新目标八年级下学期英语阅读练习.docx

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新目标八年级下学期英语阅读练习

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1.

Ali,whowasworkingalongwayfromhomewantedtosend a letter tohiswife,buthecouldneitherreadnorwrite,andhe had to work allday,sohecouldonlylookforsomebody to write his letter late atnight.Atlasthefoundthehouseofa letter writer whose name wasMisreading.

   Nasreddinwasalreadyinbed.“Itislate,“hesaid.”Whatdoyouwant?

""Iwantyoutowritealettertomywife,"saidAli, Nasreddin wasn’tpleased.Hethoughtforafew seconds and then said,  "Has thelettergottogofar?

"      "Whatdoesthatmatter?

"answeredAli.

 "Well,mywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanread it,  and if Ihavetotravelalongwaytoreadyourletterto your wife,  it willcostyoualotofmoney."   Aliwentawayquickly.

 Multiplechoice

（    ） 1.Aliwantedto____tohiswife.

         A.getsomething B.havealetter written

         C.bringa flower D.saygood-bye

（     ）2.At last he found thehouseof_____.

         A.awriterBoasellerCanoldmanDayletter-writer

（     ） 3.WhenAlitoldwhathewantedtodoNasreddinwas______.

         A.notpleased B.pleasedC.excitedD.angry

（      ）4.Nasreddinsaidthathiswritingwas_____.

          A.easyforanyonetoreadBushrangerforanyoneto read

          C.too strangeforanyonetowriteD.difficultforanyonetoread

（      ）5.This story tellsus______.

           A.nottoaskanybodyforhelpB.nottotroubleothersatnight

           C.nottoaskforhelpwithoutmoneyD.nottotrustothers

2

 Anoldmandiedandlefthissonalotofmoney.But the son was afoolishyoungman,andhequicklyspentallthemoney,so that soon hehadnothingleft.Ofcourse,whenthathappened, all his friends lefthim.Whenhewasquitepoorandalone,hewenttoseeNasreddin,who wasakind,cleveroldmanandoftenhelpedpeoplewhentheyhadtroubles.

  "Mymoneyhasfinishedandmyfriendshavegone,"saidtheyoungman."Whatwillhappentomenow?

"

 "Don'tworry,youngman,”answeredNasreddin."Everythingwillsoon beallrightagain.Wait,andyouwillsoonfeelmuchhappier."

 Theyoungmanwasveryglad.”AmIgoingtogetrichagain then?

" heaskedNasreddin.

 "No,Ididn'tmeanthat,"saidtheoldman.”I meant that you wouldsoongetusedtobeingpoorandtohavingnofriends."

 Multiplechoice

（   ）1.Anoldmandiedandlefthisson_______.

         A.nothingB.somedgold C.muchmoney  D.onlya house

（   ） 2.When the son was________,he went to seeNasreddin.

       A.shortofmoney        B.quitepoorandsick

       Cain trouble         D.quitepoorandalone

（   ）3.Theyoungmanwas very glad because Nasreddin saidthat________.

      A.hewouldbecomerichagainB.he would soon feel muchhappier

     Chewouldbecome clever D.he would have more friends

（   ）4.Nasreddinmeanttheyoungman______.

      A.wouldgetrichagain   B.would getusedtohavingnothing

     C.wouldgetusedtobeingintroubleD.would getoutofpoorness

（   ）5.Whatthisstorytellsusis________.

    A.that money iseverything  B.thatmoneymakesthemarego

    C.tosaveeach pennyD.thatmisfortuneteststhesincerityoffriends

3.

 Amanwastravelingabroadinasmallredcar.One day he left thecarandwentshopping.Whenhecameback,its roof was badlydamaged.

Someboystoldhimthatanelephanthad damaged it.The man did notbelievethem,buttheytookhimtoacircus which was near there.Theowneroftheelephantsaid,”Iamverysorry!

Myelephanthasabig,round,redchair.Hethoughtthatyourcarwashischair,andhesatonit!

"

Thenhegavethemanaletter,inwhichhesaidthathe was sorry andthathewouldpayforallthedamage.

 Whenthemangotbacktohisowncountry,the customs officers wouldn’tbelievehisstory.Theysaid,“Yousoldyournew car while you wereabroadandboughtthisoldone!

"

 Itwasonlywhenthemanshowedthemtheletterfrom the circus manthatbelievedhim.

Multiplechoice

（    ）1.Amanwastravelingabroad_______.

   A.inabigbusB.inagreenjeepC.inaredcarD.inaredtaxi

（    ）2.Thecarwasdamagedbecause________.

     A.therewasatrafficaccident B.thecircusmanbroke it

     C.it rushedintoashop      D.theelephantsatonit

（    ）3.Thecircusmansaidthat_______.

    A.hewouldpayforpartofthedamageB.havewouldpayfor allofthe

     damageC.hewouldn'tpayforthedamageD.hewouldbuyanewcar

（    ）4.Whenthemangotbacktohiscountry,thecustoms officers______.

     A.wouldcheckhisnewcar     B.onlycheckedhis car

      C.searched him D.wouldn'tbelievewhathehadsaid,

（    ）5.Itwas only________that made the officersbelievehim.

     A.theletterfromthecircusman B.anewspaperfromthecountry

     C.thecertificateofhisD.theletterfromthegovernment

4.

