpingupstairs”
1.Jackwas________whenhefinishedmiddleschool.
A.sixteen
B.eighteen
C.twenty
D.fifteen
2.TheoldwomanissatisfiedwithJackbecause________.
A.he'shergrandson
B.he'sclever
C.hecankeepquiet
D.hegetshomeontime
3.Fromthestory,wecanknowthatMaryisJack's________.
A.classmate
B.colleague(同事)
C.aunt
D.wife
4.Theword“stamp”inthestorymeans______inChinese.
A.盖印
B.跺
C.贴邮票
D.承认
5.Jackstampedhisfootonthefloorinorder(为了)________.
A.towakehisgrandmaup
B.tomakehisgrandmaangry
C.thathisgrandmawasgoingtotellhimthetime
D.thathisgrandmawasgoingtobuyhimawatch
参考答案:
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.C
讲解:
1.第一句介绍杰克今年20岁,2年前中学毕业,故选B。
2.结合前后文意,前面讲他吃完饭就去睡觉,并且很快就睡着了,文章最后介绍他用脚跺楼,发出声音,奶奶阻止他,说明他奶奶怕吵,综合判断选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
WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet(互联网),buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?
ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks(网络)didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.
AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,but,intheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade'surfing'(浏览)theInternetmoreconvenient.
Todayitiseasytogeton-line(上网)anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.
TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.
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.TheInternethasahistoryoflessthanthirtyyears.
T
F
2.Inthe1960scomputernetworkswentwrongeasily.
T
F
3.Computersbecomecheapersothatmanyhospitalsandbankswereallowedtousethem.
T
F
4.Peopledidn'thaveenoughsoftwaretogeton-lineconvenientlyuntiltheearly1990s.
T
F
参考答案:
1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T
讲解:
1.第二段开头讲互联网是在60年代建立的,故至今历史已超过30年。
2.文中第二段阐明计算机网络工作状况不好(didn'tworkwell)。
3.第三段中说明大学、医院等都被允许使用电脑,然而,计算机仍然很贵,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.andMrs.Turnerliveoutsideasmalltown.Theyhaveabigfarmandtheyarealwaysbusyworkingonit.Theirson,Peter,studiedatamiddleschool.Theyoungmanstudiedhardanddidwellinhislessons.Itmadethemhappy.
LastmonthPeterfinishedmiddleschoolandpassedtheentranceexamination(升学考试).Mrs.Turnerwasveryhappyandtoldthefarmersaboutit.
Yesterdaymorningthewomanwenttothetowntobuysomethingforherson.Onthebusshetoldoneofherfriendshowcleverandablehersonwas.Shespokeveryloudly.Allthepeopleinthebusbegantolistentoher.
“Whichuniversity(大学)willyoursonstudyin”awomannexttoherasked.
“Inthemostfamousuniversityinourcountry!
”Mrs.Turnersaidhappily.
“Themostfamousuniversity”
“OxfordUniversity(牛津).”
Mostofthepassengers(乘客)lookedathercarefully.Someofthemsaidtoher,“Congratulations!
”
Awomansaid,“I'msurehe'llknowFredSmith.”
“Who'sFredSmith”
“He'smyson.”
“Doeshestudyintheuniversity,too”
“No,”saidthewoman.“Heisoneoftheprofessors.”
l.Thestoryhappenedin________.
A.America
B.France
C.Germany
D.England
2.Mr.andMrs.Turnerwerehappybecause________.
A.theirsondidwellinhislessons
B.theyhaveabigfarm
C.theyhaveagoodharvest
D.theirsonstudiedatamiddleschool
3.Mrs.Turnerwantedeveryonetoknow________.
A.hersonfinishedmiddleschool
B.hersonwashandsome
C.hersonwasgoingtostudyinauniversity
D.hersonwasveryfriendlytoothers
4.Mrs.Turnerspokesoloudlyinthebusthat__________.
A.herfriendcouldhearher
B.allthepeoplecouldhearher
C.shehopedtomakeallthepeoplehappy
D.shehopedtheywouldsaycongratulationstoher
5.Whichofthefollowingistrue__________.
A.Thewomanwasn'tinterestedinMrs.Turner'swords
B.Mrs.Turnerknewnothingaboutthefamousuniversity
C.ThewomanwantedtostopMrs.Turnerfromshowingoff(炫耀)
D.ThewomannexttoMrs.Turnerwantedtoshowoffherson,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。
”故A不对;她这样做只是想炫耀一下而已。
C、D描述的意思都不确切。
5.文章前面做了铺垫,讲Mrs.Turner如何炫耀她儿子考上大学,结尾讲那个妇女说自己的儿子是教授不论真假,她是在阻止Mrs.Turner的炫耀。
阅读理解4
“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.
“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay“It'scool.”Youmaythink,“He'ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.
Weallmaximize(扩大)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________.
A.onlyonemeaning
B.nomeanings
C.manydifferentmeanings
D.thesamemeaning
2.Inthepassage,theword“express”means“________”.
A.see
B.show
C.know
D.feel
3.Ifyouare________something,youmaysay,“It'scool.”
A.interestedin
B.angryabout
C.afraidof
D.unhappywith
4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis_________thewaythewordisused.
A.pleasedwith
B.strangeto
C.worriedabout
D.carefulwith
5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests(暗示)thattheword“cool”_________.
A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords
B.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting
C.canmakeyourlifecolourful
D.maynotbeascoolasitseems
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”的意思,与“show”同义。
3.由第二段首句可知。
4.由例子中的学生用cool一词概括出他的所有感受,知cool词义的扩大会导致语言中词汇的缺乏,是令人担忧的。
5.结合第4题的答案可做出选择。
参考答案:
1.A 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C
讲解:
1.由短文最后一句“Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometresfromLondon”可知,最接近“fornearly1,800kilometres”,因此选A。
2.由短文第2段倒数第3句“Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight”可知答案为D。
3.从第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“TheycamedowninPoland...”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
Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.
Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.
Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.
Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemoriesThisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.
Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthep