仁爱八年级英语阅读理解练习Word下载.docx

1、 The owl can not move its eyes freely（自由地） as we can.It can only look straight（笔直地） ahead （向前）.If it wants to look at both sides,it must turn its neck.Owls see better at night than during the day.At night they look for food.They eat mice （老鼠） and insects （昆虫）. Owls make a strange（奇怪的）noise.Because t

2、he owls sleep most of the day,they usually give their cries at night.The cry sounds like Whooo! Whooo.This strange sound sometimes frightens （使害怕） people at night.（ ） 1. An owl looks clever because A. it has a beautiful body B. it has big eyes C. it can look straight ahead D. it can turn its neck（ ）

3、 2. An owl looks for food at night because A. it has large eyes B. it cant move its eyes freely as we can C. it sees better at night than during the day D. it cant see anything at all during the day（ ） 3. An owl lives on A. small birds B. all kinds of birds C. all kinds of small animals D. none of t

4、he above（ ） 4. The cry of an owl is A. frightening B, good to listen to C. like a song D. like the sound of a cow（ ） 5. Man must not kill owls because A. they dont do anything wrong B. they are good-looking and have two big eyes C. they cry only at night D. they are helpful to usPassage 9 Jimmy live

5、s in the country, and he loves playing in the river near his house. But his father gets a job in a big city, and he goes there with his family. Their new house has a garden,but the garden is very small.Jimmy isnt happy.Is there a fiver near here?he is asking his mother on the first morning. His moth

6、er is answering:No,there isnt,but theres a nice park near here, Jimmy, and theres a pool in it.We re going there this afternoon.Jimmy is happy now. After lunch, Jimmy and his mother go to the park, Jimmy wants to walk near the pool,but there is a sign before it.His mother reads it to him:This pool i

7、s dangerous.367 people have fallen in it.Jimmy looks into the pool carefully.And he says:But I cant see them.（ ） l. There is a garden near Jimmys old house:（ ） 2. Jimmy moves to a big city because his father gets a job in the big city.（ ） 3.Jimmy becomes happy because hes going to play with some new

8、 friends.（ ） 4. The sign tells people not to walk near the pool.（ ） 5. 367 people have fallen into the river.Passage 10 Mr.Knott was a teacher.He taught in a big school in London.He lived a long way from the school, so he was usually quite tired when he got home.At nine oclock one evening when he wa

9、s in bed,the telephone bell rang in the hall,so he went downstairs,picked up the telephone and said:Hello! Whos speaking,please?Watta man answered.Whats your name,please?said Mr.Knott.Watts my name.was the answer.Yes,I asked you that whats your name?Mr.Knott said again.I told you.Wattsaid the other

10、man, Are you Jack Smith?No, I m Knott.answered .Mr.Knott. Both Mr.Watt and Mr.Knott put their telephones down angrily and thought:What a rude（粗鲁的）, foolish（愚蠢的，傻的） man！（ ） 1. Mr.Knott was usually tired in the evening because _. A. he was a teacher B. he worked very hard in a school C. he lived a lon

11、g way from school D. he taught too many students（ ） 2. Mr.Knott went downstairs at nine one evening _. A. to telephone Mr.Watt B. to meet Mr.Watt C. when someone rang him up D. when the door bell rang（ ） 3. Mr.Watt wanted to speak to _. A. his wife B. Mr.Knott C. Jack Smith D. Mrs.Knott（ ） 4. s my n

12、amemeans_. A. Whats my name? B. My name is What C. Are you asking my name? D. My name is Watt（ ） 5. Mr.Knott didnt understand what Mr.Watt said because_. A. he was a foolish teacher B. he had bad ears C. Mr.Watt didnt speak loudly enough D. The “a”in “watt”is pronounced （发音） as the a in whatPassaoe

13、11 On Saturday,Ann came home from school a little earlier.She felt worried.She wanted to get ready for her party.Mother,can we cook the food now,please?she said, Im worried about my party.The sandwiches are all ready. said Ann, not everyone likes sandwiches.What about my birthday cake?I made your bi