 Nasreddinwascuttingabranchoffatreeinhisgarden.While he wassawing,anothermanpassedinthestreet.Hestoppedandsaid,“Excuseme,

butifyoucontinuetosawthatbrandlike that,you will fall downwithit.“HesaidthisbecauseNasreddinwassittingon the branch andcuttingitateplacebetweenhimselfandthetrunkofthetree.

 Nasreddinsaidnothing.Hethought,“Thisis some foolish person whohasnoworktodoandgoesabouttellingotherpeople what to do andwhatnottodo."

 Themancontinuedonhisway.  Ofcourse,afterafewminutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fellwithit.

 "MyGod!

“hecried.”Thatmanknowsthefuture!

"andhe ran after himtoaskhowlonghewasgoingtolive.Butthemanhadgone.

Multiplechoice

（     ）1.OnedayNasreddinwascuttingabranch_______atreeinhis garden.

       A.on  B.in   C.at   D.off

（     ）2.WhileNasreddinwassawing,anotherman_______.

        A.toldhimtostopworking B.toldhimhewouldfalldown

      C.would borrowsomethingfromhimD.wouldhelphimsawthat branch

（     ）3.After the manwentaway,Nasreddinthoughtthat________.

       A.thatwasasilly fellow B..thatwasawiseperson

       C.thatwasaproudperson  D.thatfellow cheatedhim

（     ）4.WhathappenedtoNasreddinafterafewminutes?

       A.Thebrandfell.B.Nasreddinfelldowntotheground.

       C.Nasreddin was hurt himself.D..BothAandB.

（     ）5.Thisstoryisabout________.

         A.afoolishman    B.a wiseman

         C.cuttingatreeD.thenecessityoftakinggoodadvice

 5.

 Itwashalf-pasteightinthemorning.The telephone bell rang andMarywenttoanswerit.

 "It'sme-Peter."

 "Hullo,who'sthat?

”sheasked.

 PeterwasafriendofMary'seight-year-oldbrother,Johnny.

 "Ohhullo,Peter.Whatdoyouwant?

”saidMary.

 "CanIspeaktoJohnny?

"

 "No,”saidMary,”youcan'tspeaktohimnow.Heisbusy.He is gettingreadyforschool.Heiseatinghisbreakfast.Grandmotheris combing hishair.Sisterisunderthetable,puttinghisshoeson.Mother is gettinghisbooksandputtingtheminhisschoolbag.Goodbye,I'vegottogonow.Ihavetoholdthedooropen.Theschoolbusiscoming.

Mtiplechoice

（     ）1.Whowenttoansweritwhenthetelephonebellrang?

      A.Johnny’s sisterB.PeterC,JohnnyD.Johnny'smother

（     ）2.WhomdidPeterwanttospeakto?

    A.Mary’sbrotherB.Mary'ssisterC.Mary'sgrandmotherD.Johnny's mother

（     ）3.Johnnycouldn'tspeaktoPeterbecauseJohnny_______.

  A.was combinghishairB.wasputtinghisshoeson

  C.wasgettinghisbooksD.was busyeatinghisbreakfast

（     ）4.Howdoyousaytoa strangerwhoisansweringyourtelephone?

    A.Whoareyou?

B.Anythingtosay?

C.Whoisit?

D.Please

（     ）5.FromthisstoryweknowthatJohnnywas_____.

    A.alazyB.aclever boyC.abusyboyD.ahungryboy

Nasreddinputtwobigbasketsofgrapeson his donkey and went tomarket.Atmiddayitwasveryhot,sohestoppedinthe shade of a bigtree.Therewereseveralothermenthere,andallofthemhaddonkeys ofgrapestoo.Aftertheir lunch they went to sleep.After some time,Nasreddinbegantotakegrapesoutoftheothermen's baskets and toputtheminhis.

 Suddenlyoneofthemenwokeupandsawhim.”Whatare you doing?

"hesaidangrily.

 "Oh,"saidNasreddin,"don'tworryaboutme.Iamhalfmad,and I do alotofstrangethings."

 "Oh,really?

"saidtheotherman."Then why don't you sometimes takegrapesoutofyourbasketsandputtheminsomebodyelse'sbaskets?

"

 "Youdidnotunderstandme,"saidNasreddin.IsaidthatIwashalf mad,notquitemad."

Multiplechoice

（     ）1.Nasreddinwentto market_______.

      A.to sell his donkey B.to buysomething

      C.to sell his grapes D.to find a job

（     ）2. Nasreddinstopped______.

      A.underabigtree  B.nearabigtree

      C.aroundabigtree D.inabigtree

（     ）3.AsNasreddinwastakingawaythe other men's grapesone

       ofthemen_______.

      A.pretendednottosee him B.saw him and gotangry

      C.wokehisfellowsup       D.cameathim

（     ）4.Nasreddinsaidthathedidalotofstrangethingsbecause_______.

       A.hewasclever  B.he was quitemad

       C.hewasfoolish D.hewashalfmad

（     ）5.In this story Nasreddin was______.

       A.aselfishmanB.astrangemanC.afriendlymanD.afoolishman

7.

 Nasreddinwokeupinthemiddleofthenightandsaw something whiteinhisgarden.Itseemedtobemovingtowardsthehouse.

 "Thatisathief（小偷）!

Hethought,andhetookhisgunandshot（开枪）athim.Thenhewentbacktob