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八年级下英语阅读竞赛题
新目标英语八年下阅读理解20篇
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.
（）2.Inthe1960scomputernetworkswentwrongeasily.
（）3.Computersbecomecheapersothatmanyhospitalsandbankswereallowedtousethem.
（）4.Peopledidn'thaveenoughsoftwaretogeton-lineconvenientlyuntiltheearly1990s.
（）5.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.
参考答案：
1．F 2．T 3．F 4．T5.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.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith
（）4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis____thewaythewordisused.
A.pleasedwith B.strangetoC.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
阅读理解11
Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedup（混合）andpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsaythingstooquicklyandyoucan'tunderstandthem.Butifyoukeepyoursenseofhumor（幽默感），youcanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumake.Don'tbeunhappyifpeopleseemtobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeopletolaughatyourmistakesthantobeangrywithyou，becausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyouaresaying.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis：
“Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.”
（）1.Thewriterthinksthatthebestwayforyoutolearnalanguageis____.
A.writing B.listening C.usingit D.learninggrammar
（） 2.WhatshouldyoudoinlearningEnglish?
A.Becarefulnottomakeanymistake.
B.Writeasquicklyasyoucan.
C.Laughmoreoften.
D.SpeakEnglishasmuchasyoucan.
（）3.Whenpeoplelaughatyourmistakes，youshould____.
A.notcare B.behappy C.feelworriedD.beunhappy
（）4.Whenyoumakeamistake，youshould____.
A.keepquiet B.keepyoursenseofhumor
C.bekind D.getangry
（）5.Thestorytellsus：
“_____”.
A.Onlyfoolish（愚蠢的）peoplemakemistakes
B.Fewpeoplemakemistakes
C.Peoplenevermakemistakes
D.Thereisnoonewhodoesn'tmakemistakes
参考答案：
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D
讲解：
1.第一句“Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.”
2.第二句“ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.”。
3.阅读全文可得此答案。
4.阅读全文可得此答案。
5.从最后一句ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis：
“Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.”可知。
阅读理解12
DoyouknowwhattheWhiteHouseis?
Perhapssomeofyoudo，whileothersdon't.
TheWhiteHouseisahouseinWashington.ThepresidentoftheU.S.A.livesinit.It'sreallywhite.ButdoyouknowwhytheWhiteHouseiswhite?
Thestoryhappenedin1812.ThatyearEnglandwasatwarwithAmerica.TheBritisharmygottoWashingtonandsetthepresident'shouseonfire.In1814，inordertohidethemarksofthefire，thestonewallsofthepresident'shousewerepaintedwhiteandithasbeenthe“WhiteHouse”eversince.
1.WhiteHouseisahousefor___________.
A.theAmericanpeople.
B.thesoldiersofU.S.A.
C.thepresidentsofU.S.A.
D.thepatientsofU.S.A.
2.EnglandfoughtwithAmericain____________.
A.1810
B.1812
C.1814
D.1916
3.Thehouseiscalled“WhiteHouse”because____________.
A.it'scoveredwithsnow
B.thehouseisveryclean
C.thestonewallsofthehousewerepaintedwhite
D.theylikewhitecolour
4.TheWhiteHousewaspaintedwhitebecause____________.
A.thehouseisold
B.thehouseisnew
C.itwasonceonfireandwaswithmarks
D.theyhaveenoughpaint
5.“eversince”means___________.
A.never
B.once
C.fromthenon
D.before
参考答案
1.C 第二段第二句。
2.B 参看第二段“Thestoryhappenedin1812.”
3.C 第二段提到：
战后为了掩盖火烧的痕迹，所以把房子漆成白色。
“WhiteHouse”也由此而来。
4.C 参看第三段的解释。
5.C 根据最后一句：
从此它就成了“WhiteHouse”。
阅读理解13
TherewouldbeaschoolpartyonFridayevening.Thegirlsweretalkingaboutwhattheyweregoingtowear.
“I'mgoingtowearablackdress，soeverybodywillnotice（注意）me，”saidEmily.“Howaboutyou，Linda?
”
“I'mnotsure.Maybejeans（仔裤），anoldshirt，andahat.Peoplewillnoticememorethanyou!
”Lindasaid.
“Whatarewegoingtodoabouttheboys?
”askedJane.“Doyourememberthelastschoolparty，lastyear?
Theyjuststoodthere，andwegirlshadtodancebyourselves!
”
“Ihearthatsomeoftheboyslearnedhowtodancethissummer.Maybeit'llbebetterthistim
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