14、rthday cake last night when you were in bed. Mrs.Read answered, we only need to put the candles on it,now.Oh,good!said Ann, may I put them on? Ann began to put candles on her cake.Then she counted them.There arent enough candles.said Ann.There are only twelve.We need one more.I 11 get another one no

15、w.said her mother, dont worry.（ ） 1. Ann was worried about the party.（ ） 2. Ann have a birthday cake for her birthday.（ ） 3. Ann was twelve years old.（ ） 4. They put the candles on the birthday cake.（ ） 5. They had twelve candles.Passage 12 Mr.Brown lived in a small town, but he got a job in a big c

16、ity, so he moved there with his wife and his two children last Tuesday. The next day Mr.Brown took his new car out of the garage and was washing it when a neighbor came.The neighbor stopped and looked at the new car for a minute.Then Mr.Brown turned and saw him. The neighbor said:Thats a new ear.Is

17、it yours?Sometimes.Mr.Brown answered. The neighbor was surprised.Sometimes? he said, what do you mean?Well.answered Mr.Brown slowly, when theres a party in town, it belongs to my daughter,Jean.When theres a football game,it belongs to my son, Joe. When I have washed it and it looks really nice and c

18、lean,it belongs to my wife, Mary.And when it needs gas,its mine.（ ） 1. There are _people in the story. A. three B. four C. six D. five（ ） 2. Mr.Brown worked in_. A. a small town B. a big city C. the garage D. the gas station（ ） 3. When Mr.Brown was washing the new car,his neighbor came to ask him_.

19、A. if the car was new B. what car it was C. if the car was Mr.Brown s D. whose car it was（ ） 4.When there was a football match, the car belonged to_. A. Mr.Brown B. the neighbor C. Jeans brother D. Jean（ ） 5. “Sometimes”in the story means that_. A. when there was a party in town,the car belonged to

20、his daughter B. when there was a football game,it was his sons C. when the car looked nice and clean,it was his wife D. when the ear wanted gas,it belonged to himPassage 13 When Jimmy was a boy,he liked watches and clocks very much.When he was eighteen years old,he went into the army.And after a yea

21、r,he began to teach himself to mend watehes.A lot of friends brought him broken watches,and he mended them for them.Then his captain heard about this,and one day he brought him a watch too and said:My watch has stopped,can you mend it for me , please?Jimmy said：Yes, sir.I can. After a few days,he br

22、ought the watch back to the captain.How much do I owe（欠钱） you? the officer asked.One pound,sir.Jimmy answered.Then he took a small bag out of his pocket and gave it to the captain, saying:Here are three wheels from your watch.I didnt find a place for them whenI put everything back. （ ） 1. After Jimm

23、y joined the army, he began to learn how to mend watches.（ ） 2. His friends sometimes brought him new watches.（ ） 3. One day the captain asked Jimmy to mend his watch.（ ）4. The officer wanted to know how many wheels were in his watch.（ ） 5. At last Jimmy made the watch worse.Passage 14 July 20th, 19

24、69 was an important day.Two Americans landed on themoon.Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin.They went there in a spaceship.Its name was Apollo 11. Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometers.It took the two Americans three days to get there.O

25、n July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility（宁静）.Armstrong first stepped onto the moon.They picked up some rocks and put them in the spaceship.They jumped up and down.They were tired after their moonwalk,so they rested. On July 21st Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the Earth.Thr

26、ee days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean.A ship took the men to America.（ ） 1. The moon is _ kilometers away from the earth. A. 385 B. 3850 C. 385000（ ） 2. The two Americans stayed on the moon for about_. A. three days B. six days C. one day D. four days（ ） 3. The Sea of Tranquilityhere mean

27、s_. A. the earth B. the moon C. the world（ ） 4. July 20th, 1969 was an important day because_. A. Apollo 11 landed on the moon B. man could not get to the moon by spaceship C. it was the first time for human beings to land on the moon D. Americans were the first men to get to the moon（ ） 5. The best title for this passage is_. A. Two Americans on the Moon B. An important day C. On the Moon D. The First Men on the MoonPassage 15 It is good to keep animals in zoos.Zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of anima